GAELIC SOCIETY

Evening Star, Issue 20996, 9 January 1932, Page 8

GAELIC SOCIETY

ATTRACTIVE CONCERT TO OPEN NEW YEAR The Gaelic Society opened its new year with an enjoyable concert m the Oddfellows’ Hall in Stuart street last evening. Piper K. Cameron played Chief T. Ritchie and Chieftains A. M'Lachlan and A. Campbell to their seats on tho platform. Chief Thomas Ritchie, in opening the meeting, extended a hearty welcome to all present, especially to visitors, and mentioned the presence of Mrs M'Donald, of Wellington, a daughter of the late Mrs Campbell, who in her day charmed the menu hers with her rendering of Gaelic songs. Tho first item on the programme was a Gaelic song by Mrs R. M'Rae, ' An Gille ban,’ and to an encore responded with 1 Horo cha N’eil cadal orm.’ The following also performed Mrs J. Aitchison, songs—‘ Granny s Highland Hame,’ ‘ The Garden of Your Heart, and ‘ I Love tho Moon ’; Mr F. Cooper, songs—' Bonnie George Campbell ’ and ‘ A Chip of the Old Block ’; Mr At M'Lennan, Gaelic songs—- ‘ Eileann na fraoich ’ and ‘ Faile d’uit, slande d’uit ’; Miss Daracott, songs—‘Ye’d Better Bide a Wee’ and ‘Ye Banks and Braes ’; Mrs Oliver, songs —‘ A Guid New Year to A’ ’ and ‘ The Sour Milk Cert ’; Piper K. Cameron, selections; Mr R. Scott, songs—' Hame o’ Mine’ and ‘MacGregor’s Gathering.’ Miss D. Wheeler’s reel party supplied tho dances, which were as follow ;—Highland reel—Misses Daphne Allan. Pat Atkinson, Flora Macdonald, and Rita Warren; double jig, Misses Pat Atkinson and _ Flora Macdonald; double hornpipe—Misses Daphne Allan and Rita Warren; reel o’ tulloch— Misses Daphne Allan, Pat Atkinson, Flora Macdonald, and Rita AVarren, Miss Crooks played the accompaniments, and Piper Kenneth Cameron supplied the national music, Mr Alexander Mackenzie was M.C. for a short dance which followed the programme. ■