WEST END MOVIES
WILL BE PRESENTING
“MUGGSY?”
FEATURING
Miss
‘“Jackie
Saunders**
oN
THURSDAY EVENING
A picture
o:ereexgt':.eplional
in-
LIST OF UNCLAIMED MAILFOR THE
WEEK
©NIED AUGUST
18,
1923.
Miss Axelina Banjamin,
Mre, Charlotte
Bonjamin,
Miss Helen
Clarke,
Mr. Alphonso Cantton,
Mr. Christian
Elliott,
Mrs. Alice Ferdinand.
Monsieur
Louissia Frederick,
-
Pierre
Frederie
Creaux,
(2)
Mrs. Gerirude
Harrigan,
Mrs. Liise Jacob;
Orange
Grove,
Mrs.
Adelaide
James;
Contentment
Road,
Miss Sarah James;
Water Gut,
Mr. H roid Lewis,
(2)
Mr. William Lewis,
Mr. Samuel
Martin;
c.o.
Mary Martin,
Charlot*e Petersen:
11 Hill St.,
Mr. Percival
Petersen;
Gallows Bay,
Hendrata
Rogers,
Mrs. James
Smita,
Mrs. Patrick
Steveas;
48 Hospital St.,
Mrs. Loweasa
Waner;
Strand
Street.
Post
Offce,
Christiansted,
Virgin
Is-
ha Ids, August
20,
1923
B.
R.
LARSEN,
Postmaster,
Mails Close
for
the
United
States
and
other
places
via New York by
s.
s. “Suri-
nam” at 4.00 p.
m. Thursday,
Aug-
ust 23rd.
O-ITUARY.
Following
an
accident
on
Sunday
last
in
which
she
sustained
internal injuries
ToNg CLAUDINA BASTIAN, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Chas.
Bastian,
died
at
the
mu-
nicipal hospital here
yesterday
morning.
The
deceased
was
only 25 years
of age,
had graduated
as
nurse
at the local sehool,
and
was engaged
in that
pro’ession,
be-
ing a pride
to her
parents
to
whom
her
passing
away
thus
becomes
a
crushing
blow
evoking
much
popular
sympathy
under
the circumstances.
Phe funeral has
been fixed for 430 this
afternoon,
from
the home
in Kinz Cross
Sr.,
to
th>
Hbly
Cross
R. C. churca.,
Our
heartfeit
cop-
2
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A VLN
dolences
are heroby extended
to
the
be-
reavad
parents
ard
others
of the
family.
PROCEE™INGS
OF
THE
FOR
ST.
CROIX.
e
e
1
ON
Monday,
August
20,
1923,
at
one
o’clock
p.
m.
the
Colonial
Council of
St.
Croix held
its 2nd Ordinary
Meeting
for the present
elective
period.
Present
were:
Tl'2
Viee-Chairman
(Robt,
W.
Skeoch),
D.
S.
Armstrong,
D.
Hamilton
Jackson,
A.J. Blackwood,
F.
Coulter.,
M.
M.
Skeoch,
A.
R.
Me¢
Intosh,
F.
Andersen,
Hoiger
Jessen,
Joseph
Alexander,
D. . Canegata
and
Halvor Berg.
!
The
Chairmar
(Mearwin)
absent
from
the
island, 2nd Member
for
¥rederiksted
Country
District
(Curry)
sent
in
excuse
of
his
inability
to
attend
the
meeting,
Furthermore
were
absent:
2nd
Appoint-
ed
Member
(Noll),
Ist
Member
for
Christiansted
Town (Abramson)
and 4th
Member
for Christiansted
Country
Dis-
trict
(Ramsay).
Furthermore
the
seat
of
the
.Ist
e nber
for
Frederiksted
Country District
was
vacint.
His
Excellency,
Governor
Henry
H.
Bough,
Government
Secretary
(Zine)
anl
espatching
Secretary
(Barrett)
were present
at the meeting.
The followinz
prayers
were offered
by
the
Chaplain,
Rev.
Father
Francizs
W,
Clair:
Almightv
and
eternal
God,
we
aec-
knowledge
Thee
as
our
Creator
and
the
Supteme
Being
before
whom
ail
must
bow
in
humble
adoration.
