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for to-night. in not responsible for the clashing o! (lites, as they had to mange their meeting to suit the convenience o! a. m (Pridly) night will be de- “flamenco-an. ...... UVUunCI, Rev. J. H. Whealen. The meetings will lie each evening and the of! [of the Bible Snciety. at. 8 o’clock ering will be Wednesday. January 9.-In the Presbyterian Church. Topic: “The Parable of the Great Supper.” Speaker. Rev. J. E. Peters. Thursday. January illâ€"In the Baptist Church. Topic : “The Para- ble of the Good samaritan.” Speaker, ReV. J. H. W'healnn Tuesday Januaxy 8 .â€"-In the Meth- odist Church. 'I‘Opic: “The Parable of the Talents.“ Speaker, Rev. Mr. Aild. Monday. January 7.- ean Church. Topic: of the Soil.“ Speaks! Smith. The annual weekof prayer for 1924 will be held as follows : ANNUAL WEEK 01‘ PRAYER cannons JANUARY 7 First fleeting Will Bo Held In the Anglican Church Thursday. ,__'. - 'v'... show twpnty rharmipn about an hour and all p roles we“. Ame-rt K “Aunt Billie" and had tl part 0! the play. Mis: Kress as Janet Grimsby 1 heavy part. but was quiw the occasion. Sadip Lev out. to be the real “Aunt -.... alums maulan Nonnouso and M. Ben. Miss Jean Harding. in a unique Dutch chm-v, paw a hmmtiful, spnc- tacular number. Nothing gavo- morn delight to the audimou than Eben Canwrmx's negrn courtship number and tho skit that fullnwnd as an on- our». Hiss Marjorie Firth gave a reading that was much enjoyed. Miss Kath- arine Lavelle’s piano instrumental, as well as her work as accompanist, in nearly all the musical selections was a valuable part0! the entertain-l limit. William Vollvlt and Martin Lawlo-r frunished a pleasing duet, as did also Miriam and Eben Cameron. and Misses Beulah StoneoUse and M. Bell. Miss Jean Harding. in a unique Duleh llrinre, raw 3 hmmlil‘ul, specâ€" tacular number Nniham .....n. M”. The High school commencement flxul'q'160'fl were given on 'I‘hurSday evening or last week and were quite interesting and successful. The pro- gram was divided into two parts. the first consisting of bright choruses, readings, solos, duets, instrumentals and dances. All did their work well and were listened to by a delighted and appreciative audience. A pleas- ing number was the presentation of twenty-six certificates by Dr. Grant, in Second to Third Form. Marjorie Ritchie was the winner in Form Two to Three. The Trustees’ Medal given to the Durham pupil who took the: highest standing at. the Entrance! ‘--n_â€"‘ o - 'I'Ila\ Interesting $01001. COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES LAST WEEK oceasmn. Sadio Levine turned to be the real “Aunt Billie" and a fine character, performing her with murh gram and dignity. minor parts tittvd in well and all VOL. 56.â€"NO. 2949. nteresting Program of Chornsos, Songs and Instrumentals Given by Durham High School Pupils. nw'llly rnarmrtprs. It lasted an hour and all played their well. ANN-rt Kl‘o‘ss fakt‘d Billie” and had thv hvavicst second part of the progr play 'ntitlm! “Aunt Bil Pens,” comprising a cast January 7.-â€"I_n the Angli- Topiv: “The Para'blt‘ Speak", Rev. W. H. 'IORRO‘ was quite equal to rape is not provided, but no Wm receive 8 lineman nun .' â€"-vvv mu receive a license that is not equipped with ropes. Standard hotels must comply with laws for fire protection and provide the escapes in order to secure liâ€" cense for next year. Instructions have been sent out to license in- SDectors who will issue the license Licenee Commission To Enforce New Regulation To Letter. The funeral took place on Thurs- day. December 13. 1923 from the late residence. Interment was made in Woodland cemetery. Rev. J. 'l‘. C. Morris and Rev. Dr. Bowley Green conducted the service. Miss Joseph- ine Campbell sang very sweetly, “Forever With the Lord.” ‘ Several relatives from out of town‘ attended the funeral, among whom were: Mr. Archie Little, Owen ‘Sound; Mr. Robert Little, Owen Sound; Mr. William Taylor, Barrie; Mrs. Joseph McNally, Durham; Mrs. Thomas Glencross, Durham; Mrs. John Durrant, Mt. Forest; Mr. and Mrs. William Orchard. Mt. Forest' Kam‘lonps. 