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_ Druggist and Stationer, We will "of Peaches and other fruits as come in season from Grimsby. SE th 7 Port Perry ES getting a regular supply Port Perry. OCK 'they, The 1. Call pe * Ontario Rs Two years ago Port Perry contributed $7500 for Patriotic purposes, ot and in the next column you will find a clear statement of the disposal of the money so contributed. The contribution and the business-like 1 'handling of the the fund have both done credit fo Port Perry. - But that. | chapter of our history 1s closed. What-is our obligation for the present ahd the future? ay "The need in 1915 was very great, but the need to-day is tremendously greater. © Every argument that was used two years ago to urge that we give liberally to the great causes that bring help and comfort to our soldier defenders, can now be used with immeasurajly greater force. The two years have piled up the misery until the sum total is appalling, But the immensity of the suffering is beyond us; we cannot see it--it is so _ far away. Every paper, magazine and public 'address tells of this awful calamity that has come upon the world, but we sit in comfort and safety while in the countries over the sea a million homes are desolate, and millions of men are broken that our safety might be assured. "These figures will show how great and growing the need is: "The total expenditure of the British Red Cross for the first year of -the war was approximately $8,500,000. For the second year of the war it was slightly over $9,000,000. To-day it is approxiamately $300,000 a week, or $16,000,000 yearly. Of this amount, the Province of Ontario contributed $1,515,000 in 1915, and $1,680,000 in" 1916. The real appeal to us this year is, therefore--=THIS GREAT WORK MUST GO ON. We cannot allow our soldiers to suffer needlessly because we fail to supply the necessary funds. ; Two facts are brought out clearly bY these figures--the growing need of funds and the unbounded confidence of the public in the work of the British Red Cross Society. Se FIGHT OR PAY In 1915, the slogan was "FIGHT OR PAY;" and it is the slogan yet. Because we do not have to face discomfort, danger, and death, we must do our share in other ways, Fon this is OUR fight for OUR free- dom. The soldier who enlisted to fight our battles was under no greater obligation to do so than any of the rest of us. He simply volunteered "ta do what we could not or would not do. This is our fight because our freedom depends upon the outcome. 2 When the house is on fire, we do not waste time discussing who set | the fire going. but we do all we can to help the brigade, and, if a fire man is killed or injured, our sympathies are roused and we give practical expression to them. 4 We praise our soldiers and bestow honours tipon them, not when they have done their routine work, but when they have bravely faced danger ! .and death. If we expect great things of our soldiers, why not expect g great thiugs of ourselves?. We must PAY if we cannot fight. MAKE PAYMENT CONTINUOUS We all know our own business best. We have a very fair idea how' much we can pay, and how much we can pay-at one time. Some of us can write" out a cheque, the bank pays the cash, charges it to our account, and the transaction is-closed. That is a pleasant way of doing business, but it is.confined to a few persons. With most of us the pro- cess is quite different. If we subscribe generously, it is difficult to find the money all at once, But we can make smaller monthly payments without any great bardship. That is the method adopted in Brighton, a place about the same size as Port Perry, and that village has been pay- ing $600 a month or $7200 a year for a couple of years--and the peo- ple expect to keep this giving up while the war lasts. In other words Brighton can be depended on for $7200.a year, and the givers are - counting on this paymeut as a regular living expense. 8 : about the thousand mark. Let us see how it would work out in Port Perry. ~ Our population is wid ad About three hundred citizeds can glee some ount. ~ Were those three hundred citizens to pay an average of two Jollats per mnt for Cs thousand two hundred dol- 87 d por : is pla does not. giver to two dollars monthly. One ' may be able to pay five of ten dollars monthly, whilc adother may 1S GREAT; ; WE MUST PAY AGAIN | et to be made MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, and the . amount aimed at is $3,500. Figure out how much you can give WELL ONCE ARE SUFFERING; Le THE PUBLIC MEETING "Mr H. L. Ebbels, chairman, pointed out that, as a Village, we bad become neglectful of the needs of the Patriotic Funds. The first per- son he called upon to address the audience was Mr. Parrish. Those three words--*"Another Payment Due"--would summarize briefly the situation regardicg the Patriotic Funds. Mr W L Parrish, Prrsident ofthe Port Perry Citizens' Patriotic League, gave the reasons for the need of this new payment very clearly at the Public meeting last + week, first dealing with the work of the Women's Patriotic Asssociation. Has report was as follows: ' "The Women's Patriotic Association work largely for the Red Cross Society. They have, however, given money to the British Red Cross, the Belgian Relief Society, and to several other worthy war calls. In. the year 1915 the women raised and distributed $513.24; 1n 1916 $568.