352 Anniversary Address. 



Sir George H. S. Douglas, Bart., M.P., the members of the 

 Club had breakfast at Springwoocl Park. Among those 

 present were Dr. Robson Scott, President; Mr. James Hardy> 

 Secretary ; Mr. R. Middlemas, Treasurer of the Club ; Sir 

 George Douglas, Professor Balfour, Messrs. J. H. Scott 

 Douglas, D. Milne Home, Captain Milne Home, M.P., 

 Sheriff Russell, John B. Boyd, James Johnston, Chief 

 Magistrate of Kelso; Rev. Messrs. Stobbs, Lamb, Macalister, 

 Paul, Graham, M'Kerron ; Dr. Turnbull, W. Stevenson, Di. 

 Dewar, W. Elliot, Charles Anderson, Colonel Briggs, Dr. 

 Paxton, John Clay, M. H. Dancl, G. S. Douglas, J. S. Dud- 

 geon, James Bowhill ; Revs. P. G. M'Douall, W. Darnell, A. 

 Jones, S. A. Fyler, E. Rutter, E. A. Wilkinson ; Messrs. 

 James Wood, James Tait, Ralph Forster ; Rev. D. Yair, 

 Major Paton, Dr. Brown ; Messrs. A. Brotherston, T. Friar, 

 E. Friar, T. Henderson. 



The members were kindly shown all the objects of 

 interest inside the house, and after breakfast walked about 

 the grounds and gardens. Before leaving the house the 

 President moved a vote of thanks to Sir George Douglas 

 for having so kindly entertained the members of the Club, 

 which was seconded by Mr. Milne Hume, and heartily 

 agreed to. 



The members then set out for the day's excursion, under 

 the guidance of Sir G. Douglas. They crossed the Teviot to 

 the ruins of Roxburgh Castle, thence went over by the 

 Trow Crags, and thence down by the gardens and grounds 

 of Floors to Kelso, where some time was spent in examining 

 the Museum. At four o'clock the members assembled to 

 dinner in the Queen's Head Hotel, where some additional 

 members were present, including Messrs. John Ord, W. B. 

 Boyd, Thomas Allan, Rev. Adam Davidson. After dinner 

 an able retiring address was read by the President, who 

 concluded by nominating as his successor the Rev. J. F. 

 Bigge, Vicar of Stamfordham. 



A motion to change the day of meeting, of which notice 



