Native Sons In Convention Receive Royal Welcome In Courtenay
Sixty eight Native Sons delegates gathered at the Sons Hall Courtenay for the fourth annual Grand Council meeting. Mayor Frank McPherson welcomed them with a key to the city. Officers were elected with R H Carson as past president and Col McGugin as president. Courtenay hosted social events including a grand banquet and a Royston Tennis Court ball with over two hundred attendees. The next session will convene in Kamloops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of Courtenay
Pcmilly Avvs Oe
Courtenay Assembly
Comox Valley
Native Sons of Canada
R. H. Carson
van Dance
Couver
Col. McGugin
Victorian
S. BE
Johnston
Vancouver
Bro. Martin
Cranbrook
Bro. Duchemin
Kamloops
Bro. Robt
D. McLachlan
Victoria
J. P. McConnell
A. C. Pike
Frank Cummings
H. Herd
Courtenay
British Columbia
Comox
Canadian Daughters League Assembly No. 6
George MecCrossan
R. G. Matheson
Col. McGugan
R, D. McLachlan
J. McDowell
Thomas Menzies
Woodworth
Courtenay-Comox Board of Trades
Theed Pearse
D. R. MacDonlad
Chas Beasley
Alexander Cleland
Joseph McPhee
Mrs. Embleton
Canadian Daughters’ League
Native Sons Orchestra
Cumberland School Attendance and Exam Schedule Report
Cumberland school records show 470 pupils with 94.01 percent attendance and $47.60 deposits for attendance badges. Grade VIII will take final entrance exams June 1, 6 and 9, with government exams June 25 26 and 27. George E Apps principal notes. Division 1 attendance 97.87 percent with many named perfect attenders. Division 2 reports 95.5 percent attendance with numerous late and on-roll figures. honor lists include several students and staff.
Public Meeting Friday With Hon W J Bowser
Hon W J Bowser will address a public meeting Friday June 13 at 8 pm in the Ilo Ilo Theatre. W Duncan Esq Conservative candidate for Comox electoral district will also speak at the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Bowser
Ilo-Ilo
Sharp. W. Duncan, Esq
Comox
Florence Nightingale anniversary marked at Ladysmith hospital
Charles Graham of Cumberland General Hospital delivered a notable address during a Florence Nightingale birthday observance held at Ladysmith. About 600 visitors spent the afternoon at the hospital as staff and auxiliary groups prepared extensively for the event. The talk urged hospitals to show public service and efficiency while acknowledging limits on what a hospital can provide.
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Florence Nightingale
Ladysmith
Charles Graham
Cumberland General Hospital and Hospital Association of
British Columbia
Relictrom Jain
Savery
Garden Party Announced by Local Churches
Garden party hosted at Mrs. Mounce residence Wednesday afternoon from 3 to 6 under Ladies Aid Grace Methodist Church. Also the Ladies Aid of St George's Presbyterian will hold their annual Garden Party on Parnham's lawn Wednesday June 2 from 3 to 6 p.m. Watch for further announcements.
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St. George's Presbyterian Church
Parnham’s
Fire destroys townsite home of widow with two children
A early evening blaze gutted Mrs. N. Huby’s front room and consumed the townsite house. Neighbors raised the alarm as flames poured from windows. Mr. Huby and two children escaped with only a few clothes. firemen saved the shell of the dwelling. Cause uncertain, some blame defective wiring. Sympathy pours in for the widow and her two children.
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Fini
Huby
Joe Damonte Opens Slab Wood Office in Cumberland Store
Joe Damonte announces a new office at Mrs. Oliver's Music Store on Dunsmuir Avenue Cumberland. He specializes in slab wood at $3.00 per load with orders via Office No. 194 and night calls to 981.
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Joe Damonte
Maintenance of Hospital Standards and Revenue Struggles
The article discusses hospitals facing difficulty in maintaining high standards of food, equipment, and staff due to lack of a permanent revenue source. Boards of Management struggle yearly with a total shortfall affecting service quality.
