Throughout 1945, troop ships, such as the "He de France" and the "Duchess of Bedford," and, unfortunately, hospital ships, such as the " Lady Nelson ," brought the veterans home. The Citizens' Reception Committee was on hand to greet them in Charlottetown , and the wel¬ come was repeated by local groups in the home communities. Such was the case at Head of Hillsborough when the Women's Institute gave a supper at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Douglas in honour of the returned men of that community. Mrs. Ralph Coffin and Mrs. Geddie Douglas read appropriate addresses to the men and to the war brides respectively. After the latter, Mrs. Clifford Birt and Mrs. Hamilton Douglas , had been presented gifts of welcome from the community, in¬ strumental music and a singsong brought the evening to a close. Scottish Gathering It was during the war, on July 16, 1941, that the annual gath¬ ering of the Scottish clans of the Province was held at Mount Stewart . With the Union Jack and the standard of Scotland flying over all, and to the strains of bagpipe music provided by J. B. Manderson , Bruce McLaren and George Blackie , the large crowd enjoyed an excellent pro¬ gramme of games and dancing, supplemented with refreshments declared "equal to any that had ever been seen on any former occasion of this kind." Apart from witnessing the beginning of Daylight Saving Time and the Family Allowance scheme, the war years were also notable for a famous Mount Stewart fish story. Armed with shotguns and rifles, some village residents managed to shoot and kill a large white whale in the area between the two bridges on August 7, 1941. The large car¬ cass, measuring 16 feet in length and weighing almost a ton, was taken to Morell by Mr. Earl Jay and displayed on the back of a truck as part of the Bristol Day celebrations. The Lord Major of the bomb-damaged city of in England was subsequently advised that the residents of the tiny rural settlement of Bristol , Prince Edward Island , had spon¬ sored an entertainment netting over $1,000. for the relief of its name¬ sake. Part of this money was raised from the 875 people who paid to see the whale. Island Traveller In May, 1945 and, again in April of 1946, Mount Stewart was visited by the "Island Traveller" whose accounts of what he saw, printed in the Halifax Herald and later copied by the Guardian , are of interest to those who might wonder what and whom one might see if he strolled down thirty years ago. In his first description, the "Tra¬ veller" noted that "street lights had been installed throughout the com¬ munity." "I understand," he continued, "that a meeting was called to enquire into the matter..., which resulted in the raising of the neces¬ sary funds by popular subscription----- The village school was the scene of my first stop where I met two teachers, Mrs. Helen Comiskey and Mary Rossiter whose home is in Morell . Nearby I called in at the Royal Bank of Canada branch to be greeted by the manager, Lyle Morrison , who introduced me to the comparatively new teller, Helena Rossiter of Morell . The next port of call was Clark's store, and here I enjoyed a few minutes conversation with the proprietor, Russel Clark . Before leaving, I passed the time of day with two of the lady clerks, Leona Hendricken and Helen MacDonald . Across the street, I went in to see Harold Affleck who operates a meat shop and then I proceeded to the Post Office to meet the Postmaster, John J. Maclntyre and his daughter —118—