_ST. MATTHEW’S CHURCH AND THE WAR._
[A description of the work done by each of the churches in Nova
Scotia would require a book in itself. The following article on the
activities of St. Matthew’s Church, Halifax, is typical of the
manner in which the churches of all denominations throughout the
Province watched over the spiritual and material welfare of men of
the Overseas’ Units.—EDITOR.]
Early in the War, as soon as it became evident to the citizens of
Halifax that the struggle against “Might” would endure for some time,
and that this station would become again and remain an important
rendezvous for the army and navy while hostilities lasted, the question
of showing some tangible appreciation to the volunteers who were
rallying to the colors became paramount in many minds. Noticing the
presence of many of these men at the regular church services in St.
Matthew’s the minister (Rev. J. W. Macmillan, D.D.) conceived the idea
of having special receptions so that they, while in Halifax, should find
a real church home and get sociably acquainted with members of the
congregation.
Such receptions were held at the close of the usual Sunday evening
services. Many of the men were met thus and later welcomed at various
homes during the week. It was later found expedient for these hosts to
join forces so as to be able to entertain larger numbers than could be
accommodated at the houses, and it was thus that the Thursday evening
entertainments originated in the schoolroom of St. Matthew’s Church
during October, 1914. These gained immediately in popularity until
crowded houses with S.R.O. signs continued for five winters without
intermittence, except for a few weeks following the great explosion of
December, 1917.
The ladies of the congregation were from first to last the chief motive
power at all these meetings, and the secret of their success. Some were
not publicly in evidence but worked “behind the scenes” in supplying and
providing the refreshments that formed a most important part of these
functions and did yeoman service. The work was quickly organized into a
perfect system, everybody being assigned to a task that suited the
particular attitude of the worker, with plenty of eager helpers always
on hand as reserves.
This organization was not any premeditated system nor was it arranged on
the basis of any other movement, but being almost impromptu formed
itself with a naturalness according to the needs as they developed until
it appeared to become as perfect as is humanly possible and so it
continued with an earnest patriotic zeal on the part of the people
anxious to help but unable to go to the field of war because of their
sex or their age limit. Some distinguished themselves as caterers,
cooks, coffee makers, waiters or waitresses and even as dishwashers.
Others at the doors as welcoming committees or indoors as cartoon
makers, lantern manipulators, contest managers, leaders of choruses and
accompanists or “masters of ceremonies” and chairmen. Others again found
work in advertising the meetings at the various ships and barracks until
it became the rule that every new Regiment or warship arriving at
Halifax was promptly advised of these Thursday evening meetings.
The entertainment itself evolved into a systematic method by natural
causes too, rather than by design. Noting the crowds of soldiers and
sailors on the streets at an early hour the doors were opened at 6.30
p.m. and immediately the hall began filling. To entertain the early
arrivals a magic lantern displayed reproductions of recent war cartoons
and cheery messages, while various popular songs and choruses thrown on
the screen by the same method with a good accompanist at the piano got
every one settled down for a hearty sing-song. Each week the cartoons
were supplemented with additions and new songs added, along with items
of current interest and latest news, more pictures of local topics and
jokes that were fully appreciated. These opening features proved
attractive and were followed with some contest varying weekly in their
style and nature, for which prizes were awarded—always two at the least
and sometimes as many as twelve, most of them being made and given by
the ladies of the congregation—that were keenly contested for by the men
in uniform. This first portion of the meeting soon became an essential
part of the entertainment and was usually controlled by a “master of
ceremonies,” who between 7.45 to 8 o’clock would surrender his position
to the chairman of the evening, and he in turn would call the meeting to
order with the singing of the National Anthem, and after a few words of
welcome the concert proper was conducted.
In this respect all the best and cleverest artists, without distinction
of class or creed, responded willingly and enthusiastically to the
committees having charge of the programmes. These committees rotated in
their work and there arose a healthy competition between them in
acquiring special performers and singers to assure successful concerts.
At nine o’clock an adjournment for refreshments took place. This
half-hour provided an opportunity for conversation as well as for
eating; the lantern threw cartoons and pictures, jokes and songs on the
screen so that good humor continued to prevail. During this interval
some committee members moved among the audience seeking for impromptu
items for a programme that was continued along with choruses from 9.30
to 10 o’clock and even later for the benefit of such as had special
“late leave.”
The interest in these entertainments did not wane. It never flagged at
any period of the five winters. The workers never tired of their tasks,
nor was there ever any difficulty noticed in obtaining a bountiful
supply of musical talent or refreshments to ensure success.
The secret of any extra degree of popularity for these Thursday evenings
cannot be attributed to any one cause but rather to a combination of
circumstances. To a great degree the down-town position of St. Matthew’s
made a strong appeal. The early start of these concerts caused them to
be better known perhaps, and the fact of their regularity and continuity
helped matters greatly, and yet, perhaps more than all, the ladies of
St. Matthew’s were a greater factor than all these. This can be stated
without in any degree disparaging the great work done by other churches
and institutions or of ladies who were equally active in other places,
and yet these ladies as a body were able to greet all the men in uniform
with a heartiness that was promptly felt and without at any time the
semblance of that familiarity that breeds contempt or of a patronizing
air to which soldiers and sailors especially are most sensitive, and at
no time was there anything but the most respectful and kindly feeling
shown on either side.
No smoking was indulged in at these gatherings, and none appeared to
wish the privilege. The men refrained out of their natural respect to
the ladies in the audience. Later on some “No Smoking Allowed” signs
were placed in the ante-rooms, where some were wont to indulge in a few
puffs during the intervals, but this was done on account of the fire
risks in the older part of the structure and did not occasion much if
any comment.
To the credit of the men themselves it can be recorded now that though
between 125 and 150 of these meetings were held and the average
attendance was well over 400 men in uniform at each, only two men were
noticed to be the worse for liquor, and one of these occasioned the only
instance of a disagreement over any contest that took place on those
evenings, and in his case the offender came back to the following
meeting and apologized for his own unseemly behavior. This is a record
for our soldiers and sailors of which the people of St. Matthew’s feel
particularly proud. In itself it repays them fully for any efforts that
were undertaken and leaves them ready to entertain such men whenever an
opportunity occurs.
The Sunday evening services of song were in some respects even more
successful than the Thursday night concerts. A better chance to meet and
know the men was afforded, and a better opportunity provided to
intermingle and converse. The strangers invariably seemed to meet people
from their own home towns or provinces, and the men from Britain found
enthusiasts from Scotland, England, Ireland or Wales ready to greet them
on mutual racial grounds.
The addresses on these occasions always had a more serious, religious or
sentimental strain than was noticeable on week nights, and the Rev. Dr.
Clarke, who succeeded Dr. Macmillan in 1916 as minister of the
congregation was always ready to tell a good story and point a moral
with good effect. The lantern was used for throwing the words of
well-known hymn tunes on the screen, and the singing often had the
fervor of a revival meeting. As each Unit or Regiment was known to be
embarking for the Front, “God Be With You Till We Meet Again” was
invariably sung and often that hymn, “Eternal Father Strong to Save” and
various war-time versions thereof were prayerfully sung. Besides the
hymn singing there were always solos, duets or quartettes rendered by
the church choir and other artists. Refreshments were served before
dispersing, but were plainer than the fare dispensed on Thursdays, being
confined to tea and biscuits so as to lessen the labor in deference to
the Sabbath. These however, were greatly appreciated by men who had
eaten their suppers at 4 p.m. with no other meal in prospect until the
next day.
Some thousands signed their autographs in visitors’ books that were
frequently passed around for signature, and among them are those of
hundreds who now lie in Flanders fields or gave their lives for God and
King and Country in other spheres of the War zone. Many appreciatory
letters were received from boys and men after they left Halifax,
expressing their appreciation of these receptions, some of them
comparing the wintry nights in the trenches or on the North Sea with the
peaceful hours spent at St. Matthew’s. Many wives and mothers in all
parts of Canada have heard of St. Matthew’s and Halifax and have shown
their thankfulness in many ways for the attention given their husbands
and sons while here. The work of the Halifax Churches combined with the
activities of the Citizens’ Reception Committee and the Y.M.C.A. work at
Pier 2 throughout the War have made the name of Halifax well and
favorably known throughout the land. Even now that the War is over the
duty of the churches towards the strangers within their gates should be
continued—the need is great though the boys and men may not be in
uniform and many of these could enjoy and appreciate as the soldiers and
sailors did, a warm and kindly welcome from a Christian community.
SPECIAL SKETCHES
PROMINENT NOVA SCOTIANS
SOME KILLED IN ACTION—OTHERS “CARRYING ON”
[Illustration:
COL. W. E. THOMPSON.]
To the organizing ability, and more especially the extraordinary
genius for administration, of Col. W. E. Thompson must be given
the chief credit for the splendid achievement and unsullied record
of Military District No. 6. Second in Command of the 63rd Halifax
Rifles at the outbreak of the War, he was, in December, 1914,
called in by headquarters to assume the duties of Inspector of
Outposts and Detachments throughout the district, with the rank of
Lieutenant-Colonel. In March, 1915, he was appointed Assistant
Adjutant-General and Officer in Charge of Administration of
Military District No. 6. In May, 1916, he was promoted to the rank
of Colonel; and during the summer of that year, in addition to his
duties as Assistant Adjutant-General, was Commandant of the Camp
at Aldershot. In December, 1918, Colonel Thompson succeeded to the
command of Military District No. 6.
The effect of his personality and of his genius for organization and,
more particularly, administration, on the whole service of Military
District No. 6, as well as on its morale, was extraordinary. He was
regarded by Headquarters Staff, even by the three General Officers
Commanding, before he succeeded to the command, as the authentic
administrative “Mind” of the district. No other military district had
such varied and great administrative problems and such heavy
responsibilities as Military District No. 6, and yet the War was
concluded with not a single mark against the administration and not a
breath of scandal on its personnel and their conduct of the various
Departments. For that splendid achievement Colonel Thompson was chiefly
responsible.
In heart, however, he was eminently the soldier. Repeatedly he
volunteered for active service Overseas, and even specially appealed to
Ottawa for permission to go Overseas with a Unit, but the Canadian
Militia Department was obdurate, declaring that his genius for
organization and administration was of such a character that he could
not be spared from headquarters Military District No. 6. Strict, firm,
and soldierly at headquarters, Colonel Thompson, notwithstanding,
exemplified democracy in the most undemocratic of institutions, the
army. His genuine democracy, his tempering of justice with mercy, and
his fine kindliness won for him the high respect and admiration of all
ranks.
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Col. Gordon S. Harrington, K.C., is a son of the late C. S. Harrington,
K.C., of Halifax, N.S. He was admitted to the Bar on October 19, 1904,
and practised his profession at Glace Bay, N.S. He was one of the
original Company Commanders of the 85th Battalion with the rank of
Major, and, on the formation of the Nova Scotia Highland Brigade,
returned to Cape Breton and supervised the recruiting of the 185th
Battalion. He was transferred to that Unit with his rank of Major and
proceeded Overseas with it. When the Brigade was broken up he was sent
to the Imperial First Senior Infantry School at Bedford, where he passed
the qualifying examination with the highest marks ever attained at that
institution. On reporting to the Nova Scotia Regimental Depot at
Bramshott he was posted to the 17th Reserve Battalion, of which he was
successively Second in Command and O.C. In May, 1917, he was transferred
to the Staff of the Overseas Minister, London, and a short time later
was appointed Assistant Deputy Minister. In 1918 he was appointed Deputy
Minister and promoted to the rank of Colonel. He served in the field on
Corps Headquarters.
