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th georgetown herald wednetday evening july 30th 1941 hosm inae amen corner of the church twa ttmoul ptece wasrittan toy atomaa ohalmra harbaush an ihaanarloan writer bom in 1849 at mld- adtotawn maryland ha lived most of f ma life at oasstown ohio he pub- atoned a muobar ot volumes of verse feat this poem is now the beet known be died about thirty years aco that ot teres a stylish congregation if neophrastus brown yjiu its organ was the finest and the biggest in the town pjend the chorus all the papers favourably commented on it tftos twas tfald each lemale me- had a fortydollar bonnet wow in the amen comer of the church bat brother eyre who persisted every sabbath day in m singing with the choir fcvba watpoor buf genteellooung and his head as enpw was white vaikl his old lace beamed with sweet- ness when he sang with all his might bis voice was cracked and broken age had touched his vocal chords and nearly- every sunday he would mispronounce the words wfch the hymns and twas no wonder lh se-wm-ow- andjusailsbllnd ltad the oholr rattling onward always v lert him far behind a one chorus stormed and blustered 1 brother eyre song too slow i and then he used the tunes in vogue a hundred years ago at last the stormcloud burst the church was told in fine toat the brother must stop singing or the choir would resign ien the pastor called together in the vestryroom one day bren influential members who sub- tscrlbe more than they pay and sng asked gods guidance in a printed prayer or two nw put their heads together to de- tennlne what to do they debated hought suu disturtoln- ol the choir btjd he in that ere organ ive in vested quite a pile and well sell it il we cannot worship in the latest style oct philadelphy tenor tells me us the hardest thing r to make god understand him when the brlther tries to sing weve got the biggest organ the best- dressed choir in town we pay the steepest salary to our pas tor brother brown but ii we must humor ignorance be cause its bund and old jf the choirs to be pestered i will seek another told of course the motion carried and one day a coach and lour ynth the latest style of driver rattled up to eyre6 door and the sleek welldressed mlttee brother sharkey york and lamb as they crossed the humble portal took good care to miss the jamb tfcey found the choirs great trouble sitting in his old arm chair and the summers golden sunbeams lay upon his thin white hair he was singing bock or ages in a cracked voice and low but the angels understood him twas all he cared to know said york were here read brother with the vestrys approbation to discuss a little matter that affects the congregation and the choir too said sharkey giving brother york a nudge and the choir too he echoed with the graveness of a judge it was the understanding when we bargained lor the chorus that it was to relieve us that is do the singing lor us if we rupture the agreement it is very plain dear brother it will leave our congregation and be gobbled by another 50000 netted at red cross garden party last thursday we dont want any singing except that what weve bought the latest tunes are all the rage the old ones stand for naught and so we have decided are you listening brother eyre that youll have to stop your sing- in lor it flurrytates the choir the old man slowly raised his head t a sign that he did hear and on his cheek the trio caught the glitter of a tear bis feeble hands pushed back the looks white as the silky snow ai he answered the committee m a voice both sweet and low tie sung the psalms of david nearly tight years he said theyve been my staff and comfort all along life dreary way jin barry i disturb the choir perhaps rm doing wrong bat when my heart is filled with praise x cant keep back a song t wonder if beyond the tide thats breaking at my feet in the faroff heavnly temple where the master i shall greet ye i wonder when i try to sing the songs of god up hlghr m the angel band will church me for s disturbing heavens choir a eoenoe filled the little room the old man bowed his head tb carrlftob rattled on again but brother eyre was dead ta deadl bis hand had raised the ltto future hang before m na the master dear had called him to j the erertesun chorus ajga bolr inlairl m toy who bat r may me vqftoe bo het cw bttw heart dattffa kin ttssn an no heavy advance ticket sale assured good attendance the second annual red cross oar7 den party held last thursday after noon and evening at the hedges mrs a w nixons beautiful home on the glen road was an unquali success under the direction of le roy dale president of the george town branch committee members had been working energetically for weeks planning to make the garden party a