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Apped To The Publio Oi Barrie and Neighbourhood rm: CANADIAN 1 PATRIOTIC Am You can gets. snbsgantisl Ba 1-K `Lunch wrth a pipmg ho_t; d ' o?._a,_dish o_ ice scregtm for 1 :f'lV`his aervioeia special adapted `to the needs otnrd 3 pen or` those who desires lich a.pp_oti:- , luncp. W `I , 39*?! ..':!:'= SoI.n_ethin ew In %.Da-inky 5-L wicket SAT. SI-III. 12th L63. "* j Hot (Cqxitinued on Page 4) X\'. .\`I'.\"IAY ;,.. Q... I {.1.00 PEHINNUH IN ADVAIN GI t! CORE! Than: enun- cw rI'ol'I I-WIIU1 VI` ml` 09!!!! VH3`! CCU?` rsoN's ieonette `"3", 0` Barrie M0914} .. .... uuuuvs auu. , ` .. ( 1:155, ' `\ i F. T. SHORT, . .. A fully eq ippedt urahliiihs ' madgby :1i1.~b1'a1 hes `Of the "M-i1irtary_ ' etbec--~for_, ' ( `,.3t,l1e4; of `the moniesr litaiy vCai11p` i i FR,()M.`A the 1\ BANK OF. % infm'n1a.t I1 1,1-anal), the fo. arding and`-T` gdff Wm _-.._L 0 ANADA, ; We are showing all thefcorrngt American Blocks A Have you seen the CorIt:';:1.::- Band, Telescope Hats?` j New Fall Hats > ' t::? f ` . FOR MEN If its NEW we halle it; 'rinity C-h%urc4h v. I-:. R. J. Bgigssj. V Barrie ranch~.`_ Ilaranflf Milirtary Ohm? ` e1bec%for_ '. uthe {.164}:-7_ of` the QV_ef'sf I-Old ' nTraI;rcf _ above` two ,_,oo1_1__1_- r -----avvca-us nu-`ruxuu. .. . Oro -Fair has always been noted for_ its ne exlhilbits of horses, and this year was `no 7 exception, both . heavy draught and lighter horses being as _ne,'-as are to `be `seen at any fairs.-~in`t he country. The stock 'ex'h-i'bits Were also up -to the high average of Oro Falr. In the new building. was an; excellent collection - 2 of` -grain, roots, vegetables y and fruits, and in the -Town Hall there was the ywusual "profuse .-collection of rygdhiry products; ladies` work,, _etc-. 5'-T-Mr. Walter Patt_e_1-son of Barrie was . judge of t`l1e. p0l1l't ,' -`which classes were -also w_vel~l lle 1;, 1 A u 1 C PtizeWinners A At%%Flwer Show `prw 3 J - ; 1 fr. J.`-' Norman, 2 -Mrs W4; 1:. Lweil F,`3*f;G9o;2?~0.ainern (4; .~ ` .1" Besg Kept T Premises` '..,(undeV1'.L $152l:)0V)- Best ,wp3V:%;%<%Pram1seaw ; ($1200`-W90) "1 x mm A I1--1 11';I1' can Db. . In l" .IlIlvys`l V?"-V" `V'..',`.`.f""l 4 VA 1; ,A1'nai11.= G190. Ball.- 3 S- ;% jFiaher,;...4.%,VAI2ohaB& %0am1ibe11-%,- 1 %;II%iq%1: "cmm!?fh$19diS % %Mr-` .- Bird ` % % A " I .3. W ~ , . . _, .`.u 'A`qu\uus, ~:D.nmA'n:na. I U1 IIUIBOE, ' 11 .V"ll`Ull I been 530 sucwssflxl. 5' r- ' ' ` "VAL; `xx .I...L'J'LII 4;-1llL.L_. V`-'..-L,`V `S"1`=|.\. St-member 20th,` 19`14;T, 'S'30`01.\' Communion. ' 19' 11.o.- .\mm.., Libahy. md:g5,,m,n;;%%;.z 3-Hu;m.v School and, '1. aThe annual qwer show of the Barrie` -Horticu-_1Jtur'a1 Society on. Friday was-wail up to the standard _of- nrevious-yfyears. ' _ the; entries V in many. .:of the ~c1ass'e,__s.- be`in;g- ;.ve1'*y. hgvy. _ f_"I1l'iel' -;f.ollo`wl_I,l-8,- were th ti-5'.---.'.4.:--_V 1. ")....;:..Q. " mi onnx Ill l I IWIJIC7 UV`, _l-Us . , Mr. Boag intends ret-ir'ingT_ entire:-' 31v from_thVe?-hotel business and will` live in sftnwn-, fbr a_, time at least. a%n_ dV poss_i'b1y~ :ijrxay ` later. go` exten- sitielv. into-y-breeding: and impottinc of horses,: -in .w11ich he has always! _._-`- _~_.;A..__` 11,061`? SUKDUUII vyU'l'~S ll]. oL'1lU llUlaUl' " business, Mr,` H. G.7B_0a~ has sold out the Barr-ie House to Mr; -John Lutz. of Toronto, who comes high- _1y reoo-mmended : as a hotelman, The transfer, will, fnot take4`p1ac'e until Monday, September 28th:! 