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TiVENING AUXILIARY
REGULAR MEETING
Celebrating their third birthday on May 28, the Dionne quintuplets are growing prettier every day. The above photo shows them in varying moods. They are, LEFT to RIGHT,
Cecile, (Marie, Annette, Emilie and Yvonne. ( ' —Copyright, NEA.
WINGHAM, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 27th, 1937
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Miss Duff, Field Secretary for the
W.C.T.U., Gave Interesting Address.
Central Leaguers Take on Clifford
Here on Monday.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Evening Auxiliary of the United
Curch, in charge of Miss Janet Mur
ray, was held at the home of Mrs.
■Chas. Lloyd, on Wednesday evening
of last week. The meeting was also
a layette shower for the bale which
is being sent West, in June.
After the opening hymn Miss
Blanche Bennett led in prayer, Miss
Marion Simpson read the Scripture
;and read an exposition on it.
Miss Phyllis Johns reviewed anoth-
•er chapter of the study book “Men
.and Women of Far Horizons” which
-dealt with some of the missionary
women in China, Africa and Japan.
She gave a very interesting account
•of the work done by these women.
Miss Duff, Provincial Field Secre
tary for the W.C.T.U., who was a
guest of the meeting, was asked to
speak. She told some very interest
ing experiences in her work, which
Zk has taken her from the Maritimes and
A Newfoundland to Alberta. She said
it was alarming the inroads the liquor
■traffic is making in Ontario, and that
it is going to be a long hard fight
to combat this great menace which
is getting such a strong hold on our
young people.
After the business of the meeting
"had been dispensed with the meeting
•was closed with a hymn and the Miz
pah Benediction. A dainty lunch was
■served and a social time was spent.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Old Shoes made new—For neat re
pairing try Greer’s with your next
pair.
Miss Bessie Seamont, of Preston,
was a week-end visitor at the Baptist
■parsonage.
Mrs. Russell Tervitt and daughter,
Donna, spent the holiday with friends
... in Toronto.
Mr. and Mrs.
/holiday visitors
John Galbraith.
Misses’ and
ll. J. Rahlves were
with Mr. and Mrs.
___ __ Children’s- Summer
Fbotwear—Straps, Ties and Sandals.
‘Greer’s Shoe Store.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Sutton visited
on the holiday with Mr. and Mrs. R.
‘Sutton of Orangeville.
Miss Ann Barber of Toronto visit
ed over the week-end with her mo
ther, Mrs. Chas. Barber.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Smith, Lon
don, were week-end visitors with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. J. Cole.
Mr. T. J. McLean and Miss Elean-
ore spent
the guests
Lean.
Mr. and
son, Peter, of Toronto, were week-
i end guests of Miss Fisher and
rhe week-end in Toronto
of Mr. Neil and Mrs. Me
Mrs. Peter S. .Fisher and
Mrs.
^^•Hanna.
I Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Crawford
visitors with the latter’s sister,
Hugh Anderson, at Caledonia on
Sunday.
Mrs. S. Hare and daughter, Eliza
beth, of Guelph, were week-end vis
itors with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John Raby.
.Miss Lottie Code and Mr. J. Par
nell Morris, A.C.C.O., F.T.C.M., of
London, visited Dr. and Mrs. Stewart
on the holiday.
Mr. and Mrs. Vic Lauchlean and
family, of Wiarton, spent the holiday
at the home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. Orvis.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Fells and Miss
Dorothy Robertson, also Mr. Jack
Brown, dft London, visited over the
week-end at the home of J. E. Fells.
Week-end visitors with Mr. and
Mrs. Andrew McDougall were: Mr.
Wm. Griffin, sons and daughters, of
Ingersoll, also Mr. Ernie Boyd. Mrs.
Griffin, who has been visiting here
for three weeks, returned with them.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. McNevin, of
Dundas, also Master George, were
Visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Robt. Deyell over the holiday, Sun
day visitors with Mr. attd Mrs. Deyell
were Mr. and Mrs, Alex, McNevin,
of Goderich.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Skinner atid
Miss J. Skinner, of Mitchell, Mr. and
Mrs. G. E. Wadland of Sarnia, Mr.
and Mrs. W. I. Colwell and Jimmy
and Mr. Beverley Armstrong, of Tor
onto, were holiday visitors with W.
G. M. Reid and family.
Mrs. Wm. Williamson and Sons,
'. Neil, of town, and Archie, of Toronto,
and accompanied by her brother, Mr.
