lotte Street, Stane, Shotts; Treasurer, Archd. Williams, Manse Road, Stane, Shotts. Special features of Club-Hold meetings of Club every month to discuss Poet's life and works, celebrate the Anniversary and Hallowe'en festivals, and to have a public lecture annually.

No. 183-LONDONDERRY Burns Club Caledonian Society. Federated 10th June, 1909. Place of meeting, Gowdie's Temperance Hotel. President, D. C. Hogg, Victoria Park; Vicepresident, John Howatt, Great James Street; Secretary, Jas. C. Scrimgeour, 3 Sunnyside Terrace. Committee-Thos. D. Graham and Alex. Wightman. Special feature of Club-A subscription and entry fee is made, whereby Scotchmen in poor and necessitious circumstances may be relieved.

No. 184--BLAIRADAM Shanter Burns Club.

Instituted 21st August, 1907. Federated 28th August, 1909. Place and date of meeting, Blairadam Tavern, on Mondays, at 7 p.m. President, John Ramsay, Swanley Cottage, Kelty; Vice-president, William Morton, 35 Adams' Terrace, Kelty; Secretary, George Ireland, Old Office Road, Kelty; Treasurer, Thos. Hunter. Committee-John Millar, Thos. Hunter, Thos. Sneddon, Rob. Storrar, Will. Bell, and Will. Clark. Special features of ClubReadings, recitations, songs, and friendly and homely Club.

No. 185-BURTON Burns Club. Instituted December, 1908.

Federated 15th November, 1909. President, John T. C. Eadie, J.P., Newton-Solney; Vice-president, Dr Docherty, Branstone Road ; Secretary, Geo. Rae, 85 Belvedere Road, Burton-on-Trent. Committee-R. N. Robertson, J. P. M'Intyre, J. Green, J. J. Anderson, R. F. Paterson, A. Skinner, J. B. Johnstone, A. J. M'Vicar, J. Millar, and J. L. Thompson. Special feature of Club--To foster a love for our National Poet in the hearts of all Scotsmen in the district.

No. 186-KILMARNOCK Glencairn Burns Club. Instituted 1909. Federated 1909. Place and date of meeting, Bridge Inn, Robertson Place, Kilmarnock, second Friday of each month. President, James Gilmour, 22 Arbuckle Street; Vice-president, David Burns, 9 Arbuckle Street; Secretary, Austen M. Turnbull, Sillerbitha, Wellington Street, Kilmarnock; Treasurer, John Smith. Committee-Arch. M'Gregor, Harry Fingland, Neil Craig, Wm. Strain, John M'Gregor. Special features of ClubReading papers on Burns at the monthly meetings; celebrating the Poet's birth in January; and to do whatever lies in our power to uphold the name and works of Robert Burns.

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No. 187-GALASHIELS Burns Club. Instituted 1908. Federated 6th December, 1909. Place of meeting, Burgh Buildings, Galashiels. Hon. President, Sir John N. Barran, Bart., M.P.; President, Philip Sulley, F.S.A., F.R. H.S., 83 High Street; presidents, A. L. Brown, A. J. Craig, and H. S. Murray ; Secretary, Philip Sulley, F.S.A., F. R.H.S., 83 High Street, Galashiels; Hon. Treasurer, Hugh Murray, 63 Channel Street. Committee J. Watson, H. Tait, D. Hislop, W. Young, P. M'Ewan, J. Crawford, H. Blanche, W. Patterson, A. Noble, W. Gibson, L. Lennox, G. Elliot, G. P. Sanderson, and C. Cover.

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PREFACE.

THIS number marks the completion of twenty years since the Chronicle came into existence, for the greater part of which period its success was the result of the work of few hands.

Now that the publication is in the hands of the Federation as a whole, it is incumbent on the Clubs to look to its future from both the commercial and literary points of view.

The Editor again thanks his contributors and the members of the Special Committee who have taken such a lively interest in the present issue.

BENRIG, KILMAURS,

January 17th, 1911.