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PAGE EIGHT THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1922 A SR SE IRs 'THE WHITBY Advertising, DAILY TIMES subscriptions and news will be veceived at the Whithy Branch Office 'at Gazette and Chronicle.~Telephone 23. After Business Hours Phone 850. WHITBY EDITOR--JAMES H. ORMISTON | Whitby Schools Observed \ Empire Day with Fine Afternoon Given of A 1 Patriotic Programmes Over to thoughts of Empire, and Spirit the Day Interpreted in Song, Recitations, Drills and ddresses by Prominent Local Citizens--Children Advised to Follow Example of Victoria the Good Empire Day, Monday, was most sappropriately observed in the pub- Hi and separate schools of Whitby. 1At each school the pupils assemb- iled either in the class rooms or on ifthe lawn and gave well rendered spatriotic programmes of drills, choruses, solos, recitations, dialog- {ues and other numbers, while sev- 'eral prominent citizens of the town visited the schools and gave brief 'addresses, touching in the main on the meaning of Empire Day, and ssons to be learned therefrom. = Empire Day is celebrated on fay 23rd throughout all the hools. This idea originated with rs. Clementine Fessenden, of amilton, Ont,, who suggested that is day be set aside for patriotic xercises and called Flag Day. The uggestion was sent to the Minis- pr of Education, G. W. Ross, who nally brought the matter forward d chose the 23rd of May alled it Empire Day instead lag Day. At King Street School. On the spacious lawn of King Street School, pupils and their parents and friends assembled for one of the best Empire Day pro- grammes given in years. Mr. R. A. Sennett, the principal, was ehairman, and the singing was led *by Arthur W. Lynde, musical in- structor in the schools. The speak- ers were Rev, Dr. H. Carmichael, representing the Ministerial As- sociation; Gordon B. Whitfield, of the Board of Edueation, and James H. Ormiston, Editor of the Gazette and Chronicle. The various nun- bers on the programme, all of {them well rendered, were as fol- flows: ti Opening chorus, "O Canada," by j the entire school; recitation, "St. {George and the Dragon," pupils of i Miss Dobbyn's room; song, "May {God Preserve Thee Canada," pupils fof Miss Middleton's room; history of the flag, pupils of Miss Cook's room; song, "The National Flag," Miss Baker's room; recitation. "Empire First," David Ross; song, "My Own Canadian Home," pupils | of Miss Wylie and Miss Cook; dia- i logue, "The Flag," pupils of Miss Middleton; song, "We are Part of ! Britain, Mr. Sennett's senior class; chorus, "The Maple Leaf Forever," by the entire school. Between the various numbers the speakers were heard. At Brock Street School % At Brock Street School there as 'an exceptionally fine program, the result of much careful train- ing of the children by the teach- ers. Held in an appropriately de- corated class room, the program was thoroughly in keeping with the spirit of the day. e various of and | numbers were as follows: Opening chorus, "O Canada," by the school; essay on the British Empire, by Clar Cameron; sketch, 'Canada Our Homeland," by pupils of Jun- ior room; sketch, "The Making of the Union Jack," Junior room: pu- pils; recitation, "The Flag of Brit- ain," by Jack Hoar; chorus, "My Own Canadian Home," senior room oupils; recitation, "Red, White and Blue," by three junior room pu- pils, Gladys Gill, Doreen forth, Ewelyn Gaston; Song," by junior room pupils tation, "My Native Land," by Young; song, "Stand, Firmly Stand," senior room pupils; recita- tion, "In Flanders' Fields," by Mary Rea; chorus, "The Maple Leaf Forever," pupils of both rooms, = The National There were no addresses. At* St. Bernard's The puuils of both rooms of St. Bernard's School entered into the Empire Day when a brief but im- pressive programme was given in the school. The numbers were as follows: An address on Empire Day, by Miss McEnery; chorus, "0 Canada," by the school; march with flags; chorus, "Our Own Can- adian Home," by the pupils of both rooms; talk on the flag, Miss Mc Enery; chorus, "The Maple leaf | Forever; closing number, God Save the King." Miss Shannon, the school principal, was unable to be present on account of illness. Dundas St. School Pupils; parents and friends as- sembled on the appropriately de- corated lawn at Dundas St. School for an Empire Day programme of a ery high order. Evans Mich- ael, one of the pupils, made an ideal chairman, and the program numbers were as follows: Recita- tion, "The Maple Leaf Forever," Ralph MacCarl; flag drill, by girls and boys of Room III; address, G. B. Whitfield, representing Board of Education; May Pole. exercise, by some clever little girls of Room 1V.; reading, by Mac Stevenson, Room II; address, Councillor J. M. Kenny, of the Town Council; chor- us, "My Own Canadian Home," pupils of Room II; address, J. H. Ormiston, Editor of the Gazette and Chronicle; chorus, "The Na- tional Flag;" by girls and boys of Room I; address, R. A, Hutchison, Inspector of Public Schools for S. Ontario; recitation, Gertrude Char- ter, Room I; address, Captain Best, pastor of the Baptist Church; Na- tional Anthem. Kingston.--It was just eignty- six years ago May 18, since an Act was passed incorporating the town of Kingston as a city, "THESE HOLES that never wears smooth. little more it costs. 850 Simcoe St. S. These holes make possible for the first time, a tire Double anti-skid mileage--because these holes form a second anti-skid tread. 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There will be in attendance ap- proximately four hundred dele. | | | | | | | | | |W gates who will be billeted in the homes of the people of Lindsay and environs. Whitby United Church delegates appointed are-- tev, A. L. Richards, W. A. Hol- liday, Dr. Stevehson. The work of the Conference nat- urally falls under two main divis- ions. A review of the work of the past year, this will be accomplished largely by means of reports of committees who will present their reports which will be supplemented by addresses of men competent to speak on certain subjects which will be under review. Then, of course, there will be plans made for the work of the coming year, and these include many subjects, one of the questions that will be before the Conference for decision this year is that of a system of group insurance for the Ministers, The settlement committee al- ways has its problems, as they le with the difficult and per- plexing problem of seeing that every minister is placed in a suit- able charge. Compare the FLAVOR Kellogg's 'Corn Flakes have a crispness and flavor that no other corn flakes equal. There's even a difference in the fresh aroma when you open the packages. For 25 years Kellogg's have been the standard of quality. When you are offered a substitute, it is seldom in a spirit of service. Remember, every red-and-green package is sold with'the personal guarantee of W. K. Kellogg: "If you don't think Kellogg's the finest corn flakes you ever tasted, return the empty package and we will refund your money." Always oven-fresh in the inside WAXTITE bag -- which is sealed -- a patented Kellogg feature. Sold by all grocers. Made by Kellogg | in London, Ontario, 07 YEARS OLD ON "VICTORIA DAY Mrs. Samuel McCormack of Whitby Township in , Good Health At her home on the 6th Conces- sion of Whitby, Mrs. Samuel Mec- Cormack, one of the oldest citizens of the British Empire, quietly cele- brated her 97th birthday on Vic- toria Day. Mrs, McCormack was born in the County of Armagh, Ireland, on May 24th, 1835, two years before Queen Victoria came to the throne, Coming to Canada in 1844, she liv- ed near Gananoque until 1881, when, with her husband she moved to Lion's Head, in the Bruce Penin- sula. In 1912 the family moved to Among the outstanding speakers who will address the sessions of this year's Conference will be Bis- hop McConnell of the Methodist Episcopal Church of the United States. Rev: Geo. C. Pidgeon, D. D., of Toronto; Rev. James Endi- cott, D.D., and others. Rev. T. P. Perry, of Gananoque, has been the President during the past year, and Rev. G. C. R. Mec- Quade, of Oshawa, is Secretary, the farm on the 6th concession of Whitby, where she still resides with her son James, and daughter Alma. After 62 years of married life, Mr. McCormack died in 1922. Although somewhat hard of hearing, Mrs. McCormack still en- joys fairly good health, and moves quite freely about the housz with the aid of her trusty Irish walking- stick. BUYS LOCAL BUSINESS Mr. C. Polito, of Toronto, has purchased the business of the Little Covent Garden on Brock Street North, and has moved to Whithy with his wife and daughter, The business will be carried on as be- fore. Thirty young pgople from the Baptist Church, Mimico, paid a vi- sit ti Whitby, Tuesday, played a game of baseball and were enter- tained by the Men's Club of the Baptist Church. The visitors won the baseball game with a score of 8 to 29. After refreshments were served Mr. Geo. 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