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John, Balfour, 307 Balfour,Apart-
Menta, pioneer Regina district
homesteader and businessman, and
one of tie founders of the Y.111.C.A.
in Saskatchewan, died 'Monday,
May 16. Mr. Balfour was 84. Mr.
Balfour is survived by his wife, the
former Mary Jane Mellis, of Kip-
per, Ont.; two sons, David, Port-
land,
ortland, Ore., and John, Flin non;
three grandchildren and two sis-
ters, Mrs. J. Carus, Vancouver, pre-
sently visiting In Regina, and Mrs.
Agnes Smith, 'also of Vancouver.
Mr. Balfour was an uncle of R. M.
Balfour, K.C., and Beattie Ramsay,
both of Regina. Funeral service
was held in Knox United Church
at 1.30 p.m. Thursday, with burial
in the family plot, Regina ceme-
tery.
Mr. Balfour arrived! In Regina
on:alt railway construction train
from Winnipeg early in. 1883. .He
came from [his native Mount Poi,
est, Dnt,, accoxnpanlied by a Young-
er. brother,'the late James Balfour,
K.C. At Lumsden, a homestead
had ;been claimed in his name by
tiro uncles Who had come out the
previous year. Shortly afterwards
Mr. Balfour helped in the erection
of what is .believed to have been
the firs't\house to be built west of
Pile 0' Bones and south: ,of the
Qu'Aippelle Valley. I•n 189$ Mr.
Balfour returned east to be mar-
ried
arried and to estatrlish : a -general
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Store 4 ..4.110011, ' cute . eta ng
't Li nden few years dater, .
bought into atom: buss
nese owned by a brattier, Alex, now
run by a nephew, B'herriff Balfour.
in 1910 Mr. Balfe it "moved to Res
gins where he was associated for
a number Of years in a pr'oulinent
realty [firm bearing his name,
M.r. Balfour served for a number
of years as an official of the Lams -
den church and local school board.
In Regina, he served as an elder
of Knox United Ohua'ch. In addi-
tion he 'served as church secretary
for 15 years, retiring in 1947, He
had also .servedon: the board of
Managers and eesblo For 'a num-
her of years, Mr. Balfour wao a
director of the Y.M.Q.A. in Re-
gina and was chairman of the first
boys' work board established in
the province. He also served a
number of years on the board of
trade and was active in the Chil-
dren's Aid Society. A keen temper-
ance worker, Mr. Balfour headed
the provincial temperance group
and was interested in the erection
of ,the Lumsden hotel as a temper-
ance house, as well as. the King's
hotel in Regina. A keen sports-
man, Mr. Balfour was an ardent
curler and in his younger drays
played soccer, baseball , and golf.
Mr. Balfour had beem!retired since
1947.
Hold Shower For Bride -Elect
Friends and neighbors met on
Thursday evening last at the home
of Mr. Carl McC'linchey to honor
his daughter, Berrys, bride-ehect,
of Saturday, with a miscellaneous
shower. An address was read by
Mrs. W. Caldwell, while Mrd. M.
Cooper and Mrs. R. Elgie made the
presentation. After opening the
many useful gifts, Bernys, in her
very pleasing manner, thanked. bhe
ladies. The evening was spent in
bingo and contests, after which a
dainty lunch was served.
Mrs. Lillian Hyde and children,
of Hay, were Sunday visitors with
Mr. a d Mrs. A. McMurtrie.
Mand Mrs. Geo. Forsyth, of
Russell, Man., are visiting Mrs. H.
M. Chesney, Kippen, and Mrs. Bar-
aoeli Thompson, Brucefield. Mr.
Forsyth is a nephew of the late.
Mrs. James G. Chesney, andthey
made the trip by plane.
ZION
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gibb and.
Sharon, of Chatham, visited Mr.
and Mrs. Dalton Malcolm Satur-
day night.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Roney and
Carl attended Munro anniversary
on Sunday.
