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FEBRUARY, 1969 No. 88

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B.C. PIPERS' NEWSLETTER

Publlghed by the British Columbia PipersT Association.

PRESIDENTVICE-PRESIDENTSECRETARYTREASURER

Albert DuncanWilliam LamontIshabel RossRobert Gunn

B.C. Pipers' Newsletter

ACTING EDITORS: Robert GunnV/llllam Elder

The B.C. Pipers' Newsletter Is published monthly at 1073 DoranRoad, North Vancouver, B.C., by the British Columbia PipersAssociation and Is distributed to all members. Subscriptionprice to non-mem_bers Is $2,00 per year. Address all communicationconcerning the Newsletter to the above address. All other communication to the Secretary, B.C. Pipers' Association, 83^ BurnabyStreet, New Westminster, B.C.

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Results of the Bi-Monthly Competition

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Notice of Motion

Directors

Annual Dinner

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How many times over the last few months have you askedyourself 5 "What ever happened to the B,C, Pipers' Newsletter"?We Imow many of you have missed our monthly publication andhope you all have been somewhat concerned. Well, after almosta year we are in business again.

Before proceeding any further, on behalf of the Directorsof the Association we would like to extend our apologies forthe lack of publication and at the same time extend our mostsincere appreciation to Messrs, Ian Walker, William McAdie,Donald Urquhart and Ken Mcllvena for their superb efforts inproducing the Newsletter over the last eight years.

As many of you remember, the first edition was printed inApril, i960 as a three page notice. The Newsletter increased insize- as the months went by and in April, I96I a new format wasIntroduced in the form of a magazine. By this time the magazinewas a full scale publication and the circulation grew to over ^-00reaching as far as Alaska, Australia and Scotland.

During the entire eight years of publication Mr, Walkerhas been the editor and inspiration of the Newsletter whileMessrs. McAdie, Mcllvena and Urquhart put in many long eveningsprinting and circulating the finished products. Unfortmatelythese members have been forced to discontinue their active participation due to family, business and other social obligations,WE OF THE ASSOCIATION ARE DEEPLY GRATEFUL FOR THEIR ENDEAVOURS,When we attempted to continue producing a Newsletter that wouldcome anywhere near duplicating the previous high standard, theirtalents v;ere more fully appreciated.

Since edition number 87 (February-March, 1968) there has beenno Newsletter. The Directors of the Association gave serious^consideration to this fact but the problems and responsibilitiesseemed to be more than anyone wanted to handle. Finally it wasdecided to start anew with two or three pages.

The purpose of the Newsletter is more than to serve as an_For many members it is the only communi-

Unfortunately, without thebi-monthly

entertaining magazine,cation link with the Association.

Newsletter, those interested in attending meetingscompetitions and social gatherings are not av/are of these events.With the continued publication, a more active interest in theB.C. Pipers' Association is anticipated and the prospect ofseeing more of our members at Association functions is forseen.

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Hopefully the Newsletter will develop and grow to the finemagazine it once was. Until that time \ie are depending on yourpatience and HELP. We would like to encourage members of thepiping community to send material of interest to the ActingEditor, c/o B.C. Pipers' Association, 1073 Doran Road, WorthVancouver, B.C.

See you next month.

Robert Gunn

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RESULTS OF THE -JAiIUARY 17th BI-MONTHLY COMPETITION HELD ATTHE SEAFORTH ARITOURY:

JUVENILE MRCHES OPEN AI-IATEUR STRATHSPEY & REEL

1. Terry Lee

2. Angus MacPlierson

1. Bill Russell

2,, John MacDonald

Jack Lee3. 3. Bill MacAulay

Brian Beck

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JUVENILE OPEN ArUlTEUR

Brian Beck Bill MacAulay

JUDGE - Bob Young

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BI-MONTHLY COTIPETITION SCHEDULE FOR REMAINDER OF 1969:

February 21st. - Novice Old Highland Airs- Junior Jigs

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE FEBRUARY COIiPETITION WILL START AT 7;30 P.M.

IMPORTANT: The date of the March Competition has been changed.Please watch for the NEW date in the next Newsletter.

March ?? - Juvenile Strathspey & Reel- Open Amateur Marches

May 23rd - Novice Strathspey &Reel- Junior Marches

June 20th - Juvenile 6/8 Marches- Open Amateur Piobaireachd

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GENERAL' ..MEETING - B. C, PIPERS T ASSOCI,iTION

FEBRUARY 28th at 8; 00 P .I'M SEAFORTH ARMOURY BAND ROOM

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU ATTENDED???

