Personal notices list Abbotsford residents travel and visits
Mrs Springthorpe spent the holiday in Mission with friends Mrs Norwich and others. Misses Gillen and Ryall visited Vancouver homecoming, and many locals traveled to Vancouver Bellingham Seattle and Victoria Day events. The Ald will meet June 7 at Mrs McNab’s. Empire Day passed quietly with trips and stores closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springthorpe
Mission
Norwich
Parwtage
Boulter
Averath
Knox
J. A. Me
Chicago
Simpson
Aldergrove
Win
Ware
Nelson
Vancouver
Mantingdon
Myre Ryall
Morence McPhee
George Blair
Alf Puller
Bellingham
Percy
Wilson
Agnes Gillen
Colin Praser
Wm. McMenemy
Abbotsford
Mable Sassevilla
Sumas
H. Garley
H. Barrett
Minnie Rucker
Seattle
Bobbie Shortreed
Everett
T. Williams
Ernest and
Clarence
Gordon Wright
Toron Low
Cet
Dominion
Aldrusi
Toyd
Wright
D. Baiery
Weilinschy
J. Currie
Wydrying
McNab
P. R. Peele
R. A. Thomas
Victoria
FJ Boulter
Visit of TSIST BALPALLON Ladies Served Refreshments
The article praises local women and tradesmen who supported the Battalion march through Abbotsford. Mrs J D Clarke and Mrs A M Tug led a busy stall, distributing lemonade, candy, apples, and cookies. Volunteers and tradesmen supplied and prepared sustenance for the troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbotsford
J. D
Indias
Albert, Lee, Spencer ,& Till
Ralph’ T Henderson
D. Emery
Cartoonist Abagough Delights Abotsfords Masonic Hall
Mr Abagou g addressed a full house on Monday last in the Masonic hall. His cartoons offered constant surprises while he applied many lessons on Temper ance. The Big Three featured the artist transforming a plum pudding a potato and a Scotch thistle into faces for England Ireland and Scotland in humorous good nature.
Deserters from 21st Arrive in Mission City Near Fraser Valley
Two deserters from the 121st allegedly from the 21st arrived in Mission City and checked into Hotel de Jones. They claimed ties to Lubin Moving Picture Co of Los Angeles and planned to arrange a Vancouver exhibition. They fled Vancouver after a sprinting deserter was spotted, with soldiers massed near the 121st camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prasar Valley
Mission City
Hotel de Jones
Lubin Moving Picture Company, Inc
Los Angeles
Calif
Fraser Valley
Vancouver
Victure
Victor Vernon
L. DeQlaire
Kallaaghan
Mills
New Westminster
Victor Verdon
121St
Canadian War Contingent Association aids front line relief
The Canadian War Contingent Association with the Red Cross runs Beachborough Park hospital at Shorncliffe and supplies extra comforts for Canadian and British troops. They report 125 beds and that Canadian staff run the facility, with large shipments of socks, belts, shirts, gloves, and many other comforts from Canada and the UK. Subscriptions to end of year total $171,000, with expectations of greater needs in 1916.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Queens Canadian’ Military Hospital
Beachborough Park
Shorncliffee
Trout
Pie
Nuch
Canada Lodge of Treemasons
London
Masonic Order
Dominion
W. MclLeod Moore
Canadian Army Medical Service
M. ©. Stewart
Xtra
Atlantic
Canada
Association
Can
United’ Kingdom
United Kingdom
Alderson
England
Shorncliffe
Bramshodl
Kingdon, Mnoney
National Service Committee
Women’s Institutes
Women's Patriotic League
Daugthers of
The
Empire
Red Cross Society
Canadian War Contingent Association
Fire destroys N C Fraser house on Saturday night
A fire leveled a flat house owned by Mr. N C Fraser on Saturday night around one o clock. The building had not been occupied for some time and the cause remains a mystery though the structure was insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. C. Fraser
Prohibition Meeting Aims for Abolition of Liquor Trade
On Monday evening a prohibition meeting will be held to push support for the proposed law that would abolish the liquor traffic.
Rev Kerr to Speak on Cross and Crescent in Church Series
Rev F W Kerr is announced to speak on the evening of Tuesday the 1st at the Presbyterian church. The address begins a series of evangelistic and patriotic talks by Mr Kerr in the church program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Kerr
Presbyterian Church
Mr. Kerr
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Garley
Lie
Jack Parton
Dan Smith
Thes Space
Tsist Balpallon
Bengouguely
Mission Clily Police
B. B. Smith
the Canto War Contingent Association
Mission Cily
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