" Tavish, \ COVERING THE TERRITORY BETWEEN FORT WILLIAM AND KENORA. | THE NEWSPAPER ies OF THE DRYDEN DISTRICT J) VOL. X. DRYDEN, ONTARIO, MAY 13th, 1932, ; : No. 20. M. A. McTAVISH DIES Ox drift today mourns the loss of one of its best known resi- dents, Milton Alexander Me- who passed away Wed- nesday morning in his forty- seventh year. Death came as a result of an illness. which he has suffered for three years since he was strick- en with paralysiss while engag- ed with his duties as section foreman at Oxdrift. Until the time of his illness Milton MeTavish was a promin- ent figure in all community af- fairs and a leader in sport ac- tivities at Oxdrift. . His death is mourned by a very large num- ber of friends and the heartfelt sympathy of everyone is exter ed to the bereaved widow and family, Ruby, Ray, Gordon and little Jean. The funeral service is being held "at Oxdrift: today, Rev. J. W. Howes conducting, The late Mr. McTavish was a one of Golden Star Lodge, AL AM. and Dryden Lodge Teor. and hoth these Lodges will attend and officiate at the graveside burial ceremony. In- terment will take place at Ox- drift cemetery. RED CROSS Through the seneroniy of the T. Raton Co., Ltd, of Toronto, a substantial D.A. account was placed at the disposal of the Ontario Red Cross. Purchases from this acount have heen made for groceries and canned goods for the outpost hospitals during the past six months. This in- formation eomes from the Head- quarters of the Red Cross Soe- iety, such a gift is certainly worthwhile, were it not for other generous hearted people in Toronto the work of the Red Cross could not be carried on, it ig the donors of large sums that help to pay the dificits of the various outposts. Between now and the end of this month you! will have your opportunity to share in the good work, a «iff of One Dollar will put your name on the list of members, if you cannot give that amount give less, but GIVE. Any of the following members of the committee will 'he glad to re- ceive your subscription: Alfred Pitt, A. 8. Melntyve, Dr. D. G. Dingwall, Dr. H. Mor- ison, Dr. P. H. B. Wood, Thos. Proudfoot, J. H. Parr, Mis. Lb, Gardiner and A. J. Lock. ph : STEAM O15 PERMANENTS SPECIAL $3.50 Done by American Experts. Sat. May U4 till Thur. May 19 Each wave done by an ex. pert and guaranteed to last until hair grows out. - Push. | Up-Waves requires no finger: waves. Appointments made Dryden Hotel Make as. we are WELK, Miss Farrar = it forinenly at appointments early only here for ONE and Miss Me. of New York, , Man. rd = a ra cg \y Zr oro To A INSURANCE see 3, E. GIBSON, Agent ANNOUNCEMENTS Remember the Empire Day Tea, to be held on Saturday, May 21st, in the Pulp Mill Hall by the Ladies' Auxiliary to the Canadian Legion, B.E.S.1L. * * #* The Baptist Miission Tea and: Sale advertised to be held at the home of Mrs. Foote on Fri-| day, May 27th, has been Ra e #% ok 0% The annual meeting of the Dryden Women's Institute willl be held in the Town all on Friday, May 27th, rat 3 pon. A full attendance of members is requested. There will be a paper on "Pioneer Days in the Dryden District,' A meeting of the supporters, of 1932 Chautauqua will be hel in the Town Hall, Friday eve ing, May 20th, at 8 p.m. Please attend. Remember the date is net far away. Dryden dates-- June 29th to July 5th, The local Scout and Guide Assoc ation will hold a Whist Drive and Dance in the Pulp 1 on May 24th. Admis- plus . Whst starts Prizes will be given. Ramblers Orchestra A Directors Meeting of Dry- den and District Agricultural Bociety will be held in the Ag-|; ricultural Offie e on Saturday, May 14th, at 7.30 p.m. GOLF COMPETITION There are many new players this year and more are coming in everyday. The carly season sion y 46 at 8 p.m. Russell's #* competition has been arranged and will be a novelty in the form of the "Hidden Tole" con- test. Six