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L+UOKNOW. ONTARIO. THURSDAY, AUOGST 11, 1910
Special Reunion Ntlatber.
THE GREAT HOME-GATHER1NG
POUR DAYS Of HAPPINESS, HANDSHAKISO AND OLD•rIME HOSPITALITY
Eight Thousand People in Caledonian Park Witness the Revival
of the Games that made Lucknow Famous.
Ten thousand `people walked the
streets of Lucknow on Caledonian Day.
Eight thousand people in Caledonian
Park witnessed the revival of the old-
time Games that made Lucknow famous.
Old Boys and Girls of Lucknow, Huron,
and Bruce, whose nnn.bers no ratan can
correctly estimate, were here from all
directions ---from Vancouver on the
West, from Florida and Cuba on the
South, from Quebec on the East end as
far away ae Bonnie Scotland—to attend
Ale happy homecoming. That is, in
ef, the record of the great Reunion
nich has just passed into municipal
estpty.
It was a royal welcome, indeed, that
Lucllnow gave those returning prodigals.
lege were flying; streets were gay
th streamers and bunting; spanning
sethoroughfares from side -walk to side-
walk, where the crowd should pass on
In the Presbyterian Church the preach-
ers were: in the morning, Rev. .James
Wilson now pastor of a large congregat-
ion in Toronto; in the evening, Rev,
Donald Nicholson, of Maxwell. Rev.
Leslie Armitage, of Picton, conducted
both morning and evening services in
St. Peters Church. A special service,
conducted by Rev. Angus McKay, now
of the Free Church, Kingessie, Scotland,
was held in the Presbyterian Church in
the afternoon.
Most appropriate to the occasion was
the grand union open.air service held in
the afternoon in Caledonian Park.
Nearly four thousand people, were in
attendance. Led by the Lucknow Mus-
ical Society Band, next followed by a
number of Fraternal Society Lodges in
full regalia, and troops of little children,
the procession of worshippers, seeming
endless in length and limitless in num-
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The men who planned and brought to pass the Old Boy's Reunion and
.a)edoeian Genres of the present summer. Reading from left to right :
D. It McIntosh. President.; G. H. Smith, Seeretaty; Alexander McPherson,
Vice President ai.d A. P. Stewart, Treasurer,
its way from the Railway station,
Mood five great., cedar arches, crowned
with Onion 'Jacks. "Hello Sandy"!
'Hello Bill"! "Scots wha Hie!" were
the words an artist had wrought on
white cotton, and stretched across where
all might see. And there, above the
We -walk, was another motto for the
elan' born—"Caed Mille Failthe" ----
ieing Gaelic for "A tho rs.nid Welcomes".
It wgq a royal greeting, indeed, that
those prodigals gave the ()id Home
'Town. eAnd this is Lucknow!" .-"Dear
old Liliiknow!tr—"Isn't the old town
beaetihD!"—"Home, sweet Home:" -
theaN and man}rother t.hinge they said
eonci+rning the place they had journeyed
so ler to see.
`4,51eke hands, old rr.an'•• '.1111W axe
you, id girll" "Flow has the world
been \rasing youl"-.These and many
..her tning,a they 41 as they rust and
Rested oara other serer so lona; an ab-
sence, in t'le •, titf•ir hoose of e.trher days.
Men tram .•-',.raka:rl>ow,rn 11044 kaon n
their inane v Ly hedges, and La -spiels of
Whoa In -els, r•tr their Lrea.,ts. 11e1
' from F110 uta told of the it r sultry 13:, c, •
wise I1in lf, F, nrte, frofl, Montana,
ware a Luigi. u girl, r,•vciilisl his idem,
ty re ,err: words "I am flan McKee
zie '-ho the deme are yon''
Every day for a wP: k piece,• lin;!, n 'w
frers „ad h -*'t1 appealing on the streets 1
On F'ri'L,y they n'efP nrnuurrnua tin
eaturbey, the le pulatinn apl.earerl to
have doubled. No special trains were
g'uar.,rrteo'I and no one knew "'hen ea•
petted visitors should arrive: hut home
they carie by every train. at all hours
and meet ashes Ire, eel times, ufitel it
seemed an if the whole population of
the world were training in this direction
)idnrlay, July :11. is as the 1oaoma]
ogee ng day of the it'll ,I 1 S'rvirer
we hal .j the ch l.rnccc morning
and vening, and the pulpit, were ser
upied by clergymen and form .3 gens:cos
whose names will be familiar to many
readers. In the "1 •t.ho.list. Cnurrh the
corning asrvice was c m 1 r^ -tel by Rev.
