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Duff's United Church
Walton
THURS., MAY 22
8 P.M.
Admission '25c. Children 15c
WALTON
Concert ;Recital.—
Of ,MoRilleap, Grey and 'Morris
schools in Duff's Qlnited [Church,
Walton, on Friday-, ,May 1116th, at 3.15
p.m" under the direction of [Helen
B. (Britton, music supervisor. Admis-
sion, adullts 35c, children free. Net
?proceeds in aid of Red 'Crass,
Mrs. W. Monett of Blyth is visit-
ing her mother, Mrs, Thos, Marshall.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Last of Windsor
spent the week end with the latter's
sister, Mrs. R. Hoy.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bolton of Ro-
chester. N.Y„ and Mr. Leonard Bol-
ton of Seaforth spent the week end
with their mother, Mrs. I. Bolton.
Mr. Hugit Campbell has bought
the {tome of Mr. D. K. Livingston and
is erecting a garage on the property.
He gets possession of the house in
August,
Mr. Arthur Bewley spent Friday
evening in Mitchell.
VARNA
Mr. Wm. Hart is having his house
fixed this week.
A number front this focality at-
tended the Red Cross concert in Bay-
field on Friday- night.
The Junior Farmers will hold their
meeting on Monday night when they
will have as their guest speaker Mr.
Wallace. This meeting is open to the
public.
Red ['[loss- will hold theie thereere«lit'-
next Wednesday uiternoon.
Mr. Frank Weekes le spending a
week in Listowel.
Air. Ben Hunner +.f Kitchener call
ed on friends itt the village on
Saturday and Sunday.
We are sorry to (tear that Mr. Al
bent Horner had the misfortune to
break a bone in his leg last week,
Mr. Ben Hynuter- of Kitchener was
renewing acquaintances itt this dis-
trict Sunday.
The many friends of tMr. A. Horn-
er will ,be .pleased to know- he is able
to the about alter having a small bone
in his leg broken.
Sergt.:Olbserver Douglas Elliott,
former aviation reporter, received his
wings recently at ?Fingal. He was one
of the first members of the Star's
editeriai depantment to enlist in the
RCC,A:F. Douglas in company with
his mother, called"on his aunt, :Mrs.
'G, H. Beatty Tuesday,
„A goodly number of friends and
acquaintances from Godericb town-
ship ca?led on Mr. and eNirs. Jack
Smith llr, IMendav night when an
enjoyable evening was spent.
A Birthday and A Baptism—
An interesting event of this was the
An interesting event of this week
was the eighty-seventh 'birthday cel-
ebration of (John Hunter of Exeter
when a number of friends and relat-
ives. gathered to offer congratulations.
Another item of interest was the
(baptism of his great-grandson, John
Douglas, son of Howard John and
.Mrs. Hunter of Chatham. Ontario,
and grand,:on of R. D. Hunter, Us -
borne township. The ceremony was
performed by the maternal grandfa-
ther of John Douglas, Rev. J. R. Pet-
ers, of Varna. The christening rdbe
was previously worn by his ;rest•
grandmother, Mrs. John Hunter, and
made by her grandmother, Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Downie, It was hand -made,
even to the tucks and eyelet embroid-
ery that finished the 'bottom of the,
dainty dres. The silver christening
howl used at the ceremony ivag a
-sixtieth wedding anniversary gift of
IM". John Hunter's ;great great
grandmother's, Mrs, Ann Dow.
Mother's Day will the observed in
the Varna United Church May 110.
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MCKILLOP
,, 'thug t Miss Yvonne
+>ritt% +:.r•tk. daughter of Mr. and
R' r I'nok. and Leading Altt
ma: 1 li rles Melville Shannon.
of Ale. and Mrs, John. F. Shan
rook place ou Saturday. April 21
Toronto. in St. Cuthbert't lJ
Church. with Rev. M. R. Sande
officiating. Mrs. Archie McKee
the organist and Mrs. Wilmont
sang I Love You Truly, aecompa
by her daughter. Given in marc
quite poorly is somewhat improved.
Daors Mr. and Mrs. E. Gaunt, Lueknow,
Airs. with their two children. visited with
raft• Mrs. H. Lyonon Sunday. The Fleck
sou family also were with 'Mrs, Lyon
non, The condition of Mr. Glen Fakeer -
I, in vies, wito is a patient itt London
tiled hospital. le somewhat improved at
matt present.
was
Cook DUBLIN
tied Hugh McGrath Passes.—
lege
by her father the bride wore a s
gown with trala°and a finger tip
and carried premier roses and forget -
me -hots. She was attended by Miss
Margaret McKinnon of Toronto, her
cousin, as maid of honor, in pale
green satin; Miss Betty Cook, of To-
ronto, a sister, and Miss Nora Gam -
bell, of Toronto, bridesmaids, in pale
yellow and mauve; and little Misses
Beverly Kirkman and Audrey Me-
Kinnon, both of Toronto, cousins of
the bride, as flower girls, in turqu-
oise blue and shell pink, all wore
sweetheart hats and, carried colonial
bouquets.
