XUURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1925. THE DAILY BRITISH _WHIG NR -- ils AMUSEMENTS' | | What the Press Agent Bay =) Coming Attracijons | Great Singer and Dancing in Big Révue To-night. Nature was liberal when she en-; |dowed Margaret Daley, the melo- dious and beautiful songstress who | will here with "Flashes of the] Great White Way' when that attrac- | ition holds forth at the Grand.Opera| House to-night Miss Daley prefers | te have critics dwell upon her vocal | {art--and weil they may---but man} of the press would indeed be less) than human were they not to praise {the wondrous beauty of this titfan | haired songstresg. To the feminine | eye Miss Daley's gowns by Poiret are | la never ending source of amaze-| {ment and delight. Hazel Mason . is | {the female mainstay of the comedy | {element, and last year she played a| {similar role in George M. Cohan's| "Little Nellie Kelly." Dorothy | { Charles is one of the dancing stars in| {this brilliant constellation. A few | goodeseats are still available. The Georgia Minstrels. The hat is the most humorous part of the human wearing apparel, de- clared Tim Owsley, who is one of the principal comedians with the Fam- ous Georgia Minstrels, coming to the Grand Theatre Saturday, Matinee and night, Aug. 29th. The dresses and suits can, with some difficulty, be associated with laughter, con- tinues Owsley. The slightest tam- pering with a hat will produce im- mp -- hug. 27 GRAND: THEATRE, ? ¥ ou) ght Only AT GRAND 'THEATRE. 3 cies GIRLS FRO ROADWAY be ble, SLO, $1.00, $2.00 THEATRE AUG 29! SATURDAY, MAT. and NIGHT PRICES: GRAND GEORGIA ULNA PRICES: Matinee 56c., 20e. Evenin Seats on sale #1, 75e., 25e. day ° LAST TIME TO-DAY A GIGANTIC SPECTACLE OF NERO" S COURT } With the Georgia Minstrels at the | Grand Theatre, Saturday, August 29th, { matinee and night. ! mediate merriment. Just why this ll iis, no one had been able to explain, {but from my own observation, I be- || lieve that the hat is somehow agso- {ciated with the individual's intel- i! {lectuality. When the hat goes awry fli all the rest of him goes awry with iliit. Some one has said that any- {thing that falls below the normal or {ideal standard of life is humorous, and this principle certainly applies to the hat. When a hat is placed on the head at the correct angle it is ll | merely a sedate part of the costume, il | but just let this hat slope slightly i {Over one ear, cover one eye or rest {too _far back on the head, and it makes the wearer look ridiculous, particularly is this true of a man's hat. Tim Owsley has made a decided hit with the Famous Georgia Min- {strels. . 20,000 IN Eg] LTR CONVENIENT AND CAST "AUCTION S2 SALE 230 Sydenham Street, North of Pria- tens, on Friday, August 28th, at 1 pm, Consisting of 1 piano, leather couch, | AT THE CAPITOL. be springs and mattresses, dressers and stands; walnut tables and antique | chairs, couches, hall rack, electric] lamps, bedding. dishes, pictures, carpets | and rugs, kitchen chairs and host of other articles. Telephone 2131-1. ea rat MUNRO, Auctioneer. ts nn NATIONAL CLEAN- ERS" AND DYERS Sanitary Steam Pressing and Steam © Also Fremch Dry . issuing, and alterations, r and Willishm Streets 2166. J. F. WALKER, Prop. | The KINGSTON CLEANERS ~~ AND DYERS Olean saything that can be cleaned || 0. COE & P. BARRETT | Omics: 80 Arch Street. "Phone 1225w, Call and deliver. rn Walter Cannem | Roofing and Furnace A 'Sobbing a Specialty. Automobile) ors repaired 69 BAGOT o_ and Chips | and 4.4 Beer Get them at J. H. JARVIS sud Albert, 'Phone 2373-m. |! "Phone 1805. {with Lillian Hall Davis, the English {stage star, appearing as Lygia, his | beautiful Christian hostage. {on the actual site of Nero's tyran- | thrills, picturing vividly the burn- {Ing of the Christian martyrs at the {stake, and the