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tan With Which Is Incorporated The Bowmanville News Vol. 77 M. A. JAMES & SONS, Publishers. BOWMANVILLE, ONT., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22nd, 1931 $2.00 a Year in Advance 5c a Copy No. 43 Leiont HoId 1 REV. ARMSTRONG .~egun toADDRESSED HOME Cnmmmnr~ivc>AND SOHOOL CLUB Service Nov.l11th' Soldiers' Memorial will bel scene of impressive ser- vice on Remembrance Day. At a meeting a! the Canadian Legion on Friday, October l6th, a committeee was appotated ta co- opprate with the Town Council in the aranginent o! a programme for the Community Remembrance Ser- vice ta be held at the Bowmnanville Cenotaph on Remembrance Day, November 1 lth. The ministers o! the local churches will be invited ta take part in the service and the ad- zress wîli be given by the Chapiain o! the Bowmanviile Branch o! the ,Canadian Legion, Rev. C. R. Spen- êer. The Band o! the Canadian Leg- ion wili supply the music for the occasion. A new departure was decided upon in regard ta the annuai Armistice Banquet. In the pasi onily ex-ser- vice men have sat dawn ta this ban- quet. and it is f eit that as the wives, unotheis, sisters and daughters o! ex- service men, and widows o! ex-ser- vice men ahl shared the sacrifice, ail shauid equaliy participate on these occasions. The Armistice' Banquet' this yeau will be open ta the ladies and a preliminary survey indicates that at least one hundred and fil ty will participate. The Hon. Wm. Finlayson, Minister o! Foresti in the Ontario Goverinent, has been in- vited as speaker for the banquet, but owing ta the beavy demands on his turne organizing the work o! the new highway whereon many o! the uneinployed o! Ontario are betag given empioyment, a definite ac- ceptance o! the invitation bas not been given, this however la expected before the end a! October. The Poppy and Memoriai Com mnittee have been tavlted ta attend a meeting ta be held in Whitby wgt membeis a! the Ontario Provincia Poppy Day caminitteee for the or- ganization of the annual Poppy Day. CONFEDERATION LODGE, L T. B. FOUR YEARS OLD Blrthday Celebrated by Big Banquet at St. Andrew's Churcli when Oshawa a.nd Toronto Lodges Are Gucats The faurth anniversary o! the founding o! Con! ederation Lodge, L. T. B., at Bowmanville, was cele- brated bY its members on Friday nlght by a banquet in St. Andrew's Pîesbyteuian Cnurch basement when Toronta and Oshawa lodges were guests o! the club. The banquet was held at the con- clusion o! the regular meeting o! the lodge and Woshipful Mistress Sister E. Large o! Bowmanville very cap- ably preslded at the head table. Four long tables were laid and veuy puettiiy decorated with the lodge colors, while about 120 sat down ta the banquet. At the close a! the meal W. M. Sister Large, asslated by P. M. Sister E. G. Mitchell, eut the thre uer birthday cake whlch adorned the centre o! the head table anîd an which burned four candles. The toast ta the King was then proposed, and Mayor Milton J. El- liou was called upon ta address the gatheig. Hlis Worship heaitily congiatulated the lodge an the won- derful turnout and also the splendid banquet which had been pravided. He took the opportunity o! urging the lodge ta aid the tawn ibis Win- tei In its wouk among the poor and xeedy. Those o! thein who were working steady and had the money hie uuged ta, keep it In circulation s0 ihat as many migbt be kept employ- cdi. Rev. C. R. Spencer Puoposed and Rev. W. J. Todd îesponded ta the toast ta the Dominion o! Can- Slter Puîkitts o! Toronto propos- ed the toast to the Supreme Grand Lodge o! Canada, while Bro. Fariey, Pasi Grand Master o! Toronto. re- sponded. Mr. Farley questioned the systein o! democracy under which we live that permits bulging bank vaulis, f lhied gianaries, and yet su!