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Boards of Management
Cumberland Edges Shelly's in Connaught Cup Thriller
Cumberland advances to the third round by a 2 1 victory over Shelly's Vancouver in a sun baked Connaught Cup match. Blair's superb goalkeeping and the attacking work of Blake Stewart and Blair sustain Cumberland's challenge despite Shelly's pressure after the break.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
Shelly’s of
Vancouver
Shelly
Canada
Blake
Stewart
Blair
Adams
Monahan
Graham
Reveree Adams
Andy Horne
Locals to Meet Royston Lumber Co
Cumberland will play Royston Lumber Co in an Upper Island League fixture Sunday afternoon at the Recreation Grounds starting at 2 30. Manager Plump will field McIntyre Richards Plump James Bannerman Marocci McKay Conti Harrison Hunden Robertson in the Cumberland lineup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royston Lumber CO
Cumberland
Plump
McIntyre
Richards
James
Bannerman
Marocchi
McKay
Conti
Harrison
Hunden and Roberson
Grand Lodge Members Visit Pythian Sisters
Grand Chief Irene Stein of the Pythian Sister Grand Lodge of B C visits local Pythian Sisters. Accompanied by Nellie Beach and others they tour homes, address the lodge, and attend a gathering at Pythian Hall. A tribute is paid to Josie M Nelson, editor of the Pythian Guest, who died May 11. The group later travels to Nanaimo for a welcoming function by Silver Leaf Temple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Stein
B.C
Nellie Beach
Wita Urquhart
Jones
Vancouver Lodge
W. Beveridge
P. Hall
Stell
Josie M. Nelson
Pythian Guest
Order
North America
Nelson
Nanaimo
Silver Leaf Temple
Bevan Burns Club Honors Departing Member
On a May dance Bevan Burns Club honored Mrs. EK Jones who leaves Bevan to visit her Eng land parents and then reside in the United States. President J G Quinn praised her aid to the club and presented five pieces of Ivor as a token of esteem. Friends wish her a pleasant voyage and enjoyable stay with her parents in the Old Country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bevan Burns’ Club
EK. Jones
England
United States
J. G. Quinn
Jones
Ivor
Cam
Bevan
Meeting of Cumberland Hospital Ladies' Auxiliary
There will be a meeting of the Ladies' Auxiliary of Cumberland General Hospital on Monday at a specified hour in the afternoon at the home of Mrs. Jeffrey on Maryport Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Collieries (C) Limited
Cumberland Literary and Athleticies Association
Ladies’ Auxiliary
The
Cumberland General Hospital
Garden Party Scheduled by Holy Trinity Ladies Auxiliary
The Ladies Auxiliary of Holy Trinity Anglican Church Cumberland will host its annual Garden Party at the Vicarage Grounds on Wednesday June 18 from 8 to 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Trinity Anglican
Chiurch Cumberland
Florence Sehl Crowned Queen at Hospital Auxiliary Carnival
Mr and Mrs Frank Sehl of Victoria traveled to Cumberland Monday to attend Florence Sehl being crowned Queen of the Hospital Auxiliary Carnival Contest. Frank Porter auditor visited City Offices on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Sehl
Victoria
Cumberland
Florence Sehl
Frank Porter
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McPherson
W. A. W. Hames
Kathleen Beasley
Kitty Williams
H. G. Blackhall
Honor Fechner
Gladys Perez
Bernadine Shannon
Kathleen Moore
Dorothy Hames
May
Anabel
Moncrieff
Mary Morrison
Bro
Frank Cambridge
Abbotsford
Cumberland School Report
Lilian Banks
Irene Bates
Mary Conn
Alma Conrad
Archie Dick
Norman Gomm
Jean McNaughton
Helen Parnham
John Strachan
May Taylor
Gordon Walker
Robert Yates
Norman Bateman
Sam Davis
Devoy
Tatsumi Iwasa
Fred Leversedge
Lou Yuen
Victor Marinelli
Geo. McLellan
Josh Pirozinni
Geo. Raga
H. B. Murray
Isac Abe
Peter Bardexssone
Evelyn Carey
Ella Conn
Leslie Dando
Charles Francsoli
Joseph Freloni
Mary Gozzano
Jessie Grant
Margaret Hannay
Jack Hor
T. A. Gallivan
Ismell Ason
Eleanor Bergland
Annie Beveridge
Lena Bogo
Victor Bono
Edin Cawdell
Eleanor Davis
Tadashi Doi
Joseph Ducca
Kathleen Emily
Nokuo Hayashi
James Horne
Low How Margaret Hughes
Lily Leversedge
Annie Mann
Sarah Oyama
Norma Parnham
Emma Picketti
Qusayo Sugimori
Isabel Yarrow
John Auchterloni
Margaret Hughes
Emma Pichard
Marjorie Mordy
Fred Cawdell
Edna Davis
Norman Frelone
Kishio Kaga
Low Leng
Lena Merlett
Peter Massey
Bert MacLellan
William Smith
Mary Sweeney
Annie Walker
Jack Watson
Aiko Yoshikum
Helen Hamilton
Sakaya Sugimori
James Bell
Norman Frolone
Bowser
Bevan Public School
Iloilo Theatre
Women's Auxiliary
Blair, Stewart and
Brake
Tommy Dryburgh
Thougl
Mikhigil
Deluce
Grahim
Homesters
Thrille
Bhilr
Grand Lodge
Pythian Sisters
Bevan Burns
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