The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-01
LOCAL SCOTS WILL ATTEND GATHERING OF SCOTTISH CLANS
Bridgeport Pipers Will Head Clan Campbell-All Will
 Wear PlaidS.

Seventy-five members of Clan Campbell, No. 24, Order of Scottish Clans, wearing plaids, honnets and tartan, will attend "The Gathering of the Clans" which will be held at Lighthouse Point, New Haven. on Saturday. The Bridgeport clans men will be headed by the Bridge port Scotch Highland Pipe Band and will make a short parade here before starting for New Haven. John J. Broadtbent of this city will be marshal. He, like all other members of the band will wear full Scottish costume with kits. These costumes were made in Scotland and imported es- pecially for the band which is under the leadership of Pipe Major Thom- son.
 r. As a compliment of John Robinson who has been an indefatigable worker in the interest of Clan Campbell, the tartan of the Robinson clan has been adopted by the band. The parade will start at S:30 o'clock and the line of march will be through Cannon street to Broad street, to Fairfield ave- nue, to Courtland street, to State street, to Main street, to Gold street. to the railroad station. Members of. the Daughters of Scotia and the wives and women friends of members of the clan will accompany them to New Haven. Special cars will be provid- ed for the party on the train leaving heEe x 10:16.
 the clans from S.5er cities will join C1tn Campbell and the band and tn Ire will be a parade about the prin- ~l- @G cary will. convey the marchers to Lighthouse Point for the reunion and field day games. Family parties and shore dinners will be enjoyed there.
 The Famous Gordon-Fraser troupe of Highland dancers has been engaged as an extra attraction and will be seen in Scottish reels. Highland fling, sail ors' hornpipe. Irish jigs and other dances. There will be five-a-side football games with prizes for the derson of Pennington, will have charge of the athletic, events
 The following are the games and events to take place:
 Putting the shot, throwing the hammer, high jump, vaulting with the pole, 100 yard dash, throwing 5e POuho WCiShI, hOP' SeSP e~iAA JohAAP' bagpipe competition, bagpipe compe- tition, confined to players who never won a prize in open competition. boys race, under IS years, girls race, under 15 years, highland fling, under IS years, sword dance, under IS years, three legged race, quoting contest, clansmen's race, Daughters of Scotia potato and spoon race, football matches, best dressed Highlander, one prize.
 Cash prizes or medals will be given the winners. Walter Scott Of Butler Bros, New York city, has donated 10 gold and 10 silver medals as part of the prizes. Pipe Major Thomson will take part in the bagpipe compe- tition and his two little daughters will compete in the dances. The commit tee of arrangements is James Mus tarde, chairman, All Winthrop ave- nue, New Haven; H. Benvie, secretary. Kensington place. Meriden; Will liam A. MacA1pine, treasurer, 75 Gen. tral avenue, Waterbury; Charles Hen derson, Pennington; George P. Ba- grie, 142 Hoffman street. Torrington; Donald Nicholson, 1049 Williams street, Bridgeport; A Battersby. 153 Elm street, Stamford; Andrew Dow nie, 443 Church street, New Britain: Past Chiefs R. c. Bruce and Duncan Urquhart, delegates-at-large.