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Goggin, D. J. (Editor) : Empire Club of Canada: Addresses Delivered to the Members During the Session of 1911-12. Ninth Year of Issue

Warwick Brothers and Rutter, Limited, Toronto, Canada, 1913

Original publisher's red cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine. 5 1/2" x 7 3/4." 286 pages, complete. Former ownership bookplate on front free endpaper that shows an illustration of a squirrel reading a book in a forest and sitting on a sign that says, "This Book is from the Hoard of Carl G. Winter; Read Thoughtfully, Handle Carefully, Return Promptly." Pages and covers are very clean and intact. Binding is tight. A few light smudges and scratches on the front and back covers. A Fine copy. The Empire Club of Canada is a speakers forum and was founded in 1903 as a result of growing political unrest regarding Britain's control of Canada. A group of men led by Brigadier General James Mason (1843-1918) sought to establish a speakers forum that would encourage thoughtful discussion and public discourse on Canada's political situation. The club's name was derived from Canada's "imperial bond" to Britain at the time. More than 3,500 addresses have been delivered at the Empire Club of Canada, and it is still active to this day. This book includes a list of the club's officers, Constitution, and a memorandum about the club's affiliation with the Royal Colonial Institute. In the back of the book is a list of the club members from 1911-1912. The following are the addresses in this book: "A Legacy from the United Empire Loyalists" by C. W. Robinson," "Imperialism" by James Bryce, "The Empire, Old and New" by Norval W. Helme, "Bahamas, West Indies, and Canada" by William Grey-Wilson, "The Irishman as an Empire Builder" by Randall C. Phillips, "The Organization of the Military Forces of the Empire" by L. F. Philips, "Problems of Empire in West Africa" by Tom Jays, "Problems of Population" by J. W. Macmillan, "The Georgian Bay Waterway Project" by Charles Hopewell, "Darkest America and the Way Out" by James E. Mason, "National and Ethical Value of Cadet Training" by James L. Hughes, "The Sikhs in Canada" by Sunder Singh, "Charles Dickens" by Thomas O'Hagan, "A State-owned Atlantic Cable" by M. Archer-Shee, "Canada's Canal Problem" by A. W. Wright, "At the Heart of the Empire" by J. P. B. Casgrain, "Ontario Mines and Miners" by Arthur P. Coleman, "Technical Education" by Professor Kemp, "Empire Relations with China" by W. E. Taylor, "Scientific Colonization--a Suggestion" by Ernest Heaton, "The Juvenile Court and Future Citizens" by J. E. Starr, "The Present Condition and Future Prospects of the Yukon" by Justice Craig, "The Fallacy of Nationalism" by W. L. Grant, "Changing China" by W. E. Smith, "The Span of a Canadian Generation" by Frank Yeigh, and "Toronto and Her Place in the British Empire" by Munro Grier.. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover

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