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MONDAY, MAY 20, 1929. THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, rm TITHE WALKING VETERANS £ SEMI-READY TAILORED CLOTHES We have on display in our window a fine herringbone Stripe at $35.00. Also a Blue with a little hair-line stripe at $40.00. These / are two exceptionally good lines. 'How about your Straw Hat? $2.00, $2.50, $3.00 and $3.50, George VanHorne's Phone 362w. 213 Princess Street. as TEWART'S ATISFACTORY EYE ERVICE Prize Cups and Trophies il Our eye examination without drops | Whether it be in Sterling | Silver or Plated, we can supply you with a Cup or Shield to | sult every ococasion. I Let our years of experience help in making your selection. 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X-Ray work. | ie RS A SPECIAL SALE OF 21 Piece English China Tea Sets Reduced From $6.50 to $4.35 SEE WINDOW DISPLAY Robertson's Limited Gun Metal and Mahogany Oxfords -- per. forated Tips and Vamps, Special valu at g| brought to the cit || on Bunda || "adjutant," and secre fi the armories. ii about 300 men, {ner ll Kingston at its head and t | was & sort of triumph. Hundreds of ll | citizens crowded the sidewalks to see | the veterans 80 by, and from the ra- || tions were made for a fittin || elaborately decorated and a splendid ll | munificence of Kingston's {| up under Serg't. Joseph Selby, i ARRIVE IN KINGSTON They Were Warmly Welcom= | ed, Fed and Housed--Ad- dresses at Armouries. -- Marching in column of route and | headed by the veterans' band of Kingston, the "army of unemployed veterans reached Kingston at 6.50 | Pm, on Bunday. Among the i ners carried was the Union Jack. | One stated in large letters "After | British Justice". and another asked | "Have Ye Broke Faith?" [It was | A strange army to walk into King- | ston. It was no phantom army or| ghostly crew, but a living, tangible | Army, and one that bears testimony to the waste of war, Whence come they? | For answer we must turn to the representatives of thé executive committee, to "Major F.ank Riley, second in command, who was 'a | charge owing to the illness of! "Gen." BE. C. McDonald, who was | ¥ by automobile y morning and taken to the General Hospital. The advance | party, consisting of the hecdquarters with ten cooks under J. BE. Lourie, | tary to the ex- | ecutive committee, reached the city | at 3 p.m. and were established in The main column of Was conveyed by the private automobiles of citizens of [Napanee as far as Odessa, where din- was served by the people of the village. From Odessa they were brought to the corner of Princess street and the Bath Road by citizens | [of Kingston who volunteered their cars for the purpose. When all | reached the point of assembly the i"army" was formed into column of he veterans' band of he march | peated cheers given it was manife: {to them that Kingston had oaly the warmest greeting for them. In the Army and Navy Veterans headquarters, elaborate prepara- & recep- tion. The main dining room was banquet spread out as a result of the citizens. At the armories, a kitchen was fixed Appreciate: Treatment. Mr. Lowrie, adjutant, spoke Ligh- ly of the treatment accorded them all the way from Totonto, but espec- fally of the generosity of the people of Napanee, where the ladies pro- vided everything needful and the Boy Scouts waited upon them. Three hundred sat down at the ta- bles, and on Sunday morning all were surprised to find that they were not to be permitted to leave the town on foot. One hundred trucks and automobiles were used to convey the '"'army" to Odessa, where it was picked up and literally car- TATANT PAIGE | TAYLOR-FORBES LAWN MOWERS "THE WORLD'S REST" Complete stock of Hand Machines, Horse Mowers aad Power N At All Leading Dealers After the banquet and N. Veterans, the "army" march- | ed to the armoriées where thousands | of citizens gathered to witness an entertainment put on by talented | given by the A. | ' adies dark grey and Sport Shoes The following styles have just arrived :-- Grey Calf Oxfords--trimmed with Ladies' Patent Strap, med with grey buck White Canvas Oxfor black . ..... TRUNKS--BAGS--SUIT CASES low heel, shoes trim- members and to hear addresses, The } commandant of the Kingston A. and N. unit presided) and after extending | a formal welcome to the veterans on behalf qf the. citizens of Kingston, | he introduced W. F. Nickle, M.P.P,| and Dr. A. E. Ross, M.P., who both | spoke briefly, Addresses at Armouries. Mr. Nickle said: "You are de. | manding and taking the right of ev- ery citizen in this country to de-| mand and make known your griev-| ances. You are going down tp Ot- tawa to lay your case before the | country. I do not know that the | government has a cure for the con-| ee is easily obtained by bringing Your WATCH to L. C. HEMSLEY 149 Sydenham St. Just off Princess Watchmaker from R. J. Rodger ditions that prevail today, but if you | are moderate you will get a good | hearing. I am not speaking as a| politician. If the government have | not an immediate remedy I don't] want you to think that the govern- | ment is not sympathetic, Remem- | ber that there are thousands of | men out of work in this country. | Take the situation in Kingston. The | Canadian locomotive works that em- | ployed 1,000 men fis closed, be-| cause there is no demand for loco-| motives. Our rallways are not in| need of more locomotives because | there are no crops to haul over | them." When in Kingston stop at HOTEL RANDOLPH THE POPULAR HOTEL Central location. Rooms with hot and cold running water. Special attention te Transients. "As a Kingstonian, to Kingston. I am glad that the