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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1953-03-26, Page 1THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 26, 1953 Price Per CopyEighty-First Year haveit? '‘Top had it back again and can show it for the out of the four it has School i their title “S”. girls laced Wat* the championship however, was anti­ a spare medal here isn’t cate- / * - /• 1 VICTORS WITH THE SPOILS — Captain Julia Dunlop and Coach Loretta Seigner of South Huron’s senior girls team, proudly display the trophy they retained at the - WOSSA tournament in London Saturday. The girls won both semi- final and final matches handily, stretching their victory streak to 23 games during two years of coinpetion. The local high school girls have won the trophy three out of the four yeans it has been awarded. z —Jack Burnet^, Londo^ Huronia Chorus Prepares Another Colorful Operetta The Huronia Male Chorus and accompanying cast are holding final rehersals for their third Gilbert and* '’Sullivan operetta, “The Yeomen of the Guard’’ which they will present in the High School nesday and Thursday, April under the direction L. Sturgis. Hern plays the role Fairfax who is under of death as a sorcerer. Meryll, played by Mrs. auditorium Wed- 1 ofand 2, Mrs. H. Harry Colonel sentence Phoebe Robert Younger, is hopelessly in love with the colonel. He in turn decides to marry before he is executed and promises his estate to anyone who will go through a form of marriage with him. Elsie Maynard, a marrymaid, played by Mrs. Robert Riley, ■ agrees tto the plan tempted by the , financial agreement. After the marriage has been performed with the bride closely blindfold­ ed, the prisoner ■'escapes. of Latei’ in the' story, Fairfax is pardoned and his bride. Sterling Ince Jack Point, a Others in the Cann, W. G. _______ ____ Wildfong and Miss K. McGill. Mrs. Norma Pryde and Miss Agnes Bray accompany operetta returns to claim plays the role of wandering jester, cast are «Carfrey Cochrane, Frank the Usborne Hears River Progress Ove r 50 interested farmers attended the meeting of the U.s- borne Township Federation of Agriculture in the ■town hall on Thursday, 19. Edwin Miller, president Federation was chairman meeting. He called on Mr. Well­ ington Brock, Usborne represent­ ative of the Ausable River Valley Conservation Authority to report on the work which has been undertaken by that committee. Mr. Brock then introduced Mr. Andrew Dixon of Exeter, who showed slides on the work already done. He spoke of the difficulties that had been en­ countered and of the future plans of the conservation author­ ity. Elimville March of the of the Mrs. Edward Sweitzer Dies In Creditor! Mrs. Edward Sweitzer died on Wednesday at her home . in Crediton in her seventy-fourth year. She was the former Ade­ line Kercher the Bronson Since her Sweitzer has _ . and was a member of the Evan­ gelical U.B. Church. Besides her husband, she is survived by one’ son, Aaron J., of Exeter, and two daughters, Myrtle, Mrs. Sylvester Lockman, of Guelph, and Edith, Mrs. Ar­ thur Wagner, of Clare, Mich., 10 grandchildren and three great­ grandchildren. Two brothers and six sisters also survive. The body is resting at the Dinney funeral home where the Rev. J. V. Dahms will conduct a private funeral service on Fri­ day at 2 p.m. Interment will be made in the Crediton cemetery. and was born on Line, near Zurich, ■m a r r i a g e, Mrs. resided in- Grediton Commonwealth Mourns Dowager Queen Mary The land’’, fully night. The from Century through two world wars, to the tenSo times of the atom bomb and the cold war. She was the widow of King George V, Reports* indicate the period of mourning for Queen Mary will not affect the coronation of her granddaughter, Queen Elizabeth There will be a state funeral for the royal figure, revered by millions of British subjects. She will be buried In Windsor Castle beside her husband and her son, George VI. “Grandmother of Eng- Qiteen Mary, died peace­ in her sleep, on Tuesday 85-year-dld dowager lived the Imperial Nineteenth Crediton W.l. Hears Polio Talk Crediton Women’s Institute met on Wednesday evening for their first meeting in the newly converted Community Centre. Meeting was under