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On Thursday of last week the Markham Township Sunday School Convention was held. in the Victoria Square United Church. A splendid attendance was noted at all the ses- sions. In the morning satisfactory reports were read and‘ approved and after the appointment of the Nomin- ating Committee the Rev. J. Lorne Graham, B.A., BD., delivered an ad- dress on the “Effects of the Depresâ€" sion on Sunday School Work” in his usual interesting and enlightening manner. At the conclusion of this address and a hymn dinner was serv- ed to over a hundred. On January 19th the Junior Farm- ers and Junior Women’s Institute "held their annual banquet in the Community Hall. Among those pre- sent were Miss Margaret Watson, ‘Countyv representative of the Instiâ€" tute and her brother Mr. M. Watson, Mr. Bill Champion, Mr. Grange, Rev. and Mrs. MacDonald, Miss Ethel Chapman, assistant editor of the “Farmer” magazine, Mr. Cocldburn, agricultural representative and Mrs. Coekburn, Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Klinck and the trustees of the Hall and theft wives. A splendid programme was provided with Mr. J. Frisby acting as chairman and toastmaster. The following proposed and replied to the toasts in an interesting man- 'ner: Mr. J. Frisby, to the King; Mr. Runmey and Miss E. Mortson, the ladies; Mr. Barber and Mr. Champ- ion, Jr. Farmers; Mr. F. Gee and Mr. Cocklburn, Agriculture. Miss Dorothy Valliere introduced Miss Chapman to her audience in her us- ual bright manner and the promise of a treat made by Dorothy was ful- filled entirely in Miss Chapman's adldress, namely, “Socii‘al Relation ships.” If we follow Miss Chapman’s suggestions, we’ll surely improve that part of the world in which we live. Mr. Cockburn informed us that the farm was a. university and we’d get out of it just what we put into it. The evening ended in dancing, music being- provided 'by Brown's Corners’ Orchestra. The sympathy of the community is extended to Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Collard in the loss of their infant Son, Kenneth McLeod. Little Kenâ€" neth was ill for only a few days. When his cold developed into pneu- monia Dr. .James Lang-staff rushed him to the Sick Children’s Hespital but all to no avail. He grew stead- ily worse and in the early hours of Saturday morning he passed on. The funeral at the home on Monday af- ternoon was largely attended by sympathizing friends and neighbors. Further expressions of symrplathy were sent in the form of flowers by relatives, friends and the Sunday School, Women’s Missionary Society and the Women’s Association. The uncertain weather still con- tinues to 'be with us. Unfortun- ately this mildness seems' to proâ€" duce more sickness than the season- able winter weather. So, let us hqpe it will be sufficiently cold to drive the germs to where they can do no ham. 4 vâ€"vâ€"v. u'Eâ€""'â€"'-' a CAPITO At two o'clock another interesting VOL. LVI. “YORK COUNTY’S NEWSIEST NEWSPAPER MON., TUES., WED., FEBRUARY 1 - 2 - 3 Mae West in ‘Go West Young Man’ â€" AND â€" JOAN BENNETT VICTORIA SQUARE NEWSY NOTES Jul. .1. .I. U I [Yonge at Castlefield MO. 2172 AIR CONDITIONED PARKING FOR 300 CARS THURS, FRI., SAT., JANUARY 28 - 29 - 30 ROBERT MONTGOMERY _.in._ “ PICCADILLY JIM ” ‘LADY BE CAREFUL’ NATURE’S SONGSTERS ‘ Wedding Present ’ IOHOI I WANNA BE A LIFE GUARD PARAMOUNT NEWS LEW AYRES ERS NEWS I C Duo=l0=0=°=0 IN in J. Macdonald, Minister Sunday, Jan. 3131; Sunday School and‘ Bible Classes at 1 o'clock. Church Service 2.30. Subject of Sen- men, “The Imperative Mood.” Y.P.U. at 7.30. On Sunday evening an interesting program has been arranged under the leadership of Mr. Harold~ Well- man. The Worship Service will be aibly conducted {by Miss Dorothy Valliere and Miss Pearl Caseley will contribute an instrumental. The topic will be given by Mr. Fraser Gee. All are very welcome to attend these young people’s meetings. On the same evening the Jr. Farm- ers will hold their meeting in the Community Hall and their speaker, Mr. Leonard Harman of Temper- anceville will speak on “Consumer Co-operation in America.” As Mr. Harman is giving this subject a very careful study it will be worth your while gentlemen, to attend this