Mr. Ivia Shannon was -best man
for his brother, and the 'ushers were
Mr. Albert Cook of Toronto and Mur-
ray Henley of Toronto.
The reception was held at 27
Shortt street, Toronto, Mrs, Cook, in
a dusty rose gown with picture hat
and corsage of carnations and Mrs.
Shannon in a navy ensemble suit
with picture hat and corsage of sweet
peas, received with the bridal pair.
The groom's gift to the bride was a
gold locket with the R, C. A. F, in-
signia, to the bridesmaids a string
of pearls, to the flower girls gold
lockets, ushers a gold key chain.
Fot' a motor trip to Niagara Falls
and other points the bride wore an
air force blue coat with dusty rose
accessories.
On their return htere was a re-
ception held in the Walton commun-
ity hall with 150 guests, An enjoyable
evening was spent. They received a
well filled purse and end table and
other presents, after which dainty
lunch was served. The wedding cake
was cut with a bayonet which be-
longed to the groom's grandfather,
the late John Shannon,
atin 1 This community was saddened to
veil ' learn of time death of Hugh McGrath
at 'kVA home a rile and a quarter
south of Dublin on Monday. The
departed young ntan ehad been in de-
ciinitug t}pa'lth for several months,
having undergone a major +brain op-
eration at Toronto General 'Hospital
about two months ago. For some
tinte he rallied and his recovery was
anticipated ibut he suffered a relapse
which resulted in his death. He was
the second son of ;bfr, and Sirs. John
McGrath and was in hie 311Ist ` year,
He uvas a member of St. Patriok's
Church, Dublin. and of the Holy
Nauie Society and had a wide circle
of friends, He is survived by his par-
ent,, 2 brothers, [jos.. Detroit, 'John,
Ottawa, also ttvo sisters, ?Mrs. M'al-
ter 'Blonde of Chatham and Firs, Ed-
ward Conlin of Granton. One sister,
Chary, died fifteen years ago. The
:funeral will ,be • held at St. Patrick's
Church. Dublin, on Thursday morn-
ing at 9.30.
Mrs. A. Sutherland had the mis-
fortune to injure. her shoulder while
house cleaning and not paying par-
ticular attention to the injury at the
time, her • condition 'became mare
serious and she wasdbliged to go to
Seaforth 'Respite! 'for x-rays and
treatments.
Mr. •Fred Eckert has sold his home
in 'iEgmondviife and will nmove to
Dublin. in the near future,
Mr. Joseph Coyne -has secured em-
ployment in Hamilton.
,Mics Ella ,,Dorsey - is receiving
special treatments in Seaforth hos-
pital.
[sie and Airs. Edward McGrath
and two daughters, of Ilderton, visit-
ed with lir. Frank McConnell; bliss
Margaret O'Reilly, of Seaforth, with
her aunt, bfrs, :Lucy 'Broods; iMrs,
Gander and children, Niagara Falls,
with her another, Mr.. (Psalter Carp-
enter; Mrs. J. C. Newcombe and
Lieut. F. Stapleton, RtC.D.C., Tor-
onto. with their parents, 111r, and
thIrs. William Stapleton: Mies Mar-
ion Ditl, •London, with her parents,
Mr. and Afrs. P.- Dill,
.A meeting of the Young Ladies'
S•.•da'Sty- was held recently at which
after conte routine :ausinese it was
decided to hold a meeting- for elec-
tion ,,f affieers at the June meeting. -
llr. John M'Gra:le Department of
Public We:Sere. Ol::ata, spent a week
with his earea>. Mr. end Mrs. John
McGrath.
INIiss
cGrat i-
lhIiss Angela R:t;t: , St, Thomas,
spent a fe.3 :vi:% her parents,
[lir. and Mrs sTo - Reston.
