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*922 Page Five T /4"; ./" V .. .., .~-.... .-vJ_, Inruvu-n-unvv .---....-u Mr. Sproule was a regular attendant and "faithful member of the Anglican Church and Rev. T. J. Dew conducted the fun- eral services, -assisted by Rev. W. H. Ad- ms and Rev. R. H. Some:-ville. Illlllnunllllllli JAMES SPROULE . By the death of James Sproule on Mar. '28, Thornton lost one of its most estimable ncitizens. -Born in King Tp., Yorl<.Co., in 1848. he came with his parents to Thom. ton a half-century ago. His occupation was that of carpenter and his workman- ship was marked `b that conscientious thoroughness which as a_. particular char acteristic of the workmen` of the old school. Mr. Sproule was a m-an of great industry and integrity, honorable in all his dealings; performing his duty to "his own household, to his neighbor and to the community in an exemplary manner. He was a Conserv- ative in politics. ` In 1877 he married Miss Matilda Will- iams, who survives him with the following family: Forbes. C.P.R. agent at Theodore. Sask.; Dr. Wm. B.. Thessalon; Mrs. Wil- "son. Parry Sound;'Mrs. Hy. Lynn, Thorn- ton; Mrs. Boyd, Saginaw, Mich. II ,,.____I, 4~__h _ _,,,__I__ ,4 _,, I,, . I ter, natnerme. Born at Barrie, Ontario, of English and Irish parents. Mr. Wright` was educated in the schools of that town. He located at Hughenden some years ago. Public affairs soon attracted his interest and he became secretary of the Eastervale school` board, holding that position for eight years. At all times his interest in the United Farmers was keen and he became director of the 'U.F.A. Political Association for Battle River. He was a member of the Presby- terian Church. The funeral was held at Hughenden on Thursday, several members of the Legislature being present. including Premier Greeneld; Hon. R. G. Reid, ister of `Municipalities and Health; Hon. V. W. Smith, Minister of Railways and Tele- phones; Geo. McLaughlin, Pembina; Mr. Johnston, Coronation; Donald Cameron, Imsfail; Alex. Moore, Oochrane; E. D. Spark. Wetaskiwin; Russell Love. Wain-. `wright; Mr. Washburn. Stony Plain. nnninu Hen hnrnnunrl `ennui! mnntinnnrl _`W!`lgnD; Nu`. WBSHDUYH. Dtouy rnun. Besides the bereaved family mentioned above, the mourners vprment included Mrs. Charles Stewart, Mr. Colwell and Mr. and `Mrs. 8. Cotton of Killam, and Mr. and Mrs. W. Stewart. The pall-bearers were Hon. V. W. Smith, Hon. R. G. Reid, Alex. `Wattle, David Brockie, `Ed. Cuban and, Archie Muir. The proceneion to the ceme- tery was a very long one, etretehlng ehnoet half ~e mile, follower: from the deeeeeed'e owndletrietbeinglnthexnnjorit, end ehowingthereepeotanduteem tier Thursday, April 43, 4922 _ `j OBITUARY NOAH GILCHBIST .l.lrUVv V70 LIUUBIUQ Evening service, 7- p.m..? special choral service consisting of anthems and -hymns, with connective Scripture readings; address by Rev.` Wm. Hipkin. Deceased was a son "of the late 0. F. Wright,` Minesing, and of Mrs. Wright who for a number of years carried on a" fancy goods store in Barrie. ~ VBAHRRIE CONGREGATIONAL cuuncu Collier Street `Pastor: Rev. _Wm. Hipkin Morning service, 11 a.m., conducted by Rev. W. Beckie ' 'IT......_.. ..-_-. __ F! .. _. _._._:.l _l_-.__I the me Mr. Wright and his family. `T 14,000,000 VISITS BY TRAINED NUARS/ES '. Free nursing service is given to Industrial policy-holders in 2,800 cit- ies and towns. Trained nurses not only heal the sick but teach right living. About 14,000,000 visits have been. made--2,116,875 in 1921. Num- erous letters tell` of lives saved.