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).
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.