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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1924-08-08, Page 11pMETH 'YEAR E NUMBER 2946 r .-- M'aNwWYeleane N ea eat=muvaeiw✓,utlp'xYi 3 Big Specials In Women's Dresses, $5 $8 $12 In order to meet a great demand for ready-to-wear Dresses for the next waek,; j we have decided to make a clearing of all Summer Dresses. We have marked every dress down to a fraction of their regular price. These are all the New Styles and . include many of our best dresses. They are grouped in three lots. 5.00, 8.00, 12.00 3 Special Values In Sport Skirts 3.75, 3,95, 4.95 Made of flannel and wool crepe, with new cluster pleats and camisole tops, all very new. They come in Sand, Grey, Cream, Navy and Brown. Special Prices 3.75, 3,95, 4.95 3 Big Bargains In Women's Hosiery 59c, $1, $1.50 Artificial Silk Hose, extra good quality, strong and dur- able. Spliced heels and toes; colors, Black, White, Suede, Flesh, Sand. AllOzes. Special Price 59c Pure and artificial Silk, mixed; beautiful finish; sure to give satisfaction. All new shades. Special Price $1.00 Pure Silk Hose, a complete range of all the wanted col- ors—highest grade qualities obtainable. All sizes. Special Price $1.50 to $3 'J. - Old Rome :Week Segaforth's Odd :ppyV: and 014 Girls .Reunion. 'and_ , Pravjncial Firenaeai,'s Demonstration, ''held Auguat 2nd to 8th, wars a suceeae beyond all expec- ta;tious, even beyond all dreams. The great success o8 the Reunion held ten years ago made many dubious of repeating such an event, but the Reunion of ten years ago was in stature as a child compared to the Reunion just closed. Not only 'did the attendance of Old Boys and Giris,ex- ceed the attendance of ten years ago by many hundreds, but they came from greater diatances, many after an absence of over. 45 years. -'And there was more enthusiasm, more cordiality and more good times. Anticipation, from which the great- est pleasure of an Old Boys' Reunion is often derived, was followed in Sea - forth by realization. IVfany, after a great stretch of years, had come back hoping to find a familiar face, and they found it; they found many, in fact they found new ones every day and hundreds repeated the same story, "I never had such a good time in my life." Sunday was, perhaps, to many OId Boys and Girls,, the day of all days of the Reunion. That day saw every church of every denomination crowd- ed with them and in the quiet of the service, many of them would see in memory- the faces familiar to their youth; the father at the end of the pew, the mother and the line of child- ren, the children of then being the old men and women of to -day, and their children and in some cases their child- ren's children taking part in the ser- vices of the day. And after the service greeting again the friends of Icing ago. It was a heavy undertaking and its great success is due; not alone to ev- ery citizen who did his or her part, to the town committees who spent mouths of hard work and to the gen- secretary, Andy Sutherland, who did more work than all of them put together, but to the Old Boys and Old Girls, from the east of Canada to the west, and from almost every State in the Union; to Charlie Campbell and his Highland Pipers from New York; to Dick Dawson, Billy Brownell, Tom Winter, Joe Brown, Maurice Shea; Warren Ament and the Robbs from Detroit, who organized. the OId Boys and Girls in that city and 'brought over a caravan of 75 loaded cars, a great feat in itself, and to top the feat put on a parade and show Mon- day morning that --turned out one of the most attractive features of, the Reunion; to Jack Forbes, of Texas; to Sid Town, of Chicago; to Chummy Cresswell and Dan McLeod. of Cal- gary; to Prof. Geo. Anderson, Arthur Forbes, . Bill Powell, Brenta. Jackson, Jack Sutherland, BiIl Brine, D. Wilson, Dave Logan, and others, who organiz- ed Toronto Old Boys, and to other Old Boys and Girls throughout the land, who freely .gave many hours of their time and much money in order that the Reunion in their old home town, Seaforth, might be a success. THE DECORATIONS No town in Huron County ever looked as pretty as Seaforth did dur- ing the Old Home Week. Nature, of course, did her