to the Senior Citizens home there; today he resides in the Villa in Crapaud , where he enjoys visits from his fifteen children, thirty- three grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Mr. Peters frequently returns to St. Ann 's, the parish that has been home to him since 1906. Mary Ellen (May) Reid MARY ELLEN (MAY) REID Mary Ellen (May) Reid was born in Covehead on September 30, 1893, the eldest daughter of a family of ten, born to John and Mary Cullen. In 1897 the family moved to the Toronto Rd. In 1905 the family moved to Bay view Mills where May continued her education at Hope River School. She attended Prince of Wales College and later taught school in Milburn, New Annan , Cavendish, Hope River, New London and in Brooks, Saskatchewan . Along with teaching, she spent two years working at hotel work in the .S. In 1924 May married Walter Reid of Hope River . Together they raised a family of seven. They farmed until 1955 when they moved to West Royalty where May still resides. Now, May's spirit of hospitality which she generously extended over the years, includes her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. On Sept. 30, 1993 May will celebrate her 100th birthday, and she looks forward to the special day the parish is planning to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the building of the first church in Hope River . That day is to be Sunday, July 18, 1993. Note of Interest with reference to 1893. The Hogan Triplets - The year 1893 is famous in the lore of Hope River because of the birth of the Hogan Triplets. On Nov. 26th., 1893, three boys were born to William Hogan and Mary Ann Nowlan . According to the baptismal register they were named, James Aeneas , Lawrence Douglas , and Henry Joseph . Two of them, Douglas and Joseph served in the first World War. James stayed home on the farm. Later on James married and moved to Saskatchewan . The other brothers, after returning from the War married and lived in Ottawa. It is said that long after this remarkable event, people in Hope River would measure time from "the year the Triplets were born." 131