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 Gibbons, Dr. Herbert Adams, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 23 Mar 1933, 129-142     The speaker's frequent role as interpreter of his own country to other countries. Bringing word from the United States. Some personal references to the speaker's travels and family. The United States' participation in the World War and reasons for the timing of their involvement. The current crisis in the United …

 Chelwood, Viscount Cecil of, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 21 Sep 1933, 217-235     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and The Canadian Club. Differences between the Commonwealth and the League of Nations, but both striving for the betterment and improvement of mankind. A definition of these two institutions, what they stand for, what they mean, their great purposes. Aspects of …

 Dupre, Maurice, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 12 Jan 1933, 1-14     Every government in the world at the present time struggling with almost unbearable economic and financial difficulties. Five billion dollars found to spend on instruments of destruction. Armaments' failure to prevent war in 1914. Armaments' failure to ensure victory as Germany discovered. The encouraging fact that the world is becoming …

      On June 15, 1933 a six foot high wooden cross dedicated to the Waterloo men who died in World War I was erected on the grounds of the Central School. In 1938 the bandshell donated by Joseph E. Seagram, which stood in front of the town hall at the corner …

 Coupland, Professor Reginald, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 13 Apr 1933, 166-175     England as a rock among the shifting sands of Europe. How England is dealing with her economic crisis. British statesmanship and British strength that has saved and is saving the 360 million people of India from suffering the same fate of China. British policy and British influence alone that prevents …

 Mudaliar, Diwan Bahadur, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 18 Sep 1933, 206-216     The speaker's dedication to the future of India, not merely internally but in foreign politics as well. The very hazy idea that most Canadians must have of India and of Indian problems. Ways in which India and Canada, Indians and Canadians, are far apart. India pulsating with new hopes. Ways …

 Benn, The Right Honourable Wedgwood, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 26 Jan 1933, 27-40     A tribute to General Mitchell and Colonel Barker. Today Australia Day, the 31st birthday of the great Dominion of Australia. The growth of Empire on the political side as the speaker has seen it in the course of his 26 years' experience in the House of Commons. How, in the …

 Crock, Arthur, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 2 Nov 1933, 306-317     The speaker's efforts to give clearly his conception of what the government of the United States is driving toward. The abrupt change this represents in their national psychology and structure. The reasons that brought this about. A review of recent economic events. Belief in Franklin Roosevelt to use new methods …

 Leacock, Professor Stephen, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 16 Feb 1933, 70-83     Facing the depression. The speaker's stand that this is a dangerous moment, a crisis. "The time has come to think. The time has come to act." What we see around us never paralleled in the world before. The world-wide, class-wide nature of this depression. Fighting it as a plague or …

 Grant, Principal W.L., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 9 Feb 1933, 56-69     How the people of Canada can be said to take the League of Nations seriously when we take the speech of our delegate so very casually indeed. The Sino-Japanese situation and the speech that our Canadian delegate, Mr. Cahan, made on it: a review. What Japan wants. Japan's need for …

      Reverend A. L. Richards was minister of the Whitby United Church in the 1930's. He was born in England of Welsh parents and came to Canada as a young man. He served in the Air Force in the First World War, and after the war was a Congregational Minister at …

 O'Leary, Grattan, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 30 Mar 1933, 143-155     Public challenge to public life. The word "politician" as a term of reproach. Why politics has fallen into disrepute. The growing propensity among all of us to question, to criticize, to misrepresent and to vilify the politicians as a class. Change brought about by the War. How much of this …

 Lothian, The Marquess of, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 18 Jan 1933, 15-26     The new Indian Constitution. The political adventure upon which Great Britain is engaged in India today. Advances toward self government by India. Far-reaching results of this experiment. The extent and nature of the problem. India's population and two natural divisions: British India and Indian India which is governed by about …

 Jackson, Professor Gilbert, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 23 Feb 1933, 84-96     Anecdotes to show what some people think of the economy, and economists. The need to understand the depression. The programme that Australia has worked out and the role of economists in that programme. Some comments on the policies of Governments. Service that could be rendered by a committee of economists. …

      Black and white photograph of Elizabeth C. Ascher, standing at the Polish soldiers' Cross of Sacrifice in the Polish Military Cemetery at Niagara-on-the-Lake. July 17, 1933.

 Clark, Sir William, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 2 Feb 1933, 41-55     The charm of England for the holiday-maker. England's beauty in the lovely autumn weather. Some personal reminiscences of the speaker's time in Great Britain. The phenomenon of other countries, including the defeated Germany, enjoying varying measures of prosperity while Great Britain, one of the principal victors, was plunged into a …

 Brampton Conservator (Brampton), 2 Feb 1933, 11-12     ...

      The notarial copy of the will and probate has a rip on the first page. Click the thumbnail image to the right, to see the other documents.

 Guedella, Philip, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 18 May 1933, 184-195     No line that can be drawn between the past and the present because the past isn't just a thing that ends. The past and the present inextricably intertwined. Past relationships between countries in the Empire that never required anything in writing. What we think of each other. What the speaker …