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*‘~‘An. interesting meeting of the Prinâ€" . cessâ€"«A _ Walesâ€"Chapter, 1.0.D.E., was <â€"/held Thursday aiternoon at â€" their «$ Â¥ooms,.. Weber Chambers, between gw seventy memÂ¥ers being c Sargeant Cox and Bomvaâ€" _ dlier Sibley of the Freeport Sanaâ€" ~ #ori were on hand to address the â€"â€" me . Their experiences brought to all eyes and it is certain (A if there is anything the memâ€" "“";"». of the Chapter can do at anyâ€" > time or in any way: to assist thes: g‘v Â¥e pioneer soldiers of ours it will Â¥J§ with most grateful hearts. 5 As y vote of thanks was tenderâ€" , both men. (Ptc. Sufiolk was also ‘i present with some interesting _ souâ€" fvertirts from the battlefields _ someâ€" _ wÂ¥here in France. *_ : ; * The annual meeting of the Chapter € WiHl be held the ist of February. x T nominating committee are Mrs. O WWalters, Mrs. Houston â€" and _ Mrs. ;mnn sOLDIERS 3 EXPERIENCES * ~TQ THE I. 0. D. E. HBO. LIPPERT, SR. .. 18 CHAIRMAN OF â€" LIGHT COMMISSION Residents of Kitchener were delightâ€" surprised Thursday evening at cbllent concert given by the 8th Battalion Band. The affair was re musical treat and the crowd ich enjoyed it will not forget the ocâ€" The programme was tastefulâ€" w#blected .and the soldier musicians !‘m than justice to the expectaâ€" i of the audience. Many of the &I were enthusiastically applaudâ€" * â€"mnstednvers were in acchrd in @ opinion that they had received a éat.â€"The band was under the direcâ€" m of Sergt. George Lockhart. ANTATA WAS â€" _ A GREAT SUCCES3 t Commission was held Wednesday rnoon and George Lippert was reâ€" ted chairman. ‘Those present at meeting were Commissioners fge Lippert, A. R. Lang, Carl Kranz ‘Mayor J. E. Hett. On a motion e by A. R. Lang, seconded by Carl A#, it was decided to sell the large ‘Bh.p. threeâ€"cylinder gas engine to National Machinery and Wrecking mpany for 4$3500, the engine to be fRantled and loaded by the Comâ€" $COTTS MULSION on of the leader, Harvey J. Zeller, ) for the second time the cantata :Ul Past and Present, this time of the Red Cross Fund. There ®© good turnout and the audience pughly enjoyed the unique enterâ€" â€"~Thursday night, the choir of the Evangelical Church under the diâ€" , belonging to the livery of _ Weber became _ frightened y afternoon whenp the cutter c was drawing orvét urned in gmk on King street at tie corâ€" erick, and ran away. . The rlbolbrenlndmntuhutwu © No damage was done to the fuonr\nmwav. to prevent lung trouble. â€" _ §COTT‘S$~ has done more for bronchial troubles than any other one medicine. organization meeting of the # irritating, tickling cough 4 the lung tissue and down nature‘s power to disease germs. P Worthington, niece of Mre. W. Martin, 70 Lancaster, #cott & Bowne, Toronto, Ont. _ 1610 ”hreounuuuh of 908 Loraine Ave., Detroit, CONCERT BY 118TH BAND ‘The H t the County Seat Careâ€" u'wpenlqna e ‘tz“,‘ . ‘It contains no harmtfol drags. _ CHEST_COLD Kathleen and Margaret Lang red Heart Convent, New &;nt the holiday visitors enjoying the Yuletide itis or Tonsilitis itchener News EI"EE! the cold, allays the inâ€" OFFICERS WERE The annual mecting of the King 3t. Baptist Church Missionary Society was held at the home of Mrs. Walter Mitchell, Queen St., Thursday after g.oon. After the usual business was transacted, the rofficers were all reâ€" clected as follows: +4 1st Vice Pres.â€"Mrs. E. D. Lang. 2nd Vice Pres.