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Matthews, The Honourable R.C., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1937), 8 Oct 1936, 16-30     An expression of appreciation to the press for their coverage of the Canadian Cricket Team's games in England. Some figures that indicate to what extent cricket is played in Ontario. Some history of

Owl, Grey, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1937), 12 Nov 1936, 90-102     Anecdotes and reminiscences of the speaker's experiences of travel and survival in the wilderness, and of hunger. The destruction of that great heritage of ours that lies to the north. The north coun

Morley, Reverend Frank S., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1937), 15 Oct 1936, 31-43     The philosophy of Canada's position in the Empire and in the League of Nations. Some comments on the issue as to whether nations can have a philosophy. The personality of the group, different from th

Martin, Honourable W.G., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1936), 30 Apr 1936, 396-415     Canada's expeditions into the far north. Some of the key personnel of these expeditions and what they saw and accomplished in the north. A detailed description of the expedition of the Eastern Arctic

DeWitt, Norman Wentworth, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1937), 3 Dec 1936, 124-137     The place of Canada in world history, both past and present. Two novel principles: that history, and more particularly world history, is the evolution of the unintended; that government is the admini

Ketchen, Reverend Beverley, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1937), 10 Dec 1936, 138-149     Looking at the romance and the responsibility of Canadian citizenship, or from another viewpoint, Imperial citizenship. Thinking of Canada as a priceless heritage. A few words about the pioneers of C

Rose, William Ganson, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1936), 23 Apr 1936, 381-395     The "Great" Lakes because they constitute the largest body of fresh water in the world. The true greatness of the Lakes perhaps lying in the influence they have had in furthering the industrial and c

Pidgeon, Reverend George C., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1936), 9 Apr 1936, 350-364     Some verse from Kipling to begin. The speaker's background and early associations with the work of Kipling. The speaker's desire to bring home some of the things that appeal to the plain man, the ord

Stevens, Captain Albert W., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1936), 27 Feb 1936, 265-276     Failures and successes of the attempts by the co-operative venture of the National Geographic Society and the United States Army to put into the air two great stratosphere balloons, by far the larges

Whitton, Miss Charlotte, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1936), 19 Mar 1936, 306-320     Canada's problems in welfare and assistance restricted neither to urban nor rural areas, to east nor west, to north nor south. An illustrative anecdote to convey the nature and extent of Canada's cha

Cobham, Viscount, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1937), 19 Nov 1936, 103-111     Empire relations in the broadest sense. The Empire overseas very largely misunderstood until a politician of singular vision, Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, first began to develop the idea of the great fami

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Chalmers, Floyd S., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1936), 16 Apr 1936, 365-380     A look at the current scene in Canada. Canada now making reasonable progress toward recovery and enjoying what might be called "creeping prosperity." "Five" in "The Next Five Years" arbitrary. Speaki

MacNicol, J.R., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1937), 29 Oct 1936, 60-75     Monthly reports in reference to the continually and progressively decreasing water levels of the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence Waterways. Some figures. The Dominion Government finally taking note

Imrie, John M., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1936), 6 Feb 1936, 221-234     Purchasing power of the prosperous prairie area during pre-depression days that contributed substantially to industrial employment and general prosperity throughout Eastern Canada. Effects of the wor

Dwyer, The Honourable Michael, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1937), 14 May 1936, 1-15     The recent tragedy at Moose River. Some history of coal mining and the accidents and catastrophes that are involved in the industry. The heroism of the men and women in the coal mining industry. A de

Baldensperger, Professor Fernand, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1936), 9 Jan 1936, 181-192     A few words on Comparative Literature, and the speaker's travels throughout Europe. France and England animated fundamentally by the same ideas: Order and Liberty and Order with Liberty. Co-operation

Beaton, John W., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1936), 16 Jan 1936, 193-208     Reference to the speaker's recent trip around the world, coming into contact with some of the great influences which are playing upon the nations of the world today. The sense of impending tragedy in

Dafoe, John W., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1936), 30 Jan 1936, 209-220     Man's ideas about the future and about the past. Now disillusioned and fearful of the chaotic conditions of the present, looking forward with desire and perhaps some measure of expectation to the fut

Hoffman, Captain Carl Von, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1936), 20 Feb 1936, 253-264     An explanation of the Explorers' Club as an association, an educational institute, recognized by the Government, which only men who have done things in the field of exploration may join. Some history