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During the last few months the Directors of theAssociation have studied, with the Intent of revisingthe Constitution and By-Laws. The following are theresults of this study and the recommendations will bevoted on at the February 28th General Meeting,

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NOTICE OF MOTION

CONSTITUTION - No changes

BY-LAV/S:

Section 2 - re Membership- add Life Members

Section 3 (d) - to define Life Member

Section 6 - alter to include Life Member

Section 7 - also to Include Life Member

Section 10 - change to 31st day of Decemberin each year and the AnuiualGeneral Meeting of the Society sshall be held after the l5thday of January and before the31st day of January

- review Trustees appointment

- review for clearer wording

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Section 26

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For those of you who are not ax'/are of the memberselected to the Board of Directors last April we will takethis opportunity to introduce therai

DIRECTORS FOR I968 - 1969;

President Albert Duncan

Vice-President - William. Lament

Treasurer Robert Gunn

Roderick MacRaeRoderick MacVicarJohn McHardyThomas Binnie

Seb„ Nellies

V/llllam Elder, Jr„Laurie McllvenaNell Stubberfleld

Once again our very efficient secretary is Mrs.Ishabel Ross.

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On Saturday February 8th the B. C. Pipers’ Annual Dinner andCeilidh was held at the Stanley Park Tea Room and vras attendedby over 75 people. Head table guests were President AlbertDuncan and Mrs. Duncan, Lt, Col. Anderson and Mrs. Anderson,Rod MacRae and Mrs. MacRae, Rod MacVicar and Mrs. MacVicarPipe Major Ed Esson and Mrs, Esson, and Pipe Major JohnRobertson.

Mr.’ Rod MacVicar gave the' toast to the Association andMr. Rod MacRae gave the reply,. Other speakers' were PresidentDuncan, Lt. Col. Anderson, Pipe Plajor Ed Esson and Pipe MajorJohj.1 Robertson.

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An enjoyable evening of entertainment was provided by aquartet from the Port Moody Pipe Band made up of Mike Evans,Mike Macinnes, Bruce McRae and Pipe blajor Fred Brodie.Especially enjoyed were the highland dancers, Linda Gunnand Sharyn Elder, who danced the Highland Fling and then didIfeiri's Wedding to the strum of a guitar and the melodiousvoices of Allan MacNeil and Bob Gunn.. Allan also sang "TheHiking Song", "Eily", "Lovely Stornoway" and "Dark Island".His singing was extremely pleasant to listen to and was mostappreciated by all, . ,

One of the most pleasurable evenings of piping I have heardin many years followed. Tunes were played by Jim MacMillan,Alex Young, Alex Finlayson accompanied by his wife on thepiano, Laurie MacDonald, Alex Reid, John Macdonald, John M.MacDonald, Bill Russel, Albert Duncan, Fred Brodie and BillElder, We were also favoured with aaiighland Fling by NeilStubberfield and some Gaelic Airs by Alex Finlayson. Aseldom heard treat was an excellent'piping selection by oneof our more senior members, Seb Nellies.

The atmosphere of the evening was enhanced nicely by havinga large percentage of the men folk in Highland Dress. Wesurely hope this trend will continue in future years.

William Elder, Jr.

On Sunday, February 9th, Mrs. Ishabel Ross went to visitMr. D.R. MacDougall in Shaughnessy Hospital. He was verysorry he missed the dinner and sends greetings to all.

REMINDER OF DUES

’ Association is approximately 250 strongHowever, only 80 have paid their dues.

HOW ABOUT DROPPING YOUR DUES IN THE MIL TONIGHT

The B.C, Pipersat this time.

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NOTICE

The Burnaby Ladies Pipe Band will be having a St, Patrick'sDay Smorgasbord and Dance= Saturday, March 15, 1969 at theSouth Burnaby Branch (#83; of the Royal Canadian Legion,5289 Grimmer Avenue, Burnaby, (Near Royal Oak and Kingsx\ray).Bar services i-illl be available.

- Cocktails - 5*30 - 6:30

- 6:30

- 9:00 - 1:00 A.M,

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- Dinner

- Dancing

- Tickets

The Plobaireachd list for 1969 is as follows;

Grain In Hide and Corn In Sacks

My King Has Landed in Moidart

Father's Lament for Donald MacKenzle

Patrick Og MacCrimmon's Lament

The Bells of Perth

The Big Spree

The Groat

Mary's Praise For Her Gift

The MacNab's Gathering

The Blue Ribbon

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The 1969 Annual Gathering (Indoor Meet) will be heldApril 11 and 12, 1969 at the Seaforth Armoury. Furtherinformation will appear in next month’s Newsletter,

Remember to keep these dates open.

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The following is a list of suinmer games to Ise held inour areas

New Westminster - June 14-5 1969

- July 5, 1969

- July 12, 1969

- July 19, 1969

- July 265 1969

- August 2, 1969

- August 9? 1969

* BoC. Highland Dancing

* Nanaimo

* Portland

* Victoria

* Seattle

St. Andrews & Caledonian

* International Games

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