The publication has been undertaken under the auspices of the newly-formed Clan Fraser in Canada, and the thanks of the editor are due to Professor W. H. Fraser, of Toronto University, and to Mr. Alexander Fraser (of Fraserfield, Glengarry), the Printing Committee of the Clan; also to Mr. J. Lewis Browne, for the music to which the "Fraser Drinking Song," written by Mrs. Georgina Fraser-Newhall, has been set.
A. F.
Toronto, February, 1895.
Contents.
| PAGE | |
| Introduction | [ 9] |
| Fraser's Highlanders | [ 11] |
| Seventy-First Regiment | [ 15] |
| Fraser De Berry's Organization | [ 16] |
| Formation of the Clan Fraser in Canada | [ 21] |
| First Annual Clan Dinner | [ 22] |
| Toast of "The Clan," containing references to:— | |
| Origin of the Clan, Change of Surnames | [ 31] |
| Origin of the Name "Fraser"—The Norman-French Theory | [ 37] |
| Mr. Skene's Position Criticised | [ 39] |
| The Bond between Lord Lovat and the Marquis de la Frezelière | [ 40] |
| Scottish Origin of the Name | [ 42] |
| Mr. Homer Dixon's Argument | [ 43] |
| The Frasers in the Lowlands | [ 45] |
| The Clan Fraser Established in the Highlands | [ 49] |
| Succession of the Chiefs | [ 50] |
| Alexander of Beaufort | [ 56] |
| Succession of the Strichen Family | [ 58] |
| A Curious Prediction | [ 59] |
| Reply to the Toast | [ 62] |
| A Guest Honored | [ 65] |
| Toast of "The Clan in Canada." | [ 67] |
| " "Distinguished Clansmen" | [ 73] |
| In Art | [ 74] |
| In Science | [ 76] |
| In Literature | [ 81] |
| In Theology | [ 87] |
| In War | [ 88] |
| In Politics | [ 90] |
| Organization of the Clan | [ 92] |
| Georgina Fraser-Newhall | [ 93] |
| Fraser's Drinking Song | [ 96] |
| Simon Fraser, Discoverer of the Fraser River | [ 98] |
| Simon Lord Lovat, Beheaded on Tower Hill | [103] |
| Brigadier Simon Fraser | [104] |
| Second Annual Dinner | [107] |
| Constitution and By-laws of the Clan | [109] |
| List of Officers | [112] |
| Illustrations: | |
| [Frontispiece]—Armorial Bearings of the Clan | |
| Menu and Toast List Card | [ 23] |
| Alexander Fraser (MacFhionnlaidh) | [ 33] |
| Robert Lovat Fraser | [ 63] |
| Ex-Mayor John Fraser | [ 75] |
| William A. Fraser | [ 79] |
| Georgina Fraser-Newhall | [ 94] |
| Simon, Fourteenth Lord Lovat | [102] |
| Brigadier Simon Fraser | [105] |