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

And never brought to min?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot
And the days of Auld Lang Syne?"
Auld acquaintanceship was refresh
ed and the days of auld lang syne were
renewed the Stark county people
of Scottish descent who banqueted
last night at the Courtland, in honor
of the 150th anniversary of the birth
of Robert Burns. Catching the spirit
of the occasion, and influenced by the
Caledonian environments, the Burns
admirers celebrated the birthday of
the famous bard in the true warm
Scottish fashion. A night in Scotland
was spent, In which all of the deli
cious dishes of that country were par
taken of, in which cups of kindness,
and right guild willie-waughts in pint
stoups were served, in which the ia
nous songs of Scotland were sung,
and in which all of the unique customs
of the land of Burns were carefully OBJ
served. Burns was the spirit of the
evening, and 1t was after midnight
when the banqueters ceased singing
his praises.
To say the least Of the banquet 1t
was remarkable success, and it's
BODIES auspiciously for the future of
the proposed society of Bobbie Burns.
The affair, unusual though IL was for
Canton, was largely attended and ap-
probation was written upon the faces
of all present
Owing to the lateness of the hour
at which the banquet and the incident
al program closed, the original inten-
tion to effect an organization Of the
Burns society was changed, and all
of the admirers of the great poet will
meet Friday night at the Courtland
hotel, where the formation will take
place. A constitution and bylaws are
to be adopted and officers are to be
elected. The organization will be
known as the Robert Burns society of
Stark county.
A telegram from Andrew Carnegie,
the steel king, was received and read.
He conveyed to the Canton and Stark
county Scots, his heartiest wishes of
the success of the society
William Hamilton Meldon, of De.
troit, also sent telegram which read
as follows: "My heart is with you.
Scotland forever"
II was about $3.50 that the ban
queters assembled in the dining room
and took their seats at the tables.
John Dunbar acted as croupier and af-
ter he had said the blessing, j. ].
Grant took the reins in hand, and
throughout the evening he efficiently
discharged the duties of toastmaster.
And the menu. Submitted to a ia
NOUS New York chef, 1t was pronounc.
ed a. model Of perfection of Scottish
hahquet. The foods prepared by the
Scottish mithers of auld times were
reproduced, and despite the changes
wrought in the tastes by informing.
ling with the Germans, the English
and the Irish Of this country, viands of
all kinds were disposed of, expeditions
ly, and with apparent relish every.
where. There was heggis, Edinburgh
potpie, Sleeps head and trotters,
Moray Firth, Finnan Haddie, Loeb
Fyne Kippers, Scotch grouse, rolly
poly, plum duff, cookies, Cocky leaky,
Bannocks, followed by guild cups O.
tea, .purin o coffee, treakle swats.
soor dook, and last of all, the Bobbie
Burns segars. ~
Ex-senator r. A. Pollock was
one of the first speakers introduced
II feel greatly indebted to Scotland >
he said. because she gave me one
of the best mothers that ever lived.
feel Justly proud OF the country oil
my ancestors because 1t has given the
United States a race of sturdy, thris-
ty and intellectual men" OF Burns
he said, 81 consider him one of the
most wonderful men that have ever
lived. He was an unsurpassed genius
J.L. Robb called Burns 'the great.
est lyric poet the world has ever pro-
duoed. 1t has been said of him that
. he was Scotland's poet, but he was
Scotland's contribution to the ages
His fame will forever endure"
J. j. Robertson glowingly eulogized
: Burns, comparing him with Lincoln
and vividly bringing out some strik,
ing resemblances In the characters
and lives of the two men. Both were
born of poor parents" he said, "and
In utter obscurity. Both labored un-
der great dificulty in obtaining an ed.
ucation, but both by their genius and
intellect reached the highest pinacles
of fame"
this sewer or hame it attached to the
DR.. T. C. McQuate vaulted the spirit
of Burns to the very skies in his gilt
framed praises of the man, the poet