[Illustration:
COL. GORDON S. HARRINGTON.]
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Having in mind the fact that at the sudden outbreak of war, August,
1914, the permanent military force of Canada only numbered 3,075, it
will be readily understood that the Department of Militia and Defence
was at once compelled to grapple with an enormous task for which no one
could expect it to be prepared. The situation had to be met. The work
had to be done. It had to be done quickly, and it is to the everlasting
credit of Canada that we had men of outstanding ability and energy to
cope successfully with the urgent situation.
[Illustration:
HON. F. B. M‘CURDY,
Secretary of Department of Militia.]
By July, 1916, our military force was 312,844. Of these 136,185 were in
Canada and 176,659 were Overseas. The number was daily increasing; and
only those who were in close touch with the tremendous work of
organizing, equipping, supplying and despatching such an army can
realize what that meant in comparison with the work of administering
affairs in regard to about 3,000 men during times of peace.
In these circumstances, and in view of the further fact that the
exigencies of affairs frequently called the Minister of Militia away
from Ottawa for the purpose of visiting recruiting centres and military
camps in Canada, as well as Canadian Headquarters in England, the
Government decided that it was necessary to have a Parliamentary
Secretary of the Department of Militia and Defence; and, accordingly, on
July 16, 1916, by an Order-in-Council the office was created endowing
the holder with general authority in regard to administration of the
Department, and directing that during the absence from Ottawa of the
Minister, the Parliamentary Secretary should also preside at all
meetings of the Militia Council and report to the Privy Council through
the Prime Minister.
Fortunately, the services of a man of wide experience in business
affairs, of well-known executive ability and withal energetic in
discharge of duty, in the person of Mr. F. B. McCurdy, M.P., was
available, and the Prime Minister wisely asked him to take up this very
important work.
Mr. McCurdy willingly agreed; but with one stipulation. The salary
affixed to the office was $5,000. Mr. McCurdy was past military age, but
he believed that every man should, as far as was in his power,
contribute to national duty. He, therefore, stipulated that his services
as Parliamentary Secretary of the Militia Department would be a free
contribution to the country, and he so served.
Immediately after Mr. McCurdy’s appointment, Sir Sam Hughes, Minister of
Militia and Defence, went Overseas; and from that time, which, it will
be remembered, was a very active and critical period of the War, until
the creation of the Ministry of Overseas Military Forces of Canada, Mr.
McCurdy played a very important part in the vital work of building up
and strengthening Canada’s great army.
Naturally Mr. McCurdy while discharging his weighty duties with due and
patriotic regard to the national interests of the whole country, had a
sympathetic ear for his fellow Nova Scotians; and it is well known that
his good judgment and influential voice prevailed in regard to
irritating questions as to the representation of Battalions at the
Front, with results that afforded great satisfaction to the people of
his native Province. It is sufficient to say that Mr. McCurdy’s eminent
record as Parliamentary Secretary proved the unerring judgment of the
Prime Minister in selecting the right men for responsible positions.
At the election of December, 1917, Mr. McCurdy was returned by
acclamation for Colchester, his native county.
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[Illustration:
MAJOR-GENERAL G. L. FOSTER, M.D., F.R.C.S., LL.D., C.B.]
Son of George and Elmira Foster. Born at North Kingston, Kings County,
Nova Scotia, May, 1874. Graduated M.D. 1896, University of New York,
U.S.A. First appointment, Canadian Militia, August 4, 1897, Lieutenant
and Assistant Surgeon, 68th Regiment, Kings County, Nova Scotia. Served
with Yukon Field Forces as P.M.O., March, 1898, to July, 1900. April,
1913, appointed Assistant Director of Medical Services, Military
District No. 2, with headquarters at Toronto, Ontario. September, 1914,
sailed from Quebec with First Canadian Contingent and appointed A.D.M.S.
1st Division Canadians, with the rank of Colonel. Served in France from
February, 1915, to September, 1915, as A.D.M.S. 1st Division Canadians.
September, 1915, appointed Deputy Director of Medical Services, Canadian
Corps, on its formation and served with Canadian Corps in France until
February, 1917, when appointed Director-General of Medical Services,
Overseas Military Forces of Canada with the rank of Major-General,
headquarters in London, England. March, 1920, appointed Acting
Director-General of Medical Services, Canadian Militia, with
headquarters at Ottawa.
_Medals and Decorations._
1914–15 Star.
General Service Medal.
Victory Medal with Leaf.
_Decorations, Military._
Companion of the Order of the Bath.
Knight of Grace, St. John of Jerusalem.
Officer Legion of Honour.
Civil Honors received as Head of the Canadian Medical Service during
the Great War, 1914–15.
October, 1919, Edinburgh University conferred the degree of F.R.C.S.
June, 1920. McGill University, conferred the degree of LL.D.
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[Illustration:
LIEUT.-COL. CHARLES E. BENT, C.M.G., D.S.O.]
Lieut.-Col. Charles E. Bent was a Captain in the 93rd Cumberland
Regiment at the outbreak of the War. He immediately volunteered for
active service and, as Adjutant of the 17th Battalion, accompanied the
First Division to England. On the breaking up of that Unit he took a
draft over to the 13th Battalion, arriving in France April, 1915. He
reported for duty with the 15th Battalion and was given command of a
Platoon. He became a Company Commander immediately after the fighting of
Festubert, 1915; Second in Command December 31, 1915; and Officer
Commanding the 15th Battalion in May, 1916. He took part in all fighting
with the First Division until wounded August 9, 1918, near Caix, east of
Amiens. He rejoined his Battalion on October 1st, and after the
Armistice proceeded with the Army of Occupation to Germany. He acted as
Brigade Commander on several occasions and was in command of the 3rd
Brigade from October 20 to November 24, 1918. He took part in the
following battles:
Festubert 1915
Givenchy 1915
Messines 1915
Ypres 1916
Ploegsteerte 1916
Ypres 1916
Hill 60 1916
Sanctuary Wood 1916
Somme 1916
Vimy Ridge 1917
Hill 70 1917
Passchendaele 1917
Telegraph Hill 1918
Amiens 1918
Drocourt-Queant Line 1918
and others up to the signing of the Armistice, November 11, 1918.
_Decorations._
C.M.G.
D.S.O. and Bar.
1914–15 Star.
Colonial Auxiliary Forces’ Long Service Medal.
Seven mentions in despatches.
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[Illustration:
LIEUT.-COL. J. A. M‘DONALD.]
Lieut.-Col. J. A. McDonald started his military career by enlisting in
the 17th Sydney Field Battery in 1896, receiving first-class certificate
from the R.S.A., Quebec, winter of 1897–98, enlisted for service in
South Africa 1899, served in “E” Battery and 4th C.M.R., obtained
commission in the 17th 1906, qualified and promoted through the various
stages until he took command of the Battery in 1913, was still in
command at outbreak of the War in August, 1914, when he volunteered the
Battery for Overseas service through the then Brigade Commander,
Lieut.-Col. H. G. McLeod. August 8, 1914. On arrival at Valcartier he
was posted as Captain to the 5th Westmount Battery, 2nd Brigade, C.F.A.,
promoted in Field to rank of Major May, 1915, and took command of 7th
Battery, promoted to rank of Lieutenant-Colonel April, 1917, and was
posted to command the 3rd Brigade, C.F.A., commanded this Brigade until
it was demobilized in Canada in May, 1919, except for period of three
months, during which time he was attached to the 4th Canadian Division
Artillery Headquarters, acting as C.R.A.
During the above period of four years and ten months on active service
he went through every engagement in which the Canadian Corps took part
from the day the First Canadian Division landed on French soil (February
12, 1915) up to the day of the Armistice, November 11, 1918.
Decorations are as follows:—
Queen’s South Africa Medal, Three Clasps.
D.S.O., _London Gazette_, 1–1–17.
Mentioned in despatches, _London Gazette_, 4–1–17.
Mentioned in despatches, _London Gazette_, 28–5–18.
Mentioned in despatches, _London Gazette_, 31–12–18.
Mentioned in despatches, _London Gazette_, 11–7–19.
Awarded Bar to D.S.O., _London Gazette_, 1–2–19.
1914–15 Star, _London Gazette_, 3–5–19.
Total period of service, twenty-three years, of which six years and
four months were spent on active service.
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[Illustration:
LIEUT.-COL. T. HOWARD MACDONALD, C.A.M.C.]
Went Overseas January, 1915, unattached, with the rank of Major. He was
first attached to the Canadian Convalescent Hospital at Bearwood Park.
From there he went to Bath, thence to Moore Barracks Hospital, and was
later appointed Medical Examiner of the Pension Board, London. He went
to France as Medical Officer of a Labor Battalion. He was promoted to
the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel and received the appointment of
Commanding Officer of the medical personnel of the Hospital Ship
_Llandovery Castle_. This ship was torpedoed by an enemy submarine on
June 27, 1918, and Lieutenant-Colonel Macdonald was drowned. Out of the
entire ship’s company there were only twenty-four survivors, and of the
hospital personnel of ninety-seven only one officer and five other ranks
escaped. In spite of their appalling circumstances the conduct of all on
board was in fitting keeping with the proudest traditions of the British
Army and the mercantile marine. And throughout nothing was more marked
than the coolness and courage of the fourteen Canadian Nursing Sisters,
every one of whom was lost. Two of the nursing sisters—Pearl Fraser and
Minnie Follette—were Nova Scotians.
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[Illustration:
MISS MARGARET MACDONALD, LL.D., R.R.C.,
Matron-in-Chief of Canadian Nursing Sisters.]
Miss Macdonald was born at Bailey’s Brook, Pictou County, and is a
daughter of the late D. D. Macdonald. She is a sister of Col. R. St.
John Macdonald, who was in command of the St. Francis Xavier Unit. Miss
Macdonald served in the Spanish-American War, in the South African War,
and later in the Canal Zone at Panama. In November, 1906, she was
appointed a Nursing Sister in the Canadian Army Permanent Medical Corps,
and after taking a course in England received the appointment of
Matron-in-Chief and was in command of three thousand Canadian Nursing
Sisters during the Great War. She has been decorated with the Royal Red
Cross and the Florence Nightingale medal.
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Lieut. M. F. Gregg, a graduate of Acadia University, Wolfville, won the
Victoria Cross while serving with the Royal Canadian Regiment. The
following is the official record as published in the _London Gazette_:
“On September the 28th, when the advance of the Brigade was held up by
fire on both flanks and by thick, uncut wire, he crawled forward alone
and explored the wire until he found a small gap, through which he
subsequently led his men and forced an entry into the enemy trench. The
enemy counter-attacked in force and through lack of bombs the situation
became critical.
[Illustration:
LIEUT. M. F. GREGG, V.C.]
“Gregg, although wounded, returned alone under a terrific fire and
collected a further supply, then rejoined his party which was now much
reduced. Despite a second wound he reorganized his men and led them in
the most determined way against the enemy trenches, which he finally
cleared. He personally killed or wounded eleven of the enemy and took
twenty-five prisoners, besides capturing twelve machine guns in this
trench. Remaining with the Company, despite his wounds, he again, on
September 30th, led the men in attack until severely wounded. The
outstanding valor of this officer saved many casualties and enabled the
advance to continue.”
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[Illustration:
PTE. JOHN CROAK, V.C.]
