British Columbia Musician
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
contributor: Miller, Ernest C.
issued: 2024-03-26
issued: 1926-02-08
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note: ' MINISTER OF OTTAWA. OUT » ■■•""■" -7 ' • Vancouver, B. C, Feb. 8, 1926 Official Journal of the Musicians' Union, Local 145, A. F. of M. VoL III.. No. 10 il te?**--1 k Christmas Day At the Hospitals W/THH all the family ties and merriment that tends to bind our members to their own homes and firesides on this great day of days, several of our boys unselfishly gave up much of their valuable time to cheer and comfort the sick in the hospitals. Two orchestras were got together by that apparently concentrated force of inexhaustible energy, Ernie Allison mid played at the i-haughnessy Military and Vancouver General Hospitals from 12 till 2. To donate their services so generously at such a time has been warmly appreciated by the patients and staffs of the two hospitals, and they are deservedly worthy of the thanks of the entire membership. In tendering our esteem to the personnel of the orchestras they with us will agree that the member who assumed the responsibility of assembling the musicians for the occasion —a difficult task on account of its being Christmas Day—-is worthy of the highest commendation. The following are the members who performed: Shaughnessy Hospital—Frank Mulgrew, Alex. Sturrock, R. Livie, A. Fraser, Wm. Couling, Fred Fletcher, Roy Endersby. ■Vancouver General Hospital—Harold Copley, Wm. Bethel. P. Duguid, Thos. Shankie, George Wood, W. Chandler, A. H. Cook, EL Tennant, James Kennedy, A. Griffin, W. Dove, E. Allison. The band of the Sons of England, under Bandmaster Waddingham, who Is a member of this Union, also played at the General Hospital from 10 a.m. till 12 noon. This band contains several of our members, Ray Cruse Returns Home . . *. *•■ f Scene: Post Office (in country store) Mrs. Parkins: "Anything for me?" Postmaster: "Don't see anything."' Mrs. Perkins: "I Was expecting a letter or postcard from Aunt Maggie, telling what day she was comin'." . Postmaster (calling to his wife): "Tollie! Did you see a postcard from Mrs. PerklnS' aunt?" rys …
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Vancouver (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0442361
language: English
lat: 49.2611110
long: -123.1138890
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Vancouver, B.C. : Musician's Union, Local 145, A. F. of M.
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