FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1921. THE DAI LY BRITISH WHIG. Prescriptions Put up with care and ac- curacy and always under. the VERY SPECIAL! Mesh Bag Offer We will sell while they last, a very ex- cellent lot of large sized Silver Mesh Bags, measuring 10 inches across at --$10.00-- These are the best Furnished Bags we have had and a very real bargain. SMITH BROS. Limited supervision of the proprietor. Your doctor would advise this as he'is assured that his medi- cines reach you as he would have them, Have your prescriptions and tamily medicine put up at: -- Best's The Popular Drug Store. Phone BC. Open Sundays. A asap | Keeley Jr, M.0.D.0. Insure Against After Regrets. by Using Glasses Prescribed, Made and Fitted by Keeley Jr., M.0.D.0. The optometrist of to-day to do good work must not only be equipped with the best mechan. fcal apparatus but must have that knowledge in its use WHICH ONLY LONG EXPERI- ENCE CAN GIVE: Jewelers ." Established 1840. 850 Kirg Street et Na A MAM NN = THOMAS COPLEY Telephone 987. It is this combination of minJ a A he Epa. and machinery of experience A me a Amat ATR 2 Main and equipment that makes wood floors ¢f all kinds. All orders Keeley's 'service unique in s¥ill _recelv. prompt attention. Shop Kingston. ZN Queen Street. Canadian Pacific Railway earnings for week ending Feb. 7th, $3,370, 000, increase $82,000. No minister has ever been able A number of Chatham aldermen will resignt owing to charges of cor- [to trace his unpopularity to short | rupt practices during this election. sermons. | Wanting anything done in the carpen- n Page 1.) ng about harmony (Continu way towards bri being taken the motion to grant $300 for the instruction in vocal music was carried, Trustees Jor and Mowat put in a plea for a female given a chance for the position of principal at the Robert Meek school but the report of the management committee asking that a male be | given the position was adopted. Management Committee. The report of the management committee submitted by the chair- yman, J. F. Macdonald, which was i adopted, is as follows: That three new teachers (a male | principal and two female assistants), { be added to the public school teach- ing staff on September next, when the | Robert Meek school will be opened | ! It is necessary to decide this matter | before the estimates are submitted. That two vacation schools be open- ed during the midsummer holidays for the benefit of backward pupils, at | | an estimated cost of $250 i That a mimeograph, for duplirat- ing examination papers, be procurel for the Collegiate Institute," Estimat- ed cost $210. That the salary of Mr. Fraser, act- ing head of the English department | | {in the Collegiate Institute, be in- creased $100 in January thig year. | He would receive this amount under i the schedule, in September next as an | assistant, so that the actual increase | | for the year is $60. | That 200 compasses and 50 pairs | of scissors be procured for the man- | ual training department of the public i schools; estimated cost, $75. | That the property committes be re- | | | quested to make provision foc the | seating of the assembly room in the | Robert Meek school. | That Mr, Milne, manual training | instructor, be appointed supervisor { of artwor k in the public schools, in | succession to Mrs. Mabee, resigned; | remuneration per year, $100 | That Mrs. Gallaher be appointed an {entrance examiner for the year 1921. That the following equipment he | purchased for the collegiate: twenty. { four class books, two dozen roller [towels and 6 hand towels. | | Property Committee, These recommendations of the pro- perty committee, 'submitted_by the chairman, Trustee H. V. Moore, were adopted: That Charles Atwood be appointed i caretaker of Central school at the | salary specified for that building, viz., S/S | $505" Nr Atwood nas veen perform: A Fuel Saving Fire Box Happy ThoughtRange Fuel is scarce and high in price this win- ter. It should be economically used. The Fire Box on the Happy Thought Range has proved to one thousand users in King- ston, its consistant ability to produce more heat from less fuel than any stove made. Demonstration daily. No obligation to HT OA Sl ing the duties for the past nine | months. That Joseph Gould and Andrew Lanigan, two old employees of the board, receive $25 per month each during the year 1921. That day work earpentry in con- nection with the school buildings be | given out as follows: Collegiate In- stitute, George Payne, and Thos. Copely; public schools, Henry Hun- ter. On motion of Trustees Henderson and Renton ihe request of the Girl Guides for permission to use the room beneath the ccllegiate gymnasium on Wednesday evenings. was referred back to the property committee, to