The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-01-28


Scotland produced Burns who har-
vested all the field of poetic thought.
Burns was an intellectual ocean,
whose waves touched the shores of
every human thought, in which there
were the tides and current and pulses,
upon which lay the lights and shadows
over which brooded the calms and
swept all of the storms of which the
human soul is capable. No barriers of
serfdom of the wholesome equality
came with the birth of American free
dom. No barriers of serfdom, no re-
striction of peasantry, lift their forms
TO cast their shadows in the sun light
of our American citizenship. An in
finite hand must have written our des-
tiny In the consciousness of a divine
purpose. This is the greatest country
on the globe, the first and only coun-
try that ever gave to the peasant q
career; 1t knighted all of the sons of
toll and opened ever path to fame.
1t is the first and only country that
ever hung the star of hope above the
cradle of the poor mans babe.
"Woman's influence has changed the
dynasties and the destinies of nations;
for her, thrones have fallen, crowns
have been lost, wealth dissipated, and
poverty endured. She has inspired
the genius of Burns to sing to her his
sweetest songs of praise. The painter
has immortalized the canvas with her
beauty, while the sculptor's chisel has
transformed from blocks OF shapeless
stone the divine outline of her match
less form; but Burns In his simple
Scottish lays has paid tribute to her,
unparalleled by any earthly being"
William Miller, of Navarro, who has
made a life study of Burns and his
works, gave a short sketch of the ca
reer of the poet. Mr.. Miller said:
"At the beginning of his career as a
poet, he was lorded and lionized, and
then for time neglected, though
never forgotten. Since he has risen
to the highest elevation in the public
mind"
J. A. Fernald in accordance with
the Scottish custom, proposed toast
to the landlord, Charles A. Dougherty
Mr. Dougherty then made few re-
marks, in response to the demand for
a speech.
Following the toasts, musical pro-
gram, consisting of Scotch songs was
carried out. William .Meldon Scry-
moger. with his big pipe and Scotch
flute, furnished some very pleasing
music, and responded to several en-
cores. Henri Weller gave violin Sc
lection, Scotch Fantasia" with Mrs
Anna Bolus Loichot as accompanist
The delight of the listeners was made
evident by long and vigorous applause.
The remainder of the program con-
sisted of the following: Recitation,
Tam O'Shanter," Mrs. F. NJ. Whet-
OF
Gife; story and song, James MacMa-
Hon; song, "My Ain Folk" Mrs H. A.
Jones; Harry Lauder reproductions,
by Victrola;, piano solo, Master Clar-
ence Beddard; song, Nancy Lee"
George Hayden; comic song, "When
Highland Mary Danced the Highland
Fling" James MacMahon; "Auld Lang
Syne."
At the speakers table were ]. L.
Robb, Mrs. Anna Bolus Loichot, Henri
A. Weller, Mary Fife, J. ]. Grant, ]. D..
Dunbar; ]. H. Robertson. Mrs. ]. M.
MILESTONE. R. A. Pollock, DR.. T. c..
McQuate, W. Scrymoger Others pres
/ ent were A. H. Willis, Mrs. Fred T..
Slusser, Mrs. Lennox. Mrs. w. l.. Nor
rison, T. H. Currie, Anthony Howells,
G. M. Dunbar, Mrs. J. d. Dunbar, Min
ME Il. Dunbar. Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Fer
nald Mrs. Jeanie Currie, J. M. Fife,
Mrs. ]. M. Fife, Mr.. and Mrs. j. A.
Barnett, A, Mckenzie, Mrs. A. Nc
Reyo, Mrs. G.. Mclean Mum, William
Mckenzie, Mr. and Mrs. s. J. Dunlap,
DR.. Marie G.. Pontius. Mrs. w. A.
Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred w. Beddard,
Mary Schilling, Bmma Lawler John
McGregor, Mr.. and Mrs. George w.
Downie, Mr. and Mrs David Smith,
Mrs. q. F. Goissen, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
G.. Miller, Navarro; Edward Penman,
Massillon; G. 8. Haggart, George Hay
den, o. d. Steward, Mr.. and Mrs. A. /.
Geddes, Miss l.. Mcmahon, Mr.. and
Mrs. James MoMahon, c. A. Dougher-
ty. jacob Broom. Mary Hershill, Mr..
aud Mrs. H. w. Hamilton, F. NJ. Whet-
stone, Mrs. w. d. Berger, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. R. G..
Chase. w. w. Marshall, w. E. Sher-
lock, M. M. Mckenzie, ]. M. Campbell,
Norman e. Raff. and G, ]. Loichot.
Thanks to William Broom, one of
the chief promoters of the banquet,
and through whose efforts, mainly, 1t
was so successful. was universally
rendered.