Returned Men _ Were Hosts at Banquet-Dance One of the biggest social suc- eeases of the season was the re- turned soldiers banquet and ball Me held Friday night, Dee. 11th. = The banquet was held in J. K; Gordon’s hotel and was every- wm thing that could be desired. At we the appointed hour seventy re- ®@ turned men with their wives and m friends gathered round the fes- @ tive board and enjoyed a splen- 8 did feed. Major J. P. Eggleshaw presi- ded. The success of the affair was do Jargely to his efforts. He ae has been a faithful and efficient = worker on behalf of the returned mm men ever since he came to town, Se and the organization is now in wae splendid shape. mez. The object of the. affair - was" a Mee reunion of the men and their @ friends to celebrate the union of Ball returned soldiers organiza- (tious in Canada in the Canadian met Legion of the British Empire. a | The toast list was as follows:— GG. W. V. A. opening of all B® meetings— Comrades to stand for one minute with bowed heads in ee respect for our fallen comrades. em Soldiers Grace—Rev.T.J. Marsh gan The King, proposed by the pre. fm sident of the G. W. V. A, ; m@. Canada and the Empire, pro- Sen posed by Capt. C. H.- Hearne and fm responded to by Rev. T. J. Marsh Canadian Legion, proposed by ma Com. J. K: Frost and responded fam to by Major J. B. Eggleshaw, . The Ladies, proposed by Com. fy L. H. Kenney and responded to ma by Mrs. Marsh, 3 6Chorus—Put all your troubles in your old kit bag and smile. m@ Auld Lang Syne, m In responding to the toast to mathe Canadian Legion, Major Eeg- fm zleshaw outlined the new organ- mization as follows— ‘‘The keynote eof the Canadian Legion is loyalty @atto the British Empire and a pro- mancram of useful service to Canada mapand the Empire. The Associa. Meation shall be democratic, non- @emsectarian and shall not be affia- meted or connected with any politi- Seecal party or organization. The S@Econstitution shall be for the de- @avelopment of a national and uni- meeted spirit and ordered govern- Seament in Canada, and whiie striv- Meping for peace and goodwill and Seafriendship among all nations, will Meeadvocate the maintenance of forces on land, sea and in the air, Mifor the defence of our country, feetor the discharge of these obliga- Semtions, which rest upon us bv vir- Seve of our partnership in the meeGritish Empire. maCor strong and united comradship Se nong ull those who have served Sen His Majesty’s ‘forces through: But the Empire, ’:The aims and)” ™ bjects are set at length, includ. Bt ng among other thingé the'right pt Veterans to take any constitu. fetayas "oe Aaoahryt ie It shall stand, RALD — Develop Mica Deposit | The General Holding Co. ‘of Edmonton, has been making good progress with the development of the expectation is that shipments will be made next year. This mica deposit is evidently very valuable to stand that transpor- tation. To get the product out, boats will be. used down the Fin- lay to the Peace river and down that river to Peace River Cross- ing, there to connect with the E.D. & B,C. Railway. There will be at least- one portage en route. The district mining en- gineer, Douglas Lay, will make an examination of the property first thing in the spring -if pre- sent plans are carried out. Wound Up Bazaar Affairs At a joint gathering of the Ladies’ Aid of the United Church and the Women’s Auxiliary of St. Peter’s, held in Hazelton on Thursday of last week, the busi- ness of the recent union bazaar was disposed of. A_ financial report of the affair showed gross receipts of $390, which provided a net total of $155 for each of the organizations. . Letters of acknowledgment were sent to out-of-town contributors, and a vote of thanks to Mrs. R. G. Large and Miss G. Tervo, con- _¢veners of the program committee, | was passed, Program numbers were given as the bazaar by Mrs, A, D. Chappell and Mrs. A. C. Pound, pianoforte duet; Mrs. R. G.*Large and four nurses in a Japanese character song; Mrs, Robt. Tomlinson, reading; Miss Mazel Cox, 8. J, Winsby and Dr. Large, vocal solos; Arthur Kerr, saxaphone solo,. and Ethel Tom- linson, monologue. tional action to secure the rights for ex-service men. To be unit- ed is set forth as the first object of the new organization. Other aims are, preservation of the re- cords and memories of service, to gee teat. these records are not for- gotten by the nation, and that due attention is paid to all ex- ‘service men and their dependents Another clause pledges the ar. ganization to care for memorials and to keep an annual Memorial Day.” . The dance was s held i in the G. W. V. A. hall and was participa- ted in ‘by 150 people, A seyen piece orchestra furnished music of the highest order. Refresh- ments were served at midnight, Dancing was kept up until early inthe morning. During the first part of the evening the follow- |: ling artists! added to the enjoy-| ment of the evening—G, Couture | solos, Mrs. J. J. Jones recitation; J. Hepburn, solos and: a duet by J. Hepburn and T, Debour, “The evening will long be re- membered by the boys and all thofa” Wrivilewed to Participate th ite - a mica mine at Fort Graham.and| . NEW HAZELTON, B. C., “DECEMBER 18,. 