Patrick's Society. "Tam not an ora-'Third Term of Office for," said Mr. Clarke, "but where free luncheons are concerned I am "In the President of St. Patrick's Society, Mr. Clarke, we have an-old always available." friend, who is now emulating Presid.
In his reply, the President of the ent Roosevelt in that he Is in his Royal Society of St. George, Mr. H. third term of office. He is also our Reynell, referred to the fact that he guest for the third time~and it may felt quite at home amongst Scots that in his desire to come here men' because he had a Scottish 3 our guest lies the seat of his pre-grandmother and further that in the Sidential ambitions. T have always Fast war he had served in a famous understood the Irish to be contrarl~ Highland regiment, a regiment that wise, but in his ease they have shown had produced many Generals, includ no sich strain; they realised they had ing General Archibald Wavell, the 2 good President—and stuck to him man who is making history in the But T must add, Mr. Clarke, that if Near East. In addition to that he he shillelagh which is part of your had married the daughter of a Scots. regain at your luncheons, is in the man who was a former President of President's hands at your annual St, Andrew's Society, so that he had mectings—I wonder how anyone can Affection and- esteem for Scotland Venture to nominate a new Presid which produced such excellent soldent, However, the Irish are never Ters, sailors, bankers, divines, en-Tneking in courage. 'They have al-Gineers and' even an accountant ways produced great soldiers—as is "When," he continued, "the Presid shown'by the quality and the num= ent of St. Andrew's Society had lunch ers of them fighting with the Imwith the Committee of Royal Society pperiat forces today. I have pleasure of St. George, he told a story, which wishing you another successful seems to be'the thing to do. The year of office. story no doubt you all know. It re-"In Mr, Reynell we have the newly ferred to the English lady who went lected Provident of the Royal Society into a Scottish butcher shop and ask-of St. George and we extend to him ed for an English sheep's head. 'The our best wishes during his year Butcher' called to his apprentice office. "The last time T mot Wullie tak oot the Brains! 1 now, Reynell, officially, T had the melan-have my opportunity of retaliating. choly {ask of handing to him the Lut Tam going to forbear from do-gol cup. He was Vice-President Ingg 80 because the Seats are £0 good then, and 1 hope that now he at (elling stories against themselves, President he will be larger hearted which is a sign of rude health that than some of his recent predecessors T would to God the Dictators had the Scots good humour. If they hi And hand the cup back on April 27. the world would not be in We still of course possess a Golf Cup, "the one on the table today which was. presented by Mr, OF. Bateman and which we won out Fight, and we are glad to note that Mr. Bateman Is with us today. We want, however, to win the John Preniico Cup Because we regard it 9s our own property.
"Mertie England" mess today"
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