Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-01-27
BUS7' GIFT
TO CALEDONTANS
AT CELEBRATION
Poets I6Ist Anniversary %
served WITH Elaborate
Concert Program.
Hr GRACE

The indianapolis Caledonian club cele.
brated the one hundred ind sixty-hrst
anniversary of the birth Of Robert Burns
with a Scottish concert last night, given
at the Metropolitan School of Music
The numbers were all Scotch airs and
Scotch poems and were given by mem.
bers Of the club assisted by some of the
city's best musical talent.
A bust of Robert Burns, modelled by
William Collins, president of the Gale
DOMAIN club, was presented to the club
by Mr.. Collins at the celebration. The
bust was unveiled by Miss Jeanne An
derson and David Kirk.
The opening number Of the program
was a medley of Scotch airs, given by
thu LlRcoln Hotel Trio, Mrs. G. B. Jack
son, violipist; Miss Yuba Willhite, cell
list, md Mrs. S. X. Ruick, pianist. This
popular trio played in their customary
artistic and pleasing manner, after which
Alexander Hamilton made a short talk.
paying tribute to Burns.
Miss Florence Parkln, soprano, sang
the frst solo bf the program Miss
Parkin IS n young singer of much prom
Use. Her programme number was within
a Mile Of Edinburgh Town (D'Uhrey).
and for an encore she gave the ever
UOVulaI NY AduulSs EtuSluH DOln bOh6e
with beautiful purity of tone and a sim
plicity of style well suited to the mum
bers.
Mrs, Glenn o. Friermood gave as hel
solo sim A'Wearyin' AVA, Jean" sing
ing with the warm coloring and splen-
did Interpretation for (which she Is noted
Mr.. George Kaders singing Of "Bonny
Wee Thing (Burns) was one of the ar
tistic bits OF the evening. The sym
pathetic quality Of his voice was well
suited to the number. His mezzo voce
tones were especially good.
Dwight Murphy contributed the solo.
Scots, Who Haze VIE Wallace Bled'
(Burns), giving it with great dramatic
appeal and beautiful tone coIoring.
Miss Minnie Arthur gave a clever little
singing act, Caller Herrin" (Lady
Nairne). Her singing was pleasing, as
were her acting and cOstuming, making
it one of the most attractive numbers OF
the evening.
QUARTET FURNISHES
PLEASING NUMBER
Andrew Smith sang of a Scotch quar-
rel, "Git Up and Bar the Door o." a
bit Of comedy that was greatly enjoyed
Charles Arthur gave a group of Scotch
poems with so much innate humor and
such excellent brogue that the audience
was loath to let him leave the stage. A
duet by Mrs. FriermOod and John NJ. L
Kerr, Come Under My Paddle
(Burns). was we'll acted and sung.
The CALIFORNIAN quartet, composed o.
George Kadel, Andrew Smith, Charles
Clary and Dwight Murphy, sang three
numbers, "There Was a Lad Born in
Keel" my Hame Is Where the Heather
Blooms Eye Banks and Braes o. Bonnie
Doom Burns). These were among the
most attractive and ~pleasurable numbers
of the evening.
The Lincoln trio played two numbers
beside the opening medley. They were
elsie of Dreams (Blauful) and Scotch
airs.
A clever singing act was the trio
60 Willie Brew'd a Peck O. Maui
Burns), by Messrs. Clary, Kerr and
Smith. The program concluded with the
singing of "Auld Lang Syne'' by the solo
lists and audience.
Mrs. S. X. Ruick played the accompani-
ments in her customary satisfactory and
capable manner. The hall was decorated
with British and American flags. On the
stage were flags and a large portrait
each of Robert Burns and Sir Walter
Scott.