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001C9621 A Wee&.y '.4'ewsvaaei $ 1.00 per year. Ct'rculatiiigiii the District of'est Vancouver-- Ambleside, Hollyhurri, Westou, Duwclarave Cypress Park, Caulfeild, Whytecliff, Etc. Vol. III EIGHT PAGES HOLLYBURN P.O., WEST VANCOUVER, B.C., FRIDAY, YOVEMBER 9th, 1928 No. 32 "Arm slice" IVas it a dream, I wonder, That in the years gone by, The earth's brown dust was crimsoned, Beneath the silent sky; That lives so young and fearless, )Vere reaped by cruel death, Upon the field of battle, Slain by its icy breath. AVas it a dream, I wonder, That thro'he quiet street, I heard 'midst sound of music, The tramp of marching feet; 4Vhile all the world was shadowed, And hearts were full of pain, For those who went so bravely, )Vho might not come again. Was it a dream, I wonder, The war of years gone by, IVhen earth's brown dust was crimsoned, Beneath the silent sky: Ah no! --no dream, for victory Bringing us world wide peace, EVas won by hearts that bled and died, To give us Armistice. --HONORIA TRAILL. l'UBI.IC ilEETING CALLED HY RATEPAYERS'SS'N FOR NEXT TUESDAY Next Tuesday, November 13th the IVest Vancouver Ratepayers'ssociation is calling a public meeting in Ambleside Hall, starting at 8 p.m. There are two special subjects for discussion on the agenda, (1) P. G. E. Rail- way, (2) "Should IVe Revert to the IVard System?" Everybody is welcome. The proposal of the I'. G. E. directors to do away with the railroad to IVhytecliff as made by them to the IVest Vancouver council has become a burning question on the whole of the North Shore, and at the present moment is much in the spotlight. The second has been a subject of controversy for many years, Other matters of public interest will be discussed. V ETERANS ATTENTION! The Canadian Legion, 4Vest Vancouver branch, will parade at 10.40 a. m. on Sunday at the Memorial Arch for the Armist- ice Day Service. Any ex-service men who wish to line up with the Legion on this occasion will be welcome. Armistice Day PERCY iVILLIAAIS INVITED TO ARCHERY-TENNIS CI.UH DANCE The Archery Club and the Tennis Club of West Vancouver are combining in organising and arranging a dance which will be held in the Hollyburn Pavilion next Thursday, the 15th inst. Percy williams, the world's fast- est human, has been invited and it is hoped that an opportunity of meeting the world famed Percy will be given the people of EVest Vancouver. Apart from this attraction dance lovers can be asured of having an excep- tionally pleasant evening. The affairs sponsored by each of these clubs have hitherto proved very popular and when the combined executives are busy arranging a special dance we can reasonably expect it to be of a very successful charact- er. Refreshments will be served and the Cotillion Hall Orchestra has been engaged. Tickets, 75 cents, can be obtained from any of the executive members of the clubs, the names of whom are as follows: TENNIS CLUB:--J. E. Jaf- fary, L. Davenport, 5Irs. R. C. Procter, J. G. Grisedale and J. ihIcA rthur. ARCHERY CLUB:--AIrs. J. D. Tait, Dr. Roberta Vass, Mrs. R. C. Procter. 51rs. A. B. Raw- kins, Miss E. B Bolton and Mrs. E. E. Hill. Tickets may also be purchas- ed at the door. A brief service will be held at the residence, 29th and Water- front at 2 o'lock tomorrow-- Saturday -- afternoon after which the cortege will proceeil to the United Church of which the deceased lady had been a member during her residence here. Interment will be made in Capilano View Cemetery. llIID. AlcBAIN I'ASSES AiVAY IN H ER 78TH YEAR 1 /J The many friends of Mrs. P. A. McBain will regret to learn of her death which occurred at 2 o'lock yesterday--Thursday --afternoon at her residence 29th and waterfront. 51rs. Mc- Bain had been ill for almost three years. The deceased, who was in her 78th year, was the widow of Jno. i~icBain of Orillia, Ontario, and %ad lived in that city for eigh- teen years. After a year's resi- dence in Edmonton, Alberta, she came to live in IVest Vancouver. This has been her home for the past eight years. She leaves to mourn her loss two sons--A. E. and EV. McBain, President and Vice-President of the Lakeside Coal Coy. Ltd., and the Armitage-McBain Lumber Coy. Ltd. of Edmonton, Alberta: and eight daughters,--Mrs. J. Riach and Mrs. Roberts of Ed- moriton; blrs. L. R. Miller, Mrs. J. Ewart Jaffary and Misses Edna, Eva, 51ary and Mabel of West Vancouver. RATEI'AYERS PASS VOTE OF SYblPATHY The meeting of the Ratepay- ers'ssociation on Tuesday night adjourned after a vote of sympathy had been passed to 51rs. A. AI. O'Donnell coupled with an appreciation of the good work done by the deceased to- wards the welfare of the com- munity. LEGION TO HOLD Si&IOKER AND BOXING BOUTS The West Vancouver branch of the Canadian Legion is giving a smoker next Friday, 16th Nov- ember, at 8.15 p. m. in Dundar- ave Hall. A good musical pro- gramme has been arranged and there will be several boxing bouts, for which meals will be given. The boxers will be all local boys. Everybody is wel- come. Admission 25 cents. The council instructed the clerk to write the North Vancou- ver District Council setting forth its views on the joint sink- ing fund situation. This year the tenth anniversary of Armistice Day falls on a Sunday. It is entirely appropriate that it should do so, for on each succeeding November 11th, we celebrate not so much the termination of a successful war, as reverence and endeavor to keep green the memory of those who gave their lives in that terrible struggle. Our opinions on war generally and on the Great War in particular do not enter into the matter. whether the conflict could have been avoided or not, and which nation or nations should be held responsible have nothing to do with it. Armistice Day is sacred to the memory of those who gave their all for their country, and as such it is our bounden duty to honor their memory. 