the Society's demand." Officers elected were: President, S. E. Francis, Sherbrooke; Vice-President, H. A. Porter, Saint John; Secretary-Treasurer, Sid. W. Johns, Saskatoon. Dominion Commercial Travellers' Association. At the Annual Meeting in Montreal, Dec. 18, 1926, it was reported that membership stood at 12,808, an increase for the year of 408, and the highest in the history of the organization. Finances were in excellent condition, both the insurance and benevolent funds showing surpluses. William J. Bryant was elected President for 1927 by acclamation. On Dec. 20, the annual banquet took place, with speeches by Hon. James A. Robb, Minister of Finance; Hon. Fernand Rinfret, Secretary of State; Sir Henry Thornton, President Canadian National Railways; Charles H. Cahan, K.C., M.P., and J. Leonard St. Jacques, M.P.P. Canadian National Parks Association. Founded in 1923, the object of the Association was to develop interest among the Canadian people in the National Parks of the Dominion. Its principal activity in 1926-27 was in connection with the applications of the Alberta Government and the Calgary Power Co. for water power rights at Spray Lakes in Rocky Mountains Park. The endeavour of the Association was to bring the matter before Parliament with a view to securing legislation prohibiting the granting of concessions for commercial purposes in any of the National Parks except by Act of Parliament. A large number of societies and clubs throughout Canada were members of the Association. The officers in 1926-27 were: President, Major W. J. S. Walker, Calgary; Vice-Presidents (Eastern), Prof. R. B. Thomson, R.S.C., Toronto, (Central), A. A. McCoubrey, Winnipeg; (Western), Rev. A. H. Sovereign, Vancouver; Treasurer, A. S. Sibbald, Saskatoon; Executive Secretary, Arthur O. Wheeler, Sidney, B.C. The 2nd Canadian Credit Men's Trust Association. National Convention took place in Edmonton, June 15-16, 1927. Steps were taken towards bringing about uniformity in the length of credits allowed in different trades; a proposal to form a Canadian credit institute was adopted ; closer co-operation with the National Association of Credit Men in the United States were approved; uniform commercial laws in the various provinces were called for and hearty approval and appreciation of the action of the Dominion Government in reducing the Income and Excise taxes were expressed. Other resolutions requested legislation to deal with the N.S.F. cheque evil, and to make it absolutely necessary to register all trade names; also to make certain further modifications in the Income tax in the interests of business. Officers elected were President, T. E. Howard, Winnipeg; 1st Vice-President, G. S. Macbeth, Saint John; 2nd Vice-President, M. A. J. Gauthier, Montreal. Henry Detchon, Winnipeg, was General Manager. The Canadian Postmasters' Association. The 6th Annual Meeting was held in Ottawa, Mar. 29-30, 1927. Resolutions were adopted asking that the custom of keeping village post-offices in Quebec open on Sunday be abolished, and that the P. O. Department adopt a more efficient system of postoffice inspection. It was pointed out that the reduction from 3 cents to 2 cents in letter rates had increased the work of the postmasters in smaller offices by at least 25 per cent. to reach the same revenue. Hon. P. J Veniot, PostmasterGeneral, stated that it had been arranged that there would be no difference, as compared with the previous year, in the amount of money accruing to postmasters. Officers elected were: President, L. V. Cote, Oakville; Vice-President, K. Price, Moosomin; Auditor, Wm. Hamilton, Uxbridge. The St. John Ambulance Association. Organized for the purpose of training men, women and children in first aid to the injured, home nursing and hygiene and public health, the Canadian Branch of the St. John Ambulance Association extended its sphere of usefulness in 1926. Reporting to the 17th Annual Meeting which was held in Ottawa on Feb. 15, 1927, the General Executive Committee stated that the number of classes held during the year was 696, an increase of 48 over 1925, while the attendance had been 12.698. an increase of 1,068. The total number of certificates and other awards granted upon examination was 