the direction of Public Relations and Commun­ ity Activities Committee. Presi­ dent Mrs. R. Motz presided and ■ roll call was responded to by naming an improvement for Wvl. - meetings. Motto for the evening was “Home and Country”, after which a health program was dis­ cussed. Guest speaker was Mrs. T. Pfrimmer of Goderich, who spoke on Polio and Cripple Prevention. A St. Patrick reading was given by Mrs. Royal Gaiser and Miss Nola Faist sang a solo, accom­ panied by Mrs. E. Fahrner, Elec­ tion of officers will be held in April and nominating committee appointed comprised Mrs. E. Neil and Mrs. E. Lamport. Hostesses for evening were Mrs. H. Schenk, Mrs. L. Gaiser, Mrs. E. Cham­ bers, Mrs. E. K. Fahrner and and Mrs. R. Gaiser. International Traveller Crediton Speaker Rev, Alexander Marks, inter­ nationally known Christian Jew, formerly of London, England, who has travelled extensively throughout Great Britain and North America, will speak at the Evangelical United Brethren Church, Crediton, on Wednesday, April 1, through Good Friday, April 3. On Thursday, April 2, beauti­ ful colored pictures will be shown of the holy places of Palestine, which were taken last year by the Canadian Secretary of the American Board of Missions to the Jews, Inc., and on Good Fri­ day morning, at 10:30, Rev. Mr. Marks will illustrate the Jewish Passover, and its relationship to the Lord’s Supper. Personal Items The play, “Look Out Lizzie”, given on Friday evening under the auspices of Crediton Youth Fellowship was largely attended and exceptionally well presented by members of Woodham L.O.L. We are sorry to report that a great many of our citizens have been on the sick list. Many have been hit by the flu epidemic. Mr. Isaac Gower is ill at his home with an attack of pneu­ monia, and Mrs. Nelson Sinclair is a patient in pital. Mr. and Mrs. and Reginald into the house . „ __ chased from Mrs. O. Brown. Cpl. and Mrs. John Bishop haven taken up residence in Mr. H. C. Beavers’ apartment. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dale of Bramptoh called on Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Clark on Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Parkinson and family spent Sunday in Pres­ ton' and Galt. Sunday visitors With Mr. Mrs. E. M. Fahrner were Mr. Mrs. Howard Fretts, Susan Gregory, of Cliiitbn, and Mr. Mrs. William Jackson and family Of London. Mr, and Mrs. E. M, Fahrner, Mr, and Mrs. Roy Ratz and Mr. Arthur Amy, of Exeter, attended the official Opening of the flew King George VI school at Sarnia Tuesday evening. Miss Norma Fahrner is a member of the' teaching staff. District Governor Visits Lions Club District Governor Vic Dinnin, of Zurich paid his official visit to the Exeter Lions Club at their supper meeting Friday evening. Mr. Dinnin reviewed the activi­ ties of the Club year by year since its inauguration in 1938, during which time considerable monies have been raised for wel­ fare work. He spoke particularly of the work of the club in con­ nection with the new Huron Hospital. A number present from the London club and enlivened the ceedings. Six ten-year chevrons Offer Bargains / I $ South Huron lios Lome Finkbeiner moved this week they recently pur- and and South were West pro- were presented by the district-gover­ nor to Lions A. J. Sweitzer, B. R. Hopper, R. E. Russell, E. Steiner, K. Lampman and H. L. Sturgis. Ice Machine Breaks Down Ice making machinery at Exe­ ter Memorial Arena broke down Saturday and operation was halt­ ed for several days. The plant was put into operation Wednes­ day and the ice will be ready for use again Thursday night. M rs. T. O. Southcott Active In Church The funeral of the late Mrs. T. Orville Southcott was held Mon­ day afternoon from the Hopper- Hockey funeral home with Rev. H. Snell officiating. Mrs. South­ cott passed away Friday in Vic­ toria Hospital, London, where she was admitted the previous Mon­ day. Her maiden name was Laura May Hobbs, daughter of the late Rev. Richard and Mrs. Hobbs and she was. in her 69th year. For more than ten years Mrs. Southcott had suffered from the effects of a stroke and for more than three years had been confin­ ed to her bed. She was a member of the James Street United Church in which she took