HLI Chronicle 1914 - The Royal Highland Fusiliers

HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE. 33The Association obtained for Mrs. D.,widow of Lance-CorpI. D., H.L.I., a grant· from Royal Patriotic Fund of 4s. a week(2s. for each of her two youngest children· until they attain the age of 14 and 16 respectively).£2 granted from Cowan Fund to Mrs. C.,. widow of .T. C., late 71st.Mr. Mather, from whom his Mutiny and-crimean medals were recently stolen, has hadthem replaced by the War Office on theapplication of the Association. The Turkishmedal, being a foreign decoration, could not,"Unfortunately, be replaced.The Association are much indebted to Col.Morrison, commanding 5th Battalion, for . interesting himself in the case of a member · who had sustained serious injuries whilst at work. The result was that the compensation .awarded to him was very materially increased. A pension of £6 per annum, payable halfyearly,has been obtained from KinlochBequest for the widow of an ex-soldier.· :EDINBURGH BRANCH.-Money paid out, £9lIs. 6d.; men assisted, 10; widows andfamilies assisted, nil.GLASGOW BRANcH.-Money paid out, £20 8s. ;men assisted, 9; widows and familiesassisted, 6.LONDON BRANCH.-Money paid out, £14s. 9d.;men assisted, 5; widows and familiesassisted, nil.HAMILTON BRANCH.-Money paid out, £1 10s.7d.; men assisted, 5; widows andfamilies assisted, nil.DUNDEE BRANCH.-Money paid out, nil;men assisted, nil; widows and familiesassisted, nil.The above does not include cases forDecember, 1913.HON. MEMBERS' SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DONA­TIONS RECEIVED FROM 1ST .TUNE, 1913,TO DATE.Donations.W . .T. Anderson, Esq., 18 WoodsideTerrace, Glasgow, .. £25 0 0Sergeants' Mess, 26/71 RegimentalDistrict, . 5 0 0.T. Hamilton, Esq., in memory of2nd Lieut. Hamilton, 10 10 0£40 10 0Subscriptions of Hon. Members.Col. H. Straghan, C.B., ..Mrs. Haldane, Fortrose, ..Mrs. Hope of Belmont,Major R. W. H. Anderson,Capt. Lacon, late 71st,*Capt. J. Yonnger Allan, late 71st,Lieut.-Col. Wolfe-Murray andOfficers, 2nd Battaliou,Sir D. Masson, K.C.I.E., ..Lieut.-Col. Cochrane and Officers,6th H.L.I.,CoL Morrison and Officers, 5thH.L.I...CoLFleming and Officers, 9th(Glasgow Highlanders),CoL Galbraith and Officers, 7thH.Id., ..Miss Ronaldson, Capt. H. H. M. Harris, late H.L.I., Capt. Segrave, D.S.O., H.L.I., .. CoL A. G. Balfour, late H.L.I., .. Lieut.-Col. Conway Gordon, late H.L.I.,Capt . .T. .T. Ronald, late H.L.I., ..Major A. N. E. Browne, H.L.I., ..Major Pack~Beresford, H.L.I.,Capt. M'Callum, H.L.I., ..Lieut.-Col. G. T. B. Wilson, lateH.L.I., ..Capt. R. C. Campbell, late H.L.I.,Major E. Armstrong, H.L.I.,Major Sandys - Lumsdaine, lateH.L.I., ..General H. R. Kelham, C.B.,General T. R. Stevenson, C.B., ..Capt. B. C. Bridge, late H.L.I., ..Mrs. Lockhart of Milton Lockhart,Colonel Farie,Captain Greenwood,Sir C. M'Grigor, Bart., & Co., ..Major .T. A. Hay, late H.L.I., ..Serving Members, 1st Battalion, ..Serving Members, 2nd Battalion, ..Serving Members, Depot,£! 1 0010 61001 1 011020012 8 41 1 0220220220220010 61 1 0o 11 7010 6100100o 13 71 1 0o 11 7110330100o 10 61 1 0010 61101 1 0010 6o 11 71 1 011076 0 055 0 019 13 0£249 5 2The Executive Committee desire to expresstheir thanks to all who have subscribed soliberally to the funds of the Association.The Ass9ciation is on a very sound financialfooting. It is hoped that the Second AnnualReport will be issued early in the spring..TOHN GRAHAME, Major, 2ND H.L.I.,Hon. Secy.Hamilton, 24th Dec., 1913.• Additional to donation of £15 already received.