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ina a Ir "Durham County's Great Family Journal" VOLUME 94 BOWMANVILLE, ONTARLO, THU.RSDAY, APRIL Sth, 1948 6c PER COPY NUMBER 15 Scientific Fur Farming Produces Amazing Resuits ,vCharlie Knox Tells Rotary "Do flot be surprised if you find, in the flot too distant future, that yrou can buy natural pelts of mink in green or ilac shades." This amazing statement was made in a casual aside by Charhie Knox, Orono fur farmer, who was the guest speaker at Bowmanville Rotary Club, April 2, just a day remnoved from the date when statements of this kind would be received with some doubt. But Mr. Knox had prepared his aud- ience to accept this prospect by relating many of the astounding resuits obtained in the application of science to modern, domestic fur farming. Natural mink peits today range into half the colors of the rainbow and experiments in cross-breeding are stili in their infancy. The Speaker Charles Carter Sr., Chairman of the Program Committee, intro-' duced the youthful Mr. Knox as a 3rd. generation native of the Orono district. He traced his career through Queen's Univer- sity and 8 years as a professionai musician in the USA, back to the Orono homestead wvhere he setti- ed down to bee culture. But the 100 colony apiary occupied only the summer months, hence he added mink and fox farming and lias attained a national reputation in that sphere. He is as busy the ycar round as the bees are in the summer. What Mr. Knox set out to do, and succeeded in doing with rap- id but clear cut terms, was to describe the trial and error, the patience and study that a hand- fui of men have gone through, during comparatively r ec en t years, to meet the demands of a .Roiary Presideni quixotic public in the realm of furs and ta employ much venture capital in an extremely uncertain field. His address was in fact a biologicai lecture on the univer- sity level but bis sparing use of technical terms cnabied bis audi- ence to grasp the meaning of his subject, "Fur Mutations." New Fur Colorings We hope this report states the case with approximate exactitude when we interpret the subject to mean that successful experiments in cross-breeding with variants of the same species often resuit in generally permanent fur color- ings. The speaker explained the dominant and recessive factors o! breeding that bring about these mutations. In other words, a freak animal such as a color throw-back, can be so subjccted to cross-breeding that a succes- sion of progeny over a period o! years will cither make the feak color permanent or change it ta a neutrai shade. Illustrating some of the resuits attained on bis own ranch, Mr. Knox displayed a number o! mink peits in popular shades the value of which were not disclos- cd. He also used his farm charts ta explain the intricacies o! the dominant and recessive factors in these biological transmutations. It was noticed that these dis- closures brought wbispered comn- ment among a group of three doc- tors who are members of Rotary. They grasped the portent wbich was quite foreign to laymen, in- ciuding the reporter. The speaker, told that in 1931 a Wisconsin fur farmer discover- cd a hybrid among bis pens and set about an experiment in cross- breeding. A neighbour joicd him and in the course of time per- manent fur coiorings were estab- lished among these genuine mink. Public demand became so stimul- ated tba¶ these entrepreneurs be- came millionaires. Mr. Knox traced similar experiments in Id- aho and told briefly of the rise of the fox fur farming in Prince Edward Island. Huge Prices In the heyday o! fur rancbing, fabulous prices were obtained for breoing Stock, all due te> publie vagaties in times o! plenty. He told of one pen of 56 pups that brougbt $320,000. Another breed- er visiting the USA with one of bis prize pups was refused per- mission ta take it into the hotel and be promptly bought the ho- tel. Not uncommon was a price of $32,000 for a pair of mutations. However, much of the success of fur farming, as regards prices, hinged on the fasbion tastes cf Milady with mazuma to spend. Seventeen Ch*ildren Help Parents Celebrate Anniversary Mr and Mrs. Lorne Potter and Family of Bowmanville In the group photograpb above are pictured Mr. and Mms. Lomne Potter, Bowmanville, with their family o! seventeen cbildren. The pictume was taken by The States- man's