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V ORONO WEEKLY TIMES NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS NEWTONVILLE Mr, and Mrs. Piêgeon-, Port Hope, visited Miss Annie Nesbitt. Mrs. |R. Hr it ce has gone to Ban- croft for a ioo nip le of weeks. Mr. and Mrs. E. Dixon, Toronto, spent last week with Mrs. Arno-tt, Miss M'airon Samis _ is spending a week with her cousin, .Mrs.' Peg. Wooilh am, Toron to. Mr. arid Mrs. Harry Vickers and family, Toronto, visited at Mr. Lan- son Mi-llson’s on iSun-day. Mr. -and Mrs. Morris and Mr. Geo. 'MleOul'lonigh spentiSunday with Mrs, Moms’ people at-' Mt. Albert. : - Mrs. l.tixon is recuperating after her operation alt the home of her daughter, Mrs. George McCullough. Mr. land Mrs. Campl» U held a re- cital at Bailieboiro Wednesday night, Misa Elsie Wallace and. Mr. Sam Cas- tle assisted with a duet, Mr. and 1 Mrs. . -George Campbell went to Toronto Saturday to say bon voyage to their sou Howard, who sail- ed" the following Wednesday on “The No-mia-ndy” with a large orchestra un- der Pay 'Noble, man-agèmenit for the tour of the British Isles land Prance. He -will visit- his brother Bruce in London, -who i-s still in Jack Hihonte Orchestra. â-  Mrs. George Campbell put on, a unique concert, in the Community Haill on Friday - nigh t â-  when she as- sembled the pupils ^ from. the five isdhb'Oils in which yhe is music teacher supervisor and presented1, the program below. These -children sang in p-er- . fecit, unison as though trained 'togeth- er- while in reality it wa-s their first appearance t-ogehter. Mrs. Campbell :m,| her pujpils are to be congratulated on the -su-ocess they achieved'. We are always pleased to welcome other school's to our recita'l -and- this year we had much pleasure in listening to -Wesleyville pupils for the first time. Mr. Wlm. Laiiig was chairman for the following : “O Canada”, by -choirs and audience; -a few wprds of weteome, by the chairman ; chorus by junior choirs. “Sprinc Song” and '“Big .Ben”; ’-chorus by -combined -ch-oirs, “The Bells -of St, Mary’s” ; ,choir of Beth-esda south, “Gome 1-et ua 'take a holiday” ; a talk on the new course of study ;by -Mi-ssTI. Rowland, IJakeshoro. This was exceptionally good; chorus by juniors of the schools “Easter hymn and the- Or- gan Grinder”; chorus by Wesley ville choir, “Danny Roy” : combined -choirs with Campbell Orchestra, “Gold- Mine in nhc Sky”; presentation of prizes for neatness: - -and : copy in music books by -Mrs, Gamlpbel 1 to Liakcshore, Audrey Adams, 'Ranald Powell : Wesley ville, Anita. Nicholls and Bertha Hale ; Port Granby. Gen. Ell kilt and-Marguerite Adams : Beth- e?da.-, Beverly Rickie, Jean Rickie and Morley Philip; INewton-yIlle, L-aurna COWANVILLE Mr. and Mrs. Moir and twins wore Sunday visitors- with Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Reid. Mr. and Mrs. Rob. Jones were week-end visitors, with Mr. and Mrs. Woslol Stringer. Mir. -ail’d Mrs. Weatherilt, Caesarea were Sunday -visitors' with Mr. and Mis. W. E. Reid. Mr. and Mrs., George .Henderson were Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs, W. T. Marvin, Mo wish. Mr. -and Mrs, II. Cook and Mr. Perrin, 11 amiiton. were, week-end visitors with Mrs. Perrin and Alfred. Mr. and M’ks Brooks .Cowian and family were Sunday visitors -with Mr. and Airs. Harvey Osborne, Wel- come.! f , ; j- â-  I- I.cogue met as. nsu-al on Wednes- day- night, with a poor attendance. It was -moved that the League be post- poned indefinitely. There will be «a ’special “Mother’s Day” s-ervicA in Clarke Church on Sunday -evening at 7.30 on May 8th. The guest speaker will be Mr. J. J. Mc'.llor of Cr,«iked Creek. ------------oâ€"----------• Harry -B-alHard, Port Hope, won the final round of the table tennis tourna- ment -of iSt. John’s -Men’s Club of Port Hope, defeating Charles Corbett. Pearce, Helen Snell and Jim 'Savory ; Piano -solo, -Jean Campbell ; quintette from B-etlhesda, -iS’tars of -Summer Night”; chorus by Port Granby school, “Hail Spring”; duet, Helen S-iicii and L-aurna Pearce, “When the' Weary Children Sleep”; song, pupils -of Lakesboire tidho-o1!, two part song, ‘ISip-ring is Around ftih-e Corner” ; -chorus by combined choirs. “Hernie