an active in­ terest and for many years was superintendant of the primary de­ partment of the Sunday School. Surviving besides her bereaved husband are one brother, Allan, of Galt, three sisters, Mrs. H. V. Hut­ ton, of Brantford; Mrs. Delight Gordon, and Mrs. Gertrude Snell, of Toronto. Attending the funeral from a distance were Mr. and Mrs. Hut­ ton, Brantford; Mr. Allan Hobbs, Galt; Mrs. Alvin Snell, Mr. Grant Snell, Mrs. H. Stock, Miss J. Gor­ don. Mrs. E. Hearts, Toronto; Mr. Frank Southcott, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Southcott, Mrs. Rd. Raw­ lings and Mrs. Wm. Smith, of London; Rev. R, E. and Mrs. Southcott, Jack and Jim, Oil City. The bearers were Robert, Donald, Jack and Jim Southcott, Stanley Frayne and Jim Chapman; Inter­ ment Was in the Exeter cemetery. of India Missionary Speaks To Church Miss Ina White, native Scotland, and visiting at present With Pastor and Mrs. Eric Zins, district minister of the Seventli- Day Adventist Church in the London area, spoke at a special gathering of members in Exeter Wednesday evening, March 18. After four and a half years’ missionary service, MiSs White spoke about India and showed many India, stations in- that continent. After working at the Seventh-Bay Ad­ ventist Publishing House in Lon­ don, England, Miss White was transferred to the editorial de­ barment of the Publishing House w h 1 c h Seventh - Day Adventist operate The ducted Mrs. • T. ed by Jxeter the direction Zins who serves the Exeter con­ gregation. Adventist church color slides of life in and Adventist mission near Poona, India, service which Was con- in the home of Mr __ Collingwood was attend- many friends from the district, and was under of Pastor Eric and Dollar Days' Exeter merchants are holding their town-wide “Dollar Days” sale this weekend, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Stores are offering values to customers. bargains and savings most all merchants part in the event. As air extra service, will remain open Friday until 9 o’clock. The types of bargains from substantially reduced to giveaways, special One nation during special They have galore. Al- are taking range prices two-for-ones, and combination offers. store is giving away Coro- silver dollars in change the three days. Has anyone ; around? There’s a team that deserves one but there any trophy for the special gory they’re in. What would you call Here's our suggestion: Team Without A Title”. Qualifications? Tea m must reach the finals of at least two provincial or district tourna­ ments and reach the semi-finals of at least one other tournament. Team must come close, but not win any title. If you’re going to donate that trophy, you’d better do so right away because the winner has al­ ready been picked—it’s South Huron High School’s senior boys’ crew. Missed By Four Points The locals missed the WOSSA title by a bare four points Satur­ day, They lost to a team they could beat next week—-after a rest—quite handily. It was their old rivals. Amherstburg, who ex­ tended the locals’ title jinx to three this year. Amherstburg won the final championship match 36-33 in Thames Hall, London, during “Canada’s Biggest Basketball Tournament.” It was the same jinx that haunted the South Huron team in the Ontario Secondary Schools Tourney at Toronto two weeks ago when they lost in the semi­ finals by one lonely point, It was the same black cat that strided across their path in the finals of the Ontario Junior “B” tournament last week. So this is the “jinx year”. It was a good year, but the record only says: “Top Contenders For Three Titles.” Not Best Game The locals shouldn’t have lost the tilt Saturday Coach Glen Mickle said “They didn’t play their best game.” He admitted —Please turn to Page 5 South Huron High ! Girls’ breezed, through to second consecutive WOSSA at London Saturday. The girls might as well left the trophy in their showcase at the school. They sent it down to WOSSA officials in London last week but it’s right back at home again now. That’s the S. B. Taylor trophy. It was donated by the local jeweller in 1950 when the girls first won their Senior “B” title. They lost it the next year hut in 1952 they ...................................... now they third year