'Durin'g`;>`his ',ca.reer _ as a hotelman, 0 Mi`. Boag hats Lheen 0 `considered one . . ( Wed, -without rst local A plant 'bv the line for that .pur-pose.. That ,Mr. uvuvu `u mu: auucn. \-VLQUI J A thorough investigation should be_ made as-to whose faulttit was that the power was turned on for- ty -minutes fbefore the time speci- informing the rivate phone Hare. was not instantly killed is of the `finest men in athe"7 husin0.$s7 one of those -inexplicable mystiies in`_.~O1itaz-io, and the travelling ptjd)-'-.` for; which he will have every lie, as well as his from A V _ patrons Barrie and -surrounding V cou`nt_r'y,.' will regret his retirement` from the , , _ _ busi`nesst.;,.:`Mr. - Boag-_ co1n'mencedJ,'in i `P1311! h0W the Cllarge rea- sonto be thankful that he`involun- tarily `fell backwards and not for- ward. `As itwas, it `is 'hard'to~ex-, of 22,000 the hotel Thusiness at Churchill; He l,V01tS. at Which-. the .P0W91' "ids d'3' ,' . to :-B'arr"e 11 years agoandg , l ` name I Houge notproduce. death, when only 1400 purchased ; the V Olarkson _ which he conducted: "for cover `.15 years. For the past 6 .var's~he has' `conducted the :Bar1"i' House in adj? miralble sty_1e;r -n____ :_;.`_..1_ ...L:._.:..;. ;..t.:.... 13...: Iivered into the power house, -did `volts are tised for _exec11t-itm by 1 .7 electric ":chair._ . . Hare was feeling fine, de- spite his `severe burns, `on Monday, An-i"l`un=a-`v `-mun -nnvnhnava -Funvn V! vxv IIIUU VV I95" lIllV7\.l'o_ ' The 2CrVa;i{ghu-rst LBand,.. furnished Vmus{iAc during the dgy, 4 . ' NEW BARBIE 'HO'U-SE A `. T `HOH-Al\I-GEIS HANDS - After sixteen .years in '_t'he hotel` business, M1`-_'1I. G.7Bo~ has sold `Lutz. ~l_v reoommex 1dued"s hotelman, Vrhe take` ~p1a<;e 'until September k '1\--......."4L_ --......-.. .. .. 'I.;._A...I.......... * ai:aei4uw:;et.,,nseutive yem ; fe }%"0ro: 1 -.eirt,~-'l1_a~s":` bu???` ' the` ir9acI;edt`rtt,eront `The day Awih 2509 f'_?9i<.>Ii.1_e paesedi 7 - through . ewes 1 `~.Fr0m al1 ` i .a:tre%ct.> large ..`_.h1gh; record "was the .jaoeut "tenfvitory. ~ they ca. r'ne,7` I I I B_arr1e` Ori-1_li`a , ubeing -pepresen_1;- ed `by .18`1`8`6' crowdsi as"usua1. The yveetherman {was most kind, ' f_urn- ishmvgi .8. `day! "such" as would `delight ' ` the directorate of any . immense , crowd` surged around and thoroughly enjoyed the day. ..Mr. J. I. Hart, :M.P.P.` for East S-imcoe, Toieia-llyp or opened the fair and congratulated the oicers of the Society on . their continued success. Warden ' Wm; `Wood-, also was present end , many other prominent men from of the `County. One of the features. was the Farmers Running Race in which Miss` Raikes outdietanced "four of `her competitors p second. amid the plaudits: of the thousands -of spectators; She easily left 'her.-father, Mr. Geo.. Raikes, iwho, was. also a` competitor, at the [post and with` consgideralble skill `guided her pony over the course In K meeterfjnl . fa;s`hion.` ' en wboutp different parts of the day` %44Ag..{;..n%%:s1so; ~ ;` Pgrtiulatii 0F st%McoE.:o`N1`AR1o; 313 PTEMBER :7; 1914 First instalment of ta _ Sums of $10 and under - ; . " Abe: `1iuhdi5d%' .pee1in~z: ~1`vp1es.% frrn%~ A % d?1iV.?`3d 1 : A y`1Vuw _L .L`_"\).lM ' pu?B1'i< T d1 nce" in aid V fundsfjof ' . Crplgs S.ocity: ' ; w:11;%me, g'ijVen_.:Vin";tI19.._-~Ts7WI1`, Han |_Friday. evemn g, T 25th, . 'fa't,.:I`_.89A_3`0. '-;9ie1oek:% %.;.;A;`i:;-,;du1ais:ows'.; nor: :j: A *Ti ke%9++!3eIit?!i1%ri` 41.00;?