The Pibroch Official Journal of The St. Andrew’s Society of Baltimore standrewsbaltimore.org

August - September 2010 * Volume 204 Issue 5 * Stuart Blair Editor

Memorial Day Independence Day Parade Submitted by: Al Schudel and Bud Howe July 3, 2010 Submitted by Bud Howe The show up time was 1 PM for the troops for the 2PM ceremonies; the weather was clear and not too hot. We As the dawn mist cleared, with the heat and humidity were in the khaki shirt uniform and only a few marchers dissipated from the earlier part of the week, we were were not in complete uniform. I don’t think that any of the ready to march in the Towson Independence Day audience noticed. However, the Colonel did. It just goes Parade. to show you “don’t try to fool the Colonel”. Prior to the parade Colonel Schudel put us through six We had 18 men show up and they really did a good job practice sessions of right wheels even though we only according to Colonel Al Schudel. Thank the higher had to perform three in the parade. power that the main speaker was very short in his address. By the time that he got his chance to speak the The parade marshals placed us where we have never temperature and humidity had gotten into the less than been before in the lineup, the first wave the fourth unit. bearable level. After we finished at the Korean War The ETC began our march at about 11am, as we were Memorial we then paraded over to the memorial service followed by the Kilte Band of York. We marched through for the USMC 11th Engineers Reserve Battalion the Towson streets singing “Scots Wa' Hae' " and remembrance of their members that were lost in the shouting “Freedom.” When we finished, we were greeted Korean War. with hotdogs, beer and ice cream provided by our hosts the Towson American Legion. After the ceremonies were over we marched off at the trail to Al Schudel’s car to put the flags, guns and sword The turnout by the members was great we had 27 lads in the Schudel vehicle. We then were treated to a repast including our youngest marcher Scott Hinson’s son of much needed refreshment in the form of cold beer. Tommy. With the ETC this year were a large number of Our piper Ed McFarland got us on & off of the first time marchers, younger society lads. The ole lads ceremonial areas with his excellent piping. Believe it or “Matured Scots” really appreciated the new and younger not we started out with no practice. Al must be slipping marchers’ participation. I would list the names of these or somewhat understanding that we old guys were young lads, but have resisted since I may miss starting to melt due to the heat. someone. Also among the marchers were banner carriers Sargie Hopefully next year this program will start in the morning Woodward (Joe Woodward’s wife), Angelia Hinson and around 10 AM before the sun reaches its zenith. I am Heather Hinson (Scott Hinson’s wife and daughter sure that the politicos can get there earlier than 2PM. respectively), and Kathryn Schudel (Mike Schudel’s daughter and Al Schudel’s granddaughter). We cannot thank these ladies enough for their participation.

SPECIAL NOTE: We thank the Towson American Legion, for their hospitality and the pipe bands’ concert after the parade. The Legion does a great service for the marchers and their families. The Legion is having a Crab Feast on Sunday September 19; Participation in this event would be a good way for all of us to thank the Legion for their continued and past hospitality on parade day. Details on “Men in Kilts” insert. President’s Wee Word 2010 Past Presidents’ Heritage Scholarship Announcement Fellow members it is good to see more of you, our members, participating in The Benevolence Committee is pleased to announce the the events we hold to 2010 – 2011 winners of scholarships from the Past celebrate our common Presidents’ Heritage Scholarship Fund: heritage and all things Scottish. If you see an Cody A. MacPherson of Abingdon, MD will receive event on the calendar that $1,000 toward his freshman year tuition and fees at may be of interest come Mercy University, Macon, GA where he plans to out and participate. If your pursue a course of studies in business and psychology. not sure about it call the Cody is a 2010 graduate of St. Paul’s School in chairman and discuss how Brooklandville, MD where he captained the varsity you can help or participate. football and lacrosse teams. His grandfather, Robert John MacPherson had been a member of the Society in Speaking of events we have several coming up over the prior years. next few months. All are good events, come out; bring Katelyn A. Gordon of Pylesville, MD will receive $500 your family with you. We have the William Wallace memorial in honor of the great Scottish patriot who toward her freshman year tuition and fees at Brigham instilled the idea, concepts and desire for freedom in all Young University, Provo, UT where she plans to Scot’s. This will be followed by the Nesbit cemetery pursue a course of studies in international relations. remembrance at which we recall the founders of our Katelyn is a 2010 graduate of North Harford High School Society and remember those of our membership and in Pylesville, MD where she was a member of the loved ones that have left our presence on this earth. National Honor Society and President of the Orchestra. She is a descendant of Alexander Gordon, M.D. who There is a Kirkin at the St. Andrew’s Christian was born in 1806 and was a physician in , Community Church, our own Rev. Ernest Smart will be , Ireland, and York County, PA. officiating the service and blessing the Tartans. Right Thomas W. Harroll of Parkville, MD will receive $500 after Labor Day there is the Society Picnic being chaired by Scott Hinson, this is a great time to get to know other toward his freshman year tuition and fees at Towson members, celebrate out heritage and let the families get University, Towson, MD where he plans to pursue a to know each other. Support Scott and his committee, course of studies in accounting or teaching. Tom is a come out and have a grand time with all the other 2010 honors graduate of Loyola Blakefield in Towson, members’ families. MD. His father, Chief Thomas Harroll, Sr., USN, is a member of the Society. Speaking of events look for other articles in this issue concerning the Korean War Memorial event, the 4th of Congratulations and best wishes to each of these recent July Parade, the Kirkin at St. Anne’s in Annapolis. high school graduates as they each work to attain their These where all good events, consider coming out next personal career goals. year and participating you will not regret getting involved.

