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76 5th ROYAL SCOTS OF CANADA edly reLcived the praise and plaudits of our people. A finer body of troops never paraded our streets, and their bearing while in our city was well worthy the great nation they represented." In forwarding Mayor Randall's letter of Militia, Mr. Keating wrote:— "It has been my privilege to the Minister as a military man to view Briti.sh troops march in and out of stations in all parts of otir colonies, and also to be with them in camp and barracks. But never before had it been my privilege to witness troops in a foreign country, with discipline relaxed, behave in such an exemplary manner as did the 5th Battalion Royal Scots of Canada. United States officers freely expressed to me their opinion that the carriage, drill and conduct of the men was inspiring, and excelled any Volunteer Militia which they had ever before inspected. Added to the favorable impression which the Scots made, their visit has also secured the desired friendship which I felt would result therefrom, and which I made a point of when recommending their visit to Portland." The officers and men of the Scots have not forgotten the generous hospitality extended to them in the city by the sea. January i6th, 1899 an interesting little ceremony took place in the Portland City Hall, when a large picture of the officers of the regiment was presented to the city. The presentation speech was made by the British Vice-Consul, Mr. Keating, and re.sponded to by Mayor Randall. The picture now adorns a wall of the council chamber. in The regiment has had the several Royal pageants. honor of being represented In June 1887, the Briti.sh Empire celebrated the jubilee of the accession of Queen Victoria to the throne with great enthusiasm, and in June 1897, Her Majesty's Diamond .Tubilee was celebrated with even more pronoimced manifestations of love for the person of the venerable sovereign and of loyalty to the Crown. Both celebrations were loyally ob.served in Montreal, and military reviews, in which the Royal Scots participated, were important features of both local programmes. Upon the occa.sion of the Diamond Jubilee in 1897, the Dominion Government despatched a selected military force to London under the command of Colonel, the Hon. M. Aylmer, Adjutant General, to participate in the Royal pageant in the Empire's capital. The 5th Royal Scots had the honor of being called upon to contribute four-non-commissioned officers andl men to the contingent, the following being detailed and proceeding to London: Col.-Sergt. T. A. Gardiner (now Sergeant Major), No. i Coy.; Col.-Sgt. J. Munn, No. 6 Coy; Sergeant A. Pope, No. ^ Coy; Corpl. E. Williams, No. 3 Coy. A feature of the national celebration of the visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York to Canada in September, 1901, was a series of big military reviews held in the capitals of the various provinces. All of the Montreal militia corps participated in a review held on the Plains of Abraham, Quebec, September 17, 1901. The division which took part in the review was mobilized at Quebec, on Sunday 15th, participated in a church parade on Sunday, and lined the streets upon the occasion of the landing of the Royal party Monday i6th. The 5th Royal Scots formed part of the first or scarlet infantry brigade, composed as follows:— 1st Prince of Wales Fusiliers, Lieut. -Colonel J. P. Cooke, 31 officers 537 men; 5th Royal Scots of Canada, Lieut. -Colonel G. W. Cameron, 23 officers, 299 men; 53rd "Sherbtrooke" Regiment and 2 companies of the 84th, Lieut.-Colonel H. R. Fra.ser, 31 officers, 336 men; 85th Regiment, Lieut.-Colonel des Troismaisons, 31 officers, 336 men; total 1,580. The Scots upon this occasion were honored in the person of a former commanding officer, Lieut.-Colonel E. B. Ibbotson, who was selected to command the brigade. The Dominion Government despatched a strong representative contingent of the active militia to London to represent Canada in the military display arranged to take place in connection with the Coronation ceremonies set for June 1902, but so tragically postponed on account of the sudden illness of His Majesty, King Edward VII. To this contingent the Royal Scots had the honor of contributing four non-commissioned officers:—Col.-Sgt. G. Foley, No. 4 Coy; Col.-Sgt. D. A. Bethune, No. 2 Coy; Sergt. A. Sword, No. I Coy; Sergt. J. Yelland, No. 6 Company. Every arrangement was completed for holding a big military review in Montreal on Coronation Day, Jime 26th, 1902, and besides the Montreal corps, the following were to participate:—The Naval Brigade of Portland, U. S.; Cobourg Garrison Artillery, Governor General's Foot Guards, Ottawa; loth Royal Grenadiers, Toronto; 13th Regiment, Hamilton; 84th Regiment, St. Hyacinthe 8th Royal Rifles and 9th Voltigeurs, Quebec; 14th Princess of Wales' Own Rifles, Kingston; 43rd Duke of Cornwall's Own Rifles, Ottawa. On account of the postponement of the coronation, the review was cancelled. The last trip taken by the 5th Royal Scots was in 1903, when the regiment under the command of Iîeut.- Colonel Carson, spent May 24th and 25th in the famous old Limestone Cit}^ of the Lakes as the guests of the city of Kingston, where the most lavish hospitality was showered upon them ; the officers being quartered in the Frontenac Hotel and the men in the City Hall. The mayor, Dr. J. H. Bell, the members of the city council and the citizens generally doing everything in their power to make the trip a pleasant and successful one. The regiment made a magnificent appearance on the occa.sion of this trip, the parade state showing a total strength of 8 companies and 384 of all ranks. On Sunday, 24th May, the regiment took part in open air church, parade, attended by all the Kingston troops, the preacher being the Rev. G. L. Starr, Chaplain of the 14th Regiment, and on Monday, 25th May, an
Sth ROYAL SCOTS OF CANADA 77 the rt'siinent had the phitt- of honor in a review of all the regular and militia corps in Kinj^ston, the division being under command of Colonel Drury, C. B., who was pleased to speciallv compliment I
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