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Mennonite leaders and officials at the meeting of recently arrived immigrants held in Virgil, Ontario. Front row (left to right): Mr. Cavers (M.P.), Benjamin B. Janz, H. C. P. Cresswell. Middle row (left to right): N. Isaak, J.J . Thiessen, N. Fransen. Back row (left to right): A. A. Wall, H. Dick, J. Reimer.

This is a photo of the members of the Canadian Mennonite Board of Colonization posing for a photo. At this meeting on April 4, 1946, David Toews resigned as chairman. Front row (left to right): B. B. Janz - Coaldale, C. F. Klassen - Winnipeg, Rev. David Toews - Rosthern, D. P. Enns - secretary treasurer, Rosthern, Alvah S. Bowman - Vice-Chairman, Guernsey, J. J. Thiessen - Saskatoon (elected as chairman at this meeting). Middle row (left to right): Rev. A. H. Harder - Beamsville, Rev. J. H. Enns - Winnipeg, C. A. De Fehr - Winnipeg, G. J. Derksen - Yarrow, D. H. Epp - Rosthern, Rev. J. G. Rempel - Rosthern, J. Gerbrandt - Drake. Back row (left to right): William Hildebrand - Jordan Station, ON, Rev. D. J. Janzen - Gem (representative of Alberta Prov. Relief Com), D. D. Rempel - Hague (representative of Saskatchewan Prov. Rel. Com.), Rev. J. N. Heppner - Altona.

This is a photo of 8 men posing in front of a curtain. Sitting are (left to right): B. B. Janz, David Toews, C. F. Klassen, J. J. Thiessen. Standing are (left to right): Johannes Harder, C. A. DeFehr, G. J. Derksen, J. Gerbrandt. Photo taken during David Toews' last year of work.
NOTE: There is also an unprocessed digital collection relating to David Toews. As of May 13, 2003 the location of these are H:Archives/Inventory/Photograph collection/Scanned photos for database/Dick Epp's digital collection of David Toews photos.