The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-02-04
German Norfolk eoe. Scotch.


took possession of the city and treat |
ed the Norfolk people to their first |
Scottish concert at Marquardt hall. !
where Robert Burns birthday was
celebrated.
At 2 o'clock, led by pipe Major Nc.
Lcod, champion Scottish dancer James
Garrow, and other members of the st.
Andrews society of Sioux City in
Highland costumes, the Scots parad.
ed up and down Norfolk avenue.
As the sound OF the bag pipes and
drums were heard large crowd gath.
cred on the streets and the word that
THE Scots are coming" was passed
along the avenue and by the time the
parade was well under way long line
OF spectators with admiring eyes
watched the Scots who trudged
through the snow, with the wind
whistling around their killed limbs.
Following is the line OF parade:
Pipe Major John Mcleod, Miss Gene
Mcleod, James Garrow, Mrs w
Reeves, Miss Zena Reeves, John
Cruickshank, Mrs. William McFar-
lane, Miss Esther McFarlane, Mr. and
Mrs. James Graham and son, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. &. Davidson, T. w. MaCkie, G.
S. Bridge, A. Morrison, G. r. Sprecher,
j. III. Mackay, Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Bal.
lentyne, Mr.. and Mrs. William Ora.
ham, w. r. Graham, Peter Morrison.
At s o'clock Marquardt hall was
well packed with an enthusiastic au.
dence of English Americans, Ger
mans and probably every Norfolk
man with drop of Scotch blood in
his veins, which ~ the time the pro-
gram was completed had turned pure
Scotch. Major Mcleod, James Gar
row, Mrs. McFarlane. j. II. Mackay
and T. W. MaCkie were the features
OF the evening. The Threesome reels,
/ by Miss Mcleod, Messrs. Garrow and
/ CruiCkshank, the sword dance by
James Garrow, the Highland fling by
| Miss Mcleod the sailors hornpipe"
by Zena Reeves and the Highland reel
! by Mrs. McFarlane, Jean Mcleod, J.
Garrow and }. CruiCkshank, afforded
amusement and loud applause to each
turn greeted the performers from the
appreCiative audience which was sub.
dued to silence when taken back to
Bonnie Scotland by the songs of Mrs.
| MCFarlane, whose Comm through
the Rye" Annie Laurie" and other
songs, sung in that sweet Scotch ac-
cent, almost brought to Norfolk that
Bonnie Scotland" with its babbing
brooks and beautiful scenery. Her APP
preciative listeners applauded again
and again in efforts to hear more
about the Bonnie Laddie" of whom
she sang.
DR.. j. H. Mackay read chapter
of an old Gaelic testament in the Gae.
lie language which was said by many
of the Sioux City Scots to have been
the first Gaelic they had heard in
many years. Before his reading DR..
Mackay gave a brief history of the
Gaelic language, going back many
years. In Spain, says the doctor
there is settlement of people who
up to this day speak pure Gaelic Ian
guage. In Madison county he says
there are also a number of people
who speak Gaelic which is now very
rarely heard in the United States
Piper Mcleod. who understands and
speaks the language fuently, was
among the most interested hearers OF
DR.. Mackay's reading, understanding
every word the doctor read.
The program ended, chairs were
cleared away, and the dance in which
the audience participated, began.
In the midst of a dance which founC
many Norfolk laddie dancing with
Sioux City lassies, the music brok,
forth in fast two-step to which the
Scotch lassies danced, using the Scot
, fish step which was unfamiliar to the
Norfolk youths, compelling them tc
take a back seat, and the hall wa!
soon filled with Scotch lassies dane
ing by themselves in their Highland
costumes affording great amusement
5 to the audience.
The banquet was a success. Th'
l menu was pure Scotch and was en-
jCyed by the entire gathering.
T. The Scotch Banquet.
Following was the menu at thu
Scotch banquet in Norfolk:
Fish.
t Saul Herrin.
2 kippered Herrin.
! Scotch Haggis.
Tremlin Tam.
Roastit Coo.
Tongue.
Champit Tatties.
Beans, Tomato Sauce.
+ Pickles.
e Lemon Pies. Apple Pies.
Jellies.
Shortbread. Dat Cakes.
,, Soor Mulk Scenes.
Fruits.
Apples, Oranges, Bananas.
Tea and Coffee.
o That's A."
8 The Interstate st. Andrews society