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i- ixjitmiiiaji iljruiyrsmx efttit wkt atfm wtt t sixtythird yeir no 46 acton ontario thursday may loth i ujtt bight homeprint pge five cent magna carta week will be observed here organization mmttiur made plana toawlay nlghttwo parade and sarrtofli duke dies at a mmunuuvt meeting of the various organisations in acton tuesday evmtaf puni m mad for an appro- prlat otimrranm of magna carta day on juno lbth and urrteai in which tho lfnlncance of the magna carta will be explained and ian appreciation of the freedom we enjoy instilled the pur pose vere explained by mr e e bait who to head of tho legion committee who are aponaorlnf the event the meeting arranged committee who will contact the ptwaa and clergy in hav ing their support in the explaining of magna carta a parade of school chil dren with a meeting and epeelal speak er y til be held on wednesday evening jun lbth cm aunday june 10th an open air service to planned for the park with the band and all organisations partici pating a parade win be held prior to the aervlee it was atoo urged that business plaoee and homes be suitably deeorattod during the week oommlt we -as- follow to interview council maura b e barr t i wright and j m mcdonald to interview band maun biu nicnl and j b chalmera to arrange with school teacher r m mcdonald wednesday program mua m ryder mr e e barr mrs wllderapln mr bollinger mrs j b oamble sunday program jtev e m morrow rev a e brooks leonard atklnaon mm h mainprise wri o h lants mm a h bishop to secure bpeakem rev h l ben die o a dills to arrange platform messrs c orlpps m symon reeve mccutcheon and j a chapman parade marshall e harrop deoorattng committee mus e rob lnson mrs r p wataon mr w mid die ton to interview milium h v dron mr e e barr waa the unanimous choice as chairman and mr f l wright as secretary of the committee the duke of devonshire oovernor- oeneral of canada from 1010 to toai who died at hto home in london eng land the duke had been falling in health for several months chimney fire this afternoon caused lit d about four o clock this afternoon thr firemen were called to a chimney fin at the home of mr wesley allan on brock avenue damage from stroke was the chief loss chemicals soon had the blaie under control and it was- not neces sary to turn on the water pressure to subdue the hi arc tjie brigade msrtaa good run and the fire was soon under control william r kenney is honored on rfflttrhmknt as treasurer ooooooooooooooooooooooooo after a halfhour trying to start thli column still haven t found anything to s wi s le jus jump l t middle the baseball season opens in acton officially on may 34th the fast hes- peler team will tangle horns with acton in a twilight game starting at fl 30 p m this hespeler team la new to the acton fans and from all reports ae the 19yearold youth sentenced to reformatory apparently you have determined to enter upon a criminal career magis trate w f wooduffe of weston told john davis 10yearojd toronto youth charged with breaking and entering the garage of c a herrlngton toronto township and stealing good worth s4ao i never took anything of value davie protested picture of duke of devonshire placed in legion rooms a rather interesting feature of the meeting last thursday of thr acton branch of the canadian xeglon was the hanging of a portrait at the club rooms of he late duke of devonshire by the chapter of the i o d e that beam his name in acton mrs e b barr an honorary president of the legion by virtue of her ofttce as regent of a local chapter of the lox e introduced thr committee when the chapter a as organised in june 1016 it was named after the gov crnor general st that time in 1033 the beloved patron sent the branch his por t all of which the members are very proud it waa 1th deep regret they learned of his recent death comrade prealdent j m mcdonald replied nn behalf of the legion after draping the picture a mlnutra silence was observed then comrade rev ii u dermic chaplain led in prayer being the may meeting of thr branch llw ladles were invited to rrmatn be btdeji the regular buslnean the tadlcw wltnraited an initiation of more than usual interest when 4 comradr of an allied force waa admitted to membership in lhc local bmnch jor hcrsog srrvrd in the serbian army in lhc great war monthly meeting of knox ywa last evening the monthly meeting of the knox young women s auxiliary was held at the home of mrs fred anderson last evening the scripture reading was taken by mrs e marshall and miss emma