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Page 9 West Vancouver Historical Society May 2004 Thanks to Valerie McPolin for the Following: My Mother Daisy Jones May 19,1899-March 2, 2001 My mother, Daisy Wray, arrived in Vancouver from England in 1913. She had voyaged to Vancouver with her seven older sisters and her father. From as early as 1914 the eight girls used to picnic in West Vancouver. My mother even rode a rented horse on some outings. My mother’s dream was to live in West Vancouver. In 1914, her dream came to realisation. She was now married (Daisy Jones) and with her husband, her sister and I, she came to live in West Vancouver. My mother died March 2, 2001 at nearly 102 years of age. She always loved West Vancouver. Submitted by Valerie McPolin Peggy Barker to Be First West Van May Queen Before a crowd which filled Hollyburn Theatre last Friday evening Reeve Leyland after a brief address, made the drawing which resulted in Peggy Barker of Pauline Johnson School becoming West Vancouver’s first May Queen. Her maids of honour will be May Armstrong and Jean Hill, both of Hollyburn School, according to the arrangement agreed upon beforehand that they should be the candidates from that school which failed to have the honour of numbering the Queen among its chosen representatives. All three girls, as it happens, come from families who have been residents of the municipality for a number of years. The Queen’s guard of honour will consist of ihe nine remaining candidates from the two schools, namely, Jean Warner, Janet Thompson, Dorothy Jackson, Olive Childs of Hollyburn School, and Enid Clements, Margaret McLellan, Adelaide Lopatecki, Keitha Anderson and Patricia Bibbs of Pauline Johnson School. Following the drawing the Queen and her maids of honour were called to the platform amid the applause of all their schoolmates and the rest of the audience. -West Van News, May 15“', 1931 A Depression Advertisement: West Van Branch Canadian Legion Can supply men for the following: PAINTING. ELECTRICAL WORK, GARDENERS, PLUMBING and handy men for all kinds of work Phone West 71Y May Queen Ceremonies 1935 The outstanding feature of the May Day festivities will be the coronation of May Queen-elect Dale Eriksen at Ambleside Park immediately following the parade, during which May Queen Margaret [Curry] will perform her last official act, the planting of two trees. At Ambleside Park the retiring May Queen will conclude her reign by an address and place the floral crown on the head of Queen elect Dale, who, after the singing of the National Anthem, will make her official speech and will be presented by Reeve Leyland with the Golden Key. The signing of the parchment roll, a record of May Day, by the Royal Suite will then take place. The May Queen will present the prizes for the major sports events, view the May Pole dancing, etc., and start the first race of the afternoon events. Leaving the grounds she will visit North Vancouver General Hospital at 3:30, place flowers on the Memorial Arch, and tour the municipality to Whytecliff. She will be present at the official banquet in St. Stephens’s Hall, when Dorothy Greenwood will be the soloist, accompanied by Mrs. Sheffield, and at 9:15 p.m. she will officially open the May Day Ball. COL. WARDEN GOVERNOR OF SANDWICH JAIL Colonel John W. Warden, D.S.O., O.B.E., is now governor of the Essex County Jail, which is situated at Sandwich, Ontario, on the Detroit River. Colonel Warden, who commanded the 102"“ Battalion, “Warden’s Warriors,’’ overseas, is very well known in West Vancouver. He is one of the old timers of the municipality, and was a member of the council in 1913 and 1914. His many friends here will extend their best wishes to him in his new appointment. April 8, 1932, WVN Tally-Ho Tally-Ho has made an appeal to its readers for issues of the newsletter going back before the ‘80’s. These they would like to scan and share with their BPAHA readers, and ask, if you can help, that you contact Tally-Ho at P.O. Box 91504, West Vancouver, V7V 3P2, or ‘phone 604-980-0444 or email j.nM»r|.»srcnnk<4)sliaw.ca. This appeal attracts support as it is an important community history and archival matter. Family Re-Orientation? “Daddy,” said Phyllis petulantly, “John has asked me to marry him, but I told him I couldn’t leave Mamma.” “That’s all right, child,” said father brightly, “take her with you.” WVN Jan 31. 1931 What Did They Have In Common? All five had the same surname. They were the children of Boer War veteran and Portadown nati ve Alexander Graccy, who was for many years WV’s sanitary inspector.