December 1929

Seagoe Parish Magazine.

DECEMBER, 1929.

We wish all our Readers at home and abroad a very Happy

Christmas and a Bright & Prosperous new Year

Seagoe School Bazaar

For the Renovation and Upkeep of Seagoe Parochial School

THURSDAY, Dec. 12th, and FRIDAY, Dec. 13th, 1929.

OPENING CEREMONY EACH DAY at 3-30 p.m.

The Bazaar will be open each day from 3-30 p m. to 6-30 p.m. and from 7 pm to 10-30 p.m.

Bazaar Secretary : Mr. R. Scott, Grove Lodge, Seagoe.

Bazaar Treasurer: Mr. R. McClements, Bridge Street, Portadown.

The Bazaar will be opened on Thursday by the Viscountess Charlemont. Chairman : Mr.

David Rock, M.B.E., J.P., Chairman of the Portadown Urban Council. On Friday

the Bazaar will be opened by Mrs. Waring, M.P., of Waringstown.

Gifts of goods or money for the Bazaar should be sent to the Secretary or Treasurer, or

to the Rev, Canon Archer, or to any of the Stallholders.

The charge for admission to the Bazaar on Thursday afternoon from 3-30 to 6-30 will

be SIXPENCE, at all other times THREEPENCE.

Bazaar Notes,

The Committee in charge of the preparations for

the forthcoming Bazaar are working with great

energy and everything points to a very successful

result.

A feature of the Bazaar will be a Japanese tea garden,

where visitors can have tea and refreshments

of all kinds in Oriental surroundings.

We have not had a Canadian Diver Dip at any previous

Bazaar or Sale in Seagoe. We owe the suggestion

to the Rev. Henry Nobbs, the Canadian

clergyman who was with us last month.

The Church Lads' Brigade has kindly offered to

run the Shooting Gallery and Dart Board Competitions,

and they have secured valuable prizes for

those who compete. Turkey, ducks and roast beef

are amongst the prizes.

The children will love to see the great Christmas

Tree laden with toys. It will be one of the sights

of the Bazaar. Father Christmas will be there to

distribute the toys.

Some of our Seagoe men are very handy at throwing

the Bean Bags and they will have a chance of

winning splendid prizes.

No Bazaar would be complete without " Hoop-La"

and " Aunt Sally." If you can knock the pipe out

of Aunt Sally's mouth you will secure a prize.

Mr. M'Clements. our Hon. Treasurer, has most

kindly presented the Bazaar with a violin of splendid

tone. The most interesting thing about it is that he

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made it himself. One of the most difficult things

that a skilful wood carver can do is to make a

violin. Mr. M'Clements is an expert and has made

four violins of perfect shape and finish and, most

important of all, of fine tone.

The children of Seagoe School will have a Pound

Stall, and already they have got together a Splendid

collection. Some have got as many as forty promises.

Prizes are offered in connection with the Cake

Stall. A prize of five shillings is. offered for the

best cake sent in, and a prize of two shillings for the

best soda bread.

The White Elephant Stall will be very attractive.

It will be worked on the Canadian plan with numbers

and boxes. Already some very valuable and

interesting contributions have been made to the stall.

A C.L.B, Guard of Honour will be present at the

opening ceremony each day.

Our old friend and School champion, Mr. David

Rock, M.B.E., J.P.. has kindly consented to preside

at the opening ceremony on Thursday. Mr. Rock

has shown a practical interest in Seagoe School.

We are very glad he will be with us.

Much interest is being expressed in the Guessing

Competition as to the name of the Big Doll, which

has been organised by Miss Montgomery, of

Levaghery. A large number of names have been

entered.

Seagoe School, with its Large rooms all on the

ground floor, lends itself splendidly to the purposes

of a Bazaar.

No less than 720 Seagoe Pencils have been sold,

mostly by the children of Seagoe School. Another

720 has been ordered. The pencils, with rubber and

protector, cost twopence each. They are made in

Keswick, where the best pencils come from .

An Irish Colleen in appropriate costume will sell

M'Clinton's soap at the Bazaar. All kinds of this

beautiful product of Northern Ireland can be had

at a moderate price.

You will scarcely recognise the old school when

you see it decorated and fitted up for the Bazaar.

Church Lads' Brigade.

