| | | Burns Night Supper -
24 January 2014 |
Audience welcome arrival of piper and the haggis
St.
Mungo's hall was all set out for the celebration of Rabbie Burns
anniversary on Friday 24th January. The ladies of the social committee
had been busy gathering all the ingredients to provide the traditional
meal of haggis, tatties and neep, and spent hours over a hot stove
preparing what turned out to be a fantastic 'supper' . As a special
treat they had also made a great trifle to follow, and rounded the meal
of with a succulent trifle.
Gordon MacDonald as master of
ceremonies welcomed everyone to the evening celebration, before handing
over to our minister Rev Hugh Davidson, suitably dressed in full
highland attire, to say the Selkirk Grace - 'Some hae meat and cannot
eat. Some cannot eat that want it: But we hae meat and we can eat, Sae
let the Lord be thankit.'
 The
haggis was then duly piped in by Jack Mullins, grandson of St.
Mungo's member Joyce Hunter. Jack led Jimmy Kinloch who marched the
haggis in on a silver platter, straight to the top table.
Gordon
MacDonald then addressed the haggis 'Great chieftain of the puddin
race' before theatrically plunging the knife to ritually cut it up. The
audience then raised their glasses to a toast. The haggis was then
duly marched back out to the kitchen to be dished out to the diners. A
choice of whisky, sherry or soft drinks were available to wash down the
meal.
After the diners were fed and watered it was time to
commence the entertainment. Jack Hutcheson presented the Immortal
Memory, providing a history of the Bard, born in 1759, and how prolific
he was in his writing of poems, and more than 300 songs, almost
one for every month of his 37 years. He had always to work for a
living. Never as was his dream, as a full-time writer, the famous 'Tam
O' Shanter being penned in 1790, six years before his death. It was not
until the end of his life that he was able to devote any time at all to
his songs, and even then it was only because he was dying.
 Following
Jack was Margaret Black, Christine Jackson, and Joan Traquair
presenting 'It war crackit afore' which is an amusing
poem written by Gath Brittle, which takes place in the days when
servants were commonplace.
Sandy Robertson then gave the 'Toast to the lasses', and Agnes Ovenstone presented the 'Reply for the lasses'.
Christina Mackay presented the 'First 6 verses of the Ninetieth Psalm Versified' which Burns' wrote in 1781.
The
Scots comedy 'Doon the Watter' by Dave Buchanan was then presented by
Sandy Robertson and Gordon MacDonald, playing the parts of pensioners
George and Willie on an old folks day out to Rothesay in the late
1990's, organised by Miss Cahn, played by Agnes Ovenstone.
 George
and Willie recount their younger days at the seaside. For George the
trip is particularly nostalgic. The organiser of the trip, Miss Cahn,
is determined that the two OAPs shall take part in all the
activities including bingo, but George and Willie are equally
determined to do their own thing. The scene is set for a series of
incidents, and rich comic dialogue as the two oldsters reflect on life
and the world as they see it.
Linn KInloch then took us back to Burns with 'To a Louse', the story of seeing a louse on a lady's bonnet at church.
 |  | | Sisters Dorothy and Marjorie lead singalong | Jimmy Kinloch as Burns |
Time
for a solo and sing-a-long led by Dorothy Paterson from the choir
who sang a few old favourites, with music accompaniment by our organist
Eileen Marchant on piano,
With
some encouragement the audience joined in, and
Dorothy's sister Marjorie joined her for a rendition of 'Flower of
Scotland'.
The
evening was completed with Burn's, played by Jimmy Kinloch, seen
writing Auld Lang Syne, after which the audience joined hands in the
traditional way to sing the song and complete a most enjoyable evening.
Hands in fellowship for Auld Lang Syne
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