The Huron Expositor, 1930-05-16, Page 1li
yc
e.
tilsisrprodwpoommowavr
Seventy -First Year
Whole Umber 3257
E. MOLE, OF SEAFORTH
District Deputy Grand 1Viaster of
Horan Distaict No. 8, Independent Or-
der of Oddfellows, who presided, at
the conference meeting of Oddfellows
.held last week.
FOURTH ANNUAL MEETING
of the Women's Missionary Society of
the London Conference Branch,
United Church of Canada.
Spring was here in all its beauty.
The trees with their green foliage and
pretty blossoms and the flowers in all
their colors. 'Sone 250 delegates
from eight counties in southwestern
Ontario met in North Street United
Church, Goderioh, on Tuesday and
Wednesday, May 13th and 14th. ;Miss
'Rennie, the president, was i in the
ehaur.
Mrs. Andrew, of Goderich, brought
greetings from the W. M. S. and
Goderich to all the women and wel
corned them to our town, the prettiest
town in Canada. This spirit of op-
timisrn was sounded many times dur-
ing the conference together. •
Mars. Richardson, in her report on
Supply and Library work, said that
it was +their aim to "Give what they
want and when they want it bo need-
ed missions or missionaries. .She said
this investment paid good dividends
and enumeratedsuch.
Mris. Malcolm, Egmendville, gave a
bright report of the Associate Help •
ere' work.
In Mrs. Stirrett's report on Life
'Membership, she stated that this sub-
ject be brought before the sectional
meetings. Huron County is our ban-
ner county. In 62 Auxiliaries they
received 59 life membership certifi-
cates, 33 Mission Band certificates, 3
Circle and 4 In• Memoriam certi+fi-
.cates. Middlesex follows with 55 Life
Member Certificates, 16 Mission Band,
21 Baby Band, 3 Circle and 3 In Mem-
oriam.
Mrs. Lundy, the Strangers' Secre-
tary, said she hada little report for
a big work. Elgin, Huron and Lamb -
ton had a Secretary in each Auxiliary.
Man. Leckie, .press selcre'bary, a3vised
promptness and brevity.
'Miissionary Monthly Secretary, Mrs.
Willis, said there was an increase of
223 sulbserilbens. Five •auxiliaries were
taking 100 or more magazines. Mrs.
Nafte', Literature Secretary, gave an
er,xouraging report. The Baby Band
-Secretary, Mrs. Workman, paid trib-
ute to the efficiency and alertness of
eur Mission Band Secretaries; notel
an increase in enendbership of 389.
Mrs. Roulston, C.G.I.T. Secretary,
,congratulated the leaders far their
-untiring perseverance.
Mrs. Rush, Y.W.A. 'Secretary, said
three Minutes is a long time when a
dentist is going to do has work, but
a short time in which to give a re-
port. Five Y. W. Auxiliaries were
graduated into the W:M:S. Societies.
Mrs. R. Heard, St. Thomas, the
Corresponding Secretary, said in pre-
senting -this report: "There is need
for a long wide look past figures, to
the work and prayer of loyal women,
who have labored for what is nearest
ahe heart of every W.M-S. woman.
Someone has said there are no static
tics for the fruits of the spirit, but
what a harvest they yield." The
story of the year's work has been liv-
ed out in the throbbing energy and
,prayerful devotion of every Auxil-
iary, Y.W. Circle, C.G.I.T. Blind and
B. Band leader of London Branch.
There were 26,400 autumn, Thank -
offering envelopes sent out and 25,000
Easter envelopes. There' are three
new Auxiliaries. We would send out
a ringing call loud enough to each
Auxiliary, Y. W. Circle, asking for
an increased number of subscribers to
our Missionary Monthly and World
Friend, both of which should be on
every living room table.
We rejoice to' report two new can-
didates, bright, clever, attractive
teachers, who recently graduated from
our National Training School in To-
ronto, and have just 'received their
appaintmenta: Miis+s Ruth Churchill,
of +Petrolia, who goes to the Church
of All Nations, Montreal; and Miss
A•nmrie Ward, Lond+gn, who will take
' up work in China. These beautiful
girls are the richest possession of the
London. Branch, , and we will cherish
thein throughout the years. 'Wes Grif-
fith, •Branch Candidate Secretary, re-
ports that 'elle has a list of 12 pos-
sible volunteers.
