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Masons were in Kitchener Friday night when the Royal Arch degrees was ex- emplified by Past and Present Princi- pal or the District! Officers of Grand Lodge were also present. including the Excellent First Principal. It will pay you to advertise £1 The Chronicle. John Lawrence and has W. Aitchison were in Gravenhurst last week visiting with Mr. and Mrs. D. Long and family. Mr. Brock Grant. Welland, spent the week-end with his brother, Dr. and Mrs. Grant and family. like W Watson, Who visited otherhomelnNmnbyJetme-dlast weektolmulouwhereshehubeenm tummy for a name. The graduation exercises will be attended by her par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Watson. m um. spent the week-end with the latter: wants. Mr. and Mrs. A. G. son ”I”. also was ”ounce Bailey, spent over the week-end with Mr. and their dimmer. men Gertrude (ms). In..ndllrs.T.E.Arkenadln-. mmmmnam Medanfikbyothumkmthm. mmnnnwey. am‘mmmmm " Malawi-end. my: lacks. a SOCIAL AND PERSONAL The meeting opened with devotional exercises, Mrs. McGirr and Mrs. Mc- Queen leading in prayer, Miss Winnie Blyth reading the scripture lesson and a reading by Mrs. Grail. A splendid paper from the study book. “The Schools in Korea,” was given by Mrs. Stoneouse. The roll call was answered by the favorite scripture verse. Knox Young Women’s Auxiliary held their monthly study meeting in the schoolroom of the church on Monday evening, May 9, the vice-president, Mrs. Catton. in the chair. Mrs. Monet and assistlnts served a dainty lunch. The president, Mrs. Giles, opened the meetingwiththeslnsincofthehymn, “We Are Out on the Ocean Sailing,” after which prayer was offered by the president. The minutes of the last meeting were read and adopted. 'Ibe roll call was answered with suggestions for work, After business and plans for work had been discussed the meeting closed by repeating the Lord’s Prayer Igiven in animatedisiogueby twelve ladies, representing the twelve monthsoimeyearsndesehtellmof s diaerent mission. Meeting closed with prayer by Mrs. Monet. luppy Today,” was much enjoyed by Miss Winnie Blyth and Mrs. C. Mc- “Come Thou Mt of Every Blessing,” mtonowedbyoaeuonotproyetled by um Monet. A duet by was A. Holmes end E. Jones, “nuke Somebody meetmgweremdandadoptedmdthe roll-all was answered with a were at Mrs. Wm. Monet for their May meet- ing. The President, In. Priest, opened the meeting with the singing of “81mp- mWomen’suisdonCircleottm Baptist church metatthehomeof KNOX Y. W. machine and which wields the racket and the our cannot, of course, remain as small and graceful as the one which had but to hold a handkerchief of lace. It would be only honesty, rather, to avow that the activity of modem wo- men has done away with much of the delicate sienderness of former times. The hand which controls the flying One is able to conclude, certainly, that these souvenirs of the past were chosen in accordance with the fashion and requirement, and not merely curi- ous legacies left to us as something most precious and most rare. The hands of the women of todayâ€" are they larger than the hands of their grandmothers? There is no exposition of old-style costume, says the Matin of Paris, which does not reveal at least by the diminuative gloves, the exquis- ite smallness of our feminine prede- 'cessors, both living and extinct. Few women of this generation, moreover. are able to wear the wedding rings, the other rings or bracelets of their an- The singing of “God Save the King” brought the meeting to a close, after which Mrs. McGirr and assistants served lunch. MODERN MAIDEN’S HANDS LARGER THAN ANCESTORS’ The work of the past year was re- viewed. Twelve meetings were held with an average attendance of forty. Fine addresses and papers had been given. Mrs. J. .Giles, secretary-treasur- er, reported the receipts for the year as $223.65 and the expenditures $223.46. Community singing and a lesson in picture study by Mrs. W. B. Patterson completed the program. Mrs. Patterson took for her topic, “The West Wind,” by Tom Thomson, which can be seen 'in the Toronto Art Galleries. There ; are many of us who in looking at a pic- ture admire it because of an attrac- tive subject. but, having eyes, see not the real beauty. Mrs. Patterson, in her talk made the picture and the artist seem a great deal more to us than at first sight. and review of the year’s work thanked the members for the loyal support giv- en her during her three year term as president. Twelve monthly meetings were held with an average attendance of iorty. Splendid addresses had been given. Baskets of cheer had been sent {out at Christmas, relief bales were ipacked, but the greatest ei‘lort was the :banquet in March, which celebrated so years of Institute work as a branch. Visiting committeeâ€"Mrs. John Bur- gess, Mrs. Chas. Mortley, Mrs. '1‘. E. Brown and Mrs. John Black. Program committeeâ€"Mrs. W. B. Patterson, Mrs. John Hamilton, Mrs. A. C. Kinnee, Mrs. Chas. Moore, Miss Winnie Blyth, Mrs. R. H. Ledingham. Auditorsâ€"Mrs. A. McDonald and Mrs. Chas. Reay. min-saw last. with a smaller attend- ance than usual. The annual meeting of the Durham Branch Women’s Institute was held at evening, my 23. The meeting closed by singing hymn 374, “Jeans Shall Reign Where’er the Sun,” and the repeating of the Class Text and the Lord’s Prayer in unison. Girr, alon'g with the president and sec- }retary, were appointed as delegates to the Annual Meeting of Grey Presby- terialtobeheldinuarkdaieonWed- needay at this week. m Myrtle Mort- ley was appointed convener of the De- vrtional Committee. It was decided that we hold a crotinole social in the achoolroom of the church on Monday DURHAM WOMEN ’S INSTITUTE THE DURHAM