| Show I CElEBRATE DAY OF INDEPENDENCE Two Thousand Scots Make Merry With Music and Song at Wandamere DANCE IN NATIVE COSTUME PIPERS ADD TO PICTURESQUE SPECTACLE Two thousand Scots Scot men women lads lade and lassies lae enjoyed a wonderful day at Wandamere yesterday Every Everything Everything Everything thing was propitious for a fitting cele celebration celebration bration of S independence da day and It was waa celebrated In proper styli tyl The observance wan a u under the auspice of the Thistle club Naturally the day was Scotch from beginning to end There were Scotch sports sport Scotch music Scotch dances dancea Scotch in fact tact the whole atmos atmosphere atmosphere atmosphere phere was waa Scotch The weather was wait de delightful delightful ul During the afternoon there were a few hours when the heat was quite noticeable but there was wu at all times a 8 cooling breese breeze and this tats com corn combined combined with the shade and the Inviting nooks nook rendered the day perfect for fo the occasion Music and Songs Song In the afternoon there were field sports sport Many of these were conducted after the fashion of the old country There was a Scotch reel on the green greensward award sward that wag beautiful and picturesque picturesque esque At half after 5 the people sat t down for a luncheon There was no lack Jack of good things to eat for tor the la Ia ladies ladies dies had seen to It that their hampers were well filled before leaving home An hour or more devoted to this pleasant task brought around the hour for the beginning of the exercises es in the tle pa pavilion pavilion m villon There was a grand march led by the pipers performers and members of the club The pipers were Bonnie Bennie Joe McBeth and Miss Janet MacNIel Harris Several selections were played John Donaldson sang Mang Scots Scot Wha Hae and Ed McLelland recited Mc Ic Dream written for the oc occasion casion caBI on A Scotch song SORg written for the day was wan led by President Nicol Hood of the Thistle club the audience Join Joining joinIng ing tog in the chorus The Hie title of the song was The Day We Ve to Wanda Vanda Wandamere Wandamere mere A trio consisting of James David Neilson and William Cook sang Ing Willie Brewed a Peck o Maut laut Annie Laurie was beautiful beautifully ly rendered by a quartette Dances in Costume The greatest Urea test Interest of the evenings entertainment centered in the dances Miss Bessie Bessle Craig in costume danced dan Shaun Trew and Miss Janet Mc McNeil McNeil McNell Neil Nell Harris danced The Highland Fling Both numbers were loudly ap applauded applauded applauded The sword dance was WIUS fully executed by Miss Ml Craig and Miss Harris both of whom hom were accorded merited demonstrations of approval The Sailors Hornpipe by Miss II Craig was no less Je a pleasing number The musical division of the program concluded with the singing by the audi audience audience audience ence of Will Ye No Come Back Again 7 and Auld Lang Syne Sync After the program the visitors en enjoyed joyed jOed the dance until It was time for forthe forthe forthe the homeward trip at midnight The following committees had charge of the affair and brought it through without a 8 hitch of any kind President Pre Nicol Hood Secretary George Robin Robinson son Committee of arrangements a Davie Henderson J C Williams William A Gray and Simon Grieve Games and sports William Service William Nisbet Alec Adamson Peter Pete Wills Vilis Robert Gordon GorJon Thomas Leslie and Charles Floor Robert Stevenson George Robinson and Charles |
