Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-22

The Land We Live In.
 The Land We Live In was the next toast, proposed by Judge Ayling and responded to by Principal TirreH of the Academy.
 In proposing the toast Judge Ayling referred to the happy condition of this country at peace and spoke in a com plimentary way of the part played by the Scotch PresbyterianS of North Carolina whom the historian Bancroft states were the first to advocate the separation of the colonies from the mother country. He commented all o in admiration of the composite char aCter which is shown in American citizenship into which the traits of so many nations are amalgamated.
 Principal Tirrell made a pleasing re- sponse in which he expressed his ad- miration for the Scotch for their thrift for their constructive rather than their wrecking qualities in bus mess. The Scotchman takes an in terest in everything good and becomes q good American citizen, a man who believes in the American ideal and at uempts to work out what We have never yet achieved but are moving forward to, equality of rights and equality of opportunity. To this great American ideal we are all devoted.
 The Land We Left.
 The toast The Land We Left was proposed by William Cruickshank with the quotation of a verse of poetry and the response was by Rev. George w. Christie of South Coventry, who spoke at the banquet last year and was heard with pleasure again as he touched upon some Scotch characteristics. their canniness, and cautiousness. their dislike of having anyone get the best of them, their dislike of criticism. which he illuminated with stories that hs.Ar4rT11t Il1gcrlpfn1N from The land we came, is still the land we love, said the speaker, rocky and weather beaten. but what an infiue~c ce has come out from t. It does not make so much difference about the size of a land but it is the people that of Scotland. if you can, and you can not fill the ChaSm with any other. It has been the training ground of a great people, a. noble and valiant race. Rev. MT. Christie spoke of the war l record Of Scotland and the 400 years
 of struggle for religious liberty which 1 culminated in the struggle for the Free 1 Kirk whose results We are reaping even here today in what was done ill that liberty loving land by people that loved their Bible. Mayor Murphy Extends Greeting. Mayor Murphy was Introduced b5 Toastmaster MacDougaH and made { brief response in which he extended l a welcome to the city, complimentinE the Norwich men upon the success: with which they annually paid tribute | to the memory of Robert Burns anC l wishing for all before him a. most sue | cessfuI and prosperous New Year il 1 the month of 1915. His words, whicf he made brief because of the latenes'
 of the hour, were enthusiastically ap- | plauded.
 Musical Features. Between the addresses on the pro, 1 gramme there were S elections b! Drew's orchestra as well as solo mum ] berS in Scotch songs and dancing | which arouse appreciative6a applause a! | they are always special features O | the Burns banQuets.
 l All of the singers were in good voice | and were heard with pleasure but it was with regret that on account O | sickness A. Craig Taylor was unab!' | to appear in the Scotch songs tha. l had been assigned to him on the pro gramme In his place was Archibalt
 P. MacDougall who delighted his au 1 dience with his tenor solos. | This part of the programme includ | ed the fllwins;. numbers: Song, "Rantin, Rovfn, Robin" Arch fbald P. MacdougaH; song, The Sta. l bagpipe selections, Highland Fling ant 1 Sword dances, Sutcliff sisters, Piper | Stewart.
 Violin selection. Annie Laurie. witt 1 variations
 Frank Benson. l Dance, The Sailors Hornpipe, | Sutcliff Sisters.
 Songs
 d The MacGregors' Gathering, 1 b Scotland Yet
 1 A. Craig Taylor. 1 Violin, Old Scotch strathspeys anC l reels,
 1 Archibald Mitchell, ST. | Song. The Maid O Dundee, 1 Walter Krohn.
 Dances, American clog and Irish jig 1 Sutcliff Sisters. | Scotch reel,
 l Sutchf Sisters, John Duff and
 W. J. Honeyman.
 When the formal programme wa l concluded Mayor Murphy and Joh1 Porteous added an extra feature b! l dancing an Irish jig with the Sutclif 1 Sisters.
 X total of 294 boats left Puerto l Cortes for the United States in 1918 ! carrying a,67a.500 bushels of bananas