BURNS ANNIVERSARY

Evening Star, Issue 19772, 24 January 1928, Page 4

BURNS ANNIVERSARY

To all fkotsmen who love their country the date, January 25, stands for something that makes him feel proud of his race and nationally. It was on this date, in 1759, that Robert Burns first saw the light of day in a humble little cottage in Ayrshire, but as from tiny acorns huge oaks are grown, so with Burns from humble birth lie rose to be ranked and sought after by the best in the land. His literary star, and there have been many in the firmament of Scotland, has with its true and bright light outshone all others. His love songs, ‘ 0 the Airts,’ ; To Mary in Heaven,’ and many others, have endeared him to all human hearts, and that wonderful parting song, ‘ Should Auld Acquaintance be Forgot,’ has become a universal song over almost all the English speaking world at the close of all pleasant evenings. Little wonder is it then that Burns holds strong ties of affection over all Scottish hearts, and the Dunedin Burns Club will do honor to his name by holding a_ concert to mark the anniversary of his birth. The club has been very" fortunate in being able to secure the services of Mr Ernest M’Kinlay and Mrs Winifred Andrews. The Rev. R. Robertson will speak on Burns’s Life-works, and will be heard with a good deal of interest. The supporting artists are Miss M'Curdy, Mr W. HUliker, Mr J. B. Thomson, and Mr W. Legal. The Burns Choir, Reel Party, and tho Dunedin Pipe Band complete a fir.o programme.