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of the Dome Mi Judd acted as hos!t social evening wa twenty guests. BRingo was playe Crawford was prize test game which being won by Miss Opperthauser and Brideâ€"toâ€"be Guest of Honour at Party at South Porgupine Ssouth to The Advance was guest of ho and wedding sho hing at the hom Glory"; "Till the Lights of London Sine Again"; ‘"‘There‘ll Always Be an England." Land of Glad Tomorrow. searf Dance (7 pupils from Miss Corkery‘s Class). Chorusâ€""Killarney." «â€" Instrumentalâ€"Violin and Piano. Recitationâ€""Why Should We Fight for England." Piano soloâ€"Peggy McLellan. Waltzâ€"Ciirls of Miss Donlevy‘s room. Songâ€"Johnny Canadaâ€"Walter Pavâ€" lica. BoY Ssongâ€" Pledge: "Under God I pledge my alâ€" legiance to our King, to our flag and to our Empire; one King, one flag, one law, one Empire indivisable, with libâ€" erty, equality and justice for all." "Lord‘s Prayer, led by Canada; folâ€" lowed by "O God Our Help in Ages PASL,. â€" The following is the flagâ€"(a) Parts (Miss Ball‘s Class»; (Miss Leeney‘s Ciass). Stand now that we may take our pledge. Canada takes salute position. All Pllpll‘» do the same and repeat pledge after her. Canada Steps Forward has spoken well and it is for us to show that we chilâ€" dren of a free country within this free Empire appreciate the truth and wisâ€" dom of her words." â€""I want you to remember what Emâ€" pire Day means. Empire Day is the festival on which every British subject should reverently remember ‘that the British Empire stands out before the whole world as the fearless champion of freedom, fair play and equal rights; that its watchwords are responsibility, duty, sympathy and selfâ€"sacrifice, and that a special responsibility rests with you individually to be true to the traâ€" ditions and to the migsion of your Trace," During the day â€" made all lessons as 1 form to a study of other classes took cordance with thei At 3 p.m. in the ; tannia (senior)» add classes:â€" "Land of ada," "O were sun Prayer. in the dents sung In the school auditorium demonstration was being held Starting the day in school lowing orders were obeyed:â€" "After call bell, all classes ; in the yard, the flag was rai She rode grandl pal streets with a Canadians â€" waving bearing a colored blem on their che isLartit lowing Cc "After ets», She was proi presentatives of th air force, with a nt Red Cross garb in SBhe proclaimed to t ed poster) that "P garbage from the v Chorusâ€"*"IT Am a Canadian "Carry On, Canada,"‘ Miss L assâ€""Rule Brittannia." "God Save the King." Empire Day Event at South Porcupine PAGE 8tX 10 neral Chorus y"; â€" *TiIL . the Arain‘‘: ** Rhythm band andâ€" Girls‘ t of honour at ding shower on the home of Mt Dome Mines. 2@ as hostess, a a t is the flag y of Hope and O God Our H uunge, finishing oreupine ia IJ100K fAt it! nship garbage cart») had bee especially to Brittania (G6 ons as Tar as possIDnle tudy of the Empire. s took this study in â€""Land of Hope and of London There‘ll â€"Always Be eir grade. e assembly* hall, Bli- rddressed the senior Mis emember what Emâ€" Empire Day is the yery British subject remember ‘that the the world (by paintâ€" Britain Sweeps the world!" y round the princiâ€" following of young flags, and many maple leaf as emâ€" . â€" Miss . and enjoved ich March â€" Cradl â€"programme:â€" _ put together (b) Plag drill t 24â€"â€"(Special Ruth Wilson a lovely party Thursday eveâ€" 5. J, Kinsman,. Miss Minerva id very nice oved by over ary, CCÂ¥ in Ages Pas! ith the Lord semior â€" class possible conâ€" Donlevy e King," position:; ‘O Canâ€" the folâ€" inother embled d (stuâ€" iC Bormnmâ€"on