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THE DAILY BR ITISH WHIG. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 22, 1920. Founded 1847 2 Livingston's The Last Call! Hurry! Our 20% Discount Sale is drawing to a close. It will be all over when we close our doors Friday night. If you want a Suit or Overcoat or any Men's Furnishings, buy now and 20% You will pay more for your require- ments this Spring. GOODS WILL NOT BE CHEAPER Thrifty gift shoppers are buying from LIVINGSTON'S Store open nights from 7.30 to 9 o'- clock until Christmas. --Discount for Cash Only-- @ ® 9 Livingston's 75-77 BROCK STREET "If Off Your Route It Pays to Walk." | Anderson Bros. Limited Corner Princess and Division Streets --- Citizens' Opportunity to dl Purchase Christmas and _-- a ----------is 4 New Year's Poultry Wednesday, Dec. 22 Grand display and sale of select, dry-picked and specially fatted Turkeys seose Ducks Chickens and Fowl Special provision by way of separate de- partment and competent staff, affording customers an opportunity to make a selec- tion to their complete satisfaction. Orders to outside points packed and shipped sii Phones: 458--459. Wholesale 1767, | | Theatrical | "Linger Longer Letty To-night. At the Grand Opera Heuse to- night, Oliver Morosco will present your favorite comedienne, Charlotte Greenwood. More satisfactory en- tertainment than Charlotte Green- | latest | wood in - Oliver Morosco's musical comedy, 'Linger Longer Letty" would be difficult to find, say | the critics. With its sparkling hu- mor and tinkling melodies, already whistled, sung and danced through-| out the whole country, it is not ex- celled in any musical comedy 'of the period. - It is a modern version of Cinderella in a way. Letty is one of six sisters' and is the only one that can sew and hake, and because of the difficulty of getting good cooks in these modern times, she (naturally finds herself relegated to the kitchen, while her sisters amuse | Told r il Twilight gne | i Aan I * . . Of Monday ev C. C. Nash celel anniversary of their home, 366 guests to the nt forty-five | gathered to offer congratulations. Master George door, to receive little Charles N guests to the d house was very U ted for the occasion, corations forming a prominent part, or of the guests, ushered Nash was at the | TTT i while red roses on the table added | very much to thc scene. T. C. Pur- | {vis, the aged father of the bride, | was gmong those present. | themselves with dances and festi-| | vals. family drudge, has an excellent opportunity to display her ability as a comedienne. She has a personality | unique, She is comical and that is distinctly pretty and magnetic, clever, grotesque and laugh-com- pelling." Oliver Morosco has sur- rounded her with a company of ar- tists, and a large beauty chorus.-- | Advt. Coming to the Grand. The management of the Grand Opera House have secured tor Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week a special Christmas pro-| the feature | {comedy that England is still laugh-| gramme, 'Alf's Button," ing over, will head the bill. The {story is that the British government, being short of brass, commandeer Alladdin's lamp among other vessels | In due | 'to make brass army buttons. time Alf 'Iggins, a typical English coster, is issued with a tunic having one of these buttons. A single rub of the button causes the fun to start, | The slave of the | | fast and furious. being of a Turkish turn of | lamp, | mind, thinks among other things | that a bevy of harem beauties are | a British Tommy's | | necessary for | happinees, even in the trenches. The screaming incidents follow | picture proves to be the greatest {laugh maker ever produced. There | will be comedies and other special | | reels, as well as an extra good musi- {cal programme by the Grand's | orchestra.--Advt. | Se, | At the Strand. | One incident of "A Full House," 'the Paramount comedy-drama star- ring Bryant Washburn, which will be shown at the Strand | Thursday, Fridgy and Saturday | next, actually a some years ago in New York city. This is the | situation where King, a crook, slits | . A | lingwood, will spend the holidays in ithe stocking in whieh Susie, a dis- honest maid, has secreted some valuable rubies. Only in the New York case it was a detective who | recovered the jewels. | This particular scene is one of | many that bring their share of {laughs in the Alice Eyton screen version of Fred Jackson's uproari- ~~ | ously successful farce. Bryant Wash- burn is star and Lois Wilson his leading woman. Mr. ia husband of a day who goes on a business trip only to be involved in a most amusing series of compli- cations in which figure the love let- | letters of another man, a would-be | vampire, stolen jewels, thieves and policemen. "A Full House," is another of the | entertaining comedy-dramas in | which Bryant Washburn has ap- | peared so successfully. Those who | have seen the film in other cities ac- claim it the best he has ever done. Included in the cast of fun- | makers are such well-known names as Guy Milhan, Hazel Howell, Vera Lewis, Catherine Wallace, Lottie | Williams, John Wild, Z. vington and Frank Jonasson. Further, for these three days, the Strand theatre will show, 'The Ghost of Slumber Mountain," a holi- [gay treat for the children.--Advt. | At Griffin's, | Tom Mix in his latest thriller, | "The Terror," being presented at Griffin's, will close his engagement this evening after a' highly success- ful run. In this stirring tale of the west in the days when the mad rush | for gold was at its height, Tom Mix is at his best. He enacts the role of Bat Carson, a deputy United States { marshal, sent to the gold mining | town of Sonora, up in the Sierra Ne- | vada mountains, to investigate mys- ! | terious leakages in shipments of the | precious mineral. How he captures | | the gold robbers, after several duels | each | {other in amazing rapidity, and the theatre, | Washburn is | Wall' Co- | Miss Greenwood, as Letty the | bride, sang very sweetly, "Because. Mrs, J. Morrison contributed piano selections. Misses Abbie and Leah Judson and Miss Ruth Nash assisted | in the serving of the refreshments. Toasts to the bride and groom were proposed by Rev. W. S. Lennon, Rev. J. A. Waddell, Col. Stone, Capt. Mor- | rison, and Messers. Scott, Wilson and Judson. The toasts were followed by happy responses by the bride and groom. The out-of-town guests in- cluded Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Williams, Toronto; Mr. and Mrs. JM. White, Silisville; Mr, and Mrs, Judson, Nap- anee; Mr. and Mrs. R. Gibson, Glen- vale. Shortly before the happy event was hrought to a close a flash- flight photograph was taken of the 1 | scene. * * . Miss Florence O'Donnell, Arch street, returned to town on Saturday from a long visit to her sister, Mrs. {| W. B. Reid, Rochester, N.Y., and is receiving a very hearty "welcome home," from her many friends. { Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Martin came { down from Toronto to-day, and are with the Misses Martin, Clergy street. Mrs. Gwillim and. little Miss Gwyneth, will spend Christmas in | Lachine with Mrs. Johnston. Miss Dupuy, Brock 'street. will go {down to Montreal on Thursday to | visit the Misses Pardee. LJ * - { There are a great many parties | planned for next week for the girls | and boys who have come home from | school, | Mr. and Mrs. S. C. White, Mont- | real, will spend Christmas with the | lat sister Mrs. Nelson Gibson, University avenue. Col. dand Mrs. Everett Birdsall | came down from Birdsall, Ont., on | Tuesday, and are with Mr. and Mrs. | R. E. Kent, "Somersby House." Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Hazlett, Col- | town with their parents. | Gordon Cunningham, Toronto, will i spend, Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. { A. B. Cunningham. * | | Mrs. C. B. Roberts, who has been | with Mrs. Hall, Aberdeen avenue, left to-day for her home in Cleve- nd. | Prof. and Mrs. Jolliffe, and family are leaving on Thursday, to spend | the Christmas holidays with Mr. and Mrs. Denike, at Havelock. | "Good-bye Everybody," Said | Murderer on Scaffold | © Lethbridge, Alta. Dec. 22---Say- | ing. "Good-bye Everybody' to those who stood up on the scaffold with him, Thomas Bassof, bandit and | murderer, shot into etarnitv at the lend of the hangman's noose at the | provincial jail here a: six o'clack | this morning. Thus the 4 e {in the chain of tragedies in the Crow's Nest Pass bandit huni of last { August was cnuffed out. | ing room domes, H. W. Newman Electric Co. { The woman who can't hold her | tongue or her baby has no business with either. A man can never gain ground dur- ing courtship if he is unable to hol { his own, Dutton's sale, 60c songs, 40c. DAILY MEMORANDUM, Band at Palace