Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-23
THISTLE CLUB
MEMBERS PAY
HOMAGE TO BURNS

.uUUIHUl ~ UUnVO
Mete honor to Bobby Burns, the
humble poet and idol of the Scot
fish people, was bald bv more than
a hundred members of the Thistle
club and their invited guests at the
"aconnet Club horse last evening.
Every event of the evening smacked
OF Scotland. The table decorations
were of .thistles. Scotch dishes pre-
dominated in the delicious menu i
the banquet. Scotch airs and da'.ces
featured in the entertainment pro-
gram and the broad brofiue of the
Scottish tongue was heard throue y,
out the club hnnsn
before the guests seated them
serves for the banquet Arthur
buckner pastor of the Unitarian
church, said a short grace in which
ne o1ered fervent prayer that ali
.nat was fine and noble in the peo-
pie OF Scotland should live in he
world, forever. az
Inc main topic of conversation
uuflng the meal was the old 5ays
ACROSS the water, when the majority
.. the people went back in the land
Cl the Thistle. The menu was.
grapefruit. chicken pie, ham. Gran.
10y Jelly pickles. giblet gravy.
eeeamed potatoes. green peas, fruit
S.'au: rolls, oatcakes. cheese. scenes
mints. anu
When the guests had done fu,,
Justice TO their apetites, Mr.. Buck
re-, nH; was asked by Mrs. William X.
n1,, ,iear' president of the Thistle
go 10 speak. Mr.. Buckner said
80. u4iihS the banquet he had been
;;. !. a study of physiognomy. and
nr .t casuy to be seen that r~y
oaa; ne people present were Scotch,
auu,ng that those who were not
might we'll wish that thew were
BOBBY Burns simply was. simnlv
IS we must take him as much /" ,ra ;
/ me gist of the speakers talk Nevar
| was there given t. the world q NAV
| VINO So affected the life of man as
qua bobDy and now, 166 wears after
ms olrth, he should be accented h,
men, averred MIR. Buckner He toI.,
now the poet had to lead his Iifo
90 ne round 1t. He died much
younger than most men end hi.
Muse was vanirhtng, elusive m
eApectei one, here today and pon,
, tomorrow. "''" soh-
Inc OLD world has a way Of sav,,s
p'ne OF Its treasures and passire
mem on to posterity," said Mr. R,,cll'
her, and we can at least accent tho
verdict that everything that Burns
W.. o.e was good, an ideal for common
ne and common man." Burns taught
ms country and his world to sing be
STATED. and just as Burns wrote thai
; nro Light forget the troubles that OPP
pssseu hln' So humanity reads him
'ouav TO forget their troubles.
from the banquet hall the guest
~enl 10 the auditorium Of the club
house. where readings. singing and
scotch dances kept them till near onto
midnight o'i'o
John Hamilton put the gathering
INTO the right spirit by singing the
roiilcking "Rantin' Robin" with the
/ otners taking UP the chorus.
MRS. Eva Jackson then recited two
humorous selections: one telling the
troubles of rustic matron on her first
! visit to the big city. and the other of a
COW which was decked out with a
tail light.
Came two young ladies, Misses Mar.
garet Salmond and Nancy Nivison
dressed in the full regalia of their ma
tive heath, plaids and kities and all
! IHelr perfect. execution of the intrf-
cate sword dance was the achievement
of the evening and when they had done
hardly a foot in the hall but was tap
ping the fioori time with the whirl.
ing lassies.
A quartet made up of J. Anderson
J. Sanderson. D. Thompson and w.
Sanderson sang "How Can Ye Lilt Ye
Little Birds in admirable manner. and
Mrs. Percy Henderson sang two beau.
itiful Scotch ballads. edinburgh
Toun" and "Afton Water" Miss
Katherine Parks played a violin sole
that appealed strongly to the gather
ing.
MY Ain Folk" sung by John An.
derson. took his hearers many miles
away, back to the old country. George
Goedecke sank a trio Of songs. "If
Winter Comes 1.-The World Is Wait
ing for the Sunrise" and "Duna.'
which merited the much applause they
received.
Misses Nivison and Salmond delight
led the guests with another folk dance
and the program was closed with
Song by Mr.. Hamilton.
Bobby was done full justice to and
the occasion will linger long in the
memories of the members Of the
Thistle Club, at least until the memo
rial banquet to the great bard year
from now.