Meibotstoxd. Sumas Matsqui News Circulating thoroughly in Abbotsford, Matsqui, Claybu rm Ase Kilgard, Straiton, Gifford: Ridgedale. Upper Sumas: Mt. Lehman, Sumas Prairie and All Points in the Surrounding District. No. 27, Vol. 5 ABBOTSFORD, B.C., Wednesday, July 20, 1927 $1.50 per Year Canada Diamond Jubilee Celebration in Abbotsford, July 1st, 1927. BALANCE SHEET Receipts— Matsqui’ municipal grant.. 100.00 100.00 $780.98 Certified as correct. (Signed) Abbotsford, B.C., July 20, 1927. Expenditures— J. Gilmour, decorations \3. F. Woods, re orchestra. |U. S. Customs Mrs. Blackie, paper . Huntingdon float . Prize for “Peace” float eased Prize—gr pig Prizes, D. Winton w. A. 8S. M. News, oan ete. Abbotsford Band . P. Carscallen, meals J. Copping, pig ‘: E. T. Weir, floor powder . D. Emery, moving, supplies. . Mrs. Insley, meals (Indians) W. Blinch, supplies A. Lee, supplies H, P. Knoll, supplies W. C. Blinch, BP.OE. ... S. F. White, supplies ae D. McNeill, re parking cars Boys carrying water os P. H. Dawson, fireworks Automobile stickers Cloakroom boys (4) . W. Derrough, truck for Indians... W. Duark, gas, oil, Chief Ned.. B.P.OE., children’s tags .. Dr, McDermid re boy injured. MS.A. hospital ditto Child’s Mug for Baby Mitchell. born Jubilee Day BALANCE ON HAND., 20.15 Total $780.98 N. HILL, Chairman Celebration Finance Committee Any person having monies, programs,etc. please turn same in to N. Hill. Haas Hop Co. Also Bidding for Pickers The Haas Hop Co., with yards just west of Sardis, is sending out a call for 500 white pickers to handle their crop this year, and offer good wages and comfortable accommodation. This concern established their hop field of 100-acres on the Golding farm last year and are picking their first crop next month. Pickers will be paid 1%c a pound, supplied with light baskets, and free quarters. Each family or party will be furnished two-bunk rooms, with stove, cupboard, sawed wood, electric light. A children’s playground, compe- tent women attendants and other pro- visions are offered for the comfort of Pickers, and the company intends to operate the farm in a quiet and order- ly manner. J. W. Thomas, experienced hop-grow- er, formerly of Salem, Ore., is the su- perintendent, Gift For Dimond Jubilee Baby Having a neat cash balance from the Diamond Jubilee celebration fund, the committee decided to appropriately mark arrival of our Diamond Jubilee baby, delivered by the stork to Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell in the local hospital while festivities were beginning. For this occasion a nice mug costing about $10 ts being purchased, and will be given the child. Aldergrove Striving for Light and Power Connection With B.C.C. Aldergrove residents conferred with 00 C. Rummel, Fraser Valley manager of the B. C. E. R. light and power depart- ment last Wednesday, with a view to extending the service to Aldergrove. Four miles of line must be built to extend the facility, and the community will be asked to subscribe $4,000 to- wards cost of the connection. C. G. Hamre, F, Eve and E. Nascou are a committee to secure the necessary money. On Tuesday evening they had secured subscriptions totalling over $3,700, and were confident of being able to meet the power company’s fi- gure. Many Attend Annual Flower Show At Mt Lehman Reeve McCallum opened the annual flower shower given by Mt. Lehman W.I. on Friday, and attended by many mm all over the district. Mr. Fatkin judged the exhibits. ‘Prize winners were Mrs. Greig, Mrs. J. W. Winson, Coast-Okanagan Telephone Service IT IS NOW POSSIBLE TO TALK TO SUCH POINTS AS ARMSTRONG, ENDERBY, KELOWNA, PENTICTON, SUMMERLAND AND VERNON FROM MAINLAND COAST AND VANCOU- VER ISLAND TELEPHONES. WE RECOMMEND for Growing Poultry: , B. & K. Developing Food A Combination of Choice Mixed Grains B. & K. Growing Mash A Splendid Bone Developer Give this Food a Fair Trial BRACKMAN & KER MILLING COMPANY, LTD. Abbotsford, Phone 52 THE ANGLICAN CHURCH Rev. R, E. W. Biddell, Sunday Next— St. Matthéw’s, Abbotsford— Sunday School 10 a.m. Holy Communion at 11 a.m. Evensong and Sermon 7,30 p.m, St. Margaret’s Church, Bradner— Evensong and Sermon 3 p.m. Vicar TRINITY UNITED CHURCH Rey. T. S. Paton, B.A., Pastor Aerie on Sunday Next— 10 ; Sunday School and Adult Bible is ass. 11 am —Subject: “Challenge and mse” 3 p.m.