NEWSLETTER. Clan Macpherson Association Canadian Branch Vol. 6 Number 3 September 2012 WELCOME TO NEW MEMBERS

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1 THE GREEN BANNER NEWSLETTER Clan Macpherson Assocaon Canadan Branch Vol. 6 Number 3 Sepember 2012 WELCOME TO NEW MEMBERS o n he membershp fron we have some new members o repor along wh renewals of membershp afer a shor break, and a member who was found snce he las ssue of he Green Banner. We welcome Gerry Curry of Souh Oho NS and Suar MacPherson of Aurora ON. We look forward o meeng hem n person a he Gaherng n Kngson. Warren and Sona Lees of Garson ON along wh Jm Place of Hamlon ON, rejoned us recenly Welcome back! In from he cold from he Legon of he Los, we welcome Heaher Emerson a lfe member wh whom we los conac durng her ravels. MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN hs s a summer of reunons for me. On he Augus holday weekend my ssers and I reurned o he small vllage n souhwesern Onaro where we grew up, for a weekend-long gaherng and celebraon of our local culure. I was a lo of fun bu also very nosalgc. In he laer par of Augus we had a cousns reunon a our coages on Georgan Bay. Egheen of us gahered for a weekend of food, fun and a re-ellng of he old sores. On boh weekends our roos were exposed as we alked abou so many hngs ha happened n he pas - and so many people who are no longer here o share he fun wh us. These wo weekends ended wh quesons as o why we don ge ogeher more ofen, and promse o do so - hese wll be by and large no kep. I am lookng forward o anoher famly reunon n Sepember when our Clan Macpherson Assocaon Branch gahers n Kngson. Each year ha I have aended has been a grea me o ge reacquaned wh frends of long sandng and o mee new members who I hope wll become frends. Whle each of hese occasons had a dfferen bass, he raonale s he same. I s our unversal need o have a sense of communy and an deny wh our roos. In our fas paced modern culure, growng up and sayng n one communy for lfe s no longer he norm. In pursu of our personal and fnancal objecves we are called upon o pull up sakes leavng famly and frends behnd wh hopes of makng new frends where we land. Bu famly and roos are always here. Our Clan Assocaon s one more place o noursh our roos and o manan ha sense of communy ha s so mporan. Wendy and I hope o see many of you n Kngson n Sepember. COME ONE, COME ALL Coa of Arms for The Cy of Kngson Yours aye, John C. Glles he 63 rd annual Canadan Branch Gaherng wll be held a he Radsson Kngson Harbourfron hoel commencng Frday Sepember 28h n he evenng wh a Mee and Gree buffe, and fnshng wh our radonal church servce on Sunday Sepember 30h. A busy schedule has been arranged feaurng a Hghland dnner wh all he rmmngs on Saurday evenng. Based on regsraons receved a he me of publcaon, we expec 50 members and guess. From Scoland, our Clan Chef Sr Wllam Macpherson of Cluny and hs gues Lady Hlary Burnham wll jon us, along wh Wllam (Bll) Macpherson of Glenfarg, Char of he Scoland Branch, and hs wfe Jan. From he USA, Ken Croker, Char of he US Branch, wll be presen wh hs wfe Carolyn, plus Suar McPherson, who s US Branch Membershp Char, n addon o beng a member of he Canadan Branch,. Kngson on hs he 200 h annversary of he War of 1812 s of specal sgnfcance o us snce a commander of he garrson a Kngson n ha perod was L.-Col. Donald Macpherson, one of Cluny s ancesors, and he uncle of Canada s frs Prme Mnser Sr John A. Macdonald. Come and jon us for hs sgnal even. One of hree Marello Tower redoubs. A pos 1812 forfcaon found a Kngson For addonal nformaon vs hp:// or call he Gaherng convener Bll Macpherson (905) Sepember 1

