Native Sons At Kimberley Arrive for Fortnightly Meeting
Cranbrook Lodge No. 22 Native Sons of Canada arrived by special train from Cranbrook to Kimberley for their last regular meeting there. J F Hitchcroft led initiatory work for 12 candidates while Dr J W Rutledge praised Canada’s natural resources and Westward growth. Speakers A Beattie and Father Ehmann extolled Canadian unity, with Beattie predicting Vancouver harbor dominance and Hinman urging support for regional development and the Hospital Ball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cranbrook
Native Sons of Canada
Kimberley
J. F. Hitchcroft
J. W. Rutledge
Canada
Lord Beaverbrook
Balt
Sudbury
Porcupine
Yukon
West
Roger Babson
Vancouver
Pacific
Orient
Liverpool
Grain Exchange
Association
Shannon
Cranbrook Lodge
Jas. Martin
Ehmann
Mazzini
East Kootenay
Vancouver Harbor
New York
Manitoba
Panama Canal
Beattie
MacDonald
Laurier
Mowatt
Frank Guimont
Hospital
Canadian crew runs special train men named Genest Hill Smith Lacey
A special train was manned by an all Canadian Native Sons crew led by Conductor J A Genest with Engineer A G Hill Fireman W Smith and Brakeman Lacey.
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Native Sons
J. A. Genest
A. G. Hill
W. Smith
Brakoman Lacey
Growth of Kimberley Impresses Veteran Resident
Mr. Marsh, an old-timer and mining engineer from Spo, recalls Kimberley when ore was shipped to Fort Steele, by steam boat to Montana for smelting. He notes rapid growth since his last visit two years ago and predicts a promising future with plans to erect a building.
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Kone
Richart Marsh
Spod
Herald Office
Kimberley
Marsh
C.P.R
Fort Steele
Kootenay
Montana
Romance of the Canadian Pacific Railway by R G Macbeth
A historically rich, photo illustrated account detailing the Canadian Pacific Railway’s growth into a national icon. Follows Sir William Van Horne and peers like Mount Stephen Shaughnessy Beatty Angus, noting political battles, engineering feats, wartime service, and the railway’s bond with Canada’s prosperity.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Canada On
Canadian Pacific
Dominion
R. G. Macbeth
Ryerson Press
Toronto
Canadian West
MacBeth
Telegraph and Express
United States
Lake Superior
Winnipeg
William van Horne
Mount Stephen
Shaughnessy
Beatty
Angus
Lord Shaughnessy
Donations Acknowledged and Bank Transfer Notice
Donations to the South Ward Scanol piano are acknowledged with thanks totaling 41.00, listing several contributors. A Bank of Montreal teller in Ottawa is transferred to Kimberley, with Edmunds replacing him. Canada’s 1924 field crop value reached 996257900 dollars, up 97091700 from 1923. Franciscan monks sail from Vancouver to Japan and China for six months of missions.
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South Ward
R. L. T. Galbraith
Isaiah Moore
Paulsen
Saunders
Wood
8. C. Kent
Bank of Montreal
Kimberley
Edmunds
Kimberle Kasle Kootenaian
Ottawa
Canada
Federal Bureau of Statistics
Montreal
Vancouver
S. S
Orient
Japan
China
John Joseph Deguire
Phillipe Lecompte
Franciscan Missions
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Lito Schipa
Nash
Tito
Schipa
Oldsmobile
Ole
Hanson Garage
Ratcliffe & Stewart Garage
Starxcars
P.O.B. Cranbrook
Ding
Howard Street
Mir Foots
Chevrolet
Fisher
Kootenay Garage
Cranbrook Brown
Sutherland
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