â€"â€" Mrs. Walter Miiâ€" chell. Secretaryâ€"Mrs. Patrick. Treasurerâ€"Mrs. De Kleinhans. Organistâ€"Mrs. Good. mission. It was decided to give the soldiers a musical evening once a week and the auxiliary will get ir, touch with local talent, of which there is no dearth, to supply the entertainment at these affairs. Ways and means of ri(sing money were discussed and it was decided to hold a card party on ‘Thursday, Janvary 18th. The Auxiliary is very grateful to ali parties and individuals who asâ€" sisted in any way. EXâ€"REEVE JACOB 8. HALLMAN HAS, PASSED AWAY The death took place on Thursday of one c Wilmot Township‘s well known farmers in the _ person. of Jacop S. Hallman, who passed away at the residence of his son, Manasâ€" sah Hallman, Wilmot Tp. The deâ€" ceased has been in â€" illâ€"health for some time. L Miss Williams was the donor of three dozen bed warmers which will be appreciated by the men. The Auxâ€" illary gave three dozen pairs of bed socks. The boys should be a great deal more comfortable now as a reâ€" sult of the work th’ ladies _ are doing. The late Jacob S. Hallman was born on June 26th, 1842. He was martied on October 2ist, 1862, . to Catharine, daughter â€" of the _ late Joshua ‘Y. Shantz. Soon after their marriage they moved to the farm now possessed _ by _ Chas. Muntag, about two miles south of Petersburg where they resided "until _ January 7th, 1891, then he moved to the old ‘‘Hunsberger Farm" which he had previously purchased. Here heâ€" enâ€" gaged in farming on an _ extensive scale. In 1885 he was nominated as covncillor for Wilmot Township and was elected by a large majority. In 1886 he was elected Second Depity Reeve by acclamation, and in 1889 he was elected reeve for the townâ€" ship, which office he occupied for a perâ€" iod of about twelve years. _ He â€"was Warden of the County for a term ard was always held in the highest esâ€" teem by those with whom he came in contact. During his long period of membership in the Township and County Councils he has rendered valâ€" uable assistance in _ their _ deliberaâ€" tions. He is survived by one _ son and two <sters. The funcral services will be held on Monday afternoon at the Mennonite church pear Manmbeim. The Christmas shower was . very successful. Over $40 in cash _ and goods were donated so that each soldier was given a basket of canâ€" dies, nuts, cigarettes, etc. The reâ€" sponse to the request from comfortâ€" ers and 26 pedâ€"pads were donated by various churches and church socieâ€" Local ‘Talent Will be Asked to Provide Entertainment AUXILILARY IS Mrs. Geo. Lang‘ and Mrs. August Lang will save the auxiliary this cxpense. * mwm'mydmr The returned hero lost a hand at the port Sanatorium held a meeting | on battle of Courcellette on Sept. 15th, Saturday afternoon and the reports the historic Somme offensive. presented were most gratifying. It]|HMe is still carrying his left arm in a had en proposed to w.wom sling, but states that it is getting along the men at the institution, t the | famously. donation of an instrumentâ€" py Mrs.| In an interview last. night at. his J. Kaufman, Mrs. W. H. Bow!lbÂ¥,{home the returned ‘soldier talked but $ Hymeneal | GORDONâ€"KOEHLER. Mr. Hugh‘ Gordon and Miss Bertha Koehier o? Kitchener, _ were quietly martied at St_ Andrews Presbyterian parsonage Thursday night by Rev. Dr. Marcus Scott. The couple wére unâ€" attended. Their manvy friends . will wish them the greatest of happin=ss m their newly ¢ormed partrership. Mrs. Redo, a Montreal woman, was committed to jail in New. Jersey in connection with the atfeged Canadian passport trauds, . m TD ARRANGE : «: WEEKLY MUSIGALE for Soldiers. AINMONC j|for a few hours only. Sergt. Kropt 8. appears in the best of health, He left here with the 34th Battalion but was drafted to the 27th Winnipeg Battalâ€" ACTIVE| °* * sod| â€" fering From Wounds Received in Battle of Courcel« | ~ â€" . _ Â¥!V WVLYHUV RELATES INTERESTING INCIDENTS OF WAR| â€"Results‘"‘ Attained at ** |Capt. James Hahn was Honâ€" ored by the Students at o mt Annual Event. ;. The annual Commencement _ Exerâ€" .