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Barrie Examiner, 22 Mar 1928, p. 15

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:is good tea" Page Fmun ` Thursday, March 22, from the can when sealed. NLY . by keepv. ingn air from Coffee can its strengthbepreservv ed-Rideau Hall is % vacuum packed, all 200 Years of Excellence The Year 1928 hiatks the 200th Anniversary of the founding-of the House of FRY 71 SCOTTISH HILLS I would that I could look and S60 Across my little window pane. Above the open estuary, ' The old familiar hills again. Among the meadow lands of home The country breezes rise and blow. `But there they ring with rings of Can I'I\ Dub uu-are Luv; rung vvuu acugw -- toam. T . The Scottish hills `I used to know. Like guardians of sleeping towns. The Giant brethren closely lie, A Lifting a. line of lovelsncrowns In painted splendor .to `the sky; Their mantles covering their knees All shadow patterned, every told, And round about them Ibreaking nnou '-;;;;;;;i;*&$wi%%a%&%%w IN WOMAN'S REALM ******w&%%&$g$%%*$&%$* it it >14 >11 514 ......8e.a.s.i. . . . _ . . _- A Like silver fringes`:-ent and old. In Cambridgeshire, so fair and wide In summer `beauty glows the Fen, But far beyond this countryside My heart is in the -hills again-- The` hills -where sun and shadow A 11711 Luz: Hula vvuvsv can I-noon: ....-...-.. dwell `Beneath the "spaces of the sky. And weave an ever stronger spell v'1`o'blnd. methere as years go by. -E11zabeth S. `Fleming in the Christian Science `Monitor. 9ll'\\IUB vvvIvI-uv_v u-ww-..-. There was 8. good attendance at the March meeting -held at `Mrs. John Pratt's, thirty-seven being present. Business in connection with the sewing course in April and other matters being disposed of, a. good program was given. Mrs. Harvey Hughes paper on Canadian Lit- erature. was excellent and receiv- ed well merited applause. Several new I-kn nnnrnhnvsl wm-A sxnmethinz t0 sraouo WOMEN'S ms'r11'u1' 7 _ .._...-I _a.L......In-`An nf ed weu merueu appmuse. `buvcscu of the members wore something represent the title of a. .'book, which the others had to guess. Different methods of rug-making were dem- onstrated. Tea was served by -four unn1\v\nl`\!\iIEI U11! u`u.u:u. members . 1=92s| 9 6!! 1-sIv:un-vv w u-uu:u-v u.-._ A very successful St. Patrick's tea and sale of homemade baking was I held by St. Andrew's Ladies us on Saturday, March 17. The room was prettlly decorated In green and white. Over $65.00 was realized dur- E in: the afternoon. The ladies in charge of the different tables were: Afternoon tea, Mrs. Woodman and Mrs. Orok: homemade baking. Mrs. W. A. Mcconkey, Mrs. J . R. Reid. Mrs. Mccaw and Mrs. Cooper; homemade candy. Mrs. Scott, Mrs. Matt. Robertson and Mrs. Elmer 3 ` Braden. _ $75 FROM SALE AND TEA The tidy`sum of $75-w-as netted from the afternoon tea and sale of homemade cooking and candy held on St. Patrick's Day in Trinity -Pa.r- ish Haii. under the auspices of the Sunday School. Those in charge of the several departments were: can- dy, Miss Miller and MisseL. Rowe; afternoon tea, Mrs. Sprott: home- made baking. `-Miss M. Livingstone and Mrs. 'McFadgen. Decorations were in keeping with the day. the attendance was Rood and the affair proved very enjoyalble. 1 The marriage took place `on Mon- day, March 19', at Central Church manse. of Violet. third daughter of Mr. and Mrs. `W. J.`Nixon, Owen St., to Frank Lawrence Petersen, of Shanty Bay. son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Petersen. of that place. `Rev. A. `E. Baker officiating. The young couple were supported `by Miss Mar- garet Nixon, sister of the bride and Norman Marshall. uncle of the bride. They will take up residence at Shanty Bay after a short honey- moon to `Toronto -and Niagara Falls. vv --ww w-V" -.- _ The New Flos branch of the `W0- men's Institute met on March T3, in No. 17 school. Owing to most un- favorable weather and bad roads, only -fifteen members were able to be present. After the usual business a. splendid program was given con- sisting of community singing, a humorous paper by Mrs. E. Train, _a. splendid paper by Mrs. Robins on "How to be Happy on the Farm." a songby Mrs. M. G. Kelly. Mrs. H. Smith and Mrs. S. Blain, a very appropriate Irish reading by Mrs. H. Smith. A dainty tea. was then served to pupils and members and last but not least a. treat of homemade candy for the_children. . . Next meeting, the annual one, will be held at the homeof Mrs. M. Kenny. Thu-Ina H-no nna+ mnnfh +1-in Ynian army. During the past month the ladies contributed material to piece two quilts which were quilted one at the home of Mrs. A. Potts and the other at the home of Mrs. J. (Biain, eight or ten ladies gathering at each home where they enjoyed a "real social afternoon as well as doing 'a. good work. The quilts were sent to the 'Cochrane district where Miss Kelso is engaged in `the work or distribut- ing donations to the needy families. urns`: w---`-- -v ----v-- -.