71 new cases had been undertaken since Apr. 1925, 98 had been carried forward from previous years, making a total of 169 active cases. 587 home visits had been paid by secretaries, 564 interviews given at the Bureau, 423 articles of clothing supplied, 414 visits made by Big Sisters and 65 positions obtained. There officers were; Convenor, Mrs. E. P. O'Neill; Secretary, Miss Stella G. Semple; Assistant Mrs. G. Eagar.

The Big Sister Association of Hamilton in the year ended Nov. 1st, 1926, helped 234 Little Sisters, of whom 168 were new contacts. The Crippled Girls' Committee cared for 30 children; the Jewish Women's Council was responsible for 2, the Roman Catholic Committee for 27 and the Protestant Big Sisters for 109. Active members of the Association numbered 59 and there were 137 associate members. Officers for 1926-27 were: President, Mrs. Harold Hamilton; 1st Vice-President, Mrs. Ernest B. Thompson; 2nd Vice-President, Mrs. J. R. Milne; 3rd Vice-President, Dr. Elizabeth Bagshaw; Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. A. G. Wright; Treasurer, Mrs. R. K. Palmer.

Miscellaneous Organizations and Incidents.

Organized in 1925, the Business and Professional Women's Club, Montreal, obtained its charter in 1926 and started the 1926-27 season, with the following officers: President, Miss F. M. Postill; 1st Vice-President, Mrs. R. B. Hamilton; 2nd Vice-President, Miss E. A. Lanning; Hon. Secretary, Miss Hazel M. Taylor; Hon. Treasurer, Miss Louise Laurin.

The Young Business and Professional Women's Club, Halifax, was also inaugurated in 1925 under the auspices of the Y.W.C.A. Membership was limited to three women from each business or profession. Officers in 1926 were: President, Miss Anna Russell; Vice-President, Miss Betty Ellis; Secretary, Miss Eva Mader; Treasurer, Miss Bradshaw.

The Professional and Business Women's Club of Winnipeg received its incorporation at the Annual Meeting on Apr. 11, 1927. Officers elected were: Hon. President, Mrs. Edith Rogers; President, Miss Mildred McMurray; 1st Vice-President, Dr. Matheson ; 2nd Vice-President, Mrs. L. C. Duncan; Secretary-Treasurer, Miss M. Ethel Thornton.

The Canadian Business and Professional Women's Club, Toronto, had a very successful year in 1926-27. Officers were: President, Miss Mary A. MacMahon; Vice-President, Miss Jessie J. Smith; Directors, Miss Mabel Stoakley and Miss Margaret Pennell; Recording Secretary, Miss M. Pennington; Corresponding Secretary, Miss A. Ethel Smith; Treasurer, Miss Ethel Bauckham.

At the Annual Meeting of the Toronto Branch of the Protestant Women's Federation on Nov. 1st, 1926, Dr. A. Philip Brace, of Broadway Tabernacle, was the speaker. He outlined the state of Protestantism in Europe since the War. Officers elected were: Hon. President, Mrs. A. E. Gooderham; Hon. VicePresidents, Mrs. John Bruce and Mrs. George H. Smith, St. Catharines; President, Mrs. Lincoln Hunter; Vice-Presidents, Miss Mayme Gill and Mrs. W. Northgrave; Secretary, Miss Sara Hornbrook; Treasurer, Mrs. W. E. Ogden.

On Aug. 19, 1926, the ceremony of unveiling a founder's tablet on the site of the proposed Canadian Women's Memorial Building, Ottawa, was performed by Lady Drayton and was attended by many prominent persons in political and municipal circles.

The corner-stone of the Vancouver Women's Building was laid by His Honour, Robert Randolph Bruce, Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia, on May 1st, 1926. The Building was officially opened on Sept. 30. Mrs. A. U. de Pencier unveiled the Hall of Fame, which contained the names of charter members.

On the departure from Canada of Her Excellency Lady Byng of Vimy, wife of the former Governor-General, the women of Canada presented her with a diamond and onyx watch bracelet mounted on platinum, placed in a silver gilt box engraved with maple leaves. The Central Committee which raised the money for the gift was composed of Mme. Ernest Lapointe, Mrs. Arthur Meighen, Mrs. Robert Forke, and the wives of the Privy Councillors, with Mrs. J. H. King, Treasurer and Miss Beatrice Belcourt, Secretary.