- !ering f ram depression and hundreds starving. Mr. Farley, Who is an em- Ployee at the City Hall in Toronto, stated that he bad held a Position there for 40 years and In ail that time had seen thîce depuessions and !ollowlng each bad came an even greater peîlod o! prasperity than bad preceded ItL He lauded the lad- ies o! the ladge wbo were carrylng on a splendid work ai their Qiphan- age at Richmond Hill and Who In addition weîe playlng their part ta aid the poor o! their awn commun- U%.m VO il Decided BeneFit WiII Resuit iF Town Talces Over Hydro System Says Mayor F. Rosevear oF Port Hope Mayor Rosevear, Cbairman of Port Hope Hydro Commission, tells of great strides made by Port Hope Hydro since town. purchased plant in 1929 - Street lighting, domestic and commercial rates reduced and debentures paid up f ar in advance- Mayor Rosevear certain that Bowman ville will benefit. Early this week The Statesman, in an endeavor to place before the ratepayers entitled to vote on the hydro purchase the real facts concerning the hydro, addressed letters to the Mayors of Belleville, Port Hope, Oshawa, Brighton, Napanee and Lindsay, these towns and cities having ail purchased their systems in the past three years. Within 24 hours we receiv- ed a reply f rom Mayor Fred Rosevear of Port Hope who is also chairman of the Port Hope Hydro Elec- tric Commission. Following are the four questions asked: 1. Has there been any increase in the tax rate in your town through the purchase of your Hydro Plant? 2. Have you recelved any reduction in rates, and if so, how much? 3. Has the net profit of your system increased or decreased since your local commission took over the plant? 4. Do you find the plant and system as effic- iently managed under a local commission as under the Hydro Electric Commission of Ontario? Mayor Rosevear's Reply Gentlemen:- Should your ratepayers decide to take over the system I am certain that a decided benefit will resuit, partidularly s0 if you select competent Commission- ers. The Hydro Commission are always available to assist. Your town will always know exactly how things stand, and to a limited extent have a voice in the proceedings. Mixology Was Theme of Stirring Appeal by Trinity Pastor, The regular meeting o! the Home ani School Club was held in the Central Public School on Wednes- day, October 14 with the president, Mrs. Franx Jackman in the chair. There was a large attenclance of members and friends. Alter the bus- iness session Mrs. R. E. Dmnniwell took charge of the followmng pro- grain: Vocal solos by Mrs. A. Colville and Mrs. Oea. Pritchiard; Piano cluet by Helen Pritchard and Ilene Hall- man, and two humorous monologues by Mrs. W. Adamns al 0f which were thoroughly enjoyed. Rev. E. F. Armstrong, pastor of Trinity United Church who was the speaker took for his subject "Mix- ology.'" In lus opening remarks Mr. Armstrong illustrated an incident in his own 111e of gotag ta a concert given by a citizens' band. One nuin- ber announced particulariy seîzed his attention. It was Mixology. It was a new name for the aid name Mediey, each piece thaugh distinct- ive blended with the athers and thus Mixoiagy. Mixoiogy he continued, was the secret of harmninous ach- ievement so he wished ta speak of the power of a well balanced wom- anly interest in the three phases of our modem life, the home. the school and the state. Take interest in aur physical welf are, mutuai out- look and spirit of character and see the secret of the well ordered 111e The school stands for the mental power and achievement. Mixology is the hope of achieving a worthy civiization. We are today creatures1 of standardization, refuse to be gov- erned by a standardized rule of 11e. Have variety in the culture of the home, the school and the state. Mr. Armstrong emphasized the great value 0f motherhool and the Power of that hidden mysterious influence in the lives of their children. In cioslng he cngratulated the Home and School Club on the fine organ- ization they had and wished them every success. A hearty vote of thanks was ex- tended ta the speaker and to al taking part in the program. Refresh- ments were served by Groups 1 and 2. Trinity United Church congrega- tion were greatly pleased to