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. yden Observe DRYDEN, ONTARIO, MAY 1st, 1931. see Announcements ges Earle C. Popham, Barrister, will be in town Tuesday, May 5, and may be consulted at Self's Hotel anytime during that day. & LJ # * An Auction Sale of Household "Furniture and Farm Implements will be held at Selfs Hotel (larage, on Saturday, May 9th, at one o'clock. Ed Ed ow The Girl's Groups of the Unit- ed Church will make a hovse-to- house canvass, Saturday, May 9th, starting at 2 p.m., for the purpose of selling artificial car- nations. Carnations may also be obtained at the Church any time during the afternoon. Watch for details of the Old Fahioned Party to be held in the Parish Hall, Friday, May S, under the auspices of St. Lukes Guild. " * % The Household Bazzar, May 92nd, 3-p.m., in the Pulp Mill Hall under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid of the United Church. The Sr. Ladies" Aid are plan- ning a Country Fair to Le held on Monday, May 25th, at the Picnic Grounds, Oxd.ift. BB: sure to keep this date in mind and watch for posters liter. WELL KNOWN RESIDENT PASSES Justave Rodtka, a resident of this district for over thirty years, and a resident of Canada since 1870 passed away at his home here Tuesday morning in his seventy-fourth year. Athough the late Mr. Rodtka had been in failing health for two years, he had only been confined for two weeks when death came, as he was sleeping, early Tuesday morning. His death is felt keenly by a large circle of friends for Mr. Rodtka was one of the best known and highly thought of pioneer resi- dents of the District. After re- tiring from their farm at Ox- drift, Mr. and Mrs. Rodtka moved to Dryden, where they have resided for several years. His two brothers, Frederick, a well known resident of Dryden, and Ferdinand, of Brant, Ont, predeacesed him six and seven years ago, respectively. Besides his widow. the late Mr. Rodika is survived by five daughters, Mrs. La Prode and Mrs, Me- Mahon, of Port Arthur, Mrs. Hughes of Fort Frances, Mrs. Ed Neely of Oxdrift and Mus. Heeadburg of Saskatoon, and two sons, Fred and Harry of Ox- drift. The deepest sympathy of everyone is extended to tle ber eaved relatives. With the execption of Mrs. Hughes, all members of the family were present for the fun- eral which was held from Dry- den United Church, on Thursday afternoon, Rev. J. W. Howes, conducting the service. Burial took place at the Oxdrift Cemie- tery. The large number of floral tributes testified to the high es- teem in which the late Mr. Rodtka was held by his many friends. TOWN OF DRYDEN COURT OF REVISION A Court of Revision for the Town of Dryden will be held in the Town Hall on Tuesday, May 19th, 1931, at the hour of 8 o'clock p.m. to hear and de- termine Appeals against the Assessfent Roll for the said Town. J. E. Gibson, Clerk, Town of Dryden. --8 3 Whos at fault? Are you ready for such an emergency? Complete automobile insurance saféguards your driving INSURENOW @ WITH J, E. GIBSON, Agent I Manitoba MRS. PITTS FATHER PASSES Mrs. Alfred Pitt Yeft Saturday afternoon for Toronto, being called there owing to the death of her father the Rev. A. B. Hames, which occurred that mor- ning, and on whose death the Free Press comments as follows -- # ® REV. A. B. HAMES DIES AT AGE OF 82 YEARS # Was Pioneer Minister Serving at Manitoba Stations The "death of Bev. A. B. Hames, father of A. 5. Hames, prominent Glenboro, Man., eurl- er, occurred Saturday morning at Toronto, Ont., at the age of 82 years. Born in Bristol. Eng., he came to Canada at the age of seven. During his years as Methodist minister, he preached at Fort Frances, Morris, Meadow Lea, High Bluff, Stonewall, Emerson, Fort McLeod, Alta, Oak Lake, and Bradwardine, which is now known as Harding. Besides A. B. Hames, of Glen- boro, two sons and three dangh- ters survive. Thése include W. A. W. Hafes, of Courtney, B.C. ; Dr. C. Hames, of Regina; Mrs. Fred Atkinson, of Toronto; Mrs. Russell Walker, of Myrtle, Ont, and Mrs. Alfred Pitt of Dryden. Mr. A. S. Hames left Saturday for the cast to attend the funer- al, arrangements for which have not been completed. RICE LAKE The regular