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applications for membership. Com- trades D. Holmes, A. Anson, J. Feltmate. “'1‘. Glaister, T. Laureau. G. Cornish, T. Cunlifle-and J. McLellan. That's not so bad for a week. and we are pleased to welcome these comrades into the branch. There is still time yet for many, many more ex-soldiers to be on ~‘time for the next general meeting on Monday. December 15th, at the usual place and the usual time, and there will be the usual happy hour after the meeting. Members, who have not re- ceived their badges yet, will note in The Duckboard that over 600 applications are waitmg in Toronto for badges from Ottawa. These have been admitted into branches in Ont..;io since Sept. 30th, 1930. So don't blame the branch for not getting the badge. I would also like to draw the com- rades’ attention to the cheap sub- scription rate of The Legionnaire. If we can get 20 to subscribe from this branch the subscription is only 80 cents per year. So on Monday, December 15th. let's see if we cannot make the 20 up. As comrades would note in last week‘s Adyan’oe we advertised for cheques to be sent for wreaths supplied during the poppy campaign. Each of these indi- viduals have had a letter drawing their attention to the fact thatwe would like their cheques, so I hope all concerned will hurry up and send in their cheques right away. One' is a letter from the Grand Presi- dent of the B. E. S. L., Admiral of the Fleet, Earl Jellicoé. ILL-Col. L. R. LaFleche, D.S.O.. A.D.C.. Dominion President, Canadian Legion, 125 Queen St.. Ottawa, Ont Dear Colonel LaFleche: VI thought it worthy of" note to re- publish the following items which are worthy of note. As Grand President, and on behalf of the Mel'nbers of the Empire Council, I send to your Members sincere greetings on this Twelfth Anniversary of Armis- tice Day. I desire to extend to the Members of The Canadian Legion, hearty con- gratulations on the good work which is being steadily carried on by The Legion Owing to the present serious econo- mic difficulties, the distress amongst those who rely upon your help is pro- bably greater than ever before, but we must look forward to the better times ahead and carry on our trust with even greater energy than in the past. ‘ I send my wishes to all Comrades in Canada, and earnestly hope that The Canadian Legion will continue its sterling work in the cause of Comrade- ship and furthering the development and Welfare of our Empire as a whole. Yours sincerely, (Sgd) Jellicoe, The ether is a child’s impression of Ar- mistice Day, written by Marion Davidâ€" son. cf Sud-bury:â€" “When I awoke on Monday morning I realized suddenly that this was Ar- mistice Day, the day when we all look back in reverence and respect to the important day eleven years ago when after four years of hard fighting, strife and blood-shed at last came peace, shining like a beacon through the hope- less muddle of war. ‘ As I jumped out of bed eager with the expectancy of life and youth I thought of the y01u1g boys just in the prime of health and youth suddenly answeiing the t1 umpet call of their country and marching away, sometimes never to return. Many an old mother would be filled with pride and sorrow this day as she thought of hel dear ones who had gi‘en their lives fox their country. ”Of course all over the British Em- pire we always celebrate 011 Armistice Day and so Nov. 11th. eleven years after peace was signed. my friends and I went to the parade and service on Ar- mistice Day in our city. Sudbury. It was a great sight to see the Scotch Kiltie band marching forwaid playing ‘Highland Laddie,‘ Bonnie Laddies.’ and an old Scotchman near me became so excited and enthusiastic over it that he began to shout nearly deafening me. After them came the Scouts and last but not least the returned men who had gone from Sudbury many years “The service at. our Cenotaph was a sight Which one could not forget. Crowds surrounded the monument and three ministers were there to lead the service. Suddenly as though from magic every head was bowed and every hat taken off and for two silent minutes we thought. of the dead soldiers who had given their lives to save us and to make us free. Many an eye was filled with tears when this was over and many a half strangled sob I heard from an old mother. «Then many beautiful wreaths were laid on the monument in memory of the silent dead. Then we all sang heartily and reverently the last hymn in which the last words were ‘Do not forget Do not forget! and I do not believe there was one soul in that vast crowd that did forget and if the silent soldiers could have, looked down on this world where every hum-an being was bowing his head in reverence and res- “Sometimes I think that we grow tor- getful and indifferent *to the great ser- vice that these soldiers rendered us by their own life-blood and we cometlmes forget that they were just as anxious to live and love as we are but on Ar- mistice Day we are drawn nearer and closer to these sllentdead.some resting under the poppies in 'Flanders Field' and we remember how brave and cour- pect for them they would feel deeply repaid for giving up their lives for us 30th October, 1930 ageous they wane boiling through swamp and mud all for the sake of you and me and _their country." CAI..