part well; there has been much rain this summer and the lawns and homes looked fresh and clean, and every resident took a pride, no matter where their homes were located, in melting them look their best. But it was the street decora- tions that added the fairy touch. The contract for these was filled by Mr. J. J. Broderick and he made a wonderful display. Even out of town guests from the great white cities of Detroit and Chicago were genuinely surprised and delighted with Main Street at night. They couldn't help but be with its myriad lights and their pretty arrangement, its streamers, pennants and bunting all combined to make a wonderful display; which the two courts of honor, one erected on the four corners at the Dominion Bank by the Fraternal Societies, and the other on the square at the Queen's Hotel, erected by the old Hurons and Beavers, rounded out to a most per- fect whole. Seaforthites were proud of their town. They had a right to Sport Sweaters For Girls andWomen $31) In special colors to match or contrast with the new Skirts and Itosiery. The ideal garment for outing, mo- toring, cool ‘evenings. 4f-1 oi§,Wq Special Price $3 ros. THE WEATHER The weatherman was bhe only one who misbehaved during the whole five days of the Reunion, and even he was good until Monday. After that he began to slip a little, day by day until by Wednesday night he was unspeak- ably vile. Saturday was brigha and warm, and Sunday a day of days, bright and warm but with breeze enough to make getting about a plea- sure. Monday morning- there was a sprinkling of rain, and the afternoon was cloudy and hat, but the rain held off andethe evening was perfect, and the tremendous crowd had a won- derful time on'the street Tuesday was bright and not until evening when eajn threatened, but held off long enough to allow the Tattoo program to be finished, although it partly spoiled a beautiful display of fire- works. Wednesday was bright and hot all day, but at seven o'clock a thimder storm blew up and all night a drenching rain fell, and utterly spoiled the street carnival which had been planned as a fittinecIose to wonderful reunion. A tre-mendous crowd had gathered daring the day arid --for hours in the evening cars kept coming in to add tq the num- bers, and at 12 o'clock Main Street was a solid mass 9f cars, whohe ocein pants were waiting and hoping against hope that the rain would cease. But it was not ao be and about one otelock in the morning the cars began to matte out and tome, and the Relation was p1'0; dis~appaintMent The &a�naii lF's (Inscribed to the" Highlanders land. their visit to Seafort as a bitten Pipers. rk Scottish '(+ occasion of Aye, but we're gin, anasee ye Come skirlin' down street. Dressed the Stuart Tartan, Sae braw it can't be beat, Save by the kilted Medics Wi' piaidies trim an' sent. The bonnie Hielan' piper's Wi' purpose i' their eyc;; I Reflect the pride o' ^ eotinnd In glorious days gone byd' When ka ilka inial was ready Tae do or dare or die, 1( The stalwart Scottish Iddies, Wha's pipes were made bt Pan, The Cooper's an' the Campbell's 0' ancient name an' te18.u` Ye're welcome, aye, thrice welcome Tae oor beloved ran'. H. Isabel Gra'haria. en For months it had tbeknown in Seaforth and vicinity that'Dr. Charles Campbell, of New York, was bring- ing home with him tine Highland Pipers Band, which he organized and financed, and in this district of Scotch descendants their appearance had been eagerly anticipated. But two weeks ago, when The Expositor pub- lished Charlie Stewart's story' that the New York Pipers , would not be able to take part in Sunday's church parade, because they knew but one hymn, "The Campbell'a<,Age Coming," the story Was copied by a number of the Canadian dailies andCanadians everywhere began to talk about the Highland raid across the :border, and their line of march was closely watch- ed, so close, in fact, that Dr. Bud Campbell, of Missouri, was held up on his way home by the Customs and Immigration Officials, who susj ecteJ him of being an advance., scout, and wanted to know where his clan fol- lowers were. It is true the High- landers were not here for Sunday, but they were here early Monday morn- ing, and their appearance