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A meeting of the Horticultral So- ciety was held in the Orange Hall on Wednesday evening. There was a large attendance and it was decided to hold the first annual Flower Show on August 25. A very attractive prize list will be offered including a Horseshoe pitching contest with prizes to value of $30. .A feature of the athletic events will be a one mile race for a handsome silver plate do- nated by Mr. A.J.H. Eckhardt, of Toronto. One of the neWest mOVing pictures will be shown on the screen by an up-to-date machine and operâ€" ator in the large brick barn, with a seating capacity of 2500. Following the picture a barn dance will be held with ample accommodation for 500 couple. A first class five piece orch- estra will play all night. Beeton 'brass band which won second prize at the C.N.E'. last year will furnish music during the afternoon and even- ing, Refreshments of all kinds will be obtainable on the grounds and in the event of rain the program will be carried out in the large brick barn. For full particulars and prize list ap- ply to the secretary. Admission to grounds 25 cents, children under fif- teen free. Free parking of cars. Gen Sir H.M. Pellatt, Hon-President; A. B. Wells, president; D. M. Ross, Trea- surer, W. Rolling, Secretary. Garden Party at Eversley A grand garden party and concert will be held under the auspices of the Eversley Presbyterian church. on the church grounds on Monday, June 25. Supper will be served from 5.30 p.m. Following the supper a grand concert will be given by the well known Colle- ge Street Baptist Church choir under the able leadership of Mr. H.G. Willi- ams. A well known elocutionist will also render several selections. A hearty invitation is extended to all to attend and enjoy the well known hos- pitality of the Eversley Presbyterian church. Rev. J .M. Miller is the min- ister, T. McVittie, chairman of the Board of Managers and W. Rolling, Secretary Treasurer. Dominion Day Celebration at Lake Marie Plans are now complete for the annual celebration here on Dominion Day July 2. It will be on the beauti- ful grounds of Sir H. M. Pellatt at Lake Marie and will be under the auspices of the Lake Marie and King Athletic Association. A full program of sports will be held featuring a lad- ies’ and men’s softball tournament for prizes totalling $144. There will be PAGE EIGHT KING CITY AUTHORIZED Morley S. Hamilton A; Thornhill & Richmond Hill 1924 Chevrolet Coach $200 1923 Ford Coupe - $85 V x 7 . ' > \ §‘>;e?‘:7?'" ‘ 11f: , 5.‘ if; R1... 5'95 ‘ 3231': " Y “square dwl” we mean just this . . . Honest representation of the Used Car . . . Sin- cere efiort to insure your getting the kind of car you want . . . Turning the Used Car over to you, in the best possible condition On June 2nd. St. Andrew’s Presby- terian Church, Strange, was the scene of the wedding of Mary Elizabeth, on- ly daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John S. Lawson, King Ont., to Irving Leigh Scott, youngest son of the late Mr. .and Mrs, John Scott, of Toronto. The Rev. J.M. ‘Miller officiated. The bride was given in marriage by her father, and wore a gown of ivory kit. ten’s ear satin and flounced skirt of Chantilly lace. Her veil of rose point lace and tulle was caught with pearls and orange blossoms, and she carried a shower bouquet of Columbia roses and lily of-the-valley. Miss Ida B. Smith,vof Pembroke, Ont, as brides- maid, was in a bouffant gown of min- uet flat crepe. She wore a large black picture hat and carried Rernet roses and fern. Mr. Harvey Shepherd sup- ported the groom. The ushers Were Mr. Maurice 'Stevens and Mr. Alex. McCallum. Mr. D. R. Piette, F. R. V. C. presided at the organ. A recep- tion followed at the bride’s home when Mrs. John S. Lawson, mother of the bride, and Mrs. F. P. Teft, sister of the groom, received with the bridal party. Later the happy couple left for a honey-moon to be spent in Buffâ€" lalo, Detroit and Windsor, the bride itravelling in an ensemble suit of Plaza Grey with hat, shoes and handbag in the same tones. An interesting fea- ture after the ceremony was the pre- sentation of a Bible to the young couple, the bride being the first memâ€" ber to have been married in this his. toric church since its erection in 1860. Mr. Andrew McClure expressed the formal greeting and Mr. James Mc- Callum, who is a grandson of one of the church’s first elders, presented the Bible. All Kinds of Boot and Shoe Repair- King City