DOLL

Description: .1 DOLL. CHINA FACE WITH PAINTED FEATURES (OPEN MOUTH), BROWN GLASS EYES, CHINA HANDS (LEFT HAND MISSING THUMB). KID SKIN BODY, STUFFED WITH SAWDUST. LEGS ARE JOINTED AT HIPS AS ARE KNEES. BLACK HUMAN HAIR. .2 STOCKINGS. 2 WHITE NYLON KNEE LENGTH STOCKINGS. .3 BOOTS. 2 CROCHETED BLACK BOOTS. .4 BLOOMERS. WHITE COTTON WITH WHITE LACE TRIM AROUND LEGS. CAN BE DRAWN AT WAIST BY SHOESTRING. .5 SLIP. WHITE COTTON, FULL SLIP. BOTTOM IS TRIMMED WITH WHITE LACE. SLIP MUST BE FASTENED AT BACK WITH SAFETY PIN. .6 DRESS. 3/4 LENGTH, LONG SLEEVES WITH CUFFS, GATHERED AT WAIST. BLUE GINGHAM WITH WHITE LACE DOWN FRONT OF BODICE. BACK MUST BE FASTENED WITH SAFETY PINS. .7 BELT TO DRESS. BLUE GINGHAM. .8 RIBBONS. TWO LIGHT BLUE HAIR RIBBONS. DOLL'S FACE IS CRACKED AND HAS BEEN TAPED WITH A BAND-AID. TOP OF DOLL'S BODY HAS BEEN WRAPPED WITH A WHITE BANDAGE. DOLL'S COSTUME HAS BEEN RECENTLY HANDMADE.

History: DOLL NAMED "MARTHA", AFTER MISS LINDAY'S MOTHER. DONOR WAS 6 YEARS OLD. MISS LINDSAY RECEIVED THE DOLL IN 1910 IN HER FIRST CHRISTMAS IN LETHBRIDGE. HER FATHER WAS A STEAM BOILERMAN IN BELFAST FIRE BRIGADE. SAILED FROM BELFAST ON MAY 12, 1909 ARRIVING AT A FRUIT FARM IN KELOWNA, B.C. MOVED TO LETHBRIDGE TO ACCEPT FIRE FIGHTERS JOB IN FALL 1909, UNDER CHIEF KILKENNY. HE WAS POSTED TO NO. 2 FIRE HALL IN 1912 AS A FIRE CAPTAIN AND COMMANDING OFFICER, UNDER CHIEF HARDY. FAMILY LIVED IN A COTTAGE DIRECTLY FACING THE HALL. FATHER ENLISTED IN 39TH BATTERY AS FIRST RECRUIT (LATE 1915?). HE CAME HOME IN 1919 WITH BATTERY. HE WAS PROMOTED TO FIRE CHIEF AFTER THE WAR AND BEFORE CHIEF SHORT.