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ESTABLISHED IN 1863
Volume 146, No. 1 September2009
Calendar
09/21
Society Monthly Meeting
–Members Dinner
10/19
Society Monthly Meeting
–Making Haggis,
The London Scottish: Most Londoners know the famous London Scottish, the
7th Middlesex Rifle Volunteers, one of the regiments raised in July, 1859, at the
time of the ʺInvasion scareʺ of that year. They were first raised among the
ʺScottish residents in London and its neighborhoodʺ, and are still mainly recruited
from the original source. The commanding officer of the regiment was Colonel
Eustace Balfour, a brother of the First Lord of the Treasury, and the corps muster
between nine hundred and a thousand of all ranks, men of physique, bearing and
soldierly qualities that are the admiration of all who have been brought into con‐
tact with them. Their uniform is grey with blue facings.
The Highland Armed Association of London and The Loyal North Britons had
been raised in 1793 and 1803 as part of the countryʹs Volunteer Forces ready to re‐
pel Napoleonʹs threatened invasion of England. These formations were later dis‐
banded and it was not until after the Crimean War that the countryʹs security
seemed again to be in danger. So, in 1859, sponsored by The Highland Society of
London and The Caledonian Society of London, a group of individual Scots raised
The London Scottish Rifle Volunteers under the command of Lt.Colonel Lord El‐
cho, later The Earl of Wemyss and March. He decided to clothe the
Regiment in Hodden Grey, the homespun cloth known throughout
Scotland.
Left: Lord Elcho, Earl of Wemyss and March (Continued on page 5)
In 2004 I took the family on a trip to Britain and Ireland. During our time in London we had the opportunity to visit the home of the London Scottish on Horseferry Road. Bob Harman, then Regimental Secretary of the London Scottish hosted us on a tour of the armory and museum. We kept up correspondence until his retirement three years ago. It is a great facility and I recommend a visit if time permits.
The Scottish Regiments Series: The London Scottish
Inside this Issue
Feature ...................... 1
Message from our
President ............ 2
Upcoming events ...... 3
From Gene ................. 8
Mtg. Agenda ........... 13
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A Message from Our President
St. Andrew’s Society
of San Francisco
The Saint Andrew's Society of San Francisco
1088 Green Street
San Francisco, CA
94133‐3604
(415) 885‐6644
Editor: William Jaggers
Email: [email protected]
Membership Meetings:
Meetings are held the
3rd Monday of the month, at
7:30 PM. Light refreshments
served after the meeting.
Officers of the Society
Fred Rutledge, President Gene McCracken, First VP John Allison, Second VP Russ Wallace, Treasurer Tom Kasinger, Secretary Roger Weed, Librarian Charles Syers DDS, Physician James Beatty, Chaplain Bruce McCubbrey, Bard Ozzie Reid, Piper
Trustees— Bruce McMillan, Chairman Tom McLaughlin, John McCorkindale Bruce Reeves James M. Robertson, AIA‐E
Board of Relief, James Beatty
Board of Student Assistance— Robert Logan, William Cummings, Sr. William Cummings,Jr. Loren Obley
Members and Friends:
Welcome back from Summer Break.
Things started off very sadly, however,
with the passing of past‐president Gerry
Sample’s wife and soul‐mate Shirley.
Clifton Brooks, 86, a long‐time member,
who had moved back to Oklahoma also
left us. I was sad to read that my first
bagpiping instructor, Jimmy Yardley, a
member of the Caledonian Club, had also
passed away this summer. Our thoughts
and prayers go out to the families.
We had the Third Annual Joint
Ceilidh at the Encinal Yacht Club on Saturday, 8 August. This event included
members from the St. Andrew’s Society of San Francisco, the Saint Andrew’s
Society of Oakland, The Caledonian Club of San Francisco and the Pleasanton‐
Blairgowrie‐Fergus Sister Cities Organization. The numbers were down a bit,
but it was still a great deal of fun.
The Labor Day weekend saw the return of the Caledonian Club Games in
Pleasanton. Our collective thanks need to go out to James Beatty and Elly Sturm
for setting up, staffing, and taking down the Society tent at Pleasanton, and at
the Dunsmuir house Games in Oakland in June. A few new members may come
out of their efforts! I encourage our members to play an active role in all these
events. Get your society name‐tag now and wear it with pride to events. I had
an opportunity to bring two Scots Guards band members to the tent for a visit.
