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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jul 26, 1919
Page
1
A. J. Richards, former Cumberland Schools principal, returns from overseas. Various residents visit or travel, including Miss Hayward and Miss Parkinson from Victoria, and Miss M. Michell and Miss Laura Robertson. Anglican services listed for July 27 and August 3 with choir and unity service. Plus entrance exam results for local schools and candidates at Minto and Royston.
New serial Wolves of Kultur debuts August 6 at Ilo Ilo Theatre. It follows Alice Grayson and Bob Moore as they foil the Wolves of Kultur a spy ring linked to autocracy. Thrilling chases escapes and underwater action drive the fifteen weekly episodes.
The memo urges Mothers and Children Day safety first, requests committee help for kiddies, reports for accidents and lost items at the Committee Tent, and notes free ice cream tickets at the Welcome Arch with proceeds aiding hospitals. It also mentions a doctor on site and a man named Samuel Davis buying the Boot and Shoe Repair Shop from L J Aston in Vancouver.
A Cumberland reader asks how to become a movie actress. The letter stresses self possession and good photography, notes beauty isn’t essential, and emphasizes magnetism and hard work. The editor also suggests homemaking skills, like baking, as part of character.
The Cumberland Local of the Great War Veterans Association expresses heartfelt thanks for the help given to the Peace Day Celebration on 19th inst. It credits the ladies and committees for their hard work and hospitality to returned soldiers and their families.
Returned men from Cumberland district were guests at a July 19 celebration on Recreation Grounds. A special train from Union Bay and Bevan brought about 300 soldiers and families. a parade led by the City Band featured civic leaders and schoolchildren. The event closed with choral singing and speeches, followed by dinners hosted by local women.
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