2 LEGION OF THE LOST o ne of he problems our Regsrar has o solve s mananng our members daabase so we can keep up our assocaon wh you. Ofen members move and fal o advse us, hus we ask for your help o locae hose wh whom we have los conac. In he las wo ssues we noed he followng members need o be locaed: Mr. Davs Smh Torono ON Mrs. Anne Macpherson Tecumseh, ON, Mr. Roderck Ian MacPherson Kanaa, ON Mrs. Wallace C. MacPherson Halfax, NS Col. Glen W. McPherson W. Vancouver, BC Mr. John D. & Glenna McPherson Vancouver, BC If any member knows where any of hese los members s presenly resdng, please send an emal or noe o: Chanal McPherson, Regsrar 991 Maheson E #13 Mssssauga ON, L4W 2V3 Emal: chanal@mdsscanada.com PROVINCIAL COUNCILLORS NEEDED f you resde n Newfoundland, New Brunswck, or Saskachewan, he Branch needs you as a Provncal Councllor. In order o grow he Branch and make Clan Macpherson Assocaon a ruly naonal organzaon we need a presence n each provnce where we have members, The Provncal Councllor wll advse he Charman on means o ncrease our membershp and presence n he provnce n whch hey resde. The amoun of work requred wll depend on he me avalable o he ndvdual Councllor and he asssance hey can oban from local members. Ths s an mporan execuve level poson, open o any member old or brand new. Please serously consder jonng Councl. Conac John Glles a jcglles@rogers.com THE GREEN BANNER Publshed from me o me o brng news o he members of he Canadan Branch of he Clan Macpherson Assocaon. RGM Macpherson CM, KSJ, Honorary Charman Offcers: John C Glles, Charman Wllam Macpherson, Vce Charman Ken Glls, Honorary Treasurer Rober W Archbald PhD, Honorary Secreary Chanal McPherson, Regsrar Councllors-a-Large: Jacquelne Murdoch Jean When Los Urquhar-Musselman Provncal Councllors: Bruce Glls QC, Nova Scoa Major Myles G Macpherson CD, Quebec Rod Smh, Onaro Bran D Macpherson PhD, Manoba Donald Pearson, Albera Ian Glles, Brsh Columba Inqures and arcles may be addressed o Mark F Macpherson, Edor, by emal; markmacpherson009@sympaco.ca or by pos o PO Box 1005, Hemmngford QC, J0L 1H0 JOHN MACPHERSON ASSOCIATION CHAIRMAN was very honoured o be able o address he Clan Macpherson Assocaon as he new Charman and my houghs and deeds wll always be n he bes neress of he Clan. My wfe Irs & I have been aendng Macpherson Gaherngs a Newonmore for 23 years, Clan Chaan for 10yrs. We have vsed Canada wce before n 1993 and 2000 a he jon gaherng n Oawa, we spen a few days n Kngson before reurnng home. I was he frs Charman of he newly formed Scosh Branch afer he dssoluon of he four smaller branches n 1997 and, have been a M.A.C. and Execuve Commee member for many years, one of my rems beng he fabrc of he Museum. I had he honour of makng he memoral gae a he Carn se (Glenrum) and he Museum gaes n memory of my lae Aun Nee. Irs asssed me n boh he nsallaon and fnshng of hese gaes. Home for us s a small own n he Norh Eas of Scoland called Monrose where he famous Marqus of Monrose and Rober Brown, Bran's frs & greaes boans were boh born. JamesV11 he Old Preender spen hs las ngh n Monrose before salng off o exle n France. I served my apprenceshp as a blacksmh n Monrose and was nvolved n he manufacure & nsallaon of he Gaes & rals a Balavl house n he 1950's. I spen 3 years n he merchan navy wh Ben Lne (Leh) whle Irs compleed her nurse ranng. We were marred n 1964 and have daugher, son and hree grandchldren. I se up a blacksmh busness n Monrose and afer 24 years decded o work as a full me farrer (Horse Shoer), hs s work whch I sll am nvolved n o hs day. We wll be vsng Banff n Canada n January 27, 2013 for one week for a famly weddng and hope ha we may mee some Clans folk a ha me. TREASURER S CORNER n July we receved a beques from he esae of he lae Carol Macpherson who served as Hon. Treasurer pror o 2004 and was a loyal supporer of CMA. I s my nenon o add hs money o he Lfe Membershp accoun. The Lfe Membershp accoun currenly holds wo GICs wh a combned value of $4, plus $2,350 held n our curren accoun for lfe membershps. The addon of he beques wll brng he amoun n he Lfe Membershp accoun o over $9,800. There may be a more money comng from he esae and from new lfe membershps hs year a whch me I wll purchase a sngle GIC. The purpose of hs GIC wll be o earn ncome o pay for lfe member servce expenses no he fuure Sepember 2

