3 of' supplied 48 C. as to LEGION OF FRONTIERSMEN HOLD THEIR FIRST ANNUAL BANQUET-GOOD TIME IS ENJOYED BY ALL It was a pleasing and picturesque gathering that assembled last night in the dining room of the Flanagan, when forty of the Legion of Frontiersmen held their first annual banquet. The striking looking uniforms of the frontiersmen, with their green and red scarfs loosely knotted at the throat, formed an attractive picture. choice spread on 8t par with any The toast list, which followed the yet provided in the city. The festivities commenced shortly after nine o'clock and the toasts immediately followed. J. A. Aikin responded to the toast "The Canadian Militia," in place of Major Dulmage, who sent word that be Impossible for him to be "present. Some of the bravest men country, he said, were those frontiersmen who were guarding the outlying portions of the Dominion. m macy The was basic the claim readiness of of British Britishers supreattempt any dangerous and diffcult task for adding of territory to the British empire. Lieut. Parkyn, R.N., said that to respond to the toast of "the empire" was a pretty big undertaking. He happened to look on an atlas the other day and noticed that the British empire formed a pretty big red patch upon the globe. The strength of the Legion throughout the world was about 10,000; all tried and true men. Members of the Legion of Frontiersmen from the old country should throw in their lot, heart and soul, with this country. In his company at Asquith fully one-half were Canadians. Lieut. F. Eustace, of the Army and Navy Veterans, of Saskatoon, was greeted with the singing of "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow." as he rose to respond to the toast, "The Old Timers. Lieut. Eustace referred 1 to the Sas• katoon veterans association. *Once a Soldier, always a soldier," he said. "The success of the Canadian volunteers in South Africa was due to their love of fighting. It was the spirit that accounted for the success of Britain on the battlefields of the world. It behooved the members off . the Legion of Frontiersmen to always keep in shape, and be ever ready. to shoulder their arms in defence the empire. Interspersed throughout the toast list were vocal selections contributed by - T. F. Potts, Sergeant O' Brien of Asquith, Sergeant Farhall and Trooper Do Davis and Trooper Porter. Sergeant Potts excelled himself in the rousing old favorite "Tommy Atkins," the frontiersmen joining the chorus Trooper Porter of Saskatoon, also made a hit with several catchy' Scottish songs. In the absence of the Hon. Commdt. G. L. Calder, Captain R. Boulton, chairman responded to the toast to the chair, dwelling upon the traditions of the corps. The singing. of God Save the King concluded a highly successful gathering. shortly after midnight.