%- * Base Hf . r. - Ii , -Barrie people who are interested ;,in_ ra.ss.is_ti_ng in the fund; to mark "the brave [and prompt deed of. Mr. `Manuel .`IIeIb;_1er=-;* in saving` the lives of` ,f6ur.`Bar`rieA.1'>,eople from `re on- the . night of.` August 3rd, can `leave ftheir contributions at R.o"bertsen s hr `Monk an s Drug -.eStore/s`, whre whey" wi-1-1e_-. kept in trust '1`1nti1_the" fund is". o'in1)lete.'.-rand a treasurer V a1pvoin*d,er ~; ~`x:.'I-v ;`.e " - I`herea'r; about 220 ppils at.-I %t.e`x.tda.I.19 ;:` at the %Bmie-% Collegiate; `i_;1_1e largest attendance ever 'registe1je_ pd. V *-Nearly? .a11~.1t:he new buildiiig . is _. ngw `for, ; t. ` mm, , Im0oGN1z`p 9&1?` Vlcuux u: .\:l.l(I1J.._ ~`Mr-. Hare feeling de-H `sp'i`-t and 011-1 Tuesday was removd from `the .Hdsu`i_ta1 to his home in charge of %a` traiged. nurse; A -`I V Mr; John Hare,` -`Supt. of the Barrie` Electric ~ Light Plant, ' :~ had _a" t remarkable _. escape from instant, death by electrocution when he re,-4 .c`eive.d a charge of 22,000 volts` from -the .s,~Wi,tchf of the `main qfeed I `wires of the hydro service`-: -into the pian-t on Sunday afternoon. ` =Wo'rd `had been `i sent Lfrom the- tdistrilbution _ptation~ at. Waubau- .__S.henet on Saturday that the power would be o 'between 2.30 and 3.30 p.m._ _on Sunday , and Supt. Hare took this 0 portunity` to replace "an insulator w ich had` 4been broken "by lightning. The new insulator was quickly . put, in: place and.wire connections . made. Mr. Hare then '.oi-led. the knifeswit-eh and was just in the act of trying it to see that `was not` working too stiff-when the power ca'me"on,,' just 20 minutes after it was turned o. - He most fortunately _fel1 away from `the switch and- in "doing `so opened: ._it. and cut off. the -power. He fell across the iron. (bars about three] feet above the oor, and Frank Pratt, the day `engineer, who wasl assisting him, "and James Torrey. a ' 1 lineman who was in the power house at the time,.1ifted him from . the bars. _A hole was -`burned j |through"the.side of his `boot and:-at gsmaller hole through. the sole, and his right hand `and right` foot were ' ` badly` hurried, the current ` appar-i` \ently `having passed down hisll ~ri:ghtc side `and _into `the iron bar _' Wvhich is Tgrowunded by'a wire. Dr;`~ iTurn'bu'l`l was summoned. and Mr._ ` *Hare was removed to the Hosp ital, I where it was necessary to pry"open 1 `his. hand, so badly were the muscles 1 contracted `by the shock. VA A.L,........'..L :.___-..;..".._L3_,, _1,_ 11 - %Recewed22,ooo Volts and Lives ~+ OQMMENGED .ir1J%s%1\E;i1 )Aji` ta WIn}."Rusk' vtwhot his 1` `%*~ttthe tcotxtiiact,-`fo1f;,t11et"nwt anmguries`. ;*tin{ the "31I.1'1-t"W;et`~ cbri1 e1'? of Queen s t-Pdgk, . jconimghced work `yeerdgiyg inornimg excavating ,.for the . cel- ,A*cggngf of`~`;l;a1f-*8. dozep ~nf1e'i1 nd two teams ; were pg}-t to work. The contract "will; un mto nearly $60_,0OO_ and the ar ou;-.i_m'. will be o1'1e"` of the. best. in any ' `tdwn " in (`.nnnH'n - ' Y,-:1-f?vvV _ uuu ULIC one of therbestr Cana`d'a__,_ N V, -` 2:. '~` = ; .~ 3. -~ `v . . 5'-` `fL .. I . ., _ ` . 3 A ~- _ " -'4" :`~'-` _. fJRAV-E`. " DEED 'Bea_rd-sley had charge. of; and, arres;;a;d.,Fox1rni9r, aftejrga. `e qx__11~ mlte investigtion [of " the` `levading up: v.?t_'q,j__,the; g`re.`~_ 1 September fl((lt~h;_' 'n __hous`_ '2} "miles % j 19?