The year ih'as carried shadows in
many hearts and homes. Mrs. Ben-
nett, former Corresponding Secretary,
passed on bo 'higher service, and our
beloved }Ttiron PresbyterialPresident.
Mrs. Mlolllard. Huron Presbyterial is
the only .one to have an increase in
life • and annual members, while Lamb-
ton,Middlesex and Oxford increased
in ifee members.
ttitis. Lane, reported for Huron,
itspadlet Qf the work carried by Mr's.
0
camrie l +oma 'Fills work. There is an
increase in membership• and interest.
Hoping avid spraying for better' work,
Larrrbtbon and Keret, Middlesex and
Perth all bad year of peogress and
success. One regret was the non -de-
velopment of our young women.
During the (afternoon_ Mrs. Childs,
of London, took us on a trip in a
G.. C. W. M. S. silver winged aero-
plane, round the world, starting from
the Flying Field, London, All who
heard and saw will never forget.
The memorial service conducted by
Mrs. Gould, Mrs. Archibald and Miss
Oon'sibt was most impressive. Mrs.
Gould said, Heaven grows very at-
tractive, so many of our tlielaved are
finding their way hither. As we think
of the number, 168, who have gone
before during 1929, we think of those
two lines in Longf ellow's, "The Reap-
er and the Flowers": He reaps the
bearded' grain at a breath, and the
flowers that grow between. For same
the call has come when the sun of
life was setting; to others, "Her sun
has gone down while it was yet noon,"
and the flower 'having outgrown its
earthly vessel has been transplanted
to the heavenly home, there to' grow
and develop.
' At the close of the afternoon ses-
sion the Sacrament of the Lord's Sup-
per was administtered.
At the supper table greetings was
brought from the Presbytery from
Goderioh by Mayor McEwan, replied
to so eloquently by Mrs. Gordon
Wright, of Landon,. and Mrs. McIn-
tosh. 'Mars. Dixon, the treasurer, pre-
sented her report, which was in print
ed form, after which the president
spoke on the sulbject, "The Challenge
of the W. M. S."
On Wednesday the election of of-
ficers took place as follows: Hon.
President, Mrs. D. L. McCrae, 11 Ox-
ford St, London; Mrs. Gordon Wright,
London; Hon. Vice President, Mrs.
Geo. Shields, Innerkip; Past Presi-
dent, Miss A. M. (Rennie, R. R. No. 3,
New Hamburg; President, Mrs. W. R.
McIntosh, 626 King St., Londono 1st
Vice Pres., Mrs. Henbert Childs, 99
Bruce St., London; 2nd Vice -Presi-
dent, Mrs. Robert Hicks, Wallaceburg;
Corr. Secretary, Mrs. R. S. Heard, 76
l4iawatha St., St. Thomas; Rec. Sec-
retary, Mrs. Jas. McCrae, R. R. 5,
Merlin; Treasurer, Mrs. J. I. Dixon,
1609 Bruce Ave., Windsor; Christian
Stewardship and Finance, Mrs. W. W.
Prudhaml, Amherstburg; Missionary
Monthly, Mrs. W. H. Willis, Wing -
ham; Literature Secretary, Mrs. Wal-
ter Naftel, Goderich; Supply and
Library, Mrs. E. Richardson, Essex;
Associate Helpers, Mrs. C. A. Mal-
colm, R. R. 3, Seaforth; Temperance
Sec., 'Mrs. J. N. Gould, 14 Balaclava
St., St. Thomas; Life Membership
Sec., 'Mrs. R. Stirret, 176 Front St.,
Sarnia; Strangers' Sec., Mrs.' S. J.
Martin,, 112 Windsor St., London; Y.
W. A. and Circles, Mrs. J. H. Rush,
Tillsonburg; C. G. I. T., Mrs. W. L.
Gray, Alvinston;' Mission Band, Mrs.
