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001C96AA February 1, 1929. GEORGE GRIGOR NOKV AVITH ~IONTR EA L LI FE INSURANCE COY. The ~Iontreal Life Insurance Company is to be congratulated upon securing as its AVast Van- couver representative ~Ir. George S. Grigor, a ivell known AVest Vancouver citizen. The AIon- treal Life is a 100 Canadian Company ivhich has made steady progress sine its incorporation bv Federal Act of Parliament twenty-one years ago. The Com- pany's business in force is now cloubling every four years. It &s a strong feature of the Comp- any's policy to make regional in- ';stme nts proportioned to prem- ium deposits. It has already in- vested a considerable amount in B. C. Provincial and Municipal Securities, ivhich investments ivill grow as the business of the Company develops. The Comp- any writ;:-s all the standard forms of Life Insurance, as well as a number of attractive special policies. As ivas the case in Vancouver, the thermometer early on Wed- nesday morning registered a loiver temperature in IVest Van- couver than for many years. Mr. J. E. Troughton, who resides at 23rd and Hayivood, found that by his thermometer, found that tivo degrees above z;-ro cm his verandah at that time. DEATH OF G. C. 1)YRXELL'S BROTHER Thomas A. Byrnell, brother of G. C. Byrnell, died on hIonday at his residenc, 1818 Grant Street, Vancouver. The deceased ivho was in his eightieth y=-ar, was born in Bruce County, Ontario, but came to Vancouver thirty- seven years ago, and became a prominent real estate man in GratMlview. Besides his wife h is surviverl oy five sons, Ernest Allan Charles Fruderick, Nor- man Fletcher, Alfred Roy, Gor- don Lambert, and two daughters, ~lrs. R. Uttley and Miss Frances C. ByrnelL Ha has also one sister and five brothers still liv- ing; tIrs. G. lV. Martin, A. I-I. Byrnell, both of Toronto, J. and R. lV. Byrnell of Fenelon Falls. Ontario, J. 4V. Byrnell of Sagi- naw, ~Iichiga», and G. C. Byrnell of West Vancouver. Funeral services ivere held at C»ter a»d Hanna's chapel, Van- couver, yesterday afternoon, Rev. A. C. Bingham and Rev. David Long officiating, and in- terment ivas made in Ocean View Burial Park. II. E. Reynolds, 13th and Jeff- erson, returned to his home last iveek after an absence of tivo months at Pitt Lake, ivhere he has a shingle bolt propositio». Flis sons are still at the opera- tion, a»d s~lr. Reynolds expects to return there shortly. EVith about a foot of snow o» the ground and a temperature outside of 15 degrees above zero, in this sectio» of the country, it is hard to confine on 's thoughts to Spring, a»d floivers. It is much easier to sit in front of the fire and rea 1 an.l that is just ivhat ive have been doing for the last half hour or so. AVe have been reading an old book called "Old Fashioned Landscape Gard- ening," writ ten by A»dreiv Jackso» Doiv»i»g in 1848. Dow- ning ivas a pioneer in the natur- alistic type of landscape garden- ing in fact Frank A. Waugh, credits him ivith being the very first of America's Landscape Gardeners. Very little of Dow- ning's ivork remains, and it is by his ivriti»gs that his ability as a student of this art is judg- ed. He wrote several books, all of which are interesting, and particularly so, the one which we were so fortunate to pick up on one of our noon-day rambles through a second-hand boo& shop. Tho chapter on Roses is exceptionally interesting and ive are quoting parts of it for your enjoyment. August 1848. "A fresh bouquet of midsum- mer roses stands upon the table before us. The morning deiv- drops hang. heavy as emeralds, upon branch a»d buds; soft rich colors deligh'. the eye with their lovely hues, and that rose odor, which, every one feels, has»ot lost anything of its divine siveet- ness sine tne day the floiver bloomed in that heaven-garden of Eve, fills the air. Yes, the floivers have it; and if we are not fairly forced to say some- thing this month in behalf of roses, then ivas Dr. Darwin mis- taken in his theo" of vegetab1e magnetism. IVe believe it ivas that mon- ster the Duke of Guise, ivho al- ivays made his escape at the sight of a rose. If there are any "outside barbarians" of this stamp among the renclers of ou'floiveryland," let them glide. out while the door is open. They deserve to 4«drow»ecl in a butt of