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THEIR MAJESTIES
AS WE SAW THEM
(Continued from page one)
Various detachments of troops,
mounted police, and scouts, passed as
we waited. The time went quickly and
about 11.50 a.m. the Chief of Police
of Ottawa, in a radio car passing by,
announced that in two minutes Their
Majesties would'pass by.
Immediately a hush fell over the
crowd, but as the Princess Louise
Dragoon Guards with brass helmets
and sabres flashing, appeared, the
crowd broke into tremendous cheers
but as the Royal coach came opposite
the cheers died as everyone was mo
mentarily stricken dumb by the
beauty and splendor of our King and
Queen.
The King Was wearing a Field Mar
shal’s, uniform, red jacket, cocked hat
with a broad blue band across the
front of the jacket. He acknowledged
the cheering with a broad smile and
wave of the hand as he passed our
location.
The Queen was a dream of loveli
ness, her daintiness and femininity
were enhanced by her costume of
mauve over which she wore a fur cape
of blue fox. Her turban was of pale
mauve flowers with a light veil flow
ing down behind. She wore a double
string of pearls around her neck and
as she graciously bowed, and waved
we noticed that she wore mauve glov-
•es. Everyone agreed that the true
beauty of our Queen has never been
shown by her photographs. Her com-
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WINGHAM ADVANCE-TIMES Thursday, May 25th, 1939
as possible and waved our purple hat.
Everyone was thrilled and a Scots
man standing near us, with tears of
emotion in her eyes, said.1 “Isn’t she
a bonnie wee lassie.”
One of the dignified guards who
stands near Mr. Deachman’s office
door, burst out, “Isn’t she a wee dear,”
and indeed she is.
As Their Majesties went down the
steps our party rushed to Mr. Deach
man’s office window from which we
got a perfect view of Their Majesties
as each in turn shook bands with
Prime Minister Mackenzie King and
Senator Dandurand.
Trooping the Colour
Saturday morning broke clear and
bright, a perfect day for the spectacle
that was to be seen on Parliament
Hill at the ceremony of the Trooping
of the Colour by His. Majesty’s Bri
gade of Canadian Guards.
- The Queen ip a lovely pale blue
costume looked down from a window
in the East Block of the Parliament
Buildings. She repeatedly came to the
opening in response to the ovation be
low.
The brilliant uniforms of the Gov
ernor General’s Foot. Guards and the
Canadian Grenadier Guards blended
harmoniously with the decoration
theme on the Hill and looking down
on it all was the gigantic replica of
the Crown placed high above, the
ground on the Peace Tower.
On the arrival of the King and af
ter he had taken his position in the
Royal box which was just inside the
centre gates, the National Anthem
was played and thg actual trooping
ceremony was carried out with pre
cision. This is one of the most col
orful ceremonies known to members
of the militia.
At the conclusion of this ceremony
we amoved to the south fence where
we had an excellent view of Their
Majesties as they drove past in the
open car to the new Supreme Court
building where the Queen laid the
corner-stone.
While she was doing this and
speaking in English and French, the
King beamed upon her and looked
very proud of his lovely wife. A hush
fell over the crowd and Canadian
song birds trilled- a welcome from
their lofty perches in the stately elms.
Mir. and Mrs. Deachman attended
the parliamentary dinner which was
held in the Chateau Laurier ball room
on Saturday evening, at which 800
were present and each had the honour
of being presented to the King and
Queen. Their Majesties went out on
the balcony and spoke' to the thous
ands who were waiting to catch an
other glimpse of them and' then re
turned to the drawing room where the
presentations took place;
We lined up along Mackenzie- Av
enue, opposite Nepean Point, at the
curb, to see the fireworks display. It
was! a gorgeous spectacle and; before
long the Mounties came along follow
ed by the Royal car, lighted inside- so
that the King and Queen could! be
seen again smiling and waving to. the
crowds.
Besides this Their Majesties- amend
ed a luncheon at Laurier House: at the
noon hour as guests of the Prime i
Minister, and in the afternoon; attend
ed a garden party at Rid’eau Hall! at
which 5,000 attended.
Regardless of how tired! they must
have been after such a heavy day their
whole object seemed to be- to> please
the crowds and not to disappoint any
one and at the end of the day they
seemed fresh and happy and stilli car
ried on in their charming manner.
Our Impression of the Unveiling
When the time came- Sunday morn
ing for us to gather for the Unveil
ing of the National’-War Memorial,
the day was bright and clear and
when we
ther was a
far a,s the eye could reach in every
direction.
Members of the Legion and mem
bers of the Canadian Corps encircled
the enclosure acting as a guard Of
honour. They all wore crimson berets
with the gold crown except" for one
detachment who'wore French blue.
