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ITS ALL OURS Not even Mommy or Daddy can use plates like these exclaimed the youngsters shown here as they examined thenew childrens china of Canadian National Railways Designed by nd decorated with figures of children and calms ro on the inside bottom of the plates set me more sets that are now being lntnxiured in dining car service the CNR the sets are white and jollqml yellow in color is To cncourage the children to eat all their food the pictures ltltles fruit saucer bread pinto soup bowl ball deep pinto lug spoon and dinner plate Withecch set there is special baby bib and childrens menu lgklllrrllto wool Order now all your lunch knitting necdn at lowest pric e1 delivered to you by null postage paid Our sample card shawl ov er 150 various and all es of beautiful Woollen yarns which we supply will be sent to you on receipt of 100 tocoVer mailing and handling Simply write to Evangeline Wool Regtl 301 1135 dAnnes MONTREAL Dutcli Hoaxers Paintings in Art Club Exhibit For their art exhibit ill the mid dle of December the Barrie Art Club may be fortunate enough to lprocurc some of the paintings or sketches of young Dutch artist lwho arrived recently in this color try Egbert Oudcndag 35yearold pupil and disciple of the late Hans Van Meegcren who hoaxcd the art would with his forgerics of the Dutch old masters may loan some of his paintings or sketches for the show Oudendag is now living in Aur ora Before that time and since his arrival in Canada he was stay lng near Stouffvillc wtih his sister Dutch war bride and her hus band He and his wife and 4V monthsold sonJohann Peeler have been in Canada little over two months The young Dutch artist has brought with him some 100 paint ings and 1400 charcoal and pastel drawings He 15 still looking for studio in which he can work Although most of his work con sists of portraits he has with him some landscapes and still lifes Oudendag viSlted Barrie short time ago and met some of the art club members who travelled down to Aurora over the weekend to look over his work in preparation for the December exhibit Oudendags last exhibit was in Amsterdam where he lived after the war studying with Van Me gcren Duringithe war he lived at Raalte and Gronlngen lie was in the riding artillery of the Dutch Army forfour days before their Mario Giacomelli Elected President St Marys YPC Following lively election night with campaigning carried on by all of the candidates the Catholic Young Peoples Club of St Marys Church elected Mario Giacomelii as president for the coming year Assisting him on the new exec tive are Miss Marie Burke as vice president Mrs Frank Murphy as treasurer and Amby Rivett sec retary Four councillors Joe Whalcn Gerry Gartner Mrs Mario Giaco melliand Miss Jane Hinds were also elected during the evening mock jury trial radio com mercials parading of electioneer ingbanners and broken record supplemented few of the candi dates election speechcs campaign Platforms were outlined in esters positedon the walls or the nights at Columbus Hall where the club holds its meetings Forestry Parley Meets hthe yefisp capitulatlon to the itllllaIlS Van Mccgcrcn died in prison ill December lliT month and hillfnflcr bcmg sclltcncccl to years imprisuznuent in had both convicted of fraud for selling at fabulous IlLtS spillious old Dutch mastcls which he himself had pailllvd lil secret Sewral hitherto unknown Vcr lnecrs began to he discovered in 1938 all certified as the genuine article by the critics and all the work of Van Mecgcrcn who had painted in obscurity for years When Vall Mecgcrcn confessed he had pointed all the new lis coverlcs no one believed him To prove his point he had to paint three Vermerrs cical down to the signature Today not one of them nor ally of Van Meegerens own works can be found in any gallery or museum in Holland Oudendag has come to this coun try under the displeasure of the critics of his own country as pupil of VallMccgcrcns with little else than his packing case full of paintings and high hopes It is hoped there will be some of his paintings or sketches on view at the Barrie Art Club ex hibit at the collegiate auditorium on December 15 16 and 17 Womens Association Hold Tea Bazaar In St Georges Hall St Georges Womens Associa tion had fine day for their an nual bazaar last Wednesday after noon Tea vas served in the par ish hall where the bazaar was held The his was decorated with fall flowers and bronze Chrysanthe mums were used as centre pieccrfth the main tea table which was covered with lace cloth Pupil To Show Three Years Ontario Double Age Pensioners Number of Old November marks the 20th on niversary of the payment of old age pensions in Ontario On that date iii 1929 the government lot lion in Howard Ferguson starkd making monthly payments to that tfllul titizcns of the province who tluotlgl no fault of their mm were unable to adequately support them MlYLS The story of this type of public assistance can llt graphically told by cltirlg figures The first port sioners Iltilllbtftd 29000 Today they tnlul upwards ul 1000 In the first year Mlllli $6500000 was paid