156 REPORTS OP MEETINGS FOR 1910 



Hawick, for Weens, Wells, and Bedrule. 



The fifth meeting was held at Hawick on Wednesday, 21st 

 September. Among those present were : — Mr Henry Rntherfurd, 

 Fairnington, who in the unavoidable absence of Rev. Matthew 

 Culley, discharged the duties of President ; Rev. J. J. M. L. 

 Aiken, B.D., Secretary ; Mr David H. W. Askew, Berwick ; 

 Mr Wm. B. Boyd, Faldonside ; Mr G. G. Butler, and Miss 

 Butler, Ewart Park ; Mr R. Carmichael, and Mrs Carmichael, 

 Coldstream ; Mr T. Craig Brown, Selkirk ; Mr William Dunn, 

 and Mrs Dunn, Redden ; Mr Stuart Douglas Elliot, and Mrs 

 Elliot, Edinburgh ; Mrs Erskine, Melrose ; Mr John Ferguson, 

 and Mrs Ferguson, Duns ; Mr Oliver Hilson, Jedburgh ; Rev. 

 J. F. Leishman, Linton ; Mr William Little, Galashiels ; Mr 

 William Maddan, Noi-ham ; Rev. W. R. Macray, Duns ; Mr 

 James Millar, Duns ; Mr Jas. A. Somervail, and Mrs Somervail, 

 Hoselaw ; Mr Philip Sulley, Galashiels ; Rev. A. P. Sym, and 

 Mrs Sym, Lilliesleaf ; Mr John Turnbull, Galashiels; Mr Joseph 

 Wilson, Duns ; and Mr Thomas Wilson, Roberton. 



In spite of the portentous note contained in the report of 

 the former meeting, 14th September 1887, in the valley of the 

 Rule — "in this month a fixed meeting in the hill-country of 

 Roxburghshire is never safe from blasts descending from the 

 Southern Fells " — the members were favoured with a day of 

 remarkable sunshine and warmth, and experienced only what 

 was agreeable and cheerful throughout it. Seated in a couple 

 of large brakes and im five private motor-cars, they left the 

 station square at 11-45 a.m., and turning sharply to the left 