Pte. John Croak, V.C., was born in Newfoundland and came to Glace Bay
with his parents at four years of age. He attended St. John’s School,
New Aberdeen, Glace Bay, and afterwards worked as a miner in No. 2
Colliery, Glace Bay (the biggest in the world). He volunteered for
Overseas service in the 55th Battalion and was transferred to the 13th
Battalion. He died of wounds received in action on August 8, 1918. His
father, mother, two sisters and two brothers are living at Glace Bay.
The official notice from the War Office announcing the award of the
Victoria Cross was as follows:
“On August 8, 1918, during the attack on Amiens Defence System, after
being separated from his section, Private Croak encountered a
machine-gun nest in Ring Copse, which he dealt with by first bombing
unassisted and then jumping into the post, taking the gun and crew
prisoners. Shortly afterwards he was severely wounded in the right arm
but refused to desist.
“In a few minutes his Platoon, which this soldier had rejoined, again
encountered a very strong point, containing several machine-guns and
they were forced to take cover. Private Croak, however, seeing an
opportunity, dashed forward alone, and was almost immediately followed
by the remainder of the Platoon in a brilliant charge. He was the first
to arrive at the trench line, into which he led the men, capturing three
machine-guns and bayoneting or capturing the entire garrison.
“The perseverance and courage of this gallant man were undoubtedly
responsible for taking the strongest point in the whole day’s advance.
“Private Croak was again severely wounded in the knee and died in a few
minutes.”
On November 23, 1918, Lieutenant-Governor Grant formally presented the
Victoria Cross to his mother, Mrs. James Croak, of New Aberdeen, Cape
Breton. The Lieutenant-Governor complimented the parents and a sister
who accompanied them on the fact that their son and brother had so well
demonstrated that he came of good stock and was a good soldier, a brave
man, and a hero.
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[Illustration:
MAJOR CECIL VERGE STRONG, M.C.]
Major Cecil Verge Strong, M.C., son of Percy T. Strong, Esq., of
Halifax. He was O.C. 15th Field Company, Royal Engineers, and the
youngest Commanding Officer in the British Army. He was killed in action
March 10, 1917, aged 23 years. Buried Piney Post Cemetery, Maurepas,
near Peronne. Mentioned in despatches five times.
[Illustration:
MAJOR J ARNOLD DELANCEY, M.C.]
[Illustration:
MAJOR EDWARD W. JOY.]
Major J. Arnold Delancey, M.C., joined the 40th Battalion and
transferred to the 25th Battalion as machine gun officer. He was
Adjutant of the 25th in France and attained his majority in October,
1916. He was killed at Vimy Ridge, April 9, 1917, while leading his
Battalion, of which he was in temporary command. He was decorated with
the Military Cross. He had a distinguished career and was rapidly
promoted on account of his good work at the Front.
Major Edward W. Joy went Overseas with 106th Battalion. Transferred to
78th Battalion in France. Killed in action at Vimy Ridge, April 9, 1917.
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Lieut. Kennet Stairs. Born 1889. Killed in action September 30, 1918,
while serving with 60th Battery, C.F.A., near Cambrai.
Lieut. Philip Boyd Stairs, D.S.O. Born 1895. Wounded while serving with
5th Canadian Division, T.M.B. Died of influenza at Valenciennes,
November 21, 1918.
Capt. George W. Stairs. Born 1887. Killed at St. Julien, April 24, 1915,
while serving with the 14th Battalion.
Capt. John C. Stairs. Born 1891. Killed at Courcellette, September 15,
1916, while serving with the 25th Battalion.
Capt. Gauvin L. Stairs. Born 1896. Killed at Moquet Farm, near
Courcellette, September 7, 1916, while serving with the 14th Battalion.
Pte. Graham Stairs. Born 1894. Died of pneumonia at Halifax, December
10, 1915, while serving with the 85th Battalion.
“One by one Death challenged them. One by one they smiled in his
grim visage and refused to be dismayed.”
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THE STAIRS FAMILY.
[Illustration:
LIEUT. KENNET STAIRS.]
[Illustration:
LIEUT. PHILIP R. STAIRS.]
_Sons of Mrs. Edward Stairs, Halifax._
[Illustration:
CAPT. GEORGE W. STAIRS.]
[Illustration:
CAPT. JOHN C. STAIRS.]
_Sons of George Stairs, Halifax._
[Illustration:
CAPT. GAUVIN L. STAIRS.]
[Illustration:
PTE. GRAHAM STAIRS.]
_Sons of Gauvin L. Stairs, Halifax._
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[Illustration:
CAPT. E. J. DWYER.]
[Illustration:
CAPT. L. RAY CUTTEN.]
[Illustration:
CAPT. EDGAR S. SPURR. M.C.]
[Illustration:
CAPT. GEORGE COLLINS PARISH, YARMOUTH, N.S.]
Capt. E. J. Dwyer was Second in Command of “C” Company, 85th Battalion.
He left the Battalion shortly after it arrived in England to join the
25th Battalion in France. After serving with the latter Unit for six
months he was detailed to proceed to Mesopotamia, and sailed on the
_Nyanza_. This ship was torpedoed and Captain Dwyer was drowned.
* * * * *
Capt. L. Ray Cutten, an officer in the 93rd Cumberland Regiment. He
volunteered for service Overseas at the outbreak of war and was
Assistant Adjutant of the 17th Battalion. He transferred to the 15th
Battalion and again to the 2nd Battalion, in which he was a Company
Commander and was recommended for the Military Cross. He was killed at
Maple Grove, near Hill 60, June 5, 1916. Buried near Poperinghe.
* * * * *
Capt. Edgar S. Spurr, M.C., obtained his commission in 112th Battalion.
Promoted to rank of Captain July 24, 1916. Reverted to go to France,
where he served with the 25th Battalion. Awarded the Military Cross and
regained the rank of Captain. August 15, 1917. Killed in action, June
14. 1918.
* * * * *
Capt. George Collins Parish, Yarmouth, N.S. Immediately after the
outbreak of the Great War, was appointed Lieutenant in the 81st Regiment
Canadian Infantry.
Commissioned as a Lieutenant in the 40th Battalion, C.E.F. Recruited a
Platoon in Yarmouth for that Unit, took them to Valcartier. After a
period of training he was sent Overseas in command of a reinforcing
draft of 250 men.
He was attached to the 17th Reserve Battalion at Bramshott for a period,
when, in 1916, he was posted to the 25th Battalion, and sent to Belgium,
was severely wounded and invalided home. On his partial recovery he was
posted to the 1st Nova Scotia Regiment, Depot Battalion, as Paymaster,
with the rank of Captain. He contracted influenza and died October 28,
1918. Was interred at Mountain Cemetery, Yarmouth.
* * * * *
Six sons of G. Douglas and Kate G. Campbell, of Weymouth, were
volunteers in August, 1914.
* * * * *
COLIN, the youngest, enlisted first and served at McNab’s Island. He
joined the 23rd Battery at Fredericton in November. Proceeded Overseas
in March, 1915, and arrived in France the following June. Severely
wounded at La Bassee, June 19th. On discharge from hospital he joined
the Imperial Service and obtained his commission. Returned to the Front
during the winter of 1915–16. Received multiple wounds July 19th and was
awarded the M.C. After discharge from hospital he was decorated by the
King and again returned to the Front. Passed examination for aviation
during the summer, but returning to the artillery was killed in action
near Passchendaele, October 10, 1917.
* * * * *
TOM, also joined the 23rd Battery and proceeded to England with Colin.
He was transferred to the 3rd Battalion and served at the Front from
June to December, 1915. Trench life and its filthy conditions undermined
his health, and in December he was shell-shocked and sent to hospital.
He returned to Canada in 1916.
* * * * *
KENNETH, began his training for active service at Halifax, later going
to Valcartier. He was sent to Weymouth to assist in recruiting the 85th
and 219th Battalions. He proceeded Overseas in August, 1916, and joined
the 42nd Battalion. He became Bombing Officer of that Unit, and was
killed at Vimy Ridge, January 18, 1917, and buried at Mount St. Eloi.
* * * * *
JOHN DUNCAN, joined the 106th Battalion at Truro in January, 1916.
Arrived in England, July, 1916, and at the Front in December, 1916.
Wounded in hand and thigh at Vimy Ridge, April 8, 1917. Returned to the
Front and served until shell-shocked at Rochmont. Returned to Halifax,
June, 1918.
* * * * *
[Illustration:
THE SIX CAMPBELL BROTHERS.]
GLIDDEN, the eldest, was already in the Militia when the War broke out,
his commission being dated June, 1914. He was in command of the Digby
Detachment of the Garrison Artillery at Barrington, N.S., and joined the
85th Battalion in October, 1915, as Machine Gun Officer. He proceeded
Overseas with that Unit, arriving in France in time for the Vimy show.
He was appointed to the command of “B” Company in October, 1917. He led
his Company at Passchendaele, wiping out over a dozen machine gun nests
and capturing a pill-box single-handed. Was blown into the air by a
shell and, although wounded, refused to leave the line. He was awarded
the M.C. He carried on with the Battalion until June, 1918, when, after
an attack of trench fever and suffering from the effects of gas, he was
sent to the South of France to recuperate. He later transferred to the
Forestry Corps, taking command of the 79th Company and was promoted to
the rank of Major.
* * * * *
ALBERT MUNGO, volunteered in 1914, but as his five brothers had left his
father’s business, it was decided that he should remain at home. He was
so anxious to join up, however, that he was reluctantly permitted to do
so, and in the early spring of 1916 enlisted in the 58th Battery, C.F.A.
He went to the Front with that Unit and remained with it to the finish.
He was the last of the four surviving brothers to arrive home.
* * * * *
[Illustration:
CAPT. H. A. MURRAY.]
Capt. H. A. Murray joined the 24th Battalion as Lieutenant during the
winter of 1915 from the McGill C.O.T.C., and served as Transport Officer
until May, 1916. Promoted to Captain in July, 1916, and to Acting-Major
while in command of a Company in September, 1916. Was Company Commander
of “D” Company, 24th Battalion, when killed in fighting for Regina
Trench, near Courcellette, on October 1, 1916.
* * * * *
[Illustration:
CAPT. EDWARD C. CLAYTON, M.C.]
Capt. Edward C. Clayton, M.C., son of W. J. Clayton, Halifax. Appointed
Lieutenant 85th Battalion, December 28, 1916. Promoted to rank of
Captain, August 9, 1917. Awarded Military Cross, Eleudit Leauvette.
Although not his turn to lead his Company in the attack on Passchendaele
Ridge he urged his reasons for doing so upon his Commanding Officer so
strongly that permission was given him. He was killed by a piece of
shell just as his Company advanced in the attack, but he had made his
preparation so carefully that they carried on, annihilated the enemy,
gained their objectives, dug in, and held their position intact until
the Battalion was relieved.
* * * * *
[Illustration:
CAPT. HARRY ELTHAN HILTON.]
Capt. Harry Elthan Hilton, only child of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Hilton, of
Kingston, Nova Scotia. Born September 16, 1894. When war broke out was
on the Staff of the Bank of Nova Scotia. He enlisted in the 63rd
Regiment on August 14, 1914, gazetted Lieutenant the following month and
sailed for England with a draft of the 63rd on March 1, 1916. Went to
France, June 14, 1916, and was attached to the 42nd Battalion. He fought
at Courcellette and various other engagements throughout the Somme
campaign. Later was transferred to the 7th Trench Mortar Battery and was
killed at Vimy Ridge. Gazetted Captain, January 13, 1917.
* * * * *
[Illustration:
CAPT. A. S. ALLEN, M.C.]