- This young girl has a true British spirit. and a splendid example of feel- ing for those who had died for the honour of the British Empire. Would that many. many. older British sub- jects had the same feeling and regard for those who have passed on! We were able to do more relief work this week for comrades who were in want. We were also able last week to see that a sick comrade was sent to hospital and given the proper attention. The comrades with children will soon receive a nice Christmas Card which besides being an admittance to the Christmas Tree is also a splendid sou- venir of the occasion. Santa Claus has by now received the Legion child- ren's names and it looks like as if he will have to make a special trip into the Porcupine to bring the Legion children’s present. There will be well over 400 children get presents at the various Christmas Trees. Comrade Parsons dropped in Satur- day last with the Dome and Porcupine children‘s names. He has obtained the Dome Mines school for the Legion Christmas Tree and our thanks go out to those responsible for this kindly action as the tree and decorations will be all there. We have a large number of members from the Dome and Por- cupine and the way they suppont the Legion is worthy of note. I have never had to post a Dome comrade a quar- terly statement yet, which speaks well of the comrades from the Dome, as they have not only the Legion at heart but they dip into their pockets without being told to do so. Our good friend, Comrade Parsons, certainly deserves great credit for the splendid members he has brought us, and the way they support the Legion. The executive committee meets to- day, Thursday to settle accounts for the last month, and the entertainment committee will also be present to make final arrangements for the Christmas Tree. Names of children came in fine last week and I think we all had a busy time turning names over to the Christmas Tree secretaries. Everyone remember and bring the card to the hall on Monday, December 22nd, as the Christmas cards sent to all comrades and members of the Auxiliary will be «the admittance to the Christ- mas Trees. As our friends say, no card, no admittance. Everyone enquire at the post office this week that is en- titled to a card as the cards are sent to the addresses given, most of which will be general delivery. The Ontario Department of Agricul- ture bulletin this week carries a para- graph that may be of interest to the many poultry fan-oiers in the district. This paragraph readszâ€"“In crate- feeding poultry particular care should be taken to feed a ration which will produce the white fat and the milk- fed quality. The following ration has been tested and found suitable for crate feeding: Equal parts of middlin-gs. ground oats and barley; equal parts of middlings, ground oats and ground new potatoes; equal parts of middlings, ground oats and mashed potatoes; equal parts of middlings, ground oats and cornmeal; equal parts/of shorts. ground oats and ground barley; equal parts of low-grade flour, ground barley and ground oats; equal parts of ground whole wheat. ground whole oats and ground whole barley; equal parts of ground barley, ground buckwheat and HINTS ON THE MATTER OF THE FATTENING OF POULTRY The Haileyburian last week saiys:â€" “Wakened at midnight on Monday Night by a fire which completely cover- ed one of his small houses on Blackwell street, cutting off his escape by the doorway. Thomas Burney managed to dodge the flames by breaking the win- dow in the room and climbing to safety in the below zero temperature. He had been below zero temperature. He had been lying on his bed, partly dressed. and had gone to sleep earlier in the night with no thought of trouble and with his usual fire in'a small heating stove. When he awakened he had only time to grab his outer garments, including sweater. coat and overcoat. and after smashing the glass in the window, ground whole ground barley bran.” IIAILEYBURY MAN HAS VERY NARROW ESCAPE FROM FIRE made good his escape “The building, a frame structure us- ed partly as a. garage. is almost a. total loss but. the motor. housed in the op- posite end of the building. was pulled “Neighbours saw the flames about the same time as the occupant of the house woke up and sent in an alarm. The brigade laid two lines of hose and succeeded in putting out the fire before it spread to other buildings. The ex- treme cold made it very