The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-24
SONS AND DAUGHTERS
 IN MERRY MEET
Clan Campbeli's Annual Burns Anniversary Concert Sur
 passes Former Efforts.
Immense Audience Captivated By Rendition of Immortal
 Airs of "FathefIand."

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 Bridgeport's citizenship of Scottish ancestry-wilich includes many of our l foremost men of affairs-Was splend1d- l ly represented last evening at the an nual concert and anniversary or RoD- Iert Burns, in Colonial hall under the auspices of Clan Campbell, NO. "A, O. IS. c. The members Of the Clan with their families and friends, most of the former being resplendant in the re- gaIia of the Clan, comprised a merry gathering and found rare enjoyment I in the mutual fellowship thus afford ed.
 l All wore the coIors of the Clan and even the tiny lads and lassies were loyal to their ancestral fatherla,nd by wearing brightly coiored plaid rib bons. ties and sasI1es.
 1 About 1.200 people were present. | full regalia, marched up the center full regalia, marched up the center aisle. escorting to the platform their chief, Alex Kerr and his staff. Past Chief Andrew Park and Tanist Chas. Morrison. When these had attainel 1 the platform, the cIansn1en, still marching to the martial sounding bag pipe, retired to the rear of the hall 1 Chief Kerr's $ address Of welcome Was received with much applause by the enthusiastic audience. The antertainmant for the evening was fsIrnished by the Louis Ross I Scottish Concert coupanY of Boston. Miss Mary Ogi1vie Of this company. has a pure and we'll controlled soprano heard to splendid advantage in the opening quartet of Burns own song, There Was a Lad, in sDour the Burn. Davie Lad,'' and in an encore, My Ain Countrie,.' in Bonnie Doon'' and in an especially pleasing charac- Under My Plaidie.''
 Miss Edith MacGresor has an ex- ceHent contralto voice of clear, true tone and won much applause for her splendid rendering of My Laddie,' 2 1 an encore sJohn Anderson Nv 10. ed character sketch with MT. Tucker "Crooket Baubee.'
 Arthur Tucker is a tenor with an especially pleasing and well trained voice whose rendering df The Lass a BallochHy yIe." called forth such re tpeated Applause that Bonnie Sweet Bessie, was sung as an encore. Hia lfsF1ow Gently. Sweet Afton,'' was Ibeautifully sung and his work with 1 the other artists in duets trios and quartets was equally pleasing.
 Fred Kendall. the baritone of the company. made quite a hit with the audience, not only for his splende l voice, but for. his clever comic work I in the character sketch with Miss lOgilviez His solo se1&s4Aonsa which : u March of the Cameron Men, an en- core Dreaming in the Blooming, and Corn Rigs
 l The trio. My Bonnie Mar1 Frae Argyleshire. " sung by Miss MacGre- gor. MT. Tucker and MT Kendall evas also very pleasing as were the quar- l tets, There Was a IaEIs,' and Scots Whas Hae. The musical program was concluded by the singing of ..Auld Lang syne,'. by the whole company, the audience Joining them in the last It was especially interesting and pleasing to the Scotch people present to hear their beautiful old folk songs played on the sweet sounding con certina and Dulcimer. The artists, Reid and Holmes, played song after song, including among them not only nearly all the Scotch tunes but those 1 of other countries and even a few of the popular pieces of the day.. | MT. Tommy Lonergon in lis ridi- culously funny Scotch character sketches won round after round of applause.
 To the notes of the bag-pipe, played by MT. Daniel MacQuarrie, The St. l C1airs, international Scottish dancers, performed the Highland Fling, q 1.-The Sailors Horn Pipe's and encores of a sword dance and an Irish Jig.'s ~
 Frank O. Nash, the pianist and li-
 
 praise for the splendid way in which he accompanied all the artists. Louis H. Ross is manager of the company. l Following the musical program the floor was cleared for dancing, and the grand march held, led by the two pipers of the local Clan Campbell, Hugh McQuilton and John Robinson in native costume. followed by Chief Alex Kerr and his lady, Mrs Kerr. Some 230 people participated in the grand march, while many more later 1 Joined in the dances of which there was an elaborate program continuing far into the morning.
 William McQuilton was floor man ager, assisted by Thomas Tennent. The aides were MT. Thompson, Alex Wilson, Robert Brown. R.. Vance, D. Mcclellan, and E.. Japp.
 The reception committee consisted of Andrew Park, William Duties, Alex Bell, William G. Simpson, Daniel | Smith, Frank Funkie. ST., and the amusement committee was composed of the following: Donald Nicholson, chairman, James MacGregor. secre- tary, George Pearson, treasurer, George l Wilson and Alex MacPherson. 1 The local Clan Campbell is to be commended for last evenings novel l entertainment which was quite as en- | joyab1e to guests who were not of 1 Scotch lineage as} to the mem bers larly celebrated throughout the world sary of the birth of their most famous | poet, Robert Burns.