WYNDHAM

Southland Times, Issue 24243, 28 September 1940, Page 16

WYNDHAM

SCOTTISH_SOCIETY “The affairs of the society are in a flourishing and healthy state,” stated the annual report of the Wyndham Scottish Society, presented at the annual meeting in the Masonic hall at Wyndham. The chief (Mr W. Frame, jun.) presided over a large attendance. The membership showed a decrease on the figure for the previous year. During the year several interesting addresses were supplied, the speakers being the Rev. Dr I. W. Fraser, Mr Ritchie, the Rev. Hugh Graham, Messrs McFarlane, J. Fisher, W. Stewart, F. Dunbar and J. D. Gilmore. Enjoyable evenings during the year were the young people’s night and the social evening. The children’s night was again successfully staged by the women’s committee and was an overwhelming success, stated the report. The committee deserved every credit for its endeavours on this occasion in the interest in the children and society as a whole.

The annual Scottish concert to be held in April was abandoned. The thanks of the society were due to the honorary accompanists, Mesdames Macpherson and Halliday and Mr E. S. McFarlane, for their generous services during the year and the caretaker for assistance during the year. The election of officers resulted:— Chief, Clansman D. Christie; Chieftains, Clansmen W. Stewart, F. J. Dunbar and E. S. Macfarlane; councillors, Clansmen T. W. McGillivray, M. McFadyen, W. Frame, jun., J. Young, J. Halliday, W. Frame, sen., D. Sinclair, D. N. A. Macpherson, J. Henderson; auditor, Clansman F. J. Dunbar; accompanists, Clansman E. S. Macfarlane and Clanswomen D. N. A. Macpherson and J. Halliday; pipers, Clansmen A. McMillan, W. H. McLeod and W. Stirling; women’s committee, Clanswomen D. N. A. Macpherson, W. Frame, C. Bain, R. Wylie, M. McFadyen, A. A. Wilson, J. Young, A. H. Jones, J. Halliday J. McDonald, E. S. Macfarlane, J. Henderson, D. Christie, T. Skinner, B. McLauchlan, S. Strang and F. Sinclair. The following syllabus has been arranged for the next twelve months: October 23, Chief’s night; November 27, Mr H. McQuillan; December 21, children’s night; January 22, Burns night (the Rev. Lex Kernohan); February 19, Messrs F. J. Dunbar, W. E. Stewart and D. N. A. Macpherson; March 19, Mr E. S. Macfarlane; April 23, Scottish concert; May 24, the Rev. Dr I. W. Fraser; June 25, open; July 23, young people’s night; August 20, nomination of officers and ladies night; September 24, annual meeting and clansmen’s night. The rest of the evening was taken up with vocal, instrumental and dramatic items, after which a short dance was held to music supplied by Messrs Macfarlane and J. Halliday, jun.