Clubs and Societies in Wigtown (and Bladnoch) Literary & Debating Society (rescucitated 1911) meets every Thursday (October to March) at 8.00 pm in the County Buildings Senior President - Dr William Lilico Junior President - Robert Strachan Vice President - Thomas Scott Secretary - G J Robertson Treasurer - Nelson McMurray Wigtown United Football Club Chairman - John McMillan Joint Secretaries - James Cowan and William Copland Committee - John Burke, Robert Muir, Joseph Ednie, William Cain and James Stitt Boy Scouts President - Ebenezer Shaw Vice Presidents - Rev Gavin Lawson, Rev Father Henry Christmas Clark, and Mr J M Edward Scoutmaster - Robert Strachan Secretary & Treasurer - Dr William Lilico Curling Club Patron - J C Stubbs, esq, Torhousemuir President - Dr McConnell Vice President - Ebenezer Shaw Secretary & Treasurer - William James McKie Bladnoch Whist Club Hon President - William Carnochan President - John McClumpha Vice President - William Goudie Secretary - William Alison Wigtown Ploughing Society President - A B Matthews Vice President - A Laird, Torhousekie Secretary & Treasurer - Gavin Coupland Billiard Club President - Ebenezer Shaw Vice President - Charles Arbuthnot McLean Secretary - Gavin Coupland visitors are made welcome on being introduced by a member of the club Wigtown Tennis Club President - Charles Arbuthnot McLean Secretary - S P Rolfe Committee - John Black, A J MacFarlane, Hugh Bell, Dr Lilico, Mrs Hounam, Mrs McClumpha, Miss M F McWilliam, Miss Todd, Miss G Walker Bladnoch Quoiting Club President - William Carnochan Vice President - William McGaw Secretary - David Boyd Wigtown Bowling Club President - Robert McWilliam Vice President - William McGowan Secretary & Treasurer - John McC Hawthorn Green opens first Saturday in May, closes end of September Visitors can have the use of the green at the following rates - 6d per game; 1s per week; 2s per month Wigtown Agricultural Society President - the Earl of Galloway Vice Presidents - Sir Herbert Maxwell of Monreith and Colonel Vans Agnew of Barnbarroch Secretary - Gavin Coupland Annual meeting on first Tuesday of March Annual Agricultural Show with exhibition of horses, cattle, sheep, and agricultural implements held early in August Wigtown Burns Club (instituted February 1905) Hon Presidents - Viscount Dalrymple, Rev W Fulton of Paisley, Ebenezer Shaw, Robert McWilliam, J B Cuthbert of Kirkcowan, Dr McKie of Newton Stewart, and the Rev C S Wallace of Kirkmabreck President - A S Morton, Newton Stewart Vice President - John Robb Secretary - Walter McBurnie Wigtown Burgh Brass Band (rescuscitated 1909) Band practice twice weekly President - Ebenezer Shaw Secretary & Treasurer - Walter McBurnie Committee - James Clark, John Black, Charles Arbuthnot McLean, A M Nicholson, Dr William Lilico, John McClumpha, Paul H Richmond, J G Sharpe and J P McCredie Representatives of bandsmen - John Baxter and John Edwards