21st Annual Burns Supper 1952

1931 – 1952

HASTINGS DISTRICT SCOTS SOCIETY

Twenty-first
Annual

Burns Supper

Annual

Burns Supper

In Honour of the Memory of

ROBERT BURNS

1759 – 1796

(193rd. Anniversary of his Birth)

“Our monarch’s hindmost year but ane,
Was five and twenty days begun,
Twas then a blast o’ Janwar win
Blew hansel in on Robin.”

ODDFELLOWS’ HALL HASTINGS
28th. January, 1952
at 7.45 p.m.

Chairman: Chief P. J. Priest

Programme and Toast List

Assembly – Piping-in Chief and Chieftains.

National Anthem

Selection Hastings Scots’ Highland Pipe Band

Opening remarks and Introduction   The Chief

Song – “There was a Lad”   Mrs. G. Klingender

ADDRESS
AND
TOAST TO “THE IMMORTAL MEMORY”

MR. R. H. NIMMO, O.B.E., V.D., J.P.

Song – “The Star o’ Robbie Burns” Mrs. H. B. Poppelwell

Pipin’ of’ the Haggis – Councillor J. A. Walker
Pipe Major Angus Shaw
Sword Bearer, Drum-Major J. Seton

Address to the Haggis – Chieftain A. M. Sheriff

Selkirk Grace – Rev. C. W. Watt

The Hastings & District Scots’ Society – The Mayor, Mr. R. D. Brown

 

Song – “A Man’s a Man for a’ That”   Mr. E. G. Johnston

Reply – Patron Mr. H. W. C. Baird, J.P.

Song – “Scots wha ha’e”   Mr. W. Bentley

The Lassies o’ –   Mr. A. I. Rainbow, O.B.E., J.P.

Song – “Green Grow the Rashes O” – Mr. N. McKay

Reply – Mrs. H. W. C. Baird

Reel – Messrs J. Seton, A. Shaw & Partners

Our Guests – Mr. E. V. Simpson

Song – “Afton Water”   Mr. R. L. McDonald

Reply – Mr. S. I. Jones, M.P.

Violin Selection – Mr. Errol Smith

The Press – Mr. R. Harding, J.P.

Song – “Ye Banks and Braes”   Miss R. Hassall

Reply – Mr. W. A. Whitlock

The Swords – Miss D. Spooner

Supper at 10 p.m.

Collection for Burns Memorial Homes.

Dance to Follow.

OFFICERS 1951-52

Patron:
Hugh W. C. Baird, J.P.

Chief:
P. J. Priest

Imd. Past Chief: J. W. Shaw

Past Chief: B. Farquharson.

Chieftains:
J. A. Walker   G. Martin
M. D. McKay   A. M. Sherriff

Councillors:
Messrs –
D. G. Dorward   R. M. Fleming
W. McMillan   A. Shaw
S. H. Arrell

Mesdames –
A. Gill   G. Martin   R. Fleming

Hon. Auditor: E. V. Simpson.

Hon. M. C.: J. Seton.

Hon. Dancer:
Mrs. R. K. Taylor.

Hon. Accompanist:
Mrs. T. Bell

Hon. Piper: P. M. Angus Shaw.

Hon. Secretary and Treasurer: Miss M. McQuire.

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Subjects

Business / Organisation

Hastings District Scots Society

Format of the original

Folded card

Date published

28 January 1952

People

  • S H Arrell
  • H W C Baird
  • Mrs T Bell
  • W Bentley
  • R D Brown
  • D G Dorward
  • B Farquharson
  • R M Fleming
  • A Gill
  • R Harding
  • Miss R Hassall
  • E G Johnston
  • S I Jones
  • Mrs G Klingender
  • G Martin
  • R L McDonald
  • M D McKay
  • N McKay
  • W McMillan
  • Miss M McQuire
  • R H Nimmo
  • Mrs H B Poppelwell
  • P J Priest
  • A I Rainbow
  • J Seton
  • Angus Shaw
  • J W Shaw
  • A M Sheriff
  • E V Simpson
  • Errol Smith
  • Miss D Spooner
  • Mrs R K Taylor
  • J A Walker
  • Revernd C W Watt
  • W A Whitlock

Accession number

618766

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