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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1938-02-03, Page 1Subscriptions $2.00 Per Ym Reports Showed a Year of Progress showing a very successful o’clock,77. During the year $850 was paid on I duced the guests of the evening. Conference - J. A. Wilson and T. couple OBITUARY ar- Officers for 1938 Elected TRIPLET CALVES * LOCAL AND PERSONAL E. R. for the are of the at her eleven St. last Legion district. A Patient in Toronto Hospital .Mr. W. H. Willis, who entered Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, week, is responding to treatment. His many friends will wish for him a speedy recovery. Officers Elected and Reports Received convention of the B.E.S.L. Services Are Being Conducted in Baptist Church. information of parents, the get out about 4.30 125 Present for Banquet Held Thurs- day. Evening Guest Speaker Was James Laughland of the Q, A, C. Synod of Hamilton and London Will Meet Here in April. 1 C' '■ Th Will Be Presented Two Nights Thursday arid Friday, FREE SHOW FOR CHILDRENSATURDAY At Th? Lyceum Theatre at 2.30 p.m. ■Wt-.III4'UMlMlii in-.iniiiiimie.il «*. .. Single Copies Five Cents ST. PAU’LS CHURCH ANNUAL MEETING The annual meeting and congrega­ tional meeting of St, Paul’s'Anglican Ghurch convened in the parish room on Monday evening, January 31. •Prayers were read by the rector, Rev. E. O, Gallagher, following which the minutes were read by Mr. A. B. Hut­ son. Reports of the years work were re­ ceived from the Alter Guild by Mrs, A. B. Hutson; from the Women’s Auxiliary by Mrs, E. Nash; from the Women’s Guild by Mrs. F? Fuller; from the A. Y. P. A. by the vestry clerk and also from the Sunday School. The financial statement of the parish was submitted by the Secre­ tary- treasurer, A. B. Hutson. The election of officers resulted as follows: Chairman and 'President of the corporation — Rev. E. O, Gallagher. Rector’s Warden — W. Phair, People’s Warden —• E. Armitage. Vestry Clerk and Sec’y-Treas — A. B. Hutson. Delegates.to Synod — Roy Manuel and A. M. Bishop, Substitutes — J. R, M. Spittai and G-. Kidd. Auditors Simpson. Select ‘Vestry — Messrs E. Nash, G, Kidd, T. Simpson, R. Manuel, A. M. Bishop, R. Johnson, I. Wright. Mesdanies E. Armitage, E. Nash, A. B. Hutson, E. Lewis, F. Ful­ ler. Finance Committee — L. R. Black­ wood, J. R. M. Spittai, E. Barnes, H. Towne, F. Sturdy, J. Scott. Sidesmen — W. T. Booth, A. M. Bishop, E. Nash, H. Fuller, B. Mit­ chell, E. Johnston, J. Crandall, E. Barnes, J. Scott, G. Kidd, A. Forbes, G. McKay, C. Armitage. 0 The business session which follow­ ed was devoted to the discussion of. . policy and plans for the ensuing .year. The meeting adjourned at 10.45. J?enriy Bank Deposits Up ,, ; The Penny Bank report for Nov­ ember and December shows that the deposits of the local Public School children are $1516.83. compared with $1413.03 of the year before. 56 per cent, of the children deposited during this period. The total deposits Ontario 'are $1,308,824.78, while comparative figures of a year ago $1,272,209.07. ST. PAUL’S GUILD ANNUAL MEETING . The Ladies’ Guild of St. I’aul’s Church held their annual meeting in the Parish Room of the Church last ■week- with a large attendance of members present. The meeting was opened in regular form by the President and after the routine business had been dealt with the Secretary read her report of the year’s activities and the Treasurer gave the financial statement for 1937 both of which shower a very success­ ful years’s work had been accomplish­ ed. . The Rector, Rev. E. O. Gallagher, then' conducted the election of offic­ ers for 1988, which resulted as fol* lows: Presidentr-;Mrs. F. C. Fuller. l$t Vice Pres.—“Mrs. H. Mitchell. 2nd Vice Pres.—Mrs. F. Johnson. 3rd Vice Pres.—Mrs. (Dr.) Corinell. Secretary—Mrs. F. Preston. Treasurer—Mrs. J. W. Dodd. Collectors—Mrs. Lamb, Mrs. Armitage, Mrs. H. Mitchell, Miss McCurdy* Rev. Gallagher then gave a short address in regard to the work of the Ladies’ Guild, pointing out how ne­ cessary this organization was to the Church and requesting the co-opera­ tion of officers arid members in this, his new sphere of labor. He then asked all present to rise and asked a special blessing be bestowed On the -newly elected officers to carry on their work. Mrs. Fuller in a few words thank­ ed the ladies for tile support given her and hoped for a continuafiee of the same. Several suggestions were given to raise funds and it