The Wingham Advance Times, 1924-11-13, Page 1�,P•, Ii ylyl D nA r l r w rAr
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ONT., THURSDAY, NON/EMBER 13th
1924 Subseriiations $zoo per year.
Work. on' Wingha.m's New Arena
Is Being Rushed Before VVinter
Ever since the -dreadful wind scorn i
of Nov, 29th., 19x9; the cement walls
and the ruins of the Wingham Arena'
have been an eyesore to •the people
of Wingham and every •few months
someone would start a rumor that it
was about to be fixed up. •'
This' year Mr. W
W. H
anna ac
d
members of the-LionsClub started
the ball rolling by calling a public
meeting to" discuss the advisability of
organizing. They- ;secured a guaran-
tee list that Mr:' W. H. ° Gurney and
Mr. T. J. McLean had started a year
ago, and subscribed a goodly amount
of stock at_$to per share.
Plans andspecifications have been
drawn up and it was finally decided
to commence work, Directors :ap-
pointed were: Messrs. J. A. MaeLean
IE
\Y:'' H. Gurney, J. W. Hanna, Amos
1 ipling and T, J. McLean and they
appointed Mr, Abner Cosens as se-
cretary, •
• Work commenced on the cleanirt
up and putting,. in shape of the. old
rink on Tuesday morning with Mi.
Sam, Bennett as manager,. The end
cement, -wall' will be moved twenty
feet back - toward the.Beatty .livery
'and it is expected thatthe ice space
twill be 8ox180.
•
We have not been able to „ascertain
must what kind of a roof will be put
on as the 'contract fo : that work will
not bc let for a day • so. However
it is now fairly safe to say that the
Wingham. Arena will be completed
'and ready for the skating season..
Wingham may boast of two rinks
for the season of 1924-25,
A SHORT STORY OF WINGHAM
The following composition on
Wingham was written by Miss
Grace Mitchell, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. W. S. Mitchell. She is a stu- i
dent in 3rd Form at Wingham High;
School. ;
"As the land was gradually explored'
from the Atlantic inwards, settlers
from the old lands hearing of the
wonderstof;Canada, and the great op-
portunities it offered to its settlers
poor and rich alike, crossed the ocean
and hearing of the school lands for
sale in this district by, the Govern-
ment, moved inland•to: hew out homes
for themselves.
IP:
High School Lit
Program of the High School Liter-
ary Nov. `:7th:
Community Song.
Reading -Lawrence Cragg,
Violin
Solo.—Alberta Walker,
Speech by Mr'. French, "Debating'
Piano Solo -Marjorie Gibson,
Recitation—Margaret 'Snell.
Community Song.
Critics Remarks, Mr, 13rackenbury,
The All Home Print
Talking lkifhg about. the different appear-
ance of Ther, Advance -Tines changing
from a patent inside to an all .home
print, it is amusing to hear the differ
-
eat opinions expressed. One dear old
lady said she was sorry to see us cut
to' perform the ceremony of baptism.
The first school'. was built in . t867-8.
and it surely was "the little log school.
house,"
For several years the .building; of a;
gravel road which was to, pass. through
Wingham on its way from 'Clinton to
Teeswater was a question of great im-
portance to the people,, of the town
as they could not agree as to where
this main road : should pass. The
county council finally appointed an
engineer to look into the matter and he
a.clviscd them to have it where it now
is along the Prairie road,
Now carne the railroads. The Grand
Trunk now the Canadian National,
came in, in 1872; and later in 1887 a
Wingham As,, It Was About Fifty Years Ago
the Canadian, Pacific was
branch of did'
extended into Wingham.' These
away with. the: stage coaches '.•and
Wingiiam was becoming a centre•: "of
business.
Wingham has gradually grown un-
til what: was' once Rowdy Pull and
Slab Town;. has since`- become• ' the
beautiful and prosperous town of,
'Wingham, witli;its.paved streets,:elec-
tric lights, up to.date stores and edu-
cational, advairtages to those who will
The first building that was : built in
Wingham was a small log cabin•jut
over the river in Lower. Tout, and
has stood till only ,a few years ago,.
when it was roved away. About the
second building ''was a tavern,'built
where the present Queens' now' stands.
and opposite it where'the Bank of
Coinmerce now is,:was a frog pool.