staff photographer on the evening o! April 6, the 25th an- nivcrsamy o! the marriage o! Lomne Potter and Miss Ada Fow- ber of Cadmus. The family group posed while some 30 relatives waitcd to join in the festivities o! the occasion amound two buge ta-bics in the family home to en- joy the annîversary banquet pre- pared by Mrs. Potter and ber daughters Mr. and. Mrs. Potter are seatcd on the davenport holding their four youngest cbildren. Holly- wood would be grcatly interested in the good looking group stand- ing and sitting about. There are Triniiy Young People Host Io Three Unions in conclusion Mr. Knox extend- Members o! Trinity Young Peo- cd an invitation to bis beamers te pîe's Union were bosts te three visit bis Orono fur farm te sec outside unions - Maple Grove, Dy. Howvard B. Rundie I (Centinued on Page Six) Courtice and Ebenezer - on Mon- day evening. Entering the sebool room gaily Co'y ]Reunion Nidland Regiment eoae ihtuisadbrs n each member received a name Enjoyable Affair ai Orono Saturday ity Unn xed acralwl . 1- come te the visitors, and Jean Abouit 60 members o! the rig Crossman stamted the entertain- inai "D" Company o! the lst Bn, Mayor IF. McCallum ment with a lively sing-song with Midiand Regiment. most o! whom IenBlo sacmait had seen action in aimost every Feerl ervBieo! wosbicopas et- theare o wa opeatios fom Cndidte d by Ebenezer Union under the .Hong Kong to Germany, met fo rIP ln~ eadership o! Jack Pearce witb their first reunion in Orono Ar-IFor Ontario C.ouflnty Lorraine Tink, Velma Crago, mouries on Saturday night.KetCroanJanDw as Thetumoutwaslarer hanis At the nominating convention sisting. Pianist was Gwen Os- customariy for such events and it o! the Progressive Conservative borne. wvas not long after the bandclasps Aneclet.rga ymm that thc boys gatbered in smaîî Association o! Ontarie County AnberscoeMaletrove Union in- grops nd t-atedremnisingo!held in Wbitby, Monday night. cluded vocal solos by Doreen Jef- their early days o! training in Frank McCallum, Mayor o! Osh- femy accompanied by Ruth Rob- owA hnvilencin pog4sse awa, was named the candidate for bins; readings by Muriel Stev- As th eveing rogrssed thefedeal b-elensonpandntaccordion solos by Harry Hong Kong veterans wbo had le!t tefdr.b-leto msnl Rogers o! Courtice. Stan Snow- the unit whien it was a! Niagara in prospect. This seat was made den presided for the progmam. area ini 1941 to join the Royal Ri- vacant on the death o! W. E. N. Again under the leadership o! fles warnmed up and related grim Sinclair, Libemal, who was elect- Jean Crossman, recreation was stoies o! bow other Midiand cd in 1945. enjoyed foilowed by lunch servecl members lhad been tortured andi yteTnt scacomt killed by the Japanese. Others The contest for the nomination O b ehfo the Trniy si ommittee. dcscribed their expeiences in Eu- eutdiamaotyve for Found o! Ebenezer expressed the rope, recaliing hoxv their pais had Mm. McCallum over Hayden Mac- tbanks for an enjoyable evening been shot down beside tbemn, and Donald, retiring president o! the o u n elwhp other details. Asoito.iao aesR a- La'4 Friday cvening Trinity The entire fimst part o! the pro- Brien, Oshawa bamister. w hoi Young People pesented their gram was one of remembering made a streng run against Mm. play "Fresh as a Daisy" to a large and relating wbat each one re- Sinclair in 1945 and a C.C.F. can- adec at tbe Town Hall in Or- membered. didate as well, declined te bave oo Sgt. Bill Clarke, wbo had dene bis name considered owing teono much te organize tbe reunion, pressure e! personai business. He took charge e! the business sec- supported Mayor McCallum. Correction in Order tion of the meeting and introduc- Speakers at the meeting includ- ed Lieut.-Col. J. C. Gamey, M.M., ed T. K. Creighton, K.C., M.P.P.. In Reporting o! Oreno, the origipal Officer Ontario County, and the noAdr.e Commanding, who expmessed bis western lawyer, Arthur L. noitedBnkrsAdr pleasure at seeing the lads again, K.C., M.P., Calgary, Alberta. Mm.-___ and praised tbemn for their war Smith, one of the most bigbly In reporting the classification record and for their entbusiasm -competent members o! the House address o! Rotamian George Moo- in comning te thie reunion. o! Commons, deplomed Libemal dy, manager o! the Bank o! Mon- He intmoduced the Officer Cern- policy that pemmitted 30.q00 Can- treal, which appeared in The Can- znandin~g the present Midland adians te drift te the U.S.A. cacb adian Statesman, Mamcb 25. the Regiment, Reserve, Lieut.