existed. Two Perfect Years Besides the WOSSA Senior “B" title, the girls have another honor they’re justly proud of. Their two wins at the tourney Saturday gave them the distinc­ tion of being undefeated for two straight years-—23 games with­ out a loss. That’s supremacy Carry On Night School Recreation Council Urges Exeter Recreational Council passed a resolution Tuesday night requesting the night school be continued forat S-H.D.H.S. another year. Members of the excellent the school and its provision of a variety of recreational programs in arts and crafts and adult -'education. The council felt that the large average attendance recorded during the past two years was an indication of strong public sup­ port for the school. Rec director Doug Smith and Lloyd Cushman were appointed to investigate possibilities of the council praised administration of Bowls Best Single Doug Harrison bowled the best single game of the current season at the local alleys Wednesday night. Doug trundelled 383 for his teain, the Short Circuits, scoring"-nine strikes in a. row. His game beats the record of 372 Andrus and is likely to Doug the Jack Watch, awarded for best single. providing swimming lessons children this summer. A committee of Rev. D. Sinclair and Don Southcott were appointed to consult with coun­ cil on plans for R. E. Secord, ity Programmes Department of present and the council discussed with him various activities in­ cluding a club for older persons. Members expressed apprecia­ tion of the work of the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority in assisting with the Sunday evening con­ certs during the winter and the Exeter Legion Auxiliary for their active sponsorship of Girl Guides and Brownies. Council indicated its support of the formation of a drama club. for R. Coronation Day. of the Commun- Branch, of the Education, was bowled Smith previous by Alf earn Bulova Insti- Organize W.l. At Dashwood, Mrs. E. Rader Heads Branch A .meeting of Dashwood and district women was called Tues­ day night, March 24 for the pur­ pose of organizing a Women’s Institute branch. _ Mrs. Kenneth Johns, of Elim- villle, district president, address­ ed the women explaining objectives of the Institute the duties of its officers. She then conducted the tion of officers with the follow­ ing elected: president, Mrs. Ervin Rader; first vice-president, Mrs. Gordon Eagleson; second vice-president, Mrs. Mervin Tie­ man; secretary-treasurer, Mrs. A. Kuntz, assistant, Mrs. Milfred Merner; district director, Mrs. Carl Oestreicher; directors, Mrs. Letta Taylor, Mrs. Addison Tie­ man, Mrs. Ken McCrae. Representatives to district an­ nual, Mrs. E. Rader, Mrs. C. Oestreicher, Mrs. Ernest Koehler, Mrs. Arnold Kuntz; press re­ porter, Mrs. Sid Baker; convener Agriculture and Canadian In­ dustries, Mrs. Charles Snell; convener Historical Research and the and elec- Current Events, Mrs. Gordon B e n d e r; convener Citizenship and Education, Mrs. Rudolph Miller; Home Economics and Health. Mrs. Lloyd Eagleson. The installation service was held following the election. Mrs. William Johns, district secretary, described the Tweeds- muir book and other interesting details of Institute work and members from Grand Bend and Zurich contributed helpful in­ formation from their branches. A social hour concluded the meeting. On Sunday, Mrs. David Chris­ tie (nee Victoria Bagshaw, Stephen husband, accompanied by their nieces, Mrs. Humphrey Arthur, of Anderson, and Mrs. Robert Elston, of Base Line, attended the church service at Main Street United Church and then were dinner guests of Mr. and Later friends 25 for Mrs. visited rents, Jaques. Mr. and Mrs. J. Toronto, spent the Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Doupe. of Township), and her of Edmonton, Alta., Mrs. W. C. Pearce, they called on other in town. They left March their home in Edmonton. Jim last Mr. Francis, week and Tavistock, wtih her pa- Mrs. George A. 