72nd Seaforth Highlanders of Canada - waughfamily.ca

72nd REGIMENTSEAFORTH HIGHLANDERSOF CANADACHAPTER I.FORMATION OF THE REGIMENT.Originates with the Gaelic Societies Delegates from Scottish Societies meet Application sent to Ottawa Question of Commanding Officer $25,000 to be raised Capt. R. G. EdwardsLeckie s Report.IT WAS in accordance with the fitness of things that theidea of a Highland regiment for Vancouver should originate in the Gaelic Society of that city. It was in that organization, devoted to the study and preservation of theancient language and literature which are so indissolublyconnected with the Highlands of Scotland, that a few enthusiastic Scots gave utterance to the thought that the timehad arrived for the establishment in Vancouver of a regiment of Highlanders. The suggestion was favourablyreceived ,and requests were sent out to the Scottish societies in the city to appoint delegates to meet and conferon the matter. Accordingly, on May llth, 1909, a meetingwas held in the St. Andrew s and Caledonian Societiesrooms, when Mr. Alexander Morrison was elected chairman,and there were also present Dr. S. J. Tunstall, McC.Hutchinson, D. C. McGregor, C. W. Sarel, Alexander Sim,J. W. M anson, Major J. Duff Stuart, Capt. J. S. Tait, Capt.A. Rowan, Lieut. Jas. Sclater and Mr. A. McKinlay. Mr.what hadMorrison, the chairman, with the impressions ofbeen said at the Gaelic Society s meeting fresh in his mind,