are ‘invited from all who willlike to help in
the work. of completing the

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Formerly Sidney and Islands Review

“Sidney, Vancouver | Island,

M YSTERIOUS TREES P PLANTED BRIDE - ELECT

FIRE. DESTROYS.
LOCAL HOUSE

Another: landmark of this. dis-
. trict: ‘went ‘up’ in smoke during.
. ithe. early hours’of Sunday morn-..
‘ing’ when the home. of Alex.’ Me-*
‘Donald; ‘East Road, was & slestroy
d by’ fire. | er
, airs. J Wilkinson, sister of Mr.
“McDonald, who’ was ‘the. only occu-

fi awakened ..about: 22. 45a, m.
i ji ishes ‘in tthe pan-,

age ‘had. made:

itchen’ ‘and:
‘ouse ‘Alex: °

at’ the time, ‘was.
by ‘the:

AT N.S. SCHOOL

- ‘Another. step . > forward in. the im-
provement’ of: the grounds of the
North Saanich School was taken on
|Briday, the 28rd last when in the
presence of a large gathering of in-
terested’spectators an avenue of.trees
jawas planted » leading“ from Centre

jRoad to the school building.

Continuously from the time :of the
erection. of the school, the school trus-
tees have been working on a. definite !a
plan. of: improvement with ‘the résult:
that: today’ the ground is all‘cleared:
‘and’ most ‘of. it: seeded: ‘The ground’
surrounding the. school ‘is ‘drained’ and:
levelled for playing” field” purposes ‘
and. a,grass tennis court is now .in

: " [goed condition: for:the coming: season.

srovements ‘made. b

tisit. was paid’ to: the'-school a: short}:

: imle,ago. by “Mr: Gibson,’ the: director’:

»of:school gardens -of* ‘the’ Department:
“| of: Education’ and?on -his iy ee a:

x.
eeping ‘them.}:

; upils: c operated. ‘in
planting an. avenue‘ of, 18 tr st

Mee Ba

: aa man
spots n N
: 1s off the’ ‘East Road and:

Pl ONE OMEN

th Saanich, being! 0:

activity. ‘of the ‘beard: ‘leading : ‘up “to:

| the stage: now: reached, Mr. Hall of;
&(the Dominion. Experimental Station
agave.a Kelpful talk on -tree planting::

and the: care’ ‘of trees: ‘which; was much

‘|apprédated.: ‘The principal then’ in a

few: words : ‘explained - the -value“:
trees-{o a. community, . ‘especially: from
_the point of, view of. beauty and utility

fand pointed “out ‘to: ‘the pupils’; that.

‘1 they -were taking ‘part in a ceremony:

“Vat ‘that: ‘time;the ‘results of: “which:

“Nearly 500° names of pioneer ‘wo-
men ‘have now been’ gathered:..to-!
gether for the purpose of including:
-them-in the book “Colonial Ladies of
Vancouver Island,” which the, Wo-
men’s Canadian Club is sponsoring.
The -book will mako its. appearance)
samo: time next autumn, and it is the
earnest wish of the club that none of
the names of the women who enme to
Mancouver Island during the period |
between 1842 and 1866 chat! he 1
out.

. Acmaas- of interesting and romantic
“mater lal iscbeing <turned-in, and: the
tories which will written ‘ardund |
“the pleturesque of {hese
céHarming. women should ‘be mont. fan.
einntingy T heir cadventures and ex: |
pericnees,. were no dess.tbrilling,.and }
“ dungerous than those ‘of. their. men,
cand thig-avillsbe, the. first time. that

ory of those days will he writs
; cwomien's ‘ste vin

in 2
ett af the hook ty ven! at the eons:

wnt artiat eonnd: attrnetive

2 BR POLK
“potitive: designe: wih ho asked.
4th or. ‘details ‘will Ab

Mra, Shade entertained nt n. do-
jahttid, bride tea on Monday after
oon: from three until sly, Mrs, Jiok-
Th

. ie
‘son being, the lucky winner and
eelving the prize, a handsome blue

ware, Laat Aa ll werd. Kor ved hy

tanned “and centred ¥

“flower” baskéetat- “anttadita,
present were Mrs. W. Champion, Mrs.
OWL MraWarrondery Mra Jlomawood,

“Mrs. Jnékson, “Mra, MeNaught) Mray

“Monee, Mra. Levaek, Mra. oG@
oQoehran, o Mra Dorathy«
Mas. Straight. Mas, Wall, Mes, Wil-
“Damason, Mra.e Ramaayy: Mra,’ Simiater;

Mralde Te Taylor Mra, Whiting Mrs,

A.