|cises of the «Kitchener: and Waterloo ; | Collegiate: Institute were held in the .| Assembly Hall on Fricay evening, and were very largely attented. The ‘proâ€" GRADUATES IN KHAKI gramme was varieq and of an enterâ€" taining order, opening with an Irish Lilt given by the First Form girls, a Welsh Folk dance by ‘Misses Nellie Weseloh and Ruth Bechtel, and the presentation of "The Reveries of a Eachelor," which was _ cleverly perâ€" trayed by a well chosen caste. The presentation of dip:omas was made by the Chairman, C. W. Schiedel, and the various medals were presented _ by Messrs. E. Pugsley, Hon. President of the Literary Society, G. Richmond, President; D. W. Houston, H. L Stacbler and>Principal D. Forsyth. In addition to the regular program the students were honored by . the presence of and a speech from Capt. James Hahn, until recently a member of the General Staff in France, His speech was followed by a splenâ€" did address by Dr. J. F. Honsberger, ticeâ€"chairman of the Board. He congratulated the staff and students on their excellent showing for _ the year, but he asked and received the sincerest respect of the audience for the splendid list of students on the programme who had gone to the front, or were on their way, to fight our battles in Belgium and France, . and particularly for those who had made the supreme sacrifice. _ The speaker in the course of his eloquent and apâ€" ‘proprlate references to our "soldiers of the King" paid a splendid tribute to Capt. Jas. Hahn, the guest, for the honor he had brought himself, his parents, his school and the country by his bravery and dévotion #*to _ the cause‘ _ of _ freedom _ which _ bad been recognized by the King himself, in the form of a medal for distinguishâ€" ed military, service. s London, Jan. 6.â€"The Norwegian eamer Erica, erronmtously reported sunk, has arrived in port. 1t is believâ€" ed that the Norwegian steamer Fama has been sunk. * He was most enthusiastically, reâ€" ccived and his modest remarks were heartily applauded. t _# ‘ _ In an interview last. night at his bhome the returned ‘soldier talked but (lme of his experiences but told of some very interesting incidents . he had seen. ‘The battles in the air are daily occurrences, and the planes are to be seen incessantly circling about overhead and the battles are like a battle between two hawks, the airâ€" planes swoop, rise and fall just as two mighty birds might fight a battle to the death. The day on which Sergt _ Kropf was wounded was the first day that the now famous "tanks" came into acâ€" tion. He stated that the tanks travel about four miles an hour and are armâ€" ced with three threeâ€"pound . guns in front and machineâ€"guns about the gidâ€" es and back. A heavy shell has : : fo SBergt. George Krop{f‘ arrived in Kitchener Thursaay, avout 6 o‘clotk He returned on the "Andania," along with about three hundred and fifty reâ€" K. & W. COLLEGIATE COMMENGEMENT *Mr. C. W. Schiedel, Shairman of the Board, acted as chairman _ very acâ€" ceptably, and also presented the dipâ€" lomas to the students on pehalf of the The exercises closed with an hour‘s social intercourse, there being presâ€" ent, besides the regular classes, many exâ€"students and interested parents. Havre, Jan. 6.â€"General Maximum Wiclemans, Chief of the Belgian Genâ€" erkt staff is dead of preumenia, conâ€" tracted in the trenches. Schmidt‘s orchestra phy:,;d very acâ€" ceptably throughout the evering. NORWEGIAN STEAMER SAFE. FROM FRONT MINUS HIS LEAT _ Under the new arrangement upâ€" wards of two hundred and twentyâ€"five ‘employeel. embracing ninetyâ€"eight enâ€" gineers and firemen and one hundred ‘and fortyâ€"seven train hands, including conductors, will be available for the ‘\work of moving munitions and cleaning ‘up the freight and coal congestion at the different â€" points on the Niagara frontier. Extra motive power will alâ€" so be pressed into Service. Three Trains Cut Off. | The decision of the railway companâ€" iles to cut off certain passenger trains will result in a reduction of three pasâ€" lsenger trains at present running beâ€" tween. Kitchener and Toronto. â€"The trains‘ arriving here from Toronto at 11.28 a.m. and 6.18 p.m. will be cancellâ€" ed, as well as ‘the train leaving Kitchâ€" ener at 6.20 a.m. for Toronto will be cut off after next Saturday. Railway Companies Cancel Fortyâ€"Nine Prains to ~ Toronto, Jan. $.