We faced the east side of the mbnu-
txicfit the heise of which wsts clecor^t*
ed with standards of the various leg
ions throughout Canada and from
where we stood we clearly saw our
Wingham flag.
We had an excellent view of the
" royal box and His Majesty’s speech
was clearly heard by the thousands
present. The *£)ueen, dressed in pure
white, was lovelier than ever,
After the ceremony Their Majesties
Walked around the Memorial, the
crowd surged about and they shook
hands with all who closed about them.
They made their way through the
crowds and greeted the blind veterans
and amputation victims, They went
on over'toward where the Kilties were
stationed and from there walked to
ward the station still surrounded by
people. The royal car finally caught
up with them. They stood up in the
car and waved and bowed as the huge
crowd roared.
The impromptu walk around the
memorial and through the throngs by'
$
so
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plexion is flawless, her smile is
sweet, genuine and radiant, it is
wonder that all who saw her fell
love with her.
At the House of Commons
It was a great thrill to be present
in the rotunda of the House of Com
mons when our reigning Sovereign
and his lovely Queen entered therein
for the first time. ..We couldn’t have
had a better vantage point as we stood
outside Mr. Deachman's office door,
which is next to the inquiry desk just
inside the entrance. From that point
one can see not only the rotunda but
down the corridor toward the Senate.
At each black marble pillar that en-
ericle the rotunda a “Mountie” was
stationed in his scarlet uniform and at
intervals down the hallway they stood
out against .the grey stone walls,
As the hour drew near high rank
ing military officials in gorgeous -uni
forms of their various units gathered
and later the aides-de-camp in their
dazzling uniforms joined them,
The guard of honour was formed
by the Governor General- Foot Guards
and when two of the Guards enter
ed the buildings and headed the pro
cession, we knew that Their Majesties
were about to arrive. They mounted
the steps, the King resplendent in his
Field Marshal’s uniform and his love
ly Consort, radiant and winsome in a
handsome crinoline gown of white and
gold, with .small ermine cape and
white fox collar. Shp wore a diamond
tiarra and necklace and bowed., and
smiled to everyone.
They proceeded to the Senate
chamber where for the first time Can
ada’s King presided over a parlia
mentary function and the first occa
sion in 85 years that Royal assent has
been given. The two measures were
the United States Trade Agreement
and the Rainey Lake Watershed Em
ergency Control Bill.
An interesting part of the * cere
mony in connectipn with the assent
of bills was the Gentleman Usher of
the Black Rod proceeding from the
Senate Chamber to summon the mem
bers from’the Blouse of Commons to
the Senate,
Hall Resounded with Song and
Cheers
As the procession returned from the
Senate the stately halls resounded as
“God Save the King” burst forth
spontaneously. It was sung the sec
ond time and Their Majesties were
visibly'- moved by this demonstration.
It came right from the hearts and
many an eye was glistening as the
cheers echoed through the halls.
From our excellent vantage point
Their Majesties seemed to look
straight at uS as we cheered as loud
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Their MJa-jesties portrayed the true
spirit of democracy that binds the
people to them. It Was so astounding’
so unselfish and so surprising that it
made everyone love them more and
more. ( -
On Sunday afternoon we prepared
to leave after’ spending the most won
derful week of our lives. A week, first
filled with sight-seeing in the beauti
ful Capitol! which) was decorated beau
tifully but with dignity and restraint,
the latter part of the week crowded
with thrills, as it was our privilege to
view the pomp, and pageantry with
which the Capitol of our Dominion
greeted out King and Queen.
In* our next issue we will tell of
our visit to- Ottawa prior to the
rival of the* Royal Party.
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ANNUAL MEETING
OF THE MAITLAND
PRESBYTERIAL W.M.S.
(Continued from page one)
The reports of the different secre
taries were encouraging. The Mission
Band secretary reported an- increase
of 28 members. New bands had been
organized at Belmore and Eadies.
There' are 281 Home Helpers in the
Presbyterial and contributed $319.00.
The Y.W.A. and Girls’ Groups make
a practice of raising their allocation
by free-will offerings. Bales of sup
plies for hospitals, schools' and needy
districts were forwarded by the sup
ply1 secretary, amounting to over
$300.00 and $13.00 in cash, supplied
for shoes.
The vice presidents reported <libld-
ing three sectional meetings in the
fall, at Eadies, South Kinloss and at
Langside, all well'attended, Reports
were heard from the Life Member
ship secretary, also the Glad Tidings
Secretary, showing increased subscrip
tions. The literature sales amounted
to $21.00 and again this year free
freight rates are granted on literature
in the Western Provinces. The Wel
come and Welfare secretaries made
215 visits, wrote 14 letters and report
ed 10 remoyals. The treasurer’s state
ment, reported by Mrs. John Pollock,
showed that $3,704.44 had been raised
in the Presbyterlal, going beyond the
allocation by over $200.00.
