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001C9867 A Wee z y .8 ews va &e- Newsstands 6c per Copy$ 1.00 per year. CirculatiugiN the DistrIct of West Varzcouver--Ambles/ de, H0llyburN, Weston, Duedarave Cypress Park, Caulfeild, Whytecliff, Etc. Vol. IV EIGHT PAGES HOLLYBURN P.O., WEST VANCOUVER, B.C., FRIDAY, NOV. 2'2nd, &929 No. 36 Choral Society to Give First Concert of Season Next Thursday Next Thursday evening, 28th November, the ~Vest Vancouver Choral Society will give its first concert of the season in the Hol- lyburn Theatre. The programme which is divided into two parts, is a particularly interesting one, and will appeal to all music lov- ers. There are two features to which special attention should be drawn. The first of these, sea chanties, is certain to be very popular with the audience. These old sea songs which the wind- jammer sailors used to sing at their work, are filled with the roll of the ocean and possess a happy- go-lucky swing which goes right to the heart of British audiences. The second, "A Tale of Old Jap- an," is a very t,eautiful cantata composed by the well-known composer S. Coler'dge-Taylor to the words of the poem by Al- fred Noyes, the celebrated Eng- list poet. This is the first time this cantata has been given in IVest Vancouver, and the Choral Society has devoted very con- siderable time to it both under the direction of the late Profes- sor Morgan and i~Ir. J. Haydn Young. Miss Margaret McIntyre, the talented accompanist of the choir, has arranged a wonderin) orchestration for this rendition of the Cantata, and altogether this concert promises to be one of the most attractive ever put on by the Society. There is no need to speak any- where in B. C. of the calibre of any offering put on by the IVest Vancouver Choral Society. It' record in the B. C. Musical Festi- vals stands by itself, and is a guarantee that their rendition of any musical score is the best which can be produced in the province. There is one sad feature in connection with this particular concert. It is the first time the society has appeared in public without the leadership of the man who made them. IVhile in no sense attempting to detract from the qualifications and ex- cellent leadership of his success- cr it should be remembered that the choir spent a long time on the Tale of Old Japan under the baton of the late Professor Mor- gan. It would therefore appear to be the kind and grateful and the proper thing for every resi- dent of EVest Vancouver to make a point of being present for that reason apart from the certainty of hearing a very beautiful piece oE music expert}g rendered. The following is the program: PART I. "O Canada" SOLO AND MALE CHORUS--Sea Chanties. (a) "Shenandoah." Soloist, Mr. A. J. Addy. (b) "Bound for the Rio Grande." Soloist: hfr. Aubrey Clarke. CANTATA Orchestration arranged from l'iano Score by Miss hfargaret hfclntyre CANTATA SOLOISTS Soprano: hfrs. Howard Leggatt. Tenor (Soprano): Miss B. Tristram Alto: Mrs. lV. B. Thomas Bass: Mr. James Lowdon hflSCELLANEOUS SOLOISTS Mrs. R. Howieson, Miss D. Jones, Miss B. Tristram, Miss M. wilson, Mr. A. J. Addy, hfdf Aubrey Clarke, hfajor A. M. Lester. PART II. CHORUS--"Awake the Dawn" ....................................................wagner (from "Die hfustersinger") with Orchestral accompaniment TRIO--"Orpheus with His Lute"............'.............--.......................Sullivan bliss hf. wilson, hfrs. R. Howieson, hfiss D. Jones. LADIES'HORUS--"The IVind's in the South"............J. Prindle Scott SOLO--"Open Thy Blue Eyes"........................................................hfassenet bliss Barbara Tristram SOLO AVD hfALE CHORUS--Sea Chanty. "Billy Boy" ............................Soloist: hfajor A. hl. Lester CHORUS--"Border Ballad" ............................................................Maunder (from poem by Sir IValter Scott) The Howe Sound Ferry Com- mittee wrote the council that Mr. Carson, M.L.A. for Lillooet, has left petitions throughout his con- stituency asking the provincial government to establish a ferry system across Howe Sound and iinother ferry across Jervis Inlet to connect with the Powell Riv- «r road. This with the use of hiarine Drive would open a coast highway from Vancouver to Pcivell River. They asked for the assistance of the council either by having petitions signed throughout IVest Vancouver or bi sending representatives xvith Mr. Carson to Victoria when he should go there to place the prop- osition before the minister of public works. They were advised that Reeve Vinson would accom- pany Mr. Carson and it was re- quested that information be sent the council as to the date on which it was proposed to take up the question in Victoria. Dr. EV. G. Curry, Nho owns ivaterfront property at Cypress Park, wrote the council that it was hIs desire to develop the l oating facilities in that section, arid with this object in view he was preparing material for build- ing a small wharf and landing float. During the construction ot the new IVhytecliff road a wooden bridge just ivest of Cy- press Park was demolished and replaced by a concrete structure, the old timber being thrown down the bank. Part of this tim- ber was rotten but a consider- able portion of it could be used in the construction of the pro- posed landing, and he asked for permission to use such timbers «s were suitable for his purpose. The council granted him permis- sion to do so, providing he gave a written undertaking to dispose of all the timber referred to in a mannner satisfactory to the engineer. TO TAKE UI'OiVE SOUND TO BUILD A iVHARF FERRY QUESTION I.ANDING AT CYPRESS PARK ~IAKE THE CHILDRENi HAI'I'Y BY DOXATliiG TO THE XIIAS CHEER FUND ~V. 8. Thomas President IVest Vancouver Choral Society which is giving its first concert of the season in Inglewood school auditorium next Thursday. CONSERVATIVES TO HOLD ANN UA L i~i E ETING AND ELECT OFFICERS The annual general meeting and eleetiorr of officers of the IVest Vancouver Conservative Association will take place at the Fortune Cup Inn next IVednes- day evening, 27th instant,at 8 p. m. The members hope to make such arrangements as will result in this following year being one of the most active in the history nf the Association. Every mem- ber is asked by the Association to do his or her bit towards this object by making a special ef- fort to be present on wednesday evening. DONATIONS ..........