Lest We Forget / 25 1945 D. J. MacCormack 1946 E. F. MacDonald 1947 Philip Paquet 1947-48 A. MacDonald 1949 Bruce L. Stewart 1950 Ernest McCarey 1951 Hugh J. MacPhee 1952-53 J. D. MacIntyre 1954 E. F. MacDonald 1955 W. E. Pierce 1956 Martin L. Birt 1957 E. F. MacDonald 1958 J. Hennessey 1959 H. B. Poole 1960-61 John A. Jarvis 1962 D. J. MacDonald 1963 G. A. Webster 1964-65 B. Fitzpatrick 1965 H. B. Poole 1966 N. F. McIntosh 1967 T. Battersby 1968 M. F. Praught 1969 D. G. Osborne 1970 F. C. White 1971 G. S. Robertson 1972 Martin L. Birt 1973 M. L. Birt 1974 T. Battersby 1975 L. M. Winters 1976 B. F. MacDonald 1977 P. Fisher 1977 S. J. Hazeldon 1978 J. E. Miles 1979 James Miles 1980-83 T. Battersby 1984-85 SYL Jarvis 1986 S. J. Hazeldon 1987-88 Gordon Robertson 1989-90 James Miles 1991 Gordon Robertson 1992 S. Robertson 1993 S. Jarvis 1994 S. Hazeldon 1995 John Higginbottom 1996 John Higginbottom 1997-98 B. F. MacDonald 1999-2000 Ken Mallard 2000- David Perry The Royal Canadian Legion Prince Edward Island Command Branch No. 3 - Souris - Past Presidents Branch No. 4 - Mt. Stewart - The John Hamilton Douglas Legion Branch #4 of the Mt. Stewart British Empire Service League was formed in 1930 / 31. The original charter members are listed on a board in the Veterans Room at our legion. Starting in 1940 the branch was kept together by a few dedicated people by having dance and film shows to help make ends meet. These were held in the Legion Home which was situated by the River, unfortunately this home was lost by fire in the early 1950’s. Meetings again were held in private homes as they had been in the beginning, until the new Home was rebuilt on the same lot. The mortgage being quite large we could not afford to keep it up, so the building was put up for sale in 1955, and a smaller home (one room) was built (18’ x 30’) in a new location. At this time we took our place on the roster for Zone meetings and only men met for those meetings. Betty Birt and Doris Douglas made sandwiches and sweets, cups had to be borrowed from R.C. Clark, and we had to wait in the car until the meeting was over to serve the lunch. In 1958 a small addition was added on and it soon became apparent that once again it was too small. In 1962 it was decided that we not only move our home to its present location (the Cardigan Rd.), we should again increase room size in our home, and as well add a basement. This worked well until the age of majority was changed to 18. The Executive and members felt to accommodate younger members the building should once again be expanded, this was done by building on to the full length of our home at the rear, yet still leave room for vehicles to drive in one gate and exit the other. An official opening had not been held, so it was decided to make it a dual affair. This was held in 1964, with the opening of the home and paying tribute to all of our Past Presidents. Our branch may be small in comparison to others, but we will not take a back seat in our dedication to our Veterans, their dependents and the general public. We strived to set and uphold a good image and set high standards within our Branch. In the beginning of the legion until the credentials for membership were changed, our only qualification for membership was unique - it required SERVICE.
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