The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-02-02

The Minot Burns Club.
This local organization which Is
composed of Scotch men and women
Or their descent by either father or
mother who were of the Scottish
race. none other are eligible, have
among their members some OF the
lest musical talent in the city, as
sembled by invitation to the large and
handsome home of their President.
Mr.. VIM. Hetherton, Cr., to celebrate
the birth day of the immortal bard
Of Ayr. About sixty responded to the
Invitation of the host and hostess and
needless to say, they all received a
"Cead-Millie -falthie." Those present
we're: VIM. Hetherton, President ana
Mrs. Hetherton, DR.. and Mrs. A. }.
MCDANIEL, Col. and Mrs. Scarlett'
L. and Mrs. Gilroy, and Miss Gill
roy, Mrs. Hunter, Mrs. VIM. Murray,
Mrs. Norbeck, Miss Murray, James
Murray, John and Mrs. Campbell, DR..
and Mrs. A. D. MCDANIEL, Miss Ros.,
C. F. Truax and Mrs. Truax, John
and Mrs. Wilson, Doctor Ross, Mrs.
John Simpson, DR.. and Mrs. Storey,
Major and Mrs. Person, Thos. jack
son, Mrs. and Miss Jackson, G. B. and
Mrs. Bach, Mrs. Milar, John and
Mrs Wallace. Burlington, Earl and
Mrs. Wallace, VIM. Glib Jr., and Mrs.
Glib Jr.. Stanley, Rev: J. M. and Mrs.
Sutherland, North Minot, David and
Mrs. Dinnie. Mrs. Annie Clark, the
Misses smallwood, Miss MacFarlane,
Mr.. Frazer, Mrs. Grinnel, Mrs. A. H.
NcLane, Mrs. Van Fleet and Mn.
NcJannett, Robert and Mrs. German
e. B. and Mrs. McCutcheon, Miss
Hendrickson, Adam Robb.
Hon. Alexander Mckenzie OF Bis
marck was to have been present, but
sent his regrets at not being able to
be present on this occasion owing to
the storm, but hoped to meet the club
again.
Rev. Mr.. Cowan, Rector of All
Saints Episcopal church, sent the
President his regrets as follows.
Manse O. the Wee Meenester, Minot
Jan. 20, 1911.
Ny Dear Mrs. and Mr.. Hetherton:
greet sairly that Gamma be wi ye
O. the 25th, III be ava fra the toon
the whale 9th week.
l ken ye'llno miss me muchle. bet
III miss the haggis
Dye mind piping q sang for me!
10 the folks "Magregor' IN max II
hood IN lang.
I'll be wi'ane or twa ither Scots
that NIGHT an haze ye in mind.
Ye're ain frien,
MR.. CIWAN.
Jsr.uary 10Th was the anniversary
pf the birth OF Robert Burns. 1t wa
t750 that "cauld Janwar" wind
lev hansel in on Robin The storm
20 the Atlantic thai light was &C
~ re tla5 he gable of the new, hall
% 3neG, clay built hut occupied by
ii 8 larents gave way and moth
I'D child, for comfort and safety
ela removed to some neighbor'i
dwelling md many sage auguries, BY
,xtie ~ ho afri0
made on the future of the boy borr
under such tempestuous conditions.
Ii is a matter of curiosity and az
constituent to some people, not con
versant with the greatness of Scot
lands bard, to see Scotchmen Of al
classes and creeds coming together
annually to celebrate the memory o.
ROBBERY Burns. They are at 4 loss K
account for the marked veneratt0I
for what seems to them a simple wri-
ter OF poems-not knowing or being
able to discern that the product of his
genius has not only laid Scotland
and the great British empire, but the
whole world under lasting obligation
To cay anything entirely new, ex-
cepting mere details, in the history
or career of Robert Burns IL difficult
il not impossible. Burns in his you'll
enjoyed an amount of instruction
education and miscellaneous reading
which, to those unacquainted witr
the habits OF the Scottish peasantry
would seem incompatible with the
straightened circumstances and early
toll which were his lot. About hi
sixteenth year he began composing
verses In the Scottish language. II
1886 he published collection Of hi
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