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Hlllual Meeting oi the .

THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN ~ - < ---

may be takenby the women when such action may be required, to , forward every good work for the . ' w‘ 1 betterment of the country and o‘ people which embodies Standing

- Committees on child-welfare. the Navy Ileague, Immigration in

Interesting Reports for the; Ycarh Avtivi- fZ°3..‘.‘“’§f...‘éiii.if.l‘l“io.i“ni.fiﬁii the and other of which each member will inter

Officers.

'l‘ho 23rd Annual Niocting; of the

be so proud to think tha-i she had a part in its achievement. Already three Prince Edward Islanders

Soon this Chapter will reach its a“ reaping m“ bnnem "ml “The

Royal Edward (‘llapter which was quarter century mark which should e"nm"l*‘stlc“lly l“ Echlm" or ‘he

held iliondny" afternoon the 25th.

- be bums h; “nnd and an “for, great good they are deriving from

inst. wan largely attended. _'I‘he made "to celebrate the date. it is a ml“ pmriml" grand Scheme °t m“

usual formal order of ‘procedure proud record that for so many Order- was carried through, Mrs‘. C. H. B. Longworth acting as Standard held together and worked to carry Bearer ill the absence of Mrs. J. S.

Morris through illness.

The nominating committee. viz,

Now is this National-this imperial Order of the Daughters ‘of an the high um,“ of we 0rd,". in the Empire then worth while, or is this Cnmmunmh lt ndt? Take a real Daglghter. (g

This Chapter occupies n unique mere” a "lembe" “I '1 "upter

years a small band of women have

hieedames, Iingnail. Blanchard, position. ivhile we are the’ oldest a lllleﬂlll)" which sllmlm l’? Co” Moore, Slualiwood and Hilson, Primary Chapter in the Maritime iildered "mldllnll and hollphtly by appointed at "the January meeting, Provinces, except one at Frederic. every member, for it is due the cgntlnueil their duties, Mrs. Hilson, ton, N, n. which claims n two Charter to play the twmc l0 the

and Mrs. Smaliwooil acting as

scrutlneers. Most of the, officers

were returned by accianllnatloll. the only eiecti "d being for first and second vicc- roggcnts and Secretary. rosillting in the re- elec on of Mrs. ilagnnil, and Mrs. Blanchard in M rs. Nash's place who ll€(l‘llli0il to have her name balloti- cd font-Mrs S. (f. Moore was elected in Firs. A. E. Morrison's placo who feels tho work of filling uvo offices two much in her prevent state of health.

Mrs. Mc(‘reaily' WllS ilonlinated as (Jouncillrlr for the National Chapter, and Mrs. A. (i. Peake was nominated as a mi-iuiber of the Distingltiaiiml Visitors Standing Coulmiitee oi‘ tho National

Chapter. Thi- corl'oslion<l0lico included letter from recipient?- ot‘ the

Magazines. flowers and (zards etc, other official letters iizld to be hold over. _

The following: committee: Mrs. Maclleaunn. Mrs. Dewar. Mrs. Brow, Mrs. Jordiiie. and Miss Nicholson wero appointed to arrange for the pantry sale on 8th. March.

Mrs. Bentley and Mrs. Miles agreed to arrange for a ilridge Party to celebrate St. (ievorge'e Iiny. ‘

A ii-ttle ovurlapping in llle annual reports cannot vcry well be avoid- ed. but all go to show that the Chapter is in a iloﬁrlshlng coli- diiluu.

Regent's Address

To the Officers and members of the Royal Eilward (‘haptcr l. O. D. E. (‘harlottlztoyvn

Ladies:

At this the 23in] animal meeting of the Royal Edward Chapter it given me much pleasure to see so mnnvof you present. In these days of multiplied meetings one cannot but help wishing that the efforts toward ilmalijaulation and cooperation of societies and clubs may be considered especially where there is an overlapping of the same work. Valuable timollllll energy might be conserved by a linking-up of the same interests and greater results follow. But this is quite too bilz a subject to be dis- cussed today nnd is only mentioned here for you tr) consider and think about.

