Pettijohn, Seattle; John W. Wood, Bremerton, and
other visiting Craftsmen.

The first officers of the Club were: W. J. McKerlie,
president; Len Manley, vice-president; Tom Godfrey,
secretary-treasurer; Roy Shilvock, recording secre-
tary and a Board of Governors comprising Messrs.
Cowan, King, Scott, Parkes and Gehrke. The Seattle
Club of Printing House Craftsmen presented the char-
ter to the newly formed club and the Craftsmen’s
movement was first launched in British Columbia.

As the years pass, the members are becoming
more keenly aware of the value of the Craftsmen’s
movement. The Vancouver Club looks with pride
on the growth and interest it has achieved and is
eager to promote a still better understanding of the
ideas of the movement.

Eighteen months passed and the Vancouver Club
was beginning to grasp the deep significance of
Craftsmanship, and it was mooted by a few mem-
bers, notably Alec Gray and W. J. McKerlie, to con-
sideration of the advisability of opening another
Club in the City of Victoria. Accordingly plans were
made and a deputation travelled to Victoria to inter-
view C. E. Banfield, Printer to His Most Excellent
Majesty, the King; I. B. Dixon, J. Elder and Harold
M. Diggon. The response was very gratifying and

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