The Samaritan Club, Toronto, held its Annual Meeting on Jan. 24, 1927 and elected Mrs. William Storrie, President; Mrs. Herbert C. Barker, 1st VicePresident; Mrs. G. Donovan, 2nd Vice-President; Mrs. S. Milligan, 3rd VicePresident; Mrs. Martin Scheack, 4th Vice-President; Miss Nan Baillie, Recording Secretary; Miss E. Blackwell, Corresponding Secretary and Miss A. E. Fielding, Treasurer.

The Toronto League of Women Voters met in Annual Session on Apr. 29, 1927 and elected: President, Mrs. A. M. Huestis; Vice-Presidents, Miss Constance Boulton and Mrs. Campbell Meyers; Treasurer, Mrs. J. E. McClung; Secretary, Miss Mary MacMahon.

Mrs. H. P. Hill was the unanimous choice for President of the May Court Club of Ottawa at the Annual Meeting on May 13, 1927, following a luncheon at which Her Excellency, Viscountess Willingdon, the Honorary Patroness of the Club, was the guest of honour. Other officers were: 1st Vice-President, Mrs. C. J. Burritt; 2nd Vice-President, Miss Hope MacMahon; Recording Secretary, Miss Annie Macpherson; Treasurer, Miss Tudor Montizambert.

SOME SPORTING EVENTS OF 1926-1927

The year 1926 was an active one in all forms of Canadian sport and the competition for championships was exceedingly keen. The chief feature was probably the manner in which the holders of the championships of previous years were dethroned by new contestants. As usual, during the earlier months, winter sports were of chief concern and among them hockey stood out predominantly as the popular favourite. No greater strides were taken in any one sport in 1926 than in professional hockey. From the four-club league of 1923-24, hockey jumped to the 7-club league of 1925-26. Big interests took hold of the game in the United States and put it on practically the same basis as professional baseball. The National Hockey League champions were the Montreal Maroons, who defeated Montreal Canadiens, the former title-holders, in the final play-offs. The Maroons then played the Victoria Cougars for the world title and were successful. The Allan Cup, emblematic of the amateur championship of Canada was retained by Port Arthur after four hard-fought games with the University of Toronto, the Eastern champions.

The 1926 golf season found the defending title-holders obtaining little more success than the champions in other lines of sport. In the Canadian Open, Macdonald Smith of Lakeville, N.Y., dethroned Leo Diegel, who had won the title in the two preceding years. In the Canadian Amateur, Ross Somerville, London, Ont., after losing in the finals for two years in succession, captured the trophy. Miss Ada Mackenzie, Toronto, retained the Ladies' Open and captured the Ladies' Closed, besides winning the City of Toronto championship. The winners of the main tournaments during the year were as follows:

Canadian Open, Macdonald Smith, Lakeville, N.Y.; Amateur, C. Ross Somerville, London Hunt; Professional, James Johnstone, Rosedale; Seniors, George S. Lyon, Lambton; Ladies' Open, Miss Ada Mackenzie, Mississauga; Ladies' Close, Miss Mackenzie; Women's Senior, Mrs. H. R. Tilley, Lambton; Intercollegiate, McGill.

Western Canada, Open, Ned McKenna, Minaki; Amateur, Carson MacWilliams, Calgary; Professional, Ned McKenna, Minaki; Junior, Ronald Bannister, Winnipeg.

Maritime Provinces, Amateur, Gerald Meikle, Brightwood; Professional, Leo Quesnel, Brightwood; Seniors, Hon. F. B. McCurdy, Halifax; Ladies, Miss Ethel Bauld, Halifax; Team, Brightwood.

Ontario, Open, Andrew Kay, Lambton; Amateur, Donald D. Carrick, Scarboro'; Junior, Nicol Thompson, Jr., Chedoke; Ladies, Mrs. E. W. Whittington, Toronto; Fall Tourney, Jackson Walton, Toronto Scottish.

Quebec, Open, Dave Spittal, Toronto; Amateur, Hugh Jaques, Whitlock; Spring Tourney, Norman M. Scott, Royal Montreal; Junior Team, Rosemount; Ladies, Miss Helen Paget, Royal Ottawa.

