South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-01
THISTLE BANQUET WAS
A SPLENDID SUCCESS
First Annual st. Andrews
Celebration Attended by
Over One Hundred = Song
and Sentiment Feature.

The first annual banquet OF the
Scotch Thistle club of Mishawaka
held in the Hotel Mishawaka Monday,
St. Andrews night was a surprising
success from every point of view
There were over 100 present. and the
four hours OF pleasure came fully up
10 expectations which is saying much.
The hotel management surpassed
staelf in the menu which it provided
its guests. Every feature OF the ban
Quet was a. nearly perfect as was
possible to have IL, and every one
VAS delighted with the service. The
decorations Of the dining room were
most artistic, in fact the dining room
OF the hotel has never appeared 70
letter advantage.
The program was a generous one,
one in which Scottish features pre-
dominated. The vocal selections, the
orchestral pieces the bagpipes and the
highland dancing were all of a high
order and would have done justice to
a more pretentious society than that
OF MishGwaka.
The presence Of the ladies added to
the pleasure of the occasion, and the
tout ensemble was most pleasing in
every particular. The many favors
passed round to the lady guests were
feature Of the affair, and demon
strated the fact that the committee
had gone to considerable expense and
trouble to please everyone.
Duncan j. Campbell as president Of
the society, made an admirable chair
man, and Stuart MacKibbin as toast
master was happy in his introduce
tons. Mayor GaylOr in a few grace
full remarks extended the city's well
come to the many visitors who were
present at the festive board.
Much regret was expressed over the
absence of Charles A. Ostrom who
was prevented through death in his
family from being present Mr.. Os-
from had much to do in connection
with arranging the details of the cele-
bration which rebound to his credit as
an entertainer of some note.
Young Duncan Campbell in neat
suit OF kits passed the favOrs around
among the ladies.
G. y. Fassett'sf subject, "A Little
Scotch" was treated half humorously,
half seriously. lie paid a tribute to
Scotch character and spoke Of Amer
icas rich Inheritance from Old SEQ
tia's shores. He prefaced his remarks
with this tribute to the thistle:
The thistle has its thorns
As wells the rose;
1t guards its blossom well
Against its foes;
It's heart is Just as sweet
To its true love,
It's s1ul is just as pure
as any dove.
And by this sign Scots stand,
They lift IL high,
And for It when they're called
They're glad to die.
DIR. Barclay Speaks.
In responding to the toast, The
Land We Left and the Land We Live
In" DR.. Barclay said in part:
It's guild auld land that land we
left, and our hearts warm TO the wee
bit land far ayont the sea- as we
gather around the festal board on this
st. Andrews night TO bring to min
the days o. auld lang syne.' We're
proud o. bonnie Scotland. and need
never hang our heads because of our
nativity. Let jealous sons Of other
lands make sport of our patron saint
and Jestingly assert that the reason
why Scotsmen chose St. Andrews for
their tutelary divinity was because he
was the disciple who discovered the
lad that had the loaves and the
fishes We care not for their jibes
ana innuendOes; such taunts we only
laughingly pass by.
Dear auld Social loved at home.
revered abroad 10 every true hearted
Scot the sweetest spot on Gods green
earth; the cradle of civil and religious
liberty, the glorious little land on
which men have drained their dearest
VEINS TO solve the vital problems of
human liberty and progress. Where
else, in the wide world is there q land
with such a glorious history. and that
has yielded TO the service of humanity
such an array of great and noble men?
What lands can parallel among their
heroes our Wallace and Bruce, or
show a nObler army of martyrs and
champions III the cause OF civil and re-
ligiOus liberty than our John Knox.
and George Wishart, and Hugh Nc
Kali and Richard Cameron, and
Donald Cargill and James Renwick?
Where are the lands that can boast a
Burns, Scott, a Carlyle. and, in our
day, Stevenson. an Ian McLaren, a
Barrie and a Crockett -
Continuing. the speaker claimed
that IN law. theology, philosophy.
medicine, literature and art Scotland
had yielded the leaders Of their times.
while in the field of discovery and
invention she had forged right 10 the
front James Watt produced the steam
engine, William Symiugton was Is
years ahead OF Fulton in experiment.
ing with the steamboat. and 10 Alex
ander Graham Bell we are indebted
for the telephone. Gas lighting owed
its origin 20 William Murdoch OF New
CumnoCk. To Sir James Y Simp-
son was due the marvellous alienation
Of human suffering through the dis
coNerE OF chloroform as an anaes-
thetic James Chalmers OF Dundee in
vented the adhesive postage stamp
IRE hrisades were first instituted by
BraidwOod OF Edinburgh. David Nay
smith OF Glasgow was the pioneer OF
the movement for young mems Chris
tian associations. and 10 Allan Ram
say, the Scottish poet, we are inEebt-
ed for the first circulating library.
So. in every line of human activity
viii IL zoe found that the Scotsman
comes. like the cream. 20 the top OF
the milk
Wealth OF Songs.
Where. too" continued the speak
er. els there a land that can equal
the land we left in the wealth Of
song The 'auld Scots sangs.' that
have sung themselves into the heart
OF humanity. are well nigh innumer-
able. i need cite but two. and these
o'erleaping the insular bounds OF auld
Canffa hava hannrna nnfK-areoT