have at the morning service on their Thank- Off ering Sunday one of Its oidest and highly respected members, Mr. Chas. Cox. It is three years since Mr. Cox was able ta be at church. He was able ta hear well and great- ly enloyed the service and received a hearty welcome f rom his many friends. Undeniable Facts Concerninig Hydro System and its Purcliase by Town Facts, for the information of those who wish to become acquainted with the truth of the hydro situation here. On June 23rd, 1930, by a majorlty o! 41, property owners of Bowman- ville turned down the opportunity o! puichasiag the local hydra dis- tribution plant. An analytical study o! the figures shows that the South Ward was responsible for more than the majority by which the by- laws weie defeated, so that it la log- ical ta turn ta this section a! the town for an explanation. Property owners o! the South Waîd are pîac- tically ail o! the working class and thus anX saving in the cost o! liv- ing that can be effected ls to their good. Last yeaî a certain element, not residents o! the South Ward, appas- ed ta the purchase o! the system. circulated ruinais about town which they must have known were incor- rect and if the voters o! the sauth ward had taken time ta, study the statemerits made, they too would have found plenty ta discredit thein. No Inerease in Taxes Let us take saine of the state- ments belng again circulated and dispiove the fallacy In their make- up: The frst and perbaps the big- get factor str'essed by the op- ponents of the purchase la that it would Involve an expenditure of the taxpayers' moncy and thus ralse an already hlgh tax rate to even higlier levels. True the town bas to Issue debenture. for $71,000 but It must be re- membered that these debentures are not Placed on the market but are deposted wth the Hy- dro Commission and pald off ont of the earnings cf the systein. Hydro debentures are flot con- sldered by finanelal Institutions ta affect the credît of the. ppi elpality lssulag them beauso. they are issued on a productive system whlch brings ln returna, unlike new sldewalks or paved streets. No munlclpallty In Ontario lias ever had a tax Inerease through lssulng debentures for f'le purchase of a hydro system and In every Instance bas It been Proved that a great uavlng lias becs effectedl for the rate- payers o! the 668 municîpalitîes that now own thelr own systems. Some cynics will declare that un- der local operation the plant willnat make these profits. To dispiove this statement we would refer you ta the other 668 munlcipally owned hydro plants ta Ontario, which have con- tmnued ta, make profits ever stace they purchased their local plants. Therefore, if the plant continues ta pay is own way the tawn does not have ta put up any money ta pay for the purchase and thus it will not make any diffeience tai the tax rate. Plantin l Good Condition Another statement bas been made that the local plant la ta a worn out condition. This, too. la dispioved when ht is known thai the sum of $49,386.77 has been spent by the Hydro Electric Power Commission on impavements and additions ta the local plant. This sum does not in- clude the manies spent each year on maintenance such as the uenewal o! pales and wlre. Whlle on this subjectiIt mlght be weii ta mention baie wires. Saine dlaim that these wlll have ta be re- newed In the very near future, but again they are wrong, for the new pallcy o! the Hydro Commission, ac- cording ta statement made by the Hydra engineer, is ta instaîl all wie unlnsulated or baie as is naw the condition In Bowmanville where the insulation bas woin off. The wear- lng off o! insulation daes not af - f ect the efficlency a! those wies at all, Independent engineers state.. The only other thlng one mîght add wblle talking - about the effie- lency and the physical state o! the plant la ta ask what compiaints, if any, have you ta make agalnst the HYdua service In the past 12 months, and except for a f ew minutes In which they have been wthout lights due ta a storin