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It was no accident of birth that brought this country into being; the Cradle of Conf. oration became so by the deliberaf _ design of its archi- tects who became known as the Fath- ers of Confederation. Their vision

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Charlottetown, Prmce Edward Island, Monday, August Slst, 1964

conceived a nation which truly has "dominion from sea to sea."

When the statesmen of a century ago met in Charlottetown not all of their time was devoted to weighty consideration of the ' problems in-

volved in planning a union of +he col- onies.

Much of it was given to grand- scale entertainment which laid the foundation for what is by now +ypical 'lsland hospitality'.

Pictured on this page are four of

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+he six places where they deliberated seriously—or spent time frivolously. No other part oi Canada has so many places still used as they were then which were directly associated wrih the men who planned for generations to come.

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With this year’s celee brations in Prince Ed- ward Island, in behalf of all Canada, serving as a prelude to observance of the first 100 years of Confederation, there is a new sense in which all Canada has again been joined in a union. through the erection in Charlottetown of a mag- nificent a nd suitable memorial to the states- men who brought the country into bein .

To the left is pictured th e building complex planned and constructed to honor the Fathers of

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In commemoration of the anniversary tomor- row of that meeting The Guardian and The Eve« ning Patriot are pub-- fishing this historical souvenir edition bringing to light as many as pos~ sible of the facts not gen- erally known of life in Charlottetown and the rest of Prince Edward Island at the time. It also tries to Show some of the changes in the . z face of this city during

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