rw' (Continued trom‘First Page.) where wouldwe he now. We need the self-denial of our forefathers to maintain with dignity, the heritage bestowed upon us. Mr. Martin closed 5! oomplimentinu Belfast on the ex- cellent ouier at the gathering. Lieutenant Governor hfclntyre a des- cendant ofJamesMcIntyrepoet of Glencoe congratulated the people on the beauti- ful country and the way the program was curled out. In his child hood he had always heard of Belfast as a land oi captains of ships; they had also taken judgeships and likely would claim the governorship (laughter and applause. ) Premier Peters, on being introduced in a happy speech by the chairman, spoke hriedy. We mayali be proud, he said. that the Polly came here at all. He had liarned a great deal. These men came here to be free from oppression and toiled to build a home. Let us appreciate our magnificent Island which he was sure could not be excelled in beauty or lovliness. » Alter a Gaelic song about the pioneers treatment on Qthe Polly sung by Charles Morrison Flat river, Daniel McMahon, Caledonia, and Allan McMillan, Wood Islands, K. C. Martin followed. Mr. Martin referred to the hardships and suilering of our fore fathers these none now could understand. In middle age they left Scotland with their families. There was nothinz selfish in their motives. They forsook their homes that their children mighthave a heritage_ Taey built for posterity. They took sickle that we might have binder; they used the flail that we might have thresher; they worshipped at the roadside that we might have our beautifal churches; they travelled miles that we might have our railroads. These broke the land that we might have it. Thq kept nodiary or wrote no article but one large book-Belfast,and every farm is apage. Inelosing Mr hfartin moveda hearty v,ote of thanks seconded by Judge 1{eDonaldtoRev. A. McLean Sinclair, the chairman.It was carried unanimously. With three cheers and singing the meeting broke up md, the crowd returned' tothetmtatothemuded the baapipes. .Soon the peqnleboganto return to thdr homes, the City ofLondon left for Char- lottetown atslx, andby sunset Belfast’s most orderly and most memorable gather l_‘Wl8lbSll1a? " _j ` , ere s i iiiijil .‘.\' ‘§'-ll” ,K1 v%A'» .'* » . 1 » ...t .,_», -4 af &-.-avlraaas 33-t¢4¢ ;.. <=.7=f<:f -fi " 71? .;..;=~- S _ ' ' "?sis3'?.»‘.`2'*t'»“~. 1 » `"'_=1\?”$-=‘~,j - - '§'L“`f;»,;isf1f»~‘» »y.;.f = , ,.» it \ W ._ -_,, -_ f. - _. . _T 4‘_.,,~v;~.¥A ;_--___;_.,_~§.