THE DAILY BRITISH o WHIG NEWS AND VIEWS FOR WOMEN READERS [ LIFE'S SOCIAL SIDE Miss Enid Loop and her sister, Miss Pear! Loop, who have been of .#meh inestimable assistance to sight- ! people in Kingston since com- to the city more than a year #g0 under the direction of the Ca- padien National Institute for the Blind, have extended their opera- fons to Brockville whére once a 'week they spend a few days at the Revere House while they give the first lessons necelsary to those who would learn indepéndence even if de- prived of their sight. Miss Loop, who has never seen the sun, is, her- #elf one of the most efficient people one can imagine and as well as one of the most cheerful. The basketry Ber pupils make is becoming greatly in Kingston and many people the day when the Institute for the Blind began work in this city. . . . Col. J. N. 8. Leslie, chairman of fhe Kingston Branch, Navy League of Canada, and Mrs. Leslie enter- ained at dinner at the Golf Club on evening in homor of Mr. | Harris, 8.8.D., Dominion Presi- ® sunt of the Navy League, and Mrs. Ha: The guests were Mrs. J. H. y, Mrs. Constantine, Col. and A. Macphail, Col. and Mrs. F. ton, Lieut.-Col. and Mrs. C. Constantine, Lieut.-Col. and Mrs. B. Pense, Dr. L. J. Austin, Mr. A. Guild, Capt. J. Macdonald and ¥. W. H. Herrington. . x .- a 'The Church Woman's Ald of St. 's cathedral provided refresh- fn St. George's Hall on Mon- evening for the teams of can- who returned from a success- x il day to post the result of $10,- 182 subwcribed for the centenary : : table effectively decorat- with rose tulips was presided ir by Mrs. E. J. B. Pense and Mrs. 3. A. Robinson, assisted by Mrs. McGowan and Mrs, W. J. B. Tonight the A.Y.P.A. will be ible for the refreshments for canvassers. . . . - | Mrs. Robert O'Hara has returned spending the winter at New- News in Virginia with her son, ite. | | | | Fo * Fix up your Electrical Fixtures. Get a new one for the parlor, put in a Floor Plug for your parlor lamp, etc. Mr. Walter O'Hara and Mrs. O'Hara. She also spent some time in the Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, with Mr. Murray O'Hara and has recently been in Toronto with her daughter, Mrs. Arthur Craig. Mrs. William Carroll, Mrs. A. Pratt and Mr. 'W. Carroll, motored from Binghampton, N.Y., and are with Mr. and Mrs, W. King, Victo- ria street. ' Mrs. Blain, Metcalfe, who is in town for the W.M.S. meeting, is at the "Y." Mr. and Mrs. Harold Kidd, who spent the week-end with Rev. W. BE. and Mrs. Kidd, Wellington street, motored back to Burritt's Rapids today. Mrs. J. A. Gordon, Montreal, cor- responding segretary of the W.M.8. ie with Mrs. J. G. Elliott, Barrie street. . 7 Mr. Joseph Haycock, Adolphus- town, who has been spending some months with his brother, Mr. A. W. Haycock, Menchester, England, has returned to Canada and spent the week-end with his sister, Mrs. Louis Vosper and Dr. Vosper, Earl street. Mr. Haycock was presented before leaving England with a handsome gold watch "From his friends and comrades." He expects to return to England. ~ Mrs. Dean, Mrs. Adams, Mrs. Mu- lock and Miss Mary Cox, Ottawa, who are in town for the W.M.S. meeting are at the Y.W.C.A. - .o . Mrs. S. Saunders, with her baby daughter, Agnes, left on Baturday to visit her sister, Mrs. J. Smith, and Mr. Smith, Toronto. Mrs. B. Derbyshire and Miss Der- byshire, Kingston, are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin 8mart, Brockville. Miss Phyllis Bradshaw, B.A., Syd- enham, Ont., has returnéd home, after visiting friends at Lachine, Que. Miss Bradshaw attended the Queen's Alumnae meeting in Mont- real on Wednesday. . . . Mrs. J. D. Ellis, Pembroke, who is in town for the W. M. S. convention, is with Mrs. L. W. Williams, Albert street, Canon Armstrong, Trenton, who 0YS ARE COMING OUR FIXTURES ARE EXCEPTIONALLY BEAUTIFUL. H. W. NEWMAN ELECTRIC C0. 