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EN WQMANS REALM Three am. kind Keep them in mind Mme IN CANADA ON SALE WHEREVER CONFECTIONSARE sow ' eminent telephone man of 30 years ex- } perience says thaththis is the great need in telephoning. Over half the service diiculties would disappear if distinct and direct speak- ing -were practised. ' . A `I To speak towards your telephone from a yard or so away, or to speak across it means bad transmission--often wrong numbers. mis- understanding and annoyance. I You canhelp the service. avoid wrong numbers. misun- derstanding and annoyance. by speaking distinctly and directly into the moutlgpiece, with the lipulaout haianinchfzromiurim. _ V . "Good service ' ` our true intent." The Bell Telephone Co. of Canada L e Expert Testimony. To speak distinctly, qnd directly ~ into the mouthpiece- Line ! The generous donation of $60 '\was received from the people Qf Minesing, for the purchase of materials for Red Cross work. Donations 0n'Ap1'il 28: Pains- \ViCk--111/g doz. eggs, 5 lbs. but.- ter, 2.10a-ves bread, 1 pt. cream. Nanty"r--2 doz. Graham wafers. Vespra (7th)--2 doz. eggs. Holly -8 doz. eggs. Stroud Instit.uteg-- 1 loaf bread. Ivy---1 lb, butter, 31/2 doz. eggs, cash .-$1.15. donated 1'01" packing: 6 pyjam_ as, 20 prs. Tsocks, ~10 prs. of which were k itt.ed'du1*ing the month by Mrs. Margaret Adams, an old lady 88 years of age. Red `Cross No'tes_ The regular meeting of Barrie` Branch will be held on May 7, 7 al, 4 p.m. of the Shop on April 28. Net re- ceipts, $61.12. rnL... *n.....;.'..L n1,.-....,.1.. ......1 c<;.1..,_' ' -Allandal;2yct 1u1.*che s had charge l. The Baptist, Church and Salva- tion Army will have change on May 5 and the following Satur_ day, Trinity Church. C1`l..,\_..` {`1,\...,..~..`tlA.. 1l\l~ --.....`I-. .. 5 ;-.-.au " s hop GomIVr1.i-t:`t-eg-..this. week :_ |Mrs. Palling, Mrs..,.Shanacy; next chew it am.-% every meal . A Canadian lady `in England writing to a Barrie"f`riend says: Eiigland is beginning` towake up to theiseriousness of the"-food question. _ At "present there are no potatoes to be had and. bread is soon to become a serious pro- blem. Just now we are paying a shilling for a 4-poundloaf.- We have hadJnot.h'ing but standard bread forimonths. It`is/not very dark `and'one can hardly tell by the taste the difference from what we used to have. The Gov- ernment isencouraging everyone to grow as much food as poss- ihle and allotments are being` . given to every person who will take one for a small rent. _ We applied `-for one and got a nice .allo_tment- which just cost us 3s, -ig`6d for-'-the season. So it wehave i '1i'othiI`ig' e`1s"e~ to eat"'we will have Since the last published notes the following gifts have been re- ceived and are` most gratefully acknowledged: 22 prs. socks from the Holly Sewing Circle; both wool and knitting being don- ated; $21.75 from the Patriotic Bridge Club; organized and man- aged by Mrs. Barwick and Mrs`.-. McGar-thy and in the latter s aha sence, Mrs. Cross, this being a total from_this source in weekly. instalments during the winter; $17.30 from John Powell, being the percentage of The Birth of a Nation," generously given to the Field Comforts Fund. N1 the gifts are most welcome, as at the present moment extra socks are beingrushed ..to France as so many of our men lost their'sup- ply in the recent battles, so both socks and money -are urgently `needed. Do kllluvv u.l U l_7l nnlun LI\J an uw1vA`JA@ me. It was a welcome gift. as I was able tn supply both officers and men with a "new clean pair of socks_ andithey ("lid so need them after their weary` work. Every stitch you put 'in,those you sent means more than an hour s com- fort to the man who receives it. I had to take one pair for myself as I had; given all I had to my bojrs and so I feel doubly grateful to you for _VOl1_]; loving help to us all. May God guardanrl bless and keep both you and yours and in His own good time bring us in peace to meet again, is my earn- est prayer. ~ ;\rs 5; unua `yvv-4-. Hon. President, D. M. Stewart; Hon. 'Vice-President, W. A. Boys, K.C.; President, G. McL. Stey_en- son; Vice-PI`esident, `Miss E. Creswicke; Secy.-Trea ., R. L. Barwick; Auditor, Ross Under- hill; Executive C0mmittee---Miss- es Boys, A. Creswicke,: A. Arm- strong, and K. '-Pallihg, and Messrs. P. Strang and Jack Boys. .AA`L___ 1L_'_, I- _..-_.._.... .L`L,...... .5..- - -n.--sxvllrw v...-`.. V--- ..-(.