meeting of the Women's Social Club was held at Mrs. J. Mallory's, on Tuesday of last week, with an attendance of almost a hundred per cent. During the afternoon, a quilt o 3 was made, the blocks of which had been contributed hy the various members. Lunch was served at the close. The next meeting will be held at Mrs. I. Lindquist's. John MeArthur has disposed of his pony to Mr. H. Pronger. held in the An A dance will be school on Friday, May 1st. event of the evening is supposed to be the raffle of a handsome rug, made hy Mrs W. Schaffer, from material donated by the] Women's Club, the proceeds to be used for club purposes. get # i Mrs. To Hazlewood spent pait of the week-end in Dryden. ® * J The school-board gave the scholars a pleasant surprise one day last week by sending over to the school an interesting look- ing box which was found to contain a brand new soft ball. This was much appreciated, as the former one, which is now reduced to a pulp, was the source of lots of fun during the past year. Work on the land has al ready begun here, the Senior school spaded up picee of ground to vegetable garden. Poys of the and fenced a be used as a Don't forget to get in your guess on the Gold Seal Rug to ke given away at Durances ~~ PreRea@r® Deo : UNITED CHURCH CHOIR CONCERT Yes, we went to this Concert last Friday in the Pulp Mill Hall, with the wife and family and we cach got fifty cents worth. The hall was comfortably fill- ed, and we were comfortably seated. We took the chairs, not the benches, and sat through two hours of melody and enjoy- merit; What change the last few years have brought to Dryden! There is more material for choral" work than most people think, because this excellent en- tertainment, was the effort of but one church. There arc other churches and there are some people who do not go to church. For that matter there are some people going to church that cannot sing, but that is another story, for another time. We rightly, say, and can prove, that there is fine material in Town for a choral society. However, there were we in the audience, and there was the choir on the stage. We could see the choir, all arrayed in white. but the choir could not sce us, so they sang better. They see us on Sunday, and we fear they do not sing, so well. But why say anything in any way derogatory to the choir, let us rather say they always do well. And let us remember that the choir works for nothing, just love and duty, and all that sort of thing. And not only, that, but some hard headed Board of Stewards, has taken away from them, the privilege that every choir should have. In Dryden they cannot even dodge the col- lection plate. We often go to church ourselves, without coll- ection, but no one knows it, hut our immediate neighbours and the collection steward. On the other hand, to our embarras- ment, and chagrin, a certain young lady in the choir has not given any collection for three sundays, and all of us notice it. This is unfair and we suggest a few lead slugs for appearance sake, if the choir collection must be taken. How silly all this is! We started to describe the Con- cert, and wandered off about the collection. We did say the entertainment was excellent, and we mean it now. It was probably one of the best alround concerts given in Town. We have the pro- gramme before us, as' we write this, but we are not going to be caught making any individual praise, at least not in_detail. The cnsembles were good! We would dare say, that the mixed quartette is the best the Town has ever produced in blend and tone! We would ask everyone of the choir to forgive us, when we say that Mrs. Hamilton was in par- ticularly fine voice, and we are gure no jealously will arise, when we give her credit for fine organization. We thought when Mrs. Rivers left Town, all was lost, but she left her mantle on good shoulders. We might safely mention Mr, Whiteley in the King's Horses, because this, the most tuneful number of the evening was so, i.ot only because of Mr. White- leys excellence, but because also of the vivacity of the entire choir's support. Time is up, space is full! We went to bed thinking of the tragedy of Mrs. Wigle's