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001C9650 A Wee&.y '.8'ewsvaoej Nemast nA 6c per Copy$1.00 per year. Qj y/;///Qf///g /// /he District o/' est Vancouver-- A mble//de, Hollybur//, We/to//, Du//dar//'//e Cypress Park, Caulfeil/l', Whytecliff, Etc. ~ol. III EIGHT PAGES HQI L5'BURN P.O., WEST VANCOUVER. B.C., FRIDAY, DECE51BER 14th, 1928 No. 37 4 I ROF. JAhlES hl. hIORGAN Eminent Choir Leader Sydney Gisby to be Candidate for Reeve Sidney Gisby, former reeve, who has a long record of service on the municipal council, will be a candidate for reeve in 1929, it is anriounced today. Mr. Gisby has consented to run after a large delegation of ratepayers had waited upon him last week. Mr. Gisby, who has been a res- ident of B. C. for twenty-six years, was a member of the EVest Vancouver Council for 1916, 1918, 1920, 1922 and 1923. He was reeve during 1924 and 1925. He has also served a term as president of the Union of B. C. Municipalities. An expenditure not exceeding $60 was authorised on improv- ing King's Ave. bet»een 23rd and 2.1th Streets. Christmas Cheer Fund Reeve Vinson Heads I.ist. $ 10.00 :eo .50 1.00 IVe are glad to acknowledge receipt of the folio»ing dona- tions towards the Christmas Cheer fund organized and ar- ranged by the IVest Vancouver Elks. hlonies so collected will bc handed to the H. I'. O. E. to aug- ment their own fund. IVe shall be glad to receive donations from any of our readers, no matter how small the amount. IVe realise that many calls are being made upon one's purse these days, «nd it » as only after much consideration that we de- cided to open this list in IVest Vancouver. If you haven't got i lhe money or cannot afford it, you cannot give, no matter ho» much you wish, but we believe there are many who are not only glad but anxious to help in mak- ing life a little happier and a little more cheery for those who find it difficult to obtain the bare necessities of life. If you want to help, you will do it of &our o».n volition. IIere's your opportunity. 1)onations may be left or mailed to the IVest Van Ne» s and will be acknow- ledged in these columns. Reeve V. V. Vinson . illary Ariel IVell IVisher . Last Tuesday evening Holly- burn Theatre housed the largest cro»d of people ever gathered under one roof in IVest Vancou- ver. Chairs had been taken from other public halls and even from churches to provide seats for the remarkable throng which gath- ere;l to hear the Choral Society stage what was generally con- sidered the best concert ever given in IVest Vancouver. It »as a great compliment to Professor James i~l. ~lorgan and to the individual members of the choir. and a public recognition of the great work this choir is doing. The work of the choir gave unbounded pleasure to the audience, and on all sides were heard encomiums of praise for their achievements. The high state of efficiency already at- tained makes it more than prob- able that the shield, premier em- blem of the B. C. Musical Festi- val, will remain in EVest Vancou- ver for another year at least. Aluch work had been done by members of the choir in arrang- ing tasteful decorations for the theatre, and in enlarging the platform so that it would hold the hundred members who make up the choir. Considerable work is necessary in arranging these details and in organizing the eve- ning's entertainment. The of- ficers and members of the choir, however, are all very enthusias- tic workers, and made light of their trying duties, working to- gether very harmoniously under their president, Mr. B. R. Harri- son, and vice-president, Mr. AV. Grundy, who naturally acted as active directors in this work. The orchestra arranged and directed by Miss Margaret Mc- Intyre, and made up entirely of )Vest Vancouver artists, added very greatly to the enjoyment of the evening. It is worthy of special note that the orchestral scores were also arranged by Miss McIntvre. The work of the choir was particularly pleasing and well done, but its full effect was somewhat marred by the poor acoustic properties of the theatre. Particularly did this influence the tone and volume of the tenors who were located dir- ectly at the back of the stage and whose voices were carried into "the flies" above the stage. A. J. Addy was the soloist for the Stabat i~later. A vocal solo by hlrs. Colin Mc Lean, "Oh, Trusting Heart," by Bach, was very well received, the sweetness and quality of the voice and the r:.markable breath control shown by this artist being much re- marked upon. The always popu- lar Aubrey Clarke in his solo, hIISS 5IARGARET hlcINTYRE Talented Violinist, Composer and Accompanist. found the audience in a specially receptive mood. His singing of "De Profundis," and particular- ly the encore "Absent," brought forth rounds of applause. "Soft- ly Falls the Shades of Evening," was sung by the quartette- hlrs. C. hlcLean, Miss J. Durbin, Mr. J. Johnson and Mr. Aubrey Clarke, whilst the programme was completed by the whole choir rendering "the Heavens are Telling" from Hayden's Creation, AIrs. Howieson, Mr. J. Flett, and Mr. J. H. Smith, taking