Gerald “Gerry” F. Carline was born in 1942. He joined the armed forces in 1959 and served with the Saskatchewan Dragoons until 1970. Carline then transferred to the Saskatchewan militia district headquarters as the officer in charge of the training company. In 1974, he joined the 10th Field Regiment as deputy-commanding officer and was later appointed to artillery officer and then Lieutenant Colonel. Carline is presently the Honorary Lieutenant Colonel of the Saskatchewan Dragoons. He is also an author, having written Duncan’s War, the story of Duncan Munro and the 44th Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Force.

Armon Wellington Irwin was born in 1868 in London, Ontario. In 1892, he married Margaret Jane Armstrong of Wiarton, Ontario. They came to Moose Jaw on March 5, 1904 as an agent for Sun Life, however, soon after his arrival he established his own insurance and real estate business. In 1912, when the Walter Scott Block opened, Irwin was the first occupant of the business section of the block. He operated his insurance and real estate business until April 15, 1943, when he sold it to I. C. Sutton. Irwin was an active member of the Moose Jaw community. He was a member of the Moose Jaw School Board and of the Saskatchewan Conference of the United Church.
In 1911, he built a large home at 29 Stadacona St. West (known as 155 Stadacona St. West after 1914) and lived there until around 1950. Armon and Margaret had four children: Marguerite, Annie, Armon F., and Frank. C. Margaret died in 1951. Irwin then married Emma Lydiard of Moose Jaw. He died October 19, 1958 in Victoria.

Ken Bradley played varsity basketball and football for the University of Saskatchewan. He then became a physical education teacher and coach in Moose Jaw. After teaching for almost fifteen years, Bradley accepted the position of physical education consultant at the Moose Jaw Public School Board. He retired in June 1997 after a thirty year career in education. Since retiring, Bradley has had some success in seniors’ golf competitions. In 2008, he competed in the Royal Canadian Golf Association’s Senior Men’s Amateur nation competition as part of the four-man Saskatchewan team. In 2012, Bradley published a book entitled Out of bounds: a century of golf in Moose Jaw about the history of golf in Moose Jaw.

St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church was built in the summer of 1907 in Tuxford, Saskatchewan. The church cost $2 630 to build and Geo. Logan was the head carpenter. Reverend McGregor was the first pastor and there were approximately 20 families in the congregation. In 1925, the Methodist, Presbyterian and Congregational churches formed the United Church of Canada. St. Paul’s became a United Church as a result of this merger. St. Paul’s Church was rededicated on May 6, 1962. In 1971, the Tuxford Pastoral Charge was dissolved and St. Paul’s Church joined the Minto United Church in Moose Jaw to create the Minto Pastoral Charge.

On April 15, 1974 owners and interested parties of property in the Buffalo Pound Lake North shore developments met at the Moose Jaw Co-Op Auditorium. The meeting was called to order by John Finn. Fred Pepper acted as secretary. Charlie North, of the South shore development of Buffalo Pound Lake (Sun Valley) was invited to speak on how the South side formed a hamlet.

It was discussed that an organization was needed to protect the interests of the owners/tenants of the 110 cottages on the North shore. Tax assessment was considered too high in relation to the services received. It was agreed that an association be formed first, and then go to the Government to investigate other forms of organization, such as a hamlet.

A motion was passed that an executive be elected consisting of a chairman, secretary-treasurer, and three members from different sections of the shore. Elected were John Finn, chairman; Fred Pepper, secretary-treasurer; and committee members Vic Myles, Jim Luther and Henry Gebkenjans.

In the first year 103 cottage owners joined the Association. Issues of concern were garbage disposal, road improvements, constructing a boat ramp, moving the Sasktel pay phone from the highway to midway along the road, taxes, obtaining titles to properties, and improvement of administrative problems. In January 1975 a proposed constitution was presented . It was adopted on May 14, 1975.

In 1978 the North Shore had named 5 subdivisions: Ash, Elm, Maple, Oak, and Pine.

In 1979, the Association petitioned to become a hamlet, but it never materialized. It took many years of legal surveying to be completed. In 1988, a petition was submitted to the Minister of Urban Affairs to have the resort area of North Shore on Buffalo Pound Lake (in the Rural Municipality of Dufferin, No. 190) incorporated as the Resort Village of North Grove.

On Wednesday, May 31, 1989 the North Shore Cottagers Association held their last annual meeting. The North Shore area was now the Resort Village of North Grove. A motion passed that was made by Howard Hilts, seconded by John Finn that the North Shore Cottagers Association be dissolved and when their affairs are settled and all debts are paid, any surplus funds are to be transferred to the Resort Village of North Grove.