-..._- . In response to an advertisement in New Zealand newspapers recently for ,a chief police inspector and in- structor to the `Royal Guards at Tonga, there were more than 90 ap- plicants. And only 30 warriors con- stitute the Royal Guards which is Tonga s standing army. The kind- dam of Tonga consists of about 200 islands in the groups of Tongaibabu, Vavau and Haapai in Oceania. ` MANY SEEK TO TEACH GUARD I1 Iuxrwwvuvru--u-- u-v-.- . How. his customer could have failed to see the sign bearing the words, Beware of Fresh Paint, the grocer could not imagine. H'e hurried forward to placate the an- gry man. T rn vnvv nnm-v indmad. sir!" he gry man. I m very sorry indeed, sir!" he began. But surely you noticed the warning? at Ma" r-nnHA('l Hm vir-Hrn_ Innk- Rideau Hall `COFFEE W8.I`I11Ilg{' "I did," replied the victim. look- ing at the board dubiously, but I ve often seen similar things here an- nouncing fresh eggs, butter. vege- tables. and so on, only `to be de- ceived, and I suspected that this sign was nothing but another table. There is a. German superstition to the effect that a lottery ticket bought with stolen money is lucky. 31'. mom`-:w's LADIES AID -1 Q; vI\_4._1-I_'l.. LA. Jill! VII we uuspus: vs aw: geometry instructor. The simplest problems. that. were. child's play in his opinion, were nightmares to her young mind. It he could only see her now. he would be surprised that she had put her scanty knowledge of diagonals and triangles to such prec- ticsl and charming use. Her frock is s chic study in crepe satin. The crepe side is used for the upper part of the blouse and the shiny `surface used `for the skirt, the lower part oi the `bodice and sleeves. and the bands on blouse sndsleeves. The sun; belt and stitched pleats dene the ' slim hipline. so important to the youthful silhouette. _ This model would be smart for summer wear in printed `silk with the top part of blouse and sleeves made of plain color to metch I the nure in the material. NEW FLOS WOMEN'S INST. EEd:}tfy May Be X3 To Surprising A REASONABLE DOUBT r-___ 1.1. ......a..\........ ..n..IA I-.4 PETERSEN-NlXON Put GENEVIEVE D. JAMIESON ELOCUTIONUJST Pupil of Owen A. Smlly, Toronto. Open for engagements and pupils. Box 44. Thornton. `Ivy-Thornton Telephone. 11-'24:: oils! .1... _I...4 L 0. B. A. SHOWS ITS INDEPENDENCE Oppose Change in Regu- lation 17-Reduce - . `Trial Period. The ladies of the L.O.-B.A. of On- tario West. in session in `Barrie last week, apparently exercised to the full women s prerogative, that of changing their minds as to the at- titude they would take on (Regula- tion 17. On the second day of their meetings in Oddfellows _'I`emple it was given out lby the `press commit- tee that the ladies had gone on re- cord by resolution as opposed to changes made by the government regarding the -teaching of Frenchin Ontario's -primary schools. An hour or` so later the press committee withdrew this statement, announc- ing that action had been withheld until Premier Ferguson had spoken Thursday evening. ' --A-_ L.-._..- ..--A. 4.1..-.5 -u`InI1A Glyn J. u Lu aunt; c v uannnla . `It now turns out that while the Grand Lodge decided to give the Ferguson policy a five-year trial, the L.'O.B.A. cut it down to two years following deliberations Friday morning. Nearly all the delegates remained over. returning to their homes on `Friday afternoon's train. ' They were all high in their praise of treatment received in `Barrie s homes and of the spirit of hospit- ality shown. . , 'l`1nn rnunlnnn finnnv nassed bV auty snown. The resolution finally passed by the Loyal Orange women on Regu- llation .17 is as follows: min... nnlnm-a and mnmhm-.q M` the latlon .1 ! is as Iouows: I The officers and members of the High Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ontario West, assembled in the town of -Barrie. do now go on record as being opposed to any change to Reg- ulation 17, as we are pledged to sup- port and maintain one language which shall be the English language. We are of the opinion that the stat- ed time as per the commissioners report on the same, of -five years experiment, is too long a period for this vital matter to be trifled with. We. therefore. believe that two years should bethe period allowed for the testing of this very impor- tant matter and would respectfully recommend that you give this pro- test your interested consideration." was ;, ,,..