secure an estimate of the cost of the same, and with power to act if the | expense is properly adjusted. Trustee "ones submitted a report of the finance committee with the usual grist of accounts, which was | adopted. Ask Salary Increases, The board received a request from ! teacher to be | land Gideon Walker applied for the TEACH MUSIC IN SCHOOLS seer cree 2"ss ane Meek school. Collegiate Institute Parent-teach- ers' Association asked the board to }do all in its power to have the as- sembly room at the collegiate heated | and seated. George Laturney made application for school fire insurance, The letter from the Collegiate In- stitute teaching staff asking 'for a salary increase was signed by G. § Otto, J. W. Kelly, M. I. M¢Cormack and Dora Stock. Letters were received by the board from George E. Scott, W. F. Inman, { D. McDougall, Miss Henstridge and | J. G. Ettinger, regarding requests for | salary increase | Miss Mowat tendered her resigna- | tion as chairman of the playgrounds | committee owing to the fact that she | will be out of the city the greater part | | of the time thé playgrounds will be ! in operation. The matter was refer- | ired to the playgrounds committee, | Macdonald the board decided to ex: | tend a welcome to Messrs. Edmunds | ! ' will be made for the entertainment of the visitors. City Auditor Muir wrote stating | that the board had an overdraft of | $7,640.32, 'There is no authority for you to have an overdraft such as this," said Mr. Muir. "Of course there were some circumstances which you could not control, but this year you should | be able to keep vithin your budget as the -question .of insurance has been | settled and you all know where you education." The - Vaccination Order. | Inspector J. Russell Stuart report- ed that in compliance with an instrue- ! tion from the Board of Education a! | special effort has been made during the past month to secure the return to school of those refusing to com- { ply with the order of the Board of | Health respecting vaceination, | { .The atendance officer visited 97 | homes in this connection and in ad- ! | dition nearly all were reached by the | | teachers, either personally or by per- | suasive letters. ! | Partly owing to these influences; a | considerable number have complied | and have been restored to school at- [tendance. There are, however, 96 i pupils still excluded for non-com- i | pliance. Of these 34 are over eight | years of age and 45 are under 7, be- | longing chiefly to the kindergartens. | | Most of these still excluded are from | | families who in the past have given i work to the attendance officer. | A list of these still excluded, with | ages and addresses, has been for- | | warded to the medical officer of | { health. | Inspector Stuart also submitted a | fi | report on the attendance in the public | | schools for the month of January | | which showed the following: Public schools, total enrollment, 2,712; average attendance, 2,206; Orphans' Home enrollment, 29; aver- | age attendance 25. | There was a small increase in the | enrollment over that of last year. | { The enrollment of new pupils in the | | kindergartens and primary classes | | was the smallest on record, due to | the enforcement of vaccination. - The | average daily attendance has consid- | crably improved but ig still low. | The report on attendance at the | Collegiate Institute for January was | given by Principal E. O. Sliter as fol- lows: Number on roll, 573; average at- | [tendance, 529. The enrollment was | {14 higher than in January, 1921, | while the average was one more than | PROBS: -- Saturday, light snowfalls; little colder. -- 1914 PRICES SATURDAY! On motion of Trustees Elliott and ! |and Kirby, who will visit the city | | shortly, in the interests of the Urban | Trustees' Association. Arrangements | 1921 STYLES Our first showing of new Spring Dress Goods, Suitings, Silks, Hosiery, Gloves, Linens, Cotton Goods and Ready-to-wear will be held with the following list of sensational bargains: -- 0 stand with reference to the faculty of i These Specials will ] appeal to all thrifty women ! POPLIN SKIRTS--In colors Taupe, Navy, Copen and Rust-- sizes 25 to 29 waists; all new styles; reg. $7.75 Saturday $4.98 WHITE WOOL SHAWLS 60 fine Chetland Wool Shawls; reg. $3.50 .. Saturday $1.98 FLANNELETTE DRESSING SACQUES-- [2 only, fancy Colored Flannelette Dressing Sacques--reg. $3.50; while theylast ..... . Saturday $1.98 WHITE LAWN APRONS--10 doz. plain and fancy embroid- ered English Aprons; priced from $1.25 to $1.75; while they last ; . Saturday 75c. HEATHERBLOOM UNDERSKIRTS -- 36 only, Flowered Colored Heatherbloom Underskirts; reg $6.50 values . . . Hei cisees we. Saturday $4.98 WHITE, CREAM, and ECRU SCRIM--500 yds. of Import- ed