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John A. Cooper and the late Ray Lewis, Toronto, and Bernard E. Norrish, Montreal
honors that have come to me tonight will inspire someone else.”
The thanks of the others honored were delivered by Lt.-Col. Cooper, who re¬ called some of the experiences of his many years of service as spokesman for the Canadian Motion Picture Distribut¬ ors Association.
The first speaker, Mayor Allan Lam¬ port, welcomed the many Pioneers and others who came from every province “to the great city of Toronto, made great¬ er by your presence.” Then came the first three presentations, after which Dr. A. W. Trueman, Government Film Com¬ missioner, expressed the best wishes of himself and his organization to those honored and their appreciation to the industry for its helpfulness. The Hon. Philip Kelly, Minister of Mines, wel¬ comed the guests for the Province of Ontario and its Prime Minister, the Hon. Leslie M. Frost, who was in Win¬ nipeg.
The next speaker was Leonard W. Brockington, president of the J. Arthur Rank Organization of Canada, who had made the key address last year. He spoke
in humorous vein for the most part, making references to each of those hon¬ ored, and he completely captivated his listeners, as was indicated by their reac¬ tions. He spoke also of “the dignity, the wisdom and the honor” Fitzgibbons had brought to the motion picture industry.
Recorded salutes to Mr. Fitzgibbons by Barney Balaban, Austin Keough, George Weltner, A1 Schwalberg, Don Hartman, Y. Frank Freeman, Bing Cros¬ by, Bill Holden and Cecil B. DeMille — Paramount colleagues — were played and some of the dozens of wires were read.
N. A. Taylor, who made a gracious toastmaster for what was certainly a memorable evening, paid warm tribute to Tom S. Daley, the Pioneers’ secretary, who acted as co-ordinator for the dinner. A beautiful program-menu, designed by Daley, was distributed as a souvenir of the occasion and it carried an acknowl¬ edgment to those who had helped create a rich and successful evening.
Others at the head table were Mayor A. W. Shackleford, Lethbridge; Mrs. N. A. Taylor; Mrs. J. J. Fitzgibbons Sr.; Jerome Pickman, New York vice-presi
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