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Sir George Etienne Cartier
His Work for Canada and His Services to Montreal
AN ADDRESS
DELIVERED BEFORE THE
CANADIAN CLUB OF MONTREAL
April 7th, 1913
BY
JOHN BOYD
Author of The Memorial History of the Life
and Times of Sir GeorgeEtienne Cartier
(To be issued in connection with the
Cartier Centenary Celebration,1914)
Issued by the CARTIER CENTENARY COMMITTEE
MONTREAL
1913
The accompanying address has been registered in accordance
with theCopyright Act by John Boyd.
FOREWORD.
The great interest that has been aroused in the Cartier Centenarymovement was shown by the large gathering which assembled at theCanadian Club luncheon in the Sailors' Institute on Monday, April 7th,1913, to hear Mr. John Boyd speak on "Sir George Etienne Cartier, HisWork for Canada and His Services to Montreal." The speaker's referencesto the work that Cartier had accomplished for Canada, and especiallyto the great services that he rendered to the City of Montreal, wereenthusiastically applauded by the large audience of representativebusiness men.
The accompanying address which includes a summary of Sir George EtienneCartier's career and achievements is but a preliminary to the MemorialHistory of the Life and Times of Cartier which is now being writtenby Mr. John Boyd, and which will deal exhaustively not only withCartier's career but also with the whole period covered by that career,one of the most memorable periods of Canadian history. The work willbe published next year under the auspices of the Cartier CentenaryCommittee in connection with the great commemorative celebration of theone hundredth anniversary of Cartier's birth.
SIR GEORGE ETIENNE CARTIER
His Work for Canada and His Services to Montreal.
(AN ADDRESS DELIVERED BY MR. JOHN BOYD BEFORE
THECANADIAN CLUB OF MONTREAL, APRIL 7th, 1913.)
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen:
The subject of the address which I have the privilege of deliveringto-day is "Sir George Etienne Cartier, His Work for Canada and HisServices to Montreal."
Let me at the outset, Mr. Chairman, express my deep appreciation of thehonor the Executive of the Canadian Club has done me in inviting me toaddress the members of this important and representative organization.
When, in 1892, through the efforts of Mr. Charles R. McCullough ofHamilton, the first Canadian Club was organized, a movement wasinaugurated of the utmost importance to the Dom