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$1,50 a year In advance; $1.50 to United States. BOWMAN VILLE, ONTARIO, CANADA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1916 Volume. LXII. No. 47. £ ff I DISTRICT EPWORTH )- LEAGUE CONVENTION Couch, Johnston Crydrman Furs! Furs! Furs! Call Special Attention to their stock of new and Fashionable Furs in Black and Natural Wolf, Black and Dakota Wolf, Red Fox, Black Russian Dog, Sable, Mink Marmot, Persian Lamb, White Thibet, Western Sable. i Also Ladies' Muskrat Coats and Ladies' and Men's Cloth Coats with Fur Collars. No \ better goods and no better values anywhere. Couch, Johnston & Cryderman Remedies Of Real Worth Cream of Violets Many customers tell us they have tried all the advertised remedies remedies for chapped hands, roughness of the face, etc., but can get nothing nothing equal to Cream of Violets. Try one bottle at 25c, use half and if it does not please you we will give you 25c for what is left. /- Tamarac Cordial "Will soothe and heal the bronchial tubes and cure a cough quicker than any remedy we know of except Rexall Cherry Bark Cough Cure. 50c and 25c. YOUR MONEY BACK IF YOU ASK FOR IT Corn Cure Will cnre hard or soft corns or you get your money back. Salve 15c, liquid 25c. Rexall Catarrh Cure A combination treatment--atomizer and spray complete, $1.00. Absolutely guaranteed. Little Liver Pills For constipation, biliousness, etc., you can use nothing better. 2 boxes for 25c. 2 Gold Fish and Globe Free With any two of the following 6 Remedies of Real Worth. Jury & Lovell Graduate of Chicago Ophthalmic College, New York School of Optics, Detroit Optical College. After Childbirth The depreeeiow tad fatigue angered by women blot» out interest in everything. You need - Asaya-NenraD • THK HEW REMEDY FOR Nervous Exhaustion which contain» Lecithin (concentrated (concentrated from the of phosphore» acquired for 1 OfcttU* from th 1 When W e T est is done Properly Jury & Lovell Graduate* of Chicago Ophthalmic College New York School of Optics Detroit Optical College. Two Graduates in attendance. By) a Staff Reporter The twenty-first Annual Convention of ; Bowmanville District Epworth League League was held in Tyrone Methodist church Thursday November 16th. The delegates were favored with good weather and excellent addresses. Great progress in .the League work of this District has been made since last year's Convention at Ebenezer. Mr. James Vinson, President, was Chairman, Chairman, and after the singing of several hymns, conducted devotional services. Roll Call of Leagues by Secretary Mr. W. Claude Ives, Bowmanville, and reports followed and showed great success success duritig-the pist year. Bowmanville League, of which 8 delegates were present, present, reported a success! ul year regarding regarding new membership, Missionary collections collections and Christian Endeavor department department doing a good work. Miss Marion Burns of Simcoe-st, Oshawa, gave a good report of the work of their League. King-st League Oshawa, was represented by three delegates, Mr. James Vinson giving a good report. 1 Ebenezer was reported by Mr. Kenneth OourL'-e and four delegates were present. present. Miss Helena Werry read Ennis- I killen report stating the League expected expected to increase Missionary givings next year. Two other delegates were present. Three delegates represented Salem League, the report being given by Mr. Kyle Squair, President. Cadmus Cadmus League did. not send a report but five of its Leaguers attended. Mr. Elgin Elgin Taylor, gave a satisfactory report i of Eldad League. One other delegate ' was present. Miss Edith Uglow gave Newcastle report and three delegates attended. Miss Vera Slemon gave a good report from Haydon League which sent 2 other representatives. Hampton won the banner regarding attendance, fifteen delegates attended and Mr, Frank Cryderman reported a good year's work. Miss Ferguson gave a good outline of the work done by Blaçkstock League which sent- seven delegates. Orono, Nestleton, Maple Grove, Leskard, Zion, Kendal, New- tonville and Cedardale Leagues did not send reports but some delegates from these Leagues attended during the day, A hearty address of welcome by Rev.. J. E. Beckel, pastor of Tyrone church, made all feel at home from the start and a feeling of good-will and fellowship fellowship prevailed throughtthe day. Business Business committee appointed was comr posed of Rev. J. S. 1. Wilson, Mr. Kenneth Kenneth Courtice, Miss Lena Haddy and Miss Marion Burns. Mr. Frank Cryderman, Cryderman, Rev. H. Wilkinson and Mr. j Albert Hills were appointed scrutine-, ers. Finance committee was * Rev., i Beckel, Miss E. M. Werry, Miss M. Burns, Messrs. C. Ives and K. Courtice; The address on "How to get the interest interest of the community centred in the Epworth League" given by Mr. Kenneth Kenneth Courtice, proved interesting and helpful to all. "The fact that you must be a live League and have something worth while was very