April 23rd, 1941, to Mr. and Mrs. Celestino Facca of 34 Tisdale avenugeâ€"a daughter. The following are the births regisâ€" tered at the town hall during the days since last Wednssday, Saturday and Sunday both being holidays when no registrations could be made:â€" these 26 births is the the of boys in the group is practically double that of the girls registered. The exâ€" act figures are:â€"sons, 17; daughters, 9: toial, 26. age. This week, however, As an exâ€" cepiion, probably showing that it pays to keep on advertising in The Advance. At any event the number of births reâ€" gistered since last Wednesday at the town hall reaches the encourzging total of 26. An interesting point about these 26 births is the the number® of The Advance has been carrying on a sort of campaign over the matter that births in Timmins seem to be much below the number registered last year. Last year there were well over a thousand births, the number figuring out to an average of twenty per week. Some weeks this year no births were registered and the usual run was no more than three or four. A few exâ€" cepiional weeks had ten or twelve, but not more than the occasional week reached the total of last vear‘s averâ€" Twentyâ€"six Births Registered Here in Less Than a Week Seventeen of Them Boys and Nine are Girls., Rhythm Band Selectionsâ€"Grades I and II. The Highland Flingâ€"Beulah Lang, Mary Leiterman. Piano Soloâ€"Clara Campagnola. Ssenior Chorusâ€"Land of Glad Toâ€" morrows; Rule Britannia. Dance â€" Sailors‘ Hornpipe â€" Clara Campagnola, Mary Leiterman, Marâ€" garet Connelly, Barbara Raymer. Playâ€"An Empire Day Play, with English, Scottish, Irish and Welsn choruses by Grades III and IV. God Save the King. South Porcupine, May 24â€"(Special May 23, was a day of very special inâ€" terest to the people of this district. to The Advance)»â€"Empire Day, Friday, At no place in the area was the occaâ€" slon given more attention than at the Dome School where a programme of interest and inspiration was presented by the pupils. The following is the programme as carried out:â€" Chairman‘s remarks. Why We Observe Empire Dayâ€"Terâ€" esa Smith. "O Canada" and Salute to the Flag. Recitationâ€""Your Duties as a Citiâ€" zen," Mary Richmond. Junior Chorusâ€"Patriotic songs by Grades I, II, and III. Piano Soloâ€"Lynn Beard. Flag Drillâ€"Pupils of Grades 1 and Radio Broadcastâ€"*"The Highlights of Queen Victoria‘s Reign," Grades V and VI. After refreshments were served, the meeting closed with the saying of the Benediction. Programme at Dome Public School for Empire Day Event \_ Christian Culture Convener, Valerie Morley, took charge of the meeting. :AM the opening hymn, Arthur Moyle read the Sceripture. Miss D. M. Wilâ€" \kins, a member of the High School teaching staff, was introduged as guest speaker. Miss Wilkins spoke on Canaâ€" \dian poets. This subject, with which there seems to be an unfortunate lack of sufficient familiarity, proved to be lvery interesting. Going back to ;Charles Charles Meyer and Isabella Crawford, who can be classed as the first Canadian poets, Miss Wilâ€" kins gave a short account of the life of each of these poets and read a c;plectlon of their poetry. Her talk| also included Bliss Carman, Archiâ€" bald _ Lampman, Pauline Johnston, Fredenck George Seott, Fred Mcâ€" Arthur Charles G. D. Roberts, William Henry Drummond, Wilson MacDonald, and many others. Miss Wilkins‘ read-! ng of the well known Drummond poemâ€"The Stove Pipe Holeâ€"was enâ€" joyed immensely. Jerry <Trueblood then gave an acâ€" count of the international news of the week, and touched on the more imâ€" portant local happenings. Ken Davis