Résultats

 Spurgoen, Arthur, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1910), 5 May 1910, 250-256     The critical illness of His Majesty. The speech by His Excellency the Governor-General of Canada as he was about to lay down the insignia of his office. The Toronto newspapers. A word on behalf of good literature in its most strenuous form in the present day. Asking what Canada is …

 Riddell, Hon. W.R., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1910), 17 Mar 1910, 188-199     The speaker's interest in constitutional questions. The difference in the amount of time spent in discussions of constitutional questions between Canada and the United States: an interesting point of difference between two peoples largely of the same language, same origin, similar institutions and customs, and actuated by the same motives …

 Geggie, Rev. Dr. A. Logan, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1910), 24 Mar 1910, 200-206     The people in Scotland always trying to remind the English that in the first place they gave England a King, and in the second place, the Unity of the Empire, and furthermore, laid the foundation of the British Empire. A consideration of what Scotland has contributed. Three or four characteristics …

 Michell, Dr. W.A.R., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1910), 31 Mar 1910, 207-224     The speaker's experience as Surgeon of the S.S. "Nimrod". Preparation of the ship for two years of work amid Polar ice and stormy ocean. A description of the "Nimrod." The overhauling. The two scientists on board and the conditions under which they were accommodated. Details of the expedition. The hard …

 Burke, Very Rev. A.E., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1910), 7 Apr 1910, 225-232     Ireland's part in the Empire, played about as truthful and faithful a part as any of the other nations represented at gatherings of the Empire Club of Canada. The role of Irish wit and gaiety, with examples. The statesmen that Ireland has given to the Empire. Ireland today helping materially …

 Miller, Professor W.G., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1910), 14 Apr 1910, 233-241     The Mineral industry as one of the great four industries in Canada: Agriculture, Minerals, Forestry and Fisheries. The Mineral industry of Canada at the present time only second in value of output to that of Agriculture. The extent of the Mineral industry in Canada. Great room for expansion in the …

 MacMillan, Rev. Alexander, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1910), 21 Apr 1910, 242-246     Determining the part played by certain men in the development of our Empire. The effect of the life and work of Walter Scott, as a great man of letters, upon the minds of men throughout the Empire. The influence of Sir Walter Scott largely indirect and unconscious. The modest nature …

 Houston, William, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1910), 28 Apr 1910, 247-249     A series of comparisons showing how greatly the city of Toronto has expanded over the time of the speaker's 45 years of continuous residence. Indicating the duty of its citizens in view of the certainty that the expansion will be greater in the future than it has been in the …

 Ross, Hon. Sir George W., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1910), 23 May 1910, 257-275     One person who has supreme authority over the British Empire. The place he occupies under the constitution; how he receives his authority; upon what conditions he holds his high position as King of Great Britain and Ireland and the Dominions beyond the Seas. The position as supreme authority which the …

 Baden-Powell, Lieut.-General Sir R.S.S., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1912), 31 Aug 1910, 11-18     A suggestion made in the matter of training boys. The success of such a suggestion dependent entirely upon the men in the different centres and the manner in which they handle the work. The boys' ready acceptance for training. A sketch or outline of the scheme: the need; how it …

 Vaughan, Reverend Father Bernard, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1912), 15 Sep 1910, 18-26     The importance of Clubs and Associations such as the Empire Club. Owing our civilization to the societies formed by man. Reasons for men to associate. The main object of the Empire Club of Canada, to promote the welfare and the well-being of all parts of the whole living organism called …

 Amery, L.S., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1912), 22 Sep 1910, 27-36     A suggestion or outline of some of the main points raised in connection with the operation of what is known as the Hudson's Bay Route for the accommodation of transportation between the West and the outside world; the economic possibilities of the vast, almost unexplored region which lies around the …

 Lloyd, G.A.; Ormsby-Gore, Hon. W.A., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1912), 30 Sep 1910, 37-41     Mr. George A. Lloyd: India's population. The feeling at home that India does not amount to much in the affairs of the Empire—"ought we not to throw her aside?" not a general feeling and one to be "nipped in the very bud." The speaker's belief, with Lord Curzon, that India …

 Madden, Venerable T.J., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1912), 6 Oct 1910, 42-49     Reading about the self-depreciation of the Englishman. A little boasting in Canada. The growth of the British Empire; some history. Population 100 years ago and today. The number of people speaking the British language 100 years ago and today. The commercial growth of the Empire, with a few figures. Some …

 Lawrence, Sir Joseph, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1912), 12 Oct 1910, 50-56     Delivered in reply to certain speeches by Sir Alfred Mond, Bart., M.P. Comments with regard to Sir Alfred Mond's mission to Canada. A review of Sir Mond's comments. The speaker's belief about Sir Mond's purpose with regard to electioneering. The spirit of Cobdenism. What Cobden said about Canada in 1842 …

      Handwriting on pages 2, 3, and 4. Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada is one of five synods of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, consisting of more than 200 member congregations and 78,000 baptized members. The territory of the Eastern Synod runs from Sault Ste. Marie, …

      This missionary pamphlet, "School Homes: A Fruitful Investment", was issued by the Committee of the Forward Movement of the Presbyterian Church in Canada. The original document was provided by the South Dumfries Historical Society.

      This is a hand-written speech entitled "Motto of Women's Institute - For Home and Country". The author and the date of the document are unknown. The original manuscript was provided by the South Dumfries Historical Society.

      Property of the Paris Museum and Historical Society. Inventory No. 1999.8061.01.01

      John Lehman Wideman was born in Markham, Ontario, on December 27, 1833. He began work as a clerk in the John W. Eby Dry Goods store, Kitchener in 1852. In November of that same year he went to St. Jacob's as clerk of the general store of George W. Eby. …