James was actively recruiting them for membership in no time.
The Calies asked me to be the military liaison for the Pipes and Drums of
the Scots Guards. It was a great honor and a true pleasure to spend four full
days with these folks.
Some photos from the Games weekend have been provided our newsletter
editor.
Speaking of the newsletter; I would like to remind members that you too
can provide articles for publication. I am working on a William Keith piece and
one on the Balclutha, but would be happy to let another member do some writ‐
ing. Muir, MacLeran, the Blairs of Piedmont and stories on other local Scots are
welcome. Also pieces on culture, music art and other topics. Please step up to
the computer and draft an article!
Our next meeting is a Members’ Dinner on Monday, 21 September. Our 2nd VP
John Allison promises a delightful meal. His menu includes Scottish
Smoked Salmon with capers and sweet onions, BBQ Pork Loin, Prosciutto
Wrapped Asparagus Spears, Garlic
Mashed Potatoes, Apple Pie and Fresh Cream, an Assorted Cheese
Board Selection of Biscuits and Coffee. For planning purposes please contact
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SEPTEMBER
Society Monthly Meeting
– 21 SEP – Members Dinner
(smoked trout!)
Nominating Committee
appointed for 2010 slate of
officers)
OCTOBER
SAT, 3 OCT, Loch Lo‐
mand Celtic Society Games,
Ben Lomand
Society Monthly Meeting
– 19 OCT. Program: Making
Haggis, presenter Alex Hen‐
derson (Aye, we shall have
some to try!)
Nominating Committee
reports findings
Theme: Samhain (Scottish
New Year & Halloween)
NOVEMBER
SUN, 8 NOV, Remem‐
brance Day Service at Grace
Cathedral, SF
SAT, 28 NOV St. An‐
drew’s Day, Banquet and
Ball, Marine’s Memorial, SF
MON, 30 November, St.
Andrew’s Day
Society Monthly Meeting
– 16 NOV. Program: the Brit‐
ish Consulate in San
Saint Andrew’s Society Banquet and Ball, Saturday, 28 Novem‐
ber, at the Marines’ Memorial Club and Hotel, San Francisco.
Point of Contact: Gene McCracken.
Robert Burns Supper, Saturday, 23 January, at the Family, San
Francisco.
Point of Contact: John Allison.
St. Andrew’s Society of SF & Related Calendar of Events for 2009
Upcomming Events
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John if bringing a guest at (707) 226‐9019, or email him at all‐
[email protected] . The numbers will need to be capped at some point, so
please RSVP soon. Please wear your kilt, kilted skirt or trews!
I will have on the Hodden Grey kilt as a reference to my newsletter article
on the London Scottish.
To keep costs down we suggest you bring your favorite wine to share at the
dinner table. We will have a quick business meeting before the meal and a wee
bit of entertainment during by Elli Sturm and James Beatty. We shall have a
piper to lead us to dinner too.
During September the Nominating Committee is organized for the develop‐
ment of individuals running for office next year. Gene McCracken and Russ
Wallace took on their positions for one year and are now looking for suitable
replacements. Members in good standing are encouraged to step up.
I am looking for persons interested in volunteering for the Firehouse Com‐
mittee. Among the committee’s tasking will be ways to better utilize the facility
(i.e. a monthly open house, our own Pub Night, the parking, et al). More details
will be shared at the October meeting where I will ask for folks to come forward
and serve for this duty as well.
Resolutions. Under our bi‐laws, we are able to select individuals for
“Honorary Membership” based on their support of the society. There are two
individuals I believe to be good candidates for this category of membership:
Consul‐General Julian Evans and Kristian Mullins. Mr. Evans’ honorary mem‐
bership would be indefinite as he is Welsh and cannot join us. Mr. Mullins hon‐
orary membership would be in effect until he becomes of age and can join us
outright. The resolutions then are to approve Honorary Membership for Julian
Evans and Kristian Mullins. Vote at the September meeting!
The St. Andrews Banquet and Ball is almost upon us! It will be held at the
Marines’ Memorial Club on Saturday, 28 November. Please support this event
with your attendance and bring guests along! First VP Gen McCracken is the
point of contact.
For those interested, a small block of rooms in the club are available for the
evening of the event. A copy of the notice and registration is on the website.
See you on Monday, 21 September.