took charge of the busiâ€" ness proceedings which proved to be numerous: The _ interdenominational picnicâ€"rally at Buffalo Ankerite Park will be held on Saturday the 24th. The District Rally for the Porcupine Disâ€" trict United Church Young People‘s Unions is slated for May 28th at South Poreupine at which time the election of officers for the coming year will take place. In connection with the Rally, Winnifred Appleby and Elmer Williams were appointed as welcoming committee. The Young People will take part in the Empire Youth Service at the Church on Sunday evening, May 25th, and will conduct the morning service on Sunday, June 8th. South Porcupine, May 26 â€" The regular weekly meeting of the South Poreupine United Church Young Peoâ€" ple‘s Union was held in the Church on Wednesday evening at 8 o‘clock, with Ken Davis presiding. Canadian Poets, Topic at South Porcupine Y.P.U. Seott, Fred Mcâ€" 1). Roberts, William Wilson MacDonald, Miss Wilkins‘ readâ€" known â€"Drummond Mrs. Martin Kobzik, of 73 â€"â€"8 $0OnNn. Bornâ€"on April 23rd, and Mrs, Harvey Paline Powerline avenue, at St. pitalâ€"a daughter. Bornâ€"on April 30%h, and Mrs. Edward Schol ~Kennedy) of 15 Chery Mary‘s Hospitalâ€"a son. Bornâ€"on April and Mrs. Bornâ€"on May 4! Mrs. George Ellies our), of 53 Third a Hospitalâ€"â€"a daught Bornâ€"on May 6. Mrs. James Gerald othy Lavercau), of at St. Mary‘s Host Bornâ€"on April and Mrs. William H Eima McClure» of 5 St. Mary‘s Hospital Mary‘s Mosplltalâ€"a@a son Bormâ€"on May ist, 194 Mrs. Hugh Beaton taine), of 263 Cedar st St. Mary‘s Hospitalâ€"a s F Em 2 OWV a se o en e e e l en n e s o P e on in N in P enc ol en mm ~ reâ€" vvâ€"we en on c mm y . # # % n # % +4 Â¥ #+ + 2Â¥ « . a # # # # # # * 4 * i w W # x â€" Hospi 00,000,000 )4 Sixth avenue laune) of 74 Mountjoy street southâ€" a son. 141, to Mr.} Bornâ€"on April ?ith, 19M41, to Mr. tier, of 15%| and Mrs. Jack Larche of 39 Windsor Mary‘s; Hosâ€" ; avenugâ€"a son. 1] Te ) Mr. and j‘ler, Fonâ€" Aat » . M JGeai T M1i nis eon. 1 at M [1 1t 11 THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TTMMINS, ONTARIO The Township of Teck (Kirkland :\.l‘lZCS LSt tO Leave Lake and Swastika) has 1,144 byâ€"laws and Pull Out for Crete on its books, many of them not apâ€" ;phmble to preséent day affairs. In Cairoâ€"The exploits of the CGreek | this, Teck is like most municipalities, legendary hero, Odysseus, and his sailâ€" l Teck township has decided to study, ors are being equalled by a dozen Now’ amend and consolidate its byâ€"laws and Zealand cavalrymen. The 12 Anzacs i bring them up to date and effective. are said to have bheen the last British' A committee has been appointed to scldiers to leave Greece, and they | siudy about 200 of the byâ€"laws that reached Crete by rowing 140 miles in need amending. pitalâ€"a daughter. Pornâ€"on April 30th, 1941, to Mr. and Mrs. Hermenezild Rochon of Mattaâ€" Heightsâ€"a son. Barnâ€"on May 3rd, 1941, to Mr. and Mrs. Lucien Lefebvre (nee Demers Jeannette) of 55 Charles streetâ€"a son. Bornâ€"on May 1st, 1941, to Mi Mrs. Pdminic Golka (nee M Kuiack) of 19 Eim street south daughter. 