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ceive a good public send-off. To this end, they have issued invitations to several prominent men, the attendance of some of whom will ensure that the Hall has a memorable opening. It is certain, however, that the platform on Friday night will be worthily occupied, and the only feature which will threaten to rival the enjoyment of these opening speeches will be the dance by which they will be followed. The Committee is anxious that it should be understood that no general invitations have been issued. The event is a public one, and everyone is welcome. This, of course, applies with equal cordiality to the ladies. The present president of the Association is Mr, W. A. Thompson; the vice-president Mr. J. G. Teare; Mr. Todd the treasurer; Mr. Cecil Barr and the Executive includes Messrs, George Marr, Frederick Lance, Jacob Hutcheson, For the purpose of erecting this new hall, a building committee was appointed, consisting of Messrs. George Gourlay, Mr. Jacob Hutcheson, George Marr, the President as chairman ex-officio. Throughout the negotiations leading to erection of the building, Mr. W.J. Irwin of this City (Ivorth Van), one of West Vancouver‘s most earnest enthusiasts, has been a prominent figure. Mr. Irwin will be present at Friday night's function vJiich is timed, by the way, to start at 8:00 o'clock," It might be of interest to identify some of the people mentioned; W. A. Thompson; J. G. Teare; George Marr; Jacob Hutcheson; George Gourlay; W. J. Irwin; a brother-in-law of John Lawson and a partner in the West Vancouver Transportation Company, His house at 2200 Argyle, built in 1910, was a showpiece later the first police chief in West Vancouver lumberman after whom Marr Creek is named father-in-law of Percy Masterman whose marriage was the first white marriage in West Vancouver realtor with an office at the south-west corner of 23rd Street and Marine Drive a resident and former mayor of North Vancouver, but also a realtor vrith large property holdings in West Vancouver CONSERVATIVES OPEN THEIR NEW HALLl The NORTH SHORE PRESS, the new name of the EXPRESS, started its account of the opening in its issue of February uth, 1913: "West Vancouver Conservative Association openea their hanasome new hall in Dundar-ave on Friday evening in the presence of two hundred ladies and gentlemen". As President, Mr. Thompson opened the meeting with an outline of the work done by the Conservatives in West Vancouver. Mr. Irwin followed with kind words for the architect, Mr. McLean, and for the contractor, Mr. Watt. He added, "I would suggest to the committee that the hall will be a very useful one to the community at large, and I trust the committee will rent it, and that all functions such as dances, socials and church meetings ...." Inasmuch as he had provided the building and stood as landlord, a directive rather than a requesti Mr. Morton, publisher of the NORTH VANCOUVER PRESS, delivered an address on the Borden government, John Alexander, councillor in North Vancouver and realtor in West Vancouver, added his words of praise, adding that the name Dundarave was a contribution of his partner, Mr. McNaughton, who came from Dundarave, Scotland, As the only avowed Liberal in the hall. Reeve John Lawson got a big hana -wnen he rose to speak. He paia high tribute to Mr. Irwin for opening up the Dundarave area.