clearly brought out. Other suggestions were:: "keep | the League motto ever before you'*; "have good officers and every officer interested in their own department";, "consider call to work a joy, not only a duty"; "meetings must be inspiring to hold the members and prospective members"; "make members- feel' at- home"; "give everyone some special duty"; "keep the society interests before before the community by advertising";-, "hold socials frequently" and many other good ideas were presented). The- question was asked "how many boys have you in your community not old enough to go to War but old enough to go to the devil"? Seek these boys and let the world see you are an active society. At the close of this address mention was made of the Literature from Methodist Book-Room which was on sale and during the day several Leaguers took this opportunity of securing securing some which will no doubt be very helpful during the coming year. Rev. J. S. I. Wilson closed the morning session session with player. An excellent dinner of all the good things of the country was served in the school room by the ladies of Tyrone church, to which everyone did ample justice. At two o'clock Miss Vera Col will, President of Tyrone League, opened the afternoon session and after singing singing of hymns, prayer was offered by Mr. Claude Ives, Mr. B. G. Stevens, Miss Ferguson and Miss Colwill who also read the lesson (1 Cor , Chap. 13). Mr Vinson, District President, summarized summarized the year's work stating that there are 21 Leagues in this I fistrict and thanked the executive for their hearty co-operation. A very noteable fact revealed was that every League in the District had reported to the General Secretary during the year. The Annual District League picnic held'at Hampton was mentioned as one of the bright, outstanding features in the social life of this District. Mr. Vinson gave the Secretary great praise for his untiring and fruitful efforts in I the District work. In the various Ex- S ecutive meetings "all things had work- ! ed together for good". In the absence of First Vice President President Mr. S. D. Soueh, Orono, Rev. Mr. ' Wilkinson led the discussion on "Effects "Effects of Christian Endeavor Department Department on the District" and spoke inspiring inspiring words to workers in that department. department. Several good suggestions for Consecration serviced- were given. The important question to ask ourselves ourselves is "do we love God more now than we did last year"? and let us not fqrget that the privilege of this department is to endeavor to build up Christian character. Those nearest the heart of God can get nearest the heart of man. League success cannot be judged by {Continued on fourth pagej} PROF. JOHN SQUAIR, M. A. • 235TH BATTALION FIASCO The announcement was made last week that Prof. John Squair of Toronto Toronto has founded a Scholarship in French to be awarded annually to the best student of French,in tne Bowmanville Higlj Schooly- Prof. Squair is a contemporary contemporary of the editor of this journal, journal, both having seen the light of day within a few months of each other and have been in more or less close intimacy intimacy for the last, 45 years or more. Bo wmanville has the honor of being the birth place of Prof, Squair and very "many readers of * this journal have watched with personal pleasure his caréer from a school boy, here to the prominent position he held for sb many years in the University of Toronto the highest educationalinstitution in Canada. Canada. As has been stated John Squair was - born in Bowmanville -in 1850, but when he was a few months old his parents moved to lot 81 in the fourth concession concession of Clarke where his father erected a flour-mill which stood there until some twenty years ago when it was demolished by the Lockharts, the then owners. The School section of the region region in Nb 9'of Clarke and it was there that Mr. Squair's early schooling was done. One of his first teachers was Mr. Richard Hoskin now of Denver, Colorado, brother of Dr. John Hoskin, Honorary Colonel 235th Batt. The teacher and scholar have always stayed stayed in touch with one another. The only attendance at a High School ever enjoyed by Mr. Squair while a youth was three monthsduring the winter of 1870-71 at the Newcastle High School then under the efficient principalship of the late Mr. W.. W.'Tamblyn, M. A. The friendship, formed with the latter endured as long as his life lasted. . It was not 'till the autumn of 1878 during his recovery from an attack of "typhoid; fever that Mr. Squair conceived conceived the idea of becoming a teacher. Mr. R. K. Orr, B. A., was then teach-, er in S. S. No. 9, Clarke, and Mr. Squair received; instruction from him for about six weeks in the subjects required required for a Third Class teacher's certificate; certificate; He wrote on the examination during the Christmas holidays in the old; Union School in Bowmanville and obtained hiis certificate. The friendship