LADY MACKINNON AND CHIEF

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MacKinnon Chief Writes Local Clan Member

Miss Helen..MacKinnon of 12 York Lane has received a copy ef the most recent history of he Clan MacKinnon from the Chief of the Clan Arthur Avalon

rank of Commantier. He visited the Island in 1953. He and his wife are both civil defence in- structors.

They have three children and children

Two of his

}man entertained the Gentlemen |} Usher of the Black Rod, Com-

m-jimixed spring flowers with mat-

acKinnon, OBE., RCN.. (retir-jtwo step ed). Miss MacKinnon at the same sons are in Kenya, Africa; one time received a personal letter|in the Army at Aden and two in

uena Caroline McLure, Women's Editor, Phone 8508

The Guardian, Charlotetown, Wed., Feb. 11, 1959

the opening of the House on Tuesday, February 10, - Governor F.W. Hynd-

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manding Officers of the guard and firing party, Commanding Officers of the navy military and air force units of: the province who were in attendance at the opening of the House.

Lieutenant Governor Hynd- man also entertained at the Leg- islative dinner which took place on Tuesday evening at 7 p.m., when the table was centered with

ching tapers.

Mrs. Ronald Woodgate and Mrs. Ralph Manning entertained at Mrs. Woodgate’s lovely home on Maple Avenue, Central Royal- ty on Monday zevening in honor of Mrs. John Anderson who has recently arrived from Calgary to spend a short time in Char- lottetown. Many of Mrs. Ander- son’s friends were in attendance. and all present had a most enjoy- able evening.

Mrs. B. C. Vaniderstine was guest of honor at a sprprise par- ty at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Parent “Ravenwood” on Saturday evening. The guests were the Scout and Cub lead- ers of Zion Church and their wiv- es, Mrs. Van Inderstine who has

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cial: games, refreshments were served by the ladies. ©

Mr. and Mrs. Allison Harris had as their week-end guests their daughter, Mrs. Leigh Donald and children Gaelyne and Gregory of Charlottetown. ;

Mrs. Mark Gaudet and son Graham returned Saturday eve ning to Summerside from the Royal Victoria Hospital in Mont-

going treatment.

Mrs. Cyril Kenny was hostess at Bridge at her home in Sum- merside on Saturday evening.

Mr. Paul Schurman of Sackville spent the week-end with his par ents Mr. and Mrs. B. Schurman of Summerside.

* Mrs. Angus MacDonald retura- ed to Caledonia after spending two weeks with her mother, Mrs Lexie Gillis.

Mrs. John Dunlop of Maccan

Arch Deacon G.R. Harrison D.D. and Mrs. Harrison.

Mr. and. Mrs. Layton Schur- man entertained a number of jfriends on Saturday evening at their home in Summerside.

real where the later was under |

N.S., arrived in Summerside Fri jvice to be held in the Salvation | day to visit. her parents Ven. lAney Citadel and asked mem-|

fom MacKinnon of MacKinnon which he describes briefly the activities of the Clan todaf.

He reports that the old ances-/ Alpine in the year 821. During the |

tral home of the Clan, the Isle Skye, now has few MacKin- mons left on it. The ancient castle the Clan is now practically in ruins. The reason given for the Clan’s emigration from Skye is difficulty making a living from the por soil and scarcity of industry em the Island. The Clan society now centres activities in Glasgow where at Clan gatherings upwards of 130 MacKinnons gather each year.

| business in England. ' The present Chief of the Clan is the 36th., dating back to King

itime of Prince Charles there

were no more loyal supporters

to be found in Scotland than the

| MacKinnon Clan.