Yours aye,
Fred Rutledge
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St. Andrews Society of San Francisco Certificate of Membership
A Message from Our President continued:
It is said that late is better
than never, to which I will cling
humbly, as I announce that
those extraordinarily patient
members who ordered (and
paid for) the beautiful Certifi‐
cate of Membership will finally
be presented with their indi‐
vidually inscribed‐‐in calligra‐
phy‐‐Certificate at the Membersʹ
Dinner Meeting on Monday,
September 21.
I donʹt recall exactly how
much time has elapsed since
you enthusiastically gave me
your name and fee, but it be‐
hooves me, as well as you re‐
cipients, to reiterate the names
on the list (and on the Certifi‐
cates): Jack Baxter and Ms.
Bradley Baxter; Gordon and
Jane Mathew; Stanley Carlton
Prichard; Dr. Charles Syers; and
William Cash Jaggers Sr.
The date of your initiation
into the St. Andrewʹs Society of
San Francisco, some of which I
still lack, is an entry on the Cer‐
tificate. As it would expedite
my completion of your Certifi‐
cates, I would very much appre‐
ciate hearing from Mr. Prichard
and Dr. Syers, whose particular
dates are not known to me; my
telephone number is 707 534‐
0459. Please do not hesitate to
notify me of misspellings of any
of your names as well.
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This avoided all inter‐clan feeling on the subject of tartan and, as
Lord Elcho said ʺA soldier is a man hunter.
As a deer stalker chooses the least visible of
colors, so ought a soldier to be clad.ʺ The only
regiments wearing Hodden Grey are The
London Scottish and The Toronto Scottish.
The first Honorary Colonel of the Regiment
was Field Marshall Lord Clyde (Sir Colin
Campbell). Lord Elcho commanded the Regi‐
ment for 19 years and then became Honorary
Colonel from 1878 to 1900.
During the South African War 1900 ‐ 1902the
Regiment supplied contingents of volunteers
who served with The Gordon Highlanders,
The City Imperial Volunteers and others. The
battle honor ʺSOUTH AFRICA 1900 ‐ 1902ʺ is
carried on the Regimental Color and on all
London Scottish (LS) badges. These contin‐
gents took part in the engagements at Hout‐
nek Poort, Doornkop and the Battle of Dia‐
mond Hill and were present as part of the col‐
umn of 2/Gordons at Lydenburg. The links
formed with The Gordon Highlanders in
South Africa survive to this day.
In 1908, the Volunteer Force ceased to exist as
such, and became the Territorial Force. The
7th Middlesex (London Scottish) Volunteer
Rifles Corps changed its title to The 14th
(County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (London Scottish).
Colors were presented to the Regiment by King Edward VII in 1909.
World War One
The 1st Battalion (Bn) was mobilized at once and, at Messines, on
Halloween 31st October, 1914, was the first Territorial infantry battalion
in action against the Germans. The Battalion continued to serve in France
and Flanders throughout the war and took part in all the major offen‐
sives including the last advance through Belgium to become part of the
Army of Occupation on the Rhine at Cologne.
The 2nd Bn, raised at the outbreak of war, went overseas in June,
1916, and served in France, the Balkans and Palestine, where it took part
in the Capture of Jerusalem. The 3rd Bn was raised in 1914 as a Reserve
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Quote: I travel for travel’s sake. The
great affair is to move.
- Robert Louis Stevenson Human beings, by changing the
inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives.
–William James
The London Scottish continued:
Uniform of the Sergeant Major about the time of the South Afri-can War.
Scottish cap badge and still in use today
I think you will be pleased
with the beautiful document
that symbolizes membership
our Society! We look forward,
after the summer hiatus, to
meeting one another again,
sharing our organizationʹs ideas
and goals for the future, and the
wonderful dinner prepared for
us by Mr. John Allison. See you
there!
‐‐Elisabeth Sturm
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Bn and supplied drafts to the two battalions overseas.
Two Victoria Crosses (VCs) and 19 Distinguished Service Orders
(DSOs) were awarded to members of the Regiment and the total fatal
casualties amounted to 1542. There are Three War Memorials in the Drill
Hall, The South African Memorial shows all who served there and the
other two list all who died in the two World Wars. It is the Regimental
Custom to stand to attention for a moment, facing the 1914 ‐ 1918 Memo‐
rial, when entering and leaving the building as a gesture of respect to
those who died in the three wars.
