Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-02
kits AND CAPS AT
CLAN GORDON PICNIC
Omaha Scots Turn Out in Force for
Twenty-Seventh Annual Merry
making at Krug Park.
ODD PROGRAM OF RACES HELD

Twas the twenty-seventh annual
picnic of Clan Gordon No. 63, Order
Scottish Clans and the FRS" were
rrrolling rrright merrrily rrrround
Krrug park Saturday afternoon
and evening. IT'S a bonnie thing to
hear the burrrr Of true Scot when
he speaks the English language.
The clan was there In force, the
lads and the lassies and the little
ones. and a jolly time they had.
There were several lassdes I'm the fun
highland costume with the kilts and the
cute little caps on their bonnie heads
and they entertained the crowd with
some very clever dancing of the highland
dances.
some Piper.
And. boot, mon, dinna forget George
McDougaH, VII his bagpipes He is the
piper TO the clan and he can certainly
pipe He also wore the full highland cos
tune.
Most of the afternoon was taken up
with the contests of various kinds. Be-
sides the ordinary races and jumping
contests there were several novel events,
such as the mental race" which was
for the ladies' auxiliary and clansmen's
wives. After a most spirited contest Mrs.
w. J. Hisiop carried off the first prize
Of s. and Mrs. David Cathroe the Sec
ond prize Of 81.
Another cdd race was the ''pinn;ng
clothes contest" A clothes line was
stretched loosely between two trees.
Then the contestants, using the right
hand only. endeavored to fasten as many
clothespins as possible on the line in the
space of one minute. MRS. David Cathroe
won this by putting twenty-seven pins on
the line. Mrs. John McTaggart and Mrs.
Kenneth Ffnlayson had to play off a
tie of twenty-6our pins twice before the
former finally won by one pin, taking the
second prize Of 81
Ruth Wins Babies Race.
The babies race. for children under 3
years, was won by Ruth strioling.
A novel race was that for little girls. in
which there were prizes for all five con-
testants. The prizes were beautiful dolls,
and these were set up at the goal All
the little girls had to do was to run
right up and clasp the dollies In their
arms. Fannie Mann. Annie Mann Hazel
Bngler, Bonnie Kelly and Margaret Muir
were the winners"
Other results were as follows;
Girls Race, Under ~ Years-F'irst prize,
rs cents, Christina McGovern; second. %
GirIs' Race, Under 10 Years-First prize,
81, Elizabeth Donley; second. 90 cents
Boys' Race. Under Years-F'irst prize,
TX csnta Malachai Donnelly: second, so
cents. Donald Douglas.
Girls Race, Under 8 Years-Ftrst prize,
rs cents, Gladys McGaffin; second, 80
Running Broad Jump-First prize. g. F.
Roberts; second, 81, Julius Festner.
Putting the shotIEirst RE, y. Andrew
Running Hop, Step and Jump.F1rst
prize, 81. Julius Festner; second. 81, X.
Young Ladies' Race-F1rst prize. 81,
Elizabeth Donley; second. g. Mary Men
Clansmen's Raee-First prize. gold
badge, So, Howard Horne; second gold
button. Donald Munroe.
The officers of the dav were these;
Clerk of course. Harold Fernandez;
starter, Tom Medium; assistant starter,
Robert Gait; Judges Of sports, w J.
Hislop, John McTaggart and Robert NAL
colin; linesmen, Alex MCKEE and Art Fal-
co0er.
The committee on the picnic was as
followsi
Kenneth s. F1nlayson. chief; r. @.
Watson, secretary; w. Hislop, treasurer;
Art Falconer, Robert Gait, Howard
Horne.
Everybody brought lunches. and there
was plenty OF ice cream and cake and
lemonade. And there were the good old
songs of the land o'wallacN and o.
Bruce.