H. V. Workman, Blenheim; Baby
Band„ Mrs. J. D. Wilson, Richwood ;
Press Secretary, Mrs. N. M. Leckie,
R. R. 8, St. Marys; representatives to
Dominion Board: Mars. Archibald,
Woodstock; tMiss Bartlett, Essex.
A conference of all Presbyterial of-
ficers under the leadership of the
branch officers of the different de-
partments proved very interesting and
helpful. In the afternoon new pians
for old purposes was discussed, led by
Mrs. J. H. Rush. Many new ideas
and helpful suggestions were given.
The Mission Band from Goderich gl.ve
suoh •a ,delightful exercise.
Reiv)Dr. Miortdrher, of 'China, and
Miss Nellie Forman, of Regina, and
Mrs. W. R. Mackay, of Toronto, gave
inspiring addresses.
A'gadn came the close of another
conference of our W.M.S.Lwomen,
causing us all to feel "that it was
good for us to meet together and
with Him."
SEAFORTH, FRIDAY,
effort to effective human service, are
sufficient evidence to the average per-
son that the powr fellow's mind was
out of gear.
Yet, in our schools, every day we
hold pupils to the grind of mastering
subjects without showing the direct
relationship of these studies to human
happiness. 'Wie are tending to pro-
duce such mental wrecks as the one
above.
In. the efforts of educationalists in
recent years to train the mentally
below normlal, this lesson has been
learned at least as it applies to the
mentally slow.
One observer was interested to dis-
cover in conversation with a mentally
defeetive tbioy that though the boy
could readily figure that if he had
eighteen cents and spent eleven he
would have seven left, he could not
figure the difference between eleven
and ei'ghbsern years. The 'boy could
do something with money, but he
could not 'see or handle years.
So we all learn more readily when
we are dealing with things we can
see and handle, and which contribute
to our comfort.
In classes in agriculture many a
boy readily learns laws of physics and
chemistry as they directly apply to
his own gatrdeai that he: would find
much difficulty in learning as unre-
lated facts of chemistry, and many a
girl following''a high school course
in domestic science finds her chemis-
try and physics interesting because
it is related to her every day inter-
ests of food preparation and home-
making.
A sense of value is fundamental to
good judgment. G -cod. judgment re-
quires the saving of the valuable and
the discarding of the valueless.
Conan Doyle represents his 'bril-
liant detective here, Sherlock Holmes,
as inquiring innocently what was
meant by the heliocentric theory of
the universe, and when it had been
explained, remarking calmly that now
that he knew he would forget it again
as soon as possible, as it had no bear-
ing whatever on his particular work
as a detective.
Good judgment leads to the discard-
ing of useless knowledge the same as
other useless rubbish, to make room
for that which is worth retaining, and
therefore, just to the degree that we
educationalists link up every fact to
be learned with the real interests of
life, showing how it contributes to
human welfare, just to that degree
are we making that fact easy to
learn, and just to that degree are we
aiding in the development of a sound
mind 'and good judgment.
CHATS ON EDUCATION
(At the Principal's Desk)
The scholastic man of science some-
times makes .the boast that the roal
scientist seeks knowledge for its own
sake, and is quite above being influ-
enced by any financial advantage to
himself or even any particular bene-
fit to humanity.
But the world at large takes a dif-
ferent view. The world •at large val-
ues knowledge as it values everything
ease, by the oontriibution it makes to
human welrfare.
I knew a 'barber once who was a
regular encyclopedia of historical
knowledge. He was a prodigious
reader with a most retentive memory.
But he was unable to apply his know-
ledge. Het even lacked the ability to
turn it to any particular advantage:
by entertaining others. For all his
knowledge he had to. wield the eels -
sons and the a-azor to earn a living—
to render service to other people
which thould appreciate and for
which they Auld pay.