friendship formed with Mr, Orr was. also a very close and; enduring one. Mr. Squair was then in January 1874 appointed teacher in S. S. No 9, Darlington,. Darlington,. being the immediate successor of Mr. Malcolm McTavish in that school. He taught there for three and a half years. During that period he wrote-on the Second Class teacher's examination and in July 1875 obtained: aSecondClass Grade Acer: ifieateafter having received instruction from W; E". Tilley,.M. A., on alternate Saturdays Saturdays for a couple of years. Dr Tilley has also remained one of his best frien ds. Mr. Squair taught also for three months in the Oshawa school under the principalship of the late Mr. Oliver,. B. A. He did not attend the classes for nearly a term, however, having ac- N cepted a position under Mr. R K. Orr- iu the Brighton High Schoo. But after after Jan. I, 1878, he occupied himself wholly with his studies preparatory to matriculation. In July 1879 he matriculated matriculated with honors in all the subjects at that time required for matriculation matriculation and won the Third General Proficiency Proficiency Scholarship. In 1883 he grad*- uated, standing first in all the subjects of his d : epai tment, obtaining the Gold Medal in Modern Languages. During: his undergraduate course he had won altogether some twenty prizes, scholarships. scholarships. and medals. He was then in 1888'. appointed Fellow in French and.Ger- man in University College and'remain- ed as Fellow Lecturer, Associate^ Professor Professor and Professer in the- service of' the University of Toronto* for thirty- three years. ! From The* DailyOntario,. Belleville | The big question in regard, to the 235th Battalion is not whether a jew business men at Coboiyg, Bowmanville Bowmanville or Belleviile profit or do not profit profit by the presence of soldiers. Neither Neither is it whether the removal of soldiers may affect votes one way or the other for timidly calculating politicians. Those considerations are aside altogether altogether from the main issue. The point to be borne in mind is whether or notât is right and! decent and justifiable to pitch a regiment back and forth in an interurban game of shyster shinney. If we are to have no regard for the feelings of the soldiers of this battalion, who are also red-blooded men and gentlemen, we might at least have a thought concerning our own selfish interests interests in reference to the outcome of the war. What effect will all this shifting and scheming have upon the work of recruiting recruiting in the four counties most con- cerned?- Does the Department of Militia think it is making an edifying spectacle spectacle of itself before the country by all this trimming and vacillation? What kind of an opinion are we to form of a Militia Council that dosen't know its oyra mind over night? The 285th battalion was told to come to BelleviHe for the winter. Then it was ordered to go to Cobourg for the winter. Less than twenty-four hours later it was again ordered to remain in Belleville, One company was then ordered to go to Cobourg for B the winter. winter. Now practically the whole battalion battalion has been commanded again to proceed to Cobourg. Twice the battalion battalion was told to stop all recruiting and then it was told to go on and recruit. recruit. All this in less than a month! It has been we believe the most outstanding exhibition of invertebrate cussedness that has occurred in Canada since the outbreak of war--and that is saying a good deal. Is there any one in Hastings or Prince Edward, Northumberland or Durham so innocent as to believe that political expediency has been the determining determining factor in all this disgusting and; insulting hodge-podge of shifts- and counter-shifts? And yet we are told there is no politics- politics- in our military affairs. ^ We- sometimes wonder if theré is anything else there besides-politics. Just now the game is being played about as graceful and adroitly as the performance of a bear on a tight rope. It all has the appearance of a cynical, cynical, Prussian disregard of what the people may de-ire and how the soldiers themselves may feel about it. Surely the determining factors in sending soldiers into winter quarters ought to be convenience, economy, the comfort of the men, the possibility of keeping them all together for training training purposes. The question of votes .and petty trade advantages should not be allowed to interfere in the slightest. What have been the determining factors in regard to the disposition of the 285th battalion ? WEDDINGS CHILDREN'S AIDSOCIETY Children's Aid Society, of the United Counties of Northumberland and Durham held its annual meeting in Cobourg November November 10th with President J;. W. Bipkle in the chair. Over 40i representativesi ladies ladies and gentlemen* from? different parts of the counties were in attendance. Shelter Committee showed-that 62: children passed through the Shelter during the year. Of these 30 were newly