and piping were something that Seaforth, with all its Scotch traditions, had never seen or heard before. To many war veterans they looked more like bhe pipers from one of the crack regi- ments of the Imperial Service, than the product of New York. Whatever their ancestry, they could pipe and they could march, and the general public asked and receive& a lot of each. r` As day followed dathey met an ever increasing call upon them, metit, 1 .however, with a will- ingness and cheerfulness that was delightful. We hope they felt our appreciation, because we did appreci- ate them deeply and enjoy them im- mensely. Many times we heard ex- pressions of regret, even of disgust that the Pipers were allowed to pass along the line of march amidst a sil- ence that might almost be felt, in- stead of the spectators cheering them to the echo. But Seaforth spectators are largely descended from a pioneer race that found expression in speech difficult. We are not used to massed cheering, in fact we don't believe we could do it if we tried. But even a casual observer might have noticed the lines of spectators stiffen and stand erect when the kilts came swinging past, and then follow them with their eyes to the vanishing point, and we came back again and again to do the same thing over. No, we didn't cheer them very much, but Charlie Campbell's New York High- land Pipers will remain the standard of comparison by which all visiting bands will be viewed in Seaforth dur- ing the life of the present generation. THE PICTURES ()F THE PIONEERS The Toronto Old Boys made pos- sible one of tae greatest features of interest in the whole five days of the Reunion. For months they have been gathering a collection of pictures of the pioneer residents, business men, athletic teams, old land marks of Sea - forth and vicinitg, and noted chute - ten of a bygone day and generation, which Prof. Anderson, of Toronto University, made into slides to be flashed on a screen. These were shown on Saturday and Monday even- ings, and hundreds stood and watch- ed with ever increasing interest and delight as one after another old scenes and' once familiar faces appeared once again before them. It was the chief ',attraction for the old'er people and many a resident of town and country revelled in a renewal of their youth. Prof. Anderson presented these pic- tures to the Old Boys' Association of Toronto and they in turn have pre- sented them to the town of Seaforth, to be kept and used as bhey deem fit. The collection is a very large one, which will greatly increase in historic value with the passing of the years, and will provide many aa evening of delightful entertainment in the months to come. Below we give a list of the pictures which compose the collection: King, Queen, Prince of. Wales, Flag, Flag Song, Mayor, Mayoes Address, Fire Chief, Fire Chief's address, Maple Leaf, Mrs. Stein, first settler; Mr. Sperling, grandfather; Mr. G. Jackson; Order, Men, Batbalion; Sgt. Hallet; First Town Councii, Dr. Cole- man; William Ballantytm; R. Clark ; son Bros.; group, G. Good, J. C. Laid- law, W. Watson, J. Roberts, Pat- ton, C. Bethune; John Killorait; M. R. Coulter; Noble Chiff; group, Jones, Govenlock, Lowrie; John McIntyre; Mr. and Mis. Forbes; P. Irolmsted; Lean; Broavnell; .1. Mcblicholl; Wm. Gray; A. Menerraid; G. Whiteley; STRA:';t'FOrip ws. KINBURN At Illanburn MONDAY, A.FGUST llth, 1929 sa ,a, Game Called at 6.15 • = 5. It will be the beat game of the season, as Stratford have a - faster team. than last year. "01111M1111111111111111111111111111111111111111110 group, M• oody and Selater; group, Arch. Scott, Barton, Gray; group, Hugh Robb, Allan McLean; R. Laid- law; A. Oalder; group, F. G. Sperl- ing, Copp; G. Ewing, H. Town; Robt. Scott, once Mayor; H. Town; Lawr- ence Murphy; group, Brine, Hanna; group, A. Wilson, W. 0. Reid, J. Scott, F. Case, Dorsey, r. Cash: group, L. Meyer, G. Paterson; H. Hayes; group; T, MclVanan and son; J. -Cline; group, Garrott, Case, T. Bell; group„ J. Smith, W. Robertson; Robbie Scott; F. G. Neelin; group, T. Ryan, J. Car - 'ter, Sproat, R. Jamieson, T. Lapslie, Ault; S. Dickson and father, James