- In CANADA alone, `Metropolitan _ nurses, Alargely in co-operation with the -Victorian Order of Nurses, paid, 201,888- visits free of charge in 192.1.` DISCOVERING DISEASE IN TIME. Free medical examinations, often disclosing incipient -disease` in `time to cure it, are granted to Ordinary (annual' premium) policy-holders, subject "to reasonable conditions. HELPING 19,ooo,ooo PEOPLE About 19,000;000 people are insur- ed {in the Metropolitan-- over 16,.- 000,000 under weekly premium -pol- icies. The weekly calls of Agents at the policy-holders homes provide a wonderful opportunity for health and . welfare work. lam The Company has accepted the op- portunity and to-day is at the fore- front of public health work in the United States and Canada. ` HELPING THE EMPLOYER ' TO HELP Employers insuring their employees under Group policies are advised re- garding health `conditions and acci- dent prevention, while the employees receive the benefits of nursing ser- `vice and welfare literature. 238,000,000 PIECES OF LITERATURE "Attractive booklets and pamphlets in great variety, dealing with the im- portant phases of health and disease, and prepared by leading experts, are distributed broadcast. So far 238,-. 000,000 copies have been distributed --25,000,000 in 1921. The number distributed in CANADA in 1921 was nearly 3,500,000. H fvadiiibh, Z-108,000,000 copies of The Metropolitan, a health magazine, are issued. annually--= 1,500,000 copies, in English and French,vbeing distributed in Canada. A CITY THAT IS WATCHED In Framingham, Mass., the Metro- politan is leading the way in a great experiment, watched by health au- thorities everywhere, to demonstrate what proper municipal health regula- tion can do} Deathsper annum from tuberculosis` have dropped from _12 pet-`100,000 to 40. - A Business Statement that is Great Human Record IN ASSETS IN INCOME m cm or mu EORMER BARRIE BOY RECEIVES MARSHAL. JOFFRE IN VICTORIA From Fred W. Grant The Examiner has received a copy of the Daily Colonist re- porting the visit of Marshal Jore to .the city of Victoria. `A front-page illustration shows -the -hero of the Marne leaving the boat at Victoria. Immediately preceding` him, and leading the cheers for the gallant Frenchman, was Ald. E. B. Andros. chair- man -of the reception committee. Old- timers in Barrie. will remember him as Eddie Andros, son of Capt. Andros, who` lived here some forty years ago. A.___.__ LL- ._ II ..~..... .-..-.. -rwr---`av .v...J JV... av. Among the places visited by Marsha` Jore and his`pa1"ty was Buena Vista, Dec.3l,189l Dec.3l,1901 Dec.3l,19ll Dec.31,l921 Company or the People, BY the People, FOR the People."-- John R. Hegeman. No. of Policies in Force at End A` vnon Outstanding Insurance at 17...! I\: '9-..` Year Income for Year Asets at End of Year Surplus at End 1|` vans- , - , ,`. __ U 7,- e_-- .. __-_. Number of Policy Ciairnepaid in 19201" if 1 - - . ` 3 323,531 Averaging one claimepaid for every 27 seconds of each business day of 8 hours Amount paid to Policy-holders in` 1921 . . - 391.348.472.93 Payments to policy-holders averaged $630.16 a minute of each business day of 8 hours Dividends to Policy-holders payable in 1922, nearly - - 318.000.000.00 Amount pail Policy"-holders and Beneficiaries since Organization, "plus Amount now Invented for their Security - - $2.04-7,692,135.07 . Records kept by the Metropolitan Life lnsurance Company show an extraordinary decrease in the death rate among its Industrial, or weekly premium, policy-holders. . Comparing 1921 with 1911, for example, there were 55,000 less deaths in 1921 there would _ have been if the 1911 death rate had prevailed. What brought about the great saving of life? The general public health movement- progress in `medical science and sanitation--`other causes, perhaps. But a very great factor has been the tremendous health campaign carried on by the Metropolitan `itself. This page tells a part of the story." A MUTUAL COMPANY HALEY FISKE, President. FREDERICK H. ECKER; Vice-President. Busihess Statement, December 31,. 1921 yuaurf-vpuqurnnra-in Larger than that of any other Insurance Company in the World Total Insurance placed and paid for in 1921 ' ' - - - $1,564-,789,607.00 More than has ever been placed in one year by any other Company in the World Gain in Insurance in Force in 1921 ' - - .- $625,695,325.00 ['1____;____ L1____ L|__L _1 _____ _LL,__ t1_,___,.____ 5,, 1! '11, Greater than that of any other Company in the World Total Amount of Outstanding Insurance - - - $7,005,707,839.00 _ Larger than that of any other Company in the World Ordinary (that is, exclusive of Industrial) Insurance in Force $3,892,267,274.00 Larger than that of any other Company in the World ' Number of Policies in Force December 31, 1921 - - 25,542,422. A V More thanthat of any other Company in the World Policy Claitnspaid 1921 nun I nu an s u `A Assets Larger than`those of any other Insurance Company Increase in Asset: during 1921 - - . ~' '. Larger than that of any other Insurance [Company ' I 2_LI!A2_- .Linbilitie|_"- W "Surplus ' - ' Income in 1921 (Anus, WHO preueceuseu uur aukwcu yum: ago. In 1888 the late Mr. and Mrs. Cullis moved from `lower Ontario to Sault Ste. Marie and lived. there. until 1894, when they settledin Bruce Mines, Mr. Cullis con- ducting a drug business here until his death in February, 1906. About sevenyears ago Mrs. Cullis went to Barrie to make her home with her daughter. Mrs. M. D. Cu- bitt-Nichols. The late Mrs.- Cullis had been failing in health for several years, last Jan- uary her condition becoming -more serious. and on Mar. 31 at 12.30 o clock midday she pawed away to rest. Deceased was of a quiet, retiringdisposition and greatly re- epected by all who knew her. She, bore the years of declining health with a sweet christian patience and entered peacefully into her rest. The remains were brought from Barrie to Bruce Mines last Monday and conveyed from the train to Bruce Mines cemetery.` Deceased was a member of the Church of England. Rev. P. de Lom conducted the service. The "pall- bearers were Geo. and Arthur Jackson. Jos. Kettles, Wm. Cullis, Ed. Mills, Wm. Fleming. The sympathy of the commun- ity is extended to the two daughters, Mrs. J. W. Prout and Mrs. M. D. Oubitt-Nich- ols; one brother, Frank Allen, St. Marys; and two sisters, Mrs. H. Coleman of Kin- cardine and Mrs. Thos. Daly of Seaforth, who survive. The two sons predeceased their mother several years. """"" --i4e;1:gte-1' than that of. any'other Insurance Corpany in Gain in 1921 . - - ~ .. - . - - _...---_..--_-_.__ _..- __.._V v--_-_..-.. --v-----v' -- __..'_-- ....-_ ---_-__--- . Government and Canadian trustees than any other company - Metropolitan has invested in Canadian bonds over - - 0 - - nearly $35,000,000 being War Bonds. Over 1,700,000 Metropolitan policies are held by Canadians. The Metropolitan has about 1,600 employees in Canada. - The Colnpany issues policies from a Hundrecl to a Million Dollars of Insurance. ln fact, its Ordinary is now larger than" its_ Industrial. ' Metropolitan has more insurance in force than any other company - ' `Metropolitan placed in 1921 more than any other company - - Metropolitan has more Canadian uecuritiecvon deposit with Dominion e as In _ e .1 Canadian policy-holders of the Metropolitan are in no way aected, by the rates of ' exchange Between the two countries, because all premiums on policies in force ln Canada are payable in Canadian funde. I-if? 1nsl!t9"99s__..CmvanY METROPOLITAN 3ll,423,496.68 1891 I $l3_,626,948.21 1891 `38,0l7,l63.59 1901 74,77l.758;56 1901 98,135,273.7l 1911 352,785,890.36 1911 30l,982,699.39 1921 1,1l5,583,024.54 1921 THE BARRIE EXATMiI1\'ISRW `HOW WAS IT DONE ?% Noah Gilchrist died on Sunday,- Apr. 9,` at his home, 7 Albert street. aged 73 years. Although he had been ailing all winter, his condition did not seem serious until a week before he died. He was born near East -Oro, his father, Neil Gilchrist, coming from Argyleshire. Scotland, to. he one of the pioneers of that section. Deceased farmed` near Rugby until laid aside by an'unfor- tunate accident. While he `was "walking along the road one day, about 25 years ago, a cyclist ran into him. causing injuries to his spine from which he never recovered. ` For two years he lay on his back as a re- ~sult of the accident. From the farm he went to live at Rugby and later at Hawke- biatone and Barrie, having been a resident of this town for three years. He carried the mail between Orillia and Rugby for nine years, givingup this work eleven years i ago. He was of a quiet, unobtrusive dis- position, much respected `byfall who knew him < IN BUSINESS PLACED IN BUSINESS GAINED IN BUSINESS IN FORCE: GREATEST- GROWTH IN TEN-YEAR PERIODS the home of Mr. and Mrs. R: P. Butchart. whose wonderful gardens and cordial" hos- pitality to the members of the `Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association last year will long be remembered by those fortunate enough to have been in the party. rlzlivn-. rs.) -- - .- --. _..-.. -.. -..v r..-v,- lrif visi{o"t'hamha1 Jore to the Butch- 'art gardens was of special interest in view of the fact that at the plant of the B. C. Cement Company, of which Mr. Butchart is managing director, and which is situated near his. home, the cement for the Peace Portal of Blaine. Wash., was manufactur- ed. One of the most important public ceremonies in which Marshal Jore partic- ipated wae the dediation of the portal. IN CANADA EXCHANGE npxua au 1.. of Year $3,088,833.18 9,938,694.23 32,939,469.87 47,241,179.5o IIHII . ' His wife.` whose maiden name nras.Ba- chel Cameron, predeceased him ve years. `They had no family. He isesurvived by, one sister. Mrs. Rhoda Partridge of Barrie; two brothers, Duncan of Amador. Calif.,l and Neil of San Francisco; three half-bro-4 thers, George and Wallace of Mitchell` Square, Lot of Weyburn. Sask.; three half- ! sisters, Mrs. Jabez Leigh of East Oro; Mrs.,; W. J. Weldon of Toronto and Mrs. Robt.' Ashley of Yeoman, Sask. ' I I T\m.mmm~l run a Drnnlxvfnriun nnrl I-.l1p um`. which is emblematic of one hundred years Kindly remember your Examiner tub- of neace between Canada and the Unitpd am-intinn It :4 1.... ...-.+ L..- .........a wuuzu. la v:1uuu:1uuu_u; U1 uuc uuuureq years mnaly remember EXBIDIDOI I135 peace between Qanada and the Umted scription. If it has not been renewed. States. . _ ` , please renew now. 2,281,640 6,234,302 12,007,138 ` 25,542,422 DU ll Year , s134,e69,937.37 the World . v s1.oes,34_1A,s45.o4 ' s47,241,179.5o s3o1,9s2,699'.39 the World - 333.462.919.41 $1 ,1 l5,583,024.54 the World 4 IN ORDINARY BUSINESS IN FORCE IN REDUCTION OF MORTALITY IN AND WELFARE WORK art RESIDENTAL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS Entario Scholarship Matriculation, Solo Singing. Music, Art,` Conversational French emphasized. Outdoor games and sports. Ftnnlflw l'nl|I\I`l n\nIn"nnl> I "' " ` ` `....l., .... .