The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-11-01
CLAN M'LEOD'S CONCERT.
SCOTTISH HALLOWEEN FESTT-
VAL

FAL
At Warner Hall Last NiEht-Big At
tendance of Scottish Lads and Lass
sies-FIne Musical Programme SPLEEN
didIy observation-disclosures Which FOL.
lowed was a Great Success.
Aud Scotia was well represented at
Warner Hall last night, when her bon
ME lads and winsome lassies celebrated
Halloween under the auspices Of clan
Mcleod, No. 81, Order Of Scottish Clans.
with concert and dance. The hall was
finely decorated for the occasion with
palms and other potted plants, and was
the work of Munro" the Chapel street
florist. Besides a big gathering of the
New Haven Scots and their friends.
there were also present as the guests of
Clan Mcleod Chief John Hume and off,
GERS Of the New Haven caledonian
club, Chief Daughter Mrs. T. 2. Giles
pie and officers Of Victoria Lodge. No.
l, Daughters Of Scotia, large delega-
ton OF ciansmen also from Clan Camps
bell, No. "a, of Bridgeport; also menu
bers of Hawthorn Lodge, d. o. S., rep
resentatives from Clan Gordon Of Hart
ford Clan Malcolm Of Meriden, Clan
Douglas Of New Britain, Clan Cameron
of New London, Clan Murray of Spring.
field, Mass, Clan Stewart of Torring-
ton and others. The concert was
opened by a selection Of Scottish airs
on the piano by Fl. H. Whitaker, after
which Chief John Henderson, in few
well chosen remarks, welcomed the au-
dience and guests on behalf Of Clan Mo
Leod. He also spoke briefly OF the
splendid work Of Scottish clans all over
the United States and Canada. The yo-
cal part of the programme was opened
by selection from the Harmony Glee
club, which was so well and SO effec-
lively rendered that they had to respond
to we'll merited encore. Their appear
ance in the second part Of the pros
gramme was equally well received.
The club has improved greatly since its
last appearance before Clan Mcleod.
and with diligent practice ought soon to
become one of New Ravens leading
musical organizations. Raptures Of ap-
plause greeted George Fulton, the Scot
fish tenor, as he made his appearance
on the platform. He Is no stranger to a
New Haven audience, and never fails to
score triumph when he appears Mr..
Fulton is the possessorlof one Of those
rich, sweet tenor voices that one often
reads about, but seldom hears His
rendition Of Flow Gently Sweet Alton
and 90 a. the Arts was so finely ex-
ecuted that the audience showed their
appreciation Of his efforts by an I'M
stinted round of applause, to which Mr..
Fulton responded by singing two other
Scottish favorites. Madam Barntio
made her first appearance before New
Haven audience. She is the, possessor
of strong, rich contralto voice, which
she was able to use with good effect in
her rendering of Scottish Blue Bells
and "Jessie's Dream" The latter she
gave with fine dramatic effect Her
rendering of both solos were we'll exec
cuted and the audience accorded her
well merited encore on both occasions.
The whistling solos by G. B. Rowe were
a fine piece Of artistic work and were
worthy the generous applause accorded \
them. Messrs. Hall and Hutchings, of
the Glee club, are the possessors of good
voices. They appeared effectively as
duettists, rendering the pilot Brave"
in the first part and "The Burial at
Sea- in the second. They received
hearty encore on each occasion. The
harmonious part Of the entertainment
was ably carried out by Alexander
Wilson, His sketch "AuId Social Char
acters" and his comic song the Jolly
Man completely captivated hts listen I
ers. He had to respond to several en-
cores, in all of which he appeared to adj
vantage and ably sustained his reputa-
ton as a Scotch humorist Of the first
water. The concert concluded with the
singing of "Auld Lang Syne" by the
Harmony Glee club and the audience.
The annual dance of the clan followed
the concert and was largely attended.
Music was supplied by Atwater and J.
]. Keenan, acted efficiently as prompter.
The whole affair was a great success
and highly creditable to Chief John
Henderson, Past Chief A. o. Chalmers,
and the remainder Of the members of
that body. 81
COMMITTEES.
Arrangements-A. o. Chalmers, chair
man; Alex. Watson, secretary; James
Adamson, treasurer; James e. Richie,
Roger G. Bruce, Chief John Henderson.
Reception-Chief John Henderson,
chairman; Past Chief Robert MacAr-
thur Past Chief George Wallace, Past
Chief George D. Bone, Past Chief w. L.
Andrew, Past Chief James Mustarde.
Floor-Peter Thompson, grand direc-s
tor; w. L. Andrew, .Jr., George West,
Jr, Matthew Frazier, James Robbie,
Allan Renfrew.
Ushers for Concert-William Sy-
monds, chairman; Robert Breckenridge,
Charles Grant, George N. Andrew, Rob-
ert Webster, James Mckenzie.