May-­‐June  2014  

The Caledonian              Published  by  The  Caledonian  Society  of  Hawaii  

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Hawaiian  Scottish  Festival  2014    The  Hawaiian  Scottish  Association  presented  the  2014  Festival  at  a  new  venue:  the  McCoy  Pavilion  in  Ala  Moana  Park.    While  not  as  open  as  at  Kapiolani  Park,   it  was  an  area  that  provided  more   protection   against   a   windy   weekend.   Competitive  Highland  dancers  were   inside  on  a   stage   just   across   from   the  Clan   areas   and   the   Children’s   booth.     Vendors   were   in   the  hallways   and   in   the   open   area   on   the   Ewa   side.     Music   and  dance   groups   entertained   from   the   main   stage   in   the   pools  courtyard,  where   several   vendors   sold   food,   including   Scotch  eggs   and   alcoholic   beverages.   Athletics   were   just   outside   the  gate  on  the  Ala  Moana  side.    It’s  hard  to  beat  the  foot  traffic  you  get   by   being   at   Kapiolani   Park,   but   beachgoers   were   curious  and  wandered  over  too.    Stay  tuned  to  hear  if  the  HSA  decides  to   try   this   again   or   return   to   Kapiolani   Park   after   the  renovation  of  the  Park.                 The  Caledonian  Society  booth  at  McCoy  Pavilion    The  Society  is  pleased  to  welcome  eleven  new  members  who  signed  up  at  the  Festival  this  year.    We  hope  they  will  be   attending  many  of   the   events   during   the  next   year,  which   is   our  50th  Anniversary.     Please  welcome  Catriona  Duncan  MacDonald  Beck,  Vivian  Child,  Gail  Chang,  Linda  Dalrymple,  Erin  Fitch,  Heather  Hutchison,  Kurt  &  Faaki  Richter,  Cheryl  Parker,  Kaui  Poaha,  and  Genie  Werbel.    Also  sending  in  membership  after  the  Festival  are  Bob  and  Janet  Finley  and  John  Sauget.    

                            RSCDS  Tea  Tent  booth       Athletics  in  Ala  Moana  Park                Ron  MacPherson—                                          Military  Order  of  the  Purple  Heart    Caledonian  Society  Annual  Renewal  Drive  The  $20  membership  renewal  drive  begins  May  1.    The  Society  membership  year  runs  from  July  1  to  June  30.    Now  is  the  time  to  renew  your  annual  dues  for  2014-­‐2015.  Use  the  renewal  form  found  in  this  newsletter  on  the  inserted  page.    If  you  are  a  Life  Member  please  consider  donating  to  the  Society.    We  are  a  501c(3)  tax  exempt  organization.    All  donations  are  greatly  appreciated  to  help  pay  our  regular  expenses  such  as  the  newsletter  and  mailings,  insurance,  venue  rentals,  and  other  program  expenses.    Life  member  donations  can  also  be  specified  for  the  SERG  fund.      

  2  The  Chieftain’s  Column:  From  the  Craig  

I’d like to devote my column this issue on the national historic landmark Scottish vessel, Falls of Clyde. Built in Port Glasgow, Scotland in 1878, the Falls of Clyde has resided in Honolulu Harbor since 1963. She was twice restored, but was left to deteriorate since 1988. In 2008, Friends of Falls of Clyde (FFOC), a 510(c)(3) charitable organization took ownership with the mission to preserve and restore the historic ship. Over the past five years FFOC has worked toward getting the ship into drydock for hull repair and preservation. FFOC is finally at the point of getting into drydock at Pacific Shipyard in Honolulu Harbor. A capital campaign has started to

