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The Benevolent Irish Society N3 U1-gunlzed un April 18. 1325. .1 a meeting held in the Well- idgton Hotel. the popular host- .e,-,- of Charlottetown which was located on the corner of Great gcorge and Sydney St., opposite 51. Dunstan's Basilica. The of- ncer-5 appointed lat this first meeting were: Fade Goff. Esq.. president; Francis Longworth. Esq, vice-president: J. B. Pai- mer, second vice-president! Rev. lllr. Fitzgerald. treasurer: Charles 1)csBriSay, secretary; His Excel- lency Lt.-Gov. Col. John Ready. patron. .

The Irishmen who first settled in Charlottetown and district be- longs the credit of having found- ed the Benevolent Irish society. They were a well educated and cultured class of people, who held high offices in both church and state.

No differences dwarfed their clini-ity and benevolence, always nillinp, and eager to perform nliat ever work: of charity. nlnch were many. among a peo- plr settling a new country. The nnrk carried on in those very trying years was encouraging and appreciated.

The following year. 1825. was lhc first St. Patrick's Day cele- lnxitlaiii by the Society. Follow- rm; IS a copy of the report. from (I10 Island ”Register" of Tues- ilay. fllarch 21. 1826.

ST I'ATRICK'S DAY

'IIlf' Benevolent Irish Society i-rlchraled their annual festival in honor of their tutelar Saint at the Wellington Hotel on Friday last at 4 o'clock. The company ml down to an elegant dinner. lknlo Goff. president of the So- rlclv in the chair. and the great- est harmony and conviviality prm.-riled throughout the evening.

"The following toasts were giv- en from the chair: The King; tlw memory of the pious St. Pnirn-k, His Excellency the Lt. timcrnoieour patron; His Honor the President. may all who as- pu'n to his elevated rank. adopt his liberal sentiments; the land of Erin and her sons; the Sham- rock, Rose and Thistle, may they nor be united under the benign influence of the British Constitu- tion. religious and civil liberty. may all His Majesty's subjects Qllltiy and ever enjoy its bless- ings: Prince Edward Island. its agriculture and commerce; the Right Rev. The Bishop of Rosen. the friend of mankind; the Rev. Mr. Fitzgerald, a probougatiou of his years for the good of our island; the memory of our never to be forgotten. and ever to be lamented friend and countryman. the Rev. Mr. DesBrisay the pat- tern of philauthropy;' the Earl of nalhnusie. Governor General of British North America; the Bene- volent Irish Society of Prince Edward IslandAmay the auspic- luos appearance of this young plant continue to increase and flourisli.

”Tha company departed at .11 a'rlock precisely."

The young Society. which took on such A big undertaking. ll expressed its appreciation an gratitude many times to the gen- eroslty of Dr. de St. Crolx. whose generous donations to the funds made it possible to give greater relief to the needy.

ii is regrettable that a list of the president. from the first. Fade Goff. Esq.. to the present Thomas McAvInn. cannot be giv- on as records have not been pre- served. but we do know this rank was held by William Mit- tliell. James Reddln. Hon. Ed-

Benevolenr Irish Solcieryi

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Sr. iPatrickIs Day Turnout

ward Palmer (late Chief Justice). Dennis Reddln. Charles Quirk. William Longworth, Hon. Edward Whelan. Hon. James Werburton. Conneliua Little. Daniel Brennan, James Brync. John Kelly and W. C. Deshrieay.

Down through the thirteen de- cades of years, this Society has an unbroken history ever mine- ful and watchful of its purpose. the relief of all creeds and races. and when the feast of st. Patrick came along. every effort was stressed to do honor to their patron. in appreciation for the precious life St. Patrick gave.to the Irish people.

Today the Benevolent Irish So- ciety will meet at their hall in the Whelan Building. form ranks. dressed in regalla. parade to the War Memorial to place a wreath in honor of the fallen. to St. Dunstan'a Basilica for Mass in honor of st. Patrick. parade through the main atreets. pre- ceded by the Recce Band. back to their hall. and to write finis to a gala celebration. The annual play will be presented at the Community Centre. under the direction of J. Pius Callaghan. bringing to a close a great day for the Irish.

