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Mr. Geo. E. Cole, the executive member and representative of the Canadian Legion for Northern Onâ€" tario, in an able manner, outlined the benefits to be derived from the Legion, gave a very interesting account of the previous Legion Conference at Winniâ€" peg, and instanced cases where the Legion had sucessfully dealt with penâ€" sion cases. Mr. Cole voiced his reâ€" gret at being absent from the inauguâ€" ration meeting at Schumacher and promised he would do his best to firmly establish the newly formed Post. _ He was delighted and pleaâ€" santly surprised to find such a large and representative gathering of Exâ€" Service men and in his opinion it gave every evidence that the Branch would be a very strong and virile one indeed. Mr. Cole impressed all by his wellâ€"reasoned speech and his undoubtâ€" ed experience and knowledge of the: constitution of the Legion will be a. zreat help to this Post. Mr. T. Fellows, speaking for Mr. G. A. Macdonald, the Editor of the Porâ€" eupine Advance, who was unable to be present, said that the Legion could always rely on the support and symâ€" pathetie understanding of The Adâ€" vance to all exâ€"Service men of this ‘‘atta boy, George!‘‘ Mr. Drew gave a brief outline of the history of the local branch of the G. W.V.A., now deâ€" {funct, of which he was a member, and assured the gathering that the symâ€" pathy and good wishes of the Mayor and Councillors of the Town of Timâ€" mins were all for the Exâ€"Service men of this Town, and prophesied, in view of such a large and undoubtedly enâ€" thusiastic meeting, that at last we should be successful in forming a strong and lasting branch of the Canaâ€" dian Legion here in this Camp. Mr. Austin Neame then asked Mr. (ieorge Drew to address the meeting. Upon rising, Mr. Drew was accorded a splendid ovation, a wellâ€"merited triâ€" bute to his good work for the Town of Timmins and his personal popularâ€" ity, especially with the returned men. Even the beforeâ€"mentioned occupant of the lower regions recognized the voice of Mr. Drew, and joined in with A letter from Mr. E. L. Longmore, the Mayor of Timmins, was read, and, while regretting that a previous enâ€" vagement prevented his attending in person, he had asked Mr. George Drew, as the senior councillor, to reâ€" present the Mayor and Corporation of the Town of Timmins. Mr. Longâ€" more also expressed his sincere good wishes for the welfare of the Exâ€"Serâ€" vice men, more especially of those in this town and neighbourhood, and hoped that the meeting would be a successful one. As one of the audience was heard to express it, there can be no doubt that the letter of the Mayor was a ‘‘Happy‘‘ augury for the future of the Legion and of this local branch in particular. It may be here remarked that there was an ocâ€" cupant of the lower regions of the town hall, whose interruptions were sometimes amusing. at the town hall, Timmins, on Sunday afternoon, February 13th, the occaâ€" sion being the first meeting in Timâ€" mins of the newlyâ€"formed local Post of the Canadian Legion, British Emâ€" pire Service League. The specific reasons for this meeting were for the purpose of explaining the aims and objects of the Canadian Legion, to enâ€" roll new members, and to elect officers for the year. The town hall was well filled at the opening of the meeting, considerably over one hundred being present. Mr. Austin Neame occupied the chair, and without loss of time commenced the meeting, all present standing in silence for a few moments in memory of our fallen comrades. A splendid gathering of Exâ€"Service men and returned veterans assembled Other Officers Elected. The Canadian 1;%: First Meeting in Timmins an Unavalified Succe "Full House" at the Town Hall. Ihterestmg Addresses by Messrs G. S. Drew, Geo. Colé, T. Fellows, and Austin Neame and Others. Ask Your Grocer For It Superiop to any other green tea sold. . Harrison Preside?/ of Canadian Legion Post Here GREEN TEA .. The next meeting of this Post will be held at the Melntyre Recreation hall, Schumacher, on Sunday, Februâ€" ary 27th, at 2.30 p.m. All members and Exâ€"Service men are earnestly inâ€" vited\to attend. C fnost successful and enjoyable meeting closed in the usual way with the singing of ‘‘God Save the King.‘‘ < A very large proportion indeed of those present filled in the membership forms, and paid their fees, which toâ€" gether with the previous admission, will undoubtedly make this one of the strongest, if not the strongest branch of the Legion in Ontario in proportion to the population. It is very evident that soon the local Legion numbers will be in the hundreds, there now being very nearly one hundred appliâ€" cations in or promised at the time of writing, The election of officers for 1927 was then proceeded with, and resulted as follows : Presidentâ€"DUr Harrison 1st Viceâ€"Presidentâ€"H. C. Garner 2nd Viceâ€"Pres.â€"Austin E. Neame Treasurerâ€"John Callum Secretaryâ€"G. G. Cameron Executiveâ€"T. Fellows, J. Jenkyn, J. A. MceDonald, H. Miller, H. Stroud. The presidentâ€"elect, Dr. Harrison, who upon taking over the chair, was greeted with long and continued apâ€" plause, expressed his gratitude and pleasure at the honour accorded him, and hoped that he would receive the support and help so necessary in this, the first year of the Branch. Mr. Austin Neame who has worked so hard andâ€"well to start the Legion in this district, and who was very evidently g"latll"od and pleased to see such a large and truly representative gathering of Exâ€"Service men present to reward his efforts, gave an interâ€" esting and inspiring address, his very evident rhetorical ability and delivery commanding respect and keen attenâ€" tion. « With the Mayor and Corporation of the Town of Timmins in sympathy with our aims and objects, with the help of the press and of the ‘‘powers that be‘‘ in this community