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Double Presentation.
At the closing Meeting tilil the fall
elf the evening anuelliary of North St.
United 'Church, held on Tuesday ev-
ening at the home of Mrs. D. D.
IVfooney, a silver comport was pre -
tented to Me Dila Watts in recogni-
tion of hien, lialprioadhing marriage.
.and a silver tray to lbs. D'. D. Gray,
last year's president of the
'daryefere her departure to St.
'Thomas. Addresses ,were read to
Miss Watts..by Miss E. Hume and to
Vibe. Gray by Mrs. Clarence Robert-
son and the articles were priesented.
by Masten Paul and 'Donald Mooney,
'little sons of 'Mrs. Mooney, the presi-
dent of the Auxiliary. Roth ladies
ereedied .graciously. 'Mrs. Gray gave
sa very splendid review of the chapter
eel the study book dealing with the
%MS. work of the Presbyterian,
Methodist and Congregational church-
es up to Union and of the United
church since 1925.---Godierioh ,Star.
In the Surrogate Court.
ISarah Jane Mann, of IliluReitt town-
ship, niece of, the late James Marm,
-was awarded $1,620.015, representing
a wage claim against .the estate of
lher urea*, by Judge Costelloin Sur-
rogate Court. Miss Mann was al-
-dewed six 'dollarsa week for the four
years her uncle lived with her prior
bo his death, with an additional $qclo
tar nursing ,deceased during his 411 -
mese. 'Claims for reimbursement of
money ,spent in the funeral prepara-
tions and for care of +horses were dis-
.eallowed.---1Goderich Signal.
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A Trip to Germany.
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-,(Mise Jean Winter, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs, Robert 'Winter, of town.,
sailed on Friday from Montreal on
the S. Ausonia for 'Bremen, Ger-
many, to take a six weeks' curse in
dGerman at the University of Heidel-
berg. Her iplana include, besides a
trip on the Rhine and to the Black
Forest, a visit to -Darmstadt where
-relatives of her grandmother, Mrs.
3R,obert Winter, of S.eaforth, reside.
She will return iri time to resume her
-work oh- the staff of one of the Col-
legiate Institutes in York -county,
Ceoderich Signal.
Francis Reunion.'
The thirteenth Francis reunion
was 'held on " Saturday, June. 24th, at
-the • home of Mr. and Mrs, John Cow-
ard, of Uehorne. There were about
gene hundred .present for'kclin.ner and
'supper. The sports • was followed
by a short pro.gram. The elldest lady,
riVIrs. John Francis, was presented
with a bouquet of flowers. The young -
.est baby on the grounds was Muriel
:Helen, daughter of Mr; and Min. John
Coward, was presented with a sum
cf +money. Uncle Toni Vile, who is
in has eighty-eighth year, came over
three hundre'd miles to attend the
' ereurtion. A very interesting game .-df
ball was played, also a genie' of
beese'shoes with David .Clarke and -We
IE. Pletcher as winners. A tug-of-war
-was also eenjoyedeby the 'men, the
captaia • lbeing Harold .Clarke and
..john. Lilly, with the former's side
-winning. The next reunion is to be
'held in Michigan. Relatives were
-present from Kirkton, .Woodharn. Ex-
eter, Seaforth, Bright, London, Us -
bonne, Croinv'e'll, Michigan and Ohio.
—Exeter Times -Advocate.
Pym Family Reunion. ,
The .Pym family reunion Nees held
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin E.
Pym on Saturday, June 24th... with
:about sixty !neeielo4rs present. Races
-were staged for the children and a.
softball ganee in the 'evening. also
provided good entertainment, even in
the intense heat: Horseshoe pitching
.was in progress all afternoon and the
charneio.nship fell to Mf. Wm. Pym,
of Kirkton. Supper was servedin the
evening in the shade of the oechard.
