| - , - "inthe G Se Friday, September 17, 1926. SEEKING FOR RELICS OF THE LATE COL. B | | Woman's Canadian Historical | Society of Ottawa Sends | Request to Kingston. | The Women's Canadian Historical Society of Ottawa is. pesticularly | anxious to communicate with ALY persons in Kingston or dhe sur- rounding dieirict' who may have any relics of the late Col, By, the buiid- er of the Rideau Canal. The Women's Canadian Historical Society was founded in 1898 and its Purpose is fo gather togother litera- ture, relics and records bearing on and Bmpire history. It fs afbliaed with the Royal Sociaty of Canada and many cher impor:- ant bodies und it is doing an impont- ant work. Through Mr. A. Delter ot Elm' Tree, who has loaned tn the! museam of the society about tven-| #y-five relics of historical val ie, The Whig bes learned that the society is anxious to have any relics or Aocn- ents bearing on the comsirnction of the canal which connecis Ottawa with, this city. It is prisibia that Some may exif in dhe distret awd those who have them are asked to communicate with Mrs. J. B. Simp- oon, 173 Peroy street, Ottawa. Mrs. Broddish Billings, the presiden: o- the society, ds the wife of the grand- ®on of dhe man who owned the jand at Billings' Bridge, near the present oy of Ottawa, when the canai was firat started. Phe society now has a splendid | museum in the old Ottawa Regialiy * Office Bullding and there disprays | the many welics collected throngh | their effonts. Lady Byng, Lady Bor- den and Mes. Arthur Meighen are Datronesses; Mrs. J. L. McDougall, Mrs. D. H. Mclean and Mrs. E. J. | Ashton are honorary vics-precidents: Mrs. B. Billings is preétdent; Mes. J. B. Simpson, Mme. W. le B. Favvel, | Mrs. Robert Brown, Mrs. J. E. Roy, | Mme. Lelievre; Mrs. Walter Arm- | atrong and Miss Eva Read are vi e-| Presidents; Mrs. W. C. Guilock is re-! cording secretary; Mrs. M..L. Rush | 88 secretary, and Mrs. A. F. Bishop | #8 the treasurer. Miss Mary Tormey | and mang. other Ottawa ladies are particularly dnterested in the work of the soctety, | } WOMEN'S nsTITUTE | | | T= | WILTON | The September meeting of the | Wilton Women's Institute was heid | nge Hall, Wilton, on} Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 14th, with | an attendance of 15. Phe president | Presiding, the meeting opened by | singing of the "Ode" followed by | "The Lord's Prayer" in unison. The | Toll was called and the minutes of | * the last meeting read and approved. Several motions were put into ef- fect. Plans were made for our mil | I'nesy course, to be held from Oet. | 4LH to 15th inclusive. Miss Me- | Diarmid to be our instructor, Miss WOMEN'S INSTITUTE PRIZES ANNOUNCED For the Best Seed and Bulb Growths During the Season. The district executive of the Fron- tenac Women's Institute .gave out | seeds and bulbs in the spring to the Institutes that are represented on the executive, and a fine showing at the fair in the Institutes space w the result. The prize winners were as follows: Best display from seeds or bulbs sent. out by district--Glenburnie, Sy- denham. Best display from seeds or bulbs uot gent out by district--Battersea,|* Sydenham, Pittsburgh. 12 Asters--Glenburnie, Mountam Grove, Pittsburgh. 12 Gladioli--Harrowsmith, frey, Piitsburgh. 12 Cosmos--Inverary, Pit{sburgh, Sunbury. - 12 Zinnias--Glenburnie, Inverary, Sunbury. 12 Scabiosa---Sydenham, burgh, Inverary, Best Collection Gladioli--Wegt. brook, Sydenham. Inverary. Best 6 Blooms-- Westbrook, Glen burnie, Inverary. Best Collection Dahlias--Pitts- burg, Sydéhham, Glenburme Best 6 Dahlias one kind--Sunbu Battersea, Pittsburgh. i Best mixed bouquet--@lenburnie, Mountain Grove, Fronten+e Juniors. Best Floral-+Design--Frontenac Juniors Best Collection Straw Flowers -- Westbrook. Collection of Perennial-- Fronte- nac¢ District Sweet Peas--Inverary, Sydenham, Battersea. 