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3¢ lt The.school appreciated the large atâ€" . #endance. ~Thanks were also given to the Porcupine Hardware (for furniture loaned) and to the Northern Power Co. (for lighting ,etc.) The orchestra played Saenger‘s springâ€" time walts before a novel and graceful act "Skipping the Light Fantastic,‘"‘ was put on. â€" Phyllis Cahill played the plano well for this item. The girls who parâ€" formed were:â€" Patricia Mahon, Shirâ€" ay Knutaon Annie Sarkotich, Ann Barâ€" this performance. Some of the moveâ€" ments were intricate and well done. mg manner. She made the tarts â€" and they were awful, but why should a wellâ€"born lady know how to cook? The Knave helped her out of a difficulâ€" ty by substituting tarts which his wife had made, andâ€"by composing the wellâ€" nown nursery jingle â€" snmved his repâ€" utation and his life. Six little pages â€" Margaret Connelly, Clara Campagnola, Olga Reshertaski, Pauline Lively, Norine Ledingham, and Ina Niemi â€" supplied cqolour and picâ€" turesque effect. Altogether a very pretty little play Joan Somerville as "Ursula". maidâ€" inâ€"waiting, did her little part excepâ€" tionally well, and was graceful, â€"â€" she has a very pleasiing speaking voice. Eilen Ralston, as the ‘"Lady Violetta" or the "Queen of Hearts", proved herâ€" self a capable litile actress. She has poise and entered into the spirit of the play in a convincing and very charmâ€" Doug. Farren and Joe Campagnola as the "King‘s Cooks!‘ were exceptionally good. They thoroughly enjoyed their parts, and the audience thcroughly enâ€" joyed them. Mary Harper, as the "Herald" was charming in a purple violet outfit; and "Pomdebile the Eighth," (King of Hearts), with Ray Laforest inside the king‘s robes was! a most imposing charâ€" acter. His medieval manners were only upset once when his natural merriment got the better of him (and of the rest of the cast too). Leonard Harper, the "Chancellor," was convincing with his robes of office and white goatse, and Roy Mawhinney as the "Knave of Hearts" did his bit very beautifully. "‘The Knave of Hearts" was a very dainty and drnoll fantasy well acted wellâ€"produced, and quite a new idea in rhool plays. It was the old rhyme brought to life, and made very charming by the wonâ€" derful costumes. The manager â€" Keyâ€" in Cahill â€" in herald‘s costume gave a resume of the play in poetic language before the curtain rose. The programme consisted of overture by the crchesitra â€" (a) Alumni March; (b) Bachelor girls March. Members of the orchestra:; Clara ‘Campagnola (piâ€" ano); Edith Blakeman Aina Heikkila, Bonnie Clark Lila Antila, Eila Ollila, Leo Huhta, Doug Farren, Louis Kns anich, Ray Laforest. The funds raised would go partly for student activities, but also to the various war activities, and war charities of the community. _ And thirdly the audience, as| evidencâ€" d by the large number present, tertained by the efforts of the stuâ€" Their purposes were threefold. They gave the staff a chance to train the students in ways outside the school curriculum, and of kecoming better acâ€" quainted with them as individuals. They helped to strengthen the ability of the pupils who found that they had talent possibilities within them that they never suspected, and they gave them the sense of the importance of ‘being reliable in team work. He mentioned the fact that two students were in he plays who had been nursing themselves to be fit to perform (although sick with colds), rather than let the rest of the cast down. dents. Congratulations are in order for both students and teachers who must have spent many overtime hours in bringing the different parts of the programme to such a state of perfection. Particularly were we charmed with the delightful singing of the medley of spirituals by the Glee Club; and the orchestra certainly is maintaining its usual high standard, â€" the music renâ€" dered being pleasing as well as of an advanced nature. Mr. Ralph Ellis, principal, welcomed the large audience. The concerts were a tradition of the school he said, and woll wonth maintaining. Sorth Porcupine, March 10th. Special to The Advance. The South Porcupine High School students presinted an exceptionally good concert on the nights of March 4th and 5th in the auditorium. It was one of the best we have atâ€" tended. Not only was each item careâ€" fully polished but there were not enâ€" cugh numbers to tire either audience or performer:i, and just enough to round out a full evening‘s entertainment. South Porcupine High School Concert Proves An Unqualified Success Special Features Included Music by the School Orchestra, Fantasy, ‘"The Knave of Hearts," a Very Amnsin Little Play ("The Perfect Gentleman") and the Siuging of the Glee Club. modern touches on a mythical The new Presbyterian Church is a oneâ€"stcrey frame structure, with a large hall in the basement, and a wellâ€"equipâ€" ged kitchen. The mcrning service opened with the On Sunday, December 10th, 1939, church services were commenced in the Oddfellows‘ Hall, and on January 14th. 1940, the congregation was f ally orâ€" ganized as a iPresfoyterian urch. Early in 1942 the Congregation decidâ€" ed to Euild a church, and the work was begun in August. The corner stone was laid on September 21st at which time the congregation formally named the church, Mackay Presbyterian Church," in honcur of the organizer, Mr. Mackay. A capacity crowd filled the church both for the morning and the evening services on Sunday, and loud speaker systems had to be used to enable those in the basement who could not be presâ€" ent on the main floor of tue ciwclh, to hear the service. Sunday, March "th, 1943, was the formal opening and dedication service of the Mackay Presfyterian Church, 113 Elm street south, Timmins, with Reverâ€" end Dr. George Aitken, B.A., Th. D., the Minister. Present for the opening were Reverend W. M. Mackay, of Weston, Ontario, Superintendent of Missions for Northern Ontario, after whom tthg church was named, Rev. P W. Graham, of Englehart, and Captain D. Church of the Salvation ‘Army. The Mackay Presbyterian Church has teen named for Rev W. M. Mackay the Syncdical Missionary for Northern Ontario and Manitoba for the past eighteen years. In the course of that time Mr. Mackay has been instrumental in the organization of congregations in all the cities and towns of Northern Ontario and the Lakehead section and many rural communities. "Here, boys," said the Australian, turning to his friknds. "Here‘s someâ€" tluing good. A general who doesn‘t know his own name.‘"‘â€"Globe and Mail. ‘*Do you know who I am?" he perâ€" §‘i§ted as ithe soidier looked blankly at Formal Opening and Dedication of Mackay Presbyterian Church "Do you know who I am?" shouted the irate general to the Australian who had neglected to salute him. Impressive Service on Sunday at New Presbyterian Church. Rev. .P. W. Graham, of Englehart, Capt. Douglas Church, 8. A., and Rev. W. M. Mackay, Supt. of Missions, Assist at Service.: But John Ursulak (“Robert”) stole the show. This little play is deserving of the highest praiss Nadyne and Jean should take a bow. Vera and Bob had lesser parts to play but were very good. S s SE y OOR ic ol w5 en t *4 |_ h.A fessor" right under the nose of "Margâ€" aret", who proemptly decides to throw up ch€m1°try and go in for Art in a big way. In the meantime “Mamma ‘anq t{he Nt rimamain sea t L PWPW L enc . s« ‘a In the meantime "Mamma® "mi’é!,' supper wait. The curtain falls before the dinner is eaten. weekâ€"end unexpectedly, and throws a menkeyâ€"wrench into "Margaret‘s‘" loveâ€" affair. _She steals the "Chemistry Proâ€" "Alicia" â€" Jean Carruthers:â€"an older sis‘er at college, arrives home for the Passage:q:â€"atâ€"arms follow, and Robert sends the audience into gales of merâ€" riment at his most natural behaviotur. The stage is set. "Mama‘" (Vera Ursulak) has gone to the trouble of preparing the super meal and "Margâ€" aret" is giving the finishing touches to the table ard the dining room, with her bheart and head in the clouds. She ccmes abruptly to earth when "Robert" her young brother acts as such young people will â€" he is not going to be the "perfect little gentleman" act â€" No Sir! braith, Walter Rewegan, Peter Babando, George Aro, William Varite‘sy Donald Briden, Jack Jay, Leslic Costello, Allan Webb, Paul Pearce, Arthur Brown, William Chevrier, The grand finale was "The Perfect Gentleman" a play that was as natural and homeâ€"like a production as can be imagined (and that set the audience to rocking with laughter because it was :p very natural), centred around a domesâ€" tic and familiar episode in the family life of any with adolescent daughters and young sons. "Margaret" «Nadyne Smith) in High School has a crush on the chemistry teacher (Bob Dye) and has invited him to supper at her home â€" dinner we . Boys were:â€" Gino Camâ€" Followinzg the dedicatory greetings of the Presbytery were given by Rev. P. W. Graham, greetings from Moderator of Synod, Rev. Dr. John Mutard, of Tcronto, greetings from Moderator of the General Assembly Rev. Dr. Norman MacLeod. The choir then rendéred the hymn, "Lord Bless This House," the soic being beautifully given by Mrs. H. Shultz. | , The highlight of the service was the serm¢n given by Rev. W. M. Mackay who chose as his text, "the church is nct the people‘s but the church of A hymn selection, the National Anâ€" them, and the benediction brought the gervice to a close, . The evening service was conducted similarly to that of the morning, with Mrs. Stanlake rendering the solo, "How Lovely are Thy Dwellings", this being a special feature of the evening. Reverend E. Gilmour Smith of the Mountjoy United Church, was preent at the service. The first half of the service was conâ€" ducted by Rev. Aitken, who led the hymn, the call to Worship, the Invocaâ€" tion Prayer, Psaim Selection. The Scripture reading was given by ‘Capâ€" tain D. Church. Following anocther hymn and prayer, ancuncements and offerings were made. Included among the announcements, Rev. Aitken acknowledged a gift of $1,000 received from the W.M.S., $500.00 from the Provincial Young People‘s Soâ€" ciety, acknowledged the pulpit setee that was made by Mr. Mahl of the Puffaloâ€"Ankerite, and the donation cf the Bible from Mrs. Musgrave, of Schuâ€" macher, who is 87 years of age. Mrs. J. MoPhee, Kirkland Lake, president of all the Presbytery, came as a delegate to the formal cpening of the church. An anthem was rendered by the choir, "Seek Ye the Lord," following which the latter half of the service, ‘"Responsive Dedication Service" was given Reverâ€" end P. W. Graham conducting it. Oftentimes people have said to Wilâ€" son Thomson after hearing one of his poems or reading it in The Advance, "Why don‘t you publish a group of your poems?"‘ Well, that is just what he has done now: A very attractive little booklet has been issued from The Advance office. with the title, ‘"The Shiftboss and Other Poems." There are a dozen poems in the booklet. Some of them are wellâ€"known in this part of the North, and some are new to most people. All have the spirit of the North and the spirit of the miner, for they are written from the heart by a nmiiner, and for other miners, and by a pioneer who has been in this country for a quarter of a â€"century. Written in the first place for his own satisfaction â€"because he wanted to set down on paper the thoughts that were in his ‘mind and heartâ€"these verses have been presented in the form of readings at various events in the Porcupine Camp.| At gatherings of mining men, at serâ€" vice clubs, at fraternal society events, at church gatherings, at a hundred and one different occasions, Wilson Thomâ€" son has recited his topical poems, and never failed to make a hit. Many a time these little poems have been printâ€" ed in The Advance, and it has always meant a special run of extra papers. This was specially the case in theâ€"reâ€" cent printing of "Farewell to the Miines." This little poem told the story of a man who had been twenty five years in this North and was sick and tired of its snow and cold and the Poet of the Porcupine Publishes Some Verses About Mines and‘ Miners Wilson Thomson Gathers a Group of His Poems That Will be Cherished by Many. "The Shiftboss," "The Pioneer,‘ g’l‘he Mucker," "The Cagetender" and Others Walk the tage. | depots in Canada. Red Cross food parcels arrive at a German prison camp "somewhere in "urope." The Canadian Red Cross his sent more than two million such food parcels to Canadian and British prisoners of war in enemy camps in Germany, Occupied France, Italy and Africa since the outbreak of Present output is 100.00G0 each week from five Red Cross packing TIMMINS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MARCH 11TH, 1943 Oldâ€"timers of the North now in other parts will specialiy appreciate this little record from the North. To men of the North overseas the little volume will be a genuine delight. Slip a copy into the next letter you send to that pal overseas and see if this is not correct. These popular little poems were writâ€" ten in popular vein by a popular fellow for the popular fancy. They are priced at the popular tee of "two bits" and should find a povuilar demand in this man‘s countlry. _."The Shiftboss and Other Poems," by Wilson Thomson will mean delightful reading for many. Those who had enâ€" joyed these poetic adventures at social orâ€"other events will be happy at the fact that in this little book they can preserve a number of these typical poems. The booklet is of convenient size to silp into an ordinary envelope Thus it makes a very handy souvenir to send to a friend or acquaintance. I‘ve lost! Give some other guy the honours; He can have the extra dollars; As for me, I‘ve quit. I‘m finished as a boss. There are twelve interesting and amusing littlepoems on mines and mining in this little book. The titles cover most of the life and work of the miner:â€"*"The Shiftboss;" ‘"The Porcuâ€" pine Pioneer"; "Farewell to the Mines"; "The Mucker‘s Lament"; "Whose Couâ€" sin is He?" "The Captain";. ‘"‘The Macâ€" hineman"; ‘"The S§pare Shifter"; ‘"Mary‘s Little Mine"; ‘"To the E6tuâ€" dents"; "The Cagetender‘"; "Stock Quotations." All the poems are writâ€" ten in the language of the miner and from the viewpoint of the miner. While they are all amusing, hidden beneath their humour is a philosophy of life that is typical of the miner and of pioâ€" neeringâ€"the spirit of comradeship and goodfellowship. Bret Harte was the1 poet of the mining country of the Uniâ€" ted States, and Robert Service the voice of the Yukon. With a style all his own, and a distinctive phflosophy1 of his own, Wilson Thomson presents the mining men and life in this North forâ€"other mining men and for those cthers who can see and feel and know the impulse that stir men‘s hearts and The other side of the picture, howâ€" ever, 4¢g given in the little booklet in ‘"The Spare Shifter,". which recites the real> woes ‘of the shiftbhoss, and conâ€" cludes:â€" : Sso give me back my shovel! Give me back my pick! Oh give me back the muck pile that thing for you here, _ You must go to North Bay for the bounty." Way down in their casteâ€"ridden towns Where Sack ain‘t as good as his master, And a man is hept down when he‘s down. I[‘ll be missin‘ the boys in the bunkâ€" house With hearts like the gold that they mine; Who‘ll give you their shirts for the askin‘; Tho‘ maybe they ain‘t got, a dime. T‘ll be missin‘ the trout in the riverâ€" The sight of a deer in the thicketâ€" The songs of the birds in the mornâ€" ingâ€" . Aw, hellâ€"can I sell you a ticket, Equally typical of one idea of a shiftâ€" boss is the little poem of ‘the little volâ€" ume, "The Shiftboss and other Poems," by Wilson Thomson. The motif of this poem may be seen from one verse: A mucker once murdered a shiftboss. He was taken sway by a "Mountie," But the Judge said, "we can‘t do a hard work of mining, the "shacking" and "the shovelling," and so on. The poem compressed in its lines all the plaints that are a commonplace about this country.;. He was going to leave it all for ever. He had bought his railway ticket.. But the conclusion of the poem was equally typical:â€" There‘s somethiing about this dam ._country That acts on a guy like cocaine; I‘ve seen people leave it forever, But always they come back again, Maybe, it‘s the freedom they‘re * â€"Honoursâ€"CIairc Donoghue; Nellie Muvich: Patricia Brewer, Beverley M. Shantz (equal).® Grade IIH First Classd Honoursâ€"Joyce P. Dupont Honoursâ€"Joy Wier; Ruth E. Wiliâ€" son;; Rita ‘Belanger. Grade IV First Class Honoursâ€"Mary Zudel.. Honoursâ€"Margaret L. Goedbloed, Do lores Germain (equal). _â€"Pévxsséâ€"Donal.d Wright; Geoffrey Caldâ€" bick. jJonen (equal). Passâ€"Lois A. M. Urquhart, Betsy Wood (equal). The following is a list of successful candidates in examinations held reâ€" cently by the Toronto Conservatory of Music in Timmins. The names are arranged in order of merit. PIANO Grade X Honoursâ€"Catinarine Jardine. Grade VIII Pirst Class Honoursâ€"Roy Jenkin Honoursâ€"John Jones, Lucy Leach (equal). Passâ€"Dorothy Horwitz; Marilyn Cliff. Grade VII First Class Honoursâ€"Clara Campagâ€" nola. s Honoursâ€"Beulah Wood. Grade VI Passâ€"Florence Muvich * Grade V. Honoursâ€"â€"Helen Fedor Pasd: Vivien Pezzetta; Ken. Thomas Results of Recent Examinations by Toronto Conservatory of Music Announced. Several First Class Honours Awarded to Local Pupils as Well as a Number of Honâ€" ours and Passes. Timmins and District Students of Music Make High Standing in Tests "My father occupied the chair of apâ€" plied science at college." "Dat‘s nuttin‘, Me old man occupied the chair of applied electricity at Sing Sing."â€"Blairmore Enterprise. "Besides "Mailing Early for Easter‘", citizens should be sure that all their mail is correctly addressed, fully preâ€" paid and that a return address is alâ€" mays given. Parcels should ‘be carefully packed, wrapped and tied, with comâ€" pleted (Customs Declarations affixed, and contain only items which will not spoil or damage the mails or cause injury to personnel while in tranâ€" sit." "Correspondents should not allow ster to pass, or any other holiday or anniversary when it is customary ‘to exchange written greetings with one another at home, withcut sending a letter â€" Armed Forces, Air Letter, ‘Air. graph, card or parcel to the one serving Overszas. It is no less the responsibilâ€" ity of those at home at all times ‘to write cheerfully and regularly, because of the tonic to the morale the regular receipt of the frequent chatty letter or the wellâ€"packed parcel supply to those in uniform. ' "Broadcasiting from England a Canâ€" adian officer in the R.C.A.F. declared that "the mails are as important as food to the men". "The Hon. William P. Mulock, K.C., M.P., Postmaster General advises that citizens should los> no time with their Easter mailings because of the problem of arranging transportation. Statistics for January indicate that the Canadian Postal Corp:: despatched overseas no less than 1,949,800 letters, 207,266 ordinâ€" ary and 207,682 tobacco parcels 62,601 lb. of news and 4,128 Registered items, in all over 832 tons. With the augmentâ€" ed Ea:siter mailings the problem of taining shipping space and making timely delivery is proportionately inâ€" creased hence the need for the public to mail all letters, parcels and greeting cards to the Forces OQOverseas without delay. "Although Easter falls late in April, letters and parcels for cour Forces on Service Overseas sihould ‘be mailed now and certainly not later than March 15th for delivery by Easter Day. Now is the Time to Send Easter Mail to Soldiers Overseas ‘"The mails are as important as food to the men," is how one R.C.A.F. officer phrases it, Send mail for Easter Now! Here is the memorandum from Otâ€" tawa, as passed on to The Advance by Postmaster E. H. King:â€" From Citawa comes the suggestion that ma‘l for the socldiers overseas for Ea:ier should be mailed now in order that it should reuch its destination by Baster, with the further suggestion that all the soldiers shcould receive mail for Ea‘ser and for every other special and regular occasion. R. C. A. F. Officer Says:â€" "Mails as Important as Food to the Men." Grade IJI First Class Honoursâ€"Donald, Grade 1 First Clasd Honoursâ€"Pauline iudel Honoursâ€"Tifelma Willison. SORT OF CHAIRMAN W, Mcâ€" Grade IV Honoursâ€"Nancy Pickering Grade III Honoursâ€"Margaret Burke, Rosemary J. Dougherty (equal)}; ‘Betty Rose, Shirley Thomson (equal). Grade 11 Honoursâ€"Moira Larmer; Lucien Pare Grade I Passâ€"Yvonne Essa Grade III Passâ€"Trilby Pierce; Ian Johns#ton Timmins, Ont.â€"Grey Sisters‘ Convent PIANO Grade VII Pirst Class Honoursâ€"Lois Skelly. Grade V Passâ€"David Rose. Pass> Bill Burnes, Annic Kelly (equal) Grade I First Class Honoursâ€"Geraid Spooner ; Shirley Longmore, Betty J. Rose (equal) Louise M. Brown:; Mary Hadley; Floâ€" rence Muvich. Honoursâ€"Donna Longmore. Timmins, Ontâ€"Assumption Convent PIANO Grade VIII Honoursâ€"Estelle Boutin Passâ€"Kathryn Lafontaine. THEORY Grade IVâ€"Counterpoint First Class Honoursâ€"Alice Giovanelli Grade II First Class Honoursâ€"Dorothy Devine; Marilyn Cliff; Hendricka Green; Myrâ€" na Ball. Brennan. Boy Scouts Association, Dominion Headquarters, Ottawa. To the Editor of The Advance, Timmins. On behalf of the Canadian General Council of the Boy Scouts‘ iAssociation, may I express to you their gratitude and appreciation for the general ediâ€" torial and news support you accorded cur recent National Boy, Scout Week. The outstanding stuccess of the week was due in no small measure to the kind coâ€"operation of such publishers and edâ€" itors as yourself. mficâ€")hoursâ€"-vMurray Ball, Lucy Leach (equal). a 0 "The enclosed money order for $10.00 is from a Polish chap in the Regiment by the name of Mish. He wanted to give ten dcllars to the Red ‘Cross and asked me to sond it to Kirkland Lake Branch. Would you iplease see that it gets to the proper person and is acâ€" knowledged. His name and number is B55083, Pte. A. Mish. He is most sinâ€" cere and is appreciative of the work of the Red ‘Cross and I personally think he is deserving of some particular menâ€" tion. He well knows the work the Inâ€" ternaitional Society are doing for his own people in Poland." Expresses Appreciation for Support of Scout Week The contribution is one of $10.00 from a member of the Algonquin Regimentâ€" Pte. A. Mish, who gave the ten dollars to the paymaster of his company. Capt. Hub Norton, who in turn sent it to Mrst Nortcn at Kirkland Lake, with the folâ€" lowing comment:â€"â€" Appreciates the Work the Society is Doing Here and Overseas. Among the many contributions in the present drive for funds for the Red Cross, there is one that will be specially appreciated by the Red Cross itself, beâ€" cause it typifies appreciation for the widespread work of the Society â€" work that is here at home and also reaches overseas to other lands, even asi far as Poland. t There are few ismes of The Advance in which there is not striking evidence of what the women workers are doing for the Red Cross. Just as one example in this issue will be found the monthly report of the Eastern Porcupine Red Single Copyâ€"â€"Five Cents Member Algonguin Regiment Gives $10 to the Red Cross WomenW orkersare Doing Their Part for Red Cross Others Should Help Now Over 20,000,000 Articlee Shipped Overseas, Including Grade VII Passâ€"Lucille Lamarche Grade VI Passâ€"Myrna Ball; Gilberte Cauchon Grade IV 5,500,000 Surgical Dressings. People Overseas Appreâ€" ciate Wonderful Work of fid Cross. Opportunity for All to Help Now. Associate Editor of Pulications. Yours very truly dil isters‘ Convent I Lois Skelly. ng: [ urke, Rosemary Betty Rose, ) . er: Lucien Pare "No project has been too ambitious, From sheets for Russia to tallored top croats for ARP. workers; from baby bonnets to Mine Sweeper Mitts the steady march of comforts has gone out . .is going out, from branch workrooms across the Dominion. "The Canadian Red Cross is asking for $10,000,000 this year to keep faith with the less fortunate whose need is great. Part of this $10,000,000 will go to purchase materials for comforts and spplies. Canadian women have made magnificent use of their "raw materials" so far. When you give to the Red Dunlop; Joan Cross, put just as MUCH into their hands as you can!" "Layettes for new British babies, for the newly born of people of our Allies who have been evacuated from their own lands; complete outfits for childâ€" ren, hospital supplies, in an endless heartening stream, these