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ti4e georgetown herald seventyfirst year of publication the georgetown herald wednesday evening november 17th 1937 150 per annum in advance 200 to usa 90th annjveraarr service held at baptist church bloquent utdussks by kv oosnok is nouns a fosv- ost skcial music rat cnonc con largely ivrknokn baptist church cele brated 4js soth anniversary with special sesvices op sunday nor 14th when targe txmgi were pres ent both morning and evening this was ma inspiration to the present memheis of the congregation to con throe the reuglout activities of the baptist rtemynrnatlnn alter ninety years of increasing labor in the com- malty tor the master it was on october is 1m1 that the first 1imiiiih of ue baptist congre- atfam was called in georgetown and michael dajrtoot was appointed ehnreh deacon and treasurer and j 8 witch clerk the first pastor of the church was he john clark who continued ho the appointment from ia7 to 1c55 the present church building was opened on january m 1bto when the special speakers were rev dr fyf ntmdpal of woodstock college and dr wuuamstewart of toronto the pipe organ was not installed un til ub rev k a baxter is the present pastor of the church the anniversary services on sun day were conducted by rev o ml holmes ra b th of hamilton a former pastor of the church it was twenty years ago may is that rev mr bofaaes was ordained into the baptist ministry hi the church here when he was introduced by the late ft f bsey after a few in troductory reekarks in which mr h expressed his happiness at being able to murnytonrjeorgtown and preach anniversary services he chose as his text psalm 87 verse 3 glorious things are spoken of thee o city of god he said in part vis ttn this generation when people are talntlng a gloomy picture about the church and pointing out where it is lacking in many respects it is not the church that is gloomy but the people themselves for they fall to see the truth about the church and tail to get the facts the church is i glorious and glamorous thing for glorious things are spoken of the church ood has promised this the life of the church is divided into four distinct parts inauguration associa tion operation and consummation the first church came from the very font of ood jesus christ the son of ood died for the church the church is great because of the asso ciation of ood and when we asso ciate with the true church of ood we aire great too all the great men of the times religious leaders states men and others have always turned to the church in their time of need paul who was the greatest persecu tor the church has ever known in the end gave all for jesus christ to day the bible is printed in a thous and tongues great religious leaders are found in every nation does it look to us as if the church was fall ing in her duty we should not be ashamed of the church or jesus christ re tiled for our sins when things seem dull let us call on christ nd serve him better for glorious things are spoken of thee o city of ood the evening service was greeted by capacity congregation when an other outstanding address was de livered by rev mr holmes he chose as his tart part of the 18th vers of the lith chapter of john jesus m the midst if this world mr holmes stated would recognise jesus christ things would be differ ent all over the world you would not hear or wars and rumors of wars what every nation needs is jesus la the midst- if he were in the midst hatred and jealousy would find no plane anrl love and helpful ness would pervsut the world over kvery problem could be solved if jesus was taken in the midst jesus is in the midst of a lost world so was he in johns time as the verse of the textt would imply where they erudned him and two other with him on either side one and jesus in the midst but as jesus went about doing good in those days so he is ready to help humanity today jesus can cave a lost world for he has full forgiveness ror sinners ii they will but take him unto themselves jesus is in the midst of his church today with the same sen ice and love but we as christians must listen when he speaks to our souls he is still in the midst let us cooperate with him rev mr overend of the united church assisted at the evening ser vice by reading the scripture lesson and leading in prayer the special music of the day was a credit to the choir and its leader mr jbar young la the morning tha anthem watch and pray with mrs jas blair and mr that wamea taking the acta parts was rendered fat a very fine manner as was tha evening anthem lift up your heads the soloists were mr fred shorilll fat the morning who sang in faith x shall arise- and miss wllla price fat use evening singing a bird with a broken wing mr wm young al so favored with a violin solo inter- x v to 1914 1918 lest we f o et a qetje honour t jum fetal fh li c barker fte j cuvul fte j cewan me h franei its 8 gwifrey set w c grainger fie