Papers and records - Ontario Historical Society . quested to take meeting was held in Toronto on the 21st of August, 1860, to arrangemattei-s, and a motion was introduced by the late Dr. J. H. Richardson,at one time lecturer on anatomy in the Toronto School of Medicine:That all native Canadians joining the procession, whether identifiedwith the national societies or not, should wear the Maple Leaf as anemblem of the land of their birth. This motion, seconded by Mr. P. II.,Howard, was adopted. From the account given in the Toronto Globe of8th September, 1860, we learn that the Canadians
Papers and records - Ontario Historical Society . quested to take meeting was held in Toronto on the 21st of August, 1860, to arrangemattei-s, and a motion was introduced by the late Dr. J. H. Richardson,at one time lecturer on anatomy in the Toronto School of Medicine:That all native Canadians joining the procession, whether identifiedwith the national societies or not, should wear the Maple Leaf as anemblem of the land of their birth. This motion, seconded by Mr. P. II.,Howard, was adopted. From the account given in the Toronto Globe of8th September, 1860, we learn that the Canadians took part in the pro-cession, some wearing silver maple leaves and others those supplied bynature. Thus the floral emblem of Canada had its origin, and these leaves,which were even then turning to the golden hues of autumn, have in thiscolor been accorded a place on the escutcheon of the Province wherethey were first used. The maple leaf and the maple wreath have sincereceived official sanction (it is the leaf of the silver maple that is usually. ONTARIO taken as our emblem), and Ontario hears on its escutcheon the memorjof those early autumn days when, as expressed in happy phrase by theKev. John MeCaul, then President of Toronto University: The hope ofthe Province salutes the hope of the Empire. 140 ONTARIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY. On February 27th, 1909, a second Royal Warrant gave Ontario acrest, supporters and motto. The warrant reads: Crest. Upon a wreath of the colors, a bear passant, sable. This means that the crest-wreath in green and silver, those beingthe tinctures of the body of the shield and of the chief. On this wreatha black bear is shown walking with his fore-paw raised, the head beingin profile. The crest-wreath was in olden days two twisted strands ofsilk of the same colors as the principal tinctures of the shield, and placedwhere crest and helmet joined. The supporters are described thus:On the dexter side, a moose, and on the sinister side a Canadian deer,both p
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