Col. John Dennis, CPR commissioner for colonization, being presented with an illuminated address by Rev. B. B. Janz on behalf of the Mennonites at Coaldale.
Behind Col. J.S. Dennis is Bishop David Toews. In the centre between the two guests is Mr. Gerbrandt, a real estate salesman responsible for selling land owned by the C.P.R. to the immigrants.
This photo is of Edward Beatty, president of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) (front) and behind him former CPR commissioner Col. John S. Dennis receiving flowers from a girl at the church service commemorating the roles that Beatty and Dennis had, through the CPR, in bringing the Mennonites our of Russia to Canada in the 1920s. The church service was held at the Coaldale Mennonite Brethren Church with Rev. B.B. Janz leading the thanksgiving service. Under Beatty's arm and in Dennis' hand is an illuminated address presented to the men on behalf of the Mennonite community.
