0001 IRR )RR 0. 116 68I, 'RR luther lkc tu ma cf ether Two '-gular nRcal., o the (olkru cmuc- And, most death l Only uc of ulltl!L ! !a cc other dials. Senior I Lym c runs icr the I they l time. l up a. ck wac ring iia lt Bill cuc h'r. Al. s twice uwc ta went in msplit (acda)c Qeutkc a)etccr gct ky „iVaa Smitk, Blatcca lcaught Lacking dllbc m !planeat 4Ra(kc The(cp iahImh 0! 'c(km ,Ikry E 4atRm u(unky vent+ ucu )6 gmpccc CcOk~ Circulatiugin thc District of West Vancouver-- Amblesidc, Hollyburn, Wcston, Dundaravc 31.00 psr year. Ccryprcss Park, Caulfeild, Whyteciyff, Etc. 5c per copy at newsstands. ( f,') Irol. VII 9("M- HOLLYBURN P.O., WEST VANCOUVER, B.C., FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1932 Nu. ISIX PAGES NAY DAY CEI.EBRATION AND 20TH ANNIVERSARY A HUGF SUCCESS IVest Vancouver celebrated its May Day and 20th Annlvercary in royal fashion hurt Tuesday. From 9:10 a.m. when the start- er's gun sent the school relay teams oiy at Csulfeild, until I a.m. when the orchestra in the HoUyburn Pavilion played the home waltz, there was not a dull moment in the festivities. All the various events which nlsde up the celebration went OA like clockwork and to time, s proof of the hard work and organizing ability of the hiay Dsy Colnmit- tee. THE B. C. SIUSICAI. FESTIVAL The B. C. Musical Festival for 1932 is a thing of the past and the adjudicators have departed. As in psst festivals, there have been criticism and disappointmcnt voiced by some of those taking part, which is inevitable in all such competi- ! tions regardless of how fairly and wisely they are conducted. I! But the criticism of the public as shown by the reported poor attendances is a more serious matter, and cannot be dismissed so lightly. Making sll allowances for the depression, there is no question, if prese comments are correct, that the festival these last few years has not been receiving that public support to which it ought to be entitled. It is equally true such a condition can only lead one to the conclusion, that the regulations under which it Is conducted do not in some essentials meet with popular approval. In this cunnection it must never be forgotten apart from sll mone- tary considerations, that in the three branches of the arts I .„~ '~ the people and not the critics decide what is really worth 'r while, and they are the best judges. West Vancouver is well known as a musical centre, and, going among its people as we do, we are in a peculiarly good position to hear just what our residents think of the festivals year by year. And what they say the rest of Vancouver is ! ssymg. We have never yet heard any adverse comments on the conduct of the instrumental competitions, but the vocal side of the festival certainly comes in every year for a deal of criticism. The general opinion of the public is that too many marks are given for vocal technique, and too few for natural quality of tone. People generally will not pay and do not wish to hear any singer, however well trained, who has not been endowed by nature with a concert voice, just ss they would not be interested in seeing a number of well trained carthorses run the Derby. We are making no comments on this, but are merely repeating what we have been hearing for years, and which has been proved by the reported lack of public interest. Another comment frequently heard is the apparent absence of any standards. The Arst objection could be met by a change in the mark- ing system and by havirg preliminaries not open io the public, and the latter by a policy of not giving any awards where the contestants are not up to festival form. There have been very few charges levelled of unfair decisions, but in fairness to the adjudicators we believe they should sit behind a screen when adjudicating snd the com- petitors be numbered, in fact there has been an insistent demand among our residents for years back for such an ar- rangement. These are the main objections voiced, and we have thought it desirable in the interests of the festival that they be brought to the sttentioq of those responsible. The latter are doing .the public a great service in sponsoring and ar- ranging the festivals year by year, and it would be a calamity if by any chance in the future the reported lack of public support should result in their having to be discontinued. We have no axe to grind, and can only trust that these comments will be received in the spirit in which they have been made, which