the service bas been excellent. The Local Ccmminsson Anather item that Is betag used In the hope of defeatlng the byiaws Is the statement that an efficient Local Commission could nat be foumed. The local systein may be llkened ta a veiy profitable business whlch la up for sale. The business Is under the supervision o! a coin- petent manager and the concern la (Contlnued on page 8) I shail try ta answer your questions. (1) There has been no increase in tax rate due to the purchase of the Hydro systein. There cannot be any increase in tax rate, as the electric rates are sufficient ta meet ail obligations, being raised or 10w- ered ta meet requirements. (2) We have had a reduction from $14.00 ta $12.00 per year per lamp on aur street lighting sys- tein, and a refund of $2069.01, or free street lighttag for over 5 months. Our residential lighting bills have been reduced from 4 %c ta 31/c per K. W. haur on the first rate charge, and oui Commercial consum- ers get a reduction of lc per K. W. hour on bath charges. (3) It is difficult to definitely state that aur profits are greater now than bef are the system was taken over as we do not know the profit o! the sys- tein when the Hydro Electric Power OM..rrnission operated sane. Now we know where the maney goes. I might say however that during the last two years we have paid off 7 debentures froin profits. We have paid off six debentures amounting ta $31,750.65 more than we were required ta pay off, thereby saving the consumers approximately $22,000.00 in interest charges. We are aiso taking up another debenture $2,569.50 at today's meeting of the Commission, o! which I have the honar ta be Chairman. (4) This is a difficuit question ta answer as we do not know how efflciently or inefflciently the Hydra Electric Power Commission operated saine. Fred Roe&'ear. HAROLD E. FOSTER IS INSTALLED AS ODDFELLOWS' HEAD Cobourg Degree Team Comduct la- staUation at Floreao Nghtingale Lodze 4 On Wednesday evening, Oct. llth, D.D.G.M. Fred Wicks and staff f romn Cobourg Lodge No. 136, pald a visit ta Florence Nightingale Lodge No. 66, and mnstalled these officers: Noble Grand-Harold E. Foster. Vice Grand-Arley Northcutt. Rec. Se'y-F. A. Haddy. Fin. Se'y.-J. E. Emmerson. Treasurer-W. A. Edger. Warden-W. J. Jeffery. Conductor-Nelson Jackman. Chaplain-K. O. Foster. R.S.N.G-Howard Cowle. L.S.N.G.-R. A. Sudds. R.S.V.G-Fired Jackman. L.S.V.G.-H. V. Cryderman. R...-ohn Living. LSS Wm. Barrett. 1,.0.-A. I. Colwell. OýS.G.-H. Smith. J.P.G.-W. J. E. Ormiston. On D.D.G.M. Wicks requesting the retiring Noble Grand, W. J. E. Or- miston, to vacate bis chair for the inCommng Noble Grand and to take the chair as J. P. a., on behalf of the locige he presented hlm with a Past Qrand's collar and case. A hearty vote of thanks was ten- dered ta the D.D.G.M. and staff on the excellent manner in whlch they conducteci the installation ceremony. After closlng the lodge a pleasant time was spent in refreshment.s and speeches. COMING EVENTS Reserve Friday, Novemblar 20th. Bazaar St. Paul's Church. 43-1w Home-made Cooking and Rum- mage sale in St. Paul's Lecture Room on Saturday, Oct. 3lst., at 3,30 pin. Afternoon tea will be served. 43-2w Reserve Tuesday, Oct. 27th, for a Hallowe'en Supper in Trinity school room under auspices of Alice Jack- son Mission Band. Tea served f rom 5 ta 7.30 p. m. Admission 35c; chul- dren 25c. Reserve Monday evening, Novemn- ber 2nd and corne and see "Miss Adventure,"~ a three act farce com- edy to be presented by a cast of eleven of the Young People's Society In Trinlty Sunday school room. The annual Hospital Bridge andi Five Hundred wlll be held in the1 Badminton Hall on Tuesday, Nov.t 3 at 8 p. m. Those wlshlng ta take1 tables are asked ta phone their nain-1 es as early as possible ta 318 or 143.