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Handwritten letter with envelope from Flora Steele at St. Urban's Academy in Montreal to her father in Winnipeg. Flora writes about her upcoming trip home for Christmas, the Christmas cards she is sending, and mentions her dental appointments. 2 pp.

Correspondence sent to and from SBS in his capacity as Major-General, C.B., M.V.O. , Canadian Headquarters, Shorncliffe, England, and includes letters to SBS from Sir James A. Lougheed; Colonel Robert Rogers; Colonel A. Hinde; Sir George Perley and others primarily dealing with the change of command of the Canadian Forces in the British Isles; also includes a general letter describing how Christmas Day was spent by patients in the Dover and Shorncliffe area. Typewritten

Correspondence sent to and from SBS in his capacity as Major-General, C.B., M.V.O., Canadian Headquarters, Shorncliffe, England. The correspondence, largely confidential, revolves around SBS’s understanding that he is to be ‘superannuated’ and his personal letter campaign to protest this decision. He provides an outline of his service in connection with pension on retirement, and a cautionary note has been added to this record by Harwood Steele [ca. 1973]. Includes telegrams, copies of letters, and copies of the service record. Includes also a letter from a representative of the Manitoba Club in Winnipeg discussing the necessity of electing a Union Government in Canada. Typewritten

Garrison Order by Major-General S.B. Steele, re: A Royal Command – Christmas Greetings. Typewritten copy; 1 pp.

Handwritten letter with envelope written from Flora in Montreal to her parents in Calgary. Flora describes her Christmas holiday, and lists the gifts she received from family and friends. 6 pp.

Handwritten letter to Marie from Edith Davidson, thanking the Steele's for the Christmas gift they received from them.

A handwritten note to "Beloved Parents" with Christmas greetings from Sissy [McGillis], possibly a cousin or aunt of Marie's, ca. Christmas, 1880. Includes envelope.

A handwritten letter from Roger Pocock in Regina to his sister Ethel [in Ontario]. He talks about a manuscript he is sending her, along with his Christmas greetings.

A handwritten letter from Roger Pocock in Regina to his mother in Ontario. He asks for photographs to be sent from home, with a promise to send some of himself to his family too. He talks about the upcoming Christmas Day plans, his general contentment with his life at the NWMP post, and describes in some detail the task of being on guard duty; a small sketch of the guard room, prison and court is included with the letter.

A handwritten letter from Roger Pocock in Regina to his mother in Ontario. Roger describes his Christmas day, and goes on to discuss in detail his activities, books he is reading, names of the officers at the Post, and comments on the family pictures he was sent, etc.

Program of events for Thanksgiving church service held in the Armouries at New Westminster, British Columbia, on December 1st, 1918, under the auspices of the Mayor and Council of New Westminster.

Includes list of orchestral numbers performed by the New Westminster Symphony Orchestra, "National Hymn" ["O Canada!" - Thomas B. Richardson version], hymns, prayer, solo and chorus singing, scripture reading, address by reverend, "National Anthem" ["God Save the King"], benediction, and a postlude by the orchestra.

"Collection in aid of a Fund to provide Christmas Cheer for the dependents of our Soldiers and Sailors."

A Christmas and New Years' greeting card sent out by the Macmillan Company of Canada Limited for the 1970 holiday season.

The greeting card contains a copy of "The Heart of Merry Christmas", a 12-page speech by Canadian author Robertson Davies given to the Canadian Club in Toronto on 14 December 1970 regarding Christmas. Davies' address touches on themes of Christianity, theology, astrology, the Age of Aquarius and the Aeon of Pisces, and the persistence of Christmas "in some form or other".

Davies' speech concludes "So long as the sun continues to celebrate Christmas by his steady convalescence we may let the Aeons of the World Zodiac bring what they will, for we shall have been given new hope, and that is, after all, what lies at the heart of a Merry Christmas."

An invitation and program of events for a Christmas party hosted by a "Cap. [Captain?] Weymark" at his residence in Owensville, Saskatchewan, in 1909. Includes program of speeches and song selections, lunch menu, and other relevant information about the event. Several attendees performing song selections are mentioned by name in the program.

Contents:
Program - Given Before Lunch [includes speech by Cap. Weymark - "How Canada Should be Run"; song selections and music]; Lunch Menu [Meats; Entrees; Vegetables; Dessert; "Eat Your Fill and Give the House a Good Name"]; "Remember These Items" [a list of information about the party, including a request for "Persons singing Coon Songs" to wear blackface "for the occasion"]; "Laugh and the World Laughs With You".

Place: Byron, Ontario

From: Marion [Griffith]

To: Alf / T.A. Patrick, M.D., Saltcoats, Assiniboia, N.W.T.

Delivery: Canada Post, postmarked

Details: 8 pp + envelope, note on envelope “No. 233”

Notes: Marion writes to her fiance, Alf [Dr. Thomas A. Patrick]. She has been busy in preparations for Christmas. Alf's parents invited her and her sister Annie to spend Xmas [Christmas] evening with them and a few friends. She is pleased and surprised to be invited, although she worries that they will be an imposition as they are unable to arrange a ride home for themselves. Marion anticipates talking with Alf's brother Rick, as they get along well. Marion tells of how pleased Annie was to receive her own letter from Alf, which also pleases Marion. Writing later, Marion tells of how she stayed at home with her Grandpa rather than attending evening church service. He is very lonely and she is glad to play for him and read aloud to him.

Marion received an early Christmas gift from Annie: a cup and saucer for her and a moustache cup for Alf. Marion "was surprised when I saw the cups as it was decided we would do without presents ourselves in order to have a family photograph during the holidays." Marion wishes Alf a belated birthday, a Merry Xmas, and Happy New Year. In a postscript she writes that she has no objections to Alf's cousin travelling to Birtle [Manitoba] to be a witness at their wedding.

Booklet containing three poems written by Captain Edgar J. Thomas, M.C.

"A Christmas Carol" and "A New Year Wassail" are written in honour of the Christmas and New Year holidays, respectively. "A Jubilee Ode ("Hail Native Manitoba")" was written in honour of the Natural Resources Transfer Agreement, "on the occasion of the Province taking over her Natural Resources - the 15th, of July, 1930".