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== Life == | == Life == | ||
=== Charity === | === Charity === | ||
Howie and his wife were noted contributors to charitable causes, particularly for returned servicemen from [[wikipedia:World War One|World War One]]. Along with his wife and fellow councillor [[George Coghill]], he was instrumental in setting up the [[Canterbury Soldiers' Memorial Institute|Camberwell War Memorial Hall]] in Canterbury.<ref>The Argus. ''Soldiers' Institute - Opened in Canterbury''. 20 November 1922. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1856193, accessed: 8 October 2016</ref> He served as secretary on the Camberwell Soldiers' Memorial Committee and assisted in obtaining funding for projects benefiting returned serviceman across the city.<ref>The Argus. ''Camberwell Memorial Hall - Municipal Aid Sought''. 18 October 1921. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4634880, accessed: 8 October 2016</ref> | Howie and his wife were noted contributors to charitable causes, particularly for returned servicemen from [[wikipedia:World War One|World War One]]. Along with his wife, <WIFE NAME>, and fellow councillor [[George Coghill]], he was instrumental in setting up the [[Canterbury Soldiers' Memorial Institute|Camberwell War Memorial Hall]] in Canterbury.<ref>The Argus. ''Soldiers' Institute - Opened in Canterbury''. 20 November 1922. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1856193, accessed: 8 October 2016</ref> He served as secretary on the Camberwell Soldiers' Memorial Committee and assisted in obtaining funding for projects benefiting returned serviceman across the city.<ref>The Argus. ''Camberwell Memorial Hall - Municipal Aid Sought''. 18 October 1921. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4634880, accessed: 8 October 2016</ref> | ||
== Politics == | == Politics == |