This was the first -picnic efe the Pym
family 'but it was -unanimously de-
cided to hold another next year von
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the fourth Satterday" la June at the
'home of Mr. and Mrs. Said J. Pyrre
'Members were present, from 'Seaford).
St. IVIiertye, KirJon, Leeeknow and
Montreal; lltr. John 'Harris, of Car-
rievale, 'Sask., was also present; Mr.
S. J. Pym was elected .president, and
Pym, 'secretary -treasurer ;
!Carina Ilothalme Mrs. W. C. Haynes.
George Davis, H. Dickinson and E.
J. Pym Were appointed to act as a
sports conemittee.--lExeter Times -Ad-
vocate. „
Death of J. A, Glennie.
(Ward was received here on Friday
that Me. J. A. Gien.nie, a former man-
ager of the 'Bank of Hamilton here,
for a number of years, had passed
away at Delhi, where 'he and hie vu -le
have been residing for ,somie y'eare.
Mr. Gknnie has been in poor health
for some considerable time and had
to resign his 'position in the bank. We
un;derstarel that the remains are to
be taken to his home town in Scot-
land for burial. M. Glenne while
here. was very popular and his death
came as quite a shock to his friends.
--iftlyth Standard.
Elliott -Hooper.
A quiet wedding was solemnized
at the Anglican Church, Gorrie, by
Rev. R. Jones, on Wednesday. June
2Ist, when 'Blanche V., youngest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. J.. Hoop-
er, of the second of Turaberry, was
'united in Imarriage to 'Stanley G. El-
dliott, only s'on, of Mr. and Mrs. Jas.
Elliott, of Guelph. The bride was
charmingly attired in a dress of pale
blue chiffon organdy andhat to
match. She wore the gift of the
groom, a necklace, and was unattend-
ed. Immediately after the ceremony
Mr. and Mrs. Elliott left on a motor
trip to Sarnia, Port Huron and Lon-
don. and on their return will reside
in Guelph. For travelling the bride
wore a navy suit with red trimmings
and hat to match. • .A fax fur com-
pleted the costume?. — Wingham Ad-
vance -Times.
Car and Jigger Crash At Crossing.
Tuesday morning about 7.30, Carl
liekson's Chevrolet sedan and a rail-
•,vav jigger collided- on the C. N. R.
eallway crossing, just hack of the
foundry. No person was hurt, but the
iigeree had to be repaired and the car
had this left hind wheel broken off
and the rights fender and running
leo2.rd crashed.. It, was towed to
M'erkley's Garage for repairs. -Wing
ham Advance -Times.
Wedding Anniversary.
Wednesday, June 2lst, a pleas-
ant evening was spent at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest fermis.' Huron
Road, when they celebrated the 22nd
anniversary of their wedd,ing. About
twenty of the latter's relative.; gath-
ered for a dinnier, .served in honor of
Mr. and 'Mrs. Annis, after which they
"c'ere pre:sented with a beautiful bou-
quet of „roses, :one for . each year Of
married life: The presentation • was
made by Mrs. W. J. Near, Steatford.
Later in the evening about fifty young
pee ole of Zion United' Churcie as-
selnbled. and' the remainder of 'the
time was spent in a social
Advocate.
RILLSGREEN
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(Intended for last week).
'Miss, Doreen Reichert returned to
her home after spending a few days
at the home, of Mr. and 'Mrs. E. Mc-
Kinley, Goshen Line.
IMrs. McKaig, of Hensall. who has
been at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G
Loree for several week, returned to
her helm last week.
Mrs. E. Broderick and sons visited
Mr. and Mrs. R. Mousseau in Exeter
on Sunda'y.
'Miss M. 'Middleton, of Kippen, vis-
ited with Mr. and Mrs. W. Weido one
evening.
THIS FINE OLD HIGH-CLASS HOTEL
NOW HAS RATES
AS LOW AS ANY
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Onrunto
Sinn -wising as it may seem, you can now enjoy
the luxuries of this historic, beautiful hostelry .
for as little as $2.50 per day.
