The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-05
NEWS NOTES FROM F. Med. C
15Sth Anniversary of Birth of Rob-
ert Burns Celebrated-Faculty Re-
cital This Evening-Personal

ert Burns Enthusiastically Re-
cital This Evening-PersOnal
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Red Springs, Jan. 31-The 158th
anniversary of the birth of Robert
Burns, the great lyric poet of Scot
land, was celebrated at Flora Mac
donald college under the direction of
the local officers and members of
the Scottish society of America on
the evening of January 25th. Not
only the Scottish but also the Burns
accent was most prevalent in the
programme, which opened with Scot
fish airs by the college orchestra
Miss Nancy Patterson McKibbin,
with Miss Mary Mcneil McEachern
as accompani5t, sang "Rovin' Ran
tin Robin" in which the poet re-
fers to his birthday as the 25th of
January, 1859; Bonnie Doom" ard
"Bruce's Address to his Men at Ban
nockburn".
"Afton Water" and 90, Vert Thou
in the Cauld Blast were given with
fine effect by the sextette compos-
ed of Misses Virgie Goodwin, Annie
Barr, Dickson Vardell, Hazel Wal
terson Livingston.
Despite the fact that Burns was a
Lowland Scot, the ever popular High
land was one of the numbers, being
danced by Misses Nina May Cunning
ham. Helen West, Margaret Tate, Emily
Southall, Annie Fox and Annie Burt
Stainback. A minuet to-, the music
of "Comin' Thro' the Rye" Was grace
fully done by Misses Catherine
Suits, Hannah Townsend, Nita Da-
Wis and Septima Holmes. The dan
ees were in costume and both were
given enthusiastic encores.
The address of the evening was
delivered by DR.. Frank C. Brown
head of the department. of English
in Trinity college, Durham, and sec.
rotary of the North Carolina Folk.
Lore society. The speaker showed
a genuine love and admiration fo1
the genius of the man, whose char
acter ard poetry he discussed; ye'
even his keen and sympathetic analy
sis was powerless to explain the
striking contrasts of emotion and
Temperament found in the personal
ity and writings of "oor ain Robbie
DR.. Browns splendid address wa:
highly appreciated and enjoyed. The
exercises of the evening closed with
the singing of Aud Lang Syne by ev
erybody.
This is the first Burns celebra
ton which we have heard Of il
North Carolina. If there has eve
| teen another, we should like to hea
of it; just when ard where it wa
held While in Red Springs, DR.
Il Blown gave a delightful address o.
North Carolina Folklore to the stu
II dents of Flora Macdonald.
III Among the out of town visitor
II here for the quarterly concert a
flora Macdonald, we noted Miss Mag
III gle Evans CT Dillon, S. c., Mis-
III Elizabeth Halle of Wilmington, Mis-
|1 Arms Barron of Rock Hill, S. c
and Mrs. Mary M. Servin of Wal
wick, N. Y.
III. and Mr.. George W. Anderso
of New Roc.c.lc, N. Y, who recen+
vi motcred all the way from the
home to Red Springs, ard who's
daughter is a student in the co
lege, are spending the winter here G
account of the pleasant climate.
Mr.. w. H. Steenhouse of Greer
vile, S. c., visited his daughter he1
A Ills week.
Mrs. Lois Williams Shelton {
n Matthews is visiting her sister, Mi
& Gussie Williams.
Rev. F. D. Viehe and family, WI
have been residents of Red Spring
| for 10 months, have gone to Wilke
barre, Pa, where Mr.Viehe has accep
/ ed a call to become pastor of tt
Presbyterian church.
I DIR. C. G. Vardell was guest
the Caledonian society of Indiana
| oils at their Burns day celebrate
and was the guest of honor at
luncheon given by the society on Il
26th of January. While away L
Vardell will also visit Cincinna
Az Washington, New York ard Pitt
burgh. ;,
"a The second faculty recital of Il
year will be given on Monday ev
ming, February 9Th and on the II
we shall have the pleasure of hea
ing the Kneisel string quartet,
which all are looking forward wi
much pleasure.