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 Willan, Healey, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1941), 19 Dec 1940, 257-265     History and meaning of the word "carol." Some facts and history about the specific carols to be sung on this day. The Choir was directed by Dr. Willan.

 Maresch, Dr. Richard A.R., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1940), 25 Jan 1940, 256-269     The stalemate on the Western Front which has left everybody guessing as to what will be the next move by Hitler and the Nazis. Various thoughts about what will happen, including those of the speaker, with his rationale. Hitler feeling the lack of oil. Speculation as to what will happen …

 Macdonnell, J.M., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1940), 28 Mar 1940, 394-411     Problems facing the business community which we will neglect at our peril. The question as to whether these problems will be solved through our system, by the exercise of courage, imagination and initiative and the qualities that go with it, or whether it will be left to be solved by …

 Bishop, Air Marshal William A. (Billy), The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1941), 7 Nov 1940, 167-178     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and the Canadian Club. The speaker's recent flight across the Atlantic. The civilian population in England and how they are coping. Bomb damage. An illustrative anecdote of the British attitude and courage in this time of danger. The speaker's flight in …

 Goggin, Victor, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1941), 19 Oct 1940, 129-147     The speaker addresses us as a resident of the United States, voicing what he believes to be a cross-section of the opinion of the man on the street. Some recent history from the last quarter of a century, from 1914. Looking at the composition of the population of the United …

 Howe, The Honourable C.D., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1941), 4 Sep 1940, 50-69     Entering the second year of the war. Looking back at the year just past and reviewing the progress that has been made toward our war objective. A discouraging year. The magnitude of the task of changing over a country from peaceful pursuits to an "all out" war effort which few …

 Glasgow, Major-General The Honourable Sir Thomas William, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1941), 12 Sep 1940, 70-80     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and the Canadian Club. The speaker's association with Canadian in South Africa, in 1899, and in France in 1916. Australia and the way in which Australia faces any great problem which arises. Some words from the Australian Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, …

 Haldenby, Brigadier Eric W., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1941), 10 Oct 1940, 112-128     A very simple account of the first year of the war as experienced by a battalion commander in the First Canadian Division. Arrival on New Year's Eve in England. Stationing at Aldershot, the greatest military settlement in the world. Finding elaborate precautions for air-raids. Taking part in a review of …

 Bready, Dr. J. Wesley, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1940), 25 Apr 1940, 457-471     The world's arch-tragedy today. Germany and her vassal states, Russia, Italy and Japan flattened under the steam roller of a system of military dictation. Free people today the world over looking increasingly to Britain for guidance, leadership and defence. The forces of liberty and conscience assembling beneath Britain's banner and …

 Riiser-Larsen, Captain Hjalmar, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1941), 14 Nov 1940, 179-192     What took place in Norway this spring. Understanding what is going on in Europe today and understanding the situation in regard to Germany by taking out the Treaty of Versailles and reading it thoroughly. Germany starting from scratch when they began, secretly, to build up their military strength. The recognized …

 Reade, John Collingwood, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1941), 24 Nov 1940, 148-157     The social revolution which began at the time of the depression of 1929 and will not be finished until some time after peace has been restored. The three great camps into which the world is now dividing itself: the Axis combination of Germany, Italy and Japan; the Democracies, or what …

 Perrine, Dr. J.O., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1940), 15 Feb 1940, 298-319     1940 as a quarter-century anniversary of the first time that New York ever spoke by telephone to San Francisco, across the entire breadth of this Continent. A quarter-century of communications achievement: a review. The speaker begins by displaying to the audience a simple coil of wire, with a magnet inside …

 McKeand, Major David L., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1940), 14 Mar 1940, 367-383     Our knowledge and familiarity with Canada's Arctic. The importance of radio, and specifically the CBC, to our knowledge of Canada's geography. A description of the Northwest Territories. The Northwest Territories Act which provides for a Territorial Government. Administration of the various Acts, Ordinances and Regulations. The enforcement of law and …

 Stewart, Reginald, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1940), 18 Apr 1940, 446-456     Ladies Day. What lies behind a symphony concert. The business of conducting. Dealing with the same three elements that a business man would have to deal with: his material as the music which the composer has written; his means which are a group of instrumentalists, known collectively as an orchestra; …

 Hogg, Dr. Thomas H., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1940), 11 Apr 1940, 426-445     The St. Lawrence navigation and power project as a mammoth undertaking that has periodically appeared and disappeared from the field of notice of the average citizen of Ontario and Canada and which has now reappeared at a very critical period in Canadian history when all our best energies are needed …

 Clark, Gregory, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1941), 15 Aug 1940, 33-49     Anecdote and impression from the speaker's recent trip to France. Rousing Canada to the full reality of this war. The danger that all free men now face. Our enemy today the enemy of our ideals, of our minds, of our everyday thoughts, of our freedom. What we lose, if we …

 Meyer, D. DeWaal, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1940), 29 Feb 1940, 334-350     Race relations in South Africa. Relations between the black race and the white race, and also the relations between the two sections of the white population. Remarks about the country of South Africa. The people of South Africa. Racial relations between the Boers and the British. Relations between the Germans …

 Carrel, The Honourable Frank, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1941), 30 May 1940, 1-18     The task of providing jobs for our heroes when they return from Berlin. Reference to a previous address by the speaker concerning his attempts to organize an Empire Economic League in Britain. Some further remarks on this topic. The benefits of such a scheme. The ability to regulate in an …

 Philip, Percy James, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1941), 21 Nov 1940, 193-211     The speaker's last 15 months in France. A beginning statement: "I am sure we can win this war." The long, grim road ahead. Thinking of those people in Europe who have lost the war already and who are in the Nazi grip. The situation in England. The British people. Hitler's …

 McInnis, Edgar W., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1941), 12 Dec 1940, 243-256     The Nazis' attempt to create what they call the creation of a new order in Europe. The significance of the defeat of the German plans of invasion as a result of the magnificent work of the Royal Air Force. A comparison of that event with the Battle of the Marne …