~ 70; and in 1917 the magnificent sum of $1374.26. They have made and sent to the Front--1945 pairs of socks;190 pairs: of wristlets; 910 handkerchiefs; 840 hospital shirts; and 16503 other- pieces, consisting of mufflers, bandages, soldiers' kits, and other neces- sities Besides this the women have sent Christmas hampers to the: boys at the Front each ycar. The most pleasing feature of this report is that as the need has in creased the ladies have gone steadily forward to meet it, and this year they have given two and a half times the amount they did the first year. All honour to the Women's Patriotic Assoc:ation; to the officers; to the workers: and fo those who contribute. We will now take up the work of the men. In 1915 you contributed to the Port Perry Patriotic Society about $7500, of which $3800 was paid to the central Organization, and $2600 to the Canadian Red Cross Jociety. The balance was given to the British Red Cross, Belgian Relief, British Navy League, and for certain local needs: By fotming a local Branch of the Canadian Patriotic Fund we auto- matically became able to draw upon that organization for otrlocal needs in helping the wives anc mothers dependent on the soldiers at the Front. The number on the list varies. We have had as many us 25. At the present time we have 14 : As 1 told you, we have given $3800 to tne Canadian Patr'qtic Fund, and we have received back $3738, leaving only $62 to our credit with ° that organization, At the end of the month we shall require $142 for this work. ~ Are we going to let some one else pay that money for us, or are we going to support our own boys who made such sacrifices for us?" Mr Parrish then cited two cases showing how well our soldiérs are de- fending us at the Front and how worthy their families are of our sup- port. The two mentioned were Johnson Paudash, whose commanding officer counted him to be the best sniper among the Canadians; and Isaac Taylor, who made the supreme sacrifice, and who was one of five brothers at the Front. The speaker concluded by saying--'"When the canvassers call, you will know what they want Meet them with a smile. Have your mind made up. exactly how much you are going to give. Give it freely, and wish them well in their work." Mr. Ebbels next called upon Major Cameron, who proved to be a very entertaining and inspiring speaker. The Major, who is second in command of the 116th Bn, gave a vivid picture of life at the battle Front. He showed that the men did their turns at the various military duties--trench, support, brigade reserve, and divisional reserve. The speaker gave the rations which are served to the soldiers daily--beef bacon, potatoes, bread, marmalade or jam, occasionally fresh fruit in season, rum to those in the front line in the wet season, and lime fruit juice in the dry season. Major Cameron gave unstinted praise to the Canadian soldiers, and attributed their buoyancy of spirit and splendid courage to the fact that when the soldiers are in reserve they are encouraged to play at every possible opportunity. The Major said that at Lens the 116th Bn. bad its opportunity to do: its bit, and did it so well that they received the praise and congratulation of several high officials including General French. At the conclusion of his speech Major Cameron was given three hearty cheers, which he gracefully acknowledged, at the same time pointing out that the man most worthy of cheers was Col. Sam, Sharpe; who had proved himself to be a commanding officer who was thoroughly worthy of leading the Ontario County Battalion. The cheers were given right royally. : Mr N F Davidson, K.C., was the next speaker. He stated that he often pointed to out effort of 1915 as an example of what could be done by a community such as this. But the time has come to make another effort, with the need very much greater than in 1915. He said that we: cannot afford to become war weary. The news of apathy on our part would quickly reach our enemies, and such news only serves to encour- age the Germans to fresh effort. They are the ones to show signs of discouragement for they are suffering as we have never dreamed of having to suffer. We are prosperous and safe and can give readily to the com- fort of the wounded who are looking to us for that comfort. The meeting closed with the National Anthem. THE & STANDARD BANK HEAD OFFICE - TORONTO This Bank offers every facility in the conduct of accounts, of manu-