mane wards of the society. Children, who were not wards to the number of seventeen were in the Shelter Shelter for varying periods* and fifteen were brought back to, the Shelter and replaced with foster parents. Average cost of meals served tbr ughout the year was a trifle ovqr 5 cents per meal. Treasurer reported receipts from all sources, with a balance at the first of the year of $5884 to he $^025.08 and an .expenditure, .expenditure, counting $500 00 put to building building account for purchase of a Shelter, of $2,86j.o8, leaving a. balance of $153 28. Report for year ending" Oct. 31st., children children committed 30; children not wards cared cared for 19; number of wards returned 17; number of wards replaced 15; total children children cared for 62; complaints received 81; investigations made'93;calls and interviewa approximate I,OCX); wards visited in foster homes 97; applications for children 63; congregations visited 21; councils visited 19; councils making grants II; children placed in homes 37; children returned to parents 20; delinquent boys dealt with 44; children visited, dealt with, 3°9> 10 Shelter close of year 10; money secured bv Inspector Inspector $1,375 CO. New Board of officers are; Hon. President-- J. H. Helm, Port Hope; Hon. Vice-President--C. Rehder, Bowmanville; President-- J. W. Bickle, Cobourg; 1st Vice--H.Fulford, Port Hope; 2nd Vice--L. A. W. Tole, Bowmanville; Treasurer--R. Gray, Port Hope. Mesdames Mesdames L. A. W. Tole, and C. Rehder, Bowmanville Bowmanville and C. A. Chapman, Orono, are on the Council. JTaylor--Malcolm Maple Shade, the residence of the late Mr. Anson Taylor and Mrs. Taylor of" Blackstock, Ont., was the scene of a very pretty wedding on Wednesday Oct. 18, when their daughter, Bertha Marie, became the wife of Mr. Stanley Howard Malcolm Nestleton, Ont. As the wedding march was being artisticially rendered by Miss Ida Malcolm sister of the groom, the beautiful bride entered the room leaning on the arm of her brother Fred. The room in which were about eighty guests was nicely decorated in smilax and cry- santhemums by Mr. Roy Jackman, florist Bowmanville. The ceremony was performed performed by Rev. Sgt. J. J. Mellor of the 235th Battalion, former Pastor of the bride. The bride was charmingly attired in white silk georgette crepe and duchess, satin trimmed with silk georgette crepe lace and seed pearls. She carried a bouquet : of bridal roses and maiden hair fern. Her veil was of brussels net caught up by. lily- of-the-valley and wore the gift of the groom a solid gold wrist watch. After. the ceremony congratulations were received received from the happy couple's many friends and during the signing of the register • Miss Nellie Taylor, sister of the bride, . sang sweetly "The Sunshine of your smile". The quests then repaired to the dining room to partake of the many delicacies - there provided. The tables were decorated decorated in white and yellow. The wedding cake rested in the centre of a large bunch: ; of smilax. The groom's gift to the pianist was a cameo ring and to the soloist a cameo brooch. The bride was the recipient recipient of a number of beautiful and costly, presents being cheques, cut glass, sterling silver, etc., showing the high esteem in which the bride and grqonTare held. The happy couple left on thè four o'clock train / for a trip through the States visiting friends - in Toronto and spending the rest of-the time in Chicago. The bride travelled in a navy blue serge suit with hat ta match.: " On.their return they will reside at Nestleton. Nestleton. Their many friends join in wishing them a long, happy and prosperous mar«- ried life. WEST SADDLING CAMP Weekly Letter From Pte. Ed. Carr West Sandling Cajnp, Kent, England. Nov. 7th, 1916. Dear Editor--I have not told you about our camp; perhaps some friends might be interested. I will describe some of our surroundings. We live in wooden buildings, we call them huts. They are 20x50f t and one storey high. Just one room for sleeping, eating* eating* letter-writing, playing games, etc. Perhaps you will think it over crowded crowded and unhealthy. Not so, *=-everything *=-everything is kept as clean as possible. Each hut is looked after by a Hut Orderly--man Orderly--man who is hardly physically fit for heavy drill--and he has nothing to do but keep one hut in proper condition. condition. The tables are scrubbed with hot water after every meal. The bed we have is composed of three boards, eight inches wide, which are kept six inches from the floor by two frames. We have a straw tick andi straw pillow pillow and four blankets. Np,millionaire in a $1000 bed sleeps any sounder. Each hut has a heateij- stove which burns soft coal. No hard coal to be seen in England. Each hut has 12 good-sized windows which give lots of light by day and they, at night we have electric lights TRe- cooking for about a dozen huts is done in a separate building. Very tittle sickness bus. been in our camp. We sleep with windows opep. 