Résultats

 Lougheed, W.F., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1948), 23 Oct 1947, 72-81     Shifting from a war-time to a peace-time footing. A presentation of what appears to be "one of two current political-economic conflicts—conflicts which must be resolved before we are to achieve the peace and prosperity so confidently referred to during the latter years of war, and so wistfully considered at the …

 Young, Professor T. Cuyler, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1947), 20 Feb 1947, 212-227     The speaker's familiarity with the subject. Some words on the immediate background for the understanding of the current problems of modern Iran. An historical overview of Iran. Iran's position during the second World War. Russia, Britain, and the U.S. in Iran. These three powers and the relationship between them and …

 Catlin, Professor G.E.G., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1948), 9 Oct 1947, 43-55     The theme of world organization for peace, and within that framework, a fusion of the United States and the British Commonwealth. A fusion of the West within the framework of world government. Words from Wendell Willkie and Walter Lippmann on this subject. A proposal from Ernest Bevin, British Foreign Secretary, …

 Keyserlingk, R.W., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1947), 6 Mar 1947, 245-255     Canada today in the position of having to adjust her government machinery to the requirements of applied sovereign nationhood simultaneously with the necessity of assuming the unprecedented responsibilities of a nation facing a world in upheaval. Gigantic forces at work reshaping, re-aligning and revising the very foundations of international society. …

 Wood, Lieutenant J.E.R., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1947), 6 Feb 1947, 188-199     The story of Oflag IVC, and the Canadian "Escape King", Lt. Bill Miller, Royal Canadian Engineers. The Dieppe Raid of August 19, 1942. A positive response to the questions, "Was it worth while? Was the raid a success?" A review of the situation up to the summer of 1942. The …

 Smith, Dr. Sidney Earle, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1947), 16 Jan 1947, 157-166     "Your University" as the University of Toronto and "Canada's Finest Generation" including the veterans of World War II. A history of the University of Toronto from the founding of King's College in 1827. The size of the University of Toronto. Being on guard against the real danger of regarding mere …

 Barkway, Michael, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1947), 27 Mar 1947, 279-288     The speaker's recent visit to Britain and the conditions there during the worst weather in 100 years. Some salient facts. Along with the worst weather in a long time, a lack of resources of water power or anything else. The dependency upon coal of Britain's industry, domestic consumption, and everything …

 Salmon, Dr. E.T., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1947), 17 Apr 1947, 316-330     The difference in atmosphere that exists between the year 1947 and the year 1920. The lack of an optimistic attitude two years after the Second World War. The large number of international conferences since the Second World War ended, marked by a good deal of acrimony, name-calling, vilification, and even …

 Low, Solon E., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1947), 3 Apr 1947, 289-304     The alarming situation in which Britain and the Commonwealth find themselves today as a result of a number of forces, some of which have been hard at work over nearly twenty years. Some words from Winston Churchill in February of 1930. The tragic decline in the Empire Spirit. The speaker's …

 Drew, Colonel The Honourable George A., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1948), 4 Jun 1947, 1-15     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and The Canadian Club of Toronto. The speaker's recent trip to Britain, France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. The regard with which Canada is perceived. A report on Western Europe, particularly Germany. The situation in Britain. Britain far from finished as a …

 Strabolgi, Lord, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1948), 14 Aug 1947, 16-28     The speaker representing the British Parliament in the Province of Ontario. Feelings of gratitude in Britain to Canada for Canadian Forces war efforts and for the generous help given when Britain was in difficulties following the end of hostilities. The foreign policy of the present government in Britain, supported by …

 Fisher, John, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1948), 2 Oct 1947, 29-42     The new frontiers of science and the mind. The worst cobweb of resistance to change. The genius to know how to strike the balance: what to preserve and what to cast aside. The need for a new approach. Thinking of a world community. The promise of the Dominion of Canada. …

 Howe, Right Honourable C.D., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1947), 13 Feb 1947, 200-211     Coal remaining as the major source of industrial energy, as well as a major source of domestic heating, to an extent that any serious shortage of supply must result in curtailment of industrial production, consequential unemployment, and suffering in Canadian homes. Coal as the first basic material to be placed …

 Kraft, Major Louis, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1948), 17 Oct 1947, 56-71     The geography of Africa south of the Sahara, which the speaker considers to be truly Africa. The importance of geography to Africa. The isolation of Africa south of the Sahara and how it is brought about. A land mass separated from the rest of the world by salt water and …

 Berkinshaw, R.C., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1948), 27 Nov 1947, 125-142     Highlights of the journey of the Canadian Trade Mission, recently returned from a visit to South Africa. First, four pictures which have been projected upon the mind of the speaker as a result of this recent trip. Some background to the Trade Mission and those who went on it. Places …

      Indenture between Peter Speirs Ewing and Samuel James Russell Source: Jackie Alls Acquired: October 1995

 Cheyney, William J., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1948), 13 Nov 1947, 103-116     The future of an expanding use of instalment credit to the world economic-social situation. A review of economic events in Canada and the United States since last February. Two approaches to this address: world conditions as they relate to consumer credit; consumer credit pictured against the greater background of world …

 Erskine, John, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1947), 1 May 1947, 349-359     First, a performance by Glen Gould. Congratulations to the Toronto Conservatory on its 60th birthday. Ties with the Juilliard School of Music in New York through Edward Johnson. Music education in the new world. The problem of the arts in this continent as somewhat different from anything the old world …

      The President of the Society for 1947 was: George Tait. Secretary/Treasurer: Mrs. Boville. Auditors: George Nicholson and Mrs. A. Martin. Expenses totalled $4,451.31 and Receipts $4,534.43 leaving $83.12 on hand.

      In 1946 there were 74 telephones in use and 73 1/2 miles of single wire.