F. M. Matinee, of Thorold, and the even -
jug service by R iv. J. C. Raid, of Atwood.
berg, made its way down street and
aide -walk, and settled like a cloud on
the face of the hill. Below and facing
them on a platform were the speakers
of the occasions: Rev. W. J. Jolliffe, of
the Methodist Church, as chairman;
Mr. J. C. Anderson, precentor; and
other clergymen to the number of seven
or eight.
Service was commenced by singing
"Coronation"; followed by a prayer by
Rev, T. E. Sawyer. Addresses were
given by the clergyman whose names
have already been mentioned in runner:
Lion with the churches, by Rev. Mr.
Fisher, a pioneer minister of this twee.
ity, and by itev. R. Alhn, now of Brook.
lin.
In one way or another these were all
"014 Hays" of I.nrknow or vicinity. and,
listening to their -heir and lrnirhinu
langrtage, onejitet was borne horse to
the 70 wha heard them that the old
town, and the counties of [truce and
Hero i produced men of liroa,1 minds
and voices of rare p ,war Th ',r ai
dresses were characterised !,y pith
and brevity. A numt,er were Issteely
reminiscent. Th' n„ arnral',l, githerrng
before which they <hx)d App -glad to
them n,evitahly a. th • 'yn,b 11 or earthly
likeness of a greater h ,nn •bl'11,'r.n1
prnr111s01 for th xetft •r..t'ult',1•11:+p•
was
"P exp,,,:evi I that n ,m• „f rl,.• p,rea'nt
numh.'rs w,r11I1 h• rui•cm,( there. 111
A number of the addr,'sse` a note of
warning was sounded against the spirit
of commercialism and the tendency to
mere worldine••s 70 likely to develop in
a county like Ctna'ia at the present
time of rapid growth and the rapid
making of fortunes. With further
singing the se, vice closed.
Monday wiz antirlpit.ed as an event
ful day It broke fair and cool, with
rain threatening at no distant hour.
B?fore noon the rain had fallen a
heavy shower which muddied the streets,
drenched the Hags, and left the arches
a mass of shining green In the after
noon it cleared away to he follnwel by
two days of the most perfect weather
that the heart of man could desire.
Many and bitter were the disappoint-
ments arising, directly or indirectly, out
of the Railway strike. Special trains
did not arrive when expected; and when
not expected, arrived. Late in the
afternoon, came the train having on
board the Toronto contingent, the
Queen's Own Regimental Band, and
members of the White Heather Pipe
Band. Enthusiasm rose with their
coming. A grand Marsh down the
street, led by the Bands, set the crowd
cheering; and from that time onward
a spirit of unquenef able ardor prevail.
ed. A bale -bail match in Caledonian
Park between Luckuow and Tees -
water resulted in a vier rry for Luck -
noes
At 7;30 o'clock, a large crowd, led
by the Lucknow Pipe Band, the
White Heather Pipe Band, and the
Queen's Own Regimental Band,
marched to Queen's Park, where
Reeve Joynt, speaking for the citizens
of Lucknow, welcomed the homecom-
ers to the town, He spoke standing
in a buggy. In the course of big ad-
dress he referred to a visit that he
himself had recently paid to the old
family home in Ireland, and told how
much he had enjoyed it, He hoped
the hornecomer.i to Lucknow would
enjoy their visit in an equal degree.
Said the Reeve: "The +eidow with her
pennies has put up her little flag, and
the into with his dollars has put up
his big one, to make the old town lo„ k
pretty and to welcorne you here."
Following the reception, was the
open air concert by the Queen's Own
Band in Caledonian Park. The even-
ing was beautiful, the music was of
surpassing quality; but the people
were tan busy meeting and greeting
teieleleltp' re t; and the attendance
way hi censS((iiehee smart.
As yet, the Detroit contingent had
not arrival. Many times had the
wised bent pawl along that their
Speeial train sees coming. About ten
o'clock at night it finally drew in; drew
in, in the darkness, with probably two
thous'cnrl poru.le waiting there to
meet it. Its reception was fax differ-
ent, indeed, due to many circum-
stances, from that which had been
plainer; but the best Lucknow had
was not too good for those on board.
For they were those faithful, enthuai-
Retic "01d Boys and Girls" from the
City of the Straus, who had planned
and prepared so ioeg for this home-
coming, and with them the St. An-
drew's Highland Drill Corps, and
the fntereational Pipe Band —a world
of entertainment and good -cheer in
tllemselvnsl To the stirring strains
of the Lucknow Pipers and their own
magnificent Pipe Band, they came
marching down the . streets nearly
half a thousand strong. Enthusiasm
among the spectators burst alt bounds.
