Wednesday, February

- Press Women Tour Naval Base |
estroyer Escort —

| time: museum. on. Signal Hill; where

And Visit.

“By DORIS LEEDHAM HOBBS

Hospitality. of the Royal Canadian
‘Navy. is: proverbial : and on Sunday,
“’ Jan..22, 1 was entertained, with 18 |
--members of. the ‘Vancouver. Island ;
_ branch. of the Canadian Women’s
Press Club,. by ‘ the officers “of the
Pacific Coast Command.

After a short meeting:in the board
room at which visitors and prospec-
tive members were welcomed by
President Mrs. Muriel Wilson, we
went to:the ward room of H. M. C.S. 1

Yaden, where Captain J. C. Pr att |
and other officers ‘of the Pacific
Command were our hosts at a de-
licious luncheon.

Captain Pratt: welcomed the news-
paper women and Mrs. -Pat Dufour
replied. A naval bus then took us on}
a. tour of.the wonderful little mari-!

and TURES”

Passenger Cars,

Trucks. and :
Tractors .... Import sizes too!

1, 1961.

Lt.-Commander E.'S. Cassels, the
curator, took. the party: round.’.

The old building, whose - bricks |
were. brought: from: England, round
the Horn, had. been.a duplex housing
two naval families, and had all: the
earmarks’ of ‘a. garrison dwelling. of
1800.

TREASURES ;
Treasures of tremendous interest
are arranged in.three sections: The

explorers and navigators ‘of “those

shores, including relics of. Captains

Covk, Quadra and Vancouver, .with

a lovely portrait of Captain. Quadra

presented to the museum. by the

Portuguese. government,

Old ships'’ compasses, quadrants, |
firearms, old. letters and’ maps, are!

all therefor the lovers of history.

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- The Nelson room contains: ‘many
relics. of ‘that: great sea hero. and..a
splendid-bust presented by ‘the Duke |
of Edinburgh after -his. visit: with
Her. Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in

1958: | ‘Their. signatures -from: ‘the |
visitors’. book. are frameéd~ in: the
museum,

The rest of ‘the museum, estab-
lished in the small rooms, contains
the history,-in models, maps” and |

seum, of our own’ Canadian Navy
with old flags, pictures of ships’
crews, charts and one. headed ‘Der
Tag”’; showing. the disposition of. the
ships of the British Navy on. the day
of ‘surrender of the German Navy
in World War I.

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For those who enjoy + Ships models,
there: are “many, including ’ one:: of

‘Vancouver's ships the H. M.S. Chat- .

built in1792,
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the inuseum:

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duplicates with other
seunis.

Following. our “museum's “visit we
went to the naval base, to tour one
or en new. destroyer. escorts, H.M.
Assiniboine, by kind invitation
of copia Charles.

maritime mu-

wardroom : and ‘heard.
Charles describe. the , work -of his
squadr on a seven ships’ all named

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“What: ‘a ‘lovely ‘Christmas! the |
| glow lingers ones 2 family: gather ed |
“round, “messages rom far and near,
friends, ‘a’ trail “of” ‘toys.across’ the
flo

in.” tissue: paper,
Christmas - ‘carols,
firelight: ‘and, good |
cheer. What a pity

“most: popular’ ate rs house ° was” “a
‘Topsy. doll ‘dressed < in’ bright “red
velvet. and’ a’ ballet dancer: doll clad
in a ‘swirl of: black: tulle...

‘Little: girls: always want’ ‘Gust: one
‘more doll’*,”

bride ‘doll.
tive: to: the. sighs. of little ‘girls...

‘The bride =: doll: “was:

‘Christmas’ tree’ just” ‘as: Patti dream. |

ed,: gowned: in‘-lustrous white: ‘satin.
with: a hooped ‘underskirt. and: lace: |
trimmed: undies. that.-a real bride |
might have’ envied. * ; ces

“A yYeal: bride’ might, also: have.en- |:

vied the extravagant trousseau pack-

ed-in a small-trunk that accompani- [0%

ed:the doll--nightie, wool skirt and
sweater,
party. dress and ‘tiny’stole to mateh,
‘a wool coat, collared and euffed in
fur and a dark blue going-away: suit
wih matching hat.swathed in flow-

sand. veil;

‘what patience and skill went |

T-have! dressed: dolls ini tha’ past

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. L wonder. how Santa TOOATRGE. to,
“wenye in-and out! “among the, laby:
rinth. of television antennae: I must
Tbe quite a hagnrd to that famous 5
reindeer team, Santa’ must bes a!

| PUILOSOVAY | ;

Last. week Thad quite t a Sarntiee
vit seems that there are hundreds
of poople with real practical fiith in

the: futured The dny: after: Chrignias ;

there, were. jain-picked line-ups al

peaple “buying -Christinas cards fort
T_saw.it, with mys own

ne i year,

“eves 0. (have fal for yoo!

dear-ot the Russians Pulling: the: tripe

| ror’ hd not “shakon” these’ people's) ~

expeetiney. of being here.come next
GUPISk ads.