In 1920 the 1st Bn was raised again on a peacetime basis and, besides
taking part in all the usual Territorial Army military and sporting activi‐
ties, was represented at many ceremonial functions. Field Marshall Earl
Haig was Honorary Colonel from 1919 to 1928 and was succeeded in
1935 by HRH The Duchess of York, who later became HM Queen Eliza‐
beth, The Queen Mother. In 1924 the Regimental War Memorial at Messi‐
nes was unveiled by His Majesty Albert King of the Belgians. It stands
beside the road on the ridge just north of the town where the LS took its
place in the front line on Halloween 1914.
In 1936 the Regiment appeared in the Army List as a Territorial Bat‐
talion of the Gordon Highlanders. After Munich, in September, 1938, a
2nd Bn was recruited to peacetime establishment within 17 days, the first
battalion of all the duplicated Territorial units to achieve this. In recogni‐
tion of this distinction the Regiment was privileged to provide the Sover‐
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The London Scottish continued:
The 1st Battalion of the London Scottish at the Battle of Messines on 31st October 1914. From original painting.
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The London Scottish continued:
eignʹs Guard of Honor at the Royal Review in Hyde
Park in June, 1939. Permission was granted to raise a
3rd Battalion from those on the waiting list for the
2nd Bn provided it was a Heavy Anti‐Aircraft unit,
and accordingly 97th HAA Regiment RA, TA (The
London Scottish) was formed. A National Defense
Company (NDC) 100 strong was also formed from
Old Comrades of the Regiment.
At the start of World War Two all three battalions
were engaged in training and defense duties, the most
satisfying service falling to the 3rd Bn which was in
action throughout the Battle of Britain as part of the
Anti Aircraft defenses of London.
The 1st Bn went overseas in 1942, as part of 56th
(London) Division and joined the Persia and Iraq
Force in the area of Kirkuk. The Battalion, as part of
168 Brigade, joined the 50th (Northumbrian) Division
for the invasion of Sicily and remained with them
throughout this campaign. After the invasion of Italy,
they rejoined 56th Division and served with them in both the 5th (US) and
8th (UK) Armies during the Italian campaign.
They fought in all the major battles from the River Volturno to the
crossing of the River Garigliano, the Anzio Bridgehead, the breaking of
the Gothic Line and the subsequent fighting on the banks of the River Po.
After crossing the Po, they formed part of the force which chased the
remnants of the German army to Trieste where the Battalion became part
of the Army of Occupation.
The 2nd Bn, was denied active service as a unit although most of the
personnel who served in it were drafted to the 1st Bn or to other units,
often in the 51st Highland Division. The 3rd Bn was converted from
static to mobile HAA and left for Egypt in December, 1942. It subse‐
quently fought through the Sicilian and Italian campaigns often being
employed in a ground role instead of AA. It took part in the actions at
Cassion, Poggibonsi, Arezzo and San Archangelo. One VC and three DSOs were awarded to members of the Regiment and
the total fatal casualties amounted to 350 killed in one battalion alone. A
large number of London Scots went on to take commissions in other
Regiments, just as they had in World War 1.
After the war the LS went into suspended animation, but many offi‐
cers and men were still serving at home and overseas and some sub‐
units such as guard companies were still holding together and wearing
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Uniform of private circa 1930
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Regimental uniform. After several postponements authority was given to
start recruitment for a new battalion on a peacetime basis on 1st May
1947. The reformed battalion consisted initially of an HQ Company, a
Rifle Company and a Support Company and later, with a normal infan‐
try battalion establishment, performed the role of a Territorial battalion,
firstly in 44th (Home Counties) Division, and later in 56th (London) Divi‐
sion. This continued until 1967 when the Territorial Army was reorgan‐
ized.
In the Regimentʹs Centenary year 1959, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth,
The Queen Mother presented new Colors to the Regiment at the Duke of
Yorkʹs HQ and the old Colors were laid up at St. Columbas Church in
Pont Street.
