THE GAELIC SOCIETY.

Otago Witness, Issue 2869, 10 March 1909, Page 15

THE GAELIC SOCIETY.

The monthly meeting- of the Gaelic Society was held on the 3rd in the Oddfellows' Hall, Stuart street. The chief (Mr Dugald M'Pherson) occupied the chair, and remarked that the attendance wa s somewhat less than usual, no doubt on account of the presence in the city of the Welsh Choir, whose musical entertainment he was sure would be a treat. He. among others, had the pleasure rh© other night of welcoming thfc Welsh Choir to this part of the Dominion, and of hearing a Welsh song sung. He now wished that some of the choir were at the presemt meeting to hear the Gaelic songs that would be sung. Ho had spent soir-e 10 years of his life in South Wales, and, strange to iay one member' of the choir was acquainted with some of tKo same people in Ll-anelly whom he (the speaker) knew when lie was there. The chief also reported that Mr A. C Robertson and himself had remitted ihe money (£65-odd) which ha-d bean collected for the widow of the late Kenneth M'Donaid to the National Ba.nk of Scotland and the Provost of Stornoway, with all tho necessary provisos necessary for tho widow' 3 dus receipt thereof. — (Cheers.)

An excellent musical programme was carried out, Pipe-mvjor M'Kecknie supplying the pipe music. Mr Donald Munro {Port Chalnier*) sang " Eileen vain a eh-eo " and " 's lionmhoir fear tha "n geall air 1';1 '; Mies Hughina Chi^holm. "Tho auld hoof=e " an<l a song composed by Mi's Caldwcll to the society's pipor; Mr A. C. Robertson, a walking song (Mo nighean dubh ") and " Fhir a bhata " ; Ma&ter lan Muriay. '"'The r?a--o'i why I wear the kilt"; Mr Cathleus M'Phe-rson. " Owuma eiree " ; Mrs James Mu:-ra> "Soroidh slan le Fionnairidh" ami '" Dl'eoloiVh mi an nochd ri m' leaniiu.ii''; Mr H. R. Donaldson, "Tho battle of Stirling"; Mr James Turner. '•JToro mo nighean dorm bhoidheach " and '•' Gu ma. slan a ehi mi mo chailinn dileas dorm"; Pipe-major Sl'Callum. "Ma mither ment ma auld breeks " ; Mr John Mailer, " TheLd i's gun theid i lear n" and " Air fal-al-al-o." Mr A. M'Donald contributed pianoforte selections. In closing, the Chief he, was pleased to say that this had been a record meeting for Gaelic songs. -• J