Remember this is your Society, come out, get involved, To help the Foundation enrich our Past Presidents’ call a chairman, participate in an event, and get involved Heritage Scholarship Fund to assist future high school with a committee. If you are not sure where to start graduates, all members and friends of the Society are contact a board member or myself, we will find an encouraged to make tax-deductible charitable activity for you to participate. Take part in something contributions to the St. Andrew’s Society of Baltimore and receive the full benefits of your membership. I hope Foundation, earmarked for the Past Presidents’ Heritage to see you out in the near future. Scholarship Fund. Bequests and/or current gifts of cash, marketable securities, and other marketable assets are accepted and encouraged. Please contact Herbert S. Greg Scott Glasby, III, Treasurer, SASBF, for additional information: (410) 437-0848, or [email protected]. 52nd President

- 2 - The Almoner’s Report Montrose, Scotland . . . Rev. Dr. George Gray Toole Birthplace of Alexander Nisbet

Born in Montrose, Scotland, July 26, 1777, Alexander Nisbet was to leave his birth place at the age of 7 to come to the U. S. and in 1831 become SASB 3rd "A faithful friend president. is the medicine of life." During the 18th century, Nisbet’s birthplace, Montrose Scottish Proverb was a major smuggling centre. It profited from the slave trade but only for a brief time. The wealth accrued by trade was substantial. Wealthy merchants in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries dominated the town and built their houses gable to gable. Hence We Scots have long placed a high value on Montrosians have inherited the sobriquet, "gable- friendship. I see that exemplified in the St. enders". Andrew's Society meetings and gatherings. The sentiment of the Scottish proverb quoted Samuel Johnson made a tour of the town on his visit to above is parallel to the statement in the Book of Scotland in the 1770s. He said of it: Proverbs 17:22, where we read, "A cheerful heart is a good medicine, but a downcast spirit dries up the "...we travelled on to Montrose, which we surveyed in bones." It seems to me that cherished friendships the morning and found it well-built, airy, and clean. The provide the cheer we need for our overall health. town house is a handsome fabrick with a portico. We This month we again extend our friendship to then went to view the English chapel, and found it a small church, clean to a degree unknown in any other William K. Jenne, who has had surgery, John part of Scotland, with commodius galleries, and what "Jack" Gordon, MD, who has had knee surgery, was yet less expected, with an organ." James A. Smith, who was hospitalized, and Stuart P. Blair, the editor of the Pibroch, who is probably Montrose is a Scottish coastal town and former royal preparing this edition under greater pressure than burgh in Angus. It is situated 38 miles (61 km) north east usual because of finger surgery. At this writing, of between the mouths of the North and South Robert E. Lyons is reported hospitalized. Esk rivers. It is the northernmost coastal town in Angus The prescription for all of them is the generous and developed at a natural harbour that traded in skins, application of some St. Andrew's Society through a hides and cured salmon in medieval times. The skyline note or telephone call. of Montrose is dominated by the 220 foot steeple, designed by James Gillespie Graham and built between Yours aye, 1832 and 1834. George Montrose is a town with a wealth of architecture, and is a centre for international trade. It is an important commercial port for the thriving oil and gas industry. It is Love In The Guise Of Friendship known for its wide thoroughfare and high street which leads to picturesque closes containing secluded Robert Burns 1788 gardens. The town has a view of a two square mile tidal lagoon, Montrose Basin, which is considered a nature Your friendship much can make me blest, reserve of international importance. It is the largest O why that bliss destroy! inland salt water basin in the UK, and an important Why urge the only, one request habitat for the mute swan. Just outside Montrose is the You know I will deny! 18th Century House of Dun, designed by the Scottish architect William Adam and built in 1730 for David Your thought, if Love must harbour there, Erskine, 13th Laird of Dun. Conceal it in that thought; Nor cause me from my bosom tear The very friend I sought