On Friday. November 8th, at 8 p.m., a variety

and Jumble Sale was held in the Parochial Hall,

Edenderry to assist in raising the necessary funds

for a C.L.B. Band. The Officers, N.C.O.'s and Lads

wish to thank the 'following; who helped to make

the sale such a bumping success:—Mrs. J. Vance

Mrs. Sherman, Mrs. Dermott. Mrs. Stoopes, Mrs

Reid, Mrs. Walker, Mrs. Mayes, Mrs. Jennett, Mrs

Metcalf, Mrs. Shields, Mrs. England, Mrs. Coultell

Mrs. D. Cairns, Hoy, and the Misses A. and M.

Hawthorne. Miss Munroe, Misses N, Flannigan, Miss

Gilchrist, H. Walker, L. Mayes, Be Sherman and

Louie Dermott, also Mr. James Lewie, H. Kane, S.

Rainey, J. Dermott, R. M'Clements, Isaac Clayton.

Joe Hynes, and Master D. Sherman. The shooting

and dart throwing competitions were successfully

run by Sergeant Major Burns, Instructor W. M 'Nally.

Isaac Clayton, H. Kane, S. Walker, J. Reid, S. Rainey

and James Lewie. A sum of £5 has been raised.-

R. Gracey (Capt.). W. Metcalf (Lieut.)

Advent, 1929,

The season of Advent is again with us. It reminds

us that we are but strangers and pilgrims here

below, The Church in Advent looks forward to the

Second Coming of our Lord, just as at Christmas

she remembers His First Coming. Special service

will be held in the Parish Church. On each Wednesday

in Advent (Dec. 4th, 11th. and 18th) a Service

will be held in the Parish Church at 8 p.m. On Dec.

1st (Advent Sunday) at Morning Prayer the offertory

will be on behalf of Foreign Missions.

Christmas Day.

On Christmas Day the following Services will be held:—

8 a.m.—Holy Communion.

11-30 a.m.—Ntorning Prayer, Sermon and Holy Communion.

The offerings at these Services will be on behalf

of the Poor Fund of the Parish.

Armistice Day, 1929

This solemn day was well observed in Seagoe this

year. At Morning Prayer on Sunday, Nov. 10th, the

ex Servicemen of Seagoe and Portadown attended,

wearing their medals. They marched to the Church

headed by St. Mark's B.B. Brass Band, and were

accompanied by the Seagoe Senior and Junior C.L.B.

The Church was crowded and the Service was very

hearty. The Rector preached on " Lessons from the

Great War." The collection, amounting to £5 17s 8d

was on behalf of Earl Haig's Fund. At the close Of

the Service the C.L.B. placed wreaths at the

Memorial Pillars, and the last Post and the Reveille

were sounded by Bugler Kelly.

On Monday, Nov. 11th, at 10-45 a.m. a short Service

was held at the Memorial Pillars and the "TWO

Minutes" silence observed. Owing to the inclemency

of the weather the children of Seagoe School

observed the silence in the School, but two of the

children whose. fathers served in the War—Joseph

Liggett and Bertha M'Loughlin—attended the service

at the Church gate.

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Parish Register for November

Baptisms

The following were Bavtized in Seagoe Parish

Church on November 2nd, 1929:—

Jennett-—Evan, son of William and Eveline Jennett of Edenderry.

Sponsors—William Jennett, Eveline Jennett.

Simpson—Marjorie Mulvina, daughter of William and Deborah Maria Simpson, of Kilvergan.

Sponsors—Marjorie Russell, Deborah M. Simpson.

Wortley—William Victor, son of Stewart and Mary Jane Wortley, of Edenderry.

Sponsors—lsabel Hutchinson, Sarah Wortley.

M'Donald—William George, son of Frederick Robinson and Elizabeth M'Donald, of Killicomaine.

Sponsors—Lucy Eleanor M'Donald, Elizabeth M'Donald.

Golden Wedding

Best and Russell—Sept. 12th, 1879, in Seagoe Parish

Church. by the Rev. George J. Lodge, A.B., curate,

Samuel Henry Best, of Balteagh, to Annie Jane

Russell, of Drurngor. Witnesses, Henry Stevenson,

Rachel Russell.

Burial.

Porter—November 21st, 1929, James Porter, of Anniesland.

Glasgow„ fifth son of the late George Porter, of Lower Seagoe, aged 73 years. Interred at Glasgow.

Omission.

The following returns were received too late for

the Annual Report but will be acknowledged in

the next Subscriptions. John Lynas £1 Richard Gilpn 4s

David Cordy Snr. 4s 6d, David Cordy Jnr, 2s 6d, Weekly

Freewill Offerings- Mrs McKinney 4d, Envelope No 412

4s 4d, Envelope No 413 4s 5d

Seagoe G.F.S.

The G.F.S. have met on each Thursday of November

in Seagoe School at 7-30 p.m. Some interesting

and profitable gatherings have been held. We are

glad and thankful that this excellent Society is

again at work in the Parish.