softball team won a not. able victory in the church league on Saturday last by defeating Temper- anceville by a score of 29-2. The next game is Saturday at. 7 o’clock stand- ard time, when Glennville visits King City. Mr. and Mrs. Knowles, formerly of Providence, R.I., recently returned to Canada and Mr. Knowles has taken a position with the T. Eaton Co. ing Neatly Done Good Workmanship. Prompt Service. Shop in Winterton’s Old Stand Yonge St. many special prizes. A very interest- ing paper on Dahlia culture was given by Miss Alice Ferguson. Boot and Shoe Repairer. All Repaintedâ€"Many Other Models. BARGAIN Prices These cars must be sold to make room SCOTT â€"â€" LAWSON GEO. KIDD 1923 Star Touring - $100 1927 Whippet Coach $550 1923 Ford Truck $150 . . . Giving you thebene- fit of the lowest price we can possibly quqte . . . Taking a genuine interest in every Used Car buyer. Buy your Used Car Where you get a remarkably at- tractive value . . . anda square deal. cwzzaa for new stock (‘lcver Recital Given by Pupils i A charming recital. concert was g’iV- Ien by some of pupils of Miss Margue- rite Boyle, elocutionist, (Professional Graduate of Owen A. Smily Studio), :xt Forester’s Hall last Friday evening June 9th. Each selection displayed Ifine executive ability. The intonation and warmth of expression gave eviâ€" dence of a high degree of artistic forling that was most warmly applau- “led. Clare Henley, tenor and Will McDonald, basso, from the Smily studio assisted with Duets, solos and sketches. The following was the pro- grammezâ€"Duet, “Sunrise and You”, Clare Henley and Will McDonald; Recitation. “Luck” Mildred Sumner; Dramatic poem, “John Maynard” Ida Swedlove; Sketch, (at piano) “Mary’s Bad Half Hour" Ruth Hetherington; Poem, “My Mother”, Eleanor Drury; Humorous Prose, “A confused reciter” Ruth Hamilton; Negro Dialect, “Litt- le Black Baby” Rae Hunter; Humor- ous poem, “Castor Oil” Nelson Find- lay; Song Sketch, “An Irish Wooing” Clare Henley; Habitant Dialect, “Madame Albani” Barbara Forester; Duologue, “An Averted Tragedy” Audrey and Marie Leary; Humorous Monologue, “A Baseball Game,” Laura Saddington; Poem, (“God Bless the lPrince of Wales”) Grandad’s story, Marion Forrester; Humorous Parody, "‘SeVen Ages of Men,” Arlie Lindsay; ‘Duet, “Smilin’ Through," Clare Hen- ley and Will McDonald; Comedy in Dialect, “The Wedding” Doris Tenen_ baum; Dramatic Poem “If” Ada Moul- ton; Humorous Prose, “A leap year proposal” Mary Paterson; Solo “Wi’ a Hundred Pipes,” Will McDonald. On account of illness Jean Brillinger, Mildred Wright and Margaret Cox, also pupils of Miss Boyle were unable to take part. Mise Boyle herself gave an original poem by Owen Smily to substitute for one of the pupils who did not appear. W. E. Baker, Pastor for United Church Here Rev. B. R. Strangways, pastor of the United Church, here, has received and accepted a call to the Metropolit- an Church, Toronto, as assistant ,pastor, Rev. W. E. Baker, of Howard Park United Church, Toronto, will take up the ministerial duties here on July 151:. All In Readiness For Dominion Day Celebration The officers and committees in Thornhill District News THE LIBERAL, RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO Mrs. Gray of the parsonage attend- ed the Uxbridge “Old Boys reâ€"union Planters vs Thornhill Planters Intermediate girls team of Toronto, will play an exhibition game with Thornhill ladies, on the diamond here, Thursday evening, (To-Night), at 7.30 p.m. Collection. All we1~ come. - Ed. Jackson’s Garage Burned The garage and summer house and contents owned by Ed. Jackson, was completely destroyed by fire last Monday evening. The Richmond Hill fire brigade was called and were of great assistance in saving the house and other buildings nearby. The cause of the fire is unknown. Thornhill Defeat Lansing Last Thursday evening on the dia. mond here the Thornhill Ladies de- feated Lansing ladies by a score of 16 15. By virtue of their win, the leag- ue standing is now a three corner tie, each team having won their own gam- es. The game was replete with fast playing by both teams and many elever plays were executed. The following was the line-up:â€"“Toots” Irish C; J. McDonald P; “Red” Davies 1b; Gladys Hooper 2b; Wilkey Hoop- er 3b; Norma Ground 5.5; R. Hooper 1.f; “Ede” Luesby c.f.; Dot Hopper rf. Social and Personal Mrs. Gray of the parsonage is visit- ing this week with her sister at Bowm manville. Mr. Bryan Sharpless, spent the week-end with relatives in