CANADIAN CAROLS. [INSCRIBED & SIGNED by WILLIAM HOWEY to the Owen Sound Sun Times]. [Together with]: 2 PAGES OF A PROGRAM presumably for the FIRST "REMEMBRANCE DAY" celebration in Toronto.

Howey, William.

Published by Toronto: The Ryerson Press, (1926). (1926)., 1926

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Toronto: The Ryerson Press, (1926)., (1926). Good. - Octavo, 7-1/2 inches high by 5-1/4 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in blue cloth titled in gilt on the front cover and the spine, in a printed cream dust wrapper. The edges of the soiled dust jacket are chipped with several short tears. 117 pages, illustrated with a portrait frontispiece and 2 plates. There is some minor occasional foxing. Very good in a good dust wrapper. First edition. Inscribed on the front endpaper to the Owen Sound Sun-Times at Christmas 1926, the year of publication, "Compliments of the Author in appreciation of the Owen Sound Sun-Times and its courageous stand on all moral questions. W. Howey / Xmas 1926.". Laid into the book is 2 pages of a program, presumably for the first "Remembrance Day" celebration in Toronto on November 11, 1931. Howey's poem "The Sacred Silence" (which is also published in the book on page 70), is printed on one side. "What means this boom of cannon, sudden pause / Amid the roar of traffic that congeals / The thronging multitudes -- all decked / With poppy red -- to silent statues / With bared heads and bowed, / And falling tears? /." Printed on the verso is the "Order of Service", with a reading of the Scripture by the Rev. J.G. Hornsby, the Hymn "O Valiant Hearts" an introduction of the speaker Col. The Hon. D. Carmichael by Mayor Stewart. Folded and creased with a couple of short tears and a large piece torn out from the bottom corner (not affecting the text). In a footnote to his poem in the book, William Howey writes "Note: Written after having witnessed a most impressive observance of the Armistice Day silence in the heart of the city." Remembrance Day was officially first commemorated on November 11, 1931. William James Stewart was Mayor of Toronto from 1931-34. The Canadian war hero Dougall Carmichael (1885-1945) was a farmer, politician and public servant. Carmichael first served in the 35th Simcoe Foresters before joining the 58th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force in 1915. He attained the rank of Major and second in command of the Battalion, later retiring as a Colonel.

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• Title: CANADIAN CAROLS. [INSCRIBED & SIGNED by WILLIAM HOWEY to the Owen Sound Sun Times]. [Together with]: 2 PAGES OF A PROGRAM presumably for the FIRST "REMEMBRANCE DAY" celebration in Toronto.
• Publisher: Toronto: The Ryerson Press, (1926). (1926).
• Publication Date: 1926
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
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