For The Jane Bride A handsome Fox Scarf to complete the travelling costume --in all the newest shades and attractively priced. JOHN McKAY Limited | on: Tuesday evening. { was to hear Francis King, K.C., { the Kingston public library question | and also, | seconded THE PUBLIC LIBRARY |P. QUESTION PRESENTED ON FR Before the: Board of Trade-- | The Harbor Is Also Under | Discussion. The last meeting of the Kingston | Board of Trade before summer ad- journment was held in the rooms | in the Bank of Commerce building | In the absence of President B. N, Steacy, the chair was taken by Vice-president W. H, Craig. The main business of the meeting on on the was by | at less length, harbor. Mr. King in the library matter A. N. Lyster and in the harbor work | by Capt. John Donnelly. His argu- | | ments in both instances were lucid {and strong and the sent appreciated greatly his delin- | | eation of the different points. i Kingston The Library. Mr. King spoke at some length {on the need for a new public library {in Kingston. He told of the cramp- | iy | ed quarters in the present building, SALE OF STRAW HATS ALL THIS WEEK Every Straw Hat we have in stock is be- ing placed on sale this week. Now is the time to save money on yours. Prices range from *1.50 t0°2.98 DON'T FORGET OUR BIG NECESSITY SALE Louis Abramson's 336 Princess Street Phone 1098. nh lof the desperate and | measures that had been taken to | | keep pace with the growing volume | {of circulation, and of the splendid | | opportunity for the city of Kirgston | {in the legacy of the late GG. Chown--the building on the corner of Bagot and Brock streets. The library board has conferred with { experts on libraries and has gone into every detail very carefully, and | proceding members pre- | inconvenient | either in uniform or mufti. Y.} | the conclusion they reached was that | | the proposition recently submitted | | to the city council is the best one for the needs of Kingston. Mr. King pointed out that smaller | buildings in other | from $50,000 to $100,000, | inspector of public libraries, | asked his opinion, stated that cities had cost | The | when | the | | minimum cost for a suitable library | for Kingston would be $75,000. | Many of the libraries in other cen- | tres, built at a large cost, have not | | half the circulation of the Kingston! | Public Library. | Interesting Figures. The following interesting figures | were given by Mr. King in the course | of his address: | 1920 13,396 1911 ...4,402 501 | Books. . | Members Borrowers .. 2,003 | Books issued 33,213 80,513 185,8 | In January and February, 9 9 2 | Harvard. 1923 | 22,849 | | pointed assistant 7.528] 1924, | | the circulation has increased 6,000 | | over that of the same period in| | 1923. { library was removed | Congregational church building and | later to the Chown bailding, where Two years ago the children's | to the First] | it is now temporarily housed through | | the kindness of the Chown estate. | Lack of room prevents work with | the children. The library board asked the coun-| cil for a total of $45,000, raised by debentures and covered gradually. | | fessor will, WOR. T0 PARADE | DAY EVENING The Battalion Will Attend the U. E. L. Celebration At Belleville on Monday. ! On Friday evening the P.W.O.R. | will parade at 7.45 o'clock and | move to the cricket fleld where final | instructions will be given before | to Belleville. Officers | will appear with swords. The batta- | { lion goes to Belleville on, Monday, | | June 16th, | There will also be a church par- | | ade Sunday the 15th, The Catholic | party will fall in at the armouries | at 8.30 a.m. and will move in time | to reach St. Mary's at nine o'clock | fer mass. The Protestant parade | will form up at 10.15 and go to! Sydenham street Methodist church | at 10.50. | The Catholic party, returning to | the armouries, will join the parade. The Pipers' band and staff will at- | {tend and a full turnows. is requested | by the O.C. Following the parade | full detalls will be given concerning | the Belleville trip, ! The O.C. and officers invite all | ex-commanding ®fficers to attend The dress for Sunday's and Mon- | day's parades will be officers with | swords,®all ranks 'with medals. The | colors will be carried on Monday, | this marking the first time that they | have been out since the complete | re-organization of the battalion. | NEW PHILOSOPHY HEAD APPOINTED AT QUEEN'S Prof. George Humphrey, An | Oxford Man, To Succeed | Dr. John Watson. At a recent meeting of the finance and estates committee of Queen's University, Professor George Hum- phrey, now of Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, was ap- | pointed head of the department of philosophy. Professor Humphrey | has accepted the position. | Professor Humphrey was born in | England and is a graduate of All Souls" College, Oxford. He has since studied in London, Leipzig and | From Harvard he receiv- | ed the degree of Ph.D. in education | and psychology, and was then ap- | professor of psy- | chology at