TO GOD BE THE GLORY

Charles Carnegy who withdrew in 1949. Rev. Mr. Mackay was inducted in 1950.

During his ministry the Presbyterian Pipe Band was organized in 1963 with Rev. Mr. Mackay and Howard Waite as Band Leaders. The instructors were Donald Groom and Byron Bruce. One of the band’s highlights occurred in Canada’s 1967 Centennial Year with the greeting of the Queen Mother upon her arrival in Summerside. The band travelled to New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Ontario, Quebec and throughout Prince Edward Island. While in Quebec and Ontario they performed at Expo ‘67 and on Parliament Hill.

The Presbyterian Pipe Band was also a marching band and participated in parades and competitions throughout Atlantic Canada and elsewhere. The tartan chosen for the band was the Ancient MacKay Plaid in honour of Rev. J. Donald Mackay, its founder. After al- most a decade of service the band was discontinued in 1970. During its last year the band travelled to Natick and Quincy, Mass. At Quincy it placed third in over all band competition and second in the Junior band com- petition. Meanwhile, on P.E.I. the band performed at the Summerside Lobster Carnival, the Gold Cup and Saucer Parade, the Eldon Games at Belfast, P.E.I., and Remembrance Day ceremonies at Tignish. At the height of its success the band consisted of twenty-five to thirty members.

During Rev. Mr. Mackay’s ministry the church grounds were enlarged by the removal of the horse shed. This familiar structure had been built at a cost of $202.00 in 1901 and accommodated the horses used by church members who travelled to worship in the days prior to

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