month's seniority, all the duties best vl our ability and this ca“ land responsibilities that should best he tlonehv unity oflulrnosc. [devolve- upon a Provincial Chapter and by ll llelefmlllell (‘"9" [me nssunleil by us. We have to flu-ill tllrollilll ﬁlly “Willi <11‘ lllﬂll lllllil€ftilkﬁ these duties until a Pro- l l1! i8 llllllvflhkell- ‘VP (‘lllllltlli 9X‘ jvinciai Cilaptcl‘ is formed. which Deb! yﬂlllhletl :1‘!‘illgsllguallfnlggeélggxi irannot be done until one or more raven s l‘ n . ' / ' primary Chapters are organized in yﬂll C1111; Bi"! an sulzgellllﬂllﬂ ﬂllll (tnnrloggniown nnd Royalty, iyndvlce and send in orders for our Quebec and Prince Pldwarti bazaar, and be prepared to do your Island have been alike in this re- llﬂl‘! Wllell (‘llllell "D011; apect uni-ll very recently when. an W0 B"? llllllell l“ Fellllllllllt-‘l’ understanding was reached be- Ellllllfll Dill’. 23Pll~ M8)’, b)’ lllllllllli! tween Montreal and Quebec City, $01!]; lefforlt) 1112?]? igiiorﬁis: r nllrslo and a Provincial Chapter has been Til K BM‘ BY ‘ 5 - l‘ 0 Pl” ill‘ l‘ organized leaving this "Little llﬁllﬂfll 0f i119 NBVY Lﬂllﬁlle- ll ginger" (p_ 1.1 L) gigndmg nlom. n5 would be so helpful if you lii0illll(‘i‘t~‘ the only Province in inn Domlnqnn would bear tilesc dates in mind and wnnont n pnovinnm] Qhnmeng offer suggestions for these occas- Tnin in n sumac; m,“ ingefnnin the ions when tho time comes nearer. National Chapter and one which all lﬁll‘ Dlllyina the still"? l0 le-"l." nnﬁ in n... dnnig with in inn ‘thgvllintire work tipou your c-fficcrs. [nun-n - - -— ey need your help and .co- not me congratulate this ooerlrllllalil~~~ vomi- svmn-ithv ma! Chllpicl‘ 0m the position it holds in soot w . and nl the vlilhulnlil the City nnd Province? Thorn in m] you can infect into the iuceiings. interprlsc of any morit for which The Work 0i lilo [will Will‘ Wlll ll" the aid of the “llaughtel-s“ in no; covered by the various reports of qongm, nndnlnny nnd vm-ien are the Secretaries, Treasurer nmi me demnnnn made nnmn which ma, Committees. But the work of the always cheerfully and willingly moi, Order should be brought forward, wneneven p, in pqgglble to n10 no, and in this connection l may say Qgien nnnnmen nnd nmpnniglnnn the Girl Guides Movement has been are suggested to us which the lack Occurring the attention of the ng funds nrnvengn our angel-in; National Executive lately, but until upon. Our co-operatvlonp goodwill ll reply ls received from the nnd interns-y, cam hon-even be ‘lIJOlnlHlQII Council of the Girl always; connlnn an nn lnng n; inn ,Guides, to the regulations submitt- ppgjeei; is n; menu nnd noes nailed to them by the National ex- conflict with the rules and work oilcwtlve it will be well for us '20 the Order. “What is the work inf fawait -their answer before takinl! the Order?" For the benefit of our ‘ﬁlly twill’? I'll"- fiftecn new members, let. me 'l‘lle wives nnd families from suggest that they read carefully ovcrscas are enjoying the liiilgiinh the “Aims and Object of the and Canadian lilngazines so kindly Ordor" as quoted ou the first page sent by you nlonlbors through the of Echoes. arrangement luude with the rc- in brief-Patriotisin-first and lpresentative oi‘ the Soldiers’ Settle- fovemost. that is our watchword! ment BoardJFrequcnt replies at".- To promote unity, to assist in the received tolling of the_ pleasure progress of art and literature. "to they find in these periodicals. celebrate patriotic anniversaries. io Fifteen new members have join- study the history of the Empire. to ul us making a not gain of nine, elect memorial stones especially in ‘for six have been cancelled from distant and solitary places. to care _tbe roll-call. Three have passed for widows and orphans of British 'boyond, two resigned, and one re- soldiers find sailors. to give cx- lmovcd to anothcr Province. oresaion to the sentiment of, The presentation of the series of. Patriotism which binds the women loigbltcon (i8) Wnr ilicni-ariai] and children of the Empire around ‘Pictures to the Protestant Orphan- the throne nnd person of their age School. and tho furnishing of

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(By D. K. CURRIE)

Prince Eilwprd Island, "The Little Sister of the Confederation." although the smallest. is by no means the least‘ inlportant of the Canadian provinces. Per cnpitn, it in the richest province of, the Dominion; per acre, the most pro- ductive; nnd per square mile the luost populous.

Iis lulllion and n quarter acres are occupied by lilo owners, with the exception of about two and a half per cont. which is occupied by tcunnts. The whole province, prﬂiflltffllly, is under cultivation alld yields floid crops yearly of an average valilo of illitv-en‘ million dollars. The province is aluiost ex- clusively agricultural. although tho fish taken ill tile surrounding waters aluoiluts on all average, yearly. to about one and a half illllll0ll ilnilars. in addition to the regular lines of agriculture, fox forming. a stock brooding venture recently instituted, has developed to n cilusideraillo extent. This in- dustry was foiludcd some. forty yearn ago in secretly comldctied ex- pcrlmeuis with wild silver foxes, captured illive. and confined in specially coilstructed pensl Tho founder oi‘ these experiments were Mr. Cilnrles Dalton. now a Papal Knight. and Mr. Robert Oultou. The undertaking encountered nlnny dis- appoinlulonts and several - years elapsed before evon comparative success was achieved, Foxes, the

