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Newspaper

Cumberland Islander

Location

Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada

Date

Feb 05, 1926

Page

5

Courtenay Burns Night Celebrates 160th Birthday Gala

The basement of St George's United Church hosted a Burns Night with over 170 guests. Speakers included Mr Carrick of Vancouver Burns Fellowship praising Burns as a democratic poet. The event featured piping, haggis, a toast to Immortal Memory, musical numbers, and a lively recitation by John Inglis.

Courtenay Robert Burns St. George's United Church Carrick Burns Fellowship Vancouver William Duncan Burns Scotland Church of Scotland John Knox Daniel James Crichton Brown Glasgow Daily Herald Mr. Carrick W. W. Stewart Kilmarnock Inglis Margaret Brown Wallie Thompson John Inglis Miss McIntosh R. Duncan J. Aston W. Bayly W. A. W. Hames B. Harvey J. M. Mitchell J. MacIntyre Herbert Smith C. W. Sillence J. Inglis J. McPherson M. Sutherland B. Rossiter Annie Laurie Burns’ Fellowship Walter Brown J. Rodger Alec Urquhart Urquhart St. Andrews Society Strachan John Sutherland Cumberland Wm. Duncan Frank McPherson Canada J. W. Young Sutherland B. Duncan John Leslie Canadian Pacific Railway Toronto, Gray and Bruce Railway C.P.R Cmptroller

Courtenay Scout Troop Hosts Social and Biscoe Cup Award

In Courtenay on Friday evening the First Courtenay Troop B P Scouts held a social in the Agricultural Hall with invitations extended to community members. The event featured the presentation of the Biscoe Cup to the Hawk Patrol for merits in their scouting activities.

Mesdames Bell Stewart Gregson Green Stubbs Moncrieff Williams Rennie Beasley Beavan Hornal Sutton Annie Rushton Nora Lloyd Catherine Piercy Beth Mutrie Mirren Thomas Jean Dingwall Kathleen Beasley Olive Anderton Bessie Scott Isabell Scott May Ann Alice Moncrieff Agnes Dorothy Sutherland Peggy Nora Forrest Edna Rossi Robert Hornal G. W. Stubbs

For Sale Full Modern Pend Rit h Avenue Home

For sale a fully modern Pend Rit h Avenue home. Apply P. O. Drawer 430 Cumberland.

Pendrith Avenue P. O. Drawer Cumberland Tfn

Native Sons Hold Successful Whist Drive in Courtenay

A Native Sons whist drive in Booth hall drew players to twenty seven tables. Ladies first prize went to Mrs Moncrieff, second to Mrs John Tukham, consolation to Mrs Max Blunt. Gentlemen’s top scores tied among Mr John Robinson Mr Len Roberts and Mr Hugh Stevens with prizes decided by card cut.

Phantom of the Opera Dance Ends at 2 AM

Mr J McCord took the booby prize as Stevens hosts a dance with music by J Carwithen Fred Wood and Stanley Venables after refreshments. The event ran until 2 a.m. adding glory to the world scene of the Phantom of the Opera.

Stevens J. McCord Messrs J. Carwithen Fred Wood Stanley Venables

Quebec City chosen for Canada Life Convention meeting

The Quarter Million Dollar Club of Canada Life Insurance prefers Quebec City over Miami for its winter convention. Ice sculptures decorate Quebec streets while Nova Scotia plans plantings of 130 000 apple trees and lists apple varieties. Montreal port records new 1925 arrivals and tonnage, and a CP Railway official receives a humane award for heroism.

Canada Life Assurance Company Toronto Quebec City Miami Annapolis Valley Nova Scotia

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Corfield Motors, Limited Ford Courtenay Commercial School Corfield’s McBryde’s Bakery Edwards Lumber Company Ltd Mill Street P.O. Box Biscoe Cup HAWK I— Manufacturing Company Oncesvarles the Pony Express Felix the Cinderella THE DODGE Wner Arahayne Pidcock and McKenzie Studebaker and Dodge Bros. Motor Cars Creen Quebec Joseph Tammaro Royal Canadian Humane Association Montreal Emmanuel of Portugal Vasco da Gama India Chateau Frontenac Beatty Canadian Pacific Old Country London Gilbert Parker Sydney Low Head Masters’ Association George Rollin Place Viger Windsor Station
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