raise the funds needed to pay for the drydock and scope of work. The Caledonian Society donated money to Friends of Falls of Clyde in the past and we want to support the drydock this year. I am suggesting that Caledonian Society members interested in making a tax-deductible donation can do so in one of two ways. First, make a direct donation to Friends of Falls of Clyde at P.O. Box 4674, Honolulu, HI 96812. The second way would be to make a tax-deductible donation to The Caledonian Society of Hawaii specifically for support of the Falls of Clyde drydock. Our address is P.O. Box 4164, Honolulu, HI 96812. Either way, the money will go to Friends of Falls of Clyde and be a tax-deductible donation to you. I must declare that I am also president of Friends of Falls of Clyde, but I do not see any conflict of interest as The Caledonian Society has always supported the ship. Slainte,    Bruce  McEwan,  Chieftain  Member  News  May   Birthdays       Jeannette   Ainlay,   Susan   Anderson,   Stephen  Craven,  Stuart  Donachie,  Ching  Hsin  Duncan,  Walter  Killough,  Ian  Laing,   Beth  MacNeill,   Mary   O’Brien-­‐Ichikawa,   Dexel   Peters,   Cliff  Poteet,  Irene  Robertson,  Doug  Stiles.  

 

June  Birthdays      Catriona  Beck,  Lesley  Brey,    Jean  Bruce,  James  Burgess,  Vivian  Child,    Pauline  Labrie,  Robert  McCallum,  Desi  Poteet,    Wendy  Sherman  

Former  Council  Member  Bob  Walden  (left)  has  agreed  to  finish  the  term  of  Lee  Shellko  who  has  had  to  resign  due  to  work  demands.    Thank  you  Lee,  and  welcome  back  Bob.      Nancy   Smiley   and   Larry   Phillips   had   shoulder   surgery   during   the   past   couple   of   months.     Both   are  recovering   very   well.     Jim   Redmond   had   knee   replacement   surgery   in   April.     He   is   also   doing   well   now.    Brenda  Reichel  has  been  recovering  from  surgery  due  to  a  fall.    We  hope  everyone  is  being  careful  out  there!    June  28,  2014:    Annual  General  Meeting  of   the  Caledonian  Society.    Oahu  Country  Club  luncheon.    An  interesting  historical  program  is  being  planned.    More  information  will  be  forthcoming.      Please  note  change:  A  New  Members’  Party  originally  scheduled  for  April,  will  be  held  later  in  the  year.    Also,  a  field  trip,  we  had  hoped  to  offer  in  May,  proved  impossible  to  schedule  smoothly,  so  has  been  cancelled.    The   Society   Library   has  been  moved  but   is   in  dire  need  of  a  new  home.  Please  email  Lillian  Cunningham  (lillianc@hawaii.edu)   or   Susan  MacKinnon   (susanmack1@mac.com)   if   you  have   space  or   an   idea   for  us.     The  HSA  also  needs  space  for  a  container  for  the  Games  equipment.  Let  us  know  your  ideas!    

 

Flowers of the Forest Russell  Alfred  Fraser  passed  away  on  March  10,  2014.    A  memorial  service  and  luncheon  in  his  honor  will  be  held  on  Sunday,  April  27th  at  the  Honolulu  Elks  Lodge,  2933  Kalakaua  Ave.,  at  11:00   am,   valet   parking   available.     Russell   grew   up   in   Brooklyn,   New   York.   He   attended  Dartmouth   College   under   the   U.S.   Navy’s   V-­‐12   program:   A.B.   1947;   Ph.D.   Harvard   University,  1950.  He  was  a  Shakespearean  scholar,  biographer,  travel  writer,  essayist,  and  fiction  writer—he  was  a   true  man  of   letters.  He  wrote  or  edited  20  books.  His   last  book  was  Sojourner  in  Islamic  Lands  (South  Carolina,  2014).    Among  his  writings  were  two  travel  essays  on  Scotland,  which  he  included   in   his   book   From   China   to   Peru,   A   Memoir   of   Travel   (South   Carolina,   2009).     Other  publications   include  The  End  of  an  Old  Song,   published   by   Sewanee  Review   (Fall   2007),   and   a  completed  but,  as  yet,  unpublished  novel  about  Prince  Charlie  and  Sir  Simon  Fraser  called  Charlie  &  the  Fox.      He  was  a  gifted  and  popular  teacher  at  UCLA,  Duke,  Princeton  (Associate  Dean  of  the  Graduate  School),  Columbia,  Vanderbilt  (Chair  of  the  English  Department),  and  the  University  of  Michigan  (Chair  of  the  English  Department  and  Director  of  the  Medieval  and  Renaissance  Collegium,  which  he  founded).  At  Michigan,  he  received  a  Distinguished  Faculty  Achievement  Award,  and  retired  as   Austin   Warren   Professor   of   English   Language   and   Literature   Emeritus.   Among   his   many  awards  and  fellowships,  he  was  a  Guggenheim  Fellow,  a  Senior  Fulbright-­‐Hays  Scholar,  and  a  Rockefeller  Resident  Scholar  at  Villa  Serbelloni,  Bellagio,  Italy.  He  was  a  visiting  professor  at  the  University  of  Hawaii  in  1982.  He  loved  baseball  (the  Brooklyn  Dodgers,   the   Mets),   early   jazz,   Scottish   history,   and   the   aloha   spirit   of   Hawaii.     He   is   survived   by   his   wife   of   33   years,  Caledonian  member  Mary  Zwiep  (Fraser),  two  children  from  his  first  marriage,  Karen  and  Alexander,  three  grandchildren,  and  one  great-­‐grandchild.    Contributions  may  be  made  in  Russell’s  name  to  the  National  Association  of  Scholars,  www.nas.org,    or  The  Caledonian  Society  of  Hawaii,  P.O.  Box  4164,  Honolulu,  HI  96812.

