Cairneyhill Artists

THE SCOTSMAN, TUESDAY 30TH DECEMBER 1930

ART UNION DRAW – SIR PATRICK FORD A WINNER – MORE PRIZES THIS YEAR

Considerable interest was displayed in the annual draw for prizes held yesterday in The Galleries, The Mound, Edinburgh, by the Art Union of the Society of Scottish Artists.

Mr Greenhill, CA, presided, and congratulated the Society on this year’s exhibition. There were many works of art there, he said, that they would all like to possess. One means of doing so was by the Art Union, but, of course, he knew there would be very many disappointments. The committee had been successful in disposing of more tickets this year than last year, and so were able to give two additional prizes. These numbered 27, as against 25 last year. It was up to the public of Edinburgh, he concluded, to take a larger interest in the Art Union. It served a very good purpose, and was specially a help to the younger artists.

The draw then took place with the assistance of two young people, who were afterwards presented with a box of chocolates each.

Applause greeted the announcement that Sir Patrick J Ford, hon. president of the Society, had won a £15 prize. By a curious coincidence, the winners of the second and third prizes were of the same address.

The prizes were as follows:

1st prize (£100) – Mrs Elizabeth Hunter, Townhead House, Balfron, Stirlingshire
2nd (£50) – M S Templeman, Cairneyhill, Dunfermline
3rd (£40) – Miss E A Templeman, Cairneyhill, Dunfermline
4th (£20) – Miss Janet Grant, 16 Argyle Place, Edinburgh
5th (£20) – V M Wallace, Preston House, Prestonpans
6th (£20) – Alec G Veitch, 2 Hermitage Terrace, Edinburgh
7th (£15) – T Shields, McKinlay Place, Kilmarnock
8th (£15) – Mrs E J Scott, 15 Stenhouse Avenue, Edinburgh
9th (£15) – Mrs L Pugh, 15 Gloucester Place, Edinburgh
10th (£15) – Jessie R Macfarlane, Ordie House, Stanley, Perthshire
11th (£15) – Mrs Roberts, Sunnynook, North Berwick
12th (£15) – Mrs Galbraith, 12 Dovecot Park, Selkirk
13th (£15) – Sir Patrick J Ford, 8 Moray Place, Edinburgh
14th (£15) – Thomas Dunlop junior, 70 Wellington Street, Glasgow
15th (£10) – J D Anderson, 92 Buccleuch Strdeet, Edinburgh
16th (£10) – D P McLagan, 28 Heriot Row, Edinburgh
17th (£10) – A McDonald, Inverkip Road, Greenock
18th (£10) – M Mackenzie, Thistle Villa, Lockerbie
19th (£10) – Kathleen M Kempthorne, Old Governor’s House, The Castle, Edinburgh
20th (£10) – Mrs W Bell, Baberton Cottage, Juniper Green
21st (£10) – James Andrew, 160 West George Street, Glasgow
22nd (£10) – Thomas Haddow, c/o Caledonian Hotel, Edinburgh
23rd (£10) – Miss S C Ronald, Milton House, Drymen, Stirlingshire
24th (£10) – Robert H Ritchie senior, 92 Montpelier Park, Edinburgh
26th (£10) – P Barr junior, 50 Bridge Street, Tranent
27th (£10) – M Brown, 61 Argyle Crescent, Portobello

Mr W M Glass, president of the Society of Scottish Artists, congratulated the winners, and thanked all those to whose efforts the success the draw this year was due. It had gone up this year by a sum of £40.

The following office-bearers were re-elected – Sir Patrick J Ford, hon. president; Mr Greenhill, chairman; Mr George W Ferguson, SSC, secretary and law agent. The committee were also re-elected.