For thirty years the King Edward Hotel has
been the, epitome of sterling, worth-while,Ode-
lightful hotel service. Today, with rates in keep-
ing with the times, this friendly hotel is even.
,more auractija than ever.
P. KIRBY HUNT
Manager
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Mrs. 4, Mier and c'hildren, Ot 'ria-
cuittyrkige, Otte and Mrs, R. Diel5
andeled,_ of Toronto, are holidaying
at the hem* of their parents, Mr.
and Mae. J. 'Cochrane.
.1The members of tHillsgreen eon-
gregatien attended the Communion
service held in the Kippen church on
Sunday morning, Rev. R. R. Conner
taking the last service with the two
congregations.
Quite a number from dile vicinity
attended the decoration services in
the 'Exeter cemetery on Sunday af-
ternoon.
XT. W. Jarrett and Annie spent
Sunday at the +home& Mr. and Mrs.
D. Nichol, H'ensell.
IMr. and Mrs. J. Baker and faanily
apent Sunday with relatives on the
1Ji 'concession of Hay.
e are glad to see Mrs. James
Broadifont out and around again after
his serious illness of late.
IMe. F. IStelek received the sad news
on 'Monday afternoon .af the death of
his brother, Mt. Charles Stela, of
Varna. Much sympathy is extended
to those bereft ones.
Men are busy in the Hillsgreen
cemetery this week rebuilding e the
fence posts along the front fence.
McKILLOP
(Intended for last week. -
The May meeting of the Women's
Missionary 'Society and Ladies' Aid
of Duffs Chnrclh was held at Miss
Elizabeth Henderson's, a goodly num-
ber being present. The afternoon
was spent in sewing. The devotional
part was taken by IMrs. Chester Hen-
deirson. A social half hour was spent
when lunch and tea were served. 'The
bale for the W.M.S. was packed at
the home of Mrs. W. J. .Beattie on
Tuesday, June .13th. The quilts
were also done. On Monday of this
week the Y. P. S. W:M.S. and Ladies'
Aid met at the Manse and preeented
Rev. and 'Mrs. W. F. Smith with a
beautiful floor lamp and an autograph
quilt, also a. 'pen and 'pencil set to the
children. Lunch was served and a
social time spent. -
Pastor and Family Given Send Off.
--iOn 'Monday evening the inembers
and -adherents of Duffs United church
assembled at the'Slanse to bid adieu
to Rev. Win, and Mrs. Smith and
family beforatherf departure for Gin-
nie. The '•proceedings opened with
the singing of "Blest Be the, Tie that
Binds." Then Miss Wheatley; on be-
half of the Young People's Society,
read the address. Misses Essig Dor-
ranee, Ruth Scott and 'Margaret Kerr
presented Mr. and Mrs. Smith with
'a handsorrie floor lamp and Lois, Aus-
tire and. Gladys, small' remembrances'
from the Sunda,yeschool. Mrs..Sneith
was made the' recipient .of an auto-
graph quilt on behalteof the W. M. S.
'and Ladies' Aiffee Tkis address was
read by Mrs. Wni. Shannon and the
presentation' Trade by Mrs. F. Mc-
Kercher. Mr. and Mrs. Smith replied,
expressing their appreciation' of these
gifts and their happiness at being as-
sociated with 11S. . The ,program was
continued with community singing
and other interesting numbers. Lunch
was served and a pleasant evening
brought to a -close .with the singing
of Auld' Lang Syne. The following
are the addressee: To' Mr. and Mrs.
Smith, Lois Austin and Gladys: -We
are gathered here this evening to re-
spectfeillY' pay tribute to those who
are about to leave us. During...youe
stay among us, friendships have beer.
formed Which are not easily s-evered.