hurling (der love theme of Lygla and Vini- "Quo Vadis" Is a Very Unusual Picture. The film version of "Quo Vadis" | which is mow showing at the Cap- {itol Theatre, offers something novel in the way of motion picture enter- tainment. Emil Jennings does a splendid characterization of Nero, The picture was filme® in Rome, nies. Twenty thousand men, wo- men and children make up the stu- pendous cast. "Quo Vadis" is replete with ing of Rome by Nero, as an inspira- tion for his stupid verses, the burn- of other the lions in the Arena. Ursus, giant slave of Ly- gla, the beautiful Christian girl, 1s | shown in battle with the savage bull, to whose back Nero had caused his mistress to be bound. The inhumanities of the tyrant are softened, however, by the ten- Christians to clus, the Roman general, and the supreme faith of the Chgistians in the teachings of their leader, Peter the Apostle. ---------- Guilty. The school board visited a school the othér day, and, of course, the principal put his pupils through their paces for the bemefit of said austere board. "James," he asked, turning to one boy, "who signed the Magna Charta?" ; "Please, sir, 'twasn't me," whim- { pered Jimmy. ' The -teacher, in disgust, told the boy to sit down; but old Jed Simp- kins, chairman of the board, was not satistied. "Call back that there boy," he said vehemently, "I don't like his actions. I believe he did do we ; A FITTING CLOSING T0 ANNUAL RETREAT { Ceremonies of Profession and | Reception at the House of Providence. | i | A fitting closing to the second an- | nual retreat at the House of Provi-| dence which was conducted by Reverend John Handley, C.8.1., the | of | Toronto, were the ceremonies of pro- | fession and reception, at which twen- ty-six Sisters participated. His Grace, Most Rev. M. J Spratt | officiated, assisted by Rev. E. M. Lacey and Rev. R. J. Coyle. There were also present in the sanctuary Rt. Rev. Msgr. Macdonald of Glen Nevis; Rev. John Handley, C.8.P., To-! ronto; Rev. D. O'Sullivan, Cssr., of Brockville; Rev. J. M. Foley, Apple | Hill; Rev. Father Belanger, of Ot- tawa; Rev. A. J. Hanley, Ganano- que; Rev. J. T. Hanley, Tweed; Rev. Jas. L: MeGuire, Québec; Rev. J. P. Keansy, Merrickville; Rev. Francis Quinn, Smith's Falls; Rev. Jas. Craemer, Trenton; Rev. J. H. Me-| Guire, C.S8.R., London; Rev. Brother | Michael, Brockville; A Rev. Brother Vincent, Toronto; Rev. Father Staley, Chesterville, Ont. The Sisters proncuncing perpetual | VOWS were: Sister M. Terecita (Mary J. Ken nedy); Sister M. Michele (Mary G. Ayers); Sister M. Francis Clare (Genevieve Cangon; Sister M. Estel- la (Estella McRae). The Sisters making temporary vows | were: Mary Alice Corrigan, Quebec, in religion, Sister M. Blanche; Marg- | in religion | aret M. Woods, Montreal, Sister M. Dunstan; Rose Mary Schulte Heisler, Alta, in religion Sister M. Eugenia; Elizabeth Mattimoe, Whit- by, in religion Sister M. Faustina; Norah MacDermott, Quebec, in relig- fon Sister M. Josepha; Mary K. Donald, Glen Roy; in religion Sister M. Elizabeth; Evélyn M. Kelly, Smith's Falls, in religion Sister M. Francesca; Cecelia C. Otterson, Ot-| tawa, -in religion Sister M. Laura; Mary J. Macdonald, Cornwall, ih re-| ligion Sister M. Clara; Anna-M. O'- Sullivan, Montreal, M. Timothy. The Sisters Habit follow: Barbara Collins, Tweed; Bride Tee, North Cove, Nfld.; Anna Mableson, Edmonton; Island; Helena J. Desjardins, Tren- ton; receiving the O'Dowd, Quebec; land, Kingston; Hazel A. Vincent, Montreal; Jessie Walker, Quebec. The beautiful chapel was filled to | Many friends and rela-| its capacity. tives from a distance came to witness the {impressive ceremonies. The strains of the Choiristers inspired all present with the sublime significance of their meaning. After the singing of the Te Deum, and the blessing of the Archbishop, | the