Bazaar Cake Competition.

This is the recipe for the Cake Competition:—

Sultana Cake—Ingredients, I lb. flour, 6 ozs. sugar,

½ lb. margarine or butter, 3 eggs, 2 teaspoonfuls baking

powder, milk to mix, 1 lb. sultanas, 1 lemon (grated rind).

2 ozs. candied peel. Bake in a moderately hot oven

for an hour and a half. Soda Bread—

4 level breakfast cupfuls flour, 1 small teaspoonful

salt. - level teasponful bread soda, sour milk or

buttermilk.

Cakes to be sent to Seagoe School on Thursday,

Dec. 12th, from 10 a.m. See " Bazaar Notes" in this

magazine for prizes. The cakes will be judged by

an independent outside judge.

Seagoe Mothers' Union,

This month the Mothers' Union will attend a Service

in the Parish Church on Wednesday, Dec. 18th.

The collection will be on behalf of the Christmas

Fund. The usual meeting on the second Tuesday of

the month will not be held this month.

Church Repairs.

An important repair has been effected on the roof

of the Church. A leaking spout had caused a serious

damp spot over one of time windows. It was

found necessary to erect a scaffolding to effect the

repairs.

Cottage Services.

A largely attended Cottage Service was held in

Mr. W. J. Gracey's house in Drumgor Lane on Tuesday,

Nov. 26th. Mr. R. Gracey. Lay Reader, gave the

address and a trio sang a nice hymn. Mr. Sidney

Walker accompanied the singing with ms violin.

Other Cottage Services are being arranged.

Seagoe Parish Almanac.

These attractive Almanacs are now on sale at Mr.

Vance's, 23 Bridge St., price twopence each. We

recommend the parishioners to secure their Almanac

without delay as the number is limited. Every house

should have a Parish Almanac,

Presentation.

A handsomely bound Bible was presented to Mr.

Robt. Neill by the members of Edenderry Men's Class

at the close of the Service in the Parochial Hall on

Wednesday, Nov. 13th. Mr. Neill has sailed for the

States.

Golden Wedding.

We offer our hearty congratulations to Mr. and

Mrs. Samuel Best, of Balteagh, who celebrated the

fiftieth anniversary of their marriage on September

12th of this year.

Church Life in Southern Ireland,

Mr. Forsythe, Principal of the Duke's School,

Portadown, has kindly consented to Lecture in

Edenderry parochial Hall on the above subject on

Tuesday, Dec. 3rd, at 8 p.m. A collection will be

made in aid of the Mother's Union Christmas Fund.

Mr. Forsythe resided for many years in the City of

Cork and understands the many problems which

confront the Church in Southern Ireland. The

Lecture is given under the auspices of the Edenderry

Men's Bible Class.

From Seagoe to Melbourne.

[We publish with great pleasure the following

diary kept by "Jim" Porter on his recent voyage

from Seagoe to Melbourne.]

20th June—We left Belfast at 9-30 p.m. on the

Heysham boat, had a very good trip across; some

parts rough. I don't go to bed as there is plenty of

sport on the boat. An old man sings It's a long

way to Tipperary." We then get up on deck to

have a look round, see some very nice sights as we

pass along. We get landed at 4-30 a.m. 21st. Get

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the train for St. Pancras at 5-45 a.m, I had breakfast

on the train and slept most of the way as I was

feeling tired. Arrived at St. Pancras at 12 a.m. I

had a look round for the Church Army, but could

see no one. Then I made my way to the hostel at

Marble Arch. I got dinner, then had a look round

part of London. Went back to the hostel again, had

tea, and got to bed about 8 p.m. Was well looked

after; slept well.

Saturday, 22nd June—I had breakfast at 8 a.m.,

then leave for St. Pancras; got the train at 9-20 a.m..

Get to Tilbury Docks about 10-20 a.m. We get Oil

the " Orousay" and sail at 12-15 p.m., under

Commander W. S. Shelford, Commander of the Orient

Line fleet, a very old man. We get our first dinner

at 1 p.m. After this we go up on deck to see the

last of London. There is almost every race of people

on this boat. I met a German, a very nice fellow;

he could speak some English. There are not many

Irish people on board—only about 8 altogether. We

get to bed about 11 p.m. Sleep well.

Sunday, 23rd June—Drop Pilot at 8 a.m. We get

up at 7-15 a.m., go up on deck. It is a very nice

morning. Then have breakfast at 8-30. We then

have Church service at 11 a.m. The chief officer

takes the service. We then have dinner at 1-30 p.m.