10,621, or 1,379 more than the previous year, and the total of awards of all kinds issued since the formation of the Branch in 1910 was 139,380. Of particular interest was the manner in which the subject of First Aid was being extended to boys and girls, as evidenced by the fact that 39 intermediate and 970 junior certificates had been awarded, an increase of 20 per cent. over 1925. The year was also marked by an increase in the number of entries for the various trophies offered for competition. In all 161 teams entered the contests. The Provincial Council of Prince Edward Island was reorganized and the Councils of British Columbia and Ontario showed increased activity. Both the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Railway Councils did splendid work, as did also the Bell Telephone Company, the different military units, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The Annual Meeting extended a hearty vote of thanks to Their Excellencies, the Governor-General and Viscountess Willingdon, in graciously consenting to become Patron and Patroness respectively of the Canadian Branch, and thanked His Excellency for his presence at the Meeting. His Excellency replied, stating that he had always been keenly interested in the work of the Association, and he hoped that he would be able to render some useful assistance. Hon. Dr. J. H. King, Minister of Health, also addressed the gathering, commending the organization for its valuable work. The meeting re-elected the Governor-General and Viscountess Willingdon, Patron and Patroness; elected as Vice-Patrons, the Lieutenant-Governors of the several Provinces and the Commissioner of Yukon Territory; as Honorary President, Hon. Wallace Nesbitt, K.C., Toronto, and as Honorary Vice-Presidents, a long list of distinguished Canadians. Sir A. Percy Sherwood, K.C.M.G., M.V.O., Ottawa, was re-elected President, with the following Vice-Presidents: Hon. H. Bostock, P.C., M.A., Monte Creek, B.C.; Col. J. Alex. Hutchison, C.B.E., M.D., Montreal; Hon. J. H. King, M.D., M.P., Ottawa; Gen. Sir W. D. Otter, K.C.B., C.V.O., LL.D., Toronto. C. A. Gray, Ottawa, was Honorary Treasurer, and Col. C. A. Hodgetts, C.M.G., M.D., D.P.H., was Director-General. The Canadian Institute for the Blind. The Institute was organized on a national basis, but to facilitate its work, territorial divisions were marked out and boards of directors formed in each division. These divisions were (1) Maritime, including the Maritime Provinces and Newfoundland; headquarters, Halifax. (2) Central, including Ontario; headquarters, Toronto; (3) Central Western, including Manitoba and Saskatchewan; headquarters, Winnipeg; (4) Western, including Alberta and British Columbia; headquarters, Vancouver. Reporting on behalf of the Council, L. M. Wood, Toronto, President, stated that the total cost of carrying on the operations of the Institute in the year ended Mar. 31, 1927, was $215,557, as compared with $228,204 in 1925. Sales amounted to $466,137, as against $409,899. The General Secretary, Captain E. A. Baker, B.Sc., M.C., Croix de Guerre, reported that few changes had occurred in the general arrangements under which Institute work was being carried on. The Institute had 4,712 blind persons registered in Canada. The main object was to train, assist and encourage adults to the end that they might become partly or wholly self-supporting. Concentrated industries were operating in Halifax, Ottawa, Toronto, Winnipeg, and Vancouver, with average of blind employees numbering 150. The Institute had as its Patron, His Excellency the Governor-General; Hon. President, Mrs. Lionel H. Clarke, Toronto; President, L. M. Wood, Toronto; 1st Vice-President, A. G. Viets, Toronto; 2nd Vice-President, W. W. Hitchon, Toronto; General Secretary, Capt. E. A. Baker. National Council of the Y.M.C.A. Sixty-five local associations were contributing in 1926 to the support of the National Council. In its Report at the Annual Meeting in Hamilton, Jan. 28-29, 1927, the Executive Board stated that the reorganized plan of Council Committees adopted at the 1926 Meeting had not been tested long enough to warrant either full or partial approval or disapproval. It had, however, definitely improved working operations. The