The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-04
SSs Iordon Picnic Satur-
~ Was a Good Deal Like
Old Time Affairs.
MORE THAN 1000
AT CALEDONIA PARK
1t Was an Outing of Great
Enjoyment and Full of
Interest.

Clan Gordon, No II, Order of Scottish
Clans, held its annual picnic and games
at Caledonia park Saturday with an at
tendance that far outstrpped the rec
ords on previous occasions of like ma
ture for period of at least twelve years
back 1t was the twenty ninth annual
event of its kind and it surely lacked
none of the old-time features More
than 1000 people, including children,
gathered at the park during the day. A
varied program of sports, together with
number of other diversions such as the
Hairy Wallops,' the rife range, the
tub game, the kicking donkey and
host OF Others, attracted many to the
outing grounds, but no more moving ap-
peal to the majority could have been
made than that of the weather man.
Conditions for the picnic were never
more ideal. Even the MONDAY heat was
tempered by cooling wind from the
west which made the atmosphere every
where delightful.
Special trains over the NJ. & w. road,
together with extra trolley service, made
accommodations easy and by late fore
noon the grounds were well filed with
merrymakers, Nothing occurred to mar
the program and the picnic must per-
force pass into history as one of the
most successful in the annals of the
clan. Picnickers did not lack refresh
ments for a moment, for everywhere
about the park were located booths and
stands where the thirsty might find the
relief for which they sought and the
hungry appease their appetites. Tea,
coffee, sandwiches, ice cream and soft
drinks were to be had in abundance
everywhere.
At $3.50 o'clock in the afternoon, Will
liam Barclay, of the firm of Barclay
Bros, following out time honored Gus
tom, established by his father the late
ex Mayor William Barclay, distributed
a dime to every child on the grounds
under IL years of age. A total of 374
coins were given to the young people,
2l0 of which went to the girls. A pre-
tentious list Of athletic events occupied
nearly all the afternoon, but interest
seemed to center largely around the fve-
a side football match for the champion
ship of Vermont.
There We're seven teams competing as
follows: Hardwick, Hardwick A, Rangers
A, Rangers B, Bonaccord A, Bonaceord
B, and the Green Mountains. Much to
the surprise of every football fan on
the grounds, the afternoons honors went
TO the Ranger B's. team composed of
the oldest men in the game Every man
but one is married and the team as a
whole had been rated, or underated,
rather, as has beens." But the old
sters demonstrated quite conclusively
that they could come back and back
they came, good and strong. Through
out the elimination matches, the "B's'
high standing. In the fin
ais, the "Bs" defeated the Ranger A
team by two goals to one point. The
winners received the most enthusiastic
ovation of the afternoon. The cham
pions received purse of S25 from the
as an appreciative mark of
lonor. Joseph Win acted scceptably as
referee of the various matches
While the sports were in progress, in
Iced, from morning till night the Mont
lelier Military band orchestra, with five
pieces under the leadership of Edmond
Sanborn of Barre. furnished music for
lancers in the park pavilion. The. dane
ng committee respected no particular
ehool of the terpsichorean art, for dur
ng the day, the order was changed a
hundred times from some of the old fa-
niiar Scottish dances to those of the
present day, and then back again. There
we're dances with enough of variety to
nit the most eXacting taste.
Out of the park. every event was
tagged with the exception of the large
amily affair in which the clansmans
wife with the largest number of children
vas supposed TO receive a pair of shoes,
onated by one of the elansmen. No
ne appeared to claim the honor, but
eedess to say there were a good many
resent would could have pressed claim
N the trophy. Union rules governed
he games and the judges were Alex. J.
-oung and Alex. Milne. Richard Grgg
cted as referee. All of the officials gave
udicious decisions in every event.
Credit for the success of Saturdays
fair is due in large measure TO the
leiODeGs OF Jue general tbHHllttte, NJ
hough there were many others, chiefly A..
hose who had charge of the amusement
nd refreshment stands, who did not a
title to make it success. The COM
littee was composed of the following
;iansmen: George c. Cormack, chief
ames X. Elrick, secretary, William
tephens. treasurer Alex. Cowie, Barry
Ienry, Hugh Gillespie, James Stuart,
harles Mason, George Anderson, Alex.
dwards and Frank Paol
Prize Winners.
For the clansmen of 40 wears of age
over a pair OF 50 Douglas shoes. do
ated by Clansman George n. Tilden,
a. awarded William Wright in the shoe
,ce The gate prizes. SO and 50, We're
on by Miss Beatrice Davis and Mrs
eter Park in the order named. The
rizes were donated by cX-Alderman
lex. Milne. lfize- Of = and 81, donat-
! by a young t.onsmcn. were won by
1hn Stewart and James S. Milne in
le past chiefs race. the two being tied