In 1854 Huron , was surveyed and
with it the . town plot„ of.Wingham,
`what was then only bush, has. since
become beautiful, lots. It' was given but take them and forr these and many'
its name' by the Government when it other privileges we owe' much to', the
was surveyed but as to why it got honest energetic and sterling quali
name there is no positive; record. ties of the early settlers of Wingham
this and of. the surrounding country.
The first e,towliplot was laid off one ti
thousand acres to the east of the pre-
sent towi•i' but this land was sold and
.a thousand acres taken 'up west, of the
first on account of the 'better water.,
privileges afforded in the latter.•
Suffers Fractured. Ankle
Mrs. Geo, Olver metwith an un-
fortunate accident while out with lier
husband picking apples she slipped
and, fell, breaking her ankle.
Interred in Wingham
The remains ains of the late Ida Emily
xrl
Sheriff, beloved wife of Dr. G. L.
Ball, i8 Glen Grove Avenue,' Toronto,
were laid to rest in Wingham, ceme-
tery on Monday afternoon. Dr. Ball
and his son accompanied the remains
to Wingharn, Dr. Ball is a brother
of Mr. Luther Ball of St. Marys and
both are former residents of Wing-
ham.
Forty -Five Paper's Gone,
down the size of'the paper. as it was in ee . too small before. When asked if she., After attending a meeting ti g in
Lon -
ever opened the inside of the paper don with other editors from West -
to read•it she very
. frankly said no she ern Ontario, H. J. Pettypiece of the
never read more than thetwo centre Forest Free Press has been doing a
pages and the front,, and back, It little arithmetic, Counting the' tornb-
t
lot of explaining to show her stones in: the journalistic graveyard,
that a P g fewer
that we were giving her more news he says "there are to -day 45
now and that she would be able to weekly papers published in , the eight
find local items of interest on all the counties represented than there were.
pages. Mr. H. B. Elliott for many ten 'years ago. '`When the war broke
years editor of The Taxies, a man who out in 1914 there were 99 papers in
should know and does, congratulates, these counties and to -day there are
us on the improved appearance of the only 54. The casulty list has been
al1 home print paper, and asks if we greatest in L• ambton county, is hav-
w p
will be able to handle it without ,:•ttti.•xng five, weekly' papers to -day, com-
addtitro r
ti i to the staff. pared to fifteen in 1924.
.:
Many People le Spent Thanksgiving
g
' Parental Ilox�e
s
'�he9.r
A� ..
Belgrave Young ,People Put On
A Clever Little • Comedy Drama
The three act comedy drama "His: Act 'Il—Same as Act I, afte
Uncle's Niece" which was presented:of same, day,`
in Wingham Town Hall on Tuesday
evening by young .people of ' Trinity
Church, Belgrave, was exceedingly
well given. The ;following caste a:e
without exception very clear„
Characters, in order of appearance,
Richard`•Tate, Esq., a rising: young
lawyer, Wm. Brydges; Francis Fel-
ton, the cause of all the trouble, Chas.
Johnston; Dora Hale, very much at-
tached to
t-tached'to the cause, Miss J. Johnson;
Alice Malcolm:, a close chunk of
Dora's, Mrs. Chas. Johnston; Mrs.
Sarah Ana Mullen, a woman of few
words, Mrs, J. McGill; Simon. F. Fel-
Mr,NBoButcher of Dundalk, - Mr. Roy Calloway and son Billie
,rman to i the
was Tome ,, litter's rand •areiits, - Mr. and Mrs.
Miss A. G. `Geddes of. Toronto $ p•
M S Wn-1. Chandler.
spent the holiday in town.
Mr.. Carol. Casernore of Blenheim, Mrs. Martin, Miss' Gladys Martin
was home over Thanksgiving. aricl Mr. Roy Martin; of Toronto •visit-
Miss Bessie Wright spent the holi- .ed at the home of Mrs. F. Buchanan,
clay at her home in Janiestowii. over the holiday. '
Miss Nellie Clark, of London spent Mrs, John E. Fells and family and
the week end at. her home here. Councillor P. W, Scott of East Wa-
' Captain Wheeler of Hamilton, spent wanosh visited over the week -end
friends.
1 forthe1' 1 day of Elora,spent Thanksgiving atl
ton, Frank's Uncle, who never makes
a mistake, Neil McCrea; Philander
Milrnore, humble but wise, G. Netliery,
Timothy Hay, Gardener, B. Bradburn;
Silas Sicklemore, constable, J. McGill.