â€"Slashin‘g of the pasâ€" senger train service out of Toronto on a wholésale scale in order to reduce trglght congestion, was agreed upon by a conference of railway. and transporâ€" tation officials held at the Union Staâ€" tion on Saturday. No less than fortyâ€" nine trainsâ€"twentyâ€"five on the=C.P.R. and the Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo lines, and twentyâ€"four on the Grand Trunkâ€"will ‘be discontinued, on . Sunâ€" day next when the new service 0n the different lines becomes effective. The revised schedules will be tried until April 30. If it will be found necessary to restore to service some.of the trains that have been discontinued the railâ€" way officials will reconvene and considâ€" er applications, which they anticipate wil )e numerous from some sections ‘of Ontario. At present it is generally admitted by transportation men‘ that some of the trains taken off will never go back again. â€" make an almost broadside hit to â€" inâ€" Â¥a#,9 > â€"___ ol °* jure this giant fort on wheels,. <the| . Rome, Jan. 7.â€"The Journale d‘ltalia returned hero explained. . He stated |publishes the following note: that the Germans were very much| "The third meeting of the allied delâ€" disconcerted on the first appearance|egates was held this morning. Yesâ€" of the tanks which had been brought|terday the political and military misâ€" up as far as possible during the fight{sions met first in general session, then and started on their forward journey mbout six o‘clock on the morning of After being wounded Sergt. Kropf was sent back to England â€" and was confined in a military _ bospital in Portsmouth. He was there until about the 15th of last month, when arrangements were made to come to Canada. The journey across took 16 days, the boat having to go away down by ‘Florida in order to escape a German raider reported in the Atlanâ€" tic. day8, the Dort HaVINS ID 30 aWAZ ..'-‘ those down by ‘Florida in order to escape a mm::::.’::‘um“::rm German raider reported in t‘* Atlahâ€" | presidency o# the Italian Premier, Sigâ€" tic. 3 nor Bazelli, are the British Premier, When asked whether the war would|David Lioyd George, and Viscount Milâ€" be over this year Sergt. Kropf said{ner, the French Premier, M. Briand, that he did not think so, that the task |and the French War Minister, Gen. was a big one and progress, although }Lyautey, and Gen. Palitzin, representâ€" sure, was slow. He saw a number of|ing Russia, " Kitchener boys and all were well and on mm mm * in the best of spirits. The returncad| NEW MEN‘S BIBLE bero stated that an officer was over to i the trenches from Ottawa getting the |, CLASS ommn feeling of the men in regard to conâ€" & 0’ BWDAY scription. .It was strongly favored. S i s The first thing that Sergt. Kropf heard when he landed in Halifax was that Kitchener was the scene of riots. THAEE PISS[NB[H’? TRAMNS 6UT OFFâ€" London, Jan. 6.