Sisters retired to the reception room, to receive congratulations and the good wishes of the!r friends. Red, Green or Blue Plums. Six quart size baskets for sky's. H. T. Patterson, Kingston, is at- tending the grand lodge of the Loyal True Blue Association, at Guelph. He is on the committee on credentials. FOR HIKING i Fo E ] I if : i is i 53x I ! HTH i i: fl FEE g ¥ g ' Mae- | in religion Sister | Holy | Elizabeth Pickett, Howe | Catherine Hallinan, Marysville; | Anny 0. Masterson, Chesterville; | Katileen M. Dooley, Quebec; Mary A. | Mary E. Mulhol-| 35¢. Cash and carry, Friday, at Carnov-| { | | | LE SL EI ASO nen, P. RAFFERTY Managing director of the recently in- corporated Corporation DAchats, (Purchasers' CO | real, with a eapital | plang to include | drawh "from the {and Ontario, for the pur | buyt ing of merchandise 4if manufacturer and { possible. The cost ervice willl be the To%es possible consistent with | the many advantages aceruiqg to the members of $100,000, which | e hundred grocers e of group t from the wherever | | | [OBITUARY I] The Late John Stewart. The death occurred on Thursday | orang at his home at Waba, Ren- frew county, of John Stewart, aged | eighty-three, father of Mrs. George A. Brown of Kingston, who was with | him when he passed away. Mr. Stew- | art, who was one of the prominent | residents of the Renfrew district, | suffered a stroke two weeks ago { Mrs. Brown and her children had spent part of the summer with him at his cottage "Waba Lodge," Whit Lake. Rev. Mr. Brown left Thurs- | day afternoon for Renfrew to be | present at the funeral. ! War Veteran Dead. | Harry B. Ludbrook, [the Great War died in a local hospi- | tal early on Thursday at the age of {twenty-nine vears. He was unmarried and a United Churchman in religion { The remains are in James Reid's par- {lors awaiting the arrival from Madoc jot his brother, W. S. Ludbrook. Glenburnie Boy Dies. Bruce Alexander Clark, John A. Clark, died at his father's home on Wed- nesday, aged eight years, nine n:onths and nineteen days. The funeral, 1 charge of the James Reid firm, hald Thursday morning at 11.30 to| Cataraqui cemetery. Rev. Mr. Svth- erland officiating. | son of Death of Mr. J. McCammon. Mr. James McCammon, who years | ago conducted.the livery now owned | | by Leighton Guess, died on Wednes- day night. He was a man of kindly heart, generous and upright. His remains will be buried in Cataraqui cemetery on Friday. Passed Away at Ottawa. Edward Ardern, aged years, son of Mr. and Mrs. | Charles Ardern, | Kingston, day morning of heart trouble. from which he has been suffering for sev- eral months. Deceased, who age, removed to Ottawa with his| farvily Just May. He was an Anzli-| can in religion. Besides his parents, | he is mourned by five brothers, James, | Albert and John Detroit; Harry and William, Ottawa: end. by three 8.s-| ters, Mrs. A. J. Hillier and Miss Annie Ardern, Kingston, and Alice, resid- ing in Ottawa. Contentment. By Lura Coolley Hamil. Tomorrow's sun, a day of toil, night of care, In cold relentless round they come and go, And give their place in turn to other days Patterned like -them, and gray, But I would miss the duties of each | day | And could not walk with confidence in ways All new to me; fro In dear, familiar fare. a monotonous so, happy to and paths I, grateful, For on the dull and somber back- ground I Can trace a glint of threads inwov-| en there, | Purple and rose and gold--I am not | blind-- And though my days to you might tedious seem My tasks familiar grown, give time to dream, And memory, fond associations, kind Encounters, all do beauteous colors share And I would sightless have to be, to sigh. --------------------. of Cabinet Council, Ottawa, Avg. 27.