That patriotic
enthusiasm has not abated in Simcoe was abundantly demonstrated on
Tuesday night when the Sons of England concert was held in the armories.
Somewhere in the neighborhood of 1200 people turned out to witness the
presentation of a varied and interesting program of songs, choruses and
physical drills.
The spacious new armories looked
well, the decorations being prettily carried out with flags, bunting and
pictures of historical characters. A chorus of 75 voices under the
leadership of P. Geo. Marshall, L.A.B., and Fred Pursel's
augmented orchestra, occupied the large stage erected under the eve of
the gallery for the occasion.
The receipts from the concert
will be around $300 and the expenses probably $100, the balance to go to
the Daughters of the Empire for their patriotic fund to be used in
caring for the wives and families of the [WWI]
volunteers from Norfolk County.
The 39th Regimental Band, under
the leadership of Lieut. John Sutton, was ... present, and rendered
patriotic selections at the opening.
The orchestra was made up of the
following artists:
Conductor Fred R. Pursel, drums and traps;
violin Mrs. H. K. Gibson
violin Miss May Youmans
violin Arthur Witham
violin Murray Dillon of Port Dover;
clarionet Will Stevenson;
cornet J. Etherington;
piano Mrs. L. Atkinson.
| The following singers took
part in the chorus: |
W. Allen
Mrs. J. Allgeo
G. Bamforth
C. Blayney
T. Blayney
Mrs. (Judge) Boles
Mrs. J. Boughner
Mrs. Chas. E. Boyd
Mrs. F. T. Brook
Miss C. Brown
Geo. W. Brown
Miss L. Brown
Miss L. Butler
Mrs. F. Cardiff
W. Chewter
Miss S. Chrysler
Mrs. R. Churchill
Miss E. De Cou
Miss G. Derrickson
Geo. Eatwell
Miss A. Edmonds
Arthur Edmonds
Miss B. Edmonds
Miss C. Edmonds
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B. T.
Forse
Mrs. W. Forse
Mr. Fort
Miss C. Gell
Miss D. Gell
G. Gibbs
J. Goulden
Miss E. Haddow
Mrs. M. Hamilton
Miss L. Harper
Mrs. E. Helmshaw
Miss Jessie Herron
Mrs. Hodgeson
Mr. Hodgson
Miss J. Hunter
Miss Enid Johnson
S. Krompart
Miss E. Matthews
Miss S. Matthews
Mrs. H. S. Macpherson
Mrs. P. Geo. Marshall
Miss M. McGilvery
R. McIntosh
Miss M. McKnight
G. McLaughlin
Miss G. Misner
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W.
Ostrosser
Mrs. W. Ostrosser
Capt. H. Paulin
Miss H. Perry
Miss M. Perry
Miss E. Pettit
Geo. Piette
Harry Pursel
R. G. Rigg
Mrs. W. G. Rigg
Mrs. A. G. Rose
Mrs. Geo. W. Sihler-Brown
Mrs. Rupert Simpson
A. Sovereen
C. Spindell
Miss N. Storey
Mr. Thorpe
Mrs. (Dr.) Toll
Miss Walker
Miss Walton
Miss Watson
C. West
E. Williams
Fred Williams
R. Williams
Mrs. C. Witherspoon
A. E. Wright |
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Some of the military men
observed at the concert and in uniform:
Lieut.-Col.
L. F. Aiken
Major Geo. A. Curtis
Capt. Rupert Simpson
Capt. Julian Boyd
|
Lieut.
D. D. Gunton
Lieut. R. L. Dugit
Lieut. D. A. Nelles
Lieut. Geo. S. Curtis |
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The committee again thank Col.-Sergt. Keith Polley and his
assistants,
Wm.
Allen
Cecil Alward
H. S. Bannister
H. Bolton
Arthur Clark
Harry Cook
John Cripps
W. J. Cripps |
Ted
Harter
Geo. Holden
H. G. Mansfield
Tom Reid
Percy and Fred Richardson
James Ro[ss]
Cecil Young,
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| and others who so ably took
charge and carried out the decorating.
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