immediate efforts were made to contact those em-
ployed in the graphic arts with a purpose of prelim-
inary organization. After several weeks of prepara-
tion the newly formed Victoria Club of Printing House
Craftsmen applied for a charter to carry out its pro-
gramme. The honour of installing its first officers
was bestowed upon the Vancouver Club, and sixteen
delegates made the journey to assist in the cere
monies. The inaugural banquet was held in the
ballroom of the Empress Hotel on Saturday, January
10th, 1931. The Vancouver Club, through its Presi-
dent Alec Gray, assisted by Harold Bothel, North-
western district representative, presented the charter
to the Victoria Club. The first officers were: Charles
E. Banfield, president; Harold M. Diggon, vice-presi-
dent; and I. B. Dixon, secretary-treasurer.

Thus the second club in the Province was launched
and the well-known motto of Craftsmanship ‘Share
Your Knowledge” had spread to wider fields bring-
ing with it the realization of what a wealth of educa-
tion lies in the movement.

The historical account of the formation of the British
Columbia Clubs of Craftsmanship having been com-
pleted we do well to pause a few moments longer
in reflecting the ideals of craftsmanship as it applies
to ourselves, and to illuminate we cannot do better

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