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At other times monies were procured in the following ways: strawberry festival on the tennis courts with the 82nd Regiment Band in attendance; food sales at Moore & :cheod’s; candy sales at Prince of Wales College and Prince Edward Theatre; lectures and entertainments in the church hall. For a time the amateur theatre of the Kirk was asked to repeat their plays in various centres of the Island.

Fortunately within the membership of the Guild and the congregation could be found playwrights and poets, singers, orators, dramatists, comedians, clowns and jokers, story tellers, elocutionists, and so on ad infinitum. On many occasions, with the help of husbands and other men, fun evenings were held. Members of St. James and outside friends attended in good numbers and usually received their money's worth.

By 1935, enthusiasm among this apparently active group began to wane. The membership dropped to fifteen. The annual report states that the Guild is "in recess." Minutes of a meeting on January 16, 1937, reveal that the Session of of the Kirk sponsored a dinner at the Charlottetown Hotel for the women of the church. Mr. JoR. Burnett presided. Enthusiasm ran high: Before the meeting adjourned, officers were elected for the year. The name selected for the group was "The Guild of St. James " These officers were asked to prepare a Constitution and ByeLaws of the society and to submit them at a meeting in the

Church School on January 27, 1937. ;_r3

From this time until the amalgamation with the Ladies' Aid, the re— vitalized Guild of St. James was prominent in all church activities.

Trying to sum up the work of the Guild throughout the years, let it be said of its members that their prayer for a rewarding and useful life may

have been: Let me in season, Lord, be grave, 'In season, gay.

'THE MINISTER'S WIFE"*

St. James Hall was too small last night to contain the large audience who were present to witness the much talked of "The Minister’s Wife," a very charming, four act, old—fashioned play. The piece was artistically acted and effectively staged, among the effects being an old time what—not table and book— case, and other quaint furniture. The "plot" hinges on the "discussion" by various members of the congregation of the minister‘s wife, the opening scene being in the parlor of his home. The part of the minister, "Rev. John West," was taken by Professor Theodore Ross very successfully, and Miss Blanche Toombs as the "bride" added to the laurels she had previously won through her splendid acting in "The Tyranny of Tears.” The other members of the amateur company gave excellent support. In the concluding act there was a gathering at the minister's home when the bride was presented with a pickle disho An impromptu program was given by several guests, including the old time melodies and reci—

tations.

Between the acts well rendered solos were given by Mr. Cosh, Mr. Arthur Bruce, and Miss Hughes. They were all heartily encored. There was a sale of

homemade candy during the intermission.

%(Report on a Kirk production - year uncertain)