An invitation to all who were me terested to attend a meeting at. the S.V.C. Club, on November' 20 to consider the—formation of a Reel Club for the practice of Scottish Highland Jances elicited a response admittedly on the part of some of those more intimately connected with the idea far beyond their expectations, and the proposal was carried through most enthusiastically.
Mr. James Macbeth presided and announced that the meeting was the outcome of many years advocacy by at least one enthusiastic exponent of Highland dances. All who were in riy way interested in such dances must have noticed, if they read the papers from Home, that there was 'a definite movement there in favour of the old dances. People apparently were getting tired of the jazz dances and, in Scotland especially, measures. there was a turning back to the old
The Chairman reeled of @ long list of dances which were but a memory to the older people and were searcely known by mame to the younger ones, and said that reet clubs were being formed all over the country, not alone for the practice of the better known Scottish dances, but for these old measures as well, In Shanghai they had done well by making a promising start with their Pipers Society and he oped it would be possible to start as auspiciously with a Reel Clab.
'The Shanghai Reel Club was then formally inaugurated, with the President, Vice-President, and 'Committee of St, Andrew's Society as patrons, and the' following were elected 2s officers:
James Macbeth; Vice-President, Dr.
Couper-Patrick; hon. secretary and treasurer, Mr. H.R, Cleland; committee, Messrs. D. MacDonald, W. MacLennan, J. F. Macgregor, FT.
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