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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1939-06-01, Page 60 » Excels In Quality "SALADA"IffaMnnVn TEA 25 WINGHAM ADVANCE-TIMES Thursday, June 1st, 1939' By S. J. Dornan, C.W.N.A. Repre­ sentative on the ' Press Pilot Train The Royal Visit Second Release Covering the Visit of Their Majesties to Ottawa, Tor­ onto and Winnipeg On Board the Royal Train. Like a burst of thunder, 100,000 people massed on Dominion Square, Montreal, greeted the King and Queen when Their Majesties appeared on the balcony of the Windsor Hotel, prior to entering the banquet room; again after repeated calls were made by the crowd, both the King and Queen left the banguet table to appear at the bal­ cony. Undoubtedly the people of the largest city in Canada took the Royal visitors to their hearts. Having to leave Windsor Hotel during the time of the banquet, the press party was escorted by a number of the mounted police; no person could move through the immense throngs without the aid of these man­ ly officers of the law. On arrival at the pilot train there was time to file a number of telegraphic messages be­ fore the signal, to go, was given. Late that night the both trains halt­ ed at Caledonia Springs for the rest period. Bright and early this writer was around and had a first hand view of the elaborate plans made for the safety and protection of the Royal party; there were members of the R. C.M.P. and a large number of rail­ way officials, attending to every de­ tail; it is at such stops as this that the locomotives of both trains are servic­ ed and cleaned, ready for the trip of ihe following day. All along ihe route to Ottawa, there tvere numerous small commun­ ities and each had its full quota of citizens fined along the railway line. 1 happened to notice one impressive thing, an aged man was standing in ihe midst of a field of about twenty: acres and he was at the salutes I sin-; cerely hope he was there when the;’ winsome smile in. her own inimitable ) way, It is the unanimous opinion of the writers from the United States, that Her Majesty is just the sweetest person they have ever seen or heard of, Both the King and Queen have wone the hearts of our American friends and they are assured a rous- , mg welcome when they go south, for their charm and winning personalities have preceded tltfcm, by way of. the American' newspapers, . Saturday, 20th, was observed as The King’s Birthday and as such it added splendour to the celebrations in this city of Ottawa, His Majesty attending the Trouping, the Colour at Parliament Hill and a huge crowd cheered themselves tired. Her Majes­ ty witnessed the celebration from a window in the East Block. Shortly after that The Queen, accompanied by the King, drove to the new Supreme Court where Her Majesty graciously1 laid the corner stone and delivered an address; This was, I am informed, <the first address the Queen has ever made on the radio and her voice would be’ heard over the world. The weather was ideal for such outdoor events. At night the Parliamentary Banquet in the Chateau was a magnificent function. All the leaders in political life being honored with invitations; four of the press party received invi­ tations, while another six' had observ­ er positions. 1 was one of the latter and viewed a wonderful showing of the latest in evening wear for both sexes. On the table in front of the seat where Her- Majesty was located, sat the huge Gold Bowl, the gift of the Canadian people to Their Majes­ ties. Outside the hotel 75,000 people had gathered to see the King and Queen, for the announcement had been made that they would appear; someone slipped up and Their Majes­ ties were not advised of this public appearance. During the banquet . Prime Minister King was advised that the crowd was getting out of hand and he immediately communicated in­ directly with the officials and immed­ iately Their Majesties were advised of the crowd awaiting their appearance. They left the banquet room and went on the balcony to be acclaimed with tremendous cheers and the National Anthem; at this time it was pouring rain but nothing daunted the populace. Early Sunday morning it rained heavily and did not promise a very pleasant day for the Unveiling of the National War Memorial. However, as the time approached, "King’s Weath­ er” again prevailed and in beautiful sunshine, Their Majesties drove to the Memorial The crowd around the SHE COULD NEITHER WALK NOR SLEEP in the Senate Chamber where history was written; here it was that His Ma­ jesty sat for the first time on His Can­ adian Throne and gave