'Doupe, of weekend with Hurondale W. I.1 Entertains Home Members of Hurondale tute visited the County Home at Clinton on Wednesday afternoon, taking a treat to the residents and entertaining them with a variety program. Garnet Hicks, as chairman, started the program off with a sing-song. Readings were given by Mrs. Mac Dougal and Mrs. Earl Mitchell. A ladies chorus sang in costume. Mrs. Mac Dougal and Mrs. Jack Coates played a piano duet and Mrs. Harold Jeffery accom­ panied Garnet Hicks as and played his guitar. A comedy skit, “Sara Hat Shop’’ was put on Archie Morgan, Mrs. Etherington, Mrs. Ross Mrs. Gilbert Johns, Mrs. Sillery, Mrs. Earl Mitchell and Garnet Hicks. Mrs. Martha Jacobs, matron, thanked the Institute members with a capital The SHigli ford 31-13 in tilt. This, climatic to their semi-final game with Kingsville which they con­ sidered tough although they won handily 49-22. Happy < loach Miss Loretta Siegner, happy SHigli coach, summed it up like this: “The final championship game was not difficult. Our opposition was weak, “Kingsville had a good team but they couldn’t score. “Our girls played a beautiful passing game. They were fast and accurate. Their shooting was good." Took It Easily The girls might have trounced Watford even more heavily in the final game. They led all the way and had a 31-7 lead at the third quarter. Coach Siegner put her substitute players in for the fourth quarter; Watford out- scored them 6-0 and it made the game look at least a little close, like a championship game should. SHigh team outscored Watford 9-4 in the first quarter. The for­ wards added eight points in the second while the guards held the opposition scoreless. In the third, the locals 14-3. Only One Close The Kingsville only in the third quarter when Exeter potted 11 points to their rivals’ 10. In the other stanzas, the locals proved far superior. It was 10-6 in the first, 2'-10 in rhe second, 31-20 in the third. The girls really put on a show in the fourth, outplaying Kings­ ville 18-2. Pat Tuckey, Julia Dunlop and Jean Taylor formed the power­ house of the winner's attacks. They scored all South Huron’s baskets. Pat scored 12 points against Watford and 18 against Kingsville for the top total of —Please turn to Page 5 bested Watford Stanza game was close he sang Perkins’ by Mrs. William Taylor, William be of in Thomas Sanders Dies In West The remains of Thomas Henry Sanders, 76, arrived here Mon­ day from the Columbia Funeral Chapel, Langley Prairie, B.C., and will be buried in the family plot in the Exeter cemetery on Thursday, March 26. The Rev. H. J. Snell will officiate and the service will be private. The funeral service was held at Langley Prairie on February with Rev. T. E. and cremation Burnaby. Mr. Sanders life in Exeter and took up cabi­ net work with the late Mr. Robert Rowe. He returned to Exeter in 1951 after an absence of 40 years, to visit relatives and friends. Surviving are one daughter, Esrne, at home; four brothers, George, Robert and Sidney, of Exeter,w andMan., ’and Mary Jewell, liam Willert and Mrs. William White (Vera), Of Georgetown, Kentucky. Funeral arrangements are In Charge of the Dinney Funeral home, Harris officiating took place at S. spent his early IS, Of David, of Carman, three sisters, Mrs. London, Mrs. Wil- (Nora), Dashwood, Hospital Notes Births at South Huron, Hos­ pital during the past week in­ cluded a son to Mr. and Mrs, Arthur Gelinas, R.R. 2, Zurich, March 19; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hayter, R.R. 2. Dash­ wood ahd Mt’''* : LEAD FLYERS’ DRIVE — Spat •king the Centralia Flyers’ drive towards the O.H.A. Inter­ mediate “B” title is this high-scoring front line ; Johnny .Johnson, Randy Ellis (playing coach) and Ray Embury. The airmen eliminated Wallaceburg in four games and now meet Fergus in a best-of-five series. Second game will be played here Saturday night. -—RCAF Photo•RCAF Photo Centralia Whips Fergus 16-2 Centralia Flyers trounced Fer­ gus 16-2 Wednesday night in the first game of their best-of-five series. Second game will played here Saturday night. Fergus scored the first goal the game but Centralia threw five before the period was over. At the end of the second, the Flyers led 12-2. Roy Vezina fired four tallies to spark the airmen’s massacre. Embury and Wilberforce pulled hat tricks; Ellis, in his first ap­ pearance after his injury, notched two; Smith, Johnson and Pumple counted singles. Hewer and Botter scored for Fergus. Mrs. Milton Haugh Active In Church Mrs. Milton Haugh, nee Clara Weigand, passed