Harvey Montgomery, of Thedford,
Bpent the week-end in Pontiac, Mich.,
visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Hugh
Montgomery and other relatives there.
FORMER RESIDENT
WRITES US
On Monday- we received a letter
from Dr. Wesley R. Roe, of Phila
delphia, Penn., informing us of a quo
tation that he had seen from the Ad
vance-Times in the Wall Street Jour
nal. He immediately dropped us a
line.
He says “I could not resist the
temptation of making a clipping of
the article and mailing it back to you.
It is now over 45 years since I left
your neighborhood and I have since
made my home in Philadelphia, Penn.
Dr. Roe is the son of the late John
Roe, 2nd line of Morris. Mrs. Thos.
Scott and Mrs. Robert Warwick are
sisters.'
.Passed Examinations
Mr. John P. McKibbon, who we
reported last week successfully pass
ed his University Examinations, in
connection with the Ontario College
of Pharmacy, also successfully passed
the examinations' at the Ontario Col
lege of Pharmacy. John is now a full
fledged druggist and can use the title
Bachelor of Pharmacy.
Trousseau Tea
Mrs. Norman L. Fry held a trous
seau tea in honor of her daughter,
Catherine Margaret, on Friday after
noon and evening last. Receiving with
Mrs. Fry was Mrs. Donald Rae. Mrs.
H. C. MacLean and Mrs. Walter Van-
Wyck poured tea during the after
noon and during the evening, the ev
ening Mrs. Herbert Campbell and
Mrs. A. Peebles officiated at the tea
table. Assisting with the serving
were: Mrs. J. W. McKibbon, Mrs. R.
S. Hetherington, Misses Ella. Rae,
Mary Elizabeth McKibbon, Betty and
Dell Walker.
WEDDINGS
Rae - Fry
the presence of relatives andIn
friends of the bride and groom,
Catherine Margaret,, eldest daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Norman L. Fry, was
married at high noon, May 24th, to
John Ronald Rae, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Donald Rae, Wingham, at the
home of the bride’s parents in Wing-,
ham. Rev. John Pollock, -of White-
chUrch, assisted by Rev. Kenneth
MacLean, of Wingham, officiated.
The living room was beautifully
decorated with spring flowers and
pink carnations, and the bride, who
was given in marriage by her father,
entered to the strains of “Lohengrin”
played by Miss Ella Rae. The bride
was gowned in pink organza with blue
accessories, and white coronet and
Carried pink roses and corn flowers.
Her sister, MisS Marion Fry, attend
ed her, wearing powder blue silk net
over taffeta. She carried Talisman
roses and corn flowers. Mr. Murray
Rae was groomsman.
The bride*s mother was tastefully
attired in navy blue sheer with cor
sage of sweet peas, and Mrs. Rae,
mother of the groom, wore blue lace
with corsage of sweet peas.
During the signing, of the register
Miss Myra McDonald sang “Because,”
After* the reception and wedding
luncheon, Mr. and Mrs, Rae left on
a wedding trip to Toronto, Hamilton
and Buffalo, the bride travelling in
a blue shit with matching accessories.
On their return they will reside on
Josephine St., Wingham.
TWO GIRLS LOST
IN A SWAMP
Found Their Way to Concession
Greeted by Searchers.
Kathleen Brill, aged 12, and. her
sister, Violet, aged six, daughters of
Roy Brill,' West Wawanosh farmer,
were lost for more than six hours in
Callahan’s swamp.
The little girls were hunting flow
ers and birds’ nests on the edge of
the swamp and kept getting deeper
and deeper into the bush until they
could not find their way out. Dur
ing the afternoon their mother called
them and on receiving no response
summoned the neighbors, who contin
ued a search for them until the little
girls wandered onto the concession
and were welcome by a party of the
searchers. By chance the girls struck
an old road which led them to the
concession.
Notice
All Town Licenses for 1937 must
be paid or costs will be added.
G. ALLEN, Collector.
To Teach at Sarnia
Miss Kate King, who is attending
Ontario College of Education at Tor
onto, has accepted a position on the
staff of the Sarnia Collegiate' Insti
tute as a teacher in English. .She will
commence her duties at the beginning
of the fall term.
Engagement Announced
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Campbell
announce the engagement of their
daughter, Muriel Lillian, to Mr. John
A. Berner, of Lansing, Mich., son of
the late Mr. and Mrs. A. Berner of
Lansing, Mich., the marriage to take
place in June.
