to continuous exposure, he suffered from complications. He returned 

 to Canada for a rest, and was convalescing when the armistice was 

 signed. 



Col. C. A. Hodgetts, M.D. — Col. Hodgetts is our Medical 

 Adviser. He went overseas in October, 1914, as Commissioner of 

 the Canadian Red Cross. It is sufficient to say that the Canadian 

 hospitals were better equipped, both as regards staff and material 

 equipment, than any other. Col. Hodgetts resigned his position as 

 Red Cross Commissioner in April, 1918. From that date till December 

 last he acted as Deputy Commissioner of the Medical Staff of the 

 Ministr^^ of National Services, serving three months as Assistant to 

 the Commissioner in Ireland. He returned to Canada Dec. 25th, 

 1918. 



Lieut. E. Carruthers Little, 3rd Canadian Ammunition Corps — 

 Lieut. Little was one of the engineers engaged on our civic survey of 

 Ottawa. He enlisted in Sept., 1916, and, later, was given a com- 

 mission. For his services he has been awarded the Belgian Cross 

 and has been mentioned in despatches. Lieut. Little advanced to 

 the Rhine with the Canadian Forces, and is now in Belgium. 



Pte. Oliver Master — Mr. Master is Assistant Secretary. After 

 rejection by the infantry and artillery on account of defective eyesight, 

 he enlisted as a private in the Queen's Ambulance Corps and went 

 overseas. Subsequent to his arrival in England, he obtained a trans- 

 fer to the infantry. In August, 1918, Mr. Master's platoon was on 

 outpost duty and was surrounded by the Germans in a counter 

 attack. Only three men, including Mr. Master, were able to fight 

 their way back. Later, he was recommended for a commission and 

 was taking his officer's training course when the armistice was signed. 

 You will regret to hear that he is now in Canterbury hospital, 

 England, suffering from the after-effects of injury to his knee from 

 a spent machine-gun bullet. 



Pte. Frederick N. McKay, late 77th Battalion — Mr. McKay 

 is a messen'ger. He went overseas, but was invalided back to Candida 

 and discharged as unfit for further service in the army. 



Frederick Corp, one of our messengers, and a married man, en- 

 deavoured to enlist, but was rejected by the combatant branches of 

 the service and, later, by the non-combatant branches. 



HOUSING 



Mr. Thomas Adams will address you on 'Housing in Canada,' 

 and I will only refer briefly to the subject. The Dominion Govern- 

 ment has appropriated $25,000,000 for housing, to be expended 