8.0., and Thomas H. Reid 0! Moosamin, Sask. l Mrs. Elizabeth H. Orchard, dearly ihrlovrd wife of the late John G. (Ibrehard, passed away at her late residence. :3 Victor street, London. Ontario, on Tuesday, December 11, 1923. The deceased was 76 years, 11 months of age. She was born in the County of Grey, where her early girlhood was Spent and then the early part of her married life. She and the late John G. Orchard came to London later, where they started in the coal and \rnnrl hm; ______ HOTELS HOST PUT IN ROPBS ‘â€" Mrs. Eluageth H. Orchard Passed Away December 11. - V-J ‘Q‘JU‘III V‘ ab the recent large dance given by Mr. it and Mrs. J. P. Whelan, Hamilton, in y honor of their daughter, Miss Norma e W‘helan, in the Rose room or the Ar- _ cade, when one hundred and sixty e guests were present. The handsome ; rooms had been transformed for the S’ occasion, with rich rugs, a wealth 'l of flowers, and inviting chairs and ”couches, into most attractive and _ . home-like drawing rooms; and the' , tasteful plaques of fruit and flowers 1 on the walls added to the beauty of ; the decorations. Flowersâ€"a great ; many of them presentation bouquets l to Miss Whelanâ€"were everywhere. ‘iMP' and Mrs. J. P. Whelan and Miss Norma Whelan received their guests _ at the entrance to the ballroom. Mrs. Whelan wearing a French gown of ' black georgette. Frocked inasimple . but lovely creation of white taffeta, Miss Norma Whelan was charming. A wreath of silver leaves handed her hair and she wore silver slippers. A I great profusion of flowers had been isent this popular girl; and they " {were arranged about the rooms in ' Ifragrant masses. The four house ’guests made a winsmne gromi in 1 ’thcir pretty frocks. Miss Ruth Gor- ‘ don (North Bay) was in periwinkle 1 hide I'repe Feminine, with bleu and ( silver lace: and her flowers were lil- ] ies, violets and roses. Miss Kaye‘l (iallagher (Toronto). wearing llame- 1_ colored m-oruetto'e and silver. Miss I Lillian ltalston (Toronto), had on a t [charming dress of blue georgette, embroidered in heads; and Miss Nan . V Lewis wore the beautiful dress in I 14 t4 , I which she made her debut. A seven- piece orchestra provided the dance. music. Supper was served in the k dining-room at midnight, at small 1) tables prettily decorated. and was a ti merry affair. TENDERBD DANCE IN ARCADE IN HONOR OF DAUGHTER h. It. and Ira. J. P. Whelan Gave Large Dance In Hamilton. Delightful in i and wood business, now its very detail was hotel _~ w-- ouv‘I-C This last. Sunday of the year is a good time to take stockâ€"or ourselves â€"-and seriously {ace the question, What. direction ' the question, “Is the World Growing Better?” There is much to he said on both sides. Not, have we more, nor do we know more, but are we, ourselves, better? Naturally for us there is only one standard for judg- ment and it is Christian. Veurens’ Star Theatre As ext Sunday at 2.30. With best §vishos for a. Happy New Year and prosperity in all the years to come. we are over yours, . T.M. McFadden, D. C. Town, J. G. Hutton. W.. C. Pickering. S. D. Croft, P. Gagnon, P. Homage, I). B. Jamie- .son, E. D. McClocklin, F. W. Morâ€" iock. D. Jamieson, \V. Calder, 'l‘. Hendorson. J. N. Murdock, H. W.‘ Wilson. J. A. Rowland. W. Irwin, (I. A. Robbins, R. Burnett, H. Cross. Since coming amongst us about four years ago you have proved yourself a good citizen and your conduct and general demeanor has been such as to inspire tthublic with a confidence in your fidelity. You have, from the first, been able to adapt yourself to the rtquirementsl ’ and conditions of the place; you have' taken an interest in affairs generally and particularly in matters pertain- ing to the welfare of the town as a whole. Your election to the Reeve- ship for the year just closing with- out Opposition from any source is evidence of the public ct’vntldence, and to till the position with honor and credit' to yourself and your con- freres in office is