Life Membership Diplomas Presented to Local Doctors
A large crowd attended the whist drive and dance at Ilo-Ilo Hall hosted by the Cumberland Local of the St. John's Ambulance Association. Dr. G. K. MacNaughton and Dr. E. R. Hicks received Life Membership diplomas for their service to First Aid in Cumberland. speeches praised their dedication, with notes on growing local training programs and upcoming classes for men and women.
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Cumberland
St. John’s Ambulance Association
Gladys Dando
Jackson
T. Rickson
John Lockner
Thos. Graham
MacNaughton
Hicks
G. K. MacNaughton
E. R. Hicks
A. J. Taylor
Thomas Graham
Canadian Collieries (Dunsmuir) Ltd
Graham
Bevan
Quinuine Hia
Canada
St. John's Ambulance Association of
St. John's Ambulance Association
Grand Priory of the
Carnival Dance at Campbell River
On Friday March 11 the Lady Maccabees of Campbell River host a confetti carnival dance in Lilelana Pavilion entry is one dollar for gentlemen and fifty cents for ladies starting at 9 o'clock with several Cumberland Maccabees Lodge members attending.
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Lady Maccabees
Campbell River
Lilelana Pavilion
Cumberland Maccabees Lodge
Principal Vance Lectures Monday Evening Address
Rev Principal Vance of the Anglican Theological College Vancouver will preach at Holy Trinity Church Sunday evening. He will give an address on Education and Citizenship Monday at 8 o clock in the Anglican Church Hall with a cordial invitation to all interested.
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Holy Trinity Church
Principal Vance
Anglican Theological College
Vancouver
Anglican Church Hall
Magistrate Fines Storekeeper $75 and Costs for Liquor
R. B. Howard was arrested by Chief Bunbury for having liquor in his place of business, a public place under the act. He pleaded not guilty but the magistrate found against him, imposing a $75 fine and costs, paid. Mr. P. P. Harrison prosecuted for the city.
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R. B. Howard
Bunbury
Baird
P. P. Harrison
Strong Man Victor Delamarre Packs Quebec Stage
A new Montreal spectacle features Victor Delamarre from a small Quebec town drawing crowds at St. Denis Theatre. He straps a 985-pound horse to his back and climbs a pole, then supports a 20 foot Quebec bridge with his arched body as a loaded car passes. He weighs 160 pounds and showcases exceptional muscle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Quebec Province
Victor Delamarre
St. Dennis
Quebec Bridge
Masquerade Ball for St Patrick's Night Planned
Fire Brigade ball committee reports $130 raised toward prize list for the event to be staged at the Tio-Tlo Dance Hall on Friday March 17. Cash prizes total 115 with multiple categories for best dressed and comic groups among others. Admission caps set at 1 dollar for masked gents and 50 cents for spectators. T. E. Bate advertises a seven room house at the corner of First Street and Windermere Avenue before his Vancouver departure.
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Fire Brigade
Chinatown
Tio-Tlo
St. Patrick’s Day
T. E. Bate
Vancouver
First Street
Windermere, Avenue
Life Membership Awarded to Doctors MacNaughton and Hicks
The St John s Ambulance Association in London England conferred Life Membership on Doctors MacNaughton and Hicks. Cumberland Centre presented the certificates with congratulations from the Cumberland Branch. Dancing continued late with music by Mrs Frost Owen and Mr Plump. Mr J Davis was floor manager. Cumberland Ladies Local distributed refreshments.
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St. John's Ambulance Association
London
England
MacNaughton
Hicks
Graham
Cumberland Centre
St. John’s Ambulance Association
Dr. Hicks
Cumberland
St. John's Ambulance Association.” Loud Applause, Dr. MacNaughton and Mr. Hicks
Frost
Owen
Plump
J. Davis
Cumberland Ladies
Masonic Ball in Cumberland a Splendid Success
Cumberland Masonic Lodge No 26 held its annual ball at Trude Hall on Friday night. About 300 attendees filled the hall until around 3 am, with decorations by W A Owen and a six member orchestra enhancing the music. A new refreshment distribution feature pleased guests, and a neck fur found in the hall offers reward at Gordon's Store.