—Service in St. Paul's Church, Huntingdon. 730 p.m.—Subject: the New Highway.” . J. Wright will conduct the ser- “Opening Up of George and Douglas MacGowan are holidaying with friends here. Mr. and Mrs. I. Serl have moved to, “ence Ds page) ped leaomaaae in Abbots! F. Marshall, local manager , Lawn Social under auspices of the O. E. S, will be held on THURS., JULY 28 from 3 pm. until late at night at the home of Mrs. H. S. Thorn. Raspberries, ice cream and cake will be served. Band in atten- dance. CHRISTIAN: SCIENCE SOCIETY Sunday School at 10 a.m, Service Sunday at 11 a.m, Tn 1.0.0.F. Hall, Sumas Mr. J. Car 1, Miss K. Taylor, Mrs Forester, Mrs. R. Owen, Mrs. L. Cogh- lan, Mrs, Ferguson, Mrs. Carter, Mrs. H, Taylor, Mrs. Harvey, Miss E. Forester Miss G. Forrester, Mrs. Savitsky, Miss F. Bates, Miss M. McDonald. Childrens prizes went to Jean McDonald, Jimmie Taylor, Robert Hamilton, Marion Mc- Donald, Malcolm McKinnon. A balloon dance with Princess orches- tra terminated a pleasant day. Waltz prizes were awarded to Mr. L. Pater- son and Miss Donatelli, and balloon dance prizes to Mr, and Mrs. Adam- son, ABBOTSFORD Born—To Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Evans, of Abbotsford, on July 17 in the M.S.A. hospital, a son. Mrs Pitts and her daughter, Mrs. Everson are spending a few days on the coast. Mrs. Alder is visiting her daughter Mrs. W. Mitchell for a few weeks. Irene Copping has again enterea the Vancouve r hospital for treatment further ear trouble making it necessary. Mf. Everson has purchased a new Chrysler car. While cranking his automobile on Monday evening, Mr. J. K. Fraser had the misfortune to break his right arm. Roy Serl is busy operating a fish- tender near Matilda Creek on the west coast of Vancouver Island. He has a charter for the season, having pur- chased a sturdy little boat. An old-fashioned barn dance is be- ing arranged for August 5th in the Ju- bilee Memorial Hall. Look for next week’s announcement, s Mrs. T. Bennett is confined at home with the measles, Mrs. Downie and children are spend- ing the week in Vancouver, guests of Mr. J. A. MacGowan and daughter. Miss May Stady and Miss Georgie Coogan left on Sunday for Anchorage West Vancouver, where they will spenc a couple of weeks. W.B.A. ladies held a pleasant garden party on the lawn at Mrs. R. Ralston's residence on Tuesday afternoon. Mr, J. Fountain-is prospecting in the Hope district. Mr. ‘and Mrs. Benedict and family are arriving home today from a motor trip to San Francisco. Shoes Fitted Properly at Grant’s * Purses aggregating Over $6,000 are belng offered in this year's Sumas A severe fine was imposed on M. E. Lewis of Bellingham in Sunias police court on Monday, when he paid $40 and costs for driving an automobile while intoxicated. P. Craft of Matsqui was fined $20 and costs for speeding along Delair road on Sunday, the arrest being made by Constable Greenwood. A yellow get fey to this motorist. manager of the Van: branch of the Imperial Bank viaitan J Abbotsford on Monday, P, Which is dated for Septem- en 3-4-5. The program incudes bare- back races, bull-dogging, bucking and calf-roping contests, chuck wagon rac- es, chariot and wild horse races and many other similar attractions. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Forrester of Mt. Lehman have left on a pleasure trip to San Francisco, down through the Panama canal to New York, and home from Montreal. A most enjoyable picnic was held by the Sunday School of Trinity Church Canadian Pacific Pride for Atlantic Service leet Ofte er vis Smallest Bellboy. St Captain R. G. miprtes Of AUsGnlia, Fomey on the Pacific Service of the Canadian Pacific Steamships Limited plying between Vancouver and the Orient, the Empress of Aus- tralia has for the past six months been in Great Britain, in the hands of Fairfield Shipbuilding Company by whom the vessel has been com- pletely re-engined and re-condition- od, so that she is entering the Atlan- tic service In her new career virtually a new ship. Th.'s luxurious vessel displaces 21,- 850 t and carries 1.176 prssen- gers. In the luxury of her fittings the Em press of Australia