a ------ Vol. 9 STRATFORD, SEPT. 11, 1931 No. 15 Intermediate W.F.A. Cup Comes To Stratford Hats off to Tom Maltby's sturdy band of athletes who have brought the intermediate W. F. A. championship to Stratford for the first timé in the his- tory of the series, Stratford has had senior W. F. A. champions 'and junior W. F. A. champions in the past, but the Classic City holds the intermedi- ate cup for the first time this year. - The local club's victory is the sweeter because of the fact that it came at the end of a season which had anything but an encouraging start. Adversity and unforseen emergencies developed _ early in the league race, and even on the eve of the final games with Mild- may,.the club's aspirations received a rude jolt when Red Pugh was lost to the team. In the first game with Mildmay here, rain fell in torrents. The attendance was cut to a minimum. It would have been small anyway owing to. the weather, but the fact that some would- be smart Alex wrote "Cancelled" over the poster advertising the game did not help matters any. Stratford lost that first game, but went right back to Mildmay to even the count. At Listowel on Thursday night, they -were one down at half time, but again the old spirit asserted itself and they came through. Congratulations to a capable lot of athletes, worthy performers and gen- tlemen, from Manager Dave Cumming right down the line, Constable Taylor's Quick Action Is Commendable There's an old saying about giving credit where it's deserved. In that case, Police Constable Joseph Taylor comes in for a generous load of it. And he deserves it. : Joe is the rookie of the local force, and he won his spurs by his timely ac- tion on Sunday morning which result- ed in the recovery of approximately $1,000 worth of furs which had been stolen. from a local place of business. It takes quick thinking to throw the beams of a flashlight on an auto mark- er when the car on which that particu- larmarker happens to be, is speeding right at you down a dark alley. It takes more than presence of mind, It takes considerable courage. Chief Gagen's force has won honors on a number of occasions lately. Sev- eral crooks who have been wanted in different places in the province have come to grief here. A recent case was that of Spalding and Hunt, whose cheque operations had made their whereabouts the object of interest of police all over the province. Young People of Church Showered Before Leaving ' The Memorial Baptist Church was the scene of at very unusual event Wednesday evening when a host of the members of the church and con- gregation and many other friends of Mr. Gordon Chambers and Miss Edna Trout gathered together for the pur- pose of giving a shower to these young people who are soon to leave Canada to take up missionary work in the Belgian Congo, Africa. . Rey. J. G. Connor had charge of the meeting. Mr. Connor, in his remarks, spoke of the effect which the going out o fthese young people into miss- ionary work would have on the life of the church. It should inspire and en- courage other young people in the church to consecrate their lives to the LLord's work, he said. Then again, it should rejuvenate the prayer life of the church, and last, but not least, it will increase the missionary givings of the church. Following Mr. Connor's remarks the members of the Mission Band, under the leadership of Mrs. G. Bexton, sang a chorus entitled "Send the Light." Mr. R. W. Barrett, chairman of the Deacons' Board and church clerk, was then called upon to address the gather- ing on behalf of the church. In his opening remarks Mr. Barrett referred to the unique personnel of those on the platform before the audience. When this church was opened 16 years ago, said Mr. Barrett, there were 64 charter members, and today we have 18-of these still members of our church, and on the platform before us we have five of these charter mem- bers in the persons of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Chambers, who came from the On- tario Baptist chureh when the Memor- ial church was opened; Mr. and Mrs. 'J. Trout, sen., who were baptized in [iii I a ii in school. Yet, all their efforts SEERA TS ao SF ms Bets SOR RTI The Schools Have Done Their Best i Architects and illuminating engineers have given much thought to the correct lighting of school rooms. They recognize that good vision is essential to progress wit not berefit your child unless his or her eyes are efficient. If the child appears to have any trouble with his school work it would be worth while to let us examine his eyes. CONSULTATION FREE Pequegnat's Optical Parlors Established 1885 Community Concert * Splendid Success The Community Benefit Concert has. ing, approximately $700, from which expenses have yet to be deducted, will pass into the hands of the Welfare Bureau for the aid of needy families in the city. The concert was a splen- did success, and those who worked unceasingly to make it a success should feel that they have been well repaid for their efforts. Those who gave their services for the program have the assurance that ed. The huge crowd which attended the concert testified to that. The fa- milies of unemployed men in the city are new-found friends of those who were responsible for 'the entertain- ment. least a number of them, tramped for many weary miles selling the tickets. The ladies, it goes without saying, took an important part in the ar- rangements. All's well that ends well. All the difficulties encountered in staging the concert, may be forgotten and re- placed by thoughts of the concert's success. ; In the meantime, it might not do any harm to consider O. J. Kerr's sug- gestion that a Community League be formed for assisting in relief work 'this winter. The idea sounds like a |.eood one." the Ontario street church when Rev. Wrighton was pastor of the Memorial church, and Gordon Chambers, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. J.: Chambers. Mr. Barrett spoke of the splendid record of these two young people, who church. Miss Edna Trout and Mr. Gordon Chambers were then called upon to speak. Miss Trout in her remarks gave a very beautiful testimony, start- in the Salvation Army at the age of 7, being baptized in the Paris Baptist church at the age of 11. Almost from the time of her baptism Miss Trout said she felt the urge that the Lord was calling her to prepare herself for missionary work and although at that time the task seemed far beyond her capabilities. of the work in which he has been en- gaged during the past summer in Sas- katoon and asked the prayers of the people for those in that city, especially the Lord while he was working there. He further stated that he felt definite- ly called of the Lord to take up miss- ionary work in Africa. was the presentation of amounts of money from some of the classes in the Sunday School. The (Continued on page 4) passed into history, and with its pass- - those services did not go unappreciat~ -- The unemployed men themselves, ats have grown up in the Sunday School | and Young People's Society of the : ing from the time she was converted Mr. Chambers in his remarks spoke for those who had given their lives to. 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