To MacKinnons wherever they

jare, the Clan Chieftain sends the

following message:

|The name MacKinnon if you

| bear it,

| Carry it through life like an en

| sign,

a ft is ancient and respected.

|Let not its honour be diminished

| While it is in Your keeping Copies of the History of the

been rery active and” faithf member’ of ) Hegeateg fl sere Mrs. Barbara Phillips of Sus for over ten years soon will re | °©%. N.B., was the week-end guest

tire. One Scout and one Cub lead |of Mr. and Mrs. B. Schurman of | Summerside

er were in full uniform to repre | 2S

sent the two groups. ;

A special feature of the supper WEST COVEHEAD W.L. was a beautifully decorated The West Covehead W.I. met Scout and Cub Cake which was | for their February meeting at the given to Mr. Parent in Summer |-Manse with 16 members present.

The meeting opened “with the

}side last Monday evening. Mrs Van Iderstine was presented wit’ Mary Stewart Collect, followed by roll call; which was answer-

}a lovely bouquet of yellow dai fodils to mark the occasion. ed by paying a penny for every inch of your waistline. which

jwith her brother-in-law and sis-| Minutes of last meeting were |

“The MacKinnon Chieftain and|Qlan written by flighf lieutenant |'et. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Ross.|T¢ad and approved. Treasurer

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, Pilgrims’ Way, Holliag-

Royal Navy. retiring with the

ELLEN’S DIARY Jamie Helped

“We can't always go by the Bluejays,” James offered with a gmile vesterday morning at

tention to the pair that had flown up from the low of the val- ley and were calling a weather- forecast from the bushy golden Willow in the vard

This is a cutting from one of Agricola’s trees, planted back in the years with Jamie, a small lad's assistance. In selecting the location, we took no thought of it ever becoming the wide-spreading tree that it has. No thought eith- @r of its crystal-coated branch- @s overpanging the vard - wires te give concern to the family! But if a number of times, it has had to be pruned to keep it in erder. its loveliness in every sea- gon has given us much pleasure.

And what a convenient tree it has been for the children to Beale in their play! Or to pro vide the boys with excellent ma- terial for their bows, or for oc- easional axes'or other require- ments of their pieces of carpen- try. Granddaughter too has ga- thered from it leaves to decorate the mudpies she used to make with much concentration and art fm her little-girl days

Attractive the visiting birds’ ibine jras yesterday against . the

Tree In His Childhood

breakfast when we drew,his at-|

ed for five shillings from the

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there are times that we can!

In starlight now-yes, and the jloveliness of clearing. the days goes. And we presently in con jtent to our pillows.

Until tomorrow — Diary—Good- night

EGLINGTON — HOWE BAY

The Eglington—Howe Bay reg- ular monthly meeting was held at the home of Mrs. Charles Stead on Wednesday evening, | February 4th, Meeting opened by | Singing the Institute Ode, follow- ed by repeating the Mary Stewart Collect in unison—Roll cal was responded to by eleven members paying a compliment to the member on théir right. There | Was one visitor present

Minutes of last’ meeting were read by secretary; also treasur- er’s reports. Both were approved Secretary read the correspond- ence. It was moved by Mrs. Er- nest Underhay and seconded by Mrs. Charles Mills that $5.00 be | sent to the March of Dimes fund A thank you note was read from a member who had received a box of fruit

It was also decided that fruit be sent to two other members. It | was also decided that dach mem. |ber bring a “Get-Well” card to

wife now reside at the Oast!C.\R. MacKinnon may be obtain- Strathcona,

bourne, Kent in England. Chief | publishers: Wm. Culross and Son) Mrs. McKee Consumer Service "Wered by a donation for The MacKinnon spent his life im the| Ltd. Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Department

of Fisheries will ; Present several demonstrations to public and private groups from February 17 to 2th. She will be in Charlottetowa on the 19th and this demonstration will take place at the Yocational School and is sponsoréd by the Prince Edward Island Economics As- sociation.

When the curtain goes up on the 1960 Shakespeare Festiva! at Stratford-upon-Avon it will mark jthe opening of something much | more important than’ the -egul- jar annual season: no'less than jthe hundredth festival of Shakes- peare’s plays given in his home town. Only Stratford people rea! |ize how great a triumph that is jhow easily the whole projec’ | could have faile@ at the outset | Thanks to Stratford it did not Now the third generation is cele brating with a very special fes tival.