We, the Young People, realize that
we are`indebted to Mr.. Smith for it
was due to his efforts that the so-
ciety was reorganized. At our meet-
ings he was always ready and willing
to take the part of E.:einem-re who was
absent at the .very shortest notice,
and being so willing was, perhaps, of-
ten imposed upon. We know, too,
that Mrs. Smith .h.asAdone her part,
although bound by the ties of home
.duties and will he missed in the com-
munity. As this is another milestone
in your lives we feel that we cannot
let such an opportunity pass without
presenting you a reminder of the
days you haree spent with us all
Therefore, we ask Nu to accept this
floor lamp and the, children these
email rineenebrance from the Sunday
school. 'Wishing you every joy and
happiness in your new home.—leigned
on le half of the Young People's So-
ciety of Duff's. . United Chun}, Me-
Killop. Dear'Mr. Smith; The lad-
ies of the W.M.S. and Ladies' Aid
are assembled here this evening not
for the mere purpose of spending a
social evening with you. but to show
our good -will toward you. in the past
five years you have taken part in
the society your helpfulness and faith --
fulness as a friend have been euf-
fi•cient to justify the esteem in which
you have 'been herd. We have ap-
Pee•ciated the interest have taken
in our society as president. We eoulti
net have achieved the results with-
out your loyal co-operation. As a
friend you have alwaya shown and
proven yourself obliging, ready at all
tierres to lend a helping hand, a good
adviser and a good leader. We trust
as you have always felt •yourself at
home among us that it may always
be so, and at any time we shall be
pleased to hada you call at o'ur
homes. And now, in view of the fact,
that yoe are about to depart from us,
we wish you to carry with you some-
thingthat will remind you of your
friends of yesterday. We ask you
to accept, Mfrs. Smith, this autograph
quilt as a mere souvenir of our es-
teem, respect and good -will towards
you. Our sincere prayer follows yoe,
that you may enjoy the years in your
neve home and that they may he
many im nulneber. Our best wishes
for your happiness and .prosperity.—
Signed on behalf of the W.IM.S. and
Ladies' Aid of Duff's United Church,
Dumas was on hkt deathbed, His
faithful feervant was !sobbing audibly
in the corner of the chamber. Turn-
ing toward the spot, his eyes dimmed
in the death 'struggle, Dumas faintly
uttered, "Don't weep, my friend; if I
want anything up there, ring for
you."
1' R. ,
When a lady once tried to carry
favor with the artist Whistler hy say -
big that an exquiiite haze in a coun-
try landscape reminded her so much
of scene of his "little things" the
arilist replied gravely, "Yes, madam,
nature is creeping up."
zworgs
Branded Beef Jnereaata
IBilettded,ellereel sold in all Canada
dmeingn the nwntl of Ape totalled
over two million pow*, ani increase
of approximately 82,000 :pounds a
week as compared with March, guld-
en inereaee of len per cent. as com-
pared with April, 1032.
Weekly CrOp Repe4. , „
Agricultural representa.'tives report
that rain' is badly needed in most sec-
tions of the .province. Meadows' and
swing crops whileh looked 'Wry prom-,
ising o1 June ls't are not Coming Up
to enpectations due to the extremely
hot weather in early June which was
followed in same sections by 'very
cool temperature and frost in some
areas. Alfalfa is an exception and
reports indicate a satisfactory ton-
nage from this crop will -be secured.
Eastern Ontario has refported pas.
tures drying up and milk production
falling. Haying operations have
been general in all parts of de prov-
ince during the past week. From
Southern Ontario come reports that
the drought seriously hurt the straw-
berry crops. Essex for instance, de-
clares that its crop will not average
30 per cent. of normal years. Many
fields of tobacco in Norfolk have -had
to be set over again owing to the
eormbined damage of wind, frost and
' Ontario Onion Pool.
At a meeting in 'Chatham, it was
decided to continue the operations of
the Ontario Onion Pool. Directors
commenced a campaign with the ob-
ject of securing members to sign up
on the basis of a one-year contract.
At the recent' annual meeting it was
decided to eaneel the existing five-
year contracts.
