8
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Prince
Rupert
Daily
News
.
Saturday.
April
1.
1950
0GD
lrvlo
Local
Man
Had
During
his
terms
of
office
his
was
the
provision
of
the
Canad-
hal1
11
'U
be
work
was
of
the
highest
calibre
'ian
Legion
Education
Services.
idf'r
Kvik(
to
'
and
the
future,
of
the
great
or-.The.se
were
after
taken
over
by
ex"service
s
ganlzation
may
be
safely
left
to
the
Dominion
Government.
The
Rer)dents.
It
u
a
these
younger
veterans.
The
tra-
,
value
of
this
work
is
readily
con-
ar(
co!lrage.
u.
j
'
i-
i'
i-j
u..
.
'
..
are
"t.,ii-
f
ul
record.
Among
the
early
leaders
were
Fred
Pyle,
William
Den-ning.
James
M.
Campbell,
J.
F.
I
Hutchison,
S.
B.
Marshall
and
ic.
h.
Youngman.
In
1926
Mr.
lYoungman
and
Mr.
Hutchison
iwent
as
delegates
to
Vancouver
History
and
Service,
Canadian
Lesion
Here
fliuon
ana
recurus
are
srcuie
ui
leueu
uy
ine
wns
oi
tnousands
"
Up
th
their
hands.
I
who
took
advantage
of
the
Dm-
na.nd
will
not
wrights
for
three
years
and,
on
their
discharge
in
1946.
decided
to'
open
their
present
construction
business.
They,
r.ow
operate
a
modern
up-to-date
shop
with
a
working
crew
of
more
than
twenty
tradesmen.
As
members
of
the
Legion
both
Greer
and
Bridden
'are
very
proud
of
the
beautiful
new
Legion
Club
which
they
had
an
opportunity
of
constructing
and
I
should
like
to
refer
very
gramme
for
it
prepared
the
serv.
1
Zone
Renr....
attended
a
meeting
at
which
!
and
.uum
...-v
o
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.
,
,
it
.
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I
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1
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1
.
.
.
Ell
(MO
II
the
Great
War
Veterans
merged
oneny
10
one
or
iwo
oi
uic
many
it
nwii
iur
uiiuiig
meir
iun
part
mce
..in,
ih
ranaHian
LpbIciii.
contributions
the
Legion
has
on
returning
to
civil
life.
congratulation!
r
Main
Contract
The.
main
contractors
for
the
emodenins;
and
buiiding
of
the
new
Canadian
Le?.on
premises
and
tTu-
"Legion
27
Club"
were
Greer'ahd
Bridnen
Contractors.
Berth
:
Jimmy
Greer
and
Bernard
Britlden
served
in
the
Royal
Canadian"
Navy
fV.R.l
as
ship-
(John
S.
Wilson,
Zone
Representative)
The
opening
of
the
new
Canadian
Legion
building
marks
another
forward
step
in
the
progress
ox
the
local
branch
of
the
organization,
an
organization
There
are
many
others
who
as
made
to
the
community.
The
NOW
A
NEW
Bl'ILDING
of
the
Provincial
C,J
.
.
,
I
.
...
i.j
i
LyA
rrir
IhorA
to
U..iu
WQU.ii
lllro
.
I
presidents
since
men
uavc
given
cenoiapn
was
erecieu
as
u
resuiv
mm.
a,
m.-w
uumj-
-
:
n
of
their
time
and
talent
in
the
0f
their
efforts.
The
annual
ob-
ing.
As
the
branch
launches
ncn
m?
appret
which
i
in
turn
a
constituent
member
of
the
largest
responsible
and
onerous
position
servance.of
Poppy
Day
is
their
upon
a
new
era
in
the
well-
noror
conferred
of
the
local
branch
Then
when
pped
and
beautifully
situated
t,mi
'of
president
solemn
obligation.
;equ
,t;
tu
.v.
n;5oK
p
.
the
the
British
,
service
organization
in
w
orld,
namely
lhese
are
J
continued
or.
Empire
Service
League.
The
new
building
is
a
bi
g
s
A.
Bud,
m.
m.
Lamb,
w.
j.
the
,
,
branch
laced
all
lu
Ranee.
James
smun,
jac
rrrt-ic,
resourres
at
the
disDOsal
of
the
Hugh
Killtn,
Wm.
M.
Brown,
D.
servires
u
was
in
lhe
Canadian
uc
Good
L
To
Done
Legion
building
that
the
first
concerts
and
entertainments
for
the
troops
were
held.
Later,
when
other
accommodation
was
available,
the
entertainments
.
weie
given
elsewhere
but
the
step
from
the
original
quarters
occupied
by
the
first
war
veterans'
club
and
is
worthy
of
the
objectives
and
high
ideals
of
the
League.
This
would
seem
to
be
an
opportune
time
to
refer
to
the
origin
and
development
of
the
Canadian
Legion.
To
many
its
activities
are
known
only
as
being
connected
with
the
annual
G.
Borland,
Harry
Breen,
Dr.
K.
C.
Bamford,
V.
G.
Houston,
Ralph
Smith
and
James
Nicoll.
Many
of
these
occupied
the
chair
for
several
terms
and
it
is
impossible
to
estimate
the
amount
of
service
they
gave.
A
particularly
in
have
been
forcefully
but
reasonably
made.
Perhaps
the
best
tribute
to
the
work
of
the
Legion
is
the
readiness
with
which
all
governments
have
considered
Uiem.
THE
BEGINNING
The
Canadian
Legion
itself
began
in
1925.
