The Mankato free press., 1912-02-02

the usual talks at these celebrations,
instead of dwelling on Robert Burns
I life and work, he talked of the re-
T. suits accomplished by Scotchmen
from. the inspiration Of Burns. Rev.
Mr.. Nelson speaks with a broad
/, Scotch Irish dialect. which added
much to his address.
Musical Numbers Given.
Musical numbers were given by
the. Mapleton quartet, Clarence
Dodds of Mankato., Mrs. B. +. Nc
Gregor and Mrs. Charles Beise, Mrs.
Henry Troendle, Mrs. Harold Healy,
Mrs. jamie Hotaling of Mapleton and
Mrs.. J. A. McGuffey of Minneapolis.
All of the songs as we'll as every
other part of the program were truly
Scotch and ever person on the pro-
gram added to its pleasant effect.
Mrs. McGuffey is a native of Scot.
land and sings as we'll as talks with
a broad accent. Her voice is beau.
tiful and her songs were indeed
splendid ~
Arthur Borchert of Mapleton sang
"a wee Doech an Doris" which
means "The Last Drink" in man.
ner which pleased every Scot in the
opera house. He was enchOred and
sang another selection of the same
i type.
Mrs. William Sharp of Sterling
and B. F. McGregor of Mapleton
gave delightful readings.
George and Ronald Sinclair danced
a sword dance and high land fling,
accompanied by the pipes, and Miss
Sinclair and her brothers danced
/ the sailors hornpipe. All of them
. are expert dancers and enter into
: their dancing and playing with
with them.
Talk on the Game.
A. j.. Ellis then gave talk on the
Scotch game, curling. He said that
curling had ben the pass time Of
that nationality for three hundred
years and that they were the origi-
nators of the game. Mr.. Ellis father
was the first man in Southern Mimi
esota to introduce the game. He
spoke of the fascination of the game
and named several families who had
members who were, as he said,
fairly daft about the game" Among
the enthusiasts he named the whole
Ellis family, the Taylor family, Will
liam and James Howieson and the
Mckay family
This program was completed by
the singing of Auld Lang Syne by
the entire assembly, who rose and
sang.
| Session Of Older People.
At twelve o'clock last night the
older people gathered at the Masonic
hall where they had an informal
program, and the young people en-
joyed a dance. The dance program
included several Scotch dances, and
was a great success.
AT the Masonic hall MIR. Ellis again
acted as chairman, and the first
thing enjoyed was a selection on the
bagpipes by Major Sinclair. The
older people enjoy these meetings
immensely and more Scotch words and
expressions are heard there than at
any: other place during the year.
Mrs. Marry Milligen, who has long
been an active member of the organ
ization, sang upon request. Her first
song was Long May Scotland Wave
Her Thistle" No part of the en-
tire. days program was enjoyed
more than Mrs. Milligen's singing,
which has been in demand at these
meetings for many years. William
Aitken of Sandstone was called up
on to recite Burns "Tam O'Shanter,"
which he did in manner that took
!: the heart of every son of the
heather present. Rev. Banks Nelson
spoke again, and one of the pleas
ing features of the evening was the
reading of an original poem written
and given by Alec Hussell of New
Ulm. Mrs. Russell has lived in the
state for number Of years but has
only been member of the Burns
club for two years. Several others
took part in the program and it was
enjoyed immensely.
STORY OF THE BoNSPIEL.
Mankato Curriers' Are Praised for
Excellent Playing.
The bonspiel, which commenced
Monday morning, was finished late
yesterday afternoon. Three events
were played, and nine Kinks par
took in the play. Winnebago sent