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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jan 07, 1922
Page
2
The G W V A holds Tuesday evening meetings at Memorial Hall at 7. The request seeks the present whereabouts of Bombardier Lloyd Foley Pte S Creeman and Pte A A Brown. A special meeting is called for Tuesday next at 7 p.m. to elect officers for 1922.
Lieut-Col Crossfield and Canadian Great War Veterans Association leaders exchanged views in Ottawa to foster ongoing correspondence and visits. The talks linked Canadian ex servicemen with British Isles veterans and aligned with Empire unity and disarmament ideas, earning praise from Canadian officials and Haig's presidency of the Empire League.
More than seventy Chinese children were entertained to a Christmas party in the Chinese Presbyterian Mission in Chinatown on Wednesday of last week. Bags of candy for everyone and a present for each child were provided by Mr. C. A. Colman and Mrs. Colman. The children gave several recitations and joined in a song service after.
Poem fragment notes relief as dry laws ease across the country. Sailors gain a port, farmers reclaim rye, cotton returns to gin, seaports breathe with bars. The speaker predicts universal mourning as a bier follows anywhere everyone gathers.
Former officers of the Canadian Militia or Canadian Expeditionary Force now living in British Columbia are reminded to report in writing to the General Officer Commanding Military District No 11 Esquimalt by April 1, 1922. Failure to do so will result in removal from the Reserve of Officers on the following September 1.
A docking expert says New York is the hardest port to berth a large liner. Docks align with a tidal river, forcing ships to stop and swing crosswise to the tide. Masters rely on many tugs to nose into piers, with the Mauretania-like length demanding 12 to 20 tugs.
A Friday evening gathering in the Presbyterian basement hosted seven teen C G I T Club members and seven boy friends for supper. Margaret Bunbury led the toast Our Guests, Frank Potter answered The King, Cyril Michell led The Club with Woith Hood responding. A musical program followed. the event ended at 10 30. An erratum corrects a prior baptismal party report omitting Mr and Mrs A P Lockhart as grandparents of Helen Gibson Robertson.
Rev Father Beaton leads services on Sunday with Mass at 11 a m and Junior Congregation at 11 a m A Sunday School session is set for 2 30 p m and Regular Evening Service at 7 p m at the church.
In a rural district a Scottish minister encounters a parishioner lying in a ditch saying it is unclear if a wedding or funeral occurred but it was an extraordinary success. Bob, an only son, wished for a brother and hears of a birth, exclaiming it is a girl and joking about the fuss.
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