THE GAELIC SOCIETY.

Otago Witness, Issue 2895, 8 September 1909, Page 11

THE GAELIC SOCIETY.

A largely-attended monthly meeting of the Gaelic Society wae held on trie Ist in tho Odd fe! lows' Hall, Stuart street. The Chief, Mr Dugald M'Pherson, who presided, mentioned that the committee had* finally arranged that the annual gathering would take place ;n; n the Art Gallery Hall on. October 15, and that the entertainment would take the form of a concert and dance, thus meeting the wishes of all members and friends of tho society. A strong subcommittee was formed to carry out all the details, particulars of which would appear in the advertisements; end he hoped there would be a large turn-out of Highland<e-rs on the occasion. Seeing two bards of the> society pivse'nt, — viz., Mr Neil M'Fedyen and Mr A. C. Robertson— he would call upon the former to open tho concert with a Gaelic song. Mr M'Fadyen then sang " Marcus L'atharmach," and during the evening he sang two other songs — '.' Air faillirinn irmn " and " DuthaichMhioleoid." Mrs Campbell sang " Ged tba mi gun ohrodh g-un aighean." Mr Robertson, who had just returned from a trip to Australia, said he had seen no pkee in the Commonwealth to be compared with Dunedin — (applause),— and the wish to bo back at- the Gaelic Society made him homesick aH the time. He sang one Gaelic eong in praise of the Island of Mull (the birthplace of his brother bard Mr M'Fadyen), another entitled " Cruachan Beann," the abode of the Clan M'lntyre, and also " Chi mi na. mor-bhearaia." A duet "Home to our mountains" ("II Trovotore ") was contributed by Mr Robert Rae and Miss Rae, and . Mr Rae also sang as ar> encore " The wedding o' Lauchie 11'Graw." Miss J. M'K-eehnic danced the Highland fling and sang " Love me and the world is mine," and as an encore "And a little child shall lead them.' I'ipe-major M'Callum sang " Come under my plaidie," and Mrs Murray " A Mhairi bhan og and Fhir a bhatft." Mr Donald M'Pherson gave a reading from the Celtic monthly entitled " The Widow Macdongall." Pipe-major M'Keohnie, as usual, discoursed the national music, and Miss C. Sullivan played the accompaniments. Altogether a very pleasant evening; was spent.