Local social events and plans ahead in Abbotsford
A week of community notes reports on Mrs. William Campbell's rear home addition, a postponed monthly meeting, Halloween celebrations at Orange Hall and Alexandria Hall, a piggery project by J Copping, and an upcoming farmers’ address by M L A Alex Licas. Hallowe'en social details appear with tea from three to five and presbyterian church ladies organizing the event.
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William Campbell
Hill-Tour
The
Board of Trade
Alex, Licas
Abbotsford
Alexandria Hall
Ladies’ Aid
Presbyterian Church
Trafalgar Day sermon and youth program at St Matthews
The Rev. Mr. Yates preached an engaging Trafalgar Day discourse at St Matthews and will offer two more Sundays on the British Flag and its meaning. The topics aim to inform young people about national matters during this critical time.
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St Matthews
Yates
Hostess of a Miscellaneous Shower for Miss Zella Page
Miss Gertrude Alexander of Matsqui hosted a miscellaneous shower on Saturday in honor of Miss Zella Page whose marriage is near. The decorated rose display featured dahlias and trailing vines. The bride elect received many beautiful and useful gifts from guests including Mrs. Alexander and numerous Miss Page relatives and friends.
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Gertrude Alexander
Matsqui
Zella Page
Alexander
Muriel
Celeste 1
Nerva Page
Beharrell
Machell
Gertrude
Annie
Smalth
Connie
Sessile Cruickshank
Two Irish Officers Die Same Day In France
Two young officers in an Irish regiment, of equal rank and age, entered Sandhurst together and left with credit. They fell on the same day in the same battle in France, sharing their fate in lethal combat.
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Sandhurst
France
Patriotic concert in Abbotsford draws wide support
A large Abbotsford crowd filled Alexandra Hall on October 23 for a Belgians aid concert. With twenty one acts including Mrs McKechnie, Foster and Miss Alvina Munn, the show featured a well rehearsed Sketch Lady Jane and an Sumas Wash orchestra led by Wa. Clarke. Proceeds of 200 dollars were remitted to the Belgian Consul in Vancouver.
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Abbotaford
Alexandra Hall
Abbotsford
J. 0. McLagan
McMillan
Simon
Lady Jane
Sumas
Wash
Clarke
Doris McLagan
Miss Henderson
D. Blair, Jr
Red Cross
Perayns
Marie
Annie Nelson
Mavns
Vivian Peele
Dorothy Parton
Peele
B. B. Smith
Wiggins
Or. A. McGowan
Mr. Lamont
Sketch
Ady Jane
Pheasant Shot Hits Matsqui Constable in Field
Friday evening in a field near Harris road Captain of Matsqui Home Guard fired at a pheasant and shot Constable Cannon in the shoulder. The bird flew straight at him and the captain’s gun misfired after the first shot nearly causing a fatal accident. The constable, in Mission City Monday, says he is none the worse and the captain, an ambulance man, removed the shot in the field.
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Matsqui
Harris Road
Constable Cannon
Home Guards
Mission City
Home Guard vows front line aim at Kaiser target
A Home Guard member declares steady courage on the front and vows to strike true even if the first Uhlan is missed, believing the Kaiser could be his eventual target.
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J. J. Sparrow
Kaiser
Wall
Fraser Valley Development League seeks non political bodies
The Fraser Valley Development League held in New Westminster plans to admit non political boards of trade farmers institutes and women's institutes as associate members to promote cooperative marketing. A meeting discussed land clearing and Deep Creek Farm experiments with action referred to a committee. an executive meeting is slated for the Vancouver Industrial Bureau this week.
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Fraser Valley ‘Development’ League
Board of Trade
New Westminster
of Trade
Farmers
Fraser Valley
Matsqui
Royal Comission of Agriculture
Renisi M. Las
Royal
Sion
Lucas
C A. ‘Stuart-Wade
Pie
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Pioneer Store
W. A
Boyd
Orange Hall
Hallowe’en
Alexandria
Hull
Nakes
Dueb
van ‘Knobloch
Alyina
Mann
Henderson
Alderdice
Irs
McKechnie
Pacmagnn
van Knobloch
Carmichael
Britannia
Join Bull
Dominions
Clayburn
Huntingdon Mercantile Co
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