Yesterday I attended a funeral for the drum major of the Charleston, SC, Police Pipe Band and a drummer with the City of Washington Pipe Band.

One band piped the casket and family into the church, the other band piped them out. Very well done all around.

I didn't know the young man (he was 30), though I know his parents. It was a pleasure seeing so many kilts. Besides the members of both pipe bands there were about a dozen others present in kilts, plus a number of tartan ties, and women in tartan skirts or shawls. I'm sure the family appreciated the gestures.

This being my first funeral in a kilt, I took the opportunity to see what others were wearing. I suspect most wore what they had, such as one man in day wear with a dress sporran.

I noticed several in black Argyle jackets, usually with a black tie, though I did see one gentleman wearing a tartan tie (same tartan as his kilt). Several others, such as myself, wore a tweed kilt jacket, and again I saw one gentleman sporting a tartan tie. White hose seemed to be the predominant choice by the non-band kilted.