success one indication of this shown in the fact that over 1100 tic kets were sold the large proportion ol these being sold in advance before the date of the garden party in the afternoon a cafeteria tea was served and various games such as dart throwing horseshoe pitching and clock golf were enjoyed by the attendants in the evening the lome scots band featured charles lands- borough of acton as cornet soloist presented a onehour band concert to open the program- outside talent for the program was provided through the cooperation of local manufacturing firms who donat ed a sum ol money to secure this betty robertson singer and tap danc er acted as masterofceremonies and the performers included jack ayre pianist jimmy goode blackface comedian who was once a member or al plunketts dumhells and a magician who enlisted the services of kenneth hulroe to help him with hu gertrude cain of glen williams contributed a solo song and dance number and presented her glen wil liams pupils in a tap routine which was much enjoyed by the audience ml fred shortlll was also on the program and sang two pleasing solos accompanied at the piano by mrs k t paul the lucky number draw as maae during a break in the program by mr l e fleck honorary vicepresi dent of the organisation and the prizes went to j- b mackenzie no 1241- an unidentified lady no 1268 and mrs a sanderson no 1954 the draw lor a quilt donated by mr h silver was won by miss lor raine latimer and a painting donated by mrs a g m bruyns by miis jean ruddeil mr adam kay won a bed cross doll which had been p by an anonymous donor to be raffled prizewinners in the games includ ed clock golf mrs p b coffin and r b poulis dart throwing mrs a grelg and leonard marchment horse shoe pitching miss ethel smith and mr macdonald v mr dale made a short speecti thanking everyone who had contribut ed to making the party such a great success i can assure you that the money will be well spent by our localj3ranch which has already done such a nne work he said local organizations assisting with the garden party included theim and the bon temps bridge clubwho operated booths the womens insu- ute who supplied baking and the canadian legionwhose members as sisted in keeping order on the grounds with the bowlers by espeecee on wednesday evening july 23r ocorecloan bowling club held a mens double tournament has exceptionally well attended three a- end games were played by couples from acton burlington port credit milton brampum and georgetown first prizewinner was an acton pair skipped by gunner- gould second prize went to port credit rink skipped by w ray and imrd prize won by the rink ol j anderson ot mllwn a special prize tor one high win do nated by the secretary mr s t rar- as w j won by messrs w mcdowell and a reve oeorjetown bullet luncheon was enjoyed by all on friday the regular mixed litney was held the greens being exception ally last and play very close in tha several gamea prizes were won by mrs a duncan ladles first and dave lawson genta first this play ha been held over from thursday so as not to conflict with tile red cross garden party two georgetown pairs journeyed to milton uus same evening to partici pate in milton mens doubles tourna ment and returned with second and third prtaea in three 12end games ars j kennedy and a reeve took second prlxe while messrs w o bell and w o mcdowell were third prize winners in the home mens doubles jitney tournament the sixth nights play on monday july 28th found w o bell and w h davis defeating j ken nedy and p b coffin while w mc dowell and a reeve were winners over elmer thompson and preo thompson j blehardson and h- cleave now hold the grant cup wlnnrmr it in a close game last week from wm mc dowell and w o bell cwrar was stltuting for p b harrison asthma -darts- asthma besaa tk n saeeeaffal mternal ii at rlarth america ya get u eess tm rj initials at ckaaaaura dnaj stan b waraa oat tt m my first funeral by rev charles francis potter minister pint humanist so deny of new york i conducted my first funeral service when i was ib years old and al though i have had many funerals in the long years since that first exper ience was so unusual that its bizarre details still remain clear in my mem ory 1 was then a ministerial student earning my way through college by selling aluminum cooking utensils to housewives and had drawn as my territory the sleepy little massachu setts town of medneld one hot august noon i was enjoying dinner at my boarding house when the door bell rang the landlady answered it and came back to say to me the undertaker wants you it was such a specteratthefeast announcement that the whole table laughed i hurried from the merri ment to find on the doorstep-a-shaer- acter from dickens a gaunt parody