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lvao.’1DAY, APRIL M ,.~gM...y DEREA’VnD—M.|‘. and ,, oimeron Macllauchlan. I1<_3lQ oi I-flll5bOl'O, received the sad news of the death in Do.c'n:sxr, Mass. 0, -may eldest da.ugh.er, (Lina),

Mrs. L. Vance Mszllachern.

A gloom was cast over Knutsford '

upon learning of the passing of Earl fl.teen year old can of Mr. and Mrs. charies Guy. on Wedne- day, Aprll 15. Earl Ceveiopea double pneumonia on Saturday and was ill but four days when he passed away. He leaves to mourn his p3iss'ng, one bi-other and father and mother.

DEATH OF ME. MCLAGGAN AT MONTREAL--Ward has bsen re- ceived in Charlottetown of the death of Mr. C. E. Mcbagzan at the Royal Victoria Hospital. Mon- treal. There was no particulars. Much sympathy is extended to his wife, nee Annie Cameron of this city. He is survived also by three daughters.

The d:sih occurred suddenly at his heme of Mr. Alex Martin. a re- lrcd railroad employee. Mr. Martin was cigiity-two years of age and was a highly respected citizen of /l tcrtsn. He isavcs to mourn three sons and one daughter, all residing in Western Canada. and another dnugllter Mary at home. to all of whom deep sympathy is extended.

FAREWELL PARTY AT WHEE- FIELD-—Mrs. Lyle F. l-Icdgkins of 2:; Pearl st. en er.aii-led. last, night, At 1 farewell party for Mrs. Dun- can Mr/:Pail who left. today, for her li:nie in Charlottetown, P. E. 1. She IIIIS bten visiting Mr. and Mrs. William Singleton of 23 Pearl st. for lh: past two months. Mrs. s~u;l-.-ton and Mrs. MacPhail are il.t:r. At the close of the evening the hostess rjesentrd an appropri- ate gift to Mrs. MacPhai'.—Wske- licld, Mass, Daily Item.

The last meeting of the season of lhc Women‘s Music Club was ll id at the fianadlan National Ho- l’.‘l on Sat V afternoon, April lath. The w ’'‘programme was by junior students. some of the rl'i::' winners lmd the recipients of cxtremely high marks in_t§¢’_,n- rcnt Hobbies competition,_”t,o‘whic_h the Women's Music Club nu!" don- ated seven cups. The Recital was a mo-t refreshing one and augurs well for future leaders in 'musioal circles in Charlottetown. The young p.-ricrmcrs all showed outstanding nblity and charmingly unaffected sell-possession.

FUNERAL OF’ THE LATE MR. i\u)Rms—'l"he futeral of the late Mr. Reginald H. Morris. whose dcnth took place at Halifax. was

lirlrl in Charlottetown yesterday imm St! Peter's Cathedral. The

.<P:‘l‘lC'.‘5 there. and at the graveside in st. Peter‘s Cemetery, where the body was inferred. were conducted by Rev. Canon Banks. The mourn- ers were: Messrs. P. R. Morris. To- rcnto, George E. Leslie. Montreal, W. E. Mitchell, Halifax, R. Watson. Norman Watson. Lt. Governor Geo. D. DeBlols, R. L. Cotton, Noel De- Blois. Judge Palmer and H. M. Simpson. The pallbearers were: Messrs. J. R. Paton. J. O. Hyndrnan, H. W. V. Bunbar. W. E. Champion. W. R. Aitken, FIR. Hearts.

An enjoyable evening was spent at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Her- bert McLeod. Hunter River. on Wednesday evening. April 15th when the friends of Mr. and Mrs. Chcsley Wood, came in great num- hers to surprise the young couple by giving them a miscellaneous shower. The gifts were opened by Miss Elsie stead. Special‘ mention my be made of a well’-filled purse from the Boys, Hockey club so- ccmpanied by a. well-worded ad- dress read by Miss Florence Noy. Although taken entirely by surprise Mr. wood on behalf of his wife thanked the donors. and assured them of their appreciation for the l0V‘l".y gifts given them.’ The re- mainder of the evenhig was spent lr dancing. music being furnished bi’ Mrurs Andrew Gallant, and Stanley Ross,