“ Melntyre; Misa Roan Matthows, and

AT tae Dy CHF
Those Invited for the tea hour In-
cludode Mra CHI, fr Mra Bila, Mra,
Mn Uowe.. and. mie IPI Ath,

‘ated:

“Per ee purposd” Come.

“Phone |

Arrastronp, |

theywould -be able ‘to: watch and-
study; throughout their lives. °
Clarke as schoo] trustee then planted
the first tree and.she was followed by
|Mrx. McDonald and Dorothy Calvert.
‘who took the place of Mr. Calvert
who was unavoidedly absent, aig
wero. then, planted by Miss Burke,
Miss Brogan and Mr. Smith ‘repre-
senting the teaching staff and a pupil ,
seleeted from the ten grades of the
schoal hy vote ench planted a tree;
for the grades... The pupils repre-
jaenuing the grades were us follows:

Simister found “on the:

Mrs, |:

_ENTERTAINED
AT SH H 0 WER

Miss Grace ° ‘Simister was the guest | -
of honor on: Tuesday evening when!

Mrs. Jas. Rankin, assisted by Mrs. H.
J.:-Mcintyre, entertained ai the f orm-
er’s home on Third Street at a mis-
céllaneous shower. Guests to: thé
numberof about 35. enjoyed contests
and: music, Mrs. ‘Philip E. Brethour
being the winner:in the button guess-
ling: contest,--with? Mrs. A. Critchley
\taki he. “consolation honors, -and
M He'Shade . ‘being | ‘the winner of
the :.adveértising. ‘contest, with “Miss

|Margaret. Cochran receiving. the ‘con-}
{solation. «:
Consequent on. the report of.im-
he. trustees ‘a:

Little Irene ‘Long then, pre-

sented. Miss Simister” with a- large hat)
| box d corated’ in syellow: crepe paper |”
with white bows. and:pink carnations;
tea: wagon trimined: in‘
On! opening the: box Miss4,
“top her new /© i

‘delivered: on:
‘yellow.

zauaint crea-

-rendér,. Mrs.:.P < Brethour; Mrs,
‘Hambley, Mrs. Reith; Mrs. :'S. H.
parker, 3 ‘Mrs... ‘Ward, “Mrs. Anderson,.
rs : Ran cin, Mrs, Cor-
;. Mrs." : McKillican,
i Homedcnan .Mrs: Cowell; Mrs.
Haywood,’ ‘the: Misses ‘Grace Simister,
Dorothy:.Gilman;-’ ‘Margaret Cochran;
Rosa = Matthews, “Bdith Whiting;
‘Gladys: Boweott,: ‘Mernn: Lane, ‘Flore:
ence’ ‘Hambley, ' ‘Patty; Simister, Ma
ogie:, -Anderson;: ‘Anne: Enos, M:
Enos and. ‘Dorothy Blackburn, <“

ALDEN COCHRAN
WINS MEDAL

Seema retena wratene,

On Prida uy, March Onrd, Mr.

Jovtae:

| Dut conducted n contest in the Sid--
ney Public School, to determine the

j winner of a medal presented by the
Vailieodvet oun, ai tne  Guod bang:

Dorothy Carter,and .Molly Clark for |lish Bee’ promoted by. that. paper.

Grado Xs, ‘Nesta Carter’ for: Grade] Bighteen : pupils, th

TX., Jolin: Lawson for) Grade. VII., |
Narkichi: Tanat for Grade. VII, Geo..