Mrs. George Graham, of Mitchall,
and granddaughter, Donanne Gra-
ham, Stratford, are spending a
few days with Mr. and M,rs. Jas.
Malcolm.
Mr. and Mrs. Herb. Britton and
family visited with Mr. and Mrs,.
N. Stanlake, Exeter, on Senday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Baker, of
Carlingford, visited with Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Roney on Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs.. Harold Thiel and
family visited Mr. and Mrs. Fergus
Lannin Tuesday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Ross, Pepper were
in Hensall on Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Dalton Malcolm
and family visited with Mr. and
Mrs. George Gibb, Stratford, on
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Pepper and
family attended Munro, annivers-
ary and visited with Mr. and Mrs.
Ormand Pridham.
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teract diphtheria, Widow and
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A very successful dancewas
held in LoobY's Hall on .May 24.
OKNX orchestra was featured,
which attracted an unusually Barge
attendance.
Miss Barbara Holland, youngest
daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Geo. E.
Holland, graduated recently, from
St. Joseph's Convent. Business
School, Toronto, and secured a
position at St. Michael's College,
Toronto.
Mises Katharine McIvor, young-
est daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Melvor, also was a recent gradu-
ate of St. Joseph's Business
School, Toronto, and has secured
an office position.
Personals: Miss Anne Atkinson,
R.N., Toronto, spent two weeks
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Atkinson; Miss Mary How-
ell and Teddy Howell, Goderich,
with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Forster;
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Lane, re-
cent newly-weds, with Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Atkinson, who enter-
tained a group of relatives in their
honor; Mr. and, Mrs. Harry I.
Dingeman and sons, David, Jack
and Paul, Detroit, with Mr. and
Mrs. D. McConnell; Mr. and Mrs.
P. F. Bann, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Bann and son, Toronto, with Mr.
and Mrs? Frank Evans; Mr. and
Mrs. Leonard Bader and three chil-
dren, J. Bader, Detroit, and Mar-
tin and Victor Feeney, Kitchener,
with Mr. and Mrs. Martin Feeney;
Mrs. M. J. O'Rourke., Joseph
O'Rourke, Mrs. James Donnelly,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank O'Rourke, of
Detroit, • with Miss Katherine
Burns; Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Brown,
Kinkora, and Miss Margaret At-
kinson, Toronto, with Mr, and Mrs.
Joseph Atkinson; Mr. and Mrs.
Holtzhauer, Galt, with Mr. and•
Mrs. Dan Burns; Miss Jean Cos-
tello and Peter Groschok, London,
with Mr. and Mrs. Dan Costello;
Joseph McConnell at London; Mrs.
John McGrath, Mr. and Mrs. Ed-
ward Conlin, Luoan, with friends
here; Mr. and Mrs. Blood and Mr.
Blood, Sr., Detroit, with Mr. and
Mrs. Patrick Ryan; Mrs, A.slin has
returned home after spending
three months in Toronto; Mrs.
Mary McGrath in Detroit; Arthur
Forster at Embro.
STANLEY
Mrs. C. Eicher, of Chicago, spent
a few days• visiting her sisters,
Mrs. Nelson Keys, of Egmondville,
and Mrs. E. Johnson, of Goderich,
and other friends. Mrs. Eicher is
the former Miss Susie Kennedy, of
Stanley Township. She attended,
school at No. 5, Stanley, and after
finishing at Clinton Collegiate,
taught in her home school. Forty-
nine
ortynine years ago she was united in
marriage to Rev. Chris. Eicher, a
native of Hay Township. Together
they entered into their life work,
that of preaching the Gospel. Af-
ter a short ;time at Altoona, Pa.,
they offered themselves • for mis-
sionary work in India and went
out in 1903 under "The Christian
and Missionary Alliance." After
spending nearly 20 years in this
work they were called home to
take charge of the Alliance work,
first at New York, then at Chicago
where Mr. Eicher ceased from his
labors and passed on t," his reward
three years ago. Theirs was .n -
deed a missionary family. Their
two sons, with their wives and
their daughter, Ruby, and her hus-
band, are all in missionary work.