Art ane of our universities some
years ago something gave away in
the mind of a very brilliant student,
Since then .his mind shows sparks now
and them of its former ,brilliance, but
it seems to lack purpose or connec-
tion. He putters at one thing and
another, raises a few vegetables and
peddles them, once he tried to make
candy and sell it—the candy was
hardly inviting. Sometimes he writes
poetry; it has a suggestion of form
and rhythrm,rbut no sane person can
fathom its meaning or purpose On
hearing from a symlpalth�etic friend
that some mental and nervous disor-
ders bad•been relieved by spinal treat-
ments 'he ispent several days on a
most elaborate computation of the
amount Of back work involved in the
laying of several miles of pavement
and oar 'tracks then . under construc-
tion.
These eitamples of purposeless
theuglbt and rt Of failrttte to direct
(.;od;*Is qioa140$, Mit
LBERTKCOAL
For Summer Fuel
FAMOUS
ROSEDALE COAL
Now in Stock
N. CLUFF & SONS
at Mm. George Klalfleisch's on Friday
evening.
Presentation.—A pleasant evening
was spent at the home,- of Mr. and
Mrs. John MdLure on Monday, May
12th, when the friends ' and neighbors
met to spend a social time with the
host and hostess before leaving their
old home, where they had' spent their
entire married life of 44 years. The
evening was spent in music, social
chat and dancing. The company was
called to order and Mrs.'Cal. McVit-
tie read the address and -Mr. Thomas
Neilands presented Mr1. and Mrs. Mc-
BAYFIELD
Breezes.—Clifford Pollock, of Lon-
don, was home Sunday.—Mrs. Wid-
combe and daughter,' Mary, went to
Windsor on Friday. -Walter West-
lake, Fred Geminhardt and Albert
Leitch took a trip to Tobermoray on
Sunday.—Mr. and Mrs. S. McConkey,
of Stratford, have been spending a
few days at their cottage.—Thomas
and Robert McCurdy and Miss Annie
McCurdy, of Stratford, arrived last
week to spend the season at their
summer home.—Mr. and Mrs, W. J.
McLeod, Annie, Louise and Elsie and
Sonny Plater motored to Sarnia .Sat-
urday, where Mr. Plater met them
and took Mrs. McLeod and Sonny to
Detroit. — Mass Josie Sterling, who
has spent the winter in Toronto, re-
turned home this week. --Mr. G. Ped-
die, of Knox College, Toronto, has
charge of the services for the summer
for the Presbyterian congregation.—
Mr. and Mrs. Thornton Mustard, of
Toronto, were at their cottage over
the weekt end.—Alex. C. Fe'-guson,
better known as Peerie, left Friday
for Welland, to take a position on a
boat.—The dance season commenced
Wednesday of last week. Owing to
the recent fire when Mr. J. W. Jow-
ett'.s home was destroyed, the furni-
ture has been stored in the pavilion
for a time, the dances will be held in
the town hall. The orchestra is com-
posed this season of the following
players: Frank Crowley, Jack Bur-
roughs, Andy Alden, Red Knox, Ditty
Thompson. The weekly arrangement
are as follows: Tuesday, Kincardine;
Wednesday, Bayfield; Thursday,
Wingham.; Friday, Hensall; :ra,tur-
day, Goderich.--eMr. and Mrs. Wm.
Mustard and family, who spent the
winter in Florida, arrived home last
Saturday. --Rev. F. H. Paull and Mrs.
Paull are attending Synod at London
this week.—Mrs. Malcolm Toms, who
has recovered from her recent severe
illness, left last week to visit sisters
at Sault Ste. Marie.—The fishermen
are having fairly good lifts since they
commenced fishing.
John McClure. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. W. Smith. The
bride was a picture in a peach
geor€erste gown, and w a s at-
tended by her sister, Miss Margaret
Kerr, who was charmingly gowned
in maize georgette. Mr. George Smith
acted as groomsman. Following the
ceremony a bounteous wedding dinner
was served at the home of the pride's
parents. The grooms present to the
bridesmaid and groomsman were
beautiful signet rings. Mr. and Mrs.
McClure will make their home on Lot
34, on the 11th Concession, where the
1.11,01
SPRING ANNIVERSARY SERVICES
First Presbyterian Church, Seaforth
SUNDAY, MAY 18th, 1930
Rev. J. W. McNamara, D. D., Toronto
Secretary of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in
Canada, will be the preacher at both morning and evening services.
