Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-01-07
Robert Burns Night
Will Break Record

The seventh annual festival of
Robert Burns by the Vashon-
Maury Burns club viii be held
this year IN the Island Club house
on Saturday evening, January
22nd, beginning at seven o'clock.
A changed arrangement all the
way through will be inaugurated,
believing it will please the pa
irons that much more. Instead of
commencing at eight O'Clock with
the program, and followed by the
supper, the supper will be served
first and will commence at seven
o'clock in order to avoid the ne
cessity OF the patrons getting a
supper at home before they start.
A good hot supper will be served
under the auspices of the Island
Cub starting promptly at seven
o'clock. During the supper hour
there will be some skirlin of the
pipes, and a Scotch skit or twa,
and then at eight O'Clock an in.
terim of five minutes win be given
for everyone to get their chair fac
ing the platform for the big two
hours program of music, dancing.
and recitation.
Under this change of place, it
viii now be possible TO seat 200 at
the tables in ease, and the number
will he SET at that--instead Of $50
as heretofore. This will give the
committee more money to spend on
talent, and better ond fuller pro
gram will be engaged. The tick
cts will remain at sl.00 each and
viii eutitle the holder to both din
ner and concert. The committee
viii spend 80 cents of each adj
mission for the dinner, and the
other 80 cents will pay for the out
side talent.
One Of the boldest undertakings
the committe has yet sponsored is
the importation direct from Glas-
gov of a ten pound Annecker In
corporated haggis, This haggis
is put up by this firm with plenty
of WHITE heather, a very rare
thing, packed with it. SO that this
year the committee promises each
guest liberal portion OF this real
Scotch Haggis, direct from the
miSt-covered hills of Caledonia.
and each guest may get a sprig of
this very rare WHITE heather as
a souvenir Ii there be enough to
go the rounds, each guest will re-
ceive a sprig. A letter from An
necker of Glasgow says the haggis
and heather were shipped several
days ago, so there'll be no disap-
pointment about that part.
Under the concert part, Mrs. A,
w. Ganly has been engaged TO pre-
side at the piano, John Ironside
viii he one Of the pipcrs, his
daughter, Jean, will be here to.
sing and dance, Robinson will be
here to sing and put on a Harry
Lauder skit or two, young James
Ogilvy who took the house down.
last year win sing clever Scotch
song on -Wagging and Zig
Tagging" The committee is try
ing to get Mae Donald back to sing
some of his comic stuff, but
whether they succeed or not the
evening will be crammcd full Of
frollc and fun. Forget your.
troubles, pack up your grouehes
serapc up a dollar, and enjoy the
annual Burns Nicht with the hap
py and eontentcd crowd who al-
ways leave the hall saving; "I
sure had q wonderfully good
time" This year promises to-
eclipse all past attempts on the is
land. The committee wants the
doctors, lawyers, school teachers,
preachers, farmers, poultrymen.
fruit growers, Ford owners, and
everyone else who enjoys real
time, TO get a ticket and feast and
frolic on January 22nd, at the
Burns Festival.