The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-26
IN HONOR OF ROBERT BURNS
AN ENTH USIASTIC GATHERING Al
 WARNER HALL LAST NIGHT.

Eloquent Peroration on the Poets Life
 Fine Con cert of Songs and Music
 Followed by Annual Ball of the Club
 In spite of the stormy nature of the weather Warner hall was last night filled to overhowing with distinguish ed and appreciative audience which had come forward to once more pay a tribute to the genius of Scotlands na- ticnal bard, Robbie Burns" While the audience was largely composed of the Scottish people of the city there was also a representative gathering of those who had no connection with the land of Burns, but who are lovers of the legacy he has left behind him in his works. For Americans dearly love Burns and delight to listen to the rem dering of his sweet songs. The hall was beautifully decorated for the oc- casion with evergreens, palms and flowers, the work of Munro, the Chapel street florist; Chief R, D. Pryde of the Caledonian club, under whose auspices the celebration was held, was accom- panied to the platform by the speaker of the evening, Rev. Frank R. Luckey, and the officers of the club, namely, Charles Menzies, William Paterson, George Wood. Chief Pryde at 8 o'clock arose and in the name of the New Haven Caledonian club welcomed the large audience. He said:
 It gives me great pleasure to well come you to our thirtieth celebration of the birth of "Scotland's national poet Robert Burns" In past years we have endeayored to give the public of New Haven a concert consisting of Scottish songs rendered by artists of ability, and we are pleased to see by the large audience here tonight that our efforts have been appreciated. Up
 on referring to your programme to- night you will see that we have been very fortunate this year in securing such exceptionally fine talent. One of the resolutions that was adopted on December 13 1870, when the New Ha- ven Caledonian club was organized was the preservation of Scottish liter ature, and in no better way can we fur ther that resolution than by celebrating the birth of Robert Burns whose liter- ature Is ever breathing itself into and inspiring the minds of his countrymen at home and abroad. Although we are mostly Americans either by birth or adoption yet it gives us great pleasure to look back to Aud Scotia, the country from which we originally came. As we read her history, so full of the many struggles of liberty, of conscience and independence. her honesty of purpose and staunch love of truth, we are con- scious of a form of hero worship which is almost akin to reverence for those men who defended the honor of their country and conscience regardless of consequences, whose natures were thor oughly imbued with the truth that
 ''Princes and lords are but the breath of
 kings;
 I now take great pleasure in thank ing you for your patronage in the past, and assure you it will be our endeavor standard that is so thoroughly appre- ciated by New Haven audience.
 He then introduced the Yale univer- sity orchestra, which opened the pro- gramme with a selection of music which was greatly appreciated and they had to respond to an encore. This opened the concert programme.
 The concert was then proceeded with | Ericsson Bushnell, on making his ap- pearance, was received, with loud ap- plause, The eminent basso gave Burns 'There Was a Lad Was Born in | Kyle" His execution of this song was excellent, and showed that the singer | was not from home even when called | upon to interpret the Scottish doric. He | received hearty encore, and sang with l