1 Prince Eupert Dafip l!3etoj Wednesday, November 17, 1943 eminiscences By w.j. d Reflections "Male child," whispered a for aeroplanes. There Will be a Buckingham Palace servant to strip 4.500 feet in length. The a police officer on duty near the trim little island within handy main entrance last Sunday. Out- distance of town has always side, an eager multitude pressed : been a favorite spot for summer CUSTOMS AND CEREMONIES ROYAL BIRTHS DATE BACK I II TO HISTORY By KATHLEEN'COUREANDER Although the baby born to Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh is a commoner at the time of its birth as its father is not a Royal Duke, it stand:,, nevertheless, in the direct line of succession to the Throne, second only to its mother. The birth, therefore, recalls some historic customs which have long been maintained when a Royal -' infant arrives in Britain. acted ag stewards and butlers. One of these, now dispensed Britain's present Princess with, was that a Minister of the Elizabeth was christened five Crown should await the birth of . WPeks after her birth in the the newcomr in an adjoining Chapel Royal, Buckingham Pal-room. Stress was long laid on ace. The occasion was a family this tradition, especially if there one, and only her relations were was any likelihood that the child present in the chapel (which would one clay become the reign- had been built for Queen Vicing sovereign. jtoria, Thj, chapPlj wh,ch was This attendance was due to a converted from a conservatory, famous Constitutional crisis h ft flnt vmnmwl .lllnr nn. est;.. v . cfi outings. But really, my dear WaUon. you cannot but admit it's much better to have passenger planes land there than picnic parties. n1 guessed and wondered. '"It's a boy," shouted the constable. And for once, a policeman became the most popular man in town. . MORE JUVENILE TEAMS III ACTION'-. Spirited Play in High Sriiuol Basketball Section More teams of the Juvenile Basketball League wen into action Tuesday afternoon. There was, as usual, a large crowd of team supporters. In the first game High 4 defeated High 3 by 20 to 3. The first half was slow with both teams trying hard. High 4 had the edge and shut out High 3 10 to 0 at the half. In the third quarter High 3 broke into the scoring column and made all their points, Chandler scoring a field goal and Dennison a foul shot. High 4 continued scoring and piled up a big lead. Eilck-son and Smith led High 4. All the playera played hard and arc-learning the game. Men's and Young Men's Pants Real good make and fit From $0.00 tt St.'i.OO Men's and Young Men's Worsted Suits. Single and double breasted. . Well tailored to fit ;. $.17.. Men's Rain Coats Navy Only All sizes $f.00 Men's all wool lined Cruiser Coats. Best Make and Fit Reg. $15.00, Special $11.00 Men's Dress Caps Good assortment. All wool. Special Reduced Prices KUKHo $i.or Men's Work Pants, Good Make, All siies, pre-shrTik Reg. $4.00 Special $2.5 Boys' School Boots" and Oxfords Solid Leather. Siies 1 to S. Special frp&i $.-,.00 Boys' Pants for dress or school Well made All sizes. Real reduced prices from $2.7. to $12.' According to advice from Ottawa, no investigation of an official character will be made into the wrecking of the Egg Island light and the thrilling escape and days of exposure and hardship suffered by the Wil-kins family. Could it be possible for Ottawa to unbend enough to establish and maintain a coast guard on what is, in certain seasons, one of the In some lines, the cost of goods Is going down and how long this soothing state of affairs will last can only be conjectured. Let gratitude be felt. Yet, comes the disconcerting rumor that more men are being laid off. Agitn, the same old chestnut "always something to take the joy out or life." Why, when things call for less cash, should earnings start shrinking or stop? which occurred in Britain 260 Lf supported by 16 white coll years ago. Queen Mary of Mo- j mns. At the west of the altar, d na, second wife of King James, and at the east a gallery con-II. whose previous babies had .taining a Royal pro. The gold The second game saw Borden i u...u ... miancy, gave Dirtn pre-'vessel known as the Lily Font, wildest and most dangerous i ..m,u.e.y 10 me cnnci wno was designed hi 1340 fur Queen Vk shore lines in all Canada? The! expenditure of public money is JVfOOSE PLANNING rvmiwu lawr as " l ne uia rre-- r-'a .hi,i-n knnM School gain their second win by beating Annunciation School 12 to 7. This game was nearly an iipsat as Annunciation threatened to beat a more ex onen spent ior iar less useiui i 'CHAPTER NIGHT' purposes. tender." Although when this fcuby was born at St. James' Palace the Queen's apartments were thronged with Royal ad- from Windsor for the occasion. According to an old custom it was filled with water brought from the river Jordan. This tradition has been adhered to perienced Borden team. The store at the end of the first half was 4 to 2 for Annuncia Plans for the forthcoming "Chapter Night" of the Women of the Moose were begun at a meeting of the organization's I nerenis, no Minister or respon An Evening bmplre personal note, November 1, 1930, says Mrs. James C. Brady and family, moving to Ottawa, were giv sible dignitary such as Archbishop ol