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There are approximately 1,000
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Ontario.

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the children of Britain, collection

om crop: :

~ “and: clovers.’..
3 duction: ‘consists of * yield: compari- ;

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‘npeMents. 80. ‘Ant, this. winter
you Will: he! STU and comfort: Y

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LEGION W.A. TO
SPONSOR HOME
FRONT APPEAL

The. Auxiliary to the Saanich

Peninsula branch of the Canadian
Legion met on Monday ..evening
and will again sponsor the Salva-
tion
which will commence at the end
of .the month.

Army Home. Front. Appeal

The resignation. of the secre-

tary, Mrs. Jean.Matthews, due to
ill health, was ‘received with re-
gret and Mrs. Garrard consented
to carry
balance of the year.

on as secretary for the

Reports from the sick commit-
and the dance committee were

Mrs. Pinning will receive gifts

for the layette.

A collection of soft toys is be-
they will be sent to

from members will be taken at

the October meeting of the group.

Following the business meeting
the ladies joined the men in re-

freshments. .

ENTERTAIN IN
HONOR OF MISS
AILEEN BOOK

Mrs. J. J. Young, Central Saan-
ich Rd.. assisted “by her .daugh-
ters, Mrs. -R.-H. Byers, and Mrs.
K. E.. Stanlake, entertained on
Monday evening at a miscellane-
ous shower in honor’ of. Miss
Aileen Book whose marriage to
Barry WUaslock will take place
next Monday. ;

Upon arrival the guest of honor
and her aunts, Miss M. Trapp and
Mrs. D. K. Beaumont, were pre-
sented with corsages and the
bride-eleet with many lovely gifts.

Those present were: Mrs. FE. A.
Wickenden, Mrs.. D. K. Beau-
mont, Mrs. E. Oakes, Mrs..C. L.
Styan, Mrs. L. Hater, Mrs. A.
Hafer, Mrs. -A. Gale, Mrs. C.
Sluggett, -Mrs. E. N. Atkinson,
Mrs. R. Lamont, Mrs. R. V. Rob-
inson, Mrs. F. Spooner, Mrs. R.

Spocner, Mrs. J. Thompson, and
Misses M. Trapp, Sylvia Wright,
Lyn Robinson, Barbara’ Beau-
mont, Dorothy Thompson, : Mar-
garet Preece, Nellie Styan.
Advocates Grass
Seed Growing.

“Little -considération appears

to: have been -given: to :the: pro--
duction of: grass:.and. clover “seed
production on. Vancouver: Island,

yet: the climatic ‘conditions are:on.:

: the whole’ suitable, for such: crops, Hee
“gays J. Ji: Wood;

Superintendent,. ;
Dominion * Experimental. Station;
Saanichton., eThe: merits: of )-one
against another are i

most. suitable } ‘cultural
cand yield” returns “trom: “grasses
“The:'method ‘of pro-

sons in’ both -rows ‘and. sod": The
evidence... to ‘date’ indicates, : -that-

many
‘be considered by the prospective -

“wards: the” chuich: Dullding “fund,

When D. C. Coleman, C.M.G.,

ehairman and president of | the
Canadian Pacific Railway, and
Mrs. Coleman, met Field = Mar-
shal Montgomery © at > Windsor
station, . Montreal, before he
boarded the special C. P. R. train
for Ottawa, © the ‘distinguished
soldier » autographed

one. of: her

most prized possessions. It was
a picture of their son, Lt.-Col.
Rowan C. Coleman, D.S.0., M.C.,
being decorated with the  Mili-
tary Cross by Monty during the

Italian campaign. Col. Coleman
was second-in-command of ‘the
famous Princess Pats and was

wounded. shortly after the Ital-

jan campaign -was launched. La- ©

other: grasses which ~ can
grower, |

Grass seed production on Van-
couver Island*.has definite possi-
bilities and those looking for new.
‘avenues of production should not.

overlook ‘the: chances of -success-

fully growing one or more kinds

‘that are‘in popular demand, ac-
cording: to Mr. Wood. :
UNITED W. A.
; RAISE F UNDS.
The United. church, WA. met °.

oy -ecently. at. the home.‘of | Mrs: J.
‘the: presi-.

Dewar;. Ganges, «with
‘dent, Mrs. J.D. Reid, in ‘the: chair.
7 “The! treasurerreported that. the:
sum: of: $85.-had :been: realized: to

the: proceeds: of. ax «concerts

“A Nore shower willbe: hel
abrthe

“the row method. gives higher yields’ J

It ‘has®

a but yequires “more work,’
advantage vin that “the:

‘further:

specie or. variety’ can be. kept.”

frecr. from weeds: which” includes: . HF

other kinds of gras
“As weeds cither.

- “vows. are: undesirable, : more espe.
‘ially. those: kinds: which. are not:

easily separnted! from... the. grown...

Srope fall: ‘seeding, | “preceded:
“summer fallow. :

Many grasses’ are perennial” and

will ‘produce:several: crops,; Where. -:
a
value for bedding the same value™
may. be. given. to the straw ‘as is:

“prass ‘straw on the farm ‘has °

‘normally given to straw

‘in -
eeranl, crop.

a

Experimental erops: at ‘Snanich-

ton have on an acre basis. pro-

duced seed and straw as follows: .

Ibe; straw
T.2nA ths

perennial
YANO Whe Ttalion
sliaw 8, B00 he crimson clover
BHLo Ube: steaw 2,753 Ibs wood
MeHdaw peraEs « 488 Ihe; straw’ 2,400
Ih, These ytelds are all hasad om
plots grown in rows, There

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SAANICH PENINSULA AND, GULe |

ter he was put in command of the
Loyal Edmonton Regiment and
when transferred to Northwest
Europe took over command of the
Lincoln and ‘Welland Regiment.

Left to right: Mr. and - Mrs.
Coleman, Brig. W. J. Home,
M.C., D.O.C., Military . District

No. 4; Viscount Montgomery.’and

ano ‘R. C. M. P. constable,

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* With two “births, a total of 25 :

new-born babies” days : loomed
large on the monthly hospital re-
port. at: the. Lady Minto Gulf Is-
lands’ hospital. at Ganges.
report follows:

Births,. 2: ‘deaths, “By new ‘horn
babies days, 25 ‘patients begin-
ning. of month, 4 3 patients end ‘of
“month, ©. te patients admitted:

; month,”
154.

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Mrs. ~L.. Hanke,
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