The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-23
BURNS CELEBRATION
POETS MEMORY FITTIYGLY oB- SERVED AT THE HYPERION.

Eloquent Grafton by fhe Rev. pr. Leste, Judge Livingston Cleveland as chnirman-Ftne Musical Programme ahd Annual Dance of the caisdonian club.
 The annual celebration of the Scottish poet, Robert Burns was ittingly cele- brated at the Hyperion last night, as has been the usual custom for the past twenty-four years in New Haven. The celebration was under the auspices of the New Haven Caiedonian club. The Hon. Livingstone Cleveland occupied the chair, and was introduced to the audience by Chief John c. Morton. The oration was delivered by the Rev. Dr. Leete, of Dwight Place church, and was an eloquent and fitting peroration to the life and work of Scotland's plowman bard. The musical programme was one Of the finest ever given at any 1.-the celebrations, and was carried through in a very efficient and artistic manner by Madam Van Duyn, Miss Lizzie Gaffney, Ericcson Bushnell, Theodore Martin, N. Sokoloff, Professor Stanley Knight and David Stanley Smith as ac- companist. Chief John c. Morton, in opening the proceedings, spoke in part as follows: Ladies and Gentlemen:- On behalf of the New Haven Caledoni- an club, welcome you to the thirty fourth annual celebration of the anni- versary of the birth Of our national poet, Robert Burns" For the past thirty f5,roo woe ,.. +I7a NnTu TJounf1 Ca1QdoriaY1 club has endeavored to place before the Scottish people of New Haven and the admirers of Burns such an entertain- ment as would be credit to the society and to the memory of her immortal bard, and we hope that to-night's cele- bration will be no exception to the rule. All over the civilized world wherever Scotsmen are gathered they will be eel ebrating in some fitting manner the birth of their national poet. Scotland has had many noble sons, chief among whom we might mention Scott, Car lyle. Chalmers and others. But the memory of Burns seems as the years roll on to grow dearer to the hearts of Scotchmen, and as we listen tonight to the old songs may our thoughts be car ried back to the land of our birth to the little land beyond the sea, lovingly re- ferred to as Bonnie Scotland, and to the memory of that illustrious son of the heath and the heather, Robert Burns" Chief Morton also spoke brief " on the aims and objects of the New Haven Caledonian club, and concluded by introducing the Hon. Livingstone Cleveland as chairman of the evening.
 
 JUDGE CLEAVELAND'S REMARKS. Members and Friends of the Caledonian
 Club:
 It is thirty-four years since the or ganization and twenty since the re-or- ganization of the New Haven Caledo- nian cluh the club under whose aus pices we are tonight celebrating the 145th anniversary of the birth of Rob ert Burns If that great Scottish bard cnllla Have looked upon this scene, how M Would have gladdened his heart, that great heart which beat so warmly for ' all mankind.
 It was an American orator who framed these lines. as he stood with barred head, in our poets humble birth place, the little thatched cottage On the banks of the Doon:
 1T hold all thrones in scorn
 For here beneath this loWly roof
 The poet Burns was born."
 Robert Burns, the sweet singer, the brilliant wit, the genius about whom the fashion and wealth of his day gath cred in admiration and homage, and to whose fame each succeeding generation only adds new luster, was above every +I.i7, in1sp man nf fhn y1narIa
 Ill his graphic lecture on Millet, our x~fellow townsman, MT. Irvine says Mil let painted on canvas mans fierce struggle with nature and Burns immor- talized in poetry mans fiercer conflict with human nature mans conflict with himself" conflict, let me add, strik- ingly evidenced by the sad pathos of the life story of Burns himself.
 One cannot read "The Cotter's Satur- day Night without realizing how deep, sincere and tender was his sympathy with simple, homely folk, for whom his respect bordered on reverence. His hl1- 1nanity led him to adopt ordinary themes to enforce the lessons which his genius conceived, and he made the world alternately weep and rejoice over the familiar sorrows and pathetic joys of the poor and humble.
 Burns won the affection of men, not so much by the power of his lyrical gen. jus as by an innate love of his fellows who could meet him soul to soul heart to heart And that take it, is one of the reasons why we are here tonight, 10 commemorate his birth, to perpetuate his fame and to cherish the recollection of the good work he performed in the uplifting Of his people.
 Rev. Dr. Leete, one of the speakers of the evening, made stirring address on Burns.
 THE CONCERT.
 Theodore Martin was in fine voice and gave an excellent rendering and fine in- depreciation of "Of A the Arts the Wind Can Blow and Mary of Ar gyle" Miss Gaffney completely capti- vated the audience with her singing of within a Mile O Edinboro Town and s'Jessie the Flower O Dunblane'' Madam Van Duyn's selections were equally pleasing and drew forth the plaudits of the large audience. Her dramatic recital of that martial Scot