$h '0f= 393313; .333. $3? ~ Insevsq1I.L%A;an%AIndia. iandk his u-vuvo u; unuuuvux-`y LUIIUII . . A Mrs. Gallie, President of the Women s Auxiliary. - bresented ` each of the zraduates with algold class pin. and President Porritt present- ed ` mhe diplomas. - each of the. young ladies onefbehal-f `of `the Board.'i 7 f .. ' [ -Perhaps. `the Hospital has` ' nevr graduated 7three nui-sese. with `a_ bet- teff showing on their exams. rn__r-ssent 'class.~ .tl1;e1'e_ 5l)eir;g. but 9. dier'ence* of Jfourteefn-__ marks be- them..i. _i ` , i V _ , iG'EORGF. F0URN-I-ER : -. V J % CHARGED .W1"I`-H ARSON. `George Fournier; who" `has done. ' 1:im,_e at the,.loca1g~ jail, ' -and who ` `lif_es the other side bf Little -gs arraigned" before M1`.-.;.G%ed1?g"e ;"ikes, V J .P., at '~'Shanty - Bay, _ yes4te_r-. htious crime ,.of-5 arson.._;. ,;:..*I)tieLct`i'\'r'ei ,..' ` ` I-. I I ,2. ` ``D 3` v~;v4` mo;rn"in`g,7 chargedi "5wi`th_ ucpLCIIlDC y ` Ratepayer 4 will .. ;lerests by p Ving. at_:[_<),.!|_9,*;'~3-" the rush. ' ,3" E. 9:15` , V Auox. ll \.:|llIll6n SI. auU_GUU `oi: `tlme/`R.V. Hospita1;1mie, they. were ttedyto assume all -the respon- sibilities .of their profession, and their motto should `always be (`I Serve, - irrespective of 'the.'.a.l-1ur`e- ments of monetary returns. "ll... 11 ;.11 :. n____: .1-.. - .c n._ } ad resc1- '*th.eLgradua.tes.`! 1mnressing ;on_. them the ndbilitzy (if `their chosen calling. ,'A9 Vgrraduates AA? 4-1-..."D'(T 'I]'.........2A....`| 'D......... J-L---- .I.'ll : meda - - A u : nvv vu UAIV uuuuyuxl IIU. .Both Mr. Rjees -and the J. H. Rosa Boat -00. `are to be congratu- lated `on the -stmicess thvejr attained in these comp-etitions'against'Ame}- ioa s nest speed `boats. " _-_.-_-uvuuu .u_ ` . Jggonpu agatuau 3_t e .fastest-motor `boats and hydro: ..ph_anes_ ion, -`the continent, - the Or- -mend` `captured. ve shie1ds"and- `one. 7ag, and }surprised and delighted `all the fjudgcs "and enthusiasts -by her consis-tent Aperfounances. .Dur- ing all,,'t'he races `the boat never broke" down once and" did not lose ag; `second through faulty mechanism. The Ormond `won one rst and one third in. handicaps races, and "in three of the free-for-all races, in which she was pitted against .. the fastest ' American launches and 'h.yd-rorplanes, she won` one first and two seconds, and also rst for dis- placement boats. l . V'A'fter doing 30 miles in a -heavy sea. in one hour and three minutes, the oor of the` {boat was as dry `as a chip,. demonstrating the prac- tical utility of the craft to `cut through the sea at an enormous lspeed without causing and incon- ~- venience to the occupants. D.\;L 11.. 1')--- J .1- QLIIIIIL Ulvllo F . T71` I f f. WONFWE PRIZES ;j3,~Mr. D. 1T. Rees speed Tmo-tor] ltmncli the Q1-mond, built by the J; H. Ross Boat 00., of .Ori1lia," Vion signal success in the 1'8`-`es -at Iioronto `Exhibition . Fitted against Hm -C`.-.u+.-.=+........4,... .L~...... ...._.1 .L_-.L_; T. Rees : 'Madje Thjll` All Tpke Noticg ' THREE NURSES GRADUATE '3 There are V twenty-four prisoners via the Barrie `Jail, among`. the num- !ber being -[three charged with mur- `der--Peter and Alex, V Morrgau,j mhor are: to '-be placed` on trialgj`. it? for " _,the murdeuF3of~ . fHjayde; near. _MidI'and,f `and l~;W1'n. A R.,ut1;;n, _' the self-oonfasgl. .s;1a_v,e_'1f`-. .j of " Mrs, . "`:A lf. ' '0our.temarch, ,4brother-in+lp;w;- -_ __Geo, Cour: fii-$.;,}t ousey 2 Rariide. nan; % . .wh'o;; `bei .74: '.mri..dg'e'~:./. f3fQ4t`-3yri}.{itat V % ;hse%A & 4. 