The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-01-26

A hundred happy, canny Scotchmen
gathered around the festal board at
the Arlington last evening, and laugh
ed as their fathers and grandfatheis
had done often before them over deli
cate, sealed-and delivered. prepOster-
Gus Scotch wit, anecdotes of Burns and
the tale of Tam O'Shanter. There was
a feast of history, of folk lore, of songs
and of sentiment so full and complete,
that one might imagine visions of staid
Glasgow, of Ben Lomond, of Bannock
burn the home of Burns and the this
tie
Chief Dali occupied a seat nearest TO
the center of the table. on his right
were Commissioner Kenny Robert
Cation and Judge Stanley. TO his left
were Colonel Whyte, DR.. A. w. Sin
clair and Rev. Alex. Macintosh. Chief
Dali made the Introductory address Of
welcome. This was after the banquet
had progressed to the proper stage.
Robert Cation responded to the toast
THE immortal Memory of Burns" He
spoke with feeling of the love of every
ScotChman for his country and it's in
stitutions. Among the cherished mem
| cries was the work of Burns, the SEN
timents it stirred, its earnest thrilling
appeals to all minkind. Burns would
reach the general home more as time
passes and would become as dear to
others in future as he is to SCOtchmen
now.
The next toast was to the President
of the United States. Minister Sewall
being absent, Colonel Whyte of the Ga
rome excursion party, was invited to
respond. He told of a visit some years
ago to the old home of the Scotch bard,
of some relics he had there procured,
! of his impressions Of Burns and the
effect of his writings on Scotchmen and
the world His address was most m
| teresting and was listened to with a
| marked attention.
DR.. A. W. Sinclair was the author CT
a studied address on Scotland, The
| Land o. Burns" 1t was trimming with
| anecdotes, most of them connected
with the doctors school days at Glas-
| gov. He sat down amid a round OF
| applause.
Rev. Alex. Macintosh responded
| gracefully to the toast The Land We
Live In" He said that the Creator
had in Hawaii apparently reformed
| and pared off the rough corners of
| Scotland. Here were the same beauti-
full mountains and valleys, with an I'M
provement in the matter of climate.
The character of a country, land.
depended upon the inhabitants. The
| people could make Scotland or Hawaii
an ideal home land, or could make eth
er the best place in the world to leave
| and quickly There was a great ques-
ton before the Islands at present. 1t
| was how we may elevate and make
happy the less fortunate people around
us, and provide the comforts of ciVili-
cation and real happiness to the many
| strangers now seeking our shores"
Mr.. Macintosh thought if Burns
had lived in Hawaii in place of Scot
| land he would have written something
better than Tam O Shanter, or even
the Cotter's Saturday Night. There
would have been inspiration here that
would have heightened and broaden
ed his ideals.
Chief A. G. Steele of the Hilo Caledo.
mia club, responded to a toast to his
organization, followed by three cheers
for Greater Hilo. Mr.. Steele, who is
an eX-Chief of the local lodge spoke OF
the enthusiasm in the lodge of the
second city. There were now fifty odd
members. Many of these lived ten
and even fifteen miles from town on
the plantations, but cheerfully rode
over on horseback each month to at
tend the meetings. The object of the
Hilo club was the perpetuaton of all
Scotch poetry, music and games.
| j. II. MCGOWAN, a visitor from the
Buckeye State, recited in dialect Tam
o Shanter.
A. st. NJ. Macintosh responded to
THE Lasses," w. Horace Wright to
1.-THE Bar" and Daniel Logan to THE
Press"
During the evening there were a
number of excellent musical numbers
Judge Stanley, John G.. Brown and A
St. M. Macintosh offered two songs
each. o. b. Braddick was accompa-
mist.