__1..4:.... ..-..... ....-H.-.-ul n1_ vat. JUIAL auu. n u u - w u V V . . _ . _ . . _ . . . . -. `This .resolution was passed 9.]- most unanimously. It came as quite a surprise to some of the leaders of the Loyal Orange lodge. who ad- mitted that they had expected the Premier to swing the -ladies solidly to his support. __-.___ _1_...__ .....a .....I..L..A LU HAG upput In | Some very sharp and pointed questions were thrown at the Pre- mier when he was addressing the ladies Orange Association. Several baffling ones came from a former school teacher who had taught in a. bilingual school. rm... -r..n 12 A nlan nnqnn 9. remain. ada could be suggesteu. Election` of officers resulted in the choice of the following: Grand Mis- tress (re-elected for third term), Mrs. Elizabeth Kennedy, Toronto; Deputy Mistress. `Mrs. P. Martin, `Hamilton; Junior Deputy, Mrs. M. Scott, Tor- onto; `Chaplain. Mrs. E. Corneiius, London: Secretary, !Mrs. K. Vinen. London; Deputy Secretary, Mrs. Lil- lian `Morgan. `Toronto; -Treasurer, Mrs. A. Segar; Deputy Treasurer. Miss M. !Stewart. Hamilton; Direc- tor. Mrs. E. `Clark, Sudbury; First Lecturer, Mrs. E. -Orr, TWindsor; Se- cond Lecturer, Mrs. M. Mundy, Hamilton: Auditors, A. tclemence ......a 1.` Q-annnru Advertise in The Barrie` Exarnlnevrl of Toronto. Protest was made against the "unjust treatment of the McCon- achle family" by the department of immigration in refusing admittance into Canada of the lMcConachie child aged '14 months, on the ground of mental deficiency. As a result of `this the family has had to return to Scotland. When the resolution was being debated one member a- rose to ask it any better reason for keeping an immigrant out of Can- ada could be suggested. 1'.N1.-u.Hnn- n0 nP-nova v-oan'lfA In the oumguax SCIIDUI. `The L.O.B.A. also passed a. resolu-I tion on the Mcconachie case. This was moved tby Mrs. Margaret Scott of Toronto. n....c.\.t you vnan canine? MIA FEBRUAITY DONATIONS T0 CHILDREN S SHELTER IIHIIIIILUII, :'|.uuu.I and E. Saunders. `The following donations to the`. Children`s Shelter were, received during February: |`.\/I've Inn-lzqnn and `MP3. Me-Niven. durlng February: `Mrs. Jackson and `Mrs. McNiven, (V.0.N.), sandwiches and cake: Mrs. Plummer, 2 girls sweaters and` I scarf; `Samaritans. ICentra1 church, sandwiches and milk; Mrs. A. Jus- tice. Toronto St.. beets, turnips and` clothing: Prince of Vvales lschool, cake and sandwiches; nurses dance, cake; St. Andrew's C.G.I.T., cake and cookies: Mrs. M. M. Bell, Uto- r\`l Inn ?\-"Cf un `hiltlnf ihas. Sea.- and COOKIES: MP8. 1V1. M.. Dcu, unu- pia, jar fruit and pickles; Chas. Sea- gram, comic papers: Old Time `Club, Aliandale, cakes; `Trinity Valentine; party, cake; lBarrie W.I., cake and sandwiches: Dalston 'W."I., 8 jars! fruit: Mrs John Hughes. pair .boy s. pants; Trinity Chancel Guild, sand-I wiches; Girl Guides, sandwiches and cake; Mrs. G. Shaun-on, bread. cake, ' pie and biscuits; Johnstone Club, sandwiches and cake; *C.GJI.'1`_, 00112 ference, sandwiches and cake. `The above gifts are gratefully received and the interest shown thereby is very encouraging. Radio sets `wre banned :1-n parts` ,of Venezuela. because they interfered with people at work. V - ` in your well regulated homes think of the helpless and homeless little tots who are being cared forby the Children's Aid Society. `Their great- est need is happy homes with kindly, lovinglfoster parents. It really is a. magnificent thing for people to do, to love children so much that they voluntarily take into their hearts and homes someone else's child. It, is still. a bigger thing if this is done; not only from love of children, but. from a desire to give a home to a._ child who has -beendeprived of one by -death or some other agency. Any enquiries addressed to Box 914, Bar- rie, -willreceive prompt replies. ' ' W'hi1e you sit content and secure? I TIIQIE \II rs I-tr`-nuuru-w -Some years ago'Rachele Agostin was a comely barmaid in a modest Italian tavern. She had also been a. worker In the -fields, a. shepherdess and a `household servant. -nm-.n.. u hnvmni -`I-mr amninver ness." But Rachele had a. will of her own and despite the warning of her prospective father-in-law she mar- ried his son. `It has turned out that she might have done worse, T.na+ mnnfh dhn sanxired the re- and `nousenom se1'va.uL. While a barmaid, -her employer warned her against `her attachment for his son, saying: Do not let yourself think of him. It would be better that you should die. Married` to him you would have no happi- ness. `D..1- `Don11a1n Hat` 9 will nf hf sne mxgnvc nave uuue wurac. Last month she secured `the re- lease of 300 -ant-i-`Fascist exiles through her influence with the die- tator. Benito Mussolini.lAnd how did this former barmaid obtain such. sway over the master of all Italy? ~nnn nvnlnnnf-Inn is: 1-`hat she has sway over cue urau:1.' '0; nu .I.wu,y; One explanation is that she has `tact and good judgment. Another` is that she is-'his wife. `ma Mam: zxmmnn RISE OF A BARMAID _ `V-u__I--1- A... SHORTAGE OF I-IIDAES % MEANS RISING PRICES The inexorable law of lupply and demand is operating today to ef- fect a substantial increase to the `consumer in the price of `leather footwear."1`he shoe. manufacturer and the repairman must have leath- er and, to supply them. the tanner must have hides. As hldeI.-conati- tute about `three quarter: of the tanner s cost. the absence now of an accumulation of hides anywhere in the world has forced the tanner to pay stiffer prices, and the in- creae is working up to the shoe re- tailer and repairman. then to the wearer of leather footwear. u-.____,,_ _`_--___ __...n___1__ LL- '.I.-..L VVVGOVA Uh avuuuvo -vw-u `run.- several causes underly the short- age or hides. -On the North Ameri- can continent twenty-five years ago there were seventy million cattle. Now there are only sixty-tlve mil- lion cattle. But there are one hun- dred and twenty-tlve million peo- ple wearing leather footwear today as against less than half as many people in 1903. At than and nf fhn Great War there people in 1903. At the end of the Great War there were more cattle in the United Stat- es than ever before; such a surplus that in 1920_and 1921 -prices otter- ed for beef cattle declined sixty per cent. in eighteen -months. Cattle men became discouraged with` the result that in the seven years im- mediately tollowing the armistice there was a reduction of eleven mil- lion cattle in the States alone. 1-. union I...-usuu ca.-la nmnna -r-nuhrn No other cats has the same nutlike avour, for none are so carefully selected and milled. dred thousand neaa. _ Another factor contributing to the condition is that `European countries steadily are becoming able to finance large quantities of hides, t_hus narrowing the import flow into "North America. `In the first nine months or last year the North American imports from_Bue- nos Aires and Montevideo were. in round figures. two and one-halt mil- lion hides. while European countries imported from the same sources more than twice that number of hides. -mun 1-n11-11in : fmai-iinun taste has l1OIl Cattle in cuts Dumu.-5 cuuuu. In 1926 heavy teed crops revived the market and a. `big-kill followed, with the inevitable decline in beef prices. Again the cattle men were discouraged. In the matter or last year's kill twenty of the large kill- ing centres reported an aggregate falling off of one million two hun- dred thousand head. Anne-hm~ Pun!-nun nnn-H-i-hutinz rto hides. `The pub11c s fastidious taste has further aggraivated `the situation. The -now almost universal demand for baby beet for table use has caused 8. loss of possibly fifty per cent. hide weight with a. corres- ponding absence of leather. -1-:-----j-:1 I`VIIIIuI$ -w-u`- ".\. o." said the lady or the house sharply, I don't want a. thing. Tell that to your old man, re- torted the surly peddler, `it will make a. bigger.hlt with him than it Rana vIr{`\ nan mau-re a. nugget u dqes with me . NOT-HlN7G TODAY __ -1 LL- ll The Orange Pekog is 1728 Cost Less You pay 1 few cents extra for Hut-lbuts because you are pay- ing for solid quality throughout, and the _ _-____I- _.__ best materials pro- curable anywhere. in the Long Run` v. D. BEARDSALL One Door West Wellington Hotel. BARRIE, ONT. something extra -a special tea In clean, bright Aluminum VERY Mother realizes the necessity of correctly tting the children s feet as a safeguard against all future foot troubles. Hurlbuts are roomy, yet well tting with specially designed features for growing feet-the Hurlbut Welt, the Cushion In- sole, and the thick broad ex- tension sole. We sell and recommend Hut-lo buts because they give longer wear and greater satisfaction. L:<.i:'C`L`=36"7B`7i`n2i"Fe}aJ Barefoot Freedom Growiirrg Feet! 'HUBL__UT` .._=v=H-<`2T:..-=,.=:= ggj A -`Q: QUICK Olmxza

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