Journalist Accepts Award 260 Years in the Making

BBC-TV veteran Kirsty Wark is the Saint Andrew's Society of the State of New York's first female honoree.

SaintAndrewsBanquetThe origins of the Saint Andrew’s Society of the State of New York date back to before 1776. That juxtaposition is something Scottish newspaper The Herald made good use of recently for its lede about the organization’s 260th annual banquet, scheduled for this Friday at New York’s University Club:

America may not be getting its first female president, but a U.S. Scottish society older than the presidency itself is about to get the first female speaker in its 260-year history.

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