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J. R. BOOTH— 90 YEARS OLD 



A mammoth bouquet containing 

 four score and ten American Beauty 

 roses was the tribute of affection that 

 employees of the Booth paper and 

 lumber plants bestowed upon their 

 aged employer John R. Booth, Can- 

 ada's lumber king when he attained 

 his ninetieth birthday in Ottawa on 

 Thursday, April 5th. 



Coincident with the ninetieth anni- 

 versary of his birth, John R. Booth 

 made an unusual departure from his 



steadfast custom and "laid off" for 

 a short time, but, he had a perfectly 

 good reason for doing so. The occa- 

 sion of the "lay off" was not occasion- 

 ed by any desire for celel^rating the 

 anniversary of his birth, but, was 

 for the purpose of saying "good-bye" 

 to his nephew — Major Gordon Fleck 

 of "A" Company, 231st Vancouver 

 battalion — who passed through Otta- 

 wa on his way to Berlin via the 

 western front. Had it not been for 

 the departure of his nephew, it is 



Are Your 1917 Membership Fees Paid? 



The Association's Usefulness This Year 

 Depends Upon Your Remittance ! 



One Dollar Is Not Much ! But 



But a thousand ''ones" held back by forgetful members makes 

 hard going for the Forestry Association. We have no 

 endowment or reserve funds, no guaranteed 

 revenues of any kind. If your 1917 ^^^ Canadian 



fee is unpaid please tear off this ^^""^ Forestry Ass. 



coupon and put a dollar in ^^r**^""^ i his is my 1917 membership 



a letter Now. 



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