pelts of which could. at the time,‘ have been sold for from $500 t0 $1.000 died one after nuothcr but? the piouccx" ildvcniurers rofuscil l0l lie discouraged. (irnduillly tho shy,’ timid and cilnuing foxes iltlilfllllfl‘ tlielnselves to their imposed limita- tions. consented to live lit peace with their captors and to raise families in captivity. Tile business was carried on in the secret re- l-esses of the forest. none but the owners being peruiittod to visit the hiding places. The numbers cf young foxes gradually increased, their pelts were sent to the London luarket, and the owners gradually became rich. Later, the secret be- came an open one and the experi- menters finally consented to sell a tcw pairs of the valuable anlnlals,l fox breeding companies were or- ganizeii, nnd the modest and secret- ly conducted business of n few years before became n veritable speculative craze. A few years be- fore the Great War. foxes were sold at as high as $32,000 per pair; one halt’ of tho population became either owners of foxes or share- holders in one of the numerous coulpanies. illany became wealthy but the speculation period passed and tho raising of foxes finally settled down to an ordinary stock breeding business, the vnlue of the pelt being the basis of the vnlue oi’ the ilnlmuin. At the present writing, the vnlue of "live silver foxes iujhc province is estimated at foul-“iiililion ilbllnrs with a year- iy' output oi‘ fur and live foxes oi‘ between one urd two millions. And so .as nlrvudy stated, Prince Edward Island is almost exclusively agricultural, yet all the young. people do not follow in the foot» steps of their fathers. The pioneer settlers. chiefly Scotch, hall‘ brought their schoolmaster-s wiih them nnd their first care was to g n of their children; and schools, generally primitive, were established in every settlement, the expenses for up- keep bolug paid by ho [invents mltil many years a ' vards, wilcn

formed, which liillll‘l'l.0 k the lliilill~ tilnlulrrc of the school M the young men thul in at least. stnvtcd on tho 1

their studies, or more. lucrative dili-Ioynient for the talents they hJid than the farm

The ilcvclopni; ni of educational ‘advantages, which liar, been cotll tlnuoils since the day of thd pioneer, has sccn u constant flow? to the greater world outside, young men and young women. seek-i int; and usually finding‘ a larger scope for advancement.

of llilICll of ils best blood has bee a serious unit n continuous“ dmti Wh l

upon the little prgvln. there ha; been a c _ stﬂtltoiitflbwp. that oLthe-past till-tr or ‘ttirty.

idtll of the‘ migration: ‘in, “by » riot, ,1 t ‘

h uninlc. Amen the books no son"

MAARCH 1, 1924 _

Prince Edviilril lulu

include among their "Stitvthrhful islanders Abroad" the union. n; n,

.i. G. Sohurman, Bil-President 01' Cornell University: tho lion

Franklin o. Lane, Iliinlstcr tn- in," Interior, and one of tho mm dis. tinguiahod figures in the t-npmp, of ex-Presidonfwiison. in (llhef Canadian provinces the list in successful. islanders lllCllliirs on. names of Sir Louis H. Davirs. (‘hing Justice/of Canada; Sir Rubi-rt Falconer President of thlromo Ulliversi ; Rev. Dr. I). J. Frost-r, President of the Montreal Prusliy- terian College; Dr. David .\ii~, Keuzle and Dr. McKay. two or tin. most noted specialists on ilw t-lilff of the Royal Victoria lid-pun], Montreal, and nlany Ollit-rs. .-\n- other Islander who has brought ills- tinctlon to heir native province is Miss Lucy Maud Montgomery. now Mrs. Ewen McDonald. of (mini-lo. whose “Anne Books" havt- lililllll her native district. Cavendi-h, lilo Mecca for tourists visiting lllt‘ pro- vince.

Another distinction. which nlnny literary islanders regard with coll siderable pride. is the tact that Thomas Cariylefs firs! lovi- Blumini of Snrton ll\"--‘.l‘7ll~,

Margaret Gordon, was born in Prince Edward Island. and tllal the record of hor baptism is =~|;1i m

be neon in the register of Si. Paul's Church, Charlottetown.

Still another source of prido is the fact that dll Charlotictolvli. tin- Capital of the province, was h-ti-t the first conference that finally m- sulted in the Confederation of Upper and Lower Canada. and still later, in the Confedorniiin; ti iiii Canada.

A generation ago. “The island." as it ls commonly known at llnui". and elsewhere where Ishnulcrs fonegathsr, and it is said that lliPYl‘ is nota country in thtrworid wliorc a Pnince Edward Islander in not in be found. was dubbed by its neigh- bors, "The Land of Potatoes and Bank Clerks." It has to a Vi'l‘.\’ considerable degree merited the cognomen. its seed potatoes enjoy a preference I ntha markets of lin- United States, even the Fordmyv- McCumbor tariff being Insufficlt-ili to bar them, as the farmer of ihc muthermportion of the United States must import his Stivll potatoes from the nortin-ru neighbor. While it has Bilppllcd many banks throughout Canada, and-even in the United, Slides. with more or less distinguished officers. it may be worth voting that the last two General iilanai-zcrs of the Bank of Nova Scotln wort- uncle and nephew, . born and reared on adjoining farms in Prince Edward island.

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