- 3 - Escort to the Colors Pipe Bands Seeking New Members

Otherwise known as the The Boumi Highlander Pipe Band, who performs so “E.T.C.,” the Escort to the wonderfully at the Queen’s Ball/Tartan Ball in April, Colors is the unofficial “face” would like to attract some new marching members into of the St. Andrew’s Society of their Unit. The Highlanders are offering members of the Baltimore. St. Andrew's Society of Baltimore an opportunity to learn how to play the bagpipes at no cost or fee by entering into a class that will be provided at a central location. Based upon the SASB response, the time, dates and Some of the events ETC proudly participates are church place of the practices will be established. The going as well as memorial events. They make up most Highlander Pipe Band is a performance band and it is of the members attending “Kirkins” throughout the year. hoped that some participants of the program will wish to This fall “KIRKINS” are planned for, St. Andrews join the Boumi Highlanders as marching members. Christian Community (Ernest Smart’s church) in Please contact Roger Windsor (410-465-2663) and/or October, Perry Hall Presbyterian and Emmanuel Doug Chambers (410-252-5489). Episcopal in Baltimore in November.

Many are rugged sportsmen and like the fresh air of Highland Games, so in April you’ll find them at the Colonial Highland Games in Fair Hill with a pitch-in picnic for all members of the Society to participate. This Month Two memorial events are scheduled on August 22nd. the William Wallace Memorial at Druid Hill Park and the Nisbet Cemetery Memorial Ceremony. DETAILS – INSERT

Get acquainted with the ETC by attending the Kirkins you can march in & carry a tartan. This would give you an opportunity to meet the members of the ETC & join in the fun. The Guilford & Glencoe Juvenile Pipe Band is in need of new members to replenish their ranks as their older We welcome your joining us in the fun and camaraderie members graduate from school and move on in their we share, so please contact Bud Howe (410-592-5349 / lives. The lessons occur weekly in Towson and are [email protected]), Don Kerr (410-879-6502 / organized by SASB’s own Roderick Alexander. The [email protected]), or Al Schudel (410-828- Guilford & Glencoe Juvenile Pipe Band is a competition 6140 & 410-435-5200) to volunteer. Remember, band and many of its graduates have moved on into whenever you find three or four Scots gathered, you’re larger competitive and performance bands. The priority sure to find a fifth (Single Malt?). is always to have fun while learning the instrument and tunes. Please contact Roderick Alexander (410-692-0612). Scottish Trivia Question Besides teaching the bagpipes, both bands offer What Scottish born inventor’s image appears today drumming instruction and both bands are comprised of both male and female members. These are “family on the £10 note issued by the Northern Bank which opportunities” for everyone to get involved: “The family is in circulation in Northern Ireland? that plays the pipes together stays together”.

a) Robert William Thomson The Highlander Pipe Band sent to the Pibroch a series b) of articles on the History of the Great Highland Bagpipes c) William Haney DuCros that will appears as space permits. This article has d) Robert Stirling Newall appeared in Celtic-Instruments.com and appears to be cleared for re-publication according to a notice in its * Answer on page 7 original publication in 2005.