is for the furtherance of these competitions to that point where the B. C. Musical Festival will come to be ack- nowledged as the best in Canada. OLD TIRIERS'OI.L ~ As a tribute of respect andgratitude this scroll is inscribed The Old Timers'oll is now at on behalf of their feRow citizens the municiPal hall and anY en- this 24th day of May, ineteen titled by length of residence to hundred and thirty-tw'o. sign thely nccmes thereon are asked to call at the hall and do The following have so far ap- so. The roll is worded as fol- pended their signatures: G. J. lowe: Newman, John Lawson, George THE MUNICIPALITY Hay, Mrs. John Lawson, J. B. of hiathers, Mrs. J. B. Mathers. W. WEST VANCOUVER C. Thompson, H. F. Kettle, hL J. 20th Anniversary, 1912-1932 Kettle, Mrs. H. L. Thompson, G. The Municipality of West I. Lawson. Mrs. P. H. Johnson, Vancouver was incorporated by Nrs. S. Millard, Ethel M. Millard, Act of the British Columbia Leg- H. L. Thompson, Mrs. F. V. islature on March 16th, 1912. Guinan, F. V. Guinsn. hi. L. The first election took place on Yates, J. S. Yates, M. E. Lunn, April 6th, 1912, and the Arst D. O. Lunn, Mrs. F. Dixon, Mrs. council meeting was held on K. N, Newman, T. A. Spencer, April 8th, 1912. Mrs. J. Sentance, John G. V. Tk)e names ofi those listed be- Sentance, Mrs. John Cripps, low crepresent the men snd John Cripps, Mrs. G. Barker, women wrrrk were residents of Nrs, P. E. Trussell, Mrs. J. D. West Vancou.er prior to April Donovnn, Mrs. R. B, Cripps, V. 6th, 1912. With far-sighted vis- H. Johnson. L. K. Davis, Mrs. M. ion, courage, and optimism they Williams, Chas. Appleton, Mrs. have exemplified the true spirR Janet F. Herman, Mrs. C. Smith, of the pioneer and for 20 years W. M, Thompson, )V. J. Smith, have shared the burdens of corn- F., Ward, R. M. Husband, R. W. munity responsibility. Pyne, R. B. Cripps, 'Chas. R, The steady development that Hay, Jas. N. Edington, Walter in this year of 1932 ls evidenced Gourlay, Colin Turner, James throughout the municipality and Jeiyeries, Claud J. Barrow, A, P. the spirit of good will that ex- Kerlay, John Grant, John Stew- lsts among our citizens are due srt, Wiley Lutes, Felix J. in no small measure to the splen- Troughton, R. J, Cripps, A. A. did foundations laid by these Cripps, Jacob Hutchinson, F. P. pioneers. Colpitts, E, J. Davis. „Acg c Relay Race The great athletic event of tbe day, the relay race from Caul- feild to Amblezide, was won by the high school team composed of James hIurray, John Fiddem Alton Grafton, Ted RusselL Jim Watson, and Jack Schuberg. Each of these boys holds an in- dividual cup for having been on either Pauline Johnson or the Hollyburn School teams, whu have been the victors in the past two years during which the race has been run. The lapsed thne for the winning team was 24 min., 6 I, 5 sec., which is 16 sec. slower than Hollyburn's "me last year, but really much faster allowing for the 30 seconds han- dicap. Pauline Johnson was sec- ond ir oS oil», 6 ! '6 u~. whit» HoRyburn was clocked at 28 min. 66 3y5 sec. in spite of a Ane effort by Alex. NacAulay. their last runner, to reduce the lead against them. Following the race the teams and oificials were entertained at breakfast by the headmasters of the three schools at the Pantry. The winners in the other road races, as well as those held in the forenoon at Ambleside Park will be found on page 4 of this issue. Parade The judges had a hard time deciding the winners of the par- ade prizes, as considerable tinie trouble and ingenuity had been displayed by both individual con- testants and these responsible for the Aoats. Details of their judging are given on page 4 of this issue. Led by the West Vancouver Boys'and, the parade left Mar- ine Drive and 20th Street at I p m and proceeded to Amblecide Park, Queen Peggy Barker, 1931's Nay Queen snd maids of honor being in a carriage and pair. and hIay Queen-elect Jean Warner and her maids of honor, in a beautifully decorated sutra The pioneers, wearing appru. priate ribbons, had a special sec- tion and also a Aoat in the par- ade. The crowning of the new hisy Queen in Ambleside Park was rendecvd particularb. appropri- ate by the Empress of Japan'u passing through the First Nar- roaw and sounding her whistle in the midst of these ceremoniea Reeve Leyland in a brief spcwch congratulated May Queen Jean on having ascended the throne on the 20th anniversary of the municipality and present- ed her with the key to )Vent Vancouver. He also read three congratulatory telegrams ad- dressed to him from Premier Tolmie, A. E. Muon, MS'., al.d Senator A. D. NcRae in recogni- tiun of the anniversary. Trustee (('ontinued on Pago 4) First )Vest Vancouver hlunicipal Council 1912 and the Municipal Hall iieft to right--W. B. Carter, Engineer; Geo. Hay, Councillor; Chas. Nelson, Reeve; T. F. hierrick, Councillor; S. Gintz- burger, Councillor; J. B. Mathers, Councillor; G. H. Peake, i.,lerk. hIAY DAY CELEBRATIONS The May Dsy Fund Commit tee wishes to acknowledge the following further donations to- ward May Day prizes. They would also like to thank all don- ors again, most heartily, for their geqprous contributions. If any gift has remained unack- nowledged through error, this miutakrmawiIMa gladly mvotifvd if the donor will communicstp at once with any member of the committee. Otherwise, the fol- lowing items complete the list of acknowledgements: Dr. F. Stainsby........... $3.00 F. Eatock ........................200 W. H.................................. 2.00 Mason's Transfer ........,..... 2.00 N. and J............................. 2.00 M. A. Hamilton Smith...... 1.60 J. D.:..................................... 1.00 J. R. P, ........................... 1.00 J. D...:..........i..................... 1.00 H. B....................,....,........,.. 1.00 W G . .................................... .75 W. B. . ................................ .50 Associated Dairies ...Milk to the Refreshment Stand. Woodwards Ltd....Order (32.50) West Van, Police Dept....A watch Smith, Davidson A Wright....A pen. Well )Visher....Linen Table Sets (2 boxes). Todd gc Manning............A plaque West Van. Electric (J. Patter- son) ....Flashlight. A. D. Gunn gc Co. 3 boxes of chocolates. J. S. Fry A Sons Ltd. (G. Payne) 3 boxes of chocolates. The Walter M. Lowney Co...»1 box of chocolates. Robertson's Bakeries Ltd Cake and Cookies. Hollyburn Market ............ Bags Associated Dairies ..Prize, value 65.00. George H. Hewitt ..... 2 prizes Mrs. Busst ..................2 prizes Ormond's Ltd.............. Prize Hobb's Transfer (Bob Black) Prize. hirs. C. Smith ................. Prizes Correction--Owing to a clerical error last week, hIr. H. Thorpe was credited with one dollar in- stead of two in the Nay Day Fund Committee's donation list. IVest Van News Fund Friend ................. 61.00 hir. Norberg ................, .. 1.00 IIAY DAY SNAPSHOT COMPETITION The judges for the snapshot competition will be Blair N. Clerk and V. V. Vinson, who to- gether will choose a third. Con- testants may send in more than one entry, but each entry must consist of six different snsp- shots. Contestants must write I manic end ad'mc un thu back of each snap, and ea'ch en- try of six snaps must be enclos- ed unmounted in a sealed envel- ope and delivered to the Snap Shot Committee at W. I Ogden rk Co.'s store, ihiessinger Block, Marine Drive, by 6 p.m. Wednes- day, June 1st. There is no entry fee, size of snaps is immaterial, and all snaps sent in, not Alms, become the property of the Nay Day Committee. BASEBALL On Monday evening, the West Vancouver Senior ball team will take on the Squamish team at Ambleside Park. The Indians have not lost a game in their three starts and will be out to make it four straight. Kendrick will likely pitch fOr the Braves. The local boys have only played one game which they dropped to Lynn Valley but will be out Monday night to try and stop the Indian's winning streak. The Intermediates got into action last night when the West Vancouger youngsters visited Nahon Park. They will meet the Native Sons at Ambleside Park on Tuesday. Following is the Intermediate schedule: hlav 19--Lynn Valley vs. West Vsncouler, at L)nn 1al)ey. Nay 26--Native Sons vs. West Van at Nahon Park hIay 31--Lynn Valley vs. Native Sons, at Lynn Valley. June 2--)Vest Van, vs. Native Sons, at West Vancouver. June 7--)Vest Vsn. vs. Lynn Valley at )Vest Vancouver June 9--Native Sons vs. Lynn Valley at Nahon Park. June 14--Lynn Valley vs. West Van at Lynn Valley July 6--Lynn Vallev vs. Native Sons, at Lynn Valley. July 7--Native Sons vs. West Van. at Nahon Park. July 12--West Van. vs. Lynn Valley, at '(Vest Vancouver. July 14--Native Sons vs. Lynn Valley, at 51ahon Park. July 19--)Vest Van vs Native Sons, at West Vancouver. Be sure and turn out for the baseball dance tomorrow even- ing at 8:30 in the Hollyburn Pavilion. I" '..'.~e'll -:S'..'Ã!k.k( .k( - /I' A Weekly Newspaper