Scenes—Act I -Interior of Francis
Felton's and Richard Tates bachelor
establishment:
After it was surveyed into lots they
were sold .in Goderich in the: fall of
1861. The lots on both sides, of Vic-
t'oria Street which is on the; main road.
from 'Bluevale, to Lucicnow were half
acre lots and those back of that. were
six acre lots. 'Those on Josephine
street 'which was on the main road
from Clinton, to Teeswater were four
°and 'six acre lots,' A daily stage was run between Clin-
ton and Wingham and the ,first local
`paper of Wingham, "The Tittles," was
founded and printed in Clinton but
sent weekly to. Wingham, laterrit was
,edited by our' esteemed townsman, /Mr,
R: A. Graham wito had the: first plant
and printing office in Wingham;
These early settlers felt the want of
churches and schools and had them
built as' soon as possible. • Some of
the early churches were the Baptist,
which held the first services in Wings:
• ham that was in' 1862, and' in the build -
ting that is'now .tlte Lower Wicrghani,
school house, the Methodist in 1864,,
the Presbyterian ill 1866. and the A.nw,;
glican in 867. The services were
generally conducted by,students but
with' an occasional ordained minister
the - holiday, with Mr. H. Wheeler. with.
Milton l r C G VanStone
James Allan or London i tared up from. 'Toronto and spent the
versity. was home for 'Thanksgiving, ;week -end at the home of MI.
and
d [Ili r. an e mot -
1r, am
. .
Miss Catharine Adams of Hamilton 11vIrs, W. F. VanStone.
spent Thanksgiving at:her hone here.'
Miss 'Mae Robertson of Freeman,
Mrs, Thos, Bower spent Thanks- 'visited over the week -end at the home
giving with her daughters in 'Toro?i- !of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm,.
to. Robertson, Diagonal Road.
Mr. Jas. Bloomfield, Etna, Pa.; is
J Mrs. Margaret McLean and daugh-
visiting with, his brother on. the B ter Miss Uldene, spent the' holiday
Line. with`. her son, De W. J. McLean of
Miss Agnes Williamson of itt Westminster Hospital, London.
over, spent the holiday at her homee in Mrs. C. S. Dey,returned to her
town. • hotne'in Toronto, after visiting. with
Mrs, lJos, Guest is visiting at the .her' sisters, Mrs. Jas. and Mrs. Wil-
home of her mother, Mrs, Mitchell, in Barn Stapleton and other friends.
Clinton,
noon
Act III—Exterior of Uncle Simon's
newly acquired Summer home at Hap-
py Valley Junction, evening three days
later-,
The play was put on under the aus-
pices of', the Bowling Club to. help de-
fray the expenses of fixing up the
greed this summer, Unfortunately .,
the house was not nearly filled.
The fact that the 'town of W ingham'
should own, a: piano for; the town hall
was emphasised very plainly on Tues-
day night, when it was found impos-
sible to rent a piano for the town hall
for 'love or money and naturally the
musical pail of the play between acts
had to fall flat,. The town should`.
own a piano. People wlio rent the
hall would not mind paying an extra
rent for a piano and surely that would.
pay more than' interest on the invest-
ment.
Better Return_ Them Quietly
The party who took the 'adze from
the back of the late Mrs. McGavin's
home will save further trouble if he
puts. the same back some night within
the' next few -days.-. A rocking chair
was also stelen from Mr. Abner Cos -
ens verandah and has since been spot-
ted. • It's not easy'to get away with
such petty thieving.
Brussels Church Nears Completion -
Mr. John Fells wishes us to say
MissMiller of Toronto, visited that he will continue his dray business
with Mr. and Mrs. Jno: Fowler, Blue -in Wingham and that he only sold a
vale Road. portion of it to Mr, Jos, Montgomery.
Mr: and Mrs, A. H. Wilford of Mrs. D. K. Livingstonhas gone to
-Windsor, a1ere in -Wingham for Brussels, where she will spend the
=Thanksgiving. Winter-: She hasrented her home on
nd Mr. H. Peace Victoria St to Mr" Geo, Dey, barber.
Mr. W. �. Adams.a...-
of Hamilton spent Thanksgiving. at,• Mr, and Mrs, Lester•. Blown. and
W. Adams. ; two daughters, Eleanor and Frances,
R' Sound, spent a few days at
, and Mary "Robert- of Owen Sou P y
Misses Margaret llida at the. home of Mr.' and Mrs. R S, Mc-
theirspent holiday home Here,
Bread is s1 Cents
Bread has advanced to II cents per,
loaf in : the Wing'hani bakeries. At
Christies Grocery the London bread
is also lac- and at the Dominion
Stores a slightly smaller lostf sells for
9 cents.
