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      Carroll Herman Little (1872-1958) was a Lutheran pastor, and a professor and administrator at the Evangelical Lutheran Seminary of Canada (now Waterloo Lutheran Seminary) in Waterloo, Ontario. Little was born in Hickory, North Carolina in 1872. He was the eldest of ten children born to Rev. Marcus Lafayette Little (1848-1891) …

     

      Carroll Herman Little (1872-1958) was a Lutheran pastor, and a professor and administrator at the Evangelical Lutheran Seminary of Canada (now Waterloo Lutheran Seminary) in Waterloo, Ontario. Little was born in Hickory, North Carolina in 1872. He was the eldest of ten children born to Rev. Marcus Lafayette Little (1848-1891) …

      The small rust circle in the top centre of the first page was from a brass paper fastener that held together Schmuck's correspondence on this topic. Albert Schmuck's letter to W.D. Euler on October 14 appears to have had some revisions written in with ink. This is possibly an earlier …

      Watermark on page - Antique Parchment Note Paper. William Lyon Mackenzie King (1874-1950) was Canada's longest serving Prime Minister with a total of 22 years (1921-1930 and 1935-1948). King was born in Berlin, Ontario (present day Kitchener) on December 17, 1874. He graduated from the University of Toronto and went …

 Curtis, Lionel, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1930), 23 Sep 1929, 220-233     The background of the Pacific Conference, and how it came about that the speaker and other members of the Conference are on their way there. The Conference origins in 1925 in Honolulu and following history. The Peace Conference of 1919 in Paris. The necessity of getting a history of the …

 Waugh, Professor W.T., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1930), 28 Nov 1929, 324-335     No appreciable change for the better in the relations between the component parts of the British Commonwealth in the three years since the speaker last addressed The Empire Club. Some of the dangers, some of the disruptive influences which it seems to the speaker are affecting the Commonwealth. A very …

 Gibbon, J. Murray, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1930), 31 Oct 1929, 278-288     The speaker was assisted by Miss Mary Frances James, Soprano; Mr. Herbert Hewitson, Tenor; and Mr. Harold Eustace Key, Pianist. Mr. Hewitson begins with a solo. A discussion of folksong. Folk music in Toronto, with examples. Folktunes which familiar to the audience. Hymns that are folktunes, with illustrative examples. The …

 Burton, C.L., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1930), 4 Apr 1929, 149-159     The speaker begins by stating: "Our Mayor and Board of Control, our City Council, The Toronto Board of Trade, our Harbour Commissioners and various public bodies and corporations and citizens have declared for a greater Industrial Toronto. They have said the job of brining new industries to this City should …

 McNaughton, Major-General A.G.L., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1930), 2 May 1929, 189-199     The part that the Canadian Militia and the Canadian Air Force are playing and will play in the future, in the development of Canada's national life. Some background to the current situation. The lack of development of our armed forces since the armistice. Efforts focused on the League of Nations …

 Groe, Frederick Philip, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1930), 28 Feb 1929, 91-100     The resources of Canada. Canada aspiring to nationhood. Quebec's position within Canada. French Quebec in Canada as an example of a nation within an empire. Canada's neighbour to the south and its influence on our nationhood. Ways in which Canada and its development is different from the United States. The …

 Riddell, The Honourable William Renwick, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1930), 25 Apr 1929, 168-188     Historical background to the way in which a Canadian Citizen is a "subject." How this meaning of "subject" helped the King of England to unify the Island under one Crown. "Canadian Citizen" as a convenient term for a British subject who makes his home in Canada, whether he is born …

 Barbeau, Marius, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1930), 7 Mar 1929, 101-110     The address assisted by Phileas Bedard, folk singer, Miss Florence Glenn, soprano and Miss Gwendolyn Williams at the piano. The speakers' field as vast as it is picturesque and diversified, as may be judged from the extent of the collections in the National Museum at Ottawa. How these works came …

 Russell, The Rev. G. Stanley, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1930), 14 Nov 1929, 301-312     A look back at other empires and their by-products. Examples of by-products of the British Empire. How the members of the Bar of the United States of America represent the greatest by-product of the British Empire. Canadian nationhood as another example. The conglomeration of races. The marvellous manner in which …

 Wigle, Colonel E.S., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1930), 7 Nov 1929, 289-300     Some thoughts with regard to the Empire. The natural resources and the heritage which we have in Canada. The association of the two names Canada and Empire. The issue of Canada's flag. Discussion surrounding an Anglo-American pact in regard to the peace and happiness of the world. Some words from …

 Harris, R.C., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1930), 19 Dec 1929, 336-349     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and the Toronto Board of Trade. Information relative to the proposed City Improvement Plan for Toronto. Features of the Advisory City Planning Reform as reported upon by the heads of the departments to the City Council, and now before the electors. …

 Cahan, C.H., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1930), 17 Jan 1929, 1-19     The speaker begins by indicating exactly what he will cover: A brief survey of the development and application of the principle of Dominion self-government in respect of our domestic affairs; an indication to what extent each Dominion has already assumed the direction and control of all those external affairs which …

 Vincent, Dr. George E., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1930), 7 Feb 1929, 53-61     Work of the Rockefeller Foundation. A description of some of the Rockefeller groups and members. The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research. Why the Rockefeller Foundation is engaged in work in the British Empire. Interest in public health and the advancement of knowledge and research. Ways in which the British Empire …

 Simons, Major J.J., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1930), 15 Apr 1929, 160-166     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and The Canadian Club. A gathering of "our boys" from nearly 70 schools throughout the Commonwealth, and four schools in the Dominion of New Zealand: an outward sign of the unity and consciousness of brotherhood which is existing between the three …