Capt. A. S. Allen, M.C., son of Mr. Arthur E. Allen, of Yarmouth, N.S.
Born at Glenwood, Yarmouth County, July 23, 1895. At the age of sixteen
he entered the service of the Bank of Nova Scotia, and in 1913 was
transferred to the Barrington Street Branch, Halifax. He qualified as
Lieutenant in the 81st Regiment and proceeded Overseas with the 40th
Battalion. In March, 1916, he joined the 18th Battalion in France. He
was later gazetted Captain and awarded the Military Cross. In November
he transferred to the R.F.C. On April 30, 1917, while reconnoitering
over Gouzeaucourt his plane was attacked by six enemy machines. Captain
Allen was hit by a machine-gun bullet and was dead when his plane
crashed. Lieut. D. Mactavish, Inverness, Scotland, who accompanied him
on this flight, writes:
“I can never forget him as I saw him at the last, calm and collected to
the end, sighting and firing until his strength gave out and he was
overcome by exhaustion. It is given to a few men to live greatly, but to
be able to die as he did is a gift of God. Truly he won—_Per ardua ad
astra_.”
* * * * *
[Illustration:
CAPT. J. E. ALMON.]
Capt. J. E. Almon, son of the late Dr. Thomas Almon, of Halifax. Killed
in action at Passchendaele, while serving with the P.P.C.L.I.
* * * * *
[Illustration:
LIEUT. CYRIL M‘LELLAN MOWBRAY.]
Lieut. Cyril McLellan Mowbray, only son of Lieut. Col. J. A. C. Mowbray,
O.B.E., Senior Pay Officer, Military District No. 6. Killed in action,
November 10, 1917, at Passchendaele, aged nineteen years, while serving
with the 5th Canadian Battalion.
* * * * *
[Illustration:
SECOND LIEUT. JOHN STRUAN ROBERTSON.]
Second Lieut. John Struan Robertson, son of Lieut.-Col. Struan G.
Robertson, of Pictou. Born in Westville, Pictou County, November 17,
1896. Got his commission from the Royal Military College, Kingston,
Ont., in 1917. Attached to the R.F.A., B. 46th Brigade, 14th Division,
5th Army. Killed near Benay, in the neighborhood of St. Quentin, March
21, 1918.
* * * * *
[Illustration:
LIEUT. GEORGE MACDONALD SYLVESTER.]
Lieut. George Macdonald Sylvester. Went Overseas with 40th Battalion as
Assistant Adjutant. Transferred to 14th Battalion and was killed at
Regina Trench, September 26, 1916.
* * * * *
[Illustration:
LIEUT. WALTER MELVILLE BILLMAN.]
Lieut. Walter Melville Billman. At Oxford at outbreak of war. Joined
Officers’ Training Corps, Oxford. Appointed Second Lieutenant 6th
Battalion 1st Middlesex Regiment. Died of wounds received at Battle of
Somme, November 5, 1916.
[Illustration:
LIEUT. HOWARD CHARLES DAWSON.]
[Illustration:
LIEUT. JOHN. H. FIENDAL.]
[Illustration:
LIEUT. THOMAS LOUIS BRENNAN.]
[Illustration:
LIEUT. G. H. CAMPBELL.]
[Illustration:
LIEUT. F. P. H. LAYTON.]
[Illustration:
LIEUT. ALFRED S. CHURCHILL.]
* * * * *
Lieut. Howard Charles Dawson, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Dawson, of
Truro, N.S. He was killed while on scout duty at Ablain, St. Nazaire, on
January 12, 1917, at the age of 22 years. He was buried in Sucrerie
Cemetery, near Lens. He enlisted in January, 1916, in the 106th
Battalion and transferred to the 26th Battalion in October, 1916. He was
scout officer of this Battalion when killed.
* * * * *
Lieut. John H. Fiendal went Overseas as a Sergeant in No. 1 Casualty
Clearing Hospital. Was given a commission and joined the 25th Battalion
in 1916. He was killed at Vimy Ridge, April 9, 1917.
* * * * *
Lieut. Thomas Louis Brennan trained at Aviation School, Toronto, and
went to England December, 1915. Completed his training there and went to
France early in 1916. Was wounded, and after being discharged from
hospital was employed as an Instructor, and returned to Canada early in
1918. Up to the time of his death was attached to the Aviation School in
Toronto. He died of influenza October, 1918.
* * * * *
Lieut. G. H. Campbell, son of George H. Campbell, Esq., of Halifax,
joined the 40th Battalion with the rank of Lieutenant. He proceeded
Overseas with that Unit, and was later transferred to the 1st Canadian
Pioneers. He was killed at Battersea Farm, Ypres, May 16, 1916, aged 22
years.
* * * * *
Lieut. F. P. H. Layton, only son of George A. Layton, Esq., of Truro.
Born April 13, 1888. Educated at King’s College School and Dalhousie
University. Admitted to the Bar in 1912. When war broke out was
practising in Vancouver. He obtained a commission in the 40th Battalion
and transferred to the 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles. He was killed in
action July 23, 1916.
* * * * *
Lieut. Alfred S. Churchill. Killed in action April 9, 1917, at Vimy
Ridge, while serving with the Royal Canadian Regiment.
[Illustration:
LIEUT. ALBERT F. MAJOR.]
[Illustration:
LIEUT. W. T. BECK.]
[Illustration:
LIEUT. J. T. PROBERT, M.C.]
[Illustration:
LIEUT. GORDON M. HEBB.]
[Illustration:
LIEUT. HAROLD ARCHIBALD SMITH, M.C.]
[Illustration:
LIEUT. GERALD. E. CRAGG.]
[Illustration:
LIEUT. W. S. FIELDING.]
* * * * *
Lieut. W. T. Beck. Served in Egypt with Royal Air Force. Killed November
15, 1918.
* * * * *
Lieut. Harold Archibald Smith, M.C. Born at Londonderry May 13, 1893.
Educated at Sydney Academy and Dalhousie University. Graduated B.A. 1913
and went to Labrador as missionary. At Pine Hill College autumn of 1914.
Enlisted in 6th C.M.R. January, 1915. Wounded at the Somme, September
15, 1916. After convalescence went to Bexhill and rejoined his Unit as
Lieutenant. Awarded Military Cross August 26, 1918. Two days later at
Monchy Heights was severely wounded. Died September 14th at Prince of
Wales Hospital, London, and buried in Brookwood Cemetery.
* * * * *
Lieut. Albert F. Major, son of F. G. Major, Esq., of Halifax. Went
Overseas with 14th Battalion of Montreal. Killed in action at Zillebeke
Heights June 3, 1916.
* * * * *
Lieut. Gordon M. Hebb, son of Levi Hebb, Esq., of Bridgewater, N.S.
Killed in action near Courcellette while serving with 78th Battalion.
* * * * *
Lieut. W. S. Fielding, son of George H. Fielding, Esq., Stipendiary
Magistrate, Halifax, N.S. Called out for service with his Regiment, the
66th Princess Louise Fusiliers, at the outbreak of war. Proceeded with a
draft from that Regiment to England in January, 1916. He was transferred
to the 7th British Columbia Battalion in France. He was twice wounded.
Killed in action at Passchendaele.
* * * * *
Lieut. J. T. Probert, M.C. Before the War Lieut. Probert was an
accountant in the service of the Intercolonial Railway at Halifax. He
was attached to the Royal Canadian Regiment in France, and was killed in
action at Cambrai, September 30, 1918.
* * * * *
Lieut. Gerald E. Cragg, son of C. J. Cragg, Bridgewater, Nova Scotia.
Killed in action June 3, 1916, aged 22 years, 4 months, near Ypres,
Belgium, while serving with the 3rd Toronto Regiment.
* * * * *
Lieut. Jas. O’Neill Fitzgerald, M.C., enlisted in the 40th Battalion,
was transferred to 25th Battalion in France, May, 1916, and served till
April, 1917, when he was promoted to commissioned rank. He rejoined his
Battalion in October, 1917, and was wounded at the Battle of Amiens,
August 9, 1918, and awarded the Military Cross.
* * * * *
Cadet H. S. Simson enlisted in the 2nd Canadian Divisional Cyclist
Company on April 19, 1915. He accompanied his Unit to France on
September 15, 1915, and was wounded October 8, 1916, during the Somme
offensive. He was awarded the Medaille Militaire (French) on July 6,
1917, for work on the Somme. Joining the Royal Air Force in July, 1918,
he served until the signing of the Armistice.
* * * * *
Lieut. Walter O. Barnstead joined the 6th Canadian Mounted Rifles at
Halifax, February 11, 1915, and proceeded to France with his Unit in
October, 1915. He was transferred to the 5th C.M.R., promoted to
commissioned rank in April, 1917, and served with his Unit until the
Armistice. He was awarded the Croix de Guerre at Amiens, 1918.
* * * * *
Capt. G. M. Drew was called out with his Regiment, the 1st Canadian
Garrison Artillery, on August 22, 1914, and left for Valcartier early in
September. From Valcartier he proceeded to England, joining the Royal
Garrison Artillery. He proceeded to France with the 1st Siege Battery in
September, 1915, and served with this Unit and various Trench Mortar
Batteries until June, 1916, when he was invalided to England suffering
from trench fever. After service in England, Capt. Drew returned to
France in May, 1917, with the 259th Siege Battery, and served in the
Ypres Salient and Nieuport areas till the signing of the Armistice.
* * * * *
The four boys mentioned above are all in the employ of the Furness Withy
Company, Limited.
[Illustration: LT. W. D. BARNSTEAD LT. JAS. O’NEIL FITZGERALD H. S.
SIMSON CAPT. G. M. DREW]
[Illustration:
LIEUT. JAS. BLAIR.]
[Illustration:
LIEUT.-COL. CHARLES J. T. STEWART, D.S.O.]
[Illustration:
CAPT. N. P. FREEMAN.]
[Illustration:
LIEUT. J. C. SUTHERLAND.]
[Illustration:
LIEUT. J. G. LAURIER FRASER.]
[Illustration:
EMILE GABOURY.]
[Illustration:
LIEUT. IAN C. M‘GREGOR.]
* * * * *
Lieut.-Col. Charles J. T. Stewart, D.S.O., was the son of the late
Lieut.-Col. C. J. Stewart, of Halifax. He went Overseas with the
P.P.C.L.I. Was awarded the D.S.O. and French Croix de Guerre. He was
killed in action September 28, 1918.
* * * * *
Lieut. J. G. Laurier Fraser, son of the late Lieut.-Governor D. C.
Fraser. Enlisted at Moose Jaw in the 229th Battalion and sailed for
England in September, 1916. Transferred to the 16th Battalion. Killed in
action March 6, 1918.
* * * * *
Lieut. Jas. Blair, son of Lieut.-Col. H. C. Blair, of Truro. Killed in
action.
* * * * *
Lieut. J. C. Sutherland. Killed in action.
* * * * *
Lieut. Ian C. McGregor. Went Overseas November, 1916. Trained in England
with Royal Flying Corps. Went to France as pilot, April, 1917, attached
to Squadron 56, and later transferred to Squadron 60. Wounded September
21, 1917, and was eight months in hospital in France. Died at Saranac
Lake, N.Y., March 5, 1920. Officially credited with eleven machines.
* * * * *
Capt. Nelson P. Freeman, of Bridgewater, stricken with paralysis while
on service in England, was invalided to Canada, and died.