  3  Scottish  Education  Research  Grant  (SERG)  By   vote   of   the   Society   Council   at   the   April   meeting,   Colleen   Patton   has   been  awarded  a  second  SERG  grant  of  $2,000  for  a  Gaelic  language  project  in  Scotland  in  2014.  Congratulations,  Colleen!      This  summer  Colleen  will  administer  and  analyze  a  2nd  round  of  surveys  to  short  course  students  of  the  Gaelic  language  at  Sabhal  Mòr  Ostaig,  the  Gaelic  college  on  the  Isle  of  Skye.    This  will  be  a  refinement  and  continuation  of  the  survey  project  she   did   last   year.   In   addition   she   will   also   attend   an   academic   conference   in  Edinburgh  called  Rannsachadh  na  Gàidhlig  2014,  which  explores  topics  of  Gaelic  research.      Last  year’s  study  became  part  of  Colleen’s  portfolio  toward  her  MA  in  linguistics,  which  she  receives  from  UH-­‐Manoa  this  spring.  The  project    and  its  results  were  also  favorably  received  in  presentations  she  made  to  the  UHM  Linguistics  department  and  to  an  academic  conference  in  Hilo  on  Stabilizing  Indigenous  Languages.    In  the  fall  Colleen  will  begin  work  on  her  PhD  in  linguistics  at  the  University  of  Arizona,  where  she  will  maintain  contact  with  a  native  speaker  of  Gaelic  from  Skye,  who  teaches  both  in  Arizona  and  on  the  Island  of  Skye  and  whom  Colleen  enjoyed  working  with  last  summer.  Her  focus  as  a  PhD  scholar  will  be  on  revitalization  of  endangered  languages.    At   last   fall’s   St   Andrew’s   luncheon,   Society  members   enjoyed   Colleen’s   enthusiastic   presentation   about   her   experiences   on  Skye  in  2013.  Colleen  has  since  participated  in  several  Society  events  and  spent  time  talking  to  people  about  the  Gaelic  at  our  Festival  table.  We  happily  look  forward  to  hearing  from  her  again  next  fall  or  winter  with  reports  on  her  second  project.  She  has   also   offered   to  make   a   lasting   gift   to   the   Society   of   a   Skye/Sabhal  Mòr  Ostaig   photo   album   along  with   common  Gaelic  phrases  and  landmark  names.    By  fostering  Colleen’s  interest  in  the  Gaelic  language  and  helping  to  develop  her  scholarly  career,  the  two  SERG  grants  she  has  received  will  serve  not  only  Colleen  herself,  but  may  also  help  to  perpetuate  the  Gaelic  language  and  Highland  culture—a  little  gift  from  Hawaii  back  to  Scotland.      

More  pictures  from  the  Highland  Festival  April  5-­‐6    

                                                                          Clan  Gunn  at  Festival                      Members  of  the  Celtic  Pipes  &  Drums                  Chuck  Jamison    

                                                                     Walt  Herring  &  Heather  MacGregor      Looking  at  the  map  of  Scottish  clans   Relaxing  after  a  battle  well  fought!    