é The eariy date is on account of their being no annual collection this year. 43-2w. PETERBORO TEAM1 HERE SATURDAY Peterboro Colleglate Insti- tute Junior Gridiron Outflt travel ta Bowmanville on Sat- urday at 2.30 p. m. ta meet the yet undefeated B. H. S. Stars at the Cream of Barley battlefleld. Under Mr. Bill Paterson's guidance the local boys are dispiaying remarkable football and Saturday's gaine wili mark the f lrst meeting wlth their hardest rivais. On this gaine practlcaily dependa the chances o! winning the group titie. HOSPITAL BOARD MEETING. The annual meeting o! the Bow- manville Hospital Board wlll be heid on Monday, October 26th, at 8 p. mn. in the Council Room. Election o! officers and other business. F. F. Morris, C. H. Mason, President. Secretary. Hlgh School Commencement wil be held Thursday and Friday, Nov. 26th and 27th. 39-tf Dlsplay o! Gymnaslum class work, Polk and National Dances, * 1is gaines, etc., under the direc tion o! Miss E. Peardon, ta St. John's Par- ish Hall, Tuesday, Oct. 27th. at 81 p.n. Silver collection in aid of Can-1 adian Legion Poppy Fund. CHURCHES SEND VEGETABLES AND FRUIT TO WEST Ail Demominations Jota in Succoring Needy o! Marquis, Saskatchewan Thraugh the ca-operation aofaan churches in West Durhamn, a car- ioad o! vegetables, fruit and canned fruit wiil be shipped ta Marquis, Saskatchewan, (60 miles north o! Moose Jaw) this week ta, aid the stricken f amers o! the drought au- eas. Chuuch workers 0f ail denomina- tions are now busy collecting the produce and many are taking the oppartunity a! cantributing canned goods for the shipinent. The refuigerator car will be loaded ai the C. N. R. Sheds, Bowmanville, Fuiday, Oct. 23rd. and those wbo wish ta brmng in their contributions are asked ta deliver thern there be- tween 9 amn. and 5 pin. Appies o! the winteu variety, vegetables, car- rots, cabbages, turnips, beets, onons, beans and canned fruit willi be wel- corne. Deliveries ta the f reigbt sheds should be made in bariels ou bags securely closed s0 that they will stand the handling. Mr. W. J. Bragg, M-PP., chair- man and Alderman T. H. Lockhart, Secretary, 0f the committeta charge o! tiIs veiy creaitable waîk are desirous that the car be filled before it leaves Bowmanville. Sa manY have promlsed ta, co-operate or have of!ered produce that their desires are fuily expected ta be reai- ized. The variaus church and indi- viduais in the district bave respond- ed nobly ta the appeai made through the chuiches on Sunday lasi. The people o! Marquis through these ef - forts will be supplied wltb at leasi a few o! the necessities of ilfe dur- ing these tuying unmes. WHEN AN AUTHOR APPLAUDS- THAT'S NEWS Here's what the author o! the phatoplay "Bad Girl," whlch wlll ap- pear ai Royal Theatre, Oct. 26-27-28, says about this fascinatiag and sen- sationalply I eel thai I must express ta the Fox Film Corporation my appuecia- tian of the photaplay which they Imade f rom my novel "Bad Girl." It isl adniuiably acted and directeti. The performances o! Miss Eilers and Mr. Dunn are heart-breakingly beauti- fui and I was decply touched' by the conviction and !ldelity which they brought ta the stoiy. Please accepi my staceresi ihanks for having mnade my novel itaa gorgeaus motion picture and tell Mu. IBorzage and the casi that they have Imy deepesi admiration and my Ihighest enthusiasin. Si c rl ,Vina Delm a . Minesweeping in the Great War Graphically Told by Ex-Naval Man Commander P. F. Mainwaring of Newcastle delighted members of the Women's Canadian Club with illustrated address. The opening fall meeting of the Bowmanvllle Women's Canadian Club was held in St. John's Parish Hall on Monday alternoon when Commander P. F. Mainwaring o! Newcastle delivered an unusually in- teresttag address on "MlnesweePlng in the Great War," which puoved not only something different f rom the usual run o! addresses but very instructive. Mrs. J. H. H. Jury, president, presided over the short .,usiness session a! ter which tea was ,;erved. The;e usa a lamentable iack o! inýowicclpe among the Canadian people. the speaker said in opening .iis acldress, uf Lie British Navy. E ei yoiie knew and appiae wiiat the Navy had meant t h .'