Dickson; W. Hoffman; roup, Palt- ridge, McCann, Brewer, J. Kidd, (Dublin), G. Cline, N. Davidson, G. Walker, P. Wooley, Charters; group, W. O. Reid, J. S. Porter;. R. Willis; John Beattie; group of women, Mrs. McDonald, Mrs. Kidd, Mrs. Logan, Miss J. Thomson, Miss McLean; Suth- erland Group; Noble T. Chaff; Dick Hewitt; Fly Wright; song, Grey' Bon- net; First Baseball Team; 4 Lacrosse Teams; 4 Football Teams; Bowlers ; Curlers, J. Robbs' Class; First Fire Brigade; Champion Fire Brigade; song,' Clementine; Jubilee Parade, Mrs.. McFaul driven by A. Forbes ; Jubilee Decorations (2 pictures) Jub- ilee Arch; Lacrosse Match; Group, Barr, McDonald, Goldsmith; Egmond- ville Pres., Graham, Shaw and Me - Loy; Hodgins, Edmonds. Bishop Mills; Dean Murphy and Father Shea; song, Irish Eyes Are Smiling; group, Hicks, McFaul, A. Dewar, Mrs. Coulter; group, Crawford, Clarkson; school days groups, Tracey, King, Chalk; Goven- lock, Vercoe; Campbell, Bethune, Scott; Masonic group,. McIntyre, T. Bell, D. D. Wilson, W. 0. Reid; group, Logan and Hayes; Sir John Aird; groups, Carrol, Pinkney, Sharpe; S Davidson and Hawkshaw; Dawson M and Stevens; Downey and Stewart; Carmichael, Weir, Knox; Roaming in the Gloaming; groups, McLennan, Me - Dougall, Copp; McLeod and J. Camp- bell; Stewart, McCosh, Freeman, Murray; Meredith and J. Winter; J. Rankin; group, Scott and McLeod; McLeod; song, Smile, Smile, Smile; Egmondville Log Church; Main Street, 1874; M. Robertson'ss store ; Broadfoot & Bo.x, 1870; Broadfoot & Box, 1800; Woollen Mills; John Kidd, hardware; Kidd Bros.; Laidlaw and Fairley; C. Wilson's store, Dawson's store; Collegiate Institute; Ogilivie Milling Co., group; Minstrel Show; R. a Porter; Tuckersmith Tug -of -War; s Cresswell, Mrs. Neil Forrester; " Group of Boys; group of boys and W' girls, J. Thonipson's class; group of to ttigt cit to dxesmea of If�a or.,Goldi, sal a. gene them '1z, host half :kV* talaae pulled'lm with 20,8:M. as MOW" anon} having- prev ,. r rived by Motor. In. the One g Px ., Anderson flashed the pictures of t pioneers and old scenes ^on . a screen. placed opposite Case's Hall, and these were watched by hundreds, in fact the street, as far as a view of the sereep could be obtained, was a solid mass of people. The midway and streets were also crowded until late, and many happy groups could be seen talking over old times. SUNDAY A delightful feature in connection with the Old Home Week. whih has now been successffally finishe was the programme of religious service held in the different churches, which was participated in by crowded con- gregations and will long be remember- ed by those who bad the 'privilege of being present. Many familiar hymns were sung and the choirs were aug- mented by the presence of former choir members. Rev. J. W. McMillan, D.D., of To- ronto, an outstanding Canadian divine who was assistant to the late Rev. A. D, McDonald, D.D., for two .summers during his student days, was the spe- cial preacher at the reopening ser- vices in First Presbyterian Church, ad which had been redecorated for the occasion. .Prominent on the platform and in ;vont of the pulpit were two handsome brass jardineres and a brass b vase filled with rambler roses —and delphininuns, which blended beauti- fully with the artistic interior of the church, which was filled to overflow- b ing, presented on this occasion to the congregation by the choir of 1920- 1923, under the very efficient Ieader- a ship of Mrs. J. G. Mullen and Mr. t Harry Livens. a The pastor, Rev. F. H. Larkin, D.D., s in a few words, extended a warm wel- come to the Old Boys and Girls nres- m ent, making a'pecial mention of Dr. J. h W. McMillan, and Mr. D. D. Wilson, b who for forty-three years was prom- 0 inently connected with the I P church and acted as Sunday a g os,to all the ft' ted 'c.L ati( ,`e a I - and su• iii together vrit, t o $ . and all the visiting Old Boy formed a processian.at the Grounds and m;arelrenn Park, where a. vast go:, ple had assen>)bbled .to addresses. The melt the singing of "i W. H. Golding preslil opening address referJr did service given the downaby the parted pioneers and also those ,who had fallen in the Great War, Witb. the exception of the fine 14-406,a, wdaicix ruined the greater' part of r:,.a'S. fore business section,no) disastrous