Wilrl shouts and cheers went up; the
crowd pressed and surged about; from
that moment until the dawn of day
the streets of Lucknow were not quite
silent from the talking and the sing-
ing of the sleepless multitude.
Tuesday morning broke cool and
clear. Soon after sunrise the people
from surrounding pointe began to
gather in. They came by train, by
auto, and by hones and buggy. Un-
able to secure expected railway trans•
portatiun, many drove from as far
sway ae Ooderioh, Wingham and
Walkerton. Early in the day a train
from the north crate down, bringing
several hundred people. For a
number of the visitors there were bowl-
ing and tennis competitions on the
bowling green, with many prizes
given. For all who cared to tree or
hear, there was the passing up and
down of the orowde on the streets,
the parading of the bands, the music
of the cornets, drums and "a hundred
pipers and a' ". Quickly the hour of
noon arrived; and the faces of men
then turned, as the Arabs toward
Mecca, to the Caledonian Park, where
the games that have lain dormant for
nearly a quarter of a century were >o
be revived once mora,
At 1 o'clock began the general par-
ade to the grounds, led by the Bands
aad the Highland Drill Corps. It
wee an unforgettable sight. Slowly
the arena mats, the wired circle
around the contest grounds, the green
slopes of Caledonian Hill, began to
fill with people. Lir+ the sweep of
some mighty current, 61tat river of
humanity—flecked and darkling 'with
maoy-colored raimento— waist inely
without beginning and without end —•
filling the open spaces before it and
draining, apparently, to the last drop,
the springs and sources behind—flow.
ed onward. At the end of an hour it
had not ceased. At the end of two
hours it was still Sowing; but lessen•
ed in volume then, tor the groat hill-
side was filled from top to bottom—
filled as it had not. bean for nearly
thirty years —and at last the little
village had no more people to Send.
Or let us add, no more who cerise to
go; for at that m,ment there were, it
is estimated, two thousand people on
the streets who did not enter Cale-
donian Park.
On the levet grounds below the hi/1
stood the platform where the judges
remained and the pipers sal dancers
performed. No special ceremony
marked the opening of the Games
The names of the athletes were cell-
ed by Jimmy Hunter, in the old•time
way, or by others with a megaphone;
and the day's activities began at once.
The athletic attractions were many
and various. "Bobby" herr, 10 1 and
200 yards champion runner; Jack
Tait, 1, 2, sad 3 mile champion ma-
tter; Ed. Archibald, champion *mutter
of Canada; Geo. Goulding, champion
walker of Canada; Duncan Whitehead
and Fred Dent, two of the fastest
sprinters in Canada; —these and many
others took part, and in their various
lines were s revelation to the country
populace that witnessed their perfor•
manse. There were also the contests
itr putting the shot, throwing the
hammer, tossing the caber, and the
various races; interesting in them
selves, more interesting in their asso-
ciatione with the Caledonian Society.
Most generally p'eaving of all the
events was the exhibition of fancy
drills by the St. Andrews Highland
Drill Curps. Prubtbly nu rn we strik-
ing sight hag ever been seen in Luck•
now than this. To the music of the
Pipes and Drums they marched first
around the arena: and then went
through a maze of bewildering and
beautiful evolutions, such as perhaps
not, even the armies of Germany
could stcoomplish. Round after round
of applause greeted them as they
flnaliy marched from the field.
Last presented of the ataletic
attractions wag the Tug o' War be
tween twelve picked men, mighty of
muscle, from the County of Huron
sod twelve others, creeps migrty,
from the County of Bruce. Captain-
ed respectively by the warden of their
county, they pulled and etrainei for
nearly leu minutes. The crowd
went wild with excitemen t; no power
of m to could stay the mass from the
hill -side as it surged down into the
arena In a moment not a man of
the pulling teams was visible: they
were swallower up as if by all avalan-
che, with friends of each party fan-
ning and cheering them to victory
But the men of Huron were the
stronger men; in both pulls fleece went
over the line and the iectery was won.
All day the pipers piped and dancers
danced; all day at le vat fro n mon till
evening, sod again at night; and he
who could choose the best one
was a ratan of wonderful judgement,
Mein in the evening a vory large
number assembled in the park. The
attractions then were piping and
lancing by winners in the afternoon
tv>mpetitiuns: an 1 the grand Fire-
works display, The latter wag rine of
the best of the kind ever offered io
either county. Bembr, rockets, shells,
fo Ira ains, S colored firer, shad a haze
of strange and varying lig:it over the
darkened grounds 1).ne am>nq the
set pieces was the i tplo Leaf.