551` mgnen % _ A-picnic in__ aid of the funds of _3;he'.Barrie. Red Cross Society is {being hem; at Woodlands, the summer home of Qo1.. and Mrs. jPeuchen,. this afternoon. The Citi- zens Band are giving their services `gratis and motor car and motor an nch. owinem are taking; out a ...,, \\l . , TM'r . Boys made `an ' eloquent plea` fox}-,..his` client and contended that the overturning of the car. was! ipurely accidental and` mig_ht; have 7'ooc"uried to` any driver of any car. }_He_ even pleaded` Aft : `suspdnded Anna: 5...... ~ 'iw'i`J5?ine of $40 was reg'i's:v.=,_1-e3'_i and Anikinson was given untilfl `September, 14th to pay. I ._pantf.Way'-down from Penetang in `11h_e.ca r-ands `whom Martyn said had ,. W Some `surprise was occasioned ; vu vcplayn AVILLC. ( when a young man who had riddh - _*c-c`m sumed some of the liquor, was? not `called-d todgive, evidence, as it! was-__,saiId. he would. He was- in the; 'cou1:t..,5nOom . at the previox'1s' polaice ,c11pa;hts's__,of' the car on part of the _t_1`-iep dowmg - ` court hearing and was pointed out b'y'J.` S.` Martyn as one of the oc- 1r-_- 1)-..'._ _.__:|._ ___ -1;,-A-,,L 1! _.T`_`avI.x1es V ` Atkinson ` A told in stra-ightforward manner. . of. "happenings of the. day on which 8 the_- accident occurred. He` had; purchased . the car ` the . Monday; previous tc; , the accident and"`had run it each` of the four days until, the` fatality_ near Crown Hill. on! iFrid'ay,` August 28th.. He was em~pha'-tie, that the car was not _travelling at an immoderaate `rate of npened , and did not think they | f over 25 miles an hour at any time! jthavr, "day. Some L d-if-cultty in the steering` `gear,_ he thought, was the? the" speed justbefore the accident hap- 4 went ` tea -11% of the car running, off then % road; onto` the ditch when it became 3 3 unmanageable. H `171.`'_. -T'LA`~ ` "' 1 4 ` uA&Lunuu5Ua|UlC. K ' - 2 V I %to hbvw he drove a car `with limit- Little also `gave vidnce as! I . ed `experience. "u .6 ` - - V ,7 . . . . c-I __:.,- +--w~.7- ` . Turnkey John Weaymouth totdl of the visit of the party 'in the` auto to the jail grounds on the` aternoon the .-fatality occurred.-I [He saw.51:'w-o bottles of liquor in} the car partly,` consumed, 'b1g[ ithought Atkinson was soiber.,' Fromf the manner in which, Atkinson; handled the car as he turned it on! the hill. he considered __.-he was quite Ac-apaible of ma'nagrir_1gf. -i_t all I right. _ ~ i 1-`______ 1.1- V - - lama Alt-kinson, t-he driver of the` autorndbile ' which overturned on the Penetang ,Road on August 28th, resulting` in the death of Amos W. Yaiger of` Midland, appear- 'ed.7on -remand before Police Magis-' trate Radenhurat on Friday mom- ring laslt and was ned $40 or two rnonsthskin jail. The manslaughter charge was dropped` and the charge .aga.in_sat Atkinson was under Sec- tion 285. of` the Criminal Code, be- ing, practically one of. furious idrivin-g. , Mr. W. - A. Boys}, K.C. represented Atkinson` and Crown "Attorney Cotter conducted the `prosecution. Litltle new evidence was- presented, Atkinson giving similar evidence to` what he gave at the inquest. The evidence for [the prosecution was al-1 put in_ati T\QV';l'\`IIn V\l'\] L ` A v` `....v y.vuvvuu.u1,L- was an PUB In 31:5 the previous -police". court hearing and only the defense was heard on` Friday. - ( 7" ___4]_ _ 1- 1 qfvv - ` Q Fiiie fdr %i I % James Atkinson L " gnother ; interesting lett_e1j.` " from ogfporal fW.