-Col. year. reporter was in error in intempret- Ly l1 N. Carr o! ort Hope. who With tbree federal seats open ing one statement made. Mr.i e! the original officers at one and the same time, namely Moody was credited witb saying:1 0 lst Bn., later tans!erring Ontario County, Vancouver Cen- "The banks collectively pay in- to tihe Hastings and Prince Ed- tre and Yale, B.C., thiý govern- te a eserve !und with the Bank ward Regt. with which unit be ment bas called an election oniy ot Canada te proteet the savings saw almost continueus action in Yale. This purely political depesitor in case any one bank frami the landing in Sicily. rnove, said Mm. Smith, whicb should be compelled te close its1 Col. Carm outlined present day withholds representatien in the doors."t requiremelits for joining the Re- other two cases is a "prostitution We have siilce ]earned that thisc serve army and described the ef- of the precess o! democracy." is not a requimement in Canadaz forts wbich were being made te Mm. McCalium is conceded te wbich is credited with baving ther hoici a reunion of the entire Mid- bave excellent prospects o! re- sa!est banking systemn in the1 land unit in Lindsay this summer. deeming the riding. Officers el- wold. We convey our apologiesj The election o! officers for the ected te bead the Ontario County for an improper translation in this% "D" CoY Midland Regt. Associa- Progressive Conservative Associa- respect.t 111sau Pill Clarke elected presi- tion for 1948 include president. R.c dent and Bill Tait,. secretary-trea- D. Humphries, K.C., and secre- Mrs. J. B. E. Staples and Mm.1 Li 1- r. tary-treasurer. Emnie Marks Jr., C. H. Hadid. Toronto, visitedM11rs.t Lunch concluded the evening. bath cf Oshawa. N. S. B. James on Wednesday il eleven girls and six boys. Two feature hem serenity. boys and four girls are employed Mr. Potter xvas born in Oshawa,1 in local industries. The others, son o! William Potter, Bowman- ville, a family noted fom its in- save for the four younger chul- dustry and honesty and a fine dren, attend Bowmanviile schools. proficiency in atbletics, partic u- Mr. Potter is now in bis 2lst year larly football. He is highl.y popu- o! steady empinyment with Gond- lar with tbe employces and man- year-Bowmanville. agement o! Goodyear and with This family is undoubtedly the Mrs. Potter. holds the firm affec- largest in Durham County and tion o! ail the chiidren. The fa- ccrtainly one o! the largest in On- miiy bomé is o! brick construc- tario. With equal certainty no tion, located beside Barber's large family (or smaller one for Creek in Williams' Park, well re- that matter) is better looking, moved from other dweliings and better dressed, better bebaved or a great acreage pmovides splendid better fed thallIif2i.remarkable recreation. Potter group. Mrs. Potter, hand-, When the picture was taken, somely gowned and remarkably tbe reportem had occasion to no- youthful, has been the guiding tice some of the economnics învoiv- genius in the family discipline cd in raising a famiiy o! this size. and bas retained the happy facul- To supply the family table daily ty o! neyer 'being flustemed. Hem with the 57 meals required and fresh complexion and ready smile noticed eigbt quarts o! milk and_ Chamber of Commerce Active Cail Annual Meetinu April 22 ten loaves of bread as basic daily necds. Thcn consider the pur- chase of 19 suits and dresses, 19 pairs of shoes, barbering, dentis- try and so forth and one may weli pause to consider the expense in- vo ived. But the happy expressions on the faces of thc entire group clear- iy indicat e that good living and fine citizenship can *be attained undcr the enzample of industrious parents whose good management overcomes money problems and defies ail ordinary worries. The Statesman expresses com- munity congratulationis, and prid- to one of Bowmanvillc's finest fa- milies on the occasion of the 25th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Potter. M.ay they be ail together at their Golden Wed- ding, and hopefully, some new faces as well. Flowers Flown To Atkins Flower Shop trurmDIIriiisii uiumwi~a Clearing tbe decks for the an- Rural - A questionnaire was I h comparativeiy f e w nual meeting o! the Bowmanville circuiated among Farmn Forums month i the AtisFoe