Charles Laughton will appea: as Lear and Bottom, Sir Lauren ce Oliver as Coriolanus, Paul Robeson as Othello, and ‘Dame Edith Evans as\the Countess of Rousilion and . These are among the striking casting announced by the Shakespea Memoria! Théatre for the seaso opening April 7.

Sam Wanamaker will play la go, and Mary Ere will appear a: Desdemona and Titania. Ange!z Baddeley, A

drews and Vanessa Redgrav: have also been cast.

"The hostess at the Summer side curling club for the banque

| gold of the villow, with the sheen |the next meeting. The Red Crosg.|, MacQyarrie, convener assisted llow, wi ‘

of the sunshine about

But today was different. IK broke gray and showery, a bit

windy too with trailing scarves of mist on the hills By dav. the mi!istream having gathered strength from farmiands up the

valley. tumbled noisily through the spillways in the dam. In- deed it flowed withesuch. strength the farmers wondered at times if the- great tanks hauled from the dismantied aq and placed gitie by side in our bridge-of-lane, eould much longer accomodate or withstand the volume of water flowing there

“We expect a January thaw- and freshet."" James commented ithis afternoon, coming tn af viewing that at the bridge-of- lane. ‘‘but we don't look for one

fm February — not one of much consequence. A milistream in) freshet is not a pretty sight,”

he continued. “It always reminds me of a fire out of control. A man's strength is a feeble thing im comparison.”

“The gilass’’ the younger far- mer came in a few minutes ago to report “is commencing to fall. Just a little yet, but decidedly The thaw is over. Stars are show- ing.” This ie satisfying news. It would be discouraging to have the farmers’ bridge-building of sum- mer washed away down the stream :

A picture of yesterday's blue- jays come t mind, and we chuckle inside.

No, as James said “We can't ehways go by the bluejays,’ but

| knitting and <ewing was distrib- ; uted among the members.

A vote was taken for the dele gate to attend the A.C.W.W: Con- ference which .meets Edin burgh. Scotland. Wrs, Stewart

MacGregor, East Baltic receiv- ed the majority of votes., The president read a letter

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|which she*received fim Miss | Sybil “Léssey’ tt charge“ the Letter Friend Section, regarding the Institute becoming a “Link” ;with a branch in Campden, |Gloucestershire, England. Col- | lection amounted to $1.35.

| A short period was spent on studying the Institute Hand Book after which a contest was put on by Mrs. Brenton Stead and won iby Mrs. Fred MacKenzie,

A knitting contest was also in dulged in and won by Mrs. Alex | Fisher.

Mrs. Brenton Stead kindly in- vited the members for the March meeting. Lanch committee to be Mrs. Brenton Stead and Mrs. Laura MacKenzie.

Meeting closed by singing my Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean. Lunch was then served. by the hostess assisted by “Mrs. Lorne Dingwell and a social hour spent

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Spiers, Mrs. A.H. Hubley, Mrs Ralph MacFariane, MacCausiand and Mrs. J.C. Mc Kenna.

Mrs. James MacGregor en ;tertained at her home in Sum merside on Thursday evening when Marathon Bridge was in play.

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wedge and daughter, Michelle of Halifax N.B. spent the week-end in Sum- merside guests of the. former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wedge.

Mrs. J.0. Cobb will entertain at Bridge this evening at her home in Summerside.

Dr.-and Mrs. Austin Delaney with their children Roger, Paul and Susan. of Moncton, NB. spent the week-end with the form-

er's mother, Mrs. Mark Delaney, Summerside.