12 House Plants -- Glenburnid; tsburgh, Battersea. Glenburnie, Syden- God- Pitts Pit Geraniums -- ham, Battersea. Everbloomer-- Glenburnia, bury. Foliage-- Pittsburgh, Sydenham, Glenburnie. Fern --. Glenburnie, Westbrook. Begonias --- Glenburnie, ham, Westbrook. ° Hydrangea--Battersea. Hanging Basket -- Glenburnie, Sydenham. Battersea, Syden- | PICTON Picton, Sept. 16--A very pretty wedding, and one in which vie Picton friends are particularly intes- ested, took place on Friday evening, Aug. 6th. in Winnipeg, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Illsey, when their cousin, Miss Elizabeth Buch- anan (known to her Picton friends as Babe) became the bride of Mr. J. Graham Mitchell of Winnipeg. Rev. Dr. Du Val of Knox Presbyterian Church performed the ceremony in the presence of the immediate rela- tives and friends. The bride was most attractive in" a French gown sam oo Rhoda Connors very kindly offer. ed to meet the instructor at Yarkeér and bring her to Wilton. It was do- 'cided to print programmes for the remainder of the year. The meeting | closed with "God Save The King," aud the social half-hour was very | much, enjoyed. ; 1 mentite fille . attending the Exhibition, | visit 'our store. You will find the] finest: assortment of Fall Suits and | Overcoets at lowest pricés.--Twed- | dell"s Reliable Clothiers. 'A quiet but pretty wedding took place St. Michasl's Church, Co- Sept. 13:8, when Mary second daugh'er of Mrs. Th i Ready, was married to Bd. wand . Burns, son of Mr, and Mrs. B. le 3 j lace with hat to match and was giv- | en in marriage by her cousin, Wil- { Ham Illsey. The couple were unat- tended. Mr. Birchard played the wedding music and during the sign- ing of the register Mr. Jack Tlisey sang, "At Dawning," Mr. and; Mrs. Mitchell are spending their honey- moon on a motor trip to Minneapolis. They will reside in Winnipeg. The bride is a sister of Miss Jessie Buch- [he anan and of Mrs. Frank Minaker .of Picton and resided all her life here, up to a few years ago. Mr. Carlyle has returned to his home at Brantford . after a four weeks' stay in Picton, here he was supplying at the telegraph office for Mrs. Hamilton, who. has been away on holidays. . Donald Bird has returned to town after accompanying Premier Meig- 4 hen on his 'western tour, as a re- porter of the Canadian Press. Wm. Rankin of the Hogg and Lyttle Co., Oshawa, came down on Tuesday to vota. : > Armanda Sprague, Bellevilie isa t at the Dr. Whiteman ome Man street. Dentorestvilie fair is to be held on Sept. 25th this year. Mrs. A. J. Slack and daughter, Miss Kathleen of Smith's Falls, are Aaests hid Son and brother, Dr. 'Misses 'Genevieve and Margarel have returned to Toronto hare i [of perewinkle blus crepe and gold |i . ADDRESS ON PLAY BY W. P. HUGHES Queen's * Athisgio Direcior Speaks Before. the Kings- ton Rotary lub. "Play" was the subject of ! by Mr. Sthletic directdr of Q sity, before Thursday, the ad, W. P. Hughes, ueen's Univer- the Rotary Club on THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG "THE SEA WOLF" IS" THRILLING STORY Capitol Theatre Forced to Turn Large Crowd Away Thurs- day Night. No picture in months past has | Theatve 'as "The Sea Wal." which | Opened a three days' engagement on | Thureday night. Bvery seat was taken and before time for the par- formance to begin' thé "Sold Out", sign was placed in window. - The | picture moré lived up to ad-| oh more quick] than those who could relax, | Mr, Hughes spoke of play as a food which was Decessary to the nervous System, He pointed oui that play in its many - forms, both among animals and hyman beings, taught the rudi- Tents of the Many situations which had 40 be, met in lite such as seif- Protection and team work, Taking it for granted that play was a human ers attendant on play Dot properly supervised. wihen The firet of these taken up by the prominence ig less likely vance notices and those who saw it | last night declared it to be ihe most gripping and sensational sea story ! thet they have ever witnessed on the 'screen, The story deals entively with the sea and she main events are centred in a tramp ship commanded by i Sea Wolf" and his beastly and | tyrannical nature lics at the bottom | of the whole theme and causes the | events which go to make. this its kind. From the time a party of | merry-makers are struck 'hy. this | jtramp steamer until whe time the plc- tire is at its end, events follow which rivet the aitension of the au- dience to the screen, waiting for the bext move in the story and wonder- ing continuagly what is about to happen. | The 'Host amazing parts of the whole story are unfolded in the storm scenes, which are rea'cin itself and which sunpass anything that has been shown of this nature before. Clever