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B.C. Chapter Executive

President : - Judy Gibson, 3250 Cornwall St., Port Coquitlam
eGo G7 942-5765 (also representative
on the National Board of Directors

Vice-President - Barbara Patterson, 1630 Harbour Dr., Coquitlam

Secretary - Margaret Donaldson, 3808 West 26th Ave.,
Vaiicouver, DeU. VOS 1P4 224-6388.

Treasurer - Betty Feller, 4376 Alexandra St., Vancouver,

B.C. J 4C7 738-6208
Publicity Chairman - Peggy Robertson, 5831 Forsythe Cres., Richmond
B.C. VIC.202 273-7446

Newsletter Editor - Lorma Ruelle, 1569 Lawson Ave., West Vancouver

B.C. V7V. 208 922=5284

For Your Enjoyment
,, buring a recent téte-a-téte with one of my protégés, the discussion turned to the raison
diétre for the renaissance of French culture. In my gaucherie I made the faux pas of saying

that bilingualism would never be a fait accompli without a complete exposé of the motives of
the bourgeoisie.

With much élan, my companion accused me of considering myself one of the élite, whereas
I was in fact only a nouveau rich bon vivant, having no rapport with the working class. He
declared that for him this was a cause célébre, an affaire d'honneur, and then gave me the
choice of weapons, time and place.

Details of the mélée will be found in my memoirs. For now a résumé will suffice. It was
a complete débacle, Although this was my début, I quickly rendered the poor boy hors de combat
by administering a coup de grace par excellence.

To celebrate I took my entourage to a restaurant. As the buffet did not appeal, we con-
sulted the maitre d'. On the advice of the chef he recommended, from the 4 la carte menu, a
deluxe repast of potage du jour, patés, crépes, entrée of doré with légumes and, for dessert,
choice of soufflé, parfait, tarte a la mode, followed by café au lait.

My spirit of largesse having been lubricated by an apéritif, a carafe of vin blanc and a
liqueur, I bundled the whole ensemble into my Coupe de Ville. Its chassis groaning under the
unaccustomed avoirdupois, the noble chariot transported us to a matinée at the local theater.
From our seats in the loges we enjoyéd a unique programme presented by our corps de ballet with
its limited répertoire. We were treated to an encore performed with considerable finesse by
a versatile member of the troupe.

But I digress. I realize that the béte noire of bilingualism. must be overcome by people
with more savoir faire than I possess. However, in an attempt to promote détente I will
cheerfully present a plaque to anyone who has the supreme panache to persuade me to learn one
word of French. Unlike some correspondents, I will not seek refuge behind a nom de plume.

- Nat Edelstein in a letter to The Globe and Mail

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