Royal Scots of Canada Highlanders - Electric Scotland

74 Sth ROYAL SCOTS OF CANADA
No. 5
Company, Captain Evans, Lieutenant Allan.
No. 6 Company, Captain .T. S. Ibbotson and Lieut.
Forbes.
Among other guests accompanying the regiment
were Lieut.-Colonel Caverhill,
former commanding officer
of the regiment, I\Iajor J. C. McCorkill, (2) a former
officer of the Royal Scots, and a non-commissioned
officer
from each of the city corps.
The regiment received a most hearty and enthusiastic
reception in Maine's chief seaport. News of the
bodies, Mayor Charles Randall, J. P. Keating, British
Consul, a number of aldermen and others. During the
visit the rank and file of the regiment were quartered in
the armory of the local National Guard organization,
the officers being assigned to quarters at the Preble
House. Altogether nothing was left undone to make all
thoroughly comfortable. The big military review which
was intended to be the main feature of the celebration
was cancelled owing to the inten.se heat; but the regiment
had abundant opportunity for experiencing the
No. 6 COMPANY 5th ROYAL SCOTS OF CANADA
Montreal
victory of the United States fleet over the Spaniards in
Santiago Bay was received in the United States while
the Royal Scots were at Portland, adding zest to the
patriotic fervor already aroused by the celebration of
the
national holiday.
The regiment on its arrival in Portland was met
and welcomed by representatives of various official
(2) Major the Hon. John Charles McCorkill, K.C., is at the pre.sent time
member of the Q\iebec Lcgi.slative Assembly for Bronie and Provincial
Treasurer. He entered the Royal Scots as 2nd Lieutenant. July 21, 1879 and
was promoted Lieutenant, September 3, 1880; Captain, January 13 1881, and
Major, January 10, 1885. He retired with the rank of Major in 1890.
friendly feeling of the populace. Sunday morning,
July 3rd, the regiment attended Divine service
at St. Luke's Episcopal Cathedral, the streets along
which the regiment passed on the way to and from the
sacred edifice being thronged with people. This church
parade was the occasion of the delivery of a notable
sermon by the Right Reverand Dr. Nealy, Bishop of
Maine. After referring to the feeling of hostility towards
England aroused among the people of the United States
by the revolutionary war, the Bishop remarked:— "It is
wholly unreasonable that the bitterness which was en-