The Brussels Post, 1917-1-18, Page 5Bachelor of Medicine, University of Toronto ;
Lloentiate of ()allege of Physicians and Sur -
goons, Ontario ; ex -Senior House Surgeon of
Weeterq Hospital, Toronto, Offioesof tate Dr.
A. MoKovey, Smith Block, Brussels..
Rural phone 45,
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LETTERS FROM OVERSEAS
Messages from the Khaki Boys
Lieut. Stewart Scott gives the fol-
lowing interesting particultars of the
Christmas dinner eer7e(1 by the of-
ficers to the men of the 101st :—
DEAR MOTHER Ali) DAD.—Just a
few lines to let you know we are all
well and although fair away from you
we have spent a rather good day. It
would have been very lonely only we
gave the boys a Ohristmas dinner and
were so busy %veiling on thein, which'
we enjoyed, the clay slid by in a hurry.
The officers decided the boys should 1
have a good dinner so we each cou-
trihuted a few clays' pay and seb about I
15 and such a dinner it was, The
mothers of lluron, we know, will be
glad that nn this day especially, their
boys were given a right good dinner.
In fact, with all doe respect to those
same good mothers, I doubt that any
of 1110111 had better at home.
A couple of us got busy and fixed up
the dining hall yesterday atter church
parade and while they wet 0 having a
Ohrislmuas service to -day we decorated
the tables with holly, etc. Officers
turned in and cmatved the fowl (45
knrkey of 15 lbs. each being in the
supply) and waited on the tables. It
was a pleasure to us to do so.
We have the best boys that ever as-
sembled in n Battalion and we are
proud of diem and why should we
not,? Have they not sacrificed all to
do their duty, to fight for Freedom
and all we love? Probably we are a
bit too proud of them, at least Settle
penple in Huron might think 0o as we
often heat' tepo'ts from there that do
•e 'e men o' of-
nnt do aretldt to 11th( LI t t
fleei's of this unit. Brit when all is
over and these gond chaps I hops all
go home they may have et few things
to say to those who stay at fume and
find fault, i
Onr Ohristtnas menu nnnsisted of
lovely roast turkey and dressing,'
mashed pututo00, salads, 3 kinds of ,
pickles, brtuacl and butter, chocolates, 1
assorted tints, oranges, the best -of -all ,
plum pudding that could not be better
any place and made by nue own on0k0,
and last of all coffee. Our nen had a
meth 1101301' 1)11',1) 1111111 we OrE10008 1011(1
to prove that sunk is rte case in order
r flukey m r
nice lists nf. unh to 1 ct
I get i.
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little Pinel podding [ ani whits neer In
Lhe conk'.' use tonight to have sone of
whet is lea,
To our boys in Fiance We sent a 5
franc rod t,, ( geed that IltIo bet( l'I than
a driller, We luso fnieveteled all hexes
sent from Huron ileum fir the boys
over there, for which wo all Ire gt eat-
ly indebted to the peel women fir,
71 would have been it I1'11k, fns thele
to have seen the happy rattle when
Huh, parrrls %vete% handed Ilam, It
was 111(311 1111" Hnuta (11,1113 of old, toll
were so pleased, Our nely regret 17000
1101 having wiilh Ile Elle 111170 u•I10I0-
day may be doing 1.11011' bib in the
trenches.
T night say we , re about the only
Battalion 1u9'uud ht's n (the only one I
kerne of at 1111 too v) who did not
serve. beer to 1111' boys at dine et; as we
knew those al, home would millet:
have 11 a "dl y" dinner frit Ilint r boys.
Have considerable note, timely, pdd-
cling, af.u., left. river whish come in
pend for Now Year's Day,
\Ve atm luring a fete Mote men next
week. and will pi nimbly keep sending
ciratfes until all are g'lltl. . Officers
have to take (10018es so it seems before
we can go nitiinugh we 1onld all mach
rather go with our men lues but hove
1 (1 as are told,
y have 110 say, Ill o a 0 2
t % i
i d niu'IoLLere an 11110 wale"
Rmce v0 d
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in the box. By the way the Brussels
box Relived here Saturday night, just
in time for Christmas, Tell the gond
Indies how lhenk(ul we all are, The
101st Battalion Pored Well. Goodbye
fir now with love to ail. SegesvAna,
Ohristnlas
Shoencliffe Clore),England,
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Mee In the Post Omee, Ethel. 10-4
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than any oher Auctioneer In East Huron or
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can always he arranged at thle 010011 or by
O 07800al application,
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1114.( 81100 !ORM' to hie father' at
Et lel 1—
DEAR. DAto,—Wall I received a let -
tee from you about a week .ago and
was very pleased i lc
{ 1 d ! le!!d k,0 Ileal' Demi
you. I received a re at'f Rene by Edna
yesterday. It bad been to Prance.
