The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-10-16
resence as the dominant factor


to honor your names and keep your
memory green.
Before we say goodbye, we want
love and respect for you; that you can
never be forgotten and that wherever
you may 60 we in spirit will follow
there to be partners and participants
in your joys and sorrows. May there
be only JOY and happiness.
And now we bid you
Farewell, dear friends. May guild
luck hit you,
And 'mang her favorites admit you;
If e'er Detraction shore to smit you,
May name believe him,
And ony dell that thinks to get you,
Good Lord, deceive him."
A letter of good wishes and kindly
farewell from Mrs. Jean McNaughton
Stevens of Towner, was read, as fol-
lows:
Stevens Chimney Corner in Towner.
! felt, very much complimented when
read your kind invitation to meet
with the Burns Club of Minot in order
to speed out dear friends, the Heth-
ertons, on their way back to Bonnie
Scotland. But / cannot come. l am
very sorry. Maybe it is just as well
tho, for it would make me homesick
with longing to go too, in such good
company, and have look at "the auld
Hoose, the auld rock hoose, what tho
it's rooms were wee; There'll ne'er be
hoose hauf sac dear tae me-"
No, its rooms were not wee by any
means, sac wee as the kindly rooms
that have long given me shelter under
the Stars and Stripes, but "kind
hearts were dwelling there" and here
too. "The hearts, eye the paise age
that make US rich or wrang."
told the Germans Sunday morning
Of the beautiful letter and they too
would fain hae pairtin word wi oor
friens. Maybe Mr.. Hetherton wad
sing, "Come under my Pladdie, there's
room int for twa," an Hunting
town." Mony time in the comm
winter ahll be thinkin' o. oor auld
friens an wishin' them weel.
An ah tell oor Cheef, the Rale Mac
kay, tae, an he sed, sed he, "Say Guide
Nicht and Joy be wi We a., but ah'm
unco busy"
Sac Towner Burns Club, President,
Secretary an Rank an File sem their
best respecks tae Master and Mistress
Hetherton and wush them monte a
joyous day in the auld land We are
not an North Dakota.
May their Cogie aye be flu, while
they need it. An may the blessin' o
oor Father follew them aye. An a
blessin' follow the Minot Club an their
President, tae, for their kindness in
seein' tae the comfort o. the Auld
Folk.
Yours in Faith and Hope,
Jean McNaughton Stevens,
Secretary since '97 of the
Towner Burns Club.
The following program was then
carried out:
Musical selection Scarlet.
Address-Dr. A. J. MCDANIEL.
Song, My Ain Folk-Mrs. Wistrom
Song-Dr. C. L>Wallace.
Scotch Readings Mrs John Camp
bell.
Address by Rev. P. w. Erickson of
the Presbyterian, church in which he
alluded to the helpful and happy fel-
lowship with Mr.. Hetherton as mem
ber Of the church sessions in Minot.
Address by Attorney c. B. Bach
who made kindly reference to the cor
dial and happy association with Mr.
and Mrs. Hetherton during their resi-
dence in Minot, and their deep regret
at their going away after 16 years
residence here.
Address-Dr. A. D. McCannel
Song, "Bonnie Prince Charlie by
Mr.. Hetherton.
Song-"Ye Banks an Braes"-Mrs
A. F. McLane.
The new president of the club, Rev
W. C. Hunter, stated that owing to
sickness, Mrs. VIM. Murray was un
able to be present to make the pre-
sentation. of silver badges to Mr.. and
Mrs Hetherton. Mrs. Alex Scarlet
made the presentation. The badge to
Mr.. William Hetherton, sr., First
Minot Burns Club" A silver locket
with portraits Of Mr.. Hetherton and
herself was to have been presented to
Mrs. Hetherton, but had not been re
turned from the engraver in time.
A Fraser gave short address al
luding to the happy association with
Mr.. and Mrs. Hetherton, regretting
that they were not coming back to live
in Minot again.
DR.. r. w. Pence spoke of the pleas
ant association with the couple.
Refreshments were served after
which the company joined hands and
sang "Auld Lang Syne."