out This ycar therclwiil be more than $411000001 Over the past two titcritics the total amount of pcllsiolls tllhllllllllttl throughth Ontario Department of Public Wel lult has aggregated some $300000 000 Payment of this huge sum has been sharcd by the various gov crlunclits titil nturio absorbing lllt entire GUS til altllllilllsllftlion together iitll medical services While the number of pensioners has grown the amount of the pen rltlll lllttWlSt has increased The initial basic pension was $20 per month Today it is just double that nilloullt or $40 per month The greatest expansion in this type of public assistance has beer rcaiircd since lion Wlll Good fcllow liuiilt Minister for the De partment ill January 1946 When he took office the pension was $28 of which $3 was it bonus paid for wholly by the Province lbcrc WUIC 56000 on the rolls at that time During the past three years the number has all but doubled and dim pension itsclf has been increas gcd ill somewhat the snow propor tion to meet the rising costs of living It was only after the On tario government declared its con ltribution would be on basis of l$40 that this amount was author ized in all other provinces With the great increase in the number of pensioners thera arose the necessity of streamlining ad mini tration in order to speed up the andling of applications Und er the supervision of the present chairman of the Old Age Pensions Commission Sidney Asbury the handling of applications and the review of cases has been greatlv accelerated The ultimate policy on which ptflSlOIlS are paid is determined by the Dominion government In ad dition to establishing the pension rate at $40 per month the Federal authorities also decree that the maximum income which single pensioner can have in any one ycur is $600 Thus person to re cch $40 month cannot have other income exceeding $120 if the amount of private income is more than $120 the pension is re duccd 10 bring the total income within the $600 which the Domin ion has seen fit to establish Mr Goodfellows whole philoso plly toward public assistance to the aged is summed up in these words Let those who can help cacll other But let all of us take care of those who through human frailty cannot help themselves However Mr Goodfcllow would like to see system of contribu tory pensions which would entitle person to pension as mottcr of right hrec Draw Winners At Rebekah Bazaar Held in IOOF Hall Winners of draw held under the auspices of the Noble Grands of the Beaver Rebekah Lodge No 190 at the bazaar and afternoon tea last Wednesday were Mrs Iibbits Mrs Greenough and Mrs Moffait Tho draws were on quilt cushion and pillow cases The bazaar and tea which were held in the IOOF Hall on Collier St were convoncd by Mrs Matthews and Miss Connie Coles Pouring tea were Mrs OCon nor Mrs George Geddcs Mrs Corbett and Ms OBrien The lace cloth of the main tea tabic was centred with basket of roses and Chrysanthemums and white tapers ill silver candlesticks Mrs James Warlow and Mrs Frank Jones received the guests at the door and Mrs McKen zic took the tickets Mrs Adams was convcncr of the tea tables Her assistants were Miss Lois Mahan Mrs Ritchie Mrs Harold Irving Mrs Reg An ldrcws Mrs Elmer Minnikin Mrs Roberts and Mrs Beaman In charge of the kitchen was Mrs William Lines She was as OBricn Mrs Hodgson Mrs Van Alter Mrs King Mrs Polworth and Mrs Yarmill Mrs Brown and Mrs Parker were in charge of fancy work tableat the bazaar and Mrs George Morris and Mrs James Drummond looked after the bake table The candy table and touch lidtake tables were convened by Mrs Glen Gilchrist and Mrs Neil Miss Leonard and Mrs Mac Intosh poured tea during the af ternoon Acting as hostess for the as sociation was Mrs Noble Mrs Gilhooley Mrs Williams and Miss Doris Noble served at the tea tables The women in charge of the various boothsrat thebazaar were rs McGowan Mrs Bell and Mrs Spearn bake table Mrs Gosncy Mrs Ogden and Mrs Kivcll fancy work Mrs Long and Mrs Firman aprons Mrs Cain and Mrs NewtonSmith candy table and Mrs Jones table Mrs Newman Mrs Sim Mrs Osborne Mrs Dawe Mrs Marsellus and Mrs OWens assisted in the kitchen touchandtake Young WI Members Enjoy Pot Luck Supper November Meeting pot luck supper was enjoyed by the members of the Barrie Womens Institute at their Novem ber meeting which was held at the home of Mrs George Morris 22 Ellen St Roll call was answer ed with Thanksgiving offering It was announced at themcet ing that the Drink Womens Insti tute had invited the Barrie mem hersrto attend their November 11 meeting The bus leaves at 12 noon Mrs Reg Adamsreportd on the mass meeting of the Ontario Prov incial Council of Women which she had attended at Massey Hall in Miss Norine Banting Weds Arthur Patton The Wedding of Miss Norim Amy Frances Banting daughter of Banting of ivy and the late Mrs Banting to Arthur CleaVe land Patton son of Patton of Ivy and the late Mrs Patton took place in the Presbyterian mouse at Thornton on Saturday Oct 29 1949 at 230 pn Rev Mr Geurgis performed the marriage ceremony The bride wore navy blue dress styled with bustle effect in the skirt She wore matching