The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-01-26

s. ..vENTY GUESTS AT BOARD

Burns anniversary was celebrated by
the Honolulu Scottish Thistle Club at
the Arlington hotel last evening.
There were over seventy guests.
The decorations for the occasion
were appropriate and artistic and dis
played good taste on the part of Pro-
prietor Kruse. At the head of the
banquet hall hung a portrait of Burns,
draped with the British flag. TrOpic-
al decorations aided in the general APP
pearance of the hall.
Chief George Dali presided over the
festivities. The seats at the head OF
the table were occupied by British
Commissioner Kenney, Robert Cation
DR.. A. w. Sinclair, Colonel Albert
Whyte. of Seattle, Rev. Alex. Mackin-
tosh and Will Z. Fisher.
Chief Dali broke in early on the
general festivities around the table by
rapping for order Upon securing this
Chief Dali made his Introductory re-
marks, in which he alluded to Bob
bic Burns" in the most feeling terms
Mr.. Dali mentioned that all over this
broad land the Scots were gathering
to do honor to the memory of Burns
1t was pleasure to see before him
such a representative body of Burns
admirers,
Chief Dali took up the program. The
first of the speakers of the evening
was Robert Cation, who responded to
the toast, The Immortal Memory OF
Burns
Mr.. Cation spoke of the swelling in
his heart and the tears in his eyes, for
his mother country, when he heard
the band playing on the wharf. He
was always happy to gather around
the festive board on Burns anniver-
sary and hear of the immortal poet.
1t would be difficult to say what side
in his work Mr. Cation then went
over briefly the more popular poems,
which gave the feelings of both the
young and old as chronicled by
Burns. Mr.. Cation insisted that the
Scottish blood will always be warm
for Burns Wen "a be prood o RO-
bin
Minister Harold NJ. Sewall had been
invited to respond to the toast, "The
President of the United States" but
was unable to be present.
Coloel Albert Whyte, of Seattle
spoke in Minister Sewall's absence
The POSTMASTER in introducing Col
onel Whyte stated that he was born
in Scotland and had left his mother
country when three years of age. He
had served a citizenship in the United
States.
Col. Whyte began by asserting that
"Bobbie Burns night was destined
to become one of the National nights
throughout the land. He then told
of an interesting journey back tc
Scotland where he visited Burns ole
home. The cottage is in the hands OF
Board Of Trustees now and is visit
ed annually by over 10000 people
| Col. Whyte remarked that Burns po-
etry stamped him as the poet of every
nation and of every people. His poem
A mans a man, for all o. that" was
a most striking illustration. The
names of many Scots have halo O1
glory about them, but among them
shines brightest that OF our immortal
poet, Burns"
British Commissioner Kenny wa;
given tremendous applause as he arose
to respond to the toast of Queen Vic
tOria The Commissioner stated that
| it gave him particular pleasure to re-
spOnd to a toast which was never more
| enthusiastically received than in Scot
land. the home of Burns. The Queen
| was Scotch. 1t was by virtue Of he1
Scotch blood that she is Queen of al
| Britain today. The Queens grand