Sunday morning residence on the ary of Stephen had just passed birthday. She had been ailing for the past three months. She Was a member of Dashwood Evangelical U.B. Church and had been secretary of the Ladies Aid until her illness. She was horn on con. 14 of Hay Township. Surviving are her husband; one daughter, Joyce, of London Normal School; two sons, Lome, at Exeter, Ross at home; also her father Henry Weigand, of Hay Township; two sisters, Mrs. Clarence Desjardine, of Stephen Township, Mrs. Laird Hendrick of the Blue Water Highway; three brothers, Harrison, Eben, and Louis, all of Hay Township, and two grandchildren. The body rested at __ _. (Harry Hoffman funeral home in i Dashwood where the took place oh Tuesday. Getz officiated, away suddenly at her late North Bound- Township. She her fifty-third the T? funeral Rev. H. Interment took place in Dashwood Evangelical Cemetery. Mr. Harry Whetton, Hamilton, visited Mrs. Charles Harris and other end. Mr, Diane, parents. Belling, this week. Dr. and Mrs. E, S. visited on Sunday with ■Mrs. C. W. Kestle, of Stratford. Out-of-town. relatives who tended the funeral of the Mrs. James Brintnell were son, Roland, of Saskatoon, brother, D. B., and niece, May Pomeroy, of London. Mr. * spent Mrs. Mr. and Mabie, Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Tom Collingwood. Mrs. John Shute Dies In Usborne Funeral services for Mrs. John Shute, 87, who died on March 18, at her home in Usborne Township, were held from the Dinney funeral home on Friday afternoon. Rev. H. Kirkton, officiated ment was made Union Cemetery, Mrs. Shute was land and came to child. She lived until her marriage when they made their home in Usborne, Surviving are one son Heber, of Usborne, and two daughters, Mrs. Charles Tuffin, Mitchell, and Mrs. Howard Stewart, Ful- larton; 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were Bert and Russell Butler, Herman and Ralph Speare, George Gower and George Neil. Elower bearers were Marvin and Edward Shute, Clar­ ence and Harvey Ttiifln, Ken relatives over the week- and Mrs. Donald Link and of Aylmer, visited her Mr. and Mrs.Robert for Aiiderson, of and inter­ in Kirkton born in Eng- Canada as a in Cromarty to Mr, Shute Steiner Mr. and at- late her her Mrs. and Mrs. Eric Campbell the weekend with Mr. and Fred Tribe, of Ridgetown, and Mrs. Roy Alderson of Thedford, spent Mrs. Emily Salter Buried In Exeter The funeral of the late Mrs. Emily Salter was held Thurs­ day afternoon from the. R, C. Dinney funeral home with Rev. II. J. Snell officiating. Inter­ ment was In the Exeter cemetery. Among those from a distance attending the funeral were Mr. Harry Gould, Of Windsor; Mr. and Mrs, Jack Coyle, of Grosse Point Farms, Mich., Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rigsby, of Galt; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Salter, Mr. Albert Salter, of Toronto; Mr. and Mrs, Charles Salter, of Harrow; Mr. George Salter, Mrs. George Mui* caster and Marvin, of Essex, The bearers were Messrs. Wil­ fred and Bruce Shapton, Jack and Albert Salter, Frank Creech and HdiVard Beaver. /! Lyman B. Moore Born In Camalachie A private funeral service Lyman Burness Moore, 58, hus­ band of Jennie Elliott, who died suddenly on Thursday, March 19, was held from the Dinney fune­ ral home on Saturday at 2 p.m. The Rev. W. J. Moores, Thames Road United and interment ter cemetery. Mr. Moore Camlachie there until 1926 when he moved to Saskatchewan, returning to Exeter in 1939. Surviving besidts his wife are one daughter, Alma, Mrs. Wil­ liam Snow, of Usborne; seven brothers, Byron, Clinton, Galvin, Harry, Grant and Nelson, in the Camlachie district, Cbhuhcey, of Detroit, and one sister, Doris, Mrs. William Warren, Camlachie. Six of the brothers sated as pall­ bearers, * Church, officiated was made in Exe- was born in the district and lived a son to Mr. Dators, Grand a daughter to John Hanley, of Marell S3, and a , March 20 Mrs. Earl March 21; and Mrs. Grand Bend, daughter to Mr, and Mrs. Le Roy Ashbury, RCAF Station, Cen­ tralia, on March 24, Ceti- Scott,. Jack McNichol, Jack Barr and Cooper Forrest. Relatives and friends from Toronto, Harriston, Georgetown, Mitchell, London, Windsor and Kitchener attended the funeral.