Following
the
First
1
Legion
were
first
and
gave
full
teresting
election,
however,
was
,
service
to
the
end.
Great
War
many
different
vet-
the
one
in
1948
when
a
Second
I
A
less
spectacular
but
prob-
World
War
veteran,
Ralph
P.
ably
more
valuable
contribution
observance
of
Remembrance
Day.
eran
organizations
sprang
up,
all
Actually
its
main
activities
are
with
the
objective,
of
ensuring
elected
president.
1
to
the
welfare
oi
the
service
men
7
ad
was
2
carried
on
daily,
without
any
pub-
sympathetic
treatment
of,
veter-
,
Smith
I
CANADIAN
LEGION
B.E.5.L.
I
BRANCH
27
Prince
Rupert
licity.
In
numberless
ways
the
ans.
Some
were
eromoted
by
Legion
means
the
provision
of
,
individuals
for
their
selfish
ends
MEET
THE
EXECUTIVE-
daily
food,
clothing,
medical
but
most
were
s-.ncerely
operated,
i
services
and
even
limited
com-
Unfortunately
the
different;
forts
for
thousands
who
other-'
groups
differed
with
one
another
i
-From-
-
Here
Are
Men
Who
Lead
Legion
In
Prince
Rupert
Honorary
President
Col.
Cy.
W.
Peck,
V.C.,
D.S.O.
Honorary
1st
Vice-Pres.
Lieut.
Col.
J.
MacOregor,
V.C,
M.C..
D.S.O.
and
disunity
grew
up.
One
result
'
was
that
mucu
energy
and
!
thought
were
given
to
outman-
oeuvering
rival
groups
and
con-
j
sequently
the
ex-service
men
i
;
wise
would
be
without
these
necessities.
These
might
well
ask
themselves
if
this
courkry
had
been
worth
fighting
for,
a
coun-
'
try
that
in
war
had
considered
no
expenditure
too
great
if
it,
contributed
towards
its
preservation,
RUPERT
RAD
YOU
HAVE
PROVIDED
OUR
CITY
WITH
ANOTHER
FINE
BUILDING
OF
WHICH
THEY
CAN
BE
JUSTLY
PROUD
Honorary
2nd
Vicc-Pres
Col.
S.
D.
Johnston,
M.C..
V.D.
Honorary
3rd
Vice-Pres
Commander
J.
D.
McRae,
R.C.N.
1z
U4
but
a
country
that
in
peace
could
all
too
easily
forget
the
plight
of
I
many
of
those
who
preserved
it.
and
ELECTRIC
This
the
Legion
is
pledged
to
see
shall
not
happen.
It
does
it
in
two
ways.
were
neglected.
To
the
late
Earl
Haig,
formerly
commander-in-
1
chief
of
the
British
forces
in.'
France,
came
the
realization
that
j
such
actions
spelt
disaster
for
j
all.
With
sure
vision
and
a
gen-
'
ius
for
leadership
he
set
out
to
;
!
'
organize
one
Empire-wide
association.
He
did
so
and
the
Brit-
j
ish
Empire
Service
League
was
formed.
He
visited
Canada
in
the
course
of
his
crusade
and
In
'
Winnipeg
in
1925
the
Canadian
j
Legion
of
the
British
Empire
Service
League
was
formed.
This
President
James
Nlco11
Immediate
Past
President
Ralph
P.
Smith
First
Vice-President
Roderick
M.
MacLeod
"
Second
Vice-President
Alexander
Haig
Secretary-Manager
Philip
M.
Ray
One
way
is
through
the
hund
reds
of
branches
throughout
the
I
W
oodbuilft
Dominion.
Through
these
it
learns
of
the
daily
or
changing
problems
the
veterans
face
and
by
personal
knowledge
and
understanding
often
solves
the
problem.
The
second
way
is
by
presenting
to
Parliament
its
We
Yere
Pleased
to
Supply
and
Install
Executive
Committee
Wm.
H.
Mhrray,
A.
M.
Hr.rst,
C.
Anderson,
Graham
Alexander,
Victor
Duncan.
Neil
Cameron,
J.
S.
Greer.
Mrs.
Margar?t
E.
Smith
and
Immediate
Pst
President
Ralph
Pf
Smith.
Product
5.
year
sees
the
twenty-fifth
anniversary
of
its
founding?
The
Public
Address
m
(Tom
Christie)
views.
These
views
over
the
years
1
In
Prince
Rupert
the
veterans
!
have
been
based
on
well
consid-
were
a
branch
of
the
Great.
War
'
;ered
recommendations
and
the
Veterans'
Association
and
under!
t
presentations
to
the
governments
various
presidents
had
a
success-
Chaplain
Rev.
Chas.
L.
Lomas
(Hon.
Chaplain
to
the
Forces.
Imp.l
Sergeant-at-Arms
'.
Jas.
Taylor
Zone
Commander
,
John
S.
Wilson
s&ipi
.
.
!
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.
SB
S3
-
1
And
Best
Wishes
,
ntr
To
The
Members
Of
The
TO
PRINCE
RUPERT'S
The
The
Piriinice'Kiiflpwft
Biraunclhi
Canadian
and
Legion
C
$nadian
Legion
EoE.S,
Cliih
Legion
I
on
the
Completion
of
their
Modern
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On
Opening
Their
New
Headquarters
May
Continued
Success
Ajfend
All
Their
Ventures
Northern
B.C.
Power
Co.
Ltd.
lere
pleased
to
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Plumbing
and
Heating
SUB-CONTRACTORS,
n
Electrical
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and
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