Journal Stories From The 2000's

L.U. No. 230 Victoria, B.C.
Editor:

According to cynical writers on the mainland we dwellers on this Island are supposed to be buried in perpetual slumber, but believe me, even if at one time we fancied we could live peaceful lives “far from the maddening crowd’s ignoble strife, “we have been rudely awakened by the urgent appeals for aid from those over whom that deadly blight, the shadow of unemployment, has been cast. Local No. 230, through our energetic business manager, Brother Reid, and the executive board, is doing everything possible to keep members in good standing, but we have quite a number walking the streets.

Early this spring the B.C. Electric Company started a series of first aid classes for their employees, conducted by a competent medical man, and at the completion of the lectures examinations were held. These classes were well attended by the members of Local No. 230 and the training was practical, covering the handling of all kinds of injuries, especially those applying to electrical workers. Brothers C.B. Baxter, H. Dixon, H. Duncan, J.M. Elliott, L.F. Fatt and D. McKenzie were successful in making the maximum marks and none of the Brothers failed to pass. A flash light picture was taken of the entire group and revealed what looked like a bunch of startled amateur burglars caught in the act, all except Brother Joe Ball who was apparently fast asleep.

The soft ball games are about over. Brother Casey so coached entreated, cajoled, bullied and tongue lashed his team, known as “The Gray Ghostly Gallopers,” that they came within an ace of topping the league and finished a good second.

Brother James Brown has just succumbed to the call of the itchy feet and is starting out on tour that will cover 7,000 miles before he gets back. If he should happen to run across any of our Brothers in his wanderings give him the glad hand for he is a genuine and consistent member of the union.

Shappy.



	Published in September 1931 - I.B.E.W. Journal L.U. No. 230 Victoria, B.C. Editor: According to cynical writers on the mainland we dwellers on this Island are supposed to be buried in perpetual slumber, but believe me, even if at one time we fancied we could live peaceful lives “far from the maddening crowd’s ignoble strife, “we have been rudely awakened by the urgent appeals for aid from those over whom that deadly blight, the shadow of unemployment, has been cast. Local No. 230, through our energetic business manager, Brother Reid, and the executive board, is doing everything possible to keep members in good standing, but we have quite a number walking the streets. Early this spring the B.C. Electric Company started a series of first aid classes for their employees, conducted by a competent medical man, and at the completion of the lectures examinations were held. These classes were well attended by the members of Local No. 230 and the training was practical, covering the handling of all kinds of injuries, especially those applying to electrical workers. Brothers C.B. Baxter, H. Dixon, H. Duncan, J.M. Elliott, L.F. Fatt and D. McKenzie were successful in making the maximum marks and none of the Brothers failed to pass. A flash light picture was taken of the entire group and revealed what looked like a bunch of startled amateur burglars caught in the act, all except Brother Joe Ball who was apparently fast asleep. The soft ball games are about over. Brother Casey so coached entreated, cajoled, bullied and tongue lashed his team, known as “The Gray Ghostly Gallopers,” that they came within an ace of topping the league and finished a good second. Brother James Brown has just succumbed to the call of the itchy feet and is starting out on tour that will cover 7,000 miles before he gets back. If he should happen to run across any of our Brothers in his wanderings give him the glad hand for he is a genuine and consistent member of the union. Shappy.