THE GAELIC SOCIETY

Otago Witness, Issue 2674, 14 June 1905, Page 18

THE GAELIC SOCIETY

The monthly meeting of the Gaelic Society was held on the 7th in the Oddfellows' Hall, Stuart street. The Chief (Mr D. M'Pherson) occupied the chair and delivered an address. He said that at the date of last meeting he was in Sydney, where the Scottish societies were at the time taking steps to amalgamate. What success attended the negotiations he had not yet heard. Miss Jessie Muclachlan, the renowned singer, had just arrived in Sydney, and he (the speaker) had the pleasure of a. short interview with her. Her appeara-nces in Sydney were greeted with unprecedented enthusiasm; the halls were crowded, and numbers were unable to gain admittance. The Highland Society of Sydney gave a. conversazione in her honour on Ker arrival, and her graces of manner and speech in Gaelic and English captivated all hea.rlra. She was expected in Dunedin about the end of June or beginning of July, and it was intended that the Scottish societies here would give her a fitting reception in this Scottish community. The Chief said he had enjoyed his Sydney trip immensely. He made special mention of Mr James Mill's hospitality, that gentleman having placed a steamer at the disposal of tha delegates of the Commercial Travellers and Warehousemen's Association for a day's trip in Sydney Harbour, and treated them right royally. The committee hacl almost completed arrangements for the forthcoming ceilidh to provide funds for erecting a memorial cairn to Quintin M'Kinnon. In addition to a splendid concert there would be the rich treat of & short lecture by their esteemed member Mr Thomas Mackenzie, M.H.R., F.G.S. It was no small honour io the society that one of it 3 members should be a member of the Eoyal Geographical Society. It was hoped that all the friends of -the society and the public generally would roll up to the meeting, for the object was one that must commend itself to all the residents of Otago. A letter of apology for absence was read from Mr Donald M'Pherson, in which he drew the attention of members to the death of Mrs Mary M'Coll, of Waitahuna — a native of the historic Glencoe. Mrs M'Coll's late husband belonged to the gallant 42nd. The sympathy of the society would be cordially extended to the bereaved family. Mr W. MacLeod, in a short speech, said that memorial cairns were just now evidently the order of tho day. He recently received from! Mr William Hutchison a newspaper cutting bringing before Highlanders a.t home and abroad that the memorial cairn of the moor of Cnlloden was in need of repair. He (tha speaker) had on the table before him a gr>rig of heather culled on the Culloden moor" by their worthy citizen Mr D. E. Theomin. with his own hand, for the Gaelic Society. It was Mr Theomin who sent them, some three years ago, their first donation of heather. Since then they had a good few, but their thanks were specially due to Mr Theomin for hi 9 mmdf niness and friendship. Mr "William Taomson would possibly say a word or two ?r ° "1 Clllloden moor, as he knew it well — rxi J?h ° m , s ? n tl i en § av ' e a graphic description of the fie.d and tke battle that took place oh

The concert was varied, and the several items were well worthy the applause which greeted them. The choir rendered " Molladh. na Lanndaidh " (Mr Nelson, conductor) : Miss M'Callum sang ' Loch Lomond"; Mr E. R. Donaldson, " Where has Scotland found her fame " ; Mr Murdoch M'Kenzie played " Tha M'lntoshs' lament " on the pipes ; Mrs M'Donald, " The blcorn o' my own native heather": Mr M'Dougall, "Am brudair"; Mis 3 Eichaidson. "Robin Adair " ; Mr D-. Munro. '' Bruaohain Ghliim Bhraoin " ; while Mr Lachlan M'Donald sang " Au gille dubh."

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