5Iany, indeed most of them under~vent much hardship and suffering before making the supreme sacrifice, and it is only right and fitting that we should all of us regardless of creed or race attend the service at the Memorial Arch on Sunday, and observe the two min- utes'ilence. The passing years bring forgetfulness, but we should never allow time to take away the memory of those who, whatever their faults and failings, made the supreme sacrifice. On the tomb of the unknown soldier in westminster Abbey these words occur, "Their name liveth for evermore." That this may be so should be our prayer as it is the duty of each one of us to make that prayer come true by keeping green the memory of those who died in the Great AVar. THE OFFICIAI. PROCLA~IATION FOR THANKSGIVING DAY CANADA George the Fifth. by the Grace of God, of Great Britain. Ireland, and the 13ritish Dominions beyond the Seas, King. Defender of the Faith. Emperor of India. To all to whom these presents shall come, or whom the same may in any wise concern, GREETING; 4VHEREAS it hath pleased Almighty God in His great good- ness to vouchsafe this year to Our Dominion of Canada, a Bountiful harvest and other blessings )Ve, therefore, considering that these blessings enjoyed by our people throughout the Dominion do call for a solemn ack- knowledgment, have thought fit by, and with the advice, of Our Privy Council for Canada to appoint, and we do appoint Monday the twelfth day of November 1928 (Armistice Day) as the day of General Thanksgiving to Almighty God for the bountiful harvest and other blessings u ith which Canada has been favored this year, and we enjoin all our loving subjects throughout Canada to observe the said day as a day of thanks- giving. In Testimony Whereof, 4Ve have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent and the Great Seal of Canada to be here- unto affixed. EVitness: Our Right Trusty and AVell-beloved Cousin Freeman Viscount AVillingdon, Knight Grand Com- mander of Our Most Exalted Order of the Star of India, Knight Grand Cross of our 51ost Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Knight Grand Commander of our IIost Em- inent Order of the Indian Empire, Knight Grand Cross of Our Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of our Dominion of Canada. At Our Government House, in Our City of Ottawa, this nine- teenth day of September, in the year of Our Lord One Thous- and nine hundred and twenty-eight, and in the nineteenth year of Our Reign., By Command R. SHIBLEY, Acting Under-Secretary of State. Thanksgiving Day The Poet King of Israel centuries ago, wrote:-- "Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise; be thankful unto him and bless his name. For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlast- ing." Today our own revered Sovereign addresses us in words of similar import:--"EVhereas it has pleased Almighty God in His great goodness to vouchsafe this year to our Dominion of Canada a bountiful harvest and other blessings.... IVe do appoint 31onday.... as a day of thanksgiving to Almighty God.... And we enjoin all our loving subjects throughout Canada to observe the said day as a day of thanksgiving." Thanksgiving is fundamental in human experience. If we receive a gift from a friend we are quick to acknowledge it with an expression of thanks, how much more then should our thoughts turn in thanksgiving to the "Giver of every good Gift" for His great goodness to us. EVe, in Canada, enjoy many blessings, "A bountiful har- vest and other blessings," as the Royal proclamation reads. EVe have the blessings of peace, security, prosperity, and free- dom. EVe have the blessing of constitutional government and civil and religious liberty. In our affairs of State, commerce and industry we have an enlightened leadership and our lit- erature, art and sciences possess vision and virility and the freshness of youth. )Ve enjoy that inestimable privilege of membership in the great British Commonwealth of Nations in which diversity is merged in Unity,--Unity of purpose, power and achievement for the common good. AVe hold an honored place among the Nations of the world. IVe ivould also remember that great blessing which came to us ten years ago this month when the Great ~Var ended in a Victory for the armies of Right, the commemoration of which Victory we have joined with our day of Thanksgiving. For these and many other blessings we have cause for sin- cere thanksgiving. In the contemplation of all these blessings however, we would recall to mind the counsel of St. Paul:--"IVith thanks- giving let your request be made known unto God," for there are some things in our midst we would desire were otherN ise. In our economic and social structure there are inequities which we Ivould have removed and inequalities which should be sup- planted with a wider demonstration of the principle "An equal opportunity for all." IVe would seek for the individual a larger measure of economic freedom and a greater dominion over the cares of this ivorld. EVe would remember those who mourn, and pray that there may come into their experience the ful- filment of the promise "they shall be comforted." IVe would also desire to see the Fatherhood of God and the brotherhoood of man established as a greater reality in our daily life. These are some of the thoughts that come to us at this Thanksgiving Season. Thanksgiving is a grateful and joyful acknowledgment of blessings received; it may also be made a recognition of blessings still to come and an opportunity for us to dniicate ourselves anew to the service of God anti Our Country.