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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 05, 1920
Page
4
The Banner urges Russell residents to raise a war memorial with voluntary subscriptions rather than tax funds. The writer calls for a public meeting led by the Mayor to drum up support and notes other towns like Saltcoats, Sask, have already erected memorials and earned trophies.
Sunday August 8 1920 observes a memorial service under the Russel unit of the Army and Navy Veterans in Canada. Veterans will form on Main Street at 7 am with civic groups and march to the Rebelion monument then to the English Church shrine for an open air service if weather permits. If it rains the Presbyterian Church will host. Floral tributes accepted. Service led by Rev Mr Davennart with Rev Johnson and Rev Hellyar assisting. Special hymns and printed forms distributed.
Poem notes Ted Brown of Boluton Scouts killed at Batoche in 1885. Lines praise his brave comrades and mourn his woodland grave beside Shell River. The poem laments Canadian losses and recalls a monition of memorial sentiment across Saskatchewan and Ontario.
A new edition titled Small land map of Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta shows railways forests parks and Indian reserves with soldier settlement land and boundaries. The 24 by 36 inch map scales 35 miles to the inch and is available free from the Superintendent of the National Resources Intelligence Branch in Ottawa.
A sweeping summary lists ongoing wars across Europe and the Near East two years after the armistice. It notes 4 million soldiers in conflict with forces from Jugo Slavia Albania Poland Caucausus Syria and China, plus related battles in Belfast and global food and labor concerns.
A pight service on the Canadian National Railways branch to Winnipeg honors service members who fell. The town considers an up to date garbage or sewerage system, signaling civic improvements alongside remembrance.
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