cole gave a report of the presbyterial annual held at qalt recently mlas cole then why did you steal the car j j n lh which you went to toronto township the magistrate asked x had nothing else to do davis claimed davis was sentenced to a year definite and a year indefinite in the ontaulo re rormatory the terms to run concurrent ly with those imposed in a toronto court for the theft of cars a companion frederick qretg tvvonto aged 16 was sentenced to six months definite and six months indefinite in the reformatory oretg stated that he believed v hen he had completed terms imposed in tor onto and at brampton he would have learned a leason i mrt a bad bunch at the bdwmamlllr industrial school he tuld the court after i got out l couldn t go around without bumping into some of thetn gatea from the society miss isabel bruce was appointed welcome and wel fare secretary and mlas beasle rawllnga home helpers secretary a vocal duett waa well rendered by muaea ruth stltt and beasle ra lings after the meeting a social half hour a as enjoyed ball season opens in acton on may 24th kiret home dame w ith hespeler a lot of new faces on the lineup bees may be oldfashioned but they accomplish things thr bees that used to cut aood and do all manner of big jobs are nut ai popu lar as tncy uafel to be but are ull nr trrnauvc efficient lat monday afternoon dtr uk kit of other ar observers r ector of acton pair rnt to ork at no nu n prediction regard the park the earth dumped there u the alton lineup but e lll uj alder the race courae was leejled in thc re huuln bunch alth plent abort- order men and team aanl u nf n and lr prmtlae meani anytlunf work and aoon made further improve thr 11 be up in the running for league menu in aldenuig the courae at the honor aeaterly end it is now read for ftntah ball fan u1 get their first look nt matt t ler s bo on the 24th a hen heapeler 1u pla here in an evening ended in oords of fellctuillon from all game acheduled for 6 90 oalng to a u f lib departure o the west rather jumbled obsenanee of victoria st ik lxilldn oas the ernlll4 game a as the onl al after thirtyfive years faithful fulfil ment of the office of treaxurer of knox team to brat in the leaffue church acton mr william r kenney i reurtng member ot the board felt acum lwnj entry th that ich aervlee a mr kenney ha yw lmmlj1 bvp coblprt given merltted some recognition and on n saturday evening a group comprising rev h l bennle measrs h awrey w m cooper george smith and chas klrknnu representing the board called iwutthe best at the home of mr kenney mr kenney left this week on a visit to western canada and the ireaenta lion of a gladstone bag to him was very appropriate the following addrc aa read and conveyed appreciation or mr kenney n long apri worthy service acton may 14th dear mr kenney since your retirement from the office of treasurer of our managlntt board your friends on thn board and others who wtrt former mem bers of the board have felt chat we cannot let this moment pass with out marking it in some way with a mgn of our appreciation of you per sonally and of the congregation s srattludc f your long and faithful service to th m in thai position of nwponrtlbillty during your many years of srrvlce y u have aeen many changm in th life of the cohgregn lion r knox church but throiuih thrm all ou have continued with quid and dt voted lojnlty ui serve as treimurei ttt the t ongregutton it u a task that haa bo n well done for on every hand we liair met with unl ot rxtreme satisfaction and confidence in the well ordered and kept books of the congregation r work it must indeed be a grattf lug bought to you tliut d tiring all tliat time you have thun sought ui honor your 1 hurch and take a part in the service of your master jcsun christ we have learned just recently of of your intention to take a long- earned holiday in a trip to the west and we trust that you shall have an enjoyable time and that you shall return to the scenes of your work and labor refreshed and invigorated and so in our alight token of our appreciation of your services and as something that might be very useful to you in your travels we should like you to accept this gift from us and immediately put it to work in this gladstone may you find room for all your belongings and may h ever be packed lth the kind thoughts that the bound and con gregatlnn of knox church acton have for ou as ou travel east or vmt north or south so wishing you bon voage may you treasure us and think of us an ou go and aa you sta with the aril utshct of the board of