The death of an elderly resident Albany took place at , an early F on Monday morning in the D? -on of Mrs Michael C. Delaney, We of the late Michael Delaney. fcrmer Conservative member of the l"rovincial House. of which party she supported at the last Pmviliaill election at the age of eighty-six. Hf!‘ maiden name was Alto Min Robinson of Augustine Cove. For many yéars after their marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Delaney kept g. gen‘- cral store at Ti-yon. After Mr. D-"lanevb death she resided in Al- bany with her son Claude, where hcr death took place after two weeks illness. Mrs. Delaney was’, s mfmbcr of the Baptist church and Was very highly esteemed by-all Who knew her. neing A very charitable nature. aran. as ‘she was familiarly called won the hearts of all and many poor received help. from her as she was always giving "id helping others. There are‘ left mourn two sons. Claude of Al- “! and Parker. ‘TFYOIII five "lllhterl. Mrs. Lucius Crew. surn- merride: Mrs‘. Bert Dnwsomnoston. M-=s.: Mr.-. Daniel McLure. um

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.. DJIO Mrs. Hunilkm Gnlnble of Albany who tenderly cared for ‘'9? mother :1 her declining ’°37~'~ Her funeral was held ‘on Thurzdcy and despite the _A|mostim- D2::i~.‘:‘.e condition oi the road: was llrzcly attended by a larfl number of it 7163 and neighbors who came '0 :17 their last respects. service at he lr:'1.'!3 and grave was conducted by l‘-:. Mr. 0-o

t‘;"r1cd ore.-.-." . ‘linccri were .. .::::: .-amasei.-.rs. Roland Pliiilteéon. A':tI'iur*-Green. °-J. Msooraiis Tberau I. itocnan. Ha-s.w.biul.‘.a.risu-u-A.

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Stine ve.y fli.e lit .1-5 of young foxes have been re_;orted. Mr. Wil- »1.Bm.'.1‘umer ins iooke: in only ;li.ree dens to far and rcpsrts aev. !t3ll*5¢“- A ll ' of four, one of six and one of 5 en. Mr. Lester Sher.

] ren caretaker of the Mascot ranch _ at Howlan r:-p:r.s il litter of eight.

TUESDAY. APRIL 21

CONGRATULATIONS-—Mrs rub. neaux. 201 Prince St.. was the re. cipient of hearty felicltaticns from numerous friends on Friday the loth. her 94th birthday. She is en- joyirig good health and able to be

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Tm P9-Die oi Lorne Valley and ‘_/Mnlty were very pleased. to hear that Dr. Allan v-I C.i.r:.iigan is cru- valesclng quite favorably. The doctor is in the Kings County Hospital under the care of Dr. Preston Macfntyre.

The following reference to the late Mr. George McLean. whose death cccurred March 28th, wi‘l be of interest here as the deceased had relatives and friends in this Province among whom he visited last summer. the guest of Mr. and

Mrs. James E. Andrews, Hunter River. CAR STBUCK BY SHUNTING

ll:NGINE—A woman was slightly in- jured last night when the motor in which she was a. passenger was struck by a shunting engine at the Davis and Fraser crossing. The car. turned over on its side and pushed for A short distance by the eitsine. was badly damaged.

CLYDESDALE STALLION AR- RIVEs—"I‘lic three year old Clydes- dale staliicn “Perfect" arrived yes- terday at the Charlottetown Ex- perimental Station, where he has been placed by the Dominion De- partment oi Agriculture to assist in the production oi a supply~oi breeding stock in Prince Edward Island and for the general im- provcment of the horse industry.

SEN » MONEY TO HELP RES- CUE WORK—Charlott/stqwn's Lab- orers Protestive Union yesterday sent 325 to Nova Scotia Depart- ment of Mines to help defray ex- penses of rescue work which is be- ing conducted at Moo;c Rivcr gold mine where two Toronto men have been» trapped for eight days on a 140-foct level blocked by a cave-

FISHERMEN PREPARE ‘FOR LOBSTER SEASON—I.obster fish- ermen along Pginee Edward 1:- land's North Shore are in read- iness for the opening of the “early 1938 season" which starts May 1 and ends June 30. Mr. S. T. Gal- lant, provincial fisheries inspector, sold last night more lobster fish- ermen than last year were prepar- ing‘gear because a better season than 1935'; is expected. Markets for the crustaceans are better, at present than they were at the same time 12 months ago. If the catch is not so large that markets will be glutted. fishermen will benefit the inspector thought.

Much sympathy is expressed for Mr. , and Mrs. James Pendergast and their family in the loss they have sustained by the death of their little daughter Mary, which oc- curred Monday evening at her homexonly 12 years old, the eldest of the family,‘ she was out down in all the rich promise of her early youth. of a sweet and gentle dis- position. she will be much rnLssed in her, home and also by her many little churns and friends at school. where she was much beloved. To the family in their sore bereave- ment very sincere sympathy is ex- tended-3.