Chamber o! Commerce to be beld asking opinions on such things as Shop opened in Bowmanvilie, the in the Balmoral Hotel, Tbursday quality o! merchandise and gen- firm bas won favorable comment cvening, April 22, at 7 p.m., with eral services in town, closing and iiicreasing business simply by banquet tickets at $1.00 per plate, boums ot stores as tbey affect ru'-th odiladeerissow the general committees reported rai customners, public conveni- b the mdilandgeent.pTie seuw to the regular meeting last week ences, such as mes! rooms, parking bytho naemss lerbnt.uTe t n on work accompiisbed during the facilities, etc. These will be re- tee flowers upd falets-n year. ported upon at the annual meet- plays arrangcd for the. hospital President Walter DeGeer gave ing. 1a oe n te omnt a general review o! the objectives Social Welfare -Assistance t te ihome"hand oner commuity o! the organization and suggested Community Council. new citizen- gamtheeperig, aewn ratpais many plans te he considemed in ship classes and a general reviewfote elegnaly the immediate future. Secretary- lo! plans in this sphere bas been In this connection it will be o! treasurer Charles Carter Sm. me- constantly considercd. interes! te disclose bow the At- ported a current membemship o! Commercial - This committee kins' Shop bas on display a! all 70 .vith every member represent- 'is stili working on plans te regu- times the iatest in eut flowers not ed on one or more o! the various bate store closing boums before common bereabouts in off sea- committees. o r during weeks in wbicbhoual- sons. Mm. Atkins bas solved the The ehairmen o! committees re- days intervene. Steps bave been probiemn by having flowers !iown ported as follows: ta ken te place suitabie signs a!to Bowmanville frem greenhousesi Civie-The committee bas been higbway entries to town. En- on the Pacific ceas!. Lates!te active on the beach road im- couragement bas been given te -arrive this wveek were dozens o! poveinent, the bridge proposed brightening up the shopping cen- daffodils and narcissus. There a! the new bighway, garbage col- ter in anticipation o! the tourist they are in the sbowcase. Visi- lection, town planning and a new season. tors are webcomed just te "ceme ink. Names for the rink board Special Events -Tbis commit- land sec." xvere submitted to council and the tee acts xitb any other organîza- Board was constituted a!tbte tions te arrange attractive settings W ê Anril council meeting. for parades or any other serial i kity Payers Industrial - Contacts are still events. . Present Fine beîng maintained te attract new National Aýffairs - Several industries te townvr with some meetings bave tak£n up questions Variety Show Here promising prospects. But mos! on the provincial- and national ____ main industries want to ent or level in order to relate them Io A large audience o! people fmom buy vacant buildings with none local rcqiremcents o! the com- Bowmanville and district greatly presntl avalabe. mnit. -enjoyed the -Varieties o! 1948," a sph ndid stage performance put on by the Wib oenPaes ]Ray udley, À.R.C.T., Presents under the auspices o! Bowman- ville Community Council, in the Hîgh School Auditorium, Mon- Conc rt U der Lion Sp nsorhip day night. It was genemally con- entations o! its kind seen here in Of particular interes!te our In 1945 he aise appeamed as se- ecent years. musically min ded citizens is the lois! witb the Oshawa cec Follies The show opened with a gipsy announcmt that R'y Dudley playing for crowds o! 4.000 or number, including sevemal solos wil clyen -rs cncr a cia more. O! intemes! is the fact that andi chorus numbers arounda xvii paybisfis! onertreita rBarbara Ann Scott was a guest camp fire. The nex! ski! wvas a in bis home town on Friday, April star for the same performances. :1 cornedy ac! illustmating some o! 16, a! the High Sehool Auditor- During the course o! bis stu- the paper-banging problems o! a ium. Assisting him will be a fel- dies Ray Dudley bas consistently man and bis wi!e who attemp! low student a! the Royal Conser- ebtained top marks a! bis Music Ite redecorate their honte. I! was rvatorv o! -Music, Toronto, Donald examinations. He obtained the biiariously presented. Brown, baritone, from Nelson, B. ighcst mark in the Province o ee'lsotsnsaddne C. The recital is bcing sponsor- Ontario-896-fer Grade X piano by chilciren o! the Whitby Chil- cd by