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City Tax Bill yesterday. Strongly opposing it was I-Ion. Eugene Cullen. I-its op- position was on grounds similar to those expressed when the bill was introduced. '

Mr. Cullen said that the clause making the employer responsible for the collection of the tax would work a hardship on both em- player and employee. He pointed out that many firms are already making as many as five deduc- tions from their employees. "An- other deduction." he said. "would be a little too much to take." Mr. Cullen's was the only dissenting vote!

SCHOOL MEETING HOURS

Another bill which caused con- siderable discussion was an amendment to the School Act. It provides that the hour for hold- lng school meetings shall be changed from seven o'clock to eight o'clock. A further amend- ment specifies that at least two of the trustee: in a district shall be parent rate payers.

Hon. Mr. Clark said the De- partment of Education has con- sidered it desirable to have at least two parents with children attending school, on the board of trustees. The amendment. he said, was moved on the assump- tion that parent rate payers would be more interested in the welfare of the school than per- sons having no children in at- tendance. ..owever. .be pointed out that where it was impractical to find two parent trustees who would act. -the district, with the permission of the Minister. could nppolnt non-parent rate payers ea trustees. Be assured the House that the Department would be only too glad to give their as- sent when good reuoul WHO given.

Mr. Harvey Douglas felt that there was no need for the amend- ment. as the district could decide for themselves when they would appoint an trustees. Mr. Douglas said it did not necessarily follow that non-parent rate payers had no interest in the school. is a matter of fact. he said. In lama cases this is the very opposite.

Dr. Maclulllan: "Did you ever

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Curling Drew For Montague

Today's draw at Montague Curl- ing Rink. 1 7:15 Ladies-H. M. Smith vs. T. II. Clair. 9:15-A. MacDonald vs. W. Mac- Lean; A. E. Sullivan vs. Dr. Mac- Intyre.

the trustee board?" lie support- ed the motion and said that It was only right and proper that

on the board. Mr. J. W. Don Campbc-Jl also supported the mo- tlon. I-Ion. Mr. Clark said it was not anticipated that the clause would work any hardship.

In cases where land has to be expropriated for a building site. the matter will now be left in the hands of the Minister. Mr. Clark explained that as the Act existed the trustees bad the power to expropriate land for such a purpose but it had im- posed unnecessary hardships and was the means of creating in feelings among neighbors. The Minister in reply to questions said the land evaluation carried out under his Department has been well received with about 50 per cent of the districts in the Province taking advantage of it. He said the Evaluation Board always has enough requests ahead to keep them going for the year.

Questioned by Mr. Bell as to what the Department proposed to do in the way of helping the Cerebral Pzilsied children. Mr. Clark said that a request has been made from the Association and the door was still open. He stated that the Association had been offered a teacher on the same basis as another teacher and that the Government would pay the salary while the City would be required to pay the supplement.

TEMPERANCE ACT

An amendment to the Temper- ance Act declares that a resi- dence from which a conviction has been obtained under' the Act or for the keeping of a disorderly house shall be declared to be. not a dwelling for a period of one year.

Mr. Saville said it was his un- derstanding when the Commission was set up that there would be an intensified program of tem- perance education in the schools. "There are too many people drinking too much liquor." he said. "and if the children were taught the dangers of excessive use of alcohol. it would serve to decrease the drinking in future generations."

"The honourable gentleman is right." said Dr. Maclllltllan. ''I think it would he time well spent." We need a little more of this teaching at the preesnt time."

Eastern Guardian

. .'GROCERY SPECIALS.-You can buy all R. M. A. Specials (See ad in this issue) at Stewart and Beck's.

.!COME to the Women's Insti- tute Bean Supper. Legion Hall. to- night. March 17th.

..'PAINT. - C. I. L. Paint in the new shades. Ask for color card. Stewart and Beck's.

--JBENEVOLENT Irish society presents "Jenny Kissed Me”. Yeo Theatre. Montague, Thursday. March 14.

----'BUYING logs daily by the cord or by the thousand. Birt's Feed Service. Sourls.

-JBUYING young pigs. mar- ket price. Birt's Feed Service. Souris.

..--PKINGIS M IL L. Montague. will not be buying logs again an- tll April 15.

