DUNEDIN BURNS CLUB.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13862, 27 March 1907, Page 5

DUNEDIN BURNS CLUB.

1110 Mviccnth annual nieetiiig of mombcis of the Duncdin Burns Club was held r"ii • loral H ''" ,ast evening, Jlr R, Gilkison (vice-president) presided, and there 'mi ll sma " atl "' en(lanc <' of membcia. Iho annual report 6tato6: — In submitting the sixteenth annual report and balance sheet of the Burns Club for tho year 180(1-7, jour committee reports that the club haa ably carried out its objects, though the vear has not been financially so successful as its piedocossor The meinbeiship now stands at 338 (242 double and 9G single), representing it membership subscription of £87, a decrease of £25 10s as compared with last jear. This decrease m the membership is greatly to be regretted, but your conmnitee is confident that with tho support of members tho 101 l will be gieatly added to during the coming year. The active assistance of all members is *arnostl> requested in adding now members to our roll. Tho year commenced wit i a credit balance of £17 Is 5d m tho clubs cnrient account, which now stands at £1 10? lid. As there is a, sum of £15 3s ict credit of scholarship account, the worklll" account of the club is actually overdrawn. ° In moving iho adoption of tho report and balance sheet, tho Chairman explained that the small at tendance at the mcetin" piobably arose fhtough a punter's mistake notifying the _ meeting to tho Eaily Settlors' Association gathoung, and to several other rowdies' meeting the same oveninjj. Ho logreried to see that the membership of the clnl) \\3h filling off, and urged the ireoming committee and mombeie to maintain the mieit'st in the club b\ inducing novy members to join. One- of'the things which MiipiiMMl him -was the comparatively small amount of piofit leeched bv tho club fiom Bums Club concerts held m the Ujiikm Hall, the expenses of which were vcrv hw\y. lie suggested, now that a scholaiship fund i.acl been established, that more care should be <>\eici«ed in matters of c\peiiditiiie, m the mallei- ho had leferred to, and in other vvjv-,.

Dr who seconded (lie addition of the leport and balanco slwot. said tbc dul> had 'oocn in cubtenoe 17 veal's, and its ro\omic had always been too'small for (he cdls upon the funds. If was not economy of csjiemjituie that was wanted so much as more funds lo work on. Mr J. Wallace, in explanation of the cost of runniii',' concerts in the (iairLon Hall, slated ihat manv of Hie singers engaged sa\e then- semper srratuilouslv at" iho 'nonlhlv gathering, and they could nor well ho asked fo do so at the larger concerts. The repoit and balance sheet ucro adonted ivnanimouilr.

The following office-bearer; woio elecled fo- the ensunur vear:—President, Dr Stenlio\ise: vice-president?—!)) Nisbct and Sh R. Sandilauds; secretary, Sir .1. R. Jb'airbaini (reappointed); treasurer, appointment left c\cr; lion, awlilor. Sir James Brown (10-r-lect«II: committee-Mptsri Wm, Biow.i, •f. Wallace. J MonorictT. .1. Mitohell, W. M. Riddell, P. Sutherland, J. Una, R Telfer, and D. M'Pherson.

A \oU~> of thanks to ihe chairman concluded the business.