riday, February 12, 1926. WELLINGTON EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK omen's Institute Library Tea | --S8uccessful Carnival---0id Folks' Entertainment. A Wellington, Feb. 9.--The Wo- men's Institute held another library tea in the domestic science room on Thursday afternoon. Delicious sand- wiches, cake and tea were served and great enthusiasm was manifested for the new Public Library. A fine col- lection: was received, as well as two donations and a contribution of oks. The library will soon be open- and will be accessible to everyone | 'or the fee of $1 a year. The office | belonging to the Zufelt property has' been rented for a library and an rder has been sent for books. Miss Wpeien Harris will be the librarian. The carnival on the rink, on Thursday "evening, drew a crowd of spectators as well as skaters, and was a decided success. The weather was ideal, clear and not too cold and everyone present was, apparently, in good spirits. The numerous costumes were humorous or attractive, accord- g to the taste' of the individual. ere were nurses, coons, gypsies, wns, Highlanders, scouts, knights, 1d-fashioned girls, snow-show- girls, Brittania, a devil, a Chinaman, Tkey, an Irish girl, a Quakeress, Klansman, Red Riding Hood, panish girl, fat woman, both Fo and white and many others. he prizes were awarded to: Mrs. W, {costumes Ainsworth, Night; Melville Samp-| bell, Highlander; Barbara Shurle, clown Ford Rupert, Mammy; | Evelyn Stephenson, Red Riding | Hood; Greer Bros, Goldie and | Dustie. Another carnival is to be held at an early date. Ye Olde Folkes entertainment, given by ye menne and maydens of ye quire of ye United Church In ye | community hall on Friday night was well attended and the programme was. well rendered. The old time were interesting and at- tractive. Rev. W, G. Lansbury and his daughter, Joice, attended the de- bate in Grant Hall, Kingston, on Fri- day night. | A very pleasant evepging was spent at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward | Wood, Wellington Road, on Thurs- day, Feb. 4th, Mr, and Mrs, Garnet Taylor," Mr. and Mrs. P. G. Vande- water, Mr, and Mrs, Lorne Gerow and children were entertained at the tea hour. Later in the evening Mr. and Mrs. Wood were surprised when neighbors began to arrive with their baskets to give them a house warm- ing. George Ketcheson and Lee Foster were masters of ceremony for the evening, which was spent in all kinds of games, About 10.30p.m lunch was served to nearly sixty. After lunch Lee Foster put o# a con- test and Mrs. 8. D. Cronk and J. L. | Ross carried off the useful prizes. | Mr. and Mrs. Wood were congratu-| lated on their beautiful new home, | and all voted it an enjoyable even- [fe Wallace Garratt visited Arnold ster on Sunday morning. Mr, and Mrs. Bert. Redner and Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Brickman, Vie- | toria, spent the dinngr hour at Mrs, % For Young or Old Dr. Hickey : Quickly banishes the troublesome cold or L.T. eet PRESCRIPTION DRUGGIST mmr inl i t Next to Actual Cash or Bonds DIAMONDS Form the best collateral of all merchandise, a . & ° 'We buy practically all our DIAMONDS unset and in this way obtain both une surpassed quality and 5 7 rooms, B. and T., electric and gas, H. W. floors, hot air; garden; central, 5 4 rooms, B. and T., Woe lene. 3 HIGHWAY TRANSPORT SERVICE Daily * Service To -r . Deseronto, Trenton, Colborne, ? Oshawa Napanee, Belleville | same day Benjamin Burley recetved | & *{ridors, says the Toronto Telegram. strong detachment of city policemen | r daughter, Hazel, and her hus- | 188d; who are leaving for the west. | Mrs. James Forsyth has repurchased THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG David Vandevoort's week, Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Burley, Belleville, visited his Father, Ben-| | jamin Burley, on Thursday. On the one day last a call to Brighton, owing to the ser- ious illness of his brother, George. George Burley died on Sithday after- noon, and Benjamin Burley stayed at Brighton to attend the funeral | on Tuesday, 9th. | Mrs. Harry Burley and Eva visit. | ed Mr. and Mrs. Harold Ketcheson, Bloomfield, on Sunday afternoon. Mrs. (Dr.) MéCulloch was at King- ston last week and returned home on Saturday. Mrs. Bonter, Mrs. Bryant and Leonard, and Mrs, Adams at- tended the late Mrs. Sager's funeral at Belleville. on Monday. . George Sager and his sister, Elma, were in Belleville over the week-end. Premier and Policeman "Put Their Foot in It" 'Outside the Legislature Chamber, numerous officials looked on 'Wednes- day as guests assembled in the cor- To give the proper air of dignity a were on duty. Ont of these saw a man hanging over the marble. balus- trade of the west wing walls. Walk- ing up to him the policeman touched the loiterer on the elbow. "Move along, my man," he ad- monished. » "My man" straightened up, to reveal the rugged proportions of | Major-General V. A. 8. Williams, Commissioner of Provincial Po- lice! . And inside the chamber, who could resist the comedy in Premier Ferguson's inadvertence when, as he negotiated the difficult corner of the clerk's desk; he passed Mrs. Cockshutt before him--and trod upon her train ? FINE PLAY PUT ON AT HARROWSMITH The Wilton Actors Showed Excellent Ability--Towr= - ship Auditors Named. Harrowsmith, Feb. 8.