In tennis, Canada again made a bid for the Davis Cup, sending Willard Crocker and Jack Wright to Cuba to compete in the first round with the Cubans. The latter, however, took the round by 3 matches to 2. Crocker did not defend his Canadian championship at the national tournament held in Victoria, B.C. This was captured by Leon de Turenne of Seattle. De Turenne and J. Proctor of Victoria won the men's doubles; Miss Marjorie Leeming, Victoria, the ladies' singles; Mrs. Bourque, Edmonton, and Miss Fraser, Victoria, the ladies' doubles; and C. W. Aikman and Miss Seager, Montreal, the mixed doubles. An event of interest in the field of tennis was the appearance in several Canadian cities during the Autumn of Mlle. Suzanne Lenglen, the famous French player, who had become a professional and played exhibition games with Mary K. Browne, Vincent Richards and Paul Feret. Thousands of spectators watched the performance.

Baseball was an immensely popular sport with large sections of the people, and both the amateur and professional leagues drew big followings. Of chief interest was the success of the Maple Leafs of Toronto in winning the championship of the International League. It was the first time in several years that Toronto had won the pennant. The team afterwards played the Louisville team, champions of the American Association, in the "Little World Series," and cleaned up the event in five straight games.

Rugby football in the autumn months drew enormous crowds and provided a number of sensational games. The Interprovincial or Big Four title, competed for by Ottawa "Rough Riders," Toronto "Argonauts," Hamilton "Tigers" and Montreal A.A.A., was captured by the Ottawa team. Balmy Beach of Toronto won the championship of the Ontario Rugby Football Union, while in the Intercollegiate Union, after the three competing teams, McGill, Queen's and University of Toronto, had played to a triple tie, Toronto won the championship by first defeating McGill and then disposing of Queen's. In the playoff for the Eastern Canadian Championship, the "Rough Riders" defeated Balmy Beach by the close score of 9 to 8 and then won from University of Toronto by 10 to 7. This was the last game played as the Regina "Rough Riders," who had won the championship of the West, decided not to come east for the Dominion championship. In the Intermediate Series, the Royal Military College, Kingston, won the Intercollegiate title and then defeated the Westward Club of Montreal, the Quebec Intermediate champions. A final contest with Kitchener, the O.R.F.U. champions, could not be arranged. There were no Western Intermediate champions. Montreal Amateur Athletic Association Juniors won their section in the Quebec Rugby Football Union, overwhelmed Cornwall, champions of the Western Section of the Q.R.F.U. and defeated St. Thomas, Junior Champions of the O.R.F.U. When it was found impossible, owing to the lateness of the season, to arrange a play-off with Regina Pats, Western champions, the M.A.A.A. were permitted to retain their Dominion title won in 1925.

Association football, or soccer, also enjoyed a very successful season in 1926, with some important new developments. A professional circuit was formed which operated for the first time. Its championship was captured by the Montreal Scottish, with the Ulster United Club of Toronto close seconds. Competition for the Connaught Cup, emblematic of the amateur championship, was also keen. Seven Provinces were represented in the elimination play, the teams being C.P.R., Montreal; Willys-Overland, Toronto; War Veterans, Fort William; United Weston, Winnipeg; Regina Post, Regina; Canadian Nationals, Edmonton, and Canadian Collieries, British Columbia. The finals were played by Canadian Collieries and United Weston and four games were necessary before the latter were declared winners. Another event of the year was a tour of Canada by a team of English professionals. During their trip the Englishmen never lost a game and the combined attendance at the various matches was 80,530.

A Canadian youth of 18, running his first marathon race, set a new world record on Apr. 19, 1926, when John C. Myles, Sydney Mines, N.S., won the 30th Boston A.A. Marathon in a field of 88 runners. Myles' time was 2.25.40 2-5, or nearly four minutes under the world record set by Clarence Demar in 1924.

Another Canadian youth to win distinction in 1926–27 was George Young of Toronto, who was the winner on Jan. 15-16, 1927, of a swimming race between Catalina Island and the mainland of California, a distance of some 22

miles. 97 men and women swimmers had entered the race for a $25,000 prize offered by William Wrigley, Jr., and Young was the only one to complete the course. His time was approximately 15 hrs. 45 mins., and he covered about 30 miles. His victory was widely acclaimed and for a time he was a popular idol. The results of the shooting in 1926 in the Imperial Challenge Shields rifle shooting contests for boys of the Empire were announced on Feb. 12, 1927. Nearly 28,000 boys competed in the major event, the King's Trophy. This was won by South Africa with an average score of 79 points out of a possible 100. Canada was second with 78 and Australia third with 71. Canadian boys won 92 silver and bronze medals for individual high scores of 97 and over, compared with 39 won by Australians, South Africa's 22, Britain's 12, India's 6, and New Zealand's 3. The Senior Imperial Challenge Shield for the best senior school was won by the Australian Naval Reserve College, Edgecliffe, N.S.W., with an average of 97.4. The 10th Canadian Veterinary Corps and the Cadet Corps of Winnipeg tied for second place with an average of 93.47. Admiral Jellicoe's Sword, for the best small senior school of the Empire, was won by the Australian Naval Reserve School, Freemantle, with the Chatham Grammar School Cadet Corps, Chatham, N.B., second.