Bingo Was Success
The Bingo held in the Armouries
on Friday night, under the auspices
of the Ladies ’Auxiliary to the Leg
ion, was a very successful and enjoy
able affair. The ladies will use the
profit from this venture in a similar
manner to the way the poppy fund is
administered.
May Institute Meeting
The regular monthly meeting of
the Women’s Institute will be held
in the Council Chamber on Thursday
afternoon, May 27th, at 2.30 o’clock.
After the, business session there will
be the Roll Call to be answered with
Household Hints. A good programme
will be given and lunch will be Serv
ed. Mrs. Geo. H. Orvis, Hostess. Ev
erybody ,welcome.
Hcinored on Birthday
Mrs. Wm. Dawson, Shuter Street,
on Monday celebrated her 84th birth
day. She spent the day quietly but
in the evening a number of her friends
paid her a surprise visit and present
ed het with numerous gifts. The ev
ening was spent at cards and all had
a most enjoyable evening. Mrs; Daw
son is-bright and active, does all her
own work about the home and is con
tinuously busy at home or in church
work. Mrs. Dawson is well known
as a reader of tea cups and her canny
readings bring rnafty of her neighbors
to her to have her decipher the hiero
glyphics in the bottom of their cups.
We, together with her many friends,
extend congratulations and wish her
many more happy birthdays.
i
OBITUARY
Garret B. Wray
Another of the highly honored and
respected citizens of Woodrow, Sask.,
in the person of Garret B. Wray,
passed on at his home on Wednesday
morning, May 12, after a brief illness.
He was born on Con. 3, Morris,
and was the only son of the late Mr.
and Mrs. Wm. Wray and brother of
Mrs. J. A. Brandon, Belgrave. ”
Mr. Wray was one of the early set
tlers of Woodrow, having moved there
some thirty-five years ago and had
always displayed a keen interest in
all matters pertaining to the welfare
of the community.
The funeral was held from the fam
ily residence, Friday, May 14th, when
a large crowd of friends met to pay
their last respects to one who was a
friend to all.
There remains to treasure his mem
ory his widow, formerly Miss Annie
Thynne; three sons, W. Thynne, Rus
sell C. and Morgan G., together with
eight grandchildren.
The sympathy of many friends both
in the East and West is extended to
the bereaved family and to his sister,
Mrs. 'Brandon.
1
Wm. Baird
The death of Wm. Baird, a former
resident of this locality, occurred at
his home, 2222 Proctor St,, Flint,
Mich., May 11th. Mr. Baird had not
enjoyed good health for the last few
years due to heart trouble, but was
around as usual until the last, and the
end came very sudden. ..Mr. Baird was
the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Baird of Turnberry and was in his
64th. He leaves to mourn his loss,
one daughter, Gladys, Mrs. Wm. Ber
ry, of Flint, Mich., one son, Clare
Wm. Baird, of Flint; five brothers,
Alex., of Flint; Robert, George, John
and Edgar of Wingham; two sisters,
Mrs. John Hayes and Mrs. John C.
Casemore, of Wingham; also two
grandchildren. Interment took place
in Millersburg, Mich., May 14, 1937.
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15 Deaths Over the Week-End
The death toll for Ontario over the
week-end was fifteen from drOwnings,
automobile and other accidents. Sev
en persons were drowned, six died af
ter car crashes and one was killed
when thrown into a river by a train.
Gadders Are Great
For Boys and Girls. They are light
in weight, solid comort, good to wear
and reasonable in price. Also Sis
man’s Scampers in wide and narrow
widths. It is questionable which arc
the best, Gadders or Sisman’s Scamp
ers. Be sure to see these before fit
ting out the girl or boy with summer
shoes. Willis Shoe Store—The lead
ing shoe store of these parts.
ZONE MEETING WILL
BE HELD HERE
The annual Zone Meeting of the
Canadian Legion fot* this district will
be held in the Legion Rooms here on
Tuesday evening, June 1st. At this
meeting the Zone Representative will
be elected and arrangements will be
made for holding the Annual Zone
Church Parade. Other business of
importance will also come before the
meeting. Mr. Kenneth Weaver, who
is at present Zone Representative will
carry on until September when his
term of office empires.
VISITED CHESLEY
I.O.O.F. LODGE
Local Degree Team Exemplified
Third Degree.
About twenty-five members of Mait
land Lodge I.O.O.F., motored to
Chesley on Tuesday evening and at
tended a meeting of the Chesley Odd
fellows. The Wingham degree team
exemplified the third degree. The
music was supplied by Cecil Merkley,
Wm. Phair, Jack' Cleghorn and Jack
Reavie. Following the work in the
lodge room the visitors were enter
tained at a social hour.
