Souvenir History of Bruce Beach/Men of Bruce Beach

The Men of Bruce Beach (Poem)

Draw near ye gods, lend me your ears, attend,
While I my hearty greetings do extend,
To all the men of head, and heart, and speech, 
Who grace the sacred precincts of Bruce Beach.
Thy trysting spot, where champions of the Truth,
Forget their cares, and here renew their Youth,
This noble race of men of high emprise,
Familiar cognomens will recognize,
Among the clan illustrious on the strand,
In foremost rank did Dougal Angus stand,
In statue large, and just as large his heart,
A leader strong with whom we could not part;
Our Billy Kaiser's not like Deutschland Bill,
Who put Old Europe in a mess, but got .his fill;
But in our sports with Ritchie, Cooper, Baird,
And Malcolm Murdock, of whom all have heard,
He takes his place with Max O'Riley bold,
Lends Irish wit more valuable than gold,
Our Robert Dim, and Alster Bann, divines,
Each in the pulpit, and on golf links, shines,
Combine their wisdom, and their counsel sound,
To make the Beach a sacred, hallowed ground,
Harnwell, serene, ranks high in the profession,
McKenzie's ruling elder of the session,
But what shall I say more for time at best,
Would fail to tell of Davidson, and West,
Perrie, McLean, McNabb, all sons of Knox,
Deserving a monument like Brock's,
But here would I foreglance, the future brave,
And lay my grateful tribute on the grave,
Of one whose gentle mien and courtly grace,
And influence strong that time cannot efface,
True, noble, kind was Dobson in his life,
The burden laid he rests beyond the strife.

Erin Go Bragh

Glossary

Dougal Angus	...	Rev. D. T L. McKerroll
Billy Kaiser	...	Rev. W. A. Bremner
Max O'Reiley	...	Rev. J. A. Maxwell
Malcolm Murdock	...	Rev. M. McArthur
Robert Dim	...	Dr. Robt. Martin
Alister Bann	...	Rev. A. J. Mann
Erin Go Bragh	...	Rev. W. A. Bradley