acting, a snipping plot that commands attention throughout #ts entire showing, filled with scenes of the sea that have never before been attempted and with an ending tcoally whom athletic achievement came easy Of natural ability and physi- apt to dead to Much difficulty is experienced in Supporters of the abtletes from forcing liquor on them after a game and at such times the real benefits of supervision of play can be seen. If a boy learns bad habits in these times of excitement after contests it would have been better for him Dever to have seen a football, field or baseball fleld." Play in the schools was stressed by the speaker ang he declared thai in schools w. there vised play there was eoademic standing because the teach- ors on the playing fields established = contact with the Pupils which had vary beneficial results in the class- room. 3 In closing, Mr. Hughes s gested that the Rotary Club' conld rte I¥ assist the boys and gir's of Kings. & fleld day in Auguct Was no time for the boys to prepare for the Athletic shon's fall meet, d and girle Comm is- su weeks in the fall. A midsummer meet would be very beneficial in geiting the con- desu dn shape for the fal event, OE ------ PUBLIC SCHOOL REPORT. Submitted to Board of Education by Stuart. J. Russell The following: report was submit- ted to the Board of Education on Thursday night, by Inspector. J. Russell Stuart: "The Vacation School was in ses- sion for six weeks beginning June 28th. There wis a tota] attendance of 104 pupils, with a staff! of four teachers. The teachers were in at- tendance for three hours daily, from 9 am. to 12 noon. Thirty-one pu. pils taking junior fourth subjects at- tended during the whole forenoon, and seventy-three attended for 1 1-4 hours daily. Fifty pupils were re. Justine _-- work. of. their grade to duality for their regular promotion. Of these, thirty-six were successful. Fifty-four others took advance work to enable them to make an addi- tional grade. Thess pupils Were re. commended by their regular teach- different from the ordinary run of picture, "The Sea Wolf" goes down as ome of the finest stomies of its kind that hai come to Kingston, The same programme will be shown a' th Capitol Theatre to-night and for ' {the last time to-morrow. ------------------ DEPARTMENTAL EXAMINATIONS Principal E. O. Sliter Submits a Re- port to the Board of Education. At the meeting of the Board of Education on Thursday night, Prin cipal E. O, Sliter submitted the fol- lowing report on the departmental examinations: Middle School--294 candidates wrote on 1,309 papers; 901 papers (70 per cent.) were passed, the per- centage of failures being 30 per cent. Honors were obtained in 442 papers, or 34 per cent. of the whole., Upper School---129 candidaies wrote on 394 papers, passing -- 268 (70 per cent.)' and fafling on 126 papers (30 per cent.). Honors were obtained in 129 papers or 33 per cent. of the total. Won the Various Prizes, ¢ Inverary, Sept. 16.--The school parade at the fair on Sept. 11th was a fine event. The first prize was won by. Battersea school, of which Miss Mildred Toland is the teacher; sec- ond prize, Keelerville school, whers «| Miss Slesth is the teacher, und third prize was. won by Sunbury, whepe Miss Jessie Campsall is the teacher in charge. Miss Hanley, Baftonsea, is visiting with Mus, B. A, Lake, Large num- bers from here ame @teending Kings ton Industrial Exhibition every day. Revival meetings are being he'd ev- ery night, except Saturday, in the United Church, under the Rev. Nr. Brown, assistec by Mrs. Brown. Shot Himself Dead. Hamilton, Sept. 17. --~Howard Marshall, aged 42, yesterday morn- ing went to the home of his father- in-law. R. Pottruff, near Red Hil, and killed himself by firing a bullet into his head. It was nat known he was there until the shot was heard in the direction of the chicken 00D. No 'reason 'is given for his act. He Was paymaster for the Westinghouse Company, - His widow survives, | axle was broken. A Rev. W. T. Thayer, Ogdensburg, .Y., succeeds Rev. W. Tayinr Dale as pastor of the Dexter ville, N.¥., Presbyteriaii churches, wip to Wecrorn PROBS:-- Saturday, partly cloudy, : ers towards night. probably show- picture ome of the most dramatic of | | Canadian end Brown. 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