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MISCELLANEOUS.
GLASGOW AMATEUR ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY.
Instituted 1870.
Conductor, Mr. W. T. Hoeck.
Committee — President, Mr. A. C. Holms ; vice-
president, Mr. T. J. Primrose ; Mr. R. W. Grei?,
Mr. R. D. Waddell, Mr. Andrew Robb, Mr. Wm.
Peacock ; hon. librarian, Mr. W. Brunt on ; hon.
treasurer, Mr. W. R. Machell ; hon. secretary, Mr.
W. A. Buchanan, 18 Bute Gardens, Hillhead.
The object of the Society is to afford local amateurs
an opportunity of studying classical orchestral music.
Practisings are held weekly in St. Andrew's Halls
during the season (September till April),
The annual subscription of executant members is
£1 Is., and of honorary members 10s. 6d. and
upwards.
Ladies or gentlemen desirous of becoming executant
or honorary members are invited to communicate with
the secretary, Mr. W. A. Buchanan, 21 Cochrane st.
THE GLASGOW SOCIETY OF MUSICIANS.
This Society, started in 1884, has for its objects
the cultivation and promotion of musical art, as well
as social and friendly intercourse among musicians
and friends of music.
Acting secretary and treasurer, Hugh A. Stirling,
133 St. Vincent Street.
GLASGOW BALLAD CLUB.
Instituted 1876.
Hon. president, James Hedderwick, Esq., LL.D. ;
president, William Freeland, Esq. ; vice-president,
Sheriff Spens, LL.D. ; secretary, Walter Buchanan,
Dunclutha, Tollcross.
The club meets during the session (October to
May) in tha North British Station Hotel, George
Square, on the second Saturday of each month, at
eight o'clock p.m.
Object — The production and friendly criticism of
original ballads and poems, and the study of ballads
and ballad literature.
UISCELLANEOnS.
WELLCROFT BOWLING CLUB,
Queen's Pakk.
This club was established in January, 1835, and
the bowling green formed on part of the lands of
Wellcroft, situated in Sun-ey Street, Laurieston.
In 1851 the club removed and formed two beautiful
greens, with a curling pond, near the head of Eglinton
Street, on ground obtained from the Royal Incorpora-
tion of Hutcheson's Hospital. From this site the
club was in 1876 under the necessity of removing
to a more eligible site at the north-west comer of the
Queen's Park, where two spacious greens were
made, a neat and commodious bowl house erected,
and the ground tastefully laid out so as to form a
most agreeable and ornamental adjunct to the locality.
Membership limited to 200. Present membership
(April, 1897), 155. Annual subscription, £1 10s.
Office-bearers for 1897-98: — President, Thonoas
Watson ; vice-president, Archd. Brownlie ; secretary,
Jas. Smith, 21 Bath St. ; treasurer, Jas. M'Creadie,
11 Both well Street; ordinary directors, Andrew
Warden, George Black, Alex. Cochrane, John S.
Young, Wm. Motherwell, and David M'Bean ; retiring
president, H. W. Madden.
CLYDE CORINTHIAN YACHT CLUB.
Commodore, Stewart Clark; vice-commodore, Wm.
0. S. Connell; rear- commodore, R. M. Donaldson;
stewards, William A. Wylie, Andrew Mitchell, Duncan
Campbell, Andrew Arthur, John Connell, P. M. Coats,
D. F. D. Neill, Peter Donaldson, A. W. Steven,
and K. M. Clark ; hon. secretary and treasurer, R.
Harvey Pirie, 173 St. Vincent street.
The admission for members is £1 Is., and annual
subscription ill Is. ; junior members (under 21) and
lady members 10s. 6d. admission, and 10s. 6d.
subscription.
The distinguishing flags of the club are " Red Burgee
with White St. George's Cross, and Red Lion Ram-
pant on Yellow Shield, and a Red Ensign."
The matches of the club are held at Hunter's
Quay.
ROYAL WESTERN YACHT CLUB.
Commodore, J. Stewart Clark, Esq., yachts "Jura,"
30 feet, and " Rona," 23 feet ; vice-commodore, J.
B. Maciridoe, Esq., "Molly," 20 tons; rear commo-
dore, R. M. Donaldson, Esq., S.Y. 'Ilona," 60 tons,
and " Klysma," 23 feet ; stewards, Messrs. J. G.
Allan, D. M'Glashan, J. Thomson, jun., Henry Allan,
Evelyn S. Parker, J. H. Downes, jun., A. W. Steven,
N B. Stewart, jun., C. E. Ball, and J. N. Gray;
hon. secretary and treasurer, John M. Murray, Esq.,
C.A., 82 West Regent Street, Glasgow.
The annual subscription is £1 Is. The yachts of
this club have the special privilege, by warrant from
the Lords of the Admiralty, of wearing the blue
ensign. The distinguishing flags of the club are
" Blue Burgee with Yellow Thistle on a Red Shield
bordered with Yellow, surmounted by Crown and
Blue Ensign."
The Annual Regattas and Matches of the club
take place at Rothesay, Wemyss Bay, and Helens-
burgh.
DENNISTOUN MODEL YACHT CLUB.
Sailing Pond, Alexandra Park.
Patrons, Sir John M. Stirling Maxwell, Bart., M.P.,
Sir R. H. Williams Bulkeley, Bart., Dr. Armitage,
Andw. Bain, Esq , William Beattie, Esq., F. Faithful
Begg, Esq., M.P., Dr. Chalmers, Stewart Clark, Esq.,
Robert Crawford, Esq., Hugh Docherty, Esq., Peter
Donaldson, Esq., Capt. J. Orr-Ewing, John Ferguson,
Esq., William Fife, junr. , Esq., James R. Garroway,
Esq., Dixon Kemp, Esq., George Moir, Esq., Robert
M. Mann, Esq., John Nairn, Esq., Admiral the Hon.
Victor Montague, the Very Rev. Dean Reid, James
Stevenson, Esq., John Tulhs, Esq., Lieut.-Col. Tup-
man, George L. Watson, Esq., Peter White, Esq.,
and Robert Wylie, Esq.
Commodore, Mr. Allan Clark ; vice- commodore,
Mr. John T. Blackadder ; rear-commodore, Mr.
Andrew Clark ; hon. secretary, A. Crawford Clark,
146 Onslow Drive, Dennistoun, Glasgow.
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