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Presidents Report Excellent progress has been made on relocating our office into the lunch room on the top floor of the Museum. We are set up with three stations for people to work on Society business. A new desk and computer will allow us to establish a web site and to provide E mail services to our members. We will also have the capacity to digitally scan original photos of early West Vancouver for our web site and Newsletter. At the same time we have a new office we have cleared the upstairs meeting room to allow much greater opportunities for both the Museum and our Society to hold meetings and receptions. It seems like a win all around. > Our new PHONE NUMBER IS (7781 279- 2235. Up until recently we had been connected to the West Vancouver Municipal phone system. For a variety of reasons they asked us to secure our own separate line. Since the office is not staffed full time an answering machine is attached to leave a message. Our loss of Joan Skipper has been deeply felt by all of us. Joan was a tireless worker on behalf of the Society. One of her major contributions was as Membership Chair. Susan Dirassar, a long serving member of the Society has stepped in and agreed to serve until such time as a new Chair can be found. Susan has asked that if any of you have found problems with either your membership or your tax receipts for contributions please call and leave a message. Progress is also being made on the preparation of a ‘sample’ chapter of the proposed centennial book on West Vancouver for 2012. Ambleside has been selected as the neighborhood that will be featured. Many pictures have been gathered to date through the West Vancouver Public Library, the Provincial and Vancouver Archives and our own West Vancouver Archives. We continue to look for pictures of early West Vancouver. If you have any you may be able to share with us please call and leave a message. Two other initiatives have also begun. We are once again trying to capture the stories and background of people who have lived in West Vancouver. An initial interview provided some excellent information. A report was tabled on a new membership drive to include more businesses and individuals in our Society. We are seeking a new chair to take on the responsibility starting in September. If you are interested or know someone who might be interested please call. ANNOUNCEMENT The board of the West Vancouver Historical Society is moving the annual Christmas Party to August 23'd for a noon barbeque. Declining attendance as a result of the busy Christmas season, bad weather and night driving seem to hinder many members from attending during December. Please mark August 23*’«* on your calendar and look for the time and location in your next Newsletter. Omnimn Gatherum * (n.) A collection of various items, a medley, assortment, conglomeration, mishmash, patchwork, etc. Progress Supplement of the West Van News, 24 November 1938, which appeared in the September 1984 History-Onics Telephone Development in West Vancouver West Vancouver’s telephone total reached a new high mark of 1612 on November 1, the British Columbia Telephone Company announces. This shows a gain of more than 200 telephones in the municipality since the first of the year, and is nearly double the telephone total of 10 years ago. Highlight of the year’s telephone development in West Vancouver was the opening of the new Whytecliff office, giving service to the area between Caulfeild and Horseshoe Bay, on July 2 1. Whytecliff’s telephone system is automatic. To house the dial equipment a small building was erected on the east side of Marine Drive, opposite Gleneagles Golf Links. The establishing of the new system also involved an extensive outside construction program. This included the stringing of 12, 000 feet of 50 pair cable, in addition to the placing of a number of new poles and the stringing of open wires. On November 1, Whytecliff had 58 subscribers to telephone service. The Whytecliff office is a part of West Vancouver exchange, and its telephone total is, therefore, included in the West Vancouver total. The history of the telephone in West Vancouver precedes even the incorporation of the municipality. John Lawson, popularly known as “The Father of West Vancouver”, also has the distinction of being a telephone pioneer. He played a prominent part in the (Cont’d. next columnJ Page 3