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The men, women and children of the village of Warsaw and sur- rounding district were out in mass Friday night to show their appre- ciation of Dr. Donald Munro on his 35th birthday. The old doctor has spent 4'7 years of his life administering to the sick of that area and has be- come a man dearly loved by all. The celehration of the birthday was made a public event and the doctor was seated on the stage of the town hall where a program or music and speeches was presented. Probably the highlight of the evening at least to Dr. Mum-u, were the Scotch lills and laments played an the violin by his only son, Hector Munro. now living in Toronto. Coupled with the or a bagpipe trio, and the singing of some highland songs, the eveâ€" ning was Essentially a Scottish concert. Dr. Munro was presenlsd with a sum of money as a special blrth~ day gift tram the Community and for a moment he was speechless. HE looked at the assembled group, many of whom he had brought into the world, and sigh- ed. "What do you expect me to lsayn ‘ AftEr s moment of silently .thanklng the people. the doctor recovered and addressed lhem. He stated that the general trend 0: ‘thn world today was towards self- ishness and greed. ' "Selfishness is the meanest trick in the human animal, and must be DR. DONALD MUNRO'S 85TH BIRTHDAY was cele- brated ’Friday night who approximately 200 residents of Warsaw and the sunuunding district gathered at the Warsaw town hall for a public birthday party. The doctor is a veteran of 47 years' service in the area.â€"(Exarniner Staff Photo). Heated Warsaw People 47 Years Dr. Munro Honored conquered if that man is going to succeed. We are all placed in this, world to do a service and if we do not fulfill that service we bav: failed." _ He closed his talk with a quota-, tion froirl Burns. “An honest roan is the noblest work of God.” The birthday party closed with the serving 01 sandwiches and tea provided by the housewives of the village. ’ TWP.le YEARS AGO Dr. Donald Munro, of Warsaw. medical Canada‘s oldest physicians at Rt lad Just completed 50 years a! practice and was onu all pral licing‘ years «it age,‘ Dr. Munro had educated human through hard limit in become a chant timel- later a Llnclbl'. Plcluri‘s lllussll'allng Ur Munro’s Slui'l‘ depltlcd nut Dnll'l a recent nlluln or the dmvmr bill a lime drawn alnllulznc Mitch was Pelm'bornugil’s H t nil-ll VL‘lllL‘lo. Alan, lll'c (ll llll' nurses graduates o.’ lliflfl. we «mun. seated on the slcps or Mun-a Hall. llm predecessor l l Nlcholls' Hospllal a he am Just and} Warsaw Doctor Solleurs' Dr. Donald Munro Dies Dr. Donald Munro of Warsaw. one of the oldest physicians in Canada. died Wednesday at the Mary Hill Nursing Home, Lake- ,lield. alter an illncss at more lthan a year. His age was 89. i A family doctor ol the old school, Dr. Munro had practised ihis pl‘alessinn throughout East Peterborough [mm 1907 until his retirement in 1954. and was is," 5951"“: I devoted layman. widely knawn throughout the rs. . llnrn was_ organist for ‘counly. many years. and m thulr home Born in Ross shire, Scotland, he was only two years old when h came to Canada With his par- ents and three sisters. The family settled near the village of Alisa Craig in Middlcsnx County. where his father contined his work as a stonemasnn. the trade he had leal'nt‘d in the north of Scotland. BECAME TEACHER Son of an industrious and thrifty family. Donald Munro manifested as a boy the qualities of self-reliance and ambition lo‘ng associated with Scottish charact- er. lie received his education at the high schoul at St. Mary’s. worked for farmers in his holi- days and spare time. saving enough money to attend Normal School at Ottawa. and graduate as a teacher. He taught at several small rurle schools. and finally was engaged at a salary of $400 a year as teacher at Blytbeswood in Essex County. That experience was only a slewing stone in his DR. DONALD MU NRO career. to use some at the agricultural knowledge he had acquired in his boyhood, Dr. Munro had sul- firlnnt means aftpr nine years of teaching, null from returns in .shsring in a tobacco farm. to at- tend the University of Toronto where he obtained his degree in medicine in 1902. With two years internship in Toronto, he return- ed to Blytheswond and began Practice as a doctor in 1504. It was there he married Margaret Annice Selkirk who had been one By frugal living. and putting Dr, Munro was not only dedl- catcd to his profession, but that may also he said of him as a member at St. Andrew’s rigs. byterian Church at Warsaw. He taught a Bible class, was super- intendent oi the Sunday School [or 25 years. was an elder of the church, and at times 111' occasion- . al ministerial absence lie led in llie, music was a continuing en~ layment. Dr. Munro had 301115 how iound time1 ln learn to play the violin. and‘ for some years conducted an orchestra that took part in many oi the local con- certs. STRONG LIBERAL In his political Attachment. Dr. Munro was an ardent»Libel‘al. president of the East Peterbon- ough Liberal Association {or 25 years or more, and also attend- , ed the conventions an other meetings of the west ridl g asâ€" sociation. He had a fine gift 01 . humor that made him mrdiallyj welcome in all his affairs, pri. vate and public. a man of strong and winning character. one of whose rewards of the 50 years ha . spent in this county was the deep respect 0‘ host of friends. The filmin doctor of Warsaw stood high in the regard of all who knew him in both east and west Peterburough. He had read deeply of the poet ry of Robert Burns. delighted to quote lines or verses apposite to innidenls and references. and was happy in his own Scottish births right. Preceded in death by his wife in 1951. Dr. Munro leaves his son. Hector, in Toronto, and n l daughter, Jean. 0! Warsaw. E 'I was a member of Clementi Lodge l AF and AM, ND. 313, Lakefield. ‘ Ind I Iii: me tier of ths Ontarip' Medical Association. A Masonic service It the Hen- l dren funeral llama, Lskeiield. will be Thursday at The iunernl will be Fri y 1:30 pm, from the Handrail fun eral ham: to the United Came- ‘tery, Ansley. The service will bo conducted by the Rev. Horace Kaye of’st. Andrew‘s Church,‘-‘ Warsaw. llssisted by the Red. W. F. Riches of Wmlw Un ad Church ' CAME T0 WARSAW { In 1907 Dr. Munro heard of I' pending vacancy atIWBrsnw, and arranged tn move into this that rict.. He had become so enam- orcd of rural life ancl communi- ties that: the practice in bummer-i and the Stony Lair: district t strongly attracted him. Those. were the horse and buggy days, when travel was slow, and a doc-l r lnr's calls were night and clay. In. I heavy snow, the country roads. . became mere trials when travel. in "cutters was forced to {arm r fields after letting down open- ‘ in fences. _ , , willie fine quality Ind rilu-e tr 1 character that brought the young ,- Muiu-n through I youth of hard,‘ work including such chores as, pulling mustard weed at 25 cents and having $1.50 at the ni the senior pupils at his scllool. ot-tl-la week for his lobar. Egrdved in manly siesll _wh,en _thu demlndu nn‘ the plays _ ns tlmfi and endurance took him to a " sections of East Peterborougll. ‘ and particularly throughout the H , nv Lake area. ‘ > Shire eVlz-nt of his srrvl e in llia: nnrl ml the tummy u ind» calml by H: ("lllll'lalfl of the} . ‘llll‘i‘l’ ,rluu hnl‘lcs l‘y llie time nl his rcnrcmnul , l