was decid­ ed to hold a St. Patrick’s Day Supper. The Rector then pronounced the Ben­ ediction, after which all sat down to a delicious luiriOh land eh joyed a social half hour. '• With Which Is Amalgamated The Gorrie Vidette and Wroxtier New*. WINGHAM, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3rd, 1938 UNITED CHURCH annual MEETING Officers Elected and Fine Reports Presented by Various Societies A successful and progressive year was reported at the annual meeting of the congregation of Wingham Un­ ited Church, helri last in the school room with the splendid attend* ance of over 200. Rev, J. F. Anderson, the Pastor, was chairman and Dr, A. W. Irwin, secretary. The pieeting opened wifh a song service and Scripture reading and prayer by the pastor. That the Church enjoyed a pros­ perous year was evidenced by the re­ port of the Board oft Stewards given by the Treasurer, Elmer Wilkinson. The receipts totalled $7385,56^ balan­ ce from 1936 $41.86, Weekly Offering ’$3611.81, Dr. Thomas Offering $72,- 56, Anniversary $1831,05, M. & M. Fund $18.28,28. After meeting all ob­ ligations there was a balance of $231,- the Buildin Fgund, reducing this ac­ count from $4500 to’$3650. The report of .the Session was giv­ en by Dr. R. C. Redmond, The Church membership increased by 11 during the year and now stands at 783. 20 joined by transfer and 17 by .profession of faith. There were 14 deaths during the.year and 12 trans­ ferred. . ' Retiring members of the Session, Board of Stewards and Auditors were all re-elected as follows: Session, Pet­ er Gowans, Dr. R. L. Stewart, H. Hopper, Elmer Wilkinson, H. E. Is­ ard, Dr. 'R, C. Redmond; Board of Stewards: Benson Cruikshank, IT. Bu­ chanan, T. Field, W. H. French, W. Galbraith, W. J. Greer; Auditors, D. Geddes, W. A. Galbraith. The Board of Trustees were re-organized as fol* lows: 1 year term, Dr. Redmond, Dh Stewart, M. Procter; 2 year term, F. R. Howson, H. E. isard, J. J. Mof­ fatt; 3 year term, B. Cruikshank, R. Cruikshank, W. J. Greer; 4 year term, ‘ ’ (Continued on/Page Four) Resigns,from Hospital Staff 8Uss N.ellie Walters, Reg. N.4 who M;he past twelve years has been a^^tant -superintendent of Wingham General Hospital, has resigned, her position to take effect March 1. Miss Walters has been an efficient and popular member of the Hospital staff and the public in general will regret that she has resigned her position. On Trip to Florida Messrs. R.'H. Lloyd, John W. na, Capt. W. J. Adams and A. J. Walker left Monday morning by mot­ or for Florida. They went south by the east route and will call at South­ ern Pines in Caroline where Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Lloyd and Miss Dorothy are spending the winter. It is expect­ ed they will return by way of the Virginia Mountains, Kentucky and Ohio, They will be away about a month. Vice-President of, New Company Mr. Thos. A. Gear,, former Wing- hamite, has been made Vice-President and Sales Manager of the Sanitary Butter Dispenser Co., Ltd., which has just been incorporated in Windsor with a Dominion charter. The com­ pany has an extensive franchise .for the entire Dominion and British' pos­ sessions on a patented sanitary butter dispenser for cutting butter for Serv­ in hotels, restaurants, etc., being the only one of its kind in the /world. They have several other non-edmpet- Itive patented articles that are in de­ mand and anticipate doing an excep­ tionally large volume of business in the Dominion and throughout the British Empire. The company occup­ ies offices at 408-9 Bartlet Building, Windsor. John A. Gear, who attends Wingham High School, is a son. OPEN LITERARY THIS WEEK preparations are now complete for the High School Commencement Ex­ ercises which are being held Thurs­ day and Friday nights this week ift the Town Hall. The students have been practising faithfully and it is ex­ pected that the presentation this year will exceed expectations. This annual presentation is one of the outstand­ ing events of the year here and hall should be filled to capacity path nights. ■ , SHORT COURSE ENDED FRIDAY The'Short Course in Home Econ­ omics and Agriculture held in the Town Hall under the auspices of the Ontario Department of Agriculture, Huron County Branch, under the dir­ ection of Ian MacLeod, was brought to a close Friday noon. The. course was a very successful One, with 49 girls enrolled in the Home Economics section and 24 boys in Agriculture. On Thursday evening a banquet was held in