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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1940-05-09, Page 1WINGHAM, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 9th, 1940% Single Copies Five Cents With Which Is Amalgamated The Gorrie Vidette and Wroxeter News. - - - ,t -7 j- I-;-;-, ,-;i ... - , i ji jiiiiuiii mmiR ju 111. |>i ■ Rme w.i. siwii.i iiiimniijii ui.i si i R^is—iwit. i.i. ♦1 Subscriptions $2,00 Per Year GREY TOWNSHIP ‘ WOMAN KILLED . Mrs. Basil Strujthers Died After Being Hit by a Car There will be no inquest into the * death of Mrs. Basil Struthers, 37-year- old Grey Township resident, fatally injured when she was struck iby a car ..it Ethel early on Saturday morning.' Announcement to this effect was . made* over the week-end, after Coun­ ty Constable Norman Lever of Clinton had made known his investigation to ’■Crown Attorney D. E, Holmes of Goderich. Mrs. Struthers, formerly Miss M. . Spearing, passed away in Brussels less ■-than an. hour after she had been struck ■by a car driven by Craig Hamilton of ;near Atwood. He was not held fol­ lowing the accident. The late Mrs. Struthers had been ■attending a dance with her husband .and had gone back to the side of the road to recover a rug which had been -<used in getting their car out of the maud. Her husband was seated in his ’■car and he had the lights shining- ac­ ross the road so that Mrs. Struthers maight locate the rug. The Hamilton >car was travelling east and it was re­ ported the driver sounded his horn on .seeing the young lady and on seeing the lights of the Struthers car shining ■across the road. The victim is .said to run to the side of the road and at the same time, order to try to’ avoid the •pedestrian, young Hamilton.also veer­ ed to the side, the bumper of the car striking her. It was revealed Mrs. Struthers suf­ fered a compound fracture of the left leg, severe head lacerations as well as serious internal injuries. The remains were laid to rest in Brussels cemetery on Tuesday after­ noon following service from the late residence on the 16th Con. of Grey. CITY MISSION The Special Services at the City Mission being conducted by Evangel­ ist C. A. Berry, were well attended on Sunday. The Evangelist gave two in­ spirational and heart-searching mes­ sages. In the afternoon he spoke on ■“Ambassadors for Christ”, using as his text 2 Cor, 5: 20. In the evening the subject was “Weighed in the Balances and found wanting” based on Dan. 5: 27. The “Bethany Trio” composed of Misses A. Stauffer, P. Yates and Mr. L. Brubacher, of Kitchener, were the special singers for both services. NOTICE Notice is hereby given to all citi­ zens to have their properties in a clean and sanitary condition by May 24th. Your co-operation will make a better town. " George Allen, Sanitary Inspector. Work Boots — For Comfort and , Wear $2.00 to $4.00. Greer’s Shoe Store. ST. ANDREW’S MALE CHORUSORGANIZE The Male Choir which has been a feature of the Presbyterian Church for .the past few months, have organized, choosing as their name “The St. And­ rew's Male Chorus.” The Male Chorus is the outcome of the effort and interest shown by the Leader of St. Andrew’s Choir, H. V. .Pym. Late in January he was able to band together some fifteen men for a practice. Since that time the chorus has grown to twenty-five enthusiastic members. Proctices .were held each .Sunday afternoon at four o’clock. Sunday, May 5th, was the last regular practice for this season. At this prac­ tice the chorus organized and elected the following officers: President—R. H. Lloyd* Vice Pres.—Gordon iMacLeam * Sec.-Treas.—^Geo* King. Librarian—Benson Hamilton. Exec. Com.—W. Haney, Ross Har­ rison, Clayton -Fryfogle, Wm. Ham­ mond, H. Posliff, J. McKibbon. Membership and Attendance Com. —Geo. Northwood, Jim McKague, R. Rae (Con.). Organist and Leader—-H. V. Pym. It is the hope of the executive to resume regular practice early in the Fall, when a programme for the en­ tire* season will be drawn up. The chorus would welcome new members. Those in forested may-gain the infor­ mation required from either Mr, Pym or any member of the executive. BRUCE PRESBYTERY NAME^OFFICERS Teeswater Man Candidate for the Ministry Rev. S. B, Stokes, of Chesley, was elected chairman of the Bruce Pres­ bytery of the United Church when it met in Teeswater on Thursday. Rev. L. S. Mott, of Bervie, was elected sec­ retary with Rev. H. J. Harnwell, of Walkerton, as treasurer.