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Council  Contacts  Officers  Chieftain  Bruce  McEwan        538-­‐7707  mcewanb001@hawaii.rr.com      Vice  Chieftain  Susan  MacKinnon                            591-­‐9398  susanmack1@mac.com      Secretary  Larry  Phillips        621-­‐6622  jlphil1@hawaiiantel.net                Membership  Secretary      Jeannie  Ferrier    593-­‐0966  jeferrier@msn.com      Treasurer  Janice  Chadwick      927-­‐8004  janinhawaii@earthlink.net  Directors    Dee  Anderson  312-­‐1227  danderson22@hawaii.rr.com    Barbara  Coons    521-­‐7022      BFCoons@aol.com    Lillian  Cunningham    538-­‐7707      lillianc@hawaii.edu    Jackie  Phillips    621-­‐6622      jlphil1@hawaiiantel.net  Jim  Redmond    262-­‐9145      jredmond@hawaii.edu        Donald  Reynolds  261-­‐3670  donaldreynolds@hawaiiantel.net    Richard  Sherman    554-­‐7456  richard@amorekai.com    Bob  Walden    348-­‐4868    walden33@hotmail.com    Society  Website      Ken  Barclay  Barclay@hawaii.rr.com  The  Caledonian  Newsletter    Susan  MacKinnon  &    Lillian  Cunningham    Newsletter  Mailing    Jackie  &  Larry  Phillips  Tech  Support  Brian  Richardson          

 Big  24-­‐Hour  Dance  Party  Watch   for   more   information   on   the   Hawaii   version   of   the   BIG  “24-­‐Hour   Worldwide   Ceilidh”   to   be   held   on   June   21.     This   is  actually  a  series  of  parties,  each  scheduled  for  7:30  pm  local  time  and  doing  the  same  program  of  “Ceilidh  Dances.”    After   the   first  party   in   New   Zealand,   parties   will   follow   the   clock   around   the  world,  with  the  last  one  here  in  Hawaii  almost  24  hours  later,  still  on  June  21  at  7:30  pm  local  time.      Ceilidh  dances  are  easy  dances,  often  done  at  parties  in  Scotland,  and   fairly   simple   for   beginners   to   learn,   so   non-­‐dancers   are  especially  invited  to  join  in.  Interested  Caledonians  are  invited  to  save  the  date  as  the  local  branch    of  RSCDS  completes  its  party  plans.    The  worldwide  party  is  organized  by  the  Royal  Scottish  Country  Dance   Society   (RSCDS)   to   celebrate   the   Commonwealth   Games,  the   huge  multi-­‐sports   event  which  will   open   in   Glasgow   in   late  July  with  teams  competing  from  all  over  the  Commonwealth.    Whisky  Returns  to  Glasgow  At  one  time,  Queen’s  Dock  in  Glasgow  was  the  heart  of  Scotland’s  whisky  industry  with  boats  carrying  cargoes  of  Scotch  leaving  like  clockwork  for  ports  throughout  the  world.    And  soon  the  area  will  be  embracing  this  rich  heritage  again  as  Tim  Morrison  (whose  family  sold  Morrison  Bowmore  to  Japanese  brewing  &  distilling  giant,  Suntory,  in  1994)  unveiled  plans  for  a  new  £10-­‐million  distillery  complex—Glasgow’s  first  new  whisky  distillery  in  100  years.    The  Glasgow  Distillery  will  be  located  between  the  Riverside  Museum  and  the  new  Hydro  concert  hall  and  will  have  a  capacity  of  500,000  liters  of  whisky  per  year,  although  initial  production  will  likely  start  at  around  200,000  liters.    Plans  also  call  for  a  visitor  center,  including  a  bar,  a  café,  tasting  rooms  and  a  shop,  which  is  expected  to  draw  500,000  tourists  annually.    Pending  approvals,  the  distillery  is  expected  to  be  completed  by  2015.    –Scottish  Life,  Spring  2014    “She  was  only  a  whisky-­‐maker,  but  he  loved  her  still.”    Thanks  to  Chuck  Jamison  and  Janice  Choate-­‐Zavakos  for  pictures  of  the  Highland  Festival,  and  Chuck  for  the  above  quote.        

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