Clark for Grado. VL, Dorothy Thomas|.ard that “pier

jfor: (rade: Vag Kenneth Tutteand
Tan Wilsons for Grade IV... Ralph
‘Marshall’ for “Grade< Th, Kathioon!
era ‘for Grade, ibs Barry. nll for
Grade*

North: "Saanich: Tatas. be congratu-
on the: Vision whieh: set: aside:

‘grounds for: hereachoo) |

fron My, Thansay?s:
e Sconteph and: the
i such ahigh, aland; ,
Lasts, had cto
+heafore + PeN INN OE, ‘ould: bay datey.
mined, A Cochran’ won the
rmedal avith Mavis Goddard and. Coline
Cochran ranking: ¢ seeondd “ind third re.
eneellvelys

Yoon: antored
‘AnEWering, Wigs

popullt jon’ and the work: af -benutifi- |:

ention: now well: Shogun will place-the
‘commilnity © in: Whe: rene ‘of “the!

: PARENT-TEACHER

ee

oA very:  auecenatul card party: was
noid Thureday. evening. under the. aug:
pices of. the Parent-Teacher Associn-
diony at the home ‘of: Mr.. and. Mra,
Mouneo, which was indy loaned for
the vernsion, Bridge, under the. man-
agoment of Mra. Homawood, wna!
5, (piayal:. at five tables, and..after a
sacnly-contested game the -Associa«,
Mra. J, Gilman, pre=
reendad the frst prizes to Miss" Rosa
Matthews ‘and Mr. Warrender,” and
the consolntions to Mre, MeNaught:
and Mrs Ramesny. Progressive” B00,
vwnderthe management of Mra, Ww,
Cowell, was nlso played at five tables,
and first: prizen’ were. presented | to
Miss... Chadk: and . Mrv dtowboptom,
whilo consolation prizes: went to Mra.
LPookcand: My, J. Storey, The proceeds:
from the affair. willbe: wsed: for varl-
au peront tcacher ¢xypentes, fnghad
ing t bi" furnighiny of: a room in: the}
axchiook and: the: coming: children's: ays
“eelebmation,

Won. president,

drasident.

Snin mon
‘Sidney?
RBraduated lust-yes
Hostal Vietarin: P.
for: Santa: Mayda;
she has ‘abtainad n Host fon, on “the:
ata of the hospital,

The Catholic’ Indien ure apiring ne
offorta t62maké ‘their: fifth “annual
military 600°. drive.and socinl- eve-
Ting-n preat sucecit, Remember the
ate, April 17th, at the Avie uitural
Hal, Sannichton,,

A meoting. of) the North Stamich
branch. of the Canadian Leghin wilt,
be held In Matthews? Wall on Tuts
ley, April ard, at & pom

Mrs, J. Koeto ot Saan Créck, Gavi.
| boo, in Visiting: at. the. home af er
parents, Mr and Mrs, a Y Aa ‘mis ler,
Third Street,

Mrav Bert: Rendings, Basan Bay, ins.
npending Wows Nase ade brat date
pees An Vaneouyere se ob

Mr. and. Mrs: Howard | “Alby Heht “at
Aine, vinitad. thin week, at: the

hee ef ny

Mins. Vor R. iy Vv Vfotme vy
distriet and:
rea St. Joxaph’

aft?

ora We Brethour at Mictorla ‘vin
ited” in’ Sidney last aweako with her,

daughter, Mrs, Slater, Deneon Ave.

held in Wesley. Hall,

he given.

who,

7)

B. C., March 29, 1928.

CONSERVATIVE
MEETING HEARS
COLONEL PECK.

A large and enthusiastic meeting

of the Conservative Association was

Wednesday of
jlust week when the annual election of

den in the chair, the results being: as
follows:

: «Hon: presidents, Hon... R. B.
7 ‘Bennett and Dr.) S. F. .Tolmie;
“hon, : vice-presidents; c. ” HE
‘Dickie, M. P.; and Col. C: W:
' Peck, V..C.,;.M.P.P.; president, G. 4
T.: Michell: (elected. by acclama- .- |
tion; first vice-president; HL.
Ricketts;: second, vic president,
‘Mrs. ~.G.' Spearin; _ “secretary-
treasurer,’ F. Holdridge, (re-elect-
ed). :The executive of 10.:mem-:
bers and. oteer was ara and:

The » coeiese then! ‘called. on Col,
Pecie: for*an address, * ‘He congratu-
dated::the association on; its:'strong

“position: and spoke#.on ‘organization, §
yt ached .on. the history of. party poli-!;

4
28s

and: pave, in detail the results of
past’ elcetions. ©: Sidney, “he «. pointed
outs is a; natural ‘Conservative. -strong-

hold, ‘ands gotting ® stronger:: ‘Col,

E Peck told. of fhe series of social eve-

‘nings which have: been held’ through-
aut: the : ‘Island, during: the: winter
months, saying. that | they. had been

attended: with interest ‘and “enthusi-
usm... He spoke. on.the Kamloops con-
vention which;:he said; was the finest:
» political convention ever held, and on:
the Winnipeg: convention, ° which : was

held in the Winnipeg: Arena, where:
j Phousands' of people were gathered to-:

| rather, Re thought that it could, not
fe purpassed anywhere in Canada.

He then touched. onthe laws nnd_
nets of campulsory: co- “operation, the
ett aby et Ww qe eet ny,
Ne works, loan Jill, public debt, nnd
Instly the P.GB.. At the conclusion
of the address Calis Peak? avaa piven

mot onthe usinetic ny lange,

“Much “discussion =
matte rR followed, nftor whieh . the
pirostdont, on hohalt fof the” associ.
“Hen, tendered’? a-vate of thanks to

Cok Poel for, ‘his, fervleus Aoring the
besslan, : ; Ls ac .

tande wy

; on, important,

‘officers took place, with A. W. Baw-!

.1Frost, while the -consolation was pre-

| sented to Miss " Grace Simister, ‘and:
much to her surprise a large ‘Easter’!

é 288 was presented to -her decorated:

1 were foremost. i
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HONOR GUEST

| Mrs, He G.
itertained last Wednesday evening in
jhonor of Miss Grace Simister whose |
net riage ‘takes place on April 9th to
-J. E. Besher of Cowichan Bay.
The reception rooms: were daintily
decorated with spring flowers.. hva-
_cinths, daffodils, sweet peas and wild |
currant. The first part of the eve-
‘ning was spent in bridge and 500, the i
prize for bridge going to: Mrs. E. L:
McKenzie and‘for-500 to: Miss Irche |:

iM

in pink and niauve vand. filled..with 4.
many beautiful’, gifts: ‘and: two Easter}
| bunnies dressed:as bride. and groom |
‘the egg? giving “a:
epresentation’ ‘Lor.
an: Easter wedding. |;Miss Simister

{spoke a few words of: thanks to the

guests‘in her usnal charming man mer
“kin é 1

The high!windwliich pievailed’ eur-
jing Sunday. night’ and all-day’Monday |
caused. several: | launches and: smal]
boats’ to be blown ashore? and: in «:
inumber of: ¢ases considerable damag
Was ‘done. Capt: Byers. Jaunch::

j badly wrecked and now, int: the
jhands of! Copeland & Wright, boat
builders, for: repairs, © The. sea! wa
0 choppy the regular: launch xervie

iby Mr. Pollok between Fulford Wares
j more than ‘successful,:.each one being4|

bor. on Salt Spring Island and Tidney
was suspended.

BROWNIES AND
GUIDE iS PL apy

meee me neh et pe

The Brownie and Guide Assuein-
tion held their rear monthly nicet-
eda aaa Woe ore) Vii eee a hs
tendance of members, “Mie. pr eside tit
was in the chair nnd epmet | hes: Mette
ing. Miss Iris Goddard, w i
local’ delegate to Aen
“id Guides ‘Assoclat:
Victorin, give a “vay Inte
port of the meatings: “The rin
of the afternoar.cwiss takes up owithy
disenssion ‘aeto the new building tor

_ wey

the usecof Brownies und Guides aod fs

» Cubs, the lat: tor, UNG dick “ ae

: byeMr Gik,

A WASA

tind,

3 WE Cre put bel

f

hol hie Whidden and: Mrs, Lanta paid +
‘retain visit recently at) the hare)

parts the: former's duighter, Mra. Gy A,
ast Sunday:

Calitorniny: whore oh

en on they way home to’ Nava
Gtin, Mrs: Whidden’ and Mrs, Lantz }

ones me

visited here for some thye during ‘the |

(Christmas season and have Bpent the
‘past couple af months in- Seattle. ©

‘A benefit concert to help ‘seaure
trankportation for Mr onnd Mrs,

Barry bree to Relgium wilh ha given ‘the usual supper of sonidylehbx and Bodking i :
on April 17th under the auspices of ‘eake the elub will serve hot dows and: f uehr ans i

the Sidney Bonrd of Trade. “Tickets
will be onsale inn few ‘days and all,
vitlvens familiar with the cane will no
doubt contribute to-this worthy cause,

Shin Torepeynscayt Ligner Spawn te
onetain= open. after boing closed since
the fire destreyad vneir premises in
the Boraidat: Bleek dedanua yy; cand is”
iny.charge of: Mr Dedidal. The. now
‘atore Ts sittably arranged and han 4
fine private afice in-theefronte:

ce Birhtoon hoyny and. pple enrolled:
lth Misa Cochran: for Whe. “Melody 4
Way?,
chive THO APEC: lane! will be Weld’ n=:
UATE HA ON dJMonday, April).
Tram tte Be A réeltal will be given:
at the end of the first: vorm O18 loge
; new punits may ont “

ofsteaching tmuste Inwto huras |

On Saturday, April Tey t the Hen \
| Saanich Social Chi will held ite
regular xoolal Satardiy: evening! of
enrds and. dancing, but in placa’ of

ico creamy Tho elabshapps te wede’
come many puerts that night and: he
sures everyone a real rand thine.
ee ee
. ~
| Sidney Secial C Chas 24
i evttninvtee seat
i. The regular wookly. meetings af the.
Sidney ‘Soeial Chub.
day evenings Military. foe wad piys
v 4
H vedo eta) LHe:
ava ia Mra. Gritehlan Mr by”
ove Misn Chalk cand May ees
Aulay, whochad a seore of 20°
Phe? intel: WDD pela woh dds | band bevrey:
kindly donated hye fits AL Cr iterleny
wnd propented to-MreeMacAniage At
the tormination. of the ri eal.
Tents Ww ere x

Horth, 1 ‘Deep Cove, en-}

theold

4 i ,
ay

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cayns chelideoin: thes
helub vr rooms,’ Share Acros, on Wedn tant;

ve > Cents per copy :

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ET NOW

According to: plans -of The Local”
Butchers't they will move this’ evening”
t@ -théir new storc at the; corner of...
Beacon Avenue and Fourth Street,

in‘: then w building -iust, being com
pleted for. Mrs Halseth by Contractor
Sutton. of V ctoria. . The: location * is”

wh
the oi)

; ‘elephone;.
rd bacon’ sli

RT ‘and. ‘fxs
ablishment.. on

Ae tUST HAVE

Weanexday ay eninge, the «North...
dnanich Badminton, Clubsmet the Side.
ney Nonsuch Club din Matthews’ all,
Mets Har far the Hinsr ‘exciting
the, season aa -both, teams

nt: trim cae hoth were
Ny {

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AVY A ir
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jor ‘iil’ “Rev! ‘Wdghek, 6
aphedtadley,: 1b. 6
aM, olson, 10

Chas, Monuridge ;

ahd “Margare
Matthews and binds

mdwin,: 15; R
Coelnin, 0,
Paleo Ad ed, ‘Anderson,
» Monet daw and dow Mitenen,. 16, :
Miss Minyiret Cochran “and ity AE
‘Mina Matthews: and CG. A

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somigiai, iS

schon te Ar Sila snows avo" thelr:
aprons Vanek war the rin hotween
ude Mid bare: Wile we Grahinnt
RC or Le MudonaldeNice
een] carrying tp. to
tito. 60: milen,
4 punted: blug:
; sep nth
tar _ebanorelal: use
OW help te take: caro.

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