DUNEDIN BURNS CLUB.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16259, 17 December 1914, Page 6

DUNEDIN BURNS CLUB.

The Art Gallery Hall was almost packed last night when the Dunedin Burns Club gave another of its very enjoyable monthly concerts. The president (Mr J. Loudon) occupied the chair,, being supported' by Mr W. Brown, one of the oldeet members of the club, and Mr W. B. M'Ewan, an expresident. In his opening remarks, Mr Loudon. drew attention to a picture of Sir Walter Scott, presented to the club by Mre Livingstone.—(Applause.) It was customary at that time of the year to wish each other the compliments of the season. While they did so let them remember that in the Home Land and in Europe there were many whose hearts were eore and many who were suffering. At tho same time one must not be downhearted. Our men were doing well at the front.—(Applause.) They were upholding the traditions of the Empire to which they belonged, and one oould only pray that the hideous war in which we ■were now engaged would soon be over and that its conclusion would herald a brighter day for all people and hasten that time when "man to man the world o'er, shall brithere be and a' that."—(Applause.) He believed that when our New Zealand men reached the fighting line we would have reason to be proud of them, juet as we were proud at the present time of our Scotsmen, Englishmen, and Irishmen, and of their brave allies.—(Applause:) The concert programme opened with a bagpipe selection by Piper Morrison. The choir, conducted by Mr J. Paterson, sang as part eongs the National Anthems of Russia, Prance, and Britain, the audience rising and joining in the last-named. The remainder of the programme, every item of which was greatly appreciated, was as follows:—Song, "Bonnie Mary o' Argyle," Mr Keys; duet, " 0 wert Ttoe in the Oauld Blast," Misee.s N. and J, Duncan (encored); eong. " Will Ye No Come Back Again," Miss Maggie M'Donald (encored); song, Mr Muir: recitation, "The Lifeboat," Mrs Daisy J. Brown; song, "My Love is Like a Bed, Rod Rose," Mi® N. Densem (encored); humorous item, Mr_ J. Deaker (encored); song, " Robin Adair," Miss H. C. Nelson; part song, " Thou art Gane Away," choir; eong, "Cam , Ye By Athol," Miss Jean Duncan; song. "Hame," Miss Mary Brown; eong and chorus, " A Guid New Year," Mr J. Paterson and choir; recitation, "The Pipers of Lucknow," Mrs Daisy J. Brown; song, " A May Morning," Mies H. C. Nelson; humorous item, Mr J. Deaker (encored); song. " The Auld Scotch Sanga," Miss Nance Duncan; part song, "The Bonnie Lase o' Arranteenie," choir. In proposing a> vote of thanks to the contributors to the entertainment, Mr M'Ewan referred to the loyal response made by Scotsmen to Lord Kitchener's appeal for a eecond army.—(Applause.) While he wae proud of the British army as a whole he wae proud that at a crisis when more men were wanted Scotsmen had come forward in such numbers. —(Applause.) Miss Jessie Christie acted ae accompanist. At the conclusion of the concert refreshments were hajided round, and danoing was indulged in for an hour.