Dr. McNamara is a leader of outstanding executive ability, and an
effective preacher. He holds one of the highest positions in the Pres-
byterian Church in:Caneda, being Secretary of the General Assembly.
No one is more conversant with the work of the . Cihmistian Church
than Dr. McNamara.
The Choir, under the leadership of Mr. M. R. Rennie, will present an
unusually attractive program of Solos, Duets, Quartettes and Anthems
MORNING SERVICE -11 A.M.
Sermon—Dr. McNamara
•
"The place and value of the Church in the Community."
ANTHEM --("The Roseate Hues of Early Dawn"..David Dick Slater
(Soloists—Miss Florence Beattie, Miss Irene Wankel; Quartette—
Misses E. McKay, H. Murmay, Messrs. J. A. Stewart, D. L. Reid)
LADIES' QUARTETTE --"Rock of Ages" W. S. Martin
(Miss F. Beattie, Mrs. W. A. ,Wright, Misses P. Patterson, H. Murray)
EVENING SERVICE -7 M.
Sermon—Dr. McNamara
" Three Great -Characteristics of the Gospel."
MALE QUARTETTE—"On the Sea" D. Buck
(Messrs. J. A. Stew+aa•t, F. E. Willis, M. R. Rennie, D. LReid)
ANTHEM—"`oho Are These in Bright Array?" W. D. Shanks
(Sollaisit—Mr. Fred E. Willis)
DUET—"Peace to This Dwelling" Smith
(Miss Florence Beattie, Mr. James A. Stewart)
ANTHEM—"Calm on Galilee" H. W. Porter
(Soloistss—Mrs. W. A. Wright, Miss Elva "Wheatley, Mr. D. L. Reid)
Mrs. M. R. Rennie, Organist. Rev. I. B. Koine, Minister.
,Charles Regele bas treateC,, .
to a new Ford. --(Sunday v tars:'
the home of Mr. and 'Mrs. Wa1171amr�
Koehler were: Mr. and Mrs. R', Kahle
and children, of Logan; Mr, and Mars
Alex. Steekopf and Mr. and ii
Alex Tiegs, of Fullerton; • Mr. and
Mrs. IHlenay Hoegy, of Grey; Mrs. P.
Wilhelm, of Shakespeare, and Mx
and 'Mrs. E. Fink, of Detroit.
Clure with a beautiful Coleman lamp,
Mrs. Robert Dodds presented Ethel
with a mother of pearl 'brush and
comb in case. Mr. McClure briefly
thanked the friends for their kindness.
A dainty lunch was served, and all
went home wishing the friends enjoy-
ment in their new home at Winthrop,
McClure -+Kerr. -A quiet but very
pretty May wedding was solemnized
at the Manse on Wednesday, May 14,
at high noon, when Miss Helen M.
Kerr, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Archie
Kerr was united in marriage to Mr.
STANLEY
Notes.. On Saturday, May 10th,'
Mrs. Ralph Stephenson, Sr., celebrat-
ed the 91st anniversary of ,her birth-
day 'and for this advanced age she is
still• quite smart physically and clear
mentally. She still keeps house for
her eon, J. Thomas, with whom she
resides, and she enjoys to converse
with her friends, a number of whom
called to congratulate her and express.
the hope that she may be spared to
see many more years. Mr. Frank
Fillingham, who spent the past few
months at his home in England, has
returned bo Stanley and engaged with
Mr. W. 3. Dawson, for the summer. --
Mr. and Mrs. George Lilley and Mr.
Galvin Dowson, of Seaforth, spent
Sunday with the latter's brother, Mr.
W. J. Rowson.—Mm. and Mrs. W. W.
Brockway and Mr. Wayne Brockway,
of Detroit, were guests with 'Mrs.
Robert McKinley and other friends
over the week end.—Mr. and Mrs, W.
F. Braun and two sons, of Forest, ac-
oompanied by Miss Jane Lamont,
Mrs. Lee Hoffmlan and Mr. William
Lamont, •of Zurich, visited with MTs.
