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 Purvis, Arthur B., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1935), 28 Feb 1935, 275-295     An outline of the general conditions with which we are faced in order to paint the background upon which any effort in industrial life has at this time to be superimposed. The present attack on depression problems based on a general theory that industry has overbuilt and the speaker's belief …

 Lyons, The Right Honourable J.A., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1936), 12 Jul 1935, 1-18     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and other Luncheon and Service Clubs of Toronto. Canada and Australia representing two important units in the great Empire. The King as the great unifying influence of our Empire. What Canada and Australia have in common. Trade treaties with Canada from …

 Greenshields, Honourable Mr. Justice R.A.E., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1936), 12 Dec 1935, 156-168     The British Commonwealth of Nations today. Enjoying the heritage of a great past. Guarding the noble ideals which are our priceless inheritance. The greatest and most outstanding perplexity that faces mankind at this moment and which is apparent to the most superficial observer of today is that chaotic condition in …

 Drew, Lieutenant-Colonel George A., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1936), 31 Oct 1935, 75-91     Living through one of the greatest, one of the most far-reaching events in the history of the world. The next few weeks to decide whether the principal of collective enforcement of peace, which was the dream of those who signed the Treaty of Versailles is to become a reality, or …

 May, Clement, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1936), 5 Dec 1935, 140-155     The power of the human voice, with many examples. Using language to bring about a better understanding with our fellow men. A look at the characters created by Mr. Dickens and his understanding of his fellow men as expressed through them. Two of the finest voices in England: Her Majesty …

 Mercer, Rev. Dr. S.A.B., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1936), 10 Oct 1935, 42-55     An address in three parts: Ethiopia, her people, her history and civilization; Italy's relations with Ethiopia; present problems in Ethiopia. Clearing up misunderstandings in people's minds about Ethiopia. Clarification of the name Ethiopia. A physical description of the county. Population statistics. The civilization of Ethiopia which is one of the …

 Moore, H. Napier, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1935), 7 Feb 1935, 246-259     The melancholy aspects toward laughter. Relating laughter to an attribute of the lower animals, with examples. An analysis of what it is that makes people laugh, with example. The Scot's amazing self assurance and complacency that gives the greatest laughter to other people, with demonstration. This humorous analysis and examination …

 Strachey, John, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1935), 24 Jan 1935, 216-228     The causes of modern war, I.e., what seems to have caused the last war and what the speaker is bound to say seems so very rapidly to be about to case the next war, or is causing the astonishing preparations for a new armed conflict. The world in a state …

 Vining, Charles A.M., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1935), 28 Mar 1935, 329-341     The newsprint industry and its importance to every person in the audience. Newsprint, next to wheat, as the chief commodity Canada has for sale to the world. Some dollar figures to illustrate the importance of the newsprint industry. Success even in the time of depression. Dollars from foreign customers. Comparisons …

 Merriman, Right Honourable Sir (Frank) Boyd, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1936), 3 Sep 1935, 19-28     Some history and background to the High Court of the Admiralty. A detailed description of the silver oar and what it symbolizes.

 Tweedsmuir, His Excellency, Baron, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1936), 28 Nov 1935, 131-139     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and the Canadian Club. The Art of Living, and the great influence that the enjoyment of the pleasures of life has on professional efficiency. A few observations on those seasons when our harness is unloosed and we are turned out to …

 Simpson, His Worship, Mayor James, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1935), 10 Jan 1935, 183-196     The ever continuing evidence of a great change in the social order. A revolution in the thinking of the Prime Minister of Canada. His recent declarations before the Imperial Conference in the City of Ottawa. An analysis as to the measure in which the Prime Minister has changed his attitude …

 Ferguson, Honourable G. Howard, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1936), 19 Dec 1935, 169-180     Three features of English life and the general British situation: the position Britain has taken and the course she has pursued with regard to military activity; her recovery and progress in industry and commerce; her unswerving devotion to the institutions that form the basis of our social and political order. …

 Davies, E. Salter, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1936), 3 Oct 1935, 29-41     Complaints throughout the ages. Dissatisfaction as a healthy symptom. Dangers of discontent. Defining education. The aim of education. Specific complaints about schooling in England. Concerns of education. Four main aspects under which the subject of education may be considered: the physical; elementary pieces of knowledge and skill which it is …

 Hammell, John E., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1935), 17 Jan 1935, 197-215     The speaker as the spokesman of that great, only partially developed half continent which we call The North. The speaker's regard of himself as simply a deputy of the great army of friends and co-workers in the North who, in the course of the last thirty years, have struggled to …

 Brown, Harrison, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1936), 21 Nov 1935, 120-130     Something about the present tensions in Europe based on the speaker's travels. One of the chief factors in European politics today the attempt on the part of the present government in Germany to form a Fascist bloc which the Nazis hope shall stretch from the North Sea to the Bosphorus. …

 Davidson, Mrs. John F., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1936), 14 Nov 1935, 110-119     Ladies Day. Some personal background of the speaker, of events that influenced the person she became. Peace at the core of Britain's new responsibilities. A British election taking place today. A recapitulation of the early happenings in the Spring with intensified activity in Britain, members of the Foreign Staff being …

 Codd, Major L.A., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1935), 4 Apr 1935, 342-354     An explanation of who the speaker does and does not represent. A description of the Army Ordnance Association and what it does. A few philosophical reflections in connection with the subject "Munitions and Common Sense." The great deal of misunderstanding today of the term "munitions," as well as "armament" and …

 Hobbs, Frank, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1935), 11 Apr 1935, 355-360     The visit of the D'Oyly Carte Company of the United States from Britain. The experience of the Company in New York. Contacts with British Government officials throughout the United States. The Company as official ambassadors for Britain. Some nearly "international complications." The Company then performed some musical numbers.

 Sanderson, C.R., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1936), 7 Nov 1935, 92-109     A presentation of both sides of the Douglas theory, equally forcibly, equally fairly. Purposes of a public library. The principles of democracy. The speaker addressing the audience not as a politician but as a student of economics. A summary of what we could collect for ourselves if we chose to …