Show 1 HIS PRINCE EDWARD GIRL good cause for representative capron s gratitude when the members of the bouse naval committee were on a cruise up the atlantic coast they reached one point where an international dinner was given and men from canada and from this country tied with each oth er in saving things that would promote good fellowship and comity be two peoples living under dit ferent flags representative capron of hhope island who was not of the naval committee however was there and finally was called upon tor a speech I 1 can t say what all these gentle men have said who preceded me he began I 1 have not had much to do in the work of binding two countries together but I 1 have a deep feeling of gratitude toward canadians and es pec lally those of the islands many years ago there came to my home a girl from prince edward island and she has ever since remained there to brighten it the applause which greeted this bit of sentiment shook the ratters capron had outstripped all others some time afterward this episode was retold and among those present was a man well acquainted with capron and his family why capron he said your wife gasn wasn t from arnce edward island I 1 know it replied capron meek ly our cook came from that place washington post |