* * * * *
Emile Gaboury, son of Dr. T. C. Gaboury, the late representative of the
County of Pontiac, Quebec. Came to Halifax in 1911 as Manager of the
Nova Scotia Branch of the Imperial Tobacco Company of Canada, Limited,
and after war broke out was appointed French Consul. Notwithstanding his
many duties, Mr. Gaboury took an active interest in the Victory Loan,
Red Triangle, Knights of Columbus, and the Salvation Army. He was a
particularly strong and active member of the Red Cross, and played a
large role in the welcoming of returned soldiers at Pier 2. During the
War he appealed for the Red Cross in all the theatres of Halifax as well
as throughout the Province, and organized Red Cross branches in many of
the smaller towns.
[Illustration:
COLWELL FAMILY.]
Garnet James Colwell, Lieutenant 66th Halifax Regiment. Served in Canada
1915–1918. Sent Overseas May 16, 1918.
Cyril Henry Colwell, Lieutenant 63rd Halifax Regiment. Served in Canada
1915–1917. Sent Overseas September 5, 1917.
Ray John Colwell, Lieutenant 63rd Halifax Regiment. Served in Canada
1916–1918. Sent Overseas August 3, 1918.
* * * * *
[Illustration:
MRS. MAY B. SEXTON, B.SC.]
Mrs. May B. Sexton, B.Sc., Vice-President, Canadian Red Cross Society,
Nova Scotia Branch. Ex-Municipal Regent for Halifax, I.O.D.E.
Ex-Chairman Halifax Playgrounds Commission, Ex-Vice-President Local
Council of Women.
LIST OF OFFICERS OF THE ROYAL BANK WHO ENLISTED FROM BRANCHES IN NOVA
SCOTIA.
Andrewes, F. L.
Annand, C. D.
Anthony, L. F.
Atkinson, C. H.
Aucoin, J. D.
Austen, G. A.
Banks, C. N.
Barry, J. R.
Bezanson, G. A.
Blair, R. G.
Boudreau, L. P.
Bowers, C. C.
Boyd, R. J.
Browne, A. S.
Bryson, W. E.
Buckley, W. A.
Butler, J. K.
Cain, C. L.
Cairns, J. A.
Cameron, J. A.
Cameron, N. P.
Campbell, J. A.
Campbell, J. A.
Campbell, R. B.
Chisholm, A. D.
Chisholm, J. D.
Chapman, P. T.
Cornwall, H. A.
Cosman, E. A.
Cotter, J. G.
Coumans, R. G.
Crowell, A. L.
Crowell, C. L.
Cunningham, H.
Curll, M. H.
Daniel, G. H.
Demers, J. C.
DesBrisay, A. S.
Dexter, R.
Dickie, E. C.
Dickie, K. R.
Dickie, L. W.
Dickson, G. M.
Dodge, C. M.
Doucette, H. H.
Douse, G. A. P.
Durham, E. B.
Dustan, S. B.
Embree, D. T.
Ernst, W. A.
Farnell, A. H.
Flannery, C. G.
Flinn, G.
Forsythe, J. S. G.
Fraser, A. Elmer.
Fraser, A. Ernest.
Fraser, A. M.
Fraser, L. G.
Gage, L. G.
Gass, C.
Gorham, E. R.
Goudrey, K. H.
Grant, B. E.
Gregory, H. S.
Haines, R. S.
Hains, A. P. R.
Hall, H. L.
Hanna, V. M.
Harding, C. E.
Hatfield, A. W.
Hawkins, G. S.
Henderson, H. F.
Herman, R. R.
Johnston, J. L.
Johnstone, G. H.
King, D. A.
King, J. J. W.
Kirk, J. H.
Kierstead, A. L.
Knowles, J. E.
Kyte, S. E.
Kinnie, E. F.
Knowles, J. E.
Langille, L. H.
LeLievre, P.
Lordly, E. F.
Longley, E. G.
Love, H. A.
MacDonald, D. W.
MacDougall, J. I.
MacDougall R.
MacKenzie, W. K.
MacKay, J. W.
MacLean, C. W.
Mann, C. H.
March, J. E. R.
Matthews, C. F.
Melvin, W. D.
Merriam, S. G.
Merritt, F. G.
Milner, C. H.
Millett, J. N. L.
Moore, A. J.
Morrison, W. H.
Morrow, J.
Morash, J. R.
Mosher, A. T.
Mosher, W. A.
Mulcahey, T. J.
Murray, B.
McAlpine, A. F.
McCallum, H. M.
McClafferty, J. K.
McDonald, A. H.
McDonald, D. A.
McIntyre, J. A.
McKenzie, H.
McKenzie, K.
McLaren, A. F.
McLean, M. A.
McLeod, H. H. D.
McRobert, J. A. V.
Neville, E. V.
Newell, A. D.
Newell, E. D.
Nickerson, E. C.
Noonan, P.
O’Connell, J. F.
O’Keefe, T. P.
O’Toole, A. G.
Page, E. H.
Peers, R. H. C.
Peters, W. H.
Pickard, H. J.
Pitman, M. R.
Power, M. L.
Poirier, W. P.
Price, E.
Prince, W. S.
Rafuse, S. A.
Redding, R. E.
Rhind, C. E.
Richardson, R. B.
Ripley, L. W.
Risser, W. A.
Roche, G. E.
Ross, C. S.
Ross, J. K.
Ryan, A. M.
Scriven, J. A.
Shaw, H. J.
Shields, D. D.
Smith, A. R.
Smith, G. J.
Snell, L. L.
Spence, C. M. V.
Spence, R. E.
Stanley, F. A.
Sterns, H. E.
Stephens, A. E.
Stewart, W. I.
Strople, H. G. A.
Stubbs, H. C.
Stewart, D. J.
Tanner, H. R.
Troy, L. T.
Tupper, M. L.
Turnbull, G. A.
Turnbull, G. V.
West, C. F.
Whidden, E. L.
Wicks, W. E.
White, G.
Wickwire, L. H.
Wilmot, A. J.
Wallace, H.
Wilson, J. L.
Wilson, W. M.
Winters, G. W.
Withrow, C. A.
Zinck, A. M.
Zinck, H. A.
[Illustration:
MRS. G. S. CAMPBELL.
One of Nova Scotia’s Leading Patriotic War Workers.]
[Illustration:
MISS MARION DOULL, V.A.D., MISS MADELINE SCOTT, V.A.D., MISS EDITH
PIKE, V.A.D.
“The Three Shining Lights” of Pine Hill Military Convalescent
Hospital.]
[Illustration:
NURSING SISTER MINNIE. FOLLETTE.
Drowned at sea, _Llandovery Castle_, June 27, 1918.]
[Illustration:
NURSING SISTER PEARL FRASER.
Drowned at sea, _Llandovery Castle_. June 27, 1918.]
[Illustration:
J. G. M‘DOUGALD. M.D., C.M., F.A.C.S.
Especially noted for his Surgical Work following the Great Explosion,
December 6, 1917.]
[Illustration:
SONS OF A. B. WISWELL, HALIFAX.]
“Felt Dawn”
By Stuart McCawley
We were sitting on the beach at Mira. Just a lovely Cape Breton
moonlight night. The youngsters were singing and telling yarns. One kid
recited McCrae’s great poem, “In Flanders Fields,” and one of the boys
who had been “over there” asked us if we knew what McCrae meant when he
wrote the phrase, “Felt Dawn.” Nobody seemed to be entirely clear on the
question, and we asked our friend, the veteran, to describe it for us.
Here are his words:
A cold, drizzly rain that is eating through your khaki into your
very heart.
A sea of mud—black, slimy, sticky, stinking mud.
The duck boards floating in ooze.
Your feet wet and heavy, and your toes squichy.
Not a sound of any kind.
The nearest human ten yards away—just around “the bay.”
Darkness supreme. Not even an enemy flare.
You strain your eyes over the parapet to the barbwire.
Your battalion’s life depends on your keeping awake.
Oh, the strain! Oh, the funk that is trying to grip your very soul!
Would to God something would happen! This eternal watching is
fearful.
Then a rustle in the grass; a wave of movement first like the ripple
you hear when a stone is “skipped” on a quiet pond; then an extra
chill in the air: then a glow to the east—’Tis Dawn.
You let loose your “clip” and you fire like mad towards the Hun.
Other sentries fire, and the salvo to dawn gets the whole line.
Thousands of men all along the front start a strafe—a crazy, aimless
strafe—which lasts for only minutes. Then, as if some great unseen
General had whispered a command, men regain their “morale,” and the
rifle fire quietens, and dies away.
The sun struggles up.
A bird on a shattered stump whistles, “Coo, Coo.”
Your blood warms again. You have “felt dawn.” Another day has had
its birth. The rations will soon be up. Relief is coming. The war is
still on, and the bird has showed you that, after all, it is better
to smile than to worry.
God is still in command!
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Footnote 1:
Killed in action or died of wounds.
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WE OPERATE THE
Union Terminal Garage
Queen St., Opposite Kent, Halifax, N.S.
Equipped with the most modern machinery, we are in a position to do all
kinds of repair work, including reboring of cylinders and pressing on
solid truck tires with a 200–ton hydraulic press
DISTRIBUTORS FOR
WHITE TRUCKS
OLDSMOBILE 8–CYL. CARS
OLDSMOBILE ECONOMY 3–4 TON TRUCKS
CADILLAC CARS
TROY TRAILERS
UNION SUPPLY CO., LIMITED
P.O. Box 184 Tel. Sack. 3477
W. McL. Robertson, Manager
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* * * * *
Diamond BIRKS Goldsmiths
Merchants „ Silversmiths
“HALIFAX HOUSE”
Fine Platinum Mounted Diamond Rings, Bar Pins, Necklets,
Articles in Sterling Silver and Silver Plate, Cabinets,
Silver Knives, Forks and Spoons, Cut Glass, Fine China,
Leather Goods, Stationery, Clocks, Bronzes, Fine Jewellery
Repairing and Remodelling. Watch and Clock Repairs.
Copper Plate, Steel Die and General Engravers
[Illustration:
_85th Battalion Buttons, 65c. each_]
IN THE NEW
BIRKS BUILDING
493–495–497 Barrington Street
HALIFAX
NOVA SCOTIA
_We specialize on
Miniature Medals
and Decorations
of the Great War_
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* * * * *
LUXURIES
should be paid for, but at the prices we charge for
Men’s Wear
you can fit yourself out and be affected very little by Luxury Tax.
Frank Colwell, Ltd.
MEN’S WEAR
415 BARRINGTON STREET
Green Lantern Building.
* * * * *
CAPE BRETON’S
LEADING NEWSPAPER
THE
Sydney Post
Morning Afternoon Weekly
The various editions of the Post are read by upwards of 45,000 of
the biggest wage-earners in Canada.
LEASED WIRE TO MONTREAL
Post Publishing
Company, Limited
Sydney, Nova Scotia,
CANADA
* * * * *
Motor Sales
Company, Limited
DISTRIBUTORS OF
STUDEBAKER
and GRANT CARS
F. W. D., Federal
and Defiance Trucks
HALIFAX—75–77 Granville St.
DARTMOUTH BRANCH-Portland St.
* * * * *
JO-HO
FRUIT SYRUPS
LIME JUICE
EXTRACTS
JELLY POWDERS
AND
DIAMOND FLAVORS
H. A. Zinck
Company, Limited
Dartmouth, N. S.
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Moirs
Floating
Fruits
Sunny cubes of California Peaches, Pears, Maraschino
Cherries and Prunes, coated with chocolate and swimming in
nectar.
