SCOTTISH SOCIETY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 912, 3 September 1910, Page 10

SCOTTISH SOCIETY.

A meotiiig of ■: the. -body.. hitherte:-, known as the.Seottish Lowlands; Society;', was held last , .evening,; when' Mr.. , Ai , &, '•'.. Thomson presided' over'/'an -attendance ;:; of twenty members.-- - ■■/ ,! :■;■,••'■- ■■ ; '. ,; ':-"- .The president, explained V that; V.tna v, meeting had' been culled ~tov.consideiv : a' itatenieht'of fairs' drawn up'by"iM;,;, coYhmitteej' and , ;to determine, a course- :- ; of-.action 'ior : ,e%Buing' : seomed to "him' utterly: Absurd that inta. place' 'like AVellingtoV'thcy. should; not J have, a. Scottish .Sdcietjf. ■ At. a meeting j held • during"' tlie; previous' year'' it" Tiadr. been proposed to relinquish,the, society;"', 'altogether,-.'but' a few enthusiastic.:Scpra; ; : did'not like the idea.of , giving, committee was therefore • sbt -Up, '■■ and;; officers elected. An : "uigleside": held St. Peter's; Hall . hadK proved; successful, and on the'-whole 'a;satisfactory .first:' : attempt. , ; Thp :;firsSf,• thing to bo'considered was the namel i! of the/society. A good: objected '. to- : the term ' 'Lowlands'." .' Tlio speakei:;; agreed that- tho;;distinction;: was f: ;unW;necessary ■ and.' undesirable. ;'The■ ■ ■■• : coniV'. mittee proposed further- that .in; future., a' social evening;"pi. : "' som'e.Vkiud .''Bhould'-. be"held once;'a".month. 7 '--A' room might': be" obtained, and'tlw nucleiisof .a: real:' club' society formed.;, Ho -was'sitisfiecl-'. that if members""could -bo^^-induced■.%" '"tlirow -tiiemselyes with 'interest.and.en-" , ; '• thusiasm into" 1 tho : mattor, i.sufficieM;; hinds would.be' provided "to"'. ensure :; thd;; ultimate:formation 'of a Scottisli;.Clubj,.j ' It' was ■ agreed. unanimously'' that'-. th'd '- word .'"Lowlands"- be" deleted froniHhe - t ] name, of the society, 'and' , that:.it*_W_.-.; known, in. future : .as "the Scottish?. Society of New The.' remaining -suggestions"of/.the.comj; ) mitteo ' were ",• approved" ';with /e^Uaji^. unanimity. ■ ! '. ; ' -.:• ' : .' .'■ 'Mr. W.-White .was anpoiuted vice-,,., president; Messrs. Shannon,' M'LellanJ' 5 and M'Glashan ■Smith were 'added, te. the; committee ;;-Mr. Oliphant Eowe : waa •■•: elected .-auditor; and" Mrv'. Shannon , :' honorary .piper- v .' : .' ; ' ; -;' ; ! ; <;/ ; '.'- ; ' "."''"'■■p: