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FIRST  ANNUAL  GATHERING 


CLAN  MACLEAN  ASSOCIATION 


NORTH   AMERICA. 


Held  in  the  City  of  Chicago,  June  12-16,  1893. 


PREPARED  AND  EDITED 

BY 

J.  P.  Maclean. 


ST.  JOHN,  N.  1:.: 

Telegraph  Book  and  Job  Print,  Canterbury  Steeet. 

1893. 


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MACLEAN    TABLE. 

Coat  of  Arms.  —  "  Sir  Hector  MacLean,  Chief  of  the 
MacLeans,  an  ancient  loyal,  potent  clan,  in  the  Highlands 
of  Scotland,  of  which  there  have  been  many  brave  men. 
The  achievement  of  the  Family  of  MacLean,  as  illuminated 
in  the  Book  of  James  Espline,  Marchmont  Herald,  1630, 
has  four  coats  quarterly  :  1st,  Ai-gent,  a  rock  gules;  2nd, 
Argent,  a  dexter  hand  fesse,  ways  couped  gules,  holding  a 
cross,  crosslet  fitched  in  pale  azure ;  3rd,  A  lymphad  sable  ; 
4th,  Argent,  a  salmon  niant  proper,  and  in  chief,  two  eagles' 
heads  waged  affronted  gules.  Crest :  A  tower  embattled 
argent.  Motto  :  Virtue  Mine  Honor.  Which  achievement 
is  represented  standing  on  a  compartment  representing  green 
sand  and  sea  —  out  of  the  last  issueth  two  seiches  proper 
for  supporters." 


Crest  —  A  battle-axe  between  a  laurel  and  cypress  branch. 
Motto  above  the  crest :  Altera  Merces  —  another  offering. 

Badge  —  Crowberry. 

War  Cry  —  Bas  na  beatha  —  Death  or  Life.  March  — 
Caismeachd  Echuinn  rahic  Ailein  nan  sop  —  Warning  of 
Hector,  son  of  Allan  of  the  Wisp  of  Straw. 

Clan  Gathering  —  Ceann  na  Drochaide  Bige  —  Head  of 
the  little  bridge. 

Lament  —  An  Ribein  Gorm  —  Blue  ribbon. 


ADVERTISEMENT. 


After  the  gathering  of  the  MacLeans  in  Chicago,  there 
was  a  general  feeling  that  a  complete  report  of  the  proceed- 
ings should  be  published.  To  leave  the  matter  for  the  con- 
sideration of  the  next  session  in  Toronto  was  thought  to  be 
inexpedient,  although  it  is  sincerely  hoped  that  said  meeting 
will  take  such  action  as  will  be  satisfactory  to  all  the  mem- 
bers of  the  Association.  With  a  view  to  preserve  the 
records,  and  to  present  the  same  in  a  permanent  form,  I 
have  taken  the  responsibility  of  editing  and  publishing  the 
same.  I  submit  ray  work  to  the  favorable  consideration  of 
the  members  of  the  Clan. 

J.  P.  MACLEAN. 

July  27th,  1893. 


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NORTH  AMERICA. 


I  —  Narrative. 

On  January  29th,  1893,  I  wrote  a  letter  to  Arthur 
A.  MacLean,  President  Cairo  Lumber  Company,  stating 
if  he  would  tender  the  use  of  his  office,  I  would  notify 
all  the  MacLeans  in  the  City  of  Chicago  to  meet  me 
there  on  January  17th,  in  order  to  take  action  relative 
to  inviting  Colonel  Sir  Fitzroy  Donald  MacLean,  Bart., 
Chief  of  the  Clan,  to  visit  the  World's  Columbian 
Exposition,  and  during  his  stay  to  be  the  guest  of 
his  Clansmen.  Mr.  MacLean  responded  immediately 
to  the  message,  in  which  he  not  only  offered  the  use 
of  his  office,  but  warmly  seconded  the  proposition. 
Having  a  list  of  eighty  of  the  name,  residents  of 
Chicago,  I  notified  all  to  meet  me  in  the  office  of 
Arthur  A.  MacLean,  The  Rookery,  at  12  M.,  on  Jan'y 
17th.  At  the  same  time  I  caused  notices  to  be  inserted 
in  the  daily  papers  of  Chicago. 

At  the  appointed  time,  the  private  office  of  Mr. 
MacLean  was  filled  with  descendants  of  Gillean,  most 
of  whom  were  strangers  to  each  other.     On  my  own 


10  FIRST    ANNUAL    GATHERING 

motion,  Archibald  MacLean,  Esq.,  of  Rockford,  111., 
was  made  temporary  chairman.  On  assuming  the 
chair,  Mr.  MacLean  stated  that  the  object  of  the  meet- 
ing was  fully  known  to  all.  He  then  proceeded  to 
give  his  reasons  why  the  Chief  and  all  the  Chieftains 
should  be  invited  to  the  World's  Fair,  and  to  be  the 
guests  of  the  Clansmen  during  their  stay.  George 
C.  McLean,  of  Janesville,  Wis.,  vigorously  seconded 
the  remarks  offered  by  the  chairman.  On  a  vote 
being  taken,  it  was  unanimously  carried  that  the  Chief 
and  Chieftains  of  the  Clan  be  invited  to  Chicago,  and 
that  the  Chief  should  name  the  time.  The  meeting- 
then  elected  W.  A.  McLean  Permanent  President;  S. 
P.  MacLean,  Secretary;  J.  P.  MacLean,  Cor.  Secretary, 
and  A.  A.  MacLean,  Treasurer.  The  Corresponding- 
Secretary  was  directed  to  communicate  the  desire  of 
the  meeting  to  the  Chief,  and  report  the  result  to  the 
President.  The  meeting  then  adjourned,  to  meet  at 
the  call  of  the  President. 

Before  leaving  Chicago,  on  that  day,  I  addressed  a 
letter  to  the  Chief,  conveying  to  him  the  sense  of  the 
meeting,  requesting  his  acceptance,  and  for  him  to 
name  the  time  that  would  be  most  convenient  for  him 
to  attend  the  World's  Fair,  and  inviting  him  to  be  the 
guest  of  his  Clansmen. 

The  action  thus  taken  was  reported  to  the  Associ- 
ated Press,  and  the  next  day  appeared  in  the  leading- 
papers  of  America. 

February  16th,  the  Chief's  letter  of  acceptance  was 
received,  the  following  being  a  copy  :  — 


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The  Lees,  Folkestone,  Kent,  Eng., 

February  4th,  1893. 
Professor  J.  P.  MacLean, 

Corresponding  Secretary, 
My  Dear  Sir  : 

Nothing  in  this  universe  could  have  touched  my  heart  to 
the  extent  of  the  message  just  received  from  my  Clansmen 
on  the  other  side  of  the  Atlantic. 

I  at  once  accept  their  courteous  invitation  to  become 
their  guest,  and  Lady  MacLean  will  gladly  accompany  me 
to  Chicago  to  visit  the  Columbian  Exposition — -if  it  pleases 
the  Great  Director  of  all  events  to  give  us  health  and  strength 
to  do  it. 

Pray  convey  to  those  gentlemen  who  were  present  at  the 
meeting  held  on  January  17th,  my  high  sense  of  their 
loyalty  to  their  Ancient  Family  Traditions  and  to  their 
Chief,  who  once  move  repeats  the  oath  made  by  his  ancestors 
before  starting  on  an  expedition  —  as  far  back  as  the  11th 
century  :  — 

"  The  heavens  are  above  us, 

The  land  below  us, 
The  ocean  around  us, 

Everything  in  a  circle  about  us  ; 
If  the  heavens  do  not  fall, 

Casting  from  their  high  fortresses 
The  stars  like  rain  on  the  face  of  the  earth  ; 

If  shocks  from  within 
Do  not  shatter  the  land  itself  ; 

If  the  ocean  from  its  blue  solitude 
Does  not  rise  up  over 
The  brows  of  all  living  things  "  — 

I  will  meet  my  Clansmen  in  Chicago. 

Believe  me, 

Yours  ever  faithfully, 

FITZROY  DONALD  MACLEAN,  Bart., 

of  Dowart,  Brolas  and  Morvern, 

Chief  of  the  Clan. 


12  FIRST    ANNUAL    GATHERING 

In  a  postscript  the  Chief  added  that  he  would  sail 
from  Liverpool  on  the  S.  S.  "Majestic,"  Wednesday, 
May  31st. 

The  same  day  on  which  the  above  was  received,  I 
communicated  its  contents  to  the  President,  and  also  i 
notified  the  Secretary  and  Treasurer. 

The  President  called  a  meeting  to  be  held  at  2  p.  m. 
of  March  1st,  in  the  office  of  the  Treasurer,  and  wrote 
to  me  urgently  to  be  present.  During  this  session 
the  whole  question  was  gone  over,  the  financial  part 
receiving  the  greater  consideration.  The  meeting  fully 
realized  that  there  was  hard  and  persistent  labor  before 
each  member.  It  was  desired  to  reach  every  member 
of  the  Clan  in  North  America,  and  every  one  to  have 
a  special  invitation,  regardless  of  the  method  of  spell- 
ing the  name.  An  effort  should  be  made  to  quicken 
the  Clan  spirit  in  every  one.  It  was  understood  that 
there  were  innumerable  families  that  had  been  resident 
in  the  New  World  so  long  that  they  had  lost  all  trace 
of  their  ancestry ;  others  had  neglected  such  opportun- 
ities as  had  been  afforded  them,  while  still  others  were 
indifferent.  It  was  decided  that  circulars  should  be 
sent  to  every  one  of  the  name  whose  address  could  be 
obtained.  Anticipating  this,  I  had  prepared  a  draft, 
and  submitted  it  to  the  meeting.  The  Chief's  letter  of 
acceptance  was  read  at  the  opening  of  the  session,  and 
was  received  with  prolonged  applause.  Committees  on 
Finance,  Arrangements  and  Reception  were  appointed. 
Also  an  Advisary  one.  The  Corresponding  Secretary 
was  directed  to  have  a  circular  printed,  and  to  send  one 
to  every  one  of  the  name  on  his  list — having  reported 


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that  he  had  about  3,000  names — and  to  draw  on  the 
Treasurer  for  funds.  A  call  for  contributions  was  now 
made,  when  nearly  every  one  contributed  five  dollars 
each.  It  was  also  decided  that  the  week  beo-inning 
June  12th  should  be  one  of  festivities,  during  which 
time  there  should  be  a  Reception  and  Banquet. 

The  draft  of  the  circular  submitted  I  revised,  and 
on  March  8th  I  commenced  to  send  it  through  the 
mails,  the  following  being  a  copy : 

HAIL    TO    THE    CHIEF  ! 

The  Fiery  Cross  has  not  been  sent  over  the  mountains  or 
hills  of  Mull,  Morvern,  Coll,  Tiree  or  Islay,  summoning  the 
MacLeans  to  respond  to  the  call  of  their  Chief,  since  1745, 
nor  has  their  slogan  —  Bas  na  Beatha  —  been  heard.  The 
plaided  warriors  of  MacLean  sleep  in  their  Island  graves. 

By  these  Presents  all  the  MacLeans,  and  those  related  by 
direct  descent  or  married  into  the  Clan,  especially  those 
residing  in  the  United  States  and  Canada,  are  summoned  to 
assemble  in  the  City  of  Chicago,  during  the  week  com- 
mencing June  the  12th,  1893,  to  welcome  the  Hereditary 
Chief  of  The  Ancient  and  Great  Clan  MacLean,  Colonel 
Sir  Eitzroy  Donald  MacLean,  Bart.,  who  has  positively 
promised  to  be  present,  and  will  leave  Liverpool  on  the  S.S. 
"  Majestic,"  Wednesday,  May  31st,  and  will  be  the  guest  of 
the  MacLeans  of  North  America,  at  the  World's  Columbian 
Exposition. 

The  following  Chieftains  of  the  Clan  have  also  been 
invited  to  be  present :  Captain  Murdoch  Gillian  Maclaine 
of  Lochbuie,  Archibald  John  Maclean  of  Pennycross,  Alex. 
John  Hew  Maclean  of  Ardgour,  The  Maclean  of  Coll, 
Robert  Cutler  McLean  of  Kingerloch. 

A  reception  and  banquet  will  be  given  during  the  week  — 


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the  exact  time  not  yet  determined  —  at  which  there  will  be 
toasts,  responses  and  songs,  bagpipe  and  other  music. 

The  committee  suggests  that  all  —  ladies  and  gentlemen 
—  should  wear  the  MacLean  dress  Tartan. 

Please  observe  the  following  directions  :  — 

1.  All  who  will  be  present,  and  will  also  attend  the 
banquet,  are  requested,  at  as  early  a  date  as  possible,  to 
notify  S.  P.  Maclean,  reporter,  "  The  Tribune,"  Chicago. 

2.  All  desiring  the  dress  Tartan  can  secure  as  many 
yards  as  wanted,  at  $1  per  yard;  Sashes  —  which  have  been 
suggested  —  three  yards  long,  exclusive  of  the  fringe  —  at 
$3"  each,  all  made  out  of  Scotch  wool  of  the  finest  texture, 
and  most  durable  colors.  To  secure  the  Tartan,  money 
must  be  sent  as  early  as  possible  to  J.  P.  MacLean,  Mor- 
rison, 111.  If  goods  are  to  be  sent  by  mail,  postage  must  be 
added  at  the  rate  of  nine  cents  to  the  yard. 

Let  all  help  make  this  a  great  occasion.  Remember,  this 
is  the  only  instance  of  a  Highland  Chief  having  been 
invited  to  this  country  by  his  Clansmen.  Let  all  unite  to- 
renew  the  Ancient  Ties  of  Clanship. 

As  the  committee  has  not  the  address  of  all  our  Clansmen, 
it  is  hoped  that  every  one  will  feel  it  to  be  their  duty  to 
invite  all  they  may  know  to  participate  on  this  occasion, 
which  is  destined  to  be  historical. 

W.  A.  McLean,  President,  S.  P.  Maclean,  Bee,  Sec'y, 

4001  Grand  Boulevard.  The  Tribune  Building. 

A.  A.  Maclean,  Treasurer,  J.  P.  MacLean,  Cor.  Secy, 
541  The  Rookery.  Morrison,  111. 

committees. 

Advisory  —  W.  A.  McLean,  S.  P.  Maclean,  J.  P.  Mac- 
Lean. 

Finance  —  James  A.  McLane,  100  Washington  Street; 
W.    C.   McClaine,   4259   Cottage   Grove   Avenue;    Charles 


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McLean,  124  31st  Street;  A.  B.  McLean,  Jr.,  152  LaSalle 
Street. 

Arrangements  —  Thomas  A.  Maclean,  541  The  Rookery; 
J.  W.  McLean,  44  State  Street ;  Archibald  Maclean,  Rock- 
ford,  Illinois. 

Reception- — Capt.  A.  B.  McLean,  Sr.,  110  Fifth  Avenue ; 
A.  A.  Maclean,  541  The  Rookery;  Colin  C.  McLean,  Janes- 
ville,  Wis.  ;  W.  D.  McLain,  200  Oakwood  Boulevard. 

Chicago,  111.,  March  8th,  1893. 

With  this,  on  a  separate  sheet,  I  sent  a  copy  of  the 
Chief's  letter  of  acceptance. 

On  March  2nd,  I  sent  letters  of  invitation  to  The 
MacLean  of  Pennycross  and  The  Maclaine  of  Lochbuie, 
followed  on  the  6th  by  letters  to  The  MacLean  of 
Ardgour,  The  MacLean  of  Coll,  The  MacLean  of  Doch- 
garroch,  and  a  few  days  later  one  to  The  MacLean  of 
Kingerloch.  The  MacLean  of  Pennycross  was  the 
only  Chieftain  who  was  able  to  respond  favorably. 

After  sending  copies  of  the  circulars  to  every  name 
on  my  list  in  the  United  States  and  Ontario,  I  received 
a  letter  from  the  Treasurer,  in  which  he  directed  me 
to  turn  over  to  him  a  list  of  all  the  names  I  possessed, 
and  all  the  circulars  on  hand.  Immediately  I  com- 
plied with  the  order,  and  at  the  same  time  reported 
what  I  had  done.  The  order  was  a  welcome  one.  For 
nearly  three  weeks  I  had  been  almost  incessantly 
.engaged  in  enclosing  envelopes  and  mailing  the  circu- 
lars. I  now  devoted  a  portion  of  my  time  in  inditing 
letters  to  such  parties  as  I  thought  might  take  an 
interest  in  the  coming  gathering.  I  also  made  the 
attempt  to  organize  by  States  and  have  some  one  in 
each  Commonwealth  to  lead  the  movement. 


16  FIRST    ANNUAL    GATHERING 

About  this  time,  W.  B.  Maclean  and  other  Macleans 
in  Toronto,  Ont.,  became  interested  in  the  enterprise, 
and  took  hold  in  earnest.  Circulars  were  furnished 
them  for  distribution,  and  a  list  of  over  700  of  the 
name  in  Canada. 

As  I  still  had  full  charge  of  the  Tartan  interest,  I 
busied  myself  in  urging  all  to  secure  a  pattern. 

The  third  and  last  meeting  of  the  Association  I 
attended  was  the  evening  of  May  2nd.  At  this  session 
quite  a  number  of  ladies  were  present.  The  question 
of  their  organizing  an  auxiliary  branch,  and  what 
method  of  dress  they  should  wear,  were  discussed. 
Also  the  prospective  outlook  was  considered. 

As  the  time  drew  near,  I  wrote  a  letter  to  George 
H.  McLean,  Esq.,  of  New  York,  requesting  him  to  look 
after  the  Chief  on  his  arrival,  and  to  show  him  such 
hospitality  as  should  be  given  to  the  head  of  the  Clan. 
Mr.  McLean  promptly  replied  that  he  would  do  all  I 
within  his  power  to  make  everything  pleasant  during: 
his  stay  in  the  City  of  New  York.  I  also  wrote  to 
the  Hon.  Charles  F.  MacLean,  to  look  after  the  inter- 
ests of  Chieftain  MacLean  of  Pennycross.  The  reply 
was  also  cordial,  and  that  the  Chieftain  would  receive 
due  hospitality. 

The  selection  of  W.  A.  McLean  as  President  was- 
very  fortunate.  He  entered  upon  the  work  with  all; 
the  enthusiasm  of  a  youth,  and  devoted  his  entire 
time  to  the  enterprise.  His  mind  fairly  teemed  with 
plans  and  expedients.  Besides  mailing  thousands  of 
circulars,  he  wrote  not  less  than  five  hundred  letters ; 
nor  in  all  the  labor  given  did  he  grow  weary. 


.     CLAN    MACLEAN    ASSOCIATION.  17 

Arthur  A.  MacLean,  possessing  a  cool  judgment,  was 
invaluable.  He  had  the  capacity  to  weigh  every  sug- 
gestion, and  point  out  which  was  the  best. 

Thomas  A.  MacLean  threw  into  the  work  all  the 
fiery,  sanguine  enthusiasm  of  youth,  and  with  his  per- 
petual good  nature,  proved  himself  of  great  value.  He 
was  full  of  suggestions,  with  zeal  sufficient  to  carry 
any  one  to  completion.  James  A.  McLane  looked 
carefully  into  the  financial  part,  and  brought  to  bear 
his  long  experience  as  a  business  manager.  There  are 
others  also  deserving  of  special  mention.  Taken  all 
together,  those  who  engaged  in  the  movement  were 
as  happy  and  as  devoted  a  band  as  ever  came  together 
to  promote  a  single  enterprise.  Their  motto  was: 
Success. 

Words  of  encouragement  were  received  from  those 
not  directly  concerned  in  the  undertaking.  Early  in 
the  campaign  I  received  a  letter  from  Mr.  S.  A.  Mc- 
Lean, of  Bay  City,  Mich.,  in  which  he  stated  that  he 
fully  realized  that  funds  were  necessary  to  accomplish 
such  an  enterprise,  and  if  necessary  to  draw  on  him 
for  $25.00.  If  more  was  necessary,  he  would  stand 
another  assessment.  It  may  be  needless  to  remark 
that  the  Treasurer  drew  on  him  at  once. 

By  the  first  of  May,  the  local  committee  in  Chicago 
had  fully  completed  their  arrangements,  in  consequence 
of  which  they  felt  authorized  to  issue  the  following 
circular :  — 


18  FIRST    ANNUAL    GATHERING 

HEADQUARTERS    CHICAGO   ASSOCIATION    CLAN    MACLEAN, 
The  Rookery, 

Southeast  Corner  LaSalle  and  Adams  Streets. 

Chicago,  III. 
Dear  Sir  and  Clansman  : 

The  final  arrangements  for  the  great  gathering  of  the  Clan 
in  Chicago,  commencing  on  Monday,  June  12th,  are  now- 
completed.  The  Chief,  Sir  Fitzroy  Donald  MacLean,  Bart.; 
Count  MacLean,  Chieftain  of  the  MacLeans  of  Sweden  (who 
is  also  President  of  the  MacLean's  Association  of  Glasgow, 
Scotland,  escorted  by  a  delegation  from  that  Association),  and 
the  Chieftains  of  Pennycross,  Lochbuie,  Ardgour,  Urquhart, 
and  Kingerloch  are  expected  to  arrive  in  Chicago  on  the 
12th,  and  on  the  13th  a  reception  will  be  given  at  the  Audi- 
torium to  these  distinguished  gentlemen  and  their  families 
by  the  Clan  MacLean  in  America,  as  represented  on  that 
occasion. 

On  the  15th,  a  Grand  Banquet  will  be  given  in  their  honor 
by  the  Association  at  the  Auditorium,  which,  we  already 
have  the  assurance,  will  be  largely  attended.     Toasts  andl 
sentiments  appropriate  to  the  occasion  will  be  proposed  and| 
responded  to  by  representative  men  of  the  Clan  from  differenttj 
States,  and  from  the  British  Provinces.     The  price  of  ban- 
quet tickets  is  .$5.00.     It  is  especially  desired  that  the  ladies 
shall  attend  the  banquet  as  well  as  all  the  other  entertain- 
ments of  the  gathering. 

On  the  evening  of  the  16  th  a  MacLean  Concert  will  be 
given  at  Central  Music  Hall,  by  members  of  the  Clan,  assisted 
by  the  Highland  Association  of  Illinois ;  the  music  at  this; 
concert  will  be  of  a  high  class,  and  exclusively  Scottish,  both 
vocal  and  instrumental ;  the  vocal  part  consisting  of  High- 
land songs  in  both  the  ancient  Gaelic  and  the  English ; 
there  will  be  a  variety  of  the  Scottish  national  dances ;  the 


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instrumental  music  will  be  also  strictly  Scottish,  and  will  be 
rendered  by  a  magnificent  orchestra  and  a  band  of  High- 
land pipers.  The  solo  numbers  will  be  by  eminent  Scottish 
singers,  and  the  chorus  a  large  and  thoroughly  trained  one. 
This  concert  will  be  a  great  musical  event  of  the  Exposition 
year,  and  will  add  materially  in  making  memorable  this 
great  gathering  of  the  Clan.  The  Chief,  Chieftains  and  their 
families,  with  other  distinguished  guests,  will  be  present  at 
this  concert.  We  have  already  letters  from  nearly  every 
State  in  the  Union,  from  various  places  in  Ontario  and  the 
other  Provinces  of  the  Dominion  of  Canada,  and  also  from 
MacLeans  in  Holland,  which  place  beyond  all  doubt  the 
magnificent  success  of  this,  the  first  gathering  of  a  Highland 
Clan  in  America,  and  the  unique  and  memorable  fact  that 
it  is  inviting,  as  it  did  of  old,  not  their  chosen  "  Prince 
Charlie  "  to  come  over  the  stream,  but  their  honored  Chief 
and  Chieftains  to  come  over  the  broad  ocean  to  receive  the 
hospitalities  of  their  Clansmen  in  the  New  World. 

A  special  train  of  MacLeans  from  Toronto,  accompanied 
by  the  Pipers'  Band  of  the  48th  Highlanders,  will  attend 
the  gathering,  and  this,  we  believe,  will  be  only  the  "  advance 
guard  "  of  the  MacLeans  from  other  parts  of  the  Dominion 
who  will  attend ;  from  each  of  the  States  there  will  be  larse 
delegations  coming  in  organized  bodies,  so  that  we  may 
confidently  say  that  we  have  every  reason  to  expect  a  gather- 
ing which  will  be  recalled  and  remembered  by  all  who  are  so 
fortunate  as  to  participate  in  it,  and  will  be  a  marked  event 
which  our  children  will  often  refer  to  with  pride  after  we 
are  gone. 

The  fee  for  membership  in  this  Association  is,  for  residents 
of  Chicago,  $5.00,  and  for  non-residents,  $2.50.  The  pay- 
bent  of  this  fee  is  required  from  each  member  on  enrolling 


20  FIRST    ANNUAL    GATHERING 

his  name,  and  entitles  him  to  all  the  privileges  of  member- 
ship, among  which  is,  admission  to  the  reception  for  himself 
and  the  female  members  and  minor  boys  of  his  family  (which 
admission  will  be  by  ticket  only,  and  which  will  be  furnished 
to  each  member  on  payment  of  the  fee),  and  will  also  entitle 
him  to  have  his  name  appear  in  the  History  of  the  Gather- 
ing, which  will  be  published  in  pamphlet  form  and  furnished 
to  members  only.  Non-resident  members  will  be  given  all 
desired  information  by  the  officers  and  committees  of  this 
Association,  who  will  gladly  do  all  in  their  power  to  make 
the  visit  of  our  Clansmen  to  the  World's  Fair  City  a  pleasant 
and  memorable  one. 

Those  desiring  to  join  this  Association  (and  all  MacLeans, 
without  regard  to  the  manner  of  spelling  their  name,  are 
heartily  invited  to  join  it),  should  address  without  delay, 
Arthur  A.  MacLean,  Treasurer,  at  Headquarters  Clan  Mac- 
Lean,  Rookery  Building,  Chicago,  with  remittance  to  cover 
their  membership  fee,  also  signifying  whether  or  not  they 
will  attend  the  Banquet,  and  a  membership  ticket  will  be 
sent  them  by  return  mail. 

All  MacLeans  visiting  this  city  are  cordially  invited  to  call 
at  Clan  Headquarters,  where  they  will  be  heartily  welcomed. 

Arthur  A.  MacLean,  W.  A.  McLean, 

Treasurer.  President. 

P.  S.  —  As  an  evidence  of  the  intense  interest  that  this 
gathering  is  awakening,  not  among  the  MacLeans  only,  we 
select  from  numerous  similar  ones,  the  following  letter  from 
the  Chieftain  of  a  kindred  Clan,  which  cannot  fail  to  evoke 
a  responsive  sentiment  in  the  hearts  of  every  MacLean  : 


clan  maclean  association.  21 

At  the  Manning  House, 

Windsor,  Ont.,  Canada,  12th  April,  1893. 
My  Dear  Sir  : 

In  the  behalf  of  the  Macneil,  Hereditary  Chief  of  the  Clan  Neil 
of  Barra,  aged  and  infirm,  sojourning  in  this  country,  I  present  com- 
pliments to  all  the  gentlemen  of  the  various  committees,  and  beg  to 
congratulate  you,  and  them,  on  the  unprecedented  example  the  proud 
sons  of  Dowart  have  set  to  the  Scots  of  America  in  calling  their 
Clansmen  together  on  the  occasion  of  the  Columbian  Exposition,  and 
tendering  their  worthy  Chief  a  grand  reception. 

The  spirit  of  the  Macneil  thrills  at  such  an  expression  of  fidelity  to 
their  cean  Icinne  as  those  Macleans  have  given,  and  it  moves  him  to 
exclaim,  "  Though  our  Clans  are  scattered  to  the  four  corners  of  the 
earth,  and  some  of  us  dispossessed  wanderers  in  many  lands,  yet  our 
children  have  not  forgotten  us  !  " 

The  heartfelt  prayer  of  the  Macneil  and  the  son  of  the  Macneil 
is,  that  Him  who  alone  can  support  the  oath  of  the  Maclean  will 
command  the  earth  and  the  inhabitants,  and  all  the  elements  to  join 
in  the  propitiousness  of  this  extraordinary  and  noble  occasion. 

Yours  very  sincerely, 

Ambrose  MacNeil, 

Chieftain  next  of  Kin. 
To  S.  P.  MacLean,  Esq., 
Secretary; 

Chicago. 

That  it  became  necessary  for  the  local  committee  to 
put  forth  every  effort  within  their  power  to  make  the 
gathering  a  success,  is  evident  when  the  nature  of  the 
untoward  circumstances  which  surrounded  them  is  con- 
sidered. The  Columbian  Exhibition  was  to  be  the 
greatest  event  in  the  history  of  Chicago.  The  people 
there  expected  the  whole  world  would  be  on  tiptoe,  and 
that  all  the  nations  of  the  earth  would  come  en  masse. 
Consequently,  all  the  people  of  the  city  were  invited  to 
pick  the  fatted  goose.  The  leading  hotels  advertised 
exhorbitant  rates,  which  led   householders  to  charge 


22  FIRST    ANNUAL    GATHERING 

accordingly  ;  the  railways  would  make  no  concessions, 
and  the  Exposition  was  thrown  open  when  scarcely  a 
building  was  in  readiness.  These  facts  were  seized 
upon  by  the  newspapers  of  the  country,  which  care- 
fully saw  that  the  status  should  lose  nothing  in 
the  representation.  Scattered  all  over  the  country 
were  thousands  of  MacLeans,  in  moderate  circum- 
stances, who  willingly  would  have  come  to  Chicago 
had  it  not  been  for  the  fear  of  being  fleeced.  Whatever 
time  might  have  been  selected  would  necessarily  inter- 
fere with  the  interests  of  some.  On  the  whole,  the 
time  appointed  was  as  favorable  as  any  other,  although 
the  farmers  were  in  the  midst  of  their  busy  season. 
The  only  hold  now  possessed  by  the  committee  was 
to  arouse  Clan  pride.  It  was  beyond  their  power  to 
lessen  the  prices  determined  on  by  railways,  hotels 
and  private  citizens  ;  but  they  determined  to  assist 
the  Clansmen  in  securing  accommodations.  However, 
undeterred,  and  fully  believing  in  the  success  of  the 
gathering,  the  following  circular  was  put  forth  :  — 

HEADQUARTERS    CHICAGO  ASSOCIATION    CLAN    MACLEAN, 
The  Rookery, 

Southeast  Corner  LaSalle  and  Adams  Streets. 

Chicago,  III.,  May  26th,  1893. 

The  Committee  of  Arrangements  for  the  Banquet  at  the 
Auditorium,  on  June  15th,  desire  to  reserve  seats  for  all 
our  Clansmen  intending  to  he  present,  and  to  enable  them 
to  do  so,  they  must  be  notified  not  later  than  June  6th. 

Requests  for  seats  from  our  Scottish  friends  (not  Mac- 
Leans)  have  been  very  urgent,  but  up  to  the  present  have 
been  in  every  case  denied. 


CLAN    MACLEAN    ASSOCIATION.  23 

The  Committee  have  decided  that  they  cannot  reserve 
seats  beyond  the  above  date  (June  6th).  Will  you  please 
ascertain  the  number  of  our  Clansmen  in  your  neighborhood 
who  desire  seats  reserved,  and  kindly  advise  us,  giving  their 
names  and  address. 

Should  any  desire  hotel  accommodations,  the  Committee 
will  secure  same  for  them  on  their  being  advised  of  the  class 
desired.  Good  accommodations,  on  the  "  American  plan," 
can  be  secured  at  from  $3  to  $5  per  day,  and  good  rooms, 
without  board,  at  from  $1.50  up,  per  person. 

May  we  rely  on  your  attention  to  this  matter  and  prompt 
advice1?  It  is  of  the  greatest  importance  that  we  know  how 
many  of  our  Clansmen  to  provide  for. 

Yours  very  truly, 

President. 

II.  —  Arrival  in  New  York. 

Colonel  Sir  Fitzroy  Donald  MacLean,  Bart.,  Chief 
of  the  Clan,  sailed  from  Liverpool,  on  board  the  S.S. 
"  Majestic,"  May  31st,  and  arrived  in  New  York  June 
7th.  At  the  steamer  he  was  met  by  George  H.  Mc- 
Lean, Esq.,  who  escorted  him  to  his  hotel,  The  Waldorf, 
where  apartments  had  been  previously  secured.  That 
evening  he  was  the  guest  of  Mr.  McLean  at  the  Man- 
hatten  Club.  The  next  day  he  was  taken  out  for  a 
drive  through  the  city  and  Central  Park,  and  in  the 
evening  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McLean  gave  him  a  dinner  — 
there  being  present  several  of  the  prominent  MacLeans 
of  the  city.  On  Friday  the  Chief  was  taken  over  the 
Riverside  drive,  by  Washington  Bridge,  returning  by 
Central  Park.  In  the  evening,  a  dinner  was  given 
him  at  Delmonico's,  followed  by  a  box  at  Palmer's 


24  FIRST    ANNUAL    GATHERING 

Theatre.  On  Saturday,  escorted  by  a  large  party  of 
MacLeans,  the  Chief  took  a  trip  up  the  Hudson  to 
West  Point,  a  place  he  had  long  desired  to  visit.  The 
day  was  finished  by  a  repast  tendered  by  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
G.  H.  McLean.  On  Sunday,  accompanied  by  Hon. 
Donald  McLean  and  family,  the  Chief  left  New  York 
for  Chicago. 

Archibald  John  Maclean,  Esq.,  Chieftain  of  the 
Macleans  of  Pennycross,  accompanied  by  Mrs.  Maclean, 
left  Liverpool  on  May  24th,  and  arrived  in  New  York, 
per  White  Star  Liner  S.S.  "  Germanic,"  on  June  2nd. 

The  "  Germanic  "  was  boarded  at  Staten  Island  by 
an  officer  sent  by  the  Hon.  Charles  Fraser  Maclean, 
who,  on  landing,  escorted  Pennycross  and  Mrs.  Mac- 
lean to  the  Hoffman  House  Hotel.  The  Hon.  Charles 
F.  Maclean  paid  his  respects  in  the  afternoon. 

Pennycross  and  Lady  speak  highly  of  the  way  they 
were  entertained  by  the  Clansmen. 

They  were  taken  a  long  drive  through  Central  Park 
and  the  celebrated  Riverside  drive.  There  they  were 
shown  the  Mosoleum  of  the  late  General  Grant,  in 
course  of  erection,  as  well  as  the  temporary  one  where 
the  remains  are  laying.  They  were  also  entertained 
at  dinner  by  Hon.  C.  F.  Maclean  at  his  private  resi- 
dence, at  which  were  also  some  of  the  Clansmen  resid- 
ing in  the  city. 

Pennycross  and  Mrs.  Maclean  spent  Sunday  quietly, 
and  in  the  afternoon  went  by  elevated  railroad  to 
Greenwood  Cemetery,  Brooklyn,  one  of  the  finest 
cemetries  in  the  world,  where  some  of  the  family  have 
their   last   resting   place.      Several    days  were  spent 


CLAN    MACLEAN    ASSOCIATION.  25 

visiting  and  receiving  visits  from  friends,  and  going 
to  places  of  amusement.  Then,  leaving  New  York 
via  the  Hudson  River,  by  rail,  a  rest  was  made  at 
Niagara  to  view  the  Falls.  And  Pennycross  and  Mrs. 
Maclean  arrived  at  Chicago  on  June  10th.  The  Presi- 
dent of  the  Clan  Maclean  received  a  dispatch  in  time 
to  meet  them  at  the  depot,  and  accompanied  the  party 
to  the  Auditorium,  where  rooms  had  been  secured  for 
them. 

III.  —  Arrival  in  Chicago. 

When  the  train  pulled  up  at  -the  Michigan  Central 
depot,  in  Chicago,  on  Monday,  June  12th,  on  which 
were  the  Chief  of  MacLean  and  party,  there  stood  on 
the  platform  a  large  delegation  of  prominent  MacLeans, 
many  of  whom  had  recently  arrived  in  the  city.  When 
the  Chief  stepped  from  the  train,  he  was  welcomed  to 
the  United  States  by  President  W.  A.  McLean,  who 
introduced  him  to  the  rest  of  the  delegation.  After 
the  greetings  were  over,  the  Chief  took  the  arm  of  the 
President  and  started  towards  the  entrance  of  the 
station,  preceded  by  four  pipers  of  the  48th  High- 
landers (Canadian),  who  were  dressed  in  the  Gordon 
plaid.  The  party  took  carriages,  and  drove  to  the 
Auditorium,  where  apartments  had  been  secured. 

IV.  —  Reception. 

All  day  Monday  and  Tuesday  forenoon  of  June 
12th  and  13th,  the  Clansmen  poured  into  the  "Head- 
quarters of  the  Clan  MacLean  Association,"  in  The 


26  FIRST    ANNUAL    GATHERING 

Rookery  building,  where  all  received  a  hearty  wel- 
come, and  where  also  pleasant  acquaintances  were 
formed.     Nearly  all  registered  in  the  Visitors'  Book. 

The  Reception  was  appointed  for  3  o'clock  p.  m.? 
June  13th,  in  the  parlors  of  the  Auditorium,  but  long 
before  that  time  the  Clansmen,  with  their  families, 
filled  the  capacious  rooms  which  had  been  assigned  to 
them.  Every  one  wore  the  tartan  in  one  form  or 
another.  Some  were  dressed  in  the  full  Highland  cos- 
tume. Both  the  dress  and  hunting  tartan  was  used. 
One  lady's  dress  was  wholly  of  the  hunting  tartan. 
Others  wore  ribbons,  or  scarfs  in  wool  or  silk.  Shortly 
after  the  appointed  hour  the  shrill  notes  of  the  bag- 
pipes were  heard,  and  soon  the  stalwart  forms  of  the 
bagpipers  entered  the  room,  immediately  followed  the 
Chief  on  the  arm  of  the  President,  with  the  MacLean 
of  Penn}7cross  and  wife  at  their  side.  The  Chief  was 
dressed  in  Highland  costume,  the  plaid  being  the  Mac- 
Lean  dress  tartan.  He  carried  his  bonnet,  with  the 
three  eagles'  feathers,  in  his  right  hand.  He  also  wore 
the  Crimean  medal,  the  two  clasps,  and  the  Turkish 
war  medal,  which  he  had  received  for  gallant  and  meri- 
torious conduct  in  the  Crimean  war. 

The  MacLean  of  Pennycross  was  also  dressed  in  full 
Highland  costume,  composed  of  the  MacLean  dress 
tartan.  The  claymore  he  wore  belonged  to  his  uncle 
Charles,  who  was  Junior  Ensign  in  the  79th  Cameron 
Highlanders  when  they  entered  the  field  of  Waterloo, 
and  who  carried  the  colors  unsullied  on  that  event- 
ful day.  He  was  one  of  the  two  surviving  officers, 
although  wounded.     The  dirk  was  worn  at  Culloden. 


J 


Chieftain  MacLean  of  Pennycross. 


S~ 


CLAN    MACLEAN    ASSOCIATION.  29 

by  one  of  his  ancesters,  and  is  the  only  known  speci- 
men of  the  same  design  and  pattern.  The  Queen  Mary 
brooch,  worn  in  the  kilt,  has  been  handed  down  from 
father  to  son  for  many  generations,  as  also  the  other 
two  silver  brooches,  worn  in  kilt  and  plaid.  The  silver 
pistols  are  very  handsome  specimens  of  old  MacLean 
flintlock  weapons ;  perhaps  nothing  handsomer  of  the 
kind  is  in  existence.  The  engraving  is  very  chaste. 
The  old  cairn  gorm  buttons,  in  quaint  old  silver 
setting,  are  unique,  and  were  greatly  admired.  The 
kilt  ornaments  are  composed  entirely  of  valuable  old 
family  relics,  worn  by  his  ancestors. 

The  party  formed  in  a  semi-circle,  with  the  pipers 
to  their  left,  and  the  clansmen  on  every  side.  After 
the  music  had  ceased,  the  President  stepped  out  a 
little,  and  then,  facing  the  Chief,  welcomed  him  in 
behalf  of  the  Association,  declaring  the  great  pleasure 
afforded  to  all  in  his  acceptance  of  the  invitation  to 
come  to  America.  It  was  not  asking  Prince  Charlie 
to  come  over  the  stream  and  dine  with  MacLean,  but 
asking  MacLean  to  come  over  the  ocean  and  partake 
of  the  hospitality  of  his  kinsmen  in  the  New  World ; 
that  the  message  sent  was  one  of  peace,  and  it  was 
a  great  gratification  to  the  Clansmen  to  greet  him. 
Turning  to  MacLean  of  Pennycross,  the  President  wel- 
comed him  in  well-chosen  words,  and  then  both  were 
formally  introduced  to  the  assemblage. 

The  Chief,  in  responding,  said  :  — 

Mr.  McLean,  Clansmen,  Ladies  and  Gentlemen : 

I  thank  you  most  heartily,  on  my  own  part  and  for  the 
gentleman  of  my   Clan   accompanying  me,   for    this  great 


30  FIRST    ANNUAL    GATHERING 

reception  which  you  have  accorded  us,  and  for  the  kind 
expressions  you  have  made  use  of  in  your  address. 

We  are  very  glad  to  have  been  able  to  avail  ourselves 
of  the  courteous  invitation  you  were  good  enough  to  send 
us  "  to  visit  the  World's  Columbian  Exposition,"  and  I 
need  hardly  say  bow  sensible  we  are  of  the  compliment  you 
have  paid  us  by  assembling  here  in  such  numbers,  so  as  to 
give  a  real  Highland  welcome  to  the  Chief  of  the  Clan  and 
the  heads  of  the  leading  houses. 

As  you  are  aware,  I  have  only  been  here  a  few  hours. 
After  receiving  great  hospitality  at  New  York,  I  was 
escorted  by  most  courteous  and  agreeable  members  of  the 
Clan  to  this  city,  arriving  here  a  stranger  to  you  all,  and 
4,000  miles  from  my  own  home;  but  at  the  station  before 
the  train  reached  Chicago,  a  deputation  of  distinguished 
MacLeans  (all  veteran  soldiers  who  had  fought  and  bled  for 
their  country,  and  held  high  appointments  in  the  American 
army)  came  to  welcome  me,  grasped  me  by  the  hand,  and 
soon  gained  the  object  they  had  in  view,  viz.,  "  To  make  me 
feel  at  home  before  I  was  many  moments  in  their  society." 

Mr.  McLean,  as  President  of  the  Association  of  MacLeans 
formed  in  this  city,  I  thank  you  for  your  kindness  and 
hospitality,  and  I  thank  you,  ladies  and  gentlemen,  for  the 
warm-hearted  reception  you  have  given  us.  It  is  very 
evident  that  the  history  and  deeds  of  our  ancesters  are 
treasured  up  by  you  all,  and  are  not  likely  to  be  forgotten. 

I  trust  that  the  honored  name  we  bear  will  ever  be  upheld, 
and  that  the  future  generations  may  illustrate  by  their  life 
and  conduct,  in  whatever  part  of  the  world  their  destiny 
may  lead  them,  that  the  Clan  is  capable  of  maintaining  its 
ancient  "prestige"  in  the  nineteenth  century.  Let  the 
name  "  MacLean  "  be  your  passport  among  all  nations;  let 
it  be  recognized  all  over  the  world  that  he  who  owns  it  is 


CLAN    MACLEAN    ASSOCIATION.  31 

not  only  brave  in  battle,  but  upright  and  honest  in  all  his 
actions,  and  one  in  whom  implicit  trust  and  confidence  can 
be  placed. 

I  make  this  charge  especially  to  my  younger  Clansmen, 
for  your  Chief  may  never  have  another  opportunity  of  doing 
so,  and  it  is  for  you  to  inspire  future  generations  with  that 
respect  and  love  for  your  race  which  is  so  deeply  rooted  in 
the  hearts  of  all  those  whom  I  have  the  honor  of  addressing. 

It  is  very  gratifying  to  me  to  have  the  pleasure  of  meet- 
ing my  Clansmen  in  America  and  Canada.  I  am  aware 
that  many  of  you  have  travelled  several  thousand  mile's  to 
welcome  your  Chief  (from  Texas,  California.  San  Francisco, 
Newfoundland,  etc.).  Such  devotion  has,  I  assure  you,  touched 
my  heart  in  a  manner  which  no  words  can  express,  and  the 
wood  feeling  you  have  displayed  towards  me  and  the  gentle- 
man of  the  Clan  who  has  accompanied  me  will  be  recognized 
and  appreciated  by  MacLeans,  not  only  in  Scotland,  but  all 
over  the  World. 

I  thank  you  once  more  for  the  great  reception  you  have 
given  us,  and  I  trust  that  during  my  sojourn  here,  in  this 
fair  city,  I  may  have  many  opportunities  of  meeting  and  con- 
versing with  you,  and  I  deeply  regret  that  my  engagements 
in  the  "  Old  Country  "  oblige  me  to  limit  my  visit  to  a  few 
days  only,  for  I  would  gladly  remain  longer  amongst  you. 

After  the  reception  was  over  an  interesting  interview 
took  place  between  the  Chief  and  an  old  soldier  who 
had  formerly  served  under  his  command  in  the  13th 
Hussars,  who  had  travelled  a  long  distance  to  see  him, 
and  had  waited  four  hours  for  an  opportunity  of  speak- 
ing to  him. 

MacLean  of  Pennycross  responded  in  Gaelic,  to  the 
following  purport :  Neither  in  Gaelic  nor  English  can 


32  FIRST    ANNUAL    GATHERING 

I  express  myself  sufficiently  well  to  enable  me  to  tell 
what  is  within  my  heart  on  this  great  occasion.  Such 
a  gathering  of  the  Clan  from  distant  parts  I  never  saw 
before.  Gaelic  was  the  first  language  I  ever  spoke. 
When  I  asked,  as  a  child,  for  milk,  it  was  in  Gaelic ; 
and  if  the  milk  of  human  kindness  has  not  been 
dispensed  to  us  ever  since  we  set  foot  on  American 
soil,  there  is  no  such  thing  in  the  world  as  kindness; 
it  must  go  by  a  higher  name.  On  behalf  of  my  wife 
and  self  I  desire  to  thank  you,  and  when  I  go  home  I 
will  tell  the  tale.  One  hundred  thousand  blessings  on 
you,  and  may  you  live  long  and  smoke  out  of  your 
house. 

Every  Clansman  present  was  then  presented  separ- 
ately to  the  Chief,  Chieftain  and  Mrs.  Pennycross. 

In  the  evening  the  guests  were  taken,  in  carriages, 
to  the  World's  Fair,  that  they  might  see  the  buildings- 
lighted  by  electricity. 

V.  —  Re-Union. 

The  headquarters  of  the  Association  were  kept  open* 
every  day,  that  the  Clansmen  might  have  resting 
place,  and  also  to  become  better  acquainted  with  one- 
another.  Nearly  all  availed  themselves  of  the  oppor- 
tunity. All  day  Wednesday  the  rooms  were  thronged 
with  members  of  the  Clan.  Here  letters  and  telegrams 
were  received  and  dispatched,  and  such  business  trans- 
acted as  was  deemed  necessary.  The  genial  Thomas 
A.  and  amiable  Arthur  A.  were  ever  present,  and 
anxious  to  do  all  in  their  power  for  the  visiting  Mac- 
Leans. 


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On  the  afternoon  of  the  14th,  the  guests  were  driven 
about  the  city,  and  also  taken  to  the  Exposition.  In 
the  evening,  boxes  having  been  previously  secured, 
they  were  taken  to  the  Auditorium  Theater,  to  witness 
the  spectacular  performance  entitled,  "  America." 

VI.  —  The  Banquet. 

During  the  greater  part  of  Thursday,  the  15th,  the 
Clansmen  poured  in  and  out  of  headquarters,  some 
staying  but  for  a  few  minutes,  and  others  remaining 
for  social  conversation.  The  guests  were  driven  about 
the  city  in  carriages,  and  also  taken  to  the  Columbian 
Exposition.  But  the  special  feature  of  this  date  was 
the  banquet,  which  had  been  set  to  take  place  in  the 
banqueting  hall  of  the  Auditorium,  commencing  at 
8  o'clock  p.  m.  The  Clansmen  filed  into  the  room  and 
took  the  seats  assigned  to  them,  a  little  after  the 
appointed  time.  Every  available  seat  was  occupied. 
The  Chief  and  Chieftain  were  dressed  in  Highland 
costume,  the  same  as  at  the  reception.  Others  were 
also  noticed  in  full  Highland  costume.  Most  of  the 
gentlemen  wore  a  heavy  MacLean  dress  tartan,  in  the 
form  of  a  scarf,  fastened  to  the  shoulder  by  a  brooch. 
Some  of  the  ladies  wore  a  silk  scarf,  and  others  rib- 
bons. All  had  a  MacLean  insignia  of  the  dress  tartan. 
The  guests  and  speakers  —  all  accompanied  by  ladies 
—  sat  at  the  principal  table,  which  faced  the  rest  of 
the  party.  The  bagpipes  and  the  harpers  sat  in  the 
gallery.  The  guests  filed  into  the  room  to  the  music 
of  the  bagpipe.  After  all  had  been  seated,  the  Divine 
blessing  was  invoked  by  Rev.  Calvin  B.  McLean. 


34  FIRST    ANNUAL    GATHERING 

By  the  side  of  each  plate  was  a  handsomely  printed 
program  for  the  evening,  and  designed  as  a  souvenir. 
The  menu  consisted  of  Scotch  broth  a  l'Avon ;  white: 
fish  "Dowart";  roast  filet,  Jardiniere;  haggis  a  l'Ecos- 
saise  ;  punch  Romaine  ;  snipe  on  toast ;  lettuce  salad  ; 
pudding  imperial ;  fancy  ices  ;  cake  ;  French  coffee  -r 
topaz  sherry  ;  sauterne  and  champaign. 

At  intervals,  there  was  music  from  the  bagpipes 
and  the  harpers'  band.  When  the  waiters  brought  in 
the  haggis,  they  were  preceded  by  the  chief  piper. 
When  the  French  coffee  had  been  served,  the  chief 
piper  marched  three  times  around  the  banquet  hall,, 
playing  Highland  airs,  and  then  brought  up  behind 
the  chair  of  the  Chief  of  the  Clan,  who  rendered  the- 
custom  of  his  ancestors  on  similar  occasions  —  i.  e.r 
gave  the  piper  a  glass  of  whiskey. 

OUR   GUESTS, 
PROrosED  by  W.  A.  McLean. 

The  time  for  the  toasts  having  arrived,  the  President, 
W.  A.  McLean,  arose  from  his  seat,  and  in  proposing": 
the  toast  "  Our  Guests,"  in  substance,  said:  From  all  i 
parts  of  the  United  States  and  Canada  our  Clansmen' 
have  come  to  do  honor  to  our  distinguished  guests. 
They  desire  to  meet  and  become  acquainted  with  the: 
Chief  and  Chieftain  of  our  Clan.  We  come  in  the 
pride  of  our  noble  ancestors,  and  are  proud  of  ourt 
present  Chief  and  the  MacLean  of  Pennycross.  To  us 
this  is  a  happy  occasion,  and  the  memory  of  it  we  will 
carry  with  us  as  long  as  we  live.  The  only  thing  to> 
mar  this  enjoyable  occasion  is  the  absence  of  Lady 


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MacLean.  I  but  speak  the  voice  of  this  assemblage 
when  I  say  that  we  all  deeply  regret  the  circumstances 
which  detain  her  at  home,  and  we  all  sincerely  trust 
that  she  will  be  speedily  restored  from  her  present 
indisposition. 

We  can  boast  a  long  line  of  brave  ancestors  and 
Clansmen,  who  were  ever  true  to  their  Chief.  On  the 
battlefield  of  Inverkeithing  the  Clansmen  not  only 
rallied  around  the  young  Chief  of  Duard,  but  eight  of 
them  interposed  their  bodies  between  that  of  their 
Chief  and  the  missiles  of  the  enemy,  each  one  crying, 
"Another  for  Hector  !"  I  verily  believe  that  there  is  not 
one  present  but  would  do  likewise,  should  the  occasion 
require,  for  the  present  Chief  of  our  Clan.  We  trust 
that  your  stay  among  us,  so  far,  has  been  pleasant,  and 
that  it  may  so  continue ;  and  that  you  all  may  long  be 
spared  upon  the  earth. 

In  response  to  the  toast,  Colonel  Sir  Fitzroy  Donald 
MacLean,  Bart.,  Chief  of  the  Clan,  arose  and  said : 

My  Clansmen,  Ladies  and  Gentlemen  : 

I  wish  I  could  find  adequate  words  with  which  to  express 
my  thanks  for  your  most  kind  and  courteous  invitation  to 
visit  the  World's  Fair.  I  am  very  much  touched  by  the 
great  reception  you  have  accorded  me  as  Chief  of  the  Clan 
MacLean.  I  am  informed  that  no  such  gathering  has  taken 
'place  in  this  country  before. 

I  assure  you  that  no  credit  is  due  me  for  leaving  my  home 
and  travelling  4,000  miles,  for  the  cry  of  the  children  of  my 
tribe  reached  me  ;  and  as  the  Clan  never  deserted  my  ances- 
tors, either  in  battle  or  in  the  hour  of  need,  I  have  felt  it  a 
pleasure  to  respond  to  their  call.     On  this  occasion,  history 


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: 


only  in  part  repeats  itself,  for  in  other  days  the  Fiery  CrossM 
was  sent  forth  by  the  Chief  from  old  Duard  Castle,  and  the 
place  of  rendezvous  was  usually  some  secret  or  lonely  spot 
on  the  hills  or  shores  of  Mull  or  Morvern.  In  those  days 
supplies  were  scanty,  but  in  this  19th  century  the  Chief 
receives  a  peaceable  message — an  invitation  to  see  the  wond- 
ers of  the  World  in  a  fair  city,  and  in  a  land  flowing  with 
milk  and  honey.  Now  we  behold  the  Fiery  Cross  has  become 
an  emblem  of  peace,  and  no  longer  the  symbol  of  war.  You 
have  paid  me  a  great  compliment  by  attending  here  in  such 
large  numbers.  The  presence  of  ladies  is  very  gratifying, 
and  I  cannot  help  observing  that  the  proverbial  beauty  of 
the  race  is  well  maintained  in  this  assembly. 

It  is  all  the  more  kind  in  the  great  attention  shown  me' 
when  I  learned  that  many  of  you  have  come  a  long  distance, 
have  been  put  to  great  inconvenience  and  expense,  in  order 
to  greet  me.  Permit  me  to  say  at  this  point  that  I  cannot 
tell  you  how  deeply  Lady  MacLean  regretted  her  inability  to 
undertake  the  voyage.  She  particularly  desired  me  to  express 
her  great  sorrow  at  not  being  allowed  by  her  physician  to 
accompany  me. 

The  circumstances  which  brought  me  to  the  United  States 
are  unprecedented,  and  the  compliment  is  still  greater  from 
the  fact  of  my  being  personally  unknown  to  you.  I  declare 
unhesitatingly  that  no  invitation  ever  left  the  shores  of  this 
country  written  in  such  courteous  terms,  and  no  individual 
was  ever  more  highly  honored  than  the  present  Chief  of 
MacLean.  Times  have  changed  since  the  MacLeans  of  Duard 
headed  the  Clan  at  Harlaw,  Glenlivet,  Inverkeithing,  Killie- 
crankie,  and  other  noted  fields  of  honor.  I  am  truly  thankful 
I  have  not  come  to  see  your  blood  spilled  ;  but,  after  inspect- 
ing you  with  the  eye  of  an  old  soldier,  I  am  not  to  be 
deceived,  for  I  behold  a  determined  look  in  your  counten- 
ances, combined   with   a  true   Highland   expression,  which 


CLAN    MACLEAN    ASSOCIATION.  37 

tells  me  you  would  not  be  far  behind  your  Chief  if  Inver- 
keithing  or  Culloden  had  to  be  fought  over  again.  Should 
the  MacLean  battle-cry  reach  your  ears,  "  Fear  eil  airson 
Eachainn,"  the  laurel  or  cypress  would  soon  be  our  reward. 
Well  do  I  remember  the  stern  and  determined  appearance  of 
the  42nd  Highlanders  on  the  morning  of  the  battle  of  Alma. 
I  recognized  in  the  commanding  officer,  Sir  Duncan  Cameron, 
the  embodiment  of  deliberation  and  bravery,  and  capable  of 
overcoming  the  greatest  difficulties.  I  fully  believe  my  Clans- 
men to  be  made  of  just  as  true  steel.  The  history  of  our 
Clan  is  so  well  known  and  studied  by  you  all  that  I  will 
only  say  we  are  much  indebted  to  one  gentleman  residing  in 
America,  whom  we  all  know  to  be  Professor  J.  P.  MacLean, 
the  historian  of  our  Clan. 

I  have  favorable  reports  from  all  over  the  world  of  Mac- 
Leans  who  have  distinguished  themselves  —  names  from 
Sweden,  Germany,  Austria,  Australia  and  India.  In  this 
country  I  find  a  body  of  intelligent  men  who,  by  their  own 
exertions,  have  risen  superior  to  the  vicissitudes  of  their 
ancestors ;  men  who  have  contributed  to  the  building  up  of 
this  great  country ;  men  eminent  in  science,  art  and  liter- 
ature, who  have  become  foremost  in  renown  ■  even  as  their 
ancestors  were  foremost  in  battle.  The  characteristics  of 
their  race  are  not  lost,  for  they  still  have  their  true  Highland 
spirit  and  open-hearted  hospitality ;  they  have  neither  for- 
gotten the  traditions  of  their  ancestors,  nor  the  hereditary 
Chief  or  their  Clan.  My  Clansmen,  when  I  return  to  Scot- 
land I  can  honestly  declare  that  the  sensitive  plant,  called 
Clanship,  grows  and  flourishes  in  this  country  as  our  badge, 
the  crowberry,  thrives  in  the  Highlands.  I  can  assure  them 
that  the  love  and  affection  for  our  race  is  deeply  anchored  in 
your  hearts,  and  that  the  honor  of  our  Clan  is  in  safe  keeping 
in  your  hearts.     An  association  has  been  formed  in  Glasgow 

3 


38  FIRST    ANNUAL    GATHERING 

of  which  I  have  the  honor  to  be  President.      Its  object  im 
to  preserve   records  and  traditions  of  the  Clan,   to   render 
assistance  to  members,  and  to  encourage  the  study  of  Gaelic 
literature.  This  will  keep  up  the  history  of  our  race.   Interest- 
ing facts  are  constantly  cropping  up.      I  might  mention  that 
Flora  MacDonald's  faithful  maid,  Maggie  MacEachainn,  who< 
assisted  in  sheltering  Prince  Charlie,  was  a  MacLean  prior 
to  her  marriage.      This  I  recently  discovered  from  a  journal, 
written  in  1746,  which  I  found  in  an  old  house  in  Forfar- 
shire.     I  should  be  glad  if  a  similar  association  was  formed 
in  this  country.    After  the  sad  events  following  Culloden,  we 
all  know  how  scattered  the  Clan  became.      No  doubt  many 
of  my  hearers  owe   their  residence   in  this  country  to  the 
exodus  from  Scotland  in  1740.    None  suffered  more  than  the 
MacLeans.      I  would  not  be  unmindful  of  my  responsibility 
as  Chief  of  this  noble  Clan.     I  shall  ever  endeavor  to  gain 
and    retain   the   confidence   of  my  Clan,  and  be  considered 
worthy  of  wearing  three  eagles'  plumes  in  my  bonnet,  which 
my  ancestors  have  worn  with  honor.       My  Clansmen,  there' 
is  a  recpiest  I  have  to  make  before  the  Atlantic  again  divides; 
us,  for  alas,  my  residence  amongst  you  must  be  short.      It  is; 
my  heart's  desire  that  this  noble  Clan  never  forgets  the  race 
you  belong  to,  nor  the  name  you  bear.      Let  the  world  know 
that  to  bear  that  name  is  sufficient  passport  for  nations  to> 
trade   with   you,  to  respect  you,  and  to  feel  that  in   every 
transaction  he  who  bears  that  name  is  upright,  honest,  and  I 
possessed  of  all  the  trustworthy  qualities  which  make  public 
life  honorable  and  our  own  homes  happy.      I  thank  you  for' 
the  patience  you  have  displayed  in  listening  to  my  remarks. 
It  has  been  a  great  pleasure  to  me  to  have  this  privilege  of 
addressing  those  of  my  own  name,  who  belong  to  my  own 
race,    and  who  are   related   to  me  by  more  than  bonds  of 
friendship.   I  have  spoken  with  much  diffidence  and  restraint, 


CLAN    MACLEAN    ASSOCIATION.  3\) 

for  at  this  great  gathering  there  are  men  of  letters,  historians, 
professors,  and  bards,  who  might  justly  criticise  what  I,  as  a 
soldier  and  no  orator,  might  say ;  but  I  feel  that  my  Clans- 
men will  make  allowance  for  my  failings.  Once  again  I 
thank  you  from  my  heart  for  the  great  honor  you  have 
conferred  on  me,  and  for  this  unparalleled  demonstration, 
and  I  assure  you  that  never  to  the  end  of  my  life  will  the 
memory  of  this  day  be  effaced  from  my  mind.  May  the 
American  and  Highland  eagles  ever  soar  together  in  peace 
and  harmony. 

This  address  was  received  with  great  enthusiasm, 
after  which  loud  calls  were  made  for  MacLean  of 
Pennycross,  who  responded  as  follows  : 

President,  Clanswomen  and  Clansmen  of  MacLean  : 

I  am  no  great  speaker,  but  I  am  a  Highlander  of  the 
most  genuine  stamp — "  O  mhullach  mo  chinn  gu  bhuinn  ma 
bhoun,"  as  we  say  in  Gaelic  (from  the  crown  of  my  head  to 
the  sole  of  my  foot)  —  and  you  may  believe  that  I  feel  both 
proud  and  pleased  at  finding  myself  in  such  a  company  as 
this,  when  I  remember  how  far  a  cry  it  is  from  Chicago  to 
Texas,  San  Francisco,  and  last,  but  not  least,  the  home  of  our 
ancestors,  the  old  Isle  of  Mull.  The  MacLeans,  the  grand  old 
Clan  to  which  we  belong,  have  ever  been  known  not  only  for 
prowess  in  battle,  but  for  high  intellectual  powers,  and  for  a 
steadfastness  in  friendship,  and  a  warm-heartedness  of  which 
I  have  personally  felt  the  pleasing  effects  since  I  first  set  my 
foot  on  American  soil.  It  is  a  well-known  fact  that  all  over 
the  world  wherever  you  meet  with  a  MacLean  you  meet 
with  a  gentleman,  and  with  one  who,  amid  all  the  vicissitudes 
of  life  in  a  foreign  land,  has  never  forgotten  that  guide  of 
descent  which  goes  so  far  in  making  a  man  what  he  ought 


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to  be  —  upright,  honest,  trustworthy  and  true.  I  feel  quite 
assured  that  if  on  this  great  occasion  there  should  be  a  scribe 
amongst  us  —  even  a  very  ordinary  senachie  could  hardly  go 
wrong  —  his  account  of  the  magnificent  reception  we  are  now- 
receiving  at  your  hands  must  outstrip  anything  described  by 
Boswell.  In  Scotland,  a  short  time  since,  we  reckoned  on 
being  able  to  turn  out  something  like  sixteen  thousand  Mac- 
Leans,  but  across  here,  all  told,  you  seem  to  think  that  more 
than  twice  that  number  might  be  mustered  without  difficulty. 
In  the  time  of  the  Peninsular  War  my  father  used  to  say  he 
thought  our  Clan  did  very  well  when  out  of  110  officers 
contributed  by  Mull  —  a  list  of  whom  I  now  hold  in  my 
hand*  —  no  fewer  than  60  were  MacLeans,  mostly  close 
relatives,  too,  of  our  own  family.  This  does  not  include 
privates  from  the  Island.  But  imagine  if  you  can  how  old 
Gillean  of  1174,  "Ian  Dim,"  or  "  Lachlan  Mor"  of  Duard, 
would  have  felt  to  think  when  sorely  pressed  in  this  day 
by  Campbells  and  Macdonalds,  of  the  possible  prospect  of 
relief  by  even  such  a  substantial  contingent  of  Clansmen 
from  beyond  the  seas  as  I  now  see  before  me. 

*  The  following  is  the  list  of  MacLean  officers  referred  to  by  Pennycross,  who 
seined  in  the  British  army  between  the  years  1800  and  1815,  and  were  from  the 
Isle  of  Mull :  From  Pennycross  —  Lieut.  Gen.  A.  T.  MacLean  (13th  Hussars),  Capt. 
Charles  MacLean  (79th  Highlanders),  Lieut.  John  MacLean  (2nd  West  Indian  Regi- 
ment), Lieut.  Lachlan  MacLean  (Rifles),  Commissary  General  Assistant  Deputy, 
Archibald  D  MacLean;  from  Ardfenaig  —  Capt.  Dugald  MacLean  (Argyleshire 
Regiment),  Capt.  Allan  MacLean  (90th  Regiment),  Lieut.  John  MacLean  (6th  Regi- 
ment), Lieut.  Donald  MacLean  (74th  Regiment),  Lieut  Niel  MacLean  (Royal  Navy) ; 
from  Moinechuich  —  Capt.  Allan  MacLean;  from  Bunessau — Inspector  General 
Dr.  Charles  MacLean,  Capt.  Hector  MacLean  (93rd  Regiment),  Lieut.  Allan  MacLean 
(91st  Regiment) ;  from  Uisken  —  Colonel  Alexander  MacLean  (SGth  Regiment),  Capt. 
John  MacLean  (50th  Regiment),  Lieut.  Archibald  MacLean  (56th  Regiment),  Lieut- 
Duncan  MacLean  (56th  Regiment) ;  from  Scoar  —  Colonel  Archibald  MacLean)  79th 
Regiment),  Lieut.  Hugh  LacLean  ;  from  Torranbeag  —  Colonel  Charles  MacLean 
(Inspector  General  of  Cavalry),  Colonel  Alexander  MacLean  (2nd  West  Indian  Regi- 
ment), Lieut.  Colonel  Archibald  MacLean  (Cavalry),  Captain  Allan  MacLean  (84th 
Regiment) ;  from  Torraneachdrach  —  Lieut.  John  MacLean  (24th  Regiment)  ;  from 
Rossal—  Lieut.  Duncan  MacLean  (79th  Regiment),  Dr.  Allan  MacLean  (The  Royals)  ; 
from  Ceannagharaair  —  Capt.  Peter  MacLean  (64th  Regiment),  Dr.  John  MacLean 


CLAN    MACLEAN    ASSOCIATION.  41 

Ladies  and  gentlemen  of  MacLean,  in  the  tuneful  words 
of  ray  friend,  the  bard  of  Ledaig,  Argyllshire, 

'S  mo  chead's  an  trasd  do  thir  nam  buagh  so 
'S  mo  bheaunachd  buan  leis  an  t  sluagh  tha  aim, 
'S  an  cliu  a  fhuar  sinn  o  linn  ar  sinnsir 
Gu  ceann  ar  criche  nach  dealaich  ruinn, 

which  have  been  translated  by  another  friend,  not  only  of 
myself,  but  of  all  Highlands  —  Professor  Blackie  — 

My  blessing  be  with  you  brave  land  and  brave  people, 
In  the  bright  roll  of  story  is  blazoned  your  name, 
And  may  the  fair  fame  of  our  forefathers  never 
Be  blurred  with  dishonor  or  blotted  with  shame. 

I  feel  myself  quite  unequal  to  the  task  of  adequately 
thanking  you  for  the  great  honor  you  have  done  us,  but  trust 
in  the  interval  of  time  at  our  disposal  before  dispersing  to 
have  numerous  opportunities  of  acknowledging  in  a  more- 
direct  and  personal  manner  your  much-valued  and  never-to- 
be-forgotten  kindness. 

Pennycross  then  concluded  with  a  few  warm-hearted 
Gaelic  remarks  which  were  highly  appreciated  by  the 
old  Gaelic-speaking  members  present,  and  touched  their 
hearts  in  a  way  no  English  could. 

(East  Indian  Company) ;  from  Quinish  —  General  Sir  Hector  MacLean,  Major  Norman 
MacLean,  Capt.  Hugh  MacLean  (Foot  Guards),  Capt.  Allan  MacLean,  Lieut.  John 
MacLean,  Capt.  Hugh  McLean  ;  from  Oscamull  —  Colonel  Hugh  MacLean,  Captain 
Hector  MacLean,  Major  Murhack  MacLean  ;  from  Laggan  (Ulva)  —  Capt.  Archibald 
MacLean  (86th  Regiment),  Capt.  Lachlan  MacLean  (71st  Regiment) ;  from  Torloisk  — 
General  Lachlan  MacLean  (60th  Regiment),  General  MacLean-Cleffin  (Guards) ;  from 
Eansay  —  Lieut.  Hector  MacLean,  Lieut.  Allan  MacLean  ;  from  Langamull  —  Major 
Donald  MacLean  (Royals),  Lieut.  Hugh  MacLean  (90th  Regiment),  Dr.  Alexander 
MacLean  (East  Indian  Company) ;  from  Brolas  —  General  Sir  Fitzroy  Grafton  Mae- 
Lean  (84th  Regiment),  Colonel  Sir  Charles  Fitzroy  MacLean  (84th  Regiment) ;  from 
Pennygowan —  Lieut.  Alexander  MacLean  (Canadians) ;  from  Lochbuie  —  Captain 
Murdock  MacLean  (84th  Regiment),  Lieut.  John  MacLean  (73rd  Regiment),  Lieut. 
Murdock  MacLean  (42nd  Regiment) ;  from  Scalesdale  —  Lieut.  General  Sir  Arch. 
MacLean  (94th  Regiment),  Colonel  Hector  MacLean  (57th  Regiment),  Major  MacLean 
(73rd  Regiment),  and  Ensign  Lachlan  MacLean  (3rd  West  Indian  Regiment). 


42  FIRST    ANNUAL    GATHERING 

At  the  conclusion  of  the  speech  of  Pennycross,  the 
Toast  Master,  Mr.  Charles  R.  McLain,  demanded  the 
attention  of  the  audience  by  saying:  We  have  present 
with  us  a  Clansman  well-known  to  you  all,  and  to 
whom  we  owe  largely  this  gathering.  I  now  have  the 
pleasure  of  introducing  to  you  Professor  J.  P.  MacLean, 
who  will  respond  to  the  toast,  "  The  Clan  MacLean." 
Professor  MacLean  made  the  following  address: 

THE   CLAN    MACLEAN. 

Prof.  J.   P.   MacLean  (Greenville,  O.). 

Mr.  President  and  Members  of  the  Clan  : 

The  honor  of  responding  to  the  toast,  "  The  Clan  MacLean," 
has  been  bestowed  upon  me.  I  am  fully  conscious  that  any 
eulogium  pronounced  by  me  will  not  add  to  the  glory  and 
honor  achieved  by  our  ancestors.  It  was  with  many  mis- 
givings and  much  trepidation  that  I  consented  to  perform 
this  task,  for  I  felt  I  could  not  do  justice,  when  I  considered 
that  such  distinguished  men  as  Professor  John  Stuart  Blackie, 
Sir  Walter  Scott,  and  other  noted  historians,  had  bestowed 
upon  our  Clan  their  unstinted  praise,  and  had  borne  honor- 
able testimony  to  the  devotion,  loyalty,  intelligence,  self- 
sacrifice  and  integrity  of  the  heroic  sons  of  the  race  of 
Gillean.  In  view  of  what  has  been  written  by  disinterested 
parties,  I  know  I  cannot  rise  equal  to  the  occasion,  for  of 
necessity  my  words  must  be  wanting  in  power.  And  yet,  a 
Clan  whose  deeds  and  heroism  have  been  preserved  in  story 
and  song,  needs  no  words  of  praise  from  one  who  is  associated 
to  it  by  ties  of  kinship.  A  Clan  that  has  played  an  important 
part  in  shaping  the  history  of  such  a  romantic  country  as 
Scotland  is  sure  to  call  forth  admiration.  A  Clan  that  can 
boast  of  the  valor  and  fidelity  of  its  warriors  on  the  field  of 


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CLAN    MACLEAN    ASSOCIATION.  45 

Largs,  Bannockburn,  Harlaw,  Inverlochy,  Flodden  Field, 
•Glenlivat,  Inverkeithing,  Killiecrankie,  Sheriffmuir,  and  Cul- 
loden ;  a  Clan  whose  whole  line  of  Chiefs  has  been  intrepid 
warriors  from  the  beginning  to  the  present,  and  who  have 
received  encomiums  from  Scotland's  greatest  historians ;  a 
Clan  that  can  point  with  pride  to  its  present  Chief,  knowing 
him  to  be  a  gentleman,  a  scholar,  and  a  warrior  of  superior 
-abilities,  respected  and  loved  by  his  Clansmen  on  account  of 
his  energies  and  devotion  to  their  interests,  may  well  rest 
•content  with  the  place  assigned  it  in  Highland  history.  It 
is  pleasant  to  contemplate  that,  although  five  generations  of 
fighting  men  have  come  and  gone  since  the  disastrous  battle 
•of  Culloden,  which  ended  that  patriarchal  system  that  bound 
the  Clansmen  together  in  united  brotherhood,  there  remains 
fraternal  greetings  and  a  devoted  interest  in  each  other's 
personal  welfare  wherever  the  name  of  MacLean  is  known. 

The  battle  of  Culloden,  already  mentioned,  not  only  dates 
the  close  of  an  important  epoch  in  Scotland's  history,  but 
marks  a  period  fraught  with  disastrous  results  to  the  High- 
lands, which  eventually  ended  in  cruel  evictions  and  an 
estrangement  of  the  people.  Whatever  may  have  been  the 
consequences  of  the  unfortunate  16th  April,  1746,  no  true 
Highlander  need  be  ashamed  of  the  conduct  of  those  who 
took  an  active  part  in  the  battle  —  enlisted  in  the  cause  of 
Prince  Charlie.  The  revolution  of  1745  was  the  grandest 
exhibition  of  chivalry  the  world  has  ever  witnessed.  In  the 
light  of  more  recent  events,  it  may  be  safely  affirmed,  that 
bad  the  Clans  been  led  by  a  Bonnie  Dundee,  victory  would 
have  perched  upon  their  banner. 

The  times  were  not  propitious  for  the  MacLeans.  Before 
them  was  a  powerful  and  hostile  Clan,  behind  them  the 
ceaseless  surges  of  the  Atlantic  Ocean,  and  their  Chief  con- 
fined in  the  Tower  of  London.     Although  the  great  struggle 


46  FIRST    ANNUAL    GATHERING 

of  their  prince  was  a  hopeless  one,  yet  this  generous  Clan 
rallied  to  the  number  of  five  hundred,  and  under  the  leader- 
ship of  the  redoubtable  old  warrior,  Charles  Maclean  of 
Drinmin,  cut  their  way  through  their  foes,  and  with  banners 
flying,  eager  for  the  fray,  formed  in  line  for  the  final  struggle. 
They  were  on  the  extreme  left  of  the  army,  and  gallantly 
charged  into  the  ranks  of  the  enemy,  leaving  not  only  nearly 
all  their  leaders,  but  also  the  gentlemen  composing  the  front 
ranks,  to  the  number  of  two  hundred,  dead  upon  the  field. 

Nor  should  it  be  forgotten  that  the  approach  of  the  enemy 
was  first  noticed  by  Jessie  Maclean,  who  lost  no  time  in 
warning  the  patriot  army,  and  thus,  in  a  measure,  prepared 
them  for  the  conflict.  Properly  speaking,  the  battle  of  Cul- 
loden  ended  the  days  of  Clanship.  We  are  to  view  our 
Clan  as  a  distinctive  tribe,  from  the  days  of  old  Dougall  of 
Scone  (1100  A.  D.),  who  has  been  described  as  "  an  influen- 
tial, just  and  venerable  man,"  down  to  Sir  Hector  the 
XXI.,  Chief  of  MacLean. 

Historians  and  poets  have  given  to  the  Clan  the  noblest 
characteristics,  and  one  of  the  most  frequent  designations  in 
Scottish  poetry  is  "  The  True  MacLean."  The  quality  of 
being  true  is  an  exalted  possession.  In  friendship,  in  loyalty, 
in  hospitality,  and  in  whatever  was  deemed  to  be  right,  the 
Clan  never  wavered.  The  whole  line  of  Chiefs,  and  the- 
gentlemen  of  the  Clan,  were  guided  by  a  sublime  sense,  which 
fully  exemplified  itself  upon  every  occasion.  Undoubtedly,, 
to  this  sense  the  Clan  owes  its  reputation  to  be  a  warrior  race. 

The  pride  of  mankind  has  led  him  to  deeds  of  renown.  The 
Highlanders  were  prone  to  take  up  the  claymore,  and  the' 
Clansmen  were  summoned  together  by  the  fiery  cross.  I 
think  the  truth  of  history  will  prove  that  the  MacLeans  were 
not  a  warrior  class  from  choice,  but  from  necessity.  On  first 
view  this  might  seem  disproved  that  they  were  among  the- 


CLAN    MACLEAN    ASSOCIATION.  47 

first  to  take  up  arms,  foremost  in  battle,  and  the  last  to  leave 
the  field  of  carnage.  Ever  since  the  days  of  Clanship,  the 
British  army  has  been  augmented  by  this  valorous  race.  But 
it  must  be  remembered  that  in  feudal  times,  when  the  gov- 
ernment was  impotent,  every  Chief  was  compelled  to  protect 
his  vassals  from  the  inroads  of  his  neighbors.  The  estates 
of  the  MacLeans  were  bordered  by  a  Clan  not  disposed  to  be 
peaceable,  and  hence  the  art  of  war  became  the  safeguard  to 
peace.  But  when  called  to  action  no  braver  men  ever  stood 
in  the  front  line  of  battle.  At  the  battle  of  Glenlivat  (Oct. 
3rd,  1594),  the  Chief  of  MacLean,  with  his  Islesmen,  long 
withstood  the  shock  of  the  conflict  after  all  others  had  fled. 
At  Inverkeithing  (July  20th,  1651)  the  young  Chief  of  Mac- 
Lean,  with  his  eight  hundred  followers,  received  the  shock 
of  Cromwell's  army,  nor  would  they  leave  their  position.  Of 
their  number  only  forty  escaped  alive,  while  eight  gentlemen 
of  the  Clan  in  succession  intervened  their  bodies  between 
that  of  their  Chief  and  the  shots  of  the  enemy,  each  exclaim- 
ing, "another  for  Hector." 

It  is  more  profitable  to  look  at  the  pursuits  of  peace  than 
the  products  of  war.  The  MacLeans  lived  in  the  country 
of  Ossian,  and  were  acquainted  with  the  deeds  of  Fingal. 
The  mountains  and  glens  of  Scotland  have  long  been  pro- 
ductive of  nature's  poets.  The  mountains  of  Morvern  and 
the  scenery  of  Mull  must  have  inspired  men  of  genius  from 
the  earliest  times.  The  MacLeans  have  also  been  poets.  How 
many  there  have  been  no  man  knoweth.  The  names  of  many 
must  have  been  lost  in  traditionary  times.  Prof.  Magnus 
MacLean,  lecturer  on  physics  in  the  University  of  Glasgow, 
in  a  recent  paper  on  MacLean  Baxxls,  commencing  with  the 
year  1537,  gives  us  a  short  biography,  with  specimens  of 
their  poety,  of  forty-six  MacLean  poets.  This  is  certainly  a 
formidable  array.     Poetry,  especially  pastoral,  enters  into 


48  FIRST    ANNUAL    GATHERING 

the  life  of  a  people,  and  has  no  little  influence  in  forming 
their  character.  The  poems  of  Ossian  moulded  the  character 
of  the  Highlanders,  and  the  fortitude,  valor  and  long  suffer- 
ing of  that  devoted  race,  to  a  great  extent,  must  be  ascribed  I 
to  the  venerable  bard.  A  people  given  to  poetry  are  emo- 
tional, the  chords  are  attuned,  and  such  inspiration  as  is 
received  leads  to  better  thoughts  and  nobler  lives.  If,  with 
this,  the  religious  sentiment  be  imbibed,  then  they  partake  of 
the  spirit  of  devotion. 

Devotion  may  take  a  wrong  direction,  as  notably  instanced 
in  the  loyalty  of  the  Clan  MacLean  to  the  House  of  Stuart. 
The  struggle  in  which  the  Clan  was  engaged  at  Bannockburn 
was  a  righteous  one,  for  it  meant  national   liberty.     The 
magnetism  of  Bruce  was  not  only  his  bravery,  but  his  sense 
of  freedom  for  his  country.     Wallace  had  paved  the  way. 
The  House  of  Stuart,  taken  as  a  whole,  was  not  one  to  be 
admired.     But  the  MacLeans  were  devoted  to  it,  although 
at  its  hands  they  received  nothing  but  stripes,  and  no  benefits  I 
accrued  to  them  for  all  the  sufferings  they  endured.     It  may 
be   that  to  those   brought  up  under  a  monarchial  form  ofl 
government  the  dignity  of  the  nation  is  represented  by  the  i 
one  that  wears  the  crown,  and  the  king  stands  as  the  nation 
jiersonified.     However  that  may  be,  our  ancestors  regarded 
the  Stuarts  to  be  the  rightful  sovereigns,  and  upon  that  idea 
they  staked  their  fortunes  and  their  lives.     This  fidelity  to  i 
a  reigning  House  gave  to  the  race  the  name  of  "  The  True 
MacLean." 

The  true  status  of  a  race  must  be  looked  at  from  within. 
While  the  Highlanders  were  regarded  by  the  outside  world 
as  a  rude,  wild  and  savage  race,  yet  the  reverse  was  true. 
On  the  exterior  there  was  the  garb  of  fierceness,  but  nobler, 
truer  and  warmer  hearts  never  beat  in  the  breasts  of  men 
than  those  possessed  by  the  warriors  of  the  land  of  the  mist. 


CLAN    MACLEAN    ASSOCIATION.  49 

Mull  may  have  been  designated  as  "The  Isle  of  Gloom,"  yet 
visitors  to  it  were  l-eceived  with  the  kindest  hospitality  by 
the  ancient  Lords  of  Duard.  These  Chiefs  were  surrounded 
by  a  loyal  people,  and  the  interest  of  one  was  the  common 
property  of  all.  Should  one  be  sick,  there  was  the  famous 
race  of  Beatons  to  apply  the  healing  art — a  race  nurtured 
and  maintained  by  the  Chiefs  of  MacLean  until  they  became 
the  most  noted  in  Scotland.  Did  anyone  need  the  conso- 
lations of  religion,  the  Chief  was  the  first  to  till  the  parishes 
with  the  best  pulpit  services  that  the  time  afforded.  In 
shoi't,  whatever  progress  was  made  in  the  nation  was  soon 
applied,  so  far  as  circumstances  would  permit,  on  the  estates 
of  the  MacLean. 

The  poets  have  also  called  the  MacLeans  a  "  generous 
Clan."  It  can  be  said  with  pride  that  the  whole  history  of 
our  Clan  was  marked  by  gonerous  deeds  and  a  want  of  sel- 
fishness. A  selfish  man  and  a  true  MacLean  were  incom- 
patible. Naturally  they  were  given  to  the  love  of  home, 
and  their  interests  were  to  make  Mull  second  to  no  other 
isle  in  Scotland.  When  called  to  action,  even  their  homes 
were  sacrificed  in  the  interests  of  their  sovereigns.  But  let 
it  be  said  to  the  honor  of  the  Clan  that  not  one  of  its 
members  ever  fawned  upon  the  monarch,  or  sought  emolu- 
ments at  his  hands.  They  could  fight  the  battles  of  their 
country,  but  never  buy  recognition  at  court.  They  were 
never  two-faced,  and  to-day,  looking  back  over  the  whole 
line  of  Chiefs,  one  may  behold  men  guided  by  sterling  integ- 
rity—  the  greatest  gift  a  father  can  bestow  upon  his  son. 

When  all  these  recorded  things  come  up  before  me,  I  am 
able  fully  to  appreciate  the  words  of  John  Stuart  Blackie, 
the  greatest  of  living  Scottish  scholars  :  "  There  were  mighty 
men  in  Mull  in  those  days,  and  the  MacLeans  were  amongst 
the  mightiest.     They  were  amongst  the  most  loyal  of  the 


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loyal  at  Bannockburn,  and  they  could  not  fail  to  share  the 
sorrows  of  the  uncrowned  monarch  at  Inverkeithing  and| 
Culloden.  The  MacLeans,  if  not  always  wise  in  action, 
were  generous  in  purpose  and  noble  in  conduct." 

If  the  MacLeans  had  been  less  brave,  less  loyal,  and  pos- 
sessed of  less  integrity  of  character,  and  had  the  perfidy  to 
betray  their  sovereign,  and  then  to  turn  and  fawn  upon  him 
and  dance  attendance  at  his  court,  to-day  the  Chief  of  Mac- 
Lean  might  have  worn  the  robes  of  a  duke.  But  would  he 
be  honored  by  his  Clanemen]  Would  he  be  invited  to  enjoy 
the  hospitality  of  his  Clansmen  four  thousand  miles  away 
from  home  1  At  home,  those  who  personally  know  him 
best  publish  to  the  world  these  words,  of  which  anyone 
should  be  proud  :  "  Their  Chief  won  golden  opinions  from 
the  Clan  and  their  friends.  Their  Chief  was  proud  of  his 
Clan,  and  they  were  proud  of  and  devoted  to  their  Chief. 
He  was  a  gentleman,  a  scholar,  and  all  that  a  Highland 
Chief  should  be." 

Mr.  Chairman,  we  honor  ourselves  when  we  pay  tribute* 
of  respect  to  our  worthy  line  of  ancesters.  No  more  is  the' 
tramp  of  the  mailed  and  tartaned  warrior  heard  in  the  glens 
of  Mull  and  Morvern.  Where  once  was  the  devoted  parti-i 
zan  and  loyal  Clansman,  may  now  be  found  the  shepherd 
and  his  flock  of  sheep.  Mighty  changes  have  swept  over 
that  country  since  the  time  that  the  MacLean  was  Lord  el 
Duard.  When  a  poet  recently  viewed  the  scene,  he  was 
forced  to  indite  : 

From  rocky  Duard,  from  Mingary  grey, 
The  terror  of  the  Clans  has  passed  away. 
They  sleep,  the  plaided  warriors  of  MacLean, 
Where  dust  of  battle  may  not  rise  again. 
Sheathed  is  the  claymore,  vanished  from  the  sea 
The  white-winged  pride  of  Ocean  chivalry  ; 
Hushed  is  the  slogan,  bloodless  flow  the  waves, 
And  death  seems  buried  in  those  island  graves  I 


CLAN    MACLEAN    ASSOCIATION.  51 

The  irreparable  wrong  committed  upon  the  Highlanders 
aas  not  been  without  its  compensations.  Nature  is  a  great 
another,  and  she  constantly  opens  new  avenues  for  her  sons 
ffld  daughters.  Fresh  Keltic  blood  must  be  poured  into 
;he  sluggish  veins  of  the  Saxon  and  his  kindred  types.  The 
Scoto-Irish  must  seek  other  homes,  and  in  America  they 
lave  found  a  genial  soil  for  their  energy  and  enterprise.  So 
;he  MacLeans,  by  force  of  circumstances,  driven  from  their 
aome,  have  found  a  habitation  wherever  civilization  extends, 
[n  the  struggle  for  existence,  he  will  be  found  among  the 
bremost  in  every  department  of  life.  But  wherever  he  may 
)e  found,  he  has  a  warm  heart  for  his  Clan,  and  is  proud  of 
;he  fact  that  Highland  blood  courses  through  his  veins.  A 
oyal  sentiment  has  brought  us  together  to-night.  We  are 
aroud  that  the  MacLean  is  with  us,  and  that  other  MacLean 
)f  Pennycross,  who  is  equal  in  birth,  equal  in  virtues  to 
myone  in  the  Highlands  of  Scotland.  We  have  partially 
ookecl  over  the  past.  We  honor  it.  We  would  make  the 
vords  of  the  poet  true  : 

Their  memory  warms  at  old  tradition 
Of  Mull,  and  Coll,  and  dark  Lismore. 

Old  Fingal  deeds,  Culumba's  mission, 
The  Duard  towns,  and  Aros  shore. 

How  proud  are  they  of  clannish  tartan, 

How  dear  to  them  the  bonnet  blue, 
The  Gaels'  descendants  set  their  heart  on 

The  colors  of  their  fathers  true. 

In  later,  as  in  older,  story 

Of  battlefield,  the  Clan  MacLean 
Has  borne  a  greater  share  of  glory 

Than  tamer  races  of  the  plain. 
Schooled  as  of  old  the  warrior  Spartan, 

To  live  and  die  for  home  and  fame, 
With  steel,  in  blood,  these  men  in  tartan 

On  honor's  shield  have  graved  their  name. 


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In  war,  MacLean  is  brave  in  battle! 

In  peace,  a  credit  to  his  Clan! 
In  office,  trade,  or  feeding  cattle, 

In  love,  or  friendship,  he's  your  man. 

Then  blow  the  pibroch  o'er  the  waters, 
We'll  dance  a  reel  with  might  and  main, 

Long  live  the  name,  the  sons,  and  daughters, 
At  home,  abroad,  of  Clan  MacLean! 

The  Toast  Master  next  announced  a  Gaelic  song, 
entitled,  "  Ho,  Ro',  Mo  Nighean  doun  Broidheach,"  tol 
be  sung  by  J.  W.  McLean.     In  the  rendering  of  this-, 
song  Mr.  McLean  was  accompanied  by  a  harp. 

THE   MACLEANS    OF   THE   UNITED   STATES. 
Hon.  Alex.  McLean  (Macomb,  III.). 

The  third  toast  of  the  evening,  proposed  by  the  Toasl 
Master,  was  "  The  MacLeans  of  the  United  States,"  ancl 
in  introducing  the  speaker,  observed  :  We  have  with 
us  a  gentlemen  greatly  interested  in  our  educational 
movement,  and,  who  for  several  years,  has  been  the 
President  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  University 
of  Illinois.  I  now  call  upon  Hon.  Alex.  McLean,  of 
Macomb,  111.,  to  respond  to  "  The  MacLeans  of  the- 
United  States." 

Mr.  McLean,  addressing  the  chair,  said  : 

Mr.  President  : 

Forty  years  ago  I  left  the  land  of  cakes  for  this  land 
of  corn.  This  great  commonwealth  of  Illinois  then  had  a 
population  less  than  one-half  that  of  the  present  number  iik 
this  goodly  city  of  Chicago.  I  was  a  stranger  in  a  strange 
land,  and  so  far  as  I  knew,  not  a  MacLean  outside  my  father's 


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CLAN    MACLEAN    ASSOCIATION.  55 

family  in  the  State.  It  was  then  I  felt  like  the  prophet  of 
old,  while  in  the  cave  of  Mount  Horeb,  when  he  exclaimed, 
"  I,  even  I  only  am  left,"  believing  he  was  the  last  of  the 
true  worshippers  of  God.  He  was  commanded  to  arise  and 
to  be  of  good  cheer,  for  there  were  7,000  still  living  who  had 
not  bowed  the  knee  to  Baal.  Since  then  I  have  learned,  and 
now  I  see  I  was  mistaken,  for  the  MacLeans  in  the  United 
States  are  sufficiently  numerous  to  re-people  Mull,  Coll  and 
Tiree,  and  some  of  the  adjacent  isles  of  the  sea.  When  J 
was  a  lad,  in  this  section  of  country,  there  were  but  two 
classes  of  foreigners  known,  the  Dutch  and  Irish,  by  the 
native  population,  and  when  I  was  addressed  under  either 
of  these  names,  let  me  say,  the  hot  MacLean  blood  rebelled 
against  the  impeachment,  and  the  interrogator  was  reminded 
of  his  error  in  a  manner  more  decisive  than  polite.  In 
fact,  many  had  never  seen  a  Scotchman,  and  in  some  way 
were  impressed  with  the  idea  that  he  had  either  horns  or 
hoofs,  or  at  least,  we  were  carefully  scrutinized  from  head  to 
foot  before  we  could  pass  muster.  Happily  that  era  has 
passed,  and  a  Scotchman  is  now  known  as  a  thrifty,  cautious, 
loyal  citizen,  and  obtains  at  the  hands  of  the  people  of  this 
nation  all  the  consideration  he  merits  or  deserves. 

Of  late  years  I  have  been  digging  into  the  history  of  our 
Clan,  so  far  as  my  limited  opportunities  would  permit,  and  I 
find  that  our  family  name  goes  verv  far  back  in  the  annals 
of  time,  as  being  a  stirring  and  warlike  people,  ready  at  all 
times  to  maintain  their  honor,  resent  an  insult,  or  assist  in 
a  friendly  raid,  as  was  the  humor  of  the  times ;  that  they 
were  independent,  self-reliant,  with  an  excellent  opinion  of 
themselves,  and  proud  of  their  ancestry  and  their  deeds.  In 
fact  in  my  study  and  investigation  I  have  become  impressed 
with  some  feelings  of  pride  of  ancestry,  and  in  the  ancient 
origin  of  the  Clan,  so  much  so  that  it  would  probably  not 


56  FIRST    ANNUAL    GATHERING 

be  difficult  to  convince  me  that  our  great  ancestor  was  named 
Adam  MacLean.  At  any  rate  there  is  scripture  for  it  that 
there  were  two  camels  in  the  ark,  when  the  great  deluge  came 
upon  the  earth,  yet  I  am  aware  of  the  tradition  in  our  family 
that  every  MacLean  had  a  boat  of  their  own.  ]  fence,  as  a 
matter  of  course,  there  was  no  need  to  take  passage  with 
Captain  Noah.  Whether  the  tradition  be  founded  on  fact 
or  not,  it  is  true  nevertheless,  and  this  goes  far  to  prove  that 
our  claim  to  antiquity  must  be  correct. 

History  also  informs  us  that  the  Clan  MacLean  constituted 
a  large  and  formidable  people  in  the  long  ago,  and  that  the 
normal  condition  of  Clanship  enjoyment  was  /editing,  and 
that  they  had  a  goodly  share  of  that  pastime,  and  though 
not  always  successful,  I  find  they  were  always  loyal  to  their 
Chief,  and  true  to  the  cause  in  which  they  were  engaged.  No 
traitor  or  coward  was  ever  found  in  their  ranks.  For  this 
we  are  proud,  and  to-night,  no  MacLean  at  this  festal  board 
need  blush  or  be  ashamed  that  they  were,  as  I  have  said, 
proud,  independent  to  rashness,  with  a  feeling  of  personal 
dignity  for  their  good  name,  fearing  to  bring  reproach  upon 
their  ancestry,  and  emulous  to  add  lustre  to  its  history  and 
preserve  our  motto,  "  Virtue  Mine  Honor,"  untarnished. 
Therefore  let  us  emulate  their  good  deeds,  and  not  quarter 
our  coat  of  arms  with  the  "  bar  sinister,"  but  "  let  the  two 
seals  rampant "  stand  upright,  as  of  yore.  Let  us  be  proud 
and  jealous  of  our  name,  and  bring  no  dishonor  on  the  fair 
pages  of  our  history.  We  should  have  pride  of  family,  faith 
in  its  honor,  esteem  for  its  history,  and  glory  in  the  fact 
that  we  belong  to  the  Clan  MacLean,  and  allied  to  its 
hereditary  Chief. 

I  am  the  more  impressed  to-night  with  the  source  of  that 
bond  of  affection  which  exists  between  the  Chief  and  his 
Clansmen,  in  contradistinction  from  the  time  when  the  only 


CLAN    MACLEAN    ASSOCIATION.  57 

bond  between  man  and  Chief  was  not  blood  inherited,  but 
blood  shed  in  a  common  cause.  We  are  all  profoundly 
impressed  with  the  honor  we  enjoy  to-night  in  seeing  our 
Chief,  Sir  Fitzroy  Donald  MacLean,  and  Chieftain  MacLean 
of  Pennycross  and  his  estimable  lady,  with  us  in  the  flesh. 
Much  have  I  read,  and  more  have  I  heard  from  my  father 
and  family,  about  the  head  of  our  Clan,  and  proud  I  feel  of 
the  name.  But  it  was  then  a  romance,  much  of  fiction 
and  more  of  a  dream.  Now  all  seems  to  be  reality,  and 
well  can  I  understand  why  it  was  the  MacLeans  would  so 
enthusiastically  follow  their  Chief  to  the  fisld  of  battle,  to 
the  death  for  weel  or  woe.  When  I  received  the  circular 
announcing  that  the  fiery  cross,  for  the  first  time  since  1745, 
had  been  sent  out  over  the  hills  and  valleys  of  Canada,  and 
the  broad  prairies  of  the  great  Northwest  of  America,  sum- 
moning the  MacLeans  to  respond  to  the  call  of  their  Chief 
to  meet  him  in  the  City  of  Chicago,  my  sluggish  blood  was 
aroused,  every  fiber  of  my  being  was  awakened,  and  I  made 
the  vow,  so  well  remembered  by  our  noble  Chief,  that  I  will 
obey  the  summons  and  meet  my  Clansmen  at  the  appointed 
time.  I  ceased  to  be  plain  "  Sandy  McLean,"  and  became 
Alexander  McLean,  the  Clansman.  While  the  blood  con- 
tinues to  course  through  my  veins,  it  shall  be  the  honor  of 
my  life  that  I  am  your  Clansman,  and  this  heritage  I  promise 
bo  try  and  hand  down  to  my  children,  so  that  the  good  name 
Df  the  family  shall  not  suffer  at  their  hands. 

While  we  are  congratulating  ourselves  on  the  grand  history 
af  our  Clan,  we  must  remember  that  our  name  is  not  unknown 
in  the  United  States.  Nay,  more,  there  is  not  a  state  or 
ierritory  in  this  broad  land  but  has  a  representative  of  this 
prolific  family,  and,  so  far  as  known,  will  compare  favorably 
with  any  Clan-name  in  the  roll  of  American  citizenship.  In 
|)rder  to  condense  this  part  Of  my  remarks,  I  deem  it  but 

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58  FIRST    ANNUAL    GATHERING 

simple  justice  to  the  learned  author  and  well-known  ethnol 
ogist,  Prof.  J.   P.   MacLean,  the  author  of  that  invaluable 
work,   the   "  History   of   the  Clan  MacLean,"   to   make   ar 
extract  from  his  history,  touching  the  matter  of  the  MacLeans 
in  the  United  States,  which,  after  years  of  careful  study  anc 
examination  into  original  documents  in  Scotland  and  else 
where,  will  ever  be  regarded  as  authentic.    He  says  :     "  Six 
teen   thousand   MacLeans  still   live  in   Scotland,   but   verv 
few  on  the  ancient  estates,  although  they  may  be  found  in 
Ireland,  England,  India,  the  Gold  Coast  of  Africa,  the  West 
Indies,  Canada   and   the   United   States.     Canada   and   the 
United    States   contain    not    far  from    twenty  thousand   oi 
the  name.     In  the  directory  of  the  city  of  Philadelphia  are] 
recorded  the  names  of  two  hundred,   probably  representing 
not  less  than  five  hundred.     New  York  adds  one  hundred! 
and  thirty,  representing  about  four  hundred.     To  give  an  I 
account  of  the  MacLeans  in  America  would  require  a  large  i 
volume.     They  have  flourished  in  the  arts,  sciences,  and  the  I 
elements  of  civilization  in  this  country,  surpassing  those  left 
on  the  native  soil.     All  of  the  various  walks  of  life  have[ 
been  adorned  by  those  of  the  name.     They  have  obtained! 
eminence   in  statesmanship,  diplomacy,  civil   law,  divinity,! 
medicine,  invention,  literature  and  the  fine  arts.     We  haver 
found  MacLeans  battling  for  freedom  and  winning  renown, 
not  only  for  daring,  but  for  a  patriotism  born  inherent  im 
human  rights.     To  speak  of  those  whose  voices  have  beeni 
heard   in  the  halls  of   Congress,  or  the  acts  of  those  who 
have  held  cabinet  positions,  or  sat  in  Governors'  chairs,  or 
rendered  decisions  from  the  Supreme  Court,  or  engaged  in 
the  diplomatic  service,  or  arousing  and  instructing  the  people 
from    the   editor's   chair,  or   spoken    words    of  wisdom    and 
consolation  from  the  pulpit,  or  gave  sound  medical  advice, 
would  be  great  pleasure,  but  must  require  a  large  volume. 


CLAN    MACLEAN    ASSOCIATION.  59 

The  name  has  been  fully  identified  in  the  geography  of  the 
United  States.  Illinois  has  a  McLean  County  containing 
1,155  square  miles,  with  a  population  of  75,000.  In  that 
County  is  a  post-village  of  the  same  name.  McLeansborongh 
is  the  County  seat  of  Hamilton  County,  same  State.  One 
of  the  counties  of  Western  Kentucky  is  named  McLean,  and 
contains  325  square  miles,  with  a  population  of  7,500.  There 
is  a  McLean  County  in  Dakota.  Minnesota  has  a  McLean 
Township  in  Ramsey  County.  Ohio  has  a  McLean  post-office 
in  Fayette  County,  and  a  McLean  Township  in  Shelby 
County.  Tompkins  County,  in  New  York,  has  a  McLean 
post-village.  McLain  is  the  name  of  a  post-office  in  Harvey 
County,  Kansas.  McLane  is  a  post-office  in  Erie  County, 
Pennsylvania,  and  in  Crawford  County,  same  State,  is 
McLean's  Corners.  There  is  a  McLeansville  in  Guilford 
County,  North  Carolina.  McLeansville  is  a  village  in  Jack- 
son County,  Tennessee,  and  McClain's  a  post-office  in  Wirt 
County,  West  Virginia." 

We  could  not  add  to  this  record  without  being  considei-ed 
vainglorious ;  but  it  may  be  well  to  say  to  the  Chief  that 
bis  Clansmen  in  this  country  will  compare  favorably  with 
those  in  other  lands.  These  Clansmen  around  you,  and 
I  Clanswomen,"  to  borrow  an  appropriate  word  from  our 
worthy  President,  W.  A.  McLean  —  and  I  like  it  —  are  men 
mcl  women  of  representative  character  in  their  various  walks 
)f  life.  If  you  desire  to  be  at  the  head  of  the  larger  portion 
)f  the  Clan  MacLean,  I  see  no  other  way  than  that  you 
ocate  on  this  continent.  Be  that  as  it  may,  we  here  and 
low  renew  our  fealty  to  you  as  the  head  of  our  tribe,  whether 
),000  miles  across  the  prairies  and  the  sea,  or  on  the  shores 
)f  the  great  lake  of  Illinois,  and  while  we  may  be  sometimes 
mpassioned,  hasty  or  rash,  we  still  will  remember  the  prayer 
of  the  old  elder,  who  besought  the  Lord  to  keep  him  richt, 
'or  when  he  was  wrang  he  was  awfa  wrang. 


60  FIRST    ANNUAL    GATHERING 

Finally,  my  honored  Chief,  we  return  you  our  personal! 
sincere  and  hearty  thanks  for  your  presence  here  to-night 
Your  Clansmen,  who  have  never  seen  a  Chief  before,  bu1 
have  read  and  cherished  the  memory  of  your  ancestry  witt 
amotions  of  delight,  feel  honored  by  your  presence.  To  you 
•Chieftain  MacLean  of  Pennycross  and  your  estimable  lady 
we  also  thank  you  in  the  sincerity  of  our  hearts  for  yoJ 
presence  at  this  Clan  gathering.  Our  heart's  desire  anj 
prayer  to  God  is,  that  you  will  long  be  spared  to  be  od 
Chief  and  Chieftain,  and  your  return  to  your  native  land  ii 
safety  be  vouchsafed,  and  a  reunity  of  the  family  ties  I 
those  you  love.  Under  the  providence  of  God,  may  this,  od 
meeting,  be  for  the  good  of  us  all,  believing  that  we  had 
learned  somewhat  of  our  kith  and  kin,  which  will  tell  oj 
our  families  for  years  to  come. 

THE   MACLEANS    OF    CANADA. 

Ma.ior  Hugh  H.  McLean  (St.  John,  N.  B.). 

The  Toast-Master  announced  that  this  toast  was  t 
have  been  responded  to  by  Hon.  W.  F.  Maclean,  <j 
Toronto,  but  owing  to  his  absence,  Major  Hugh  H 
McLean  had  kindly  consented  to  favor  us  on  the  abod 
subject.  While  we  are  disappointed  by  the  absence  i 
Mr.  Maclean  of  Toronto,  yet,  I  can  assure  you  that  hi 
place  will  be  ably  filled  by  Major  McLean,  whom 
now  have  the  pleasure  of  introducing  to  you. 

In  response,  Major  McLean  spoke  as  follows : 

Mr.  President,  Ladles  and  Gentlemen  : 

I  regret  that  the  gentleman  (Hon.  W.  F.  Maclean,  M 
who  was  to  respond  to  this  toast  is  not  able  to  be  present, 
in  his  hands  it  would  have  received  due  justice. 


Hugh    H.   McLean. 


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CLAN    MACLEAN    ASSOCIATION.  63 

I  thank  you  brother  Clansmen  on  behalf  of  the  MacLeans 
of  Canada  for  the  hearty  manner  in  which  you  received 
this  toast,  and  for  the  honor  you  have  done  us  in  proposing 
it.  We  are  your  kinsmen,  united  to  you  by  the  ties  of  blood 
and  Clan  association,  descended  from  the  same  stock,  and 
coming  from  the  same  country.  The  grand  reception  we 
have  received  here  has  made  us  feel  that  the  old  feeling 
of  Clan  unity  has  been  revived  and  is  again  in  practical 
force,  and  I  believe  will  forever  continue.  The  MacLeans 
of  Canada  join  with  the  MacLeans  of  the  United  States  in 
welcoming  our  Chief  to  this  gathering.  As  in  old  times  our 
fathers  gathered  at  the  Clan  call  to  support  and  defend  with 
their  arms  and  lives  the  forefathers  of  our  Chief,  so  we  now 
some  together  to  renew  our  allegiance,  and  to  assure  him 
that  the  old  Clan  ties  bind  us  as  strong  to  him  as  they  bound 
our  fathers  to  his. 

The  earnest  and  eloquent  speech  of  our  Chief  has  stirred 
us  to  unwonted  enthusiasm  ;  let  us  not  forget  his  advice,  but 
with  all  our  strength  endeavour  to  be  "  True  MacLeans."  Let 
us  teach  our  children  the  noble  traditions  of  our  Clan,  and 
instill  into  their  hearts  maxims  of  honor  and  right,  so  that 
they  may  keep  the  name  unsullied,  and  prove  to  the  world 
that  they  are  worthy  of  the  name  MacLean. 

We  must  be  true  to  our  country,  true  to  our  friends,  and 
true  to  ourselves  in  order  to  be  "  True  MacLeans." 

It  has  always  been  the  proud  boast  of  our  Clan  that  the 
MacLeans  are  not  traitors.  Carry  out  this  principle  in 
the  ordinary  every-day  affairs  of  life  and  prove  to  our  fellow 
citizens  that  the  descendants  of  the  men  who  fought  at 
Culloden  are  true,  faithful  and  firm  friends. 

The  MacLeans  of  Canada  are  noted  for  their  loyalty  and 
love  of  their  country.  We  are  British  subjects,  and  are 
aappy  to  live  under  the  glorious  flag  of  the  Empire.     We 


6-t  FIRST    ANNUAL    GATHERING 

are  proud  to  be  called  Canadians,  to  be  the  defenders  and 
guardians  of  half  a  continent — a  land  of  unbounded  promise 
and  predestined  renown  —  a  country  to  live  for  and  to  die 
for.  My  friend  on  my  right  says:  "Your  country  is  not 
an  independent  State."  I  say  we  are  a  State.  "  What 
constitutes  a  State  1  Not  turret  or  embattled  tower,  but 
men.  Free-born  men  who  know  their  rights,  and  will  defend 
them.     These  constitute  a  State." 

We  are  no  longer  a  congeries  of  disconnected  provinces, 
destitute  of  any  strong  band  of  sympathy,  or  mutual  attach- 
ments. We  are  a  united  country,  developing  into  a  great 
State  without  the  instrumentality  of  the  sword.  The  name 
of  MacLean  is  interwoven  in  the  history  of  Canada.  General 
Francis  MacLean  was,  in  1778,  Commander-in-chief  of  the 
forces  in  Nova  Scotia,  and  in  1779  defended  successfully  the 
Penobscot  against  the  Americans. 

General  Allan  MacLean  defended  Quebec,  in  1776,  from 
an  attack  on  it  made  by  the  Americans  under  Montgomery 
and  Benedict  Arnold,  and  b}T  his  pluck  and  skill  saved 
Quebec.  A  score  of  other  names  could  be  mentioned,  but 
the  hour  is  late  and  I  will  not  weary  you  with  an  account 
of  their  services.  I  must,  however,  not  forget  to  mention 
that  our  honored  President  was  born  in  Canada,  and  that  our 
esteemed  Vice-President,  Dr.  Donald  MacLean,  of  Detroit, 
is  also  a  Canadian.  I  was  told  to-day  that  Dr.  MacLean  stands 
next  to  the  Chiefship  after  the  house  of  our  present  Chief. 

And  now  let  me  conclude  by  thanking  the  MacLeans  of 
Chicago  for  their  kindness  to  us  Canadians  during  our  visit 
to  this  great  .city.     They  have  well  carried  out  the  tradition 
of  the  Clan  in  the  lavish  hospitality  they  have  shown  us. 

To  the  gentlemen  who  organized  this  association  and  <;ave 
us  the  pleasure  of  meeting  our  Chief  and  forming  new  friend- 
ships, our  heartiest  thanks  are  extended.    To  Prof.  MacLean, 


CLAN    MACLEAN    ASSOCIATION.  65 

•our  historian,  we  say  you  are  a  "  True  MacLean."  I  under- 
stand my  friend  Hector  MacLean,  of  Nova  Scotia,  has  been 
selected  to  move  a  special  vote  of  thanks  to  the  Professor,  so 
I  will  leave  to  him  to  express  our  feelings  of  respect  and 
gratitute. 

Our  meeting  has  been  a  grand  success,  but  there  is  one 
member  of  our  Clan  absent  who  should  be  present  to  make 
it  a  complete  success.  I  refer  to  the  Rev.  MacLean  Sinclair, 
of  Prince  Edward  Island,  the  Canadian  depository  of  the 
MacLean  history,  who  is  in  fact,  a  walking  encyclopaedia  of 
all  facts  relating  to  our  Clan. 

Clansmen,  in  a  few  hours  this  re-union  will  be  at  an  end ; 
in  a  few  days  we  shall  have  returned  to  our  homes,  and  be 
again  scattered  over  the  length  and  breadth  of  this  great 
continent.  Shall  we  dissolve  this  Association  now,  and 
consider  this  a  final  meeting  of  the  MacLeans  of  America, 
or  shall  we  make  this  a  permanent  organization.  (Loud 
cries  of  assent  were  heard  from  those  present.)  I  am  glad 
you  affirm  so  decidedly  and  strongly  the  principle  that  this 
Association  must  be  permanent.  This  will  bring  us  in 
accord  with  our  brothers  in  Scotland,  who  have  a  similar 
Association  there.  I  will  therefore  move  the  following  reso- 
lutions : 

Resolved — That  the  MacLeans  of  North  America  form 
themselves  into  an  Association  to  be  called  "  The  Clan  Mac- 
'Lean." 

And  Farther  Resolved — That  the  officers  of  the  Association 
of  the  Clan  MacLean  of  Chicago  be  the  officers  of  the  said 
Clan  until  its  next  meeting. 

And  Farther  Resolved — That  the  said  officers  be,  and  they 
iare  hereby,  empowered  to  make  the  necessary  Constitution 
.and  By-Laws  for  said  Clan. 


66  FIRST    ANNUAL    GATHERING 

And  be  it  Further  Resolved — That  the  next  Annual  Meet- 
ing of  the  Clan  be  held  in  the  City  of  Toronto,  next  year,  at 
a  date  to  be  fixed  by  said  officei's. 

These  resolutions  were  seconded  by  quite  a  number, 
and,  on  being  put  by  the  presiding  officer,  were  carried 
unanimously. 

Hector  MacLean,  of  Bridgetown,  N.  S.,  then  offered 
the  following  motion  : 

"  I  move  that  the  thanks  of  the  MacLeans  be  tendered  to 
Prof.  J.  P.  MacLean  for  the  valuable  services  he  has  rendered 
the  Clan." 

The  Chief  arose  and  requested  permission  to  second 
the  motion.  The  motion  having  been  put,  was  carried 
unanimously. 

THE   MACLEANS   OF   CHICAGO. 
Hon.  Donald  McLean  (New  York.). 

Charles  R.  McLain  in  proposing  this  toast,  remarked 
that  the  gentleman  who  accompanied  the  Chief  from 
New  York  to  Chicago  will  respond  to  the  next  senti- 
ment, and  has  come  a  long  distance  to  speak  to  you. 
Although  the  hour  is  somewhat  late,  you  will  be  well 
repaid  by  attentively  listening  to  Hon.  Donald  McLean, 
whom  I  now  present  to  you. 

Mr.  McLean  responded  : 

Mr.  President,  Ladies  and  Gentlemen  : 

I  must,  first  of  all,  correct  the  erroneous  impression  the 
introduction  of  our  urbane  Toast  Master  would  leave  you 
under.     Of  all  the  motives  that  led  me  to  take  the  journey 


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Donald  McLean. 


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from  New  York  to  meet  my  kinsmen  from  all  parts  of 
America  in  this  great  gathering  of  our  Clan,  I  can  assure 
you  that  the  purpose  of  making  a  speech  was  not  one  of  them. 

When,  two  clays  ago,  the  efficient  committee  having  charge 
of  the  arrangements  here  asked  if  I,  when  called  upon,  would 
say  a  word  about  the  "MacLeans  of  Chicago,"  the  coy  manner 
in  which  the  request  was  made  clearly  indicated  to  me  that 
a  New  Yorker  was  selected  because  the  MacLeans  of  Chicago 
shared,  with  all  other  residents  of  this  city,  that  modesty 
which  is  so  characteristic  of  all  Chicagoians,  and  could  not, 
therefore,  themselves  remind  us  of  the  debt  we  owe  them 
for  the  pleasures  of  this  week,  I  gladly  accepted.  For  the 
benefit  of  those  of  you  who  are  not  aware  of  the  fact,  I 
would  explain  here  that  there  is  supposed  to  exist  a  feeling 
of  rivalry  between  that  city,  which  we  New  Yorkers  still 
consider  the  Metropolis  of  the  nation,  and  this  great  city  of 
the  "Wild  West,"  and  that  upon  every  fitting  occasion  the 
residents  of  each  are  supposed  to  ridicule  the  pretensions  of 
the  other.  Therefore,  when  I  entered  this  banquet  hall,  and 
found  my  name  printed  as  one  to  respond  to  a  formal  toast, 
I  knew  that  this  was  my  opportunity.  But,  owing  to  the 
lateness  of  the  hour,  and  other  considerations  more  potent 
still,  I  have  concluded  to  forego  the  privilege  which  the 
occasion  seems  to  afford.  But  before  resuming  my  seat,  I 
wish  to  relate  an  incident  in  my  journey  hither,  and  this  for 
the  pleasure  of  my  Chicago  friends. 

It  fell  to  my  lot,  as  you  know,  to  accompany  our  beloved 
Chief  from  New  York  to  this  city,  an  honor  I  highly  appre- 
ciated, affording  a  pleasure  I  shall  never  forget ;  but,  on  the 
trip,  Sir  Fitzroy,  unwittingly,  I  am  sure,  but  none  the  less 
keenly,  wounded  me.  After  we  had  travelled  an  hour  or 
two,  I  discovered  from  the  tenor  of  his  remarks,  that  the 
Chief  supposed  we  were  about  approaching  Chicago.  Know- 
ing,  as  I   did,   that   there  prevails  in   the  minds  of  most 


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cultivated  Englishmen  a  very  vague  idea  of  the  geography 
of  our  great  land,  and  that  the  names  of  such  of  our  cities 
as  are  known  to  them  at  all  are  supposed  to  designate  the 
various  suburbs  of  New  York.  I  thought  to  correct  the 
erroneous  impression  conceived  by  me  to  exist  in  the  Chief's 
mind,  by  explaining  that  New  York  was  a  thousand  miles 
from  Chicago.  Imagine  my  feelings  when,  by  his  reply, 
he  disclosed  the  fact  that  his  impressions,  though  fully  as 
erroneous,  were  quite  the  opposite  of  what  I  had  supposed. 
His  reply,  uttered  with  a  tone  of  genuine  surprise  was, 
"  Why  in  the  world  does  Chicago  have  her  landing  station 
so  far  away  1 " 

But,  seriously,  my  friends,  late  as  is  the  hour,  I  must  ask 
you  to  consider  the  debt  of  gratitude  we  owe  for  the  privilege 
of  participating  in  this  unique  gathering,  and  to  whom  we 
owe  it. 

Sir  Fitzroy  has  most  fittingly,  and  with  feelings  evidently 
from  the  heart,  expressed  the  pride  he  owns  at  being  the 
chief  guest  of  honor  here.  Surely  he  does  well  to  feel 
so.  He  were  something  less  than  the  gentleman  of  refined 
sensibilities  we  have  found  him  to  be,  did  not  his  heart  swell 
with  pride  at  the  sight  of  this  gathering  of  his  Clansmen  of 
America.  The  more  remarkable  does  it  seem  when  it  is 
remembered  that  very  many  of  us  are  removed  by  several 
generations  from  natives  of  the  Old  Land,  and  that  many 
more  of  us  have  never  had  the  romantic  inspiration  that 
comes  with  a  vision  of  its  rugged  hills,  its  shaded  glens  and 
mirrored  lakes,  that  we  should  come  together,  from  every 
section  of  this  great  land,  with  hearts  as  loyal  to  our  Chief- 
tain as  were  those  of  our  forefathers  when  summoned  by  the 
fiery  cross. 

The  MacLeans  of  Chicago  have  given  us  the  occasion  to 
see  their  great  "White  City,"  a  veritable  pageantry  of  the 


CLAN    MACLEAN    ASSOCIATION.  71 

whole  world,  the  like  of  which  has  never  before  been  seen. 
They  have  given  us  the  opportunity  to  know  and  welcome 
with  loyal  affection  Sir  Fitzroy  Donald  MacLean,  Chief  of 
the  Clan,  in  whose  personality  we  have  realized  our  most 
romantic  ideal  of  what  should  make  a  great  Chief  of  the 
greatest  Clan :  the  brave  soldier,  the  cultured  gentleman ; 
and  second  only  to  the  Chief  of  the  Clan,  the  pleasure  of 
knowing,  which  means  the  opportunity  to  love,  the  stalwart 
Chieftain  of  Pennycross  and  his  good  lady,  who  so  charmingly 
supplements  the  good  fellowship  of  his  own  genial  personality. 
For  the  pleasure  of  these  privileges,  the  MacLeans  of  New 
York  have  the  liveliest  sense  of  the  debt  they  owe,  and  I 
am  sure  that  I  but  express  the  feelings  of  every  man  and 
woman  here  when  I  return  our  heartfelt  thanks  to  those 
who  made  possible,  and  carried  to  so  brilliant  a  success,  this 
gathering— the  subject  of  our  toast,  "The  MacLeans  of 
Chicago." 

THE  LAND  OF  OUR  ANCESTORS  AND  THE  LAND  WE  LIVE  IN. 

Rev.  Calvin  B.  McLean  (Simsbury,  Conn.). 

You  are  next  invited,  said  the  Toast-Master,  to  listen 
to  a  gentleman  who  lives  in  Connecticut,  who  has  some- 
thing, I  am  sure,  worth  listening  to,  and  upon  a  subject 
of  interest  to  all.  I  take  the  pleasure  in  calling  upon 
Rev.  Calvin  B.  McLean,  who  will  respond  to  the  toast, 
"  The  Land  of  our  Ancestors  and  the  Land  we  Live  In." 
Standing  beside  the  Toast-Master,  Mr.  McLean  said : 

Mr.  President,  Clansmen  and  Clansivomen  : 

In  response  to  this  toast,  "The  Land  of  our  Ancestors  and 
the  Land  we  Live  In,"  you  call  forth  the  throbbing  sentir 
ments  that  come  down  to  us  to-night  in  Chicago,  this  city 


TZ  FIRST    ANNUAL    GATHERING 

of  cities,  in  these  United  States,  this  country  of  countries 
from  all  the  ages  past. 

It  was  hardly  becoming  to  me  to  accept  this  duty,  but 
coming  from  a  long  ancestral  line  of  those  who  never  flinched 
in  any  duty,  but  dare  even  to  die  for  the  honor  of  the  name 
we  all  love,  I  knew  not  how  to  turn  my  back  on  this  service. 

It  is  the  highest  privilege  of  my  life,  dear  Clansmen,  to 
sit  with  you  here  in  the  presence  of  our  noble  hereditary 
Chief,  whom  we  delight  to  honor,  and  the  heads  of  fami- 
lies— branches  of  our  most  beloved  Clan  MacLean  ;  and  by 
reviving  a  love  for  our  fathers  and  the  lands  of  our  fathers, 
and  quicken  the  love  for  our  brothers  and  Clansmen  the 
world  over,  we  cannot  but  feel  our  hearts  burn  within  us  as 
with  an  interest  never  before  felt,  we  sing  over  the  old  songs, 
tell  over  the  old  tales,  and  write  at  the  end  of  each  our  Clan 
motto,  "  Virtue  Mine  Honor." 

If,  as  in  boyhood,  I  climbed  to  the  top  of  a  mountain  and 
looked  away  to  the  eastward,  wondering  what  lay  beyond, 
to-night  turn  to  the  lands  of  our  ancestors,  I  see  nearest  the 
little  State  of  Connecticut,  then  the  island  of  Coll,  then 

"  The  Isles  that  stud  the  stormy  waters 
Of  Caledonia's  rugged  strauds." 

But  back,  back  through  the  centuries  our  line  of  descent 
goes  unbroken,  and  before  the  Christian  era  our  ancestral 
halls  in  Scotia  were  trod  by  bravest  sons  and  daughters  of 
the  Clan  MacLean.  But  long  before  that  time,  as  the  great 
waves  of  population  pressed  out  from  the  vast  Asiatic  hive, 
they  ti-aversed  Europe,  leaving  on  every  hand  traces  of  their 
skill,  we  must  know  that  all  Europe  has  felt  the  touch  of 
power  of  those  whose  family  motto  is,  and  ever  shall  be, 
"  Virtue  Mine  Honor." 

If  we  turn  to  sacred  story,  and,  like  the  ancient  Hebrew, 


CLAN    MACLEAN    ASSOCIATION.  73 

trace  along  the  line  backward,  we  come  to  Noah  and  the 
flood,  and  then  there  comes  to  our  lips  unbidden  the  dear 
old  legend,  that  "  The  MacLean  was  there,  and  he  had  a  boat 
of  his  ain,"  with  the  thistle  upraised  for  an  ensign,  and 
in  characters  we  now  decipher  was  the  same  grand  motto, 
"Virtue  Mine  Honor."  But  whence  came  he1?  We  pore 
over  the  Holy  Book,  and  read  of  Enoch  who  "  Walked  with 
God,  and  was  not,  for  God  took  him."  And  as  we  know  in 
our  own  experiences,  as  well  as  from  the  sacred  book,  that 
the  "  God  of  our  fathers  "  changes  not  in  all  the  ages,  but 
has  a  ceaseless  care  for  his  own,  we  can  easily  believe  that 
this  ancient  legend  has  more  than  doubtful  proof  that  the 
sons  of  Enoch  who  followed  in  the  footsteps  of  their  father, 
and  feared  the  Lord,  were  not  all  drowned  in  the  flood,  and 
that  it  might  have  been,  nay,  is  even  probable,  that  the  Mac- 
Lean  did  have  "  a  boat  of  his  own,"  as  well  as  father  Noah. 

If  we  go  back  from  this,  it  is  easy  to  trace  to  one  who 
was  contemporaneous  with  Adam  as  our  ancestors  made  in 
God's  image,  in  the  sweet  valley  of  Eden  so  long  ago. 

But,  Mr.  President,  of  which  of  these  lands  of  our  ancestors 
would  you  have  me  speak.  Eden,  the  mother  of  the  nations, 
Europe,  the  halting  place  of  restless,  energetic  and  ambitious 
Clansmen,  or  Bonnie  Scotland,  and 

"The  Isles  of  the  West,  lovely  Isles  of  the  West, 
As  emeralds  set  in  the  blue  ocean's  breast, 
The  birth  place  of  Clansmen  war-nurtured  and  brave, 
The  home  where  the  tempest-king  rides  on  the  waves  ; 
Where  thunders  roll  on  in  their  terrible  might, 
And  keen  lightnings  dance  on  each  peak  with  delight ; 
Where  morning's  dawn-rays  o'er  the  mountain  crests  run, 
And  gloaming  descends  as  a  sigh  from  the  sun  ; 
When  pale  ghosts  career  in  the  mist-shrouded  hills, 
And  heard  are  the  wails  in  the  songs  of  the  rills  ; 
Where  beauty  is  shrined  in  each  lone  grassy  vale, 


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And  wee  flowerets  laugh  to  the  voice  of  the  gale  ; 

Where  unfettered  peace  as  a  heaven  presides, 

And  Nature's  sweet  loveliness  ever  abides  ; 

Where  maidens  and  youths,  round  their  dim  cottage  fires, 

Exultingly  tell  of  the  deeds  of  their  sires ; 

Or  sing  with  emotion  the  grand  battle  lays, 

Of  heroes  who  fought  in  the  far-away  days, 

For  King  and  for  Chieftain,  for  honor  and  love, 

For  aught  that  would  valor  or  dignity  prove. 

O,  Isles  of  the  West,  ever  bosomed  in  song, 

My  Highland  harp  whispers  —  the  sound  I'll  prolong  ; 

Speak  on,  my  dear  harp  ;  list,  it  trembles  again, 

"Tis  'Virtue  Mine  Honor'  and  dauntless  MacLean." 

Such  descriptions  of  the  lands  of  our  ancestors,  by  one 
who  saw  whereof  she  wrote,  fill  us  with  gladness  to-day,  and 
though  many  have  not  seen,  yet  from  childhood's  days,  we 
have  intuitively  loved  the  names  of  all  the  Western  Isles 
and  coasts  —  ever  the  home  of  the  MacLeans. 

But  when  we  think  of  the  Scot's  Land,  there  come  up  to 
us  not  only  the  breezy  lochs  and  echoing  vales,  the  rock- 
ribbed  hills,  but  the  heather  and  moors,  of  which  poets  have 
sung,  and  song-writers  have  set  in  quaintest  tunes  the  simple 
tales,  like  "Come  O'er  the  Sea,  Charlie,"  and  "Robin  Adair," 
with  such  singular  uniqueness  that  all  the  world  praise  while 
they  enjoy  the  old  songs. 

If  we  speak  of  the  Kirk,  the  schools,  the  castle,  or  the 
cottages  that  commonly  in  all  the  centuries  have  there  been 
friends,  we  can  understand  how  our  ancestors,  coming  down 
from  all  the  Hebrew  race  and  language,  have  been  renowned 
as  watchful  students  of  "  God's  letter  to  His  children,"  and 
have  been  noted  as  deep  scholars  and  earnest  followers  of 
the  Divine  teachings.  So  we  can  understand,  when  they 
have  been  scattered  in  all  lands,  why  they  have,  as  single 
individuals,  been  as  so  many  grains  of  salt,  conserving  ever 


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and  always  the  best  and  holiest  interests  of  the  communities 
in  which  they  dwelt. 

But  while  our  thought  goes  over  and  over  again  "  The 
Tales  of  a  Grandfather,"  and  the  feuds  and  wars  that  so 
decimated  the  ranks  of  the  brave  and  noble  Clan  MacLean  : 
while  we  cannot  but  refer  to  the  barbarian  cruelties  practiced 
by  evictions,  to  drive  out  the  crofters  and  compel  removals 
to  strange  and  far-off  lands,  even  in  late  years.  We  can, 
most  of  us,  turn  with  the  old-time  loyalty  to  the  true,  to  the 
lands  we  live  in  with  a  smile  on  our  faces,  and  a  purpose  to 
do  our  part  as  true  MacLeans  in  every  emergency  of  political 
strife  or  civil  environment,  or  theological  differences,  and 
stand  by  that  which  is  good,  and  that  which  will  produce  the 
greatest  good  to  the  greatest  number,  whether  in  Scotland, 
or  in  Europe,  Australia  or  India,  the  Dominion  of  Canada 
or  the  States.  I  make  no  discrimination  between  those  of 
us  whose  homes  are  in  the  Dominion  or  the  States.  We,  as 
a  race,  are  equally  loyal  to  the  great  principles  of  a  free 
government  for  the  people,  and  by  the  people. 

But,  sir,  I  must  not  trespass  on  the  time.  Having  met 
together  to-night  we  shall  never  be  the  same  men  and  women 
we  have  been  ;  our  views  of  life  and  of  Clanship  have  widened. 
To-night  we  fashion  a  golden  chain  of  friendship,  which, 
strengthened  hy  the  silvery  cord  of  memory,  will  stretch  from 
ocean  to  ocean,  from  time  to  eternity  ;  but  it  can  never  break. 

Chieftain,  Clansmen  : 

May  dear  and  lovely  Scotland,  and  the  lovely  Isles  as  well, 
Our  own  beloved  Homeland,  and  every  State  where  dwell 
The  true  and  loyal  Clansmen,  hear  the  heart-throbs  of  our  joy, 
As  we  weld  the  links  of  friendship,  with  blood  the  sole  alloy  ; 
Let  sweet  and  tender  memories,  like  silver  cords  entwine, 
The  deathless  fame,  and  peerless  names,  along  the  ancestral  line  ; 
Our  children  learn  that  deeds  and  worth,  have  never  been  in  vain, 
So  let  each  son  most  worthy  be,  who  bears  the  name  MacLean. 


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THE   HEROIC   WOMEN   OF   THE   MACLEANS. 
Dr.  Donald  MacLean  (Detroit,  Mich.). 

We  have  now  come  to  the  last  address  of  the  evening, 
said  the  Toast-Master.  We  are  about  to  listen  to  a 
gentleman  who  has  made  a  name  for  himself  in  medi- 
cine and  surgery.  I  ask  your  attention  while  Dr.  Donald 
MacLean  addresses  us  on  "  The  Heroic  Women  of  the 
MacLean." 

Mr.  President,  Clansmen  and  Clanswomen :. 

Leaving  out  of  consideration  for  the  present  those  grand 
characters  who  in  the  past  have  helped  to  write  the  name  of 
our  Clan  on  the  scroll  of  fame,  and  added  in  that  way  a 
glorious  page  to  the  history  of  Scotland,  premit  me  on  the 
present  occasion  to  direct  the  attention  of  my  Clansmen  and 
Clanswomen  to  a  special  class  of  heroic  women  whose  lives 
and  labors,  if  less  conspicious  and  less  known  to  the  world 
at  large,  were  no  less  honorable  to  themselves,  and  no  less 
glorious  in  their  true  heroism  and  their  services  to  humanity 
than  the  other  and  more  prominent  class.  I  refer  to  that  class 
so  touchingly  and  truly  described  in  the  beautiful  Scotish 
lyric,  with  which,  I  have  no  doubt,  you  are  all  familiar : 

The  morn  was  fair,  the  skies  were  clear, 

No  breath  came  o'er  the  sea, 
When  Mary  left  her  Highland  cot 

And  wandered  forth  with  me. 

The  flowers  decked  the  mountain  side, 

And  fragrance  filled  the  vale  ; 
By  far  the  fairest  flower  there 

Was  the  Rose  of  Allandale. 

When'er  I  wandered,  east  or  west, 

When  fate  began  to  lower, 
A  solace  still  was  she  to  me 

In  sorrow's  lonely  hour. 


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When  tempests  lashed  our  gallant  bark, 

And  rent  her  shivering  sail, 
One  maiden  form  withstood  the  storm  ■ — 

'Twas  the  E,ose  of  Allandale. 

And  when  my  fevered  lips  were  parched 

On  Af  ric's  burning  sand, 
She  whispered  hopes  of  happiness 

And  tales  of  distant  land, 

My  life  had  been  a  wilderness, 

By  fortune's  gales  unblest, 
Had  fate  not  linked  my  fate  with  her's  — 

The  Rose  of  Allandale. 

It  is  for  those  women  of  our  Clan  who  have  gone  forth 
from  their  Highland  homes,  sometimes  with  members  of  their 
own  Clan,  sometimes  as  helpmate  and  companion  to  mem- 
bers of  other  Clans  and  other  families,  and  in  the  wilds  of 
America,  in  the  deserts  of  India,  in  short,  in  every  land  and 
every  clime,  have  lived  the  lives  and  wielded  the  influence 
for  good  that  vindicates  their  title  to  the  rank  and  fame  of 
the  true  heroine.  It  is,  I  say,  for  this  class  that  in  all 
confidence  I  ask  your  loving  and  grateful  consideration  on 
this  joyous  occasion. 

I  would  like,  if  time  permitted,  to  sketch  briefly  for  you 
the  chief  points  in  the  eventful  career  of  one  such  individual 
of  this  class  of  heroines.  The  one,  viz.,  of  whom  I  know- 
most,  and  of  whom  I  have  the  best  right  to  speak,  the  one 
who  has  watched  over  and  cared  for  and  guided  and  helped 
my  life  from  the  moment  I  drew  my  first  breath  even  until 
now,  and  to  whom  I  am  indebted  for  anything  in  the  way 
of  success  or  usefulness  which  I  may  have  achieved.  Born 
and  brought  up  in  the  midst  of  all  the  romantic  and  inspiring 
surroundings  of  her  Highland  home  in  the  Isle  of  Mull,  from 
the  loving  recollections  of  which  I  know  that  she  was  able 

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to  evolve  thoughts  and  suggestions  which  cheered  and  sup- 
ported heart  and  soul,  and  carried  her  safely  through  a  long 
life  of  more  than  ordinary  vicissitudes  and  trial,  and,  I  may 
acid,  usefulness. 

Married  about  the  age  of  seventeen,  under  the  guiding 
influence  (as  she  has  always  believed)  of  two  supreme  direct- 
ing powers,  viz.,  first,  the  hand  of  "  Him  who  doeth  all  things 
well,"  and  second,  the  irresistible  power  of  romantic  Higland 
love.  With  the  husband  of  her  choice,  who  had  had  the 
great  misfortune  to  lose  his  eyesight  in  boyhood,  with  him 
she  emigrated  to  the  backwoods  of  America,  with  the  firm 
determination  to  overcome  all  obstacles,  and  by  brave  united 
effort,  to  hew  out  and  build  up  a  local  habitation  and  a  name 
for  themselves. 

Nor  was  this  determination  ever  shaken  or  departed  from  ; 
on  the  contrary,  all  that  it  involved,  including  losses  by 
fire,  by  tempest,  by  shipwreck,  by  sickness,  by  affliction,  was 
met  with  the  fidelity,  the  patience,  the  unflinching  courage 
of  the  true  heroine,  until  now,  at  the  age  of  74,  from  the 
quiet,  peaceful  home  in  the  bosom  of  her  family,  surrounded 
by  many  children  and  grand-children,  she  authorizes  me  to 
convey  to  you,  her  Clansmen  and  Clanswomen  assembled 
here,  her  cordial  greeting,  and  I  am  sure  I  may  truthfully 
add  the  benediction,  not  only  of  a  true  heroine,  but  of  a  good 
old  woman. 

It  would  be  very  difficult  to  over-estimate  the  value  to  the 
many  people  in  many  lands  whose  lives  have  been  touched 
and  elevated  by  the  benign  influences  of  such  examples  as 
the  heroic  women  of  our  Clan  have  each  one,  in  her  own] 
special  sphere,  furnished  wherever  her  lot  has  been  cast.  My  j 
only  regret  is  that  this  important  and  inspiring  toast  had  not  I 
been  allotted  to  some  one  more  competent  to  do  it  the  justice  1 
it  deserves. 


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After  drinking  to  the  health  of  the  Chief,  Penny- 
cross  and  lady,  and  Lady  MacLean,  the  banqueters 
adjourned  to  their  several  places  of  entertainment. 