an evidence of your personal ability in the dis- charge of a public duty. “’e are sorry that you could not remain with us and continue in your posi- tion at the Council table. for another year at least. ' t We take this opportunity to "‘good-by" and to express to best wishes for your future prosper- I ity. And further. as an evidence of ‘ friendship. and not because of its - . . l materialvalue we present you With this cane which we trust you will always cherish as a memento of the ‘ years you spent in Durham. umu uno community, but. rejoice to know your now home will afford biggm' and better opportunities in the dimrhargo of the duties of your professional calling. Mr. Currey in a choice address ex- pressed his thanks to the donors and explained that an Opening occurring in his heme town had led to his de- cision to change. He regretted to leave a town where he had always been emirteeusly and well treated, hut assured his audience that Dur- ham would always remain as a bright. spot in his memorv- At the apprnpriate time, Mr. W. Irwin was called on and read the address given below and a beautiful gold-headmi cane was presented by Mr. D. U. Town. ments each of the visitors was called on for an address and ”101154! the speeches were all short and pithy, each was expressive of goodwill toward Mr. Currey, and of regret to learn of his departure. It was a very informal affair, and without any definite pre-axrange- When it was learned last week that Barrister Currey had decided to ? leave on Friday for his new home at Newmarket, a move was made by a number of business men when it was hastily decided to meet at his office on Thursday night, where a slight recOgnition of his merits might be expressed before his de- parture. Accordingly, about twenty- five assembled about. nine o’clock,‘ when Dr. Jamieson was asked to take the chair and set the meeting in motion. Friends of Departing Lawyer Gath- ered At His Oflice Thursday and Spent Social Hour. BARRISTER CURREY gWAS GIVEN SEND-OFF my 111 mattvrs pertain- alfaru ut’ the town as a ' oloction to the Reeve- year just, viewing with- remedied. cap. It was learned that this in- equitable position in which Canadian publishers would be placed is to be given serious thought by the Gov- ernment, with a view to devising some-means whereby it may be. v w. vâ€" vwau, “I!“ United States bublishers are able to send their newspapers and periodi- cals into Canada without the handi- ‘1‘â€" l Among the points raised by com- ’ inerrial interests in the past few ' «lays in criticism of the amended sales tax was that, if it was an act of Parliament. and could be changed only by an act of Parliament. it was] notable that some Orders-in-Council had been passed making material al- terations in the act now in force. Officials of the Customs Department reply that none of these alterations affects the principles of the act; they are simply of an interpretative character. No regulation passed or approved by Order-in-Council could in its effect or force exceed the force 'of the clauses of the act itself. Canadian newspapers and periodi- cals probably will'receive from the Government some consideration in regard to the disadVantages under ‘ which they will be placed by the amended sales tax, which will be- come efl‘ective‘ on January 1 next. As it stands, newsprint exported to the 1 United States pays no sales tax, and , I?_:A_ I n- 1"‘d"'C 'U with ”w minimum m 2. v'imtion and illjUSHH', lH fhc- ”Wm- .V “Jaw, mm. It. is pm‘ntod out that by the mea- sure tho Minister roslumsible for its enforcmnont is giwn wide discre- tionary pnwm‘s for thv purposv of seeing that no injustim- is done to thn taxpayer, and with its board of The Prime Minister said that the Government must carry out the will of Parliament, which had approved the new tax. He intimated. however, that the Minister of Customs was preparm‘l to consider appeals against the tax, and that. where its opera- tion appeared to work an injustice effort would he. made to remedy this., Premier King stated Friday