Page includes satirical newsletter, "The C.E. Afloat: Sea Organ of 3rd Divisional Engineers, C.E.F -- printed and published on board HMTS Metagama, March 22, 1916;" 1 news clipping, "Farewell Concert;" and 6 photographs depicting scenes on the ship, soldiers playing in the snow, posed soldiers and a fire in Halifax harbour. Captions include: Fire in Halifax Harbour from SS Metagama; SS Metagama March 11, 1916; En Route; After; Capt. Thompson - Mar. 10th - Col. Melville; Lt. Corbett - Lt. Biehl - Lt. Iler
Farewell Concert
Last evening the Soldiers' Service
Club entertained the 3rd Divisional
Engineers at a farewell concert and
supper held in the Library Bureau
Depot. Over twelve hundred soldiers
were present. Dr. Cavin and party
of nurses from St. Luke's Hospital
were also guests of the evening. Capt.
Basil W. Thompson, chaplain of the
Engineers, acted as chairman. Major
Ward and Captain Bamford gave short
addresses. The excellent musical
programme consisted of: String quartette,
Miss Orme, Miss Cook and the
Misses Baldwin; solo, "We Will Never
Let the Old Flag Fall," Corporal Master
Botten; solo, "Angels' Serenade,"
Miss Baldwin, accompanied by Mrs.
Baldwin, and 'cello obligato, Miss
Baldwin; solo, "Call of the Motherland,"
Master Botten; quartette,
"Sault D'Amour;" solo, "Mother Macree,"
Miss Baldwin; humorous sketch,
Sapper Birch.