While thio was burning, the Queen's
Own hand played Canada's National
Air, and the audience broke into the
well-known Rona. The final piece
was a "0,01 Night" to the Old Boys
and Girls, fitly greeted by the strains
of Auld rang Syne.
The prin:iptl event for Welne9-
day m rrning was the Calithumpian
Pantie. A m est hum.rour spectacle
it was, with features brth pleasing
and beautiful in connection. A num-
ber of automobiles from Detroit, hand.
comely decorated, ie.l the way. After
these were a bind of children await-
ing; ladies from Detroit; two mounted
horse,nen repreleatiag clowns'; the
"tall man" freta Detroit wheeling a
baby carria;te; some fat .men carrying
dolls' umbrrflse over their heads; a
trained steer in a cart; and many other
things, followed by a number of hoiaea
and rigs. All the children who Looe
part reeeivei handsome souvenirs
of Detroit
Iii the afternoon, the Baseball
game betwce r the Neiraska Indians
its t 1...1 fr en left t.n right' D Towers, (Pips Ma or,) F. Patterson, N' Mact flu m, J. Ross, e. MacPherson,
(Drum )lyor), fl N. Matheson, A. Fitzslt, K. Mee mum, E. &lest:ay. R. M1acf(enzie. (,faster Jimmie Ross is
not .r mamtver of the boil but .,e fralua.rtly ass) ajmiai it to setartii.t n t tri as 1 gives exhibitions in dancing. He
is always a favorite with the crowd.)
and the Lueknow team was played.
The Indians, with their long practice,
seem nearly invincible; and they won
the game with little effort Owing
to threatened rain, the attendance at
the hall game was smell; and the Old
Boys and Girls competitions were de-
ferred until Thursday morning.
One other attraction rem duel in
store—the evening concert in the
skating rine. This was su entertain-
ment that will not soon be forgotten
by those who attended. The pro.
gramme was one of rare excellence.
Mr. R. D. Cameron occupied the chair
and in • short opening address took
occasion to voice the thanks of Luck•
.now to the homeoomers for their visit,
making special mention of the Detroit
people who bad so nobly and freely
given of their talent to assist in the
way of entertainment,. At the men-
tion of Detr it, the great audience
burst into applause—suggestive in
some degree of the popularity of''Our
American cousins" here. One pecul-
iar advantage the programme had:
that of being a "home talent" one,
given by artists e.f very high ability.
Encores were numerous and hearty,
and ungrudgingly responded to.
(Continued on page t!)
Notes and Comments
Financial
The Reunion has financed itself.
That is reason for satisfaction. It
ham not, however, left an overflowing
treasury. It wise not the aim of the
Committee to make money. Their
first consideration was to get a largo
attendance andp=Aee that those who
came were well entertained. In this
they succeeded.
The Visitors.
At the request of many Sentinel
readers, we have decided to publish next
week, the names of the many Reunion
visitors who took occasion to register
while here. The register proved highly
useful to those who conseked ik is isse
ting them know what friends were in
town. It will be of special interest to
to readers at a distance who failed to
join the homer-omers.
A Misnomer
The appellation "Highland Cadets"
which became current in connection
with the Detroit drill corps was rather
unfortunate and misleading. The tenn
"Cadets" is properly applied to s body
of youths who practice military drilla.
The body of men who were hero are
properly known as the Detroit St An-
drew's Highlanders Drill Corps.
The "Old ooya"Band.
When the "Old Boys" came home
there were among them many who bad
played in the Lucknow Braes Band ten,
fifteen and twenty years ago. These
got together on Wednesday morning
of Reunion week, and played some old
time tunes on the streets of Lucknow.
Following are the names of those who
took pare Alf. Davison, Strsthroy;Bob.
Matheson, Canadian Soo; Milt. Mc-
Millan. Regina; Neil McKenzie, Care•
duff, Sask.; George Burgess, Toronto;
lockie Hornell, Toronto; Cheater Mo-
Laren,Niagara Falls ,W Lawrence, Sark-
atoon (Drum Major), D. N. Lawrence,
W. Davison, Geo. Greer, and Dan. Me-
Morran, of Lueknow.
Art Explanation
Hon, Wm. Lynn MacKenzie King,
who was announced to deliver an ad•
dress and open the Caledonian Games,
wee unable to be present, and the
following telegram from him explains
tie reason —
Montreal, Aug. i, 1910.
Sec'y. Ohl Boys Reunion,
Lucknow.