Care Will Save, Money.
Farmers sustain enormous' losses,
each year, through earelese •metho-de
of shipping livestock 'by train And
truck. Experienced shippers recom-
mend that all cattle be dehorned,
that each class of stock be separated
by 'partitions, that loading -chutes be
used, and that all spikes and. slivers,
etc:, be renewed from cars and trucks.
Wider Market Probable.
?Increased opportunities for Canad-
ian cattle breeders to sell to the Brit-
ish market are believed to exist
through the tariff differences between
that country and Ireland. At one
time the Free State shipped about
800,000 head per year and have ex-
ported as much as '1,000,000 head in
peak seasons.
The full effect of the new heavy
English duties against the Trish Free
State will probably not be felt by
Canada imene,diately but a gradual
reduction in Irish cattle breeding is
anticipated. Providing Canadian pro-
ducers assure a continuity of supply
an excellent opportunity exists , for
increasing cattle .expolte
Raspberry Diseases.,
'Mersaie and leaf -curl are the two
diseases largely responsible for the
so-ealled running -out of raspberry
plaptatioris, lac -cording to Or. C. H,
Berkeley. in charge of the Labora-
tory of Plant Pathology, of St. Cath -
rine. "Expeleetiee." he says, "bas-
ed .on eeperimental evidence, has al-
so 'llown that .the use of healthy
certified stock in setting out new
plantations is the only satisfactory
way we have of checking running.
out: • 'Stock fre- from these diseases
may now be •mirchased, and it is with
-disease-rfree stock, certified steek,
that new plantations should be set.
All certified stock must he sold fl'
bundles of twenty-fivFe cams. to which
is attached the official government
tag hearing the -name of the 'variety:
certificate number and year of pro-
d ucti on.
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Crops -For Rolling Lands.
Permanent pastures ar exten-
sively grown on MI Ming an !IS. Can-
ada blue grass. red top. Kentucky
blue grass and white clover are
useful for this purpose. ' The first
value where the soil tends to dry
out in summer. The common mix-
ture of red clover, alsike and tim-
othy may he sown for hay and the
timothy left down 'Toren number of
years. 'Alfalfa is an extellent crop
for hillsides and is to he de,dred over
other crops where it will grow suc-
cesefully. in order to receive a geed
stand of this permanent hay crop,
liming may be necessary on some
Oats, rye, wheat and corn are
crops frequently grown with succees
on rolling lands, but these crops are
not as effective, in controlling ero-
sion as hay andpasture crops. If
satisfactory crop yields are to be se-
cured; farin manure must be applied
at seasons when it can be ploughed
under 'beefore any lose of fertility
takes place. Fall and winter appli-
°aliens of manure (farm or commer-
cial fertilizer) are not desirable ex-
cept on level land because of the
great loss of fertility which is liable
to occur from s'pring run-off.
Sunday
Sunday as ,a day of universal rest
now seems to brie& been judged ob-
eplete. But sooner or later the world'
may be brought to realize that the
old-fashioned Sunday Was not a mere
sunvivlal of Calvinism,, 'but the best
device ever evolved for restoring
Traveling Salesman
Was Almost Ruined
Greenville, 'Miss.—W. A. Huber;
recently said: "Traveling day and
night and eating in Cafes and ho -
tele had a lot to do with my case I
know, but I was in mighty bad
shape. Constipation had practically
ruined me. I took every kind of
laxative I ever heard of, but they
only aggravated my trouble. When
I started taking Sargon and Sargon
Soft Mass Pills I just had to drag
myself out of bed and through the
day. The treatment not only re.
!loved me but thave actually gamed
85 pouiLds n weight:'
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Yes, strange as it may seem, economy costs nriey
when it causes you to cut down on your expenditurea "
for things that are necessary for your comfort or
welfare. And it is doubly expensive When it causes
you to, save on expenditures that, if wisely made,
would return to you with a handsome profit added.
