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CHAPTER II.EARLY EVENTS.Officers joining the new Regiment Department of Militia givesconsent First public appearance of the Regiment AnnualScottish games First inspection by Col. Wadmore Trainingon Vancouver Island Visit of the Regiment to Tacoma, Wash.Review by H. R. H., the Duke of Connaught On duty atNanaimo.AMONG other officers who joined the regiment on organization were Hon. Lieut.-Col. Jas. A. Macdonell, Major J.S. Tait, Major H. S. Tobin, Capt. G. Godson Godson, Capt. G.H .Kirkpatrick, Capt. W. Rae, Capt. J. A. Clark, Capt. A.D. Wilson, Lieut. Roderick Bell-Irving, Lieut. W. F. Kemp,and Lieut. R. H. Tupper.Final ratification of the Canadian Military authoritieswas received in a letter to the D. 0. C., M. D. No. 11, from"IOttawa, dated March 27th, 1912, in part as follows :am directed by the Minister in Militia Council toinform you that a despatch has been received from, theImperial authorities to the effect that His Majesty theKing has been graciously pleased to approve of the 72ndHighlanders of Canada being designated the 72nd SeaforthHighlanders of Canada, and of the regiment beingshown in the War Office Army List as being allied to theSeaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, the Duke of Albany s).(Signed) I am, etc.,F. L. LESSARD, Brig.-Gen., Adjutant-Gen.The first public appearance of the regiment took place onCoronation Day, Thursday, June 22nd, 1911, the ceremoniesin connection with the occasion being held in RecreationPark, Vancouver. With a hot sun beating down on the largest crowd of civilians and soldiers ever gathered in Van-