The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-28
SCOTCH P|PERS
awake ECHOES
WITH STRAINS
UNIQUE PARADE OF BARE KNEED
HIGHLANDERS ATTRACTED At
TENTIoN IN WHEELING SAT-
URDAY NIGHT.
Big Meeting and Number Of New
Members Were Initiated Into the
Gaelic Organization.

Residents Of Wheeling were scmewha:
surprised Saturday night to. hear th1
weird music of Scottish ptpcrs and the
drumming Of drums az tn" parade Of
clan MaCCircgc- Of this city marched
through tn" town prior TO Its meeting
and initiation Of members in tho Cham
Der Of tnmmor"" assembly ROOM.
Hugh Best. deputy royal CHIEF. or Inc
tho city carly saturday night with
Drum Major l.awrenc" F.. Morrison nI
Newcastle, Ind: bass drummer, Thomas
Anderson. John h. cramh snare drum.
mcr and the following piperS. all or
Youngstown. Ohio, Daniel J: Hunter.
John spears. Robert Duff. Hugh Mac
Arthur. Donald M""Ph"rson Donald MaI
Key and William Campbell.
TIL" entir" party put up a. local hn-
til for tho night. Tho parade which
passed through III" principal Str'"tS'
WAS a success beyond all doubt, and tho
falcy drumming OF Thomas Anderson.
who could SWING his sticks over head.
behind his back or any old way. ana
hit the drum. amazed the public.
An election Of cheers Was h"ih ar; ara
r. Douglas plnkcrton of Noun sNlll',
was chosen ms prov in"lal chief. The
ripcrs then awakened the echoes OF the
Market building with music that mad"
tho pulses Of the SCutchmcn present
quicken.
Highland fling and did II in manner
To evoke .thunderouS applause. Tn"
pipci<. drumm"rs and singers ana dhhr-
! crS wore the rntir" costumes OF klit>
and bnnncts. that added greatly 10 the
, unique character Of tn" parade. DAVID
Hunter sang several Gaelic songs lhat
were well received and Thomas AMBER
son showed his d"Nt"rIty with the dru'h
sticks.
In 1918, Anderson. who then lived al
DAYTON Ohio. lost all tho furnltur" IN
] l.
family had been moved Ia place "f
sa foty and Anderson remained ~ tr%
and save his belongings II" was forced
TO leave them AS III" hnus" thrsat'nsh
10 cnllapS~ and floated 10 safety on IN"
drum he used in the parade Saturday
night.
About 30 members were initiated into
tho order at the meeting saturday rlHh'
and II is stated number ar" now on
tho waiting list. Prominent chief r. ID.
prnkcrton marched in the parade ami
! thcn bidding tho members a hasty adi"u.
left for New York and viii sail on =
bridal trip to Scotland where he viii
visit the clan MaCGrcGor in that C"un
, Nt tho meeting it was decided 10 here.
after hold scmi-mouihly mns-nGs. July
qth and @4ih are tn" two evenings 50
looted for NEXT month and IN" waldorf
hnlf ON tho third floor Of that bulldln%
q, a, iGl-lI Mark.; street has been leased
us EhcaduartCrS.
krpllratlone for membership can now
ho saint 10 Adam Mnc' loud, Hcllair" o.
sidq end II. :. MaCGrcgor. Bcllairc ON
thcI ohio side: and to LUX" MaCNoh.
IAN Twelfth street. Or. u. 4. Mac
t;r"Enr Wheeling Rank X Trust build
INK. or John Brown. ~ EirSinia >irr.:.
Elm Grove. on the West Virginia sid
Hugh Rest left with his contingent nf
pIpcrs and drummcrs for Youngstown.
J o.. at loon Sunday. and says h" will re-
! turn soon with about - Scotch musi-
clans.
MIR Rest was born in tho town o.
Ochiltrrr AYRSHIRE. scotland. and Is
personally acquainted with many NJ tho
| characters in tho book Tho House
I With Green shutters" TIL" town Of Ayr
where "Rohby" Burns. tho poet. was
| born, is but n few miles distant.