Mrs. Leslie Simmons was hos- tess to the East End Bridge Club at her home’ in Summerside on Monday Evening. . \

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Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Under. hill of Schurman Avenue, ‘Sum- ;|merside were pleasantly surpris- ed Saturday evening when a number of ffiends gathered for a house warming. Mr. Marvin Wiley read the address while Mr Harry Barlow and Mr. Ron Whid- den made the presentation of a lovely mantel mirrow. After so

Finney, Harr:

last evening .in connection with the MacDipnald-Briar = curling | Bonspiel were, Mrs. Gladys

by Mrs. Harry Holman, Mrs. H.

reported $55.07 on hand. Roll |eall for next meeting to be. an-

Red Cross Campaign. Kk was moved and seconded that we give $2.00 to The March of Dimes ;Campaign. Correspondence was then taken care of.

New committees were then ap pointed. School Committee, Mrs Orr MacCann: sick committee Mrs. George Bell and Mrs MacMillan; Junch ‘ coriimittee, Mrs. James Allan, Mrs. Victor Kinnon.

hk was decided to play Bingo at

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quite fitting after viewing the a- bove mentioned film which dep- icted the unthinking discrimina- tion practised against some of our new citizens.

Mrs. Edgar Gillespie, Commun-

calls by her committee on the sick and shut-ins. Mrs. W. ‘Mutch, supply secretary, read Dr. Florence Murray’s first re- port from her new field of work in Wonjn, Korea. After learning of the need in her hospital, a gen- erous offering was received to send supplies to Dr. Murray. Mrs. Parker expressed regret at the passing of a former mem- ber. Mrs. D.M. Robinson, and ex- tended sympathy to members of her family. The president spoke lof the World Day of Prayer Ser-

bers to share in the worship with

those of other churches. The ing closed with the mizpah benediction. i

MIDDLETON W.1.

The February meeting of the) Middleton W.I. was held at the home of Mrs. Essie Wright on the

3rd. The meeting opened, by) Singing “The More we Get To- gether”

The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved The roll call was answered by 16 members and two visitors pre- sent. The treasurer then gave her | report }

A basin having been purchased for the school was moved paid. It was decided to start the First Aid Course on the sixteenth of Febrary. It was moved by Olga Wright that $5.00 be sent for the March of Dimes. It-was also de- cided to send $3.00 to Mrs. Burge for the delegate going to Scot- land.

The theme for the meeting be- ing WI. work, Isobel Craig was in charge. She had a very educa- tional questionaire on Institute | work and then described work | the Institute has done and when the different sections of the country were organized, follow-

jed by the collect in unison. Then

Sadie Bradshaw Contest,

The meeting closed with the National Anthem, then a delicious lunch

had a Heart

next meeting. Bingo prizes to be | | donated by Mrs. Ira MacDonald |Mrs. Walter MacLaughlan and Mrs. Gideon MacLaughlan Next place of meeting was left open for an invitation. Collec- tion for the evening amounted to $1.92 and the sum realized from | Roll Call amounted to $5.06 | The meeting closed with the) National Anthem after which a} delicious lunch was served by the | hostess assisted by committee in| |charge and a very pleasant eve- ning was enjoyed by all present : |

FANNINGBROOK W.I.

The February meeting of the Famningbrook WI. met at the home of Mrs. Marion Jay with twelve ‘members present. Meet-

ing opened by singing “Beautiful | Dreamer” followed by the Mary!

| Stewart collect in unison. Roll ;call Was answered by Sing Song lor pay.

Correspondence was read and discussed. It was decided to have a pantsy sale Febrcary 14th., in |Clark Bros. Store, Mt. Stewart.

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\24 p.m. Mrs. Alice Rodgerson |to see about same. Money was | voted to send to March of Dimes. Next meeting to be at' Mrs h Jay's. Meeting to be open-

by singing “‘My Wild Irish JRese’’. Roll call an Easter verse. Two centests were put on by

Mrs. W.A |Mrs. Ruby Jay, one put on by}

'Mrs. Bessie Birt; won by Miss Thelma Jay. ,

Programme Committee for the March meeting: Mrs. Hester Jay and Mrs. Florence Roder- son Meeting closed by singing the National Anthem, followed by a delicious lunch.

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