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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Mar 15, 1919
Page
1
Auditors report for Cumberland Bevan and Union Bay Patriotic War Fund 1919 shows receipts from Sept 1914 to Feb 1916 and Feb 1915 to Feb 1919 totaling 46 219 51 with balances of 2 462 57 43 756 94 and 875 25 33 938 39 respectively.
Harmony Rebekah Lodge hosts a whist drive and dance on Easter Monday April 21. The Cumberland Red Cross Fund audit commends trustees, notes $613.25 interest, $224.67 balance, and lists benefit rates and suggested improvements.
A Cumberland public notice lists students achieving perfect attendance across divisions. Names span High School Divisions I II and III and Public School Divisions I X, including Montgomery Hood Marjorie Mordy Vivian Aspesy John Biggs Ellen Clark Edith Francioli Morton Graham and many others.
Stop look and listen for the Ladies' Ald Sale on Tuesday March 25. Ten gallons of ice cream will be served and boys are asked to attend with their best lady for at least one dish.
Letters from Cumberland residents praise Baker district supervisor for handling life policy claims. Arthur Bevis receives 2000 after two months’ policy. Lena Bannerman thanks for 1000 paid on late husband’s policy. Mentions dates 1919 and Vancouver/Nanaimo travel. Public notices urge support for local events and film advertisements reference Vengeance and the Woman feature.
Albert Malcolm Wain of Minto died at Cumberland General Hospital after a week long illness. He was married recently to Jose Pearse of Minto. The funeral is set for tomorrow afternoon from Thos BE Banks funeral parlors as relatives travel to meet Billy returning from France in Vancouver.
In a note from the Methodist Church Ladies' Aid, a day in March is announced for ice cream and petting activity. The event is presented as a community gathering under church auspices with Thos. Graham, general superintendent of the Canadian Collieries, noted as a participant before leaving for Vancouver.
A released photo shows Herr Ledehour addressing a crowd in Berlin, scene described as a hotbed of unrest. An upper strip insert depicts German government troops behind barricades made of notepaper and rolls of print paper during the revolutionary fighting.
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