Just one Chocolate treat out of more than a hundred made by
Moirs Limited,
Halifax
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* * * * *
AN ENGINE
that will give good service and has a neat appearance
is what you get when you purchase an
Atlantic Marine Motor
We also manufacture a complete line of
STOVES, RANGES, SHIP AND MILL WORK
_Write us for information and prices_
Lunenburg Foundry Co., Limited
LUNENBURG NOVA SCOTIA
* * * * *
THE MERCHANTS BANK
OF CANADA
Capital Paid Up $7,000,000
Reserve Fund and Undivided Profits 7,574,043
Branches from the
Atlantic to the Pacific
Halifax Office: Corner Granville and Duke Streets
R. G. SARE, Manager
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Scotia
Frozen
Dainties
The most delicious refreshment is a dish of Scotia Ice Cream—made in 30
velvet smooth combinations of cream and fruit flavors.
For dessert every week, for refreshment every day, for convalescents,
for dances and dinners, there’s nothing so popular because nothing so
pleasant as
SCOTIA
ICE CREAM
Scotia Pure Milk Co.
LIMITED
615 Barrington St., Halifax, N.S.
* * * * *
Sydney Foundry
& Machine Works
LIMITED
Sydney, Cape Breton
GENERAL
ENGINEERS
AND
CONTRACTORS
Works: Pitt and Johnstone Streets
Docks: North Esplanade
MARINE REPAIRING
A SPECIALTY
Oxygen-Acetylene and Electric
Cutting and Welding
* * * * *
North Sydney
Herald
Established 1872
OLDEST PAPER IN
CAPE BRETON
_THE “OLD HOME” PAPER_
DAILY and WEEKLY
The North Sydney Herald is sent
to subscribers in nearly every post
office in Cape Breton Island.
Average sworn circulation
of Weekly in 1919, 4,769
* * * * *
J. W. Cumming & Son, Limited
COAL DRILL and
MINE CAR
MANUFACTURERS
New Glasgow, N.S.
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* * * * *
Mason & Dean, Limited
Wholesale Fruits, Vegetables
Tobaccos, Cigars, Confectionery
SYDNEY, N. S.
Cor. George and Falmouth Box 570
Phones 749–760 Branch at Glace Bay
* * * * *
Sydney Motors, Limited
Dealers in
FORD CARS, DODGE CARS
AND KELLY SPRINGFIELD
TRUCKS
Cor. George and Townsend Streets
Tel. 300 SYDNEY, N.S. P.O. Box 399
* * * * *
A. ALLEN
Wholesale Fruits, Produce,
Etc.
NORTH SYDNEY, N.S.
* * * * *
F. A. DEYOUNG
Wholesale Fruits
and Confectionery
George Street, Sydney, N.S.
* * * * *
The McDONALDS did their bit in the
war. So did
Alex. McDonald
The leading Tailor of North Sydney by furnishing the best Clothing to
the boys.
He is still on the job at the old stand in the McDONALD BLOCK, Corner
Main St.
NORTH SIDNEY, N.S. Tel. 191.
* * * * *
LeMOINE BROTHERS
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
MEATS, FISH, GROCERIES,
PROVISIONS, and all kinds of
COUNTRY PRODUCE
North Sydney - N.S.
* * * * *
When in town make it a
point to visit
BALAH’S
VARIETY STORE
North Sydney - N.S.
* * * * *
Compliments of
W. H. CUZNER
STRAND THEATRE
Sydney Minis and North Sydney
Cape Breton
* * * * *
H. G. HAGEN & CO.
LIMITED
PLUMBING AND
HEATING
Sydney, N. S.
* * * * *
Accessories
Supplies
Ford Parts
Service
THOMAS TOOMEY
Dealer in Canadian Ford Cars
FORD SERVICE STATION
Sydney Mines, N. S.
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Dominion Iron and Steel Company
Limited
HEAD OFFICE AND WORKS, SYDNEY, N.S.
Manufacturers of
PIG IRON, Basic and Foundry Grades,
BASIC OPEN HEARTH STEEL,
BLOOMS, BILLETS and SLABS.
STEEL RAILS-All sections up to and
including 100 lbs. per lineal yard.
STEEL BARS, ROUNDS, FLATS, SQUARES.;
Reinforcement Bars, Plain or Twisted.
WIRE RODS-All qualities, in Gauges No. 5 to 21–32″.
WIRE-Plain, Annealed, Galvanized, Coiled Spring and
Barbed Fence.
WIRE NAILS-All standard and special patterns.
AMMONIUM SULPHATE. SULPHURIC ACID.
Benzol, Toluol, Solvent Naphtha. Bengas (Motor Fuel).
SALES OFFICES:
Sydney, N.S. 112 St. James Street, Montreal, P.Q.
SPECIFY DOMSTEEL PRODUCTS
* * * * *
Dominion Coal Company
Limited
GLACE BAY, NOVA SCOTIA
19 Collieries—Output, 5,000,000 tons annually.
“Dominion” Coal-Screened, run of mine and slack.
“Springhill” Coal-Screened, run of mine and slack.
Collieries at Glace Bay, C.B., and Springhill, N.S.
Shipping Ports-Sydney and Louisburg, C.B., and Parrsboro, N.S.
FOR PRICES AND TERMS APPLY TO
ALEXANDER DICK, GENERAL SALES AGENT
112 ST. JAMES STREET, MONTREAL
or at the offices of the Company at 171 Lower Water Street, Halifax,
N.S., and to the following agents: R. P. & W. F. Starr, St. John, N.B.;
Buntain, Bell & Co., Charlottetown, P.E.I.; Hull, Blyth & Co., 1 Lloyds
Ave., London, E.C.; Harvey & Co., St. John’s, Nfld.
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McDougall & Cowans
Members Montreal Stock Exchange
HEAD OFFICE, MONTREAL, CANADA
BRANCH OFFICES:
TORONTO, ONT.
34 King Street West
ST. JOHN, N.B.
38 Prince William St.
OTTAWA, ONT.
211 Union Bank Bldg.
QUEBEC, QUE.
116 Mountain Hill
WINNIPEG, MAN.
218 Portage Ave.
HALIFAX, N.S.
185 Hollis St.
H. C. COUGHTRY
Manager
PRIVATE WIRES TO ALL OFFICES AND NEW YORK
* * * * *
[Illustration]
Irresistible Styles in
READY-TO-WEAR
APPAREL
Are on Display at All Seasons
in Our Extensive Ready-to-Wear
Department
Ladies’ and Gents’ Wearing Apparel of every
description. See our stock before you buy
elsewhere
All Mail Orders Receive Our Best Attention
We are expert Ladies’ and Gents’ Tailors and Furriers
Electric Passenger Elevators to All Departments
MERCHANT’S
Charlotte St.
SYDNEY
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MAC’S LIMITED
Real Estate and Insurance
Brokers
Railway and Steamship
Ticket Agents
Possessing unexcelled facilities for
effecting all classes of Insurance
in some of the strongest British,
Canadian and American
Companies
Commercial Street
Glace Bay, N.S.
Charlotte Street
Sydney, N.S.
* * * * *
J. A. Marven
LIMITED
Halifax Moncton St. John
Manufacturers of “WHITE LILY”
BRAND BISCUITS.
We mention here only a few of our regular lines:—
Arrowroot
Social Tea
Fig Bars
Coco Taffy
Fancy Wine
Hydrox
Assorted Sandwich
Marshmallow
Graham Wafers
Ginger Snaps
Apricot Wafers
Graham Sandwich
Ask for and insist on
Marven’s “White Lily” Cream Sodas
Sold in tins, boxes, packages and barrels
NOVA SCOTIA BRANCH
670 Barrington Street, Halifax
* * * * *
Petrie Manufacturing
Co., Limited
Manufacturers
Aerated Waters
Distilled Waters
Mineral Waters
SYDNEY - N.S
* * * * *
Isnor Bros.
Stores where men like to come for their Clothing—Why?
“Honest Values”
(that’s the answer)
MAIN STORE
69 Gottingen Street
Agricola Street
(Cor. Bloomfield Street)
Isnor Bros.
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This Store’s Policy
To represent goods exactly as to their quality; to sell to those who
know and to those who don’t know values at a uniform fair price; to
fulfill all guarantees and cheerfully correct all mistakes: to deserve
your confidence by always giving you satisfaction.
G. T. MUNN
Jeweler and Optician
New Waterford - N.S.
* * * * *
JOHN McCORMICK
Dealer in
Dry Goods, Clothing, Carpets, Furniture, Men’s Furnishings, Crockery,
Shoes, Groceries and Provisions
SYDNEY MINES - N.S.
* * * * *
CONTRACTORS BUILDERS
Chappell Bros. & Co.
Ltd.
Brookland Street,
SYDNEY, N.S.
LUMBERMEN WOODWORKERS
* * * * *
McKinnon & Cameron
Merchant Tailors
344 Esplanade Sydney, N.S,
* * * * *
BRENNAN & CO.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
MERCHANTS
Groceries, Flour, Feeds and Produce
North Sydney - N.S.
* * * * *
R. H. McLEAN
Dealer in
Confectionery, Fruits, Tobaccos,
Cigars, Etc.
Photo Studio in connection. Our
enlargements are the best
NEW WATERFORD - N.S.
* * * * *
Donald J. Buckley
“The Druggist”
Buckley’s Busy Bend
Prince and Charlotte Streets
SYDNEY - C.B.
* * * * *
Eastern Jewellery Co.
Phone 121 S. PORTE, Manager
EVERYTHING UP TO DATE
Green Block, Charlotte Street
Sydney - N.S.
* * * * *
C. & G. MacLEOD
Booksellers and Stationers
Sydney and Glace Bay, N.S.
* * * * *
Have your home wired now
Let us do the wiring in your home, and you will receive the best
material and workmanship. Call us for estimates on your work; telephone
number is 696.
E. D. MURPHY
Charlotte Street - Sydney
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Acadia Coal Company
Limited
Stellarton, N.S.
Miners and Shippers of the
Celebrated
ACADIA COAL
Unexcelled for Steam Purposes
Popular for Domestic Use
Manufacturing, Steamship, and Railway
Companies give it high endorsements.
Shipments by water from Pictou Landing, N.S.
Shipments by rail, via Intercolonial Railway.
For Prices and all Information,
address General Offices:
STELLARTON, N.S.
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Systematic Saving Made Pleasant and
Profitable
¶ Here is the plan under which many of our clients, setting aside sums
as small as $10 monthly, have accumulated $5,000 and upwards with annual
additions of more than $300 to their incomes.
¶ You buy through us a security of recognized merit, yielding 6% or more
for municipals, 7% or more for Corporation bonds.
¶ You pay $10 a month for each $100 and are charged with 6% interest on
unpaid balances but are credited immediately with the full interest on
your investment, as paid.
¶ As you proceed with your payments the difference of interest in your
favor increases, adding to your income, and as time goes on the purchase
of one security after another brings you nearer to independence
Write for further details
J. C. MACKINTOSH & CO.
Members Montreal Stock Exchange
207 HOLLIS STREET, HALIFAX
* * * * *
Thompson & Sutherland Limited
_Dealers in_
SUPPLIES FOR CONTRACTORS
PLUMBERS AND PAINTERS
_Wholesale and Retail Stores at_
NORTH SYDNEY, SYDNEY MINES, GLACE BAY
NEW GLASGOW, STELLARTON
WESTVILLE, SYDNEY
7====STORES====7
_The Hardware Men_
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John R. Francis
& Son
GENERAL HARDWARE STORE
Dealers in
General Shelf Hardware,
Glass, Paints and Oils,
Enameled and Tinware
also
Undertakers and Licensed
Embalmers
Strict attention given
to day and night calls.