--~The Cabinet Council adjourned today after a brief meeting when routine business Ltee | rporation ltd.) Mont-! vinces of Quebec] a veteran of | the young | Glenburnie, | was | nineteen | Willian | Ottawa, formerly of| died in Ottawa on Thurs-| came ! {rom England when seven years of | | noon were as follows: | fighting hard for second place whan [SPORT Jac Powell New | 'Traier at Queen's | Clugston 9-7, 6-2. | It was announced on Thursday | | morning that John Powell, promin- | | ent hockey man of this city, had | been appointed trainer for Queen's | { University football and hockey | | teams. Tho appointment of Mr. | | Powell has been pending for some | time past but the announcement of | the appointment was not made une | | til to-day. He will assume his duties | in a few days and will act as trafner | | for the amalgamated Tockey- Acam | | this winter as well. To Play Saturday. Peterboro and Kingston will again | meet at the Fair Grounds on Satur-| day afternoon at 4.30 o'clock to de- cide who will capture the C.0.B.L. | honors | wot | M.-O. League. | London 3, Kitchener 0. 4 Bay City 7, Hamilton 5. Saginaw 3, Flint 1. Odessas Good Losers. Brockville, Aug. 27.--In the frst | game of the O.B.A.A. intermediate | semi-finals between Brockville and | Odessa here Wednesday afternoon | the home team won by the lopsided | score of 23 to 3, and could have | § made more had they so desired. | | Though outclassed the Odessa team | | proved to be the best sports seen on the local grounds all season, taxing | their stinging defeat without { whimper, and standing to their dn | bravely until the last putout was made. Howard and Wiley, Ottawa, { were the umpires, and the teams | | were as follows: | | Odessa--Eamons rf; G. Kil- | | ganon If; Lee 1b; Smith 2b; Heath! ; O'Neil cf; Burley 3b; Cairns c; Kilganon p. Brockville---Oakey If; Simon ef: | Codere ss; Draggett 3b; MacKenzie | rf; Knapp 1b: McLean 2b and p; | Lightford c; Murray p and 2b. i | | | | | { | 8 V. Y.M.C.A. GIRLS WIN. | Defeated Napanee By a Score of 18 to 13. A. girls journeyed to Na- panee Wednesday afternoon, and played St. Pats at the Driving Park, in a game of softball, winning by the i score of 18-13. The "Y" girls | played one of their best games and | | won on their good team play and | timely hitting. Napanee girls also displayed good ball at times, but were a little weak im the fielding. The "Y™ girls deserved their win. | and at no time were in danger. It hard to pick fhe stars on the af- ternoon game, as all played gocd ball. The teams: Y.M.C.A.--D. Allen, p; 3b; M. Allen, cf; Truedell, 2b; Pap- pas, Powell, If; Hall, rf: Horne, ss; Cunningham, 1b; Wilson, An- grove, Davies, Phillips, spares. } _Napanee--Mr. McGuire, Johnson, | Embury, B. McGuire, Magraw, D. Richardson, Hoole, Killorin, Toner. Umpires---Compeau and Gleason. Deseronto girls play the "Y' girls at the cricket fleld this evening at| 6.30 o'clock. Y.M.C is Sinclair, c; DINGHY RACES. The results of the dinghy races at the Yacht Club on Wednesday after- A Class. Hopkins and R. H. Waddell. M. Jemmett and Mrs. Jemmett, Rigney and J. O'Brien. H. Hora and S. Hill N. Harty and H. Ryan. T. Bishop and C. Parker. B. Class. . Cunningham and H. Hil. >. Chown and E. McLeod. . Kidd and J. Cassidy. . Bibby and J. Gardiner. . Bibby and J. Gardiner B. D w. 1 were one of the stays on their boat gave way, and they were forced into last position. Rodden Argonauts' Coach. Toronto, Aug. 27.