i green ft h rickey fte f king ft w king fte j e kennedy uewt e leslie fte w um1 fte g masea sgt j mhk ll corpl a s suna sgt h veil ft b mekeasle ft w pulupa ft g h sleigblbaha fte g vl spires fit u c samervui ft t stawicky the organ preludes and postludes by miss m young church organist war also much appreciated on monday evening a most de lightful and happy time was spent whan over mo tat down to nicely de- coratodumeis at the anniversary supper a delicious menu was pro vided byfhe ladles of the church and after all had partaken to the the aboe is the honor roll appearing on the cenotaph as read by corp fred uccirnti secretary pest 120 canadian legion at the remembrance day service in georgetown on sunday last full adjourned to the auditorium of church where a concert was given oy the folio inn talent comet solo mr chas lansborough acton vocal solo ulss ruth gibson acton readings mrs cromer vocal duet misses doris bessey and wlllla price pianoforte solo miss helen mcoow- an llmehouse vocal solo mr fred shortlu the feature item on the program was the address by rev e a pinkerton of brampton who kept his audience in a very happy mood while he stressed the point as to how we should not judge others un til we have put ourselves in the place of others rev mr baxter was chair man of the evening georgetown choral society 1 town council noswal juniors meet the monthly meting of the nerval junior farmers and junior institute was held at the home of claude and richard mclaughlin tuesday even ing november 8th the boys and girls held separate meetings followed by joint meet ing at the institute meeting the motto the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step was given by helen mcmurchy mrs shlpp of hornby told of her experiences as a red cross nurse in england during the great war jack fraser spoke to the boys on bang s disease and mammltls the speaker at the joint meeting was mr gordon oraydon ot bramp ton joe lyons favoured with a reading and jack jenkins and bui carhart rendered several musical numbers refreshments were served and a so cial half hour was enjoyed by all the december meeting is to be held at the home of janet and george henderson the georgetoan community choral society opened tlielr fall and ulnier season with a meeting tn uie public 1 library on tuesday evening with 40 members present the following offi cers acre elected hon president mr a maclaren presldcntwllfred leslie vicepresident wm young secertary treasurer madeleine erwtn librarian jas evans committee mrs w bessey mrs vannatter mrs devrtes mrs norton miss wllla price jos young mr alb- son accompanists june frank conductor mr e cspps acajj au ola members and those interest ed in choral work are urged to be at the public library nov 33rd at 8 pra vacs a boys club has recently been or ganised for the st georges sunday school boys tha officers are rev woo thompson rector paul barber director ted stlgger president doug sargent treasurer a name competition was held all the boys subrouting names the three best ones were picked out and the club voted by ballot tor the winning nam this proved by a large ma- lottty to he young anglicans club which are combined into the name yac the club meets in st georges basement each wednesday at seven oclock its activities will be sport and craftsmanship and the members will be expected to be regular and punctual at sunday school and church foffy day a financial success post 130 canadian legion are in debted to the public spirited eltlsens of the town of georgetown for their generous glvlngs toward their poppy fund on november 6th they wish to thank those who helped in buying popples and wreathes and especially the fallowing who nude such gener ous donations loyal true blues loof day foot bros dominion seed house jos beaumont bank of montreal bank of commerce georgetown council georgetown clay products esqueslng township council alliance paper mills smith a stone ladles auxiliary canadian legion r- under glen williams local council or women mrs a w nixon high school staff mr hugh davidson georgetown lions club public school board canadian legion credit lodge af li air the proceeds or the tag day on sat urday november sth ror popples alone was i1mj9 thanis is also due the girls who sold popples and anyone who helped in anyway to make this important fund a financial success card of thanks to friends and neighbors we hereby convey our very sincere thanks for their many kindnesses arid expres sions of sympathy in our sudden and sad bereavement by the death of our beloved husband and father mrs j w bessey and family check line to be gravelled 0l motion passed town council met on monday fventab at s m with mayor gib bons reeve davis and councillors crlpps cleave hall costlgan and lyons present the matter of gravelling the check line from the dominion seed house to the 0th line was discussed at some length after which the follow ing motion was passed moved by