HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1948-06-03, Page 11:Tlit)1 SDAY, , JUNE 3r(i, 1948
E LUCKNOry. SENTINEL; LUCKNOW, ONTARIO
Lucknow (aledonlan Sodet Was
GIRL .GUIDE NEWS:
•Th ere was a short meeting at
i c Friday a arrange for
PAGE ELEVEN
'Once foremost On Continent1; the hike da
Satury. Membership
u ,•
........., • cards were gi ..ven o
lt' was back in 184.5 that the
Lucjcn9w Caledonian Society was
•formed, and, under the, direction.
of Chie tion D. A. MacCrimmcin,
M.D.,- soon became recognized
among such organizations,, as first
and foremost • on. this continent,.
To; the 'younger generation this
will be news, and AO the .older
filk , will' arouse many pleasa.it
rnerrhoricls. •• , •
▪ The prowess once enjoyed I by
this Society is emphasized by' the
following address read.:. to Dr.
MacCrilinmon • on St. Andrew's
Night, November 30th, 188.1, when
he was ,presented. 'with• a• sayer'
tea :serv'ice• rnregio .gOnitib of his
`servicea to• the Society.:..
The address is copied verbatim
from • the original rn,an.uscript,
which •is ` still ` well ' preserved, , •
To D. A. MacCrimmon, 1VlD,:•
Chief of the. Lucknow Caledonian
Society
Respected .Chief
We, the .Chieftains and Clans-
• men: iii the "Lucknow Caledonian
• •Soci.
sety, desire to take advantage.,
of the opportunity afforded ' by.
• this festive.,'gathering; .'called •to-
gether to celebrate in good'
' Scottish style the anniversary: of
• •Scotia's -patron• saint; 'to 'express
to you.a•he high esteem .in which''.
we, oach and all, ,old, you `per
sonally', as. well' a's 'diir high ap.
uc
�riat'iuii of our,: 't rsi °
1- . y 1 nteresteri,•
energetic and untiring: efforts on
'behalf ,of 'the Society during the
seven:years which you' have .un-
interrupteday:•occupied the posh -
tion of Chief;
Tt is fresh ,within ;the merrrory
• Of ;the rrrajority • of. those ,present
tonight ,• when;. somewhat ,-Over
seven• years 'ago, a; few energetic
Scottish spirits,: yourself among,
the nurn•ber, deterrri.ined'-to estab-
lish in this Village a Caledonian
S.ocrety;•.,where Scotchrnen and the
song o#`"Seotchmen could:assemble
for; social and intellectual inter
course, and whos.<.:annual games
would•serve to perpetuate in this
".Canada of. ours" the distinctive
spot ts.' and pastimes of the
•Motherland; ,and assist in. keeping
:alive ;in the breasts of her po s
and daughters, the ]win' an
patriotic m,crnor•ies' .af ,the g.;_a d,
of brown .hea , ; land
heather, . • and shaggy.
Wood', •'as well as to encourage'
generally tile culfivatio
�nanl .,sports. . •. ,..n. of, those.
yo necessar�ytto th'e•,
development .of: he;�althful bodies
anal vigorous minds inµ the youth
trf
our - country: • •
Erum the'; •v'e l•y beginning. "the
No't,�iety vas a •: success, even be=
yond our most sanguine anticipa-
tions'. • °
It . has gone on from`, strength
to
S
tr
cn
t
g
g. h 'until today. '.tve Ifii.�d.
it occupying .the . proud ,positron
of fore
mt•
st.
S;.
c
,at r� ..
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Na"' i
Socio u . .National
Society n this broad continent,.
And: we: cheerfully
acknowledge
.that to your active and untiring
efforts . is due ' ta a: ver • great
�f,.Xt y'
.ent .'its al?'Aust phenomenal.
..success.