1, to Mr. and (nee â€" Martha parents and friends by their singing and piano playing. Taking part in the programme were: Ida Guild, Roland Barber, Nora Plynn, Donald Alton, Stanford Williams, Georgia Thompson, Tan Purdie, Paul Cchweiltzer, Kristin Hall, Joan Wood, Jean Muckerby, Catherine Burt, Joy Wier, Gwen Jackson, Mildred Guild, Theresa Cosco, Sylvia Twomley, Betty Deas, Claire Donaghue. Pleasing Recital by Jumnior Pupils of Miss tG. Ramsa A delightful recital was given by the junior pupils of Miss Grace Ramâ€" say, A.T.CM., in the basement of the Timmins United Church Friday afterâ€" noon. The students delighted their parents and friends by their singing PECK TOWNSHIP BYâ€"LAWS TO BE REVIEWED AND AMENDED a leaky, 18â€"foot rowboat which had only one pair of oars. The party fought its way through German parachute troops and crossed mountains by forced marches in order to reach the coast. On the beach, the Anzacs found the rowboat and took to the water. They replienished their supplies at a small iSland, then pointed the bost‘s bow toward Crete and bent Fortunately, Canadians have the money to buy these Victory Bonds, This is shown by a greatly expanded To do this, Canada needs now to borrow from her citizens at least $600,000,000 in addition to the revenue raised by taxes. Toobtain this money Canada will on June 2nd offer Victory Bonds,. In money alone, this war is costing Canada in round figures, $4,000,000 a day. That is three and oneâ€"quarter times the daily cost of the last year of the last war. This conflict costs so much more because it is a battle of giant, swift machines . . . as well as of men. And to build other than the very best machines would be futile. They must be worthy of our men. " _ Canada dare not . .. and will not . .. sacrifice men for lack in quality or quantity of fighting machines. Hence we must produce them on a scale hitherto undreamed of. ipas: A Statement by the Minister of Finance There was a nice selection of aprons and children‘s clothes. Mrs. P. .A. Boyce was in charge of this table. Mrs. G. Hawley was in charge of the canâ€" dlewick cot spreads and these was a nice selection of colours to choose from. The home baking table, with Mrs. Dan Schumacher, Ont., May 26th. Special to The Advance. The Womens Association of Trinity United Church held a very successful schumacher "May Fair" Proves Very Decided Success Many Special Attractions at Event by Schumacher Woâ€" men‘s Association. The terms of the Loan will be anâ€" nounced May 31st. Get ready to buy every Bond that you can. What Canadians have done before, Canadians can and will do again. Our population was less than nine millions in 1918 and 1919. Yet in November, 1918, our people invested $616,000,000 in Victory Bonds. Fleven months later, in October, 1919, they invested $572,006,000. The total subscribed for Victory Bonds in those two loans was $1,188,000,000. This year, with our population increased to more than twelve millions, the nation that did it before can do it againâ€"and in greater measure, If every person who has savings or who can make payments out of wages or income will invest in Victory Bonds, the Loan will be quickly subscribed. But the whclehearted support of every citizen is necessary. national income and by record savings deposits. cut ilowers and plants and had a nice selection of cut flowers, â€"house plants and garden plants for sole.. One of the attractions at this table was a number of tiny plants set in . small fNlower pots. Thgse pots were hand painted and decorated by Mrs. Baine. Many of the ladies bought them to keep as a souvenir. The day being fine a large numbet attended.> The event was a financial success and the ladies wish to thank all who donated and helped to make the event so successful. McKie and Mrs. Bert{ Waite in charge, did good business. Mrs. Baine and Mrs, Gannon were in charge of the For the convenience of south Poreupine custoâ€" mers, Mr. J. M. Waterâ€" man graduate registerâ€" ed optometrist will be at our South Poreupine branch every Tuesday and Friday morning. For Appointment PHONE 390 Third at Cedar Main at Golden south New Service .. A. REMUS MONDA Y . MA Y J°TH, Timmins Porcupine