Wesleyan. He has since | been promoted to an associate pro- | fessorship. His book, entitled, "The Man's Mind," which is 'a popular presentation of psychology, has ob- tained very favorable press notices and indicates unusual skill in the presentation of difficu't subject mat- ter. The recent appointment fo. Mr. Reid MacCallum as Assistant Pro- with the assistance of tutors, complete the staff of the de- partment of philosophy at Queen's, which has lost three men during the Story of THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG WEDNESDAY, JUNE HIRO In first class condition--ne cense included. Hasler Shock around. FORD COUPE REAL BARGAIN 5 good tires--Windshield Cleaner and vision, Speedometer, Dash Lamp, Heater. Bargain for Cash. 206-8 WELLINGTON STREET STUDEBAKER SPECIAL SIX Privately owned; never abused; Tires good and two spares; Windshield Wings; Bumper; Motor Meter; Clock; Speedometer; guaranteed to be in perfect condition, A good family car. Bargain for cash or will exchange. wly painted-- 1924 1i- Absorbers all MOORE'S ! TUB FABRICS wanted colors in Canadian and English makes. 27 to 86 inches wide. Priced ..v....0v. i000 vine vs vcs 256. 10500. vd, SUMMERY GINGHAMS New Dress Ginghams in all the small Checks and Over-plaids, the season's newest creations to show you, 36 to 40 inches wide. VOILES Crisp, new, plain and fancy Voiles for Dresses and Blouses. All the Priced .................... 35¢ct0$1.00yd. CREPES--Plain all shades to shew you. SUITINGS or HEAVY DRESS MATERIALS Including Ratines, Ratinspun, Palm Beach Cloth, Chambray, Crepes and Jacquard Crepe, in plain and fancy Checks and Stripes. Priced ........... ......... 69c. to $1.75 yd. and fancy Crepes for dainty Dresses and Blouses-- cee eev....50c to $1.75 yard Priced NEW SWISS EMBROIDERED VOILES ........ $2.00 yard up PLAIN ORGANDY for trimming cieiiieiieeeen.. 69c. yard up Let Pictorial Review Dress Patterns solve your dressmaking pro- * blems. July Patterns now on sale. Newman & Shaw THE ALWAYS BUSY STORE Mr. King's remarks were received | last year by the resienations of Dr. | with applause and much discussion | Watson, Prof. Ferguson and Prof. | ensued, in which interesting points | Symons. were brought out. Ald. C. C. Nash, | | R. J. Carson, Canon J. W. Jones, | | Colin A. Macpherson, T. G. Bishop | and other members of the board dis- | | cussed the matter from different | lor and the late Jeremy Taylor, | angles. manager ot the Bank of British | It was moved that a committee be | NOrth-America of Kingston, will be | appointed by the council to act as | ordained as deacon in Christ Church | | intermediary between the, city coun- | Cathedral, Montreal, on Trinity cil and the library board and to in-| Sunday, June 15th. Kenneth Taylor vite the co-operation of Librarian |Served overseas with distinction and Van Patten of Queen's University. | ¥28 wounded. He is also a graduate Rotary Club Activities. } Summertime Hats 1{| Inspection invited. Parisian Shop 322 BROCK STREET Start your day's work right--a dose of Boots Regesan Fruit Saline will put you on your | Baking Powder Many of you customers know the quality of our F Cream Baking Powder (large size The weekly luncheon of the King- ston Rotary Club will be held in the British-American hotel at 12.30 (noon) on Friday, Kiwanian Jack W. McCallum will be the speaker and he will take as his subject, "Sculpture; Ancient and Modern." The club had only two absentees at last week's luncheon and it is hoped to have a hundred per cent attendance at Friday's To Be Ordained. Kenneth Taylor, son of Mrs. Tay- A good brick dwell- ing in right location at the right price. Clergy Street Detached, 8 rooms, hardwood floors, hot water heating, gar- ------ Macaroni Macaroni or Spagetti 2 pkgs 25¢ Potatoes (white and mealy) peck Excellent Black Tea, 1b, . IN MARINE CIRCLES | The steambarge Susie Chipman | cleared for Buffalo. i ssc. |I| feet. Coupons Bring your Comfort Soap Cou- $1.00 a bottle MAHOOD Drug Co. Ltd. Corner Princess and Bagot Sts. Telephone 519. Strictly Fresh Eggs, doz. 25c. Roll and Print Butter, 1b. 20c¢. Cullen's CASH AND CARRY | Harbor and Cedar Island. | Following discussion on the har- | bor, it was moved that government | engineers be invited to inspect King- | ston harbor at an early date. Capt. | Donnelly displayed a fine panormic| Leeds and Grenville, Walter M. Han- view of the entire harbor. Prof. A. C. Neish reported regard- [ing the adaptation of Cedar Island |as a public park. The Dominion | Parks system has signified its will- | | ingness to take over the island, and { ~~ | commisioner urging speedy action. (re(parantees JRF Arrow Shirts, and the Other Leading Makes We show a wonderful assortment in beauti- ful fabrics and shades. Tan, Grey, Blue, Mauve predominate and mostly with Collars to match. $2.25, $2.50, $3. BUY DAD A TIE FP, 'S DAY, JUNE 15th We Just received a new assortment for Campbell Bros. {~~ The board reduced the number of { the members of the council from fourteen to twelve, with power to add five