FEBRUARY 26. 1953

iiuierai Yesterday at ilev. Francis Mciluaiti

”l'iie funeral services for the late Rev, Francis McQuaid, were held in st. Malachyb Church. Kinkora. vesiefdlly beginning at 10.00 am. Solemn Pontifical Mass was sung by His Excellency Bishop Boyle, with Rt. Rev. Patrick McMahon, misting priest. Rev. w. v. Mac- Donald and Rev. l. L. Murray. aa- slstant Deacons; Rev. J. A. Bulli- mi and Rev. W. J. MoGuigan as Degoon and Bil)-deacon. Rev. P. p, MacDonald was master of cera- nionles. '

A brief eulogy wuspokenby Rt. Rev. E. V. Mackenzie. in which he pointed out the exceptional qualities that marked Father Mc- Quaid'll life. as a priest. and as a 7,;-.ilnus and efficient admiuint a-

0i". lBl5hDp Boyle also paid tribute in l-'atlier MoQuaici for his mar- wliiius devotion as shpeherd of his flock, and the high esteem in which ,,,. was held throughout the Diocese He said that he felt keenly the loss of this devoted riest. interment was he in the ad- : "v -out cemetery, and the com- i iiiiiini service was read by Rt. Rev. . 1, A. Murphy. Bearers of the pail i we Revs. R. F. MacDonald, Wil- tt-ed Keefe. J. W. Mocardle, G. A. i .l.Iilt'D0lli'iid, Harold Croken and L. i p, Callaghan: The active

J. Jirlinski, John A. John R. MOC8b9. Among those attending the fun-

qilitls oi

2istFieiii Ambulance Inspection March 5

this well-known priest

tier command of Lieut. Col. J. K i. Irwin, will be inspected

' F lihi'il(lll nnd Gagnon from Halifax

similar inspections are curried on

best, R.C.A.M.C. .unit in Canada

tires at Ottawa.

HOWARD MciNNIS

FITTED FOOTWEAR iT.'i Queen St.-Currie Bldg.

pan ht-arcrs were Messrs. P. L. Morris. v, E. Duffy, H. J. Mclver, Dr. L., Smith and

oral were Rt. Rev. G. J.,McLellau. v.G., lit. Rev. Maurice MacDonald, and practically all the clergy of the Diocese. A very large concourse tit pnople was present for the obse-

'l'lic zlst Pi-elcl-.Ambulancc, un-

Thurs- day. March 5, by an inspection team mm-esenting the Command Medical Ofiict-1'. Eastern Command. Making inspection will be Majors

being throughout the Mari- times to select the Medical unit to represent this Command in the annual Canada-wide competitions for the Ryerson and Bhiliington tmpliies which are awarded to the

April by a representative of the Director General of Medical Ber-

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NAMED Quanrmmssram. Llevut. lildward J. oillis, training officer of the 21st Field Ambu. lance. has been named unit quar- tennoster, it was announced last ' night by Lleut. 001. J. K. L. Irwin, ' officer commanding.

DELEGATION MEET TODAY -A delegation from the P.E.I. Federation of Agriculture. recent- ly named as a livtee to in- veetiaeie the possibility of ar- mixing a packing plant in this city to cater mainly to the trade with Newfoundland. will meet with members of the Provincial Government this afternoon to dis- cuss their findings to date.

SUNSHINE ISLAND DAIRY NOTICE. - we are proud to an- . 'nounce that we are putting a new product on the market. having added a. homogenlzer to our plant equipment. We are now prepared to supply our customers with Blend. We assure you that in the pre- paration and distribution of this product, we shall maintain some high standard of quality. that has always characterized our milk and cream.

p ..M. TO DELIVER. LECTURE - Dr. Robert C. Wallace has arrived in Charlottetown to deliver the sam- uel Robertson Memorial Lecture on "Education for Living" tonight in the Prince of Wales Oollege Audi- ' torium. The lecture will be at- tended by His Honour the Lieuten- ( , ant Governor. and Mrs. Prowsc. 9'”- Premier and Mrs. J. Walter Jones and Acting Mayor and Mrs. Ed- win Johnstone. Principal Muc- ' Kinnon will occupy the

Premier Jones will introduce Dr. Wallace. and Dr. J. Harold Shaw. is Queen's Alumnus, will thank the speaker.