- 4 - Among classical civilizations, the Romans are the best- The Great Highland Bagpipes known advocates of using pipes in battle. Pipes were a Part One particular favorite of the Emperor Nero, and Roman coinage of his era features a likeness of Nero playing a When one thinks of Ireland, its national symbol, the bagpipe. Could Nero have played the bagpipes, and not Celtic harp, springs immediately to mind. In the case of the fiddle, while Rome burned? Scotland, the same can be said of the Great Highland Bagpipes. Across all continents, more than 200 different In the course of conquering the world, the Roman varieties of bagpipes are being played today. In every infantry helped spread corner of the world where Celtic people have settled, the the bagpipes far and wide. The Romans also are bagpipes or Piob have been absorbed into and become credited with first adding a an important part of the culture. bag to a reed pipe to make more air readily available to the instrument while playing, and eliminate breath- Over the centuries, as people have migrated from related pauses in the music. At the same country to country along the major trade routes, the time, the addition of the bag obviated the need to master bagpipes made the journey with them. Reed pipes and difficult circular breathing techniques. bagpipes spread across the Middle East, and through Asia via the Silk Road, and then to points ever more Playing for the Crowned Heads of Europe distant. In each destination, the instrument took on a After the collapse of the Roman Empire the pipes different form. Today, most European countries have remained a popular instrument in Europe for more than their own unique type of bagpipes-including France, 1,000 years. By the Middle Ages, the bagpipes were Germany, Spain, Italy, Bulgaria, Russia and Sweden, arguably the favorite instrument of all of Europe; pipers among others--and each type of bagpipes has its own played in the courts of the continent's most powerful distinctive sound. The reed pipe of ancient times monarchs. With their popularity as high in other underwent a process of evolution that would eventually European countries as in Scotland, there was really produce not only the bagpipes, but also the orchestral nothing to indicate that the Great Pipes or Piob Mhor woodwind known as the oboe, as well as the bombarde would one day be identified so strongly with Scotland. of French Brittany. Later, it would be up to Scottish Highland clans to elevate the bagpipes to full prominence, to foster further Earliest Origins development of the pipes, and to make them the kind of The earliest physical evidence for the existence of the instrument the whole country could embrace, in peace bagpipes is an engraved rendering in Chaldean as well as in war. sculptures dating back to 4000 B.C. The oldest set of pipes was found in Panopolis, Egypt, by archaeologists Scotland: The Early Centuries who dated them to 1500 B.C. By comparison, the only The best guess of scholars and experts is that bagpipes Celtic musical instruments of an equivalent age are the arrived in Scotland sometime during the 1300s, settling bodhran, harp and feadan (whistle or flute). in the Highlands regions circa 1400. Before becoming the Great Highland Bagpipes that we know today, The earliest forerunners of the Great Highland Bagpipes- however, these earlier versions of the bagpipes would simple, mouth-blown reed pipes-had emerged in the need to sprout a couple more drones. Near East and Egypt by 2500 B.C. The most popular of these reed pipes was the shawm, which retained its The first set of pipes brought into Scotland would have popularity for centuries. had only a single drone, if any at all. Around the middle of the 16th century, a second drone was affixed to the Instrument of War pipes. The third drone, the bass or great drone, made its Throughout history, high-decibel, mouth-blown pipes first appearance in the early 1700s, completing the have always been associated with the waging of war; modern-style Great Highland set of pipes. At the same and as an instrument of war, the Great Pipes certainly time the Great Pipes were increasing in popularity, over have no equal--or even any competition. The notes of in Ireland, the older Irish warpipes-with only has two the pipes have a shrill and penetrating quality that can drones, tenor and bass-were falling out of favor. be heard at distances up to nine miles, and are not easily drowned out even by the sounds of battle. Piobaires of the Lowlands and Highlands Compared to the instruments they replaced on the As the bagpipes entered popular usage in Scotland, battlefield-trumpets, horns, and harps-the bagpipes have there arose the need for a more warlike, aggressive sound. As a result of their professional pipers to play on ceremonial occasions, chilling effect on opposing troops, bagpipes were the festivals, and the> like. The role of the piobaire or piper, favorites of generals everywhere, and Egyptians, however, grew to be vastly different depending on the Greeks, and Romans all led troops into battle to the piper's location, whether in the Lowlands or the wailing skirl of the pipes. Highlands. (To Be Continued) Part Two – Pibroch October / November Issue

- 5 - Scottish Immigrant Alexander Winton Automobile Manufacturer Alexander Winton immigrated to the United States from Scotland in 1878. He was only twenty-two years old when he settled in Cleveland, Ohio, and began to manufacturer bicycles at the Winton Bicycle Company. By the mid-1890s, Winton became interested in designing an automobile. He built his first motorized vehicle in 1896. It looked rather strange by modern-day standards, as Winton used bicycle tires in his first design. He organized the Winton Motor Carriage Company on March 15, 1897, and on March 24, 1898, he became known for the first commercial sale of an automobile in the United States.