meet- ing. All are welcome. to keep him, to thy enemy to gain him.” The response to the Roll Call "Important Figures in Canadian History” is to be followed ‘by an ad»- dress on “Peace and Canadianiza- tion” by Miss Izzard. Miss Izzard is on the High School Staff of Rich- mond Hill and consequently is well qualified to speak on this subject. A cordial invitation is extended to all ladies to attend- this meeting. On Tuesday evening, February 2nd the Junior Institute will hold their regular monthly meeting in the basa- ment of the church at eight o’clock sharp. A splendid program has been provided, a five minute talk by Mrs. Willows on “Do good to thy! friend After some music in charge of Mr. R. E. Sanderson, Mrs. J. J. Eaton gave an address on “Relation of Parents to the Sunday School” which was very helpful indeed. Early in the afternoon Mrs. Eaton also talk- ed: to the children of the commun- ity and the neighboring churches. All were served to supper and at seven-thirty another service was held, conducted by Rev. A. Winger. A short installation service was con- ducted by Rev. L. Atkinson of Stouffville. The audience was then honored by hearing a delightful and inspiring address by the Ex-Moderâ€" ator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, Rev. J. S. Shortt, M.A., D.D., on “Teaching the Bible to the Young‘ Peeple of to- day.” Those who were privileged to hear Dr. Shortt could not ‘but feel they were living in a “land of plen- ty” compared with many parts visit- ed by him, especially jn the West. His address, followed by singing, closed a good day in every sense of the word. All interestecb in Sunday School work must have left feeling more determined to make next year a greater success by carrying out suggestions offered there. session was in charge of Rev. J. Lorne Graham, 3A., B.D. VICTORIA SQUARE UNITED CHURCH IOHO) RICHMOND HILL. ONTARIO THURSDAY, JANUARY 28th. 1937. “In Essentials, Unity; In Non-essenfials, Liberty; In All Things, Charity” FIRE AT SHEPPARD & GILL’S At noon Wednesday Richmond Hill Fire Brigade answered a call to the lumiber yard of Sheppard & Gill where fire had broken out in the machine shop. Considerable damage was done to the building- but the flames were checked by the efificient work of the brigade before any ex- tensive harm was done. The fire is believed to have been caused by a short circuit in the motor. Senior W. A.: President, Mrs. Fris- ‘by, Treas., Mrs. N'icholls, Sec., Miss M. Connor. ‘Teen Age Girls W. A.: Leader, Miss M. Carter; President, Miss D. Leno. Junior W. A.: Superimenden‘t. Miss M. Connor. ‘ Choir Treasurer; Miss D. Leno. Organist, Miss D. Connor, A.C.O. Caretaker, Mr. Dexter. The election of officers is as follâ€" ows: Rector’s Warden, W. J. Scriv- ner; People's Warden, H. Stanford; Vestry Clerk, E. C. Mansbridge; Lay' Members of the Synod, R. Paris, H. Stanford; Auditors, H. Carter, E. C. Mansfbridge; Sidesmen, N. Christo- pher, Dr. W. Mason, P. C. Hill, R. Paris, E. C. Mansbridge, W. Hall, W. Savage, R. Hall, R. Christopher, F. Carter, D. Frisby, D. McGihbon. Organizations Sunday School: Superintendent, R. Paris; Treas., H. Carter; secretary, J. D. Webb. A. Y. P. A.: President, Hugh Car- ter, Treas., R. Christopher; Sec., Miss D. Leno. Other reports from the Sunday School, A.Y.P.A., Teen Age W. A., Junior W. A. and Choir showed pro- gress during the year with bahnces on hand. All agreed that the meet- ing was most encouraging. The W. A. report was presented! by Miss Connor and showed receipts doubled and a considerable amount of work done for the Parish and Missions. ST. MARY’S ANGIJCAN CHURCH ANNUAL MEETING The annual Vestry Meeting of St. Mary’s Church was held on Monday of this week. The Rector, Rev. W. F. Wrixon, presided. Reports were presented as follows: The Rector reported upon the con- dition, progress and needs of the Parish, and thanked one and all for their support. The Church wardens’ financial report was presented by Mr. H .Stanford and showed a sub- stantial increase in givings. All or- dinary current accounts were paid, amt the Synod Allotments were paid in full. At the inaugural meeting- of the Board held last Thursday evening no “business was transacted except the election of a chairman until a defiâ€" nite ruling could