their midst to labor in other fields. He was remembered as a per¬ son of striking stature and of more than average eloquence, but above all as a man of very simple tastes and deep hospitality. On August 10, 1920 Bishop O'Leary received official word of his appointment as archbishop of , a growing missionary area whose first archbishop, Emile Legal , O.M.I ., had died in March. The last weeks of his Island leadership were crowded with farewell receptions as well as visits of representatives of all classes of people. In his farewell pastoral letter he reminisced upon his seven happy years here among his beloved flock, but he mentioned in particular his many non-Catholic friends to whom he offered sin¬ cere thanks for their sympathy and friendship. From them he had experienced cordial relations and many tokens of their kindness, in particular financial support following the burning of the cathe¬ dral. His last official act was on October 15, 1920 when he appointed Father Pius MacDonald pastor of St. George's. ™ Archbishop of Bishop O'Leary left for the west on November 27. After visit¬ ing Toronto , Winnipeg and St. Boniface he arrived in on December 7. A most enthusiastic gathering of citizens greeted him at the CPR station. The mayor, Joseph Clarke , read him an address of welcome after which a long line of automobiles brought him to his house in south . Next morning, December 8, his installation took place in St. Joachim's Church on 110th Street. Archbishop Matthieu of Regina and Archbishop Sinnott of Winnipeg gave the sermons in French and English respectively. Also present was Island native, John T. McNally , Bishop of Calgary. In the evening a banquet for 350 was held in the MacDonald Hotel and was reportedly the finest ever in the city, lasting from 8 p.m. until midnight.31 Archbishop O'Leary 's most pressing problem was a shortage, even an absence, of English-speaking priests, whereas French- speaking clergy were plentiful. For example, in the city of 13