FUNERAL YESTERDAY .- The funeral of the late Harry G. Jenk-

the French Hospital. New York. the was held yesterday morning from the Charlottetown Funeral Home to St. Dunstan's Basilica where Re- quiem Mass was celebrated by Rev. Francis Corcoran, who also con- ducted the service at the grave. The members of the Charlottetown Branch of the Canadian Legion attended in a body. The Legion grave-side service was conducted by Whiston Smith and Last Post sounded by Benjamin Doiron. The

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BIRTHS. MAIIRIAGES. DEATHS 50c Per insertion

pail bearers were Hon. George D. DeBlois. Dr. T.,E. iii. Robins, Char- les Williams, George Moran. Walthen Gaudet. Benjamin Rogers. Jr. Interment was in the Roman Catholic Cemetery.

CALEDONIAN CLUB - Clans-

men and their lsssies gathered

BIRTHS WAIIGH-At the and Mrs.

iitlr,(ll.lNTlOK-At the P. E. Islan Hnsplinl Mr. mid Mrs. Robert Mcclintick, dnuguter. Constance Roberta.

and Mrs. Oliver Meek, French Riv er. ll son.

Lnrwr (nee Marlene Roper). daughter, six lbg,

DEATHS

50111; Saturday, Feb. 28, at 2 pm. MMDONALD-At the

il(7iii'C later.

iiii. Toronto. on Saturday, Janus list, i953, Rowland Daniel Music in his 37th year.

Untarlo.

hill in her 62nd year. hiaiils

';” son. Joseph Gallant. ("la Funeral notice later.

liiinrml Wm an 1 Tom the home 0?

mnimcnclng at 2 p.m. llowcrs,

will take place on Saturday) aim

Mrvice, wmcicry.

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Prince County hospital. February ilnd, 1953, to stir. Colin Waugh, Wilmot Valltxr, a daughter. Lois Elizabeth.

February 20th. 1953, to

iiii:i:K-At the P. E. Island Hoe pit.:tl on Feby. Mth. 1953. to Mr.

i.AR'l'ER.--At the Prince Edward Island Hospital on Monday, Feb. 23rd. 1953, to Mr. and Mrs. Alfred a

ifiulilillillzit-The funeral of the late Bulimia M. Glover will be held from the United Church, Murray Har-

Charlotte- iwnii Hospital Feb. 25, Donald J. Macbonnld in his 80th year. His remains are testing at the Char- iolivluwn Funeral Home. Funeral

.Vll7SlCK -- At sunnybmok Hospi-

, , Interment, lmisville United church Cemetery.

. preventing disease before itstrikes.

"M-I-ANT-At um Charlottetown "W-mini Feb. 25, Mrs. Ben Gal- Her re- p . will be transferred this vtrmng from the Charlottetown lunorni Home to the residence of Park-

:;'"GH'l'-At Augusti a cove, on H ciliivsday. Feb. 25. I9 . Mrs. Ar- Hn Wright in her 95th year. ii” "3 "iffy

er aug er. Mrs. Harold Howatt. with service Be Interment

arletownt Cemetery. Please omit

:l1UlltHEAD--At the Prince Coun- R3;)H0-'-Dital on February 25th. Mrs. R her; Muirheed in her one year.

emains will be transferred this genius from the Compton mineral Eliime to her late residence in at.

esnera from where the funeral

alike It the home at 2.00 pm. ence to St. John's church for Interment in the church

I WEAR LONGER ii ll Maclean F" '0" I o LINIJEIITAIIEI i D” menu" Need. amaamsn "'0'" Charlottetown ans 3337 llorlb woman "1. , wAy ,

at the "Y" last evening for song and dance and story, not to men- tion motion pictures. Caledonian Club president W. Blair MacDon- ald acted as master of ceremon- ies. Miss Jessie MacGowan of Kiimulr danced three highland dances, accompanied by Club Piper Bruce MICLBTETI who'aup- plied pipe music during the even- ing. Dr. Lloyd W. Shaw gave an interesting talk on Highland gatherings in the Old Country. citing passages from H. V. Mor- ton's "In Search of Scoiland". A film on Scotland and one entit- led "Prince Edward Island" were shown. After a buffet supper Mrs. Hugh John Macxinnon in- structed the uninitiated into the steps of the eight-hand reel.

