“my out the best m?” "mture so the xii-e h “my...” made everyone w M“, m any In! possible. . “muggy brings home to us mpqnsibiiity in that W! d m. u, make the lives of smut unfortunltos" a little rum,- by suylllylnl I'll"- W" In,“ gee, that bring o little . mum," w the weary days. This u m, of the thlnII to remember

. m, m. wining year- .» o“, gducationll work goes on

‘m, figm- interest. 8009108 in

with Mr. lidcNutt, our over- cvw “hour. lomlhilhs 0 h" 00° ,. w m, his place. Mr. Chandler- v-mwugmg oiu-selves in Marie Low-go who is taking this F051’! .- Bu“; work at Dalhousie-giving v to the schools and donat- .. m chum-en's books to the library. gm“ the organiszWon of the euuue of Nations" we h!" 30W I hdmtouch wlththeir n‘ m winging more and more tha c‘ my carried on. The glihtfllil ‘ Wnnd the tabla of so many div- me nations to talk over "World problems" is a ’ “ l ""1"- ‘ puslinient even ii they cannot in ' guy time arrive at tha ultimate " perfection iouged for- World disarmament is our only X nqpathat war may cal-w Ind qmee be upon earth."

At present we can only trust m; Japan and China may be left w solve their own differences yluiout involving other nations.

An examination on League of Nations work had gratifying results mu prizes were given at Xmas;

I ye trust this will awaken students p; n greater interest in the world pIOiIiBIIIS of the day.

Most regrettable was the loss of princaci Wales College. But we irust it will rise "Phoenix-like"

from its ashes and prove a better . educational center than ever be-

0Y0.

will! oil?

A5 parents and citizens who have offered from the out. we feel lhfll we can endorse any scheme 101' "lginvprovement, perhaps a "H1811 "_ Schco" to bridge the present zulf. uid an adequate “normal trainlns" ‘could be worked out by education- lists without adding greatly to __ the present cost. .:. Perhaps one oi the most interest- - lng of our activities is the work a.- imng soldier settlers. Never before h has it been gone into more thor- ’f' highly and completely than this year. Wiih the hard times 111158 luniiies have had more trials than

iillllll and we have tried to L. reach every home with a " 5 kindly helping hand. Besides

‘ being Soldier's work it is child welfare work. Wc are anxious to " endorse an adequiiie centre for fam- ~"~iiy and child welfare work in the olty and we have shown mirselves willing to back it up and to assist "‘ in any way we can.

‘rhere is an old adage "Money is the root oi all evil," rather, we say the need of it is.

No organization ooh be Clflitd m without funds. We do not Wish lo go badrwsrds but forward so f when the time for a special effort 1 comes we should put our shoulder

to the wheel and make money for

our work.

One thing I would like to sui- i M for $11.9 "Royal Edward" chap- ‘ in‘ this year is that we have an

"Endowment Rind" of our own

Ind put aside 25 per cent of our

"mi-Ilse so that fund, so that when g lhy emergency arises we will have r- money ready.

In looking back over s. year the ___nddest part is in recalling the faces Fvbo are gone never more to return. a We have not worsd to say howl '3 Mich we regret the loss of one of t i y.

i i

W!‘ most loyal oonmcilicrs and "flare. Mrs. r. .1. Nash. She was "'1' ready and cheerful to do her i; W1- I feel her floss not only to

.7 u" cllflbter but as, a very deer Lmflld- She faced death as she _'T\0¢d life with dauritless courage ‘ lad with a "wave and a. smile." 11?" Borne of our members have sui- i "Nd personal bereavemeuite, death ‘ “lune matched om. them a iii-cui-

tf- I mother, a loved daughter and ‘"111 I mother. To these again we "Wild our heal-e felt sympathy.

11 bflllss home to us how short ‘llmowehaveinwhichiodoe mlfltslveskindwordorte

W!’ hurts from bitterness.

“We of our numbers who are

m 0i- shut in we remember with

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-"holleforaspeody ry, “hmihliihvrvniiuanbewieh "min. I

n‘ “"3108 I would like to thank‘ 7°“ '11 1°? your co-operation. I have “"4 working with you aha in """"“1"s u reuse will bogs for

"me understanding and ‘g full- mi- of usefulness for tlironap- 15"" llnnotseeuyetoeye” 1 ht" things we can vnk our du-

m”! 1'01‘ til!‘ bolt in- fllipifo "*- ‘flm means being ‘ um

,1; £4.

