Christmas Catechism on Early Gift Buying
A festive tip urges shoppers to buy Christmas presents early while selection remains good and clerks are unhurried, noting ample time to choose and plan ahead.
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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Nov 30, 1911
Page
10
A festive tip urges shoppers to buy Christmas presents early while selection remains good and clerks are unhurried, noting ample time to choose and plan ahead.
The Knights of Columbus brought in the Schubert Symphony Club for a Friday concert in Cranbrook, praised for refined performances by Miss Corners and virtuosic feats by Thomas Vincent Marcell. Critics note the evening’s high contrasts with lesser entertainments and celebrate the overall quality and elegance of the event.
The narrator praises Purcell trained in Chicago and the city’s musical milieu, noting the Chicago Symphony as a benchmark. He lauds Purcell’s unforced artistry and declares the concert’s solos and ensemble pieces as fully worthy, highlighting songs like De Koven's Nita Gitana and the moving violin obligato. The reviewer also coins the manicure scene as a sly performance moment and mentions funds raised for St Eugene hospital after the Schubert Symphony quartet visit.
In Bergavenny Wales Alderman Foster refused to vote for a license to sell intoxicants at Holy Trinity church bazaar saying it’s an unholy alliance. The mayor overruled and granted the license. Also noted Rossland Eagle council considering Canada division for Grand Aerie representation with B S H Winn named as deputy for the Arrowhead to Michel district.
A World’s Fair event is listed for December 6 at the Auditorium. Details are limited in the notice, but the date and venue are clear.
The Most Reverend Francis Bourne Archbishop of Westminster has been notified he will become a cardinal at the Rome Consistory on November 27. He leaves London this week for Rome and will be the fourth Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster, joining Wiseman Manning and Vaughan.
A memorandum outlines the church of England’s aim to appoint a representative of the episcopate to handle all negotiations with the government and to use the throne pallium and archiepiscopal cross across England and Wales.
Notice to creditors of William Wilfrid Dinsdale late of Cranbrook British Columbia deceased requests claims with evidence and addresses by mail or delivery to The Canada Trust Company London Ontario Administrators. After January 1 1912 assets will be distributed to those with notice and administrators not liable for unnotified claims. ABS
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