CHRONICLE “Gangsterâ€"“I did and they gave me three months for resisting an ofllcer.” Old Ladyâ€"“Why didn’t you try to keep out of prison?” Miss Annie Kearney is in Owen Sound hospital where she underwent an Operation for mastoid last Friday, from which she has been a suflerer for some time. The Operation was entirely suc- cessful and word received by her mo- ther, Mrs. Beggs, contained the in- formation she was doing well. land. Mrs. Massie was served with a subpoena to appear as star witness in a re-trial for the attackers, but she chose to ignore it. After a somewhat thrilling chase on board ship Mrs. Mas- sie foiled the officials and reached her stateroom safely as the liner set sail. With Mrs. Massie accompanying them, the four were taken off to .serve their term of imprisonment. An hour later they walked joyously to freedom. Mr. and Mrs. Massie and Mrs. For- tescue sailed on Sunday for the main- Spectators cheered. Mrs. Fortescue smiled for the first time since the open- ing of the trial. Lieutenant Massie hugged his wife who seemed almost magically to have lost years in appear- ance. Sailor Lord and Jones slapped each other on the back. Then Darrow approached and shook nands with all of them. Then the tension broke. The play had gone far enough and the prosecu- tor announced to the court that the order of the governor commuting Judge Davis’ sentence from 10 years’ hard la- bor to one hour in the custody of a sheriff was expected at any moment. Prosecutor Kelley as solemnly moved for a writ of mittimus committing the prisoners to the Oahu penitentiary. “I sentence you to 10 years at hard labor.” Courtroom spectators marvelled. Not a sign of dismay marked the features of the four. With the court standing in each case, Judge Davis pronounced solemn- ly: Aside from the principals no one knew of the intended move when the court opened. The prisoners were called one by one, first the two seamen, Jones and Lord, then Lieut. Massie and tin- ally Mrs. Grace Fortescue. row, defence counsel, Judge Davis and Hosecutor Kelley to a secret confer- ence early Wednesday morning. From this conference word was conveyed to the three naval men and the Washing- ton society woman that they had noth- ing to fear from the heavy sentence which was to be imposed on them; that the governor would commute it to a nominal penalty. dent I-Ioover’s cabinet, Governor Law- rence M. Judd, called Clarence Dar- of the sharia. Honolulu’s famous honor slaying were free on Wednesday night. They had servedatermofonehourincustody Sentenced last Wednesdw morning to 10 years’ hard labor, the four Am- Slaying Are Free‘m: g3â€" hum-‘6 “â€"- - ml anMmMumfa Be-tflflolAflacken. G“ Ten-you- mm WuOomutedtoOneBoubyAm. UNDERWEN 'l‘ OPERATION mummum of manslaughter in With the Walter Hagen golf match at the Royal York Hotel golf course here postponed until Saturday next, May 14, and with the baseball double-header at the stadium between Maple Leafs and Jersey City on the same afternoon, prospects for a large influx of Durham citizens on the bargain excursion which the Canadian Pacific Railway is run- ning to Toronto from Durham on Sat- urday at a cost of two dollars look very bright. Mayor William J. Stewart is taking the greatest interest in the re- vival of these old time excursions, and stated today that Toronto would wel- come the visitors from Durham with Open arms. In addition the Royal York hotel is running special rates for the occasion; Walter Hagen Golf Match and Double- Hcader Baseball Expected to Draw Large Crowd on Durham-Toronto BIG CROWD LIKELY TO TAKE IN C. P. R. EXCURSION A voluntary reduction of salaries might be, as I said before, a wise move on the part of our teachers, and would be in line with action being taken in many municipalities. A statement as to the lowering of the cost of living should not be neces- sary as an argument as it surely is ap- parent even to teachers. The amount that might be secured by voluntary or involuntary action could well be ap- plied towards direct relief expenditures. SCHOOL SUPPORTER. In this regard I would refer particu- lfl'ly to our school teachers. A volun- 'tsrycutinsnlsrywouldbesmovein therizhtdirectioniorthem. A payroll of over $10,000 a year for five teachers in the high school might easily be reduced 20 per cent. without any hardship to snyone. The public school solsries run from $85 to $165 per month and, what with the oversupply of teachers. 1nd 3 con- sideration of the personnel of the st“! at the Durham school no one can doubt that considerable saving might be ef- fected in the monthly payrou of about plant being opened for some time it would seem a {oval-able time for a dis- plny of generosity and pen-10mm on the part of those who are more favorably are idle'and see little Excursion Saturday. 9W0!!!» Durham, May 12, 1932. The Court of Revision will meet in the Town Hall on Monday, the 23rd inst., at 4 o’clock p.m., for the purpose of hearing appeals from the assess- ment as shown by the roll returned A95 ril 30, 1932. All persons interested are hereby notified to be present. holding an informal dance in the Town Hall on Friday, May 20. $1.00 a couple. extra lady 25c. Ladies are asked to pm- vlde refreshments. A good orchestn will be in attendance. 2c. Mrs.EdwardBoyce mm;.., my m. 1927. at Crawford. A better pal than you. -Always longed for t Mel Stormy. BOYCEâ€"I YOUNGâ€"At Unity, Bum. Er: Yams. a son of the lac Mr. . Archterng,mhlsflthyur. 12, Nun-cc. unlock, on Tuesday. And! 28. 1032, by Rev. J. Galloway, m Phyuu. second mute:- of Mr. Joann son (Robert John). NOBLEâ€"In Benunck. my 9. 19:2. to Too Late to Classify N.â€"-In loving memory at lur- .'. Brown, who passed away my RED CROSS DANCE way there will never stay NOTICE PAGE 5 5 mm. m