The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-25
BURNS BIRTH
THE REASON
For Fine Celebration by Barre
Club Of That Name
LARGE NUMBER PRESENT
President James Anderson Gave Address
Of Welcome; After Which Came
Toasts, Music and
Dancing.

In keeping with its annual custom for
nearly a score OF years now, the Burns
club OF Barre last night observed the an
niyersary Of the birth OF Robert Burns,
the l49th this year This years celebra-
tion was held in Woodmen's hall, with
nearly the full membership of the club
with ladies in attendance. The evenings
exercises, which ranged from grave 10
gay, began with a Scotch reel to music
OH the bagpipes BY James Edwards, and
ended at an early hour this morning with
the singing Of Aud Lang SyneH Be
tween this beginning and ending there
were songs, dancing speaking and ban
quet, AMI the evening as whole was
one of the most enjoyable the club has
ever held.
President James Anderson welcomed
the company at this l49th anniversary.
and proposed as fitting beginning a
song, Rantin, Rocvin, Robin which
was sung by a quartette Misses Annie
Ardersn and Barbara Mcdonald and
Messfs. James Anderson and Robert In
glis, Following the song William Brown
was called on to respond to the toast,
Burns, boy, poet and prophet. lie paid
an appreciative tribute To the memory Of
The Scottish poet which touched re-
sponsive chord in the hearts Of all his
hearers. This was followed by number
of songs, including 4 Mans a MIN for
~ That" and THE Cottage Where Burns
Was Born by James Booth, Flow Cen
tly, Sweet Afton.D BY Mrs. Alex CrIick
shank, with a violin accompaniment by
Mr.. Cruiekshank, and an encore number,
"Rothsay Boy
AS the people are, 50 the nation shall
be" was the sentiment to which City
Treasurer James Maekay was called on
t0 speak In the toast America and
"The star Spangled Banner was the
song THAI came after bis speaking It
was sung by Thomas McDonold, the all
ilience joining in the chorus. AS an IN
core SIr. Mcdonald sang. Farewell. Ny
Native Land Miss Annie Anderson
sang, 7Jessie's Dream
All this, with one or two dances, was
only a preparation Cor the excellent ban
Maiden being he caterer. and for more
lhan an hour all other things were for
gotten in the effort To 10 justice to the /
good things on The table. Following the /
banquet there was more dancing, which /
continued through the evening, with /
iongs and toasts iIiterspersed, as follows: I
Toast to Scotland J. 2. Nlarr; song, /
Scotland Yet. Joseph AUle; "Oh. All. I
he Arts the Winds Can Blow. Mrs. Jas. /
slora toast. ~The Ladies, Edward Ches- I
er; songs, by James Slora and Miss
Barbara Mcdonald; eornet solo, BY Mr. 1
sim violin solo by Alex Cruickshank
ieading by Mrs. Robert lnalis song,
Willie Brewed a Peck of Maut Messrs
nglis. Mcdonald and Anderson; high
and fling. by Thomas Mcdonald Music
OF the dancing was furnished by the +
Burns Club Own orchestra. The hall
vas appropriately decorated for the oe
aston with Scottish scenes and views,
md flags Of the native and adopted
j. 4. Marr's tribute to Scotland was
aost enthusiastically received, and being
irief, It IL printed here ii full. Mr.. Marr
aid:
Where il the Scottish heart that will
lot grow great and The eyes that will
lot grow dim with such a sentiment and
ueh theme, and up before the minds
We, eloggcd with the mist Of tears, there
rises the ideal Scotland, the dTeamland
# the world, the eliin land Of romance
here is not a mountain loch nor glen,
here Is not bleak hillside nor misty
loolland, there is not glistening stream
0r whipping burn, there Is not a ruined
ZIG nor castle hoar around which ira
ition, legend, tune and song has not
toven the glamor Of romance, that her
laltyts ard patriots have not dyed with
heir blood Land of poetry and 10
lance, land of legend and OF song, land
f fancy and Of fairy tale, thy worka
ay present is beantiiied BY the halo OF
by past, thy sorrows forgot admist the
aorcery of thy scenery. OF all the lan
uages, dialeet and tongues Of man there
! 10 tongue 50 rich III its ballad lore
) that al bonnie Scotland, and therein
es the charm that has tiansfigured her
lndscapes. Her ballads have immortal
,e1 the Dowie dels o Yarrown and
Fair Kirk Conneli lea the Bonnie Mil
ans o. Benorar and a. the land o
yyie,a they have touched with their
lagic wand The Bonnie House o Airlie'
nd thrown the mantle OF their melody
er the "ilaugh's o Cromdale, they
ave frightened the scenes where the
sauaie rims and deepened the bloom ,
i Mormon braes The genius Of her
lidren ha- cast such a spell Of fascina
on around her shores hat her humblest
loks stand glorifed; the ~Birks of Aber r
Idle and the "Braes o Ballochmyie" q
Ill be forever green. The Bonnie woods t
Craigelce" and the Echoes o Calder 4
ood glen will forever resound with {
lie song of birds The Broom o. the Fl
and tie ~Braes o. Balqu- Is
oder still cast their fragrance DER Il
ndly Scottish hearts. While tile Banks 4
IA bracs q bonnie Doena and the Cas-
{ 8 Montgomery viii forever stand as
e shrines of love
Marvellous braes are bonnie P
nd kelvin Grove IS fair
here's "Roses' sill in Allemiell7
nd Bonnie Jeans IN AYR
nd -Rothesay Bay Is shining n
nj -Garsy' pools are deep +
BE- "Carse O. Gowries fair to see o
ad "Psntlsnd's s hill-1 are steep ei
It who can recount her unnnmbcred 81
autics or recall her uncounted memo =
Is Wherc'or you stand il is hallowed e
oundi truditions legend, history and 4