Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-27
HONOR MEMORY Of
SC0TLAND'S BARD.
Anniversary Of Burns Fittingly
Celebrated by the Thistle
Club.
POETS LIFE AND CHARACTER.
Subject of an Interesting Review by
Prest. KIngsbury OF University
Musical Numbers.

The memory of Robert Burns. Scot
lands illustrious bard, was last night
httingly honored by the Thistle club.
The affair was in the nature OF ban
quet and concert, give IA the Elec-
trical Workers hall First South
street, and was ATTENDED by about 300
persons, who dined ON Scottish fare
and pronounced It guild" The menu
included Scotch haggis. aptly described
by Burns as the cheftain o the pud-
din race oatmeal bannocks. buttered
scenes, Scotch shortbread and curran'
bum with a few Yankee delicacles on
the side The spread was certainly de-
licious and was much enjoyed by the
assembled host
The festivities opened with an ad-
dress OF welcome from Nicol Hood
president Of the club. who expressed
pleasure at seeing such magnificent
gathering OF representative Scots. He
then introduced David h hderson the
Thistle club poet. who once I'd an orig
mai grace, as follows:
o Lord sbune. yen please look doom
ON a these faces BRIGHT,
An bless US a. bath great an sma.
That's gathered here the nicht.
An mlrth an cheer. frae year tae year.
In peace and plenty sen.
An bless the meat were gaun tae eat,
That's a the moo Amen.
PROGRAM RENDERED.
When the inner man had been salts
he'd, william Nisbet assumed the role
of POSTMASTER and In his quaint style
introduced those appearing on the pro-
gram. The first number was a quartet,
There Was Lad Was Born IN Kyle"
1y James, Lizzie and Eflie Nelson and
John Hood. The piece was so well
rendered that an encore was demanded.
which brought forth the selection,
Farewell My Native Land" David
HENDERSON then responded to the toast
The Scot in Utah. The speaker paid
poetic tribute to the lads and lassies
who had gathered "frae the aud coun-
Try and said that while as individu-
ais they had not come to the front very
prominently. their influence was felt
Tor good IN all the large institutions o.
the state.
THE THISTLE o'.uB."
number greatly q. lated was
the selection, Flow Gen aNeet AZ
on by Prof. Charles keu, Who gave
as an encore ."SCots N..u Rae" a
ong greatly suited 10 tne p.nlessors
capacity as a soloist. 4!ss Alargaret
Larson recited Comm Thro' the Rye"
ana acknowledged the plaudits of her
auditors by responding with Burns
poetic gem, "A Mans A Man For A
That Nicol Hood responded to the
cast, The Thistle Club" The sneak
err explained the meaning Of the Scot
tlsh floral emblem the thistle. and
spoke of the purposes OF the club
which. he said, had been organized not
alone TO commemorate the memory OF
Scotlands heroes and great men. but
also TO perpetuate certain national
customs, TO foster the games Of the
Iowland for the development of the
atnlete' the Highland costume for it's
picturesQueness and national value.
her music and song for their national
peculiarities and beauty and her liter.
allure for its richness They believed
In being broad minded. generous. be-
neYolent. hospitable and sociable; In
brlef, they aimed to eliminate the bad
ana propagate the good in Scottish
character.
SONG AND STORY.
Mrs. Nellie bruce Pugsley rendered
Bonnie Sweet Bessie" In pleasing style,
and on being recalled gave Within a
Mile O Edinboro Toon" much TO the
delight OF all present. A number that
CONFUSED the audience was The Twa
Courtins by Miss Lillian Hunter, who
In
ABBOTT Half Past Ten" The toast
Robert Burns" brought forth an in.
teresting revieY of the poets life ana
character from President j. T. Kings
bury of the University Of Utah. Prof
kingsbury quoted freely from the poets
works, showing his love for humanity.
which was one OF his uppermost traits
of character. Continuing. he said:
TRIBUTE TO BURNS.
Burns was intensely human and
strongly subject 20 all the feelings ana
emotions that make for the genuine
brother. son, lover husband and faith
er being full Of the highest Instincts OF
manly man. yet not Irresistible at
times TO the extreme poetic ana rhyth-
mic longIngs of the loving instincts OF
all that is human He touches earthly
nature with his pathetic, human feel
ings and actions. and reaches forth up
10 God through his keen ana pure phil.
osophic Intellect and IN innocent sim.
plicity and truth, laying bare his own
folbles ana mistakes.
Robert Burns was simple, handsome,
kind, unpretentious, open, keen OF In
tellect, philosophic and charming
companion with poetic, innocent,
rhythmic soul. He was magnetic, ex-
.f.a e1ss.
charm Of conversation was so great
that the Duchess OF Gordon said It took
her or her feet. Scotch madens lost
themselves IN his charms and almost
deifed him. With a warm, genial ma
ture and unconscously great. yet ne
Voc not rerfect
No man has a keeaer and more at
Curate insight Into the common ami
simple phases Of nature than Burns noe
could any man more clearly more beau
tifuly and more concisely express those
phases.
IN versatility OF thought and fluenoy
and beauty OF expression Burns has
f,'v equals No one Is quite like him.
Full OF emotion and poetic feeling, he
sings beautiful songs
After quoting Carlyles beautiful tri-
butte TO the poet, Prof Kiugsbury con-
cluded:
4 noble, rough genuineness. homely,
rustic, honest, true simplicity OF
strength; with IT'S lightning nre with
its soft. dewy pity. Hike the old MORSE
Thor the peasant God. No greater tri.
butte could be paid 20 Scotland's cher
ished son than here paid to him by
TINT profound thinker and writer
Isle, tribute 50 great from n mini
so great should gladden. the heart of
every Scotchman and make not only
scotchmen but all the world feel hon
ored In having the privilege of celebrat-
ing an anniversary ~ the birthday Of
man like Burns Burns ls no longer
the son OF Scotland alone. but Is adopt
ell by the entire civilized world. Tho
Scotchmsn, however has the first right