1926 |Section Foreman Struck By Train Close To Ritchie Joseph Studal Killed by On- coming Train While Try- ing to Get Handcar Off Joseph Studal, section foreman at Ritchie, was killed on Satur- day afternoon at 4.16 when a work train collided with him and his hand-ear, The section gang was returning to Ritchie and just west of the station the work train, in charge of Tom Spencer and Engineer Russell, loomed up aroundabend. The section crew jumped from the hand-car and had it almost off when the train arrived. The foreman, Studal, was lifting the hind‘end of the car off the track and was hit by the engine. Death was instan- taneous. The man’s head, body. and legs were very badly broken. The remains were brought to Hazelton, and on Monday an inquest was opened by Coroner 8. H. Hoskins. The witnesses were the train crew and the see- tion gang, and Dr. G. A. Petrie, who examined the remains, The jury brought in a verdict of acci- dental death while in perfor- mance of duty. Jos. Studa) was about - thirty: five years of age, single, and, as far as can be learned, without relatives in this country. eS Woodcock Qe wees 5. ® D. MacLean, of the'B. & B. crew, was a recent visitor here. R. McKay, of Prince Rupert, spent Sunday of last week with W. Brand at the Cassiar Ranch. G. Hartley and L. Doll have returned from the prairies. R. E. Allen, of Hanall, was a recent Woodcock visitor. last week with his parents at Kitwanga, and D. Davidson was a visitor from that point in Wood- cock on Tuesday. Thanks to the irregular train service, the milkmen here are doing a lot of ‘*kicking’’, but it is noticed that the pies have stopped squealing. L. Doll was a visitor in Terrace on Wednesday of last week, Mrs, H..Doll called in Cedar- vale for a day last week. T. Moore, of* Titwanga, was here last week, “W. §. Harris left on Thursday night for Vancouver, where he will spend the winter. - — - H.-W. Edwardson, teacher at the’ New Hazelton school; left on Thursday’ night : to! spend’. ‘the ‘Christmas holidays at his hots | jin’ ‘Vietoria. : _ Nine-Mile Mining _ Work on the Silver Cup proper- ty, on Nine-mile mountain, has been suspended until April Ist, when it will be resumed on a larger scale. The Sunrise property is still employing a couple of men on the second hundred feet of the eross- cut tunnel, That will be finished about the first of the year. The probability is that some men will contract for the third hundred feet, which, it is expected, will tap the vein. “Qn Four-mile mountain there will be someone working all winter. Ladies’ Guild Annual From Terrace The annual business meeting of the United Ladies’ Guild of Terrace was held in the church on the afternoon of Thuraday, the 10th. Following reports by the secretary, the treasurer, and the treasurer of the work com- mittee, officers for the ensuing year were elécted as follows: President—Mrs. Geo. Keith, ‘Vice-President—Mrs. J. A. Gill. Secretary—Mrs. U. T. Sundal. Treasurer—Mrs, A. H. Barker, . Work Committee—Miss Kerr, Mrs, Gill, Mrs. ©. A. Giggey, Mrs. W. Kirkpatrick, Mrs, W. Visiting Committee—Mrs. Braoks. Flower Committee—Mrs, D. D. Munro, Mrs. E. T. Kenney. At the close of the meeting the ladies were joined by their hus- bands at a tasty repast prepared by the members, and a pleasant evening was spent in music and social chat. I Say! Listen, Rupert Qur friends in Prince Rupert will probably not believe it when they hear that at New Hazelton the lilac bushes and the Saska- toon bushes are budding out; that the grass is fresh and green; the ‘ hardy perennials are rested and J. Davidson spent Sunday of |: wy P np ready: to grow again; that fires are used only for cooking; that the wood cutters and coal mer- chtnts are wondering where-they will get their Christmas dinner; that Mr. Sharpe of Hazelton is still pulling cabbage from his garden; that Ed. Hyde, the In- dian agent, takes a morning dip in his sunken garden in the shade of the sour cherry trees and that we have fogs every once in a while, and we don’t mean be- fogged, either, The editor has received a copy lof the Hockey: Pictorial, 1926 @dition, which is now on sale at all newestands,.and which is at once the handsomest and most complete publication ever pro-|| E;'Smith (Treasurer). ah T.| | No. 25 25 Engineer Looks To Much Mining . Activity in 1926 Many Enquiries Indicating Increased Interest From Ouside Capital There is every reason to believe that next season will see a con- siderable increase in mining ae- tivity throughut the northern interior of British Columbia, ac- cording to Douglas Lay, provin- cial resijent mining engineer for this district. From many engin- eers and mining companies and individual mining men enquiries are heing made for the latest information about the new dis- coveries and mine development work along the C.N.R. Many of these enquiries are really sincere and the local engineer anticipates, at least, an active season from the examination standpoint. In the way of new discoveries and interesting development at depth there wil! be much to show. At Terrace and around that sec- tion; at Usk and Pacific; at New Hazelton, and on Hudson Bay mountain and the Babine range of mountains, there has been uncovered a great deal of new mineral wealth that is bound to . The district engineer is now working on his annual report to the minister of mines. ~He will have the bulk of it eompleted by the first of the year. The de- partment of mines hopes to have the report ready for distribution by the end of March next 86 that all interested may have the latest information before they start out locking for new mines, At St. Peter’s Church Regular services will be held in St. Peters chureh on Sunday at the usual nours. On Christmas Day there will be a celebration of Holy Com- munion at 8 a.m. and at ll am. with morning prayer and special Christmas music, On Sunday following Christmas there will be special. services at - the regular hours, with a earol service and sermon at night. On New Years ’Eve there will be a watchnight service at 11.30, te " OVERHEARD AROUND NEW HAZELTON . Mrs.'S. H. Senkpiel was under the weather for Beveral davs recently, W. J. Larkworthy, who has been in Vancouver for a couple ‘of weeks, expects to apend Christ- duced in the world:for any’single mas Ww with his mo ther i in Siratford,,. . sport. It is a marvel in artistry). ‘and industry of achievement;: It] nt. ~ . Mra. W. S. Sargent and son. is impossible to speak too highly returned from the. Hospital last’ of tt ‘Sunday and both ere @ doing: well. attract the attention of capital, *”