We get into a very heavy fog about 3 p.m. Pass

the rest of the day quiet. Got to bed 10-30 p.m.

Monday, 24th June—We got Into the Bay of Biscay

about midnight last night. We are now travelling at

2 miles per hour owing to the fog. The lifeboats

have been lowered in case of danger. We pass a

lot of cargo ships. The fog clears away about 12

a.m. Had some boping on deck, then had dinner

usual time. 2 p.m. We are now travelling very fast

to pull up the speed we lost owing to the fog. It is

now getting rough, and quite a few people are sick,

but I am keeping fit so far. We have a dance from

8 until 10 p.m. This finishes the day. We get out of

the Bay midnight.

Tuesday, 25th dune—Pass Bur ling Island 8 a.m

Have breakfast usual time. Then have some games

of deck quoits; very .interesting game. We get in

sight of Portugal at 1-30 p.m. The rocks are a lovely

sight. We are now in Spanish waters; we see some

flying fish here. We pass Cape St. Vincent 6 p.m.

It is now getting much warmer, so we pass off the

rest of day quietly. Get to bed usual time.

Wednesday. 26th June—We get up at 7 a.m. and

get first glimpse of land. Have breakfast usual time.

We pass Cape Tariffa 9-30 a.m. We arrive at

Gibraltar at 11 a.m., 2 ½ hours late owing to the delay

with fog. It's a lovely sight to see all the huge rocks

and forts. I didn't get off as our time was too

short. It's great fun to watch all the Spanish people

in little boats. They come alongside the ship with

all kinds of fruit and frocks, almost everything you

could mention. It's a very keen competition as they

all want to sell you something at the same time.

We leave Gibraltar at 1-45 p.m. We have a concert

from 8 p.m. until 10 p.m.; a very good program

of songs, step dancing, and a Scotchman sings "

River Shannon." This finishes the day, so we get

bed 10-30 p.m.

Thursday, 27th June.—We have breakfast usual

time. After this we form a sports committee, It is

getting much warmer now; the further we go the

hotter it gets. There is a Scotchman here with his

bagpipes; he gives some good selections. The

young Scotch girls step danced to the pipes that

afternoon—very good indeed. This finished our day.

We pass Cape San Antonio 12 a.m.

Friday, 28th dune—We arrive in Toulon 7-30 a.m.

have breakfast at 8. Then make arrangements for

getting ashore. It costs 2/- to go ashore here. A

tender comes alongside the ship at 10 a.m. The last

tender from the shore leaves midnight. Toulon,

o naval base, so we have a good view of all the war

ships from the boat. It's a very picturesque sight

after night with all the different coloured lights.

It's very hard to get these people to understand what

you want, and they don't take English money. We

get to bed late tonight.

Saturday, 29th June—We leave Toulon at 7 a.m.

this morning, have breakfast, go up on deck and

have some games of quoits and other games. We

are now in the Mediterranean Sea, off Giraglia

Island 5 p.m. We have a dance from 8 p.m. until 10p.m.

(music ship's band). Clocks go forward 20 minutes

tonight.

Sunday, 30th dune—We arrive Naples at 6-30 a.m

and go ashore about 9 a.m. We visit the old Castle

named Castelnuovo, owned by Italians 14 centuries

ago. We went into the dungeon and seen the skeletons

of a Spanish prince who was cut in four pieces

also two officers who were beheaded, the guillotine

and the tombs of the royal family. This building

is at present under repair. We could see the burning

Mount Vesuvius from this building, a very

Wonderful sight. We leave here at 5 p.m. and have a

Church service at 8 p.m., get to bed at 10-30 feeling

tired. Clock goes forward 20 minutes.

Monday, 1st July—We get through the Straits of

Messina at 4 a.m. We have breakfast at 8 a.m., there

have some games. After this we arrange a tug of

war between English girls and Irish girls, but as we

have only six Irish girls on the boat, we have to get

two English girls to make up the team, so we have a

poor chance. We muster for lifebelt drill at 4-30

p.m. This is only done in case of an accident and

how to put on a lifebelt. We have got £16 for sports

from the tea tables, also other valuable prizes. We

have a dance from 8 p.m until 10 p.m. Clocks go on

20 minutes.

Tuesday, 2nd July—Get up 7-30 a.m.. have breakfast

at 8 p.m., then have some sports on top deck.

It gets very hot so we rest until evening. Then we

have pictures from 8 till 10 p.m. This finishes the

day. We get to bed at 10-30. We put clock on

other 20 minutes. It gets dark now about 7-45 P.m.