..'C. G. I. T. MEETING -The Aketa C. G. I. T. group of Trinity United Church. Montague. met at the home' of the leader, Mrs. Archie Hilchey. on Friday after- noon March 11. There was a full attendance. The president. Miss Dorothy MacDonald. presided dur- W11" the business period. The meet- ll" opened by repeating the C. i. l.'l'. purpose. Minutes of the last meeting were read by the secretary. Miss Veronica Taylor. The treasurer. Miss Judy Cud- more. gave the financial report. A box containing books. games and puzzles was packed for the King's County Hospital. Follow- ing the study and discussion on India from "Saris and Sandals". a worship period was held. The meeting closed by singing Taps.

Personals

..'Mr. Garnet Reid and Mr. Douglas Graham. Montague. are presently in Victoria taking an in- struction course in farm machin- ery.

..'Mrs. Verna Johnston. Murray Harbour North. was a recent mat of Mr. and Mrs. Cheater Mac e. Montague.

.'Mlss Betty Ann Miller. nurse- ln-tralning at the P. 1. Hospital.

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Georgetown

..'Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Mac- Donald were week-end guests of Mrs. MacDonald's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Roche.

Miss sheila DeI.ory and Miss Joan Murphy. Prince of Wales College students. were week-end guests at their homes In George- own.

Mrs. tDr.) A. Kennedy and Mrs. W. J. Fitlgerald motored to Cihuarlottetown on Saturday. March

Mr. Maurice DeLory. Medical Intern at Victoria General Hospi- tal in Halifax. N. S.. spent the past week-end as the guest of his parents. Mr. and Mrs. F. J. De- Lory.

Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Fraser and Mrs. Millie Refuse motored to Georgetown on Sunday, March 18th. where they visited relatives.

Mr. William Murphy Jr. and Mr. Charles Martell left on Mon- day. March 14th for Halifax. N. 8.

Mr. Frank Blanchard and Mr. Albert Skinner left Monday for Charlottetown Where they are em- ployed.

Mr. John DeLory left on Mon- day. March 14th. on a trip to Halifax. N. 5.

Mr. J. B. Scully of the Fruit and Vegetable Department of the Do- minion Department of Agriculture at Charlottetown. spent the past week-end at his home in George- town.

L.A.C. James Walker and L.A.C. Johnnie Scher of the RCAF. sta- tioned atl Chatham. N. B.. were recent guests of Mr. Walker's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Walker.

Mr. J. A. B. MacConncll. teacher at Savage Harbour. spent the past week-end at his home in George- town and had as his guest. Mr. John Pigot of Savage Harbour.

U. 5. Would I Use Tactical Afemi: Weapons

WASHINGTON (AP)-State Sec- retary Dulles said today be im- sgines the United States would use tactical atomic vv , if it be- comes engaged in any major mil- itary clash anywhere in the world.

Dullee told a press conference the atomic mlssles he has in mind are tactical weapons such as a

small dimensions and posing no problem of radioactive fall-out. He said they are for use against mil- ltary targets upon which they would exert a far greater destruc-

new type of shell or bomb of

Questions In ' The Legislature

The following questions and ans- were were tabled in the Legislat- ure yesterday:

Question-M.r. Mat-Donald:

1. What as meant by a Pro- vincial Ministers and Deputies Conference as mentioned in the

report of the Department of Agri- culture?

2. What problems were discussed and what results were obtained? 3. In presenting the views of this Province at both this Conference and the Dominion-Provincial Con- ference. were any representations made regarding the imposition of tariffs against United States potatoes coming into Canada?

Answer from the Minister of Agriculture:

1. A Conference where the Pro- vincial Minister of Agriculture and their Deputies from all Prov- inces meet to discuss problems that are common to each Province and act as a unifying agency to promote efficiency in administra- tion, uniformity of legislation, and other matters affecting agricult- ure.

2. Freight Assistance on Feed Grain, Unification of Federal and Provincial Marketing Legislation. Provincial Marketing Boards. Tariffs, Soil Conservation. Extens- ion. Dairy Legislation and Re- search. Dairy Improvement Work. 4-H Clubs and other topics.

3. Yes.

Question-Dr. Macivlillanz

1. Detail the conditions under which a fisherman may procure a loan of one thousand dollars from the Fishermanls Loan Board.