bachelor and turning = around gazing at the sleeping wife, titted sotto' voce, Hardie's "When 1 met McKay!" And after an hour or two of troubled sleep, we got up with a pricking conscience. We had forgotten one thing, We had for- cotton to culogise, what no one ever eulogises, that the most im- portant but always forgotton appanage of a choir, the person no auditor thinks of--the accom- panist, that hardest worked, hut pone noticed individual, And so with three sent 'cheers for Mp. IMarry Gammon and Mrs. "id. Bartlett, we crawled hack to bed, to snore in feeble tonal imitation of that excellent basso the Revd, John Howes. AT ED NOTE ~ : The above account of the LOCALS Mrs. Jack Holtorf is here from the West, visiting her par- ents, Mr. anl Mrs. Geo. Harris. * * « Geo. Kelley has returned from a trip to Newfoundland. #* * a W. C. Aitken, who has been relieving at the Royal Bank here, left for Winnipeg Friday. #* * &* Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Gough and family left Wednesday for Dy- ment, where Mr. Gough is open- ing a Grocery. and Confection- ery Store, having just completed the building of a large new store' building and residence. ' L * #* Workmen have just completed alterations to C. J. Wrights Grocery Store. The whole in- terior has been changed, a new office added and the walls and ceiling decorated, adding great- ly to the general appeararce of the store. Goods will also Le ar- ranged more convenient for shoppers. * * #* Mesdames ~~ Gibson, McRae, Lappage, Hohn and Maunsell, Sr., attended the annual W. A. Convention at Kenora this week, representing branches of St. Lukes W. A. * ® ® Mrs. S. Withrow entertained at a delightful bridge party at her home on Thursday evening. Tables were arranged for twen- ty guests. PARTY FOR MRS. WITHROW On the occasion of her fortieth wedding anniverary, Mrs 8. Withrow was the guest of honour at a party at the home of Mrs. T. Cullen on Tuesday evening when over twenty friends gathered for the occa- sion. Bridge was played, the winners being: First, Mrs Coll- een and Mrs Pinkerton, Con- solations, Mrs. Gough and Mrs. Coombs. A most delightful even- ing was 'enjoyed during the course of which Mrs. Withrow wes presented with a handsome bedspread. splendid concert, . given by the choir does not give the program, so we herewith print same -- O Canada. Land of Hope and Glory --- The Choir. Quartette--Birth of Spring--- Mesdames Hamilton and Bart- lett and Messrs Howes and Whiteley. Ladies' Chorus--Barcarolle. Male Quartette--Hundred Pip- ers--Messrs Brown, Turnbull, Russell and Hardie. Double Quartette--The Bare- foot Trail--Mrs Chipman, Misses Weeks, Ray and Reid, Messrs Turnbull, Whiteley, Russell. and Wice. Reading--Mrs Wigle. tood Night Beloved -- The Choir. Solo--The Kings Horses--Mr. 'Whiteley. Quartetfe--Weep No More-- Mesdames Hamilton and Bartlett and Messrs Whiteley and Howes. Solo--Irene--Miss KE. Adair. Soldiers Chorus from Faust-- Male Chorus. ] Piano Solo--Miss J. Reid. Strike The Lyre--The Choir. Male Quartette -- Highland Tove Song -- Messrs Brown, Turnbull, Russell and Hardie. Solo--When I take my sugar to tea--Miss BE. Adair. Quartette Come where my love lies dreaming--Mesdames Hamilton and Bartlett and Messrs Howes and Whiteley. Song--When I Meet MeKay--- John Hardie. Double Quartette--I passed by vour window -- Mrs. Chipman, Misses Ray, Anderson and Bail- ey and Messrs Whiteley, Turn- bull, Russell and Wice. Reading--Miss Pritchard. Highland Dance Hardie. Ladies' Chorus--Daffodils are here. Quartette--Come to the Fair --Mesdames Hamilton, and Bart- lett and Messrs Whiteley and Howes. Closing Chorus--The long day , closes. a RE John | IMPORTANT If you have a child that will be of school age by September 1st, hand the name and age of the child to the secretary, A.J. Lock, before May 10th, otherwise the trustees will not guar- antee room for children not previously registered. DO IT NOW. GOLF NOTES The first competition of the season, open to ladies as well as men, will take place on Monday, May 256th. Further details to be published later. To he eligible to play in 'this competition, members must return their cards, signed by the