THE WORKMAN, SATURDAY, JULY 19, 1924 PAGE SEVEN BRIEF SKETCH of the Olympic Games In Franco.
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Copies may be had from the office of the WORKMAN Panama 312 Brit sh Fleet to Visit Wesleyan Methodist Church Ja naica. SUNDAY SCHOOL ANNIVERSARY.
Holiday Wil Mark Stay of Services will be held in the PanJohn Bail Sea Fighters ama Wesleyan Methodist Church, on Sunday 20th MONDAY 28TH INST. TO BE The Minister of the Church HONOUR DAY FOR MIGHTY will preach Special Sermons at BATTLE CRUISERS.
11 am and 30 At 30, a Chilirens Cantata SOME OF THE EVENTS be rendered by the Children entitled Joy and Gladnese, will On the following Tuesday at 30 Committe. Will Frepare Pro the Public meeting will be held, gramme of Entertainment when Mr. Theodore Fuller, of Paraiso, will preside. Choice re For Jolly Jack Tars. citations and songs will be render.
ed, and the Minister of the Church will distribute 56 volumes of CHANGE RACE DATES. specially selected Books, as prizes which have been gained by the Scholars for Early Attendance and The GLEANER understands that for Efficiency and Regular Attendthe Government have practically ance decided to declare Monday, the 28th of July, a public holdiday in School Funds will be received Offeriogs in aid of the Sunday honour of the visiting Bristish at each of the services.
Fleet. cordial invitation is given As we have already announced to all who are interested in work the Battle Cruises Hood and among the young.
Repulse ibe Light Cruiser Adelaide and the Cruiser Valarin are due due to arrive bere on Saturday Whatsoever things you do not morning the 26th instant; and wish that others should do unto you, the stay of the Fleet will be about do not do unto them.
four days. They will thus join 11. Capetown watch has been in port for some little time now. Reat Receipt Books in SpanAt each succeeasive British port Ish and English for sale at the of call officers and men of the Workman Printery.
Warships have had the warmest of reception. Jamaica will not be behind the other Dominions and Colonies in her welcome. It was sugges. ed in certain quarters, and happily so too, that a public holiday should be declared in connection with the visit of the Fleet.
His Excellency the Acting Goveroor is most favourable to the proposal, and so we are able to alnounce this morning that it is most certain that Monday, the 28th inst. will be declared a public holiday The matter will, of course bancil, but there is to be decided by the Privy to will reason be adopted; and an Extraordinary Gazzette to give effect to the proposal will be issued in the course of the next few days.
All Jamaica should like to give a right hearty welcome to the officers and men of our gallant British Navy. Committee of which His Excellency the Acting Governor will no doubt be chair.
man, is in actual course of forma tion and a very good programme of entertainment will be arranged.
RACE MEETING Th: Jamaica Jockey Club had planned to hold their Mid Summer race meeting on the 31st of July and the 1st of August In homour of the Fleet the arrangemenes have been deranged. It has been decided that the first day of the meeting should be on the 28th inst, and the de on the 1st of August.
second day Jockey Club have also arra management of the Jamaica arranged that the officers and men of the Fleet should be their guests; and if it were possible that every officer and mau were to attend Knutsford Park on Monday the 28th inst. earb and every one would be admitted free. in short the race meeting on the latter date is fixed in their honour; and we are sure that the racing men will join with the premier Racing Association in making the event the great success it should be.
The warships will be leaving on the will remain behind reliev.
ing the Capet own on this Station.
There will be numerous other attractions during the stay of the Fleet here and the citizens of Kingston and St. Andrew can be relied on to give the boys of the Navy a rollicking good time.
soods ALBOA EST EER REWED lias gathered from the Old and New World men and women, real does more to drive away specimens of human physical pains and aches than any other known remedy, that is develor ment to compete in the why thousands of people the eight Olympic games of modern world over call it pain enemy.
times.
Rheumatism, sciatica, stiff The International game neck, sore and tired muscles, lumbago, neuralgia, neuritis, formally opened at Colombres, sprains and bruises are inatantly relieved by Franee, on the 5th, when 2000 of SLOAN LINIMENT the finest specimens of manhood None legitimate without portrait and ignature of and womanhood paraded before 25. 000 spectators in the stadium at Colombres as a preliminary to At all druits and dealere.
the actual competition which began Sunday the 6th.
