As some of you no doubt know, member James Fraser died earlier this month. James was a member of our Society for more than 60 years. I have a link here to his obituary. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/timesunion-albany/obituary.aspx?pid=188098992 Yours aye, Frank Alguire Secretary to the Society
Volume 39, No. 1, January 2018 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Greetings Gentlemen of the Society: This is my first newsletter as the incoming president of St. Andrews Society and I write this was great pride. I think we will all see some changes coming over the next year or 2 and with the guidance of the…
OUR CHRISTMAS PARTY On December 17 we were able to successfully have a Christmas party at the Rooms for what I hope will be an annual event. The party was spearheaded by Mr. J. A. Higle and Mr. Dan Graves. They also were responsible for taking it upon themselves to…
ST. ANDREW’S NICHT CELEBRATION November 30 once again marked the date of and exciting evening honoring St. Andrew’s Nicht. As usual we began the evening with cocktails and light fare at the Rooms. At 7:15 we paraded to the Fort Orange Club led by Piper to the Society, Mr. Gordon Peters, and our Armorer Mr. James R Burns. We…
Roger Lamont Creighton, member of the Society since 1981 and President from 1993-1995, died on October 2, 2017 in Walnut Creek, California where he had resided for several years. Mr. Creighton was born in Shanghai, China in 1923, the son of missionaries Roy L. and Clara Creighton. He attended schools…
OFFICERS ELECTED The Society membership elected its officers for 2017-2018 at the stated meeting on November 9. President – Richard MacDowell 1st Vice President – William Burke 2nd Vice President – Andrew Patterson Secretary – Frank Alguire Treasurer – Charles Brown Librarian/Historian – Norman Rice Physician – Richard MacDowell Chaplain…
Volume 38, No. 5, November 2017 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Greetings Gentlemen of the Society: . Membership News: It is with deep regret that we learned of the death of Roger Creighton, past president of the Society. Roger had been living in California near his family, and his funeral is scheduled for…
Volume 38, No. 4, September 2017 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Greetings Gentlemen of the Society: My wife and I would like to express our gratitude for all the concern shown for our grandson Anselm Juan as he battled with his brain tumor. He has completed the chemotherapy sessions and will be starting…
Volume 38, No. 3, May 2017 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Greetings Gentlemen of the Society: Membership News: William Stephen Burke has been selected as the 2017 Commissioner of the year by the Clan Campbell Society. He was recognized for his work to memorialize Major Dungan Campbell of Inverawe. The dedication will take…
Volume 38, No. 2, March 2017 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Greetings Gentlemen of the Society: Our Burns night celebration was a huge success. For the information of those who could not attend, we had a catered affair at the Art Institute. A visit by Robert Burns was the highlight of the evening.…