i e- sults of any kind, he said, have visit, ed our town. "We have ::been led in ways of pleasantness and 'paths: of peace, the guiding hand of : a ,divine Providence has been leadingin a , , we are convened on this ;occasion"` to, give thanks to Him." • Mr, D. In, Wilson, who for '• 57 years` has been closely and prominently entified with the progress of the town, and who is the only surviving member of the first town council whoa. Mayor Golding introduced as eing 85 years young, was accorded the honor of being 'first on the .pro gramme. Mk. Wilson said that nothing else rought him to the Reunion but. to ook into .the faces of those he had ong known. Seaforth, he said, wasmud' puddle in the early days, hrough which you could have sailed boat from Stephen's corner to the tation. He frequently had to. cross the street for a pail of water and the ud, which was thin and watery, took' im over the ankles. It was a brisk usiness town in the early ds with my one manufactory, Broadfoot's laning Mill, and the merchants were 11 young men full of push and ener— y. There were 13 hotels and 13 grain buyers on the market. About a million bushels of wheat cars'- in from all directions ,to be disposed of: during the year. paid its closiiig a high tribute to the pluck and enter- prise of the pioneers of•the' town. A really Successful man, Mr. Wilson. concluded, is a man who loves God and loves his fellow men, and serves God and serves his fellow men. The man who makes two blades of grans grow were one grew before is more successful than the man who makes millions at the expense of his fellow men. Prayer was offered by Rev. D. ogers, after which Mr. W. McLaren oig, an old Tuckersmith boy, who is ow a successful lawyer in Port uron, spoke. He said he was one of any who were there to -day who owe Ilegiance to another country. There re no better citizens in the United bates than those born in the Do= main M b to e s y to th ti Th M T T A A T T T M W T a I A 'T P T T F ha an w th an an m Ir Ire ca chool Superintendent, Mr Robert cDonald, of Detroit, son of the form- er pastor, who with his wife and fam- ily, including Mr. Murray McDonald, were here for the Reunion; Mr. Jas. Scott, of Edmonton Alberta, a forms er choir leader, and Mrs. McNaugh- ton, of Weyburn, daughter of the late Rev. Matthew Barr. In a few introductory remarks Dr. McMillan ©referred to the great plea- sure it gave him to be again in Sea - forth and renew the friendships then established, which had been kept alive during the intervening years. His sermons, which were particularly able, were listened to with deep attention nd interest by tie audience. The ubject of his morniig address was The Master of Mankind," the text of hich was taken from John, 8th Chap - r, Verses 4-6, "Which of you con - boys; Miss McDonald; Ed. ollis; vi group, Soole, Love, McLeod, Sills ; sa nces in the world, but a sense of sin nd failure is44 something common to e race. In all the long history of e world there is only one person nceth me of sin?" -There are, he a id, many races, languages and re- a lie, D. Payne, H. R Jackson, R. Char- a mond; D. Sproat; group, Paisley, J. th Logan; group, W. McDougall, T. Hill; M. Flannery; group, Ireland, J. Char- ters; group, D. Donovan, W. Mc- Geoch; group, Fulton, Slemmin, Mc- Lean; groupMcCartney, Kennedy, Sproat; group, Alexander, Chesney ; Laidlaw; group, Jamieson, Landsboro; Finlay -son; Braadfoot; Ed. Devereux ; group, Carpenter, McGrath, Prender- gast; group, Sullivan and Downey; group, Mr. And Mrs. Devereux, D. Kennedy; Rosy O'Grady; Home Sweet Home; Good Night. SATURDAY Saturday was reception day, when incoming visitors were met and greet- ed. The town filled up rapidly and by five o'clock there was a dense crowd waiting for the arrival of the Detroit Old Boys. At half past five the town bell announced their de- parture from 13rucefield, where the cars had gathered one by one until the whole train of 75 autos was com- plete, and then they came home in a body. They were met at Egmondville by the Seaforth Highlanders Band and welcomed by Mayor Golding and President Ament, and then escorted into town. They made a grand spec- tacle led by Dick Dawson on his white horse and our own