uncomfortable, and the headway gained by the flames made it lmpmfiible to remove anything but the car. but, by hand after the top. and uphol- stery had been damaged considerably. “Mr. Burney can offer no explanation of the the other than it must have been started from the stove. He had never had any previous trouble with it, however. He had been living in the building for some time since the sale of his house in the fall. occupying the single room. The building was partly ccvered by insurance and the car was also insured." â€"Tne Secretary-Treasurer. KIRKLAND LAKE UKRAINIAN LIKED HOSPITAL TOO WELL A gentleman from the Ukraine, with the name Byl Gonce, or words to that effect. was sent to Jail. recently because of his love for the Kirkland Lake hos- pital and his lack of love for honest. work or even work that may not be honest. This Byl Gonce is 28 years old, and has been in Canada for the rust two years. Of .that two years he had been able to work for six months, and after that liked work no months, mak- ing a grand total of six months. Last September he had to be taken to the hospital and operated upon for appen- dicitis. With the removal of his alp- pendix he also seemed to lose his desire fer work. He was eventually discharg- ed from the hospital, but kept on going back to the doctor, telling the latter that poor Byl Gonce was a sick woman and should be back in the hospital. He was living in a little shack of his own at this time and apparently was not getting enough to eat, so eventually he was taken back to the hospital where 1he developed a beautiful appetite for ‘food and sleep. He loved the hospital and the doctors and the nurses and the food and the beds and everything. He was a. contented Ukrainian was Byl Gonce. But someone is always taking the joy out of life. This time it was the doctor. He said to Byl Gonce “Be gonce out of here,” or as the case may be. The doctors and nurses seemed to be sure that Byl Gonce was cured: of anything that might ever have troubl- ed. He shouldn’t have a care in the world, or the sign of an appendix. The doctors considered that he was fully fed up, and they were, too. Byl Gonce refused to leave the hospital. Despite THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS, 0NTA_I}_I_Q the compliment thus implied to the hospital, the doctors insisted on Byl Gonce tearing himself away, and Byl Gonce as religiously insisted on staying. So the police were called in to arbitrate, and they in turn called in Magistrate Atkinson. The magistrate called in Byl Gonce. On a charge of vagrancy and having no visible means of support Byl Gonce was given a term of six months in jail. He will go to Hailey- bury, and he is liable to think it nearly as nice as the hospital. Of course, he will miss the nurses, but the attendants at. Haileybury are veny nice. By]. Gonce will like it at- Haileybury. He should think this a great country. What the people should think is an- other matter. The magistrate did some thinking in the case. He suggested that after the six months’ term be serv- @bristmas SHOPPING DAYS to ed Byl Gonce might be deported. Byl Gonce did not like that. But the Byl Gonces all seem to lack reason. They are delighted to find Canadian hos- positals and jails so pleasant and agree- able. It is a new one to them. But they have an odd way so often of show- ing their appreciation. However. it may be that it takes them a long time to learn the English meanings of “gratitude" and “good sportsmanship." There may be no need for the equiv- alent words in the Ukraine. ATTEMPT TO BREAK INTO CHURCH AT KIRKLAND LAKE "In Kirkland Lake some people are so anxious to get into a church that they do not wait for the front doors to be opened in the usual manner. Saturday morning. Rev. Kyllonen discovered that sometime during the night persons un- known had attempted to break into the basement of the new Finnish chunch on Station Road. The rear door was padlocked from the outside and this had been broken off and a bar of some kind used as a level to try and force the door in. On account of some ice forming at the bottom of the door. the door had jammed, and apparently the would-be buglars gave it up as a bad job ore were frightened away by someone passing by. As there is nothing in the church that would be cf any value to any one, Rev. Kyllcnen is at a loss to know the reason of the forcing of the door. Rumour has it that some one not in sympathy with the cause of the church is probably resmnsible." The Northern News last week says:â€" For Sure Results Try Our Want Ad. Column Day or Night Phone 51 REAL THUUGHTFULNESS TIMMINS FUNERAL SERVICE Thoughtfulness of every wish of every member of the family; Helpfulness when your need is greatest; Care and Watchful- ness in the little usually overlooked matters. Such is the service rendered by S. L. LEES, MANAGER 121/12 Pine Street Timmins, Ont.