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Mayoral chain of office is presented last night to East York Mayor True Davidson by Reginald Martin, president of East York Kiwanis Club. The $600 emb(...)
Mayoral chain of office is presented last night to East York Mayor True Davidson by Reginald Martin, president of East York Kiwanis Club. The $600 emb(...)

Mayoral chain of office is presented last night to East York Mayor True Davidson by Reginald Martin, president of East York Kiwanis Club. The $600 emb(...)

Date10/28/1968
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Original Toronto Star caption: Mayoral chain of office is presented last night to East York Mayor True Davidson by Reginald Martin, president of East York Kiwanis Club. The $600 emblem, purchased by Lions, Rotary, Kinsmen and Kiwanis service clubs of East York, was presented to the may
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0042017F
      True's now a fire chief. Retiring Mayor True Davidson of East York kisses East York Fire Chief Ernest Bell last night after he had presented her with (...)
      True's now a fire chief. Retiring Mayor True Davidson of East York kisses East York Fire Chief Ernest Bell last night after he had presented her with (...)
      Darrell, Dick
      11/23/1972
      East York Mayor Willis Blair receives his chain of office from True Davidson, his predecessor, who has retired after 24 years in politics. Blair repeated pledge to work to preserve neighborhoods
      East York Mayor Willis Blair receives his chain of office from True Davidson, his predecessor, who has retired after 24 years in politics. Blair repeated pledge to work to preserve neighborhoods
      Darrell, Dick
      1/8/1973
      Outside Casa Loma, president Richard Crawley of the Kiwanis Club of West Toronto, which operates the castle, looks it over with Arlene McLeneghan, 8, and Nick Calitri, 12, who are in program run by Kiwanis, YMCA and YWCA.
      Outside Casa Loma, president Richard Crawley of the Kiwanis Club of West Toronto, which operates the castle, looks it over with Arlene McLeneghan, 8, and Nick Calitri, 12, who are in program run by Kiwanis, YMCA and YWCA.
      Bull, Ron
      3/17/1973
      True Trades a Kiss for a Hat. East York Mayor True Davidson, wearing the flowered hat Scarborough Alderman Ted Littleford has just presented to her, g(...)
      True Trades a Kiss for a Hat. East York Mayor True Davidson, wearing the flowered hat Scarborough Alderman Ted Littleford has just presented to her, g(...)
      Davidson, True, 1901-1978
      4/9/1970
      Shows True Davidson tweaking the brim of a Sherlockian Deerstalker hat worn by a tall young man…
      Literary myth recalled: Mayor True Davidson of East York was principal speaker Saturday night when the Bootmakers Club met to celebrate its hero, Sherlock Holmes, the mythical master of Baker St
      Darrell, Dick
      9/24/1972
      Image shows three people standing at the intersection of Thorncliffe and Beth Nelson Drive.
      East York Mayor True Davidson presents shears to Beth Nealson, the last mayor of Leaside before it was absorbed by East York
      Nealson, Beth
      10/6/1972
      True grip on the polluted Don. East York Mayor True Davidson holds high a piece of junk pulled Don River today as she helps Robert Hurlburt, president(...)
      True grip on the polluted Don. East York Mayor True Davidson holds high a piece of junk pulled Don River today as she helps Robert Hurlburt, president(...)
      Barkley, Harold
      7/8/1971
      Mrs. Alice Timleck settled her accounts with the city today. At the new model home built by the Riverdale Kiwanis club in Leaside. Mayor Day accepted (...)
      Mrs. Alice Timleck settled her accounts with the city today. At the new model home built by the Riverdale Kiwanis club in Leaside. Mayor Day accepted (...)
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      10/17/1938
      Stepping down as mayor of East York, Willis Blair doffs chain of office last night at a special council meeting
      Stepping down as mayor of East York, Willis Blair doffs chain of office last night at a special council meeting
      Blair, Willis
      4/12/1976
      True Davidson, former mayor of East York who retired last year, says society shouldn't push old people into cold storage if they prefer to work. At 72, she is active as a writer and public speaker
      True Davidson, former mayor of East York who retired last year, says society shouldn't push old people into cold storage if they prefer to work. At 72, she is active as a writer and public speaker
      Davidson, True, 1901-1978
      2/20/1974
      Retiring East York Mayor true Davidson, shown consoling David Rotenburg after his defeat at the polls last Monday
      Retiring East York Mayor true Davidson, shown consoling David Rotenburg after his defeat at the polls last Monday
      Bezant, Graham
      12/6/1972
      Mutual Congratulations are extended in high fashion by True Davidson, second woman ever elected to East York council, and Jack Allen who successfully defended the reeve's seat last night
      Mutual Congratulations are extended in high fashion by True Davidson, second woman ever elected to East York council, and Jack Allen who successfully defended the reeve's seat last night
      Darrell, Dick
      12/2/1958