Always be sure and putt Oanadien
Jiligineer'e Training Depot, Quite
often tee Tr10hliug Depot is loft off
and leads to complications. 'nighty
ie whin, is known in England Its Box-
ing Day 6011 in 40110 seceinus is a
greater day than (Ariel 01111.8, Well we
incl a fine in tier at the camp yeotete
day, lots of turkey and plum puddling,
Arunrlg both ufftcet's and 1111,11 there
57(10 It pewee! stir of optimism and
the oft expressed sett Linton t, 1'W tell he
home for next Christmas." We look
for big things 10 Spring and tall the
boys here that Ave lit will in°Utl ly be
in at the finish there. 111eKenzieand
MaoDoudd are holm svell indeed. I
had a fine leave though I guess it was
a mistake I got it. I was at Witley
Camp and saw Gerald Flood and a
Oalgary roommate of aline who is
now a emir Captain there. I then
went to Btainehntt Camp and slept
with Edgar McKee. 1 also sate the
Parsley boys, including lack and
F. I also Flet Mark Nicholson
and one of the Taylor boys who
formerly lived on North Street. Ed-
gar is fine and fat as a seal. lie had
just 0ni0hed 11bombing course. These
were there and 1 was pleased to see
thele a number• of the boys whom I
taught in APkwright. I then return-
ed to Lol.d ,n and spent the remain-
der of my leave there, I eujnyod the
visit and made the best use of toy.
tittle. It was rather expensive but
worth the 010017 and do not regret
it. I heard Lloyd George speak in
Parliaulene Ile certainly has lots of
(energy and expression. It was' hard-
est of all geLtingdotvn to camp routine
again. I have put heard from Harvey
for about a week brit he expected to
go to France soon. I had a letter
ftcen Geo, Hughes and be is fine and
likes it its France as well as can )w PX -
petted. Ihave been very luc:ky as to,
Oln'i91ma'; parcels and tobacco. The
assortment might he interesting and
includes maple sugar, bat's of un-
aweelened chocolate, cocoa, oxo,
beetle', preserved ginger, cream,
cheese, spiced beef, gum, sai'clines,
bolster, Paris pule', canned plum, pud-
ding, homemade candy, towels, sox,
wristlets, cigarettes, pipes and tobac-
co, etc. Yesterday was a fine day and
T had a ple00senttwo hours in the sad-
dle.
Well how are weallers in Ethel. I
suppose about the same. They keep
no busy here. I guess it is the best
way of keeping us ons of mischief.
We have a lot of signallers here and
I would not be surprised if they trans-
ferred some of us to some other
branch of the service. I inn quite
willing if it falls on me, Well Dad I
pleas this is about all for this time
and hoping to be home for next Box-
ing Day and trusting you keep in
good health. Your son,
GEORGE.
Umber(' Camp, Sussex, Dec. 20, 1910.
140 JOHN ANDERSON WRITES PROMI
EDINBURGH
DEAR Foeese.—Well here I am
again but this time in bonnie Scotland
the land of the heather. We are on
our leave now, cattle here Monday
morning and have had a very busy
time ever since sightseeing. We had
our transportation paid tui anywhere
we clewed to go. This certainly is a
most beautiful country and the city, I
believe, is supposed to be the most
beautiful in the world. We, when I
say we, T mean Tooker McCallum and
myself from Belgrave and a Sergi.