'For washing our- clothes each man pays 75c per monjjh, washed or not, so may as well -get his money's worth by having his clothes kept clean. We have good bathing facilities; and can have a hot water bath once a week. Our equipment has nearly all been changed for the kind the Imperial «troops use. No leather about it but Is made of heavy twill or duck.. It seemed a big waste to make the change but we are all web satisfied as the belts are wider and more comfortable and the cartridge pouches, much handier to get cartridges ; out of, which is a big item, when we are trained to fire 15 shots a minute. The ; Ross Rifle ("Young Cannon" as we call ' them) has been changed for the Lee-En- i field which is lighter, shorter and not so ; apt to jamb. I I see by your papers that there are several several officers over there with nothing to do. If they really want to fight for King and Country they need not to be out of a j ob because there is lots of room in the ranks and if they are not wanted for officers and if they are ,any good, they should be in the ranks. If they are just looking for Cryderman--Pennington A military wedding was pleasingly celebrated celebrated on Wednesday Nov. 8th at the beautiful residence of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Andrew Pennington, Horsey street, when, their youngest daughter, Vera Mildred,_ became the bride of Frederick H. Cryderman, Cryderman, Sergeant of the 235th Batt., C. E. F., youngest son of Mr. J. H. Cryderman,. Bowmanville. Rev. R. Hinds officiated. The Wedding March was played by Miss, Helen Mitchtll and the bride was given in, marriage by her father. The bride wore a beautiful gown of white duchess satin with trimmings ot Georgette crepe and silk fringe, her short tulle veil caught with orange blossoms and she carried a shower bouquet of bride's roses and lilv-of the- valley. Miss Lena M. Pennington attended attended her sister as bridesmaid and wore a lovely dress of mauve chiffon over net with large purple hat and carried pink roses. The groomsman was Sergt. G. W. Garner of the 235th Battalion. The lovely lovely costumes of the lady guests blending with the color scheme ofjmauve and white in the various rooms combined to make a most effective wedding scene. The Ceremony Ceremony took place in the drawing room the Bay window being banked with palms and chrysanthemums and draped with Union Jacks, the kneeling cushion for the groom .bearing the Union Jack emblem and for the bride the fleur-de-lis. After congratulations congratulations a buffet luncheon was served in the dining room, the table being pretty with satin streamers,, mauve and white "mums" and smilax. The bride pierced the cake with the groom's bayonet, after- which toasts were proposed to the bride by- Rev. Mr. Hinds and was nicelv responded* to by the groom, andfo the bridesmaid by Rev. Mn Hinds^ and acknowledged* by the groomsman. The groom's gift to- his bride was a set.of/black fox furs, to the- bridesmaid he gave a cameo ring and to. the pianist a peridot and pearl pin. Sergt. and Mrs. Cryderman left by the 4.27 p. m,,. C. P. R. train for a.trip to Woodstock, the- bride travelling ina suit of dark navy, blue poplin trimmed: with Hudson seal and wearing small black hat and flowing veil. Owing to the illness of the groom's mother mother she was unable to be present. The bride received a very handsome- array of gifts, among..them being checks from her- parents andi the groom's parents and a cabinet of-silver from the Goodyear Tire and R ubber Company where the bride was. stenographer for some years. Other gifts of gold, .silver, cut glass, linen and china testified* of the many good wishes of their many friends. Among thp. guests present from a distance were; Dr. Fred. W. Cry- derma®, Detroit, Mrs. J, H. Ashley* Miss Bertha Ashley, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Williams, Williams, Oshawa; Mrs. Hodgkiss* Hamilton; Mr. Fred. J. Van Nest,. Toronto and Miss Florence Pennington,. Port Hope. money and dont want to fight for King and Country they are a poor class of men, to have any place.. Perhaps they are afraid of mixing witfi men not as good as they are, but there are Jots of good men in the ranks, some of our privates have been brought up in the best homes in Durham County, and they think it better to fight in the ranks and help win the war than be a stay-at-home, out-of- a-jobofficer. Britishers were never born to be German slaves and there- is a lot of satisfaction in knowing that-if we are put out of action there: are men at home ready to take our placea and carry the good work to victory and a lasting peace. We were surprised and pleased the other day to have Roy Jones visit us. He is stationed near here with the Heavy Artillery. Eyerybody that knows Roy knows that if ever - Be gets a crack at a German it will be good-bye German. Pte Ed. F. Carr. Rev. S. T. Tucker, B. A., B. D., of Des- eronto, addressed three services on Missionary Missionary work in Selby Methodist Çhurçh Sunday.