Prior to 1967 the title ʺ51st Highlandʺ had been borne by the famous
51st Highland Divisionʺ, known affectionately as the ʺHighway Decora‐
torsʺ from its divisional conjoined HD sign and patch. Contrary to popu‐
lar belief the LS had never been part of 51st Highland Division, having
been for the most part in one or other of the London Divisions. Reduc‐
tions in the size of the army after WW II, meant the 51st Highland Divi‐
sion became 51st Highland Brigade. At this time the ʺcrucified mooseʺ
cap badge design came about, which in the early 1960s nearly became
the common badge for the Highland Regiments in a move that presaged
the 2005 Future Infantry Structure plans which resulted in the creation in
2006 of a single, multi‐battalion infantry regiment for Scotland, the Royal
Regiment of Scotland. The LS provided, on a number of occasions, ʺGʺ
Company to the Gordon Highlanders for annual camp training. In 1986
The Queen Mother presented new Colors to the 1st Bn.
The reorganization of the Armed Forces deriving from the ʺOptions For
Changeʺ policy that followed the collapse of the Soviet Union, the fall of
the Berlin Wall and the unification of East and West Germany, dictated
that the LS could not continue as part of the 51st Highland Volunteers on
grounds of distance and cost. This principle applied to the other far flung
sub‐units ‐ The Liverpool Scottish, also in respect of 51st Highland Vol‐
unteers, and the London Irish Rifles in respect of 4th Battalion, The Royal
Irish Rangers, based in Northern Ireland.
In London a solution was found in the formation of the only four com‐
pany multi‐capbadged infantry regiment in the Army. Taking the name
of the 1908 London Regiment of which the LS had been the 14th Battal‐
ion, this new London Regiment comprised:
A (The London Scottish) Company
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The London Scottish continued:
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The London Scottish continued:
B (Queenʹs Regiment) Company
C (City of London Fusiliers) Company
D (London Irish Rifles) Company
HQ (Anzio) Company
The Strategic Defense Review (SDR) of 1998
reduced the TA infantry from 30 Battalions to 15
Battalions. In London, this resulted in the merger
between the London Regiment and 4th
(Volunteer) Battalion, The Royal Green Jackets
(RGJ). The official inauguration of the London
Regiment, short title ʺThe Londonsʺ, with its own
place in the Army List, was on 20th April 1993
with the issue of a Royal Warrant. This third incarnation of the London
Regiment came into being on 1 April 1999 and consisted of six com‐
panies (as above plus 2 RGJ)
Scarcely had the new regiment settled down, than the Army was
faced with yet another re‐structure. Future Army Structure / Future In‐
fantry Structure was to create single multi‐battalion regiments in each
Divisional area, with a single identity and cap‐badge for each of the new
large regiments. The intention was to allow each battalion to be fixed in
role (armored, mechanized, light, airborne) and geography. The TA in‐
fantry in each Divisional area would become part of the new large regi‐
ments, with the same cap‐badge and a clear role in support of its regular
battalions. The London Regiment presented a problem for FAS / FIS, but
the solution continued the innovation the London Regiment has estab‐
lished a reputation for: It would become the first TA support battalion
for the five regiments of Foot Guards as part of the Household Division.
In May 2006, the London Regiment was transferred from the Queenʹs
Division to the Household Division. It now provides operational support
to the Foot Guards regiments, but within the London Regiment there is a
specific pairing of companies to the Guards: The LS is paired with the
Scots Guards, the London Irish with the Irish Guards, the Fusilier Com‐
pany with the Grenadier Guards and the Queenʹs Regiment Company
with the Coldstream Guards. HQ Company is paired with the Welsh
Guards. The LS has already welcomed new staff from the Scots Guards
and bid farewell to a long association with the Highlanders and Gordon
Highlanders before them.
The new alignment within the Household Division means London
Scottish soldiers wear the blue‐red‐blue Tactical Recognition Flash (TRF)
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Regimental Headquarters, 95 Horseferry Road
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of the Guards on the right shoulder (see Scots Guards article, JUN news‐
letter) of their uniform and have lost the unofficial blue thistle on Hod‐
den Grey that had been worn since the late 1990s. Rumors of the adop‐
tion of a common London Regiment cap‐badge, khaki berets (Guards
style) and the loss of stable belts all abounded in the run up to the 2006
re‐alignment. Indications are that the Scots Guards, although pleased to
have the London Scottish in support of them, are equally happy for the
distinctions of uniform to continue.