royal assent to seven bills, which as a result of this gracious act, have become law. Seat­ ed on His Majesty’s left, on her Throne, was Our Gracious Queen, dressed in regal grandeur and wear­ ing that charming sweet, smile which has already endeared her to the mil­ lions of people who have seen her. The Senate Chamber was a most gor­ geous scene;-it was packed with Sen­ ators with their ladies and members of the .aristocracy of the capital; the galleries were thronged with a galax- ity of color; facing the throne were several members of Their Majesties’ suite in their full dress uniforms, while the ladies were stunning in their evening attire. Following the formal announcement, the Black Rod retired to the House of Commons and sum­ moned the Members of that House to attend in the Senate Chamber to hear His Gracious Majesty give assent to some bills. There ws a huge crowd of the Members packed behind the bar of the chamber. (Members of the House of Commons are not permitted to be on the floor of the Senate Cham­ ber, until; but that’s another story). During the afternoon the members 1 of the press party each received an [engraved card from His Excellency, | The Governor General, The Lord f Tweedsmuir, announcing that by | Command of Their Majesties, the I press members were to attend a re- I ception at Government House that af- Iternoon. This was the highlight of. the trip so far for the writers; lined | around a reception room in single file, | we awaited the entry of Their Maj es­ pies; some wondered what to'do, but | this fear or dread was soon dispelled | when The King, accompanied by the | Queen, entered and in. .a most inform- |al manner walked around the circle | and. greeted each one present ’Her I Majesty came first, and Mr. Walter | Thompson, the Chairman of the Press | Committee introduced each oi^e ^Memorial and on all available posi- | announcing the name and the paper f J they represented. When 'it came this ? ;> wriieris turn, I was designated, as j 5 Past President of the Canadian Week-1 | ly Press and sole representative of al-1 ■* most a thousand weekly newspapers, | ; At this Her Majesty shook hands and ? said “You have some task”; His Ma- • ;i jesty I stem Arms and Feet Swollen with Rheumatism This woman suffered for many years. Pain sapped her strength until she lost hope of recovery. Many rem­ edies were tried, but nothing broke the grip of her crippling rheumatism. At last her husband persuaded her to try Kruschen Salts1 <(iMy arms and feet were swollen with rheumatism,” she writes- HI could not walk nor get regular sleep, and nothing did me any lasting good. 1 was so hopeless, of ever getting bet­ ter, I lost my good nature entirely, Then my husband persuaded me to try Kruschen Salts. After two weeks I began to feel better. I persevered, and in six weeks, I was doing house­ work. Later, I was able to go for a walk. Now I am free from pain and feel grand.”^-(Mrs.) F.W, Rheumatism is commonly caused by deposits of uric acid crystals, which lodge in. the muscles and joints. Kruschen helps to break up these de­ posits of troubling crystals and to convert them into a harmless solution, which is removed through the natural channel — the kidneyK * I am in pullman car which daily reminds friend, George James, Past President tions within sight, number 200,000, it is claimed. Standing at the edge of the press stand but outside the bar­ rier was a small lad, who eagerly eyed my arm band an,d official badge. Hav­ ing lads of mv own, I approached and handed, him a copy of the official pro­ gram and he shortly said, "Will you said "wonderful’. The impres-1 jy autograph it, sir?” However, I vv.v.j .... ........ his writer formed can be put ’n5assurecj' him the document would, be Royal party passed; it was noticeable a very hny words. Their Majesties are: valuable without that append- thal many children- were trained tosa wonderful pair; loveable and as ___1_ ____1 ' bow and salute as the train passed. | tural as one could dream; their hand-j tjje ja{| an(j mysej£ and suggested she Arrival in Ottawa, the capital city ; shake was no "milk and water affair. - gend me a copy if I would give of Canada was a stirring event. There I -There was* a gentle grasp by The,my This I gave as "Royal were miles of bunting and loyal dec-’{ Queen which made one at ease at- Train, Canada”. This is just one of age. His mother took a snapshot of would send me a copy if I would give oration with the usual cheering crowds. The press party was escort­ ed to the Chateau Laurier, the hotel de luxe of Canadian people, where we made oUr headquarters during our Stay in the