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E MIRRO " The Mirror's Reflection is Always an Attraction" STRATFORD, ONT., FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 1924 Vel =2 elcome Old Boys WelcomeOld Girls GREETINGS You'll Certainly Be Proud scarcely Anyone Will | | Sea tS Of Your Old Home Town | "Old Friends, Old Wine, Old Associations" | Miss The Basket Picnic It's a City of Which Old Boys _-_ of tear t0. our hearts are the scenes of our childhood 1" fete dae ror ove and Girls Will Se Justiy Proud. standing as the city is on the eye of its third Old Boys' Reunion, the citizens of this*city may look back ith complacency and no little sat- action on the progress that it s enjoyed in the past few years, 'Those scenes wili remain forever as our most cherished memories --beautiful, colorful and fascinating. ~~~. Oftentimes have we mused o'er the faces wexh ave known. In faucy the old days cf childhood have flitted across the horizon of our mind, Thousands of times as the years have come and gone, have thoughts of the old town, retrospectively, ap- peared to us as phantoms of de- What promises to be an event of much interest next week wil! be the Basket pic nic thought out by the Park Board. Just bring sandwiches in paper boxes, and the Park Board wil] do the rest. Cups and maybe saucers, coffee and hot water will be pro- Lhe = -coming thousands ; rided ing str le home conung thousands, light. New friends we have made, Vided. No nothing stronger. many who will not have been here A This<sert will take place ot new associations we have found, Since leaving their native hearth, that. ae "cougenial There 464 | Thursday and éontinue for hours fae 8 twenty ¢ ven any mo . : " i al i se rg A 'yr ft s Bi ne a oe : i Gs something akin to immortality, | without interruptfon.- From three "CATS AQO 2 recog Z - say , ve is E vents BBO, Wil et Seema, ae about the old, and a something ; tO seven you can dance to the city of their birth, . The "Muddy Avon" as it was once disparagingly called, is now he centre of a 'park system. that laS NO supertor, of its kind, in Western Ontario. Speaking of Stratford's park System recently who has not been in Ontario about Ilo years said that the t ] X ove £53 changes that the city fathers have | it it alone are enouvh to bring to the city a reputation that will enable it to hold high its liead" The cultivation of natural beauty is a feature in making a community a better place in which to livelthat Many municipalities, not our ow, fortunately, have overlooked. A few figures will show very phically, aga without color, the advances thaf/!have been made in Classic City (Alice the first Reunion made _-- | | | eternal as the hills and as deep as the sea. Yes, the old scenes are as re- freshing as the breath of the rose and asclinging as theivy. "Into each life some rain'must fall," and many old boys whom we will welcome back, will have had their share of it. Still, the sun- shine and the warmth we have also experienced. After all there is more sun- shine than rain, more love than hate, more joy than sorrow, and the purpose of Stratford's Old Boys and Girls Reunion has an object that should of recreating happiness. If this be Meet will not be a success. be everyone's aim--that uot the effect, then the Old Boys' But we know that we will find everyone filled to the brim with the spirit of goodfellowship, friendliness and sociability. new citizens of this beautiful old town, may not be asked to fill up our glasses We We will find that the hospitality of both the old and the is the elixir of life. and drink the old | Orchestra. Afterseven the Mitchell | | } | t ; j band, who are giving their Ser- vices gratis will lead the Queen's park gathering to Lakeside park, and should be marshalled by Dr H.W. Baker, the chairman of the Board, From Lakeside park, the spec- tators will hear the new Choral | club sing, see the acquatic sports, | and witness the. Venetian scenes. Our swans presented tothe city by | J. C. Garden, ap old Stratford boy, will do some special diving stunts, ' and Harry Peter's "gulls? which were also a donation, will make | their debut on the same evening. t | Here the crowd will be amused and entertained until 9.30 and like- ly afterwards take in the midways, "A Bouquet For The Mirror. The editor of The Mirror ha@ Ti 1906. I {e population iis was wine of which the poet associated the words, "'Old friends" and VOR 4 : 13,21 ) it} NOW. 16,425. Pave- | associations," but the effervescence of good fellowship we will find | the pleasure of seeing this week a ment was peaetically unheard of in pv eueey where. _ handsomely bound volume of fifty 1906, jaat im 1914 there were S21 'The Mirror Editor welcomes the Old' Boys back and sincerely | Two copies of The Mirror, being: miles; -- There are now 22.2 miles of payed streets. Thé assessed value off'the city's property nakes a strik- fag contrast with that with which the city fathers worked out the tax jrate eighteen years avo. The prop- \ ty then was assessed at $6,552, 585. /It is. now assessed at $15,489, 300. ce | In all Stratford is acity of which i Jas. Pequegnat & Son OPTICAL DEPARTMENT In'charge of (R. Nimmo, D. Opt. Registered Optometrist Phone 584 hopes that they have the key that will oper time, and that the Stratford: Old Boys' bonds of Friendship, Love and Truth. stronger than ever the the door to a real good and Girls' Reunion will make both the Old Boys, Girls and citi- zens may be proud to recognize as theirown. Itis a city of which praises are daily sounded from the housetops by its residents, truly an exaniple of sterling worth? Ttis 4 beautiful city, a city of homes, of healthful recreation, of contented workers and happy children and features by far too numerous to at- tempt to enumerate. All that is left to do is to show the Old Boys that under the decor- Ei tigas and attractions i there | efforts of its native | even in arranged IS a genuine, heart-stirring welcome. Let us have the Visitors know that Stratford appreciates the sons and that our interest at home no wanderer has been let slip from our memories. The week js upon you, let every citizen do his or her Share ! ea a i an There shouldn't be a man in the city without a good shirt. Look ) at-MeMorran's ad. on hack page. | the result of its first year's publied- tion. That a subscriber showed Such interest in our efforts is ih- _deed a great compliment for The Mirror. Old Boys or Old Girls can sub- scribe for The Mirror, at 123 On- tario street. The subscription price is only $1.50 a year to any place in Canada or U. S. A. FRANK O'DONOGHUE Plumber and Electrician Prompt Attention to all orders Phone 1191 45 Argyle St. i