accessories and corsagc of red roses Mrs Arthur Carlson of Barrie was her sisters attendant was in royal blue and wore match ing accessories and corsagc of pink roses Raymond Patton was groomsman for his brother After reception at the home of the brides father the couple lcft on wedding trip to Ottawa the bride wealing navy coat trim med with grey squirrel over her wedding dress They are making their home ill Ivy Outoftown guests at the wed ding came from Toronto Angus Stayncr Stroud and Barrie Evening Auxiliary Essa Road Church Hold Annual Bazaar Bronze and yellow crepe paper and mums were used to decorate the Sunday School rooms of Essa Road Presbyterian Church for the bazaar and rftcrnoon tea held there under the auspices of the Evening Auxiliary on Friday af ternoon The bazaar booths were open alld tea was served between the hours of three and six The main tcaa table was centred with yellow mums and yellow tapers Pouring ten Were Mrs Museum Exhibits Supplied by Simooe County Women Institute N0 291 Topper lint 1853 gray topper hat of thclntc Mr Orchard Stroud has been presented to the Museum by Miss chard thinks her father wore it June 22 1852 his wedding day then Stroud was called Victoria Hats began to be manufactured in England about 1510 arid we hour of them superseding caps or soft or headgear in the reign of Elizav both The telling of caps is how Shc 3225 Mrs llit presidrnt recclvmi at THURSDAY NOVEMBER 10 Scott Mrs Buchanan Mrs Fred Smith Mrs Cg lira Llovd Miss Eu Kiwcnns Ladies lw lilrvcy 2nd Annual End Melllbers of the bridge committee The home of Mrs William Stc lwerc Mrs Roy Klghtley Mrs ed with almost 190 bridge players Smith Mrs llarold Todd Mrs at 45 tables on Tuesday evening Allisonund Airs Jack MacLaren for 59mm annual bridge SPOH The social conmuttec working un ltay Livingston and Mrs Nell Mac 01 William Stelvart Mrs Donald were conveners uf Illelpnry Vantlerbcck Mrs Leighton bridxe and social committees inlclslke Mrs lorry Buchanan The 10 prize winnch during the sons Mls Ii Rodgers and Mr evening were Mrs 11 Whitby Mctarruli Mrs Irvin Robertson Mrs Grmrrl an it rolleruml the auxil cmvrd the guests at the door Gag agirgzs mnfnmd The cmnmittccs illvcharge are Robert Sermon arrrejoin cou pk mm he Mes lllc ulmiiaryx welfare work xviitill AlliIlls Tin llilltw Illitlbllglltt this clll vclc all later tic mem Mrs Chiltnu lunmlngs and Mls be auxilmry tea tables The auxiliary Dalton White In charge of the tables of hour madc baking and candy fancy work knitted goods and anions Miller Mrs Clarence Knupp Mrs Mclsoll Mrs Hamilton Mrs Aubrey Hooper Mrs Roy iierb Young and Mrs Scarlett Miss Ncitio Bailey was ill charge of the touchnudtake table and gucriie McKinlcy looked after tlu fish pond DIS Put few drops of Vicks Vatronol in VHJJ cach nostril $00 190 Women Attend Kinley Miss Dorothy Loin and Mrs wart 150 Elizabeth St was crowd Geogge McConkcy Mrs sored by the Kiwanis Ladies Mrs der Mrs MacDonald was composed charge of the evening Smith Mrs Bart Sim jury president and Mrs Stewart re veners for the tca Mrs Julnvs mug Hocwd Mum William Jobllstcn StfVtd at tin dour were Mrs George Young Mrs Grant Mrs Hilliard Webb Mrs Mrs Harold Webb and Miss Mar Clmmll and ushes out mucus and makes breath ing easier Try it Wm WM WWW 775 wtffl hallo Llels illll SHRJEHNT Bil LTD PHONE 245i ever said to have been long an teltor to this period and there is or tradition that knowledge of felt ed caps or hats had been intro duced by the Crusaders Wool was the material first em ployed in forming felt hats but in time as trade with America ide veloped the fur of the beaver came into use hence the term beaver was long synonymous with hats For about three centuries ne beaver hats dyed black and prepared with much skill formed the head clasSes of Great Britain The mid dle and humblcr classes stillcou tlnued for some time to use the less expensive caps and bonnets accord sisted by Mrs Desomdie Mrs Orchard Stroud Miss Or covering of the high ing to the fashions of theirancest ors Later the hatgmamlfaciurer attained vast proportions both in mi and other countries Again we thank Miss Orchardfor foother donation to her numerous ist Toronto recently representing the Institute Mrs Bakerlsr packing Christmas SARAH OHIIRCKIIL daughter of the wartimePrime Minister tleBlgitaiinl1 was marriedthis week or ch hoto rapher Amrihmsdnallcam in Sea Island Georgia The couple were married after being engaged less than week They cancelled their plans for as later wcddingl in New Top to be wed on the island where their British fore bearcrs defended new world colonythcellturies ago Billion Furnaces Cgift boxes to be sent to England Two minutcssilencc was observ ed at the meeting in honor of those who had lost their lives in the After to sing song with Mrs Jane jobs at the piano the meetingad ljourncd The Dec meeting will beheld at the home of Mrs Harrison 24 Bradford Street There Will be an exchange of Christmas lpamong the members at the DeCember meeting alias llfiigratois Witching Machines Foilirlmcdiale Dreamyondrlnslallation xxxxxxxxxuxx Yet strung Montanaa tissue Ahoy perfectly for strengtbpsoftnecs and