Show burns birthday although this year the birthday of the immortal bard of ayrshire was not celebrated in a public manner the day on which ono of the greali eat popular was ushered into this prosaic existence was not permitted to pass without a fitting commemoration me last evening a party ol 01 ladies and gentlemen gathered at the house of mr david eccles on franklin street to commemorate the illustrious singer of the ayr among them were mr and Mrs Geo airs john boy ie mr john Fyfe Mrs bowman mrs peter boyle mr and mrs bobert inglis mr A ros mr and mrs W E weihe of salt lake city and many others mr alex boss was called to the chair and did the honors of the occasion in a most efficient manner the presence of mr W weihe our great violinist lent additional charm to the entertainment the melodious strains ol 01 his magical bow entrancing the spellbound spell bound audience repeatedly A copious feast in true caledonian fashion was partaker partaken par taken of and neither tero the libations to the memory of the author of john barleycorn Barley con scarce dancing and singing toasts and speeches alternated most ampro pria tely and the whole jollification was one long to be remembered |