--At the annual banquet of the Argonaut Rowing Club, held at the Albany Club, yes! terday, official announcement was made that M. J. Rodden would be! {chief coach of the Argo Rugby Club! 1640. this year, while Dr. Jack O'Connor, who was chief coach last year, will be his assistant. With the BErwlers. In the singles competition the Queen's bowling green J. M. Elliott has won from J. B. Newell and J. A. McFarlane from A. Tareott, 15-5. in the Price Cup doubles, 1st round, J. Derry and J. S. Lyons have won from W. Jackson and J. F. McMillan, 2nd round, C. Crozier and H. Cald- 'well from J. M. Elliott and A. Me- Mahon. { defeated M. McDonald 9-6, 6-1. | Samwell 6-3, feated M. McFarlane 6-3, 6-3. day evening at six o'clock. | Ont. Steel Products Amer. Loco. . | Sept. . ed A. McArthur, 6-4, 6-3; P. Aylen Semi-finals--P. Aylen defeatsd F. 2-6, 6-4; BE. Rees de- The finals are being played Thurs- Mixed Doubles. One round--@G. Cathcart and Miss Mahood defeated R. Hunt and Miss Two round--H. Skeleton and Miss McFarlane defeated H. Allan and Miss Rees 6-0, 6-2. G. Cathcart and Miss Mahood de- feated H. Crumley and Miss MeDon- ald 6-2, 6-3. |STOCK MARKETS (Reported by Johuston & Ward, | 86 Princess street, members of the | Montreal and Toronto Stuck Ex- changes.) Montreal. August 27, 1.30 p.m. Abitibi Power Asbestos Com. Asbestos Pid. Bell Telephone Brazilian Brompton B. C. Fish -- Can. Converters ...... Can. Cement Com. Detroit United Dom. Bridge Dom. Canners Dom| Textile Hollinger Mackay Laurentide Pulp | Montreal Power National Breweries Com. ! National Breweries Pfd. { Ottawa Power Penmans Price Bros. Quebec Power Spanish River Com. : 5 Spanish River Pfd. ... i | Shawinigan - Steel of Canada Smelters Twin City Winnipeg New York. Aug. 27.--(1.30 p.m.) . 116% 240% 118% Amer. Can. . Baldwin Loco. . B. £0. «0 vo +» California Pete. . C.P.-R. go wn Continental 'Baking Dodge Com. . Fisk Rubber .. Foundation .. Inter. Nickel | Mack Motors. . N.Y, C.... - Northern Pacific tere Pan. Amer. Pete. . Pan. Amer. Pete. .' Crysler . Studebaker Union Pacific: . B S. Rubber .. . 8. Steel .. Yolen, 3 ' Westinghouse Afr 'Brake - wg GRAIN QUOTATIONS. Chicago. Aug. 27.--(1.30 p.m.) Wheat-- May .... 159% 155 155% B45 92% 81% Dee. . Corn-- May. . Sept. . Dec.... Oats-- May Empty Fruit Baskets Taken in exchange for full ones, Se. each allowed for 6 or 11 quart sizes, if in good condition. This week only at Carnovsky's. f Tin plates, anc other articles classed as tin, often are made of steel or iron, which has been chemi- cally cleaned and dipped in tin. First book published in English America was the "Whole Booke f Psalmes," at Cambridge, Mass., in Two hundred years ago New York had less than $000 people. Half of these were negroes. Esek Hopkins of Rhode Island was thé first commander-in-chief of the American navy. Henry VII was king of England when Columbus discovered America. Don't think that it is disgraceful to tumble to your faults. BASEBALL FINAL GAME Central Ontario League PETERBORO vs. KINGSTON Kingston Fair Grounds SAT, AUG. 29 4.30 O'clock (Daylight Saving Time) ADMISSION: Adults ... . 47c. Tax se Children . . . 9¢ T= 1« Motor Cars 25c, { THIS ONE WILL BE A HUMMER } ELECTRIC MOTORS FOR SALE 1 1-H.P. 110-220 volt Wagner 1 2-H.P. 110 voit Thompson |2 rb 110-220 volt agner 1 S-M.P. B50 volt Wagner --. .. James Boyd Phone 2504. 3898 Brook New Spring stock of Wall Paper just arrived. Chulce range of pattetns to pick from. Sec us for estimates on decos rating your home. MONUMENTS of special design are made hebe with expert care as to ail de. tails, No design {8 beyond our skill. None too simple to Spive less than our best att tion. J. E. E. MULLEN inatas Aid A Ata CHECKER Taxicabs Phone SOO Any plies in city Sc DAY OR NIGHT The cab that forced 'the prices All new § and 7 passenger Seduns genuine POCAHONTAS 'We have a lot of satisfied of this coal. ' Our ANTHRACITE is extra quality. = Telephons S444. : Representatives of the painters were to confer sentatives of the building cont of the Kingston General Hi regarding the trouble at | building. The local standing out for the \ the nine Toronto painters the building and the em Kingston men, many of w walking the streets, -------------- There 1s keen rivalry York to securé the latest bond issue.