Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-01-26
N MtMORYI.OF
IMMORTAL BARD

Burns last evening. III
And so II was,
With rousing song, fitting and elo-
luent tribute to the genius of the
Gard of Scotland stirring music. bril-
liant wit and good cheer, liquid and
several hundred Scots and |
others. representing the world general
Iy. gathered around half dozen great.
long tables and did honor TO the occa-
sion in right glorious style. The pro-
gram was a long one, longer than the |
was lengthy. Midnight had passed in
TO the beyond when the company dis
persed
The whole crowd Joined in the
choruses Of songs calculated to stir
the hearts of Scots, of Britons, of all
men When the toast to THE King"
was proposed and the orchestra siren
nously struck up God Save the King
the music Of which Is identical with
that Of My Country IT'S Of Thee"
some were singing the words of the lat
ter while others were loudly throating
Wv Vi thS W. 81 'h"e
this part of the program was mag
nificent sort of an international demon
stIation.
Chief ID. w. Anderson presided. He
sat at the head of one of the long
boards, upon which bottles and glasses,
weeds and sandwiches disported mer-
rily. armed with hammer to every
now and then knock for silence that
the program might he fulfilled.
With appropriate remarks he started
the machinery of the celebration and
the orchestra broke enthusiastically
into The Star spangled Banner"
There Was a Lad Was Born in Kyle"
was sung by j. l.. Cockburn in a do
lightful manner. Then Robert Cation
responded to the toast: The Immortal
Memory of Robert Burns" Mr.. Cation
dwelt on the marvellous growth of the
fame of the splendid poet, bringing out
little incidents of his life illustrative
Of his genius.
The Star o. Robbie Burns" was en-
Enthusiastically received, being sung with
power by Hugo Herzsr. Attorney Gen.
eral Andrews responded at length and
with his usual eloouenre TO the toast:
"The President of the United States"
He said In the course of his remarks
that Burns had shown himself by his
works TO be one OF the greatest of
democrats His whole life-work had
been for liberty, equality, justice and
the brothe, hood OF man, II was ap-
propriate ON the anniversary of his
birth. to propose the toast to which tho
sneaker was responding, since Burns
had done much TO spread the ideas
which had resulted in a form of gov
eminent over which the President of
the I'ni,de states presided az the chief
magistrate
]. +. Dick recited Tam O'Shanter"
In way that brought forth noisy
response from the house and loud cries
for more. Stanley Livingston sang
1.-The Bonnie Banks o, Loeb Lomond"
with great effect. w. A. Loves violin
solo was greeted with prodigous an
plause, Then came the toast: THE
King and Queen" and God Save the
King" was sung with all standing,
amid tremendous enthusiasm. James
+, Fenwick rendered Sons OF me
Motherland' in an accomplished man
ner and, responding to continued en-
cores. gave the crowd "The British
Navy" the chorus of which gives i'm
mense scope for combined enthusiasm
and noise.
THE Land We Live In" was re-
sronded to by George w. Smith. lie
mentioned many Scots who had assist
ed In the progress of Hawaii and paid
4 beautiful tribute to the glories OF the
Paradise OF the Pacific. His remarks
we're largely historical and contained
the following:
First, in point of time, came Cap.
tain Alexander Adams, mariner, dip.
lomat, promoter OF the first trust In
the western hemisphere, that of the
sale of sandalwood, and which ended
so disastrously for his royal friend and
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