Georgetown Stories: 1919-1922 73

W. W. Yorston as secretary-treasurer; F. B. Conrad, J. C. Yorston, W. Fitzgerald & M. McConnell as the managing committee. Mayor Macdonald is Hon. Pres. and ex—Mayor Seymour Knight, Elmer Jenkins and F. J. Soloman are in charge of finances.

Aug. 1919, Guardian: Gypsies come again in Georgetown, camping on the west side.

July, 1919, Patriot: Mrs. Aitken is presented a silver mounted casserole for her work as

president of the Georgetown Red Cross.

July 1919, Patriot: A Great War Veteran’s Association Branch is organized in Georgetown for Central Kings; R. R. McLean, president; F. B. Conrad and R. L. Hewitt, vice-presidents; J. C. Yoston, secretary—treasurer. The executive council includes R. Aitken, L. MacDonald, Allister Stewart. Over 70 attended meeting; 52 “signed up.”

Oct. 2, 1919, Patriot: The King’s County Exhibition is held after a year’s lapse.

Oct. 9, 1919, Guardian: G.W.V.A. hold concert and basket social to raise money for obtaining a club house.

Oct. 11, 1919, Guardian: Georgetown School Fair is held; winners are published on Oct. 21st.

Nov. 24, 1919, Patriot: Eastern Kings Board of Trade is formed with J. Howard Macdonald as chair. [later called the Three Rivers Board of Trade]

Dec. 16, 1919, Patriot: The schooner Barbara Macdonald, recently built in Cardigan, went down on a trip from Georgetown to St. John’s, her maiden voyage; the captain was drowned; some of the crew inc. Michael Martel] and Art Yorston of Georgetown “ clung to the ropes for five hours” before rescue. [Yorston found a school teaching job in Nfld. and stayed on.] About the same time, the Aranmore crashed on the coast of Newfoundland. Harry Fraser and Jack Batchilder of Georgetown were rescued. The Cardigan shipyards in October, 1920 launched the Anna Macdonald, sister ship for the Barbara MacDonald . She weighed 200 tons and was three—masted. (Patriot, Oct 9, 1920)

Dec. 23. 1919, Patriot: Officers for 1920 of the Georgetown unit of the Catholic Men’s Business

Association are Daniel P. McKinnon, James Boudreault, John C. Gotell, James Condon, T. Howard Macdonald and Allister Macdonald.

Jan. 3, 1920, Patriot: An “Apron and Tie” Dance is held on Dec. 30th.

Jan. 6, 1920, Patriot: Masonic Lodge officers for 1920 are John M. Nicholson, D. D. MacDonald, Andrew Lavers, Nelson Fairchild and J. W. McPhee.

Feb. 3, 1920, Patriot: The G.W.V.A. and its Ladies Auxiliary present “Captain Jack,” a play

in three acts, at the Town Hall.

Feb. 7, 1920, Patriot: St. James’ concert and basket social realized over $500. A model of the new church sold for $30.

Feb. 1920, Guardian: Chester Llewellyn & Mr. Graham are to fit up two lobster—packing factories, one at Murray Harbour the other on Boughton Island.

Mar. 9, Patriot: Georgetown Dramatic Club re- organizes to produce “Mikado”

Mar. 16, Patriot: Georgetown High School hockey team defeats West Kent 12 to 7;

Members of Georgetown team are McConnell, Jenkins, Gotell, Martel], Skinner, McLean and White.

April 27, Patriot: “Moving-pictures” in Town Hall, presented by Bruce Yeo, Montague, bring out large crowds.

July 7, 1920, Patriot: The Women’s Institute plan a public flower garden in a strip of the Town Square and also more trees.

July 7, 1920, Patriot: List of prize winners at closing of Georgetown High School.

July 21,1920, Patriot: Miss Katie Hanson & Miss Winnie Ross open an ice cream parlor on Main St..

Sept. 2, 1920, Guardian: Mr. Lou Douglas becomes station—master at Georgetown replacing Mr. John Nicholson.

Sept, 1920, Guardian: E. B. McLaren has sold his farm in the Royalty and has purchased the