THE MIRROR 'The Mirror's Reflection ts Always an Attraction" No. 10 STRATFORD, ONT., FRIDAY, AUGUST 24th, 1923 Vol. 1 CHORAL SOCIETY CHOOSES SPLENDID OFFICERS An Enthusiastic and Efficient Corps of Officers With a President Who Is a Hard Worker--R. H. Myers If the singers of Stratford get behind the officers of the Choral Society the permanency of the organization is assured. No oppor- tunity, however, must be missed to boost the Society. Getting started in anything ts easy; its to keep going--that's the job. A good crowd attended the practice Wednesday evening under the leadership of Mr. Roth- well, leader of St. Andrew's Church Choir, Mrs. Easun playing the accompaniments, and it was decided to hold weekly practices Tuesday evenings in the Chamber of Com- _ merce rooms. . The officers of the Society are : Honorary president, Wm. Preston ; honorary vice- president, H. W. Strudley ; president, R.H. Myers ; vice-president, Mrs. J. P. Murray ; 'secretary, Miss Hazel Johnston ; treasurer, - Lawrence Near; librarians, W. Ford and B. Lavis; executive, Mrs. Wilbur Babb, S. Wyatt, Mrs. H. Clark, Mrs. E. Webb, H. J. Near, Mr. Scott, H. Jackson and F. XK. Creasy. A party of seven Stratford folks has just returned from an eight day trip which was , both interesting and educational. They were Mr. and Mrs. Jas, Anthony, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Shore, Misses Belle Rogers, Agnes Kane and Alice Goforth. They visited Montreal, Quebec and Saguenay Riyer as well as many other places. Hie Saguenay River, which terminates at Ha-Ha Bay was one of the most fascinating scenes. 'This bay derived its name from the first glimpse the settlers had of the river. Mr. Anthony tells us their laugh pronoun- cing the syllables Ha-Ha was the thing that suggested the name. The party were also in Eternity Bay, between Cape Eternity and Cape Trinity. Cape Trinity being 2,000 feet high with three elevations, the first ele- vation is 400 feet high where there isa statue to the memory of St. Ann erected in gratitude of someone who claims to have had a miraculous cure. They also visited Murray Bay where ex-President Taft spends his holidays. In the entry to the Bay not a sound is heard except the bellowing of the boat's whistle and their echo. "This is an experience that makes one feel," said one of the party, "that you are miles from no- where and really gives one the feeling that it is eternity." The party are all looking better for the trip and a look in the Mirror will show how well they look--of course they werea pretty good looking crowd before they went away. knee. STRATFORD YOUNG MEN IN- JURED IN MOTOR ACCIDENT Walter Murr, One of Stratford's Most Popular Young Men Sustained the Most Serious Injuries. While a number of Stratford young men were motoring in the neighborhood of Grand Bend the car struck a bad piece of newly gravelled road, and almost instantly upset the car. They occupants were Frank Walker, A. Schellenberger, E.W. Brown and Walter Murr. 'The latter having received two fractures, one above and one below his Frank Walker having several ribs broken, and Alvin Schellenberger wrenched his shoulder blade, while Ernst Brown's injuries are not serious he received some ugly cuts on the forehead. Walter Murr was taken to the Stratford hospital and is receiving the very best atten- tion. Walter is one of Stratford's most popular young men,and is heroically accept- ing his mishap, saying that " It might be worse.'? With his host of friends he will not be lonesome anyhow.. It is expected that Mr. Walker will soon be around again. The C. N. R. ambulance was phoned for from Grand Bend so that the boys might be BARACA-PHILATHEA UNION CONVENES IN STRATFORD Growth of Ontario Union In Last Four Years Is Recorded. Each year a number of conventions and gatherings of different societies are held in the fair city ot Stratford and this year is proving uo exception to the general rule. Commencing today a very important gath- ering is taking place in Central Methodist Church where representatives from almost ove hundred different Baraca and Philathea classes of Ontario are attending the Fourth Ontario Baraca-Philathea convention. Very few citizens realize perhaps just what Baraca-Philathea is though it is men- tioned in churches, clubs, sporting circles, etc. On October 2oth, 1890, Marshall A. Hudson of Syracnse, N. Y., formed the first Baraca Class in the world in that city after which time many other classes were formed (Continued on page 4) ------------------ nn -- OOo aes comfortably conveyed home. The message came at 9.05 and they were in Grand Bend at 10.55. Those in charge of the ambul- ance certainly lost no time in getting there. They were, Harry Ennis and J. Weis. 'What's the matter with this town ?"' said someone to The Mirror who had not been in our city for some time. The endeavor to stop him by draw- ing his attention to the beauty of our city was not successful. "Yes, but it is dead. There is abso- lutely no life and no activity."' Well, it was somewhat interesting to be told by an outsider what he really thought about our city, and "That we were a bunch of dead ones." The fellow who is an honest critic, and dishes out hon- est criticism whether it be about our town, about our business, or even about ourselves--that is if he is not a knock- er, he will do more for us than the one who tells us how nice we are and how well we are doing. A teacher once told one of his pupils that something terrible must happen before this pupil would be able to ex- press the situation that the dramatist Is There Anything Wrong with Stratford If There Is, WhatIs It? Address letters to The Fletcher Johnston Press, 123 Ontario St. wanted his audience to feel. So maybe we need something like this to wake us up. He has given us a dig in the ribs and we wonder if there is something in what he says. Do you really think there is ? If there is any- thing seriously wrong with the way the town is run, could you make a sugges- tion as to what that thing, or things, is ? We want to know it. For the best letter of not more than between 200 and 250 words that we re- ceive up to the 21st of September we will pay $5.00. Anyone may enter this contest. Now remember, stick to the text, "Is there anything wrong with Stratford, and if so, what ist? We want the privilege of printing the prize-winning letter or all the let- ters. Your name will be withheld if you so desire but must be signed to the letter. We prefer, however, to have the privilege of publishing the names.