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day excursions were made to various points of interest in the vicinity of 
the city, including the Naval Dockyard at Esquimalt. A party of biologists 
visited the biological station at Nanaimo. 
The party returned to Vancouver on Wednesday evening, September 8. 
No formal reception was arranged, but a lecture was delivered in the City 
Hall by Sir William White on ‘ Naval Affairs.’ On Thursday morning, 
September 9, facilities were provided for visiting Stanley Park, with its 
giant pine-trees, and other points of interest in the city and vicinity. 
The party left Vancouver east-bound on Thursday evening, and travelled 
without a break to Strathcona, Alberta, having diverged from the main line 
at Calgary, At Strathcona, which was reached on Saturday morning, 
September 11, the special train was handed over by the officials of the 
Canadian Pacific Railway to those of the Canadian Northern. Mr. Brodie 
received the thanks of the party for his attention, and he and Mr. Trapp 
were subsequently made the recipients of presentations on its behalf. 
Street cars conveyed the party from Strathcona across the North 
Saskatchewan River to Edmonton, where some of the chief buildings were 
‘inspected. Luncheon was provided, and his Worship the Mayor (Mr. 
Robert Lee) and Mr. J. A. McDougall, M.P.P., addressed a welcome to 
the visitors. The President, his Worship the Mayor of Winnipeg (Mr, 
Sanford Evans), Sir William White, and Sir Joseph Larmor replied. 
Subsequently the party embarked on a steamer on the North Saskatchewan, 
and was enabled to inspect the method of gold-washing carried on in that 
river, and the coal-mining operations on its banks. 
Edmonton was left in the evening, and the special train was conveyed 
over the Canadian Northern Railway to Winnipeg, which was reached on 
Monday morning, September 13, after a journey of 3,303 miles. 
On their return to Winnipeg Members heard with deep regret of the 
sudden death of Principal D. W. McDermid, who, as Vice-Chairman of the 
Local Executive Committee, had contributed much to the success of the 
Meeting, and in particular of the Western excursion, in connection with 
which he had previously travelled over a great part of the route, making 
or confirming the necessary arrangements. A wreath was sent to his 
relatives on behalf of the Association. 