Robert McKinley and family one
day •recently.—Miss Grace Coleman,
who has been v-isiting with her sis-
ter, Mars. J. E. McKinley, has return-
ed to hem home in Seaforth.
best wishes of a host of friends will
follow them. In the evening a recep
tion was held at the groom's farm,
which was largely attended by rela-
tives and friends. The many beauti-
ful gifts received by the happy young
couple amply testified to their popu-
larity in the community. •
(Intended for last week.)
Eighth Line Notes.—Mr. Ed. Heinz
and Miss Freida Wicke visited Mr.
and Mrs. C. Eggert on Sunday even-
ing.—Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Doerr, Mrs.
Fred Hoegy and children spent Sun -
CONSTANCE
Notes.—Mrs, Ed. Britton spent the
week end with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. Love in Walton.—Mr. and
Mrs. William Fowler, of Leamington,
and Mrs. J. Millson, of Seaforth,
were visitors at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles McGregor on Sunday
last --Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ma-rsfield,
son and daughter, Norman and Grace,
and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Leach, of
Brampton County, visited at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. William Britton on
Sunday last --Misr Margaret Love,
R.N., who is nursing at the Scott
Memorial Hospital, spent Sunday af-
ternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles McGregor..—(Mrs. Justin St.
Clair and Mrs. McDonald, of Brigden,
were visitors *at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Leo Stephenson on Wednesday.
Mrs. Leo Stephenson attended„, her
cousin's graduation for nurse, Miss
Laidlaw, in Guelph on Monday of this
week.—The service held on Mother's
Day was a success. The music by the
mothers and .also a duet by Mrs.'
Lindsay -•and.=,Mrs. B. B. Stephenson;
a soliloquy given by Miss Ruth Hugill
and a story, "The Most Beautiful
Thing in the World," given by Helen
Britton, and the address, "What
Makes the Difference" by the pastor,
Rev. Mr. Johnson, were all in keeping
with the day and were much enjoyed
by all.—Miss Emma Jamieson, who
has been spending two weeks with
friends, returned to Kitchener on
Wednesday, Miss Ella Armstrong re-
turning with her on a visit.
W. J. McClure, son of Mr. and Mrs. day at Rostock and Gad'shill. — Mr.
McKILLOP
Notes. -At ,the recent Musical Fes-
tival held in Stratford, Mr. Charles
Boyd won several medals for bari-
tone voice.
Eighth Line Notes.—Mir. and Mfrs.
Will Doerr and family, of Gadshill,
spent Sunday with 'Mr. and Mans. Jerry
Doerr.—Mr. •Charles Regele had the
misfortune of losing his driver.••--1M•r.
Lorne Messerschmidt, of Detroit, and
Mise Eisler, of Logan, visited the
formeras mother, Mrs. Fred Koehler,
on Sunday. --Masers. George Regele
and Albert Siemon were at Niagara
Falls oar Sunday.—Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Eisler, of Logan, spent Sunday with
the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs, H.
Weltersen, on the 10th. -- Messrs.
Earle Eggert and Henry Knechtel, of
Rostock, spent Sunday evening at the
home of 'Mr. and Mrs, Jerry Doerr.—
Mr. ad M1 s. John Kuehna, of Rostock,
spent Sunday evening with Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Koehler.—Mr. and Mrs.
George Schroeder. of ' 1Sebringville,
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. C.
Regele'and Mr. and •Mrs. Henry Kaeh-
letr.—I11fr. and 'Ms. Jewry Doer were
LS
Annual Meeting and Nominating Convenion in
HENSALL, MAY 28th, 1930, at 2 p.m.
A joint annual meeting of the Liberal Associations of
South Huron will be held in the Town Hall, Hen-
sall, on May 28th, 1930, for the purpose of electing
officers and at the same time a candidate will be
selected for the coming Federal Election.
The meeting will be addressed by Mr. Thos. McMillan
M.P. , and others.
GOD SAVE THE KING
Federal Officers
DR. J. W. SHAW, Ares.
J. A. McEWEN, Sec.
Provincial Officers
THOS. SHILLINGLAW, Pres.