Phone connections day and night
Main St., Sydney Mines, N.S.
P. O. Box 486
* * * * *
For the Veterans of the
Great War—in all
Branches of the
Service
THE BEST
is none too good, every time and all
the time
in Halifax, for instance
The
Halifax Hotel
Hollis Street
Which was the “Stamping Ground” for H. M. Overseas Forces passing
through Halifax.
Come in and see us again when you are in town.
* * * * *
Returned Men
can buy their outfitting most advantageously at this store.
Crowell’s standard goods—complete from head to foot—will appeal to your
good business judgment, on account of their reliable quality and their
fair prices.
We show you the way to better outfitting values.
LET US SERVE YOU
Crowell’s Ltd.
Sydney, C. B.
* * * * *
If you Shop at
McArels
you’ll get value for your money
Stylish Dress Goods and Silks, Dress Trimmings, Gloves, Hosiery, House
Furnishings and Furniture, Men’s and Boys’ Furnishings, Good Footwear.
We carry an up-to-date stock to fit all. Choice Groceries.
All at lowest prices
McArel Bros.
Glace Bay, N.S.
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Francis Book Store
Newspapers, Magazines and Latest Books, School Supplies—Wall Papers,
Etc. Stationery—the very best
W. J. Francis
SYDNEY MINES, N.S.
* * * * *
When in North Sydney do not forget to
visit
THE TOGGERY
H. E. WHITMAN
“_The House of Quality_”
* * * * *
Drawer 814 Tel. 193
The
Home Bottling Company Ltd.
Manufacturers of
High Grade Aerated
Waters
Wholesale Dealers
in Cigarettes,
Cigars, etc.
The up-to-date Bottling Plant of Eastern
Nova Scotia
D. R. Mancini, President
Main St. - - North Sydney, N.S.
* * * * *
R. H. DAVIS & CO., LTD.
Wholesale and Manufacturing Stationers Branch Warehouse and Office, 542
George St., Sydney, N.S. Head Office and Plant, Yarmouth, N. S.
Scholars, ask your retailers for Davis’ 10c. series of Exercise Books
and Davis’ Writing Tablets. The best values on the market; made in Nova
Scotia from “Made in Canada” raw material.
* * * * *
McKenzie & Company
Norman McKenzie, Manager
Heavy and Shelf Hardware, Stoves,
Ranges, Kitchen Furnishings,
Plumbing and Repairs
Masonic Block—Commercial Street
P.O. Box 784 - Telephone 167
GLACE BAY, N.S.
* * * * *
HOUSE OF QUALITY
J. M. MacLEAN, Prop.
High Class Tailors
Gent’s Furnishings
Boots and Shoes
NEW WATERFORD, C.B.
* * * * *
Manchester Meat Market
Harry Samuels, Prop.
SAUSAGE MAKERS
- BACON CURERS -
PROVISION DEALERS
Main Street - Glace Bay, N.S.
* * * * *
“In the Health of the People
Lies the Wealth of the Nation”
Angus A. Macdonald
DRUGGIST
“The Medical Hall”
NEW WATERFORD, N.S.
* * * * *
THOS. L. BOLDON
JEWELER DR. OF OPTICS
Remember we specialize in
Complicated Prescriptions
Plummer Avenue
NEW WATERFORD
* * * * *
SYDNEY MILLING COMPANY
Limited
J. W. Smith,
President
A. J. Morrison,
Secretary
MILLERS and MILLERS’ AGENTS
Wholesale Flour, Feeds, Oats, Etc.
Phone 18 SYDNEY, N.S.
CANADA FOOD BOARD.
License Nos. 12–79, 6–797, 9–8829
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C. E. Choat & Co.
_GROCERY BROKERS_
CONFECTIONERY A SPECIALTY
_Agents for_
Sussex Dry Ginger Ale
Weston’s Biscuits
Pascall’s English Sweets
Pickford and Black’s Wharf
HALIFAX, N.S.
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C. W. ENGINEERING CO.
_ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS_
_We specialize on Commercial Fireproof
Structures, Design and Construction_
Also Reinforced Concrete Bridges
The present high prices on lumber and allied products have created
conditions under which a fireproof building will cost no more and in
certain instances less than a so-called brick or concrete building.
CONSULTATION IS FREE
_Room 1—Post Building_
_Telephone 761 SYDNEY, N.S._
* * * * *
LUMBER OF ALL KINDS
Brookfield Bros.
LIMITED
Halifax, N.S.
BUILDING MATERIAL OF ALL KINDS
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Willis Pianos
{ TONE
Prefect as to { TOUCH
{ DURABILITY
An instrument with these essential qualities that distinguish it as an
ideal piano for the home.
Prices as low as consistent with quality—Convenient terms.
Willis Piano & Organ
Company
50 Granville Street
Halifax, N.S.
* * * * *
P. O. Box 690 Telephones 233
234
We always carry complete stocks for General Groceries, Flour and Feeds.
We Specialize in Drug Sundries and Stationery.
Cape Breton Wholesale
Grocery Co. Limited
Cornet George, Townsend
and Bentinck Streets
SYDNEY, N.B.
* * * * *
J. C. Larder
WHOLESALE FRUITS
SYDNEY - NOVA SCOTIA
* * * * *
Hillis and Sons
Limited
STOVES
AND
RANGES
HALIFAX
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Ashby Corner Grocer. Phone 81
JAMES A. CLARK
Groceries, Provisions, Fruits
Confectionery, Crockery and
Tinware, Bakery.
Sydney
* * * * *
GEO. E. BOAK & SON
LIMITED
Wholesale and Retail
Coal Dealers
HALIFAX - - N. S.
* * * * *
F. W. BISHOP & CO.
Exclusively
Fine Shoes
SYDNEY & GLACE BAY
NOVA SCOTIA
* * * * *
C. P. MOORE
LIMITED
:::: HARDWARE ::::
Paints and Glass
Automobile Supplies
:::: o o ::::
SYDNEY Nova Scotia
* * * * *
WRIGHT’S LIMITED
HOME FURNISHERS
Importers of
FURNITURE
and CARPETS
Warerooms: CHARLOTTE STREET
SYDNEY - Nova Scotia
* * * * *
The Cape Breton boys, who beat the “Bosche” now wear
Fashion Craft
CORBETT & MACKENZIE CO.
LIMITED
Opposite Y. M. C. A.
SYDNEY - - N. S.
* * * * *
ANDREW H. RUDOLF
Dry Goods, Millinery,
Ladies Ready-to-Wear,
Garments, Carpets, Etc.
LUNENBURG - - - N. S.
* * * * *
Hudson & McEachen
“The Big Store with the Small Prices”
Groceries, Meats, Provisions
SPECIALTIES—Fresh and Salt Fish, Butter, Eggs. Etc.
GASOLINE TANK—Capacity 500 gallons. Get your Supply from us.
TELEPHONE 350
Corner Victoria Road and Prince Street.
SYDNEY
* * * * *
Compliments of
A. H. MUNN
JEWELER and SILVERSMITH
Repairing of Fine
Watches a Specialty
Bishop Block, Charlotte St.
SYDNEY. N. S.
* * * * *
Our Part is the Great Work of helping to supply the demand for
Chinaware, Glassware, Earthenware, Enamelware, Tinware and
Aluminum-ware, and Toys and Fancy Goods
We can meet your requirements.
Our Stock is complete and prices will stand comparison
EVANS & YOUNG
83 Gottingen St. Phone Lorne 221
HALIFAX, N. S.
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Cable Address:
Halship
Direct Telegraphic Communication:
Western Union and Great North Western
HALIFAX SHIPYARDS LIMITED
HALIFAX - CANADA
[Illustration]
SHIPBUILDERS, ENGINEERS AND
SHIP REPAIRERS
Builders of Passenger and Cargo Vessels up to 15,000 tons.
Drydock—Halifax, N.S. Marine Slips—Dartmouth N.S.
Dimensions—550 ft. long.
100 ft. wide 4 Cradles—Capacity up to 3,000
30 ft. depth on sill. tons.
NOTE-Four ships are now on the way being built for the Canadian
Merchant Marine.—2 of 8,100 tons D.W. and
2 of 10,500 „
30 per cent. of the men now employed on new ship construction have
served their country during the late war. These men are now assisting in
rounding out Canada’s National Policy, by building ships which will
carry Canadian exports to all parts of the world.
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Cable Address: “NATFISH”
License No. 1–036
ARTHUR BOUTILIER
President and General Manager
National Fish Co.
LIMITED
Wholesale Fish
Merchants
P. O. BOX 1104
HALIFAX - N.S.
Owners of the Steam Trawlers
“Lemberg” and “Venosta”
Branch at
Port Hawkesbury - N.S.
* * * * *
Established 1863 Incorporated 1901
Christie Trunk & Bag
Co., Limited
Manufacturers of
TRUNKS, TRAVELLING
BAGS AND SUIT CASES
Sample Trunks and Cases
a Specialty
Amherst, N.S. Canada
* * * * *
The
FRANK A. GILLIS
Company, Limited
Contractors’ Supplies of
All Descriptions
Fireproof Materials
a Specialty
Office:
PICKFORD and
BLACK’S WHARF
HALIFAX - N.S.
* * * * *
SCRIVEN’S
BREAD
[Illustration]
IT IS THE
BEST
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MILES’
Sydney’s Leading Grocery
The largest variety at right prices
Fresh fruits and vegetables a specialty
251 Charlotte Street
Phones 90 and 91
FREE, PROMPT DELIVERY
* * * * *
The Eternal Question
?
It will be simple work to choose an exquisite Engagement Ring for the
best girl in the world if you look over Ross’s line. Show your good
taste in ring as well as girl. Please her.
A. M. ROSS
Jeweller, etc.
NORTH SYDNEY, N.S.
* * * * *
ROSS & McVICAR
LIMITED
Wholesale Dealers in
Flour and Feed, etc.
Corner Townsend and
Douglas Streets
SYDNEY, N.S.
* * * * *
City Meat Market
Dorchester Street
SYDNEY, N.S.
Dealers in all kinds of
Fresh and Cured Meats, Poultry
in season; also, a full line
of Vegetables
Opp. Post Office. B. W. Pearce, Mgr.
* * * * *
Glace Bay Cycle &
Motor Co., Ltd.
Ford Dealers and Service Station
Garage Sales Rooms and Workshops
Main Street
GLACE BAY, N.S.
* * * * *
G. A. Coleman, D.V.S.
(Graduate Toronto University)
Veterinary Surgeon
North Sydney
Nova Scotia
* * * * *
The Store That Treats
You Right
FADER’S MARKET
Choice Groceries, Fruits and Produce
Beef, Lamb, Pork, Veal, Game and Poultry
112 Gottingen Street, HALIFAX
George W . Fader, Manager
Lorne 994
* * * * *
RICE’S
The Exclusive Ladies’ and
Children’s Wear Store
“When in doubt buy at Rice’s”
Commercial Street
NORTH SYDNEY, N.S.
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When in Sydney
Buy Your Drugs
from
MANSON
“The Reliable
Druggist”
“If you get it at Manson’s it’s good”
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FRIED BROS.
Commission Merchants
Real Estate
Scrap Metals, etc.
P.O. Box 45 Phone 102–2
GLACE BAY, N.S.