167° PRINCESS STREET. BE BE Phone 441. Wheat contains ments in the whole whea a digestible form. The ¢ of oven-baked 'whole w thorough chewing, and digestion. Contains than meat or eggs. cooked and ready time, saves money. Yes=Absolutely Free To Prove How to Restore ayHair I personally request every gray haired fh To md Se Rai ou - me prove ye. quickly, surely gray hair can be restored. This offer would be impossible if I couldn't ates results. it I per- Sected my Taatorer to get bac! the origi~ own "premature! vy bair. I know w! it will do. ¥ Pe My Restorer is a clear, colorless liquid, Shan as ig aot interfere RE mpoo wash or rub off. Renewed color Perfect. SEER ON Please print your nome and addres wl Goldmas, is in town from the annual meeting of the Navy League of Canada, is the guest of Rev. W. B. and Mrs. Kidd, Wellington street. Mrs. R. C. Antcliffe, Montreal, treasurer of the W.M.8. of the Mont- real Conference, is with her aunts, the Misses Shaw, Union street. Judge J. H. Scott, Perth, is among the delegates to the Naval League meeting. He is a prominent educa- | tionist of Ontario. Mr. and Mrs. Percy Douglas, To- ronto, are attendimg the Naval League meetings. Mr. Douglas is the owner of a business college and a members 6f the Toronto Board of Education. . . Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Baiden have returned from their wedding trip by motor to Montreal, Quebec and other Canadian cities, and are settled im their apartment on Brock street. Dr. and Mrs. Egerton Cays, who motored from Oswego, N.Y. to spend the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Cays, Barrie .street, have returned home. Mrs. Irwin Hilliard, Morrisburg, first vice-president of the W. M. 8. and Mrs. Grese, recording secretary, are the guests of Dr. and Mrs. R. H. Bell, Sydenham street church parsonage. Mrs. H. W. Richardson and Mr. and Mrs. T. A.'Kidd, who have re- cently been visiting the battlefields of France and Flanders, are now in England and will return to Can- ada shortly. Mr. G. C. Coppley, Hamilton, past president of the Ontario Associated Board of Trade, is in the city at- tending the annual meeting of the Naval League. He is at the Belvi- dere. Present Pastor With-Tar. Belleville, May 19.--Rev. C. BE. Clarke, rector of Christ Church, in this city, was agreeably surprised when three of his parishioners in- vaded his barn and left there a sedan, a gift to the rector from the Young People's Association. \ when itcomes to nutrition, but a light break- fast when it comes to digestion. Shredded body-building ele- t grain prepared in , flavory shreds eat encourage at means perfect more real Shredded Wheat is ready- to-eat--saves fuel, saves _ Two Biscuits with milk make a perfect meal at a cost of a few cents. all the nutriment The annual meeting of the Wo- man's Missionary Society Montreal Conference Branch, which was offic- ially opened in Sydenham street Methodist church on Tuesday morn- ing, promises to be a grand event. There are delegates registered from all parts of Bastern Ontario, as well as a portion of Quebec. The déle- gated started to arrive in the city on Monday afternoon, and were met at the train by the transportation com- mittee, of which Mrs. . W. Coates, of Kingston, is the convenor. They were taken direct to the cHlirch where the registration committee and the billeting committee looked after the needs of the ladies, and saw that they were placed in the Methodist homes of the city. During the forty-two years that the Montreal branch has been of- ganized a wonderful work has been accomplished. The money which is raised yearly is forwarded to the treasurer of the Woman's Missionary Society of Canada, and the ladies, who are appointed from all parts of the Dominion see that the money is expended im promoting the work of God, at home and foreign field. The Montreal branch is one of the largest branches of the society; there are 168 auxiliaries this year, an increase of one; Circles 74; Bands, 75; the number of achual members is 5,137, decrease of three; life members, 1,875, increase 105. Total auxiliary members, 7,002; in- crease 102. Number of associate helpers, 127; decrease 31. Number of Light Bearers, 393; increase 52. Total membership, including Circles and Bands, 7,622; increase. 