numbers, representing some of the holes between one and eighteen 'have been drawn by a non-golfer and these ave placed in sealed envelopes. No- body knows what holes are men- tioned in these envelopes, and the player making the Jowest score for these six, after playing the full eighteen, will be the winner, Below is the schedule of games as drawn up by the com- mittee. The list is still open to everybody, but all games must be played by May 20th, 1932. S. » Mrs. J. Wilson vs Mrs. I. IIumphreys; Harry Gammon vs Jack Davidson; Dr. P. I. B. Wood vs J. E. Gibson; II. Hum- phreys vs Mrs. H. Morison; Dr. Do Go Dingwall vs J. 8. Wilson; Dr. IL. Morison vs T. C. Crawley; R. Hamilton vs A, Mcintyre; Frank Foulis vs J. A. Pitt; 'W, I. Brownhill vs 5 Hardie; Mrs. Wood vs Mrs. J. E. Gibson; Mrs Dingwall vs Murs, Jack Pitt; Mrs. Crawley vs Murs, Jack; J. FH. Harris vs Frank Willard; W. Moorehouse vs IM. Moore; C, Witt vs D. W. Se ott; Mrs, D, Maun- sell vs Mes, D McRae Ww. 1 Conner vs Mona Maris ; KE. McRae vs J W toto Lams Dr, Watt vs J Jack: J. Morri- son vs 10. T. Elliott: W. S. RBus- sel vs D. N. Maunsell; H. Hill vs J. IL. Skillen; Alfred Pitt vs Mrs C. Witt; Mrs. W. 8. Russell vs ii Brownhill ; Ella Holm v8 | Olive Lewis; J. Connor vg Wm, | _, Button: W. Nyegren vs S, Tels Mrs. sen; W. Hambelton va I, J. Me Fherson; Fo Whiteley kK. Colliss ; go Durance vs Wright; Erie Whiteley vs Armstrong; Lorne Whiting Bert Berrey ; Lenore McRae Mrs. Durance. vs SHOWER FOR BRIDE-ELECT A Seliohiod evening was spent at the home of Mrs. C. G. Byington on May 9th, taking the form of a Miscellaneous Shower given in ho ot N yun e Pon mhower wh ose mar- riage HOLDS The po ving room was erally decorated with pink and white streamers, bells and potted, plants. Mus. Byington was as- sisted by Misses Robinson, who put on a programme of comic skits, reading, and a contest After the presentation, a dainty lunch was served and the party ended up at midnight, all sing- ing 'Bhe's a Jolly Good Fellow.' FINLAYSON'S VISIT POSTPONED The Secretary of the Board of Trade has received a, communi- cation from the Hon. Wm. Fin. layson with reference to his in- ability to visit Dryden last week. He had expected to make his! headquarters at Kenora and then 1ly to Fort Francis, Sioux! Lookout and Dryden. Owing to the fact that ice was still on the lakes, it was found impossible to use the planes. It was i perative that he visit Fort Fra els and his available time w thus oa tailed through h travel by rail. He states Jetin. itely that he will visit Dryden a little later in the season. BOARD | MF EETING G The regular quarterly meeting of the Dryden District Board of Trade was held in the Town Hall, Dryden, on Friday, May 6th at 8 The President, Mr. J. 8. son occupied the Chair. The meeting was well attend- ed and in addition to a large number from Dryden, represen- tatives were noted from Quibell Eagle River, Minnitaki, Ox- fe and Wahigoon, The See- of "the el since the Tact General Meeting. Letters had been received from. the Board of Railway Commissioners 're the proposed subway and re eclesing of Dinorwic Station. After re- ceiving their Engineer's report, the Board of Railway Commis- sioners refused to authorize the construction of the subway. The Board of Trade have asked for the installation of an automatic alarm at the crossing West of the Depot. Considerable eorres- pondence was read from the Department of Game and Fish- eries regarding appointment of Game Warden, and in connec- tion with the restocking of eer- tain lakes in the vicinity. The Board hope eventually, te have all suitable lakes in the District restocked, and thus provide an attraction for the Tourist. The Board have been. endeavouring to arrange with the Canadian Pacific Express to provide Ex- press delivery and thig is still under consideration. We also endeavoured to have the