city. The arrival of Their Majesties in this beautiful city was greeted with a salute of 21 guns. The arrival took place at a specially erected platform in a suburb of the city, from whence the triumphal procession commenced. J had the distinct honor of a place once, while the King gave a real grasp, as one would expect from their best friend. The King wore a plain black jac­ ket with striped trousers and his left hand showed a gold ring. The Queen was petite and winsome in a smart afternoon dress of powder blue lace, with small jacket; she wore a four- strand pearl necklate, pearl ear rings and white shoes; most important of all she wore and has done so since I first set eyes on her, a charming and the many human touches I have rto- i ticed on this long trip. j On the platform before the train I left Ottawa was Mr. S. J. Hunger- | ford, President of the Canadian Na- I tional Railways, and a number of the Directors. They were there to bid an official adieu to Their Majesties. For many miles out of Ottawa I there were crowds along the railway right-of-way and all had a cheer for the train. The Royal Train, I am in­ formed, wag given a splendid send-off. Arrival at Kingston, we had five min­ utes to view the arrival of Their Ma-, jesties before the Pilot Train had to move on, This old and charming city had most elaborate arrangements made for the reception but owing to the unavoidable delay on the Atlantic, Kingston had. to have its program re­ vised. The restricted plans called for thirty-five minutes’ drive, following’ the presentation of certain citizens, Here, by the Way, there was an amus­ ing situation, amusing to me but not to those who were affected; whoever was to make the presentations after His Worship the Mayor and his''wife had been presented, failed to do their job and my, oh my, there were some .red faces, Kingston stole a march on all the rest of Canada for they detain­ ed Their Majesties one hour, longer than had been planned, with the re­ sult the Pilot train was halted in or­ der to keep ‘‘the block”, On the out­ skirts of Cobourg the both trains, were sidetracked for' the night, and one minute after the pilot train was. stop­ ped, I tested the pilot train telephone and called my . good friend, Clarence Charters, at Brampton, to consult with him. • Arriving in Toronto, the Queen City/ the reception was yet another triumphal entry of Canada’s King and Queen, to one of the principal cities Of the "Dominion, and the welcome was a real emotional affair. The press separated on arrival, some going to the Ci.ty Hall. I was assigned to the Parliament Buildings, there to a re­ served seat over but to the right of the two Throne chairs. I had a splen­ did view of this historic occasion and enjoyed having many distinguished citizens of the province pointed out to me, as they occupied reserved, seats on the floor of the Chamber. I was quick to find Mr. and Mrs, C. V., Charters, of Brampton; Mr, and Mrs. James, of Bowmanville, and (Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Hebb, of Newmarket, seat­ ed convenient to the Hon. G. Howard Ferguson and Mrs. Ferguson. The proceedings in the Chamber were very dignified but loyal Ontario citizens, for thei e were many from out of the city of Toronto, cast dignity aside and a wild burst of applause greeted their beloved Sovereigns. The Dionne Quintuplets, who had been enjoying a private presentation to Their Majesties, were brought through the Legislative Chamber and all those present enjoyed a very love­ ly sight. I do not care to enlarge on this story of the Quints as it will be played up by the daily writers. Hart House Luncheon was another glori­ ous function This writer was honor­ ed with an invitation to this event, al­ so to. Woodbine Park .for the running of the King’s Plate race. H. E. Rice, Vice-President of the C.W.N.A., and Mrs, Rice, also Represented the On­ tario Weeklies at the Hart House lun­ cheon. Another history making day is about to end. Shortly Their Majes­ ties will be given a -loyal send-off by Toronto, the city of beauty with a grand future, By the way "Bowmanville” me of my dear our Immediate After leaving Toronto we were all deeply impressed, with a huge crowd gathered at Midhurst; here it was es­ timated that 5,000 autos could be seen and the people went wild with delight; there was a profusion of decorations. Regarding the Woodbine function, where a very disappointing crowd, as tfar as size, saw the horse of George McCullagh win; there was much re­ get and decided expression given by the crowd that the jockey was not presented to His Majesty. The crowd yelled "take the