123. Number of Missionary Outlooks, 18,- 020; decrease 66. The total amount raised by the Montreal branch last year ending Mdy, 1924, was $45,- 165.70. The annual report of the Woman's Missionary Society of the dominion for the year 1924 showed that there were 1,610 auxiliaries with a mem- bership of 62,766 of which 14,690 were life members. The income was $280,488.55. The number of circles was 615 with a membérship of 19,- 083 with an income of $76,598.36. There were 953 bands with a mem- bership of 30,802 with an income of $37,234.36. The total income from branches was $394,318.76. Bequests from other sources bringing the grand total raised by the women of of $21,607.87 over the previous year. The society has om the mission field eight branches ip Japan, with a staff of thirty-five missionaries, nine of whoni Were on furlough last year. There are ninety-seven Japanese teachers, thirty-two tants. Bible women and helpers, forty; students enrolled for kindérgarten training; thirty-five; pupils earolled for high school course, 637; for primary, 327; for kindergarten, 1,137, as well as other branches of the missionary work. : The West China staff consists of 32 missionaries, 61 Chinese teachers, 2,587 pupils in schools, as well as numerous other teachers and work: ers in connection with the promotion of the work of God. Tuesday Morning Session. When the session opened on Tuesday morning one hundred and sixty-four delegates from out of town points had registered. The registration committee stat- ed that it was fully expected that the number of 'delegates will be larger than was first expected. Mrs. W. H. Henderson, Ottawa, 'president, was not in attendance on acéount of the death of a daughter. The morn- ing session was opened by singing the doxology, reciting the Lord's prayer and scripture reading by Miss D. G. Chown, Kingston. The singing of the convention hymn ,the roll call, the appointment of committees, reception of memorials and resolu- tions then followed, after which Mrs. W. W. Alexander read a paper on "Why a Delegate." Mrs. Alexander in part sald: "Your duties, as delegates, lie in two directions, here and at home, but they are not contradictory but interwoven and react upon each other, so that it is difficult to separ- ate them. In the first place we duty here to this convention, essential to f pi: 353388 1 i § £3 i : i § i ks £ i ii i gf i w . i ig IH g 3 : 3 i ! Ey : | i i i $479,314.88 which was an increase foes The Wonderful Work Accomplished By Methodist Women's Missionary Society Of the Montreal Conference--Last Year $45,165.70 Was Ralsed--There Are 168 Auxiliaries--Mrs. H. A. Lavell, Kingston, Dominion President. Quiet half hour which commenced at eleven o'clock, after which the sac- rament of the Lord's supper was ad- ministered by Dr. Bell. The Various Officers.' The Montreal Conference branch is composed of ten districts and the superintendents are: Brockville, Miss Lilllan Connell; Kingston, Mrs. W. 8. Gordon; Matilda, Mrs. W. S. L. Merrill; Montreal, Mrs. W. W. Alexander; Ottawa, Mrs. W. O. Johnston; Pembroke, Mrs. James Gillan; Perth, Mrs. Melvin Taylor; Quebec; Mrs. M. T. Stokes; Stan- stead, Mrs. H. Mick, and Waterloo, Mrs. J. R. Marshall. 7 The officers are: Homorary presi- dent, Mrs. T. G. Williams; honorary vice-president, Mrs. W. I. Shaw; president, Mrs. W. H. Henderson; 1st vice-president; Mrs. I. Hilliard; 2nd vice-president, Mrs. F. A. Larke: 3rd vice-president, Mrs. R. 0. Jol- life; recording secretary, Mrs. F. M. Grose; corresponding secretary, Mrs. J. A. Gordon; treasurer, Mrs. R. C. Anti; corresponding secre- tary of circles and bands, Mrs. C. C. Smith; treasurer of circles and bands, Miss Dorothy Flower; super- intendent of Christian stewardship, Mrs. A. W. Young, and strangers' secretary, Mrs. 8S. F. Newton. The annual meeting of the Montreal branch of the W.M.S. has been