night that the sales tax measure as am- ended will become ofl‘octive and be endorsed on January 1, and that no change can ho made in the legisla- tion until tho new session of Par- lizmwnt. so far as the basic princi- plos of the act are concerned. Sales tax questions were discussed at Friday afternoon's meeting of the Cabinet at Ottawa. Many represent- atives from various trade organiza- tinns throughout the country have been made to Hon. Jacques Bureau. Minister of Customs and Excise, and these were reviewed at Friday’s meet ing. No Change Can Be Made In Its Prin- ciples Till Parliament Meets. SALES TAX MEASURE IN EFFECT JANUARY 1 An extract from “Ben Hur” des- cribing “The First Christmas” was read by Mrs. McClocklin. The scripture reading and hymns were in keeping with the subject of the birth of Christ. Mrs. (Dr.) Wolfe and Mrs. Sherk closed.with prayer for the muthers of our Missionary‘ fields, after which refreshments were served by Mrs. Peters. .......... J. VI. ”all“ The Heralds of the Watch-tower read the latest. reports from mission- arias in Japan, China, British Colum- bia and Alberta, and from workers amongst the Italians m Toronto. On 'l‘hrusday, December 20, the monthly meeting of ~the Women’s Missionary Society of the Methodist church met at the parsonage. A large number of ladies were present and lenjoyed an interesting and instruct- ive program prepared by Mrs. Knechtel. Mesdames Wiggins, W'olfe, Moon, Moore, Peters and Miss Cosens discussed the chapter in the Study Book, “Building the Nation,” dealing with the immigrants {I'om South- eastern Europe, who have come to dwell in Canada. viz., Poles, Ukran-' ions, and Doukhobors. Mrs. Sherk reported that. a bale of clothing had been sent to the All People’s Mission at Hamilton by the Auxiliary, and another to the Indian Mission at Walpole Island by the Mission Band. uzrnoms'r w. u. s. . ‘ HELD HONTHLY lam-um Good Turnout Enjoyed Instructive Program At the Parsonage. vet's for “w purposv of no injustim- is done to 21‘, and with its board of ~"mwrnment is persuad- sa'os ’ax can be adjusted . ‘mse paying it Walkertoni Telescope. The funeral took place WeQnesday afternoon from the family home, West Ward, to Walkerton cemetery, and was largely attended. The ser- vice was conducted by Rev. W. H. Burgess, pastor of Knox churchâ€"l “Y- II-_ I Besides her rusballd,‘ she leaves one son, Joseph, of Durham, and one daughter, Miss Matilda, at home. She leaves also four brothers. Joseph Lindsay, Div. Supt. Great Northern Railway, Superior, Wis; James Lindsay, Asst. Supt. Great Northern, Seattle, Wash.; Edward Lindsay, In-, vermay, Sash; Robert Lindsay. Glen-W elg, Ont. The late Mrs. Cain was an excep- tionately kind-hearted and neigh- borly woman and those who knew her best liked her most. She was a faithful member or Knox church and .an active worker in the women’s or- ganizations of the church. l The late Mrs. Cain was born in Glenelg Township, one and a half miles east of Durham, 59 years ago, her maiden name was Jane Lind- say. Her younger days were spent in Bentinck, near Allan Park. In June, 1892, she was married, and af- ter a short residence in Hanover she and her husband removed to Hutton Hill, where they farmed for a few years. Twenty-Que years ago they removed to Walkerton. Following a year‘s illness or per- nicious anaemia, Mrs. John J. Gain, a lady highly esteemed by all who knew her, passed away at hex; home in the West Ward on Monday after- noon. For the past two months she had been hedfast and though suffer- ing greatly bore it all with Christian] fortitude. DIED A'l' WALXBRTOR Passed Away On load” of Last Week After Lengthy Illness. JOSEPH GAINS [OTHER Mrs. Anderson is a daughter of the late John Lawrence of Hutton Hill and a sister of Mr. Charles Lawrence of this town. She intended to spend Christmas with her mother in Ed- monton, where she. is now settled. Mrs. Anderson tells us many from there haw. gone East. some to the Old Country and some to California. From this we infer that some are doing well