more members. Held Confirmation Services. Bishop BE. J. Bidwell paid his an- nual visit to the mission of Parham, and administered the sacrament of confirmation to twelve candidates. On Saturday, June 7th, four were confirmed in St. Mark's church, Har- lowe. On Sunday morning, in St. John's church, Olden, ,the bishop confirmed and gave first commu- pion to three more candidates in the presence of a large congregation. On Sunday evening," five candidates received the Apostolic rite in Bt. James church, Parham. Two of the candidates were adults, and ten chfl- dren. At each service, the bishop preached an inspiring sermon on the gift of the Holy Spirit. Judge Madd Wizard, Judge Maddefi knows the provine- ial highway between Kingaton and Napanee better than Hon. Mr. Biggs. The civil action heard at the county court on Tuesday involved a collision near Odessa. His Honor could tell the lawyers the namos of all the hills and curves in the neighborhood and even the height of the stone piles which are scattered along the sides of the highway. Mr. and Mrs. Albert E. Baker, Brockville, announce the engage- ment of their daughter, Dorothy Is- abel, to Albert Earle Lewis, son of Mr. and Mrs, A. BE. Lewis, the mar- riage to take place late in June. All knowledge and wonder (which is the seed of knowledge) is an im- pression of pleasure ia itself. | | the warden { a resolution was ordered sent to the| of Queen's University and a Rhodes scholar. Mr. Taylor was also a prominent hockey player here for some time, The annuai-excursion tendered by of the counties of ton, reeve of Kitley, will take place on June 18th to Smith's Fails. Language is a city to the building of which every human being brought a stone, luncheon, and President Lyster has sent out a special call to boost the attendance. | The Kingston Club has been noti- | fied by John F. Price, man#ger of the | Canada Steamship Lines, that the | British and Montreal delegates to| the International Rotary convention | at Toronto are leaving Brockville by | steamer Toronto on Sunday. These | delegates would like to have King- ston delegates join them at King- ston. { { ~-- "THE HAT | STORE" Wonderful Values in | J Straw Hats | | | ed The steamer Corunna was expect- | to/ clear this afternoon for the head of the lakes. | The steamer Toronto arrived from | Toronto and proceeded to Prescott, returning this afternoon for the run across the lake. { The steamer Mapleheath passed down to Montreal on Tuesday morn- ing. The steamer Brockville is at Pic- ton loading freight. The schooner Mary Daryau arriv- ed at Booth's Grove 'Inn whart An Appreciation. At a special district meeting, call- ed during the session of the Mont- real Methodist Conference, the fol- lowing resolution wag passed: "Moved by Rev. R. Calvert, B.D., seconded by Rev. A. 8. Doggett, that | this ministerial sesst6n of the King- | ston district, learns with regret that | our brother Rev. James Lawson is | age, good yard. $6,400 Anyone desiring a nice house, now is your chance. Im- mediate possession can be giv. en. Government Bonds and sold. Fire Insurance, Money to loan. MULLIN Cor. Division and Johnson Sts. Phones: Office ...... Residence PH bought THE 4 BEST SINCE BEFORE THE WAR | on Ia siperansua | GODKIN'S LIVERY Already scores of Men have generously J praised the values we off Straw Hats. It is over have had Straws that equal them at the price --you will find too a big assortment of styles here to choose from at the various prices. $1.50, $2, $2.50 $2.75, $3.00 Be particular about the guality of your Straw The market is flooded with cheap grades and last are direct importers--that's why "we save you something on every Hat you buy." HOLE p : ; er thisseasonin Men's J ten years since we Straw Prices year's Hats at sale prices. We ITT have known him realize that he has | served the church faithfully, and | with great ability. For twenty-one! Féars he was conférence reporter to | the Christian Guardian. He endear ed himself to his brethren of the con- | ference by his brotherly spirit and | increasing toil in the interest of the Kingdom of God. Inasmuch as our brother feels that it is necessary for him to superannuate, we recommend that his request be forwarded for the favorable consideration of the conference." When the resolution was present- ed to conference a number of min- isters made feeling remarks of Dr. Lawson's work and Dr. Lawson made a very fitting reply. Classes Auto With Animal. The law classes the automobile with the wild animal, with the onus of responsibility upon the owner or driver, said Judge Lavell in an ad- dress on the Highway Act before the | Belleville Rotary Club on Monday night. The meeting was well at. | tended and the address very much appreclated. * Morality, when vigofously alive. sees further than intellect, and pro- vides unconsciously for intellegtual difficulties, 5 on Yak ® For Bus and Tax! Service, Buggies and Saddle HorSes. Bus for Cataraquil Cemetery dally ex« cept Monday. Saturday at 1.45 p.m. SPECIALS HAMBURG 1 10c