Clan Fraser in Canada

62 THE VICE-CHAIRMAN'S REPLY.
The speaker then referred briefly to the Aberdeenshire
Frasers, and to some of the principal Cadet families of the
Clan. He gave an explanation of the coat of arms, related a
number of interesting Clan incidents, including forays, Clan
feuds, and anecdotes of a local character. At some length
he described the Home of the Clan, pointing out its extent
on a map of Inverness-shire, colored to show the gradual
increase and decrease of territory, which kept pace with the
varying fortunes of the Clan ; expatiating on the great
variety and beauty of its scenery, tributes to which he quoted
from Christopher North, David Macrae, Robert Carruthers
and Evan MacColl.
Mr. Robert Lovat Fraser, Vice-chairman, replied
to the toast. He said : My duty, through the kindness of the
committee, is certainly not so arduous in replying to the toast
of the evening, as that which has been imposed upon the Chair-
man in proposing it. The length of his address, the facts
regarding the origin and the outlines of the history of the Clan
which he gave, make it unnecessary for me to dwell at length
on this interesting topic. Indeed, I found on listening to the
Chairman, that I had a great deal to learn about our Clan, and
I am sure that I express not only my own thanks, but yours
to him, in placing before us, so clearly and minutely, the lead-
ing facts regarding our ancestry and kindred. All my life long
I have been an ardent admirer of some of the more promin-
ent Frasers who have figured in our Clan history. My own
connection with the Clan in the Highlands is somewhat re-
mote, the last of my forefathers who resided there having had
to leave his home and friends, on account of the part which he
took with his Clan in the uprising of '45. But although we