DIRECTORY

OF

BURNS CLUBS AND SCOTTISH SOCIETIES

ON THE

ROLL OF THE BURNS FEDERATION, 1919.

No. 0-KILMARNOCK Burns Club.

Instituted 1808. Federated 1885. Place and date of meeting, George Hotel, 25th January. President, Rev. A. B. Thomson, B.D., Dalry Manse; Secretary, Thomas Amos, M.A., 19 Glebe Road, Kilmarnock. Committee-Provost Smith, J.P.; D. M'Naught, J.P.; Jas. Middleton, J.P.; ex-Bailie Munro, J.P.; Geo. A. Innes, F.E.I.S.; Councillor Wm.

M'Menan, B.A.; Major D. Yuille.

Federated 1885.

No. 1-The LONDON Robert Burns Club. Instituted 1868. Place of meeting, Holborn Restaurant, Holborn, W.C. President, William Will, The Graphic, Tallis House, Tallis Street, London, E.C.; Vice-president, Lawrence Gunn Sloan, The Pen Corner, Kingsway, London, W.C.; Secretary, Peter Neil M Farlane, Tallis House, Tallis Street, London, E.C.; Treasurer, C. J. WilkinsonPimbury. Special features of Club-Historical and literary research work; social gatherings ; Scottish dancing classes, &c. But since the war the entire efforts of the Club have been confined to the entertaining of wounded and convalescent Scots Guards, Canadian, Australian, and South African soldiers, and the raising of money for the Royal Caledonian Schools.

No. 2-ALEXANDRIA Burns Club. Instituted 1884.

Federated

1885. Place and date of meeting, Village School, 1st
Friday each month. President, Richard Stevenson,
Stevenson Place, Alexandria ; Vice-president, Donald
M'Dougall, Bridge-End Tavern, Bonhill, Alexandria ;
Secretary, Duncan Carswell, Linnbrane Terrace, Alexandria;
Treasurer, James Merrilees, Charleston House, Alexandria.
Committee-Dougal Stevenson, Richard Thomson, John
Barton, William M'Gregor, Harry Flowers, and John
M'Crae.

No. 3-GLASGOW Tam o' Shanter. Instituted 1858. Federated 1885. Place and date of meeting, Trades House Restaurant, 89 Glassford Street, Glasgow, last Tuesday of winter months. President, John F. Anderson, Rose Villa, Stepps, Glasgow ; Vice-president, Wm. Renfrew, 29

Park Road, Glasgow ; Secretary, J. Jeffrey Hunter, Solicitor, 89 Bath Street, Glasgow. Committee-Expresident Bailie John Smith, H. J. Attmann, John Ballantine, Wm. Black, Jas. Fraser, Arch. Henderson, J. D. M'Lachlan, Gerard Morrison, Alex. Mackenzie, T. P. Thompson, Dr J. T. M'Lachlan, Thos. Smith, J. H. Hurll, Alex. Izatt. Special features of Club-Literary evenings and useful movements for the promotion of the Burns cult.

No. 4-CALLANDER Burns Club.

1885.

Instituted 1877. Federated

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. Federated 1885.

No. 7-GLASGOW Thistle Burns Club. Instituted 1882. Federated 1885. President, John Vallance, 57 College Street, Glasgow; Vice-president, Councillor A. Allan, 13 Eglinton Street, Glasgow; Interim Secretary, J. Vallance, 57 College Street, Glasgow; Treasurer, John Eadie.

No. 8-MORPETH and District Burns Club.

Fede

No. 9-GLASGOW Royalty Burns Club. Instituted 1882. rated 1886. Place and date of meeting, Bank Restaurant, Queen Street, Glasgow, 1st Thursday in October, at 7.30 p.m. President, George Guthrie, 29 Craigmillar Road, Langside, Glasgow ; Vice-president, James Macfarlane, 51 Bath Street, Glasgow; Secretary, George F. Howarth, 14 St. Vincent Place, Glasgow.

No. 10-DUMBARTON Burns Club. Instituted 1859. Federated
1886. Place and date of meeting, Elephant Hotel, 25th
January. President, John Menzies, Hazlemere, Bonhill
Road, Dumbarton; Vice-president, David C. Clague,
Strathdene, Bonhill Road, Dumbarton; Secretary, John
M'Clelland, Barloan Crescent, Dumbarton. Committee
--George Chapman, Chas. Mackinnon, Robert M'Murray,
John M Pherson, H. W. Ballardie, J. B. Cameron, J.
M'Gill Graham. Special feature of Club-Celebration
of the Poet's Birthday.

