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of the Circuit Court (November 2nd). Death of the Hon. N. Garneau, Legislative
Councillor (November 16th). Death of Mr. J. A. Verville, member for Lotbinière in
the House of Commons (November 2Oth). Major Gustuve Lanctot, author of severa!
historicà! treatiees, is made Dominion Archivisti he is the first French Canadian to
occupy the position (November 26th). Retirement of the Ronourables Pierre Bou1fard
and Emile Gelly !lll judges of the Superior Court; Messrs. Alphonse Decary, Alfred
Savard and Garon Pratte a,re a,ppointed judges of the same Court; Mr. Panl Mercier,
member for the St. Hcnry division in the Honse of Commons, is appointed senior
judge of tbe Circuit Court (November 30th), A conference is he!d at Toronto be-
tween the governrnen ts of Quebec and Ontario relntive to economic and constitutional
questions (December 20th). A Burean of Scientifie Research is founded (December
21st). '
1938.-Death of Sir George Perley, member for Argenteuil in the House of Commons and formel'
Canactian High Comnilisioner in London (January 3rd). Dr. Lewis Williams Douglas
takes office as Principal of McGill University at an inaugural ceremony at which
Lord Tweedsmuir, Govemor General oI Canada, is present (January 7th). Mr. J. L.
Baribeuu is appointed Legislative Couneil!or (January 13th). Forty-seven lives are
lost in a fire whicb destJ'oys the Sacred Heart College ut At. Hyacinthe (January 18th).
The Govermnent purchases the Gale mine in the vicinity of Val d'Or in order to esta-
bliah a mining school on the property (February 4th). Denth of the Hon. Auguste
Tessier, former judge of the Superior Court (Fchroary 1Ith). Provincial bye~lection
in Baj1;ot county: Dr. Philippe Adam, National Unionist candidate is elected (February
16tb). Death of Judge Adolphe Stein of the Superior Court (February 27th). Found·
ation of a school of social and politieal sciences at Laval Univprsity (Februar:r 28tb).
The Government votes $1,000,000 to permit the eontinued application of the Youth
Training Plan (March 3rd). At a nntional meeting of the Conservative party, the
Right Hon. R. B. Bennett announees his retirement ns party leader (Mareh 5th).
A sum of $50,000,000 is voted for higbway improvements (AprH 1st). Prorogation
of the 3rd session of the 20th Legislature (April 12th). The church of St. Anne des
Monts is destroyed by fire (April 17th). The RoweIl Commission sits at Quebeci
the Govemment deDies its authority and pleads autonomy (May 12tb). A Dew labor
regulation, Ordin~ll(;e No. 4, cornes into force (May 15th). Mr. Antonio Talbot,
National UnioniBt candidate, is elected in th!' Chicoutimi county bye-election (May
25th). Official opening of the Ontario Paper Company's mil! ut Baie Comeau (JUDe
1lth). The HOD. Adelard Godbout is cbosen party leader al the provineil1l Iiberals
(June lIth). Fire destroys 90 houses I1t Cherbourg (June 12th). Tbe Provincial Agri-
('.ultum! Board take~ up its duties (June 16th). ArrivaI at Quebec of a Pontifical
Mission sent from Rome to attend the Cl1rdinnl Legate during the National Eucha-
ristie Congress (June 17tb). Tbe archbisbops and bishops of the Dominion hold fi
council presided over by His Eminence Mgr Villeneuve, Cardinal Legate (June 21st).
Inauguration of a National Eucharistie Congre.'3s at Quebec (June 22nd). Pontifical
M&is is eelebrated hy H. E. Cardinal Villeneuve before a gathering of more than
75,000 persons, on the Plo.illB of Abraham; Ris Holine.'38 Pope Pius XI addresses a
message and gives his blessing to the tbrong by radio from Castel Gandolfo. The Con-
gress is brought to a magnificent close by a mon~ter procession accompanying the
Blessed Sncrflment from the Basili~ of Notre Dame to the repository on the Plains
of Abraham (June 26th).