SLOAN LINIMENT Forty five nations, with the United States having the largest delegation, are participating in the ganes which were formally open Britain with 34. 5, Sweden 18. 5, ed by President Doumergue, France 13. 5, Hungary 5, Norway Simultaneously with the verbal and New Zealand declaration of the opening, hunderds of carrier pigeons were French Runner Sets Two released, four French military New World Records.
bands added their martial strains while aeropianes enlivened the air Later press dispatches in: overhead. The veteran French form that Paave Nurmi of hurdler George Andres took the Finland accomplished a feat unformal oath on behalf of the paralleled in Olympic records by entire body of athletics and voiced 1500 meters and 5000 meters winning, within two hours, the the ideals of the games and pledg events, in minutes 53. zeconds ed this participants to the utmost in respectively, thereby breaking the and 14 min minutes and seconds sportmanship and fair play.
world record. His team mate, The Unites States delegation was Willie Itola, finished second, seventh in the long parade, fol. The day standing was as fol.
lowing Esthonia and preceding lows. United States 177 points; Finland, and had 320 in line, Sweden 24. 5; France 13 5; SwitFinland 103; Great Britain 46. which covered nearly half of the zerland 10: Hungary 5; South stalium track and number nearly Africa 5; Norway 4; New Zealand as many as the representatives of 4; Denmark states continued its 3; Canada the preceding nations. Great The United Britain with 150 and France with lead in points when the American Tootell and MeGrath finished first 180 marchers were the only divi and second in the hammer throw, sios rivaling the United States in and Barnes and Graham took first size, while the three rivals for the two places in the pole vault.
distinction of having the smallest delegations were Lithunia, China The boxing contests were in.
and the Philippines, each having augurated on the 15th. In the tennis tournament, men doubles, two.
the Americans defeated the notable assemblage witnessed Australians and the Swedes the ceremonies which also included defeated the Argentinians. Senorita Trief address by Baron de Cou fourth round in the Women Alvarez of Spain reached the Lertin, President of the Interna Singles defeating Miss Polly of tional Olympic Committee, and India 0 3.
another by Count Clary, President The first contingent of United of the French Olympic Committee. States Athletics left France on Besides high officials the royal the 15th. Before they sailed they Afroguests numbered the Prince of were serenaded by the American Jazz Band and were Wales, Prince Henry and Prince presented with flowers by French Carol of Reumania.
girls.
In the first day events the United States and Finland, Sunflower Lodge Installs respectively, showed signs leadOfficers.
ing all the other nationss in the track and field competitions but The half annual installation of after the second day the United Officers of the Sunflower Lodge, States showed a decided win in No, 33, O, of and of was held at the Loyal these events, with 54 points to her Shamrock Lodge Hall, on Moncredit: Finland second with47, day, July 14th, Sweden thord with 15 and Great The following were those inPritain third with 13. The second stalled to form the July Decemday four winners were the ber administration, American Taylor, who broke the Copeland, Baxter, Brothers: July, C.
world record by running the 400 Ross, 78. Berry.
meter low hurdles in 52. seconds. Nelson. P; Walthe American Osbourne who took ford, Con. Brown, the high jump event with a leap of Beack, McCorsix feet six inches, the British sprin Sisters: Robinson, P. D; ing star Abrahams, winner of the Kerr, F; sharp, final krundred meter dash in 10. D. White, Fio, seconds and Lethtonen of Finland Herbert, Wright, who annexed the pentahlon with DL; Lord, Con.
sixteen points. The American Leg Gombe Simpson, andre, competing in the pentathlon, The honours of PW. and broke the world record for the were conferred on Bro.
broad jump with 76 meters. The Chennis and Sis Simpson, Americans were victors up to the for past services rendered.
The Ceremoney was preformed fourth day track meet events in a very impressive manner by when Jackson Scholz won the Bro. Edward Smith, assit.
200 meters events in 21. seconds, ed by his Staff of Grand Officers.
while his team mates took second, After installation members and fourth and fifth places. The other visitors retired to the Banquet winner was Willie Ritola of Finl. Hall, where they remained until morning.
and, who captured the 3, 000 meter steeplechase, thus becoming the British Consulate Notice.
first double winner the 1924 Olympic games. Up to this time The British Counsulate General the United States has seored 135 of Panama, would like to know points, nearly double the amount Miriam Heywood, widow of the of the whereabouts of Mrs.
of Finland that is second with 73 late: John Heyword, British West points, and is followed by Great Icdia Regiment.
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Colon or Panama Death of Mrs. Rhoda Morgan JOB. PRINTING Of every description DONE WITH NEATNESS AND DESPACTH Last Saturday evening, a large number of members of the Shepherd Order, Preston Unity Friendly Society, and many sorrowing friends followed to Herre a Cemtery the mortal remains of Mrs.
Rhoda Morgan. The night before while engaged in a jovial conversation and little thinking of the Grim Reaper, she was attacked with a severe pain in the abdomen, Assisted to her home she passed.
night, but grew worse with the approach of the morning and was taken to Santo Thomas Hospital where she succumbed at twelve, mid night. Deceased is survived by a mother, two children, sister and brother who sincerely, mourn their loss.
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