Lest We Forget / 67 The Royal Canadian Legion Prince Edward Island Command Branch No. 30 - Kingston Kingston Branch # 30 received its Charter from The British Empire Service League on 11 April 1947. The following are the charter members of the branch: First President and charter member-Comrade Earl Docherty. The other charter members are: P.W. Cavanagh, M.L. Murphy, L. Tremere, G.A. Larter, PL.P. Tremere, A.G. MacPhee, N.D. Lamont, W.M. MacNevin, F.W. Holmes, G.M. Henderson, H.F. MacKinnon and J. F. McQuaid. When the Branch received its Charter in 1947, there was no Branch premises as such. For nearly three years the members met in the Orange Lodge Hall at Kingston. A few meetings were held in the school at New Haven. During this time card parties were held in yet another hall in Long Creek. In 1950, the Charlottetown Branch # 1, offered facilities in their Branch Home for meetings of Kingston Branch and for the next eight years the meetings of the Kingston Branch were held there. In 1957, the Branch purchased a two acre lot on the corner of what is now the Trans-Canada Highway and the West River Road. The purchase price was $1,000.00. It was financed by $10.00 shares, purchased by members and a small loan from the bank. In 1958, the Branch bought an old building that had been a funeral parlour and moved it to their lot. While the building was suitable for meetings, it was too small for card parties and other community activities. In 1959, members bought part of a horse shed from the Presbyterian Church in Canoe Cove, took the shed apart in sections and transported it to the Branch lot and set it up next to the existing building. All the renovations were done by volunteers. Charlottetown Branch loaned the branch $3,000.00 at 5% interest with the principal repayable at the rate of $600.00 per year. The mortgage was paid off and the documents burned on 06 February 1964. Two major additions were done to the Branch since 1959, an 11’ x 44’ wing was added to the East side in 1966 and an extension 22’ x 44’ was added in 1973. The following is a list of comrades who have served as Presidents of the Branch: 1947-1948 Comrade Earl Docherty 1949-1953 Comrade A.C. MacEachern 1954-1955 Comrade Roy Bruce 1956 Comrade Michael Murphy 1957-1958 Comrade H.W.F. MacKinnon 1959-1960 Comrade Hector T. Currie 1961-1962 Comrade John A. MacDonald 1963 Comrade James E.MacKenzie 1964 Comrade W. Russell Mason 1965 Comrade Wilfred Stretch 1966 Comrade J. Charles Flood 1967 Comrade Warren C. MacDonald 1968 Comrade Wylie A.C. Barrett 1969 Comrade James G. Yeo 1970-1971 Comrade Morgan McGaughey 1972-1975 Comrade Paul Hoy 1976 Comrade David Clark 1977 Comrade Victor MacFayden 1978-1979 Comrade Claude Clow 1980-1981 Comrade Lee Gill 1982-1983 Comrade Les MacNevin 1984-1985 Comrade Linus Alchorn 1986-1987 Comrade Roy Tremere 1988-1990 Comrade Bob Pharaoh 1991-1993 ComradeAl MacLachlan 1994-1995 Comrade Claus Broderson 1996-1997 Comrade Claude Clow 1997-1999 Comrade Hector Scott 1999-2000 Comrade Brian Willoughby 2000-2001 Comrade Al MacLachlan 2001-2003 Comrade Claude Clow The Ladies Auxiliary of the Branch was formed in June 1960 and has been very active in supporting the Branch since that time. They have been instrumental in catering to wedding receptions, showers, anniversaries, lobster suppers, Remembrance Day banquets and New Years Eve parties throughout the year. Their contribution to the Branch through their volunteer service and monetary donations throughout the years has been tremendous. Similar to most other Branch Ladies Auxiliary groups, they have been one of the mainstay of the Branch.
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