on i,| ig Range”, with ver-se. taken by all the b-oy-s, orchestra «accompaniment ; Xewtcmvilie school, chorus “'Shore Lights” and “Blow, Bil-dw Thou Win- ter Wind”. During the evening .Mr. Laing called- on Mr. Wilbur Bavey, ex-warden of the United: Co-unities-, and Mr. li. J. -Rowe for short speech- es. The splendid speeches were also heard from Olive Brown and Mildred Browiuy both pupils of the Labeshore school. At th close of the program the entrants for the musical festivals -sang their numbers fo-r the festival. Those taking part are : (a) For the Durham Festivalâ€"'Soloist and duet, pud- Jones, Andy Lockhart, Mildred Hoskin. Doreen Burley, Patricia Wyre. Mary Burley, June Ware, (Stanley Lott, -Marian Bruce, L-aurna Pearce, Helen '-Snell, Billy Morton, Margm-rire Adams, (b), For the N'orrhiunberland Festival â€" Jean PM'lp, Mary Philip, Ros-s B'icble, Jean jEick'e. Muriel P.ickle, Blanche Philip. Mm Campbell is grateful to the tea- chers for their co-operation in ar- ranging the pupils, - etc. FOR YEARS the name of Delanty has stood for courteous attention, high class workmanship and fair and reasonable treatment. Today, even more than ever, this firm takes pride is guarding and maintain- ing its proud recordâ€"earned through long years of straightforward dealing with the public. No matter how small or how large a proposition, we will gladly go into details in connection so that you cast h telligently come to a decision. 'FI". 1 COBOURG GRANITE AND MARBLE WORKS DELANTY BROS. For further particulars see our local agent G. A. BEAMISH - orono HHeeP'O-WSHM* O-WXHBâ€"KXEWO *“<» bowmanville The Ui'cin H-tra of Trinity Church were ably ati-histed by Orouu la lent at the -presell tail on of tlie Cia-n tia-tu, “The New Jerusalem.” W-e hope -the Group Regimental 1-Band will see their way in giving tire citizens o-f our -town an open air «concert or two this summer. We did ntit have much of this mode of en- :-erlai;nmerit the past year. Why mot halve -a bit of reciprocity . -along this line A:t die Legion Band rehearsal on Monday evening last- the Orono con- tinu tut were oil deck, but we missed cuir old standby, Harold Ailiu, New- castle. We cerrainiy miss the tram -holme-section but there are a few com ing on, but it- takes' time: for any in st-rumen-t tie be in the running. C-o-u duct-or -Dempesy was in chii-rge. Tin- new band master of the Legion Bauct began work last Monday even ing on. ; he forming of a boys’ band and there i-s no reason why he should nito succeed- in this- resp-eét,; Quite a number have cornets and other instru- ments to start with, but as- they ip-ro-eeed ill. this line a® ' in-s'tramen-te should be -of o-nie m'aike as- they are moire likely to be in tune than- a mis- Crlluneous lot of different styles. This allisb will mean something to young -men, it will give them -am opportun- ity ito 1-eairn to play an intit-rumient â-  md further 'the cause of music in the community, which is certainly a laud- able thing to- be -engaged in, even if it is a hobby. We, with many o'therb, join in oo-nig'ratulalti on-s with Croaked Creek school on- the smoces's of one of their 'êdhoOlars, Ray Gilmer, in winning the Provincial Oratorical Contest, Crooked Greek is- very proud of him and so it should be, as- it- certainly is no -gmlall thing to do w.li-at this young mlan has done in the ’line of orator- ical contests. lit juist simmers down -to this : That when you want I young iron you can depend on-, you have to go to the -rural communities to get them. The big towns -and cities dô not have tal the smart people. Per- haps they bald them at one period but that dia-y is past. The counitrysidc produces the best w-e have today in every-sentie of the word in young men end women. iSitraltfiord city has just finished its 1.938 music festival of ten days- dur- ation., surpassing all: other years in -attendance and entries. On-e oamniot help be struck by the number of en- tries in the brass instrument line, many -entries for cornet playing, no lie* than three entries for E Fiat Al- to hbrn, a somewhat unusual. entry for this hither-'too negledted instru- ment1, butt -o-nie of -the best if properly -played, many baritone -entries of