The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-26
HONOR MEMORY OF
POET ROBERT BURNS
Thistle Club Members and
Friends Gather in keeping
With Their Kind.
SPLENDID PROGRAMME
FOR FESTIVE OCCASION
W. Crawford Anderson Delivers
Address in Eulogy of the
Peoples Bard.
In an auld clay higGin'
Ac dark and stormy NIGHT,
The glorious Bobbic Burns
First saw )iCht.

IN an auld clay higGin
- dark and stormy nicbt,
The glorious Bobbic Burns
First saw ]lcht.
in kccnlng with their kind In every |
cline. the Scottish people Of salt Lake !
City. at least that portion represented by |
the Thistle club. celebrated the ono hun |
dred and iifly-6fth anniversary OF the
birth Of Robert Burns. the Scottish bard
and the poet OF the masses. at their ball,
West First South street. Tuesday night |
As Is usual on such nights. programme
OF Scottish songs, dances and rccitations
WAS arranged for the occasion, and som"
800 Scots and their friends assembled 10
join in the celebration.
In all It's numbers tIc programme was
Of equal excellence and merit Every
contribution TO the evenings enjoyment
In the singing and dancing line was en-
corcd. Prof Charles Kent receiving. a
double encore and responding with his
usual alacrity and gifted renditnns. Little
Misses Bessie Craig and Viola Service
carried away a large share Of the honors
with their graceful dancing Of tine 'Shean
| Trcds. "Highland Fling Sword
Dance" Irish Jig and the two named
together with Flora Hood and JOY Will
Reel OF Tulloch." Miss Craig alone
danced the, Sailors Hornpipe,' and
stopped off the nautical dance in finished
style.
Pipers Open Programme.
.Skirling forth a plbroch The Heights
| OF Alma and other airs on the bag
pipes. Pipers McPhie. Hamilton and
| Craig opened tho programme and stirred
| the Scottish blood 10 It's depths. An adj
| dress of welcome by William Service
president of the club. followed in which
| hc introduced Nico Hood as master OF
ceremonies, who; IN a few words, bade
| the audience welcome. with John Don
aldson leading. tho audience then joined
| heartily in the singing of "RantIn. Ro
| n CODlD0Sol Burns
on his own birth. "By Amaus Winding
stream was rendered by Nellie IIaddow,
| Hunter Coles rocited "Tb' TWO Courtins, -
an exceedingly humorous piece of dia
!oGue supposed 10 have taken place be.
| tween two old Scotch women telling OF
| tncir 'courtships," and recited by Mrs
Coles with full emphasis OF its bunlor
and not altogether lacking in pathos,
| THE Thistle Club" Mr.. Henderson said
tho aims and objects OF the club were
| primarily OF q social nature TO promote
games and entertainments Of n Scottish
| character. Scottish Americans, said Mr.
| Henderson. made noble American citizens
lie claimed that they could belong TO such
| follow their religion without disloyalty
| 10 their American citizenship. The This
| tie club stood for the best and most noble
in Scottish character Mr.. Iepderson's
address was punctured with several orig
| lnsl verses.
Miss ClarabcIa Gardiner gave a very
|
sic. the Maid o Dundee and gracious
| " responded TO an encore. Prof Charles
| Kent came next, singing one OF Burns,s
gems. Flow Gently. Sweet Alton" fol-
! lowing this, in response to continued APP
| plausc. with ''Thc Bonnie. Bonnie Banks
o Loeb Lomond" and "Ye Banks and
The Memory of Burns.
To William Crawford Anderson was
intrusted the toast. Robert Burns. and
1 tho Day We Celebrate" In the course
of his response TO the toast. 0fr. Ander-
! birth OF the Poet Burns the senate and
! house OF representatives of the United
States adjourned out of respect to his
who had ever had that tribute up to
! that time. Mr.: Anderson then read the
poem composed by Robert G. Ingcrsoll
after visiting the birthplace of Burns
near "auld Alloways kirk and two miles
from the town OF Ayr lie referred to
! Burnss parentaGe. and spoke OF the
progress he made I'm three weeks in the
! study of French.
Betty Davidson. an aunt OF the poets
mother. was perfect encyclopedia Of
Scottish folklore. tho speaker said. and.
| sitting OF the inclcsdc. while the woman
| was recitinS her stories the poet was
and fro mher he derived much OF his ro-
! nance.
Proposes Toast to Washington.
| Mr. Anderson told OF a banquet that
! was given TO William Pitt I'm Dumfries
theater. \ toast was proposed TO Pitt.
| Burns arose and proposed a toast 10
! George Washington. greater man, and
was elected from the thcater." This
| showed. said the speaker, The personal
| feeling. courage and emotions OF the poet.
In conclusion Mr.. Anderson described
the last meeting between Burns and his
Highland Mary the plighting Of their
troth in the middle OF the stream.
| cmblcmatic of Gods greatest gift. pure
| love; their signing of their names in
| each others Bible. and finished by re-
citing the song, Highland Mary"
| j. r. Gilroy gave pleasing rendition
OF THE Lee Rig" followed by the stir
| ring ballad, Corn Rigs. David L. Muir
| doch read an original and very clever
poem on the poet. with some local al
lusions. William Cook sang With much
acceptance My Nannic's Ava aud
, Scots Wba Ha'c." The musical pro-
eramme concluded with the company
| singing VIII We No Come Back
| Again" and "Auld Lang Sync."
| a dance programme followed. consist
| ing principally of the old Highland reels,
| quadrillcS and schottischcs The dance
| went on merrily until an carly hour. The
floor managers were William y. Gray
and Robert Stevenson.
MERCURY FALLS TUESDAY: