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'®J)je fkB\i\tvim Vol. 58; No. 53 FLESHERTON, WEDXKSD.W, M.\Y 31. 1939 kSruX .'!: >^ON. Proprietor* The ROYAL VISIT By S. J. DORNAN, C.W.N.A. Representative on the Press Pilot Train Second Release Covering Visit of Their Majesties to Ottawa, Toronto and Winnipeg On Board the Royal Train. Like a bur.st of thunder, 100,000 people massed on Dominion Square, Montreal, greeted the King and Queen when Their Majesties appeared on the balcony of the Windsor Hotel prior to entering the banquet room; again after repeated calls wejp made by the crowd, both the King and Queen left the banquet table to appear on the balcony. Undoubtedly the people of the largest city in Canada took the Royal visitors to their hearts. Having to leave Windsor Hotel dur- ing the time of the banquet, the press party was escorted by a number of the mounted police; no person could move through the immense throngs without the aid of these manly officers of the law. On arrival at the pilot train there was time to file a number of telegraphic messages before the signal, to go, was given. Late that night the both trains halted at Caledonia Springs for the rest period. Bright and early this writer was around and had a first hand view of the elaborate plans made for the safety and protection of the Royal party; there were members of the R.C.M.P. and a large number of railway officials, attending to every detail; it is at such stops as this that the locomotives of both trains are serviced and cleaned, ready for the trip of the following day. All along the route to Ottawa, there were numerous small communities and each had its full quota of citizens lined along the i-ailway line. I hap- pened to notice one impressive thing, an aged man was standing in the midst of a field of about twenty acres and he was at the salute. I sincerely hope he was there when the Royal party passed; it was noticeable that many children were trained to bow and salute as the train passed. Arrival in Ottawa the capital city of Canada was a stirring event. There "were miles of bunting and loyal de- corations with the usual cheering crowds. The press party was escorted to the Chateau Lauricr. the hotel de luxe of Canadian people, where we made our headquarters during our stay in the city. [Editor's Note â€" The visit of the King and Queen to Ottawa is covered irfthis issue by Miss A. C. Macphail, ItftP., and we have eliminated Mr. Dornan's account in this article.] For many miles out of Ottawa there Were crowds along the railway right- of-way and all had a cheer for the train. The Royal Train, I am in- formed, was given a splendid send-otf. Arrival at Kingston, we had five minutes to view the arrival of Their Majesties before the Pilot train had to move on. This old and charming city had most elaborate arrangements made for the reception but owing to the unavoidable delay on the -Atlantic. Kingston had to have its program re- vised. The restricted plans called for thirty-five minutes' drive followfciij the presentation of certain citizens. Here, by the way, there was an amus- ing situation, amusing to me but not to those who wei"e affected: whoever was to. make the presentations after His Woi'ship the Mayor and his wife had been presented, failed to do their job and my, oh my. there -.vere -- ime red faces. Kingston stole a mp :â- '. i on all the rest of Catiada I'lr tYy de- tained Their Majesties one hour longer than had been planned, with the result the Pilot train was halted in order to keep "the block." On the outskirts of Cobourg the both trains wei"e .side- tracked for the night and one minute after (he pilot train was stopped. I tested the train telephone and called Brampton, to consult with him. Arriving in Toronto, the Queen City, the reception was yet anothei triumphal entry of Canada's King and Queen, to one of the principal cities of the Dominion, and the welcome was a real emotional affair.' The press separated on ari-ival, some going to the City Hall. I was assigned to the Parliament Buildings, there to a re- served seat over but to the right of the two Throne chair. I had a splen- did view of this historic occasion and enjoyed having many distinguished citizens of the province pointed out to me, as they occupied reserved seats on the floor of the Chamber. The proceedings in the Chamber were very dignified but loyal Ontario citizens, for there were many from out of the city of Toronto, cast dignity aside and a wild burst of applause greeted their beloved Sovereigns. The Dionne Quintuplets, who had enjoying a private presentation to Their Majesties, were brought througu the Legislative Chamber and all those present enjoyed a very lovely sight. I do not care to enlarge on this story of the Quints as it will be played up by the daily writers. Hart Housse lun- •heon was another glorious function. This writer was honored with an in- vitation to this event, also to Wood- bine Park for the running of the King's Plate race. H. E. Rice, Vice- President of the C.W.N.A., and Mrs. Rice, also represented the Ontario weeklies at the Hart House luncheon. Another history-making day is about to end. Shortly Their Majes- ties will be given a loyal send-off by Toronto, the city of beauty with a grand future. By the way 'I am in pullman car "Bowmanville'' which daily reminds me of my dear friend, George James, our Immediate Past President. After leaving Toronto we were all deeply impressed with a huge crowd gathered at Midhurst; here it was estimated that 5,000 autos could be seen and the people went wild with delight; fcere was a profusion of decorations. SC'JTH GRE\ MEMBERS, G. & 3. FORESTERS CM ViSlT CF KING AND QUEEN AT TORONTO The above picture is tiiai oi' the croo visit to Toronto last week. The otfie of Durham. Front Rankâ€" C.Q..M.S. .A. Durliani; Pte. W. Henrv, Flesherton; Feversham; Pte. J. Watson, Durham; Pte. S. Jaraie.son, Durham; Corp. R. Johnson, Flesherton; Pte. T. R. McK ton; Pte. L. Piper, Markdule; Pte. D. Teeter, Fleshorton; Pte. R. McClean, over; Pte. F. Tilker, Hanover; Pte. L. â- ,.s ircm Sotuh lirey who tjok pure •rs arc: left. Lieu:. F. J. Thui-s:jn; Tumey, Pti?. George Colgan oi .Mar Cv.Y\). F. Gorrell. Fiusherton; Corp. ?t. . B. Howc'U. Darhiim; oergt. G. Rogers, Hanover: Pte J. Schiilitman, .nzie. Feversham; Corp. R. Goldsbor Moriran. FItsherton; Pte. .A.. Mi'lCilln F'.e.=herton; Pte. F. Patton. Durl-.am; Hilsall. Hanover; Pte. D. Deible, H n lining the route over which the Ki ctntre, Mnjor W. Turney, O. C. of •'.A. iji'le; Pti;. J. Pric-,-, Durham; Sergt. W. W.lton, Fle.sherlon; Pte. B. Leave Lor n:;, Hanover; Corp. S. Schalatma Hinover: Pte. E. Litt, Hanover. R )Uirh, Flesherton; Pte. L. Russell, Fl p, Flesherton: Pte. R. Reis, Durham; ' Pto. E. Lipskie, Hanover; Pte. H. M anover; Pte. H. Cartlidge, Hanover. ng and Queen passed during their ' Company; right. Lieut. S. J. Steeds .\. Lawlor, Feversham; Pte. W. Noble, •. ^â- !esh..â- rton; Corp. S. McMuUen, n, Hanover; Pte. J. Watson. Durham; far Rank, left to right â€" Corp. H, sherton: Pte. L. Thompson. Flesher- Pte. D. McClean, Flesherton; Pte. G. Ca.^lin. Durham; Pte C. Kerr. Han- â€" Photo by W. A. Hawken. Display lea field The W.M.S. held their "display tea" on Thursday last, presided over by Mrs. W. I. Henry. A program was given, consi-sting of a read- ing by Miss V. Nicholsosn which was well given, followed by a h.vmn. Mrs. H. Down then gave a reading "Keep Smiling'' in her usual happy manner. Mrs. Thurston then spoke briefly and the program was ended with the sing- ing of the National Anthem. The display for the bale was very fine, valued at 51. The donation tea was served, the offering amounting to $14. Among the gifts was one for Mrs. F. G. Stevens, who has been at Fisher River. Man., in compan- with her. husband who has served over 30 years as missionary to the Indians at that point. In her girlhood Mrs. Stevens lived at Flesherton, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Pickell. TURNER â€" CARRUTHERS Regarding the Woodbine function where a very disappointing crowd, as far as size, saw the. horse of George McCullagh win; there was much re- gret and decided expression given by the crowd that the jockey was not presented to His Majesty. The crowd yelled "take the jockey up, take the jockey up" but the gallant jockey was not pi-esented and it was certainly his handling -of the horse which brought it in first. Personal tit-bits. His Majesty at- tends to matters of state while on the Royal train between stops: Her Majesty spends much time read- ing and in conversation with her ladies in waiting; presumably on matters of dress, etc. Their Majesties have expressed a command that the Royal train be slowed up at every place whei-e the engineer of the loco- motive sees a large gathering of citi- zens; this is communicated to the King bv a bell in his ear which is attached to a button in the locomotlvs. There is a tremendous demand upon the occupants of the Pilot train for letters from the train; thi« is due to the fact that all letters bear the postmark which is composed of the Roval Standard with the words "Royal Train:" I havo maiWd about a doxen each day, so far. We are in daily contact with the outside world by means o£ the radio. Winnipeg citizens augmentwl by "ftO 800 from outside the city, many of thorn from the United States, gave A pretty wedding took place on Thursday, May 25th, 1939, at Chal- mer's Presbyterian church, Toronto, when Evelyn Patricia, eldest daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Carruthers of Toronto, was united in marriage to Mr. Harold Oliver Turner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Turner of Eugenia. Rev. G. D. Little officiated. 61 Ifears tiiOir Ltaiitr When the choir of St. Columba c.iur.h, Pricevillo, specially augment- ed tor the occasion, completed its rendition of a special setting of 'inaisB God from whom all blessings tlow'' as their anthem at the morning service, it marked lor the choirmaster, \ Mr. W. W. Raniage, the completion i of 01 years of continuous service in i tnis district, first of .\mos church, i Dromore, and latterly in St. Columba. The minister. Rev. A. R. Muir. spoke ! fittingly of the special nature of the I occasion lor Mr. Ramage, and com- | plimented him on his efforts during i the past week to have the Sunday i well-observed by a special number. ' .At the conclusion of the service Mr. [ F. G. Karstedt, on behalf of the con- j gregation, presented Mr- Ramage with a bouquet of forget-me-nots. Mr. Ramage fittingly replied. A Position of Honor HOW ISON â€" LOVE A quiet but pretty wedding was solemnized at the United church par- sonage, Brockville, i-ecently by R«v. F. E. Malott, D.D., when Helen Mar- guerite, younger daughter of Mrs. M. V. Love of Flesherton, and the late Wesley W. Love of Brockville, became the bride of Mr. Gordon Howison. youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. George C. Howison of Brockville. The bride looked charmini' in a tailor-made suit of grey, with japon- ica blouse, hat, shoes and gloves to match and was attended by her sister, Mrs. Gee. .\. Mathewson, Flesherton, who wore a suez en.sevrible. Mr. Geo. Mathewson supported the groom. After the ceremony dinner was served at the New York Cafe, attend- ; ed by the immediate relatives of the ; bride and groom. The young couple take up resilience at 40 Charles St.. Brockville, where the best wishes of a host of friends follow »hom. .A. signal honor was given to Mrs. Wm. Patton (nee Denelda McDonald) laughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Mc- Donald of town, to act as waitress av Hart House, Toronto, when the King and Queen were given a banquet on their visit to Toronto. Donelda was chosen from several hundred wait- resses and it was cansidered to be a privilege to serve at such a gather- ing. She had an excellent opportun- ity to view the Royal visitors at close luarters and was greatly impressed .vith their simplicity and ability to feel at home wherever they wore. my good friend. Clarenee Charters, at I Their Majesties a real w«sleim ac • ♦»*♦♦♦♦*♦•****♦♦* » »♦*♦♦♦*♦ ♦ * H i t M > ' !â-  I > H * > > ** ' * **** : : Funeral Chapel DIGNIFIED AND SYMPATHETIC PERSONAL SBRVICB Whethei c YOU PAY LESS THAN $100.00 For Complete Fun«r»l 1- More NO EXTRA CHARGE FOR THE USE OF OUR CHAPBL BATES & MADDOCKS 124 Avenue Road, TORONTO Night or Day "Phone KInjradale 4344-845» clai'nrthe rain which had been fallin.g all morning did not appear to dampen the enthusiasm. It was noticeable that His Worship Mayor Queen was the only one ot' the city fathers t«) wear a silk hat. the rest of fhe .Aldormen wore the regular head gear. The singjng of several massed choirs of children in this city left a deep im- pression on Their Majesties. In fact th« first westurn city to greet the Sovereign did it in a manner which was colossal. Have jus* vetyrned to train after driving in Royal proeosoion .for 21 hours amid wild display of loyalty. .\11 records of cheering have been broken in Winnipeg. THROWN IN MEAFORD BAY. PICKED IT AT OSHAWA On February 25th last Robert Franklin threw an empty bottle, con- taining his name and addres- into Geargian Bay^ust east of the Meaford breakwater and forgot all about it. This week he received a letter from a girl renidiiHf in Forest Htll. Toronto, stating that she had picked up the bottle at Oshawa on Sunday last, thus the correspondence. Bobbie advises u.s that he slipped the bottle in a crack in the ico east of the breakwater, and to be picked up at Oshnwa, it must have drifted into Lake Huron and floated through the chain of lakes to lyako Ontario, takine an Hll-Canadian route in mak- ing the trip. The wind and waters do some funny, cam-rs sometimes, and this appears to he one of them. â€" Meaford Express. Presented Altar Bible .\n interesting dedicatory service was h Id in St. Johns United church Sunday morning when an altar Bible was presented by the Young Peoijlo's Union of the church, ii-. niomor.v of one of their members, William Parker, whose death oci-'urred one year ago. Miss Kathlci^n Bannon [iresented the Bible to .Mr. Karl Best, an Elder of the church who in turn handed it to Rev. Service, followed by dedicat- ing the volume to the servi.e of the church. This volume replaces the *ne used since union in l!t25, presented by the late Mr.s. A. S. V:inDusoB to Chalmer's Presbyterian ckurwii, of whii'h she was a valuod member. The eld Bible is "bei«g presented to Mr. J. F. VanDusen of Toronto, as a memen- to of his mother's work in the church M Flesherton. BORW c. H. SMiTH DIED IN A REGINA HOSPITAL Charles Herman Smith, 52, died in the Regina. Sask., hospital recently, aftjr an illness of only a short time. He was UUceu ill at his home at Cupar, Sask.. ami when his condition did not improve he was rushed to Regina by ambulance. Deceased was born in Ontario in LSST and homesteailed in the south- western part of Saskatchewan, coming 10 the Cupar district in 1927, where' he had since resided He was a trustee of the Cupar Consolidated sdiool dis- trict. He leaves his wife, formerly Margaret Reid, daughter of the late T. J. Reid and Mrs. Reid formerly of Kimberley, and four sons. Garnet, .Alvin, Norman and Harold. He also leaves three brothers, Eddie and Goldie of Saskatchewan and Fred of Flesherton, and two sisters, Clara (Mrs. Wallace Graham) of Eugenia, and Bertha (Mrs. P. McConnell) of Epping. The funeral service was held at the Cupar United Church and was con- ducted by Rev. Jas. McMurtry, inter- ment being made in Cupar cemetery. The floral tributes were beautiful and abundant, showing the esteem in which he was held by a large circle of friends. Prizes In Music The following pupils from Flesher- ton district placed in events at fhe recent musical festival at Owen Sound : Piano Class â€" Under 12 years, 3rd Genevieve Milne. 84, bronze meilal. a very keen competition. 1st and 2nil having S(; and 85. Undei- 9 vears, Blanche Walker. R. R. 4. Flesh'ertsii, 4th sUuiding. 80. Singi^ig â€" Girl's Solo. S years and under. Marion Stauffer 1st. 80, gold medal. 10 vears and under, Genevieve Milne 2nd. 79. silver medal, Elnia Talbot, Flesherton, 3rd, 77. bronze medal. Bov's Solo. 13 and under. Jack Mc- Donald. Fle-sherton. 3rd, 79, bronze metial. \R.\THâ€" Tn Owun Sound on Fri., May 19. 19;ii>. te Mr. and Mrs. Karle Neath (aee Rita Shaw) a ««in. WILSON' â€" .At St. Catharines on Monday, May 22nd. 1939. to Mr. and .Mrs. Wm. Wilson, a son. BADJBROS LEAGUE STANDLNG Henry Brown Won Duncdin 1 2 Mclntyre 1 • • SinghamptoH ... I 1 • 2 Keilickville 9 1 1 BadjeroR Z.. f 1 I Feversham 1 Maxwell 1 Last Week's Scores: Singhampton 13, Maxwell 4 Redickville 13. Badjeroe 13 McJntyie 13, Feversham 12 Dunedin 7. Singhampton 3 Future Games: May 31 â€" Radjeros at Mclntyre. June 1â€" Peversfcam at Duncdin. June 2â€" Singhampton at Badjeros. Tune 2 â€" Mclntyre at Maxwell. Tune 5â€" Redickville at Singhampton. •Tune fi â€" Feversham at Mclntyre. June 7 â€" Maxwell at Dunedin. Doctors are studying the possibility of human hibernation. No donht plenty of Europeans would be willing to try it. Mr. Henry Brown of R. R. No. 1, Flesherton, was the fortunate winner •f rU« first prJ7.e of $500 from the ri.mniunity Chest, la.st week. Mr. H. H. Mercer of Markdale received S2.00 as second prize, while pri/.os of §1.00 were given to Mrs. J. C. Styles and Mrs. J. .\. Kwrnahan of Flesherton and Mrs. Chas. Hnnley of R. R. No. 1. K\igenia. Mi-s. Hanley's ticket was the sixth oiv diawn from the chest. MS the nam* on the fifth ticket was very poorly written and could not be deeiphered". Mr. F. H. W, Hickling g.sve an extra prise of a five pound bag of flour *«> each winner. Th* Fleshorton creamery was not called upon to double anv ci>eani checks as none of the winners had eream in that day. Shop in Flesherton and demand coupons on every 25 8«nt pureha.<*. You «iay b« the lucky winner. Re in tBwn Wedr.esday nights to receive your iirize at en«e. Masonic Church Service In Flesherton Sunday Rev. S. L. W. Harton ef Niagara Falls. Grand Chapiain of the Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario, .A.F.&.\.M., will preach in St. John's United church on Sunday, June 4t,h, to the Masonic brethren in Grey District, the service to commence at 2 o'clock p.m. Rev. Harton will also preach at the morning service in St. John's chtirch in the interest of the W.M.S. It is hoped that .-» large congregation will be present. If you were unable to see blos.som time in the fruit belt, you can now see it in your own district, and minus the big crowds, too. Reception of Soyat Fart) Ht Ottawa Was A Brilliant Affair (By .Vgnes C Macphail, M.P.) For three magic days the King and. Queen lived in our midst. Their com- ing lifte<i the petiple out of their everyday, humdrum lives to a pin- nacle of rapture, whicli had to be seen and sensed to be believed. Before Their Majesties came one would not have thought that prosaic Canadians, and particularly the cold and critical Ottawans, could lose their self-con- sciousness in a unity of acclaim, but so it was. It looks as though the King's wish, that his visit may give- Canadians a deeper sense of unity as a nation, would be realize<i. Knowing that I was to have a close-up of the King and Queen later, I made no attempt to get near them during their 8 mile drive from Island Park Station to Government House, but with a friend drove on the other side of the canal along the beautiful driveway, where again and again we got a clear view of the cavalcade. First came the red coated, brass helmeled dragoons on their spirited and beautiful horses, then the open coa,.h, drawn b.v four horses, in which Their Majesties rode, followed by more dragoons and eight automobiles- carrying high otficial dignitaries. .A.S they passed between densely lacked lines of peopls. a cheer rippled, along, following rather than praced- ing the Royal carriage. It was as- though the people were too intent on razing on the radiant Queen and the dignified King to ch^er until they had passed. That was Friday morning. May 19, Roval .Vssent to Seven Bills At three o'clock of the same day, the King came to meet his Canadian Parliament for the purpose of giving Royal -A.ssent to sevun Bills. .-Vlter ihe dignitaries of state and church, the ju(iiciary, senators and vrives of parliamentariaas. la formal attire, were seated 'on the floor' of the Sen- ate Chamber and the galleries filled, the King antared, d'-es8C<l as a Field Marshall of his Emp're, holding high the hand of his lovely Queen, as 'le escorted her to the throne dais. Then the King commanded the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod to call the Commoners to his presence. We had been asked to bu in our places a haK hour early to await the e.nll and at length We heard, for the first time, the wHirds: "His Majesty commands tha ti^ommoncrs ..." On the heels of the King's messenger, the Oowi- moners eagerly left their Chamber, 'vended by Mr. Speaker, ami. w!>,a more quiet awd decorum than wj have ever exhibited before, made our w,%y tvi the Senate Chamber, where, staacf- ing behind the bar â€" the brass rail whicli separates the rabble, the Com- moners, from th« seated assemblyâ€" we heard the King's speech. It was a good speech, clearly s|iak- cB. containing these three significant sUiteoionts: "... the unity of *he British Empire is no loi>ger expressed by tko stipremacy of th« tinve-honored Parlianient that sits at Westmins- ter. It finds expressiim today in- the free ass«ciation of nations en- joying common principles of gov- ernment, a common attachment '» ideals of peace and freedom, a?id bound together by a comraon alleg- iance to the Crown . . . "It is mv earnest hope that my present vi.iit. may give my Canadian people a deeper conception of ^heir unity as a nation . . . "f hope also that my visit to tliB United States will holti to maintain the very friendlv relations between that great country and the nations of the Commonwealth.*' Tho .irrival of Their Majesties, fln<f their departure was nrcomp-^nied by a great deal of military fanfare. (continued on page 4>