Regret exceedingly that public
business arising out of present Grand
Trunk Railway strike settlement nego-
tiatioes will render it impoaalble for me
to be at Lueknow to -morrow to extend
a welcome to those attending Old Boys
Reunion. Would certainly, have been
with you bot for unionism present sit-
uation. i send beet wishes to all '
W, L. elm:Krxane Knee.
The Tall Man
The "tall man" who attracted so
much attention on Tuesday, and proved
himself web an expert on stilt*, is Mr.
Nathan Danieli, of Detroit He makes
s business of being tall, He tare to a
city and contracts with a merchant
who has something special to sell, to
carry en edvertieement about the streets
while Seed out as he was, here. Being
so conspicuous he is doubtleer vary
effective. The merchant's part in the
contract is to pay Nathan ge0 per week
and expenses.
The Strike sad the Iltsiteloa.
The strike on the Grand Trunk Rail-
way was peeuliariy aggravating to those
interested in the Reunion. It cable ea
just when people were finally making
up their minds se to whether or not
they should attend. The uncertainity
as to travel created ell manner of eon -
fusion. One might set out end never
get to his destination; be might get to
his destination and not get back Such
conditions en the only road reaching
the town must have materially ad'stied
the attendance- To give point to tie
aggravation, the strike was declared
settled on the claaing day of the Re-
union.
PAW at the Gaga*
Local pride world be somewhat
flattered by the fact that a homer
Huron Boy came back and woe Int
prize in the shot -putting oompstitieo
on Tueaday against all comer* This
war Charles Stuart, formerly of the
8th concession of West Wawanab,
who will be remembered ea quits a
young man, taking part in the local
competition at the Caledodisn Games.
Mr. Stewart has for several years been
in Moosamin, Man., where he is agent
for the J. I. Case Threshing Machine
Co. He still takes • keen interest be
athletics, and is active in promoting
sentiment favorable to sport as a
healtbidl recreation as against pro
Oar P1pe Beed.
L there in Canada, is there agywlteiir,
another town of eleven hundred ,popu-
lation, that could produce suck aa or-
gsnizstioa se that pictured below --
The Lucknow Pipe Banal Them am
grater pe bands, to be saes ---get Sur
in numis prefteemaise
but they are found in greater pial~
where there is vastly more meanie* to
select from. For a town lib Luellbew
this band is "a whirlwind". Wiatrlt It
assembles upon the ernes and strikes lig
"Highland Ladd's," eery Sentell blare
is stirred and every dropcl800llablod
in the town courses mora 'tgiO,y
through the veins. It baa the tows by
the heart. It is a darned through
which the Scotch sentiment finds ex-
pression. Thirty years ago, the Scot&
spirit of Lucknow manifeetsd itself la
the Caledonian Society. That orpinim.
tion had its day of glory, and subsided;
but the spirit wsa Isnpre mble; and
here it is manifesting itself again, re-
freshed and invigorated by aha rest, is
this Pipe Band
Of the group, Mr. Towers was heat to
tape up the playing of the pipes, Hs
was joined by Messrs. Geo. Mann, W.
H. Young, and Jas, MacLennan, (al of
whom have loft town), and others, until
the organisation grew to its present
proportions. It is in great demand se
holiday celebrationa4 garden parties.
and picnics --in that way being the
moat popular musical organization for
many miles around.
Lost and Found
Fenno —In McCharles moist Peek -
now, Aug. 2nd, s &dollarai Nass
pin, Initialed R. E. M. Irs
et The Sentinel OflIte or at a ala
Charles' Store.
Loan:—In Lueknow, sometime dur-
ing Reunion week, a Canadian Antoine -
b ile license, Number 7038. Finder
please leave at the Sentinel °See
Lear :—In Lucknow, on Tuesday
evening, between Dr. Spenee 's Dreg
Store and the Express Office, s silver
watch., with both chain and 'Donald
Dinnie' fob attached. Finder please
leave at the Sentinel Office.
Leer—On Aug. 2nd, on Campbell
St near Murdie tt Sutherland's Hard-
ware Stare, a Panama hat with fancy
blue and white band. Finder kindly
leave et The Sentinel Office.
Lura'—On Aug. 2nd, beeves% ase
dunce of Alex. Stuart, 9th Con. Tp,
Wawanosh. and the Edwin Gaunt
Farm, Con I2, W awanorh--A fel:•
length black stage lady's coat, Marshall
Field Co. Chicago, label under Dollar.
Finder will be suitably rewarded on
prescgtin;i as The Sentinel Offfeee