The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-09-09
THE SCOTTISH CLANS
First Annual Picnic and Games
at Shell Mound Park.
Tie Origin Of the Order in the United States.
Its Aims and Its Membership-Bsne-
fetal and Social Features

The first annual picnic and games OF the
Order Of Scottish Clans win take place to
Gay at Shell Mound Park, near Berk eley,
rl,Sar the auspices Of Clan Fraser, No. 49,
fSan Francisco. and Clan Macdonald, No.
T.. Of Oakland. The latter clan aud about
twenty-five of Clan Cameron. No. SO. Of San
lose, will meet at the headquarters of Clan
Fraser, 81 O'Farreu street, at o'clock this
morning. and the three clans, headed by
band and six pipers, will march out Market
street to Powell, and then countermarch to
The ferry, taking the 8 80 o'clock boat for
shell Mound There are forty-tWO even IS
IN the programme, one of the principal
ones being the tug-of-war between twelve
members Of Clan Fraser and an equal num-
Uer Of Clan Macdonald.
The St. Andrew Society the CALIFORNIAN
Club and the Thistle Club are all we'll
known Scotch societies and their objects
have been exempIified for a number o f
wears so that every one who reads the papers
IS well acquainted with them. The Order OF
scottish Clans, while in sympathy with all
he other Scottish societies and in no sense
rival Of any, is organized on different
I.an TO either of the Others While it was
,rganzed at the East nearly thirteen years
ago it is only about one year since
il made its appearance in California,
d commonwealth in which all the
iraternities sooner OF later find tooth old.
Ihesuccess of the a. O. U. W. and K. of H.,
specially the former, induced two enthusi-
astic Scotehmen of st. Louis. Mo-, John
Bruce and James Maceash. to consider
whether or not such a society might not be
organized among Scotehmen aud their i'm
mediate descendants in this country; a
conference with other Scatchmen resulted
ln the organization on November ~, 1910,
Of the Order Of the Scottish Clans, the
st clan being known as Clan Campbell,
No. l, Of St. Louis, Mo. The second elan
was organized in Boston, Mass, as Clan
Mackenzie. No. 2 For several years the
oIger was confined to the two States of Mis-
sJuri and Massachusetts,, and about 1884 1t
Dnmenced to spread, and there are now
nearly 1C0 clans and about 1000 members
scattered over the Union, in the States OF
'aliornia, Connecticut Limos, Massacnu-
Us. Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin. Ne
utaska, New jersey, New York, OHIO,
l'ennsylvania, Rhode Island and the Prov
lUce OF Ontario, Canada.
THE OBJECTS.
The objects of the order as set forth in
the constitution are as follows:
l. To unite Scotchmen, sons of Scotehme6,
and their Immediate descendants of good moral
character, and possessed OF some known repu,a-
lie means OF support, and who are over 10 years
. To provide or establish a bequeathment
fund, from which, on satisfactory evidence OF
the death OF a member, sum not exceeding TWO
thousand dollars shall be paid. as provided by
the constitution aud laws OF The Order of scot
ISL Clans relative TO bequeathmentsi and be-
Queathment funds.
3. 10 establish fund for the relief OF sick
members, and 10 Rmeli0rate their condition In
every reasonable manner.
4. To cultivate fond recollecitons OF Scotland,
its customs aud amnsements.
>. The Clans shall at all Times be free from all
political and theological sectardnism, and be
subject only TO the laws OF God and Of the land
in which they respectively exist.
The bequeathment table is similar to that
Of the K. Of II. and A. l. Of H., being
graded from the age Of IS to IS. the amount
ii the bequeathment being $500. $1,000, or
5000, at the option Of the member, payable
at death 10 the members family according
u his direction, similar to other death ben
g. societies. Sick benefits are also optional
I with the subordinate clans.
The government Of the order IS In su-
preme body known as the Royal Clan, with
A grand clans as State organizations. The
= subordinate clans are named after some OF
the Highland Scottish clans, AID the regalia
is the family tartan or plaid Of that clan
The regalia OF the grand clans is the
tartan of the Black Watch, and
that of the Royal Clan is the