Group Photo: Those in the parade on Saturday were, front row from left, Janet Harris, Edith White, Maryann Lemaire, John Bell, Renfrew County Master Jim Logan and Foresters Falls Lodge Master Murray Olmstead. Back row from left: Piper Clark Smith, Keith Clifford, Preston Harris, Gerald Milke, Bill Lavigneur, Verdon Clark, Wayne Scobie and Alvin King.
(FORESTERS FALLS — Piper Clark Smith lead a small group of men and women in a short parade Saturday afternoon in Foresters Falls.
It was the 11th annual Orange Heritage Day celebration, noted organizer and Foresters Falls Loyal Orange Lodge member Keith Clifford.
“There has been an orange lodge in Foresters Falls since 1855,” Mr. Clifford said.
Events included the parade, special service, lunch and a guest speaker, he said.
Murray Olmstead is the Master of the Foresters Falls Lodge 552.
The Loyal Orange Order started after the Battle of the Boyne, which occured on July 1, 1690 in Ireland.
The Battle of the Boyne was fought in Ireland between William of Orange and James II in July 1690.
It was the last time two crowned kings of England, Scotland and Ireland faced each other on the battlefield.
William of Orange won a crushing victory, which secured the Protestant ascendancy in Ireland for generations. It retains huge symbolic importance in Northern Ireland, where it is celebrated by the Orange Order every July 12.
A large celebration is taking place this Saturday in Carleton Place.
