YOUR SPRING HAT The new spring hats are ready. Our hats are the correct blocks from the best hat- ters. Stiff hats in extreme and conservative models, $2.00, $2.50, $3.00. Soft hats, medium shapes, and all the new 'Swagger' creations, too many shapes and colorings to attempt any sort of detail-. ed description, $2.00, $2.50 up to $4.50. High Grade Fur- nishings Choice and exclus- ive shirts, $1.00 to $2.75. 3eautiful neckwear 50c to $1.50. Choice Hosiery, 50c to $1.25. Gloves, underwear, collars, belts, jamas, night-robes, etc. The best, the latest; the correct thing is always here. ivingston' S, If Off Your Roate, It Pays To Walk. For Housekeepers & Housekeepers To Be - EXTRA VALUES IN Table \ nens. THAT WILL NOT BE EQUALLED FOR SOME TIME TO COME PURE TRISH LINEN TABLE CLOTHS, double satin damask, with to match, 2 and 2} yards wide, and 2, 2}, 24, 3, 3} and 4 yard long. Beautiful de- signs at less than the manufactured prices. - ODD CLOTHS AND NAPKINS from broken sets, in various sizes at greatly: >, yeduced prices. LINEN obi 1 to 3 yards at much low r prices. pa- | Norwood's four recruits for the| 73ra Battery, R. B. Gardiner, Stan-| {ley Laing, Percy Engisch, and Ern- jest Hall, have reached the unit. Major Kenneth Perry, again i wounded, is the son of Col. Perry| C.M.G., Commissioner -of the North- west Mounted Police. Capt. A. L. Bisaop, 6th Middlesex Battalion, a graduate of the Royal Military College, has been given the Legion of Honor by the French gov- ernment for special gallantry at Neuve Chapelle, an action fought two years ago, for which he had al- ready received the DS.O. from the British war office. He had previously been awarded the Order of Savoy for service when connected with the British commission to Serbia, the Serbian government bestowing the order. At Fromelles, fought two years ago, Capt. Bishop lost an eye. "GC hare h parade tor the 14th Regi- ment, Canadian Defence Force," read the orders on Saturday, and on Sunday morning the regiment went to church, the members dividing up and attending their own places of worship. One went to the Methodist church, another to tae Hornerites and the other two to St. Mary's cathedral. Brigen. T. D. R. Hemming and Lieut.-Col. W. J. Brown leave on Monday for Lindsay on inspection. ~ -- capt. MacGregor and Lieut. Wil- loughby have completed the imnspec- tion of the 252nd and 254th Bat- talions at Lindsay and Belleville, Capt. John Aird; R.F.C., Deseron- to, was in the city over the week- end. ' Four officers and two sergeants of the Dental Corps are taking a qual- ifying course at the Infantry School. Retreat is being sounded at 7.20 p.m. this week. Capt. G. J. Blomberg bas been struck off the strength of the 253rd from April 24th, Lieut. C. A. Robbins has been transferred from the 24th reinfore- ing draft to the Special Service Com- pany, vice Lieut, C. M. Bracken, re- signed. Recruiting agents can now visit the St. Lawrence Canals Patrol for | the purpose of securing enlistments of men fit for overseas service. Capt. E. W. Henderson, command- ing No. 5 Field Company,, Canadian Engineers, is looking for a few more ; men who will sign up for home ser- { vice, Twenty men have been signed up in the last few weeks for both home and overseas service. Major D. E. Mundell is offering the use, of the School of Wireless to Mr. Kidner, vocational officer of the M.H.C.C,, for the instruction of re- turned and disabled soldiers. Wire- less is considered an excellent train- ing and one that can be carried back into elvil life. -------------- z Send in War Letters. A Letters and - photographs Billie Burke at Grand. A very pleasing bill has been se- cured for the Grand to-night. Tae! neadliner will be Etael Barrymore in "The Awakening of Helena Rich- ie." This five-act Metro wonderplay is a faitaful picturization of Mar- garet Deland's famous novel and stage success. The play concerns a enced "deep tragedy as 'a. wire, yet does not comprehend the real re sponsibilities of life until bitter ex- perience has driven the lesson home to her. Then she is called upon to decide -beteen the man she loves and the «hild she has adopted. Here is where she 'experiences her awakening." Only an actress of Miss Barrwmore's ability could sue- cessfully portray th.s powerful situ- ation. 