of an undertaker dressed in a silk hat black string tie frock coat and even black cotton gloves years later i recognized him in the cartoons of the prohibition era looking at me rather doubtfully he demanded be you a minister of the gospel not yet i stammered im only studying for the ministry well i guess youll have to do he said sourly all the ministers are away on their vacations but death dont take no vacation im all worts out traipsln around to find a parson and while you alnt exactly one youre the next thing to it finish your din ner he added magnanimously but we cant waste no time on account of its pretty hot weather my appetite badleft me and i soon came out to find the hearse or rather the coffinwagon with the undertaker and his assistant perched on the high sea in front i was a little relieved to and the conveyance otherwise emp ty as i rode through the streets seated between the two lugubrious men of death it occurred to me that i had not the slightest information about the deceased i asked the undertaker a- bout it well he said i suppose i orter tell you theres two corpses but one funeral will do for both of em you see were on our way to the state insane asylum two of the inmates has died and according to law if any relations request it the institution has to pervide christian burial and i have the contract i cant tell you nothln about em excep that theyre both old women i began to wish that the medfleld ministers had taken turns on vacations when we reached the asylum i was taken through the womens wing where i had to pass between rows of ironbarred cells inhabited by grinning unfortunates whose sudden silence as i approached was followed by a bar rage of screamed obscenities my guide forgot his great hurry in his desire thai i should miss none of the sights then he escorted me down stairs to what was called by courtesy the morgue it was simply a white washed eel in r side by side supported on wooden carpenters horses were two oldfash ioned ditimondshacd pine coffins rude n hcy he nevertheless dominated the room with the mystery ol dfatn the lids were off and i stepped nearer and gazed fascinated at the faces of the two old women they looked artlimy aliko each had a moutli sunken over bums long tooth- less which caused clun and nose to curve towards each other like the conventional pictures of witches no cosmetic treatment had been attempt ed and no embalming i knew now why the undertaker had mentioned the hot weather he took a common kitchen chair the only article of furniture in the place sat down and tilted it back against the wall then he fished a cigar from one pocket and a newspaper from another and said well sail in bub it seems incredible but those were his actual words j but where arc the mourners i protested there wont be no mourners them relations that requested christian bur ial haint showed up and probly wont he puffed at his cigar go right ahead and make it short and i was shocked at his boorish levity and outraged by the mockery of the whole situation if this was a christ ian burial i was sure that heathen ones were carried out with a lot more respect for the proprieties my indig nation roused in me a fledgling pro fessional pride young and inexper ienced i might be but i was in that room as a representative of the christ ian church and this was a challenge k ttoere was nothing christian about the arrangement i at least could be respectful and dignified in the presence of death and suddenly it occurred to me th sometime aomewhere these- old women had loved and been loved perhaps even now some relatives who could not be present were sincerely mourn- ms their passing and were glad that they had found peace at last at least ttoere had been two persona o dared enough to aato rotycnrwian burial wen they would have it aa i thus tbougtft kindly ol others i forgot my embarraemng pomuon and all tear left me m that moment i became a minister ordination would wait on years of study hut i would begin my ndnttarbic bow i had no mttts bbxsc mordooo ban book with funeral serrloas to man itlklnt men have ft bmle with me never mind x bad a lot of the bible in my memory i began quoting the twentythird psalm the fourteenth of john and other appropriate bible passages i had memorised yea though i walk through the valley ot the shadow of death i will fear no evil let not your heart be troubled- as the fam iliar verses gave me more confidence my young voice rang out in that old cellar i had forgotten my audience of one but my eyes were drawn bis way by a sudden thump when he brought his tilted chair to its proper position as i continued my improvised service i saw him quietly fold up his newspaper and put it back in his pocket then he removed his cigar from bis mouth and