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Port Perry Star, 17 Jul 1912, p. 1

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: Jidly Ce ! v connection with the newly: formed] qunty association 'of Loyal Orange Lodges in South Ontario was held - at} Whitby and was a'pronounced success verything went along smoothly and} , x the various officers' in charge deserve Ti A 4 dit for: excellent results obtained. ' a Even the weather man was smiling, FA "The following was the order of the page which contained some five » MV i ndred members, os } e are | ORDER OF PROCESSION . : od Lady "True Blues in Cartiages © ? Bowmanville Band : Whisty Lodge No 160 1 h C h { A 2 | . Fegan, Master : . #5 Port Perry Lodge No 223 € ¥ arm 0 n ! SB, Smallman, Master O on V * 1] pe seaniar Untario Village ual Oshawa Lodges Nos 686 and 2167 Ao A. Goheen, Master ' | Registered in accordance with: the Copyright Act] * It is perhaps quite natural that, after a long winter's work, Tri Blog Lodge "we look forewatd to our holiday in summer as one of the most im-~ A numbet of vi Siting Brethecn frou portant events in our year. I seems 'to imply a trip with 'a Brooklin and Pick ering. The proces: complete change of surroundings, and sure enough: the important on. numbered in-all: about geo. topic of oonversation is "Where are you going for your holiday ; i 3 Alloway, Marshall for the day «We go to Muskoka, the Thousand Islands, the Rocky. Moun- 4 4 ey tretid taing dnd many other delightful Places; but for the city dweller there is no more lovely spot than an old Ontario village, nestled by a quiet lake or river. - I can see now oné of the most . charming of these villages with its streets rising gently from 'the lake and overhung with stately trees, I can see its pretty churches, its lovely old houses in spacions grotinds, unspoiled by real estate' boots 'and possessing a substantial dignity. It is Port Perry on the quiet shores of Lake Scugog. Port Perry is one of the places in this new world that seems to impart a féeling of the old. The families are of good sturdy Fung lish-and" Scotch stack, who brought with them, not only their in- tegrity. but the love for large houses and spacious grounds, and a goodly-supply of the fine old English furniture, silverware and other useful household articles, that are now much sought after .- by historians and curio hunters The present generations have more than upheld the traditions of their forefathers, for besides keeping these fine old homes 'in perfect conditions, additions have been built and the best of modern furniture and hangings have been selected to correspond to what was already there; while water works and electric light are conveniences they have long enjoyed. . : FR : As might be expécted, families such as these have produced Ls EE ee -- sons and daughters of which not only Port Perry, but many large South Ontario, Mr. Kon. cities and even the Whole of Canada, are proud, attaining in some Shot tii thanking the Ths the highest places in professions; becoming merchant princes fp i ST and entertainers of Royalty. : for their attendance, Thete 1s one place in the West Indies, Montego Bay, Jamica, 'which always reminds me, but for its tropical surtoundings, of pic- 'turesque Port Perry. Montego Bay is considered by many world travellers to be one of the most baautiful situations in the world, it nestles on a hillside, dmidst green trees, facing the Caribbean Sea a8 Port Perry nestles by the shores of Lake Scugog: But this village has _ the advantuge in its delightful and well-kept Fegan Master of Whitby Town Hall § ds at the corner of 4 pretty park a. bandstand and many. fine trees. At the. foo t of t

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