DEBATING SOCIETY—A meet- ing of the Section A Debating so- ciety met on Wednesday, April 15, in Room I2, P. W. C.. with the preside . Leslie Stewart, in the chair. The minutes of the last meeting were read and adopted. There being. no business, the pres- ident called on Jim l-'iu.rnett to open the debate. He was supported by Douglas Black arid Mary MacDon- ald’. Tho speakers on the con side were Frances Reeves, Esther Harp- er snd John Kirby, The subject was "Resolved that modern social con- ditions make us all old fogies at forty." After the speeches a vote was taken. resulting in a victory for the con. After a few remarks by the .critic. P:of. Blanchard was called upon for a few words. The meeting was then adjourned.

AT R0'l‘ABY—Ycsterday was In- ternational day at Rotary. The ‘ ' . President-elect, -J. M. Murley. first gave a three-minute talk of "Rotary and Peace." com- msrtlng on the Fourth object of Rotary. namely. "to encourage and foster the pdvancc oi understand- ing, goodwill and international pace through a world fellowship of ‘ ' and pi I mfln united in the ideal of service.” Ro- tii-isn .3. H. Rogers next spoke on

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lion cf sera. etc. The guests were Rotarian B. S. Holden, of Truro, N. 5., and two students of St. Dun- stan's College, E. L. Lvnskv of Dor- chester. Mass.. and Manuel Paloma. cl Malquln, Cuba.

Little Theatre Gulld patrons at- tending the second studio night last. ev:n£ng saw new talent in ex-

cep-tion all the actors and actr:-sse.‘. appeared for the first time on the Little Theatre sta_t,e._ Three one-act plays were presented all skilfully acted and each one different so that the audience did not ‘fcr one moment tire of the evenings enter. tsinment.

The plays in order of presenta- tion, were: “The Legend"'_ Reading 0.’ the will", and "The

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WEDNESDAY. APRIL 22

Chsrlotietowns three day motor ‘show was officially opened last | evening by His Worship Mayor P.

W. Turner. Many hundreds of people crowded into the Forum where the show is being held to see the different models of 1036 cars displayed by Charlottetown dealers. Keen interest was displayed by the large audience in the old time fiddlers contcst. The winners in the competition were:

First. Mr. Robert Walsh and Al Dowling of Charlottetown. equal.

second, Laurence smith, 1:-ac. adie.

Third. Joseph Poirler, Charlotte- lcwn.

—GOING ON EUROPEAN TRIP —Mr‘. and Mrs. H. V. Clarke of Lrtlibrldge. Alta. have i:- ived on the Island by motor and are visiting Mrs. Clarke's brother. Mr. Russsll Grant, Ellerslic, for 8. few weeks before leavcing for Montreal from which point they will sail May 1st on the Duchess of Athol for England. They will visit Mr. Clarke's old home in Wntiord Hertz, and later join the Pilgrimage to Vimy. They plan to return about the mlclcllc or Auzust and will pay it short visit to the Io’lE.“.‘.(l cnroute to their hsnic. Mrs. Cork: was formerly Miss Bcllc Grant of Ellc:‘:lic.—S.

—I'-‘0.\'ES I'l.EN’l‘lFU!.—A lot of E‘KCl!(‘ltY"lll is being cxptrlenccd among the different. fcx ranchers of lair. Quito to has been the case with Mr. Bcnj. Cairns of Simi- mcrside East who on erzamiiiing his first nine kennels was rewarded with the marvellous turn out of 5-1 p'.m=, one of there included a lit- ter of ten pup; all of which are hale anrl hcariv at the 2'2: 0.‘ eight (liws. The mot'l:r of these puir. will be four vcers Clfl t‘.l‘s sprint! and during tint time has nroclu-ccrl four litters \v’ih 2'. total cf twenty- nirc pups, Mr. Cairns‘ other lit::rr. ll‘Cllld€.’l two sevens. two sixes. thrcevfives. and one thrce.-—S.

In the midst 0’ life we are in death, was never more t"uly veri- fied than ill the death of Mr. Mich- ael Beagzii. which sad cvcnt tsok p‘ace i“ lils home in Donagh on March 26th after an i‘li‘.cs5 of only six days with bronchial pneumonia. Deceased enjoyed his usual good health up to Saturday and lcoked as thouvh he had many more years of useful rrtlvlty, but notwithstand- ing medical skill and attentive nur- sing of a devoted wife and kind friend; on “'19 alrovc date his gentle spirit fortified by the last Sacra-i merits returned to God who creat- ed it. The late Mr. nzagan was a very honest upright and industrious member of the community and it can be truly said of him that his wogd was as good as Ills band. He was a good n€l9m3°1‘ and 3 ""9 friend and his passing “WW '5 V9’? much regretted by all classes in the community but csl>€Clfll‘Y Wm ‘"3 be mourned in the home where he was a kind and loving husband and father and in his home stranzer and friend alike received a hearty and spontaneous welcome. B81118 Of 3 cheerful disposition he was BIWEYS young and was secsnd to none. in the amusements o.‘ the day where ever present notwithstanding he had reached the advanced age of '17 years.