be obtained on the details of organization. The High School- trustees appoint- ed by the village are A. A. Eden, C. H. Sanderson and Alan Bales, and T. H. Trench, F. S. Tyndall and Jas. Skeele are High School trustees ap- pointed by the County Council. Richmond Hill Board of education consisting of six public school trus- tees elected! by the ratepayers of the section and six High School trus- tees, three appointed by the Village council and three appointed by the County Council have carried on as a joint board of education for 63 years. The public school trustees elected are: P. E. Angled A. D. Buchanan, Rolbert Endean, L. A. Hill, Robert D. Little and F. N. Hopper. At a special meeting of the munâ€" icipal ecuncil of Richmond Hill held this morning Reeve J. A. Greene was instructed to convey to the Board of Education the ruling of the chief inspector for schools for the province that the High School Board and walic School board in this vill- age must operate as separate organ- izations. There is provisiOn for a joint board in municipalities where the High School district and public» school section are the same, but this being a Union public school section, makes this arrangement impossible here. 1 The School Board meets again to- night when the order for separate organizations for the two schools will likely be the main topic of busi- ness before the organizatiOn and estimates for the coming year are considered. High And Publia: School Boards To Operate Separaiely “When Asia and Europe look to- ward the Americas their eyes look as though they had bayonets in them.” Edwin Boggis, a lifelong Orange- man, aged 85 years, of Toronto, died on Sunday, Jan. 24th. Years ago he was postmaster of the old Braconâ€" dale Post Office, and for many years he was in the employ- of the Edwards Leather Goods 00. Mr. Boggis was a charter member and honorary life member of Londonderry L.O.L. 2145, and a charter member of Yarmouth Lodge of the Sons of England. He leaves two daughters, Miss E. R. Boggis, Toronto, and Mrs. T. Ander- son, Richmond Hill. The annual meeting of the Richâ€" mond Hill Presbyterian Church was held last Monday evening when very gratifying reports were handed in by all Departments of the Church. The Clerk of Session intimated that eleven names were added! to the Church roll last/year While one was removed by death. Every organiza« tion of the Church reported a small balance on. hand at the close of the year. The Missionary allocation was met this year and the Church Treas« urer reported $126.00 more in reâ€" ceipts this year over that of the previous. year. It was made known at the meeting that the Church had received one hundred dollars from the estate of the late Mr. D. Steele. The Board of Managers were all re- elected. Messrs. Schissler and Marsh were again elected Auditors. At the close of the meeting the Ladies serv- ed‘ dainty refreshments. Following is the personnel of the various Boards for the ensuing year: Board of Sessions: Messrs. T. H. Trench, A. J. Hume, W. A. Wright, J. F. Atkinson, J. R. Herrington, W. Scott, Dr. Wilson, F. Coulter, Prof. Chant, Geo. Gee, Y. B. Tracey, H. Austin, A. E. Plewman and James Stewart. Board of Stewards, James McLean, I. D. Ramer, R. S. Cooper. W. W. Trench, Len Clement, Russell Lynett, Lewis Sims, A. R. Hill, Alex. Little, Peter Savage and Norman Anderson. S. S. Supt, Paul Angle; A well-attended Supper Meeting put on by the young married ladies of the congregation featured the an- nual meeting of the United Church congregation on Wednesday evening; The pastor, Rev. C. W. Follett, pre- sided, and Mr. H. Thompson acted as secretary. Reports of the vari- ous departments were very gratify- ing. The financial statement showed an increase over last year. The Women’s Association reported a to- tal income of $943; the WOm‘an's Missionary and Evening Auxiliaries and Band, $808; the Itli'ssionan,n and Maintenance Fund» $1100. The mem- bership stands at 411 resident, and 111 non-resident, making a total of 522. A hearty expression of appre- ciation of the pastor’s leadership and services was given by a rising vote; and thanks to all those who had- so faithfully discharged their official duties during the year, as well as to the young Matrons of the Church for