CORRESPONDENCE

Huntly Press and District Gazette, Volume XV, 2 August 1929, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE

(to the editor.] Sir, —I have noticed several letters in your valuable paper regarding the establishment of a Workingmen’s Club at Huntly and I sincerely hope this matter will not be allowed to drop. Somewhere round about 1918-19 a move was made to establish a Soldier’s and Civilian’s Club and a good deal of money was raised locally. Just actually what happened I do not know for at about that time I left the village but since my return find things have progressed very much but no sign of a club. Now, Sir, the need of such an institute in a town cannot be over emphasised. There is nowhere a man can go to spend a quiet hour except to the “pub”—and although that place serves a useful purpose and is—in itself a sort of club—it does not fill the needs of the people. I hope someone more able than I will take the matter up and start something which will be for the good of the town. Also can anybody say what happened to the money collected for the purpose I mentioned.—Yours etc., CLUBITE [The money raised for the purpose you mention was handed over to the executive’ of the R.S.A. (Huntly Branch). A Club actually was started in the Masonic Hall in 1920 and a billiard table procured but owing to lack of support the project was abandoned and the money invested. It has since been handed to the Town Board and in return members of the R.S.A. receive certain privileges—such as the use of the Hall, Supper Room etc,—on specified occasions.—Ed. “Huntly Press.”]