Hospital Donation Sunday:'
Some time ago the different'chti`ches
of the town' kindly agreed to give a
yearly; collection to the support of the.
\tThighatn Hospital. It has been de-
cicled to have': Sunday, Nov. i6,. as
Hospital Sunday, when a special col-
lection. will be taken in,the:.chttrches.
Envelopes will, be distributed and it
is hoped that the response in aid'of
this worthyr object will be liberal.
Brick 'Church Anniversary
Special Anniversary Services will be
held at Brick', Church, East Wawa, -
nosh, 'Sunday Nov. 16th, Rev, J. J,
Durant a former Pastor ,will preach
at both services II a. m, and 7 p. 111.
Westfield B7001011100(1 choir and Mr.
'Gordon Buchanan of Wingham will,
assist with the'nrusic,
On Monday: Evening Nov, r7th.,
,there is to a randconcert in the
church, programme by. the Wingham
Concert Party assisted by ;Toronto
talent. Admission 25C and 15c.
Mr H, Pegg and sister of Blenheim! Mr: and. Mrs. Earl Johns of, Toron-
motored up, and spent' a few days with to, and Miss Lizzie Johns of Port Col
-
friends in town, borne, spent the week -end at the home
Mr.. and Mrs.. Robe H. King and of their, another, Mrs, Will: Johns,
little 'son, were up from Toronto for Joliti St,
over the holiday, • i Mr. and Mrs, Thomas Carruthers,
Miss Dean Geddes of . Mt, Forest, of . Lower Wingham left on: Monday
guest at the' home of Mr. and intencling d the mh
was awith their` sotonspen-in law anwidnter daughterontins
Mrs, R S. McGee" Kitchener.
Miss Ruby. Clark of Toronto, spent Mi, and 1Virs. Mt. of Dtut
Thanksgiving at the home of her sis-das, visited with Mr. and Mrs. Robt.
Me-
ter, Mts. O. V: Hayden. f Deyell, Sunday. `Mr, and Mr•s. Mc-
Mr. Peter Wheeler and. 'children Nevin were once respected citizens
Hamilton, lspent tTharilcs St inb with
4of Wingham.
Tlic Methodist church at Brussels
thatwas destroyed by fire last IViarch
is nearing •completion.' Re -opening
services are planned for Sunday, No-
vember 23- A fine memorial window
in commemoration of- the seven men
from the Church who fell in the world
guar will be unveiled the sante after-
110011.
Huron Old Boys' Association.
. • Meets to Hear
.: e'V''
JlSlo11
Court of �
' Against Assessment
Complaints
Tile. Court of Revision of the town
of W'ingliam met on. Thursday even-
ing, All the 'members were: present
viz, Mayor Willis, Reeve McKibboii
and Councillors Bennett, Wilkinson
-and Fells.
• appeal against his
Geo, Brophy's 1 p near Me:-,
assessment on the property nea
Mer-
kley's Garage on ,Josephine St. East,
y
was turned down and assessme,et coin
firmed.'
The, Canadian Natioiiat Railways'
Th,
appeal against the business assess-
ment' g
an ent' ori their Express business was
allowed and asscssnieiit struck off arid
the sante compaey's appeal • against
the, assessment of $8850 on their Sta-
tion buildings` was reduced $Soo,
St, Clair Crawfords appeal against
nssessin.ent of', $75o on old garage
A.'.,. �l iin�„ &�'1 x, �:.I '•-lyra 4LIi•riA:l
building on- John St., was heard anc
Mr Wheeler, Catherine Mrs. Wm. Chandler of. Turnberay
Mrs, T: E: Manning and daughteris visiting her sister Mrs. P
The Annual meeting of .the: Huron
THANKSGIVING . SERVICES AT
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Rev'. Dr. Perrie on Sunday morning
took for his text 1st Kings, 19-9.
Dealing with "The :Life and Time of
Elijah," 'The teaching ;and training
he received, his zeal and energy ov
ver shadowedby the ' solemnity - of
"The Still Small Voice:"
Intheevening, "Peace and the
Ideal King", text Psahn 72-7. A
most earnest impressive discourse
;was given dealing with many of the
present day causes of unrest and the
need of honest God fearing public:
men. The Choir . rendered_ Kipling's
Master piece "Lest We Forget" in a
most efficient mahner.