providing such a bou-nteous reâ€" past for the occasion. PAUL E. ANGLE Member of "Richmond Hill Board of Education for the past six years who at the inaugural meeting of the Board last Thursday was elected‘ chairman for the coming year, suc- ceeding former chairman C. H. San- derson. Mr. Angle has served on all the important committees of the Board, is a former mem'ber of the teaching profession and has served on the Board of Education in other communities previous to taking up residence in Richmond Hill. â€"G-eneral Moncada of Nicaragua. UNITED CHURCH ANNUAL MEETING PRESBYTERIANS SHOW PROGRESS LATE EDWIN BOGGIS The Busy Bees Mission held their work meeting at the home of Mrs. C. H. Bowman on Saturday after- noon of last week. The president, Marjorie Stephenton, was in the chair. The work consisted of fin- ishing blocks for a quilt and making flannel hot-water bottle covers for hospital use. Miss Elsie Jarrett was The funeral of Mr. Thomas Oliver who died at his home on Friday took place on Monday with interment in Maple Cemetery. Rev. A. M. Part- ridge officiated. Mr. Oliver was in his seventy-ninth year and spent his entire life in this district. He was born on the farm where hs son Wm. now lives. His wife predeceased him 11 years ago. Deceased was a member of the United‘ Church and 'acted as Elder for several years. He is survived 'by three sons, Frank of Toronto, William and Forrest 0f Maple and one daughter, Mrs. GeO. Merrick, also one sister, Mrs. W. A. ‘Buckle of Oakville who visited. him 'a few weeks before his death. The pallbearers were Messrs. HenrmBai- 'ley, Joshua Manning, George Math- ewson, William Mathewson, William Johnson and Alex. Forrest. Jean McDonald, Earl McNaughton and Catherine McQuarrie were suc- cessful in winning- the award‘ donated by the Church Session for the three standing highest in attendance at the Presbyterian Sun-day School for the year 1936. Earl McNaughton receiv- ed a Bible, Jean McDonald and Cath- erine McQuarrie each a book. They were presented by the minister, Rev. C. H. Bowman. Mr. and Mrs. A. Ash, Mr. and Mrs. C. Thompson ‘and daughter Helen of King, Mrs. Maitland and Mr. Murray Maitland of Toronto, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. W. Woods. Mrs. H. Jennings attended the fun- eral of her aunt, Mrs. J. Burling in Newmarket on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Lloyd of To- ronto, Miss Margaret Rumble, and Miss Minnie Line spend: Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Orland Downey. Tea fm" equevry Taste MAPLE NEWSY NOTES SINGLE COPIES 5c. $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE The meeting of the Presbyterian Young People’s Society was held in the Sunday School room on Sunday evening. Miss Edith Jacksou, Mis~ s'rionary Convener, was in charge of the program. Prayer was given by Edith Jackson. Scripture was read lby‘ Sidney Stephen’con. Solo by Mrs. S. Jones. Miss Ivy Shropshire gwe a talk on her two weeks trip to Glen;â€" mohr Camp last summer as delegate of the WM.S. Over one hundred attended the euchre at Richvale Wednesday even- ing and a waxy pleasant time was enjoyed. Don’t forget the dance and euchre as usual next Wednesday evening. A The Ladies’ Aid Social of Zion Lutheran Church will \be held on Fri- day- evening, February 5th. A pro- gram of local talent including a drama. entitled “Pacldng the Mixâ€" sionary Box” is offered. A supper will be served: at 6 o’clock, All are cordially invited. Mr. and Mrs. William Ingram vis~ ited on Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. A. Mayhew of Woodbridge. The regular meeting; of the Richâ€" vale Social Club will be held: this Friday evening, January 29, instead of Friday, February 5th. All mem- bers are urged to attend. The proâ€" gram will be in the form of a social evening. Mrs. H. C. Bailey, Mrs. Norman Lund, Mrs. A. M. Partridge attend- ed the annual meeting of the W0â€" men’s Missionary Society of the Toâ€" ronto Centre Preslbymerial in Bloor Street United Church on Tuesday afternoon. appointed delegate to attend the meeting in St. John’s Church on Fri- day evening to receive the prize mm by the Band for the second year for the best average attendance and year’s work for section three. SUCCESSFUL EUCHRE RICHVALE No. 31