Rev. G. |M. Young, Moderator of
Maitland Presbytery, brought greet
ings and congratulated the society for
the earnest determination to carry out
the motto “It Can Be Done.” Miss
Grace Richardson offered the closing
prayer.'
The afternoon session was opened
with a devotional period, conducted
by members of the Whitechurch Aux
iliary, dealing with the theme “Pray
er,” Mrs. Robert Mowbray, White-
church, Presbyterial delegate to- the-I accepted to hold the next annual
Provincial meeting at Hamilton,, gave j meeting at Brussels. The closing
a comprehensive report, mentioning
the important items gathered, from
the reports, and the inspiration gained
from the .addresses. Her closing re
marks were: “Missionary work is-an
unfinished task and it is for the mem
bers to accept the challenge of to
day and “Go Forward”.’ ”
Mrs. Kerfneth MacLean, in her pres
ident’s addres.s, used as her subject,
“The Value of Prayer” under three
heads (1) Prayer is deliverance;. (2>
Prayer is a factor in building up- char
acter, (3) Prayerris a Power.
Miss Lily MacArthur, took as her
'subject “Recollections”. Slie followed
her life work from the Deaconess'
training home, into. the life of active
service in Montreal, .Quebec City and
cities in the’ Western Provinces,, mak
ing special mention of her work am
ong the Chinese arM Hungarians.
Mrs. J. G. Inkste'r,, Toronto, led a
helpful discussion on “Organization”
explaining some difficult problems
and making some suggestions for the
auxiliaries to follow,, such as having
a membership' committee and aim to
have every woman in the congrega
tion a member of the W.M.S. She
strongly stressed! hawing,well planned
programmes, strictly missionary, also
systematic giving. Mrs. Inkster con
ducted an impressive installation cere
mony for the following officers:
Honorary President, Mrs. Alex.
Strachan, Brussels; President, Mrs.
Robert Davidson, Dungannon; 1st
Vice Pres., Miss Nellie Malcolm, Kin-
lough; 2nd Vice Pres., Mrs. Harry
McGee, Wingham; 3rd Vice Pres.,
Mrs. W. A. Williams, Crankbrook;
4th Vice Pres., Mrs. D. Wilkie, Tees-
water; 5th Vice Pres., Mrs. C. H.
MacDonald, Lucknow; Treasurer,
Mrs. J. Pollock, Whitechurch; Cor
responding Sec., Mrs. G. M.'Young,
Lucknow; Recording Sec., Mrs. W. J.
Morrison, Kincardine; Mission Band
Sec., Mrs. Kenneth MacLean, Wing
ham; Y.W.A. and Girls’ Sec., Mrs. S.
M. Scott, Kincardine; Home Helpers’
Sec., Mrs. A. A. j. Simpson, Kintail;
Life Membership Sec., Mrs. Robert
Thomson, Brussels; Glad Tidings
Sec., Mrs. Shirl Bowers, Ripley; Sup
ply Sec., Mrs. Wm. Douglas, Luck
now; Welcome and Welfare Sec.,
Miss Dean MacLeod, South Kinloss;
Student Sec., Miss Agnes Robertson,
Calvin; Literature and Library Sec.,
Miss Grace Richardson, Langside;
Press Sec., Miss M. Olive Scott," Blue
vale.
Following the installation service
the newly elected President presided,
and in a few remark's asked for the
co-operatioft of every mefnbci*, and
that each member would be a link in
att unbroken chain. An invitation was
I prayer was offered by Mrs. Richard
McWhinney.
The evening session was a rally for
the Y.W.A. and Girls’ organizations
and wasj in charge, of the secretary,
Mrs. T. A. Currie, Wingham. The de
votions in Scripture, reading, medita
tion and prayer, were conducted by
Miss Edna Carr, Miss Merle Wilson
and Miss Mary Dickson,
The senior members of the Luck
now Mission Band presented a most
appropriate Pageant. The Roll Call
was answered by the secretary of each
.grpup giving a brief report of the
year’s work..
The guest speakers for the evening
were, Mrs. J. G. Inkster, of Toronto,
who spoke on the -subject “Kccqmp- -
lishifig0 Our Task Through Self-Den
ial.” In a pleasing, earnest manner,
she dealt with the subject and left
food for thought in the minds of the
listeners,
Miss Lily MacArthur, who until re
cently, was engaged jn‘ Deaconess
work at Kirkland Lake, gave a graph
ic account of her work there-. A pleas
ing feature of the evening meeting
was the presentation of a bouquet of
beautiful roses to Mrs. Kenneth Mac-
Lean, who retired this year after four
years of faithful service as Presby-
terial President. Musical’ numbers
were contributed by Mrs. D. Wilkie,
Mrs. P. Stewart and Miss Mary King.
Mrs. G. M. Young closed the meeting
with prayer.
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