Burns Night Celebrated
BY FEILDING PIPE BAND. A grand ingleside to celebrate Burn’s night was held on Monday night by the Feilding Caledonian Pipe Band in the Drill Hall, which was well filled for the occasion. Before the function started the band, in full uniform, paraded the streets, playing Scottish airs, a procedure which no doubt helped to attract the largo crowd present at the function. Dancing was indulged in to music supplied by Messrs G. Dick at the piano, and W. Lowe and B. Dawes, violin, Mr J. Wemyss acting as M.C. for the evening. Mr W. McKay (Apiti) delivered a short address on the Scottish bard Robert Burns, during the evening, in which he spoke of Burns inauspicious birth 178 years ago in a lonely cottage and his later rise to fame as the Poet Laureate. Whatever Burns did in life, said the speaker, he did with the whole of his heart and from him we had learnt honesty and self reliance. In all * his works he kept close to Nature and many of his finest poems had been written when closely allied to the things of the earth. Burns was the champion of the poor—he fought to improve the condition of the lower classes of people and many present-day authors referred to him as a wholehearted supporter of democracy.
Later in the evening the Haggis was piped in in the traditional manner by Pipe Major Butler aud Piper McGregor, the haggis being carried by DrumMajor MacMillan, escorted by president D. Fraser and vice-president D. H. .McKay. Mr J. Wemyss then addressed the Haggis after which it was carried off and served to those present. Many novelty dances were held throughout the evening and were thoroughly enjoyed, not the least of these being the Highland Schottische. A Lucky Spot Waltz was won by Miss V. Garrett and Mr M. Cook. The prize for a special lucky dance went to Mrs Edhouse and Air Barlow.
The happy function closed after midnight, the singing of “Auld Lang Syne” having a double significance in that it was the anniversary of its composer.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 22, 27 January 1937, Page 3
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351Burns Night Celebrated Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 22, 27 January 1937, Page 3
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