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ST. ANDREW'S 'SOCIETY.

(Continued from Puge J

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1925.

the points upon which I have touched, in the hope that such re forms as are deemed expedient will be agreed to in time to take effect at our next annual ball. With these remarks, gentlemen, I hog to second the adoption of the report and accounts (Appause). Y

In this "Society, (Applause). In other words, your Gan- eral Committee feel that it is wrong in principle that the

The New President, burden of squaring this account,

Mr. Reid proposed Dr. Black as should always fall on your Chief, and that this practice should President for the ensuing year. Dr. stop once. And for all. (Ap-Black and himself had been very plause). At our Burns Night [olose friends for the last 17 yours, celebrations held each January, and Mr. Reid felt sure that he We one ...and all, cheer to would fill the office with credit to the echo any reference to our na- nimself and to the Society. tional trait of fridependence, and

Mr. Templeton, in seconding, the members in yet, gentlemen, unconsciously in thought that the matter of our personal ac honouring Dr. Black would also be

(Ap counts for our annual ball, we are honouring the Society. Indebted to our Chief for 'meet, plause). lug a portion of such expenditure. The resolution was carried with and Dr. Personally, I think that this is enthusiastic unanimity, wrong, and I trust for the future Black, In reply, thanked the prof that arrangements of a more self-poser and seconder for the very respecting nature will be made. kind things they had sald about him. Now, Gentlemen, if we are do- it was a very high honour to be termined in the future to pay our elected Chieftain of that Society way, there are only two methods and it was not an easy task to live. by which it can be done-first, by up to the example set by his pre- increasing our subscriptions, or, decessors, but with the help of the secondly, by decreasing the ex-officers he could assure all that he penses involved in the setting of would do his best to give a good cur annual festival. Your Gen-account of himself. (Applause), eral Committee do not favour 'in ereasing subscriptions, but it is! decidedly of the opinion that a

Dr. Black proposed Mr. J. B. great deal of unnecessary and Ross as Vice-President. Mr. Ross wasteful expenditure can be cut needed no introduction. He had cut. I am, for instance, to put done yeoman service for the Society it to you that our three practice with the pipes, with his voice and dances have long since departed he might also, say with his feet. from their original object and (Laughter). Mr. Ross had been a character. It is comman know tower of strength to the Scottish ledge that they are not entered Company, and it would give him Into in the spirit as they should be, great pleasure to be associated with and it can no longer be seriously him during the coming year. (Ap. maintained that members and plause). their friends go to these affairs solely for the purpose of practise ing our national dances. Indeed, without fear of contradiction, it can

The Vice-President

Mr. D. Gow seconded, remarkin that Mr. Ross had the interests of the Society at heart and had done] a lot of hard work for it

be said that many go for a different The resolution having met with purpose altogether. Laughter), the unanimous approval of the meet- Now these practice dances cost ating, Mr. Ross replied.

The Committee.

ot of money-money which might well be devoted to other purposes .connected with the

Ir. Reid paid tribute to the ex- Ball itself Your Committee does not suggest cellent services of both the Hon. that the practice dances be dia. Secretary and Hon. Treasurer, and continued; it does suggest, how- Mr. Ritchie and Mr. Clerk were ever, that the amount of refresh re-elected to their respective posi- ment consumed is not, commen- tions for the coming year. surate to the energy exponded 1. The ballot for five Committee- learning and practising those men resulted as under: Messra. cances characteristic to the cous. D. Templeton, B. Wylie, D. Gow, try from which we hail. (LaughG. M. Shaw and A. Stevenson.

ter.)

The Annual Celebration, The Chairman suggested that St. Andrew's day should be celebrated again this year by a ball. Their Sassenuth friends looked forward to it for months, and when it was: over looked back to it sadly, for

Down Auchermuchty Way. Again, in some quarters it has aiso been suggested that our pup per menu either be simplified or eliminated in preference to some- thing in the nature of a cold buffet and that with the exercise of a little months. (Laughter); Ingenuity much waste could be Dr. Black expressed himself as be- avoided down Auchermuchty waying in favour of a ball. There were (Applause). We all know, also,that several reasons why he thought| in order to unify for our purpose the they ought to celebrate this year. two separate institutions in which The first, was that they did not our.bail is held, i, e. the City Hail want anybody to get their tails and the Theatre Royal, much cost down, and In the second place, as ly work is necessary, but it is also the Chairman had said, it would felt that so far as the decorations be a great disappointment to their

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Sassenach friends. He had listened

Mr. Whyte also supported cele- brating St. Andrew's day by holding

than is actually necessary is carried with interest to Mr. Wylie's speech, out. The illusion that we and felt that his remarks might be are in a baronial hall perhaps left to the incoming Committee to adda to our enjoyment, but if we deal with. must maintain that illusion, I suggest we leave the City Hall as it is. In all conscience, it is ancient and bare enough. (Laugh ter). Let's keep our shields and Insignin, but the addition of flags and greenery should suffice for the rest.

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He annual ballon-Friday, November! away with practice dances.

had been to a number of them in 27th, it being left to the incoming the past and had generally found Committee to consider the sug

with regard to that the people who attended were gestione made those who had already made up economy.

The Doric. Gentlemen, I have spoken at their parties and did not care to

The Chairman invited Bug- perhaps greater "length than Ijoin in with others who came alone. ought to have done, but this is the If it was really necessary to keep gestions from members, "and Mr. time and place to express these up the subscriptions, he thought D. L. McWhirter areated some thoughts. By all means let us they might well afford to give, aamusement by expressing the hope maintain our hospitality, but let it sum of money to some Scottish that in future the business at the not be forgotten that the waste is charity. He agreed with Mr. Wylie annual meeting would be con- neither hospitable nor justifiable. that the supper might also be cut ducted in the Doric.

A vote of thanks to the retiring The out-going Committed therefore down trusts that the new Committee On the proposition of Dr. Black, President, proposed by Mr. Wylie, will give serious consideration to seconded by Mr. Whyte, it was concluded the meeting.

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