Like many automobile manufacturers, Winton used Alexander Winton 1860 -1932 races and cross-country tours to promote his product and test innovations in designs. The first cross-country automobile trip was completed in a Winton in 1903. In its first year of production, Winton's company built and sold twenty-two of his automobiles, and the following year the number The "race that changed the world" occurred on climbed to more than one hundred. Winton became October 10, 1901, when Henry Ford defeated known for his innovations in automotive design, Alexander Winton, the most accomplished ultimately registering more than one hundred automobile builder/racer of the era. During a 10-lap patents. He is credited with giving Henry Ford race at the Detroit Driving Club in Grosse Pointe, access to his own steering design before a race in Michigan, Ford overcame his more powerful rival in 1901, which contributed to Ford becoming a major "Sweepstakes", a racing car of his own design. name in automobile design and manufacturing.

Although Winton was known as an innovator, as the automobile industry became more competitive in the 1920s, his business was unable to compete. Every Winton automobile was custom made. Assembly lines made other companies' vehicles less expensive to build. In 1924, Winton stopped producing automobiles entirely. Although no more Wintons were built after 1924, Winton himself continued to be important in the development of both gasoline and diesel engines. Winton had established the Winton Engine Company in 1912, which later became known as the Winton Engine Corporation. In 1930, this corporation became a subsidiary of General Motors Corporation.

- 6 - “Ceud Mile Failte” Quartermaster’s Locker A Hundred Thousand Welcomes Do you have these items? If not, we do! Shoulder patch SASB Flashes The members of this venerable Society come from all Badge BBCap(choiceofcolors) areas and all walks of life. We have active members who Lapel pins Golf Shirt live in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland's Eastern Decals Specialty items by request Shore, and the Washington D.C. area as well as the greater Baltimore area. All are characterized by a spirit Now Available: of friendliness and dedication, and all look forward to St. Andrew’s Society of Baltimore welcoming new members. Membership is open to men NECKTIE who were born in Scotland or have at least one ancestor Top quality with classic design of Scottish blood. The cost of initial membership is $37.50 + shippin $95.00 which includes $45.00 initiation fee plus $50.00 g for the first years' dues.

Before your relatives and friends apply for membership, we strongly recommend they visit us. Check our SASB Calendar and either visit us at one of the Highland Games or make arrangements to attend one of our four Stated Meetings. Highland Attire A few valuable items of Pat O’Conner Highland Attire are Members Who Need Drivers still available. Further details, contact Quartermaster, Drivers Who Can Drive Members Stuart Blair 410-665-6440 or email: [email protected] Some members are not able to attend Society functions, such as Stated Meetings, because they are unable or Five Women’s Kilts Seeking New Home unwilling to drive to the functions. The Benevolence Size 12 Ladies’ Kilts in various clan tartans Committee is putting together a list of those members so 2 are full-length for evening attire that arrangements can be made to bring them to each 2 are indoor weight “pleated skirts” (kilts) function. If you know of someone who would like to be 1 is outdoor weight pleated skirt (kilt) placed on this list, please contact Ken Pennell, Chair of Contact Herb Glasby (410-437-0848 – the Benevolence Committee (410) 825-6798 or [email protected]) [email protected], so that our member can be or owner: Mrs. Cheryl Paytas @ 410-730-6449 connected to a willing driver for a future function. If you are willing to be a driver, please contact Ken. Pibroch On-Line It is a goal of the new editor to have the Pibroch added to the Society’s web-site, so keep checking http://www.standrewsbaltimore.org where you can also Scottish Humor find more pictures of Society events.

Irate Golfer Event Pictures On-Line David Zimmerman and other photographers have been passing the photos of many events to the Society’s Irate golfer, on his way to a round of 150: webmaster, Jim Wallace, who has been putting them on "You must be the worst caddie in the world!" our website: http://standrewsbaltimore.org/. You may find these photos under the “Photo Albums” section or Scottish caddie (dryly): "That would be too by going directly to much of a coincidence, sir." http://standrewsbaltimore.org/photoalbum/index.html. Each photo will enlarge if you click on it. Enjoy reliving fond moments.

* Answer to trivia question: John Boyd Dunlop

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