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Newspaper
Charlottetown Guardian
Location
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Date
May 02, 1925
Page
1
Quotations furnished by Johnston and Ward, members of the Montreal Stock Exchange, noted for Halifax trading.
Town Jottings recalls old friends and changes in the village. The speaker lists bill reforms, names Parliament figures, and laments loss of the past as modern unionized churches and moving sessions reshape daily life. A playful verse ends with a nostalgic nod to Sag.
Classified notices include fabric ads from Prowse Bros Ltd and Holmans Catalogs, missions call to attend embroidery work at Queen Hotel, steamer Dieuze arrival at St Johns, church services canceled due to funeral, Vernon Circuit services for May 3, and community notices of travel, obituaries, and family acknowledgments. The items mention Miss Muriel McNutt, Mrs Milage McLeod, Mrs Theophilus Alexandra, and Harold McCabe with funeral details and local hospital appointments.
Saturday evening Ottawa program notes a 7 30 start with Aunt Agnes bedtime story lullaby then Chateau Laurier concert featuring Caliph of Bagdad overture Pirates of Penzance selections and a Crystal Set String Orchestra with Maria Ricardi and Cecil Bethune performing operatic and piano pieces under Donald Heins. Dancing follows at Chateau Laurier ballroom with First Aid Minard’s Lintment promotion.
The Spring of 1925 brings many deaths in Southampton with the passing of Mr and Mrs Peter Macinnis. Peter died April 2 at age 93 and Mrs Macinnis April 26 at age 82. Both long residents, they leave behind grieving neighbors and note their daughters who died young. The late Mrs Macinnis was cared for by Mrs Wilson and neighbors after her husband’s death. The Rev A Macaulay administered the last rites and their remains rest together in St Peter's Cemetery awaiting the resurrection. Rest in peace.
The piece traces how eras are named and argues the current period marks an Age of Play. It notes leisure arises with shorter workdays and holidays, cites rising per capita income from 1850 to 1918, and highlights Americans could spend more on recreation as work tasks became monotonous.
The text traces the spread of modern games from mid 19th century baseball to lawn tennis and golf, notes rapid growth in public playgrounds and municipal facilities, and highlights the rise of mass amusements like motion pictures and affordable leisure activities with large attendance and spending in the early 20th century. It cites 1929 attendance of 20 million for films and 800 million dollars spent in 1921 on motion pictures, theaters, and concerts.
One of the fastest games in the Gym this year ended with the College team holding a slim advantage over the younger School players. The College showed better formation and size, while the School relied on speed and shooting but faltered as College marked their men closely. Both teams earned praise for their effort, and a new match-up is anticipated next Monday with the Business Colleges facing the P. of W. College and West Kent School girls vs Prince St. Girls.
The page lists a Youth Y events schedule from 10 to 12 June including junior basketball practice, social and cabinet banquets, a closing social for PP and WW students, refreshments, and a bowling event at 7 pm Methodist vs Central Christian at 8 30 pm. Alleys clear after general showers. Sunday features a special sing song service with Dr M B Genge as speaker.
The William Hox special attraction Daughters of the Night plays at Prince Edward theatre. A hero telephonist saves the day by tracking a bank robbery via switchboard signals while a fire rages in the building. The audience, many telephonists and families, cheers the dramatic wartime style finale and Wolves of The North repeats today.
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