Mrs. John Bannish, pioneer of the j Cloverdale and Selkirk districts, who April 5th celebrated her 96th birth- j day, when 24 members of her family ! met at the home of her sen and daughter-hi-law', Mr. and Mrs. Joseph j Bannish, Selkirk. Mrs. Bannish en-j joys good health, attend to many ol I her household duties and uses giass-j es only when reading. She has tw*b l1 daughters, Katherin and Christine; 4 sons, Joseph, Alex, John and Stanley, 22 grandchildren and IT great-grandchildren.