- The devot­ ional address was given .by Rev. S. McLean, of Paisley. Rev, G. W. Moore, of Walkerton, and Gordon Clark, of Paisley, were nominated as commissioners to Gen­ eral Council. James A. Little was re­ ceived as a candidate for the mininst- ry, having been recommended by the session and official boafd of the Tees­ water organization. The Christian education committee announced three camps to be held during the summer, one for young people, July 2-11; boys’ camp from July 11-20 and a girls’ camp from August 3-10. All to be held at Mira- michi Bay. LOCAL MARKSMEN ‘ WON AWARDS Two More Dominion Marksmen Ex­ pert Shield Awards Come to Wingham It has been announced by the Do­ minion Marksmen organization at Montreal that two Wingham marks­ men were two of the seven in Ontario to recently win Dominion Marksmen Expert Shield awards. They are George Maspn and Malcolm McCam­ mon. George scored 5,915 and Mal­ colm 5,914 out of a possible 6,000. To win this award the minimum score is 5,860. Twenty targets from each of a standing, sitting and prone position must be shot. -Frank Sturdy a short time ago won an award in this com­ petition, the first to do so here. Mal­ colm now lives in London having left here last week. Sisman’s Scampers — for the whole family—Real values at Greer’s. Jitney Dancing At Royal-T Saturday night. Passed Examinations Mr? John W. Pattison was success­ ful in his recent examinations, and is now a fully qualified projectionist (motion picture operator). Newspaper Convention at Calgary At a directors’ meeting of the Can­ adian Weekly Newspapers’ Associa­ tion held in Ottawa last week, it was decided to -hold -the annual convention at Calgary, July 4th and 5th. Accepts Call Rev. W. A, Beecroft, B.A', B.D., of Haileybury, has accepted the invita­ tion of Wingham United Church to become their pastor on the expiration of Rev. J. F. Anderson’s term, the end of June. Bought Elora Business Mr. George Boyd, for many years with the shoe repair department of the Willis Shoe Store, has purchased a shoe repair business in Elora*. Mr. and Mrs. Boyd and daughter, Ann, left on Monday .for their new home. Plays to be Presented Here Three one act plays presented by Gorrie, Wingham and Goderich A. Y. P. A. societies in competition at Clinton will be presented ih the Town, Hall, here, Friday evening, May 17th ait 8.15, Admission 25c and 10c. Neighbourly News Among the community services which are being maintained by the CBC on its summer schedule is “Nei- bourly News from the Weeklies,” with Andy Clarke reviewing the happenings in rural Ontario and perusing 'the news with a twinkle in his’eye. “Nei­ ghbourly News” will be wearing an old straw hat and toting a fishing rod a good many times this summer, but on Sunday mornings at 10.00 o’clock (Eastern Daylight Saving Time) he will be at his microphone With all the Ontario weeklies spread out before him. Rural listeners, whose commun­ ities are remaining on Standard Time, will tune in at 9.00 a.m. and it is for the convenience of churchgoers who wish to atteftd morning service that the broadcast gets up an hour earlier throughout the summer months. Mr. and Mrs. Art Nay and family of St. Thomas were visitors with Mr, and Mrs. Elwood Armitage, MANY ATTEND OPEN NIGHT AT SCHOOL Great Interest Was Taken in Displays at the Public School. The open night at the public school is becoming more popular each year. On Friday evening as soon as the school doors were open and until quite late, a steady stream of people at­ tended the annual open night. Prob­ ably those to be most surprised by the work accomplished under the new course were the ex-pupils. It was such a change to the methods used before the new course was started. The work displayed, in our opinion, was even better than that of the two previous showings. When one entered the school they were ushered to the first grade and then to each other grade in turn, by pupils of Mr. Kidd’s room. By mak­ ing a tour of the school in this man­ ner one can follow the progress made at the various stages of teaching. Al­ so visited enroute was the display of sewing and shop work. A visit to the ■teachers’ room proved very interest­ ing as there a pupils’ orchestra enter­ tained. To give a detailed account of the displays in each