the Council Chambers for which the local Women’s Institute catered in a very efficient manner. There were 125 present. Mr. Ian MacLeod, County Agricultural Repre­ sentative, was Toastmaster and intro- Mayor John W. Hanna proposed the toast to the classes. He said our citizens were very happy to have had the opportunity of offering facilities for the. carrying on of the courses here. He expressed „the hope that the department would continue this ex­ tension work in this community. Miss Margaret Turvey and Carl Johnston responded. The toast to “Ou.r Guests” was giv­ en by George Hetherington and was replied to by Warden Wilmot Haacke Who stated that the extension work of the Department has the whole­ heart support of the County Council ■and he stated that Hon. F. AV. Dew-1 an, Minister of Agriculture, was very greatly in favor of short courses such as this one and other extension work. Mrs. J. Kerr proposed' the toast to the Staff. Miss Winnifred Mayhard, Miss M. E. CJarke^Mr. W. L.-Bishop and Mr. Ian MacLeod, who gave the lectures throughout the course, re­ plied. The guest speaker of the. evening was James Laughland, B.S.A., of the Ontario College of Agriculture, at Guelph. He stated that almost 3,00’0 1 men and women attended the various courses at the Ontario Agricultural. College during the past year. There are three main divisions of the work at the college, teaching, research and extension. New problems are con­ stantly demanding attention. One of these has to do with the .nenietode Azhich has caused so much damage to oats throughout the province. The college is conducting special investi­ gational work on an eight-acre field to find a remedy for‘this pest. Soil problems ^e receiving much atten­ tion in an attempt to discover the best methods of handling land to get the greatest yields. Special work is. (Continued on Page Four) 014 Boys’ Service The Annual Church Service of the Huron Old Boys’ Association, Toron­ to, will be held at St. Paul’s Presby­ terian Church, Bathurst St., on Sun­ day evening, February 6th. R.e^v. R. C. McDermid, Chaplain of the As­ sociation, will officiate. Underwent Operation Mr. Thos. ' Stewart underwent an operation in Western Hospital, Tor­ onto, on Monday morning. We are pleased to state that he came through the operation very satiSfastorily. Dr. R. L. Stewart accompanied his bro­ ther to Toronto returning Monday evening. British to Try for Air Record Recurring reports that projected British plans to tackle the World’s long-distance non-stop flying 'record might be abandoned have been effect­ ively silenced by the Air Ministry, London, with appointment of the per­ sonnel for the test*/ The British will try a flight from Lincolnshire to Singapore, a distance of 7309 miles. The present record is 6300 miles, Moscow to California set last July by Russian airmen. C.G.I.T. Elected Officers X' The weekly meeting of the C.G.LT. was held Friday last week. The fol­ lowing officers were elected: Past President Louise Thompson; Pres* ident, Louise Dore; Vice Pres., Lois BatesOh; Secretary, Bertha Case- niore; Treasurer, Alice Dore; Herald, Evelyn Carter; Convenors Cherish He^tbi ^eorgina EJvans; Seek Truth, j|tq.|tha jStteMshlp, Marion Tampiej^an; j-Social Service, Helen Hammond, ACCIDENT VICTIM LAID TO REST Large Congregation Paid Last Res­ pects to the Lafe Reginald Douglas. The voice of Reginald Douglas will no more be heard over the local broadcasting station . CI^NX, Last Thursday he was fatally injured when he fell two floors down the elevator shaft at the Gurney , Glove Works, where he was employed. He was rushed to Wingham General Hospit- al but passed on a short time after his admittance. Hp suffered a com­ pound fracture of the skull and a broken back. It is believed that he stepped into the shaft not knowing that the elevator was at the floor above. “Reg.” took an active interest in sports, especially hockey and baseball and for a number of years he has been an announcer in the evenings over CKNX when he gave sport reviews and conducted other programs.. He was in his 31st, year. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland^ he attended Edinburgh University? While a very young man he,.came to Canada as a clerk in the Dominion Bank. He was transferred here and a short time af­ ter resigned from the bank and for the past seven or eight years has been employed in the glove factory. He leaves to mourn his sudden passing, his wife, Beth Holloway, to whom he was married 18 months ago, and hi’s father and mother,'who re­ side m.Ex'teftcr Devon, England. His fathet\is a retired officer of the Royal . Navy. ' Thursday night a jury was sum­ moned by Coroner. Dr. R. C. Red­ mond and they viewed the remains. The inquest will be held on February 8th. Thfe jury is composed of G. T. Robertson, Foreman; A. Lockridge, J. Mason, J. Isard, Edgar Pattison, T. Fells, H. Garlick, O. -Haselgrove, C. Kingan. Drs. Connell and McKibbon performed the post-portem. - -Stf Paul’s Anglican Church was fill­ ed beyond capacity for the funeral service which was held on Sunday af­ ternoon. The Sunday School room of the church was used *to accommo­ date those who could not gain ent­ rance to the church and they listen­ ed to the service via a radio which was installed. Rev. E. O. Gallagher, the rector, conducted the service an4 spoke from the words of St. Paul, “For me to Live is Christ and to Die is gain.” The Fire Brigade, of which the de­ ceased had been a member for a num­ ber of years, attended the funeral in a body and fellow employees acted as flower bearers. The pallbearers were: Wallace Gurney, W. T. Cruickshanks, Grant McLean, Roland Anedrson, Jack Templeman, Elgin Johnston. Burial was made in Wingham Cem­ etery. . The first triplet calves to be born In the County of Huron and live, were born of a Durham cow belonging to Wm. Bridges, Belgrave Road, Thurs­ day last week. The calves are all ful­ ly developed, good size and. are doing well. The calves have created a great deal of interest in this district and many have been to see these three fine specimens. Instantly Killed , C. W. (Shorty) Robb, of Stratford, an employee of the Bell Telephone Co. for over 20 years' was instantly killed at Harriston, Ont., Tuesday af- ternoori while working in that town. He was welbknown here, his wife is a former Wingham girl, Mildred Mus­ grove. Surviving besides his wife are two sons and one daughter. Mrs. Adam Johnston is visiting with her daughter in Toronto. . Miss Marjorie Smith, of Saskatoon, is the guest df her aunt, Mrs. \^-H. Waram. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Haney, of Cal­ gary, are visiting with, his brother, W. H. and Mrs. Haney. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Dcyell arid son, of the West, have returned East and intend taking tip farmmg'in this: dis­ trict. Mr, A, <£r.< Smith, "T'orofito; former Editor and proprietor of the Advance- Times, at the annual meeting of the Toronto Board of Trade, was appoint­ ed a member of the Publicity Exten­ sion Committee. ST* ANDREW’S CHURCH ANNUAL MEETING The annual meeting of the congre­ gation of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church was held on Wednesday even­ ing last week. After devotional exer­ cises conducted by the Minister, Rev. Kenneth MacLean, |Mr. W. A. Miller was appointed chairman and reports of the various organizations were pre­ sented year. Rev. Session Kenneth MacLean gave the report. The membership in­ creased during the year by 10, there being 419 on the roll. 13 members were added by certificate and 8 by profession oFfaith. One member was removed by certificate and 10 passed on during the year. On behalf of the Session, Mr. MacLean thanked all those who had labored so faithfully in the interests of the Church. He said the World's Day of Prayer ser­ vices were well attended and will be continued this year; Synod to Meet Here Mr. MacLean brought to the atten­ tion of the meeting that the Synod of Hamilton and London will meet in the Church here the last week of Ap­ ril. To make arrangements for the billeting, etc., a committee will be formed, comprising three from each of the following: Session, Board of Managers, W.M.S., Ladies’,Aid Soc­ iety, Goforth Auxiliary and the West­ minster Guild. Mr. MacLean will be the chairman. The matter of bringing the history 1 of the church up-to-date was also dis­ cussed and this matter was referred to the Historical Committee. The following were re-elected to the Board of Managers: W. A. Miller, J. W. McKibbon, John Raby, Gordon Machan. Mr. R. Rae was elected for a similar term. Other members of the Board are: H. C. MacLean, J., W. Hanna, David Currie, Geo. Wilson, Donald .Rae, D. Kennedy, T- Y., Smith, N. Pickell, Geo. Olver, W. H. Haney. Auditors elected were, Mrs. G. R. Scott and Mrs. G. Godkin. Reporting for the Board of Manag­ ers, Mr. W. H’. Haney stated that the total amount of moneys raised by the congregation and the various