'•As' -the visitor°'t•i,Westnhitter
Abbey is invited, ;If he sec •,,:
k'��r
Ch =rstopher� -Wr.c,n's•:rn n
a urlrrerri, :to
„`look •a.rti:und''. so May .;we to,
night say, to our. ' guests. ,and ' yi -'
is
.tom's. if: you seek a monument 'to
the• exertions of i• Burn• Chief :.turn•1
out
your eyes to our magnificent
park, th•eproperty the Society,
irm 'fee simple, ;to our comfortably
furnished room 'With its '.. Well.
stocked .1:rb.r�ary, ,to our handsorrie
s more
fie of inset
i\tI1•IJ
t •
There Was a hike, on Saturday,,,
The Guides started out at 10 a.m.
hen they �arr'
Y rued at 'their des-
tination they busied ' themselves
getting wood .to build the camp.
fire. After dinner 2nd.. class tests
were tried. •
Mrs. McKim came•out later and
had: supper . with .the Guides.
Too, many persons °seem' to
think that the only way 'to have
a . good time is for them to' rnake.
tool's of themselves
MY FRIENDS
I have a friend, .an optimist,
rVe'll call him, Mr.' A,
A
nd
when n I
h meet' t him "on the
street . •
;1e brightens up my ,day..
He slaps me' on the back and says
its great that�•spring is :here,
And aren't the crops just looking
swell,
We'll have a bumper year.
•
I have a friynd, a pessimist,
We'll call hip Mr. ,K,;
I hate to rneet hirci on the street..
He ai'says 'spoils my day'
For%when it rains, and then turns
cool, t..
'He'saya, this wi11,bri'ng fl•os�t,
BORN 4T I•IOLYROOD, LEFT
• NEARLY UAL? CENTURY AGO •
A 'visitor in town' the first Of
the week, and at the home of
Mrs. Con Forane in West Wawa-- •
;i .sh, was William J. Foran, a
native of'the Holyrood comznun-
ity, who left here at the turn. of.
the •century... •
'Mr. Foran is a. cousin of the
late Con Foran of West Wawa-
ri sh.. - He is a son. of the late,Mr:
and Mrs. Wm: J. Foran and was. .
`born at Holyrood on the home
farm of Mr. Ernie Ackert. •
Mr, Foran has resided. in E_d
monton • for .a. 'number of years
where. he has been:'emplgyed: by
the Domi'niari . Government
connection "With , land .settlement
work and •is nowt being pensioned„
•
off. Mr. Foran: is .acdompan'ied b
��Ve''l.l lta ve a famine sure this: fall, •
' cash reserve f nd U''br,;c •c3 s: will. I'll
,u of.. over one' p a be• Iost .
thousand ,dollars in the; bank, and
•
'ast but' not least, • to'tile smiling
•aces now gathered around 'this
festive board, 'whose reeptioh••of•
this innovation. in our programme
shows: more clearly• than words
_an
.express their .complete' coil=
'ui rence in •.• the well. merited.
lanor. it is our pleasure to. conf i'•
,upori you tonight ° . .
As •a further token of our, good
•
411 , and esteerrr . we beg, dear •
Ohief,-.your'. acceptance'of the
.ompanying silver service,: which
tic trust.,laoth yourself and :your
worthy ',lady y rna•y long' live' to,
:riipy; and: with best' wishes for
the :happiness 'of=;,yourself,.' Mrs.
MacCrimmon• ,and' family` we'sub:'
scribe `ourselves on behalf ,of the:
Society.
:
Committee. 1VI, Cam.pbell,,,c.hair.
man;: James.•F.indlafer, Alexan er'
:McPherson; J. S .Tennant ;M D.`'
D. E. Cameron; secre-tary.. , • . '
I wonder• how .my contaets ate.
• its pretty. hard .to tell t
Ms' wife on their vi'sit'to,.O -. y
ntario, -
where they may eventually re -
I don't• know what friends think .tine,
• of me, ' � ..