Along w: th the influences of a
Christian home, Mrs. Eicher speaks
of the deeply religious atmosphere
of the 'Little White Church' `: at
Goshen where she worshipped as
a girl. as the means• that led her
to consecrate her life to the
spreading of the glorious gospel.
CROMARTY
Mrs. T. L. Scott, Cromarty, was
hostess to Staffa Women's Insti-
tute when the grandmothers of the
branch were entertained. The pres-
ident, Mrs. Cecil Bowman, conduct-
ed the business of the meeting,
when it was decided to donate $5
to the cancer fund. The W.I. will
also cater to a supper for the Fed-
'tion
ed-
' ion of Agriculture in Staffa
Hall.
A committee to look after the
Mei is to be held in Seaforth Lions
Park the last week in June in-
clur'es Mrs. Ed. Butson, Mrs. Lloyd
Colquhoun and Mrs. Wm. Hough-
ton. A short course, "Modern
Dressmaking," as first choice, with
'Frozen Food" as second choice in
connection with co-operative plan-
ning, was decided upon. Mrs.. Thos.
Laing. Mrs, Walter O'Brien, Mrs.
Roy McDonald and Mrs. Ed. But-
son were appointed delegates to
the district annual in Mitchell on
June 8.
A program was presented with
for
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amegitto
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`Brien acs ohairtan,
�Jle$ 'was pinne0 an. each 10.a1.
*etlkek;r'pl,'esent, aarld 'a. prize Wats
fliy'a;4 Oa the grandmother with theyOUA e' grandchild present, won,.:
by , I Duncan Colc[uhvua. tL
parade of wedding gowns by the:.
rn 1)0s was enjoyed, and, Mars.
Nipuii a Houghton won tike prize
for;.; the best -dressed grandelother
in her 9g•.edding dress. Mrs, H. Ha?-
btu,'n,, song a salo; Mrs. Les. DA,
aaa O,i e a reading; Mrs: T. >r,,,
Bogittn, . sang, and Mrs. Walter
O'$rien gave a reading. Lunch
wars; ,served.
' Pe orals: Mr. and *re. F.,rigar
Batson and . Mr. and Mrs, Leslie
Butson, attended the 55th wedding
anniversary celebration of Mr. and
Mrs. !Oran Butson, London; Mrs.
Charles Falconer and Mrs. Lyons
in Petnolia with Mr. and Mrs. Ly-
ons; Mrs. John Templeman in-
jured her hand while helping with
the farm work; Helen Walker is
spending a week's • vacation at her
home; Mrs. E. Moore, of" Fenlon
Falls, and Mr. and Mrs. Hugh
Moore, Lindsay, with Mr. and Mrs.
T. L. :Scott; Murray Balfour, of
Windsor, with Mrs. D. Bruce and.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bruce.
HENSALL
Announcement
Mr. and Mrs. Almond D. Mac-
Ewen, Hensall, announce the en-
gagement of their only daughter,
Donna Elaine, to Harry Thomas
Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Or-
ville H. Smith, Zurich, the wedding
to take place quietly June 18.
The annual birthday party of the
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speaker will .be Mrs.' D, 'O?ncimr':
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star;
Anniversary, serrtcea writ' be ob-
served in the Tatited. I halgiu cru
B'nndaly, dune 5. The visiting
later will ba Rey, H. Y, WgrlUnan,
off North"side United lhlirch, • 1
forth. The male quartette of Seal -
'forth will be guent, sirugerr nt 'book
Cervices. The evening service at.
Carmel .Presbyterian Qhurdh Was
been withdrawn in favor of the
anniversary.
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IN HURON.PERTR VOTE LIBERAL
VOTE -
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and Security in the Home
and on the Farm
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