Ferguson,"I believe of Wingham,
First place of interest was of course
Edinburgh Castle, with all its historic
inter( sus. It is a stl'ongiy built and
woneerfui structure, There we saw a
lot of ancient armour with a mile of
history attached ; the oldest abbey in
Scotland, the gun carriage that bore
the remains of Queen Victoria ;' a int
of ancient cannon captured at the dif-
ferent battles, one especially supposed
to have been made
in eleven hundred
and something, I don't taint the exact
elate and ale( two modern field guns
captured during the battle of Mons in
present War, Then from there we
went to Nelsnn's rnnnnneut. It is
101sn in the city, Then to Scott's
monnmenb. It is 200 ,feet high and
has 287 steps leading up the centre,
winding of course. It is mid to have
cost £15,850, figure that in 110Ilars and
it would nearly keep afellow for a
week wit holt working. We proceed-
ed to the Scottish museum. There is
certainly a g:'eaUdlsplay of nature and
11'00111 tan their in 0 preserved slate of
000180. 1 001111 spend a lifetime there
9Uulyin;; 1111 different intMhi,llery die.
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01'rori is hereby given that
owing to inrrl,,}sed ex-
ptimso for coal and otllete 'er,
uecessaties I lie price of Electric se
Light in Brussels will be ad- -1'
vancell keen 10 to 12 rents per
1Zldtwalb, flotu .December 1st .p
unit coal seduces in price. 4,
Rates payable on or before
the 1001 of each mouth and if
11(130 8o paid 5 cerate on the clonal,
will be added,
For the ct ohvenrmlce of tat-
rnna payments may be mode to
Siiss Ulu lt'f, Danford; tat 8,
Clinger's eters,
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Day' I Manager Propri'eto'
THE BLE$3Itll1 OF
A HEALTHY BOGY
Has Not Had An Hour's Sicicness S pee
Taking "FRUIT-A-TIVES ",
MR. MARRIOTT
73 Lees Ave., Ottawa, Ont.,
August 9411, 1915.
"I think it my duty to tell you what
"Fruit-a-tives"has clone for me.
Three years ago, I began to feel run-
down and tired, and suffered very much
from Liver and Kidney Trouble.
Having read of "Fruit-e-tives", I
thought I would try thein. The result
was surprising. During the 3} years
past, I have taken them regularly and
would not change for anything. Ihave
not had an hour's sickness since I com-
menced using "Fruit-a-tivesa, and I
know now what I Haven't known for
a goodreany years—that is, tho blessing
of a healthy body and clear thinking
brain".
WALTER T. 11MAB,RIOTT.
50e. a box, 8 for $2,50, trial size, 25e.
At dealers or sent postpaid on receipt
of price by Fruit -a -fives Limited,
Ottawa.
plays. There are all the modern 110
well as ancient makes of engines aid
steamships, torpedo tubes and in slim'.
everything imaginable. Then thele
comes the Are Gatlleries of modern and
ancient paintings. 0f cotu'se they
clidn'tinterest me as nuelt 114 other
things but n0 doubt they are most
beaubiful. We also went to .Stirling
and saw Stirling OasLle, William
Wallace's monument sect the swoid
he used. Ibis as tall as I elm and the
blade is two inches wide. It is sur-
prising to think how a man eouicl fight
with it for I would fate to have to
carry it far. The Forth bridge is also
a wonderful ecce of engineering.
Two spans 1700 feet each end to the
floor from the water it is 105 feet and
to the top of the ironwork It is 805
feet. We )were also to St. Giles
cathedral, Ftolyrood Palace and the
Edinburgh University but it will take
ton long to tell ail there is to tell about
that. I must say Scotland is an ideal
place fora holiday hip. We were go-
ing to Loth Lomond but it was ton
much for 001' Little, 11re were to the
Lop of a big mountain today, called
Salisbnty Crag, and believe tue it was
some climb but the could get a lovely
view of the city. I think it is about
000 feet above the level. 1' sent or at
least bnnght and addressed a souvenir
book at Wallace's monteneut yester-
day so if you get it, all right and if
not no halon dotes for it was just tt
souvenir.
We are staying at Ramsay 'Lodge.
Itis a place fitted for soldier's and
sailors at reasonable rates, about $1 00
a clay for bed and bored, so that is
quite easy. We haven't seen London
yet anti I guess we can't have Much
time theta at present for our leave
ex ires '.
caY I guess when we
get
back
we will be in huts so that will be
much more pleasant.