room would be a very difficult task and we will not at­ tempt it. Those, who attended were ‘delighted and those of you who miss­ ed this opportunity should make it a point to be present at the next pres­ entation. This article would not be complete unless we congratulated the pupils on their fine work and the teachers for their splendid instruction which was manifest in the displays so nicely ar­ ranged. NEIL POTTER HURT IN CAR ACCIDENT Accident at London When Two Cars Crashed When his ear was in a collision on Saturday afternoon at Horton and Colborne’streets, London, Neil Potter, of town, was taken to Victoria Hos­ pital, for treatment of injuries to his left wrist and knee and abrasions, Mr. Potter was going west on Horton st. and turning south on Colborne street as, a car driven by George Sargent, R. R. 8, London, waJ eastbound and the two machines crashed. No one else was injured. City police investigated but laid no charges. Sunday Mr. Pot­ ter was sufficiently recovered to leave hospital for his home in Wingham. Sport .Shoes For all the family, Canvas, Slax, or Leather, in the new styles and colors. Willis Shoe Store. For Mother’s Day Give Yardley’s Lavender, or Tweed Col­ ogne. They are fragrant and personal. At McKibbon’s. Notice to Red Cross Workers Until further notice the Red Cross Rooms will be open on Tuesday after­ noons only. Will all the women make an effort to be there every Tuesday so that the work may be kept up. Dance Held Monday The dance in the Armouries on Monday- night under the auspices of the Non Commissioned Officers of the 99th, Battery, R.C.A., was a very pleasant affair with Willis Tipping and his band furnishing the music. The attendance however was disap­ pointing to the sponsors. THREE HURT WHEN CAR HIT TRUCK Car Crashed Into Stalled Truck Load­ ed With Grain An accident occurred on the bound­ ary just east of Lucknow, Friday evening, when a car in which Marshall Gibson, George Twamley and Jim Culbert, of Lucknow, were riding, col­ lided with a truck Owned by Ronald Forster, parked on the side ,pf the road. Mr. Forster’s truck, which was loaded with seed oats, had stalled and he had gone for help. The car was very badly damaged and the three men were taken to the Wingham General Hospital by Dr. W. V. Johnston, of LttcknOw, who was tailed. Mr. Gibson and Mr. Culbert suffered severe cuts and bruises but after receiving medical attention were able to return to their homes. iMr. Twamley suffered head and leg injuries and was held in the Hospital over the week-end, returning^ to his home on Monday, PRESENTATION TO POPULAR TEACHER Miss B. H. Reynolds Given Purse of Money and Album Containing Former Pupils’ Names An event of outstanding public int­ erest took place on "Friday evening, May 3rd, in honour of Miss Bernice H. Reynolds, who resigned last June after having taught for more than half a century in the Wingham Public School. At about 10.3Q on Open Night, the members of the Wingham Public School Board, the staff of the school, and wthe committee in charge of ar­ rangements for the occasion, gathered in the teachers’ room at the school, Refreshments were served by wives of the members of the Board, and af­ ter a social half hour, the following address was read by (Mrs, Walter VanWyck: “Dear Miss Reynolds:— In fancy we can hear at the door a great crowd clamouring to gain ad­ mittance, who desire with us to voice their best wishes and show their res­ pect and esteem for you, their beloved teacher and associate. Speaking for all, we wish to tell you how gratefully we remember -the many ways in which your life touched ours. Even if it were only for one short year as a pupil — probably one most ex­ asperating, that tested to the utmost your virtue of patience — we bring to mind your outstanding ability as a teacher. , Particularly would’we express our appreciation of your sterling qualities of character, your kindness, your keen sense of humour, and most of all, the influence of your noble example. These are the things, though not real­ ized at the' time of direct contact with you in school, that live in the hearts of all who enjoyed the enviable priv­ ilege of being tutored in such an en­ vironment. Mere words fail to convey what our hearts would say, but we do wish you to know that we all love you just for yourself. It will give us great pleas­ ure if you will