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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