Mr. James Georg_c Mobbs. fol‘ more than half a century at rdelsla dent of Winchester. M1155-. hem Tuesday morning, April 14; at (t home. 507 washlnswn StF°—l- 9* °" ten years of failing licalth.

Mr. Mobbs would have been £3 years old on APT“ '31 H9 W” e son of William H. and Catherine Bowie)’ iM°"°‘"’_ M°bb5 mm d? native of st. Peters. P. E. 1. span ‘ mg his early life and receiving h s education there.

Sixty years ago he came to this; country and for the F95‘? 54 If“ had been a. resident of WlI‘lCIlCaW‘\'. living for many years on Mt!‘ I1 Street. Durlnlz N5 “CH” me "5 was in business as a contractor and builder, being affiliated with the carpenters Union and being I member of the Crawford Memorial

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Thorne. who survives, with a son, Wiliian H. Mobbs of Wilmington. Lieut. Col. M. N, G., retired; two daughters. Mrs. Thomas F‘. G:'.:uy C1 Lynn and Mrs. Andrew Geode..- of this town; four grandchildren; two sisters. Mrs. Edward Masher oi falclcn and Mrs. J. Haywaru -»-mill: of Everett; and a brother, .. Fred Mobbs of Newport, R. I.

Ifiineral services were held on this I F“‘liil' afternoon at the late resi- ..cncc with Rev. George A. Butters. iJ«"|3'«0l‘ of we Crawlord Memorial ..i. E. Church officiating. Interment was in Wildwcod Cemetery.

DERAILMENT NEAR ALBER- TON—Morc than 30 feet of track an the Tignish-Charlottetown Can- adian National Railways line near Alberton was torn up by derailment of two passenger cars on regular train no. 54 yesterday morning. There was no damage to the train. A wrecking crew rushed from Char- lottetown directed re-railing of the cars and the train arrived at the capital only two hours late.

A sad gloom was cast over Grand Trucadie and surrounding districts on Mar. aalth when the news came by telegram of the death of Joseph McDonald, at the home of his sis- ter, Mrs. Percy Keizer, Dorchiaster. Mass. The deceased was the son of Mr. am-l'Mrs. Joseph McDonald and was born at Grand Traoadie, twenty-five years ago where he lived until last October when he went with his sister. to Dprchester, Mass.

On Saturday morning.-February 15th. the community of Kelly's Cross was saddened by the death of one of its most highly esteemed cit- izens in the person of Mrs. Philip Smith. Mrs. Smith was born and lived the whole of her long life of seventy years in Kelly's Cross Par- ish. She was the daughter of the late Patrick McGuigan and his wife, Mary Trainer, and was born only a short distance from the place where she and her late husband settled alter their marriage.

A quiet wedding took place Tues-

day morning at 8 o'clock at the home of Mr. iincl Mrs. C. W. Harris. Summrrzsids, \\'llCll their daughter, E51112. D.:i'otll_v, was unlttd in mar- riage with Ml‘. Reginald Arnold. iormzrly of the Bank of Nova Scotia, Summersidc, now of St. John, and the son of Mrs. Edith E. and the late Dr. Duncan Arnold. St. John. Miss Eleanor Harris was her sisters bridesmaid and Mr. Lyman Abbot was groomsman. The ceremony was performed by Rev. L. E. G. Davies. Following the marriage s, Wed- ding breakfost was served to friends and zclativcs and later they left on a trip to Upper Cniiadiali points.

Mr. and Mrs. Arnold will reside in St. John whcre Mr. Arnold is associated with the firm of C L. Jarvis and Sen. 5.

The aiiiiilal meeting of ti 3 Mon- tnguc Su -division of the Catholic Wo:liens' League was held in the League Rocmi; on Thursday even- ing,, April 2nd.

The Presicicnt. lvllss Florence Kclly, cccupied the chair and ex- pressed her appreciation of the lrrgc iiulnbcr of members present. despite the unfavorable evening. After prayer, the minutes of the last annual meeting were read by the secretary, Mrs. James A. Lamlzin. and were adopted on motion. The reading of the minutes was followed by the address of the retiring pres- ident. A comprehensive review of the excellent work accomplished during the year was outlined in the following reports:

Report of Recording Secretary - Mrs. James A. Lannan.