in the West or they “ouldnt be able to take such de- lightful holidays. We were pleased to receiw a let- ter Monday morning from Mrs. E. J. Anderson of Plenty, Saskq and \\ eie idelighted to learn from herself the way she still appreciates the weekly visits of The Chronicle. She reports \ery line weather, with no snow and in ight, warm days. She says itseems queer to have summer weather at Christmas and be obliged to use flour to give Santa Claus a realistic ap- pearance. The weather is such that skating and curling are out of the question. RECEIVED WELGOIE LETTER FROM WESTERN SUBSCRIBER Employees of the Durham Stone and Sand Company, too. were simi- larly remembered by the company and sent home happy with a big plump goose under one arm. This year as in the past, the Com- pany has remembered its employees with gifts at the Yuletide season, and this in turn is not soon forgotten by the recipients. This year every married man received a goose, the single men got neck-ties, and the lady employees silk stockings. ’hags obtainable on the floor, with a tag attached stating that is was a token of the well-wishes ot' the em- ployees for their papuiar manager. It is needless to say that the gift was very much appreciated by the reâ€" cipient and will be one of his trea- sured possessions for a long time. Ir. P. Gannon, [anger of Durham Furniture Gomptny, Gets Pleasant Surprise Prom Employees. * While Santa Claus was at large last week distributing geese, neck- lies and silk stockings to the em- pluyccs of the Durham Furniture Company, one of- his helpers sneaked into Manacgi- Gaguon’s private of- licu and dropped one at the best club 1‘8. 1:. J. Anderson Writes Prom Plenty, Sask. PRESENTED EMPLOYER . WITH CLUB BAG 82.00 a Year in Canada; $2.50 in U. 8. Low. mafia nuts “can bosons ron’nlnnm credit. | We congratulate our M'ml’f‘ townsman, Mr. W. D. Mills, on his recent election as alderman in the city of St. Catharines. where he nu“ PBSidQS. Wk hone ha may 1mm In" spared ‘0 enjoy the honors and 0m”- uments of ofl’ice and we furtln-r wish that his wo l‘k may always do him AMA“ . hum this morning and felt much intvrosmd in his tatks about £119 West. which M [.0an in (\n ILA ‘ Ml. H. Wilkinson visitinghis sisters-in-law, Mrs. J‘. 4-. Davis and Mrs. James Matthews, m Rev. Mr. West was an efl'iviout chairman and discharged his duties ably. There was a good attendancv and the proceeds amounted to 838.65. The leading number a gram was a Christmas which took nearly an m sent. A successful entertainment “'3: held in the church at “army on Christmas night when a good pro- 'gram was presently! consisting of two choice anthems by the choir, solo and reading by Miss Katie Ken a duet by Misses Janette and Flor- ence Kerr. a solo by Miss Lily Mc- Clinton, a recitation by Bert Mar» shall, and three catchy diaIOgues. \ u VARNEY QHRISTIAS TREE .7 -‘.-- . v t" "4 D~ George S. Burnett, Gent‘s Furnish- er, also had a guessing cnntost. on for a valuable club bag which was wo‘n by Jack Lauder who {massed 4,316, the exact number being 4.275. put - -. - u- luau-cl, [put an 3 bean-guessing contest and ,gave away a 80rsalino hat, a Sweater Paylor 4,010 and Floyd Kearns 4.01M and vs‘on the respective prizes. -uuuu II u‘.o In the Cross Sutherland Hard- ware, a $40.00 piano lamp was the hrize awarded. The holder of the lucky ticket was Mr. John McLean of town. During the period of the contest he made only one one-dollar purchase and consequently held only one ticket. D. M. Saunders, Gent‘s Furnisher, r1.“ .x-g - 1- A Three Durham stores this year of- fered handsome prizes as slinmlante‘ to trade and all report great. satia- fiartion from the experiment. With each dollars’ worth purrhasvd. .lw customvr was given either a num- ho’m‘d ticket or a guess on the num- ber of boans in the jar, and thv riv- alry made good business for all. PRIZE WINNERS [ADE HAPPY Ill CHRISTI“ DRAWING M Prizes Olered By Local Stores Were Eagerly Sought and Created Inch Interest Generally. her on the pro- ;tmas Phantasy. an hour (0 pr»-