Hospital Garden Party Set For June Seventeen
Courtenay April 21 The Ladies Auxiliary of St Josephs Hospital Comox met and set June 17 for the garden party to be held on hospital grounds. Many stalls planned including candy underwear aprons baby wear linen and home cooking with Mrs Sutton and Mrs Downey in charge. Proceeds to equip the hospital laundry. A whist drive was arranged and daffodil tea hosted by the Sisters afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Hadie
Paul Downey
Edgar Cliffe
Comox
Cecil Smith
Courtenay
Ben Hughes
G. T. Corfield
Winnie Ball
F. C. Brock
Mother Goose
Girl Guides
T. H. Meredith
Raffles
F. G. Liddle
John Sutton
Sisters of the Hospital
Gibson film shows life under canvas in Sawdust Trail
Hoot Gibson stars in The Sawdust Trail a Universal feature coming to Iloilo April 29 30. The film casts Gibson as a college boy who joins a Western show like Buffalo Bill and features motorcycle and automobile thrills amid romance with Calamity June played by Josie Sedgwick. Notable support includes Charles K. French David Torrence and Harry Todd. the standout chase between McCulley the speed cop and Gibson in a racer is one of the film’s most spectacular scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoot Gibson
Universal
Buffalo Bill Aggregation
William Dudley Pelley
Saturday Evening Post
Raymond L. Schrock
Gibson
Josie Sedgwick
Edward Sedgwick
Charles K. French
David Torrence
Missionary Mrs Campbell Brown Lectures on South China
Former missionary Mrs Campbell Brown spoke Tuesday evening at the Presbyterian Church basement recounting her fifteen years in the Orient. She described her experiences and displayed Chinese women’s apparel, which drew much interest from the audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campbell Brown
South China
Orient
Scholars to Present Tableau At Holy Trinity Sunday School
The Holy Trinity Sunday School scholars will present tableaux of the Risen Christ in the Parish Hall on Thursday next, April 80th starting at 7 30 p m. A missionary play Come From Afar follows. Admission free with collection for Missionary funds. All are warmly invited.
First Connaught Cup Games Set For 23rd May
Mount Pleasant Club withdraws after entering leaving eighteen applications accepted by the British Columbia Football Association. Transfer opens May 9 and first round draws set for May 23 with St Saviours hosting Davenport or Nanaimo and Cedar Cottage facing Vancouver Engineering Works. Draw names home clubs for second round matchups including St Andrews and North Shore United.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Pleasant
British Columbia Football Association
St. Saviours
Davenports
Nanaimo
Cedar Cottage
Vancouver Engineering Works
St. Andrews
North Shore United
Nanaimo City
Sapperton
Creame
Shellys
Cumberland
G.W.V.A. Victoria Veterans
Vancouver City
Grand Chancellor Visits Local Knights
Grand Chancellor Jones attended a Saturday evening event honoring him at the Knights of Pytas hall in the local area. The visit highlighted the fraternal ties and ceremonial duties of the Knights of Pyta las as they hosted their guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Order of the Knights of Pytalas
K. of P. Hall
Canada Lacrosse Revival Moves West in Canada
Greater Vancouver Better Lacrosse Association seeks to revive Canada's national game in the Lower Mainland Cumberland Courtenay and Comox District. Old-time players like William Clark A Quigley D H Elliott Harry Pearsall William West drive the effort with plans for school teams and local fundraising to purchase equipment with teams possibly organized in Courtenay and Cumberland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Greater Vancouver
Better Lacrosse Association
Terminal City
Lower Mainland
William Clark
A. Quigley
D. H. Ellott
Harry Pearsall
William West
Cumberland
Courtenay
Comox
Cumberland Triumphs Over St Andrews In Vancouver Clash
Cumberland defeats St Andrews four to one in Vancouver led by Tom Blair with strong team defense and prolific forwards. Hitchens and Fowler score, Blair superb in goal, fans predict possible Dominion Championship success for Cumberland United.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
St. Andrews
Cumberland
Tom Blair
Toots” Plump
Hitchens
Heyland
Boyd
Fowler
George Wilson
Sheldon
Blair
Graham
Turner
Mortimer
Saints
Fred Wilson
Fred
Linn
Ing Boyd
Bannerman
Robertson
Jim Haslet
Conti
Sacki
George McKay
B.C
Cumberland United
Canada
No May 24 Celebration in Cumberland Falls Through
