The Archive · 1874

'THE ST, ANDREW'S ANNIVERSARY

The grand Scottish reunion of the year was celebrated at the Club on Monday night, and was every respect the great that the St. Andrew's Society Very great care had by the toast list, and had been made in of national or local int be treated of True, some of the speakers seemed to be perfectly well aware of that, and did not hesitate to declare it, but when the public have read their reasons for this bold and novel course, we have no doubt their verdict will be' justifiable egotism." But our report has run to ich a" Length that we must cut short any remarks of an introductory nature, and leave the proceedings to speak for Th chair was occupied W. Keswick, Eaq., the vice-chair by Dr. Henderson,' the croupiers' places by Messrs, Kobort Fergusson and Poter Robertson; and there were present Commander Buckle, H.MS. Frolic; J. Miller, Esq., President of the St. Patrick's Sociaty; Rev. C. H. Butcher, (Almoner); Alabaster, G A. Lindsay, F. H, Bell, E. Tobin, F, B. Forbes, J. Macuregor (Provand & Go.), E. Ward, G. ©. Anderson, T. M. Drysdale, J. G. Dunn, W. Hamilton, Alex. Pollock, James Hall, 'F. B. Aubert, 'T. Macdonald, G. Boomer, T. G. Williamson, John Andrew, J, Moscrop, D. Brand, F.'M. Smith, W. Kent, A. Thurburn, J: A. Maitland, Alex, Sim,'J. K. \Reddie, J. P. Barnes, 'Thorburn, M. Banyard, A. McLeod, J. K. Bromley, L. Fraser, C. Y. Macvicar, W. Howie, Duncan Glass, J. Bell Irving, J. 8, Robison, J. J. Keswick, J. Macgregor (Jardine, Matheson & Ca.), honorary secretary; J.' Dundas Crawford, J. Findlay, W. V. Drummond, Sir W. Johnston, Arthur Anderson, H. Sutherland, W. Herdman, G. J. Yeo, A. Sykes, W. Les H, Hertz, 8. T, Wade,—Budd, P. R. Smit W.-C, Herald, H. Long, Shanghai Evenis Courier, F. H. Balfour, Celestial Empire, &c.

The company, thus numbered over sixty altogether, of whom about two-thirds were Scotchmen, and the remainder guests of the Society or its members.

The menu card, which we append, was as great a success as the toast list, and did equal credit to the caterer, Mr. Williams, of the Club, his fair ally who prepared the savoury haggis, and the cuisine from which issued the other substantials, as well as the lighter elements of the feast.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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