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Edith McIntosh Attends Scotland Clan Gathering

1964-09-17

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The high point of the European trip of Miss Edith Mdntouli
dlHsctor of the Melntodi School of Mnslc in Roekvllle Centre anil
hw neiAfiws Inniy and fionaid mm KtelnloA rt 1S8 Knltan
Road, loetarniu Centre, was theh- partieipatfon in the aalhcring
.ofXIan Macintosh at May, Invemm-shirc, Scotland in August.
The last prevlnns Gatherin of Cten was to IflSl. raffed hy tlte
WtaeWntwh of Macklnt^i, father
of tto present chief, Lachlan lion,
aid Mackintosh,
"" Tim' Mackintoshi as the chief is
calld^ b young, ambitious and
foi^ard-lookinfi. Being n Ueutennnl
Gonunander of tfic Brttish
Navy, wtoe Mlmt was an Me-.
mu-al, he resigned life command
recently, to devote his time lo Mn
finnily, his 114100 acmt est^c and
clan mattes. The p^gram uf
events, which he had planned for
the ral^, not only recalled, in
mR$, dances^, games' a|d the
iBUsto of bag(^p(» ncb pipe*
band^ tlic glory of ScolWd in
ancient times, taut pointol up as
well the cvor-lnei'caali^ Importance
of ScaltMt initostif t moaem
tinu^. Borne forty-odd exhlbltois in as piiMio stu# and relumed honw
jinf tents aloBi Ihe ah-ea ofitest wutskforlhebcBUOTnginf tte
Loch Moy di^lnyod products of tall ttuin of km- MmA.
Setitttata Art and tnefhlottd mona-l > , .' •> ,. '...
jfactem In an liqin^irc mfitm^.V J ^ i r i ^ WwiW^S Coa'^ft *
. Owr 3000 cknsmcn CirnK tvtwa Fint ^e&tff Sept 23
B»ny parts of ite world, and S4ao J. Q^ wistawlay. ^pi. SI
ig;lS p.iw^ Ihis nwrnhcra of tlw
ta all »ttit(d the throc-duy exhibitions.
In the very place where
the first chief of the Mackintosli
Onn buitt his ^aalle, with the
Mindreds of colorful Iwrlans of
the Mi.Wnth Clan, the stlrrinj,'
music of skirling bagpipes, and
the music and preciston of the
Biardting pipe-band* tto Gathertog
proved to be a unique and
nscmorable experience.
It was Mpccinlly so fer Miss
Mcintosh, who had beew entertained
at M^ Hall, tte home rf
the ehlefe, a nuMbeif of thnus.
acc^tog the raUy, Miss Mcintosh
and the boys had travelled In WmtKn, SwHz»rtend, England ami
SenUnnd. Th^ rande I%rls, Qen*
ova, Intertakcn, I<u^ra, l^ndon,
Edinbu^ and Inverness, centuoi
tmm. which . nur^eraius. loup f
hhstoric pluew^ were tatesST
They cni»yl a short slay U
StrittfuM-upon-Avun, nltonding
perfiinnsnee oT ihakc^pciti^
HenW IV t the Fi^ti'Wl Thculnv
Two weok-ends Ihcy spent with
L>rd Herder at bis counlry horni*.
Ashford 0nm& nvar Peterstlelil,
l&mpstiii-e, tegland. . .
Tte sevm weeks' trip, htginntni^
with the erasing nii Qnceii M»i^,
ended for the buys at Peestwiek
Alrptni on Aug. 10, where fb»^
boarded a M plnnc for Iwnie. •
Miss Mclnteh returned to A;*-
ford Clinee for fmir weeks »f
Borne forty-odd exhlbltois in as piiMio stu# and relumed honw
jinf tents aloBi Ihe ah-ea ofitest wutskforlhebcBUOTnginf