Per hapU. its just as well, •
Orders taken for rubber stamps
sta�rnp pads' and stamp; pad • irik at
--Wm. M. Buckingharn• • The Sentinel Office.
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DER . AT 'FARRISR
WARM 1,N ASIIFIELD
1: Three Hollandfainilies and one
single, Hollander • were • placed' on
..farms in this,,district during .the
past week •:by the National Eni
ployment Office..at•, Walkerton.
One:fami]y of. eleven. ;by!the riaxne
of .Rouw, have.•taken up residence
*with Mr. W. H. Young of, F.lrant
ownship.. Mr, and Mrs: ; oekman
are nowt located with. ,A.:13. Mac-
Kenzie 'at Teeswater and Mr,, and,
Mrs, AVossenberg have.' gone to
'the: farm 'of. Mr.. Ed `Spielrnaker
'in Carrick Township:: Mr; K. A.
• A gossip is one who talks t�
ydu about :othersi• a' bbre is one • .
• whop
talks' s to
you
about
hiiiiselfA
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and .a brilliant. conversationalist.
.is orie who: talks. to you a1 out
Yourself, . •
' 'Rauws is placed with
rish,;R.• 7,.'.Lucknoww,
Recently two `other single men
• arrived . and.; are now:. working.
with J. P. • Johnstone; Walkerton
tan;' •
and G .Pfohi, . R• ` 2 Walkerton'.
Some • tweity• other farmers in '
the district have been allocated'
' I4ollander s''Who willcbe• 'arriving
,t
during the next few• months , '
W.' Far- -
r,
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' • Tormenting flies can cut your
tattle's weight 'and Milk 'yield
through restlessness.
SHELL LIVESTOCK SPRAY
Tormenting Aies -can ut u -r cattle's weight
and -milk yield: Shel Live ock Spray is; the.
sure, way to rid ybu her• of'insect, pest's.:
Clear the air at mil liig a; morning and
night .. • spray She t stock Spray• directly''
on cattle before pputting t rim: out to pasture—
and before bedding them' ' vin: Insects and
dies are: repelled 'round the'• lock with Shell
'Livestock Spray.—$1j65 an perial illont '
•
SHELL • 'D.D,T B•AR ; .• Y.
:Get the jump on fries this year by spraying
their -breeding, places with powerful Shell
,DD`I' Bain•Spray Uit•:stalls,'on•doorways; c�n
inside surfaces and eaves, on. manure piles
'ShellDDT Barn Spray forties' a long lasting
"film ,of death" . dries .,hard —, stays: put
Won't, blow •a'way. •For tasting proteet•iiin
against flies'—kill them where they breed
with Shell DDT Barn Spray..$z 25'itn Imperial
gallon. Get She11. Livestock Spray and Shell
DDT Barn Spray'front •your local dealer—,
'right away: ' •� .
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• six days of <turoioil-that was election ?week in:' Upper Canada±'
Voters .termed in long queues to mount. the:':'hustinks"' (a rough wooden platform)
.:•. ail declaring alou'dfor ato hear,."1 'vote fort John Smith: `'• Often
� . ..J groups of,laard ii5ted'
toughs stood by, ar"med.with cudgels to be used on those who voted the wrongn:a '"
•But. men Wlio kept true democracy' as ths;ir •objective .finally` wort th'eright of a
• �: sec; ret 'btillot the right 'to vote ,as yoii wish without; fear of interni at on, :.
ll'l.�t,z )'01:1'cart,oi?! secret ballot at'every electron -mill rcipal; p,ovincial, fede,al I,ou.
c. E ri4e,a .lid)... and pelt ilege planned; wotked'•atad oilght for by: yokr.' foref rtheis. 'oiri tote
I, Hi('t �: rlrr �irtir;'r re f) onr cl ilda:en. :To fail in th%r u'ut. ; i� to 'be •leas that .-• .• ' ki
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