J. M. GOVENLOCK, Sec.
,exist,- ;Mg ';14.11.904teia'aP4sik'el.44-Api
ares;+
Alex. Mustard lastwl , -•
man and! Mass Annie M`
Toronto, are visiting et :th;
at present.-eMr. Linea: Nara*
Toronto, stpthe eks• en4G at.. t]
home of hisent p'arrentswe-.-ti y V W:
Bremner will ,preach on e' w trja
the Bible .Society next 'Sandi, nix,
ing, May 18th.—The Ilnrtetl ted 'ani .,
Women's G1ulb will meet, on ' 'uesda�; •
May 27th, at the home of Mr. Hiug'h•
McLaughlan.
Death of Roderick 1VIaekenaie.—'1'liea
death ,occurred at Brucerfield`en Awl.
22th, of Roderick Mackenzie, after' alt
illness of one month The rate Mr
Mackenzie, who was in hal eiglity=s+ee.---
and -year, was one of the pioneers of
this district, having come 'Waith. his
parents in the year 1857 to the farm
on the London Road, adw opcupied
by 'Mr. W. Layton. In 1678 he went
to Varna to reside, where two years
later he married Margaret McAsh,
daughter of the late John .lVLcAsh,of
that place, the fiftieth anmiversary,of •
the marriage .occurring on April 7th
of this year. In 1919 Mr. and Mrs.
Mackenzie left the farm and for wr-
en years thereafter resided in Exeter,
from which place they moved to Lon-
don, finally removing to Brucefield in
June, 1926. The funeral which was
of a private nature, was held on May
1st, interment being made in Baird's
Cemetery. The many beautiful floral
tributes testified to the esteem in
Which the late Mr. Mackenzie was
held. He will be long remembered
for his sterling qualities and keen
faculties which he retained to the
last. Left to mourn his loss are the
widow, four sons and two daughters,
Mrs. James Phinney, Detroit; Mrs.
Joseph Richardson, Varna; Frank, of
St. Louis, Mo.; John, of Detroit; Al-
lan, of Banes, Cuba, and Charles, of
London. Two (brother and two sisters
also survive, Alexander and John,
both of Brucefield, and Mrs. E. Wal-
ker, of Pomona, Cal., and Mrs. Chas.
Stirling, of Kirkintrilloch, Scotland.
Dr. Beverley Ketchen Honored.—
The Hamilton Spectator of May 6th
makes the following reference to the
presentation recently made to ,Rev.
Beverley Ketchen, M.A`., D.D., by the
congregation of Macnab Street Pres-
byterian Church on the 25th anni-
versary of his entry into the ministry
of that church, will be read with a
great . deal of interest by many rela-
tives and old friends in this vicinity.
Rev. Dr. Ketchen is an old Hlurun boy
and one of whom Huronites are just-
ly proud. He has with hard work,
untiring efforts, made a real sueces*
of'Yhis ministry. He is a son of the
late John Ketchen, of the second con-
cession of Stanley township, and a
nephew of Mrs. Burdge, . of the Mill
Road, near Brucefield. Dr. Ketchen,
Mrs. Ketchen and their daughter, Dor-
othy, sail on the Duchess of Bedford
for Europe on the 6th of June for a
well earned holiday. Their son,
Thornton, follows them in July. The
Hamilton paper says; "Last evening
the congregation of Macnab Street
Presbyterian Church, along with
many +vlis(4ing ministers and former
members of the congregation, assem-
bled in the school room in celebrations
of the 75th anniversary of the church
and the 25th anniversary of the min-
ister, Dr. Beverley Ketchen, M.A,
L.D. Following a congregational sup-
per served at 6.15 o^clock, an inter- •
esting program was presented which
featured addresses from many prom-
inent in the' Presbyterian Church in
Canada, presentations and ,,musical
selections. Among the ministers at-
tending were: Very Rev. A. J. Mac •
Gillivray, D.D., acting moderatorof
the general assembly; Rev. W.