On Monday taking 1st- Thess, 5-18
fora text, the autience was well repaid -
for the hour spent, while many caus-
es for thankfulness' were brought be-
fore them -clothed. in a new form and '
presented in a manner every hearer
Old Boys', Association, of Toronto, could receive and profit by the re-
for the election of officers'and genes- iilembrance of them. The choir was
al ,business, will be held In the Audi- well represented and did good ser-
torfum, Y,M.C.A. Buildings, 40 Col- vice,
lege St., on Friday evening, Nov. 21, When Hearts Command
at 8 o'clock.' - .
His Worship, Mayor Hilt; will de- To those who have been reading
liver an address on the subject of the continued story "When Hearts
"The Country Boy In Toronto," arid Command" in each issue of our paper
every Huronite in Toronto, and sur-
rousent. nding district, is invited to be pre-
, ,
Refreshments will be served at the
close of the meeting.
The membership has been largely
increased, during the present year and
it is expected that the attendance at u the con ations of the Presby -
this annual meeting' will break all re- ingre g g
cords. tery of Maitland, will be held in the
Town Hall, 'Wingham on Monday,
November 17th., under the auspices
of the Presbyterian Association of
Canada. The afternoon meeting will
Sanderson—At her �' late residence,. commence at 2.30 o'clock and will be
Sande xe r attended by representatives from the
1924 Elizabeth
Wroxeter, Thursday;- Nov. , be.' various congregations. The evening
1924, Mary McQueen, be- � g
loved wife of Williarii - Sanderson 'meeting will commence at 7.30 o'clock .
and mother . of William Sanderson, i and the public are cordially invited to
Toronto, in . her loth year. attend. Rev. Dr. James Wilson of
Dovercourt Presbyterian Church, To-.
Johnston—In Elgin, on Sunday, Oct, ronto, and Rev. H. R. Horne, Or -
26th, I924, John Heber Johnston, ganizerfor the Presbyterian Associa-
formerly of Gerrie, Aged 54 years• tion, will deliver addresses at both
7 months and 9 days. meetings.
Fred Ti
Lois of London, visited with her 1710 -
lady of Blind River. Mrs. Tiplacly is
ther, Mrs. Boyd, Josephine St. ; i in Toronto, where she underwent .an
Mr. R. J. Galbraith of Dresden, Is' operation recently.
spending 1 few clays at the Home of 1Mr. and Mrs.{s. Fred Pugh, and laugh-
his;brother, Mr. John Galbraith. . ter Jean, of Toroitto,.also Mr, Clifford
Miss .l=ira Currie.of Tomato, spent
we wish• to apologize for its non-ap-
pearance in this issue but to explain
that the remaining chapters will ap-
pear in the right rotation after Nov.
i=th..
Presbyterian Convocation
A Presbyterian .Convocation' cover -
DIED
;Pugh, 13. A., of Hamilton' spent
erect at: the home of her.' her,.;Thanksgiving with their parents, Mr.
the week
par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. 5. A. Currie. ,� and Mrs. Jos. Ptigh.
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Anderson of Lind- i 1VIr, J. W. Hanna, miss P. Hanna,
say, spent Thanksgiving at the 'home IVIr, and Mrs. Root: Allen attended
of. Mr. and Mrs. John Galbraith. the funeral of their aunt, . Mrs. Mc -
Mr. mist Mrs. Robt, Bosman of Kenzie, at Ball's Cemetery, near Au-
Leamington,
u
Lt,at g
rein ton, ' visited with relatives in burn, on Saturday afternoon,
Wingham and vicinity last week. I Robe Wallace and T. S. Wallace,
Mr. and Mrs, John McGee of Bel- brothers of the late Mrs. McGavin,
grave,; spent Thanksgiving with their wish to publicly thank neighbors and
sons, Stewart and Harry of town. friends for kindness and sympathy ex
Mrs. McSween and baby Beth of tended 'during the time of their be-
Kincardine
e-
her cli chile; spent the week -end with reavemetit. y
iu��hter, Mrs, Peter McLeod.. Mr, Wm Scott of Toronto and his
her csz I s son spent Thanksgiving in Winghan',
Mrs. lea Donis and daughter, Miss and renewed a number of old friend-
Maud, leave on Thursday for winteToror,. ships Mr, Scott is the eldest son of
to, where they will spend the winter,. the Fite Mr. Walter Scott,
assessment reduced to $500,
Gunns Limited felt that'they were
vvrortgly assessed ort their warehouse.
