Tweedsmuir Thursday #8

   

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Picture 1: Drummers John D. MacLeod and John MacKinnon
Picture 2: Joan Clark, Dun. Clark, Mrs. MacIntosh, Mrs. MacRae, Mrs. MacNeil, Mrs. Dolphie McPhee
Picture 3: Man unknown, Donald Angus Gray, Donald MacLeod, Neil B. MacLeod, William Blythe
Picture 4: W.K MacLeod, Lawrence MacLeod, and others.
Picture 5: Pipers: John Alex Stewart, Murdoch John MacRae, Alex Stewart, other pipers unknown.
Picture 6: Ewan N.R. McLeod and Norman MacLeod

The above photographs were taken of the Orange Walk, which was considered one of the most important functions among the Orange Lodges. The Walk was part of an annual celebration of the Battle of Boyne when King William III, Prince of Orange, defeated the forces of James II in Ireland on July 12, 1690. 

Lodges in the counties of Prescott, Glengarry, and the eastern part of Stormont gathered on that day (July 12) to take part in the parade. Each lodge paraded, carrying a banner and led by a man on a white horse who symbolized King William. Pipe Bands or individual pipers usually led the parade and often played "Cock of the North" and "Highland Laddie."

The parade took place in different areas: Dunvegan, Maxville, Pine Grove, Vankleek Hill, Berwick, McAlpine, Cassburn, McCrimmon, Ottawa, etc. In July 1953, members from the Dunvegan Lodge went by bus to Ottawa where they joined other Lodges from Eastern Ontario, Western Quebec, and New York state to commemorate the                      anniversary. Over 300 Lodges took part in the parade and it was the largest Orange             Celebration ever held in Canada.