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CHAPTER EIGHT
The Introduction of Craftsmanship Into B. C.

N describing the introduction of Craftsmanship

into British Columbia, one is inspired by the loy-
alty of the early members who have sacrificed many
hours of their time in sustaining interest amongst
the membership under many adverse circumstances.

It is sometimes difficult to visualize the time when
British Columbia did not have a Craftsmen’s Club;
many have wondered how difficulties were sur-
mounted in the past when no assisting hand of a
brother Craftsman was available, yet that period
is not so far distant. Early formation of the Van-
couver Club was largely accomplished through the
assistance rendered by Craftsmen south of the 49th
parallel in the neighbouring states of Washington,
Oregon and Calfornia, when Haywood Hunt inter-
viewed L. C. Parkes of this city when Mr. Parkes was
holidaying in San Francisco in the summer of 1928.
Following this contact an effective follow-up with
Craftsmen's literature was employed by clubs of
the Pacific slope.

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