ihjo 8, The Guardian Tuesday. Jan. 3, 1956 
     
    
   
   
    
     '   ome Pictur 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     ts thc first oltn-izill'l'lu- 
     
     required bctore 
     
    
   
   
    
     tln year Has on-r to make count- 
     
     less public appearances. 
     
    
   
   
    
     llts ll'ot'.-lilp ,'tl.n.or stvu 
     
    
   
   
    
     . . mvttitl of iltilltlllt.'S. 
     
     ton n s t mitriiiilnl 
     
    
   
   
    
        
     
       
     
       
     
       
     
       
     
       
     
       
     
       
     
       
     
       
     
       
     
       
     
       
     
       
     
       
     
       
     
       
     
       
     
       
     
        
     
       
     
       
     
       
     
       
     
         
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
        
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     tlnlgtriti to iIl'lllt'. L'rt-t-liilgs 
     
     (Tontvnninl to that Cit), rolcbrutillg its cen- 
     
     was one of the liighliuhts of the tcnnial. 
     
    

    
     She letter travcllt-(l to Lon i 
     
    
   
   
    
         
     
        
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     The parade of fnshinns was a 
     
     A feature of the the tlowns of lot) years one and 
     
    
   
   
    
     The Armed Forces played a contlw 
     
     great part tn the Centennial Cel- who 
     
     Upper left are units CMIIGBA 
     
     of the Garriaoa Militia on their man- 
     
    
   
   
    
     ehratlons. 
     
    
   
   
    
     was largely prepared by Mr. 
     
     Gerald uaddi my to a 
     
     V a 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     Prom tor and T! 
     
     Ill 
     
    
   
   
    
     The cry of a nmv-born liahy at 
     
     til? Pfllltitt litlututl lslantl llospitul 
     
     :1 year nun .lanuury tst illllltiullt't'(i 
     
     tho botziutiiiii: ol 3 new lilo ill the 
     
     Ctty of (ilmrlotletown tthirli nus 
     
     on that day to t-tnnnwilre the role- 
     
     hrzition of lot) tears of ils incorp- 
     
     oration 
     
    

    
     David Philip lrtrin .MHt'iti2l('ilt'l'll. 
     
     a nine pound buy nus born to a 
     
     llzimpttni electrician and his tttlo 
     
     nt 2.46 zrm. on Jziuuatry l. 19.35. 
     
     He was immediately namrd Char- 
     
     loltotuirnis Centennial Baby and a 
     
     low hours latrr was visited by 
     
     hiil)tIl' Stewart and members of 
     
     the (1-Itluninal Committee who pro- 
     
     szntcd the mother and child with 
     
     numerous gifts on behalf of nrll 
     
     wlsliitnz city mcrrliants. Tod a y 
     
     the infant that produced the lusty 
     
     t-rtt-s ot ltlitt (lays ago. has drown 
     
     in he the hrautiful curly liztlrcd 
     
     child soon in the top rt-nlro picture. 
     
    

    
     To mark the advaiirc of tho 
     
     rt"-N n tr tlil0l' nl ptlhltr spirit- 
     
     ed citizens toresaw the possibility 
     
    
   
   
    
     chard. Lower left is a right. 
     
    
   
   
    
     looks today 
     
    
   
   
    
     tween the War Memorial and the 
     
     iPi-ovim-ial Building was the bcau- E alike. 
     
     tilul Centennial Cake which wasl 
     
    
   
   
    
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     Baby as he)Ha("il(lrl'l was one your old 
     
     Moon! alter Mayor'uary lst. 
     
     Ste-.ttart, Danni Philip Irwin Mac-i 
     
    
   
   
    
     of observing Centennial year 
     
     tlnoughout the n hole 12 months oi 
     
     lib?) The gciiwzil chnirtnan -it t'..r 
     
     t'cntcnnial Committee was Ll. t'ol. 
     
     limnk Storey and the general man- 
     
     auor. A. Walthen Gaudet. 
     
    
   
   
    
     There were many who sruffetl at 
     
     the idea of attempting to carry out 
     
     surll a colossal program hut 
     
     through the efforts of a large vul- 
     
     untccr committee and through the 
     
     uhole hearted co-operation oi titty 
     
     nu-rchants, the celebration of (Tent- 
     
     onnlal year has been a success 
     
     in every concept ol the word. 
     
    
   
   
    
     The increase in the tourist pop- 
     
     ulation-for which the centennial 
     
     lirlobralions can he held largely 
     
     rvsunnsiblo. is shown to be amwox- 
     
     imately 20,000 more cars than dur- 
     
     ing 1954. There were over-40 Nat- 
     
     initial and district conventions lwld 
     
     nhrn previously the City had no- 
     
     or enjoyed more than two in one 
     
     yr-ar. Merchants reported a record 
     
     business and the whole populace 
     
     enjoyed themselves to the fullest. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     Placed on Queen Square be- the cause of much favorable com- 
     
     iment from citizens and visiton 
     
    
   
   
    
     rltlsh Navlen in the City by 8 numbers! lawn "'l9"l F" WW3 3 "'9 "0 
     
     Clubs. Lower right Dal-(U53 viQQ. - 
     
     ,El Uta llacbonald h at Royal Canadian Alrldttj ' 
     
    
   
   
    
     asucceaa.U 
     
    
   
   
    
     Jan- 
     
    
   
   
    
     Successtul Year - Long Program 
     
     1 -Carried Out By Active Committee 1 
     
    
   
   
    
     In addition to this many former 
     
     Islanders visited their native Pro- 
     
     VlllCl? attt-ri years of absence bring- 
     
     ing families and friends together 
     
     again. 
     
    

    
     Many were the distinguished 
     
     pcrsonages who visited the Prov- 
     
     ltlL'C. Their impressions of the Is- 
     
     land scenery and the hospitality of 
     
     the people will long be one of the 
     
     grrntest selling points for the tour- 
     
     is! industry of the Province. 
     
    

    
     Mitch of the colour added to the 
     
     full programc was provided 
     
     through the co-operation of the 
     
     three armed services. Several nat- 
     
     ionally known bands added great- 
     
     ly to the festivities and the visits 
     
     nf ships of the Royal Navy. The 
     
     Czmattian and United States Navies 
     
     were very much enjoyed. 
     
    

    
     To the thousands of visitors who 
     
     litl('r.('(i to Charlottetown d u r i 1:2 
     
     ('entcnnail year. it will be a long 
     
     rcmembercd experience which no 
     
     doubt will have its mutual advant- 
     
     ages to both hosts and guests. 
     
    
   
   
    
        
     
          
     
    
   
   
    
     The Centennial Bonspiel was a being led in a street parade by Band. 
     
    
   
   
    
     grand success. Curlers are seen Black Watch Pipe 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     Mayor Cliarlottr whitton of 0t- Ottawa's Mayor was the guest 
     
     taua prrscnted Mayor Stewart speaker at the S. N. Robertsol 
     
    
   
   
    
     of Memorial lecture. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     was written and planned by Mrs. painted the arr-v--rv 
     
    
   
   
    
     The Centennial T 
     
     at the Coliseum was a perform 
     
     mu 0! great interest 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     W;  American dating acne: tmvetllngtlhtehe” If i pi It  Hi   was the & 
     
     -. members a erected a jndIlW ' l . t 
     
     3 The Iaylll at thr corner stone mIl"r and during Centennial l 
     
     of-the new Federal nutlalna M  ' i 
     
     Hon. 3.8. Wlatan was a tutor! 
     
    
   
   
    
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