HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE EAST POINT BAPTIST CHURCH

treasurer, which office she still holds. She had been secretary since the death of Anna Scott in 1920. On appointing her treasurer Mrs. James Robertson was appointed secretary. We have good officers, yet we miss the old ones who were the backbone of the Society for so long.”

A Mission Band has been maintained successfully at different times.

FRASER FAMILY CELEBRATE THEIR CENTENNIAL AT LOT 47

They commemorate the landing one hundred years ago, of Alexan- der Fraser.

A pleasant meeting of the Fraser family, their wives, husbands and children took place on the shores of West River, to commemorate the landing at that spot, one hundred years before, of their forefather, Alex- ander Fraser. The day and the place were ideal and the forty-two who were present in person, did honor to their common ancestor. The last survivor of the family, Miss Isabella Fraser, eighty-six years of age, was present.

Ezra D. Fraser was appointed chairman, and Alexander Robertson, Red Point, read a paper suitable to the occasion. He was followed by J F. Fraser, of Davis {St Fraser. His proposal that Alfred Fraser be our chief was most favorably received.

After a most enjoyable time the affair was concluded by the singing of the National Anthem.

Following is part of the paper read by Mr. Robertson:

THE FRASER CENTENNIAL

\We meet this day on historic ground. As the United States has its plymouth Rock, adorned with its tablets and monuments, where the Pil- grims from the Mayflower landed, this spot is the Plymouth Rock of the Fraser Family, where one hundred years ago today, the 17th of August, 1817, Alexander Fraser and his wife, Janet Stewart, first landed on Prince Edward Island, and near here they lived and labored for more than 50 years, far from their native Scotland. The landing would be different from now. At that period West River, South Lake and North River were all connected. You could sail a boat from the mouth of the Basin Brook east to the head of the Lake where Hon. Laughlin Mac-

Donald lives, a distance of nearly eight miles, a grand waterway for the

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