Short-sighted saving has kept lots of people in the -
rut of toilsome grind and put many a business on
the road to a bankrupt's court. 'Prudence must, of
course, be'exercised at all times in financial matters,
but -too much caution in personal and business af-
fairs is often worse than foolhardy squandering.
An advertisement in THE HURON EXPOSITOR
doesn't cost a great deal of money, but it will return
big dividends in the way of increased business and
multiplied profits. Don't be niggardly in the amount
of money you set aside for advertising—you can't
.afford to be.
An advertisement in THE HURON EXPOSITOR'
delivers -your sales message to thousands of prospec-
tive buyers residing in this community, while your
windowdisplays are seen by only the few who pass
3rour store windows.
THE HURON EXPOSITOR goes into nearly every
home .and place of business in Seaforth and sur-
rounding country. It carries to its thousands of
readers not only all the news of this vicinity, but
the safes messages of its merchants and business
men as well. If you have anything to sell you can-
not afford to be unrepresented in its pages. Your
economy would be too expensive—it wouldn't be
good business.
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poise and judgment 'to a fidgety
world. It forced whale communities
of mon women and children to corns,:
once a week, to a complete halt and,
for '24, hours. alter entirely their phy-
sical, .ental and social habits. , I
My point df view is not primarily
dioral or religious. As a churchgoer
my record has been' no better than tine
average. But out of the untidy wel-
ter o Sunday papers and cigarette
smoke that constitutes the usual
present day Sabbath, out of the chat-
ter of golf scorcs• and, the smell of
locker rciarn-i, tbe hurried, tardy en-
gagements, .the rushed, undigested
meals. and the long, nervous. driving
ID crowded highways that make up
a inotlern week end, I find myself,
with gr. ate' and greater longing,
looking back to the peace and dignity
r the old-fashioned Sunday as it Wa'.
known to at • least one small boy in
a New England city in she 1890's.
The chief °social value of the old-
fashioned Sunday lay in its utter inf.
feren•ce frfin all other days, and that
differ nee was apparent from the
moment one opened one's eyes. In a
city there was a strange sense of
stillness. Tlie street cars ran on a
different schedule, the sound of hors-
es' hoofs seemed to C 0111.e with a dif-
ferent rhythm, and only after long
gaps of silence. In the country, the
strokes of the church clock came a-
cross the meadows "With quite a dif-
ferent one. It may have been men-
tal, of course. hut even in the woods
or on a ship at sea Sunday "looked"
different from any other day. The
second great influence began to; work
from the moment the boy put his foot
out of bed, for at once he dressed in
clean raiment from head to foot, arid
put on a foi-rnal dark suit of clothes;
and on going d'6wnstairs, he found a
coltripany of elegants whom only cus-
tom enabled him to recognize as the
members of his own family. Father
had on his frock coat. Mother was a
swirl of silk or satin, while Sister
positively billowed in Muslin or dim-
ity.
I knoW that a great deal of scorn
has been packed into the phrase
"Sunday -go -to -meeting -best," but was
there not, under these frock coats
and dimities, a very sound psyoholo-
gi'cal principle? Anyone will admit
that there is a strong tonic effect in
dressing for dinner — indeed, in
changing on'e's clothes at any time;
but, while Americans adin,it this fact.
they are the last to pr,vtise it. The
old-fashioned_Sunday was the only
institution that has ever made Amer-
icans realize the obligations and feel
the benefits of dressing deliberately
and appropriately for a given event,
The time between breakfast and
chuxch was one of the pleasantest
hours of the day, an hour of com-
plete, irresponsible leisare. No snail
came to the door and no telephone
rang. No 'Sunday papers' appeared,
with the modern fight for the various
sections and the subsequent dip into
ethe connonplace. Ail tasks and games
were at a standstill. The result was
a state of ..mind in which even chil-
dren found it pleasant to do nothing
»iore than; walk up and down the
garden paths or sit under the apple
It was a state of perfect re-
1Iaxation.