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Cumberland
Owen
Ralph Frost
W. A. Owen
Beaumont
Nanaimo
Quinn
Ingam
Plump
Gordon's Store
Correspondents urged to sign letters to Cumberland ratepayers
A Cumberland notice states that letters from correspondents must include the writer’s name, though not all need publication. The unnamed high ratepayer is asked to forward his name so the letter can be published.
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Cumberland
Opening Night Whist Drive at Memorial Hall Dance
To celebrate the opening of the new upstairs dancing hall the G. W. V. A. and Women's Auxiliary plan a large whist drive and dance on Friday. Whist starts at eight with dancing at ten. Refreshments will be served and a record attendance is hoped for.
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Memorial Hall
Sowing the Wind at Tlo-Ilo Theatre with Anita Stewart
Anita Stewart stars in Sowing the Wind a lively drama about a daughter of a reveller mother seeking love and justice. Ralph Lewis Myrtle Stedman and James Morrison lead a strong cast in a tale of hardship hope and eventual happiness. A Mack Sennett comedy Call a Cop screens with the feature. Double bill forthcoming with Ethel Clayton western and The Night Horseman.
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Anita Stewart
Tlo-Ilo
Miss Stewart
Ralph Lewis
Myrtle Stedman
James Morrison
William V. Mang
Mr. Lewis
Brabazon
Miss Stedman
Mack Sennett
Ethel Clayton
Wonderful Lecture By Prof Williams
Professor Williams delivered a lectures series talk on early earth life titled Wonderful Lecture By Prof Williams. He described prehistoric fauna fossils in Red Deer Valley Alberta and a Montreal Ottawa New York museum collection. Attendees included Thomas Graham and George O'Brien who praised the lecture and the Cumberland Literary and Athletic Association for arranging it.
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Cumberland Literary and Athletic Association
University of British Columbia
Williams
Thomas Graham
Red Deer Valley
Alberta
Museum
Ottawa
New York
Gulf
Orient
Cumberland
Graham
George O'Brien
Professor Williams
Club
Cumberland Public School February honor rolls by division
The February honor rolls list students across divisions 1 through 18 at Cumberland Public School. Names include Toshio Kajiyama and Katie Bono in Division 1, Toshiko Iwasa in Division 2, Samuel Davis in Division 3, Margaret Salmon in Division 4, Nobilo Hayashi in Division 6, Kathleen O'Brien in Division 7, Rudi Bonora in Division 8, Cazuko Iwasa in Division 9, Chow Fung in Division 10, Jackie Marpole in Division 11, Charlie Gomm in Division 12, and Dick Choe in Division 18, among others.
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Cumberland Public School
Rita Devoy
Norma Frost
Hitoshi Sugimori
Lilian Pickettt
Sidney Hunt
Jackie Marpole
Muriel Thompson
Jamie Joe
Agnes MacKinnon
Chow Kee
Harry Cunliffe
John Batierman
Charlie Gomm
Thelma Waterfield
Donna MacRae
Lorne Murdoch
Willie Cloutier
Lung Chang
Dick Choe
Willie Brown
Margaret Robinson
Ellennne Jessie Baird
Elizabeth Cune
Pleasant Bridge Party Honors Winnipeg Visitor
Dr and Mrs G K Mac Naughton hosted a pleasant bridge party on Wednesday evening for about twenty guests in honor of Jas A Ovas of Winnipeg, en route home from California. Prizes awarded in Indies and gentlemen divisions included doilies and books, with Ovas receiving a consolation pack of cards. after bridge, refreshments, music, and singing followed. Wesley Willard announces move of stock on trade to Dunsmuir Avenue, with a large stock of traveling bags and representation of several fire insurance companies.