Eu- phonium competitors, also trombone entries, with brass- quartettes. There was a regular -cyclone of eu trie s in -the brass line which augurs well for band work in the west part of the province. V-oba-l entries were not one whit behind -the brasses in, the line of «Numbers. Oa-pt. Hayward, well- known! band conductor, Toronto, was -one of the judges in the above* con- tests. At the Brampton-Pee'i festival the contests were principally piano work, such as sight reading, dutittes and sold Work, finishing with dramatic co-mtaslfe, but where were die violin „nd cello contestante, these are too important ’to- be left outside of any festival programs, -and also the wood-wind should' not be neglected, to Say nothing about the saxophone fam- ily. The first week of May, the month molted for changing your dwelling place, .also for the phrlase “it is cheap- er itio move -than pay rent.” The open- ing of the trout- fishing -season with its bent-pin outfit u-p to the 50-thous- and income tax -paper with bits eJafo- oralte tackle and this line of sport is not-confined to jutit the ordinary rrtial-e animal but the female ,of the species ,as well. This month is also noted for fnalternlaï Societies inaugurating «their annual 'Sunday trek to church ser- vice Zand also to .show the public their standing in society by the regalia worn, whether they rae “freshlies” or full pledged, and those parades not only bring out the members but their wives and families -a-s well, anil also, laggard! members of the choir -o-f the dhu-rdh which will be graced by the order, a’teb the month of violets and other flowers which may be seen- on the boardwalk' ais the fair -ones do the miannekin not, -acoo-mPainied by their laidio-rable Romeos. Oh yes. alis-o the month off the Good Queen “Victoria . the first real summer holiday of the season in our young days, when- wo were privileged to spend1 lac. on a stock o-f fire crackers and also- fo-r adulte to -be on deck fra* the omnia’ call- of the militia, officiate- for war prëpiaraltîonti. which seems to be. re- peating in finis- day and1 generation Yes, “training day” a-s if Was called, was la, great- flirte In thiaf-- period and brolaichi-nig a. barrel r f good- old “-stout” was the crown-'-n-g event of this military episode. Tyrrell’s Drug Store DRUGS STATIONERY KODAKS RHONE 68, ORONO THUS year “Mothers Day” is -Sunday. May 8th. It is a good day to -sllia-rt a nt w np-pn-ciation of muihcrs, but all the -other days- there- . after should be days in, which to understand and «cherish -all! mothers. One little kindness .today; and one tomorrow, are worth more to her now than at the end1 of life -a ton of granite on. which you have etch- ed the word •‘.Mother."*" 'Out annual “Mother’s Day” is nothing hew, for since olden- times some instimet of the -heart fiés always been expressing itsellf in gome sort of Mbther-’s Day -obs-ervanice. Not so very long ago, and even! now in parts of England where the older ouatom-s hold. “Moth- ering Sunday,” as it was c-a-llledi,, w-a:s k-eipt by all -the.lads and lasses- away at service, Who on -that day dame homo with Maylimvers in their ha uido to sit ftwlvile with Mot In r in- the- parish ehuir-ch and at -the family:-It .Ill'e. The ousto-m held un till the widening world set greater distances between, and new way-s1 elbowed out. the old. And now 'he custo-ry -is- growing up again. As testimony to- family -solidariiity, the observaii-ce. of Mother’s Day .has value. '-So many ways there are to- separate- the familyâ€"-s-o- few w-ay-s t-o keep it together. Brother has the boy»’ club, sister the sor- • -ority, father has the mente -club and mother the league of womenâ€" exc-eHle-n-t things in themselves, no doubt, -but no -mat-ch for the old fashioned -family -circle. Bong evening# round the lighted lamp fos- tered quo lilies and insights- of great worth to this- country. It i-s no change for -the better that reduces a home to just “sleeping quar- ters” and scatters our free- activities- abroad. That is one thing, perha-ps, that Mother’s Day says to its younger generations, â-  This article is reprinted wit-h the kind permission of the Henry K. 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