THE GAELIC SOCIETY.

Otago Witness, Issue 2660, 8 March 1905, Page 13

THE GAELIC SOCIETY.

The monthly meeting of the Gaelic Society was held on the Ist in the Oddfellows' Hall, Stuart street, there being a large turn-out of members and friends. The chief (Mr Dugalcl il'Pherson) occupied the chair, supported by Chieftains Roderick Mackenzie and Colin M'Kenzie. The Chief in his opening address referred to the lecture delivered at last meeting by Mr William Thomson, and which appeared in recent issues of the Witness. The lecture made siich excellent reading that he thought J;he society would have it printed in pamphlet form for distribution among the members and Highlanders generally. The members would be glad to learn that as the proceeds of the I recent Ceilidh there would be something over I JEI2 to hand to the Early Settlers' Building Fund. H« had to apologise for the absence of Mr Nelson, conductor of the choir, who found it impossible to be present that night, j but it was arranged that next week the choir should resume its meetings for practice at the usual time and place. Its services wou'd be of special value in the early future, as more Ceilidhs were contemplated. Meantime | he would ask all present and their friends to remember that the. musical talent of the city was to give a benefit concert in the Princess Theatre on the 10th inst. for the family of the late lamented Mr A. J. Barth, Knox Church organist. He hoped they would patr6nise the concert and induce all they had any influence with to do the same, and make it the success it deserved. Mr Kenneth Clark (Mornington) had handed to the society a nice photo lithograph of the Hector Macdonald National Memorial to be erected on the Green Hill, Dingwall, Ross-shire. The picture would be handed round for inspection. Mr William Thomson spoke a few words in favour of the object for which the concert mentioned in the chief's address was to be given. A nice programme of pipe music and Gaelic and English songs was gone through. Mrs Campbell sang " Gcd tha mi gun chrodh gun eisrhean," Mr Dan Matheson, sen., "An teid thu learn a ribhinn og " ; Miss M'Callum, "Jessie's dream" and "Farewell to Fiunary " : Mr D. Munro, " Oidliche chridheal choimhneal " ; Miss Campbell, " John Highlandman " ; MiDan M'Leod, " Oran chuir MacLeoid mu'n cuairt " : Mr Dan Matheson, jun., " Faill ill o"; and Mr D. M. Fea, "A Highlandman' « toast." Pipe-major M'Kechnie and Mr Al'istev M'Donald discoursed the Highland music, and Miss Reeve played the accompaniments. Mi Alexander Munro (Clark's Fat) was elected ? member. Mr Donald Munro (Port Chalmer^ uronosed a vote of thanks to the chair, a pel i lii= remaiks said he regretted that ho could seldom manage to be present himself, but litwas pleased to see so many of the old faces at the meetirg. He hoped the Highlanders would str.nd shoulder to shoulder and support the society. so as to keep it representative of the many Highland families in this part of the colony. He was sorry to inform the members of the death of Mr John Munro (Marsder Point, Auckland), whom they would rememlid as an enthusiastic Highlander^ and one of the best Gaelic scholars in New Zealand.

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