Simple Rites Follow Pageantry As Late Monarch Is Buried
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VOL. XLIV—No. 6- The Olengrarry News, Alexandria, ^Ont., January 31, 1936. $2.00 A TBAB Donald AJacdonald’s Dink Many Mend Funeral of Coooties Council is Urged Empire Joined By Bailees Local Leader ol Cliarilalile Simple Rites Follow Pageantry Wins Challenoe Cup Final! Théophile Secours lo Build Hew Sanalorium le Bay of World-wide Grief ... Aclivilies Passes Not only the citizens of Alexandria, Play was completed this week for On Friday, January 24th, a widely COBNWIALL, Ont., Jan. 29.—(Spe- While a total of 809,182 grieving irrespective of race or creed but a the Challenge Cup when Donald A. known and universally esteemed citi- cial)—Urging immediate action on subjects filed past the ■ late Mon- As Late Monarch is Buried large^ circle of friends within a wide Macdonald’s rink of Dr. M. Thomson, zen of Alexandria, in the person of the part of counties council, a special arch’s coffin during the four days of radius of our town were plunged into F. Forsyth and Dr. M. Markson out- Mr. Théophile Secours, passed to his committee returned a favorable re- lying-in-state at Westminster Hall, the grief when it was learned, on Tues- classed the foursome of C. Ostrom, E. number of his subjects throughout the day of this week, that Mrs. Euclide A. Macdonald, Dr. D. J. Dolan and Dr. eternal reward after a long illness port to that body today in connec- Kings, Rulers snd Envois Present From Aii Parts of tiie Rouleau, for many years one of the H. L. Cheney in the final roupd by a borne with true Christian fortitude. tion with the proposed ereetibn of a Empire who united in paying last res- leaders in every sphere of charitable, 19—7 score. The winners lead from Up to the time of his death he had 100-bed tuberculosis sanatorium to pects to King George V -was near the World As Hundreds of Thousands Line Streets educational and religious activity in the third end and well deserved their 500,000,000 mark. been residing with his daughter Mrs. serve Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry this district had been struck by the victory which will probably have to Raoul Trottier, on Main Street. counties. The report was referred to A battery of twelve microphones hand of death. Numerous families had be repeated many times before the Queen’s Tribute Rests on Coffin. The late Mr. Seconrs was horn at grouped behind tho coffin in S^. undOj. hcr leadership been provided end of the season as they are open to the finance committee for discussion, St. Louis de Gonzague, Que., on the with comforts which otherwise they challenge from any ranking four play- and it is expected a definite decision George’s chapel broadcast the funeral King Georgle V., most po'wrerful and most modest of present day 23rd February 1853 and was a son of could not have known^ while in imr- ers in the club once a week. will be reached before adjournment services, through facilities of the monarchs, ended Ms last journey at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor, the late Louis Secours and his wife ish activities her unflagging energy Many close and interesting games Bfritish BroadcasE|ing Corporation, to on Tuesday and was laid to rest among his predecessors following the late Felixe Leduc. In his early the January (session on Saturday- and wise guidance brought results featured the Challenge Cup play and every comer of tho world while the scenes of splendid mourning and deep grief of his people such as had youth he moved to St. Isidore de Pres, The committee appointed last Octo- which cannot be over-estimated. - there was very little to choose be- ber, recommends the building of a first stages of the funeral cortege in never before been equalled in the history of the world. eott and while there made the ac- The late Mrs. Rouleau was bom at tween the nine teams which took part. quaintance of Miss Leocadie Bonne- $200,000 institution on a site east of London and the parade from Windsor He rests now in the vaults of St. George’s Chapel, a King whose Papineauville, Que., in the year The results of the matches were as Station to the Chapel were also ade- ideal of “fidelity, brotherhood and peacewas exemplified in pri- ville whom he subsequently married in Cornwall, along tho lines of a sana- 1878 and was a daughter of the late follows: quately covered. vate life and whose passing was grieved by his people far in excess the year 1878. torium opened last May at Fort Wil- Pascal Beaudry and his wife Angele PRELIMINARY