attar of rose~the i»sensibles! We can well afford to let ther» gp, i»clewl; for ivo feel that we havo only to mentioii the name of a rose, to draw more closely around us the thousands of the fairer a»d hetter part of our readr.rs, ivith ivhom it is the type of every thing fair and lovely on earth. "Dear flower of heaven and love! thou glorious thing That lookest out the garden nook among; Rose, that art ever fair and ever young; EVas it somo angel on invisible wing Hove& d around thy fragrant sleep, to fling His glowing mantle of warm sun- set hues 0'er thy unfolding petals, wet ivith deivs Such as the floiver-fays to Tit- ania bring 7 0 floiver of thousand memories and dreams, That take the heart with faint- ness, while ive gaze On the rich depths of thy in- ivoven maze; From the green banks of Eden's blessed streams I dream'd thee brough t. of brighter days to tell Long pass'd, but promised yet ivith us to divell." If there is any proof necessary that the rose has a diviner orig- in than all other floivers, it is easily found in the unvarying constancy of mankind to it toi so many centuries. Fash io»s there have been innumerable in ornaments of all sorts, fi om simple sea-shells, wor» by Ntibi- an maidens, to costly cliamo»ds. that heightened the charrfs of the proudest court beauty--sil- ver, gold, precious sto»e.=.--all have their season of favor, a»y1 then again sink into cotnpara- tive neglect: but a simple rose has ever been and will ever he the favorite emblem and «dorn- ment of beauty. "IVhatsoe'er of beauty Yearns, and yet reposes, Blush, and bosom, and siv.et breath, Took a shape in roses." --Leigh Huiit. NOTE The writer will coaslder lt ~ pleasure to aasuer questions coaceralaS the sardea la thl ~ colusaa. The questions should he addressed to tbe writer ls care ol the Editor. The ~sawer will appear la as early Issue or II ~ personal reply I ~ desired ~ ~ taasped, ~ ell-addressed eaeelope should he enclosed GARDENS and GARDENING ny ZIINA G. HUTT, Landscape Architect Ceraduat ~ la Lndscaplns U. ol C Asnerlcaa Scbool ol Ladscape Architecture aod Cardealag. Mesnber Nstloaal Laadscape Service. THE AVEST VA.i HE)VS Correspondence SCHOOI. TRUSTEE HARRI- SO'.tt THANKS SUPI'QRTERS Editor IVest Va». News. Sir:--ofay I through the court- esy of your paper convey to my friends in ~Vtsst Vancouver my appreciation of their kindness in supporting a e in the recent el- ection of School Trustee. Owing to my uncertain move- ments during the past iveek the result of th= election has only just reached me today, I trust. however, that the selection of the new members to carry on the ivork of the School Board will meet ivith the approval of the majority of the ratepayers. It ivas not through lack of interest that I did not appear on any of the platforms during the week of campaign but my time ivas fully occupied ivith other matters and it ivas difficult for me to gii's the usual attention expected from those seeking of- fice. Had I been a more recent arrival in the municipality it ivould have been more n:-cessary for me to have introduced myself and possibly outlined my ideas on school government. During my short term of of- fice it ivill be my aim to see that our boys and girls not only have an opportunity of r;-ceiving a first class commercial education, but also support our excellent staff of teachers in their endeav- or to see that the moral training is not overlooked and that each pupil under their car= has an op- portu»ity of a right start in )ife which ivill result, I hope, in their becoming worthy citizens and a credit to )Vest Vancouver. Yours faithfully, B. R. HARRISON. San Francisco, January 25th, 1929. Ssx Reasons mhy you are so:etimes Rate for %vol'k or suppgg Nestor Aaickae 2, Aaaw Oa Trek 3. Bridge Gragatiel Trek Urlasdieg 5. Rssiluey &eieg 'T is becoming harder and harder ~ - to operate sueet cars through thm streets of Vancouver quickly owing to increasing traffic coages- non and delays beyond tbe conuol of this company. Automobiles parking oa car-line sueets, crowing the car doors, accidents, breakdowns of uucks, coal wagons and huniture vans loading and unloading at the curb, bridge congestion and bridge open- ings, level crossings and a dozen other matters conspire to make your crip chrough che streets longer than it used to be. As one of the vast majority of the public who cravel by sueet car, you, the car rider, are entitled co fair play. If you uavel by automo- bile, remember that directly or in- directly your prosperity depends upon the street car rider. r 6. Bridge Opal British Col bia Electric Railmay COiiF- TO THE as.