accept this gift togeth­ er with our'little “Book of Rememb­ rance” to help you recall with affec­ tion your former pupils and associates of Wingham Public School. Signed on behalf of pupils and tea­ chers.” A purse of money which had been contributed by ex-pupils and fellow­ teachers from all parts of Canada and the United States, and even from In­ dia, was presented by Mrs. H. C. Mac- Lean. A Remembrance Album con­ taining over six hundred signatures,’ many in their own handwriting, was, presented by Mrs. W. J. Greer, and Miss Kathleen Pringle presented a beautiful bouquet of red Briarcliffe roses. A humorous note was added by Rev. J. F. Anderson in the presen­ tation of the chair which Miss Rey­ nolds had used. Mr. Gordon Kidd, principal of the Wingham Public School, spoke brief­ ly of the happy relationship that had existed between Miss Reynolds and the other members of the staff, and Mr. J. G. Kinkead, Inspector of Schools for North Huron, brought greetings from the Inspectorate. In the absence of Mr. J. D. Campbell, Mr. Kinkead also represented the On­ tario Department of Education. Had Operation Mrs. R. S. McGee was operated on in Clinton General Hospital on Mon­ day. We are happy to report that she is getting along splendidly. Fleet Foot—The real summer shoe. 59c 'to $1.25 at Greer’s. KINCARDINE BALL MANAGER PASSES Harry Thompson, Well Known in Baseball Circles, Died of Heart Attack It was with deep, regret that the baseball players and fans here learned of the death of Harry* Thompson, of Kincardine. Harry was 39 years old and for the past three years managed the Kincardine junior team in the Bruce League. For twenty years he played baseball and was one of the best known ball players in this dis­ trict. He died of a heart attack sometime after retiring Saturday night. He was found dead in bed by members of the family on Sunday afternoon. His wife died two years ago and he is survived by his parents and four sisters, TORONTO LODGE MASONS’ GUESTS * I- " ‘ Grand Senior Warden Was Present On Tuesday evening Wingham Lodge A.F, & A.M. had as their guests, Rt, Wor. Bro. Frank England, Grand Senior Warden, and members of Rehoboam Lodge of Toronto. The visitors arrived here in time for a banquet which was held in the Par­ ish Hall of St. Paul’s Church and which was catered 'tp in a most effic­ ient manner by the ladies of 'the church. Wor; Bro. Walter VanWyck presided and words of welcome were given by Mayor Crawford and Reeve Hetherington. A sing song was en­ joyed. Following the banquet, the session in the Temple took the form of Past Master’s Night, the various offices being filled by past masters of the lo­ cal lodge who exemplified the second degree. A social gathering was later held in the banquet hall with Wor. Bro. W. VanWyck as toast master. The toast to Grand Lodge was1 given by Rt. Wor. Bro. T.’ H. Gibson and was res­ ponded fo by Rt. Wor. Bro. Frank England, Grand Senior Warden and Rt. Wor. Bro. John Neilans, of Lon- desboro, D.D.G.M. for this district. Rt. Wor. Bro. F. W. Spry proposed the toast to the British Empire to which Bro. Rev. J. F. Anderson re­ plied. Wor. Bro. W. J. Adams gave the toast to the guests. Replying to this toast were, Wor. Bro. Bert Work­ man, Master of Rehoboam Lodge, Rt, Wor. Bro. George Slack, Rehoboam Lodge; Rt. Wor. Bro. Howard Wylie, of Wroxeter, and Rev, E. O. Gallagh­ er. Solos by Richard Roberts and Bro. Arthur Barlow, one of the visiting bre­ thren, were greatly enjoyed. TRUCK DESTROYED BY FIRE MONDAY When fire suddenly shot up through the floor boards of R. A. Spotton’s 4-ton monument truck on Monday the driver jumped to safety, but before help could be secured the truck was a total wreck. The truck took fire as Bud Wake­ ford was proceeding along the road two miles west of Belmore. So rapid­ ly did the fire spread that it was im­ possible to save the truck. This will be a great loss to Mr. Spotton as he did not have insurance on the truck. Give Mother “Moir’s” The “Seal of Quality” Chocolates, for Mother’s Day. Always fresh at McKibbon’s. . Farmers— For comfort and wear try a pair of Bauer Work Shoes, made with Leath­ er or Panco Soles and with Arch Sup­ ports. Priced lower at Willis Shoe Store. Bazaar and Sale of Baking The Home Economics classes of the Wingham Public School are holding a Bazaar and Sale of Home Made Bak­ ing and Tea, on Saturday, May 