--The play presented in the town hall, Wednes- day evening of last week, entitled "The Road to the City," was put on by the Women's Institute. The Wil- ton talent is deserving of much praise for the presentation. The five piece orchestra, interspersed be- tween aets, was thoroughly enjoyed by the large audience. A farewell party was held on Wednesday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Byard Snider, for quarterly official board o ited Church meets at the par. sonage on Wednesday. THe monthly tea of the Ladies' Ald was held last Wednesday in Annesley hall. A large number sat down to supper and enjoyed the social hour. Amos Davies' little. boy is down with measles. Another has had a serious Bttack of Pneumonia. T. H. Craig expects to open the cheese factory on March 16th. Sacremental services were con- ducted in the Harrowsmith, Harting- ton and Halliford appointments of the United Church last Sunday, Miss Mildred Sigsworth, school teacher at Harrowsmith, attended the funeral of Mr. Riley, Cataraqui, last Thurs- day. Mrs. B. Sigsworth is recover: ing from her illness. W. H. Reynolds is not in good health and purposes to sell his farm in the near future. her farm which was recently: sold to Stanley Sigsworth, Harfowsmith. The many friends of Mrs. Barney Hay. are sorry to hear she received a. stroke of paralysiy' yesterday. James Trousdale is guffering with a ball attack of rheymatism in his right arm. _ Mr. Morden, Verona, and C. F. Stewart are the township auditors and are now busily engaged at present auditing the bopks. The weekly dance was held in the town hall, Wednesday. Music was furnished by the Harrowsmith or- chestra, "Pepper Up." Had a Luncheon and tea were served at day and after the games were finish- ed the winning rink of which Mrs. W. M. Moore was skip, won the pret- ty cups and saucers and the yuuseH up, of whom Miss Kathleen was skip, received pretty -- irs. Miss Marion Lewis who is leavin for Europe next week, was given a memorandum book to take with her on her travels, = . Mrs. Ambions Shea, Union street, was the hostess of a Valentine bridge of six tables on Thursday evening. Bridge was played in the drawing room where charming Valentine de- corations made the pretty room pret- tier and supper was served in the dining room where red candles, red carnations and hearts and darts ef- fectively decorated the table and red confections, ice cream with red hearts, etc., gave the required gay touch. N of Fo -- | Annual On Thursday the annual meet- ing of Cataraqui Chapter, 1.O0.D.E., was held when the following - of- ficers were elected for the ensuing year: Regent, Mrs.: W. H. Macnee; vice-regenis, Mrs. Norman Leslie, Mrs, J. H. Elmsley; treasurer, Mrs. Norman Fraser; secretary, Miss Edith Ritchie; assistant secretary, Mrs. Horace Westmorland; Echoes secretary, Mrs. Sandford Calvin; educational secretary, Mrs. John L. Whiting; standard bearer, Mrs. C. 8. Kirkpatrick. The chapter has | given to various funds during the year and the members will meet every Friday in Lent to sew for the V.O.N. Welfare Station. Prince Charlie Chapter, 1.0.D.E., also held their annual meeting on Thursday when the following of- ficers were elected: Regent, Mrs. C. ¥. Constantine; vice-regents, Mrs. Ernest Cuiningham, Miss Isabel Ross and Miss Millie Ferris; treas- urer, Mrs. A. N. Lee; assistant treasurer, Miss K. Daly; secretary, Miss Una Polson; assistant secre- tary, Mrs. R H. Waddell; educa- tional secretary, Miss W. Gordon; Echoes secretary, Mrs. Charles Dal- ton; standard bearer, Mrs. T. Callander. During the year the chap- 'ter has worked for the War Mem- orial, the -Tuberculosis Association, the Grenfell Mission and the Vie- torian Order, 'to which a sum of money was voted. They also have kept up the Kate Richardson room in the Sep General Hospital which the rnished ip memory © rs. 'H. 'B. Richardson. Horse Thrown On Car. A remarkable accident, occurred at Odessa on Wednesday night, when a truck, driven by a Kingstonian, collided with a horse and cutter, driven by a tesident of Odessa. The horse 'was thrown onto the. front of the car, it head breaking through the wind shield of the car. The driver lost control of his truck for a time and it swerved off towards the side of the road, dfagging the un- fortunate animal with it. When finally the horse was removed from the front of the truck, it was found te be suffering from a number of serious lacerations about the head and neck. It was immediately taken care of bf a veterinary, and it is re- ported that it will recover. The truck was also damaged, the front fender and radiator, being badly bent, and the wind shield smashed to fragments. Father and Son Banquet. The Invinelable Tuxis Square held | their first father and son banquet on "™iesday evening at 6.30 o'clock, ter. A large mumber sat down to supper, representatives from Syden- ham Street, Queen Street' and other Squares being present. The sup- per, supplied by the mothers, was um soon ws with Herbert Hamilton as toastmas- |] PROBS: Saturday milder, with light. local snow: . alls. the Kingston Curling rink when the BpuER EE -- ladies played in a bomspiel on Thurs. -- a a He SATURDAY - AT STEACY'S An Introduction Sale of New ~ of Spring Dresses « "14.95 To introduce the delightful, new modes for Spring we have grouped fifty smart, new Dresses and priced them regardless of regular pricing, to arouse an early interest in Spring buying. There are many smart, circular effects "and "others with godet inserts that give the circular oon that isso new for .- I Spring; then, too, there jare straight line effects that. are ever welcome. THE"MATERIALS: - Are Flat Crepe, Satin and Crepe Back Satin. THE SHADES: : Include Powder, Orange Blossom, Flame, Green," Wood, Buttercup, Brown, Navy and Black. Sizes 16 to 42. Regular $18.50 to $27.50 values, SEE WINDOW DISPLAY!' Just to-day were these ever popular sigan new patterns, that were wre you'll like! - The colors are Powder, Baa = So i re