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G. K. MacNaughton
Jas. A. Ovas
Winnipeg
California
A. C. Lymn
J. W. Cooke
W. Rogers
Ovas
Wesley Willard
Third Street
Dunsmuir Avenue
P. P. Harrison
Royal Bank of Canada
Willard
Eleven Teams Entered For The Brackman Ker Cup
Inspector McKenzie of New Zealand will lecture on the New Zealand school system at the Anglican Church Hall tonight. Upper Island Football Executive drew eleven entrants for the Brackman Ker Cup with Nanaimo City and other clubs earning byes. Round one games must be played by March 5 with kickoffs at 3 pm.
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Inspector McKenzie
New Zealand
Brough
Vancouver School Board
Anglican Church Hall
Upper Island
Nanaimo
British Columbia
Nanaimo City
South Wellington
Davenports
Celtics
Ladysmith
Northfield
Cumberland United
Lantz Ville
Cumberland District
Bevan
Union Bay
Cumberland
Jones
R. Frew
North Wellington
Board orders curb on punch boards at police meeting
At a City Police Commissioners meeting Mayor MacDonald chaired with Commissioners Pickard and Parnham present. The Chief of Police was ordered to inspect for punch boards and stop their operation to prevent gambling by boys. A month report was filed. Discussed were boxing box fees, storefront coping, and the Masonic Hall chimney repair. City Clerk to obtain uniform quotations.
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Board of Police Commissioners
Athletic Club
Masonic Hall
MacDonald
Pickard and
Parnham
Ansen Junior Musical Club Grows Popular
Mrs. Ralph Frost started the Ansen Junior Musical Club with eight members. It now has over sixty children and is too large to handle. The G W V A offers their hall free of charge for meetings. Any girl or boy over seven who likes to sing may join with no fee. Meetings are Fridays 6 to 7 PM.
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Ralph Frost
Ansen Junior Musical Club
Frost
Helen Parnham
Lillian Banks
Gym Equipment Installed At Local Facility
Equipment ordered from the east has arrived and is installed. The gym is well equipped with large numbers of members using it. Classes for boys and men are held every weekday and evening under Mr. Tremlett.
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Tremlett
Talks to Prospectors installment at Cumberland Club
Mr. W. M. Brewer, resident engineer, will present the second instalment of his Talks to Prospectors series on Saturday night in the Cumberland Literary and Athletic Club lecture hall. The meeting opens at eight o'clock, and all interested are invited to attend.
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W. M. Brewer
Cumberland Literary and Athletic Club
Puntledge School Club Evening Recital and Prizes
The Puntledge School Club held a pleasant evening with songs including The Maple Leaf and The First Noel. Dorothy Thompson and John Bell won prizes in The Memory Test Game. Officers are John Bell president Harold Cornwell vice president and Dorothy Thompson secretary.
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Puntledge
Dorothy Thompson
John Bell
Harold Cornwell
Song Service at Grace Methodist Church
A big song service will be held at Grace Methodist Church next Sunday under Mr. Charles O'Brien. The choir will perform a special anthem with soprano Misa Lilian Crawford of Union Bay assisting. An energetic committee aims to raise funds for a pipe organ.
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Grace Methodist Church
Charles O'Brien
Misa Lilian Crawford
Union Bay
Red Cross warns small towns of drug peddlers
The Canadian Red Cross Provincial Division warns Vancouver campaign against narcotics is driving peddlers to rural areas. Officials teachers and parents urged to vigilantly monitor strangers and avoid narcotics pitfalls. Close chaperonage of girls is urged as a key safeguard. The narcotic habit starts with cocaine snuff and leads to insomnia and morphine use.
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Vancouver
Provincnt Division
Canadian Red Cross
Oitiens
Wife’s Departure Sparks Plan for Union with Orphan
A distressed young wife near Cunber land expressed to a caregiver that after her death she wished the nurse and her husband to marry, revealing a plan to unite the household. The nurse wept and responded that they had just discussed a similar idea. The wife then recovered.
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Cunberland
W. Waving
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Vance
Will
Quebec
Seison
Io-Ilo
Prof. Williams
Earth
Lst
Police Commissioners
Puntledge School Club
RED Cross Society
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