Cana- dian National Railway make Richan a flag station for their transcontinental trains, but with- out snccess. Correspondence was read from the Hom. Wm. Finlayson re the Trans-Canada Highway. The Hon, Wm. Fin. layson had hoped to be inDry- den to meet the Board but was unable to stop off. He has sinee wired the Secretary that he will be in Dryden a little later in the season. There was consider- able discussion regarding the condition of the roads, praeti- cally all respresentatives from points in the district part. After the matter been thoroughly threshed a strongly worded resolu- outside taking had out, a that immediate steps he Ike the. 1s in shape' o that normal traffic could be! esumed. A copy of the resolu- on has been forwarded to Fon, . Finlayson. was 'decided to ask for a reduction in the cost of Fishing Licenses for residents of Canada from $5.00 to $1.00. The Secretary has endeavour. ed to arrange with the Winni- peg I'ree Press for greater pub- licity for Dryden District and it is expected satisfactory arrange- ments will be made. A resolution was received from the Sioux Lookout Board of Trade urging the completion of the Sioux Lookout - Dinorwic Highway. This was heartily en- dorsed by the Board. @ The Board of Trade is gain strength at every meeting. Tt is building for the future as well as for the post ing ie istrict who is hn in the district. Join now and make it representative of: all portions of the Community from Dyment to Quibell: The officers are giving their time freely. and dese: ver a Give them your support. D R YD EN ARTISTS EARN HIGH MARKS AT KENORA MUSIC FESTIVAL Two Shields and 8 Several Firsts Brought Home By Local Entrants. The Second Annual Musical Festival at Kenora, sponsor ed by the Kenora Women's Insti- tute was a brilliant success and. by far exceeded the splendid record of last year's venture. Fmtries were greater in numue, and there was a much higher standard of proficieney than vid the previous year, 1 has Total or ganizing 3 while affair and the rec n of the whole d is wall earned. The honours attained by local contestants at the Festival are a credit to this town and > responsible for brimging such honour to Dryden are worthy of the highest praise. Mr, John Me Taggart of Win. nipeg was at all times a most capable and fair adjudicator and the splendid auditorium of the new Iligh School proved an ideal concert hall and allowed com- fortable accomodation for all visitors, Sw one hundred left Dry to nd the Festiival, this a of course includes visit. ors as well as those taking part. Two shields were won by local! competitors. These were the Dryden W. I. Choir, which won | the shield by one point over the; Kenora W. I. Choir, and Dryden Public School two-part choir which won over the Cecilia Jeffry School. In th contralto solo Mrs. W. Howes came J. first singing . the TWO DAY HOLIDAY PROPOSED July 1st this year falls on a Friday and sinte this day and the day following are the days set aside for the Celebration of road opening at Kenora, it has been suggested that Dryden follow the lead of its neighbour town and declare the Saturday following Dominion Day a eivie holiday. As there are dozens of citizens already planning to, spend these two days at the Highway Opening at the Lake' of the Woods, it would seem: quite in order to have the two holidays on Friday and Satur- day which would allow a worth while weekend for those plan- ning to attend the festivities at . This is merely a sug- 5 it 1s up to the business ple and citizens to state their wishes and make their desires known to the proper authorities in plenty of time. BASE BALL A meeting of thn Ti Sr. Baseball Club will be held on Monday, May 16th, at 7 o'clock on the IFair (rounds, weather permitting, This meeting is for the pur- pose of forming a Baseball League with outside points. We, therefore, ask your co- operation by sending represent- atives to this meeting, so that we may be able to draw up a schedule. --H. P. Binda, See.