the Bowmanville Lions in 1946 and bas recently complet- dmcn's Theatre won great ap- Club,.j d requirements for bis A.R.C.T.r plause. They are vcry talented Altbough stili youn'g, Ray Dud- dcgree with firs! class honors in youngsters. A ene-act play by ley bas brougbt bonor te bis home both piano and !heory. He aIse members o! the senior dramatie town on many occasions by bis won gold medals and scholarsbips group displayed exceptional bis- outstanding achievemerts as a pi- in local festivals including the trionie ability. anist. He commcnced studying Kiwanis Festivals o! Toronto and * ongs by a maie quartette and piano witb bis mother, Mrs. Reta Peterborough. Among bis other aise by a junior bey and girl1 Dudley, at the age e! eigh! years. gi!ts is that very rame one e! per- quartette, with chorus, were so At thirteen be became star soleis! fect pitch. wcll eceived that eneomegs weme1 witb the Oshawa String Orches- Ray is new a student at the in order. The closing number by1 tra and gave concerts wi!b that Royal Conscrvatory o! Music o! the chorus in black-face and in-1 organization in Oshawa a n d Toronto. s!udying piano with the cluding an outstanding solo ren-1 neigliboring towns including one, oîstinguisbed Chilean, Mm. Aiber- 'dition o! Old Man River, and dam-1 trip te Muskoka in the summer o! to Guerriro and tbeomy with Dr. kie folk-songs provided the bit o! 1945. (Continued on Page Six) the evening. Council Votes for Mleters Puts Teeth in Dog Bylaw Namtes Men to Raidie Rink In a protracted regular session Board of Education advised that Monday night, marked by con- cost estimates for new school will fused procedure, sophomoric de- be furnished by arcbitect. bate and superfluous submissions, Petitiôns received: From resi- Bowmanville Town Council came dents requesting repair o! bridge through with three main decisions at oid town dump. From resi- o! interest to ratepayers and the dents on Jane St. and Seuthway general population. Only tbree Gardens for street ligbting. Both citizens were present as the coun- re!erred to public property cern- cil, witb ail members present, mittee for recommendation. deait with a contentious ag'inda. President Chamber of Com- The keynote from the Mayor merce submitted a list- o! names was "Somcthing bas got to be to be considered for new Rink donc." Accordingly, in the fol- Committee. Council addcd t.hree lowing order, but gencrally on di- more names. then balloted. Re- vision, decisions were taken: 1, suit: John M. James, Clif! Samis to estabiish parking meters im- and Melbourne Wight were eleet- mediatcly on the basis o! one ed and a motion confirmed their year's trial; 2, To amcnd the 1917 authority. dogr by-law with a clause restrain- Letters from residents on Hunt ing dogs and their owners; 3, To St., High St. and other streets set up a Rink Board o! three wrote re sewer extensions, water members iînder a new by-law damage, etc. Roads Committee passed at the meeting. wibl act at once. Another by-law was approved Solicitor W. F. Ward wrote in wbicb exempts the Bowmanville behaîf o! clients living near the Legion property from taxation for nev disposai plant that action 1948 save for local improvements may be taken if annoyance of od- and scbool purposes. Dealing or fmom plant is not remedied. with a lettetfmom the Provincial Town solicitor will be asked for Government which warncd that advice. the corporation was require4 to- Proctor, Redfcmn and Laughiin, appoint the bcst man àvailable as en.-ineers, submitted estimates o! wced inspector. Oliver Roberts $4.600 for High St. sewer connec- was re-appointed at a 50 per cent tion. salary increase. He wvas com-Reot mended by the Reeve for bisRert faitbful services in that position. Finance Minister Mason sub- Play by Play mitted current bis ameunting to $8,011.75 for the past montb. In- Letters from the director o! the cluded were $3,217.50 for new Healtb Unit, recommended dlean- tractor with aIl attachments, ing and e-decorating public wash scoop, plow, mower, etc., bought rooms in the town hall. and these from Bowmanville Motor Sales; to be made fully availabie par- aiso $920 for steel for new Honey ticularly when meetings are heid bridge. south o! C.N.R. station. in town. In regard to the smoke Auditor's statements were tab- nuisance on Scugog St.. it 'vas led covering Public Utilities Com. pointed out that 'ameiiorating