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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 30, 1922
Page
1
An old paper ad touts prices on Jam Plum Green gage 4 lb tins 80c Apple and Strawberry Jam 4 lb 65c Syrup 2 lb 90c Sugar per 2 lbs 0 875 full spring rubber inventory and large size shoes. Men’s shoes cut from 10 to 3 underscoring a major sale as a biggest snap in shoes offered.
Rivers Lodge 115 held a March 22 social at the Masonic Hall featuring whist prizes won by Miss Edythe Mitchell and Mr. F Holland. A varied program followed with piano solos, songs, an Irish recitation, and an address on the Universality of Masonry. A lunch and National Anthem closed the evening.
A poem from Wroe describes a diligent worker who clocks in early stays late and toils with frugal care. His steady efficiency yields a thicker envelope, steady savings, and a future raise. He questions if the little things are worth while as he contemplates his modest gains.
The event invites the public to Rivers on Monday and Tuesday in April to preview the program free of charge. Attendees may then decide what to pay based on their perceived value of the show.
A large crowd of Sunday School children attended a missionary program at St James Church. Rev A R Hall spoke on work aided by the Junior Auxiliary pledges, illustrated by 40 slides of projects in Japan India China Palestine Canada and more. Slides will be shown again at the JWA Social in Wheatland and at Ancrum Rectory.
Rivers Curling Club calls a Town Hall gathering at 8 p.m. Monday April 3 to wind up the 1921 22 season and elect officers for the ensuing year. All curlers are urged to attend.
The province has built costly parliament structures nearing ten million dollars yet lacks adequate space for official work. Officials pay three thousand dollars monthly to house some staff. Manitoba and neighboring provinces face heavy governance, and electors are urged to elect reformers who will curb needless expenses and adopt pay as you go policies.
Ten one Gee G. B. Somerville sold the Hotel Cecil to a Winnipeg hotel keeper. A concert featuring Irish Scotch English and Canadian nationalities drew strong attendance. C Ferguson returned home with his bride and received a reception at the Presbyterian Manse with gifts from Thelma McMath. J C Cousins and R N Dunsmore were named to draft a petition for a consolidated school.
Under Pacific Lodge I O C F auspices a Whist Drive will be held in Oddfellows Hall on Monday April 3 at 8 o clock. Arrangements promise a good time with refreshments and cards. Admission 35 cents.
Union Church hosted Rey Little and Mrs. Hamilton from the Religious Education Council to aid officers and teachers. They reorganized the Primary Department for ages eight to nine and outlined expanded training and a new institute. The Monday sessions covered effective primary work and teacher training, and a public meeting featured Rev. Little on adolescence and lifelong duties. The visit was described as inspiring and a blessing.
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