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Show the following toasts were responded to: "Robert Burns," by Kev. George Leslie. "Bait Lake Caledonian Club," by Judge McDowell. 'Our Ladies," by David Nelson. "Oar Guests," by .(nines Stephenaon. "The Land We Left and the Land of Our Adoption," by Scott Anderson. The President of the United States," by Governor Thomas.. After the toasts there, were old Scottish sotlgl In the vcrnaeular by Peter Eliot, John Bibson, Mrs. Brown and William Hunter. One of the most interesting features of the j evening was the dancing of a Highland fling i by Mrs. Hunter, aged years. Notwithstanding Notwith-standing her advanced age Mrs. Hunter dani ed with an agility that would be envied by many a younger woman. The Scotch folk bad a good time and the Caledonian banquet of 18!U will bo long remembered. 1SOSM' M OTI. iMl s MEMORIES. Anniversary of Knbert linens' Hlrth Observed Ob-served by the 'nleiloiiiuns. Old Scotland's sons and daughters to the number of loo enjoyed themselves and honored hon-ored tho birthday anniversary of Scotland's f'linous poet, "Bobby" Burns, at tho same time last evening at a banquet given at the Continental. The affair was under tho auspices aus-pices of tho Caledonia club. After a ploas-aut ploas-aut hour spent in conversation, during which reminiscences of childhood scones amid the crairs and peaks of the highland wore related, and old times lived over again, the club and its guests adjourned from .he parlors to th. 1 dining room at 9:30 o'clock. The spacious banquet hall was beautifully decorated and the long tatdes were most etc-i etc-i gantly arranged with fanciful displays of j tahleMarc and 11 profusion of cut (lowers. I famous as Proprietor Bcardsloy is as a cut-! cut-! crer he outdid himself last evening, although al-though it is likely that bu secured the services ser-vices of sonic excellent old Scotch cook for this occasion. It was dec idedly a baniiiet of Scoth dishes and reminded all of the days of 'auhl lang sync '. The menu waa as follows: fol-lows: Hunan lladdies, Uaiides Itabhlie, Juck mid .leliy. Lobster Salad, raid Hani, t'ald chicken, Tongue. Beefsteak Pie. rHioKt Onions, Potted Head, Sweet Pickles, sieved Tripe, Celer), IlsL'is i Burns' favorite, CbappteTaties, Apple Pie, tSliurtbrsad, Oatn.eal Cukes, Homo-ill ad" llanuoks, Cheese, llu bae Scones and lb. 11-, Ml) l ake. Oranges, Apples, Tea, 1 offce, The tiagpipes were an important feature in the evening's enjoyment and ut frequent intervals the strains of the "pipes'' kept tin; enthusiasm of the evening at Its height. Peter Kliot acted as the toaatmastor, and |