The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-24
THE CALEDONIANS' OUTING
LADS AND LASSIFS GATHERED
AT THE LAGOON.
A Day of Sports, Music and Feast
ing-Interesting Exercises.
"Aul Caledon. strike up YOUR drone.


And bid the clansmen muster:
An pity tax the senseless pack
That tries TO dim your luster.'
With the old tartan colors fluttering
in the breeze. and the Dibroch sound
ing its shrill note Beneath the Bonnie
Briar Bush and the green trees, the
Highland lads and lasses jubilated and
made merry yesterday at the Lagoon.
They were Aud Caledonians" who
had mustered together and the lordly
Rhoderic Dhu would have been as
much at home in the midst of these
merry and gaily attired Scots as
among his own clansmen on the heath
ers of his native Highlands.
The Scots who owned the Lagoon for
the nOnce yesterday were a elan in
themselves and with song and dance
and the games of Caledonia they at
tested their devotion to the land where
John Knox breaches his dogmas and
Bobby Burns smote his Tyre. Aged w
c. Dunbar was there, and his wild pi-
broch screamed over the Lagoon as his
countrymen vaulted and threw the
hammer and revived "reminiscences of
their former ea-waShed home.
Fifteen hundred Of Scotland's sin
envy sons were present and the smiles
of the Highland Marys were as bright
as the gorgeous clan colors which
swung over the shoulders of Davy Nell
son stalk form.
James Moffat, in the glorious colors
under which his clansmen fought in the
-. 10y Gays "a DdAAocKDLr-4, vas
master of ceremonies and mingled with
mis- countrymen with beaming smiles.
James went TO the Lagoon on the first
train and came back on the last, and
would have come back on a still later
one had that been possible
The jubilation began shortly after l
O'Clock and soon after the gray-haired
Scot forgot his years and TIE youth
full son of the unconquerable High
lander ceased to remember that he no
longer lived in his bonnie far-off home.
Music was first in prominence in the
festivities, and soon after the last Scott
had descended from the staggering
and believing dummy the screeching of
Mr.. Dunbar's bagpipes gave notice that
the celebration had begun.
over the orchestrion in the dancing
hall was a banner, on which Aud
Lang Syne" glinted LUMINOSITY in gold
letters. Dancing was interspersed with
the musical entertainment. But the
AUD Caledonian blood was aroused,
and such tranquil entertainment was
soon forsaken for the manly contests.
near the waters of the Lagoon, and
These were enacted on the green plat
soon the lake-slue was spangled with
gay Scotch attires.
An old countryman of Burns, whose
white beard swept the bright colors of
his tartan and who watched the con-
tests with a radiant smile. turned to his
aged compaT ion and said: This is ma
the Lagoon. mon; this is Scotland
Someone in full Scotch habilaments,
with abbreviated kilt and Rob Roy
chapeauon was passing. That's true, .
replied the companion of the venerable
Scot
The games We're entered into with
Scotch vigor and precision under James
Rae's superintendent. Prizes were
awarded to the winners in the athletic
sports.
The detailed musical programme was
as follows:
Music, by the official piper.
w = Dunhar