The benefit of the new alignment with the Guards swiftly material‐
ized. The London Regimentʹs mobilized Somme Company and deployed
it to Afghanistan from March to October 2007. London Scottish soldiers
are going to Afghanistan in 2010 with another composite Company, to be
called Arras Company. The London Regiment was tasked to provide a
company for both Op TELIC 3 (Cambrai) and Op TELIC 4 (Messines) for
duty in Iraq. The London Scottish has responded well to such chal‐
lenges.
London Scottish soldiers still wear their distinctive kilted uniform
when in ceremonial dress, but when in training or on operational duties
they wear the same Combat Soldier 1995 camouflaged uniform as the
rest of the army. However, instead of a beret, a Tam OʹShanter (TOS) is
worn and the soldiers are proud to that it carries one of only seven cap‐
badges still in service from the 1914‐18 Great War period!
Commitment is an important part of the responsibility of joining the
TA, and soldiers are expected to attend the weekly Training Night, from
six to twelve weekends a year and the two‐week long Annual Training
Period (ʺAnnual Campʺ). Everyone understands the need to juggle do‐
mestic, work and military commitments and allowances are made where
necessary and where the soldier concerned has made the effort to keep
his commanders informed. In short, being a TA soldier is not easy and
should be undertaken lightly.
Winston Churchill referred to Reserve Soldiers as being ʺtwice a citi‐
zenʺ ‐ squeezing two jobs, two lives into the space in which others barely
have time for one.
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The London Scottish continued:
Some Famous members of the Regiment:
Basil Rathbone (Actor) was
educated at Repton School and was engaged with the Liverpool and Globe Insur-ance Companies. In 1916 he enlisted in the London Scot-tish Regiment as a Private, later transferring with a com-mission as a Lieutenant to the Liverpool Scottish. In September 1918 he was awarded the Military Cross.
Ronald Colman (Actor) was an Oscar-winning English actor. Born in Richmond, Surrey, England, Colman discovered acting while at school. He intended to attend Cambridge University to study engineering, but his father's death put an end to that. He served in World War I, where he was seriously wounded at the Battle of Messines.
Claude Rains (Actor) served in the First World War; he was involved in a gas attack that left him almost blind in one eye for the rest of his life. However, the war did aid his social advancement, and by its end he had risen from the rank of private to that of cap-tain.
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Top: The Scots Guard Pipers and Drummers at the closing ceremonies.
Middle right: Willie (piper) and Andrew (dancer & drummer), in dark tunic, visiting SASSF tent and met Elly and James.
Middle left:: Willie (piper) and Andrew (dancer & drummer), in dark tunic, visiting SASSF tent and met Elly and James.
Bottom: Scots Guards dancers
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Some Famous members of the Regiment:
Alexander Fleming (Scientist)
Fleming was born on a farm at Lochfield near Darvel in East Ayrshire, went to the local school, and then for two years at the Kilmarnock Academy. He served as a medical officer with the Lon-
don Scots during the war.
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Photos and Highlights from the Pleasanton Games
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Reprint from :The Heraldry Society of Scotland
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Reprint from :The Heraldry Society of Scotland– continued.
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Saint Andrew’s Society of San Francisco
Meeting Agenda
21 September 2009
Our mission is to aid financially, and otherwise, any worthy Scot, or any member of the family of any worthy
Scot who is deserving of help, and any person of Scottish origin or descent, who is in financial distress; to promote
good will and harmony among people of Scottish birth or ancestry; to improve the social, educational and cultural
life of persons of Scottish birth or ancestry; to preserve the practice and appreciation of traditional Scottish values
and culture; and to acquire funds and property with which to carry out the objects and purposes hereinabove set
forth.
Call to Order:
Introduction of Guests New Members First Reading
New Members Second Reading/Vote
Approval of Membership Meeting Minutes (from prior month)
Member Comments
President’s Report – Fred Rutledge 1st Vice‐President’s Report – Gene McCracken
2nd Vice‐President’s Report – John Allison Treasurer’s Report – Russ Wallace
Board Member Reports:
Trustees – Bruce McMillan
Foundation – Tom McLaughlin
Board of Relief – James Beatty
Board of Student Assistance – Robert Logan ‐ Scholarships
Old Business
New Business / Upcoming Events (see reverse)
For the Good of the Order
Next Meeting: MON, 21 OCT, and Adjourn Business Meeting
Evening Program: Members Dinner – John Allison
SASSF Organized, 21SEP1863
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Program for the September 2009 Meeting— Members’ Dinner
1088 Green Street San Francisco, CA 94133‐3604