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001C9747 ifay 10a 1929. GARDENS and GARDENING THE $VEST VAN NEWS THE HORSESHOE PITCHING CLUB %, ~ ~~~ Pc. a% a% ~ ~ 4% ~ 4% ~ M ~ a% ~ J%~~~~ 4% ~~~ P% ~ J%~~~ w By iIINA G. HUTF, Landscape Architect 4s~ & S &. ~ r C ~ Agsiv&css 5choel si LssJgcaye Avcrttltectggve asJGerdosisg. Mesber Nstleaar Lasl ecarte The fact that we can have a continued sequence of bloom from f)owering shrubs almost all through the year provided they are carefully selected is ofte» overlooked. It is therefore nec- er sary when selecting shrubs to t)rink nnton)y of the co)or of their flowers and their suitability for the situation chosen for them, but also of the time that they voi)l bloom. Care must be taken t)iat specimens whose colors ar« not in harmony and which bloom simultaneously are not placed to- gether. Group shrubs whose blooms harmonize in color and time of floweri ng. Such ar- rangement will a))ow the blooms nf the specimens in flower to be set off and enhanced by the foli- age of shrubs ivhose flowers are over or are r til) to come. It is usua) ly desirable that s&.vera) plants of a kind be plant- ed together, yet it is a)together undesirable to put them in in lumps or clumps. The groups of any one kind within the shrub- b ry mass must vary in the num- ber used, blending and softening the planting by mingling differ- ent kinds together where they meet. We have been dealing almost exclusive)y ivith shrubbery bord- ersa but there is another popular use for shrubs an&) that is foun- dation planting. By this term is meant the planting close to the house, which as the term sug- gests, is used to soften or con- ceal the foundation. On the small city or suburban lot undoubtedly this is the com- monest phase of shiwbbery use, ant) one frequently sees it great- ly overdone. Houses ofte» ap- pear to be propped up on a mat- tress of bushes, or practically )iidden behind a wall of growth so dense as to shut out light and air, which rendu)t of course has defeated entirely the object in v&ew, that of beautifying the property. It is easily understood that the )nwer the floor level, the less i~ the need of foundation plant- irg. Sometimes when the house ip nn a fair)y high foundation, and has a tall appearance out of proportion to its width, a con- tinuous planting across the front ten&)s to lessen the height. Tall growing plants should not be used under or near the windows even then however. The best effewt is obtained by widening the planting at the corners, and placing only a few shrubs across the front of the building. As a general rule, where there is not a great difference in the grade and floor level. a specimen plant on either side of the ent- r nce with a few more at the corners to soften the angle where the walls meet the ground, will ar.swer the purpose best of all. If it is planned to use ever- green shrubs for foundation planting among many others, tl:ese coni ferous evergreens, dwarf yew, dwarf hemlock, dwarf irborvitae, dwarf moun- tain pine, dwarf juniper, wi)) re- main shrubs, and not require re- arrangement entailing extra ex- pense and work. They may ap- pear inadequate on first planting, but it wil) not be long before the desired effect is obtained. Broadleav d evergreens such «s Japanese holly, leucothoe, box, inkberrg', small leaved rhododen- drons, such as R. arbutifolium ar~d carolinianum, andromeda, and Japanese euonymous are suitable for foundation use. For contrast use some of the decid- ous shrubs such as barberry, az- alae, snowberry, deutzia, spirea, etc. iVEST VANCOUVER SCOTTISH SOCIETY S. C. MUSICAL FESTIVAI- Urider the auspices of the Knight of Pythias Grand 1v at Horticultural Hall Hastings ParR SA'..'.4: A.I., I ay..~ ra~ a ~ ~ ) gOGRASDI E by Championship IUinners and )Vinners of Vocal, Instrumental, Dancing and Elocution events. SEE AND HEAR THE STAR TAI L'NT OF B. C. Va»couver Parks Board Banc) under Lieut. Cor»field, L.R.A.AI., R.&I,S.ilra ivi)) play from 7.30 to 8.00 p. m. A)) iif ISS ION--50c.; Reserved Seats, $ 1.60, $ 1.00, 75c. BOOKING OFFICE--J. lV. Kelly 1'iaiio Cora G69 Granville St. Come in Your Thousands and Come Early to IIastings l'ark on Saturday I;vening. :.:.i;a:. iy 9f. ~i:.si: has been arranged in the CLACHAN HOTEL, 25th and waterfront SATURDAY, ilAY 18th, at S P. AI. GOOD PRIZES -- RZFRESHiiIENTS -- ) IUSIC Tickets 35c. The West Vancouver Horse- shoe Pitching Club will meet at 8.00 p. m. nn ifay 12th, at the corner of 25th and )Iaywood. All interested are asked to attend. I OI.I.OGH I'OGUE URGED AS FOREST OFFICF.R The council on iIonday night recommended to the Chief For- ester that 3fr. Pollogh Pogue be I'e-appointed as forest officer on I)o))yburn Ridge. They also im- pressed on the Forestry Depart- ment the i»debtedness of the whole municipality to ifr. Pogue for his vigilance in guarding the mountain woods from destruc- tion and the general satisfaction which his prompt re-appointment would give. TO ALI EX-SERVICE iIEN OF IVEST VANCOUVER 'SH UÃ The Canadian I.egion of the Brit- ish Empire Service League IVhat It is rind IVhat It Does '+g! i &» ti tatever alVects Streets.ar Service dii "J ects.retaiii traa!e THE oeerwbebniog majority oi retail euetomera travel by the street cars. A large proportion of the automobiles along the curb belong to business men and employees of neighboring stores and businesses who therefore are not shoppers. The increasing congestion in our downtown streets due to unnecessary automobile travel on car line streets and parking on car line