The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-07-31
CLANS ANNUAL
PICNIC A SUCCESS
Bright Skies and Enthusiastic Crowd
Made Event Pleasing.
Affair.

The 3Sth annual picnic Of the Clan
Gordon, No. IL, 0. S. c., was held vt
Caledonia park Saturday. There was
a fair sized enthusiastic crowd present
despite labor conditions which forced
The Clan to eliminate number of the
their usual program. One event which
was greatly missed was the annual
football gamb which usually takes
place. There were enough eyents and
contests on the grounds TO keep al
most everyone busy, however, and the
refreshment booths reported good
sale. The Barre Pipe and Drum band
was on hand as usual to give its an
nual concerts and this year went a
little out of its line in playing for
series of old fashioned dances which
attracted good crowd. Fordyce Ritch
lie, one of the pipers, gave an exhibition
before the crowd playing the selection
which won him first prize in Boston.
Clansman William Barclay followed
his annual custom established by his
father Of giving every boy and girl un-
der the age of IL ten cent piece end
received thanks enough to crafty the
heart of any man.
The annual racing events were some
what curtailed this year, there being
no RELAYS or l00-yard dashes open to
all comers The results of the contests
were as follows;
Boys race under Is years: lst,
James Ironside; I'd, Ugo Calcagni; Sd,
Co,rar.-sITa
: Girls race under l5 years: lst, Eve
line Crichton; I'd, Alice Anderson; Sd,
Robina Mcdonald.
BOYS race under nine years, con-
fined to clansmen's sons; lst. Arthur
Milne; I'd, John Walker; Sd, James
McBain.
Girls race under nine years, con
fined to clansmen's daughters: lst,
Alice Anderson; I'd, JEANNE Thom; Sd,
Frances McBain.
In both the Highland Fling and
sword dance the winners were; lst,
Alice Naughton; I'd, Lillian Naughton;
Sd. Florence Strachan. All three dane
nrs had remarkable execution and
laintiness. Little Miss Strachan, the
very tiniest Of dancers, won consid-
able applause for her skill and pluck
IN competing with the older girls.
Sack race: lst, s. Sierra; I'd, James |
slass: Sd. r.. .Massie. This race af
forded considerable merriment as
number Of the contestants took good |
spills.
Single ladies' race over Is years: lst,
Teannie Morgan; I'd, Margaret Clark; |
ID. Mary Morgan.
Married ladies' race: lst, Mrs.
lanes Murray; I'd, Mrs. George Milne;
ID. Mrs. w. Innes.
Potato race: lst. Leslie Ladd; I'd,
II. Burke; Sd, Z. Sierra. Despite the
act that all contestants were fairly
ven in this race number of the |
oremost were forced to drop out when
omeone else picked up one OF their
potatoes under the watehful eye of the
Judges. making the contest very
omieal one.
stonecutters' race: lst, S. Sierra;
ID. R. Bassie.
Woman's place kick: lst, Jeannie
1forgan; I'd, Violet Milne; Sd, Mrs.
ames Murray. Their respective dis
ances were III feet 2ta inches, 81 feet
inches. 81 feet.
Air rifle contest. lst. Glenn Brad
ev; I'd, JdSn Mcdonald
Joseph venner won the dart throw
ng contest with Is out of possible
) points.
The 500 gold piece was won by Mrs.
,obert Adams.
The golf putting contest for club
nd three balls was won by James
IRELAND, with Andrew Mitchell Sec
nd
George Walker and James Kidd we're
led with perfect l5's in the quot
hrowing contest, but decided to throw
of. Walker came out ahead in the
nal throw, winning the pipe offered
'hile Mr.. Kidd will be enjoying a box
cigars for some time TO come.
The majority Of the picnickers re-
urned to the city around 1880 on the
pecial cars.