3 FAREWELL FROM SHELAGH s dffcul o beleve s 3 years snce I ook on he role of CMA charman; however he Councl has worked hard and a grea deal has been acheved. I can repor ha Alasar and I have me over 400 overseas Macphersons, and I can confrm here s nohng o bea Macpherson hospaly worldwde. The generosy and kndness of he Canadan membershp has lef us wh lasng and fond memores. The hospaly we receved was exceponal. In 2009, whls aendng my frs Canadan Gaherng, I was nved o aend he Councl meeng. I was mpressed wh he gavel and block used and made commen abou how useful was. I hough nohng more of, unl a parcel arrved n Scoland conanng a beauful hand-made gavel & block as a gf from Bob Archbald, known from hen on as Shelagh s Shllelagh. The Canadan branch conrbues a grea deal o he Assocaon, for example: over he las 20 years he Canadans have generously sponsored a Scosh Wldca a he Hghland Wldlfe Park, near Kngusse. Las year he Assocaon launched s own Facebook page and hs could no have been acheved whou a huge amoun of work and organsaon carred ou by Mark Macpherson and Jacquelne Murdoch and las, bu defnely no leas, Gordon Macpherson has made an ousandng conrbuon o he CMA by producng all he shelds on our heraldry wall n he Museum n Newonmore. On a personal noe, I am exremely graeful o Gordon for gudng me hrough my Peon for Arms whch was graned earler hs year. The Councl has acheved a lo n he las 3 years and my me as Assocaon charman has been challengng, neresng, educaonal, bu above all grea fun. I would lke o hank he Canadan branch offcers for all her asssance o help me make hngs happen. Bes wshes and knd regards. Shelagh Macpherson Noble NEWFOUNDLAND THIS SUMMER By Ken Glls n ewfoundland and Labrador was he only provnce of Canada ha Ella and I had no vsed; so when was suggesed, we jumped a he opporuny. We had hree ems on our wsh ls; o see an ceberg, whales, and puffns. We flew no Deer Lake / Cornerbrook o begn he our n he souh wesern corner of he provnce and headed norh up he Vkng Tral followng he wesern coas hrough Gros Morne Naonal park and vsed he fshng por of Por au Chox. From here we urned eas oward S Anhony and L Anse aux Meadows, he home of Lef he Lucky and he Vkng people who seled hs area around 1000 AD. I was here ha we sghed our frs ceberg. We crossed he Sras of Belle Isle on a ferry o Labrador, where we vsed Red Bay whch was a whalng saon for he Basques people n he early 1500 s Then was back o Newfoundland by ferry where he our headed souh along The Arches on he Vkng Tral he Vkng ral vsng The Arches, no no McDonalds, bu a rock formaon carved ou by he acon of he sea. Boh of us became Honorary Newfes when we were screeched n durng a boa our on Bonne Bay. Ths nvolved dancng a wee jg, kssng he cod, repeang he Screech oah and drnkng a sho of Screech rum. Probably because of he rum I only remember he oah endng n n cod we rus. We headed eas o Grand Falls where we saw Alanc salmon makng her way up a fsh ladder o ge by he falls. The our, amongs oher places, sopped a Bonavsa, where John Cabo made landfall n We raveled he Avalon Pennsula where we ook a boa rp ou o he Wless Bay The puffns a Wless Bay Ecologcal Reserve and saw our frs puffns. The mos easern pon of Norh Amerca, Cape Spear, s our las sop before enerng S John s, he oldes cy n Norh Amerca. I has neresng places such as Sgnal Hll, whch ncludes Cabo Tower where Marcon receved he frs ransalanc rado sgnal n 1901, and s famous Jellybean houses, so named because each house n he row s paned a dfferen brgh colour. The our was excng and rewardng, n spe of no seeng any whales alhough people on he oher sde of he ferry dd. We dd see cebergs and puffns; so; I guess wo ou of hree s The Honorary Newfes a he Cabo Tower on Sgnal Hll no oo bad Sepember 3

4 AT THE GAMES THIS SUMMER By Mark Macpherson n he July ssue of he Green Banner we repored on he games ha Bob Archbald and Marlene had aended n June on behalf of he Branch. Snce ha me Bob has organzed our booh a hree games and Bll Macpherson a fourh n Augus. We have se up our repor n he order n whch each of hese games occurred: Hghlands of Durham Games July 28 July 28 was a grea day for he games a Uxbrdge. The Organzng Commee had proclamed Clan Macpherson as he Honoured Clan so we were ou n force hs year for he openng parade. Bll our Vce Char led he colour pary conssng of Rober J. (Bob) Archbald our games exper, Chanal our Regsrar, Rober W Archbald our Hon. Secreary, and hs lovely wfe Sondra. Mary Margare Glles and Jm & Marlene McPherson joned he group laer on o help saff he Macpherson en wh Bob and Marlene Archbald. Bob s