- H ealtb record` excellent. tummy U1 IUUIIHIJI, onan. [ Deceased was a Presbyterian and the sex'- I I vices at the funeral on Tuesday were taken I by Rev. Geo. A. Brown at the house` and Rev, Neil Campbell at Esson cemetery. arri RESIDENTAL $445,674,174 $104,353,087 venben Glolleggi $55,069,650 $58,500,000 S 258,707,763 1 ,076,977,204 2,399,878,087 7,005,707,839 1.115 UK 61100 at End of Year For Prospectus apply to Principals 1891 1901 1911 1921 C-`REA_T DECLINE IN. DEATH RATES The death rate among Industrial policy-holders reached its lowest point in 1921- 31.9% lower than in 1911. The rate from typhoid de- creased 71%; tuberculosis, 49%; Bright's disease, nearly 30%; infec- tious diseases of children nearly 37%. The Expectation of Life of white males (reckoned from age 10) increased 4 years. 144 health exhibits and emergency hospitals at county fairs last year; 295 Clean-up campaigns; agitation by Agents for health legislation; wide-spread campaigns against spec- ial diseases; sickness and sanitary surveys; a study of municipal health departments; leadership of practical- ly all American research work relat- ing to influenza- these are some instances of the Metropolitan s ac- tivity in the interest of public health. Mes. Acmzs H. cums (Bruce Mines Spectator) The funeral of thelate Mrs. Cullis, for many years a resident of Bruce Mines, took place on Monday afternoon, Apr. 3. Deceased was born in Oxfordshire seventy- nine years ago. At six years of age she came to St. Marys, Ont., where she lived continuously until her marriage to Harry Cullis, who predeceased her sixteen years ....,. 1.. man H... In. M and Mn (`.nIHn PUBLIC APPRECIATION The people of the United States and Canada have made the Metro- politan the greatest life insurance company in the world", with $7,005,- '707,839 insurance in force. It leads not only in Industrial, but in Ordinary. More than half of its Business in force is Ordinary---$3,- 892,267,274-- which is more than that of day Company in the world. About 58% of its Canadian busi- ness is Ordinary-- $258,524,270 at thg end of 1921. COMPANY The Metropo1itan s total invest- ment in Canada at the end of 1921 was nearly $71,000,000. This amount added to the sum paid in death claims, matured endowments, divi- dends, and other payments to policy- holders, and in addition thereto pay- ments to Canadians for administra- tion expensesand taxes since the Metropolitan commenced business in Canada,. November, 1885, exceeds by $31,000,000 the amount received by the Company in premiums from Can- adian policy-hqlders. NO MONEY TAKEN OUT OF CANADA- A REAL CANADIAN The Metropolitan will continue it endeavor to offer the best there is in life insurance, and to save human life. Continued growth will give the Company still greater" opportunities for serving in insurance protection and in the conservation of life and health. FOR THE PUBLIC HEALTH THE FUTURE Limited numbers. c. lo.` F . wmcur, M'.L.A. \ (Hughenden, Alta., Record) The death of C. 0. F. Wright, M.L.A., e. brother-in-law of the Hon. Chas. Stewart, Minister of the Interior,- occurred Tuesday night, Mar. 28, -at the Royal Alexandra Hospital, after an attack of pleuro-pneu- monia. Last Sunday deceased was taken to the hospital and high hopes were held for his recovery, but the severe eects of the illness could not be shaken o and he passed away -at midnight on Tuesday. The death of Mr. Wright will leave` a gap` in the provincial ranks -of the United Farmer members, as he was the member for Ribstone, so long represented by J .. G. Turgeon. He is survived by his wife, two sons, Orson and Stewart, and one daugh- ter, Katherine. nnnn nf Inurfhl nntnrin. Of Enliih nd