PAREORA BURNS CLUB.

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21686, 21 January 1936, Page 6

PAREORA BURNS CLUB.

' THIRTEENTH CELEBRATED,,, vJHH * % ' * * r |9mH " V 1 ■' ■ ‘5 : Members of the and Scottish visitors gathered •Pareora Hall. on Satordar ‘celebrate the'thirteenth .the.Pareora Burns Club. A grtgffiHH of more than' 120 from the ing districts and from Ctolsfrwjaßß and Waimate spent a most'd|n|H| ing and enjoyable time. Office-bearers were as feWMiMI Chief. Mr Robert W. deputy-chief, Mr R. Whitnaijißßl pipers, Messrs Ronald MhHHW Lockie Munro, and Munro; haggis, Mr A. Barr; hosgiHßH retary, Mr L. G. Howard; asspljjlßM secretary, Mr J. Mclntyre; confflMM Messrs R. Gregory, E. W. Long*BPM||| P. S. Hanson, E. Bennison* R>,.9|lH||H dep, D. Gregory, D. Johnson. B. bell, A. McGregor. E. O’Neill. Cmi jSM Moor, A. Woods, and D. Gillespie; nfirs|H members, Messrs J. A. Munro R; Hayward. The evening was opened piping in of the chieftain, Mir BgMHH W. Munro, who welcomed all' M,* P. Hunter (Waimatc)v fejßM posing the toast “The Immortal JWjgffß ory, M addressed the gatheriius life of Robert Burns. In his Hunter quoted several of BBgjaM poems, which included “The ■ tor’s Saturday Night,” “Tam-b -SMs|S9 ter,” “Bonnie Mary of Argyll ■f&BM “My Nannie O.” ‘ The toast, “Absent proposed, by Mr Wotherspoon, H.: Whittlcase proposed the taMN| the chi*f. In his reply, Mr MunsqaßTS gratulatcd the committee and tainem on the excellent mad 3 £«• the evening. With keen MPfcg* bers ai I officers the club was~~ ispsyggj ing exc\ Ilent progress. The announced the haggis, brought before the eatuering musical honours. -’T -«<. '= The toast. 1 “The Ladies,* 1 was posed by Mr G. gelbie, and Somerville replied. Mr Little pWASHH .the toast, ‘The Maker of -the ,gis”‘ (Mrs J. A. Munro), to. SJ, F. HanSon replied. Mr E. paan, in proposing the toast to guests, said the members of the -Club - appreciated -very - much th^jaßai tendance of a record number or|MW tots, and*thanked the, ,enferta|ngM« Messrs .Gordon-Walke*. !X E. Budu, W. Ramsay, and J. J. MM dan replied, - £iA programme ofoxuisicalmnd^mHßH pus items was given,