societies was $6,435.97, made up as follows: General Account $4078.70; Budget by envelope $1027.95; Sunday School $229.62; Women’s Missionary Society $510.65; Marion Williamson Auxiliary (Continued on Page Four) Flare-Up In Mexico Matamoros, Mexico—Armed bands identified as members of General Ni­ colas Rodriguez’s Fascist “Golden Shirts” fought Federal troops and police in four cities of Tamaulipas State along the Mexico-Texas border. British Steamer Torpedoed Barcelona, Spain — A “pirate” sub­ marine torpedoed and , Sank the Brit­ ish sfeamer Endymion off the Spanish qast coast early Monday, with a loss of eleven lives, including the vessel’s British captain and his wife, the loy­ alist Defense Ministry1 announced. Training As Nurse / Miss Frances Currie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, R. A. Currie, left on Monday morning for St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, which institution she is entering as a nurse-in-training. Prior to her departure a number of her friends gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Stewart, Diagonal Road, and held a surprise party in her honour. Miss Currie was present­ ed with a beautiful signet ring and compact. Cars Collided Monday noon the C.N.R. express truck and Chevrolet coach came to­ gether in front of the U.F.O. plant on Josephine Street. It appears that Mr. Smith was driving the truck north and as he turned into the U. F. 0. driveway the Chev., driven by a Canadian Oil traveller, tried to pass him and was dragged along the curb, turning the truck around. No one was injtttt'di' The truck Was nb't dam­ aged but the car had its Ifdrit hashed NOTED EVANGELIST SPEAKING HERE Speaking an the subject, “God’s Alarm Clock?/' Evangelist David F. Nygren, internationally noted evang­ elist and author, opened A series of gospel services in the local Baptist Church Tuesday night. Rev. Elmer M. Loney, pastor, introduced the speak­ er and urged his people to co-oper­ ate with Mr. Nygren. Mr, Nygren closed a series of meet­ ings in the First Baptist Church,. Buffalo, N.Y., last Sunday night. From here the evangelist will go to Pittsburg, Pa. The present campaign chalks down his twenty-eighth Can­ adian revival. The evangelist was at one time a newspaper editor at Manhattan, Kan­ sas, where he had charge of a daily and a weekly paper. At the present time he is the editor of a religious magazine, “Revival Dynamite/’ One of his recent books “The Eternal Quest," (Zondervau Pub. House, Grand Rapids, Mich.), a Christian novel, is having a big sale. Fie has also compiled three hymn books which have gone out in various edit­ ions with a total sale of 20,000 copies. Aside from the above, he has publish­ ed a number of booklets, sermons and poetry. The people of Wingham and sur­ rounding territory will receive a spir­ itual uplift by attending these serv­ ices. Mr. Nygren challenges anyone to sleep while he preaches. The meet­ ings are for the good of the entire community. iMr. Harry W. Bundy, soloist, will not be here. He was called to Los Angeles to the bedside of his mother- in-law, Mrs. Gates. The musical end of the campaign will be cared for, but as the paper goes to press rangements have not been made. Legion Opposed to Re-Union v Dominion Council of the Canadian Legion at Fort William decided the organization, would^not -partieipate .in an ex-service men’s reunion in Tor­ onto this year. The Canadian Corps Association are sponsors of the re­ union this year and say they will go ahead regardless of whether the Leg­ ion co-operate or not. Would Bar Japs A motion which would bar all Jap­ anese immigration to Canada will be presented to the House of Commons shortly by A. W. Neill (Ind. Com- mox-Alberni).' Another anti-Japan- ese motion will also be tabled, which would immediately reduce by 40 per cent the number of fishing licenses issued to Japanese on the Pacific Coast and which would in the next few years entirely eliminate the Jap­ anese from Canadian waters. Netherland Princess Bom Amsterdam — Princess Juliana of the Netherlands Monday gave her land of tulips, thrift arid windmills a baby princess who may be its third consecutive woman ruler. The whole nation joined in rejoieflig before the last echoes of the royal salute an­ nounced the long wait at the little white Socstdijk Palace ended with the birth of a girl. A salue of 51 guns instead of the 101 scheduled in the event of a boy; was fired* at Amster­ dam. Appointed K.C. Among