ONE-HUNDRED YEARS AGO Saturday December 27, 1919

Castlehill Church Christmas Service

An evening service in Castlehill Church last Sunday had special bearing on the Christmas season.

Despite the fact that the night was wet and stormy, there was a very large congregation.

The service was principally musical and was exceedingly bright and enjoyable.

In addition to the Christmas hymns, two anthems were rendered by the choir, Miss Jeanie Strang sang a solo, a contralto and soprano solo from the Messiah were given by Miss C. Strang and Mrs Colin Mackinnon respectively, while Mr Thos. Blue sang a bass solo. A short, appropriate address was given by the minister, the Rev C.V. MacEchern, M.A., Mrs McNeil presided at the organ.

Peace medals for school children

Before the schools in town were closed for the Christmas holidays on Wednesday, the children had presented to them the medals, by which the Town Council decided some time ago the coming of peace should be commemorated among the young folks of the community.

The medals are exceptionally chaste and attractive in design and most appropriate to the occasion which they signalise.

They are of the button-hole type, and the central design is a representation of Campbeltown Cross surrounded by a laurel wreath.

The cross and wreath are in gold, ringed with white enamel bearing in letters of gold the inscription ‘Campbeltown Scholars Peace Medal 1914 - 1919,’ while cutting across the centre of the badge is the motto of the County Regiment ‘Ne Obliviscaris’.

In Dalintober School, the headmaster and teachers very kindly improved the occasion on their own initiative by entertaining the scholars to tea.

This pleasing little function was hurriedly arranged, but the trades people kindly co-operated with the teachers in ensuring an abundance of good things and the social was a great success.

The presentation of the medals followed the ceremony being attended by Rev D. S. Brown M.A. representing the Education Authority, Councillor John Smith representing the Town Council and Mr Archd Cook representing the School Management Committee.

An attractive programme was gone through and in the minds of the scholars the occasion is sure to remain a memorable one.