DIRECTORY OF BURNS CLUBS AND SCOTTISH SOCIETIES ON THE ROLL OF THE BURNS FEDERATION, 1915. Instituted 1808. Federated No. 0 KILMARNOCK Burns Club. Instituted 1868. No. 1-The LONDON Robert Burns Club. Place and date of meeting, Various, as Federated 1885. syllabus. President, John Garioch Whyte, 67 Broomfield Avenue, Palmer's Green, N.; Vice-president, Wm. Will, Daily Graphic, Tallis House, Whitefriars, E.C.; Secretary, James Thomson, F.S.A., Scot., Byron House, 85 Fleet Street, E.C.; Hon. Treasurer, C. J. WilkinsonPimbury, C.C., 60 Marmora Road, Honor Oak, S.E. Special features of the Club-Annual Celebration of the Birthday and of Hallowe'en; re-unions for cultivation of intellectual intercourse among the members and their guests; the encouragement of Scottish literature, music, art, and Scottish dancing. No. 2-ALEXANDRIA Burns Club. Instituted 1884. Federated 1885. Place and date of meeting, Village School, 1st Instituted 1880. Federated 1885. Place and date of meeting, Trades House Restaurant, 89 Glassford Street, Glasgow, last Tuesday of October, President, Councillor November, February, and March. John Smith, 89 Glassford Street, Glasgow; Vice-president, James Kerr, B.L., 103 Bath Street, Glasgow; Secretary, No. 3-GLASGOW Tam o' Shanter. J. Jeffrey Hunter, solicitor, 89 Bath Street, Glasgow. No. 4-CALLANDER Burns Club. Instituted 1877. Federated 1885. No. 5-ERCILDOUNE Burns Club. Instituted 1885. Federated 26th November, 1885. Place of meeting, Red Lion Hotel, Earlston. President, J. M. D. Simpson, Esq., Broomfield House, Earlston; Vice-president, Henry Wallace, High Street, Earlston; Secretary, A. M. Black, Market Place, Earlston. Special features of ClubCelebration of Poet's Birthday; Annual Trip to places of interest; lectures, &c. No. 6-ALLOA Burns Club. Instituted 1873. No. 7-GLASGOW Thistle Burns Club. Federated 1885. rated 1885. Place of meeting, Treasurer's Rooms, 11 No. 8---MORPETH and District Burns Club. Instituted January, No. 9-GLASGOW Royalty Burns Club. 1882. Federated, January, 1886. Place and date of meeting, Bank Restaurant, Queen Street, Glasgow, 1st Thursday in October, at 7.30 p.m. President, George Guthrie, Abingdon, Mansefield Avenue, Cambuslang; Vice-president, James Macfarlane, 51 Bath Street, Glasgow ; Secretary, George F. Howarth, 14 St. Vincent Place, Glasgow; Trustees-Geo. Murray, Alex. Goodall, and Jas. Dawson. No. 10-DUMBARTON Burns Club. Instituted 1859. Federated 1886. Place and date of meeting, Elephant Hotel, 25th January, 1915. President, John M. Menzies, Hazelmere, Dumbarton; Vice-president, Councillor John Douglas, Meadowside, Dumbarton; Secretary, Wm. Baird, Union Bank House, Dumbarton. Committee-John MacPherson, John M'Clelland, Robert M'Murray, Charles M'Kinnon, J. B. Cameron, Major T. M‘Gill Graham, H. W. Ballardie, George Chapman, and David Clague. Special features of Club-Celebration of the Poet's Birthday. No. 11-CHESTERFIELD Burns Society. No. 12-BARROW-IN-FURNESS Burns Club. Federated 1886. Federated 1883. No. 13-ST. ANDREWS Burns Club. Instituted 1869. Federated 1886. Place of meeting, Royal Hotel. President, Rev. Professor Allan Menzies, D.D., 58 South Street, St. Andrews; Vice-president, W. Macbeth Robertson, soli. citor, St. Andrews; Secretary, David Fraser, Lilybank, Largo Road, St. Andrews. Committee-C. R. Christie, Joseph Foster, J. G. Petrie, T. Evans Johnston, D. Hardie, Andrew Bennett, Rev. R. W. Wallace, and J. Cargill Cantley. No. 14-DUNDEE Burns Club. Instituted 1860. Federated 5th March, 1886. Place of meeting, Club Rooms, 36 Nethergate, Dundee. Hon. President, J. Martin White, Balruddery; President, James Ogilvie, 36 Nethergate, Dundee; Vice-president, David