1 cannot contend that a boy of the
liked, church any better than a
boy likes it to -day. But once in
church,. the slow hum of the service
had a charm af its own. And a bene
!lit af both church and Sunday school
was that they emnpulled, every week,
a complae stirring up and reassert-
ment of •the whole COIrirRillity. Then,
cis now. boys and g;r1s....p1ayed large-
ly. during the week.. with other bop
and girls of the im•mediate nej4h-
boyho0d. On Sunday these groups
, -pill up as each member went to lu.s
j own ,:Sunday sclrool. On Sunday
incomings all the lioptist, Methodist
; nd Catholic boys ot our neighbor-
flod disappeared entirely from my
Prubyterian ken, and I found myself
; plunked down in a pew with an en-
tirely now set 'of boys who were
picked at random from all over the
ivarish. F.A't11 the boys W110111 one
saw frequently at other times ap-
peared in a different relationship at
Sunday school. 1 can remccniber one
big bully whom I avoided lilce,poison
from Monday to Saturday. and who
probably despised me as mach as I
dreaded him, but with whom I sat on
friendly and even jocular terms in
Sunday school.
;What was true of tis children was
equally true of our elders. My father
and mother had two complete sets of
friends—their social friends and their
church friends—and the two groups
had. in their minds, almost equal im-
portance.
nes very earliest years Sunday
dinner was served at three o'clock in
the afternoon, and in winter it was
often dusk before we arose from the
table. It was a formal affair. The
beat linen and silver were laid out,
and the feast progressed from olives -
and celery through a heavy soup, a
huge roast, anal ice Cream. to ;,'nuts
and raisins. Tho'se colossal dinners
arp, I know, on'e of the favorite mod-
ern indictments of the old-fashioned
Sunday, 'but at least we took time to
eat them and, afterward, to digest
them. They had the sloe.- majesty of
a banquet., and in many houses were
a patriarchal affair, married sons and
daughters with their entire families
being present.
After dinner the whole family
made for the parlor. An awful per -
lad, in the modern opinion, but 'we•
children of the '90's did not 'find it
so because, for once, we were allow-
ed to share ;completely the life of our
elders. We all sat down quietly to
talk or read—whith, affter all, was
not a very strange things for intelli-
gent people to d
I At this time, too, another •divier-
sion might be expecte•d—a ring at
.the door, and the appearance of 'some
beaming caller. "Almost every house-
hold had its own little following of
what might be called professional -
Sunday visitors—individuals it sel-
dom sew at any other tine. Most of
them were unmarried' men and ;wo-
men who had no' real homes of their
own. but who, dressed in their Sun-
day best. hail a small list of congen.-
ial houses at which they called regu-
larly. One or two of them usually
had the brevet; title of "Uncle" or
"Aunt," but all were•welcomed by us
children because we were fully priv-
ileged to sit in the circle of conver-
sation. It was assumed that a visi-
; for who came on Sunday carne to
visit the, whole household.
I believe that, to -day, most,middle-
aged men and women, looking back
on the pleasantest recollections of
childhood. would be astonished to dis-
COVer how many of them were con -
rooted with the old-fashioned Sun-
day. No law can ever re-establish
those Suns RyS. but it is not at all
improbable that social niecessities
may at length force us to recognize
and renew ,'many of their features.
Whim hostesses begin to rebel at car
load after car load of jovial motor-
ists 4,vlio pour in from morning • to
night; when the "tired business man,"
for once really tired. 'begins to balk
at the idea of driving two or three
hundred miles- between dawn and mid-
night; when n•ormal, adult persons
begin to realize that it is actually
possible to ignore the • inane "fea-
tufes" of the Sunday paper and pick
up a good hook—then it will he safe
to say that the tide has turned. And
when that time co•mies 1, for one,
will be in the forefront of the move-
mient—lustily cheering.