Making his first official appearance as Sergeant-at-Anns of the House of Commons, Lt.-Col. W. J. Franklin, M.C., carries the Commons Mace to the Senate Chambers through the elaborate grandeur of the Parliament Buildings' corridors. Preceded by the Chief Messenger (left) and the Doorman, he was followed by Caspard Fauteux, Speaker of the Commons; Dr. Arthur Beauchesne, Commons Clerk, and R. P. Graham, Assistant Clerk. March 25, 1948. (Photo by Pictorial Press).