managers charlks l kirknesb secretary george m smith chairman on behnir of thr jbtiuilun ii 1 benk1e moderator w t cooper member mr kenney who aa altogether taken b surprise replied that he had in all those jrar he had been serving onlv been doing his duty to his church and hta master the little gathering former rector iueht speaker at st albans banquet rev p a sawyer former rector of at albans was guest speaker at the young peoples banquet in the parish hall nn tuesdsy evening christianity as related to yoi th was the theme of mr bawyer s message to the v p a he pointed out j that the christian religion was primarily i the cnoje mhfl o youth t uie rlrlt i retires after 2d years e have sern ut acton park for a long lime munagrr tjlct has given every pu slble chance to those who would like to uklch a place on the learn he has dug up some nnin t young j talent and diserven lots of credit fur his untiring effort in doing mi rttr young players wlui will most likely make a plare are not new fur fa the majority have born playing junior hoc key and imukimiii tor th iast few ftcosons when acuin oienf iltr neamiii lit re on tuesday wi want all thr fa tin on hand it glvt the ims n good nlurl wr liiur thut prank liny has been voted in as an official umplrt for thin in iumiii frunk dewrvr thin bit ak and we f 1 sure he will muki u gtmml umpltt flint luui occn in njmrt tlrdtn in a ton many n ytnr uiiil alllxhtgh an hate io lone him off live want w lnh him nut eras in this job of dodging botlles and hrl lu wt huvinl hiurd uny rt p rln up thint lure purlw tut to th strt ugth of thr clcorgeumu or mliuui unnu scrap mcglllvray you art letilng us down don t keep it a secrrl we always can depend on mllum hav tng a strong- team without any pre season reports but we can t always de pend on our below the hills friends sometimes though they do surprise u don t forget everyone the season opens in acton on may 24th and al though judge land is can t be here maybe reeve mccutcheon will throw the first pitch so be on hand on tuesday to give thr team your support they dmcrvc u backstop anderson iong jim to you says although the bov an oung th y i liavr the earmarks disciples were not old bearded men as they are pictured by medieval painters but young eager men afire with the new seal and hope which the master had kindled after three years of compan ionship and learning with jesus their eh tn sclera were so transformed that thny were empowered to go abroad into a war turn restless world and change it as thousands of their followers have done in the ci nturles between christianity is not a stodgny rellglonrnor is it one of the modern lams that have flaredacrosa the horlr in llki fiery planet rather it is a strong enduring fort that dema tun j tire besl of i very elm meter and ev all the seal and energy of youth thr young people it floclrty is th mother c hurt h n answer to the query what may th young people do for tht church t in reallne the fourfold aim of work worship fellowship and edification requires the uilrnts mid energy of all types of young jieoplr anil a thriving young ivopli n society is only interest lug nnd worth whlli as all its nicmben co om mu u nuikt it so modern condltliiim of social and e on tunic unrist are similar ui those that surrounded liu first ulst iplea but lhey wire not daunted with high hrartn hit y ai i nut to conquer modem youth is no w fait r nor is tlie challenge leu urgent and mighty mid as jeaus and ills young i1m llta once accomplish d mlraclrs mi it may be again in thr twen tilth century in cloning itev mr sawyer expressed hi happiness ut hinting old friends once inon mid wtnhcd t 4 ry nui ens to thr young iviplcn hocli ty hit bunqimt super wan prepared by flvt indira of lht w a mrs ilouken mm wjller mrs nrllln mm smith and mm mucklt and tin fifty giusui wire rrved by mt mlmrn of the acton bov hi mil ivtnip a moil k i he glienu of honor wtrt mr unci mm j c mutthrws rev i a mid mm snwyt jtev e and mm mr mikn mr and mn george chapman mr ind mm unit t inrgi t r und mr it imrli i h prifkrmn wim an f dlows fount ui itn king propttrwd iy george foot lit uod stive tlx king toont ui ttie chun h kred hinii r reply mr par grti r tunl lo thr y p a my low rle rt ply f u v e ilmoka addrejt itev p a huwyer president oetirge ptmttil niovd u general vote of thanks to all who hud ajinlsted in any way to make the banquet a success and rev k flrtmikn cloik d thr meeting with pruyer inspector j m denyes b a who is r tiring after serving twentyilx yeara nft irinfiet tor of public b hotils in