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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Apr 01, 1926
Page
5
Local Kimberley items note Easter travel plans for families including the Montgomerys and McDougalls, arrivals like P McCauley and J Kent, and visits by Mrs. Ross Rutherford and Mrs. Douglas Thompson. Social events appear with bridge parties, a Gyro dance, dinners, and a condo of farewells as Mrs Chomat leaves town.
Miss Nancy Gravey travels Friday for Easter at home in Nelson. Mr and Mrs Neville of Nelon arrive Monday aiming to reside here. I F Crawford visited Nelson this week. Teachers leave for Easter holidays. Master Eimey Cavanagh hosts birthday party with friends. Board of Trade met Monday evening at the schoolhouse. W M Archibald spent days here for C M Co. Mrs Caldwell of Cranbrook visited Mrs Lloyd Crowe. Caledonian whist drive at Odd Fellows Hall drew a crowd. Prizes awarded to Mrs Thompson Jack Holland and others. Refreshments and dancing followed. Mr and Mrs Tove returned from Calgary. Pythian Sisters whist drive at K P Hall drew many, with prizes to Mrs Talbot and Emmett Pierce. Refreshments and local talent program enjoyed. Drives are monthly and well attended. Mr Thomas, income tax inspector, was in town several days.
Kimberley K P Lodge and Pythian Sisters from Kimberley plan to visit Cranbrook on April 13. The Kimberley degree team promises to show Cranbrook brothers how it should be done, with Cranbrook inviting them as the first open date at the lodge rooms.
Gordon McTeer departs Monday to join Salty Ault's ball team in Couer d'Alene. Mrs. McTeer plans a Calgary visit and will join her husband afterward.
Jubber Haynes a variety entertainer performed in the Recreation Hall last Tuesday drawing many Wycliffe residents. Mrs H Chomat and family from Kimberley visited the Clark home for the weekend. The weekly card party closed the season with a small treasury balance and praise for club officers. Spring appears near as gardens begin to be prepared.
Residents joke about spring cleaning fever while noting a gas buggy purchase and social chatter. Mrs. Everett Staples visits Kimberley. train delays near Wanklyn frustrate travelers. snow benefits ranchers seeking moisture. Notables include Lyman Taylor expanding his St. Marys prairie holdings and new baby boy born to the Bomben family.
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