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WHITE STAR
DOMINION LINE
Regular Sailings HALIFAX-LIVERPOOL in Winter
MONTREAL-QUEBEC-LIVERPOOL in Summer
[Illustration]
Ex-members of the Canadian Expeditionary Force will find the steamers
of this Line old friends
For sailing dates and rates apply
A. G. JONES AND CO.
HALIFAX, N.S.
General Agents for Nova Scotia and P.E.I.
or to Local Agents
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P.O. Box 119 Phone 1418
General Engineers and Contractors
KING’S ROAD, SYDNEY, CAPE BRETON
STRUCTURAL STEEL—Bridges, Frames and Fire Escapes, Fabricated and
Erected
BOILER REPAIRS—Patching, Re-tubing and General Repairs by Expert Men
EXCAVATION (By Steam Shovel) Cellar, Sewer and Water Trench Excavating
PUMPING—Centrifugal Pump for Cellar, Trench and Ship Work
MARINE WORK—Floating Plant, Electric and Oxy-Acetylene Welding and
Cutting, Re-tubing, Pumping, and General Repairs
SHOP WORK—Machine Work, Forging and General Repairs
We are situated with ideal transportation arrangements, having side
tracks and water shipping points. Good attention on outside jobs.
“The Rotary High Speed Steam Engine”
BURNS CRUDE OIL, KEROSENE
USED IN
Automobiles, Auto
Trucks, Factories and Machine Shops
Steamers, Motor Boats
and Machine Shops
“SIMPLICITY IS ITS GREATEST FEATURE”
Canada’s Sole Manufacturers Send for Booklet
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ASK THE MEN who wore “Kelly-Halifax” made Leggings, S. B. Belts, Kit
Bags, Purses, Money Belts, or other Military Equipment, or who travelled
with “Kelly” Luggage, and you’ll understand why “Kelly-Halifax” on
Leather Goods is all the guarantee required by those who know
PRICES ARE MODERATE
KELLYS LIMITED, 116–118 Granville Street, HALIFAX
MANUFACTURERS
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CAPE BRETON’S LARGEST
DEPARTMENTAL STORE
Vooght Brothers
North Sydney
Nova Scotia
IMPORTERS and EXPORTERS
Daily importations from Europe of Dress Goods, Tapestries and Ladies’
Wear.
BOOT DEPARTMENT
Contains the largest assortment of High Class Footwear and at most
reasonable prices.
GROCERY DEPARTMENT
Carries a full and complete range of the best that money can
buy—efficiency being our watchword.
Vooght Brothers
North Sydney’s Old Business Establishment
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THE
Queen
Hotel
HALIFAX, N.S.
WM. MOMBOURQUETTE
Manager
A Modern Hotel operated for your comfort and safety and favorably
located in the heart of interesting things—shops, parks, theatres,
churches, forts, navy yard and historical points.
Accommodation for 300
Guests
AMERICAN PLAN
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[Illustration: Tom McCartney _Billiards and Pool_]
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[Illustration]
WELL SET UP
are the men whose clothes we tailor. The fit of the shoulders is one of
the strong points of our tailoring. Our work attracts attention for the
elegant lines we give to this part of the Garment.
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
tailor made and ready made garments is one of cut and finish. Not stock
patterns, but individual lines are used and the garment fits the wearer
and not clothiers’ models.
J. L. MacKINNON,
FOWNES BLOCK, MAIN STREET,
SYDNEY MINES, N.S.
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Established 1889 Phone 81
SYDNEY MINES
BOTTLING WORKS
A. R. MacDOUGALL, Prop.
Wholesale Manufacturers and Bottlers of
The Celebrated Red Seal Brand
Aerated Waters
P.O. Box 149 Factory—Clyde Ave.
SYDNEY MINES, N. S.
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E. G. HIGGINSON, Prop.
LEARMENT HOTEL
OPPOSITE C.N.R. STATION
TRURO - NOVA SCOTIA
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THE MAYFLOWER
BOTTLING CO.
LIMITED
Manufacturers of the Finest Class of
AERATED BEVERAGES
SYDNEY - - N. S.
Telephone 399
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Telephone
Lorne 40
Estimates
Furnished
W. F. SPRUIN
ELECTRICIAN
Cor. Cornwallis and Gottingen Sts.
HALIFAX, N.S.
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Wood & McConnell
LIMITED
Wholesale Grocers
Telephone 541 P.O. Box 159
SYDNEY, N. S.
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Go to
ISAAC GREENWELL
For STOVES, RANGES,
REPAIRS FOR SAME AND
KITCHEN FURNISHINGS
329 Charlotte Street, Sydney, N.S.
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The old reliable SINGER stands the test as our Veteran Boys stood the
test in France. When buying a Sewing Machine get the SINGER and you will
not be disappointed. Sold on easy terms. Big discounts for Cash.
Singer Sewing Machine Co.
346 Charlotte St. SYDNEY, N.S.
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John B. Morrison
FASHIONABLE TAILOR
403 Charlotte Street
SYDNEY. N.S.
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For Satisfaction in
Men’s and Boys’ Outfitting try
[Illustration: _Fanjoy’s_ GOOD CLOTHING]
338–340 Charlotte St. SYDNEY, N.S.
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Royal Household (Spring Wheat) Flour.
Canada’s Best (blended) Flour.
All lines Cereals, Feeds. Grains.
Lipton’s Teas, Coffee, Cocoa, Jelly Powders, etc.
WHOLESALE ONLY
Ingraham Supply Co., Ltd.
SYDNEY, N.S.
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IF you had a building which brought in to you $5,000 a year, would you
have it sufficiently insured?
YOU are a valuable property, producing thousands of dollars a year and
that revenue will cease at your death. Are you sufficiently insured?
_How long should a man support his wife?_
Some men say “As long as he lives.”
Most men will say “As long as she lives.”
That support can be made sure by Income Policies of the Mutual Life.
J. LESLIE McDUFF
Manager for Nova Scotia
191 HOLLIS ST., HALIFAX, N.S.
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KIRK & TOREY
A good place to buy
LADIES’ SUITS, COATS
FURS, WAISTS and WATERPROOF
COATS
KIRK & TOREY
No better Shop to buy
VOILES, PLAIN and FANCY,
GEORGETTE CREPE and
CREPE DE CHENE, GLOVES,
HOSIERY, CORSETS,
DRESS GOODS, SILKS,
LINENS and COTTONS
Everything required from an up-to-date
Dry Goods House.
KIRK & TOREY
SYDNEY
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27 Men Enlisted
2 Paid the Supreme
Sacrifice
Let us who remain perpetuate their memory, not by blare of horns and
roll of drums, but by such service to our fellow men that such a
catastrophe cannot again occur.
Cape Breton Electric
Company Limited
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Your Meals
AND
Lunches
ICE CREAMS and
DRINKS
are prepared and served with utmost care.
Everybody visits “The Green Lantern” when visiting Halifax.
The Green Lantern
“EVERYTHING THE BEST”
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JOHN J. GRANT
Building Material
Opposite C.N.R. Depot
NEW GLASGOW. N.S. Tel. 170
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THE HOUSE OF QUALITY
F. C. Bezanson & Co.
DIAMOND MERCHANTS
Jewellers and Opticians
SYDNEY - - N. S.
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All our drinks are made from pure
cane sugar and the best extracts
that money can buy.
McAllister’s
Mineral Water Works
SYDNEY - C.B.
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The Enormous Price of Clothes
That is the question answered by
THE ENGLISH & SCOTCH
WOOLLEN COMPANY
who are making suits and overcoats to
measure, prices ranging from $17 to $45.
GRANITE BLOCK
Charlotte St., Sydney, Nova Scotia
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The firm of
FRASER & HOYT
Maritime Building, New Glasgow, N.S.
do a live and up-to-date Real Estate business. If you contemplate
purchasing a farm, business site or private dwelling house in Nova
Scotia’s industrial centre get in touch with this firm and be assured of
prompt and courteous treatment.
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BEING VETERANS OURSELVES we pay particular attention to the requirements
of RETURNED MEN.
INGRAHAMS
Men’s Outfitters
NORTH SYDNEY - N. S.
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John Midgley & Co.
Real Estate of all Classes
Life and Fire Insurance
SYDNEY - N.S.
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Colin McNab & Co.
Dealers In Groceries and Fruit
Everything stored and handled by sanitary
methods
We give High Quality, Low Prices,
Prompt Delivery.
We solicit your orders. Phone Harbour 41
Portland Street, Dartmouth
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The Beautiful Bras
d’Or Lakes
Who has not heard of the most picturesque beauty spot in all America the
famous Lakes of Bras d’Or?
The Bras d’Or Steamboat Co. run from North Sydney, Nova Scotia, a
palatial steamer, the “Marion,” touching at intermediate points, with
Dudley Warner’s historical Baddeck the terminal point, close by Graham
Bell’s laboratory.
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WHETHER ABSENT IN FARAWAY LANDS
or silent in death’s embrace, or enjoying health in the happy family
circle.
A PICTURE OF HIM OR HER
is always a sweet solace to someone, be it parent, wife, son or daughter
or sweetheart
W. J. DOOLEY,
is NORTH SYDNEY’S (N.S.)
PREMIER PICTURE FRAMER
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[Illustration]
Robb Engineering Works, Limited
AMHERST, NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA
Manufacturers of
HIGH GRADE ENGINE BOILERS, SAW MILL
MACHINERY AND TRACTORS
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MACKAY ELECTRIC CO.
ESTABLISHED 1901
SYDNEY - N. S.
We carry a full line of Electrical Supplies and shall be glad to quote
on electric work of any kind in Cape Breton or Nova Scotia.
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OAK HALL, LIMITED
The House of Good Clothing
Headquarters for high-grade Clothing and
Furnishings for Men and Boys.
SYDNEY
G. M. BOYD, Manager
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The Sydney Record
carries daily all the world news in addition to all the Cape Breton news
besides several feature pages not published in any other paper.
Write us for Sample Copy
Record Publishing Co., Limited
Box 360 Sydney, C. B.
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Phone L. 1506
F. W. Maling
Electrical Contractor
180 Gottingen St., Halifax, N.S.
Wiring and Supplies, Motor and
Generator Repairs a Specialty
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FRANK A. BILL & SON
HARDWARE
Paints, Oils and Varnishes, Sporting
Goods, Electrical Supplies and Flashlights.
Automobile and Bicycle Tires.
North Sydney, N. S.
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The Store Where Quality
Proves Itself
Sydney Mines Drug Store
“Rexall” Store
SYDNEY MINES - N. S.
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H. C. Ballum & Co.
Wholesale Produce
and
Commission Merchants
SYDNEY, N.S.
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BRITON HOTEL
ARCHIBALD AVE., NORTH SYDNEY
The most up-to-date hotel in North Sydney. Open all day and all night. A
first-class grill service in connection. The rooms are the best in Cape
Breton and all newly furnished and renovated. Meals served at any hour
of the day or night. Afternoon tea and cake can be had every afternoon
in the tea room. Hotel is very centrally located and has every home
comfort for the tourist and traveller. V. E. SNOWDON, Proprietor.
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L. Nicholson Limited
Ladies’ and Men’s Tailoring
Men’s Furnishings and
Ready-to-Wear Clothing
GLACE BAY - N. S.
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Transcriber’s note:
1. Silently corrected typographical errors and variations in spelling.
2. Archaic, non-standard, and uncertain spellings retained as printed.
3. The footnote was moved to the end of the last chapter.
4. The cover image was created by the transcriber and is placed in the
public domain.