is the pride of the Canadian Pacific fleet. Spe- cially ‘attractive are the high-domed dintng rooms in the style of the Latta, R. Ke R., Interior of Gymnasium. French Regency and the Louis aes smoking room with its oak pan and tapestry decorations. Tourist third class -passenger traffic across the Atlantic which {s greatly on the increase, is catered to on generous lines, the accommodation provided being equal to what most first class passengers got twenty years ago, The Australia took her first trip from the Clyde to Southampton in June and answered every test. She developed four knots a hour. above her schedule with a fii’ consumption less by fifty per cent “At Southamp- ton Mayor P. Boyer, who:is also ex- officio admiral of the Port, headed a civic welcome to the ship and was welcomed on board by Sir George 3. German Micating Commander of the Empress of Australia. Mine Forms a Novel Letter- . Latest Photo of the Canadian MeLaren Brown, European General 1s|Manager of the Canadian Pacific. Under the command of Captain R. G. Latta her second voyage will be honored by the Prince of Walés and Premier Baldwin of Great Britain and Mrs, Baldwin, on July 23. Corh- mander Latta is known to thousands of passengers from. all parts of Am- erica and the British Isles having been in command of the Round-The- World cruises of the Empress of Scotland. This winter, however, the Empress of Australia will be used as the world-cruise ship of the Cana- Glan Pacific sailing on this well- known four-months voyage t @the fonr cornors of the earth from New York in December, “Picturesque America” Includes Picturesque Canada on Saturday, Mrs. Paton, assisted by the s. s. staff 4. Twin Falls, Yoho Glacier. 2. A Raft of Fun—Lake O'Hara. a an you imagine a span of a thousand million years C or so? If you can, try to picture to yourself the place where the Rocky Mountains now stand, with their snow-crowned peaks towering into the sky, at the bottommost depths of an inland sea. Bo you know how the Rockies were formed? By what Titanic forces these great masses were crumbled folded and lifted high in the air? is a most interesting story that geology tells us concerning the formation of this gigantic range through the ages—aeons before the human race dwelt upon the earth, and only one of the many other fascinating things that one learns about one's own land, in “Pic- turesque America,” a de-luxe volume, superbly illus- trated with 600 photographs and charmingly written, which has been published recently by “The Resorts and Playgrounds of America,” New York. It is a compliment, and not one undeserved, to Can- ada, that this book, which describes so clearly and well, the wonders and beauties of the parks and beauty spots of North America, should give over more than oné-quarter of its space to Canada’s great playground Yet it cannot but be recognized that her parks are migue tn their magnificence of form and beauty of at Whatcom Road The affair was arranged by Rev. and | children. Jana was participated by color, in their preservation of game and wild crea- tures, and in their possession of great virginal forests and vast regions as yet unexplored. The National Patts of Canada are 14 in number and range in area from a few square miles to 4,000 square miles, For the most part they are found in the western part of the country; while the three most beautiful Rocky Mountain parks, Banff, Yoho and Glacier, lie along the main line of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Many well-known ‘writers, such as Robert Sterling Yard, Zane Grey, Mary Roberts Rinehart, Henry Van Dyke, Charles Lummis, Arthur Stringer, Mary Carglyn Davies, and J, B. Harkin have contributed to this wol- ume, which maintains a high standard of literary qual- ity throughout. Verses of nature by equally well- known poets are scattered throughout, and there is added a complete index and bibliography. Hence be- sides the charm of the book it is invaluable as one of reference. It would seem that its purpose—to make better known and thus better appreciated the scenio marvels of America’s wonderlands, must be accom Diished. about forty | were served free, and a li {gram and sports, added to Ice-cream and dainty refreshments | the a