Billy McLeod, 75 acert under auspices of theAnglican church, will he held on the beau- tiful grounds of Dr. Moffatt, Varna, on THURSDAY EVENING AUGUST 14th Mustic will be furnished by the Seaforth Male Quartette and Mr Harding and Dr. Moffatt, Lon- don; Miss Devlin, Reader, Lon- don. Other good music. Re- freahment booth on the ground. Admission, 25c and 15c. • who breaks ,the record of mankind in a creditable fashion, and that is Jeeus Christ, whose life was spotless and perfect. After a few months' associ- ation with Him the disciples became such different types of men to what they were that others took knowledge of them that they had been with Jesus. Some have attempted to dis- prove His claim to perfection, but nothing is less reliable than the snap judgment of the crowd, and nothing more reliable than the more mature judgment of successive generations. Christianity has taken the gates of Iempires off their hinges and turned thee course of history. Jesus was vigorous, active and positive a man greater than his 'word's or deeds, a river of refreshing water through all these centuries. In the evening Dr. McMillan gave a masterly discourse on "Christianity Rationalizing the World." The presence of Mr. .1 L. Yule, of Kitchener, a former highly esteemed organist, who again presid- ed at the organ, was an added pleas- ure. Mr. James Scott, of Edmonton, and Mrs. J. G. Mullen acted as choir leaders, and the present organist, Mrs. Milne Rennie, as accompanist. The choir was composed of members of former choirs. The Colonial Quar- tette, of Windsor, delighted the audi- ence with two very fine unaccompan- ied selections. Solos by Mr. Murray McDonald, of Detroit, a grandson of the former pastor, who has a remark- ably good voice, were greatly appreci- ated, as were aleo a solo by Mr. Jas. Mullen and Mies Harriet Murray. At tbe close of the service, Mr. D. D. Wilson met with some old pupils who formerly attended the Sunday school, Special eervices were also held in the Methodist Church, where a new pipe organ was dedicated by the Rev. David Rogers, of St Thomas, who preached, delivering an interesting addrees. Another former pastor, Rev. Capt. Edwards, preached most ac- ceptably at the evening service. The Colonial Quartette and several Angers who were former members of the choir, assisted in the service of song, the organists being Mr. Arthur Hiller, of Brantford, and Miss Elizabeth Wil- son, of Detroit. A special offering was taken in aid of the neir pipe organ, kmounting to $800. As tame of the former pastot's on of Canada and Tuckersmith. r. Doig referred to conditions fn his oyhood days, when his father would ke a stick, measure the length of ach child's foot and take it to the hoeinaker. They got one pair in the ear and when it was done they had go without. In spite of all that ey were happy. He contrasted the mes then, when e farmer, he was at his plow; adarn, she was milking the cow; he daughters they were spinning yarn, he boys were threshing on the farm, nd all was working like a charm. pd now when he fernier, he is going to shows; he daughters are playing pianos; he boys they all are learning Latin; adam, she is dressed in satin ith a mortgage on the farm. Here is an advertisement of Mr. nt, published in 1873; You will come to town without a frown, t Kydd's Emporium purchase free, Where the largest stock is to be found is kept by him in '73. ay all you owe before you go o other stores to buy for cash, hen we'll be better friends you knovr or in my stock there is no trash." Mr. W. Willis, Mayor of Wing - m, and a former Mayor of Seaforth, d a resident here for many years, as the next 'speaker. /ale recounted nehievements of the qld lacrosse d footbell teams and the firemen, d concluded by singing through a egaphone, to the tune of "My Little ish Rose," the following beautiful rse, which he composed for the oc- 'm glad I lived in Seaforth, 'TwaQ the place where I was born; ere your friends do meet efid greet you, And never look forlorn. ere they treat you as a white matt, You're a prince right through and through; , I'd line to live in Seafortls, But soon must say adieu. Greetings froze the sisters baring Of' nveyed by thet0 Mayors; Dr, Gape* Wh Wh Oh co