granddaugher Hlary, danced boh Saurday and Sunday and aced boh days; four frs place medals boh days, and a rophy each day for her performance n her age group (14 o 16 yrs). She also receved a Dancer of he Games rophy, whch alhough s normally shared, she has for herself for a year oppng 400 oher dancers n all oher age groups by her superor accomplshmen. Par of he Clan en saff a Uxbrdge. Lef o rgh: Sondra and Rober W. Archbald, Chanal McPherson, Rober J. and Marlene Archbald. Mssng: Jm and Marlene McPherson, Bll Macpherson, and Mary Margare Glles Glengarry Games Augus 4 I was a swelerng sunny day wh emperaures of 33ºC and humdy over 80% a Maxvlle. Nne enhusasc clansmen and clanswomen lned up behnd he Clan Macpherson parade banner for he march on he openng ceremones. Sprs were hgh as we carred he old green banner, he new assocaon banner dsplayng he CMA arms, and hree aran banners. Several Macpherson war cres Creag Dhuhb! were shoued as we marched around he rack. We ddn hear any answerng cres from he oher more sold clans presen, so we held he ground. In he clan exhb buldng (a feaure of he Glengarry games, whch ceranly beas a en when rans), Bob and Marlene Archbald had se up he Clan booh. Several passersby were araced o he Clan Macpherson dsplay some of whom were Macpherson s vsng Canada from he USA. These people were encouraged o jon he US Branch. The Clan Macpherson parade group for he openng ceremones a Maxvlle Lef o rgh: Chanal McPherson, Shannon Bush Presco ON, Bob Archbald, Mark Macpherson, Peer Fsh represenng he US Branch from Keene NY, Anne Laure Macpherson, Tmmns ON, Graham Macpherson, Presco ON, Gordon McPherson, Oawa,who s Chanal s broher. Mssng s June Macpherson who ook hs phoo, and Marlene Archbald who s lookng afer our booh durng he parade The Glengarry games hs year araced a large conngen of ppers, ahlees, and dancers who compeed n he hea durng he day. There were los of merchan ens some of whch were able o exrac some money from us for hngs such as a badly needed fur sporran and some Scosh ems for hs year s Chrsmas gfs. Monreal Games Augus 5 The forecas for Sunday Augus 5 a Monreal was no encouragng wh heavy showers. Bob was no sure on he 4 h ha he and Marlene would be akng he coach from Maxvlle o Monreal a rp of abou an hour. On reflecon laer, he recalled ha Clan Macpherson was o be he honored clan, so he decded o pu n an appearance where afer seng up he en n he mornng, Marlene and he parcpaed n he openng ceremones a noon along wh a few oher clans presen. Shorly afer he openng, he ran arrved n orrens and our conngen decded o pack up and reurn o Por Hope. Bob advses ha all was no los as he local beer and smoked mea sandwches were grea! Fergus Scosh Fesval Augus 11 The Fergus games hs year were a lle we whch dampened he sprs of he vsors.. The Macpherson en was n evdence and araced a few people who expressed an neres n jonng CMA. Some ook away applcaon forms so we wll see f we have some new members n he fullness of me. Sales were also good wh revenue exceedng coss whch always makes our Hon. Treasurer happy. Bll Macpherson, Ed Smh and Rober W. Archbald (Branford) braved he nclemen weaher o march n he parade and show our colours. Ths was done wh due dspach, marchng n and sragh ou agan o he en where a wee dram was served by Sondra Archbald o drve ou he damp I wsh o acknowledge he npu of Bob Archbald and Bll Macpherson whch conrbued maerally o hs arcle. MFM DEADLINE he nex ssue of he Green Banner s scheduled for November. I am lookng forward o recevng arcles and phoographs by Ocober 26 Ed 2012 Sepember 4

