SCOTS Project - www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk Document : 1050 Title : Minutes of Caledonian Philatelic Society meeting 2137 Author(s): 907 Copyright holder(s): Name withheld Text The Caledonian Philatelic Society Minutes of meeting 2137 held on Thursday 11th January 2001, Room327, John Anderson Building, University of Strathclyde. The President, [CENSORED: forename][CENSORED: surname], opened the meeting by welcoming those present and wishing them a very Good New Year Apologies were received on behalf of [CENSORED: forename][CENSORED: surname], [CENSORED: forename][CENSORED: surname] and [CENSORED: forename][CENSORED: surname]. Minutes: were on the table President’s Intimations: The President reminded members of the Competition Night, 22nd February, and that entries should be in by 8th February. Secretary: [CENSORED: forename][CENSORED: surname] was in hospital having a knee replacement and there was a Get-Well card circulating for members to sign. Names for the Social Evening should be given as soon as possible. Society auction lists were in an advanced state of preparation. The dates of several Fairs were intimated as was that for Philatex, London – 1-3 March. Treasurer: Absent Packet Secretary: Five packets were in circulation, but more booklets would be welcomed. Librarian: Nothing to report Delegate to Congress: Congratulations to all who had help make Glasgow 2000 so successful. Display: Displays by the Committee. 1st Round: [CENSORED: forename][CENSORED: surname] Caledonian Railway Postal Stationery; [CENSORED: forename][CENSORED: surname] Mauritius Memories; [CENSORED: forename][CENSORED: surname] Algerian Airmails; [CENSORED: forename][CENSORED: surname] East African Revenue Stamps; [CENSORED: forename][CENSORED: surname] Air Crash Covers; [CENSORED: forename][CENSORED: surname] Glasgow Machine Cancellations; [CENSORED: forename][CENSORED: surname] Recent USA Exploration of Space issues; [CENSORED: forename][CENSORED: surname] Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian ‘Bits and Pieces’ 2nd Round: [CENSORED: forename][CENSORED: surname] Millennium Madness; [CENSORED: forename][CENSORED: surname] Stamp Exhibition Cinderella items; [CENSORED: forename][CENSORED: surname] Argyll Postmarks of Yore; [CENSORED: forename][CENSORED: surname] Miscellaneous Latvian items; [CENSORED: forename][CENSORED: surname] Bechuanaland – Unappropriated Die plus Overprints; [CENSORED: forename][CENSORED: surname] Early Russian Postal Stationery Vote of Thanks: The President took it upon himself to give the vote of thanks.. The diversity of subjects had been amazing and he warmly congratulated everyone who had shown for giving the others such an interesting evening Next Meeting: Thursday 18th January 2001, Members’ Night sponsored by [CENSORED: forename][CENSORED: surname]. Tea Rota: [CENSORED: forename][CENSORED: surname] Barrier: [CENSORED: forename][CENSORED: surname] The President closed the evening by wishing everyone a safe journey home. This work is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. The SCOTS Project and the University of Glasgow do not necessarily endorse, support or recommend the views expressed in this document. Information about document and author: Text Text audience Adults (18+): Specialists: Audience size: 21-100 Writer knew intended audience: Text details Method of composition: Wordprocessed Year of composition: 2001 Word count: 288 Text medium Other: Circulated at meetings Text publication details Part of a longer series of texts: Name of series: Series of minutes of Caledonian Philatelic Society Text setting Leisure/entertainment: Text type Written record of speech (e.g. hansard, legal proceedings, minutes of meetings): Author Author details Author id: 907 Gender: Male Decade of birth: 1930 Educational attainment: College Age left school: 15 Upbringing/religious beliefs: Protestantism Occupation: Computer assistant Place of birth: Glasgow Region of birth: Glasgow Birthplace CSD dialect area: Gsw Country of birth: Scotland Place of residence: Bearsden Region of residence: Dunbarton Residence CSD dialect area: Dnbt Country of residence: Scotland Father's occupation: Insulating Engineer Father's place of birth: Glasgow Father's region of birth: Glasgow Father's birthplace CSD dialect area: Gsw Father's country of birth: Scotland Mother's occupation: Tailoress Mother's place of birth: Cambuslang Mother's region of birth: Lanark Mother's birthplace CSD dialect area: Lnk Mother's country of birth: Scotland Languages: Language: English Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: General life