` .S. Robb with the 35th "at :`Vs.1cattier ' is \ unavoidably crowd-_ \edJout:'-et:hi_s,week. In itehe says -the iboy's~-are"all anxious to get away ,_an d_"expe,c'ted to get 'orders to leave any "time this week. Major Scott has`; been appointed Paymaster and It Captain Rodgers is in command of }the 35th Company. -The nights are `cold -and warm toqu_es and wrist- 1ets_ would be much appreciated ?by the men. ` . . L WANT WARM monms ` % V A1` 'V`A._LQARTI-ER, l- .1913. The ability of communities to `raise funds and the claims made ,upon local organizations will -be far ffrom uniform. Some bran-:-lies will Ibe `able to collect more than they Locally need, others Will have de- mands beyond their Dower to satis- fy. In this trying time the `strong should be willing -to help to bear the burdens of the weak. Some fam- lilies will be found` in districts ;'where no relief organization can be formed`. Hence the need of a fcentral body that may stand behind [all and see. that in no place ithroughout the wide Dominion in- nocent suering is permit!ted...to ex- vist. V V 1. A. -.1` . 2n_d!. A `central organization is further necessary to make sure 7that the scale of di.=tri%`.mtirm. mak- * ingidue ailo'vanc'e for t11e_dif`ference in cost of living. is `approximately the"same. with each branch. ]0`hvious~l_v. it would be unfair for one- `locality to sutmort its families too generously, while another, was exercising the greatest economy, and yet both were falling backup- f on the common` fu`nd. .011 1 O`. U11 IJLIC KFULIIIIIULL L Llllllo -, - The rank,_ and le will. whi'1e~o adtive "service, be paid at the rate in danger of being overlooked. Hence arose the demnad for a cen- tral or national fund, tha`-t would consolidate and support local effort and be available where this proved. insufficient. In answer to numerous requests, His Royal ~Hig`hness, the Governor- General_ of Canada, took the initia- tive in this matter and the Can- adian Patriotic Fund was or- ganizedt with His Majesty the King as patron. It.. is a body cor- porate by virtue of an Act of_ Parliament and is empowered: To collect, administer and distribute a "fund for the `assistance in case of need of wives, children and de- pendent relatives of oieers and men, residents of `Canada, Who. dur- ling the present war, may be on `active service with the naval and lemilitary forces of the British Em- {p-ire and Great Britain s allies. This central body has a distin- )guished list of Vi-ce-Presidents and lan. Executive Oommittee made up ;of 1e-adingnien from every province 1 of `the Dominion. _ ' .. ........... uuouoy cqu-any ut:S81'V1Ilg', _ v.1. nun. JJ\lLL1ALLUU'L1o moment s reflection` will (show -two obv1ou's reasons why a central fund is desirable : - `I_JL 1"I-- "- ` ` \ "the war and as soon as Canadian troops began to mobilize for active service, the question ~ arose as to {how their" wives and: families were _to be Vmaintainedvduring their ab- sence. .In `not a few instances gen- erous-minded employers offered to continue to pay wages as formerly in whole or in part to the families of men who had been in their ser- vice. iMany cases which were un- provided for, however,. came under looalndtice and funds were started in several _of our large cities to care for such. It soon became evi- dent that .while certain districts could provide well for the families within their boundaries, there would `be other cases, equally deserving, in Hangar n.-F kainn. .-.......1..'A1_.._1 A't ` the very lconimencement of`