ac- mission, town general and sehools tion can be taken under a Pro- to be pcrused by anyone intemest- vincial Act. ed. Whitby clerk wmote council in- Fire chairman Allison received fomming o! terms entered into priso oprhs eea with Garton Bus Lines for town hpeissolasto rhse se bus service. Civic committee hnrddlaswmho e will fumthcr investigate. (Continued on Page Six) Rkelirement of A. N. Hardy Af 1er Haif a Century of Local Dnsiness Leailershi~ One of the most successful and active business careers in the his- tory of Bowmanvilie was termin- ated on April 1, 1948. when A. M. Hardy, Consuiting Superintend- cnt, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Comnpany, Bowmanviile bramch, announced bis retirement fromi active duties with the company. In an officia] statement follow- ing Mr.4 Hardy's announced wish to be relieved of his duties with the company, the vice president and general manager o! Good- year-Canada, R. C. Berkinshaw, spoke in glowing terms of the great part playcd by Mr. Hardy in the Goodyear organization ever since it entered into production in the Canadian field 371/2 years ago. In a general letter to the offi- cers and employees of Goodyear- Canada, Mr. Berkinshaw outlined the generai story of Mr. Hardy's association with the rubber in- dustry for aimost hal! a century and wished him many more yeams of active good health. We are pleased to pub]ish ihis letter at the conclusion o! this article. In hcartiiy seconding thc sentiments of Mr. Berkinshaw, the editor of The 8tatesman has seldom found greater pleasure ini writing a suc- cess story than this attempt to pay descrved tribute to a iifelong friend and feiiow townsman. No Spare Time Seeking an interview with Mr. Hardy to refresh our memomy on his entry into the business iife o! Bowmanvilie, we asked: "What are you going to do with your spame time?" Arthjur prompt]y answered: "I am not going to havc any spare tîme." This state- ment xvas accepted in al] truth, at its face value, for it wvas entirely chamacteristic of the man and bis approach to gond citizenship. While still availabie for consulta- Bowmanville Hydro Rates High In Hydro Service- - A recent issue o! Hydre News iists the comparative horse power used by the various cities, towns and municipalities o! Ontario. It will probably bc o! intcrest te quote figures o! this central dis- trict whicb. show that Bowman- ville Hydmo supplies greater H.P. service than many adjacent muni- cipalities having larger popula- tiens. The municipal loads for December are quoted as foilows: H.P. Domestic Consumers Oshawa 24,355 6,765 Peterborough 23,313 6,702 Lindsay 4,715 2,289 Bowmanville 4,460 1,234 Port Hope 4,030 1,455 Cobourg 2,851 1,443 Whitby 2,230 1,0.94 Port Perry 502 381 Newcastle 341 230 Millbrook 208 182 Orono 184 183 1tions with the Goodyear manage- ment, Mr. Hardy proposes to de- vote much o! 1*a time to the live- stock industry and travel. Plpneer Family Arthur Hardy was born on the McCoy farm at Tyrone, a son o! Thomas Hardy and bis wi!e Mary Blackburn. Aside fromn famming, Mr. Hardy Sm. was widely kndwn as a local preacher and the family w as ufiivcrsaily respected. Thrift Arthur M. Hardy was the omder o! the day and young Arthur had bis share o! bard womk as he absorbed thc, les- sons o! strict boncsty impamted by bis parents. The early pioncers were net afraîd to raise large fam- ilies and it is interesting to know that Mm. Hardy's parents were each married befome joining their fortunes in mutual affection. To- Eastern Card Part y Proves Pleasant Affair Ai Lions Centre The annual card party o! the Order o! the Eastern Star was held on Wednesday evening, March 31, at the Lions Commun- ity Centre. The Centre, which is beautifully decomated, was fur- ther enhanced for the occasion by baskets of pussy willows and spring flowers. Mrs. Elizabeth Teepie, Wor- thy Matron and Mr. Wilbemt Tee- pie, Worthy Patron, greeted the guests in the spacious entrance hall and witb members o! the committee directed thern to ta- bles o! cuchre, 500 or bridge, ac- cerding to choice. The bridge prizes weme won by Mrs. Nelson Osborne and Mr. Frank Jarnieson. The prizes for 500 were won by Mms. Hamilton and Mr. Ed. Ruthven. Euchre prizes being won by Mm. D. All- dread and Mr. C. Swallow. Deliclous re!reshment, were served and a very pîcasant so- cial heur conciuded the even.ing. e Wt, ~44;- t - -. ~~S~ - -.-.--.