11th, in the Council Chamber. Proceeds for Red Cross. Sale starts, at 2.30 p.m. FORMER HURON M.P. PASSES AT BRUSSELS James Bowman Died Following Heart Attack James Bowman, member of the Do­ minion Parliament for 10 years from 1911 to 1921, died at his home, Brus­ sels, on Thursday, at the age of 79. He .had been in good health until last week when he suffered a heart attack. Mr. Bowman was Conservative member for the old riding of Huron East from 1911 to 1917, and was re­ elected in 1917 in the redistributed rid­ ing of Huron North. Member of a pioneer Huron family, Mr. Bowman was born in Morris Township and was a prominent farm­ er until his retirement. At one time he was a resident of Toronto. He is survived by his widow; one son, Rob­ ert J., at home, and three daughters, Mrs. J, R. WheeleT, Goderich; Mrs. J. H. Galbraith, Brussels, and Mrs. R. G.‘Scott, Bobcaygeon, Ont., and one brother, Joseph, Vineland, Ont • Mr. Bowman had many public in­ terests serving as member of the Mor­ ris Township Council for four years, later being elected reeve, and in 1904 he was Warden of Huron County. The funeral was conducted by Rev. S. Kerr on Saturday from his resi­ dence at Brussels, z INJURED FOOT VERY BADLY Alan Williams Fractured Three Bones In His Foot When he was attempting to shift a piano at the Masonic Hall on Wed­ nesday afternoon Alan Williams, son of Mr. and Mrs, George Williams, had his right foot seriously injured, The piano toppled over oh its back and when Alan made a desperate effort to stop it from falling his right foot was crushed, three bones being fractured. He also skinned his wrists. He was alone at the time of the accident but managed to extricate himself and crawl to his home, which is next door, east on John Street, His mother heard him bang on the door, helped him in and called the doctor. The injury was very painful and the foot was badly swollen so an X-ray was taken Thursday morning to deter­ mine the extent of the injury. The foot was placed in a cast and Friday evening Alan was taken home. It will be some weeks before he will be able to use the injured mmber, We wish him a speedy recovery on behalf of his many friends. INSTITUTE PLAN DISTRICT ANNUAL Meeting Will Be Held At St. Helens May 31st. The Executive of the District of West Huron W. I. met at the home of the president, Mrs. Fred Oster, on Monday afternoon. There were ten of the eleven branches represented. Plans were made and the program arranged for the District Annual to be held at St. Helens on May 31st. Miss V. Bambridge,- of Toronto, will be the guest speaker. Miss F. Durnin will present the Junior Girls’ Projects. The Executive for next year was nominated and other small items of business attended to. Special Services At the City Mission Thursday, 8.00 p.m. and Sunday 3 and 7 p.m., con­ ducted by Rev. W. B. Moyer, City Mission 'President, Taking Bell Telephone Course Mr. Hugh Carmichael is in Toronto attending a two-weeks Bell Telephone course on automatic phones. Had Tonsils Removed Sally Lu MacWilliam, 6-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. D, Mac- William, underwent an operation for the removal of her tonsils in Wing­ ham General Hospital on Thursday, Changes on the High School Staff There will be at least two changes on the staff of the High School next term. Miss D.oris Traill and Miss Marian Bell have resigned. Miss Bell has accepted a position on the staff of the Kirkland Lake High School. Attended Convention Messrs. J. W. McKibbon and John P. McKibbon attended a District Rex- all Convention which was held in Walkerton on Wednesday and Thurs­ day last week. Addresses were given by J. R. Kennedy, president; B. R. Gale, sales manager and Professor Evans, who is in charge of the an- nalytical and research department. $ Bridge Club A meeting of the Wingham. Bridge Club was held in the Masonic Hall Wednesday evening last week. Seven tables took part in the play. The win­ ners were: North and South: 1st, A. Wilson and Jack Mason; 2nd, Mrs. O. Colborne and J. H. Crawford; 3rd, Miss C. Isbister and Miss Y.' McPher­ son; 4th, D. B. Porter and R. DuVal. East and West: 1st, Miss N. Dinsley and Murray Roberts; 2nd, Don Na­ smith and W. W. Armstrong; 3rd, Mrs. A. Wilson and R. S. Hethering­ ton; 4th, Mrs, D. B. Porter and Mrs. R. DuVal. Bruce League Meeting Friday The Bruce League will hold