Temperance in Army Ends March 1899 Report
The British Army Temperance Association reports year ending March 1899 showing 22 280 members, 1995 pledging soldiers, and 227 teetotalers among Gordon Highlanders. Court martial convictions and punishments favor members less than non members, supporting the army reform view. Excerpts critique shopfront promotions and business shysters amid the temperance theme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
British Army Temperance Association
Yorkshire Post
Lord Roberts
Army Temperance Association
North-Western Frontier
Tirah
Gordon Highlanders
Adjutant-General of India
Duke of Connaught
Lord Wolseley
Small Potatoes Speak in a Dissenting Voice
The passage condemns petty, quarrelsome men who push disruptive resolutions at meetings and in religious gatherings. It notes they dominate delegations and office through noise and bragging, tarnishing the reputation of better men in business and church circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ward Beecher
Mr. Beecher
Millwood Notes on Weather and Community Activities
Horse Shoe Lagoon sees curling and skating amid open weather. Snow boosts grain hauling with many teams. A Ladies Aid Society linked to the Presbyterian Mission forms with Mrs. H V Bailey as President. March concert planned to fund the mission. E M Williams delivers a notable English Church Mission benefit. Rev Bartlett presides and Rev Custance offers a humorous essay. Program features Organ Solo by A Miller and songs by Douglas and Shanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horse Shoe
Presbyterian Mission
H. V. Bailey
Douglas
Craigie School
Walker
Secy.Treas
Idv
E. M. Williams
Bartlett
Russell
Custance
A. Miller
Miss Douglas
Shanks
Recital Program Featuring Vocal and Instrumental Pieces
Reading Rev Custance directs a program including Sea Song by Mr P H Spencer Recitation by Mrs W B Heath songs by Miss Gordon and Miss McKenzie violin duet by Mr F Black and Mr A Miller with Mr Sommerville and Miss Fraser quartet with Mr McKenzie Mr Wilson and Mr Williams and Miss Fraser organ pieces by Mr A Miller interval with refreshments Organ Sole by Mr A Miller Recitation by Miss Walker songs by Mr J Drought and Mr Spencer quartet by Messrs McKenzie Wilson Williams and Miss Fraser Love Song by Rev Dustance Kipling's Absent minded Beggar recitation Mrs Heath Humorous Song by Mr Somerville and final chorus May God Preserve Thee Canada
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading
Custance
P. H. Spencer
W. B. Heath
Miss Gordon
F. Black
A. Miller
Mr. Sommerville
Miss McKenzie
Miss Walker
J. Drought
Black _ and Miller
Mr. Spencer
McKenzie
Wilson
Williams
Miss Fraser
Dustance
Kipling
Mrs.Heath
Mr. Somerville
Mr. Shanks
Canada
Debating Society Chooses Topics On Boer War
Blaver Hills notes fine spring weather as land hunters scout homesteads. Miss J. Alderson winters in Yorkton for school. A debate topic from the Yorkton Liberal Association has been accepted: Resolved that the British are justified in their war with the Boers. Speakers T. H. Garry W. Anderson Rev Gow and W. Anderson Jr. chosen for Friday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Alderson
Yorkton
Yorkton Liberal Association
Messrs
T. H. Garry
W. Anderson
Rev. Gow
W. Anderson Jr
Our Boys Letter From De Aar Camp 1899
From De Aar Camp on the Transvaal border Herbert Walker of Millwood writes of the route from Cape Town to De Aar. He lists transport details including 131 mules and 7 buck wagons and notes a reception along the rail journey with Allies such as the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Engineers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Walker
Millwood
Herbert
Chas. Soper
Transvaal
de Aar
Carew Desert
Cape Town
Modder River
Lord Methuen
Green Point
O. K
Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
Royal Horse Artillery
Royal Engineers
Shropshires
Letter from Herbert Describe Transport Fleet and Frontline Conditions
A soldier writes from a transport unit near an African front, detailing regimental setup with 34 colored men and a white liaison, a Cape boy handling horses, and logistics for the move to Kimberly about 140 miles away. He notes dust, heat, wind, water sources, a nearby force, and a desire to hear news and stay connected with family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimberly
Herbert
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Blaver Hills
de Aar Camp
Nirs
Munn
Scientific American
All News
New York
Washington, D. C
Hagner
Werner Company
Akron
Ohio
Thes. Carleton
Saltcoats
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