â€"Frederick Selous, famous lion hunter, has been killed in action, in East Africa. cause they;know its action on the ktomach, liver and bowels is prompt and sure. > _Ask your drugzist Tor a 50â€"cent botâ€" EPBOWC EPPBE €OC PEOUOs CHmntn ce uts k of all ages and tfor grownâ€" ups. this assertion. FAMOUS HUNTER KILLED IN ACâ€" v TION. Mothors can rest casy after giving "California‘ Syrup of Figs," because in &A few hours all the cloggedâ€"up waste, sour bile and fermenting food gently moves out of the bowels, and you have hA Well, playful child again. Millions of mothers keep it handy beâ€" IF YOUR CHILD I8 CROSS,° FEVERISH, CONSTIPATED Look Mother! If tongue is coated, cleanse:little bowels with "Callâ€" : fornia Byrup of Figs." Sick children needn‘t be coared to Relieve Congestion. j bers, and are pettieg on an aciive camâ€" k % lp.l,n to secure new members. The (Canadian Press.) Ee & ' pcl;?tqgecurenewpem KITCHENER | cliso meets at 230 pim. & KWIChâ€"u;;hâ€"n;;t Sunday afternoon for the "We are able to affirm that already the results have been very important and favorable, as will be seen when executed. The conference has no fixed period; it will last until the completion of the discussions on the program." Schlaegel on a pass from Ruppel scored Preston‘s first after ten minâ€" utes‘ play. The visitors rushed severâ€" al times and took some nice shots; but failed to score in the first period, which ended 1 to 0 forPreston. separately. . Toâ€"day the orderwas reâ€" versedâ€"the missions first held separâ€" political and mflitary delegates had a purpose of organizing a class for men only. The officers elected are as folâ€" lows: Presidentâ€"Geo. Bochmer. Viceâ€"Presidentâ€"Otto Voge!sang. Secretaryâ€"Wilford Macdonald. Treasurerâ€"John Current. Chairman of Membership Committee â€"Johin Schaefer. ~ Devotionial Com.â€"Thos. Klippert. Visitationâ€"â€"James Miller. Receptionâ€"Chas. Gillespic. . : Entertainmentâ€"Harold Gugisberg. The class organized with 23 memâ€" DARKNESS DELAYS When the game started again the "Hydro" went off for 45 minutes, play being resumed at 10 p.m. Both sides had a good share of the play, but Presâ€" ton secured three goals, ending the period 4 to 1. The last period was very close, with© Anderson, Bowman and Schlaegel starring. The 122nd seâ€" sured one more goal, as did Preston. The teams:â€" 122nd Battalion, Galtâ€"Goal, Anderâ€" son; right defence, Grant; left defence, Pariett; rover, Walker; centre, Christâ€" enson; right wing, Kensey; left wing, W. Christenson. Refereeâ€"R. Hewitson of Toronto. Preston, Jan. 5.â€"In a clean, fast O. H.A. game here toâ€"night between the 122nd Battalion from Gait and the 10â€" cal seven,â€"Preston won by 5 to 2. Many fine combination and singleâ€"man rushâ€" es featured the game. The Brantford high cost of living committee met and took up the bread Qquestion. Local bakers were present Aand declared that with ffour at present, prices they wore selling bread at a loss, giving figures of costs to prove Prestonâ€"Goal, Short; right defence, Bowman; left defence, Truschinski; rover, Williams; centre, Schlaegel; right wing, Bowman; left wing, Rupâ€" pel. â€" â€" New Hamburgâ€"Goal, Dietrich ; right defence, Berger; left defence, Honrich, rover, Barger; centre, Siegner; right wing, Bowman; left wing, Heimbeckâ€" er. New Hamburg, Jan. 5.â€"New Hamâ€" burg juniors defeated Preston juniors in the O.H.A. series toâ€"night. . New Hamburg, playing a wonderful game, lead in .ll‘perlodlâ€"z to 1, 4 to 2 and 5 to 4. The lineâ€"up:â€" Prestonâ€"Goal, Blum; right defence, Roth; left defence, Henrich; rover, Thompson; centre, Shrumm; right wing. Johnson; left wing, Clark. CLEMENTâ€"At the residence of his brother, Hon. Mr. Justice Clement, Vancouver, B..C., on January 4th, 1917, Richard Yercoe Clement, B.A., LL.B., of Yernon, } C., Barristerâ€"atâ€" law, in his Aftyâ€"second year. ‘The men of the Benton St. Baptist Refereeâ€"F. Waghorne, Toronto. JUNIORS BEAT PRESTON 5 TO 4 Rome Conference. DIED. #4 A magnifi¢ent ‘tribute was pald to the officers and men of the 118th Batâ€" Theatre n-it:bm on the of a red and