The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-01-29
THEY HONOR
GREAT BARD
(From Saturdays Advertiser.

annual celebration of the birthday OF
Robbie Burns brings together.
Scots were there in plenty as prop
erly befitted the occasion. There were
also present men of well-nigh every
country over which floats the Union
Jack, and n generous sprinkling of
Americans. And all were assembled ia
pay homage to the immortal memory
of Scotia's beloved bard.
The hall was appropriately decorated
with flags American, English and Ha.
waiian, while over the platform the
great lion of Scotland's royal standard
reared its noble form.
Seated in close proximity to the
platform were the officers Of the Scot
fish Thistle Club
The audience was thoroughly rep.
resentative one and a feature of IL
was the number of prominent men in
every walk of life present
The country sent a large delegation,
almost every plantation from Homo
lulu to Kahuku having one or more
representatives at the concert.
The guests were seated at long tables
ana enjoyed the excellent program Of
fered to their hearts content, discuss
ing the while the refreshments hos
pitably provided by the Scottish This
tie Club.
The program was prefaced by soma
Introductory remarks by Chief j. C.
McGill on the day which furnished the
occasion of the gathering and which is
celebrated wherever the sun shines
throughout the civilized world He
a IN oil a., Il,
auspices the concert was held.
Piper Fraser followed with a bag
pipe selection, rendered in his own in.
imitable style.
D. w. Anderson sang There Was a
Lad Was Born in Kyle" and then Rev.
Alex. Macintosh responded to the
toast. THE Immortal Memory of Rob-
ert Burns" concluding by reading
poem alleged to have been written by
Frank Godfrey
Z. Il. Edmunds was next called upon
for song and in response obliged
with 1.-The March o. the Cameron Men"
which was encored.
Inc time for a toast having arrived,
The President of the United States
was Given" and responded to by Dep
uty Attorney General M. F. Prosser.
He spoke of Roosevelt the man, and
of the strenuous life which, he said.
consisted in doing a mans work in a.
mans way. He was great admirer
OF Roosevelt and he also had a large
admiration for the English and espe-
cially the English way of doing pol
itics. 1t had been said that an English
man took his pleasures sadly but how
ever that might be 1t was certainly
true that he took his politics serious
ly, and this was the way they should
be taken.
James A. Wilder followed with a song
describing the varied experiences OF
one who had "fit for General Grant"
and which brought down the house.
AS an encore he gave O. clever imper-
sonation of clergyman seeking to ex-
pound text of the import of which
he was woefully ignorant.
An imitation of the bagpipes on n
violin, by r. J. Buchly was next In
order and created no little anguish
among those present and made Piper
fraser distinctly jealous. Mr.. Buchly
is certainly very finished performer.
He responded to an encore.
c. G. Livingstone obliged with "The
Land O. the Leal," sung in an artistic
manner which delighted everybody.
Robert Cation then made a happy
response to the toast 1.-THE Land OF
Burns" He spoke of the starting In
Honolulu of subscription for the
preservation of the Aud Brig O. Ayr
and invited all to pay, pay, pay"
quoting from the greatest present day
poet of the British empire the only
fault he could find with whom was
that he couldn't make a Scotch engi-
neer speak his native dialect correctly.
After Messrs. Rowland, Livingstone
and Edmunds had sung about Willie
brewing peck o. maui, the audience
did stunt in which much maui" ex-
tract figured. The trio's selection was
much appreciated and an encore was
demanded and given.
Chris. Jenkins proved to be in excel
lent voice by singing 1.-THE Song of the
Emigrant." He was one of the many
entertainers of the evening who were
encored.
The toast 1.-THE King and Queen" |
drunk with musical honors brought the |
first part of the program to a con-
clusion. The national anthem OF
England was enthusiastically sung, |
the words having been thoughtfuny |
printed on the program for the benefit |
Of everybody. Hearty cheers were also
given for the King.
The toast 1.-THE Land We Live In"
ushered In the second half of the pro-
gram, and was responded to by Secre-
tary A. l.. c. Atkinson in the absence
illness of u. S. District Attor-
ney r. w. Breckons.
Clifford Kimball, who is heard all too |
seldom on the concert platform, next |
sang Gypsy John"
C. G. Livingstone's fine vocal talent
was again heard to advantage in ooh
for a Breath of the Moorland," and the
encore number annie Lannie."
Piper Fraser next set feet a-stamp-
Ing to popular Scotch tunes played on
his weird instrument. He can give a
realistic imitation of a pig being kill
ed by torture which must be heard to
be believed.
James A. Wilder was given an ova-
ton when he rose. He was down for
a song, but kept the audience con-
valsed with laughter by giving an imi-
tation of A, l.. C. Atkinson responding
to toast. He also initiated other per-
sons and things, the Identification OF
which the thick haze of smoke In the
hall rendered a matter OF difficulty.
Judge w. l.. Stanley responded to