2. What is the guarantee or cash deposit required of the bor- rowing applicant to secure such loan?

Answer from Minister of In- dustry and Natural Resources:

I. la) Fisherman must he a British Subject: lb) Must be a resident of Prince Edward Island for five years lnot necessarily consecutive); fc) Must be 21 years of age and not over 65.: rd) Must have two years fishing ex- perience.; (el All loans shall bear interest at the rate of 39?. per annum.; (f) All loans must be secured by a lien note or mort-

Mldgeis Down AI Georgetown

Old Timers 6-3

..'The game of the season elec- trified a large crowd of fans who jammed the Georgetown Rink on Tuesday night to witness the Old Timers of 1935 (more or less). and the highly rated Midgets clash in a much publicised battle. with the proceeds in aid of the High School. "The Battle of the Bulge." "The Battle of Britain" and every and all recorded bat- tles were not to be, in any way compared to this titantic struggle. which was but little short of a preview of what may he expect- ed of an atomic clash.

Highly favored. the Midgets sank the first counter as Roger Soloman beat John "Sawchuk” DeLory. Roaring to the attack with all their ' weapons blazing. the Oldsters tied the count. as Friday Walker tscoring Tuesday), assisted by Howard Mac-Lean, blazed a sizzler by goalie McCullough, who perform- ed like a miniature Pidsodny. Thus ended the first period skir- mish and the Midgets. following a hurried council of the war of- fice top brass, reinforced by dressing R. Gallant for the sec- ond phase of the encounter.

The Midgets again went ahead on goals by C. Gallant and R.

(1) No loan can be used to pay past indebtedness; lk) Applicat- ions should be recommended by some reliable person or firm re- siding in the district; ll) Fisher- men who have one or more loans past due are not entitled to a fur- ther loan unless at least part of their loan has been paid; tml All applications should be addressed to the Fisherman's Loan Board. Charlottetown: tn) Loans to in- dividuals cannot be made for the purchase of nets. lines. traps. or other small gear which is ex- pendzible: (oi Payments on en- gines must be made within three years. US each year including in- terest.: tn) Payments on boats must be made within five years. U5 each year. including interest.

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Soloman, but not to be denied, Ray Lavandier sank a dandy and the middle period ended 3-2 with the Midgets leading.

As the third phase of the on- counter started the Old Timers added another member to their line-up. in the. person of Father Time and thus had the disad-

ntage of seven men on the ice. Youth again pulled ahead on goals by Murphy. R. Gallant and Allan MacPhie. Behind four goals the veterans put on a blitz at- tack and Walter MacLean real- ized on a pretty effort.

From then on the action was so fast few could follow it with any degree of certainty as the intricate and polished plays were executed till the final KOBE end- edhostilities with the Midgets still ahead 6-3.

Many fine hockey games of by- gone years were recalled to the memory of those in attendance as they watched the Old Timers caper land crawl) about. Defen- siveiy, DeLnry in the net. W88 the active embodiment of the famous saying ”They Shall Not Pass." Supporting him on de- fence were former stalwarts. Walter MacLean, Waldron Lavers. Forden Gotell and Preston Mac- Donald. who all held the fast Midgets at bay, with the excep- tion of a few excusable lapses.

Up front. Friday Walker. How-

ard MacLean, Frank Lavandler. V v

Alhert Br8lLlSE. Billy Burke. Lay Lavandier and that old smoothie of the ice-lanes. Irving MacDon- ald. all played bang-up hockey and had they had "Lady Luck" with them in the.same degree of onsisten y that ”Father Time” seemed to center attention on them and their teammates. the

score would no doubt have been, reverscd. All in all. the game produced

all it set out to do. as the crowd were pleased as never before this season. The High School finan- cialiy beneiitted. the Midgets won and the Old Timers, to be truth- ful. surprised cvcn themselves. Referees were Billy Murphy and

2. A cash deposit of 5091; is re-

gage executed by the borrower; lg) Each application shall be on forms provided by the Board; tht Any equipment upon which a lnanl

spector.; (i) Each application must be approved by the Board:

tive effect than the s t a n d a r cl bombs and shells of the past. Dulles said he thought the like- lihood of the use of the powerful weapons - obviously hy-

prospect of using tactical atomic weapons increases.

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