free gifts from the Canadian pecople, through their Red Cross, have gone Overseas to help wherever help is needed. "Warm afghans, blankets and quilts have been made in thousands by BRranch workâ€"rooms. They are used to wrap Blitz the scene of disâ€" aster; they are used to tuck ornphaned British children warmly in. The need {for knitted comforts for soldiers sailors and airmen and for the women in the services has kept knitting needles flashâ€" ing in every Red Cross Branch from Cape Breton to Vancouver. Just how welcome these warm and comfortable "handâ€"knits" are asi told over and over again in the letters that reach Canada from Overseas. "It took the army boots to teach me how much a woollen sock can mean to a soldier. They are worth their weight in gold I assure you. The army issue of socks is not bad but they can‘t touch a pair of home knit socks,". . so writes Sergeant Foster from England.. His letter is representative of thousands like it on file in Canadian Red Cross headâ€" quanter:; acknowledging Red Cross serâ€" vices to fighting men. ‘I am writing to thank you on behalf gf the family. for the cardigans, skirts, coats, wellingtons, shoes and other things. We ‘@re very grateful and are looking forward to wearing them. We are very lucky children indeed, especialâ€" ly, as) it is wartime and nearly everyone finds it difficult to buy things nowadays. A good many of the girls are wearing Canadian clothes, I have a Canadian dress on now and it feels so sioft and warm. . . ." "In the worit days of the Blitz of Britain, vast quantities of clothing adâ€" aptable to the cold and damp of the English climate. . woollens of all sorts, were produced by â€" Canadian women. Stocks of Canadian cothing were rushed from Red ‘Cross| distribution depots to the scenes of bombing raids. Thousâ€" ands of garments were provided. Famâ€" ily after family was completely fitted out, like the Maurices, of Englemere Wood, As:ot, who wrote: each individual article must be turned "Volunteer women workers in Red Cross branches all across Canada have produced 4@ staggering supply of comâ€" forts and clothing and medical needs for the Forces and suffering civilians since the ‘beginning of the war. Over 20,000,000 such articlee have already ‘been shipped Overseas. "For example, some 5,500,000 surgical dresisings have been made. Approxim.~ ately 640 miles of gauze was) used for this one ignportan:t requisition,, not. to Cross noting that in February there were 5000 artciles shipped from South Porcupine. The Eastern Porcupine Branch is certainly doing well, and still is urging that more workers assist in carrying on the good work. The Schuâ€" macher Red Cross report published reâ€" cently and the report of the Timmins Branch show equal effort and enthusâ€" iasm. To anyone who studies these reâ€" pornts as they appear, it will be a matter for pride and satisfaction to note how well the: woman workers are meeting all the calls upon them. Tt is only fair to add that what is happening in this North Land is more or less general throughout Canada. Multiply the work by the Porcupine Societies by the num.. ber of other societies in ‘the Dominion and the total musit be a most impressive one. There are two morals in the matâ€" ter. The one is that those who can not devote as much time to the work as some others owe it to themselves and to the country to contribute in other ways. At the present time the cpporâ€" tunity for this is offered by the camâ€" paign for funds. Everybody must feel that they must do their share in this great work, even if the share may not be as direct as that of the noble bands of workers, who also in many cases are very liberal contributors to ithe funds. The second moral is that the great work being done by the ladies should not ‘be allowed to Jlag for want of the necessary A ‘despatch last week from Toronto outlined some of the extent of the work of ‘the volunteer women workers of the Red Cross in Canada. Thisg despatch Ssays:â€" mem.ion the :painstaki.nz .labour and strict adherence to ruling on just how The Pioneer Paper of the Porcupine Established 1912