NOTICE
Take notice that the Board of
Health requires that all properties in
the Town of Wingham be put in a
clean and sanitary condition by June
1st.
Geo. Allen, Inspector.
are
At
friends we
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be pleased
Dance—
Belgrave, Foresters’ Hall, Friday,
May 28th. Music, Lome Miller, of
Mitchell and his five-piece orchestra.
Admission 25c.
Working on Highway No. 4
The Towland Construction Co.
busy working on highway No. 4
present they are working on lower
ing- the hill at Grasby’s. Many local
and district men have, been engaged
by the company.
Celebrated 50th Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Robert VanNorman
celebrated their 50th Wedding Anni
versary at their home, Spadina Road,
Toronto, on Tuesday, May 18th. On
behalf of their Wingham
extend congratulations.
Mr. Joynt Improved
The many friends of
Joynt, of Lucknow, will
to know* t$iat he is able to be about
and go down town in his home town.
Mr. Joynt has been confined to his
home since last November.
Sunday Services at Baptist Church
Rev. E. M. Loney chose for his sub
ject on Sunday morning “Not Asham
ed of the Gospel.” This sermon was
the second in a series of doctrinal ex
positions of Paul’s Epistle to the Ro
mans. Mr. Vivian Hanmore, of Sarnia,
sang very beautifully the solo “He
will hold me fast.” At the evening
service the minister spoke on the sub
ject “A Prophetic Foreview of This
Age” basing the message on Revela
tion, chapters 2 and 3.
BORN *
GIBSON—In Wingham General Hos
pital, on Saturday, May 22nd, 1937,
to Mr. and Mrs. Percy Gibson, a
son.
WEBSTER—In Wingham General
Hospital, on Tuesday, May 25th, to
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Webster, of
Lucknow, a son.
DIED
MANN, Richard Charles—At the res
idence, 169 Garden Avenue, Toron
to, Tuesday, May 25th, 1937, Rich
ard Charles Mann. Resting at chap
el of McDougall & Brown, 646 St.
Clair Avenue West, Toronto, corn
er Pinewood. Service in the chapel
1.30 p.m, Friday. Interment in New
market.
JOHN. D. ROCKE
FELLER, SR., PASSES
John D. Rockefeller, Sr., founder of
one of the1 world’s most colossal priv
ate fortunes and benefactor of hum
anity, died early Sunday morning at
his winter home “The Casements,”
Ormond Beach, Florida, only six
weeks from his 98th birthday. * He
went into a coma. at midnight and
when Dr, Merryday arrived Rockefell
er was unconscious. Gradually his
pulse grew weaker, finally stopped,
and the man who pyramided his -'av-
ings from a $4.50 a week job into the
Stanard Oil Trust which one controll
ed four-fifths of the United States out
put, was dead. He bestowed more
$500,000,000 on carefully-chosen phil
anthropies, transferred much of his
holdings to the present head of the
clan, John D, Rockefeller, Jr., and
died leaving what a family spokesman
described as a "relatively small,'very
liquid” estate.
The Ladies’ Liberal Club
Will hold their regular monthly
meeting in the Council Chambers at
8 o’clock Friday evening. They will
entertain the Blyth and Brussels
ladies.
Former Resident Received
Safety Certificate
Mr. J. H. Scott, former local man
ager of the Bell Telephone Co., now
of Listowel, was one of the Bell em
ployees who were recently honored
by being presented with safety first
certificates for driving their vehicles
approximately 840,000 miles in
last four years without a single
cident.
the
ac-
Endeavour Reached Newport
T. O. M. Sopwith’s sloop, Endeav
our I, reached Newport, R.I., late on
Monday after sailing 1,000 miles
from Gosport, Eng. Nine day before,
in* mid-Atlantic the tow-line of the
Viva which was towing her was part
ed in a heavy blow. The Viva pro
ceeded on her way and the Endeavour
successfully followed. This sloop will
contest with her sister ship Endeavour
II, for the honor of challenging the
United States entry for the America’s
cup next month.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Smith and dau
ghter, Edith, visited friends in town
on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Wright, of Hamilton,
were holiday guests with Mr. and Mrs.
C. N. Merkley.
Sisman’s Scampers—The best sum
mer shoe — We are sole agents —
Greer’s Shoe Store.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Harrison, of
London, spent the week-end at the
home of his mother.
Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Keeling, of
Windsor, were week-end guests with
her mother, Mrs. H. Fixter.
Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Gray and son,
of Toronto, spent the holiday at the
hoffie of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
T. R. Bennett.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo, McKay and
daughter, Maty Elizabeth, spent the
week-end at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. W. R. Adams.
Mr. and Mrs. Barrie Wright spent
the week-end with their parents here.
Mrs. Eted Elliott and little son, Irv
ing, returned with them and wilt spend
two weeks in Orillia.
OPENING BALL
GAMES NEXT WEEK
Port Elgin Play “Huron?” Here on
Wednesday Afternoon Next Week
The “Hurons” will swing into ac
tion for their first home game at the
Town Park on Wednesday afternoon
next week, June 2nd. The game is
called for 4.15 and a good crowd
should be present to see what pro
mises to be a real snappy game. The
Ports have a real scrappy team this
year and the Indians, with one game
in the bag, are out to make it two in
a row. Our gang played a fine brand
of ball last year and
good this year. Turn
the boys a hand.
Clifford will be the
Central Leaguers here on Monday
next, May 31st. The game will start
at 5 p.m. Although "they lost to Blyth.
in an exhibition tilt on Monday, the
Central Club will be a much improv
ed team with this week’s practice un
der their belts. With last year’s ex
perience this team, should make a real
showing. The game starts at 5 p.m.
Be on hand.
look just as
out and give
guests of the*
LOCAL ANDJ>ERSONAL
Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Blackwood were
holiday visitors at Tillsonburg.
Miss Grace Greer, of London, was .
a week-end visitor with friends here.
Mr. Rutherford Reavie left Monday
for Vancouver where he has accepted
a position.
Mr. and Mrs. R., Small, of Wind
sor, were week-end guests of Mr. and.
Mrs. Ed. Small.
Mrs. Amos Tipling and Miss June
Buchanan have returned home for the
summer vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Robbins of Tor
onto visited over the week-end with.
Mrs. Wm. Taylor.
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Bishop spent
the holiday week-end with his par
ents, at Belleville.
White Ties, Sandals and Pumps—
The newest styles, lowest prices, at
Greer’s Shoe Store.
Misses Jean and Lillian Baker spent
the week-end with their sister, Miss
Mary Finley, Listowel.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Kerr and baby
of Toronto were week-end guests of
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Walker.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Thompson, of
Listowel, were holiday guests with.
Capt. and Mrs. W. J. Adams.
Miss Elizabeth V. Johns, of Port
Colborne, was a week-end visitor with
her mother, Mrs. W. A. Johns.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. MacLean and
family, of Sarnia, were week-end
guests with Mrs. John MacLean.
Mrs. Norman Engel and son,
Dwight, of Kitchener, were week-end
guests of Mr. and Mrs. N. L. Fry.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Armstrong and
Craig were Sunday visitors with Mr.
and Mrs. W. Laidlaw at Hamilton.
Miss 'Mildred Field, of Toronto,
was the guest of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. Field over the week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvine Baker and son
Billy of Britton, spent the week-end
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. J.,
Baker.
Miss Janisa Homuth, of Sandwich,
was a week-end visitor with Mrs. Jno.
Kerr and Mr. and Mrs. Benson Crutk-
shank.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Forgie and
family, of Toronto, were week-end
visitors with his mother, Mrs. Wm.
Forgie.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. McCool, Mrs.'
John McCool, also Mr. and Mrs. J.
H. Christie, were week-end visitors
in Detroit.
Mr. and Mrs. J.-McLeod also Mr.
and Mrs. Nelson Rush, of Toronto,
were week-end visitors with Mr. and
Mrs. H. Buchanan.
Misses Jean L. Currie of Ottawa,
and Mary L. Currie of Toronto, spent
the holiday with their parents, Mr*
and Mrs. David Currie.
Read Greer’s Ad., and arrange to
meet the special representative from
the Clinic of the famous Foot Doctor,
M. W. Locke, Williamsburg.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Sainsbury and
two sons, George and Van, of Tor
onto, were week-end guests of Dr.
G. H. and Mrs. Ross. Mrs. VanNor-
Norman returned to Toronto with
them for a visit.
Week-end guests at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Isard were! Mr.
and Mrs. Norman Murray and daugh
ter, Marilyn, also Misses Norma and
Myrtle Isard and Mr. Will Coleman,
al! of Toronto, also Mrs. (Dr.) Arm
strong and daughter, of Fort Credit*