ROUND For many in Canada the day began of any mourning in the past that England or the Empire has known. Some seveii years later with Ms liam. It was pointed out in the report Gauthier. After completing her pre- Dr. H. L Cheney def. D.,J. McDonald. wife and young family he settled in that the project could be financed by at 4.30 a.m. when the broadcasting Amid a popular outpouring such as London has never witnessed, liminary education in the schools of FIR.ST ROUND started and it was dearly heard' by lis- King George was borne from Westminster Hall, through streets lined tho township of Kenyon where he car- a $100,00.0 counties debenture issue, her native parish, she preparéd her- T. J. Gormley def. D. N. McRae. teners-in both here and in the United p^ith surging masses'of his sorrowing subjects, to Paddington whence ried on successfully his chosen calling, the balance of the cost to be met by self for a career as a teacher and dur- Dr. H. L. Cheney def. Geo- Simon. Agriculture, until the^year 1911 when Government grants and private con- States where every station was car- the funeral train took the body to Windsor. ing the short term in which she fol- D. A. Macdonald def. Arch. Danis rying the broadcast. IMPRESSIVE 3VHLE-LONO CORTEGE he retired from the farm and came to tributions^ lowed her chosen profession display- R. H. Cowan def. Dr. R. J. MeCallum. reside in Alexandria. Throughout this Operating Costs Low The funeral cortege was among the most impressive in the hist- 'Solemn memorial services, the boom- ed the thoroughness and ability which SEMI-FINAL ROUND I It wag the opinion of the commit- ory of old London. At the head marched a general staff officer, fol- period he gave to his family the ad- ing-of guns and the tolling of bells in won her many successes in after life. Dr. H. L. Cheney def. T. J. Gormley. ^ vantage of a good education and the tee that the sanatorium would operate owed by detachments of the Royal Horse Guards and band of the every city and town of the Empire At the age of nineteen she married |3u- D, A. Macdonald def. R, H. Cowan. at 95 percent, capacity, with a re- Third Regiment of Riflemen and the cavalry of the Royal Household. benefit of careful training to ensure and in principal cities the world over^ clide Rouleau then of Bourget, Ont., FINAL ROUND their success in life. In this he had îTaxt came detachments of the colonial forces, taifks, infantry regi* venue of $1.50 per patient per day signified the universal grief on this where they remained until 1916, A£- . D.A. Macdonald def. Dr H.L. Cheney. the whole-hearted co-operation of from the municipalities and 67^ lients, foot guards, dragoons and hussars, preceding representatives occasion. Throughout the Empire a ter a short residence in Hawkesbury 0 his wife who predeceased him five cents per day from the province, thus )f tbe naval and military forces of 31 nations. The almoners of the two-minute silence was observed, that the family moved to Alexandria And assuring an operating profit sufficient Ling, military and naval officers, field generals, members of the Air years ago. in the Dominion coming at 1.30 p.m. took over the management of the Ot- to retire maturing bonds from year Council, colonels of regiments which bore the King’s name, generals Wïhile in Alexandria he Ivon the in the various time zones. Guns boom- tawa House which became one of the J Memorial Service high regard of his fellow citizens and to year. The annual gross revenue was )f the Imperial General Staff, Admirals of the Fleet and Admiralty ed a solemn farewell salute of 70 most popular hostelries in this east- ind aides-de-camp of the late Monarch followed. A well attended service in memory of popularity was proved iu ho nn- estimated at $75,416. notes—one for each year of the late ern district. The report referred to the fact «k5>hen came massed bands of the army, the air force and the navy His late Majesty King George V eon- manner by the large and re- Sovereign's life. The mother’s love of education re- that tho tubercular death rate in îoUowod by an artillery band and a group of 100 bagpipers represent- ducted by the Pastor, Rev. D. M. Mae-1 gathering which httend- Canada observed the day as one of sulted in each of the children receiv- Eastern Ontario is much higher than ng the Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders and other Scottish regi- leod, was held ik the United Church, ' f°n Monday morn- mourning. It was a national holiday ing a thorough training an all the ad- that in other portions of the province.