behind us, we should lose no time in going ahead to make this a really strong and effiâ€" cient Post of the Canadian Legion. town and meighbourhood, as indeed it was the duty of the public press to support all elubs and associations that work for the good of the community, as they believed and hoped the Legion would. WHEN BETTER AUTOMOBILES ARE BUILT 46/ Third Avenue Next to Blahey‘s Store Timmins, Ont. be shy any more, for we have a special place ‘or the ladies. to go to a barber shop because there is no Certain ladies are shy special room. need â€"to THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO ‘The ‘belief is widespread that such a branch would eliminate the present C.N.R. branch to a large extent in general transportation to and from Rouyn. It represents a situation which has been invited by those who sponsored and arranged the peculiar cirecumstances under which the Macâ€" kenzie King Government and C.N.R. representatives _ secured _ Canadian Government guarantees for building a line which obviously isâ€"not conducive to maximum progress, but remains to be paid for by the people of Canada.‘"‘ Elsewhere in this issue will be found a reference to the improved railway service to Rouyn. Through a change in the T. N.O. time table the Rouyn branch has been much adâ€" vantaged. In the past week or two several have mentioned the improved service. But all are not satisfied in the matter. There is talk of the C. P.R. building to Itouyn,â€"or rather a revival of this talkâ€" and the report is being joyously acclaimed by many as a great thing for Rouyn. _ One correspondent writes as follows ;:â€" ‘‘A factor of very great concern to transportation for the Rouyn minâ€" ing field is taking shape. The first intimation of this came with the apâ€" pearance in Rouyn of a crew of men employed in making a further survey of a posible route over which to exâ€" tend the C.P.R. from Anglietr to Rouyn. â€" The distance is only 50 miles, and it would give to Rouyn a direct outlet to the south in the shortest possible route to the larger centres of population.: TALK AGAIN THAT C.P.R. MAY BUILD TO ROUYN ‘‘Should the C.P.R. actually deâ€" cide to extend from Anglier to Rouyn it would mean that travellers could leave Montreal or Toronto in the evening and arrive at Rouyn shortly after noon on the following day. ""It has long since been recognized that the matural outlet of this northâ€" ern mining field is either south or west. Despite this, the only railway so far provided is a branch of the C. N.R. which runs straight north for nearly 50 miles. The travellers to the district, as well as freight, has to be taken around three sides of a square to reach its destination. The roundâ€"about course actually adds aâ€" bout one full day to the time required to reach Rouyn. MARSHALL â€" EkCCLESTONE TIMMINS As Authorized McLAUGHLINâ€"BUICK Dealers to N the appointment of Marshallâ€"Ecclestone Limited as authorâ€" l ized McLaughlinâ€"Buick dealers, the motoring public of Timâ€" mins and district finds assurance of adequate sales and serâ€" vice facilities. McLaughlinâ€"Buick has long held its titlie "Canada‘s Standard Car" and McLaughlinâ€"Buick leadership is still more strikingly exemplified in the latest models. The interâ€" national public acceptance of McLaughlinâ€"Buick is reflected in the remarkable value which the latest McLaughlinâ€"Buick represents. You are cordially invited to visit the premises of Marshallâ€"Ececleâ€" stone Limited, where you may inspect new models of the Greatest McLaughlinâ€"Buick Ever Built. The Canning family came to the North Land three years ago from Buckingham, Quebec. In addition to Remembering her children, â€"she made a frantic endeavor to enter the doorway but was driven back by a rush of smoke and flames. Almost simultaneously, a elimipse of the traâ€" gedy was caught by neighbors across the road, and a man named Welsh arrived on the scene. He attempted to enter the house on his hands and knees and resecue the burning childâ€" ren. He got as far as the body of little Helen, where she had fallen and was lying unconscious half way to the door. Her body was covered with burns, and she died three hours later. The baby Gordon perished where he lay in his bed. Mother Drawing Water from Spring Nearby /When She Noticed House Was Afire. Attempts to Rescue Children Fail Elsewhere in this will be found a brief reference to a tragedy at Hunta last week when two children were burned to death in a fire that destroyed the home of a settler at Hunta, near Cochrane. This week more details of the tragedy are availâ€" able. One correspondent at Cochrane writes :â€" GAILDREN BURNED TO DEATH NEAR COCHRANE , T‘wo children lost their lives as the result of a fire which broke out about one o‘clock on Thursday afternoon in farmhouse near Hunta, 12 miles west of Cochrane, on the National Transcontinental Railwav. The victims of the fire, Helen and (Gordon Canning, aged two years and six months, respectively, were left in bed while their mother .was away from the house for a few minutes to fill a pail of water from a stream which flows within a hundred yards of the Canning doorstep. It is thought that either the little girl got out of bed and commenced playing with the stove or the stovepipes became overâ€" heated and set fire to the surrounding GHaneing up from the stream where she was lifting the water, Mrs. Canning saw smoke issuing from the doorway, and a moment later the whole structure was aflame. Announcing the Appointment of L imited Next to King‘s Amusement Parlours PHONE 280 P.O. BOX 235 ......'.QQOOOOOOOOOOOsIOO000000000000000000000 ‘.“.“.“.“.“....“'“. “.“.“.“.“.“ .“.“.“‘“.“. .“‘“’“.“.“.“.“.“.“.“.“.“.“.“.“.“.“.“’..“.“.“’4 *4 *..*, .*, # h *4 #, ‘0 #. .0 #% DEATH OF MRS. A. ROBERTSON OF SESKINIKA, LAST WEEK echildren and home, they lost their entire ~belongings in the fire. 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