And: “they. Bay, it's only. women who
care bargnin hunters...) "Taint sol
Twas nat, one. of. tha who. coms.
plained about . a. Christnias without;
anow, 2-4 VM take: snowdrops ; in|
stead of snow. any.day and WW forgo |

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PAGE EVE

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“Silver Cord” Will.
Be Performed Agaig.

* Peninsula: Players’ held:a ‘meeting’. °
lat the home of ‘Mrs,-E. A. ‘Rothery
| on Monday. evening to make final :
jar rangements’ for.a repeat perform-...
ance. of ‘the ‘Silver Cord’, which.” 3.
this time -is being put on at Royal:

Oak: high ‘school: on February 217.002"

Plans. for. a third play to be. putes»:
on at Sidney at a later date. were also °
under discussion.

for resazurin reduction t time? chaege pte
‘was laid by Dairy Inspector Kenneth: © >
G. Savage, of Vancouver.

The dairy was. acquitted earlier of
denying admittance to a. ‘dairy in-
spector. and: this charge was. laid
afterwards. -

The same dairy was still facing a
charge on Thursday morning of-dis-
pensing’ milk. in’. 64-ounce cartons.
‘This charge arises. from*the, dairy’s . >
refusal to observe. an ‘or der of for-».°

Second
Charge
Dismissed

Milky . Way. ‘Dairy Lid. - of Royal
Oak, won the: second round’ in’ the
| long. battle with the department: of
agriculture. when a charge heard in
Saanich police court on Tuesday was
| dismissed by | Magistrate. William
Ostler.

The dairy was charged with failing
to take samples. of milk between
November 1 and December 1960

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Yesterday,
Today

and ‘Tomorrow

| ‘There are’ two days-i in every week. about”
; w hich it is useless’ to worry. el

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~ One is yesterday with. its mistakes ‘and

‘cares, its faults and: blunders.

“The: other. is tomorrow...” ‘Tt too, is
beyond our control. Tomorrow’s sun will
rise either in splendour or behind a mask
of clouds — but it will rise.

That leaves today and usually our
trials are easier to bear than remorse for
what happened yesterday, | or dread of
what tomorrow may bring. Let us, there-

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In couiting the assets of life, great

value should be put on friendship.
Through friends we extend ‘and mul-
tiply our. interests and horizons and
if no one ever needed our love what

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fore, journey but one. day at a time. a dreary. world it would’ be. Steacy. to withdraw ‘the “64-ounce.
; os ; wee ; ; ; “Your friends ‘are your. needs an- cirten. © eek ees
swered’! : ;

. s7Anon. is the way. the philosopher,
; Khalib Gibran, piuts.it. We could say’

without

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thusiast ‘in his job as curator. Sel-} sor. Si. Laurent, Margaree, - Stigure: ~~ Hon ba’ Uns “Se Back, by bus | thanks for ‘all the heart warming ‘CLEANERS:

dom a day. passes, he says, without | nay; Ottawa and Assiniboine; whose * to Nade, th: aniiiy ¢ our hos a-Tor the | messages received this, Christmas- 864 Sw: an St.- - “Victoria:
a’ phone © call offering him. some | eautiful heraldic ‘badges adorn’ the excellent tide and a Happy New a to my

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There we sat in the comfor table |.
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-and grandchildren -knee deep .

‘Patti-must have’ a dozen ‘ _
‘dolls but: this: year’! ‘she. sighed for a |’
“Santa’s ear-is very sensi- te

a glamorous pink sequined

(Santa's:-dressmaker‘!:
wad Patti's other. grandmother’ and:

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arrangements “and: the |
cour tesy and kindness of our guides.

» Canada, and-in- particular Vancou- :
; : ver. Island, may.well be proud of her |
_-officers-—to be able to. carry. fuel and i navy ‘men, whose Jab it is to guard!
| food for a month, The air. condi- i our shores.

| timing and elecirie equipment alone ; - “

would be enough for a small town! | and new friends and friends I have

| Everything onboard is now élec- | made through this column.
| tronic and, so scientific are all the: o
devices for detecting submarines by |
radar. and-sonar that naval officers.
are. required “to hala degrees. in
science. . ‘oa
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letters. “This week I-re-read ‘all the!
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