patriotic ecucept, the citizens‘ farewell to the No Waterloo unit. The concert in house was taken and standing was at a premium. â€"It was mecessary later on to hold an overflow concert at Trinity Methodist Church, to: accommodate those who could not obtain _ admission to the theatre. The immense crowd showed how the members of the 118th Batâ€" talion have endeared themselves to the hearts of the people since the organization in November 1915. ‘The concert was under the mlml of the Daughters of the Empire, asâ€" sisted by the British League, and the talent was such as could only ha been gathered together for a large sum of money for any other.occasion. That those present were not there for the purpose of hearing . the concert| only was quite plain from the I'nctl that very few left the building until the National Anthem had beén sung.‘ although fMWany were forced to â€" stand : throughout the whole evening. 1 6 Returnéd Soldiers Welcomed. . The occasion â€"was also a fitting one for the Princess of Wales Chapter., I. O. D. E. to present two recently reâ€" turned heroes, Sergt. George Kropf and Pte. William Smith with an ad ress and memento of their returr in the shape of aâ€"$5.00 gold piece. Th> presentation was made:â€"by Miss L. M. Bruce, ‘Regent. Sergt. Kropf thanked the Daughters of the Empire and the citizens for their hearty welcome and gave the boys of the 118th Battalion his best ‘wishes on the eveâ€" of~ their departure for France. ; C A collection was taken at the door, and those in charge report that . the sum of $280.57 was realized. This money will be used to buy comforts for the boys in the shape of cigarettes end lunch and to make the long trip to Halifax brighter. * Lieut.â€"Col. Lochead Speaks. A number of, speaxers addressed the huge audience during the course of the evening. Lieut.â€".Col, Lochead was called on and gave an outline of the numerous difficulties that the Batâ€" talion had had to contend with during their organization and training. Some of these, he pointed out, were grimâ€" aces of fate, but some of them were carefully planned obstacles for . the purpose of .hindering the Battalion. The last physical examination _ was only another instance of the difficul ties that the Battalion had undergone. They had seen many Battalions go with many men who were very inferâ€" for to many men of the 118th who were turned down. However, «many men were turned down by the examiâ€" nation board in England so orders were issued for a strict examination. That it is stiff is certain from the fact that the Colonel stated that eight doeâ€" tors were on the board. Nearly 40 per cent. of the Battalion was turnâ€" ed down. In closing, he said that orâ€" ders requested all members of . the unit to return to London not later than the 11 o‘clock train this mornâ€" ing, but that he would try and get in touch with the D. C. O. and have this arder cancelled in*order that the boys might have a little longer time at home. * + The chair was occupied by . Exâ€" Ald. W. E. Gallagher, defeated candiâ€" date of the British League for Mayor, but from the terrific applause which greeted him on his entrance, it did not look, as he stated, as though the British League had lost . all . its friends. In opening he asked a numâ€" ber in the audience to take chairs on l‘he fl-ttoqn. Among those on _ the platform were Nursing Sister Lieut. Potter, Miss Bruce, Rev. Charles A. Eykes, Rev Marcus Scott, Rev D.A. Mcâ€" Keracher, D Webb, J. H. Roos and a number of members of the _ "Old Guard." _ When Exâ€"Alderman W. G. Cleghorn, one of the "Old Guard" came to the platform, he draped the _ chairman‘s _ table _ with . a large Canadian flag, and the audience filled the house with cheering. The \goncert opened with the National Anâ€" them. READ _ AND ADVERTISE