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Preparing for planting the dogwood tree

Preparing for planting the dogwood tree

Item filed under People and customs. The volunteers are: foreground left: Tom Grant, back left: Barry Smith, center: Walter Lanz, and right: Fred Lanz (father of Walter Lanz). The information we provided by Walter Lanz and Barry Smith. A group of volunteers, including the above, removed the concrete sidewalk which was about five inches thick. An old brick and mortar foundation of a former building was found under the area and it had to be removed. The poor quality soil and gravel found below the excavated area was removed to a considerable depth and it was replaced with soil from the city in order to provide good growing environment for the Eddie's White Wonder Dogwood. The work was carried out during the year of the library's 50th anniversary. A wooden bench, built by Jon Ellis, went in a year later. The Canadain Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) provided funds for the bench. A plaque with the following word is located on the site: [this was not filled in, though it may read: This bench courtesy of Dunbar CIBC. Artisan: Jon Ellis].

Photograph [banquet at Empress Hotel]

Photograph [banquet at Empress Hotel]

Photograph shows members of the Health Department dining in the Empress Hotel dining room at 235 East Hastings Street. Writing on the verso identifies the following; head of table: Dr. Underhill; left side: unidentified, Joe Pitman (Ch. Quar. Officer), Joe Hynes (Ch. Sar. Inspector), Ted Slevin, Sam Kinniston, George Rogers; right side: first six are unidentified, Joe Gibbs, and John Vance.

Kerrisdale Commercial Association dinner dance

Kerrisdale Commercial Association dinner dance

Group portrait showing (standing): Peter N. Crawford, President K.C.A., John Lecky, Vice President and Judith Filtness, Secretary; (seated): Mr. and Mrs. Lee Dobbs, grand prize winners.

Descriptive note acquired with negative: "The Kerrisdale Commercial Association held their most successful dinner dance at the Arbutus Club on Valentine's Day, attended by over one hundred merchants and their friends. many valuable prizes were donated by the merchants and were raffled to those in attendance. The grand prize, two tickets to Bermuda or Nassau, arranged by Kerrisdale Travel, were won by Mr. And Mrs. Lee Dobbs of Easy Care Cleaners. One ticket was donated by Air Canada. Pictured here are (standing) Peter N. Crawford (President of the K.C.A.), John Lecky (Vice President), Mr. and Mrs. Lee Dobbs, (Seated) Judith Filtness (Association Secretary), Wes Van Dusen (Kerrisdale Travel)."

Kerrisdale Commercial Association dinner dance

Kerrisdale Commercial Association dinner dance

Group portrait showing (standing): Peter N. Crawford, President K.C.A., John Lecky, Vice President and Judith Filtness, Secretary; (seated): Mr. and Mrs. Lee Dobbs, grand prize winners.

Descriptive note acquired with negative: "The Kerrisdale Commercial Association held their most successful dinner dance at the Arbutus Club on Valentine's Day, attended by over one hundred merchants and their friends. many valuable prizes were donated by the merchants and were raffled to those in attendance. The grand prize, two tickets to Bermuda or Nassau, arranged by Kerrisdale Travel, were won by Mr. And Mrs. Lee Dobbs of Easy Care Cleaners. One ticket was donated by Air Canada. Pictured here are (standing) Peter N. Crawford (President of the K.C.A.), John Lecky (Vice President), Mr. and Mrs. Lee Dobbs, (Seated) Judith Filtness (Association Secretary), Wes Van Dusen (Kerrisdale Travel)."

Kerrisdale Commercial Association dinner dance

Kerrisdale Commercial Association dinner dance

Group portrait showing (standing): Peter N. Crawford, President K.C.A., John Lecky, Vice President and Judith Filtness, Secretary; (seated): Mr. and Mrs. Lee Dobbs, grand prize winners.

Descriptive note acquired with negative: "The Kerrisdale Commercial Association held their most successful dinner dance at the Arbutus Club on Valentine's Day, attended by over one hundred merchants and their friends. many valuable prizes were donated by the merchants and were raffled to those in attendance. The grand prize, two tickets to Bermuda or Nassau, arranged by Kerrisdale Travel, were won by Mr. And Mrs. Lee Dobbs of Easy Care Cleaners. One ticket was donated by Air Canada. Pictured here are (standing) Peter N. Crawford (President of the K.C.A.), John Lecky (Vice President), Mr. and Mrs. Lee Dobbs, (Seated) Judith Filtness (Association Secretary), Wes Van Dusen (Kerrisdale Travel)."

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