The San Francisco call., 1903-01-24
FIGHTS ANOTHER BATTLE.

stiH another battle he had to fight for the
redemption Of his country - his people from
Ience OF rank. the pretensIons Of the unworthy.
were never mere gross than at that time
Burns could never tolerate those insolences nor
those pretensions. whether directed against
himself any other man. To refute them ne
wrote "A Mans a Man for a That. and thus
gave democracy song that Will sur lne hu-
man heart long as there remains any genu-
inc respect for independent manhood
In his later years he devoted nIOsS Of his lit
erary energy TO writing songs for the old mel
odies OF Scotland. He tells US that In dong
this his aim to add to the sum OF human
happiness His success Is attested by the fact
that for than hundred years there has
never been day. nor even an hour. when
somewhere in the world there was not somebody
singing a song OF Robert Burns and nnding JOY
of untold millions OF hearts and his great Joy
influence is still going on undiminished oy
the passage OF time.
lie has frightened love. infused friendship
with poetic emotion, confirmed liberty IN the
hood. blasted hypocrisy and insolence with an
unextinguishable scorn and furnished sweet
songs to inspire the world with gladness.
1t is to be noted, moreover. that the influence
of his personality has been as lasting and al
pie who never read his poems or sing his
songs still cherish the memory OF his stalwart
manhood. ne was the biggest -heaTted man man
and the most genuine democrat thai ever
walked the earth in the light of fame His ex-
ample is stin inspiration to all who honor
worth more than rank or wealth II IS lot that
reason his birthday Is so Loyalty cherished. a
personal affection for him lives in every heart
the great bard of humanity
SCOTCH MUSIC PLEASES.
The vocal and instrumental part of the
programme gave unstinted pleasure 1t
consisted of bagpipe selections by Pipe
Major 1. s. r. Tevendale, Neil Lindsay,
r. Med. Murray. A. Ross and Ed Ross;
overture, Burns Airs" by Fairgrieves
Military Band; song, There Was Lad,
by James a. Ramus and the grand chO-
rus under the leadership of John w.
Mackenzie: quartet, "A Mans a Man for
a That" Flora Nordylke Olive Reed.
John F. Firch, Harold erase and Mac
kenzie's chorus; "Ye Banks and Braes,"
by Mackenzies chorus; trio, willie
Brewed Peck o. Maui" ]. F. Firch, j.
a. Ramus and H. erase: song, scots
Wha Haze" by William Macdonald and
chorus: duet, 20 Vert Thou in the Cauld
Blast Mime. Margie Wheeler-Trubeck
and Olive Reed: song. Corn Rigs" j. y.
Ramus and chorus; song, 20 Whistle and
I'll Come to You. Ny Lad. Elizabeth
NeHa: song "A Highland Lad" Margie
WheeIer-Trubeck and chorus: song, 20
a the Arts the Wind Can BIaw," Jack
son Handy; song. John Anderson. My
10 john" Olive Reed; quartet, Comm
Through the Rye Margie Wheeler-Tru-
beck. Olive Reed ]. f Firch and II.
erase; Duncan Gray Mackenzie's cho-
rus: "Auld Lang Syne," Mackenzie's
chorus and audience. The songs of Will
lam Mcdonald and Jackson Handy were
particularly well rendered. Not the least
attractive feature Of the programme was
the dancing i'm Highland costume by Sybil
Campbell. Virginia Schultz, Ed Ross,
Adam Ross and four of Miss SybiI Camp
BELLS pupils. After the conclusion of the
programme the hall was cleared for dane
ing. which was kept UP with spirit till
O'Clock this morning.