(JOMPREHENSIVE

citinens, betior mothers, better daughters and better friends. - (Signed) Mary L. Mhthieson

ANNUAL IIIOBTa-lv I. CRAP. I. 0. D. l‘-

Madam Regent and Indies:

Ihavechahonortopresent the 81st, annual report of Royal Edward Chapter, Imperial Order Daugh- ters of the Empire.

hiring the year we halve held 0

[regular meetings, with an average attendance of 24 members, this sv- eroge does not convey the informa- tion that the attendance at meet- ings this year has been better than for many years one stormy day hav- ing considerably pulled down the average. Five executive meetings have been held, and the attend- ance at the weekly Monday after- noon meetings hss been so encour- aging as to receive favorable com- ment, especially since the decision to convert these meetings into sew- ing: to patch, darn, and renew gar- menis to send to needy families. 21o letter-shave bean sent. out by your Secretary on business pertain- ing to the "Order. The 30th anniversary of the or- ganisation of Royal Edward Chap- ter in April 1901 was held in the C. N‘. R. Hotel on St. George's Day. During dinner the Regent read a short; address bringing to the notice of present day members the names of the ladies responsible for the be- ginnings of our chapter, two oi whom, though not now membe , were present as guests-Mrs; Long- worth and Mrs. Warburion. In No- vember instead of the regular sale iof tea, ‘Irafalgar Day was celebrat- ed when the Regent opened her hcme to members for afternoon tea, materials which the sewing com- mittee had on hand were also plac- ed on sale and disposed of.

The annual meeting of the Na.- tional Chapter was held at the Nova Sootian in Halifax in the last week in May, and this chapter was represented by the Regent and two delegates-the Secretary, and the Prov. Ed. Secretary. Reports oi that annual meeting were made-at our. regular June meeting. Mrs. W. CIS. MacLui-e was also appointed to re- present this chapter at the annual meeting of the Canadian Branch oi the League of Nations Soeietywhich was he'd in Ottawa in ‘March.

P001811! when ordering magnum; I “"3 "1 l" Emilirc product?" Money llllllllk activities have included; 551° °1 ‘ialmdfilfi. aftemoon tea m‘, 5”" 551° 01' lllflying cards, bridge at C. N. n" m,“ Day mm

The net receipts for the nose my sale 5" milfylns because the "19 W" Pilfll-Poned and was finally “"1"! 011 lifter an unusually large number oi calls on the public Purse; and the result was espeem- ll’ Bffltifying when we remember that out oi '17 members only so People sold roses and not all of these were Daughters. It is intei-_ wtlns too to note that about half the total amount was brought in by 4 people-ll teams of 2 each. What could we not do if the whole mmbefllllp 1001i Pflrt next Rose Day?

Contributions to worthy projects included: Work in India, Veteran's Institute, R. N. W. M. P., League of Nations, Child Welfare, Stewart Endowment Fund, Education Com- mittee fcr prizes in public schools, League of Nations for prizes in public schools, Christmas parcels, sailor's home in Halifax, Welfare Bureau. emergency fund for Exeeu. tive.

While Royal Edward Chapter is ever ready to help in any time of need rarely have we been called upon for such organized help as we were glad to be able to render during the emergency created by the Falconwood fire in January.

National holidays have been cele- brated as usual-Paardeburg Day, Victoria Day, Dominion Day, King's Birthday; on Armistice Day an ll‘.- vitation was accepted from St. James Church to be present at a special service oi remembrance for the B. E. S. L. The wreath oi poppies from the chapter was placed by Mrs. Victor Goodwill. Greetings were sent at the Christmas to sick members, and to the infant son oi Lord and Lady Bessborough; flowers were sent as an expression oi sympathy to Mrs. Neil MacLeccl who has so long served the Daughters on the Committee oi Selection in connec- tion with War Memo lul work. We‘ have again the sad duty of recording the removal by death from our midst of two valued meni- _.' bars-Mrs. Jas. Peake and Mrai F. J. Nash. Words fail to convoyi, the sadness and feeling oi loss which we sustain when these recur-

In educational matters, the chap- ter has shown an ever KWWiRB 1n- terest. Mr. Stewart MacNui/t has been succeeded by Mr. Bramrweii "Chandler as Overseas scholar, Miss Marie Clark's bursary has been re-‘ newed, and Miss Clark remembered_' with substantial help because of her!’ long illness. The surplus War Miam-

orlai pictures, in storage until now.

were distributed to rural schools, 3i

books for children's reading have’

addiiton to those already donated, and an examination on “the Work of the League of Nations as an Aid to World Peace" was successfully conducted in the senior grades of, the public schools. A resolution was forwarded advocating that the com- mitiee in charge of the Sara. Max- well prizes be advised 1'0 instruct. children taking part in those com- petitbns, that a hero or heroine does not necessarily mean s. person holding a war-time record-that peace has its heroes and heroines too. In view of the subject offered for the competition immediately; following this resolufon, it would seem to have had the desired effect. 1

ring blanks in our membership list, are called to mind; the deep sym-

rcspectfully offered to the bereav- ed families. We have been called upon to record the death oi a member of the Order whose work for the whole Order, and the Em- pire simply cannot be estimated. As a living force, quietly, but ever; faithfully and ever effectively work- i ing for a national understanding' between G. B. and her beloved

who was the founder and principal j oi the school at Poona, left behind her at her sudden death in March, a record oi which we might well be proud. One sometimes hears the remark: "Why vote money for work in India?" A study cf the work done by Miss Sorabjl alone, would jus- tify the use of a much larger per- centage oi our income for this cause, especially at this time.

