DUNEDIN BURNS CLUB

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17631, 22 May 1919, Page 8

DUNEDIN BURNS CLUB

ANNUAL SOCIAL. JJwi?™?? ,1 f- da i m oonnection with the Dunedm Burns Qub was held in the Art Gallery Hall last night. The hall w i* to the doors, and the president ZLt* TO (Mr m the chair. The proceedings were opened with the singing of the National Anthem, and the playing of a bagpipe selection by Piper M Donald.

16 " 1 m hls °P ettiD & remarks, 6 attendance. He remarked that a Bums Club had been fe 5 Wellington,, and from what he understood the WeUington Club was going to be somewhat in advance of the Dun«hn one, as they were to be affiliated witii other Scottish societies in that city He aJeomentioned that m Auckland a Burns statue was about to be erected, which was the result of the efforts of Mr R. Craigie, who had erected a Burns statue in J-frnara at his own expense. Jn Auckland Mr Mennio was bearinjr the expense of the statue. He had been asked by the committee to make an appeal to the children of members of the club to have a children's evenaraf m October. There was no reason y t -C?x oh ? ldren of members should not contribute Jhe whole of the items at the October.conoert. It was not necessary that they should stock to as there were some excellent poems in the works of Barns which were admirably suited for recital e mentione d several as beinsr suHaWe for-that purpose. "Epistle to a Youne Was Made to Mourn," The Sodgers' Return," and "An Address w> a Haggii-f were some of the poems recommended by the speaker. musical programme of considerable merit was submitted, the following beuw Ae Astley Thro the -Rye" and "Valley of Laughter"; £§fs Shaw, "Coming Home"; Mr J "Sigh No More, Ladies? , ; Mr W H JMy Land"; Mr K. Webster lijSt I S? ay -« Bβ os *"**""* were contril M-Carthy ,a comet solo by Mr E. Kerr, and two Part songs ("Com Rigs" and "Th^

At the conclusion of the concert nropamme the Art Gallery was thrown open for mepection, and after refreshment had been partaken of a danoo foUowed