davis seconded by lyons that the check line from the do minion seed house to the sth line be gravelled at an estimated cost of 8150 00 carried moved by j hall seconded by r cleave that the council do now ad journ to meet on tuesday november 13rd at 8 pm carried correspondence the following loom mr a e dob- tile manager and editor or the smith falls recordnews is much appreci ated o smith falls ontario noveeaber 8 137 mr j m moore publisher of the herald georgetown ontario my dear j m congratulations i x was more than iltllghted when i received last weeks lssue or uie herald to note that you had branched out into an 8 page 6 column iiajier it is needless for me to state that being a graduate ol uie herald office i have been keenly interested in iti lirogress lncc leaving georgetown ap proximately 20 years ago your first issue or the new style is a credit and well arranged and i feel confident hatatrljjne goes on it will develop ipto one qf the most outstanding idles in the porvlncc and also that the slse or uie paper will be enlarged th pages were well arranged from a typographical point of view giving the readers a quantity of interesting news on every page i just wanted to write you and commend you for your advanced step and i can assure that i always take a keen interest in uie progress of the herald yours very truly a k gobble cagtd of thanks mrs george ford and family here by convey to friends and neighbors their very sincere thanks for the many kindnesses and expressions or sympaury tendered to them in their sad bereavement by the death ot their beloved husband and fauier 19th armistice anniversary service held on sunday i of canacfig commemorate uvea of departed heroes parade headed by acton cjtixrw band 1 at there was a large attendance at the lgth armjstice anniversary ser vice held on sunday last tn the unlud church the weather unfavorable for the usual service the cenotaph the members of the georgetown branch canadian 1w and visit ing veterans from acton under com mand of ltcol o o brown head ed by acton ciuaens band paraded to the cenotaph where a number bt wreaths were placed by h davidson esq hon president post cana dian legion the service in the church was opened by mayor gibbons who paid tribute to the brave boys who had given their lives for home andcoun- try and who now sleep in flanders field then followed the hymn o ooo our help in ages past o ood our help lh ages past our hope tor years to come our shelter from the stormy blast and our eternal home i time like an everrolling stream bears all its sons away they ny forgotten as a dream dies at the opening day 0 ood our help in ages past our hope for years to cone be thou our guard while troubles last and our eternal home i amen the scripture lesson was read by rev g w holmes a former pastor or georgetown baptist church from 1 cor 15 so 3 51 58 fallowed by prayer by rev f c overend the following remembrance day hymn was then sung o valiant hearts who to your glory cam through dust or conflict and through batue name tranquil you lie your knightly virtue proved your memory hallowed hi the land you loved o risen lord o shepherd dead whose cross has bought them and whose staff has led in glorious hope their proud and sorrowing land commits her children to thy gracious hand amen rev woo thompson led in praver alter which th honoc roll as published on this page was read by corp ferd mccartney secretary post 1j0 canadian legion a brief but very appropriate armi stice address was given by rev d d davidson the last post by bandsman c by me two minutes silence reveille the benediction by rev p c over- end and the singing of the national anthem benight the beautiful service to a close the singing was accom- lianled by acton clutens band oiutoary of our w c t u the november meeting of the wctu was held friday afternoon last at uie home or mrs clarance buck mrs a r vanatter presiding the devotional exercises conducted by mrs h r wright assisted by mrs deans and mrs james roney were rollowad by a brief business period the educational committee reported that several booklets giving the bncu ings of modern science tn regards to beverage alcohol and nicotine had been placed in the georgetown pub lic horary the guest speaker of the afternoon mrs captk poulton of th balva tlon army brampton was warmly welcomed by the president who ex pressed th unions appreciation of the helpful work done by capt and mrs poulton during the period of their residence in georgetown taking as the theme of her mess age lessons to be learned from women of the bible mrs poulton pointed out that life which she likened to a xarment should be patterned after the perfect uie and that this could onlv be successfully accomplished through realising the companionship of him who said lo i am with you nlwny varying uie afternoons program mrs hector bird contributed a very beautiful message in song the cor dial tlmnlcs ol uie gathering voiced by mrs