Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-29
SCOTCH PEOPLE
PAY TRIBUTE TO
|FAVOR|TE POET

| Scotch people and their guests met
at the Taconnet club house last eve
| ming to pay tribute to the memory
Of the immortal poet of their nation
Bobby Burns, as they have done for
| a number of years past. Some 30O
| were present at the affair and the
| bountiful banquet served by the
| ladies of the Congregational church
| of Winslow, as we'll as the dance anu
| entertainment which followed
] savored strongly Of heather and the
kits.
The tables were attractively dec
grated with cut flowers and at eacii
plate were an appropriate program VI
| the nights activities and napkin
bearing a picture OF blossolnlns
thistle. The menu was fruit COCK
| tail. chicken, ham, jelly, pickles, glp-
let gravy, potatoes, turnip, onions
rolls scenes, ice cream, shortbread,
cake, tea and coffee.
Music during the banquet was iuE-
nished by Princes orchestra and pc
fore the guests had left the dining
room they had joined Justify IN the
singing of Annie Laurie" ana
Banks and Braes Of Bonnie Doom.
Rev. Alexander Henderson, pastor
Of the Baptist church of Fairfield,
was the speaker Of the evening ana
he told briefly of the poetry OF the
Scotian bard and how it had aftected
his life.
In speaking Of his boyhood passed
in Aberdeen Mr.. Henderson remlnoe:i
his hearers of the many things that
enter into the Scottish sboy's life 10
remind him of the influence OF burns;
Gil
Lang Syne" and other songs or the
humble poet on all festive occasions,
OF the many statues which the youth
ia continually seeing and the inevita-
BILE pictures and bric-a-brac per-
tanning to Bobby which are found IN
all houses.
When a man represses those Things
which he knows to be COON and en-
] nobling, said the speaker, ne mus.
find an outlet for them somehow ana
this is one of the chief reasons that
Burns wrote as beautifully as ne DID.
Mr.. Henderson also spoke or the
great poet's eye for the commonplace
and his homely touch which no other
writer has been able to accomplish.
A rather significant thing about
Burns, said the speaker, Is that ne is
often quoted, quite unconsciousiy' py
those VINO nave uOL Icdu AiS wa :.
and know very little Of the man, and
in closing he expressed the hope
that the bard's poetry would come 10
be more read than it now Is and that
his influence would continue to 90
good through the world.
From the dining room the guests
went to the dance hall, where the
long order of dances was given over
TO those of a generation ago. There
were but two fox trots, while scotch
reels, Highland Schottines. Ladies
of the Lake, polkas and waltzes pre-
dominated the program.
For entertainment there was a
uuartette made up of Miss Jeanette
Suite, Mrs. Margaret Kinnear
Rines, James Neal and William Bar.
raclough which sang a number OF
pleasing songs. Much enjoyed was
the sword dance Of the Misses Mar
garet Salmond and Nancy Nivison
which the lassies have done often
before and which they do exceeding
" we'll. For the quartette Mrs. ROD
ert Nivison was the accompanlst ana
for the dancers, Mrs. Robert SAL
mond. Thomas Rankine was the
master of ceremonies for the evening.
The Burns Night observance was
arranged by the Thistle club OIL
Winslow of which Mrs. w. kinnear IS
president, Mrs. McPhee, vice ppesl-
dent and Miss J. Burgess, secretary
and treasurer.