îtire empire duning the great war' an.i in urne o! peace for the protec- tion of tuade routes, but just the saine îost people did not know a battieship froin a destroyer or other inodel o! warshlp. Iliustrating his reinauks Commander Mainwaring thuew pictures on the screen ta ac- quaint his hearers with the points of which he spake. He showed a relief picture o! a battleshlp In which was shown the armainent of the shlp. There were two different kinds of aumainent, the priinauy and the secondary, the former an 8-lnch gun capable o! firtag a projectile welghlng a tan, and the secondary, a six-inch gun capable o! f lrlng sînaller shells at dloser range. The prlmary guns were fore and a! t o! the contrai tower, while the secondary arma- ments were at the side o! the sbip. It was a remarkable thlng, the speaker pointed out, that out o! the 1200 ta 1500 membeis o! a crew aboard a shlp, only about 20 knew what was actuaily taklng place inaa battie. The biains o! the shlp were centîed In the contrai tower and it was f rom here that orders were glv- en and guns flîed while the crew be- iow the decks, mannlng the. guns, saw not even the target at whlch they almed. It was lnterestlng ta note that the water for crew con- sumption was carrled in speclaliy constructed tanks rlght at the bat- tain of the shlp and practically the whale iength of the ship. The Commander descrlbed the differences between a battieshlp and a destroyer. The latter he sald was, a smaller but f aster ship andi was orlginally used as a destroyer of tarpedo boats. They are now useti ta protect capital ships such as the Queen EPl'abeth and other *huge battleships. He described in detail .iust what a mine was. It was laid by a spec- ially constructed boat called a mine- layer and it was a ball about 3 feet in diameter and filIed with 500 pounds of high explosives. A sblp striking one of these mmnes would in ail probability be blown to pieceam They were so constructed that when they were laid they sank ta the bot- toir af Une sea where they stayed until a sinall cube o! sugar meltmng in the sait water releaseti the weights and let them rise to about 6 feet of water. Here they stayed as traps for unsuspecting ships. One o! the most interestlng parts a!f the addîess was those showmng the activîties o! the Qerman boat, The Emden, that wreaked havoc among s0 many ships in the Eastern seas during the eaîly part a! the war. Previaus ta the war, Commander Mainwartag was statloned In Japan at the sanie time as the Emnden and knew the officers o! the shlp persan- ally. They were reaily remarkably fine fellows who were just dolng their duty for Germany as we dld for England. The Emden sank scores of shlps on the oriental trade routes bef are éngaging in pltched battle with the H. M. S. Sydney o! ti\e British Navy whlch bîought about heu end. Sa much however did the Britlsh authorities admire the brul- liant seamanshlp o! the German captain that he was accorded the hlghest honor possible to a prisoner of wau, the return o! his sword. A picture o! the Emden after Its encounter wlth the Sydney showed the Qerman gunboat laid almost bare ta the water. The speaker gave a graphic accoilt,'ôo the surrender o! the CienMWý' ndFPleet at the close o! the war and pictures o! the fleet enterlng Scapa Flow for the surrender were shown on the sereen. Among the tateresting thlngs not- ed by Commander Matawaring was the prolif le use by German author- Mtes of the Iran Cross In urging their nien on. On one shlp nearly every man possessed this equlvalent ta the Victoria Cross for some real or imaginable act of bravery. A Igreat many traded the Iron Crosses Music Loyers Plan Formation 0F Festival Assn. Huge festival of music may be staged here in the Spring - Public meeting November 2nd. Sa successful was the firsi Munical Festival in Bawmianville at the Boys' Training Sehoal on October 2nd, which leatured the musical talent'o! pupils of the iown and rural sciiaois that an the suggestion o! and re- puesentations by maîiy ciiizens. plans are now betag !ormulated ta inaugurate a Durham