Sateeday e. ae _ansttally busy
day +a '-: Tre :reads of cattle
were art:.:' - fr•y- all dieecti,cns. Not
a single -av seas aeai'sele for the
usual ele:ivery - .r ..: from the
. ,
var;oa: -.fes - a Tae stockyards
were „ .. One of the
iarees: tutt:nent_\ of
high[ "ale -- ` has ever
n
been kxwe. . D -,a' r surround-
ing d'elt'a . . -e .t:a:ed when
James Shea, _.>rfa. -leeet perches
ed it*x) head e c_r . _
e a. aging 5100
a head t, p'.aee .... - t -- Twenty-
fotir were b•a:•ui,firon: William
Stapieten. :e:ti ?. 1L.Staeleten mi"-
LONDESBORO
The monthly meeting of the Lond-
esboro Red Cross was held on Thurs-
day, May 1st in the community 1tall,
with the president, Mrs, R, Fairser-
vice presiding. Meeting opened by
staging 0 Canada, followed by the
Lord's prayer in unison. The secret-
ary, Mrs. George Cowan, read the
minutes and correspondence, and re-
ported the following shipment from
the Londesboro branch during April:
26 quilts, 1 pr. flannelette blankets,
1 pr, pillow cases, 5 dresses, 1 pr.
mitts, 2 nightgowns, 3 pr. combina-
tions, 32 pr. seaman's mitts.
The knitting quota per month for
April, May and June is as follows:
Seamen's comforts, 4 ribbed helmets,
4 pr. seaman's long stockings, 4
turtle neck sweaters, 4 pr, two way
mitts, 4 scarves. Army and airmen's
comforts: 5 pr. two way mitts, 3
sleeveless sweaters, 8 pr, socks. The
new quota for British civilians Is as.
follows: 5 wool skirts or 5 pinafore
dresses, 5 wool coats, 5 dark knick-
ers, 5 blouses, 5 pullovers (all for
girls 10, 12. 14 years), also 10 pr.
girls' pyjamas. Hospital supply quota,
10 pr. men's pyjamas. Anyone wish -
lug to help with either knitting or
sewing please get in touch with the
knitting or sewing committee.
It was also decided to hold a sal-
vage campaign, proceeds in aid of
Red Cross. Everyone is asked to co-
operate in this work to mak it a
success. Full information may be ob-
tained from Rev. A. Menzies, J. Arm-
strong, B. Brunsdon, V. RoY, R. Vod-
den, C. Crawford, L. MONaII, L. Wall.
Two refugees' quilts were tied after
the business meeting was over.
Lunch was served by Mrs, A Fair -
service, Mrs. E. Hesk, Mrs, G. Moon,
Mrs. R. Caldwell, Mrs. R. Shaddick,
Mrs. J. Shaddick, Mrs. W. Ross and
Airs. Van Grad. Proceeds of lunch
were $1.50. Meeting closed with nat-
ional anthem.
The Minstrel Show put on in the
Community Hall last Friday night,
May 2nd, on behalf 01 the Red Cross
by 40 male voices from Hensall, was
much enjoyed. Proceeds were $27.
Mr. and Mrs, J. W. Tamblyn of
Forest Hill, Toronto, spent a day or
two with the former's mother, Mrs.
J. Tamblyn, last week.
Mr. and Mrs. F. Hall have returned
after spending the past three weeks
at the home of their son, C. Hall, of
Almsburg.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Manning and
Phyllis visited friends in Toronto on
Sunday and Monday.
Mr, Froward Shobbrook is 'working
for Mr. Ernest Adams,
Dr. and Mrs. Vokes, Blyth, were
callers on Mr, and Mrs. W. Lyon
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. James Roberton, Au-
burn, spent the week end at the
home of W. E. Manning and F.
Woods.
Mrs. J. Fingtand who bas been
chased .. lit- - October,
Ther :were a se:efee-1 herd and a pic-
ture of the greets, ,vas carried by
many- Weetere farm papers. Accord -
int 1, Mr. a,:e,,,n's statement,
they made an average gain of .580
pounds in six months- Other farmers
contributing good cattle to this group
were Findlay bICKetcher with 24;
Jack (McCarthy 20; Hoggarth Bros„
.Cromarty, and others with a smaller
number of choke cattle.
The residence of Fergus Stapleton
was threatened by fire when a spark
from a brush fire 'landed on the roof.
A bucket' brigade was ,formed and put
out the blaze.
Miss Eileen Jordan 01 St, Joseph's
Hospital, London, spent the week
end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Jos. Jordan.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Eckart of
Seaforth and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Carbert of Detroit were the guests
over the week end at the home of
Mrs. George E. Holland.
Women of the village are busy
having sunshine baths planting their
gardens. The weather has been ideal.
Mrs. E. Nagle was out to Logan on
Sunday to see her many nieces and
nephews,
Mr. and Mrs. 'T. Brown spent Sun-
day at Palmerston and Listowel with
their friends.
Mrs. M. J. Nagle spent Monday in
London.
