ee THE MIRR O No. 9 STRATFORD, ONT., FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1928 The Royal Black Knights Celebrate Here Tomorrow Tomorrow Stratford will "surren- der' to The Royal Black Nights of Ireland, and welcome the thousands of visitors that will throng the city. The promoters of the celebration are deserving of much credit in arranging the celebration of Derry Day in the Classic City. It is estimated that the numbers of Black Knights and. their friends which will be here will be in the neighborhood of 15,000. <A fine program of sports has been planned for the entertainment of old and young. Mayor J. A. Andrew has urg- ed all residents of the city to decor- ate their homes and places of business for the event. Stratford is expected to come forth in Gala style to welcome its host of visitors. The celebration will be a splendid advertisement for the community due to the whole hearted efforts by which the sponsors have assured its success. A Welcome Visitor To The City A most welcome caller at our office this week was. the Rev. W. H. Graham, B.A., pastor of Central Unit- ed Church, Hamilton. He was at one time the beloved pastor of the Central United Church here. The influence o fhimself and family in the city will ever remain fresh in the minds of those who knew them. We were glad to learn that they are all doing well in their various spheres of life, and are meeting with deserved success. While in the city he was a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Wil- cox, Church street. Sour Notes.--The young married couple were having a disagreement while awaiting lunch at a modest Soho eating-house. The woman was grumbling because they were unable to afford the luxurious restaurants which had been a feature of their honeymoon. "You can't have a brass band every- where you go," said the man crossly. "Oh, yes, I can," snapped his wife. "T've got it with me now--on my fin- ger."--Pearsons' Weekly. JONES Auctioneer Real Estate Fire and Life Insurance Office Open Evenings. 42 Albert St. Phone 763 vm Where Are S hakesperean _ Memorial Enthustasts? Last year we heard much about the erecting of a Shakespearean Memorial in the Classic City, little or nothing has been heard of it since; but what better advertisement could Stratford have than the erection of a memorial to the memory of the Immortal bard. Not long since Stratford had the honor of a visit from Hon. Archibald Flowers, director of all Shakespear- ean memorials in Stratford-on-Avon. He informed us that 65,000 American tourists each year visit the birthplace of Shakespeare. Probably the lack of interest is ow- ing to the fact of the kind of mem- orial selected. It would be of no great interest to a Shakespearean lover to make a journey of any great distance to see a bronze bust of Shake- speare, any more than they would come to see an oil painting or steel engraving. But a memorial that would be symbolic of his life's work should be a suitable place to stage his plays by local talent. A number of these plays are under the direction of our Normal School students. This memorial could be used for many dif- ferent purposes such as a band stand, plays or entertainments. Nature has provided a splendid lo- cation for this memorial ,right in the centre of our City, known as Riverside Park which lends itself admirably be- cause of its natural environment. We are informed that there would be many hundreds of dollars donated for a project of this kind, and we heard of a gentleman who lives out of the city who would donate $100 to- wards this object. Must Be Wealthy To Own a Good Home in a Large City The publisher, editor and printer's devil of The Mirror office have re- turned from a three-days' outing. We weuld like to have had a longer holiday. However, we have learned to be thankful for small mercies. Everyone should be able to rest a while during the summer months, but the job of getting out The Mirror means more work than the average person has any idea of but its strange few people ever think we work. In fact no one is ever classed as a laborer un- less they work with their hands. How- ever, we never so much realized the refreshing effect that three days' re- laxation had on the mind and body as we did these days spent for the most part out in the open. Our trip was to Detroit, and while motoring there we hadn't a care in the world, for the driver of the car was the best we ever rode wtih. We packed up our troubles in the old kit bag, and we had a little more change in our pocket than we anticipated for a Scotchman who cccupies the next-important posi- tion to the preacher in an up-town church placed a nice little donation in our hands Friday evening, with the kind remark that he always reads The Mirror, and this sum of money was to help it along. Ever since we have had a greater admiration for the Scotch. Indeed, we never be- lieved all the things that are writ- ten or said about their pecuniariness. It's strange the impression that peo- ple have of the Scotch. In fact while in Detroit we asked a gentleman why there were three colors on the signals for the motorist--The_ red, he said, was for danger, the green, go ahead, and the yellow for the Scotchman to stop their motors. Those of you who have read that poem of Kiplings--'Boots, Boots, Boots," will change the wording as soon as you get into the business sec- tion of Detroit to Cars, Cars, Cars to right of you, cars to left of you, cars in front of you, cars behind you. One would think that the motorist who drives through those streets was simply taking his life in his hands, but no we never saw a single accident, but the most wreckless driver was a young Canadian who simply flew at such speed that when we came to a stop we heaved a sigh of relief. His intention no doubt was a thrill for his passengers, but the effect was more akin to a chill than a thrill. but most thrills are followed by a chill anyhow. It may take all kinds of people to make a world but there are all kinds of people in Detroit. It is truly a cosmopolitan city, and the colored folks are so many in num- bers that for blocks and blocks little pickaninnes, young colored folks and old colored people are seen basking in the sun, and seemingly as is charac- teristic of the race, without a thought (Centinued on page 8) + i v "a : i rr |IS SECRETARY OF EDUCATION BOARD | ! i eal Dr. E. H. Ejidt, for years con- nected with school board and city council activities here, who was appointed secretary-treasurer of the Board of Education at a special meeting last night. Dr. Eidt com- menced his new duties Wednesday. The Stratford Board of Education has been fortunate in securing the services of Dr. E. H. Eidt as secretary- treasurer to fill the vacancy which oc- curred with the resignation of R. A. Cluff. No resident of this city has taken more interest in advancement of edu- cation here than Dr. Hidt. His time for years has been unselfishly given in this direction. For the past 20 years he has been connected with Stratford's school boards, while for 10 years he was in the city council. With such a background of practical experience he will be able to dis- charge his new duties with an under- standing that will make him.invalu- able to the board and the city. Headed for the Tropics. -- Notice to My Chicken Thief The car blanket that you stolen along with the last consignment of poultry from my chicken coop was an all-wool blanket. If your foresight had not been blinded with poison boot- leg liquor you would have taken my ice machine instead, for where you're going a refrigerator plant would be more appropriate than a wool blanket. H. J. ROBB, --Albion (Penn.) paper.