Rochester, D.D., editor of the Pres-
byterian Record; Rev. D. R. Drum-
mond,' D.D., Rev. S. Banks Nelson,
D. D., Rev. William Barclay, M.A.,.
B.D., Rev. C. L. Cowan, B.D., Rev. A.
A. Acton, B.A., B.D., and Rev. Ro•bt.
Allan. .ranves 'I. Bi{_hananj, LL.D.,
and Robert Buchanan • of Pittsburg,
sons of the late Hon. Isaac Buchan-
an, who laid the corner stone of the
church 75 years ago, were extended
a hearty welcome. A feature of the
evening was the presentation of a
cheque for $2,5.00 on behalf of the
congregation to Rev. Ketchen, who
with Mrs. Keteben, will visit the Old
Land for the next four months. Mr.
Chisholm made the presentation and
in replying, Rev. Ketchen declared
that the generous gift was another il-
lustration of the congregations gen-
erosity. Words were hopelessleyin-
adequate to express his thanks not
only for the gift, but for the loyal
thought and effort that had been put,
into the anniversary, thus making it
such a success that the whole Pres-
byterian chuilch had reason to be
proud of them. Deep appreciation
was expressed far the part in which
the ladies had played and for the
cheerful way in whish they had play-
ed it. The speaker felt highly honor-
ed at having such a conspicuous con-
stellation of ministers .present, also
by the (presence of so many former
members whose devotion to the old
kirk had brought them from far and.
near. The names of James I.
Buchanan and Robert Buchanan who
had come all the way from Pittsburg
for the occasion were mentioned.
Robert ,Buchanan, who laid the
claim of beim the first baby
christened in the church had given
inlvaaluiable assistance) to Rev. Ket-
ehen when he began his ministry. In
concluding Rev. Ketchen again thane.• .
ed the congregation and expressed
the ,hope that in the conning years,
through sorne small service lie Might
in part repay item for their inn` ttirn-
erable kindnesses. nether • IYrbhon•-• ;
tation nickeled a travellieg bat,:
Mire. Ketchen.
HIBBERT
Death of Mrs. Atkinson.—It is our
duty to chronicle the demise of an
old resident of this township in the
person of Mrs. Eliza Atkinson, who
passed peacefully to the life eternal at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. John
Shea, Beechwood, at early dawn on
Friday. Though of mature years she
is widely mourned in her passing
from all those scenes and associa-
tions with which her life was en-
twined. Deceased, whose maiden name
was Eliza McLaughlin, had reached
the age of eighty-three years and was
horn in the Township of Tecumseth,
her family being pioneer settlers of
Simcoe 'County. In 1874 she was
united in marriage to the late James
Atkinson', taking up her home on the
farm On Concession, 5, on which she
lived until a short time prior to her
death. Of an active and energetic
nature and possessed of a benevolent
and kindly disposition, she assumen
and honored all the responsibilities of
her station in life. In a span of life
which bridged the great epoch in the
development of the country from the
primitive conditions of pioneer days
to the comforts of modern civilization
she played a noble and self-effacing
part and has left her memory as an
inspiration for the practice of all the
helpful offices of life. The funeral
tock place on Monday morning from
the home of John Shea to at. Colum -
ban Church and was attended by a
large assemblage of people forming a
procession of unusual length. High
Mass was sung by Reverend Father
Dantzer for the repose of her soul.
The remains were then conveyed to
St. (Colum'ban cemetery and were laid
ti rest with those of her family who
had preceded here. The pallbearers
were six immediate neighbors of the
deceased: Dan Barry, James Doyle,
Patrick Williams, James O'Reilly,
Martin Feeney and Frank Jordan.
Mrs. Atkinson is survived by two
sons and one daughter, William, on
the homestead, and Joseph also of
Hilbert, and Mrs. John Shea, McKil-
lop. Her husband predeceased her
twenty-eight years ago .and her elder
daughter some tem years ago.
BRUCEFIELD
Notes.—The Rev. Mr. Ti+bibs, of
Burlington, will give an illustrated
addrests, "How to Beautify the Theme
Grounds," on Tuesday evening, Miay
20th, in the school room of the church
at 8 p.m. A great treat is in snare
for all who will av'ai! themselves of