~e: ia rw ..Ournaaien: FEED THE BIRDS Editor West Van News, I would like to remind resid- ents of the urgent needs of our f athered friends during the present inclement iveather. IVhen the earth and boughs of trees are snoiv-clad their natural rations are "ery meagre, and un- less th y are supplemented by kindly people, numbers of valu- able birds will be lost and this of course ivil] mean an increase in i»sect pests»ext summer. This may seem to some a small matter, but I ivould like to point out that the biotic relationship betiveen birds and our food sup- ply is an extremely important one. In my small garden, birds are alivays present, ivith the result that ins.cts are kept to a mini- mum and my apples, plums and cherries rank very good. I am First Game at 7.30 Betiieen Bantams Second Game Girls Teams Third Game Between High and Ex-High Boys Children 15c.Adults 25c. BUILDING PERIIITSSwimming Club Asks For Public Support Three building perm;ts of atotal value of $3.650 were issued by the municipal hall officials in January. Particulars are as fol- loivs: Dear Sirs:--IVill you kindly alloiv the EVest Vancouver Ama- teur Swimming Club space in your valuable paper for the fol- loivi»g: Since the commencement of the club last August, the people of EVest Vancouver have taken a keen interest in its activities and welfare. The club has made steady progress since it was formed, as 's indicated by the proivess of some of its members who are also m:mbers of the St. Stephen's Church Sunday School League, ivho recently ivon a vic- tory in an aquatic event over the ivhole of the Va»couver teams. This event cesorves hearty co»- grat ulations. The meeting of the club have been held regularly all along, a'. ivhich important events for the coming summer have be;-n ar- ranged a»d it is sincerely hoped that they ivill receive the strong support of the public ivho are asked to bear in mind the Big Dance to take place in the Hol- lyburn Pavilion o» St. Valen- ti»e's Day, February 14th. Full particulars ivill be advertised in your paper next iveek. Yours truly, G. VANCE, Sec.-Treas. per Laivrence Speck. Dwellings Shoddy, S., ~Vest Bay..-----$-.000 Grant, S., 13th a»d Duch- ms Avenue......... 1.500 Garage Edivards Broa., CypressPark............. 150Yours sincerely, PURCELL HARDAIAN $3,650 The children at the Pauline Johnso» school ivere given a hol- iday on 'I'uesday afternoon due to the plumbing having become froz;a. This ivas thaived out dur- ing the afternoon, a»d the school ivas opened as usual on AVednes- day morning. FEEl) THE BIRDS /'clitor AVest Van Neivs, IVo»'t you kindly remind your readers to sweep a fciv spots bare and sprinkle a little food for our featherecl frit»cls? Also our little squirrels can be rememberecl by laying out our apple peelings a»d ivaste fruit ivhere they c.an get them in old woodsheds, t tc. Youl's ~I. BULI~LEY. TO OVERATE A FREIGHT SERVICE TO iVHYTECLIFY Singer Buckingham and Fell, laivyers for Flanders and Maris- co, advised the council that their clients proposed to operate a motor truck freight service from Vancouver to ~Vhytecliff, anti that they ivould like to knoiv ivhat rules and regulations laid doiv» by the municipality they woultl have to comply ivith. To begin ivith it ivas intended to make tivo trips a day. They ivere advised a license to operate such a service could be obtained in the usual ivay by application at the municipal hall. I)UNDARAVE SCIIOOL CLOSVsl) I'OR TIVO DAYS It ivas found necessary to close Dunclarave School yesterday and toclay as it ivas frozen up and too cold for the 'cholars all younger children, to do their les- sons in conifort. This is an old builcling a»d is not coristructed to ivithstand the rigors of such extreme iveather as has been ex- perie»col this iveek. It is inda~d true, as some wise man has said, that many persons who are busy are only picking up the beans they have spilled j& '.X'l';I- U (SDAY F:.5.(UA ((7t'i Iih THE INGLEIVOOD SCHOOL GYilIiXASl Ui~f l HREE GAMES