Cameron of Brackley; she was crowned by Miss P.E.I. of 1969, and the princesses were J o-Ann Deacon and Suzanne Shaw.

A Baby Show and Afternoon Tea on May 30; the champion baby was Wayne Doyle Jr.. This was followed in the evening by a Step Dance and Fiddling Contest.

There was a Pet Parade for the children at 9:30 on the morning of June 6, held on the golf course. The Grand Parade started at 1 pm. from the Parkview Drive-In, with numerous floats, majorettes, Scouts and Guides, horses and ponies, ending at the golf course, which was officially opened by Premier Alex Campbell; the Hon. Lorne Bonnell, Minister of Tourism, hit the first ball.

The memorial cairn to the first settlers was unveiled by His Honour the Lt-Governor J. George MacKay; the chairman for the

occasion was Walter R. Shaw, a former premier.

Altogether it was a great day, and would have been even better if it hadn’t poured rain; however, this didn’t dampen people’s spirits. An interfaith service was held the next day, Sunday, June 7 at the Parkview Drive-In. The service was conducted by the Rev. Donald Campbell of Zion Presbyterian Church; the sermon was by the Rev. J. Fraser MacDonald of the York-Covehead Pastoral Charge, United Church of Canada; the Old Testament lesson was read by the Rev. Leonard MacDonald, retired Roman Catholic pastor of St. Eugene’s Church, Covehead Road and St. Michael’s Church, Corran Ban; the New Testament lesson was read by the Rev. Peter MacDonald of St. Paul’s Anglican Church; and the music was by the Royal Canadian Legion Choir, with organist Mrs. Warren Marshall.

The Bicentennial was also the occasion for the compilation of a History of the Montgomery Settlers by Harry Kielly; this book has been of great assistance to the Stanhope W.I. History Committee in the production of this book.

In the past, there were the following miscellaneous Stanhope organisations.

The Stanhope Institute (for men)

This was established 1n 1843, with the following officers: — Patron, David Lawson; President, David Douglas; Vice-Presidents, John C. Leitch and George Bovyer; Secretary, Albert D. Bovyer; Librarian, George H. Douglas.

Committee: — Messrs. George Brodie, William Bovyer, George Foster, Alex Shaw, Cornelius Higgins, Neil Darrach and George

Lawson. There was apparently a Stanhope Library, probably a circulating

one, affiliated with the Stanhope Institute, which was also listed as a 164