IN THE DAILY TELEGRAPH,° _ ____ . . Sacred and Patriotic Concert Given in Grand House on Sunday Night in Honor of North V _ Boldiers Who Are Going Overseas. STIRRING ADDRESSESs WERE C °/ OFFIGERS AND MEN OF THE 11 TWO RETURNED SOLDIERS WEL Exâ€"Ald. Gallagher Presided. Splendid Talent. ; who took part, including the artif the accompanists, Messrs. Fred ®) l:-nd H. L. Staebler, the orchestra, # the Manager of the Grand Op House, Mr. G. O. Philip, who made ‘ charge of any kind for the use of ‘ Vocal Soloâ€"Mr. Rudell. .. > |.,; Violin Soioâ€"Miss Surarus. ;, ; Cocal Soloâ€"Miss Florence Cleme Presentation to returned â€" soldie Pte. Wm. Smith and Sergt. â€" Ge#t Chapter 1.0.D.E. * * N n6 Addressâ€"Rev. Marcus Scott. :% Orchestra. . ; ~§ :«g Vocal Soloâ€"Rev. D. A. .fifl Addressâ€"Rev. Charles Sykes. ° ‘â€" Nocal Duetâ€"Mrs. Racie â€" !-l%? Pollock and Mr. Charles Ruby, But (. Vocal Soloâ€"Carlo Beemer, > "lw Vocal Duetâ€"Miss F. and _ Mr.. Clement. _ / » 3 , Vocol Soloâ€"Miss Florence Clement, GOD SAVE THE KING.â€" â€"_ . The committee in charge of the *‘% red concert desire to thank all thi#e . theatre. WELCOME 10 +** Farewel! to Soidiers. 3 Mayor Gross asked Provost Marshafl â€" â€" Osborne if arrangements . could be ‘,(‘ made to giye the 118th Battalilon â€" & . . uitable sendâ€"off before the .officers _ and men left,for London this evening. /. _ Major Osborne replied that he did not â€"»* think it advisable under the circumâ€" . _( stances to arrange a‘farewell, owing â€"~> to the men leaving on various traihs. 4 Kitchener Council Monday Decided to Purchase . While the striking committee of the . . City Council, which was composed of :. all the members of the Council, was . in the committee room striking «the . variqus standing committees this .t-g ternoon, Sergt. George Kropf, of the . 27th Battalion, C. E. F., arrived in the _ Council Chamber and the Council l.'§ sumed their seats. In sddition to the . reading of the civic address of ~wel= . come to the returned soldier and â€"a â€" tenâ€"dollar _ goldâ€"piece, . Mayor Onp% suggested that the first expeniditure #f _ the Council should be the purchase 6f â€" an artificial hand for Sorgt.â€" Rropt, . which was adopted on motion of Alds. . Bitzer and Bowman. The address wils . as follows:â€" l Pte. Geo. Kropf, & 3 27th Battalion, C. E. F. + Sir:â€" On behalf of the citizens of â€" Kitchener I heartily welcome Yyou back to our midst. You have shown . your patriotism and loyalty to ‘the Dominion and the Empire, and we, . the Council, representing the titizens . of Kitchener, appreciate your . ‘deveâ€". tion and sacrifice to the cause. for . which we all are striving, the upliftâ€" . ing of humanity and an eternal peace, . You have braved the terrors of. war, ‘ offered your life for the Empire, ‘za through the grace of Providence been spared to return, wounded, but Still . "carrying on." Yours is the proud “ tinction of being a Britisher m_zg bled for the Empire and helped the . cause of humanity, and we, your félâ€" . low Britishers, will never ail We take pleasure toâ€"day in orâ€" .. ing you this welcome and m\ trust that you may soon be restored . to health and strength. u9e Signed on behalf of the Council, _ D. GROSS, Jt., _ MARRIED, HAINSWORTHâ€"HAMELâ€"On ‘s Jan. ist, 1917, by Rev, Bi Brow. ing, Christ Church, Toronto. "Hainsworth, daughter ‘of Mr. and Mrs. J. Hainsworth, Kitchener, to Mr. Oscar Hamel, of Stratford. i held, ‘Alvin Martin, a fafmer, was fatal= Ivy injured when caught between twa freight cars on a crosging at Spring» Chairman‘s Addressâ€"W. E. The Programme. « Following is the prograimme;â€" . PMD TD Kitchener, Ont., Jan. 8, 19%6, . Empire, and .. idence been > d, but still _. e proud disâ€" er who has _ helped the . : e, your felâ€" y in va d â€" sincerely _