let it go out as he listened respect fully when i said let us pray he bowed his head and at the end of my fervent prayer he uttered a reverent amen as he was putting the covers on the coffins he remarked well reverend we had a good service even if they wasnt many here and when the stun c to help carry up the coffins tee under taker barked at him take oft your hat you fool dont you know nothln at the cemetery we drove past the wellkept private plots and stone mon uments to a far corner where the graves were marked only by wooden sticks the potters field a pile of raw yellow dirt revealed our destination 1 could see but one grave and won dered where the other one was but they lowered the second coffin on top of the first meeting my questioning glance the undertaker said hall apologetically saves a lot of diggin and nobody will knowvor care then hk picked up a handful of yellow dirt go ahead with the com mittal reverend potter he said when you say ashes to ashes and dust to dust ill throw this dirt in wait a minute i said i have a better idea i walked to a nearby clump ot yellow daisies and picked a handful of them use them instead of dirt i told him there ought to be some flow- ens at a funeral he gave me a strange look but took the flowers and the proper time he stooped and laid them carefully even gently in the grave it helped a little i received no fee or word of thanks from the undertaker pie institution authorities or the relatives but i didnt care the money that i might have made selling saucepans that af ternoon would have been devoted to t education anyway and hustle as might i couldnt have earned enough to buy that much education for your summer drug needs unguentine for burns 35 50 89 english style health salts pound tii39 pink party by a refreshing fragrance ideal for the summer months cologne bath powder talc face powder lipstick perfume films kodaks supplies see the new jcodak vigilants 1200 1500 200 3550 developing print1ng enlarging maccormacks drug store phone 327 we deliver georgetown ol proclamation civic holiday monday august 4th whereas the corporation of the town of georgetown have in former years set aside the first monday in august as a civic holiday and whereas the members of the municipal council to comply with the desire of the citizens have decided that the 4th day of august 1941 shall be observed as such therefore i do declare monday august 4th 1941 a civic holiday for the town of georgetown and i re spectfully request all citizens to govern themselves ac cordingly joseph gibbons mayor god save the king catherine judah the canadian mezzosoprano who sane the name part in lolantbe seventh and final broadcast in the cbc series of gilbert and soluvan pres entations monday july xstji at 800 pm lul tear i like that girl with the silken socks and the powdered face and the bob bed blonde locks and the lowcut neck and the high- cut sleeves pot beneath that waist or thinnest weaves there beats a heart that is kind and sweet i know by the way she gave her seat ralph gordon 628 crawford st toronto fall fair dates georgetown sept 1213 orangevtlle sept 910 acton sept 1617 caledon sept 1920 fulton sept 2627 bolton oct 34 cooksville sept 30 oct 1 erin thanksgiving day woodbbidge oct 1013 london western fair junior only oct 1011 international plowing match west of peterborough city on z oct 14161617 its the girl not the clothes 1 i watched that girl with the silken socks and the powdered face and the bob bed blonde locks and the lowcut neck and the high- cut sleeves and the silken waist ot thinnest weaves and the late style shoes and a skirt so nigh and a ibx fur round her neck twoply she sat in the car just across from me and i said to myself what a sight to seel and i patted myself upon the back that j hadnt a daughter to follow her track the car was crowded running oer when an old bent woman entered the door her face was wrinkled with age and care and shed just enough to pay one care there wasnt a joymark on her face not a hint ot a smile bad toft lte trace nobody seems to notice her stead with her gray streaked hair and shaky when an at once that girl of style with a tender look and the sweetest smile as quick as a flash jumped to bar feet and gave thai dear old eoul her seat then softly sau now you sit there for maybe you have a son somewhere and maybe you have a daughter ton so ni be a daughter new to yon then oer that old and witnkfed ftpa there came a smile off rlohmt graos and she tbanked that girl in the dress so sheer wane her eyes grew dim with a grato- the anzac news lettkb in busy camps and barracks throo- from the far antipodes pause each sunday morning to listen to news from home the ansae news letter 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