hallon and wtiitworth countlia mr denyes is also honorary president of the children aid hot i fly and has lukeii a keen in tertil in public uftitlrn of the county hundreds of scouts coming to jamboree to he held in acum park thu weekend three day event with o vm vlans neakin comiijction for chiikchims ckntknnial lilen two hundred and fifty to throe hun dred boy scouts will make acton park their headquarters this weekend when the acton troop will stage a jamboreo on frlday afternoon and evening seouth from port credit milton oatt fejeftno ouelph weston fergus oakvtlle mlmlco oshswa clarkson alld four groups from toronto will start pitching tents for their stay in acton and par ticipation in the big jamboree 4 getting settled will take most of fri day evening end an informal campflre will form part of the activities of that r veiling saturday morning groups of scout will visit the various points of interest about acton calling on manufacturing establishments and other public build ings each group will have a supervisor to arrange the trip at two o clock saturday afternoon th scouts will be officially welcomed to anion by reeve mccutcheon and the field day events and contents will make a busy and jb teres ling ofternoon for the scouts iliat evening mr p c irwin pro on simony june lolh and monday jolh churchill will observe its one htin drrd h anniversary plans for nttlng vlnclal secretary will visit the jamree obnirvaike of this or anion are nearltm wltri him an outstanding completion morning and evening ser speaker to address the group at the vires are being arranged for sunday and a mrnurlil nervier al churchill omn u ry it is rupee u d that thr tccaslon will nee many vjsluim und friends meet lug from fur and ntar vrry kev t a moore will ite the guest nptakrr at the sunday morning service on monday we undrrnlund thr gardei mtrly giillirrti g will 1m- of thr old lunhi uied vurlety whrrt thr niinper wo ait linixirtuiit part and thr p tig ram extra wt t vt n heard nlrawberrlen and en um iihiilttinrd for thr menu hurrhji ttilkn hnvi i n w ii known f r llirlr twuipltitlllv nod it vlurin writ omr in on hiird for ail who gutht r thtn nrxi mtiith lo t bnt rvr thr m hundredth am ivt mm y halton anij iefcl hoistkin kkkkdkils to statk annual imcnk at a recent meeting if thr joint exe rullves of the hallon and prel holsteln clubs plans were laid to hold thrlr a nual pleld day and pit u at the on tarlo agricultural college ouelph on tuesday may 31st dr o i christie will be the siecial speaker at the noon aj luncheon w- undersland from secretary victor lawrence of the hai ton club that the program will also in t ludt a aurmra cf recent nvestlgs stiond lady neither can i but tt t r al work with dairy cattle by prof un t be stopped i cl kojthby a specul seaslo i for lr html lady yen 11 can if you give jdit at macdonald instltul s judg hit nursemaid mrlct instructions to pre ln mpetlllon with separate prtxe usu vl nl ll for thr ladles junior farmers and breed second uidv hut my children are ern an well an a sports program for young all over eighteen ana t annual event normally attracts a crowd of 5o0 black and whit tnlhuslontn aix aoainht it plint lad i can l beur to have nry chlldn n klnned by ntrangenn roal lirtv iiisprrth canadian exhibit tng by the grader and mhen the drivers in the races come to acton pair in sep tember we believe they a ui have no cause for camplaint with trie track matt haan t given an indication of a ho mill be in the opener but no less than he pitchers ae working out every nlgtfit usually therrs nough for two teams at the park and games between teams is the usual thing which gives real practise ne faces notfced regu larl are bay has marso jocque holmes ryder and several others we cant re- call now morton brothers and bob bald otrrno 3 acton wms anderson guthrie oordon crlpps the winner of last weeks puaale poem lambert are all out to practise and a appar- perhaps here again we overlooked some the solution j and the winner of last weeks poem and the solution waa paalms fitly it was a word more readily dis covered than that of the weak previous w suggast that winners call promptly for than- prlaa after aimounosment the puaala this weak is to be found on page bight and you hav unto monday to gat your coupon to ten fmaw pang osio and they all i niteo farm womens meeting held at miss jessie mcireors the united parm women held their monthj meeting at the home of miss jnaalc mcgregor for the month of may tlie secretary a report was read and approved trie roll call as answered