Well I will °lose for the present as
we are going to a Scottish theatre
tonight. Were to grand opera last
night. Now don't rim atony with the
idea that we, or at least T ale leading,
too frivolous a life for we are not,
nothing but straight goods 'tui we
will never have the chancre again so I
think I had better matte the hest of
the opportunity. I will close with
love to all. JA.Cii.
540. 101IN (4. ANDERSON,
054415 Sig, Lint, 1111,1
0. S. Ball. (1. 11 le,
Shorneliffe, London hio u Y P.
1115,AR 1?Rnv2'110.—Barri veil a 1(001
WAN', oe parcel to -night in the bel'-' of
eoudil inn mend yew, kbuln,'ss is nee tale-
ly epineci,ted by ns hays who ate
away 1101(1 home, such lementbrae-
ces help Ra much t:n leer rt p( time in
goad spirits and that is nares rut to
svi)1 the war as to, hal(-hearted ,o1,1!
isn't. 11111(11 good in let Imre. These
pat•cels always weer Ld rnninin the
very things thitt n person 179010 101,1
11 a1 woman call read a 110111'0 mind ::9
well as they can salisfy the eeldioes
with what they Rend ns, 3111' nom. Loan
won't steed much chance in find'n:' n
suilabe excuse for any meeleeds.
Conditions Isere nl• the 3)1001)11 time
aren't exactly Cht'etd'ul as Ihr1.0 er0
17 }nen and 3Cotpore's gnat alit hied in
e but foe measles etld iso 3 nee held 1'-
1 e ir . r' •h oilier 71( c' >o
stn sllefcl%% uliltorli r 111,
it isn't all enviable position by any
means but is t5lneh bet l et, 11,1)11 5k, 111/1.0
we were a year Lugo. A year ego tt-
eightu•etnturhed farad the ltemcbes
near Ploegsterl Woods 11' an old here
near Jho town of Bnillentl not fir
(tort the frontier 11' Iso 1''n Belgium
and France and it seemed ON 1hnn1;1\
we were in a ;edam% even 111nitt111 the
Wind did whistle Renege' the boles in
1 e '.101111/y nninllile
t le well but we. uveaec t (
t
1110 best of r•dndii.iois but tory fele of
Lhe briers ontrtrades of those cbnys are
alive now and it makes (hone 7(1111 at
left Rad and lonely, Ato feeling in
good condition Again end my NA 011100
ase all better tux' 1x11101 to be bark in
the firing line before It great, tvlliin no
met' are being sent fume here almost
every week as rehire)eend'nts rm. Cho
mounted pollee hn1L8, .It doesh'L seem
501'y 101111, ilite C11tlettulte tittle dere ile
the
N '
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mostly nun) and a
> Y d ! uta
30111) all 111ave of !absence held week end
pisses fill' the soldiers are t� be cam
celI d i
e mail after the holiday season
ou Itrc'uuntof the scarcity of help for
handling the eraffie on the railways,
Will Have to close now and again
thank yuu far the fine parcel and the
good wishes, flay you all have a
Nappy New Year and witness an
everlasilllg Peace before another
Ohrletnfae, Yours sincerely,
MANSON TAYLOR,
Somerset Barracks.
'\ raltoo Red Cross Society. DEAR
FRIENDS.—Please accept my rine.- re
thanks tor socks sent fie by your
Society Iheough my sister, Mrs, F.
W. Cl aik, They . seer's 11114)117 ap-
preciated 111111 a rue at a most topper-
tune lime. VV3011ing yen all success.
Siueer'eiv,
W, NORStA.W PETER1t,1N.
"Scnnewhei'eiu Prallee."
FROM WAL'TON BOYS
TO the President and lied Oro..