No. 11-CHESTERFIELD Burns Society. Federated 1886.
No. 12-BARROW-IN-FURNESS Burns Club. Federated 1888.
No. 13-ST. ANDREWS Burns Club. Instituted 1869. Fede-
rated 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. Cristie,
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; President, John Brown, 36 Nethergate, Dundee; Vice-president, John Purves, 36 Nethergate, Dundee; Secretary, George S. Middleton, 36 Nethergate, Dundee.

No. 15-BELFAST Burns Club. Instituted 1872. Federated 1886.

No. 16-SYDNEY Burns Club, N.S.W. Instituted 1880. Federated 1886. 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. President, Colonel Richard Bulman, V.D., Mersey Chambers, Liverpool; Secretary, Major R. S. Archer, V.D., 6 Devonshire Road, Princes Park, Liverpool. No meetings since outbreak of war.

No. 19-AUCKLAND Burns Club. 1886.

Instituted 1884.

Federated

No. 20-AIRDRIE Burns Club.

;

Instituted 1885. Federated 1886. Place of meeting, Royal Hotel, Airdrie. President, Lieut.-Colonel Arthur, D.S.O., Glentore, Airdrie; Vice-president, George E. Swinhoe, Albert House, Airdrie Secretary, Lieut.-Colonel G. B. Motherwell, solicitor, 4 East High Street, Airdrie. Committee-Robert Eadie, C. R. Larkman, D. Martyn, jun., J. B. Chapman, and William M'Gregor. Special features of Club-Surplus funds distributed each year among local charitable societies, &c.

No. 21-GREENOCK Burns Club (The Mother Club). Instituted 1802. Federated 1886. Place of meeting, Club Rooms, 36 Nicolson Street. President, Provost W. B. M'Millan, C.B.E., The Craigs, Newark Street, Greenock; Vicepresident, Hugh M‘Lean, 29 Mincing Lane, London, E.C.; Secretary, George B. Grieve, 25 Rɔertson Street, Greenock; Treasurer, Hugh Ritchie. Special features of ClubTo further the interest in, and study of, Scottish Literature, and promote a fuller knowledge of the Works of Burns and other Scottish writers.

No. 22-EDINBURGH Burns Club. Instituted 1848. Federated 1886. President, George Williamson, J.P., 178 High

Street, Edinburgh ;

Vice-president, Robert Walker, 6
Interim Secretary, Thomas

Royal Terrace, Edinburgh ;

Liddle, S.S.C., 5 Hill Street, Edinburgh.

No. 23-ADELAIDE South Australian Caledonian Society. Instituted 1881. Federated 1886. Secretary, H. Tassie, Cray's Arcade, Adelaide, S.A.

No. 24-GLASGOW Bank Burns Club. Institutea 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.

1886.

Instituted 1884.

No. 28-MAUCHLINE Jolly Beggars Burns Club.

Federated

No. 29-BOLTON Juniors Burns Club. Instituted 1881. Federated 1886.

No. 30-BLACKBURN Burns Club. Instituted 1884. Federated 1886. Secretary, Robt. Ferguson, 9 Tacketts Street, Black) urn, 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.

No. 33- GLASCOW Haggis Burns Club.

Instituted 1872.

Federated 1886. Place and date of meeting, Ferguson and Forrester's, 36 Buchanan Street, last Tuesday from October till March. President, Robert Hamilton, Invershin, Newlands, Glasgow; Secretary, William S. Baird, 121 West George Street, Glasgow.

No. 34-CARRICK Burns Club. Instituted 1859. Federated 1887. Place of meeting, 62 Glassford Street, Glasgow. President, R. A. Wood, Rosevale, Kilmarnock Road, Ciffnock, near Glasgow; Secretary, David Sutherland, 123 Frederick Street, Glasgow; Treasurer, Wm. Morrison, 62 Glassford Street, Glasgow.

No. 35-DALRY Burns Club. Instituted 1825. Federated 1887. Place and date of meeting, Turf Inn, Friday, 24th January, 1919. President, David Couper, Braeside, Dalry, Ayrshire; Vice-president, Hugh Shedden, Templand, Dalry ; Secretary, Patrick Comrie, Waterside, Dalry; Official Correspondent-J. D. Gordon, solicitor, Dalry. Special features of Club-Unbroken record, and meets in same Inn where instituted.