Brown, 36 Nethergate, Dundee; Secretary, Geo. S. Middleton, 36 Nethergate, Dundee ; Treasurer, J. M'Kelvie. Committee-W. Carruthers, James Neilson, Geo. Kennedy. CuratorsG. S. Middleton, W. Carruthers, D. Brown, R. Ramsay. Hon. Librarian-G. L. Harley. Auditors-D. Dewar and P. Davie. No. 15-BELFAST Burns Club. Instituted 1872. Federated 1886. No. 16-SYDNEY Burns Club, N.S.W. Instituted 1880. Fede. rated 1386. Secretary, W. Telfer, School of Art, Pitt Street, Sydney. No. 17-NOTTINGHAM Scottish Society. Federated 1886. No. 18-LIVERPOOL Burns Club. Instituted 1866. Federated 1886. Place and date of meeting, Hotel St. George, Lime Street, Liverpool, 25th January, 1915. President, Colonel Richard Bulman, V.D., Mersey Chambers, Liverpool; Secretary, Major Robert Sinclair Archer, V.D., Clifton House, Birkenhead. Chairman of committee-Alexander Smith (surviving Founder of the Club). No. 19-AUCKLAND Burns Club. 1886. No. 20-AIRDRIE Burns Club. Instituted 1884. Federated Instituted 1885. Federated 1886. Place and date of meeting, Sir John Wilson Town Hall, Airdrie, 25th January. President, Major J. M. Arthur, Glentore, Airdrie ; Vice-president, George E. Swinhoe, Albert House, Airdrie; Secretary, G. B. Motherwell, jun., solicitor, 4 East High Street, Airdrie. Committee-R. C. Platt, C. R. Larkman, Robt. Eadie, David Martyn, jun., J. B. Chapman, and Wm. M'Gregor. Special features of Club-Surplus funds distributed each year among local charitable societies, &c. No. 21-GREENOCK Burns Club. Instituted 1802. Federated 1886. Place and time of meeting, Club Rooms, 36 Nicolson Street, 8 p.m. Hon President, Professor R. S. Rait, Glasgow University; President, Neil M. Brown, Janefield, Bogston; Vice-presidents, Provost M'Millan, The Craigs; Hugh M'Lean, Dungourney; Secretary, James Hannah, 99 Dempster Street, Greenock; Treasurer, Hugh Ritchie. Directors-Duncan M'Callum, J. W. Bennett, James Kinghorn, Arch. M'Phail, Wm. Nicoll. Special features of Club-Club Rooms are open to members at any time; keys with Curator on premises, 36 Nicolson Street. Library has valuable collection of editions of Burns, Fergusson, Galt, etc., and the walls are covered with signed portraits, including those of some of the most distinguished men in the country, who are honorary members of the Club. The Club makes a special feature of inter-visitation meetings with Burns Clubs in the West of Scotland, also of ladies' nights. Visitors are always welcome to attend Club meetings. The Greenock Club is the oldest Burns Club in the world. No. 22-EDINBURGH Burns Club. Instituted 1848. Federated 1886. President, George Williamson, J.P., 178 High Street, Edinburgh ; Vice-president, Robert Walker, 6 Royal Terrace, Edinburgh; Secretary and Treasurer, William Liddle, W.S., 5 Hill Street, Edinburgh; Chaplain --Rev. John Wallace, M.A. No. 23-ADELAIDE South Australian Caledonian Society. Instituted 1881. Federated 1886. Secretary, H. Tassie, Gray's Arcade, Adelaide, S.A. No. 24-GLASGOW Bank Burns Club. Instituted 1884. Federated 1886. No. 25-WINNIPEG St. Andrew's Society. Federated 1886. Secretary, David Philip, Government Buildings, Winnipeg. No. 26-PERTH Burns Club. Instituted 1873. Federated 1886. No. 27-SPRINGBURN Burns Club. Instituted 1884. 1886. No. 28-MAUCHLINE Jolly Beggars Burns Club. No. 29-BOLTON Burns Club. Federated 1986. No. 30-BLACKBURN Burns Club. Instituted 1884. Federated 1886. Secretary, Robt. Ferguson, 9 Tacketts Street, Blackburn, Lancs. No. 31-SAN FRANCISCO Scottish Thistle Club. Instituted 1882. Federated 1886. Secretary, Geo. W. Paterson, 801 Guerero Street, San Francisco, U.S.A. No. 32-NEWARK Burns Club, U.S.A. Federated 1886. |