Canterbury the in the British Royal Fami'y from was the days of the Crusaders, who tion. They had the edge in play homemaking committee held at ln this half ,n tlle second ha , - I en a mousing send-off. enlivened the home or oranuate Kegenc the .M -ynprn,.Pfl z,,wap by a pipe band. The pipers Mrs. bam tiaugan. rresem a, Mayers' started to hit the bas- present, ihe Whigs, a political first brought this water to Brit-party who opposed James II anc" aln from Palestine. The Prin-wi.shed to see his son-in-law cess was baptized Elizabeth Al-William of Orange and hislexander Mary by the late Dr. Protestant wife Mary on th! Lane. Arehhish were Alex McDonald, Jim Scur- the meeting were Mrs. O. Steg I f&lSP Everybody Everybody knows knows - there's there's a cereal with delicious, crisp, natural whole wheat flavor! Golden, ,sun- geon and Hugh Smith anT avig, Mrs. R. Giske, Mrs. J. Kas-Drummer Kelly. That was 18 per, Mrs. B. J. Bacon, Mrs. R. years ago. Mrs. Brady, whose Fossum, Mrs. R. B. Skinner amiability and gifts as an en- and Mrs. H. Muncey. Refresh- IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIAL ket and Were never headed. Annunciation showed a good working game and should net some wins in their future games. Individual scoring: High 3 Blackaby, Chandler 2, Dennison 1, Hougan, Leigh, l J NABISCO Shredded Wheat! It contains nourishing The first Royal child to b? terlalner were so vfoods your tamily needs to start the day. And you can well reeog- ments, served by the hostess, remembered brought the meeting t a close. L il.ose big 1 -ounce NABISCO Shredded Wheat biscuits christened In this chapel was nized, will be lone. the Princess Royal. Oueen Vic- here. ' i from the package or 1 IO I (dip in hot water and drain), lown to cheery, wholesome NABISCO Shredded Wheat toria's eldest daughter, and on this occasion the furniture and kurrow! tfh.ssilieo ACver..tMfig Pays' Advertise ln the Daliy News! (Continues on l-age Six) Island the site of a landing field CANADIAN SHREDDED WHEAT COMPANY, LTD. Mid by NIAGARA EAItl, CANADA sw-ni Throne of Britain, maintained that the new prince was an inconspicuous infant who had been smuggled Into the. Royal bed-chamber in a warming pan, and that he was not the legal heir to the Throne. After that occasion it became usual for a Minister who. was constitutional representative of the government to be present in the palace or in the mansion where the birth was imminent. Thus, for the birth on November 9. 1841, of the eldest son of Queen Victoria (afterwards Edward VII) the infant's father, Prince Albert, summoned for Christenson, Dunn 3. High 4 Smith 8, Brenson, Leighton 4, Erickson 14, Scherk, Antrobus, Youngs, Kaardal, Brewerton 26. Borden J. Parill 6, Atkins 2, P. Parnell, E. Findlay, Nelson, Saville, Anton 412. Annunciation Fitzgreald 2, Slack, Gable 5, Turcotte, Lyons, Rousseau, Dumas, Basso, Bury -7. tesss? warn t&& Your Best Eatixig Place FULL COURSE MEALS " 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. A' Bantjuet Ha)l for Luncheons, Dinners and Parties Chinese Dishes ' BROADWAY CAFE TERRACE ': It- S.O.N. HOLD WHIST DRIVE the event the Prime Minister, the Archbishop of Canterbury Skeena Restaurant and the Duke of Wellington. Mr. A::quith, who was later Lord Ox Sons of Norway held the first of their winter series of card ford and Asouith, Home Secre- rfw" c&WW 008 3rd Ave W. Phone ?00 i tary of Britain in 1894, hurried : to White Lodge. Richmond Park.l parties in the lodge hall on Fifth Avenue Friday evening. Winners of the whist tournament were Mrs. O. Pedersen and T E II U A C E LLOYD KAUDER, PROPRIETOR ;00l) FOOD GOOD SERVICE dim 0.30 a m. till midnight. Closed 9 p.m. Sundays DI NK A N 1). DAN C E . Bring your friends and enjoy yourselves AFTERNOON TEAS 3 TILL 5 Mrs. Otto Briemo and Hans Pedersen and Alf Jensen. Dane-; ing, with music by Mike Colussi on the piano accordion follow- ed the whist drive. i Moving, Packing-, Crating Shipping and General Cartage and Storage f , For Complete, Reliable and Efficient Service, call Lindsay's Cartage. & Storage Cor. 2nd and Park Avpnucs Established 1910 Phones (if) and C8 when Prince Edward of York now Duke of Windsor) was . born. Similarly on April 21, j 11)26, Sir William Joynson-Hlcks (Britain's Home Secretary at ! the time) went in the early i hours of the morning to 17 Brutun Street, London, to be i present in the house when Prin-cess Elizabeth was born. I POMP AND CEREMONY j In olden times much pomp and ceremony preceded a Royal birth. It was the custom to prepare the Royal bed-chamber I by hanging arras (tapestry) on Til A CLASrIED AD! Classified AO m Using Pays! jlVRATHALIS : COTTAGE CHEESE ! New Creamed Fresh Made! VALENTIN DAIRY Your Daily ' ALL-WEATHER SERVICE T() FINISHING vcliiiine. Prinliru hnlarcinr lUUICK hhKVlCE Amateur and In Tli SBHTiwmiirt of MrltMi ( (ilinnlila In rroh:it" lit I he Mutter of Hip " ilinlnMnitlim AH" Anil ti Utf Mutter nl Hie Ml ale r Franres ..l.'lfl I ..M'.! kjlftl IlllKlllI 'itpssmnal Hunnlie the walls of the Queen' sapart- take notice' that by order of ment. This usually had a de- READING BOOKS FOR CHILDREN by Zane Grey Nancy Drew, Burgess, and other well-known authors. i His Honor jikIkp w. o. 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