by my favorite shrub and horn it la cul uvated after the buslneaa part of the program trie folio tag was enjoyed by all mrs young gar a very interesting paper on helpful hints followed by a solo in trie oarden by mrs bishop reading mn g w murray piano solo miss jeasie mcgregor reading mrs j me an gor recitation mrs j j stewart te meeting closed with the national anthem after which a social half hour all teachers are offered reengagement adjustment in sgjarteh to hriny suit on equalized flain at a special meeting of acton school board last thursday evening all mem brrs of buth the high and public school autfta were tendered reengagement by tiit board i nmpflre that evening huuday morning the hcouts will divide nto groups according lo church aftllla thins and attend servlcen in acton t hurches ribbons and trrphlea won will be presented and it is expected tlmo will be provided urr a visit to the blun hprlng bcotit fleaerve just went of acton ilie events on saturday are open t lhe general public who are welcome u nl tend rhr jumbfjrre however la not it nhow or exhibition but rather a ktiihrring of hc4aitm participating in np r und hvoutliig aril vl ties all who n f intern ted in scooting and the brya will find genrral pleasure trr attending i fuirtii no charge hcout master grorgr matntin is camp hlrf und will have supervision over tho nrp and iu arrangements mr geo rillott of mil ion will ate master of c remonlra major memanua will be i rod judge of the pvid day event and have fourteen rover scouts to assist him ihesiiyterial officers mjekt speakers at w m a meeting the may meeting of the woman s mis slonary society of the united church waa held in the school room of the church on thursday last with mrs b muwat presiding the devotional period and prayer were taken by mrs dwltser and mrs mowat and a duett in the garden was con tributed by mrs j r kennedy and mrs bratty mm pari wilson jrrident of halton prrabytrrlal snd mm inglehart past president were then introduced as the ki ent apeake s for the meeting mrs wilson gave a talk on the oak villr conference giving valued sugges tions aa given by mian thomas and mrs jewett mra inglehart apoke on the valur of prayer the iseidedavidson wedding on may 7th a quirt wedding took place at the unit ed parsonage acun on ay 7th when olads brldq daughter of mr and mrs b dr of prince alberta bask became the alfe of charles mcdonald davidson mm f mr and mm j jhn davidson of bptr t river alberta tl r bride looked charming in her dark i t with blur and white acccaaortea and waa utiendrd by her friend ma dorothy church of evrrtun who waa dressed in a pav green suit uh drown aooeasorlea th ctojn was attended by his cousin m va luncr davldaoo afer ihe ceremony a wedding supper va held at the htxce of hia uncle mr and mr r l davtdson wbere tile incresucs in salaries ere uftered to miss jackson of iso per year and to mlas m young of 125 and miss bruce al 75 per year the increases were made owing to the fact that these teach era had been the latest additions lo the nappy couple will make osrtx bom 11t and the salaries being paid were not tn accord with the amounts being paid other members of the stafi it waa also pointed out that olng to conditions and the uncertainty of grants no general increases in salary oould be considered the board however was appreciative of the splendid work of all teachers ana the results being accom plished a letter from acton branch of the i canadian legion asked that a represen- coming events dins r hartjni ca ilh minnua ennrgr fc mr of the team of last year eeun to be going good h look to us like the kind of taam w cn0y he fan go for a flgtuipc bunch woe wlu ar itn up tbtj go to mlltan what has one head one on saturday but may mth i the ttlt i tour too nmpc gam a bad foot and opanlns th atnplre gihltn at otaarow thej- uajoulos the king nd quean remained for is minutes in the canadian pavilion although cutting their visit to other pavtuoni ts as ltttle ai two mlnutra the roral warty i ahovn atenre ac it left the rni1ln tihlbrt during the inapectlon tour- of the exhmtuon funmiajer the ztaptrr day concert tn leave be sent to the general meeting ar- ranging for the observance of magna carta day becreusry r u jtcdonald tm dmnoe j wa appotnten to repneent the hoard w a7 mat mm fl rtsu wc wu plal dance may mth it was also urged that the u be aaked during the week to give khoura 01 n n- instruction of the algnlncanc of the beginning 1j0 t b magna carta and have special periods mentl ran etc oot that wee price united church yfu 1 v