wright was extended to the guest speaker to uie soloist and to the hostess whose kindness to serv ing afternoon tea provided welcome opportunity for a social half hour wlth our guests mrs poulton mrs j m buck and miss caldwell of crewsons comers the december meeting will be held at mrs arthur speights when dr j ii bateman will give the address card of thanks for their many kindnesses and expressions of sympathy in our sad bereavement by the death ot a be loved wife and mother we convey our sincere thanks to friends and nelghborsalex oregory mrs hayes card of thanks mr albert carey and family wish to thank their many friends for their kindness and sympathy extended to them during- their recent sad bereave ment qkofcgb fokd after a short illness george ford beloved husband of harriett t slough passed away at his home here on tuesday nov sth m his sjrd year deceased was born in port ferry in august 187s and came to qearge- town thirtyfive years ago where he has since resided he was a painter and decorator by trade and an expert in his line george font was an h man esteemed by all who knew him and his death is atjllsune loss to the community and especially to credit lodge no mb ajt ajc of which hewas the very capable and courteous secretary for a quarter of a century he was master of credti lodge in 113 and last january had the unique pleasure of iinig his son wakefield o fordjhepreseat master of credit lodge lie was a member of grand lodgeand was district secretary tor the lata itt war bra e y barraclough vben he was djdgm or wellington dis trict few masons are as well versed in masnnln ritual as was the late v w bra george ford a good mason a good cltiaen and neighbor and a lover or his family and home has gone to his reward he is survived by his widow and two sons wilfrid b and wakefield c both ot george town also a brother tn california and a sister in vancouver the funeral which was masonic took place on thursday afternoon when the ser vice at uie home was conducted by rev f c overend rev w o o thompson acting master ot credit lbdge w bro d f crichton and past ddoit bro t wardley or elora at the grave the tll service was conducted by r w bro j p carmlchael dj0oj4l kitchen er and r w bro dr e flath pdjoom toronto the pallbearers were rw bro s burk w bros k w cole w t evans w lawson w a wilson and bro w f bradley there were many beautiful floral tri butes from relatives and friends the remains were interred in greenwood cemeurj there were about one hundred and twentyfive masons present at the funeral including r w bro j f carmlchael dj30jjl kitchener r w bro dr e math pjjjqoji to ronto rw bro c o hemphill p dboh waterloo rw bro oeo deklelnhan pj0j0ojx kitchener rw bro a r mcfadgea pjjjdq m gait rw bro t wardley p dxojj elora hw bra hugh freestone poaw kitchener rw bro a kirk pojw toronto vw bio c r kallung oa gait vw bro george reynolds pjso fergus vw bro j warden fob klora- vw bro r e mills pcs elora vw bro r m mcdonald poa acton masters past masters and members of gait kitchener water loo ouelph elora fergus acton milton streetsvllle toronto mt dennis were also present john w bessey death came suddenly to john w bessey a wellknown and highly re spected farmer of ksqueslng when he was- stricken with a heart attack while working in his hern near georgetown on monday nov km mr bessey was a son of the late john smith bessey and was la his nth year he was bora and had liv ed practically all his life on the farm on which he died he is survived by his win who was formerly miss annie taylor tour song roy ot to ronto wilfred c harry and wray georgetown and three daughters mrs b morris toronto mrs carl smith kitchener and pearl at homo one borther and three sisters also survive herbert r- bessey george town mrs a mcklnley miss annie bessey and miss clara bessey to ronto deceased was a liberal la poiiucs and a member of the baptist church the funeral took place from his late home on wednesday last when the service was conducted by rev o w baxter the pall bearers were tour sons and two sons- inlaw wilfred harry wray george town roy toronto dr smith kit chener berwyn morris toronto honorary pallbearers john devereaux harry devlereaux norman devereaux jlmmle mcbride walter evans a applebe herbert bessey h matthews friends from outoftown who at tended the funeral were mr john matthews brandon man mr peter matthews toronto mr will matt hews toronto mr and mrs h matt hews erin mr larry good bow- manville mr and mrs dick clark mrs k carter mrs a morris mr r d warren mr kmart warren mr carey warren miss annie bessey mr peter bessey mr and mrs oeo uilbum miss jl suvta toronto mr and mrs ross miller hashvuks rev or hinds kitchener mr and mrs george lawrence toronto mr r oalbralth mr clarence turner mil- ton- daughter looking up from her novel papa tn ume of trial what do you suppose brings the most com fort tb a man papa who is newly appointed magistrate an acquittal i should think