$5.00 . -.009 Reeve V. V. Vinson .. IVell-wisher...... A hildChild Total Council Nptes The engineer reported to the council on G. AV. Hermann's of- fer to cut timber to size and creo- sote free of charge providing the municipality would lay a 4 foot walk in front of D.L. 763, South 40 acres, Lot 3. The offer would remain open till 1st March, 1929. Referred to incoming council. The engineer was instructed by the council to keep in hand the cutting of wood on road al- loivanee 817,etc. i&IUNICIPAL EAIPLOYEES ~ TO CONSIDER SUPER- ANiVUATION SCHEi~IE Villiam )Vood ivrote in refer ence to certain boulders from the read allowance on 556 B. $ . ofP G E between blocks ~3 and ~8 which he found too large to shift and ivhich ivere preventing hjs efforts to clear his boulevard. The matter divas referred to the chairman of the board of works and the engineer with popover teact. The municipal employees brought before the council the question of the establishment of a superannuation scheme among all municipal employees to be conducted according to the regu- lations laid down by the provinc- ial Superannuation Act. The clerk was instructed to call a meeting on Monday night in the Municipal Hall at 7 p. m. of all municipal employees including outdoor ivorkers, constables, anal ferry staff to consider the ques- tion. AV. G. AViltshire wrote the council in reference to the condi- tion of the road at the bus turn at IVest Bay, where there was a large pond which could be drained away. He asked for a gravel path from )Vest Bay sta- tion to Radcliff Ave., and that some of the b&ash and trees be cut back at the bend near the )Vest Bay steps to alloiv motor- ists a clearer vieiv. He divas ad- vised that the council ivould look into the matters to which he had drawn their attention. Recently J. B. Furniss ivrote the council in reference to the bus service to Horseshoe Bay suggesting certain alterations in the schedule. The council ivrote the Pacific Stages and received a reply from them in which they stated that before issuing their ivinter schedule effective 1st October, they had canvassed their patrons in order to arrive at a schedule satisfactory to them, and that so far they had iwceived no complaints from the regular patrons of their buses. It was their desire at all times to co-operate and give the best se rviee possible. The council wrote the company stating that apparently the council's attitude was not quite understood, ivhieh was that in future they expected to meet the company's represen- tatives and discuss all proposed changes in schedules before they were introduced. J. B. Furniss wa» sent a copy of that part of the company's letter referring to his complaint. IVest Vancouver L.O.L. No. 2990 asked the council to open the lane at 554-E.100-4-20-C in connection with their propo-al to build a hall. The engineer was instructed to report on the cost of such work. The engineer reported to the council on 4!iss Jessie Steven- son's application for protection of 555-59-B from erosion by creek water. The cost svould be $ 112. An expenditure not in ex- «es of this sum was authorized. Aubrey A. Clarke One of the most popular singers in IVest Vancouver, who will be heard in the "Sea Chanti- es" at the Choral Society Con- cert next Thursday. Geoige Hay divas re-appointed member of the town planning commission to take effect for three years ending November, 1982. Christmas is only four weeks away. chile it is a time of joy for everybody, both old and young, we especi- ally associate the season with happy children. For most of us as the years pile up, Christmas is largely a time of memories. Our minds go back to the days of childhood, to many of us of Christmases spent in the Old Land, and we remember the old family gatherings and the waits and the mistletoe and other quaint old customs which filled our hearts with joy. Instinctively we want to see ever& body happy at Christmas, our children, and all child- ren wherever they are and whoever they belong to. whatever our circumstances we make a special effort to see our children bounding round the Christmas trees in our homes, and gleefully showing us the wonderful pres- ents which Santa Claus has brought them while they slept. IVe trust that these scenes are to be seen in every home on Christmas morning throughout our land. Yet, and we know it, it is not always the case. Here and there in every city and community we could see. had we the all- seeing eye, some small child jump out of bed to the little stocking so trustfully hung up the night before and then creep sobbing back again with empty hands to bed and broken-hearted suffering to be followed by a day of hunger. Such scenes are, we think, the saddest this sad world has to offer, yet they are enacted every Yuletide in spite of the brave efforts made to overcome them. It should not be so in any home in IVest Vancouver and in order to help a little that there may not be any such cases the News is opening a Santa Claus Fund as it did last year. Donations may be mailed to the IVest Van News, P. O. Box 101, Hollyburn, or can be left at our office and all donations will he acknowledged in the first subsequent issue of The News.