The chapter has regretfully ac- ; ccpted the resignation of Miss ,1 Johnson who found herseli unable 1to attend meetings; and two new membe o have been added, Mrs. Trivett and Mrs. Bent; one mem-

THE

Scholarship for 1932-38 bu been awarded to Bramwellfllll-lllllil‘ 01' ciiuioitetowii, who is st crew"- attending Daihousie University» Mr- Chmdler has a splendid record as a student and we lock iorwflfd with confidence to his success in a British University.

Mr. Stewart MacNutt, who holds our Scholarship roi- 1031-82. will" most satisfactory letters of hi! work and we feel sure he is receiv- ing great benefit from our Scholar- ship.

aUnsAnY-wa had no anvllwli for our Bursary this year. Miss Marie Clarke, who received our Bursary in 1929 iscontinuilm llll‘ studies at Dalhousie University and her Christmas examination marks were satisfacw y considering the fact that she entered the Univer- sity very late in the term.

Miss Mae Gardiner, Bursary holder for i035, who, after complet- ing one year of work vary credit- ably went to Western Canada, and owing to ill health was in a. San- itorium for three years, is home at Launching, Prince Edward Island and hopes to be well enough in the spring to take up some kind of work. She has definitely given up her Bursary.

PICTURES-We have on hand forty-four, (44) War Memorial pic- tures. Four framed pictures, which were hanging in the Chapter Room at the Navy League building, were given to Southport and Cross Roads schools.

COMPETITIONS-Jlhe Christ Card design, Short Story and One Act Play competitions were given publicity in the press and many letters have been answered giving information about them.

LIBRARIES-The two travelling libraries given by the Head Office to our Province are this year in Southport and Mount Mellick schools.

CALENDARS- The Abegweit Chapter ordered 3B calendars and The Royal Edward Chapter ‘l5 cal- endars, making a total of 111 cal. endars for the Province.

ANNUAL MEETING-Your Pro- vincial Sccretary attended the An. nual Meeting oi the War Memorial

Committee held in Halifax, May

115th. It was a great privilege to

meet the members from other Provinces and to become more fa- miliar with the War Memorial

meeting to realize the magnitude or the work, and to appreciate the ef. flcient business-like manner

;patby of those left to carry on is whim 1g; 13 canled oug

FINANCIAL STATEMENT:

W" l-‘lhwl l“ ‘hi’ mm’ mm’? “P homeland India, Miss Susie sOfflbjl, To stamps and sta-

Dr. Cr. Balance from last year t $ .62 By cheque Royal Ed- ward Chapter . . . . . .. 5.00 To advertising 6.34 Telegram, money-order and exchange on cheque . . . . . . . . . . .. .09 tionery . . . . . . . . . . .. 1.22 By cheque Abegweit Chapter ' . . . . . 3.00 To balance on hand .. .37 $8.62 $8.82

Respectfully submitted,

(SgdJ HAZEL MACMILLAN,

I. 0. D. E. Acting Secretary oi

Education for Prince Edward Is- land.

. I

Report oi Educational Secretary

in.

crown cuanoum "

asked for the renewal of their subscriptions to the "United Em. P1" Mflsazine." On making enquiry at the other two schools, we were surprised that the teachers had not had the use of the magazine as the Principals had neglected to place it in the schools. We would flllssest that, if the Chapter sees ‘m l0 Rive another year's subscrip- illon. the magazine be mailed to the Secretary.

The Relief Committee oi the [Canadian Legion was requested to durnish us with the names oi any ‘children requiring school books or supplies but, up to the present, no ‘names have been received.

, Respectfully submitted, [ (Signed) BESSIE BETHUNE, Chapter Educational Secretary. Madame Regenw Members-

This has been an eventful year in the history oi the League of Nations. Let us glance first at the local activities oi our Chapter.

Last year we received an urgent appeal from Ottawa for funds to carry on the work of the League and we raised our Annual Sub- scription fifty per cant.

During the past summer, we were asked to sponsor the Signing oi the World Disarmament Peti- tion at all City polling booths on Election Day. After referring the matter to Miss Charlotte Whitton, National Convenor of League of Nations Committee, former repre- sentative at Geneva for our Order, we were unable to assist. Later the some petition, circulated un- der the auspices of the National Chapter, was signed by the major- ity of our members.