Rink to-night. See top of Page Three, right hang corner for nrobabilities, - CHRISTMAS CARDS Beautiful electric chandeliers, din-} | HTT HT voy 1 fi TTT TT Tee TT OE OPEN TO-NIGHT XMAS GIFTS TO-NIGHT 7.30 O'CLOCK Special Sale Men's Shirts (> Regular price $4.50 SIZES: 15,154, 16 Zi] TO-NIGHT $3.00 EACH 5 dozen only, Men's Negligee Shirts, made from a beautiful fine qual- ity English Madras Shirting, well made in the fashionable style; soft Cuffs, laundered neckbands--comes in assorted colored stripes on white ground, such as: Mauve, Tan and Black. SALE TO-NIGHT, 730 OCLOCK ............. $3.00 EACH LADIES' SILK | HOSE LADIES' SILK HOSE The Ever Acceptable Gift There is no danger of not pleasing when you select Silk Stockings for her gift. Women's Silk Stockingsof extra good quality; pure thread Silk; double heels and toes; deep garter proof tops and a wonderful range of shades to choose from. LIST OF SHADES: --Brown, Cordavon, Taupe, Dark Grey, Pink, Pearl Grey, Silver, Mid Grey, Sand, Navy, Purple,' Palm Beach, and Black or White. Extra value . ..$2.00 PAIR _ THURSDAY MORNING--9.30 O'CLOCK 200 yards extra heavy weight Duchesse Satin; 36 ins. wide. Sold regularly at $3.50 per yard. SALE PRICE THE COLORS: $1.95 yard Alice Blue, Reseda Green and Pink. BLACK TAFFETA FORMER PRICE THURSDAY MORNING $4.50 yard. $2.95 YARD "A double weight French Taffeta Silk; 36 inches wide; an extra good reliable quality: only, a limited quantity will be of- fered. Blackonly........7. ............. $2.95 YARD 0 AOE pony base ' with mountain bandits, and wins a | beautiful bride, rounds out one o { the most thrilling and romantic tales of the west ever screened. Don't miss this great photoplay, or you will regret it. The fourth episode of | "The Branded Four' is another in- | teresting portion of our programme, | which provides thrills in abundance lin thig episode, and is exceptionally | entertaining. A selected comedy | and other good subjects round out a {good programme which will be {shown for the last time to-night.-- | Advt, | APPOINTMENTS ANNOUNCED ! On the Reorganizing of the Cana- dian Army Service Corps, - The following appointments, pro- | motions and retirements, are auth- lorized on reorganization of the | Canadian Army Service Corps, to go ! into effect from 15th June, 1920. {. To be major: Captain 'J. H. captain : Lieut. N. M, Cooke. To be lieutenants (supernumer- lo H. J. Ryan. Lieut. T. V. Doyle | | trom reserve of officers C.M.; Lieu- | tenant J. M. Grady, from regimental list, C.A8.C. Lieut. and brevet | Captain G. O. H. Driver is transfer- { red to the corps reserve. i The undermentioned officers are | retired and are permitted to retain their rank on retirement. ; Lieutenants (supernumerary), P. B. Biggaf, G. B. Hérridge, M.C., A. | C. T. Lewis, A. G. Phelan, R. J. Mc- | Dowall, 8. T." Hill. Dutton's sale, 60c¢ songs, 40c. ! Replying to the ultimatum of Gen. Cayigila, Gabriele D'Annuzio an- nounced he would not recogniz2 the { treaty and would resist to thé las: man. - 3 - { Undertaking Pariors, 228 | Beautiful designs, neatly printed with . Greeting, Name and Address. Prices very reasonable. ~ Merry Chrisimas Printers, Market Square, Kingston. MARRIAGE. LEMMON--WEBB--On Dedember 20th 1920, at the parsonage, battersea, by Rev. Coddiing, Koss May, eidest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. EB. Webb, Mt. Chesney, to Thos. W. Lemmon, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. John Lemunen, Kingston, Dikb, 1920, Terence Lieviin, youngest son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Devlin, formeriy of this city. Funeral notice later, CARD OF THANKS Mrs. John Ruttan wishes to thank her many friends who se kindly con- tributed to the .very usétul Chnsimas gifts with which she was presented on Saturday last, = JAMES REID The Olid Fire of Undertakers. 254 and 256 PRINCESS STREET. Phcne 147 for Ambulance. ROBERT J. REID The Leading Undertuker. Phone 577. 230 Princess Street. M. P. KEYES Underta_.er and Embalmer., St. Ambulance Phone 1830. JOHN CORNELIUS Undertaker and Embalmer Hanson, Crozier & Edgar DEVLIN--In Detroit, on December 22} THT il ou i i TTA", EAE John Laidlaw & Son, Ltd. CC alli i= Sn EVENING SHOES FOR CHRISTMAS Bronze Kid, Silver, Gold Cloth, White and Black Satin--a beautiful array of nice Slippers--from Sa ci iiss. 395.50 ; "OPEN EVENINGS. JAEGER Wool Bedroom Shoes. O | RARER AREER HHH