5 REPORT FROM THE GATHERING IN BADENOCH By Ed Smh Ed wh he Canadan Cromag a he Games arrved a he Duke of Gordon Hoel a Kngusse a few days early n order o allow me o vs frends me durng an earler rp and ake n a b of he scenery n he Carngorm regon. The Assocaon Councl meeng on Thursday was called o order by Charman Shelagh. I had been nved as an observer on behalf of our Canadan Branch. I was exremely mpressed wh how he meeng progressed and he dedcaon and professonalsm of all hose who aended. On Frday we wen o he open ar Hghland Wldlfe Park I has been weny years snce he Canadan Branch presened a donaon for he preservaon of he Scosh hghland wld ca. Cluny and Shelagh unveled a plaque commemorang hs annversary. There were wo pars of cas and a par of kens n aendance ha were very eneranng. The radonal Hghland Ball sared on Frday evenng wh he Chef's recepon, followed by dnner n he dnng room. Afer he meal we hen adjourned o he ballroom where he dancng commenced. Everyone, ncludng he young people ook par, had a whale of a me. On Saurday mornng he AGM a he communy hall n Newonmore was opened by Shelagh. For he nex hour and half, we heard repors from he varous execuve members ncludng an neresng b of news from he Museum on he newly avalable archve of all he pas ssues of Creag Dhubh on DVD. Followng he elecon he new Assocaon Charman,.John Macpherson, he branch charmen read her repors. The Canadan repor was presened by me as he represenave of our Charman. Our Chef ended he meeng nong he wonderful effor made by Shelagh durng her erm. He welcomed he new slae of offcers and expressed graude o all hose who were n aendance. The Newonmore games go underway under sunny skes a he local shny feld whle some seveny plus kled men of Clan Macpherson were led off wh colours flyng and kls a swayng n sep wh he ppes and drums. A he head of he column srode our Chef, Cluny. Wha a grand se! We marched pas n a salue o he Chef of he Games, Sr Tommy Macpherson. Durng he march I was honored o carry he Cromag for he Canadan Branch. The Celdh were he order of Saurday evenng, where a hlarous me was had ncludng; musc, sngng, and assored oher performances by varous clansmen and women. I conrbued by sngng Loch Lomond, whch n my opnon was rendered o he cred of he Canadan Branch. In shor, a really good me was had by all. The Sunday mornng church servce was held a S Columba Church n Kngusse, and n he afernoon here was a pcnc a he se of he Assocaon Carn a Glenrum, The vew was specacular as we sa upon blankes spread for our sandwches, and famly fellowshp. Laer n he day we were reaed o ea a he nvaon of he Macpherson-Flecher famly a Balavl House bul orgnally by James Macpherson of Ossan fame. Ths was he frs me I had experenced a cucumber sandwch! Connued on page 6 MY GRANT OF ARMS By Shelagh Macpherson Noble - Armger n 26 h January 2012 I was graned my Coa of Arms by he Lord Lyon, Kng of Arms, under he Lyon Kng of Arms Ac, The nspraon was born whls aendng he jon US & Canadan Gaherngs n Baddeck, Nova Scoa n 2010, when Gordon Macpherson, Nagara Herald Exraordnary persuaded me o consder peonng he Lord Lyon n Scoland. Wh Gordon acng as heraldc consulan and ars, he Arms soon began o ake shape. We sared wh some of he radons aken from he Arms of Cluny, our chef, ncludng he galley, crossle and dagger. To make personal o me, here s an open book ha represens my professon as a eacher. In addon, he wld ca s holdng a gold con o ndcae my work n he fnancal world. The 3 bay leaves are aken from he Noble Coa of Arms and I am parcularly proud of hs because he Lord Lyon s usually relucan o nclude reference o a spouse; however he old me he would make an excepon n my case. My moo s n Gaelc: Dangeann ach cohromach whch means Frm bu Far, somehng I was always consdered o be durng my workng lfe. You wll see ha my Arms are no on a sheld and hs s because shelds are reserved for genlemen; lades Arms are eher on a damond (or lozenge) shape or on an oval. I chose he oval. I am pleased o be one of he few lady armgers n he Clan Macpherson Assocaon and I owe a huge hank you o Gordon for hs help and advce. The resuls of hs wonderful arsry can be seen on Shelagh sandng proudly a he heraldry wall wh he oval from her arms CREAG DHUBH DVD hrough he effors of Bll (Glenfarg) our Webmaser Emerus, and ohers workng dlgenly for he pas few years, he complee collecon of Creag Dhubh annuals from 1947 o he presen s now avalable on a DVD from he Clan On-Lne Shop. Each year s avalable on he dsk as a separae PDF fle whch can be read usng Adobe Acroba Reader. If desred hey can be prned usng your compuer prner or smply read as me and neres perms. The prce for hs mporan Clan archve s a canny 10 whch means anyone can afford o own. Vs he on-lne shop oday a hp:// and order your copy. Our hanks are due o Bll Macpherson, Rod Clarke, and he ohers who worked hard o make hs DVD avalable o us Sepember 5 o