work of the year included the welcoming of male newcomers at Canadian ports of entry; the establishment of a Canadian Section of the English Council Migration Department to carry out the nomination plan of immigration, the reorganizing of old and establishing of new local organizations and the sending of delegates to the 19th World's Conference of the Y.M.C.A. at Helsingfors, Finland, Aug. 1-6, 1926. Reports of the Home Division, Boys' Section, Men's Section, Physical Department, Transportation Department, Personal Division and Foreign Service Committee, revealed much useful work accomplished, and plans for more extended effort. R. F. McWilliams, K.C., Winnipeg, was reelected President; J. A. Machado, Ottawa, was elected Vice-President; John Watt, Toronto, Treasurer, and Harry Ballantyne, Toronto, Secretary. Safety Associations in 1926. There was in operation during the year the Canadian National Safety League, with Major-General, Sir John M. Gibson, K.C.M.G., Hamilton, President, and J. F. H. Wyse, General Manager, and with headquarters in Toronto; the Ontario Safety League, with the same officers and headquarters; the Province of Quebec Safety League, with E. J. L'Esperance, Montreal, President, and Arthur Gaboury, General Manager, and with headquarters in Montreal; the Maritimes Safety League, with Hon. Ivan C. Rand, Moncton, President, and the Manitoba Safety League, with Sir James Aikins, K.C.M.G., Honorary President. Financial aid was extended by the National Association to the Maritimes and Manitoba Leagues, and it was felt that British Columbia was ready for a local organization. The work of the Leagues consisted principally of the distribution of safety literature. The National League distributed during the year 20,000 safety calendars, 42,000 school bulletins, 13,000 industrial, traffic and special bulletins, 13,000 campers' bulletins, 10,000 hunters' bulletins, and 10,000 circular letters and reports. Important safety exhibits were made at the Canadian National Exhibition. The Ontario Safety League had an unusually active year, with special attention to work in the schools. 23 cities and towns were visited by safety workers, and 56,179 children heard lectures on safety, while 67,000 safety buttons were distributed. The National and Ontario Leagues held Annual Meetings jointly in Toronto on Feb. 15, 1927. Apart from the election of officers and adoption of reports, the gathering was featured by addresses by Capt. G. R. G. Fisher, a leading first-aid instructor from the United States, on "First Aid and Resuscitation," and by Hon. Dr. H. J. Cody, on the "Prevention of Automobile Accidents." Sir John M. Gibson was re-elected President of both bodies. Canadian Council of Child Welfare. At the Annual Meet ing at Ottawa, Oct. 29, 1926, resolutions were adopted endorsing the principle of classification of motion pictures for general and children's audiences and calling for a survey of the literature sold throughout the Dominion and an appraisal of the spoken drama, the cinema and the radio, as to their contribution to spiritual and ethical ideals. In 1926-27 energies of the Council would be directed towards obtaining from the Provinces and ultimately from Canada as a whole, adherence to the standards recognized for child labour by the International Child Labour Convention. Officers elected were: President, Mrs. Charles H. Thorburn, Ottawa; Vice-Presidents, Dr. Helen R. Y. Reid, Montreal, and Dr. H. E. Young, Victoria; Hon. Treasurer, Madame Jules Tessier, Quebec; Executive Secretary, Miss Charlotte Whitton, Ottawa. The 6th Canadian Conference on Child Welfare was held in Vancouver, May 24-25, 1927, when great expansion in the work of the Canadian Council was shown. Over 100 per cent. increase in membership alone was noted. Large demands for health publications and advice in the field of child protection proved a larger interest of the public in this work. A new departure was the completion of research arrangements with the Universities of McGill and Toronto, whereby special work in the field of child welfare was undertaken by these institutions in co-operation with the Council. The establishment of a children's bureau in Ottawa, at which, in collaboration with the Department of