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PAGE 12 THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, September 20,2000 Unveiling of Bowmanville Cenotaph 1925 Hoopers Jewellers congratulates the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 178 Best wishes on your 70th Anniversary! coper's Jewellers Ltd. 39 King Street West 623-5747 Congratulations to the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 178 f on your 70th Anniversary from the staff of 113 King St. E., Bowmanville 623-1233 i The Management and Staff 0 <4 Blue Circle Cement extend their best wishes to the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 178 i on their i 70th Anniversary Royal Canadian Legion Bowmanville Branch 178 Executive - Year 2000 From Row L-R: Mary Mantle, Treasurer; Doreen Park, 3rd Vice; Wyhl Sheehan, 1st Vice; Jim Connell, President; Steve Oke, Past President; Cecile Bowers, Secretary; Back Row L-R: Executive John Greenfield, Les Copper, Ted Boricic, Bill Sutton, Gina Haward, Alan Haward, Jack Mantle, Anne Cooke-Abbott, Joan Daigle, Lyn Puddister, Bob McMurter. Thank you to the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 178 for all of your hard ivork in our community § Chicken & Ribs 89 King Street E Bowmanville 623-4262 PRINTING • PHOÏOCOmS * BINDERY • GRAPHIC DESIGN Congratulations! 66 King Street West (905) 623-8001 Bowmanville www.jamespublishing.net Congratulations to the Royal Canadian Legion from management and staff ABERNETHY'S PAINT & WALLPAPER LTD. 55 King St. W., Bowmanville 623-5431 Congratulations! Kleaners Plus Dressmaking by Penny (905) 697-0856 91 King Street East Whytes Dry Cleaning Nancy & Bill (905) 697-1810 Bowmanville Bowmanville Branch 178 Original Pipe Band 1951 Congratulations to the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 178 from the KINSMEN CLUB OF BOWMANVILLE The Management and Staff of Morris Funeral Chapel are delighted to pass on our wish for continued success to our friends and neighbours at Branch 178, Royal Canadian Legion, Bowmanville. As one of Bowmanville's oldest businesses, we are very aware of the important contribution the Legion has : made to our community during the past | 70 years. May you continue to enjoy prosperity | for many years to come. Morris Funeral Chapel ; "Serving Durham Since 1841 " ^^UDivisioinSt^^Bowmai^ From the staff at Cowan Pontiac Buick Ltd. "Best Wishes" on your 70 th Anniversary! "Bowmanville's Branch 178 of the Royal Canadian Legion has been an integral part of our community since 1930 and we take great pleasure in passing on our wishes for continued success." Tom Cowan, President A1AIO M PONTIAC-BUICK VOWdll GMC TRUCK 166 KING ST. E., BOWMANVILLE 623-3396 Thursday, September 4th, 1930 The Canadian Statesman CANADIAN LEGION FORM BOWMANVILLE BRANCH R.M, Cotton Elected President of Newly Organized Soldiers' Society Officers of the Bowmanville Branch ' of Ihc Canadian Legion, British Empire Service League, which was formally organized at a meeting in Ihc Parish Hall on Friday evening, August 29lh, are: President - R.M. Cotton; 1st Vice President - W.J. Hoar; 2nd Vice President - C.T. Ross; Secretary - Thomas Annison; Treasurer - Fred Crydcrman; Executive Committee - E.C. Hoar (Newcastle), W. Smith Ferguson and Tom Hamilton. W.J. Hoar, who was chairman of the meeting held recently to discuss the formation of the legion, presided, and after giving a resume of this meeting, called on the speaker of the evening, M. McIntyre 1-Iood, provincial 2nd vice president of the Legion. Mr. Hood dealt | with what might be accomplished among i the war veterans of Bowmanville by the j Legion, along Ihc line of social endeavor, ! as well as relief measures and adjustment | of living conditions, pensions, veteran's j allowances, etc. In order to accomplish i these services, complete co-operation | among Ihc members will be necessary. ' After an interesting discussion i period in which many prospective j aclivilies of the Legion for the benefit of i the veterans as well as the whole ] community, were suggested and talked j over, about 45 members signed the I charter application. j Regular meetings will be held on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of each month, At | the next meeting, September 5th, formal j membership applications will be I received. Officers will be installed on j September 19th. •