6 EDWARD SMITH e dward (Ed) Smh joned he Canadan Branch hree years ago and has been an acve parcpan a our Gaherngs ever snce. He dscovered CMA and hs Clan connecon whle aendng games n Calforna. In 2010 he aended he Clan Museum n Newonmore and was suffcenly mpressed ha he decded o aend he Gaherng here hs summer. As he sole parcpan from Canada hs year, he represened our Charman a meengs and carred he Canadan cromag n he march on he games from he Elan. He s a nave of Pars ON and grew up here. He was marred and rased hree chldren wh hs Scosh wfe. He has sx grandchldren. Ed s a meal worker who sared on he shop floor and worked hs way up o Engneerng where he was responsble for he Weldng deparmen. He also ook on jobs as a long-erm supply eacher o fll hs me when he was on shf work. When hngs slowed down n he meal fabrcaon ndusry he wen on he road as a long-haul ruck drver where he worked for nne years before rerng. He served n he mla for 27 years n an arllery regmen, fnshng n he rank of Maser Warran Offcer. He enjoyed hs mlary servce parcularly when he was an nsrucor. Ed has many neress oudoors: He has saled n races on he Grea Lakes, plays golf, ndulges n kayakng, canoeng, cyclng and fshng. Indoors, he keeps busy wh model ralroadng, as well as boa and arcraf model buldng A SUMMER MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN By Mark Macpherson w hle I was makng some rado conacs on my amaeur rado saon n he sprng I realzed ha I had as access o a pubc daabase n whch all rado amaeurs n Canada were lsed. I hough ha maybe f I approached Macpherson s and relaed famly names who were ham operaors, as anoher Ham, hs could help o break he ce. I dd a search of hs daabase and came up wh 160 hs across Canada. A package was desgned wh a personal leer from me addressed o he ham operaor, a personalzed applcaon form, and a copy of he July Green Banner. A he same me he Provncal Councllors agreed o look up he elephone numbers of he prospecs n her provnce and call hem o deermne her neres. The mporan hng o ake away from hs s ha we mus hnk of nnovave ways o reach as many Macphersons n Canada as we can, whou breakng he bank. Possbly some of you are members of a naonal organzaon ha wll share her members ls wh you so you can sor ou he Macpherson members and follow he model n hs campagn. If you can do hs or somehng else, le me know and we can pu our heads ogeher. REPORT FROM THE GATHERING IN BADENOCH Connued from page 5 On Monday I underook a Clan walk led by John Baron o he Black Offcers Monumen locaed n Gack. Enroue, we came o a loch from whch he Gack flows evenually o he Spey. The heaher was no que n bloom; however paches of bell heaher along wh blue bells decoraed he sdes of he seep hlls. We vsed he sone monumen no far from he seep walls of he glen on whch a meal plaque denfed he occason when Major Macpherson and four frends ded n a slde ha swep away her cabn. Ths was my very frs Clan Macpherson Gaherng and s somehng I wll Ed a he Black Offcers monumen a he end of hs walk n Gack..Proof,as he says, ha he made up here. long remember. I encourage every member o make he effor o aend The Clan Macpherson Gaherng. I dd - so can you! ADVERTISING IN THE GREEN BANNER Members are remnded ha here are opporunes for adversng space n he Green Banner. We would lke o defray he expenses of publshng and dsrbung our newsleer and also conrbue o Branch operaons. The raes per ssue are as follows; Eghh Page $12 Quarer Page $20 Half Page $35 Full Page $65 The Green Banner s read by aduls and chldren alke across he counry and s crculaed ousde of Canada. Anyone wshng o adverse her busness, servces or alens, or evens ha mgh be of neres o our readers, should conac Canada.Edor@clan-macpherson.org for more deals and mul-ssue raes Mark operang hs rado saon call sgn VE2JT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS y our Edor wshes o hank he followng members for her excellen conrbuons o he Sepember ssue; Rober J Archbald, John Glles, Ken Glls, Bll Macpherson (Mssssauga), Bll Macpherson (Glenfarg), John Macpherson (Monrose), Shelagh Macpherson-Noble (Inverness), Chanal McPherson, and Ed Smh Sepember 6