Haliburton County. The many friends of Mr. Stanley Elson will be pleased to learn that he has recovered from his recent illness at his sister-imlaw’s at Ivy, Ont., and returned home Wednesday evening. Elgin Vs Thornhill Elgin Mills ladies team will visit Thornhill ladies next Monday evenâ€" ing, June 18th at 7.30 sharp. This promises to be a very exciting game. Come out and boost for your own home team. Ladies Aid Meeting A well attended meeting of the lLadies Aid of the United church here, was held at the home of Mrs. O. C. James last Wednesday afternoon. With the president, Mrs. N. J. Smellie in the chair, many important matters of business Were discussed. After which a very interesting musical pro- gramme was rendered consisting of solos by Mr. Fred James, of Toronto, and a piano duet by Lois Adams and Mary Johns. A sumptuous supper was served. Misses Agnes Boyle and Annie Cooper being the assisting hosâ€" tesses. Horticultural Meeting The June meeting of the Horticultâ€" ural Society was held in the Public School on Tuesday eVening. with a good attendance. The meeting was addressed by Mr. E. Grainger who has recently moved into the village and spoke on the growing of annuals, and different spraying formulas so muph needed to-day, which was very interesting and well recived. Prizes were given for the best living room bouqilet, which was keenly contested by eight close competitors. Mrs. Gordon Brown winning 1st prize and Mrs. Jos. Teeson 2nd. Mr. Grainger acted as judge, also explaining his reasons for his decision, After the meeting the baskets were distributed among the sick of the village. Miss Kathleen McMillan of Aurora New York, was the guest on Sunday of Miss Mary Strangways. Mrs. Phil Teare and daughter Fran- ces, of Haileybury, are visiting with Mrs. F. Teasdale. Mr. and Mrs. Adolphe Dubois and famiy of Los Angeles, California, visited with Mr. and Mrs. R. Simpson on Sunday. The many friends of Elson will be pleased tc has recovered from his at his sister-imlaw’s at charge of the annual Field Day which will be held on Dominion Day, July 2, are busy completing arrangements for the big event and are confident that the day will be a record one for the Association. The advertising is just out and the features listed inclu- de a ladies and men’s softball tourna- ment for prizes valued at $100 a school parade for which the prize is a handsome silver trophy, a school soft- ball tournament for prizes valued at $24.00. All school tournaments are open to schools in Markham, Vaughan and North York Townships. The exâ€" ecutive have recognized the revival of the game of “horseshoes” and there will be, $25 in prizes offered for a Horseshoe Pitching contest. In ad- dition there will be a tugâ€"of-war, run- ning races, including a five mile mar- athon, attractive midway, ladies rac- es, relay races, novelty races and chil- dren’s races. Supper will be served in the Rink by the Thornhill ladies. Jr) the evening there will be a Grand ‘Concert, given by the Hottentot Musi- .cal Mirth Makers of Toronto. Thorn- hill Field Day on Dominion Day is now one of the events in the life of this County which is looked forward to from year to year. Dominion Day is Thornhill’s big day and it is expec- ted that a record crowd will be on hand this year. !. _ . - fl Screen Doors i 3' Phone 18 â€" â€" â€" ~â€"â€" We Deliver. [I O a0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0 9:0 Ir) Crochet. Straws. Rilfibon. Felt. Light Fabrics and Kiddies Soft Close Fitting Hats, also Straw Play Hats. Suitable Black Matrons with small and to correctly proportion the larger head sizes. Priced 59c to $3.95 Phone 28. SPECIAL ECONOMY. Open Tuesday. Thursday and Satilrday Nights. 6 Volt, 11 plate Standard Battery $10.75 6 Volt, 11 plate Extra Heavy . . 12.50 6 Volt, 13 plate Standard Battery . 13.75 6 Volt, 13 plate Heavy Duty . . 15.00 6Volt, 15 plate . . - . . .17.00 Richmond Hill Thornhill Millinery Store BEGINNING Thurs. June 7th to Sat. June 16th We Stock 3 Grades in Various Sizes All sold complete with hinges, etc. Adjustable Window Screens Galvanized and Black Screening We have Beatty Well Pumps Why Go To Toronto For Your Batteries When You Can Buy Them In Your Own Home Town For Less Money ? A Big Special Clearance of Spring and Early Summer flats at Half Price BATTERIES Service Station F. Y. W. Brathwaite HALL’S also Two Sizes in Cistern Pumps. Richmond Hill AT THE THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1928 mm are now 1n Demand Ontario