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PAGE 12 Schreiber Veterans Honored - cont'd from page 14 He held many offices in Lodge and also in civic positions, serving on town council as reeve, and in Hydro commission. He was a member of the Brother- hood for 50 years. J.D. Bryson entered service in. 1915 retired 1951. He was a great asset to the Lodge, a willing worker in any capacity, and his fine singing voice cheerfully offered was enjoyed by all on various occasions. George J. Smith entered ser- vice in 1907 and retired 1949, a 59 year member of the Lodge, strictly a 'steam man',and serving on the council and as reeve of Schreiber. John Miller, 91 years old, entered the service in 1912 and retired in 1942. "Honest John" was mainly concerned with his family. Mr. Guina spoke most informally, evoking shouts of laughter from the veterans as he referred to their nicknames and habits on the road. Fred Priske res- ponded for the veterans, going back to when he start ed with the CPR as a callboy, when Harry Welbourne was the youngest man on the firemen's list. And, before that, when as a child living in an apartment adjacent to the Lodge room, he and his adventurous brothers discovered that there was indeed a 'goat' to be ridden by initiates into the Lodge. A centre of attraction throughout the evening was the built-to-scale model of a steam engine, No. 999 the property of G.S. Dennis of Terrace Bay, and is now in perfect operating condition, and with the tapes recording the sounds of an approach and depar- ture, and actual steam locomotive whistle sounds, is most impressive, and nostalgic. Mr. Guina paid tribute to the Lady Firemen Lodge and in particular Mrs. J.D. Bryson, wearing a 50 year pin but actually having 57 years membership, and he said the younger men in the service were well aware that their better working conditions had been earned by the veterans of their craft. J.D. Bromley, superintendent, suggested that in addition to his ability, every successful railroader has be- hind him a wife, coping happily wi th the odd working hours, and a family who accepts this. Ladies were presented with corsages and other presentations included emblems and scrolls - J.D. Bryson - 50 years' continuous membership; Harry Welbourne - 50 years; Joe Gagnon - 40 years; Fred Priske - 25 years; Harry Costall - 25 years; Frank O' Driscoll, W. Jacobson, George Scott, Frank Tuomi, Alex Power, John Power - 25 years; Dudley Cardiff, D. Connelly, P. Guina, E. Kelly, H. Kerschner, E. Lang, D. McGuire, W. Randa, J. Stitt, A. TERRACE BAY NEWS JUNE 13, 1968 McGrath, - 20 years; A. Gleason, L. Johnson and J. Matheson - 10 years membership. A gift was also presented to Mr. Dennis. Following the dinner, a social evening with danc- ing was enjoyed. Shown in the photo below by |. McCuaig are the veterans and officials at the banquet. Front, from left to right - J.D. Bryson, Harry Welbourne, J.D. Bromley, John Miller and George Smith. Back - Joe Gagnon, D.Q. Hamilton, Jack Sparrow, Harry Costall, W.H. Smale, Fred Priske, Jack Phillips and Gordon Nesbitt. / i i The name of Holly Brown was inadvertently omitt- ed from those who played at Mrs. E. Smitheman's piano recital. Holly also gave a reading. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Potvin, with Stanley and Cathy Lee of Windsor, are visiting their mothers - Mrs. Alice Potvin and Mrs. Lesley Comeau. Mrs. Morrow Riddell has come to join her husband who is the supply principal in the high school for the balance of the term. Their home is in Derham, Ontario. While tourists' cars gathered thicker than black- flies near Bear Trap Lake on Sunday afternoon, a moose with a real model's instinct gave them a pose , front, left, right, head up and head down, witha occasional mild trot to please those with movie cameras . ' Mr. and Mrs. A. Gordon and Clyde were in Port Arthur for the Lakehead University Convocation ex- ercises when their son Bruce received his B.A. Bruce's wife and her mother, Mrs. W. Graham also attended. Ruby Rebekah Lodge held a Church parade to St. John's Anglican Church on June 9 with Rev. A. LI 2@ a