Stewartville WI Tweedsmuir Community History - Volume 6, [ca. 1970]-[ca. 1975], p. 11

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Searchable Stewartville Tweedsmuir Histary 7 Book 1 digitffiid by Jim Aue AUDIENCE 0F 12,00» SEES CAME GROWTH PAGEANT ' Over 12,000 people attended “Dominion oi Destiny." a 1233- ___,4.... rant portraying the story of Canada in dramatic and musical form. at Maple Leaf Gardens loot evening, The pageant. presented by the Federated Women's in- stitutes at Canada to honor the â€", delegates to the Associated Country Women of the World conference. is open to the public this afternoon. Singing stars of the pageant were Evelyn Gould and Ernest Adams, while the Voikofl Cana- dian ballet provided the dancing. Munlcal director has Samuel Hersenhufen; Chm“ dlflflor. David Ouchterlony. Mlny New Canadians took part in the show, which sparkled with hteir folk-dancing, singing and coiorlul costumes of their ‘ native countries. I other group: teatured in the . production included the army. navy and air (one. the YWCA and YMCA. the RCMP. the Red Cross. Girl Guides and Boy Scouts. all of whom_ showed the part they play in Canada's des- tiny. - The pageant opened with seems from the time when Con- adn was populated solely by In- dians. and continued tram the landing of the Vikings. seen» of i the exploration: oi Jacques Car- l tier, Henry Hudson and Chamâ€" ] Plain. right through to the coro- ‘ /"=“’â€"â€" lnatlon. The pageant also took in the In between. Canada's develop- driving of the last spike of the meat with the Hudson's Bay 00.. Canadian Pacific Railway had a the fur em ire. the gold rush. to resume at Cmada's part in the coniederat on, was aptly shown. two world wan-st '

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