DUNEDIN BURNS CLUB

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17317, 17 May 1918, Page 7

DUNEDIN BURNS CLUB

ANNUAL SOIREE. is cfit® evident to regular attenders «f the D*medm Burns Club's monthly meetings that the executive will have to face Booner or later, the question of holding the concerts in a larger building than the Art Gallery Hall. Possibly the fact that the meeting on Wednesday night was the annual soiree was partly responsible for an attendance so large that, even after additional aooommodation had been provided there were quite a number who had to stand. In the course of the customarv opening remarks the Chairman (Mr W. Brown) expressed his conviction that, "however long the war might prove to be, right would prevail over foul wrong, and that the Allies wonUd wm a complete and lasting victorv. ihe musical programme was opened bv Pipe-major Grant with a bagpipe selection. contr 'b"te<J by Misses Hope and M Leod, and Messrs 0. Paisley, J. Jacobs, and G. Svrann. A humorous song hi mL P and a H'ffWand dance by Miss BeiilaJi Kmg completed the items jpven by individual performers. The Burns choir, tinder Mr J. Paterson, contributed two part-songs in their usual excellent manner, and Mies E. Wright played the accompaniments. Before refreshments were disnensed the Chairman on behalf of the presented Mr W. B. M'Ewan with two arm chairs one being intended as a gift for Mre M'Ewan. Ho said the status of the club enhanced bv Mr M Ewairs work durir,fr his term of four years w its president, his fin© literary gifts. Mid his ability as a speaker beinjj one of the club's best assets. It was also largely due to his fine speech on the occasion of the choirs visit to the unveiling of the Timaru Burns statue that the fame of the chib had spread ov«r large territory. The gitt for Mrs M'Ewan w>as meant to compensato her m some degree for the call which the club had made for so long on nor husband s time and energy.—Mr r ai i 8 members for this practical oxpreasKm of therr appreciation him to do ah ** yß 1)06,1 a Pl«®iro to