the newly appointed King’s Counsellors, we see the name of Mr. R. Irwin Ferguson, Toronto, son of W. H. Ferguson and the late Mrs. Ferguson, formerly of Belgrave. iMr. Ferguson is a graduate of Wingham High School. He was the solicitor for Mr. Solway of the famous Solway Mills, Stock Brokers, in his trial that took the front page for the past two months, and in this connection Mr. Ferguson had to twice appear before the Privy Council. He is also .the rul- master of Huron & Bruce Masonic Lodge, Toronto, and WC join with his host of friends in extending congratu­ lations to Mr. Ferguson. MAILING LIST WAS CORRECTED Our mailing list has been correct­ ed up to-and including Saturday* Jan. 29th. Please examine yotir label and if there are any errors please advise this office at once. ■ ’■ ?I£ jtbtf' find that your label reads in arrears ah early remittance would be greatly appreciated. The Chamber of Commerce is stag­ ing a Free Matinee for Public School Children and those younger, at the Lyceum Theatre at 2.30 o’clock Sat­ urday afternoon this week, Np adults will be admitted as all seating space will be required for the children. A hearty invitation is extended to public school children from the rural schools to attend. Mr. Kidd, Principal of the Public School, will be in charge of the child­ ren at_the theatre. The stars of the picture will be Freddie Bartholomew and Jackie Cooper. The presentation will be “The Devil Is A Sissy,” This- is a great story of a couple of regular kids. There will also be the news reel­ and Cab Calloway and his orchestra. For the show will Attending Major Kenneth Weaver, Zone Representative for this is in Fort William this week attend­ ing the bi-annual Dominion Legion, Mr. A. G. Smith’s Mother Passes Mr. and Mrs. A. "G. Smith, former­ ly of the Advance-Times, passed through Wingham on Friday accom­ panying the remains of Mr. Smith’s mother to Kincardine for interment in the family plot. The late Mrs. Smith was in her 82 nd year and re­ sided in Toronto for the past of years. Mrs. Robert Shiell Elizabeth McGregor, widow late Robert Shiell, passed on residence, Victoria Street, at o’clock Tuesday morning, February 1st. Mrs. Shiell, who was in her 88th year, suffered a series of accidents and sickness in the past year which she-bore m-her vrsual cheerful--manner.--' Just a year ago now she suffered severe scalds on her foot. She was barely over this affection when in April she was''taken ill for nine weeks. She was recuperating nicely from this illness when on October 6 she fell and fractured her arm. The arm men­ ded splendidly and she was about as usual when eight weeks ago she fell at her home and fractured her hip and the other arm. Since that time she has gradually become weaker and passed peacefully away Tuesday. For 60 years, this grand old lady had been a resident of this district. She was born in the Township of Nassagwega, near Acton and a few years before her marriage in 1880, came to East Wawanosh. She and her husband resided, on the 10th con­ cession of East Wawanosh until they moved into Wingham in 1926. Mr. Shiell passed on April 15, 1930. Mrs. Shiell was of a kindly disposition and. had a wonderful sense of humour. She leaves to mourn her passing two sons, Andrew T. at home and Robert M. on the homestead in East Wawanosh. She is also survived by one sister, Miss Jan-c McGregor, who lived with her arid who is the last surviving member of a family of ten. The funeral service will be held at her late residence, Victoria Street, at 2.30 P. M. on Thursday, Febraury 3rd and will be conducted by Rev. J. F. Anderson, pastor of Wingham United,, Church, of which she was a member., Interment in Wingham Cemetery, INSTITUTE MET WITH SHORT COURSE CLASS The Women’s Institute held their January meeting in the Council Chambers on Thursday afternoon, the President, Mrs. W. J. Henderson pre­ siding and 38 ladies present. The, meeting opened with the Lord’s Prayer in unison followed by a business session after which the In* stitute members joined with the Short Course Class and the Economics In* structor gave a very interesting de* monstration on Sandwich Making. Mrs. Walter VanWyck gave a read­ ing entitled “Mine and William’s Thank-Offering” and Mrs. Donald Rae sang “Burns and Scotland Yet” with Mrs. James Robinson as accom­ panist The meeting closed with the National Anthem and a lunclt of sand* wiches and tea served by the hostess,. Mrs* Stanley J-Ialb assisted by Mix C« Athft.