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From our files 50 years ago: The Scottish Police Federation. The Police Act, 1919 outlawed police membership of unions and created the Scottish Police Federation which explains the second motto,

For comparison, here is one from our files of 100 years ago on April 19th. Viscount Finlay of Nairn, Lord Chancellor.

The Lord Lyon visited Alisoun Grant, a former "Herald Painter Extraordinary" in her home near Kirriemuir. She worked in the Office during the time of Sir Thomas Innes of Learney and her memories of the Office were fascinating.

A lecture at the Falkland Society Meeting in Falkland Palace was given in the Chapel Royal by the Lord Lyon on April 10th on the topic of "The Court of the Lord Lyon with reference to the Heraldry of Fife."

Yvonne Holton, Herald Painter and Dingwall Pursuivant, gave a fascinating lecture to the Heraldry Society of Scotland yesterday on the subject of Heraldic Compartments.

@edinspotlight The toad is widely believed to have been the precursor of the fleur-de-lys in the arms of King Clovis. It is possible to see in a flattened toad (do let us be careful, of course!) the outline of the Giglio-di-Firenze. Here is a Scottish example from the Lyon Register.

From our files 100 years ago: the arms of Charley Tinker of Kilmartin.

The St Andrews Friendship Club of Arbroath held its monthly meeting on the 7th March and was given an illustrated presentation by the Lord Lyon on “Local Heraldry and Arbroath". Here is the coat, granted in 1900, of the former royal burgh.

Dingwall gave a talk to the Royal Overseas League (Edinburgh Branch) on the work of a busy heraldic artist as well as an Officer of Arms, on
Saturday morning at the Waldorf Astoria - The Caledonian Hotel.

From our files 100 years ago today: Harry Hyndman Balfour, Lieutenant-Colonel in the South African Medical Corps.