Monday, May 31, 2004


The Naming Ceremony on 23 August 1934, l. to r.: Sir John Hope Simpson, John Osborne Williams Junior. fourth from left, Arthur Eric Williams fifth from l., Thomas Lodge, Commissioner for Public Utilities eighth from l., John Osborn J.O. Williams ninth from l.; photograph courtesy of John Edward Illsley, grandson of J.O. Williams; date of ceremony from Simpson John Hope, Peter Neary (Editor), Quita Hope Simpson, P.E. Neary page 19 White Tie & Decorations Sir John and Lady Hope Simpson in Newfoundland, 1934-1936 Publisher: Univ of Toronto Press (March 1996)