`,\.. business, those pre- sent danced for two hours, and. refreshments were served, asmost enjoyable, evening being spent. 1 7'"`L---- ---.-- --.-\-A -AO\"> ~ n A A .- J`...-. .-. In 1,110 packing list. St. Mary's'| (ihurch should have been credited! with 62 prs. socks instead of 22 prs. ' ` ,T T'.VA._._ _-.._I I _-._5,.,{`I 7`I'I--__,- 1'2..- , In a letter to Mrs. Adams, W'orsley St._, acknowledging a pair of socks, Capt. Foster wrote: There is nothing gives the com- `fort and pleasure that a new and clean pair of socks gives. The _ladies who are working` so indus- triously for the comfort` of the soldiers in France will never. know the full extent of the Work they are doing. -Officers and men appreciate it beyond words. - l'\_.. A...` 0 [Want 1]` D T 13$:-v-non 5141.11.11. x/uquuv Au J-'\J.]\.IAn.~.I n V- \./I ..On Apr. 2, Gapt.9E. R. J. Biggs (formerly ' Vicar of Trinity Church) wrote fr-0m_SomeWheI`e in France as follows:- Dear Mrs. Adams:--=A On reaching` our rest billet af: ter doing our little bit in the line as the newspapers have already told you, I fnund a parcel from Mrs. Stewart of Barrie awaiting 4- 'I' \/`L|."\J`y \~aJ|\/_ uvy--..;C, n.a\.1n-.nU _,rv--v. . There are good prospects for a large membership this year. wek; Mrs. G. Waiker.'Mrs; 1.1.; Payne. ., F (ii 7 '"'1"`i}i\ity Chu.z-`ch /Auxiliary will hold a Knitng Tea on, Friday,` Ma_,y`4,._aLt 3.30 p.m.` at th'e`home* of Mrs. R. J. Sprot. There -will be a` musical program.` -Barrie Tamils club The annual meeting of the Bar- rie Tennis Club was held in the Patriotic Circle Rooms on `April 2-5, and was largely attended. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year; .. 1'1-.. `II Dl..---.._.A . $260 From Bazaar The Bazaar in`aid of the Maple Leaf.Club at Folkestone, which was held in_ the Patriotic Circle Rooms on April 24th, was most successful and brought. in the sum of'$.260.00, which has been sent-to the Maple Leaf Club. The promoters. of the Bazaar wish to thank the Swastika Club `of Al- landale,Vthe pupils of Ovenden College (who were the first work- ers for"/the Bazaar), the Girls Hospital Club, the Patriotic Cir- cle, St.` A11d1'e`wfs Military Hospi- tal Club, Trinity Social and \N0r1 Guild,_ Miss Monkman and the Soldier s Aid, the Boy Scouts A(\vho/kindly distributed hand bills) and the n-.`-my kind friends in.Barrie and Allandale who.helped to make _ the enter- -prise a success. I`-'eaI_in'g the Food Shortage The socks are a` Boon `rue gunman}: Aw 8tl:|lD;A_Y moniuun _ -r_-__._.__ 7---, ---, -._--- Toronto : Select Family otel. ' Centrally located just off onge Street. Convenient to Shopping and Theatre district. Ieten: American Phn-$2.50 up per day. Europe-n PM {%i'.'f:',T. `}i?b"p;-332 v.__u- .1`... n.'..--..-...;.'-._ n..-1_:_; Field comforts LaughIin-lVlaI-kle On Wednesday afternoon, Apr. 25th, at the home of Mrs. Markle, New Lowell, a very pretty and quiet wedding was solemnized when her eldest daughter, Bertha Ellen, became the bride of Mr. James H. Laughlin of New Lowell, the Rev. A. Sheppard of Angus officiating. fI'1l-- l__..____'_ .._ ._ _._ __.J .I1,_.'_, plent.y of vegetables, which just, new are an awful price; a penny for a small beet, three half pen- nies for a large one; a penny a pound for parsnip, and '2 pennies for a tut-nip. have made it ` ', " - ....,... _ ; V _T J Let Redgath Sweeten it." V ,2 and 5 lb. cITt0l18'-- ' 7 _ I1 %t-=9.50~-#10015-B~=~ %Mde in 0116/made Only--the-highest 1 Cqver the scars of Wear and"-tear.on walls and oors `and furmture. ` ' h A wall re-tinted--eaoor varnished--a hall painted-a chair or dining room set re-stained--the whole house made fresh and bright, spic and span. There are SPIC AND SPAN FINISHES New Dress For Your Home for Buffalo, the bride travelling; in a champagne colored silk faille; suit with hat to match.AShoweI`s` of confetti and good wishes fOl-9 lowed them. i Dalston Women's Institute The meeting of the Women s' Institute will be held at the home of Mrs. I. Lavender on Thursday! afternoon, May '10. ' Mrs. J.l and Innisl Town :;S. Stevenson will address the eimeeting on The Physical and-- siMental Harm of Fault-Fix1ding. ~e Mrs. Church will give a'recita-- Etion and Miss Flossie Debenham awill present the Current Events of -[the month. I -Get ready for Spring. Buy [your paints from W. A. Lowe & |Son, Elizabeth St. Page Eleven T7 71 Grenville St., Toronto, Ont. `Thursday, May 3. 1911. WR|GLEY S The? Flavour lasts! `4v\anJIIa' vnuvv my .1 Write for Dsc1`ipt1'1:o Bobldet.