hiː wʌzɐ fˈaʊndɪŋ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˈɑːɹts ænd lˈɛɾɚz klˈʌb ʌv tɚɹˈɑːntoʊ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪt ænd ðə fˈɜːst pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌvðə tɚɹˈɑːntoʊ ˌɑːɹkɪtˈɛktʃɚɹəl ˈeɪtiːn klˈʌb ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd.
He was a founding member of The Arts and Letters Club of Toronto (in 1908) and the first president of the Toronto Architectural Eighteen Club (in 1900).