VII.  —  The  Concert. 

An  invitation  having  been  received  from  the  Armour 
Packing  Company  to  visit  their  industry,  a  special 
train  was  furnished  by  the  Lake  Shore  and  Michigan 
Southern  Railway,  and  at  nine  o'clock  a.  m.,  of  the 
16th,  the  MacLeans  left  the  Rock  Island  Depot  for 
the  stockyards,  slaughter  and  packing  houses  of  the 
Armour  Company.  A  guide  was  furnished  the  party,, 
and  two  assistant  superintendents  went  along  to  give 
information.  At  one  o'clock  p.  m.,  the  party  returned 
to  Headquarters.  The  rooms  were  kept  open  until 
five  o'clock  p.  m. 

The  festivities  were  to  conclude  by  a  concert,  given 
in  Central  Music  Hall,  at  eight  o'clock  p.  m.  This  was 
to  be  held  jointly  by  the  MacLean  Association  and  the 
Highland  Association  of  Illinois.  The  programme  was 
as  follows : 

1.  Organ  Voluntary  (with  Scotch  Melodies), ....  Miss  Viola  McLean 

2.  Selected  Airs, 48th  Highlanders'  Pipe  Band,  Toronto 

3.  Vocal  Solo  —  "Come  O'er  the  Stream,  Charlie, 

Miss  Helen  Maclean 

4.  Vocal  Solo —  "The  Highlandman's  Toast,". . .  .Win.  MacKenzie 

5.  Recitation —  "The  Dowie  Dens  of  Yarrow," T.  W.  Stewart 

6.  Violin  Solo  —  "  Scotch  Fantasia, " Charles  D'Almaine 

7.  Vocal  Solo  —  ' '  Land  of  the  Leal, " MacKenzie  Gordon 

8.  Dance  —  "  Highland  Fling," Fred  Riddle 

9.  Vocal  Solo  —  "My  Heart's  in  the  Highlands,"  Miss  Viola  McLean 
10.  Selections, 4Sth  Highlanders'  Pipe  Band 


82  FIRST    ANNUAL    GATHERING 

11.  Vocal  Solo —  "  Robin  Adair," Miss  Carrie  Baenziger 

12.  Vocal  Solo  —  "Scots  Wha  Hae," Win,  MacKenzie 

13.  Recitation  —  "  Geordie  Johnstone,'' T.  M.  Stewart 

14.  Humorous  Song —  "  Oh,  .Johnny,  You're  a  Dandy," 

, A.  S.  Macreadie 

15.  Solo  —  ' '  Mary  of  Argyle, " MacKenzie  Gordon 

16.  Violin  Selections, Charles  D'Almaine 

17.  Dance  —  "  Sword  Dance," Fred  Riddle 

18.  Song  and  Chorus —  "Will  ye  no  Come  Back  Again,". . . . 

Miss  Viola  McLean 

As  every  one  of  the  participants  was   encored,  ifc 

would  prove  that  their  performance  was  not  only  well 

executed,  but  there  was  also  an  appreciative  audience. 

The  MacLeans  turned  out  to  the  concert  in  full  force. 

Many  were  noticed  in  the  audience  who  had  not  attended 

the  previous  meetings. 
1 

VIII.  —  Remarks. 

Many  of  the  MacLeans  now  took  their  departure  for 
their  respective  homes.  Others  remained  longer,  that 
they  might  continue  to  visit  the  World's  Columbian 
Exposition  for  a  few  days. 

The  Chief  of  the  Clan  took  his  departure  for  home, 
going  by  the  way  of  Toronto.  Here  a  banquet  was 
given  him  on  Monday  evening,  June  26th,  which  was 
fully  reported  in  The  Scottish  Canadian  of  the  29th. 
From  there  he  proceeded  to  New  York,  and  was  again 
entertained  by  the  Clansmen.  On  July  5th  he  sailed 
on  board  the  Steamship  Germanic  for  Liverpool.  In 
a  private  letter  to  Mrs.  J.  P.  MacLean  —  the  latest 
advice  received  from  him — we  are  informed  that  he 
reached  Queenstown  on  July  12th.     In  the  letter  he 


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takes  occasion  to  say:  "I  deeply  appreciate  the  courtesy 
my  Clansmen  showed  me  and  the  warm-hearted  recep- 
tion I  received.  I  must  express  my  regret  that  I  was 
unable  to  converse  with  many  of  the  older  members 
of  the  Clan,  who,  in  spite  of  their  age,  came  from  far 
and  wide  to  welcome  their  Chief." 

The  Chieftain  MacLean  of  Pennycross  remained 
in  Chicago  for  several  days,  that  he  might  the  more 
leisurely  take  in  the  Columbian  Exposition  and  view 
such  places  of  interest  as  Chicago  afforded.  From  there 
he  went  to  Detroit.  On  July  12th  he  arrived,  accom- 
panied by  Mrs.  MacLean,  at  Greenville,  Ohio,  where 
he  took  a  much  needed  rest.  July  19th,  he  left  for 
Toronto,  where,  at  this  writing,  he  now  is. 

The  weather  during  the  festival  was  all  that  could 
be  desired.     The  exposition  was  nearly  completed. 

The  Chief  and  Chieftain  made  a  very  favorable  and 
lasting  impression  on  their  Clansmen.  All  were  free 
to  express  their  feelings,  and  declared  an  honorable 
pride  in  the  distinguished  guests. 

It  was  a  matter  of  some  pride  to  the  writer  of  this, 
in  looking  into  the  faces  of  those  at  the  banquet,  to 
recognize  that  nearly  all  either  possessed  a  copy,  or 
else  had  read,  his  "History  of  the  Clan  MacLean," 


84  FIRST    ANNUAL    GATHERING 


A  LIST  OF  THOSE  PRESENT  AT  THE  BANQUET. 


I  have  put  forth  every  endeavor  to  make  this  list 
complete.  Seventy  of  the  names  I  was  able  to  call ; 
several  I  have  added  after  an  extensive  correspondence, 
and  a  few  were  afforded  from  the  treasurer's  books. 
About  one-third  I  have  been  unable  to  secure.  Be- 
lieving the  list  should  be  preserved,  I  give  it  in  this 
incomplete  state  : 


Sir  Fitzroy  Donald  MacLean,  Bart.,  Chief  of  the  Clan, 

Archibald  John  MacLean  of  Pennycross, 

Mrs.  MacLean  of  Pennycross, 

J.  0.  Maclean, Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

Dr.  Robert  A.  McLean, San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Mrs.  Robert  A.  McLean, ,,  h  m 

M.  H.  De Young, „ 

Mrs.  M.  H.  DeYoung, 

Major  Hugh  H.  McLean, St.  John,  N.  B.,  Canada. 

Mrs.  Hugh  H.  McLean, m         m         h  n 

Harry  P.  McLean, n         n         ..  m 

Hector  MacLean, Bridgetown,  N.  S.,     n 

Miss  Jarvis  Flora  Maclean, Guelph,  Ont.,  Canada. 

Allan  MacLean, Kingston,  Ont.,  Canada. 

W.  A.  McLean, Owen  Sound,  Ont.,  Canada. 

Frank  W.  McLean, Toronto,  Ont.,  Canada. 

Lieut.  Hugh  C.  McLean, 

Capt.  J.  B.  McLean, 

John  McLean, 

W.  B.  Maclean, 

Mrs.  W.  B.  Maclean, 

Wallace  McLean 


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Mrs.  Wallace  McLean, Toronto,  Ont, ,  Canada. 

Miss  Lucy  Howard  Maclean, n  n  n 

Miss  Maclean  Howard, . , m  n  i 

Mrs.  Maclean  Davidson, Canada. 

David  McLean, Danbury,  Conn. 

Mrs.  David  McLean M  „ 

Mrs.  Sallie  P.  McL.  Greene, ....  Simsbury,     n 

Mrs.  Helen  McL.  Kimball, Washington,  D.  C. 

Alexander  McLean,  Jr 1320  Dunning  Street,  Chicago,  111. 

Arthnr  A.  Maclean, Monadnock  Building,         M  ,, 

Mrs.  Arthur  A.  Maclean, Chicago,  111. 

Capt.  Archibald  B.  McLean, ....  M         M 

Mrs.  Archibald  B.  McLean, „         „ 

Archibald  B.  McLean,  Jr LaSalle  Street,  Chicago,  111. 

Mrs.  Archibald  B.  McLean,  Jr., .         ,,  M  M         ,, 

A.  0.  McLain, Board  Trade  Building,  Chicago,  111. 

Mrs.  A.  O.  McLain, 

Charles  McLean, 

Charles  R.  McLain, Board  Trade  Building,  Chicago,  111. 

Mrs.  Charles  R.  McLain, 

Judge  Eugene  Carey, Chicago,  111. 

Donald  MacLean, 489  So.  Halstead  St.,  n  u 

James  A.  McLean, Chicago,  111. 

Mrs.  James  A.  McLean, n         n 

James  A.  McLane, 100  Washington  St.,  Chicago,  111. 

John  L.  McLean, 351  Rush  Street,  m  m 

John  W.  McLean, 44  State  Street,  u  n 

Mrs.  John  W.  McLean, Chicago,  111. 

Peter  MacLean, m         n 

Mrs.  Peter  MacLean, n         n 

Samuel  A.  McLean,  Jr n         » 

Mrs.  Samuel  A.  McLean,  Jr., . . .         „         n 

Miss  Viola  McLean, m         m 

W.  A.  McLean, 4001  Grand  Boulevard,  Chicago,  111. 

Mrs.  W.  A.  McLean, m         n  tt  n         n 

Thomas  A.  Maclean, Monadnock  Building,  n         n 

Mrs.  Thomas  A.  Maclean, Chicago,  111. 

Mrs.  Wood  McLean, n         n 

Mrs.  Agnes  McL.  Foss, n         m 

Morse, n         n 


86  FIRST    ANNUAL    GATHERING 

Mrs.  Morse, Chicago,  111. 

H.  Memory, n         n 

William  Fraser, Elgin,        n 

Dr.  C.  T.  McLean, Hallsville,  111. 

Hon.  Alexander  McLean, Macomb,       n 

B.  F.  McLean, 

Dr.  John  McLean, Pullman,       M 

Mrs.  John  McLean, n  m 

Guy  McLean, ir  n 

Miss  Maud  Cameron, m  n 

Archibald  Maclean, , Rockford,     n 

Mrs.  Archibald  Maclean, n  n 

Miss  Helen  Maclean, n  n 

William  McLean, Tampico,       n 

Dr.  J.  W.  McLean, Fayette,  Iowa. 

J.  W.  McLean, College  Springs,  Iowa. 

Mrs.  J.  W.  McLean, m  n 

Lachlan  McLean, Wichita,  Kansas. 

Thomas  K.  McLean, n  n 

Dr.  Donald  MacLean, .Detroit,  Mich. 

Mrs.  Donald  MacLean, n  n 

Richard  Earle  MacLean, Escanaba,   M 

D.  T.  Macdonald, Red  Jacket,  Mich. 

John  T.  McLean, Clarke,  Neb. 

Mrs.  John  T.  McLean, m         m 

Daniel  MacLean, Omaha,      M 

Donald  McLean, Louisiana,  Missouri. 

Dr.  James  Maxwell, Tobermory,  Isle  of  Mull. 

Dr.  Thomas  Neil  McLean, Elizabeth,  N.  J. 

Rev.  Calvin  B.  McLean, Palmyra,        n 

Mrs.  Sarah  McL.  Abernethy, 39  West  56th  St.,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

Hon.  Donald  McLean 170  Broadway,  n         m  m 

Mrs.  Donald  McLean, n  k         n  ■■ 

Mrs.  Helen  McL.  Wotherspoon,.  119  West  11th  St.,    ,. 

William  W.  Wotherspoon, m  m      n         n  m 

Mrs.  Harriet  McL.  Ammous, Franklin,  Ohio. 

E.  L.  McClain, Greenfield,     n 

Mrs.  E.  L.  McClain, 

John  P.  MacLean, Greenville,     ,. 

Mrs.  John  P.  MacLean, n  n 


CLAN    MACLEAN    ASSOCIATION. 

Dr.  J.  T.  Maclean, New  Philadelphia. 

Mrs.  Eda  W.  Maclean,  M.  D.,  . .     m 

Archibald  McLean, Bradford,  Pa. 

Mrs.  Archibald  McLean, n  «  ■ 

William  Arch.  McClain, Gettysburg,  Pa. 

Mrs.  William  Arch.  McClain, .. 

Miss  Olivia  C.  McClain, u  n 

Mrs.  H.  W.  Wilkinson, Providence,  R.  I. 

Miss  Anna  Reed  Wilkinson,  ... .         n  ■■ 

Hiram  H.  McLane, San  Antonio,  Texas. 

Mrs.  Hiram  H.  McLane, n  n 

Roderick  M.  McLean, Spokane  Falls,  Wash. 

Dr.  Thomas  B.  McLain, Wheeling,  W.  Va. 

Mrs.  Thomas  B.  McLain, ■■ 

Colin  C.  McLean, Janesville,  Wis. 

Mrs.  Colin  C.  McLean, n  n 

George  C.  McLean, n  n 

Mrs.  George  C.  McLean, n  ir 

Dr.  W.  F.  McLean, Elyria,  Ohio. 

D.  T.  Macdonald, Calumet,  Mich. 

Malcolm  MacLean, Ogalalla,  Neb. 

Dr.  Donald  McLean, Denver,  Col. 

Mrs.  Donald  McLean, i  n 


LIST  OF  OFFICERS  AND  MEMBERS 

OP 

CLAN   MACLEAN  ASSOCIATION. 


PRESIDENT: 
William  A.  McLean,  4001  Grand  Boulevard,  Chicago,  111. 

TREASURERS : 

Arthur  A.  Maclean,  Monadnock  Building,  Chicago,  111. 
Thomas  A.  Maclean,  Monadnock  Building,  Chicago,  111. 

SECRETARIES : 

S.  P.  Maclean,  Tribune  Building,  Chicago,  111. 

Arthur  A.  Maclean,  Monadnock  Building,  Chicago,  111. 

CORRESPONDING  SECRETARY: 
John  P.  MacLean,  Greenville,  Ohio. 

MEMBERS: 

Agnes  M.  Maclean, Berkeley,  Cal. 

J.  O.  Maclean, Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

Rev.  Dr.  J.  K.  McLean, Oakland,  ,. 

R.  McKillicun, .,  „ 

Dr.  Robert  A.  McLean, San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Major  Hugh  H.  McLean, St.  John,  N.  B.,  Canada. 

Hector  MacLean, Bridgetown,  N.  S.,  Canada. 

Rev.  Archibald  McLean, Blyth,  Out.,  n 

W.  H.  McLean, Crinan,     .,  I( 

D.  J.  McLain, Fort  Erie,  Ont.,  „ 

Archibald  McLean, Glencoe,  Ontario,  Can. 

Allan  MacLean, Kingston,       n  ,i 

W.  A.  McLean Owen  Sound,  Ont.,     „ 

Capt.  J.  B.  McLean, Toronto,  Ont. ,  Canada. 

Frank  W.  McLean, M  „  „ 

G.  D.  McClain, Denver,  Colo. 


90  MEMBERS   OF   CLAN    MACLEAN   ASSOCIATION. 

David  McLean, Danbury,  Conn. 

Mrs.  Helen  McL.  Kimball, Washington,  D.  C. 

Lieut.  Walter  McLean,  U.  S.  N.,  „  „ 

A.  McLean, Chicago,  111. 

Angus  A.  Maclean, , . . ,  ,i         n 

Capt.  Archibald  B.  McLean, ....         n         „ 

Archibald  B.  McLean, LaSalle  Street,  Chicago,  111. 

A.  0.  McLean, Board  Trade  Building,  Chicago,  111. 

Charles  II.  McLain, n  n  m 

Charles  Maclean, Chicago,  111. 

Donald  MacLean, 489  So.  Halstead  St. ,  Chicago,  111. 

Frank  Maclean, Chicago,  111. 

James  A.  McLane, 100  Washington  St.,  Chicago,  I1L 

John  W.  McLean, 44  State  Street,  Chicago,  111. 

Rev.  Lachlan  Maclean, Chicago,  111. 

M.  A.  Maclean, ,,         ,, 

Peter  Maclean it 

Samuel  A.  McLean,  Jr, , m         m 

W.  H.  McLean, , 

Mrs.  Agnes  McL.  Foss, M         >■ 

John  H.  McKay, „         „ 

William  Fraser, Elgin,        n 

John  McLean, Grand  Crossing,  111. 

Dr.  C.  T.  McLean, Hallsville, 

Alexander  McLean, Joliet, 

J.  M.  McLean, Kingston, 

Hon.  Alexander  McLean, Macomb, 

B.  F.  McLean, 

Dr.  John  McLean, Pullman, 

Guy  McLean, >. 

Louis  A.  McLean, Urbana, 

J.  L.  McLean, Winnebago, 

Prof.  H.  Z.  McLain, Crawfordsville,  Ind. 

Mrs.  Catharine  McL.  New, Indianapolis,  n 

J.  W.  McLean, College  Springs,  Iowa. 

S.  V.  Smith, Davenport,  n 

Dr.  J.  W.  McLean Fayette,  n 

Hon.  Emlin  McClain, Iowa  City,  n 

Lachlan  McLean, Wichita,  Kan. 

Thomas  K.  McLean, n  ■■ 


MEMBERS   OF  CLAN    MACLEAN  ASSOCIATION.  91 

Carey  McLain, Wellsville,  Kansas. 

■George  C.  McClean, Springfield,  Mass. 

S.  Adelbert  McLean, Bay  City,  Mich. 

Dr.  Donald  MacLean, Detroit,         n 

Richard  E.  MacLean, Escanaba,     n 

T.  D.  Macdonald, Red  Jacket,  Mich. 

Dr.  John  McLean, Morehead,  Minn. 

William  McLean, Albion,  Nebraska. 

John  T.  McLean, Clarke,  m 

Malcolm  Maclean, Ogalalla,        n 

Daniel  Maclean, Omaha,  n 

Dr.  Thomas  Neil  McLean, Elizabeth,  N.  J. 

Rev.  Calvin  B.  McLean Palmyra,        n 

Charles  McLean, New  York,  N.  Y. 

Hon.  Donald  McLean, 170  Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

Mrs.  Sarah  McL.  Abemethy,  . .  .39  West  56  St.,   ,, 

Mrs.  Helen  McL.  Wotherspoon,  .119  West  11th  St.,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

Dr.  W.  F.  McLean, Elyria,  Ohio. 

J.  L.  McLean, Massillon,  Ohio. 

C.  M.  Russell, 

Dr.  J.  T.  Maclean, New  Philadelphia,  Ohio. 

Elsmore  T.  King, Richwood,  ■■ 

William  McLean, ,  Toledo,  n 

Archibald  McLean, Bradford,  Pa. 

Judge  William  McClain, Gettysburg,  Pa. 

William  Arch.  McClain, m  .. 

John  McLean, Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Hector  McLean, Sugar  Grove,     n 

John  McLean, u  m  m 

Mrs.  H.  W.  Wilkinson, Providence,  R.  I. 

Joseph  Maclean, Knoxville,  Tenn. 

Hiram  H.  McLane, San  Antonio,  Texas. 

Martin  McLean, Davenport,  Washington. 

Roderick  McLean, Spokane  Falls,        m 

Dr.  Thomas  B.  McLain, Wheeling,  West  Va. 

Colin  C.  McLean, Janesville,  Wis. 

George  C.  McLean, ..  n 

William  C.  McLean, Menomonie,  Wis. 

Miss  Sarah  McLean Milwaukee,      n