In 1908 the Government of Saskatchewan enacted the Child Welfare Act. It provided for the establishment of children’s aid societies and required cities with populations of over 10,000 to provide and maintain temporary homes or shelters for orphans, underprivileged, retarded and delinquent children.

The Children’s Aid Society of Moose Jaw was organized in December 1911, due largely to the efforts of Arthur Hitchcock. The first officers were president, Arthur Hitchcock; vice-president, J. W. Sifton; treasurer J.E. Chisholm; secretary, Mrs. E.H. Cuddy. The first honorary solicitor was H.D. Pickett and the first honorary physician was Dr. A. R. Turnbull. The first directors of the Society were Mrs. Sims, Mrs. H.C.Pope, Mrs. Wellington White, Mrs. Radcliffe, Mrs. W. H. Spotten, Mrs. E.N. Hopkins, Mrs. G.H. Maybee, Mrs. Navin, Mr. J.A. Hallan, Mrs. Tobin (later Mrs. J.F. Sheehan), Mrs. Clara Hansberger, Mrs. Nicholson, and Dr. J.M. Hourigan. The first matron of the shelter was Miss Richardson, replaced in little over a year by Miss Rose L Laughton.

The first annual meeting of the Society was held on January 9, 1912.

The work of the society was three-fold: 1) to care for neglected and dependent children. 2) to deal with and help juvenile delinquents. 3) to give temporary assistance to children.

The first shelter was the old nurses residence on the corner of Thirteenth Avenue and Fairford Street East. In 1918 a new shelter was built with money from the City of Moose Jaw, the Government of Saskatchewan and private donations. It operated until 1946 when it was no longer needed. It was returned to the city who sold it to the Moose Jaw General Hospital. Currently it is the Ina Grafton Gage Home for senior women at 200 Iroquois Street East.

In 1946 the Child Welfare Act was amended and the children became wards of the provincial government. Children were placed in foster homes. The work of the Society was lessened but continued to function in other capacities. The society sponsored a probation officer who gave counseling to delinquent children. His duties were eventually taken over by the police department. In 1950, the Children’s Aid Society assisted in the financing of the Housekeeper’s Service of the Family Service Bureau. It helped the bureau to find homemakers to take care of children and homes of mothers who were ill. It also gave legal advice to unmarried mothers.

The Society was approached by parents to establish a school for retarded children. In 1956 they opened a classroom in the basement of Ross Public School. In 1959 it was expanded to a second room and by 1961 they had three classrooms. They named it the John Chisholm School.

By this time the Society saw the need for a separate school for retarded children, but under its charter was unable to raise funds for this purpose, so the Society of the Education of Mentally Retarded of Moose Jaw and District was formed. In September 1964 the Public School Board took over the John Chisholm School that was housed at Ross School. In September 1965 the new John Chisholm School located at 1250 Eleventh Avenue N.W. was opened.

The Children’s Aid Society disbanded in 1965. All their funds and bonds were transferred to the Public School Board for the construction of the new John Chisholm School.

The last president of the Children’s Aid Society was William Whitell and the secretary was Mrs. J.H. Knox.

Mrs. Armstrong Junior Studio Club was a group of piano students of Mrs. Charles E. (Minnie F.) Armstrong. Members were under 15 years of age. There was also a club formed for the piano students that were over 15 years old, called Mrs. Armstrong Senior Studio Club. These clubs were formed on January 25, 1924 at the home of Mrs. Armstrong, 152 Athabasca St. E.

The first officers elected by ballot for the Junior Club were Helen Ogilvy, president; Gertrude McIntosh, vice-president; Helen MacBean, secretary; Patricia Criushanks, treasurer; and social committee Nancy Horns, Mary Leask, Charlotte Hannah, Archie Hill and Maurice Schull. Each member paid fifty cents for a six month membership to cover cost of refreshments. Meetings were held once a month (no meetings in the summer months) at Mrs. Armstrong’s home, followed by a recital and then refreshments were served. Every second month parents and friends were invited to attend. The last written account of this club was in 1931.

Mrs. Minnie F. (nee Ruttan) Armstrong, formerly of Winnipeg, MB was married to crown prosecutor Charles Ernst Armstrong. He unexpectedly died from pneumonia on Christmas day in 1916. They had six children. There is no record of Mrs. Armstrong in Moose Jaw after 1938. It is believed she married an Alex Barrie who passed away in 1956. Minnie passed away in North Battleford in 1957. They are all buried in Moose Jaw.

