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Newspaper
Abbotsford Post
Location
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Feb 17, 1922
Page
4
An advertisement offers waterproof gingham kitchen aprons for women to sell at home. Claims earnings of $14 daily and rapid demand. Instructions include sending 75 cents for a sample apron and details with money refunded if the sample is returned. Montreal company at 222 McGill Street.
Joe Williams, long employed with White Pasa as accountant, resigns to join Taylor & Drury as accountant. Dave Wilson steps into Williams’ baggage master role at the Whitehorse depot. Whitehorse Star notes J Brydges made a business trip to Victoria last week and returned Saturday. Service doesn't mean servility.
Mr and Mrs Loney hosted a Valentine party for Mrs Taylor age eighty two with whist games won by Sylvia Murray J Mathews and J Frit plus consolation for Mr and Mrs Loney. A Valentines Day Military Wheat Drive dance led by Frank Parton drew a full hall. Community updates note hospital purchasing changes, local visits, a successful Abbotsford Theatre dance and upcoming film and theatre events at The Abbotsford Theatre with a matinee.
Chilliwack County lodges on the south side of Frazer will celebrate the 12th of July at New Westminster. County Master J C Robertson of Chilliwack presided as the County Lodge met at Abbotsford to approve the event and elect officers including Angus MacLean as County Master and A D Ramy Aldergrove as Deputy Master. The provincial grand lodge meeting in Kamloops later this month was to receive a delegate, with Rosedale and Aldergrove lodges reorganized and a past master jewel presented to Mr J C Robertson.
Early discussions suggest organizers in New Westminster target exhibits for the Provincial Exhibition with plans for homecured meats and attractive handiworks. The piece notes time's creeping pace and the desire for forethought to shape pleasant displays.
A Fraser Valley Institute committee led by Mrs Davies Chilliwack and others organizes a district exhibit for the provincial event. Members will display preserved fruits and vegetables, dairy and poultry products, needlework, horticulture, home crafts, soap, and fine arts. Community-building projects and photos of local halls will also feature as part of the exhibit, aligning with the fair’s goals.
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