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NEWS OF INTEREST NEWS OP INTEREST ON EVERY PAGE THE GLENGARRY NEWS ON EVERY PAGE ALEXANDRIA, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, MAY 2, 1924. VOL. xxxn—No. 16- $ 2.00 A YEAR. Sessional Doings on Pupils and Ex-pupils Woollen Mills likely Diamond Jubilee of Gordon Parliamenl HID In Fine Musicale lo re-open By a Member of the Parliamentary Of excellent character throughout On Friday evening the Alexandria Press Gallery was the Musicale given in Alexander Board of Trade was called together Church, St. Elmo, Glengarry Ottawa, April 28th, 1924—The two Hall, Jiere, Wednesday evening, by the to meet a gentleman from Eastern Can- days of last week on which Parliament Pupils aud Ex-pupils of St. Margaret’s ada who had for several years past sat were devoted to eontinuance of the Music Class. The vocal and instru- been running a large mill in the east- debate upon the Budget, which had mental numbers presented were so ar- ern provinces and who intended mov- opened somewhat feebly before the ranged as to 'provide fine contrast ing to Alexandria if the people of this Easter recess. Last week’s brief ses- which brought out the best of each district could supply the necessary Exceptionally Interesting Sketch of that Historic Church, its Minis- sions produced little high-class discus- selection. The programme given main- machinery. Quite a number of our sion, the only feature being the amend- tained the reputation and the excel- citizens attended this meeting and ment moved by J. S. Woodsworth, lence of training by tlie Rev. Sisters numerous questions were asked and sat- ters and Adherents. First of a Series of Services Planned in (Labor, Winnipeg Centre) calling for of St. Margaret’s Convent and Wed- factorily answered by our visitor as further “immediate and substantial” nesday night’s performance from to the advisability of the re-opening tariff reductions on the necessaries of every standpoint proved tlie most am- of the mill under present conditions. Celebration to be held on;the 11th and 12th of May. life. Mr. Woodsw’orth sadly obstruct- bitious and appealing yet staged. It was explained to tlie meeting that ed the right-of-way of Right Hon. Ar- The Cantata, soloists and choristers, this was the proper time to start a thur Meighen, who may now find him- gave the impression of having worked mill of this kind when prices were at self under Common’s rules allowing with ardor and enthusiasm and de- called out to the sleepy hearer to wake up the wakeful one, with the their lowest ebb so that as business This congregation is like many more of the Presbyterian stock, the only one amendment at a time to the lighted everybody. The orchestral con- improved the mill would be able to result of a, religious dissension. The name which isi engraven in solid result that his eyes kept wide open for that day at least. budget proposals, debarred from amend On another occasion two youths were sitting near the door and were tributions, violins and pianos, were ac- handle the orders coming in and ex- stone over the doorway of the building in which it worships is ‘^Gordon ing a Budget that suits him all indeed. curate aud pleasing interpretations and pand with the improvement of condi- Free Church”; the first word perpetuates the memory of its first min- not behaving very well. Mr. Gordon gave out one of the long psalms By virtue of the fact that it con- received much applause. The violin tions. Our visitor who already has a ister; the second comes from the great disruption of the Church of Scot- ànd left the pulpit in the direction of the miscreants; they took to flight tains planks from their own platform, and piano solos were sweet and musi- large and varied list of customers in- land, in 1843, when the Free Church of Scotland came into existence ae through the open door, with the minister in hot pursuit; they ran over the Progressives would seem to be cal. The work of the accompanists cluding the Dominion Government and a clearing and jumped a log fence, one of them flopping at its base; the forced to support the amendment. a separate denomination. The matter of dispute then does not seem to pursuer did not observe him and kept after the other lad, who was soon lost throughout was excellent and added a number of the largest dealers in have any vital connection with the religious life of Canada nearly two They could rely upon the Conservatives much to the charm of the numbers ren- Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto made it decades later, but Mr. Gordon had come to the country with all the fer- in the bush; by the time the minister reached the church again the youth doing the ox>posite; in which event, dered. clear to the meeting that it would be vour of that period burning in his blood; the people of Glengarry be-, he had missed was sitting very becomingly in his pew, and received a word with the amendment defeated, they Miss Violet Woutersz, an ex-pupil best to start a two set mill if possible. longed to the same race and had a good share of the same temperament of commendation from his pastor for his seemly behaviour as he passed then could support the government on of St. Gabriel’s Academy, Montreal, This would consist of two sets of as himself, and( so it came about that the question of a Free church was to continue the service. the main moHoii, or in other words, in her first appearance here as an manufacturing cards, two automatic transferred to this new land, with the result that the new building, the Borne of the stories appear incredible to this generation. It is stated vote for the Budget. elocutionist, made a splendid impres- spinning mules and about eight looms church in Indian Lands, was named the Free church. that he volunteered to defend his theological positions against one of his Rt. Hon. Mr. Meighen made vigorous sion on the audience, receiving several besides the various other machinery The history of any country soon recedes into a perplexing _ uncer- members who thought he had been unduly personal in a certain dis- objection on Friday night to the recalls. required to fnish the product. tainty; the same is true of any church. It is already somewhat difficult course on the ground the aggrieved party chose to threaten, the noble Woodsworth amendment, urging that Before the .singing of the National It was decided to form a new com- to separate the products of a lively imagination from the dry facts in art of self defence, and that the assailant thought better of it than put his it be thrown out and thus give right- Anthem in which the audience joined, pany which would take over the build- the records of this congregation; but it seems substantially true that prowess to such a test. of-way to the official Conservative Dr. McRae, Rector of St. Finnan’s, in ing, machinery and other effects of there was a very commendable community spirit among those who had amendment proposed by the new mem- thanking the good Sisters, for such the Alexandria Woollen Mills Com- left the Scottish Perthshire to make liomes foi^ themselves in this new ber for Kent, N.B., A. T. Doucet (Con- an enjoyable and profitable evening pany Limited, the shareholders of the and inviting Canadian Glengarry. Tliey set about the erection of a servative). Mr. Doucet’s amendment rightly emphasized the capable and old company being offered a fair price building, to which all contributed in material and labour, to be the place calls, frankly, for “consistent main- meritorious work of Rev. Sister M. of for whatever machinery could be used in which they were all to worship their Creator. It had received such tenance of a protective policy” for St. Andrew’, music teacher, to whom to advantage by the new company. A recognition from the government as to secure its share of the Clergy Canada and it will be the real amend- had to be credited the organizing new supply of machinery w'as to be lo- Reserves. The church then erected stood a little to the south of the ing motion should Mr. Speaker accept and carrying out to a successful issue cated immediately with a view to present village of Maxville, close by what is now the cemetery; the glebe Mr. Meighen’s contentions—that the of a programme seldom excelled in starting operations early in June, land was about a mile to the east, where a manse was built. Woodsworth amendment is out of or- larger centres than Alexandria. should the financing of the company For some obscure reason, either through the zeal for the Established der. The programme w'as varied enough prove successful. Several of the citi- Church of Scotland on the part of a minister inducted to the charge, Stole a March ou the Protectionists to prove enjoyable to all degrees of zens of Alexandria already agreed to and who claimed that this building erected to the glory of God should Parliament rather enjoyed the situ- musical education and taste as will be take stock in the new company and it be designated the “Kirk of Scotland”, thereby identifying it with the ation created w'hen J. S. W’oodsworth seen below. is expected that the subscription list moderatism and other disputed doctrines of that church; or else, at a moved his amendment. It had been will be materially increased by the far- later period, through the aggressive preaching of Mr.