Smelly of \Valtun, DXAII PRIrNDB.—
1 cant tv1011.ing to k111011k yuu for the box
of "eats" yuu kindly sent rte and
wheel' tuns highly appreciated,
Everything }vas In good shape when I
received it I cut glad Lu be able to
tell us there are e, Int of boxes coining
here now (.11111. get badly broken but
for all theta box front home always
goes goad. A.I1 the fellows who had a
taste talked of how kind the folks at
11011/0 ale. 511 you Will I:new (1(001 we
Appreciated it very much. We are
11,tvd11g tt greltt Winter here }tut a lot
of tail 101111 11tld. You nu doubt are
having lits of snow by the time this
letter reaches you and we sure miss It
very much. Tooley we had a job 8
miles away rutting timber. They
called 11. Lo (mike tt'e11011 supporters for
putrlief, 171(11 still the largest timber
that; waw cut sut'ooured 3 inches
through, We put four hours at that
work, then nwt:110d bark over hills
end doss meett'y hones, the width of
a wagon, with hedges both sides of
holly and ivy and horn, This is cer-
t iely a lovely sunt to be in the Sc)n-
11101' time. Thr: hind to -day we went
through when dry on our boots was
while. 110 n. 18 Chalk, We are near the
challc cede illDover, 111 fact they run
for miles in ridges towards where we
etre. Taking the ,,,arch out and back
AVG revered 10 miles, which counted
for a fail clay's work. Tomori'oty we
do the Paine. Oorp. Dennison is in
charge. Well I must close, again
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1614. Batt., 1)1lgi3,. Camp,
Dec. 12; 1916, 81101 tlifTe, 1(,-nt.
To Red Ch ORB Uu1011, \1'olt011. DEAR
FRusems —I received myb'•x yeetol
$lay all o. k. Many thewks ter the
sante. I can assure yuu, I Lhurougl,ly
enjoyed the coulemas. 0.01/,g to 1110
large number of Canadian soldier,
seat over here lately the 100001111,10,11e
t'nu seems to be rather limited boll,
asregards fond and sleeping gn10rtels
and as we have been quarantined for
the last 10 clays on account of measles
and not allowed to go into any of the
towns or villages to buy any extras,
the boxes arrived ata vary ut,p lrt0117
time. Before Cneeng river bere I had
un idea that England was reeling the
pinch of the tear as they are. Igor in-
stance flour costs 53 00 ;nu cwt-, eggs
$1.08 per cluz , butter 54 eyete per lb.,
cheese 270 a Ib., sugar $12110 per cwt.
0,11d last but not least tol1.uo ' is three
gLd
Lir.
1111109 as eep,•:.1(1.1' ,18 11 IS in Canada.
I can login e•' he people 111' Canada that
they have tee seen many of their
wc111lded 1111,1 et•ipplrs yethub wait a
few month•. 111a',.:,,tl time(- will begin
to ,1111(10 11y tlte. 111011.1111d.: as 1J n gland
is full of 111.0n mud every day brings
mere over I't:•1n the (1', :,I. For all our
yet h•ve been light compar-
ed e 5th (Inde country. 'I'I:'> towns and
viil:'-:;es01'0) (wetly ell de'le'ted as far
as" the a! Ie Iu (lied num :'r1' rnneerned
as nil here 1.'"e le :he 1' ill. England
vtill e•.tt ate 1111V, IL 5l'' e'en 01. her
e t'l• leek Ow, ;dee lues Ieples. The
br•Ke, beemeiee t„ 1.1,' 1,.;, .e who are
•'snmt 1111+1•'•'11 I, n'• " RI bc.for-
nvnded to 11e -til 'Xi -111,m; yr•n all
"A Sferry tin 1 tn.es to 41 a lieppy
New Year," iretie n,
Yf ul l speclfully,
A. W. l ss ssxao1,
A Coy. 101st B1•tf, She'rnolilfe,
Eng end.
john Meson, w -il kur•wn in
won a hid f,nrsh bt,,ile for 'he 11f..vor-
831v in 1.,e, w, 1 o.1 Neat Veal Day.
He has sat to 1111 sea: cf fern betc:e.
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ITL
If ever you would 0jve-e rev'
ear Ye One Another's Burdens"
'Tis an old saying—sometimes a hard one—but worthy of all acceptation.
Take a present-day illustration. British Columbia—out there under the setting sun—is helping to bear
Ontario's burdens. She has sent to the front—that shell -tom front in France—a larger proportion of her manhood
than has Ontario.
Therefore it comes to pass that we in Ontario are being asked to help in bearing British Columbia's burdens
by helping its soldiers' families. It's a fair, a just, request. We all are in the same boat. We must bear one another's
burdens. And if one Province, not rich in money, makes heavy calls on the Patriotic Fund, the richer Provinces must
help out their poorer neighbor. Under a plan of each Province caring only for its own, the Province sending no men
would spend no money. It would neither Fight nor Pay.
