14 Nov 1923
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Newspaper
Ontario Georgetown Herald
Location
Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 14, 1923
Page
1
A Toronto reader recalls Armistice Day with a grieving mother’s voice. She honors her son and other fallen soldiers, then watches royal procession and sees soldiers and sailors return home. The poem ends with comforting lines to mourning mothers as gratitude fills the crowd. Toronto, Nov. 11. -G-R. H.
Samantha Rice Neilson wife of Daniel Neilson died suddenly at home in Esquesing on Nov 7 after a fall and a clothing fire from a lit lamp. The death likely resulted from heart weakness, with seven children surviving: Andrew Milton Jonathan William Alex Esquesing daughters Mes Jas Service Naesagaweys Mrs William Allan Mrs George Pearson and Mrs W Askin. Funeral held Nov 8 at 2 p.m. from the home to Evergreen Cemetery Milton.
Erin residents enjoyed a social euchre and dance Friday night with neighbors. Clayton Rodgers of Erin suffered minor bruises after front axle failure on a water wagon Wednesday. Georgetown High's football team planned a friendly match in Erin but motor trouble delayed them. locals hosted a social at the school. Advocate suggests painting Paid for on spare tires to ease worry.
Thirty ladies of the Vason Auxiliary of the Armenian Relief Association in Toronto met at Old St. Andrew's Memorial House to arrange gifts for the Armenian Boys Home. Boys will receive mitts or toques and a toy or edible item. the group will also supply furnishings for a staff house and a four room hospital. Kathleen Cowan reported boys are progressing in English after four months in Canada. The executive praised the home’s improvements and noted the new hospital will have 16 beds and urged personal care items be provided.
Captain Robinson’s official report of the Empress of Australia on the Yokohama earthquake details relief operations and crew conduct. Also notes Ontario grain and fruit yields in 1924, including auto marker contracts and tender alterations.
Fragmented notes recount moral maxims about keeping promises and avoiding debt, followed by a column praising self confidence, modern clubs and public service groups, and brief local details on highways expenditure and bylaw enforcement in Georgetown.
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