streets, is hampering and delaying the street cars in serving the 80 to 90 per cent. who travel in them. It is the direct and personal interest of the merchant and the downtown business man to see that the street railway is enabled to give speedy, cheap and conveni- ent service. Known from coast to coast, with branches in almost every village, town or city in Canada; several branches in the U.S.A. a»d one in the British West In- dies. An organization of ex-ser- vice men and women brought a- bout by the efforts of our late Commander-iri-chief, Field iifar- sha) Earl Haig. As ap outstand- i»g leader of huge armies in bat- tle he knew better than anyone the value of unity and co-opera- tive effort. As a result of his untiring ef- . forts we have today the Canadi- an Legion which is a part of the British Empire Service League, once referred to by His Royal Highness, the Prince of EUa)es, as the BIGGEST BRITISH IN- STITUTION. The organization that has for years acted as an advocate for the widows and orphans of the fallen, the disaled ewsenice men or women. The orga»ization that main- tains a competent service bureau at Ottawa to deal with their claims and legislation on behalf of the ex-service men and their dependents. A service and adjustment of- fice in each and every province in Canada. The organization that is offic- ially recognized by Dominion and Provincial governments, by mun- icipal and other authorities as the premier effective and active agent on behalf of Canada's ex- scrvice men. The organization that must live because thousands of men and ivomen require its service end support. The organization that is found- ed in RIGHT and JUSTICE, SERVICE and SACRIFICE. The organization that was founded to maintain the memory of the falle» and to perpetuate the spirit of 'those who gave their all for their HOiiIE, their COUNTRY and their EiiIPIRE. Your Corps Commander, Gen. Fir Arthur Currie is a member of the Canadian Legion. Are you'? If not, why not~ There are many reasons why ynu SHOULD join. Apply today to the Branch Secretary. Assist your stre'ct raitmay to state Vancoutn itortag eottrtaar: 'FrrerrttibuuarrCa VA N CO UVXR VICTORIA NORTH SHORE CANADIAN CLUB No Dlsparlt) Farmer Giles had married once agin, and all the village were talking of it. It was knoivn that the farm- err's bride was some forty years younger than her husband, and, according to the villagers'p- bringing, this was not right. Eventually the rumor got to the ears of Giles himself through a very intimate friend. "Everyone's talking about ye," began the friend. "They'e a- sayin'e had no right to marry so young a lass as ye did. The disparity is too great." "Don't you believe it," retorted the farmer. 'As a matter o'act there's no disparity at all, for every time I looks at the wife I feel twenty years younger, an'verytime she looks at me she feels twenty years older!" ilr. Basil Allen, C.S.I., wi)) ad- dress the North Shore Jubilee Canadian Club, next Monday, May 13th, at 6.30 p. m. in the Palace Hotel, North Vancouver. He will speak on Indian Affairs, having had a long experience in India. 4Ir. Basil Allen was educated at Corpus Christi College, Ox- ford. He was president of the Oxford University Athletic Club and a running blue. In India llr. Allen, in the course of his duties, was brought in close touch with the Indian peasant. He served at headquarters and divas chief secretary to his gov- ernment, a post that gave him a wide acquaintance with adminis- trative problems. He was a mem- ber of the old pre-reforms legis- lative council of the Viceroy and became a member of the new Iridian Legislative Assembly. In this Assembly, he held the im- portant post of Chief Govern- ment whip, bringing him in touch with politicians of every shade of opinion from all parts of India. During the war, Mr. Allen commanded an Indian Lab- or Corps. He retired from the Indian Civil Service in 1926, aft- er. some thiNy years service in d:fferent parts of the country. Sidelights on Alfred the Great The cult of the strong, silent man still persists, and its follow- ers are now apparently trying to claim great historical figures as conforming to their favorite type. So it seems, at any rate, from the fo))owing passage in a Yorkshire school-child's essay:-- King Alfred was fed up with the Danes. He went to a cow- herd's cottage. He knocked at the door, and went in. Alfred divas a polite man, he took off his ):at, sat down and never said a word. I'OT AND BEDDING PLANTS I'er ti !i zero. Seed I'ota toes and G rass Seeds Next Dood to Theatre Dante's Telephone Slogan The telephone service in Paris is notoriously bad, and public opinion (says a Paris message) is sum»red up in Da»te's slogan. which has been painted in bold letters on a cafe telephone box near the Bourse:-- "Abandon hope, all ye who ent- er here." VERNON FEED STORE A. C. SEARLE Phone West 9 Next door to Theatre Fuel and Bui)ding Supplies. I.ETTING OF ifARINE DRIVE CONTRACT DEFERRED The council on iIonday night gave instructions that the depos- it cheilues of Harrison and La- morid Ltd.. the General Construc- tion Co. aiid the Ce)umbia Bitu- )ithic Co. be returned to them as their tenders for the wit)erring cf giIarine Drive were too high. 'I he tender of Ellis Cotton Ltd. was laid or& the table for further consideration. b& A, ill. Stephen by Iligh School Students Adults, S5 cents Children, 15 cents Readinlw ilusieal numbers Proceeds for Sports and iIagazines LITERARY AND MUSICAL EVENING IN INGLEIVOOD SCHOOL AUDITORIUif 0n Friday, May 17th, at 8 p.m.