Diner—"Hey, waiter.; 'you've given
me a wet plate.">
Waiter—"Wet plate? That's your
soup, sir."
THURSDAY. MAY 8, 19.11
T THEATRE
Seaforth
Now Playing— Double Bill
GEORGE O'BRIEN VIRGINIA VALE
IN
"Stage To Chino"
AND
Jean Hersholt as Dr. Christian
IN
"Remedy For Riches"
A most exciting Western, plus a good Comedy
MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY
ERROL FLYNN OLIVIA DE HAVILAND
IN
"Santa Fe Trail"
They carved a path through the wilderness and paved it with
bullets and lives ,
NEXT THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY
MR. AND MRS. SMITH
STARRING
Robert Montgomery Gene Raymond
Carol Lombard
Coning — NORTH-WEST MOUNTED POLiC.E
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Continued .From Page One
War Victim's Fund, $16.10.
Mar. 29, To Red Cross, $37.
In addition to the various dot
tions of moues' the branch has se
overseas ten quilts, one infant's i
ette, ten refugee boys' shirts, at
numerous knitted articles. Several
the Members are working constant
with the Seaforth branch of the Re
Cross. White endeavoring to do i
share of war work, the branch
also sponsoring various honiemakin
projects for young girls, the hom
makers of the future. At present se
eral young homemakers are takin
the project "Meat on the Menu,"
These projects are brought to th
local branches of the Women's Inst
ttltes through the Department of Ag
riculture, who send qualified leader
and coaches to various training ce
tree throughout the province; eacl
branch sending a local leader to at
tend the training school. Among th
numerous projects which have beet
sponsored by the Seaforth brancl
from bite to time are "Dressing u
the Home-grown Vegetables"; "Hol
to be well-dressed and well-groomed"
"The Club Girl's Bedroom"; "The
Milky Way"; "Cottons may be
smart," and many others of timely in-
terest. It is not necessary for a
young girl to be a member of the in-
stitute in order to take these pro-
jects, The Institute presents eacb.
new baby of the branch with a bank
book containing one dollar,
The Institute always welcomes
new members. It is strictly non-
party- and non-sectarian, and its
motto is "For Home and Country,"
Although primarily an organization
for country women, many women liv-
ing in towns are among the most act-
ive members. Ali that is asked of
them is that they be able to sing
with sincerity and enthusiasm the
Institute Ode:
"A goodly thing it is to ,meet
In friendship's cirele bright.
Where nothing stains the pleasure
sweet.
Nor dims the radiant light,
No Unkind word our lips shall pass.
No envy sour the mind,
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The good of all mankind."
The amnia! membership fee is 25c.
BRUCEFIELD
Mrs. F. W. Hess - after spending
about three weeks with her sister,
Mrs, C, Haugh, returned to her home
itt Hensall last week. -
Quite a number from here attend. -
ed the funeral of the late Mr. Harry
Howard at Hensall on April 30th.
Airs, Elsie Forrest of London spent
a few days with her brother, BIr. A
McQueen, last week.
There were good congregations at
the services on Sunday when the
Young People's Ltniou held their an.
niversary services, Rev. Sweetman of
Ilderton, who was the guest speaker,
gave two inspiring sermons. The
Young People's choir were assisted.
by Mr. Stoneman of Chisellhurst at ,
the morniug service and a quartette
front Westfield at the evening ser-
vice.
Rev. Bite Sweetman was entertain•
ed at the manse on Sunday.
Mr. and Airs, C. Maxwell and dau.
ghter spent Sunday with Mrs, Max.
well's parents, Mr. • and Mrs. L
Wilson,
Pte. Abe Zapfe of Toronto and
Pte. Jas. McCully of Windsor spent
the week end at their homes here.
Miss Doris Dutot spent the week
end with her mother and sister.
Miss Evelyn Grainger of Godericb
visited with her parents, Bir. and
Mrs, J. Grainger"over the week end.
The school room of the church was
well filled Monday night when BIr. sallk
Art Finlayson and his pupils of the
Blake school presented their musical
concert, Mr. Finlayson has the boys
and girls well trained and all enjoyed
their programme,
Rev. H. Wright preached at Ilder-
ton ou Sunday.
"How in the world did your friend
cure you of smoking?" asked the
surprised wife of her hubby, who ea-
piained, "Easy. He gave me one of
his cigars."
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"ON WINGS OF SONG"
A Musical Phantasy presented.
by Seaforth Public School
FRIDAY, MAY 16th
8 P.M.
In the Collegiate Auditorium
Admission 25c
Fifty per cent of proceeds for Red Cross
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