The court felt that they should re-
ceive a reduction if rebate asked for
from the' council but their assessment
will stand at present.
Mrs. E. McLaughlin appealed that
Iter property' in Pleasant Valley was
assessed too, high. The court did
not see that it should be reduced.
of Gorrie,has two
Milton White
lots on Catherine St: which he itp-
pealed against the assessment of,
They were each reduced from $175' to
$ "VCo. asked for it re.
Whyte Packing C
duction on the assessment of their
warehouse, The ,court did not grant
their;' 'request,
of f the old
Mrs. g Pl ff and baby,
Gil: d
George
Bell.
Ott C aI fkl'nx of Scott air e ,
best of. Hamilton spent Thanksgiving Miss Etta McQuoid; Dungannon,
at Mr. W. M. ,l.crds, Pleasant Valley. Miss Annie Campbell, Lucicnow, MissMr, Roland Henderson: and soil of-EIiza17'eth' Huffman, Wroxeter and
London, spent a few days at the hoe Elizabeth Thompson, Wingham:,
o£ liis parents . Mr. and Mrs. '.Cries. enrolled as students 'at, the Wiragharn
Ilcrtdersou. Business College, this week,,
Miss Nina Haugh of 'Toronto, spent
the week-e'nd at the home of her par-
ents, :Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Haugh, Dia
gonal'Roast, Mrs. W. E. Mahood and family of.
Fenn and soil" Gra-. 1incardine, spent Thanksgiving , at
• 'Mr. and Ms. ,
the home of Mr. M. Grahain,
The following students were home:
Helen '\Wiison, Guelph Agricultural
College; Miss Mary Cosens, Toronto
University; 2'r. Arthur Irwin, Toron-
to University; Mr, David Petrie,
Knox College; Miss Ethel Sintpsoe,
Mr. and V..rs, Norman. P. Graham
and'+farnlly, Mr; �mid Mrs. Jno. Patrick
and fafnii. of Toronto, and Mr. aiid
Hams of Parkhill, apart a few days Yt
the home of their slaughter, Mrs. W.
Burgrnah.
Misses Winnie and Agnes Walker,
of Toronto, spent a few days at the
home of their mother, Mrs. Jas. Wal-
ker, •John .St. l perk
Elmira and Loecion Normal;' Miss Dorothy S.
t'.tr, l:iuglirl1sf Froin ' e•sit. London;: Miss
.t r. isle Angus from Toronto were Westrrli .t,:rnty, r y,,
vi J parents, Mr. and Mrs, Muriel Redt'nond, Victoria College;
visiting their p<
T? rank y Angus 7'orortto,
Wingham As It Is To -Day -
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55
Appropriate nate Armistice Services
At St. Paul's Anglican Church
About fifty soldier boys marched to :Through summer 'sun and winter's
Divine in St. Pauls Chureh on Sunday; gale,
evening, in charge of Lieut, Hal Mc -1 And 'neath the starry deep.
Lean and Capt. A. M. Forbes, The;
services were most impressive, ` Mr, • No more for them the dawnof day,
Chris. Templeman sang "There is no Nor sunset on the hill;
Death"" in his usual splendid tenor. ;Their shouts aiid songs have died
Mr. Kenneth Carter blew the last f away;
post. Rev. Mr. Snell's discourse was' Their giant strength is still.
most . appropriate. He urged that we swiftly who ate living must not forget the iThe march of time goes swift y by
awful suffering and agony of war and] With all its care and toil;
'
ruts
t t' treasure the ideals for which IYet in eternal youth they lie
those brave lads fought for the pro, . Beneath a foreign soil,
tection of the weak and the preserva-
tion of our liberty. We shauld think With iron limbs and fire for breath,
of then, the great steeping army of They charged amidst the glponi,
60,000,
not as dead but as leading us And shared along the fields of death
:
on to righteousness, justice and truth. h, The comradeship of doom,
'[r, Snell closed his seaport by quot-
ing
„ em Yet t not in vain they watch and wait,
iilg '{Tlie. Warders", a beautiful poem, e
penned by that most beloved of all Strong champions of right;
clrapiains who was
with the boys, They are the warders at' the gate,
.
Carroll Scott. This is the first tune And guard us through the night,
tliat this poem has afii>eared, in print;
•
D+RS h`r'ont selfish aim mitt paltry ease
'THb WARERS And slavery of soul, ,
Pasch le The rites that .save the land are these
On, Virny Ridge and asahend'a ,
Our silent armies sleep They point tis to the goal,