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SCHOOL OLINICS-The annual lrnmnnization clinics ” A-4 by the Health Branch of the Depart- ment of Health and welfare will be held in the four city schools naxirwedt. also in Notre Dame Convent, the Model school and in spring Paris and Parkaaie. The doctors and public health nurses are expecting a. good tum-out of mothers with babies from three months of age and ore-school chil- dren. Parents are now well aware of the importance of having their children protected against diph- theria. whooping cough and tet- anus when they are young.-of

the

A re-lnforcing inoculation against diphtheria will also be available for the pupils of Grades 1. 4. 7 and 10. A schedule of the dates and times of the various clinics will be advertised in the papers.

GUARANTEE SUPPORT e A guarantee of at least 11 steers for .ths 1954 Fat Stock Show was given by directors of the P. E. I. sborthorn Breeders Association in order to insure the oontinuance of the show in this city. The direc- tors also decided to give the show a boost by offering useful prism to winners. Among those present at the meeting were H. Lyle Boa- wall. is Stanley Hurry, Winsl

Hill. larnsoliffe, bertl. southtport Stanley nridg Johnston's River; and ii. n.,neii. ohas-lo . '1!) data the show scheduled for this year has over so entries. I

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Shown above are two members of the Canadian Con- tingent which went to South Africa during the Boer War "mrt in the early days of the century. On the right is Mr. Her- bert H. Brown, whose letter appears below, him is Cpl. H. L. McLean. Paardeberg Day, which will be celebrated tomorrow, commemorates one of battles in which Canadians were involved duirng that war. A special service will be conducted at the Boer War Mon-

W W, selected M m, w;,,,,,,: ins. who died Sunday. Feb. 22. at ument at 12:15 Sunday afternoon by the local branch of

will be further inspected early in

Canadian Legion.

Former Islander Recalls Gruelling South African Caign f 53 Years Ago

Gmuyl. Phn-any” Glasgow Road Presbyterian

C. A. C. MEETING ch, Elm Church will be held in the Frilday, 7.30. Everyorie interested guglglo M Hid” February 27m we come. .

following

bridge had been blown up.

Interest Taken In First Aid Glasses

Dr. 'I'. L Farmer lectured last night at Red Cross headquarters to the recently enrolled members of a First Aid Instructors class. The doctor dealt with the Skeletal system, in addressing the 12 can- d-idates in attendance, which is a routine subject in connection with

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CHARLOTTETOWN

FUNERAL HOME I-norm we

complete Funeral and

Ambulance service -Dlreetors- i ,

While there are only a few vet- er-ans 0d the Boer War left, there will be many memories in the fam- ilies of those who have passed on as the anniversary of Plaardeberg Diw. February 27. approaches. Guardian received otter from a former Islander imho had served in South Africa more than half a century ago. He is Mr. Herbert H. Brown. now residing in Dar-oit, and he describes graphically the conditions faced by Canadian soldiers on that occasion.

"In the month of February. fifty- three years ago." writes Mr. Brown. "the First Canadian Contingent including the Island section in G Go.'s of 30 men who stood shoulder to shoulder with the cream of ithe great British Army, the Gordon Highlanders. the Comrwultls and the Shropshire Light Infantry on the banks ed the Modder River in South Africa, we at one side of 'iihLs swift running river and the wily Boer on the opposite side. We expected to have n ctrosing by the steel bridge but on arrival we found that

"Our Engineer Corps were al- ways necessary as we advanced and fought in enemy country who kept destroying all means for our ad- Vance, At this time we were able to anchor at both sides lines of l” manila rope and all who could cling to this rope reached the other side brrt those under 5'9 had great difficulty and many were submerged in the swift current.

with three

The school meets every Wednes- day evening during the course per- iod under the supervision of Miss Mabel Miatheson, and is taken part in by both men and women. On completion of the course. certific- ates of proficiency will be present- ed to those who qualify.

A number of First Aid classes have been organized throughout the country. among the most re- cent being that at Albany Plains, where Mrs. Henry Peters gave in- structiorie to a large membership last evening. The organization met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bren- dan Curran.

The Women's Institute of Sum- merville sponsored a class in that district with weekly meeting; the home of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Murphy. This course. which fol- lows the standard Red Cross rout- ine. is also conducted by Mrs. Henry Peters, with an enrollment of twenty.

