The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-29
THE CLANS IN CONNECTICUT
Second of Three Articles the Rise and Progress of the Order of Scottish Clans in the Nutmeg State


Everybody, that really is anybody. 1 knows that there sis to be a great
 Scotch Day in the state on Aug. 2nd.
 and that it is to be celebrated partly
 at New Haven, by a parade of all the
 Clans in the state-and completed at
 Lighthouse Point near New Haven
 with fine program of athletic | sports. Also everybody is aware that
 Clan Campbell is busy "wherting her claymore'' to take her part in these l events And finally, everybody is look | ing forward to Saturday morning. |
 When they hope to hear the ''skerl'' of |
 the station and wish them good luck
 and lots of prizes.
 But what everybody is not fully | alive to is the power behind this de- l sire to get together once year. What are these Clans? What do they stand |
 for and what is their aim and object? 1 These and other interesting questions will be discussed in a day or two but the intent of this article is a brief outline of the local Clans in this state. And as it Is meet and proper that we
 rank the Clans in order of their age l and number we give the place of honor to Clan Gordon, No 19 of Hart ford This Clan was instituted on l March 31, 1886 with 8 charter member 1 ship of 47 and before the end of the1
 year the roll had increased to 61. It 1 Is worthy of note that Is of the orig l inal 1T are still active members which
 of itself says good deal for the skill
 ful management of affairs in early
 days. It has been fortunate in choice l or officers from the beginning and the quality of it's membership places iti | second to none' among the frater- nal organizations of the Capitol City. In numbers Clan Gordon has never
 been seriously rivalIed by any of her | ciS --S&- -1i
 very hotbed of insurance she holds the 1 banner with an active membership l of 186, which, with 12 honorary mem bers, makes a creditabIe total of 198. | As an earnest reward of their zeal, and | appreciation of the high destiny of the I order 1t may be mentioned that the I treasurer of the Clan, George M. | Brown, is completing his 18th year in | that office while the Chief, John Mac Callum Is serving his twentieth year Il as an officer, namely years as sec l retary, 14 years financial secretary and
 is now completing his second term as l Chief. The Gordons are proud of l Hartford and Hartford is proud of the FGordons and this is combination hard to beat in the march of progress.
 Clan Campbell No. 24 of Bridgeport, I comes next in the matter of priority l both as to age and members. She I was not quite so fortunate as her eld-. l CT sister, neither in the number of her charter members nor in her field for securing new blood. A lively Cal 1 edonian Club also somewhat handicap ped her endeavors atsthe outset. But I despite all l1ntoward circumstances she makes a god second with 160 active | and honorary menbers-a grand to- l tai Of 165 members. Instituted on i Feb. 15, 1887 with a charter roll of IT, ICIan Campbell had an uphill fight for several years, and 1t is, perhaps, ow- ing to the fidelity of suon men as William Duties, ST., and Frank Fun I kie, Sr., that the Clan was able to
 weat ther the early storms. There are | now only of the charter members left on the roll demise and change of location being principally responsible \ From statistics Clan Campbell shows the greatest addition to membership since institution of any Clan in the l state.
 The third Clan, in point of age and numbers, is Clan Mcleod, No. 31 of I New Haven. Always hampered more or less by her sister Scottish Society I the CaIedonian Club, she has made a
 worthy struggle for progress and de- I serves great credit for her Iaudable
 efforts This Clan was instituted on
 June 8, 1887 with an original roll of
 35 members. Of these there are still 13 living active members one of whom
 John Brown achieved the honor Of
 being elected Royal Tanist, or vice. president of the entire order. The . present membership of the Clan is 126
 active and 8 honorary members, mak- ing a total membership of 1855. To the present Chief Roger c. Bruce is
 growth Of the Clan during the past 5 year and also to him, for the idea of reviving the State Field Day, at one , time an annual affair in Connecticut
 The next Clan instituted in the state 3 was Clan Malcolm, No 95 Nerfden. I,o nd
 Tortunity this Clan has never made : marked progress but she Is blessed with having some of the most enthu- siastic men, both as clansrnen and scotchman on her roll When the oc-
 casion demands she is always ready ] and willing to do a little more than } her full share in any enterprise for the good of the order. ell New Britain furnishes the fourth
 Clan in order of institution, Clan g Douglas, No, 1So. The industrial con- : ditions of this city are mainly respon-
 sfbIe for the lack of sustained growth !. on the part of Clan Douglas as g !. large number of her members have y been compelled to migrate in search = Of employment. There have always ! been enough left however to keep the s Clan we'll headed on the pathway o1 l. progress and they can always be re- t lied on to keep their end up in any t function business or social.
 s Clan Stewart, No. 143 Torrington f was instituted Dec. 6, 1897 with char
 ter membership of 21. Chiefly s through the efforts of their first chiet 8 Dan Macdougall-who was also instru- r mental in getting the Clan started 3 the Stewarts soon made themselves 9
 power in fraternal life in Torringtop v The membership while not large com '- paratfveIy-52 active and 6 honorary Il n1ernb ers-is composed of some of the
 best people in town and it is a, pleas = ure never to be forgot, to enjoy th< y hospitality of Clan Stewart While the D field is limited the spirit that ami
 mates the members of this Clan is r worthy of emulation, ''that it is ar y honor to do anything to further tht