. HE MIRROR No. 44 he STRATFORD, ONT., FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1926 Vol. 3 UP-TO-DATE SPORT NEWS By J. J. O'Leary, Mirror Sports Editor ; Numerous sparks of enthusiasm were displayed which will burst into one grand flame for all branches of sport this summer, as was indicated by the various chairmen on sports at the fifth annual meeting of the S. A. ys A., which was held in the Chamber of Commerce rooms this week, before one of the most representative gath- erings of the different branches of sport ever held in this city. The _ large turnout was a wonderful tribute to Stratford's sporting fraternity, who foster the welfare of. the citizens in this particular field. 'The retiring officers deserve cred- it for placing this association in its present position and it is to be hoped the new members, who take office, will see that they live up to the record set by them. The following officers were elected for the coming season: Honorary Sy Sephro eh lies 5 ey ial ee as se" a Oa 4 De taay iy Seach ate its Te ete gy Pt ee oe EG son; president, J B. Dunlop; vice- eee - . Ken Krane; secretary, Herb Bruder; ; executive, Roy Brothers, A. Smith, Dr. Lorne Robertson, Hube Lamb, L- -Feick, H. G. Rankin, C. W. Kewley. Herb Bruder as secretary is un- doubtedly one of the most capable and competent officials in this line, ey and his detailed report was a remark- able tribute to his efficient manner in dispensing the secretarial duties. Roy Brothers and Charlie Farquhar- son deserve great credit for studying Be. Se oie eae their recent trip east. Their selec- tions were in the form of combmed move. Now, citizens, show your ap- _preciation of their endeavors by giy- ing them your loyal support at Duf- ferin Park. WwW. McCully has shown by his sporting views and work in connec- tion with amateur sport that live wires are needed. Sport is no place for dead ones. George Sugden, Dufferin Park's cap- out this year. ~He states you will 'not regret the time you spend at the park. So let us see you all there opening day. s A. A. A. executive should see \ prove beneficial financially as well as giving the citizens and fans opportun- ity to follow most lines of summer sport. : Mr. King of Anne Hathaway. Ath- letic Association outlined its pro- (Continued on page 4) Referring to Letter in Financial Post Et players, baseball and hockey. A great - | taking presidents, A. R. Kennedy, G. M. Wil- | summer sports as well as winter, on L by "AS president, Norman Siegel; treasurer, . Carrying out our-policy, which is | that we always welcome communica- we publish the letter sent us G. Osborne, as well as the one written by A. R. Mosher, although exception the impliea- tions, to sponswble for the letter printed in the Post complaining of the over-indulgence in passes given to employees of the C. N. R. This let- ter, We have learned, was not' written or even suggested to have been writ- ten by any Stratford merchant. In fact, there was not any merchant in the city who was not as much surpris- ed to see this letter who read it. ze The editor of The Mirror can as- sure the railway employees of the city that our store keepers are in no dissatisfied the trade, Financial as any other way with or | trade to his store would more patronage déf C. N. R. employees. In- deed in conversing with the proprie- of one of the largest stores the day he said that the outside than tor other : : ' compensate for that which went else- tion that Stratford merchants were re- | | where. ' to Toronto occasionally. | prices at home before buying | from home, said this merchant to The | Mirror. | merchants would have no fear of Out- It's only to be expected, he said, that Stratford people would go This is hum- an-nature, because far away fields look green and Toronto people go to New York and New York _ buyers to Paris, but don't know where 'the poor Parisians go to satisfy their | desire for something different. However, it is only fair to compare away If buyers did this Stratford side competition. Addition to Library. At -a special meting of the Public | Library Board they awarded the con- cancer | lacrosse enthusiasts are | attend the meeting. able secretary, wants you all to turn | 'that the various sports under their | jurisdiction do not clash. This would | tract of building the new addition to the library to Lieut.-Col. John L. Youngs, M.C. The new addition will Le erected on the old central school property, which will be the main en- trance, closing the present entrance on St. Andrew's street. When com- pleted it will present a very imposing and classical appearance. It will be composed of red pressed brick and artificial stone. This will supply a very much needed accommodation and when completed wil be very at- tractive and will do much credit to the architect, James Russell. Lacrosse Players. The annual meeting of the Stratford Lacrosse Club, on account of the S. A. A A. not having appointed its rep- resentative, was postponed until Monday evening at 8 o'clock. All the invited to The following are the players: Jones, Graper, Cline, Noice, Sewell, Murray, Murray, Lav- elle, Moore, Murray, Walsh, Hamil- ton, McGowan, Spragbrow, Collins, McLean, McTague, Fraser, McPhee. Coming Event A superlative cast various roles in the third Mrs. Wal- lace Reid production, "The Red Kim- ono," playing at the Princess Theatre. Priscilla Bonner plays the storm-toss- ed heroine with Theodor von Eltz op- her, while Virginia Pearson, and interprets the posite Kimly Fitzroy, Tyrone Power Mary Carr are cast in highly import- "The Red Kimono" is an an ant roles. unusual photoplay, presented in unusuial manner by a woman who is eudeavoring to give the public some- thing worth while in pictures. Mrs. Wallace Reid has carved her way into the production fifeld by the high standard she has set for her pictures. "Time is money, and money is time, And don't you be forgetting it; Always getas much money as you can, But don't get time for getting it." PLAY ENTITLED "BUTTERNUT'S BRIDE" AT ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH Corner Erie and St. David Sts. Wednesday & Thursday, April 21-22, at 8 p.m. COME AND ENJOY A GOOD LAUGH Admission 35 cents In Life's Vast Playroom The world of nature, where the sun | rises above the green hills and laugh- ing brooks go dancing over pebbles | toward the sea, where twinkling stars silent, flowers broadcast the music of their tranquil powers. and wild sparkling with diamond dew their precious fragrance, the of nature is a great temple of beauty. it is a place of rest and recreation and emit world. rebuilding "Seek not afar for beauty. Lo! it glows In dew-wet grasses all about' thy feet; In birds, in sunshine, childish faces sweet, In stars and mountain summits top- ped with snows." It is very significant that the great Creator never made anything that wouldn't wear out: the leaf withers, the grass dies, the flowers fade away. The 'human heart wonderful pumping machine, and through long, is a continuous years it plies itself vigor- ously in faithful service, but by and by it gets' tired of pumping and stops. The brillsant mind of sage and scien- tist and philosopher that dared to dream of great mental quests and struggle with mighty intellectual problems becomes feeble and child- ish. The old world itself is wearing | out. Scientists behold the sun grad- vally losing its mighty energies and the pageants and glories of the earth | slowly but surely fading away. But the universe is so arranged and | human life is so constituted that we: shall prolong our days by rest. Be- tween every two heart beats the heart takes a fraction of 4 second off for play. If it were not for this wise provision of Mother Nature it would beat itself to death. The person who hasn't learned the secret of relaxing: the tension of life is committing slow every day that he lives. A unstrung suicide | violin must be frequently else it will lose its elasticity, so mam must learn the secret of play in order to store up reserve energies that will vibrate new music and produce better (Continued on page 5) AUCTION SALE of Piano, Household Goods, Imple- ments, Mare and Harness, on Sat- urday, April 17th at 2p.m. at 4 Devon St., corner of Romeo St., Stratford. Lillow Bus Service free from Post Office sharp at2p.m. Terms Cash. Alf. Pratt owner. JONES, Auctioneer