The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-09
THE CANN Y SCOTSMEN
AN ENTERTAINMENT GIVEN LAST
NIGHT By CLAN MAC GREGOR.
An Enjoyable Programme Made Up
of Bngpipc Music and scottish
Song and story.

| music ana scottish
| Song and Story.
With music of pipe and Scottish song
and story the members of Clan MacGregor
the local organization OF Scotchmen, be-
| euiled the time last night. Their enter
tainment given in the han in the Mason
| building was largely attended, and to say
that tho audience was enthusiastic would
be putting it mildly indeed. Every num-
Der on the programme fired the blood OF
the canny Scots present and took them
back to the time when the stirring events
told of were realities--whcn Scots who
hae wi Wallace bled" went on To gary
bed or Victories Altogether an I'M
mense amount of patriotism was mani
tested and the evening was hugely en-
joyed.
The entertainment was opened by Chief
James Murison of Clan NacGregor, who
acted as master of ceremonies He made
short but earnest address. which was
followed by the rendition of Annie Lau-
rie' by the Arion Quartette, composed OF
Messrs. Duncan Bell, c. w. Nelson, George
b. Griggs, w. II. Taylor and Director II.
better voice, and the sweet old Scotch bal
lad was sung in manner which showed
that the singers entered fully into the
spirit of the occasion.
Following this the opening ode:
Scots, wha haze wi Wallace bled,
Scots, whain Bruce has often led
was sung by the clan led by W. Sivo-
wright. This was 10 have been the first
number on the programme, but the quar-
tette was given precedence or account OF
the fact that some of the members had
other engagements.
The DeXt event was the Highland cling
by the little daughter Of DR.. w. H. Mo
Elroy. She was dressed in true Highlund
costume. and to the stirring music OF Dom
aid Donaldson's pipes danced the fling in
manner especially commendable for one
OF her wears.
Mr.. Thomas duat, who was to have re-
cited Tam o'shanter' next, was un-
avoidahy absent, ana his place was filled
by Miss Kenneth Mackenzie OF Calves
ton who sang Rays Wife OF Aldiyelah"
with fine effect. She has a beautiful so
prano voice, and used 1t remarkably Well,
Notwithstanding the fact that she was
without an accompanist.
Following Miss Mackenzie Mr.. George
b. Griggs sang The laid o. Dundee" his
liNii BhfaS WHY b'fASiA> bHi tb' ptahAi-
ful melody very harmoniously. He was
given an enthusiastic encore and repeated
The last verse, He was accompanied on
the piano by Mr. II. Z. breaker.
Mr.. A. Mcqueen. who is the possessor OF
pleasing baritone voice next favored the
audience with Aud Scotch Sangs.' AS
an encore he gave Bonnie Mary OF Ar
gyle."
Then came the feature OF the evening
in the shape Of the bngpipe music OF Mr..
J. Donald Donaldson OF Eureka Mr..
Donaldson is typical ScotchDan, and as
he walked up and down the platform. his
head clad with Highland bonnet and The
ribbons of his pine fluttering behind him.
he presented a very picturesque appear
ance. His instrument was awarded him
al a contest won hy MIN several years
ago in which he bested nine competitors
and his playing was pronounced by old
timers to be especially fine Among other
stirring tunes he rendered "rhe Cock OF
the North" Rays Wife" and Scots wha
bae VII Wallace bled."
The next number on the programme was
song "Gae bring tae me pint o. wile"
BY ~. W. Anderson of Nelasoo. Mr. An