| The Society was formed in October 1835,
and the notices for the first meeting ran as follows :—
Persons friendly to the formation of a Society, to be called "The Quebec
St. Andrew’s Society," are requested to meet at the Albion Hotel, on
Friday next, the 9th instant, at
3 o’clock, P.M.
Andrew Paterson, David Burnet, James
Gibb, A. Simpson, John Strung, Ronald McLellan, A. H. Young, John Fisher,
James Burns, John Bruce, John Neilson, George Black, Jas. Denholm, Allan
Gilmour, John Thompson, D. Wilkie, Donald Fraser, J. Douglas, Jos. Morrin,
Charles Stuart,
Quebec, 3rd October, 1835.
MEETING AT THE ALBION HOTEL, FRIDAY, 9TH OCTOBER, 1835.
PRESENT:
Hon. John Stewart, Thomas Elder, R.
H. Gairdner, Andrew Paterson, B. MacDonald, John Fife, John Neilson, J. B.
Edie, L. J. McNair, W. McTavish, D. Burnet, D. Fraser, P. Moir, J.
Thompson, W. K. Rayside, A. Laurie, R. MacLellan, A. Simpson, C. Bruce, L.
Ballingall, J. Bruce, A. McGill, T. A. Young, D. Wilkie, A. Gilmour, Jas.
Burns, James Dean, John Young,
Andrew Paterson
in
the Chair.
Moved by A. Simpson, seconded by A. Gilmour,—
" That it is expedient to form a Society in this
city, to be called the Saint Andrew’s Society of Quebec."
ELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR
YEAR ENDING 30TH NOV., 1836.
Andrew Paterson, President.
John Neilson, 1st Vice-President.
The Hon. John Stewart, 2nd Vice-President. |
