Trafalgar School - Echoes Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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RED CROSS OFFICERS President Vice-President Treasurer Secretary MISS GUMMING MARGARET MURRAY MISS BROWN WINNIFRED KYDD Convenor of Sewing Committee MISS ELLIOT Assistant HELEN HUTCHISON Convenor of Wool Committee MISS BRYAN Assistant KATHERINE FALCONER 28

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SCHOOL CHRONICLE September 11th — School reopened. October 8th — Influenza Quarantine. November 12th — School reopened. December 20th — January 6th — Christmas Vacation. March 14th — Sixth form Red Cross play. April 4th and 5th — Gym Demonstration, April 11th — April 22nd — Easter Vacation. May 2nd — First Ross Lecture. May 9th — Second Ross Lecture. May 13th — Third Ross Lecture. May 16th — Fourth Ross Lecture. Canon Cody gave a lecture on the ideals that should be carried with us through life. He concluded his interesting speech very satisfactorily by requesting that we should be allowed a half holiday. Miss Gibbs spoke of the splendid work the V.O.N, has done in Canada and of the necessity for funds and more workers. A subscription of $37.00 was later collected from the school to aid this good work. Rev. Dr. Duncan, President of the Board of Trustees addressed the school after Christmas. He urged competition in gym- nasium work by presenting, on behalf of the Trustees, a shield to be awarded to the form doing the best work. The Salvation Army — A collection in school during the recent drive amounted to $40.00. The Junior School party took place on February the eleventh. The girls played games and afterwards had tea in the house. The Ross Lectures were given this year by Dr. Perrin of McGill. The subject of the first two lectures was Music : What We Hear and How We Hear It. the first day Dr. Perrin spoke on Instru- mental Music and the next on Vocal Music. Canterbury was the subject for the rest of the course; as Dr. Perrin had lived there for some time he told us many interesting things and showed slides which gave a very good idea of the old English city. 27

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THE TRAFALGAR RED CROSS GROUP At the first weekly meeting of the Trafalgar Red Cross Group for the year 1918-19, which was held on Friday, November 22nd, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: — President: — Miss Gumming. Vice-President: — Margaret Murray. Treasurer: — Miss Brown. ' Secretary: — Winnifred Kydd. Gonvenor of the Sewing Gommittee: — Miss Elliot. Assistant: — Helen Hutchison. Gonvener of the Wool Gommittee: — Miss Bryan. Donations: — Katharine Falconer. The meetings have been held on Friday afternoons, at 3 o ' clock. The membership is 142. Eleven meetings have been held with an average attendance of 75. It was decided at the beginning of the year by the Executive Gommittee that the membership fee should be twenty-five cents at the beginning of the year, and fifty cents after Ghristmas. Throughout the year at various times Forms have contributed Dramatic Entertainments after the Red Gross meetings and on behalf of the Group, the Executive wish to thank them most heartily for the pleasure which they have afforded. The following is a list of articles which have been completed by this Group during the past year:— Socks 120 prs. Bed Socks 50 prs. Mitts L 5 prs. Trench Gaps 21 Scarfs : 12 Wash Gloths 16 Handkerchiefs 144 Petticoats 21 Ghemise 1 Wristlets 2 prs. A meeting of the Executive Gommittee was held on Friday, May the sixteenth, to vote away the money which has been collected during the year. Winnifred KYDD, Secretary. 29