telephone company to the job by some forty-eight hours). Then there was the RBI. Women’s Institute in Birch Hill in which Aileen was involved.

One remembers how cold the rectory would always get for about three days somewhere in the course of each winter. One went to bed with not only pyjamas, but also underwear, socks and loads of blankets. In the daytime, we stayed in the kitchen and the study, the only two warm rooms in the house.

We also remember Eleanor and Mac, Laurie and Jeanette, and others. Most of all we remember our first winter there when our son was born in the rectory. My wife remembers the time that Jeanette Birch hid my pipe in some mittens, and the time she "lost" one of my surplices. She hung it on the line outdoors and it disappeared. This was in the winter time. Later on, in the spring, she found it in one of Laurie’s fields by the rectory. It was none the worse for its time outdoors, and I still wear it on occasion.

Of course one could go on to recite more events and name more people. To all those, named and not named, who made our stay in Port Hill so enjoyable, our

greatful thanks, and every good wish for the future.

REV. JOHN A. MONTGOMERY 1974 - 1977

Fr. John A. Montgomery was born in New Jersey and raised in California where he attended public schools and University. He is married to the former Carol Jean Tabler and they have four children, Kendyl, Stephen, Jennifer and Kenneth.

Fr. Montgomery has been employed as a policeman in California, a Supervisor in a large foundary where he held several positions: Assistant Personnel Director, Electrical Maintenance Supervisor and Superintendent of Night Shift. He was again employed as a full—time policeman while attending Seminary.

Fr. Montgomery attended the Episcopal Theological Seminary of Kentucky and graduated in 1974, was ordained Deacon and moved to the Parish of Port Hill in the Diocese of Nova Scotia. He was ordained to the priesthood in November 1974 and served the parish for several years.

In 1977 he left the parish and entered the Canadian Forces as Chaplain. As Military Chaplain he has served at CFB Calgary with the Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry and the Lord Strathacona Horse; CFB Portage Ia Prairie, CFB Greenwood and CFB Summerside. In addition to the normal Chaplain duties he has functioned as a Drug and Alcohol Counsellor. He currently resides in Port Hill, P.E.I.

(Kindly submitted by Rev. John A. Montgomery upon request by the author)

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