Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-01-27
SONS OF SCOTLAND
HONOR ROBBIE BURNS
Great Assembly Of seotehmen and
Their Friends Celebrate
Burns Night.

a little better than all that have
gone before.
Waverley Hall was filled to the
limit for the celebration of the This
tie Club on Saturday evening. and of
course 1t was jolly crowd. The
speeches were good and none better
than that delivered by Mr.. Tosh to
the toast Burns" The songs were
of the minor strain and did not bring
in as much OF the chorus dash and
swing as is sometimes the case. But
what would Burns nights be IL they
were always devoted to the same side
of Burns character.
| Chief J. NJ. McKinnon presided. He
made brief Introductory address,
leaving the speeChmaklng to the
guests, and presented each speaker in
a pleasant strain. Piper Stewart
played the overture on the bagpipes
and made things ring-or the Scotch
men did
The old favorite song, There Was
a Lad Was Born in Kyle" was sung
by d. w. Anderson in fine voice.
"The Immortal Memory of Robert
Burns" was drunk with enthusiasm.
p. Il. Tosh, who responded to the
toast of the evening. related the ca
reer of Burns from his birth 149
years ago that night, in mud-wall-
ed cottage of Galloway. County of
Ayr, Scotland. He said that Burns
was a small farmer who endured
many struggles. He cited Scots,
Wha' Haze" as the grandest war song
as well as the most stirring national
anthem ever written, quoting the
stanza by expressions woes and
palms." etc. At the close of his
| speech Mr.. Tosh was accorded enthu-
siastlc applause.
| Chris. jenkins sang Angus McDo-
maid" so well that he was recalled for
an encore.
When called on for recitation,
Jamie Wilder proceeded to entertain
his hearers in fine style. He excited
the risibles of his congregation sc
much that he was almost drowned By
the outcries of JOY and delight.
| Il. A. Mott-Smith, Secretary of the
Territory, who responded to the toast
THE President'pf the United States,
said that the Executive of this Terri.
tory had responded sixty times to the
toast OF the President of the United
States since President Roosevelt took
office six years ago. Before conclud,
ing Secretary Mott-Smith told of the
time he nearly met President Nc
Kinley" and ended with the follow.
ing:
I'm the midst of his larger duties
and national policies the President
finds and takes time to devote to the
| consideration of Hawaii. His inter
est is as remarkable as II is sincere
and observing. We may truthfully
and proudly claim that we are the
subjects of his especial attention. The
President has found in this little out.
| post between the Occident and the
| Orient earnest men and women work.
ing out problems, the gradual and
| successful solution of which are
having and will have, an important
bearing on the future policies of the
United States. Porto Rico, a depend.
ency, is struggling to govern Itself
along American lines. Cuba has
been given a government made In
the United States which 1t is trying
to make At. The Philippines have
the army to assist them. In Hawaii
we have none of this: Hawaii, the
fair land where. no matter what oul
several nationalities are, there Il
room for us all where we under
stand one another and do business
together; where we are sane and
healthy; Hawaii, which In organi
cation and form of government ap
proaches statehood more nearly than
lany other Territory in the Union
OF this Hawaii President Roosevelt Il
Justly proud and he will always keel
1t In his hand"
The famous Scots Wha' Haze,
which was to be sung by Stanley
Livingston, who was absent, was alb
ly responded to by DR.. Ramus. II,
gave a delightful number on the eel
10 with Mr.. Cooke as accompanist.
Alexander Young, who said tina
he did not know what It meant t
Iespond to the land O. Burns, tool
his position and spoke of Scotland
proud station since she annexed En-
gland and Wales and held up a warn
ing finger to Ireland" The speake
set the house roaring with storie
and concluded with poem,
c. G. Livingston sang "The Lam
o. the Leal" and was loudly applaud
ed. The King and Queen" whicl
aroused the greatest enthusiasm o
any toast of the evening, was follow
ed by a spontaneous outburst OF al
voices singing God Save the King.
Consul Forster made very happ
response.
w. T. Rawlins' response to tn
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