County Musi- cal Festival Association. A meeting f ou ibis puipose, which was well at- tended, was held at Ferguson Hall, B. T. S. on Monday night ta discusa the possibilities fou a County Mulsi- cal l"estival, puobably eaily in May next. At this festival the various branches o! musical activities would be maicbed ta competitian. The final aim would be ta have classes entered a! school chairs, town and country church chairs, vocal soloists, orchestras, insirumentalists includ- ing piano, violin. organ and har- mionica. The festival, it la believeti, wauld be exiremely popular. Dr. G. E. Reaman, superiniendent o! the Boys' Training Schaal, who was the instigator o! the meeting, pîesided and a nomination commit- tee compased o! Oea. W. James, chairman, Col. E. E. Snider, Francis Sutian, Mis. D. Robb and Miss Hel- en Gr. Morris, was appoinied ta draft the pioposed officers wbo wlll be re- peseniatives o! ail munlcipalitles la the Caunty. Tis committee will presenti us report at a public meet- ing ta be held in St. John's Parish Hall on November 2nd, at 8 p. m. ta which are cordlally invfled anl those tateuested ta the advancement o! music in the County. Tis new musical festival wlll not in any way replace the successful anc thai was stageti at the Boys' Trining Schoal Pair in Ociober, but will be beld in the spring o! each Year. The B. T. S. Festival will be carled on each year, but the classes wlll flot taclude all o! those that wiU be taken inata a County Festivel. CONVENTION AT VIENNA SUBJECT 0F ROTARY TALK Jeff Ford, CanadianDdqMgte, Ont- lined Wondertu ni p te ]Europe and Sessions o! B31g GatherIng -Party Meet Mussolini The Ratary International Conven- tion ai Vienna was the theme a! an addrcss delivereti by Ratarian Jeif Ford o! Toronto ai Friday's meet- ing o! the Rotary Club. Rotarian Ford was ane o! the official delegates f rom the Taranto Club ta the con- vention and bis running stary o! bis trip across, the convention, and bis tour o! Europe, was extremely In- terestiag. Ratarlan PorrÀ, who was introduc- ed by Dave Morrisan, Chairman o! the International Coinitiee, bas been a member o! Toronto Rotary Club since 1916. He bas been a keen worker for boys bealdes being a chairinan a! the Attendance Com- mittefou il years. Wlth nine aiher members o! the Toronta Club he le! t wlth the Party of 159 from Montreal on a 13,000 mile trip thraugh il countules. The trip over was taken up wth sports, taurnaments and dances and was !eatured by elghi days o! irue Ro- tary !ellowship. The party arrived ai Southampton and proceeded ta Antweup where they flrst landed on European soil. Prom Antwerp the Party proceeded ta Brusseis where a Rotary meeting was attended. The speaker nated ai tis meeting the difference between European and Ratarians f rom America in regards ta poliUes. Politics are baired in clubs here while they are the main subi ects ln Continental Rotary Clubs. The clubs arc small aud this was specially natlced when the vis- itais were in Rame, a city o! a mil- lion souls, with a Rotary Club o! oniy 87 members. Prom Brusseils a trip was made ta Cologne where the famous caihedral was visited and then on ta Cablenze where they baarded a Rblne steamer. Amang the sights seen on the trip up the Rhlne wcre the inagnificent med- leval casiles on the ills above the gorge and tbe vineyards located in almosi inaccessible places amang the cliffs. Menz, Frankf oui and i ta à man Hospital Auxiliary Officers Mis V. H. Storey was unanlmously re-elected ta the office o! President o! the Women's Auxilary of Baw- manville Hospital at its annual meeting îecently. The other off icers elected were, lst. vice-piesident- Mrs. F. W. Goddard; 2nd. vice-pres- ident-Mrs. L. A. Tole; Treasurer- Mis. A. L. Nicholls; Recording Sec- retary-Mrs. J. O'NeUll; Correspond- tag Secetary-Mrs. T. E. Flaxinan; Executive Committee-Mrs. F. J. Manning, Mis. J. Spencer. Mis. E. W. Crawford, Mis. H. M. Cale, Mis. M. H. Minore. Mr. Caleb Miilson, London, re- cently vsited Mrs. Vera Millson, Centre St.