'A Vision of Regeneration'

During his brief sojourn in Halifax, Governor McCall was photographed with children and several members of the Relief Committee. The Morning Chronicle, of November 9, 1918, reported this event: "The stop at the Exhibition grounds was brief. Governor McCall inspected one of the apartments that bear his name, on Massachusetts Avenue. A photograph was taken of the party in front of this building, and the Governor, always a lover of children, called upon some kiddies, who were playing in the vicinity, to group themselves in the foreground." The adults (left to right) are Mr. Horrigan[?], the Governor's body-guard; Governor McCall; G. Fred Pearson; Captain Hathaway, the Governor's aide-de-camp; the chauffeur; Ralph P. Bell; and Dr. G.B. Cutten. Charles Vaughan, a future mayor of Halifax, is in the baby carriage.

Date: 8 November 1918

Photographer: Gauvin & Gentzel

Reference: Halifax Relief Commission Nova Scotia Archives MG 20 vol. 200 /  negative: N-7045