cit- izens are responding to appeals for you who come as men who fought for us all in the war. We are glad to have you here and to speed you on your way and trust something | may come to you." Dr. Ross extended a welcome to] the men and expressed his Sympathy for them in the circumstances in which they were placed. The visiting veterans slept in the armories, the A. and N. rooms and other places, I welcome you -- Left for Gananoque, ried to Kingston. The people of Odessa were exceedingly kind. There Was no chaplain travelling with them, but at Odessa there was a fun- eral, and after the burial the Meth- odist minister held a service for them. Last Sunday at Oshawa, Adjutant Greaves of the Salvation Army officiated. The executive committee consists of E. C. McDonald, officer command- ing; Frank Riley, second in com- mand; J. B. Lowrie, secretafy; G. Allen, H. Maitland, W. R. Malr, J. O'Neill, R. Plerson, Willlam Bar- bour and G. W. Suddes. The advanéed guard, or flying squadron, is composed of Messrs. Allen and Suddes, who travel on a motorcycle. Major Maitland is mas- ter of transport, which consists of two trucks and one ambulance. The Red Cross section is headed by A. R. Martin, a graduate male nurse of Halifax General Hospital, and who went overseas with the first station- ary hospital and served in the Natal Medical Service. He was at Zee- brugge and at other important .en- gagements, There is also a wireless radio service and a signalling unit. One of the members acts as chaplain when called upon. Fitt&én police do duty under A.P.M. Army orders are The army of veterans spent the | night in the Armouries and this morning had breakfast at the A. and N. headquarters, All seemed to be | in the best of spirits. None appear to | feel that vagrancy is an offence, and | twenty-five recruits from Kingston | Were added to the number when the | procession was formed up in front | of the armourjes at 10.30 a.m. pre- | paratory to leaving for Gananoque. Keen interest was shown by the | citizens who congregated on Mon. | treal street to see the army leave on | [he . -------- INSURE NOW TO-HORROW MAY BE T00 LATE teat PUNCTUALITY | You are in perfect health to- day. To-morrow accident or i11- ness may lower your vitality to Such an extent that no Insurance Company would accept you as a risk. Moreover, you will certain- ly save money by prompt action, since during every year of your life the cost of life insurance in. creases, It is true economy to * insure early in life. These are the two reasons that in life in- surance compel us to take action TO-DAY. S. Roughton City: Manager, The Mutual Life of Canada Phone 610. 60 Brock St. Kingston its way. The plan of the executive 1s to remain in Gananoque over night { and proceed to Brockville tomorrow | morning. From Brockville they will | 80 to Prescott where they will go | into camp and wait for a contingent | sald to be on the way from Montreal. While it is not definitely known how many will come from the East, "Major" Frank Riley expects to have an "army" of 800 or 1,000 men when he marches into Ottawa. Owing to the generosity of citizens of Kingston the "army" was well supplied with provisions consisting of bread, butter, coffee, ete., enough to last for two days, and it is under~ stood that arrangements have been | made for supplies at Gananoque, "Gen." McDonald, who was issued dally for the guidance of all ranks and strict dfscipline is obsdtrv- ed. There have been no cases call- ing for action by the high command and the men have been compliment- ed everywhere for their splendid be- havior. The kindness of the physicians of the different towns was highly praised. "They gave our men treat- ment and medicine without charge. Our own nurse was kept busy look- Ing after us all the way working sometimes twenty-four hours dress- ing sore feet and otherwise helping all hands," sald Adjutant Lowrie, brought to the General hospital sui- fering from ne=ritis of the hip, caus- ed by the exposure while on that march from Hamilton, expected to be able to leave the hospital Monday 80 as to overtake his army at Gan- anoque. Doing Good Work. Eight members of "General" Mec- Donald's army on the march to Ot- tawa, were cared for at the "Do- Drop-In Sailors' Mission" at 47 Prin. cess street, which 1s conducted by James Robinson and his wite. They were given a bed and meals. The "Do-Drop-In Sailors' Mission" has been doing splendid work. 'Dur- ing the winter no less than sixteen men were given board and lodging at this institution, and much credit is due Mr. and Mrs. Robinson for the work they are carrying on among | soldiers and saflors. Some citizens have been under the impression that Mr. and Mrs. Robinson have been as- sistéd by some of the churches or societies, but they have been carry- ing along the work of their own ac- cord. Mr. Robinson is himself a war veteran. H@ served in the South African war, and also served in ths vy. F. W. Torrance, son of Rev. Dr. Torrance, Princess street, and Miss Mary Taylor, dsughter of Principal Taylor, of Queen's, have passed the second year law examinations ut Osgoode Hall, ; a ----------. -- Cooke's churth cistata, "The Rolling Season." Tuesday, May 30h, 8 p.m. Silver collection. i | May 29th -- Featuring New Designs at the Lowest Prices in OILCLOTHS, LINOLEUMS, BRUSSELS AND TAPESTRY SQUARES and CONGOLEUM SQUARES -- latest designs. SIZES--2x3 ---VERY SPECIAL 7% x9--VERY SPECIAL .... 3x3 ----VERY SPECIAL 3x3%---VERY SPECIAL ---3x4 ALSO KEEP KOOL PORCH SHADES, James Reid PHONE 147 FOR SERVICE IN ALL SIZES, ? Some of the attractive features of a ° . . '. 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