a meet­ ing on Friday night at Hanover. At this meeting all entries are to be nand- ed in, so after this confab it will be known who the Hurons will lock horns With this year. Apparently there is a dearth of Intermediate ent­ ries this year in the Bruce. It is ex­ pected, however, that Hanover and Chesley will field teams and a South­ ampton or Port Elgin team may also be in there. Meaford and Owen Sound are raring to go but it appears now as though the Indians may have some big trips in the regular schedule. Fri­ day night may tell the tale. LOCAL MISSIONARY SAFE IN CHINA Missionary Hospital at Chengtu, Where Miss Caroline Wellwood Is Stationed, Was Burned Mr. Bert Wellwood, of town, has received word from the missionary headquarters of the United Church in Canada at Toronto that all inmates al? so the staff of the Chengtu Women’s Hospital are safe. This hospital was destroyed by fire Wednesday of last week. Miss Caroline Wellwood, Mr. Bert Wellwood’s sister, was a member of the staff at this hospital. On top of the Japanese bombings to which this city has been subjected, this fire would be a nerve-racking ex­ perience for Miss Wellwood and oth­ ers laboring as missionaries at Cheng­ tu. iln a recent letter she tells of 22 Jap planes over the city, The hospital was built and equipped by the Women’s Missionary Society of the Methodist Church 25 years ago and carried on by the United Church society. Miss Wellwood was the mis­ sionary in charge of these operations. For 34 years Miss Wellwood has been a Missionary in China and she has, during this long term of service, been identified with the station at Chengtu. She was superintendent of this hos­ pital until 1932 and since her return from furlough, three years ago, has been in charge of training Chinese girls as nurses, evangelistic and re­ fugee w’ork. Although a missionary may retire after 30 years, Miss Well­ wood has • had for her ambition 35 years of service. Miss Wellwood’s many friends, not only here but throughout Canada where she has lectured while on fur­ loughs, will be praying and hoping for her safe return next year, after so many years as a missionary. MANY ATTENDED BAPTIST CHURCH Pictures of Palestine Were Shown A large congregation attended the Baptist Church, Sunday evening, to see the pictures of Palestine showing the great return from exile; the ro­ mance of cities like Tel-Ayiv, with a population of 150,000 standing on a. site that 30 years ago was scarcely more than a series of sand dunes; the harbour at Haifa on which more than $23,000,000 has been spent - the term- inious of the pipe line through which is pumped 1,000,000 gallons of oil daily from Irak, 1618 miles away; Mount of Sodom, the mountain of salt, 6 miles long, .3 miles wide and 1Q0Q. feet high; and large orange gfovCs and millions of trees that have trans­ formed the hills add plains from bar­ renness to beauty. The pastor, Rev. E. M. Loney has secured more pictures of Palestine which he will show next Sunday night illustrating his sermon “Palestine at the Cross-roads.” Underwent Operation Mr. Lloyd Hayden underwent an operation in Wingham General Hos­ pital on Wednesday last week. He is making a splendid recovery. BAPTIST Y.W.M.C. HELD MEETING The regular monthly meeting of the Baptist Young Women’s Mission Circle was held, on Thursday at the home. of Mrs/ James Stapleton with the Vice President, Jean Welwood, in charge. The meeting commenced with the singing of the hymn “Down in the valley,” after which Louise Kelly led in prayer. The Scripture, taken from Luke 4: 1-22, was read by Viola Lea­ therland, followed by the minutes and Roll Call by Louise Kelly. t A reading from the Link & Visitor on “Our Work At Home” which introduced Miss Muriel Israel, a missionary, was read by Laura Collar. This was fol­ lowed by another reading entitled “The Young Women” by Ruth Troy- ler, and was read by Laura Collar. Everyone then joined in singing the hymn “Moment by moment”. Mrs. Loney then read the chapter on Friendship from the book, “Beautiful Girlhood.” We were then favoured by a duet by Marjorie Falconer and Laura Collar entitled “Is It The Crowning Day”. t Vivian MacLean gave the topic which was entitled “The Visit of Dr. Sam Higgingbottom.” The closing' hymn was “In the sweet by and by” after which Mrs. Loney closed in prayer. A delightful lunch was then served.