Immigration, a study was being made of a juvenile immigration protective scheme, was another of the important activities of the year. The Canadian Red Cross Society. Organized in 1896 as a voluntary auxiliary to the Department of National Defence and in matters of health as a voluntary auxiliary to the official authorities, Dominion, provincial and municipal, the Society had as its object, “In time of peace or war to carry on and assist in work for the improvement of health, the prevention of disease, and the mitigation of suffering throughout the world." It had its national office in Toronto, with Provincial Divisions in Vancouver, Edmonton, Regina, Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal, Saint John, Halifax, and Charlottetown. During 1926 Sir Robert Borden retired as President, and was succeeded by H. E. The Viscountess Willingdon. In May, 1926, Dr. J. L. Biggar was appointed chief administrative officer with the title of Chief Commissioner, in succession to Dr. A. H. Abbott, who retired as General Secretary. The Annual Meeting of the Central Council took place in Toronto, Feb. 22-23, 1927, when it was decided to conduct a nation-wide campaign for funds during the period from Empire Day to Dominion Day. Much work was done during 1926 on behalf of ex-soldiers, such as hospital visiting, the procuring of sheltered employment and relief. Nursing services were also of importance, and a course of instruction in home nursing and home hygiene, established in 1924, had already been taken by over 11,000 women. 395 classes were started in 1926, 290 completed, and 4,050 pupils instructed. The nursing outposts were also doing splendid service, there being at the end of 1926, 37 of these stations in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and New Brunswick. Seaport nurseries were conducted at Quebec, Saint John, and Halifax, at which 29,788 infants, children and women were cared for, or 6,493 more than in 1925. Under the head of health education the Society continued to distribute much literature, and between July, 1920, and the end of 1926, 5,873,745 publications were sent out. This was in addition to the work done by the Divisions. Officers elected were: President, H. E. The Viscountess Willingdon; Hon. Vice-Presidents, Lady Drummond and Sir Richard S. Lake, K.C.M.G.; Chairman of Central Council, Dr. James W. Robertson, C.M.G.; Hon. Secretary, F. D. L. Smith; Hon. Treasurer, F. Gordon Osler; Hon. Solicitor, Norman Sommerville, K.c.; Hon. Advisor in Public Health, Col. George G. Nasmith, C.M.G., Ph.D., D.SC., D.P.H. The Chief Commissioner was Lieut.-Col. James L. Biggar, M.B., and the Secretary, Ruggles George, B.A., M.B., D.P.H. The Junior Red Cross had 137,494 members, who were enrolled in 5,421 Junior Branches. The total gain in 1926 was 30,000, Alberta leading with an increase of 12,578. During the year 1,652 cases were treated, and many other types of services were rendered. Miss Jean E. Browne was Director of Junior Red Cross and editor of Canadian Red Cross Junior. The death rate The Canadian Tuberculosis Association. from all forms of tuberculosis in 1925 was below 80 per 100,000, a drop of over 100 from the rate of 180 per 100,000 in 1901. This was the gratifying information contained in the 26th Annual Report of the Canadian Tuberculosis Association for the year ended Mar. 31, 1926. Ten striking advances were recorded in the year (1) Election at largest Annual Meeting ever held of first Frenchspeaking President. (2) The Lord Atholstan benefaction equipped and operated two demonstration areas in Montreal. (3) All sanatoria equipment and buildings previously controlled by the Department of Soldiers' Civil Re-Establishment operated autonomously in the several provinces. (4) The Three RiversCap de la Madeleine demonstration completed two years of successful work. (5) Sanatoria in many places increased equipment. (6) The Association put on a diagnostic clinic in 10 centres in Prince Edward Island. (7) The London Health Association made a Sir Adam Beck Memorial Drive obtaining nearly $500,000 for endowment. (8) The National Research Council authorised an expenditure of $30,000 a year to aid research in tuberculosis. (9) The Association undertook to finance for 3 years a Maritime Educational Drive. (10) The B. C. Advisory Council on Tuberculosis was co-operating in the study of tuberculosis among Indians in that Province. Officers for 1926-27 were : President, Dr. A. Rousseau, Quebec; Hon. Treasurer, Sir Henry Drayton, Ottawa; Secretary, Dr. Robt. E. Wodehouse, O.B.E., D.P.H., Ottawa. Montreal Association of Big Brothers. Increased demand for Big Brother assistance was a feature of 1926 work, according to the Third Annual Report of the Executive Secretary, Edward W. Francis, at the Annual Meeting on Mar. 9, 1927. 