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J. W. Mclenna

ms GUARDIAN. Cl-IARLOTTETOWN (iEliTiiiiL GUARDIAN

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IXPEOIID HOME SATURDAY -Four members of the slot Field Ambulance here will return Satur- day following a 10-day course as storunen clerks at the Ordnance Depot at Halifax. Taking the course are Lloyd R. Pall, Ray W. Mnhar. Richard A. Ryan and Vic- tor A. White.

POLICE COURT-Two local men who were arrested on Tuesday evening with a quantity of meat which each had concealed under his clothing, appeared before Mag- istrate K. M. Martin in the City Police Court yesterday. They were found guilty of theft and each' was sentenced to three months in jail.

FUNEBAI. AT VERNON RIVER -The funeral of the late Mrs. D. R. MacDonald. Orwell Cove was held yesterday from the home oi! her daughter, Mrs. Ber- nard Doyle. Earnscllffe to St. Joachim'a Church, Vernon River for Mass at 9:30. Service at the church and grave was conducted by Rev. Urban Gillis. The poll- bearers were iiix grandsons, Charles MacDonald. Ronnie Mac- lnnis, Joseph Doyle, Edwin Doyle. Bennett Maclsaac and Charles Maclsaar. Burial took place in the church cemetery. The funeral was largely attend- ed.

FUNERAL YESTERDAY - The funeral of the late Joseph D. Ken- ,r1edy, whose death occurred at Hal- Lfax on February 22nd. was held Yesterday afternoon from the Cut- cltlffe Funeral Home. Services at the home and grave were conduct. ed by iihe Rev. J.'I'. Irwin. 'Ilhe pallbearers were C. J, MucLeu.n. C. - M. MaoLean, Allison MlacM.illa.n. W.E. Scantlebiury. Thomas White and Benjamin Stentiford. Inter- ment was in the Peoples CGIIIBTEFT.

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B.Y.C. CARD PARTY The Basilica Youth Club held their first and party of the season last night in the Holy Name Hall and the function was well attended. Fol- lowing were the prize winners: Ladies first, Mrs. J. A. Burke; lad- is second. Miss Marie MaoGulgan and Mrs. Frank Doyle: gents first. Tony Burke and Charles Brooks: ladies consolation, Mrs. E. Murphy: gents consolation, Tom Monagihan; door-prize, Rev. Fmncis Corcoran:

Preparing For Battle

"When we arrived across the Moddcr and prepared for battle. the enemy retreated in search of cover and opened fire on us as we advanced. A terrific fire it was too, and our baptism. our cam.pany was fin-it held in reserve with expected orders to soon advance and re-

place many casualties in the front freezemlh Mr. and Mn. J-A. line. aurkel ,

"Never have I forgotten that g" ,g',7,g,,74 mo nlng 53 years ago nd a I rite L LLJL Personals

Visit of Bishop Waterman Expected

Mrs. Charles Maclienaie and Miss Doris Gill will attend the National Ballet performance to be giign this evening at Baokvlile, N. .

Mr. and Mrs. Parley Rayner and C son Roger and Mrs. Marriott. Char- Rt. Reverend Robert Harold lottetown, were visitors on Sunday Waterman. D.D..13lshop of Nova scotia, is expected to arrive in Charlottetown next Tuesday to take part in the deliberations of the Diocesan Church Society ser- vices, and the Diocesan Women's Auxiliary. '

Bishop Waterman will conduct a church service at if p.m. on Wed- nesday in st. Peter's Cathedral when he will address the delegates from both organizations and oth- ers interested in the work of the same. On Friday evening His Lordship will administer the sac- rament of Commotion to a large class of Candidates, in st. Peter's Cathedral. ' The Diocesan Society meetings

will be conducted by Archdeacon, Rt. Rev. G. E. Harrison and the Women's Auxiliary sessions will be given leadership by the president, Mrs. Elaine Champion.

In addition to the delegates from St. Peter's and St.Paui”s Churches in the City. delegates have signi- fled their attention of being pre- sent from the following parishes: Port Hill-lnverress-Ellerslie-Lot ll, Alberton-0'Leary - Kildaro Alma, New London - Burlington - French River, Sumrnexslde-St. Eleanors, Crapaud - Springfield - Long Creek, Milton-south Rustico, and George- town-Cherry Valley.

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