-Treas. The Student Missionary Mr. Dyker, student mission- ary, will preach at Aubrey on Sunday, May 15th, at. 11 a.n., Eton Rugby at 2.30 pa. and Pine Grove at 7 p.m. PINE GROVE The Pine Grove Busy Bees held their third meeting on May 6th with 17 members present and 10 guests. After the opening song, "Keep- ing the Laws of Juniors," and the reading of the minutes, the programme took the form of a Mother's Day Celebration. There was a mother acrostic, by six Junior boys, songs--* 'My Moth- er's Byes," "'Mother,"" and '""Mother Macree'" by Alice Shapland, Edith Pollock, Dean Holmes, Dorothy Pollock an Helen Holmes, with ukulele ac- companiment by Miss Schur : reading--'Mother's Day" b+ Keith Robinson, "A Brave Mot- er' by Helen Holmes, "Some- body's Mother" by Charlie Dav- is, "My Mother" by Alice Shap- land, and "The Cap Mother (Continued on Page 4) Announcement Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Moore announce the marriage of their daughter, Olive Edith, to James Henry Drew, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Drew of Keewatin, the wedding to take place shortly at St. Luke's Church. + + | IN MEMORIAM ] 3 + In ever loving memory of our dear husband and father, O. Lundmark, who past away on May 14th, 1926. Always remembered Sweet is the word remembrance As these few lines will show; You will always be remembered As the years may come and go. Inserted by wife and sons, Wabhigoon, Ontario. "The Little Silver rey Winterbottom was first in the beginners piano solo class after keen competition. Out of a strong group of com: petitors in the spoken poetry class, Dorothy Withrow came first and Marjory Crawley car ried off the honours in the piano solo open. leila I'oulis came second in the Primary Piano solo and made a splendid show- ing. In the graded senior choir Dryden School made a fine showing and was just one point helow the winning 178 and in the graded schools Junior Choir, Dryden came third. The marking of the piano solo competition for pupil teachers was exceptionally high and Miss Jeanette Reid of Dryden eame Just one point below the winner, Miss Sheila Talbot Crosby, and won a special award for her splendid = playing. Miss Reid] was also requested to play at the concert at which only the prize winners appeared. gratifyi piano playing, no Dryden; idate received less than marks which co nly speaks' well for the competitors and hers, @ those who visited Ken- ora last week to attend the Music Ilestival were: Mesdanies (Gibson, Bartlett, Hamilton, Hel- lem, Wigle, McPherson, Morris, McRae, Peden Jack, O. H. Pronger, BR. J. Pronger, P. H. B. Wood, feat. Relintm. Ray, Howes, Dempster, Chipman, Winterbottom, Brown, Ferguson, J. 8. Wilson, J. A. Pitt and the is, A. M. Boiteau, misses M. Mor Sy onapal Weeks, and messrr Froud. McKinney and Tr Ring". Aud- It 1s Q. Thanks Hh The Rebekahs wish to thank everyone who contributed to the success of their Whist Drive and Done a aid of the Hospital, the sum of $70.00 being realized. BIRTHDAY PARTY "Birthday Greetings to the First Dryden Girl Guide Con- pany"--thus spoke the proud and happy parents and friends of the Guides of the 1st Dryden' Company, on the evening of; May 10th. The occasion was. a grand birthday celebration, ear- in ried on the true Cuide-like way. Parents and friends gath- ered at Company headquarters shortly after eight, but the Guides had been busy, hammer-! (Continued on Page 4) to learn ais 794 BE ---- oads! Let us all co-operate in ¢ Individual consideration satisfaction. YOUR KIND ¢C Department North Frost action in roads is now at its worst. Avoid unnecessary use and unlawful over-loading. IS EARNESTLY SOLICITED R. T. LYONS, District Engineer. 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