Only about five Cumberland residents attended last Friday’s council discussion on a May 24 celebration. With the meeting not called to order, officials likely will drop the plan. if a celebration occurs, another organization must quickly take the lead and act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
St Andrews Team Of Powell River To Play Here Sunday
Powell River fans await a first class match as Saint Andrews of Paper Town visit Cumberland United, BC champions, for a 2 PM Sunday kickoff. Referee A Jones of Union Bay to officiate. locals plan to field full strength squad with about 100 supporters crossing the gulf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St.Andrew’s
Powell River
Cumberland United
St. Andrews
B.C.F.A
Saint Andrews
British Columbia
A. &Jones
Union Bay
Strachan
Gulf
Charles W Harris called by death and sports plan
Charles W Harris dies as 69 schools prepare to send teams to the Interscholastic Field Day in Cumberland. A committee reports prize donations from Elks Lodge CourtenayPTA Nanaimo and local figures, with $300 needed to fund remaining medals and cups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Harris
DEATH
Cumberland
Comeil Chambers
Betwee South Cedar
Campbell River
Elks Lodge
Courtenay
P T.A
Nanaimo
Wm. McLellan Sr
Wm. Whyte
A. H. Webb
R. ©. Lang
R. Kaplansky
D.D
Native Sons of
Mayor Parnham
A. J. Taylor
A. T. Heyland
F. R. Shenstone
Nanatmoth Courtenay
Courtenay man Charles W Harris dies after short illness
Charles W Harris longtime Courtenay resident and bookkeeper in lumber firms dies at Lake Trail Road home after brief illness. Born in London England he leaves a widow and daughter Mrs Alfred Horn of Union Bay and many friends. Interment at Sandwick Anglican cemetery Saturday at two o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inter
Harris
London
England
Alfred Horn
Union Bay
Sandwich Anglican Cemetery
New Chemical Truck Answers Fire Call at Home Roof
On Tuesday afternoon fire crews responded to a small roof fire at Postmaster J. C. Brown's home on Maryport Ave. Sparks from the chimney likely set dry shingles alight. The new Chemical truck quickly extinguished the flames without aid from the Hose truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Brown
Maryport Ave
St Georges and Shakespeare Day Celebration in Courtenay
The April 24 Courtenay gathering in the Agricultural Hall celebrated St George's Day and Shakespeare's birthday. Guests enjoyed a ladies served supper, toast speeches by Ben Hughes A Embleton G W Stubbs and others, a midsummer night dream scene, and a strong local musical program. Over 100 attendees praised the male chorus and performances by Courtenay pupils and area artists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilfred Smith
St. George's
Merry England
Wm. Shakespeare
G. W. Stubbs
Hugh Savage
Cowichan Leader
G. R. Bates
H. F. Baker
B Hughes
B. Harvey
Duncan Watson Transferred to Winnipeg Irish for Connaught Cup
Rumor circulates that Duncan Watson of the Nanaimo Team joins Winnipeg Irish for the Connaught Cup series. Strong talk also suggests George Graham, formerly with Cumberland United and Vancouver St. Andrews, may play for Nanaimo in the Dominion Championship series.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duncan Watson
Nanaimo
Winnipeg Irish
George Graham
Cumberland United
Vancouver St. Andrews
North of 36 film brings pioneer Texas story to screen
Paramount presents North of 36 as a true screen drama of pioneer days filmed by Irvin Willat in natural color. Lois Wilson stars as Tassie Lockhart with 4500 cows and 16 cowhands leading a wagon train to a distant market north of 36. Jack Holt Ernest Torrence Lois Wilson Noah Beery headline, with shows at the Gaiety Theatre Courtenay on April 30 to May 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson Hough
Texas
Paramount
Irvin Willat
Lois Wilson
Tassie Lockhart
Talsie
Jack Holt
Ernest Torrence
Noah Beery
Gaiety Theatre
Courtenay
United States
Cumberland schoolteacher honored for lacrosse Shaw Cup
Mr H E B Murray of Cumberland Public School teaching staff received a sterling silver cigarette case inscribed to commemorate Cumberland’s Shaw Cup holding for 1924. Murray played ten years for Cumberland, part of the team that held four cups 1912 24. Efforts to introduce lacrosse to schoolchildren are planned with support from Murray Plump and Cameron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. EB. Murray
Cumberland Public
Armstrong Club
Murray
Cumberland
H. Plump
J. H. Cameron
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