W
2
thank
Thee
for
Thy
great
gifts
and
blessings
which have
¢come
to u: from
Tny bounty and goodness,
and
through
the merits
of our
Saviour
Jesus
Christ.
Give us the
grace
to
use
all
Thy gifts
according
to
Thy
divine
will.
En-
lighten
all who are
burdened
with au-
thority and belp them
with
I'hy
grace
to perform all their dades
in
a manner
pleasing
o
Thee.
Wwe
recommend
to
Thy
unbdounded
merey,
all
our
fellyw-citiz:ns,
that
may
be blessed
in the
knowledge
and
sanctified
in
the
observance
of Thy
most
holy law.
Ouar
Father
who
art
in heaven,
hal-
lowed
be
Thv
name,
Thy
Kingdom
come,
Thy
will be
done
on earth
as it
is
in heaven,
give us this day om daily
bread,
and forgiv2 us cur trespasses,
as
we
forgive those
who
trespass
against
us.
and
lead
us not into te nptation; but
deliver
as
from
evil.
Amen,
sth
Appointed
Member
(Mec Intosh)
moved
that
discussion
on the
Order of
the
Day be susvended
for half an
hour,
anl
that Members
rise
and
stand
with
bowod
heads out
of respeet
for ihe
de-
ceased
President
of the United States.
The
Vice-Chairman
remarked:
Hon-
orable Members
you
have heard
the
mo-
tion.
lam
pot
sure it wili meet
with the
avproval
of
every
member;
however
I
would
like
to Liear
the opinion
of
each
one
of
you.
1 suggest
that
we shorten
the time—say
ten
minates.
Ist
Member
for
Frederiksted
Town
(Jackson)
would like t>
know
whether
the sth Agpointed Memoer’s
motion
was
that
members
should
stand
with
bowed
heads for haif an hour.
And
was of the
opinion
that
the motion
was
premature
as
the Chairman
bad
not
yet
declared
the meeting opencd.
The
Viee-Chairman
remarked:
Iwill
give the Honorable
sth Appointed
Mem-
ber
a chance
to explain.
sth
Appointed
Member
(Mc Intosh':
This
is the first time
this body
bas
met
since
the President
of the United
S:ates
died
and
I think it proper
that
we show
som2
kind of
respect
for a few
minute-,
The
Vice-Chairman
remarked:
Houn-
orablie
Members.
Since
we
last
mct,
the
Nation
to which
we
belong
and
owe
allegiance
has
lost,
thrcugh
death,
its
Chief Executive,
Warren Gamaliel
Hard-
ing,
and
we
have
joined
tne
mother
country
in mourning
her dead,
we
have
also,
through
this
legislative body,
con-
veyed
our
heartfelt
sympathy
to
Mrs.
Harding,
in che following tzlegram:
“The
Colonial
Council,
St.
Croix,
Virgin Islands
begs
most
respectfully
to
offer its sincere
condolence
in your
hour of bereavement
and
on
the
great
loss
to the Nation”’.
[
suggest
.Lhat
we
remain
standing
for
one minute
as
a mark
of respect
for
the
late deceased
President.
Accordingly
.all
the
members
=stood
with bowe«
heads
for
one
minute.
The
Vice-Chairman
then
read
the
fol-
lowing
communications
received
since
the last me«ting of the Council:
1.
Letter
from
the
Chairman
of
the
Colonial Council daied
Aucust
4th,
1923,
notifying
him of
his
ircertion
to
leave
the
island
upon
a wrip for
a period
of
about
three
months,
.
2.
Letter from Desp: 'cliing Secerciary
(Roy E. Barrett)
Icading:
9 July, 1923.
The Honoruble.
The Chairman
of the
Colonial Council,
Municipality of St. Croix, V. L.
Sir:—
You are
hereby
iaformed
tha:
the
Budget
for the Municipaiity of St.
Croix
for .the
fiscal
year
July
1, 1923
to June
30, 1924, passed
by
the
Colonial
Council
for
the
Municipaiity
of
St.
Croix a: iis
meeting
held
on
June
27,
1923,
has
heen
sanctioned
and
approved
in
whole
by
His Excelleney
the
Governor
ol
the
Vir-
gin Islands of
the
United
States,
under
e
date of 5 July,
1923.
Respectfully,
R.
E. BARRETT,
Despatching
Secretary.