English Scrim; 36 inches wide; reg. 50c. quality ...., : ex 4 save ees Saturday, 25¢, COLORED BORDERED SCRIM---With floral design bord- ers in colors white ground with borders of Blue, Rose, Green and Tan; reg. 40c. . . . Saturday 25c. FLANNELETTE BLANKETS--25 pairs of double bed size White Flannelette, second quality White and Grey Blank- | the members of the teaching staff of | thissmonth a year ago. | the Collégiate Institute for a salary Principal Sliter stated buy. that the ets... Saturday $2.89 re This is the time of year to look over your decorations and prepare for the coming of Spring. We have a pretty range of Velours, McKELVEY & BIRCH, LTD. Big Busy Hardware, Kingston. Phohe 237 - - . Our Next Big Aluminum Sale Will Be From 21st to 26th Feb. Wait For It! ee SYR AC RINE ITETY) Kingston LT I NN -------- a increase of $400 for the year 1921. | The matter will be taken up by the | management committee. i J. G. Ettinger, W. F. Inman, D. | McDougall and George Scott, public | school principals, asked for salary | increase. Their request will also be | taken up by the management commit- tee. The Ontario Trustees' Association asked the board to appoint one or more delegates to attend a meeting to be held in Toronto at Easter. Re- ferred to the managément committee. George E. Scott applied for the position of entrance examiner. Thé Department of Education wrote the board offering to provide free examination of subnormal pupils in the schools. | | ! { | Repps, Poplins, Chintz, etc., in all the popular shades, suitable for over curtains and furniture covering. : Just now we also have a large stock of Em- roidered Nets, Madrases, Lace Curtains, Scrims and Voiles, neat and attractive and very reasenably priced. Ask us to Demonstrate the | tors to take up this most important | matter. i} | ground be established and individual | desks placed in the school. | property committee, Inspector Stuart informed the board that the Department of Educa- tion had been urged by the instruc- On motion of Trustee Jones it was decided to leave the matter with the inspector to have it attended to. Rideau School Parents' Club asked that this school be fumigated owing to the school, that a supervised play- These matters will be. considered by the skating rink at the collegiate was of | great benefit to the pupils and to the children of the neighborhood gener- ally, Mr. Sliter asked the board for a grant of $100 for rink equipment, | On motion of Trustee Jones and Renton the amount asked for was granted. : Reports were also submitted by the school attendance officer and the school nurse showing that the work in these departments had been well looked after. The chairman, Allan Lemmon), pre- sided at the meeting and the other members present were Trustees F. R. Anglin, L. T. Best, J. G. Elliott, W, H. Godwin, James Henderson, J. W. H. V. Moore, Miss E. G. Mowat, Mrs. A. Newlands, W. J. Renton, Frank Smythe and Thomas W. Mills, The gross earnings of the Grand Trunk system during the first week of February, amounted to $2,038,- 601, and shows an increase of $453,- 050. Jones, L. C. Lockett, J. F. Macdonald, | to the fact that there had been many { | cases of mumps, that repairs be made ! other 1h ! ing, or Frotrud i atio n Bt San, 7 li £ lr y William L. Jackson, Mark Dine enciose 3c. stamp to pay post For FRIDAY and SATURDAY of this week we offer you a ' solid leather, genuine Goodyear Welt Shoe for Men---regular $10.00, $11.00 and $12.00 value; in Black and Brown; narrow and wide toe; for ROXANA DRESS GOODS---In two shades: Rose and Sand only; 42 inches wide; formerly priced at $2.50 . .. Saturday $1.50 ENGLISH TWEEDS--In five different color effects; full 56 inches wide; rég. $3.75 and $4.00. Your choice ....... Entrant Heh. Saturday $2.50 'WHITE FLANNELETTE--500 yds. extra wide, heavy, soft, fleecy, White Flannelette; full 34 inches wide: reg. 50c. VAIN vice iis vase a . Saturday 25c¢. APRON GINGHAMS--Full 36 inches wide; in choice and small plaid patterns; reg. 40 and 45c, yd. . . . Saturday 25c TABLE DAMASK--150 yds. of Bleached Table Damask; full 56 inches wide; reg. $1.50 a yard Saturday 89c. HEMMED SHEETS--Size 13x2} yds,; good, heavy quality, with linen finish; reg. $3.00. . . Saturday $1.48 KAYSER'S 'CHAMOISETTE GLOVES--300 pairs of this well known quality of black, white and colored Chamoisette Gloves; all sizes; your choice . ...Saturday 75c. BLACK SILK HOSE--I25 pairs of Black pure Thread Silk Hose in sizes 8} to 10--a regular $2.50 value; while the quantity lasts ...... ...... ......... Saturday $1.48 2 "HOOVER" SWEEPER ? { T.F. Harrison Co, Linited Pe 9 No shoddy or job stock in this lot. JACK JOHNSTON'S SHOE STORE Skates Ground - i Steacy's - Limited 8 The Store That Forced Prices tc the New Low Levels