The first Annual Convention of the Women's Amateur Athletic Federation of Canada was an event which took place in Montreal on Dec. 7, 1926. Miss A. E. M. Parker, Toronto, provisional secretary, reported that the first move of the Provisional Committee, following the organization meeting, had been to draw up a constitution. While this was being done the members of the Amateur Athletic Union of Canada Committee on Women's Athletics were attempting to stir up interest and get matters in running order for the establishment pf provincial branches. In January, the Ontario Branch, in March, the Quebec Branch, and in April, the Maritime Provinces Branch, asked for affiliation. It was hoped that Manitoba and Alberta would soon have branches. The Dominion Track and Field Championships were awarded to the Toronto Ladies' Club. This meet was remarkably successful and a large number of records were established. It was impossible to give the exact number of athletes registered in the Federation but it was approximately 1,200, of whom 900 registered through the Women's Ontario Softball Association. Miss Frances Secord, Montreal, was elected President; Miss M. Belding, Saint John, Vice-President; Miss A. E. M. Parker, Toronto, Secretary, and Miss Janet Allan, Toronto, Treasurer.

Canadian skaters won fresh laurels at Lake Placid in February, 1927. On Feb. 12, Charles Gorman, Saint John, N.B., tied the world's record in the semifinals of the 200-yard dash and won the international amateur outdoor speed skating championship. Another world's record was broken by more than 40 seconds when Ross Robinson, Toronto, won the 5-mile race in 14 mins. 30 3-5 seconds. The intermediate 18-year-old title was won by C. H. Smythe, Moncton, N.B., with a total of 80 points.

To the Maritime Provinces also went the honour of winning the first Canadian curling championship. The Macdonald Tankard, emblematic of the Dominion championship, was put up for competition for the first time in 1926-27. The games were played in Toronto on Mar. 3, 1927, and the Tankard was captured by Professor Murray Macneill's Halifax Rink. J. S. Malcolm's Saint John Rink were the runners-up. Halifax finished with six wins and one defeat.

The 1926-27 hockey season opened in November, 1926. The National Hockey League, the major professional hockey circuit in America, by the addition of the New York Rangers, Chicago Black Hawks and Detroit Cougars, was composed of ten clubs, as compared with seven in the previous season, and it was necessary to re-arrange the League in two sections of five teams each. In the first were the Montreal Maroons, Montreal Canadiens, Toronto St. Patrick's, Ottawa Senators and New York Americans. In the second, the New York Rangers, Pittsburg, Boston, Chicago and Detroit. The Ottawa Senators won the championship of the first section and the Boston Bruins that of the second section. In the play-off Ottawa were victors and besides being proclaimed world champions were awarded the Stanley Cup. In amateur hockey, the contest for the Allan Cup was again an exciting one. University of Toronto Grads took the Eastern championship and Fort William won the Western championship. The play-off was awarded to Vancouver. Grads won

the decision after four games had been played. The first game ended in a tie after 30 minutes overtime; Fort William won the second, 3 to 2; Grads took the third by 4 to 1 and the fourth by 2 to 1. The Canadian Amateur Hockey Association, composed of representatives of nine constituent associations, held its annual meeting in Vancouver on Mar. 25, 1927. Of chief importance was the adoption of a resolution asking Sir Montagu Allan to donate the Allan Cup to the Association outright to be handled by a Board of Trustees named by and responsible to the Association. "In the event of our request receiving favourable consideration," concluded the resolution, "we assure the donor that we will do our utmost to preserve the traditions surrounding the Cup, and that the trustees we appoint will be men of the highest ideals and possessing the confidence of the supporters of true amateur hockey in Canada." Officers elected were: President, Dr. F. E. Sandercock, Calgary; Vice-President, W. A. Fry, Dunnville; Honorary Secretary, Fred H. Marples, Winnipeg; Dominion Registrar-Treasurer, W. A. Hewitt.