held in Kingston three times during the past twenty years. The convention met in Kingston in 1908, 1918 and 1935. The church auditorium presented a very fine appearance. Andrews, Kingston, is the convenor, had arranged flowers on the plat-|| form. The delegates were arranged ac-|| cording to the districts they repre- sented. The Kingston district dele- gates occupied the seats at the rear of the centre of the church. (Continued on Page 14.) ---- 1 he Editor heors That from those interested in the welfare of the country, both men and women, comes the protest against the destruction for pure wantoness or the pleasufe of the moment, of the blossoming [fruit now making lovely the country- side. On Sunday, motorists on the highway passed a house near the top of Barrfefield hill where a group of children were busy planting branches of plum trees laden with blossoms. The little ones did not realize that by Monday moraing the pretty blossoms would be dead and the purpose . for which they were created defeated. But cannot tea- chérs and parents explain to child- ren that the blossoms bold the pro- mise of fruit? And wha: of the de- structive "grown up," who comes bome in triumph with a car deeked with the symbol God has given us that He will once more fulfill His promise of giving us "the .ruits of the earth in their season"? That "Blessed are the peacemak- ers," but not when they 'ry to settle disputes between husband and wife. A peacemaker in London saw a man push his wife against the wall and begged him not to hit her. He didn't. He hit the peacemaker ip- stead and knocked him down. In court the next day the wife defend- ed her husband but he was fined three pounds. » That every member of St. George's cathedral will be called on this week and given an opportnaity to clear the old church from debt. 8g The decora- || tion committee, of which Miss Mary || . CANS CASTOR MOTHER: Fletcher's Castoria is especially prepared to relieve Infants in arms and Children all ages of Constipa- tion, Flatulency, Wind Colic and Diarrhea; allaying Feverishness arising therefrom, and, by regulating the Stomach and Bowels, aids the assimilation of Food; giving healthy and natural sleep, To avoid imitations, always look for the signa ature of 7 77 Absolutely Harmless -No Opiates, Physicians everywhere recommend it. We have already heard of some cit} zens who, realizing that the church which has stood in the heart of the city for more than a century is not only the Anglican cathedral of the diocese but the. church building of the oldest parish in Upper Canada, have sent in subscriptions to rhe fund as citizens, not as Anglicans. -- That Kingston is looking most at- tractive just now and we are glad our visitors are seeing us, {if not quite at our best, as we, will he in June, at least looking as well as we can as early in the season. 'Those arriving by the C.P.R. are given a welcome "said in flowers," and the Cataraqui Golf and Country <'lub, where some of our guests are being Pr -. ay entertained, is a pleasant place. The view of the lake from the clubhouse is always greatly admired and the links are beautifully green. The hostesses who are entertaining the ladies of the W.M.8. are giviug them a hearty welcome and between meet- ings showing them the sights of the oldest city in Ontario. nt Any Fool Would Know That. "Never jump into the bathtub af- ter a heavy meal," said the doctor. "I never do," sald the pdtient. "When I'm after that I always jump into the dining-room." Unveiling of war memorial at Church of Epiphany, Manor Park, will take place May 31st. ' nr Summer Dress Materials We are showing many exclusive weaves and patterns in all new Crepes, Rayons, Broadcloths, Voiles, Leviscas and other popular styles for this sea- son's wear, at very attractive prices from 50c. a yard up to $2.00. English Cotton Crepes for Undies, in plain shades and fancy patterns. Easily laundered and fast colors. 31" wide, for 39¢. a yard. W. N. Linto 'Phone 191. n The W This slightly used