5:30 - 6:30  Pre-Supper preparations

6:30 - 7:30  mixer and whisky-tasting
Pledge of Allegiance

7:30  Dinner begins

Entry of the Haggis
Piper: George McKay, aka "PiperGeorge"
Cook:  Madalyn Drago
stand and accompany the piper by clapping your hands in rhythm with the tune.

The Selkirk Grace and the Receiving of the Haggis

Selkirk Grace
Reader: Jake, aka "Monkey@Arms"

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.


Address to a Haggis
Adressor:  James, aka "Panache"

Fair fa' your honest, sonsie face,
Great chieftain o the puddin'-race!
Aboon them a' ye tak your place,
Painch, tripe, or thairm:
Weel are ye wordy of a grace
As lang's my arm.

The groaning trencher there ye fill,
Your hurdies like a distant hill,
Your pin wad help to mend a mill
In time o need,
While thro your pores the dews distil
Like amber bead.

His knife see rustic Labour dight,
An cut you up wi ready slight,
Trenching your gushing entrails bright,
Like onie ditch;
And then, O what a glorious sight,
Warm-reekin, rich!

Then, horn for horn, they stretch an strive:
Deil tak the hindmost, on they drive,
Till a' their weel-swall'd kytes belyve
Are bent like drums;
The auld Guidman, maist like to rive,
'Bethankit' hums.

Is there that owre his French ragout,
Or olio that wad staw a sow,
Or fricassee wad mak her spew
Wi perfect sconner,
Looks down wi sneering, scornfu view
On sic a dinner?

Poor devil! see him owre his trash,
As feckless as a wither'd rash,
His spindle shank a guid whip-lash,
His nieve a nit:
Thro bloody flood or field to dash,
O how unfit!

But mark the Rustic, haggis-fed,
The trembling earth resounds his tread,
Clap in his walie nieve a blade,
He'll make it whissle;
An legs an arms, an heads will sned,
Like taps o thrissle.

Ye Pow'rs, wha mak mankind your care,
And dish them out their bill o fare,
Auld Scotland wants nae skinking ware
That jaups in luggies:
But, if ye wish her gratefu prayer,
Gie her a Haggis!

Toast to the Haggis
Celebrant: Alan, aka "AlanH"
Single Malt Whiskey, or other beverage of your choice.

fetchin' o' the' victuals:
Each table, upon the signal by our  Coordinator Extraordinaire, Madalyn, proceeds to the serving table and loads up their plates.

8:30  The Immortal Memory
A Tribute to Robert Burns
Reader; Alan, aka "AlanH"
proceed to the seving table and fetch dessert during this time, if you wish.  Be sure to fill your glass wi' a wee dram or two for the toasts!
To include the unveiling of a new poem for the occasion.

8:40:  The Toast to the Cook
or in this case, the Organizer Extraordinaire
Celebrant: richard, aka "way2fractious"

8:45 The Toast to the Lasses
Celebrant:  

8:50  The Lasses Reply
Celebrant: Star,  AKA the "Flame-Haired-Bloodthirsty-Celtic-Amazon-Goddess"



9:45 - 10:15  Music for Scottish Dancing

Lisa Ratner, Kathy Sherman, Alan Hebert
with Scottish country dance instruction by James, aka "Panache" and Star aka "Flame-Haired-Bloodthirsty-Celtic-Amazon-Goddess"

10:30  Auld Lang Syne
All the company shall join hands and sing the words to the song to the accompaniment of the musicians

note that the building needs to be cleared around 11:00-11:15