CXXXII THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF 'CANADA 



itoba and the other western Provinces. There are, of course, 

 a great many foreigners and Americans here in the west, but the in- 

 fluence of Ontario, the influential men, the politics, prevail. The 

 United Empire Loyalists not only saved Canada for the Empire a 

 hundred years ago, but their influence and their feeling still 

 pervade it." 



At the close of the Revolutionary War, between thirty and forty 

 thousand Loyalists settled in Canada. Previously the British popula- 

 tion had not exceeded 12,000. The French population was nearly 

 100,000. By 1837-1838 the U. E. Loyalist population constituted 

 upwards of one-seventh of the total population of the Dominion. 

 The possibilities for increase of membership in the Association are 

 obvious. 



Frequently enquiries have been made as to who are eligible 

 for membership. An Order in Council, under Lord Dorchester, dated 

 at Quebec, 9th November, 1789, which is practically the Charter of 

 the Association, is explicit respecting qualification. On an attached 

 form for registration of Loyalists is the important note: — 



"N.B. — Those Loyalists who have adhered to the Unity of the 

 Empire, and joined the Royal Standard before the Treaty of Separa- 

 tion in 1783, and all their children and their descendants by either 

 sex, are to be distinguished by the following capitals, affixed to their 

 names : — 



U. E. 



Alluding to their great principle — 

 The Unity of the Empire." 



During the past year the United Empire Loyalists' Association 

 of Canada held eight meetings including the annual luncheon on 

 May 21st, instant. In June, 1913, delegates were invited to attend 

 the unveiling of the Monument on the battlefield at Stony Creek, 

 and in September the Centennial Celebration to Tecumseh at Thames- 

 ville. In January the Constitution was amended to admit of the elec- 

 tion to honorary membership of those who render distinguished serv- 

 ice to the Association, and Mr. Wilfred Campbell, LL.D., F.R.S.C., 

 Ottawa, and Mr. James Henry Stark, Boston, author of "The Loyal- 

 ists of Massachusetts," elected Honorary Members. Provision 

 was made for the election of a Standard Bearer, and Miss Laura 

 Ryerson elected; also for two or more auditors, followed by the elec- 

 tion of Mr. E. A. Maclaurin and Lt.-Col. Fred Macqueen. Sixty-six 

 new members have been elected including the Hon. Hector Mans- 

 field Howell, Chief Justice of Manitoba, as an Honorary Vice-Presi- 



