The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-01-28
CLAN CAMERON.
Burns Anniversary Fittingly Cele.
brated by His Countrynen.

Clan Cameron, and other Scotchmen
and their friends, celebrated the ami
versary Of the birth of Sco:land's best
loved bard in Agen hall, on Tuesday
night. The clan had been making pre-
partitions for some time for the fitting
celebration OF the event, and the pro-
gram carried out was certainly in keep
ing with and worthy of the occasion.
There is no man so enthusiastic as g
Scotchman, unless it be a Highandman,
when honor is to be done the memory
of Robbie Burns.
The address of the evening was deliv-
cred by President Mcneil, of the Nor
NAL school, who eulogized the poet,
dwelling on his worthy thoughts and
deeds and dealing gently with his aults
He said, in part:
"My thoughts to night are colored bv
a circumstance of my childhood which
largely Influenced my appreciation Of
the fidelity and earnestness OF the
Scotch character. In my memory | can
picture the wrinkled face. the kindly
heart, the youthful impulses, and the
genuine sympathy of nv paternal
grandmother's aunt, Bessie Mackev,
who held the curly haired, blua-eved
boy on her knee. and told him the leg
ends o: her Clan of Argyle, recited to
him love songs from Bobby burns. and
filed the childish breast with a love for
the man who in A Mans Man for "a
That and 'Cotter's Saturday Night
spoke directly to the true Scottish
heart. AS have attempted to prepare
to respond TO your pleasing invitation
to address you when We celebrate the
memory OF the poet who has done 50
much to quicken our emotions of sym
pathy, love and charity, the musical
dialect of the gray haired but sprightlv,
sweetheart Of nav childhood, seems to
my imaginations to be just near enough
to quicken me to its melody and scnti-
ment. Forgotten are the words of that
are the impulses sue stimulated. The
span of almost a lifetime stands be-
tween the songs. the stories. and car
esses of Bessie Mackey and this event.
yet more than can tell did her sweet
influence steal into my heart and max e
it ever responsive
a. he Ia of 1Sh
And the sound of Il voice that is still
From the earliest dawn Of civliza-
ton down to the present time, there
have been many men whose LIES his
tory need not be known to understand
there productions and inventions. But
there have been many others whose
lives have been reflected SO thorough
ly in what they did that we must know
something OF the circumstances which
led them this way or that in or
der TO come up to an appreciation of
what was created, invented, or pro-
duced by them. Poets are no excrp-
tlon to these two types. We need TO
know nothing of the history of Clay
Clement to appreciate the character he
assumes in the New Dominlon.' 1t is
not essential for us to be familiar with
the early life and training of Dewey to
understand his brilliant victory in Man
lila pay. The immortal Shakespeare,
who wrote for all time, created imag-
mary characters as real and true TO life
and experience as any that ever trod
TINS earth OF ours, He needs DO biug-
rapher to make us feel the perfection
OF his pictures, or to call our attention
to the poet in them. Shakespeare 5
creations nowhere reveal that he was
conscious of himself and we can not
find character in single play that
portrays his domestic or business life.
"Of the other type of men OF genius
1t is equally impossible to separate their
real selves from the products of hand
or mind. Back of every public act of
Benjamin Franklin We see the man and
are touched by his strong personality.
Abraham Lincoln 5 tall frame and char
his emancipation proclamation and his
Gettysburg Grafton. Many American
women who know scarcely ANYTHING Of
HObson's 10 ty patriotism, think little
about the act which eTnb azons his
name with glory but embarasses him
with attentions and smothers him with
kisses. We never get away from a
harsh revoke on the stern lips Of Mil
ton, or MRS the sheer in the smile of
Pope. In his stitlei com paint, amor
Gus dittv, or riotous shout Bobby Burns
Is eyer with us. He WAS as much Il
poet through his personality as through
not to know his life takes away sym
patty with his song. His song consoled
him while living and his life and song
together made his name immortal"
Prof. S. A. Lynch spoke. on Burns
as poet. His thought was that Burns
poetry stood apart from that of all 9TH
ers. 1t was OF the lyric class and there
had been none like it since.
The musical part of the programme
was Scotch throughout, consisting of
some Of the favorite songs of the poet
recitation was also given by Miss
Murphy. Prof. Wells and Miss Ethel
Baldwin were the accompanies Of the
evening.
Dancing, which was kept up to late
hour, concluded the celebration.