jockey up, take the jockey up” but the gallant jockey was not presented and it was certainly his handling of the horse which brought it in first. Personal tit-bits. His Majesty ' at­ tends to matters of state while on the Royal train between stops; Her Ma­ jesty spends much time reading and in' conversation with her Ladies in Waiting; presumably on matters of dress, etc. Their Majesties have ex­ pressed a ’ command that the Royal train be slowed up at every place where the engineer of the locomotive sees a large gathering of citizens; this is communicated to the King by a bell in his car which is attached to a but-, ton in the locomotive. There has been a tremendous de­ mand upon the occupants of the-Pilot train for letters from the train; this is due to the fact all letters bear the postmark which is composed of the Royal Standard with the words ‘‘Roy­ al Train”; I have mailed about a doz­ en each day, so far. * We are in daily contact with the outside world by means' of the radio. Winnipeg citizens augmented. by 200,000 from outside the city, many of them from the United States, gave Their Majesties a real western ac­ claim; -the rain which had been fall­ ing all the morning did not. appear to dampen the enthusiasm. It was not­ iceable that His Worship Mayor Queen, was the only on.e of the city fathers to wear a.silk hat, the rest of the Aidermen .wore the regular head wear. The singing of several massed choirs of children in this city left a deep impression on Their (Majesties. Wellington Mutual Fire Insurance Co. Established 1840. Risks taken on all classes of insur­ ance at reasonable rates. Head Office, Guelph, Ont. • COSENS & BOOTH, Agents, Wingham. DR. R. L. STEWART VICTORIA’S WOODEN CASTLE WILL WELCOME KING AND QUEEN . Telephone 29. it is situated Tn one of the finest straits of June de Fuca to the tower-, When Their Majesties cross by shattered steamer from Vancouver to ‘Vjwria, Mpital of British Columbia, swidhern end M Varicouvsi- Is- X. 4 ' . land, they will be entertained by Lieu- , _____ tenant-Govcrnor atul Mrs. Eric W, beauty spots in Victoria. From his Ing Olynydc mountains in the state , bedroom window the King will be XL. uv- Hambet at Carey Castle, Probably able io see over half the city itself, eupy the east and west wings on the the only wooden castle hi the empire, ' PHYSICIAN Dr. Robt. C. REDMOND M.R.C.S. (England) L.R.C.P. (London) PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON bedroom window the King will be aml beyond he can look across the second floor. HOSTS TO THEIR MAJESTIES Overnight hosts to the King and Queen in Victoria will be Lieutenant- Governor .Erie W. Hamber and >Mrs. Hamber. He will find many'interests in common with the King, for the In fact the first western city to greet the Sovereign did it in, a manner that was colossal. Have just returned to train after driving in Royal procession for 2% hours amid wild display of loyalty. All records of cheering have been broken in Winnipeg. Medical Service for $20 a Year Complete prepaid medical care, be­ came a reality in London as the Acad­ emy of Medicine, in a session unani­ mously adopted a plan whereb’y all medical services will be available for an average of around $20 per person a year. The plan for London will be based on those already existing in Toronto and seven other Ontario cit­ ies. Senate Approves Railway Unification Ottawa —. The Senate adopted the railway committee repbrt amendment sponsored by. Senator C. P. Beaubien, (Cons., Quebec), urging unification of the Canadian National, and Canadian. Pacific railways,, The vote was 25 to lieutenant-governor ardent yacht^dian as well as having a fine athletic record. He owns perhaps the finest pleasure yacht in British Col­ umbia, the Vencedor, as well as a trim sailing sloop. 21. The main motion, sponsored by Senator Raoul Dandurand, Govern­ ment leader, recommending further co-operative measures between the two railways, was automatically de­ feated when the amendment was adopted. Thus Senator Meighen, who, admitted recently that he was work­ ing in direct opposition to his party’s platform, won a hard fight even while his Jstand was being repudiated in the Commons by Hon. Dr. Manion, Con­ servative party leader. • • / Dr. W. A. McKibbori, B.A. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Located at the Office of the Late Dr. H. W. Colborne. Office Phone 54. HARRY FRYFOGLE Licensed Embalmer and' Funeral Director Furniture and Funeral Service Ambulance Service. Phones: Day 109W. Night 109J,. J. W. BUSHFIELD Barrister, Solicitor, Notary, Etc. 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