Acting in collaboration with the Provincial Superintendent of Edu- cation, we conducted a. History Examination in Grades 9 and 10 ,of the City Schools. The subject embraced the many activities of the League oi Nations, particular- ly in regard to World Peace. We are much indebted to Mr. R. H. Rogers, who prepared the paper and to the members of the Chap- ter, who also assisted. Ten prizes in gold were presented at the Christmas School Closings, and so great an interest was aroused in children, teachers and parents that . many extra copies of the question-

naire had to be made, and we hope ,that it will become an annual in- 'stitution. Let me repeat my asser- tion of a year ago ,that the edu- cation of our children in a. spirit

i

‘work. One has to attend such n10! Intematlcnal toleratlon and

brotherly love is a far saner pre- ventive of war than a. hundred disarmament conferences. 1 One of the first acts of the l ASSEMBLY of the §LEAGUE OF NATIONS was to ac- .cept the candidature of Mexico to ‘the Iieagueflrhis brings the mem-

rship of the Iidague to 55 and "gives Canada a near neighbour co-member.

Three major events stirred the surface of the Twelfth Assembly. One was the financial crisis in Great Britain, the ' second the seizure of Manchurian Towns by Japan and thirdftlie negotiations regarding the ‘conclusion of an armaments truce.

The Canadian Delegation made two notable statements of Can- ada's position with regard to Arm- ‘ainents. Hon. Hugh Guthrie, leiid- 1c: of the delegation, said that while the technical work under- taken by the League for the im- prcvement of Trade, Finance, Agri- culture, Industrial conditions, Un-

peoition from the lllull Portllial.

Recently in London, the Arch- bishop of Canterbury called for the understanding Sympathy of the more forward P909105 for races which have not fully BP- preciatcd the meaning of univer- sal freedom. People, he said, “who have prided msclvw 00011 the fact that slavery has been abol- ished in the British Dominions nearly one hundred years ago, and in American seventy years ago, must be shamed by the recollection that it was only in January 192B that 314,000 slaves were freed i.ri Sierra Leone, and that Sir Har- court Butler set a final seal on slavery in Burrnah in 1929.”

As we are all aware. the World Disarmament Conference is meet- ing at Geneva. Ovarsbadowing it in the eyes of the world, is the threatening situation, in the far East. How it may affect the peace of the entire world, no one can with certainty predict.

There are many who are prone to say the League has failed sig- nally in the present crisis. Allow me to quote from a recent article by Willis J. Abbot, “It should be borne in mind that the League is‘ not a super state. It does not sc- complish miracles. It exists only for the purpose of offering a forum to which nations on the verge of serious controversy, may, if they will, bring their points oi differ- ence. Moreover there have been but few serious controversies of this character submitted to the

League. With the League develop-

ed to its fullest extent, the quar- rel between two Oriental Nations, the Government of one which is in- efficient and seldom able to ful- fill its pledges would have been a severe test. This fact must be rec- ognized. If the League has not ful- filled its highest ideals, it does not mean that out of this lesson may not come understanding of the way in which it may be streng- thened in order to meet like con- tingencies in future.

You, who criticise the League oi

Nations, calling it weak and. inef- flcient-—have you any better sub- stitute to offer? No sane person claims that is a. perfect solution, but it does represent a step in the right direction. Finally, may I urge you not to place the responsibility for main- taining peace solely on the Lea- gue of Nations. As Daughters oi the Empire, let us ponder the wise words of Sir Robert Borden. recently written-

“Who are responsible for the world's future peace? Who, if not

source,

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the work, but may we offer some examples:-

1.—A letter from a rural minister recommended to our notice the need of a family in his district. Clothing and an order of groceries from the local merchant were sent at once.

2.-An appeal from the mother of 8 boys between 9 months and l6 years oi age. Father willing to work at anything but unable to find work. Clothes and school sup- plies were sent.

3.—An appeal from one family for warm clothes was generously answered.

4.—A case of destituticn in the

MOONLIGHT SKATE It the Forum tonight. fm-i-ii REGULAR. MEETING of the Catholic Womens League, Knights or Columbus Hall tonight. Import- ant. Nominations. 1333-11. ..F._.

ALL WALTZ PROGRAM!!! at the Forum tonight. 14 bonds. Moonlight. 1:37-11 FLU! FIRE - The fireman were called out about 8.50 last evening for a flue fire at the residence of

city was brought to our notice and a layette and warm clothes collect- Mr’ Thomas whitey’ 206 “may Street. No damage.

ed. - ..

iL-Another case of a returned l‘ BAND!’ ALL wart- mm man in need was reported through gramme, n the Forum mama‘; his platoon officer who helped col- 122%“ lect underclothes, overcoat, boots, shirts, socks, etc., to outfit the man so that he might come in to hos- pital for treatment. We regret to have to report that the man died last Thursday in local hospital, leaving a. wlie and ikx little child- ren.