opponents, in order that the handicaps may be revised. The committee xe- quests that these cards be re- turned as soon as possible. SCOUTS & GUIDES On Saturday, April 25th, Commissioner K. I. Mills arriv- ed in Dryden, to inspect the Boy Scouts and to form a Local the district. Now that the Local Associa- tion is working and the two troop committees are on the job, Scouting in Dryden should make great strides to success. On Sun- day afternoon, a Scouts and Guides Service was held in the Pulp Mill Hall at 3 p.m. It was rather dissapointing not to see more adults present, neverthe- less the service was rather well attended and Mr. McAllister's address should have heen a great help to the hoys and girls. Mr. E. F. Mills gave a splendid address and was able to clear up several points that were formerly in doubt. The Boy Scouts started in 1912 with just a handful of lads and now there are over two million members throughout the world. The High Ideals of Scouting have kept the Associa- tion growing steadily. Parents, let your boys he Scouts and your girls be Guides. When the present two troops are full we can then start a third one. A. Kela. MUSICAL FESTIVAL The Public School Festival Choirs will present their test pieces in an entertainment to ba given in the Pulp Mill Hall on Wednesday, May 13th. The pro- gramme will also include piano numbers which will he played by competitors in the instru- mental classes. Local artists have promised to assist and there will he severs' numbers by the 1st Dryden Gompany Clirl Guides. The proceeds of the entertain- ment will be used to defray the expenses o f sending the choirs to Kenora. Association of Boy Scouts forj JUNIOR RED CROSS A few weeks ago we reported an open meetng given by 'The Health Seekers," they being the only organized branch of the above society in Dryden. The programme, carried out entirely by the Juniors themselves, was so well done that we made fur- ther investigation of the inner workings of the club. Every member is pledged to play the Health Game, as they call it, though as we will show later, it is the most important and serious part of their you lives. To begin with, every member is presented with a but- ton signifying he or she is pled- ged to the Health Game, also a card of rules which read as follows. 1 Kat plenty of whole cercals vegetables and fresh fruit every" day, but not much meat. 2 Drink at least two glasses of milk and four glasses of water every day, but no tea or coffee. 2 3 Sleep 10° te with the windows open or in the open .air. bed .at least ten hours night. 4 Be regular coing to the toilet. 5 Play out-of-doors everyday. 6 Hold the body straight while sitting or standing. 7 Brush the teeth night and every morning. 8 Take a warm bath once a week, oftener if possible. Be in every everyday in every 9 Wash the hands' before touching food and after using the toilet. clean. 10 Use the mouth sneezing. 11 Keep fingers, pencils, pens, crasers and rulers away from the mouth and nose. 12 Do not spit, use a hand- kerchief. These rules are handed out to be forgotten either, as they are the principal part of the Health (fame. A committee is appoint- ed to investigate daily just who transeresses by omition, We have . been supplied with the dailv record, kept by the leader of the health committee, and find some very interesting rve- ports. In the early stages of the came evidently quite a number drank tea or coffee as we read a note to this effect. "We are olad to learn that fifteen mem- hers have stopped drinking tea and coffee.'"' These added to the number who already were abstainers from such beverages would represent the majority of the membership, and we know that such restraint is valuable to growing juniors. Further re- cords show on each monthly re- port, that the committee have pleasure in reporting everyone coming to school clean, so the Health Game must be. helpful in the home, as most parents find (Continued on Page 4) Keep the fingernails handkerchief when pa cd aver coughing or not merely immediately BORN---At the Red Cross Hospi- tal, on April 23rd, 1931, to Me. and Mrs. K. Ray, a son. ) ! 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