the solo parts. This number had to be repeated on the demand of the audience. Special mention should be made of the selection "Evening Prayer" played by the orchestra, which proved a specially happy item on the programme. During the evening a large basket of flo»'ers was presented to Miss i~lclntyre in recognition of her efforts in arranging the difficult scores for the Stabat ~later and directing the orches- tra. It was a great disappointment to the music lovers of lVest Van- couver that Mrs. F. X. Hodgson, who is recognised as one of the leading soloists in this province, was not heard at the concert. This local artist »ould have been a to»er of strength to the choir. The first rehearsal of 'Tales of Old Japan" for the hlarch con- cert will be held next hlonday, I)ecember 17th, in Dundarave Hall. There are vacanci~~ for two contralto~ one bass and two tenors. Applicat ions for mem- bership must be made at the hall not later than hlonda&'he 17th and a subscription of $ 2 paid at the time the voices are tested and applications accepted, hlRS, COLIN hlcl.EAN Soprano Soloist Cbural Society Concert is Big Success Largest Crowd Ever Gathered in IVest Van. UNANlhlOUS IN IVISH TO CHANGE I . O. NAhlE A petition has recently been circulated among the residents of IVest Hay. asking that the name of the ne» post officeserv- ing that district be changed from "IVadsley" to "IVesthay".. or "lVesthay Beach." So far hlr. Clifford, who has charge of the petition, has secured one hund- red signatures among IVest Hay people, not one of ».horn has turned him down. In view of such a unanimous disapproval of the name of the new pest of- fice, there should be no difficulty in persuading the postal authori- ties to accede to the request of the petitioners. This matter will he brought up at the board of trade meeting on hlonda& night, when it is expected that some further action will be taken to have it brought before the post office officials. CONCERT TO BE REPEATED AT ORPH E Uhl TH EATRK The choir will repeat this pro- gramme a week next Sunday night, i.e., 23rd instant, at the New Orpheum Theatre in Van- couver, starting at 9.30 p.m., the proceeds being in aid of the Province Santa Claus Fund. This is, we understand, the first time a choir has been invited to sing in this theatre. CONSERVATIVE DANCE Everything is in readiness for the Conservative Social Evening and Dance tonight in the Holly- burn Pavilion. Barry's orchestra of six pieces will be in attendance and a good time is promised to all who attend. The pavilion has been very tastefully decorated for the occasion, and a large number of invitations have been issued. All indications point to the affair being one of the big- gest of its kind ever given in IVest Vancouver. HOARD OF TRADE iVILL hIEET NEXT hIONDAY The last meeting for this year of the Hoard of Trade, will take place at Colonel K. lV. Sav- ory's office, 1429 hIarine Drive, at S p. m. next hlonday. It is hoped that as many members as possible will attend, as it is prob- able that a resume of the board's activities during the year»ill be given. H. R. HARRISON President of Choral Society. ~ 0 ~ ' +\ +4+ AUBREY A. CLARKE Baritone Soloist AUTOISTS ASKED TO iNOTE LICENSE NUIIBEM Autoists obtaining their 1929 licenses are requested by the police to memorize or make a note of their license numbers for reference in case of necessity. In the past much trouble has been caused when persons losing cars have been unable to give the authorities the numbers of the missing vehicles. Lectures tu High School Students On Tuesday afternoon, Dec ember 11, llr. Abell of the B. C. Safety League. delivered a most interesting and instructive ad- dress on "Safety Education" to the High School students and senior pupils of Hollybura and Pauline Johnson schools. This lecture, which was given under the auspices of the EV. V. P. T. A.,emphasized in numerous ways the A. B. C. of Safety Education, viz., "Always be Careful." Mr. Abell quoted B. C. Statistics to support his statements in con- nection with the astounding number of accidental deaths in B. C. ~lore accidental deaths » ere attributed to drowning than to any other accidental cause, whereas the total number of accidental deaths in B. C. far exceeded the number of the dreaded disease, tuberculosis or cancer. Following this lecture. Alr. Ablell, of the Canadian Forestry Association, showed moving pic- tures, which illustrated his re- marks about the aims of the As- sociation and stressed the need there was for care and preserva- tion of our forests. From an educational standpoint in the line of forestry and industry, the lecture was of unusual interest and benefit to all the students and visitors who attended. hlr. Ablell also displayed pictures de- picting the many fire hazards in the home. i~lrs. O'Yeill of the B. C. Safe- ty League Executive, who is in charge of the "Safety Educa- tion" work for the Provincial P. T. A., was also present and made a strong appeal to the children to "Al»'avs be Careful." After the meeting, refresh- ments were served by the P. T. A.