'Billie Burke in the nine- teenth 'chapter of 'Gloria's Ro- mance" and the latest Pathe. News will also be shown. Polite vaude- ville"and a two-reel Universal photo- play and rip-roaring comedy eom- plete this exceptional programme for to-night, Tuesday andu Wednes- day. At Griffin's. Mae Murray, the beautiful and captivating Lasky star, who recently scored such a success in "The Plow Girl" whl be seen at Griffin's to-day, Tuesday and Wednesday in the Lasky production "On Record," and unusual drama written by John B. Klymer and Paul West. Miss Mur- ray has shown thst she is one of the most vegsatile of the younger gen- Slatin of actresses on the screen. "The Dream "Girl" she scored an I success as a whimiscal lit-} tle waif of the streets, and in "The! Plow QGirl'" she more than doubled her popularity. It is expected that she will score even a greater triumph | in "On, Record". In this wonderful drama she is seen as a young country girl, ambitious to go into business. The trials and difficulties she en- counters when she goes to New York to work as a private secretary are numerous, but matters are finally ad- justed in the end, and everything turns out happily. The eighth epi- sode of "The Sécret Kingdom" will also be shown, together with the usual mirth-provoking comedy, and a high class vaudeville act, which go to complete an entertaining bill, At the Strand. An exceptiona'ly attractive pro- gramme has been secured for the first three days of this week for the Strand, which should please all par- ticular patrons of the film art. Heading the bill-is. William S. Hart, the famous interpreter of western characters, in h's latest Triangle success, "The Square Deal Man," a westerh drama fall of action and suspense, with the incomparable Hart portraying. a character with whom you will be in sympathy from the first to the last. It is a thrill- ing love story, jeid' in a somewhat different manner: 4 new leading woman, Miss Magy Maclvon, sup- ports 'Mr. Hart.» Another feature will be Ford Sterling. and Harry Gribbon in the latesi Keystone com. edy, "Stars and Stripes," 2,000 feet of Keystone fun and frolic. Francis Ford and Grace - 'Cunard will be shown in the sixth episode of "The Parple Mask," and there will also be polite waudevilje. \ At the King Edward. from soldiers and sailors, de- scribing the progress of the great struggle for the liberty of the world, have had a wel- come place in the Whig's pages since the war began. When desired, the letters and photos are ) to the friends who supply them. All such con- tributions will ceived by the Whig. "Any per sonal or private passages in excluded from the published account. Nd | KINGSTON COMMANDANT REFUSED ADMISSION To Veterans Conference at Ot- tawa As He Is Not a Veteran. Special ro the Whig.) Ottawa, May 14.--The command- ant of the Kingston Veterans' Asso. ciation was refused admission to the veterans' conference on Saturday 'here because he is not a veteran of . the present war. Thesstatement has been made here that he Is a veteran of the South African war. The commandant has been chal- i in Kingston repeatedly to show by documentary evidence, as |e ought to be able to do, that he is a veteran of any war. That chal- lenge has not been accepted. T inference is plain. « be gladly re- |i such letters will be carefully i he | joyal, To-night and Tuesday we have a special railroad picture. Helen Gib- son jumps from an aeroplane on to a moving train, also the Girl From Frisco in "The Poisoned Arrow," concluding with some side-splitting comedies. Usual admission in the afternoon. REV. FATHER M'NEIL MAKES STRONG APPEAL To St. Mary's "Congregation For Co-operation in Red Cross Work. At the services in St. Mary's Cath edral yesterday an eloquent appeal was made by Rev. Father McNeill for greater co-operation on the part of the women in Canadian Red Cross work on Monday evenings, which have been alloted to St. Mary's con- gregation, Stress was laid on the fact that it was a labor of love for our suffering brothers who had been wounded im our defence. The preacher called upon his 'hearers not to allow their resentment. at the manner in which the Irish question was being handled to become con- fused with the r duty to their native land. Cardinal Gibbons and Catholic theology were quoted to prove that the first duty of a citizen is loyalty to his country. In conclusion, Fath- er McNeill professed himself a woman of wealth who has experi-} strong believer and teacher of the principle, . Regiopol's College, in which he is an instructor, turned out anything but ji enthusiastic Canadians it would not be the fault of the priests 4n charge: th x NT --. misisisnssnna e JOHN LAIDLAW & SON. > NOT EXPENSIVE AND YET VERY LOVELY New Taffeta Silk Dresses These new Taffeta silk dresses for summer wear are very attractive and have all the smart touches in collars, cuffs, belts and buttons. TAFFETA DRESSES In Russian Green'and black, at $23.00. TAFFETA DRESSES of navy; also in black, at In pretty shades $25.00. TAFFETA DRESSES In new brown, in navy, in black, at $35.00. Alterations without charge. - Novelty Sport Sweaters The new sport sweat- ers are now extremely pepular and we show a large range of new col- orings and designs. In Fibre Silk, $8.95 to $14.50. In Brushea Wool, $4.25 to $10.00. See these tomorrow. Sumraer Hosiery Women" 8 black cot- ton hosiery, seamless feet, special 25c¢. Women's black or + white lisle thread stock- ings, 35c; 'women's white lisle 45c; wo- men's black lisle 45c¢. Women's Black or White Silk Stockings. Boot length, fibre silk, seamless sole. Spe- cial 50c. And many other makes, 25¢ to $2.00. . b Butterick's June Patterns now ready; June Delineator now ready. | John Laidlaw & Son