CLUTHA CALEDONIAN SOCIETY

Clutha Leader, Volume IV, Issue 173, 2 November 1877, Page 6

CLUTHA CALEDONIAN SOCIETY

The annual meeting of the Clutha Caledonian Society was held in the Newmarket Hotel on Monday evening. There was a large attendance, and Mr John Dunne, President of the Society, occupied the chair. The Chairman explained that the object of the meeting was to receive a report as to the financial position of the Society, elect new office-bearers, etc. The Secretary (Mr G. Hawson) then read the receipts and expenditure for the past year : — The total receipts were L 72 13s 6d; expenditure, L73*9s lOd ; leaving a balance due to the Treasurer of 16s*4d. The Chairman si?id that considering the past was tbe first year ot the Society, and that considerable expense had been incurred in connection with the start, he thought the report a very satisfactory one. On the motion of Mr Peter Mason, seconded by Mr D. M'Niven, the report was adopted, and a hearty vote of thanks was passed to Mr Hawson for his active exertions on behalf of the Society. Mr Hawson, in reply, said he had done no more than to faithfully perform the duties he had undertaken. He would always be glad to what assistance he could to further the interests of the Society. The Chairman then said ihe next business was the election of officebearers for the ensuing year, and he took that opportunity of explaining that it was not his intention to seek re-elec-tion, as he considered the office of President should be a rolling one, He therefore resigned the office. The election was then proceeded with, and resulted as follows :• — President, Mr John Whyte; Vice-President, Mr P. Mason; Secretary, Mr tl. g. Reunert ; Treasurer, Mr C. Hawson. A large number of gentlemen were nominated as a general committee, pf whom the following were elected a working committee : -r- Messrs John Dunne, John Low, A.~ Cowie, Wm.

Stewart, R. Hogg, D. M'Niven, A. C. Campbell, John Tyson, James Whyte, R. Grigor. R. Henderson, A. Davidson, James Nelson, and R. Loudon. It was arranged that the annual sports be held on Boxing-Day, and it was left to the Committee to arrange as to the ground, prepare programme, &c. A vote of thanks to the Chairman concluded the proceedings.