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, S d y, October 7th
Early tomorrow morning, we
.leave Paris after three event'ul
daysin this -glamorous, and •t of
fic-packed metropolis of about
4,000,000 people.
We arrived here Thurs'daY
might after an ,all -day train, trip:
from Nice and found top coats'.
were welcome after • the shirt-.
sleeve weather we had enjoyed
on the Riviera. I, w,as the' first
' time a coat r�quired as, pro-.
tection fru -.either--rain or cold 1,789
Since we arrived: at Liverpool • reach the top on foot•
steps, • •
:Friday,- night ' there was a
theatre • party to the famous
"Follies Bergere". This is a stage
show with an extravaganza ' '
and costum
settiis,of
ing that
•. .
!ranges from . the spectac ular to
"that of all'
.iron-existence:
Saturday .'w'a's spent as 'one
wished. At noon hour'- a civic
.welcome was tendered' the .press'
•:party by the; Paris city govern -
Ment . and -in. the evening . the.
French' Traivrel: Bureau• held a re-
ception
eception on one' of the sight/see..
ing, boats that Cruise the Seine
,River in the heart of the city,
and on' wwhicxh We spent a couple'
of Hours • ' •
ris
were among other pointsof in-
terest. Eiffel Tow-
er
of, course, the
could not be overlooked. is
towerinrinetal structure'built 3n,
1887-1889, reaches 987 feet' into
the sky and is topped by a tele-
vision antennae; Sight -Seers who
sc
take the time can amend to the
tap by elevators at three ,
ent ,.; levels,. Sq massive is, the,
structure t't `there are restaur
ants on'the first -two. levels. Any
one who has the ambition can
dour short weeks ago, yet into
. • '
vvhich we have packed so much,
that the early stages 'of the trip
seem noW tobe in the dim dis-
tant past.: However, our diary
and many; pictures will, we trust;
keep these fewv wonderful iweeks
'very real while . memory lasts.
•• `Friday was spent in sight -see-
, -
...lug in bath old and new Pais..
Of ' special . interest . to us was'
Concord - Square where : blood
floured from the guillotine during
the :French ' Revolution, an d
brought an end of the monarchy
as Louis, I and. Marie Antoin-
ette " both were beheaded in this
mad blood bath: Then there was
"Napoleon's tomb. He was brought
from ' St. Helena to "Paris for
T} #incl burial on fiber-45t'h,
1840. Exactly .100 years later, to
The day, Hitler "brought the body
of Napoleon's` son, who died at
the age of 21, to this shrine' for
entombment. Here 'also :lies the
:body of [Marshall Fo b, .fainous
,ieonm ander of the Allied forces
in World War' I He ,iiM in 1919.
The: climax of the evening was.
ner-and •the- floor show at
:'! Zlhe. 'advertised as "The,
most • famous ' night club in the
jworld". This was:included in- the
tont. ' Fortunately so, awe would
have thought twice (before part-
ing with the 'minimum. fee of;
$12.00 per person to attend this
ay night spot, Ed . Sullivan sets
The ° of Triumph, Notre some of his TV talent here, but
Dante Cathedral, Montinarte, the
Tomb .: of the:' .Unknown Soldier, hope to see
'with' its ever--burning.flame, the
famous .avenue �s-Elysees,.
the famous . art, gallery; known' : as.
the Louvre and the Opera House
there
are •several of :the ac
that 'you can ' never
on-:yaur livingroom :set.
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_ O . Sunday there was -$ visit
to:. the 'castle • . at Versailles, "built-
by Louis .XiV, XV and'•XVI, 'and'.
where history was • written.` , in
more"ways than one. It was here
that the French monarchy came
to an ' end at . the ruthless hands
of the starving peasants: It was
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OBITUARY
Nies J.: t.:JOHNSTONE • .