The scouting movement was founded by Lord Robert Baden-Powell in England in 1907. The movement began in Canada in 1908. In 1915 the Provincial Council of Saskatchewan Scouting was established, although there were scouts prior to that. The aim of the Boy Scouts of Canada is to help members become resourceful and responsible members of the community by providing for their mental, physical and spiritual development. This included learning about outdoor living through camping and hiking along with good deeds.

The first boy scout troop in Moose Jaw was organized on September 28, 1910 when boys from all denominations met in the Zion Methodist Church. Rev. G.F. Salton presided at the meeting and outlined the work, aims and objects of the scouting movement. Enthusiastically a troop was formed and patrol divisions were created. In 1911 the following scout troops existed in Moose Jaw: Divisions “A”, “B”, “C” First Moose Jaw Troop, Zion Church; Second Moose Jaw Troop, St. John’s Church; and the Y.M.C.A. Troop , Y.M.C.A. In 1914 there was a scout troop at St. Michael’s and All Angels Church on South Hill. Troop No. 9 (Hillcrest) was organized in 1926. Troop No. 1 St. George’s was formed around 1923. Scout Master was C.F. Kempton. Senior Patrol Leader was Herbert (Bert) Gray.

Over the years there were many changes. Scouting was divided into sections for the various age groups: Beavers, 5-7, began in 1974; Wolf Cubs, 8-10 years, began in 1916; Boy Scouts, 11-14 years; Venturers, 14-17 years, began in 1966; Rovers, 18-26 years, began in 1917. Scouting is now open to both boys and girls.

In 1971 there were nine scout troops in Moose Jaw, 1970 seven troops, 1993 five troops. In 2004 there was one active group, Troop No. 5, Hillcrest with approximately thirty children in Beavers, Cubs and Scouts. There is no longer a local district, there is an area commissioner.

Beta Sigma Phi was founded in 1931 in Kansas by Walter W. Ross. He thought women needed more in their lives than work, responsibility and hardship. His efforts created the Beta Sigma Phi sorority, a non-political, non-sectarian social and cultural organization. The name is taken from the first letters of the Greek words meaning “life”, “learning”, and “friendship”. In 2005 Beta Sigma Phi had a total membership of over 250,000 in 12,500 chapters in 32 countries throughout the world. The yellow rose and the candle are the symbols of the society.
The first Beta Sigma Phi chapter in Moose Jaw was the Beta Chapter, formed in 1939 by Bessie Nixon. Membership in Beta Sigma Phi is by invitation. In Moose Jaw there are seven chapters each representing different degrees. Each degree is obtained after a set length of time in Beta Sigma Phi and every member can transfer to chapters of her degree in different cities. Each chapter meets twice monthly for a short business meeting followed by a cultural program. The chapters in Moose Jaw are served by a Beta Sigma Phi City Council that is responsible for coordinating and planning activities or projects involving the city’s 7 chapters, and designed to help promote inter-chapter harmony. It consists of the president and one or two representatives from each chapter. It sponsors some of the sorority’s social events such as the Christmas dance, Founders Day banquet, rituals and the fall tea.
Although it is not a service club, each chapter takes on some projects. They have contributed to the community by helping with projects such as the Cancer Society Drive, Heart Fund Campaign, Cancer Daffodil sale, blood donor clinics, Moose Jaw Festival of Dance and the Moose Jaw Music Festival. They have contributed financially to the Moose Jaw Transition House, Times-Herald/Salvation Army Christmas Fund, CHAB Christmas Fund, Telemirale, Food Bank, Union Hospital, Providence Place and other worthy causes. The chapters raise funds through activities such as working the gates for the annual fair and holding steak nights.

At a conference in Regina on March 7 & 8, 1970, the Wheat for Vietnam Committee, a national organization was established by some prairie farmers and others offering aid in the form of wheat to the people of war torn Vietnam. The secretary of the Committee was Lloyd Mattson of Moose Jaw. They were asking farmers to pledge wheat. Monetary donations would also be accepted to cover expenses. Once they had enough pledges to ensure the success of the campaign, the Committee would consult with the proper government authorities about transporting the wheat to the terminal point in Vancouver. In a letter to Mr. Mattson from the Canadian Minister of Agriculture, the Honourable Otto E. Lang, dated November 23, 1970 it appears Mr. Lang is not supportive of the Wheat for Vietnam initiative. After this there is no further material to document what became of the Committee or their objectives.