279 cases were carried over from 1925; 200 new cases were taken up and 11 old cases re-opened, making a total dealt with of 490. 160 cases were closed and 4 re-opened, leaving 334 carried forward to 1927. 5,432 interviews were held and 4,024 visits paid in connection with the work. All officers were re-elected: President, H. O. McDowell; 1st Vice-President, L. S. Colwell; 2nd Vice-President, Max Bernfeld; Hon. Treasurer, W. J. Adamson; Hon. Secretary, W. H. Henry. Big Brother Movement, Inc. This was the corresponding body in Toronto. It, too, had a busy year. The General Secretary, Frank T. Sharpe, reported at the Annual Meeting on Feb. 15, 1927, that during 1926 some 306 youths in the 'teen age had been helped by counsel and advice. The number of probation cases from the Probation Court was 104; positions had been found for 272, and 448 were provided with camp outings. Officers elected were : President, C. L. Burton; Vice-Presidents, Basil Tippet and Sam Harris ; Treasurer, J. I. Sutcliffe; General Secretary, Frank T. Sharpe. Association of Canadian Clubs. The Canadian Club movement had its inception in Hamilton in 1892, "to foster Canadian patriotism and to stimulate intelligent citizenship." The Association of Canadian Clubs was organized in 1909. At its 14th Annual Conference, Ottawa, Sept. 8-10, 1926, following the successful experiment of a part-time National Secretary, K. A. Greene, it was decided to appoint a permanent Secretary, and Graham Spry, Winnipeg, was selected, and an office was opened in Ottawa. The National Secretary made a trip from coast to coast, visiting and addressing Canadian Clubs, organizing and reorganizing, and generally surveying the movement. The National office issued bulletins; published the first of a series of pamphlets, "Prophets of the Commonwealth," by Chester Martin, University of Manitoba; arranged speakers' tours, began a survey of the teaching of Canadian history, and edited the Canadian Club Section in "Canadian Forests and Outdoors." The Association was also responsible for giving a lead to and in part creating the general desire for a worthy and dignified celebration of the 60th Anniversary of Confederation. It made the first representation to the Government, and Government action was taken as a result of the memorandum presented by C. G. Cowen, Ottawa, Chairman of the Association. The number of active clubs in 1926-27 was 110, as compared with 58 in 1925-26, and there was a general increase in membership, the total being over 35,000. Among the distinguished visitors to Canada who delivered addresses in 1926-27 were: Rt. Hon. Stanley Bruce, Prime Minister of Australia; Rt. Hon. J. G. Coates, Prime Minister of New Zealand; Rt. Hon. Mr. Justice Darling; Sir Frederick Whyte, and Her Majesty, the Queen of Roumania. Officers of the Association for 1926-27 were: President, E. J. Tarr, K.C., LL.D., Winnipeg; Chairman, C. G. Cowan, Ottawa ; Vice-President, Mrs. C. H. Thorburn, Ottawa; Hon. Treasurer, C. A. Gray, Ottawa; National Secretary, Graham Spry. Presidents of some of the leading clubs in 1926-27 were: Men's Canadian Clubs Montreal-Walter Molson. Toronto-George H. Sedgewick Winnipeg-E. J. Tarr Vancouver-W. C. Ditmars Ottawa-S. J. McLean Hamilton-F. E. Perney St. John-W. Grant Smith Calgary-Sir Archibald MacDonell Women's Canadian Clubs Winnipeg-Mrs. John Bracken St. John-Mrs. G. S. MacDonald Canadian Club of New York. The Club reported a net gain in membership of 150 in 1926-27. It took the lead in initiating a movement having as its objective the placing by Canadians resident in the United States of some suitable memorial or tablet on Parliament Hill in Ottawa to express their devotion |