Treason-i"s Report-Miss Marion Dunn.

Audiior‘s Report —- Mrs. H. I-lynes. Miss M. J. Kelly.

Rt-port of Social Service Commit- ter-'—Mvs. John Clair. Convonor.

Report of Diocesan Committee- Mrs. H. J. Hyncs. Convener.

Report of Education Committee- Mrr. A. Brothers. Convenov.

Report of Church Committee — Mrs. B. McDearmid. Convcnor.

Mrs. Rcsc Mahar. Chtlll‘l]’l8.ll of Nominations. presented her report and those elected to office for the ensuing year are:

President—Mrs. James Lannaii.

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rird vice-president -— Mrs. Dennis Collins.

Secretary—Mlss Margaret Maliar. , Corunclllors—Mrs. F. V. Mui'P1l.V. Mrs. James Collins. Mrs. W. A. Gaudet. Mrs. Jerome Power. Mrs. Arthur Brothers. Mrs. W. Hcliiiiswr. Mrs. William McCarron, Miss Violct Peters.

The meeting showed its sincere approval of the splendid work done by the past executive. A heart)’ vote of thanks was tendered the re- tiring officers by Mrs. F‘. V. Murphy.

The business of the meeting being completed the ladies enjoyed a soc-

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i THURSDAY. APRIL 23

—STRE.ET w0RI{—At the ad- jzuvnod meeting of the Su.r.mer- .idc Town Council Tuesday night, at which Mayor B. W. Robinson rr:sided, it was decided to lay a surface sawcr’ on Kin; Strcet to conneu; King and Kirk st.r3ets.—S

—CE:LEBRATE ANNIVERSARY- Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sweet or S‘. Elsanors entertained a number of their friends Tuesday evening to cclcbratc thcir tenth wedding anni- versary. A very ple:sn.nt evening

t:r which supper was served.

D 0 U B L E BEREAVEMENT— Word has been received by Mrs. James Morrisey of the death of her two grandsons, William Burns, ll years, and Francis. 9 years, who were d:-owned while playing on a raft in MacNamara's pit. Water- town. Mass, on Good Friday even- lug. They are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Burns. Mrs. Burns is the daughter of the late James and Mrs. Morrisey of Newiown Cross.

"DRAG-ON’? TO RETURN SI-l0RTLY—Word was received in Charlottetown last night that the Canadian Airways "Dragon", pil- oted by Walter Fowler is expected to arrive in Moilcton this after- noon en route, to Charlottetown from Newark, N. J. The plane may come to Ciiarlottewwn this even- ing or if not tomorrow. While the "Dragon" is away the single en- gined nianoplane is being used on the Monzton-Charlottetown ser- vice. Pilot Fowler flew to Newark from Halifax yesterday with pic- tures of the Moose River milling disaste.-.

—0I-‘FICERS ELEC’.l‘ED—'I'lie an- nual meeting of the Tlgnish branch of the Sodulity of the Children of Mary was held in the Dalton school on I-‘riday. the 17th inst. Reports were read by the different officers which showed a great deal of work had been done to aid parish work throughout the year. The election of officers resulted as follows: Pres- ident. Miss Kathleen Brennan; Vice President. ii.-llss Margaret Handra- lmn: Secret: Miss Viola Handra- han; Treasur r, Miss Marguerite DeRcche: Convener on Education. Miss Anne Marie Leclair; Convener on Entertainment. Miss Evangeline Gallant; Attendant. Mist Emily Mc- Klnnon. At the clcse of the meet- ing the Clizlplain, Rev. J. D. Mc- Neill addressed the members.

ENJOYABLE BRIDGE PARTY- A bridge party promoted by the L:i:li-ss Auxiliary of the Canadian Legion last evening proved to be 3 very delightful function. Twenty- five keenly contested tables were played. A dainty lunch served by the ladies brought to a conclusion .1 very enjoyable evening. Prizes donated by the executive of the Auxiliary were won by the follow- ing: ladies first, Mrs. F‘. R. Mac- Lail ; second. Mrs. F. Graves; th Mrs. Pope eer; consolation, i\‘ii':‘., S:cl'a Murphy; men's prizes: first. radio lamp donated by R. T. l~Iclmen's, Mr. J. S. Walker; second, Biltrrore hat donated by Moore crid Mrcl./god's, Chief A. Birtvvistle: third. tie rack donated by Mr. J. P. Hillier. l\Il'. Allan Cosh: consol- ation prize donated by Mr. J. P. Hinton, won by Dr. A. W. M. Allan.