The death:' of Mrs.' J. R,.John-
stone occurred in Hotel Dien
Hospital, at St Catharines, on
Wednesday, 'November 7th, and
brought sorrow, to a, wide` `circle
of friends- in this -community
Mrs, Johnstone was visiting : in
St, Catharines when stricken,'
:with a heart .condition* that re-
sulted hi"'' 1%r unexpected death
abouit ten days later in St. Cath-
arines hospital where: , she had
been -receiving treatment.
f airs. Johnstone was formerly
,here; also, thaty o
the';treat
Versailles was signed on June Isabella Mae Caird: She . was the
28th}. 1919, following World War only . laughter. ' of , Alexander
1' Caird and Floira' f aKay; and was
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SKELTON
MEMORIALS
WALKERTON
ew, Lucknow
Z In a ' little room just off the
gallery of mirrors in ' this rambl
ing old ,castle, is the unpretent-
ious table 'on ..which'. the now in‘
famous peace terms: were signed..
Beautiful gardens front t hie
castle, and °`.artificial lakes and
flowing fountains .'*built: during
the time . of the : Kings Louis, still
add to the "charm ,of the place.
We .were •. takeri on a conducted
tour • of the castle,' with a . guide
who had the ; happy faculty of
making those revolutionary days
seen very real: One instance was
her description of the snob rush-
ing the;°. castle and' invading the.
We° are ;the, only z3a -
turers in this part of Ontario
ofkigh class mmataments
born at D'ulut'h, Minnesota, sixty-
three years ago. • •
abed ! anvber of ' Marie- Antoin-
ette only to ' find that she -had
'fled through' a tiny door 'to the
King's •,el'uarters to safety .that
was but short-lived.
Our tour of.'ti is hisLory- teefr
ed ,castlecompeted, we .red.
ed to the .capital and...pe% i
early the
to take our dep��e• ..a
next 'Morningon the last
of our , continent • to , -..c.-- to Dom:.
from whew• we : e:r
�erttue •y '"
r�Sss t4 e . T$'G..-,,. and ,t i
x Old London.
moi' .' -
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;Ea --,r4 ..`�..'•' ..d,.a�. . .., . psi
Mrs. Johnstone made . many
riends in l ucknow and :district
by her. genial; ..unassiuning man-
ner,. and her willingness to be
of assistance in, ' many good
works.. - She wit `a past president
of the Lucknaw Women s Insti-
tute, , residence and William of 'Lucknaw. She is
and an active member of john" and the, ,Branbh p i.also . survived. by her. "only. ,bio-
.Johnston. A wealth
the W.M.S of the Presbyterian 1VIrs. Anna. . J.
and of the Ladies . Aux of floral tributes was • 'further ( wee, Hen ed the ' funeral.
Milwaukee;
Churchevidence of the esteem in `
to the Canadian Legion..which h
lhary
ressu!
for
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The
airs: rested" • at., the . Mfrs. -dot stone -was -held. • ' - _, rem Interment was in South . Nin
Johnstone *Funeral 'Home'' where' 'loss . Cemetery with Wilfred Far -
many ,called' `to:pay their. respects• rash, !17wart Jamieson; Joseph r
an where here 'the largely" attended MacMillan, . John cDonagh, M:
conducted'funeral service was
on L. Sanderson' and. Howard Agnew.,'
acting. as .pallbearers.
Saturday,„ November '10th, • con-
ducted by her pastor, Rev Wal-
lace McClean. 'A*:*- service •had
previously been, held by:. mein -
hers of the , Ladies . Auxiliary.,
conducted by Rev. G. A (Meikle -
Besides, .her, ilpsband; Mrs,
Johnstone • is survived by one •
daughter, " Mrs: Jack'Treleaven
(Jane) , of J ucknow and two..
sons, Donald 1. of 'St, Catharines
who importgranite -
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Old Country"' the
the carload aukproeem frame
the rough • to the finisieett
monument. No* Middleman
en choosing * monument
come and, see one of
largest selections in Ontario
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Established over. sixty •years•
Write or phone Walkerton 8
and reverse charges.
SKELTON
MEMORIALS'
WALKERTON. ,
we. .� s- *3- r s,
s=,,7t '•• x
a =bit cf d.-..: Ir. au rsalturry. .
r ow. a y. .. or. s
Canada House• we et a..,�urig
British ,journaxist who asked -lie
e
cii iirrion question, ''iiow :did :m
like Paris'" Given. in effect. an
answer along the above lines.- he i
queried;, "Was your wife with
"you?" The answer being in the
affirmative, 'his reply was, No
" 'wonder you didn't like Paris".
Could bet
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to keep the heart a little softer
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