Ontario will need about six million dollars in 1917 for the families of its own soldiers. The Canadian Patriotic
Fund is asking for that sum as a minimum below which the richest Province in the Dominion will not go. But, as a
matter of fact, the Fund hopes Ontario will do still better—will bear another's burdens by helping out gallant British
Columbia.
How stands the Western Province? It will require, in 1917, two million dollars for the families of its boys at the
front. That is one-third of Ontario's requirements. But Ontario has probably more than seven times the population.
British Columbia asks no favors. With only about 350,000 people—not rich in this world's goods, but rich in pluck
and good red blood—it is undertaking to raise One Million Dollars for the Canadian Patriotic Fund! That equals
52.86 per head. Ontario, if it raise six million; will be giving about 52.38 per head.
But the Western Province will still be short One Million Dollars. Where is this rum to come from? Eastern
Canada. And Ontario, if it wishes to help, can do so only to the extent to which its gifts to the bund exceed Six
Million Dollars.
A let of money, isn't it? Yet less than British Columbia is giving, if measured on a per capita basis; and far
less if measured by ability to pay. There will be no difficulty in securing the Six Millions if time,: courses cre followed:
Three
1. If all CountyCouncils make reasonably
e grants
Hatt
rene.
1 mwhether
2. If a 1 towns, separated from 41 -r counties or la: ; will 1 ',- ±apagns for
voluntary subscriptions.
Courses tla S. If all citizens, in town or country, contribute fairly .,e sedleg to .;, ----
As to No. 1. The County Councils are beginning well. Simcoe has d t t t 1 t . t '00 ^: t. Far
1917 it will be the generous sum of $11.20,000. Victoria, another meets ,
1 'r , cc t.:•, :'-'pled 11.0
. (A month
The
,
rant jumping it from w° 11C a ontt in 1916 to 1110 9B(PtD in A r1
grant, J P � +2,17, T t �.:':' 0,.n y 1. tv.tls 11111
decide at the January sessions how large their grants will be. Public opinine. • 111, , ee, s ewe:col c; • seounci's.
Every county ratepayer, sympathetic towards the Fund, should write or sJ, ,'c to 111'; %set ,at.: on tat, coerce,
endorsing a liberal grant. The small tax of three mills on the dollar raises a sum that 1cu1ti:utes it handsome con-
tribution.
As to No. 2. Many towns ignore the duty of }holding campaigns. This applies partcul:-1t•ly to towns which pay
a county tax. Yet this tax never represents a fair or just contribution to the Fund fro nn,.. i of nio.l.:r,:te or large
means. Practically it is based on what the poorer men can afford. The richer should give much more, and they can
be reached only through a popular campaign. To relieve anxiety these campaigns should be held in Jaresary or
February. Will not patriotic men and women in every town take up this duty? They can get all information as to
organization and methods by writing to the Canadian Patriotic Fund, Ottawa. And the Fund will assist them also
with a campaign of advertising.
As to No. 3. Patriotism of the individual is the basis of the Fund. Everything is built on it. If he will riot
make some sacrifice for the sake of the mothers, wives and children of the men at the front, the Fund suffers, land they
suffer with it. The average family on the Fund requires $200 a year from it. It is the duty—it should be considered
the Privilege—of every-Canadi
an stay-at-home to ask himself: For how many weeks, at $4 a week, must I, 111 self-
respect and in gratitude, take care of one of these families? If my county taxation for this purpose means that 1 am
taking care of only one family for one week when I could do more, am I doing the right thing?
The answer to these questions will be found when he sits down and mails his extra gift to the Treasurer of his
local Fund, or to —�'
Ontario Is beteg
asked
tosure' 'the L ho Oauadian
Patriotic Fund that it
can depend on having
six million dollars in 1917
for the families of On.
tarlo's soldiers.
THE CANADIAN PATRIOTIC FUND, OTTAWA,
Four mftllon of these dole
lace must tosecur t from
Individual sebscrd 1)Lions, If
there is no Brunch of tate
Feed in your town or' county
sant your snhseriptiou di-
rect 1;0 the head 0fflee,
Oa904ian Patriotic Pend,
VittOrlastreot, Ottawa.
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