The Starr's Point Temperance Society was based in the Starr Point School District #357, and the R.M. of South Qu'Appelle No. 157. In May 1896 president of the society, Mr. Bray reported 37 names in the pledge book. Regular monthly meetings were held at which time "the pledge" was circulated. The pledge was a promise to abstain from the use of all intoxicating liquors and tobacco. The programme of each meeting consisted of hymn singing, readings, recitations, debates, and sometimes guest speakers. Occasionally special concerts were held.

The Moose Jaw Fine Art Guild was formed in June 1949. The first executive elected were president, Mrs. Owen Wilson; secretary-treasurer, Miss Letty Stuart. Charter members also included Mrs. W.E.S. West, Mrs. Walter Clarke, Mrs. Oswald Fysh, Miss Ruth E. Way, Miss Isabel Anderson, Mrs. Hugh House and Mrs. Marwood Gaye. The Guild was associated with Women's Art Association of Saskatchewan. The W.A.A.S. disbanded in 1957.

The aims of the guild were to encourage appreciation of art, to produce original paintings or pieces of art, to draw together those interested in art, to further art in the community, and to provide members with an opportunity to exhibit their art.

In 1984 a motion was passed to change the name to Moose Jaw Art Guild. Membership was declining and the guild felt that the term "fine" perhaps dissuaded some artists from joining.

Slater & York Limited was a men's clothing store which was established in 1921 when Ransom L. Slater joined in a partnership with Mervin E. York. Mr. Slater was born in Inkerman, ON, on May 13, 1870. He moved to Moose Jaw in 1890 and went into the tailoring business with Dan McCormack. Later he established his own tailor shop, and in 1913 opened a men's clothing store. Mr. Slater married Florence Annetta Powell in 1895. They had one daughter, Phyllis (Mrs. K.G. Murison). Mr. Slater was a member of Zion United Church, Moose Jaw Lodge No.3, Lodge of Perfection, Rose Croix, the Saskatchewan Consistory, Moose Jaw Shrine Club, Chamber of Commerce and he served as director of the Grant Hall Hotel. He retired from business in 1953. He died in 1962.
Prior to his partnership with R.L. Slater, Mervin E.York was a salesperson, buyer and department manager for various retail businesses in Moose Jaw. He began working as a salesman for R.L. Slater in 1916. Mr. York died in 1953. Slater & York Limited was sold to Geoffrey R. Baskwill and James Stewart Robertson in 1953. They sold the business to Reginald A. Bushell and George Field in 1959, who then sold it to Brian Chadwick in 1987.

The Moose Jaw Philharmonic Ladies Chorus formed in June 1937 as a successor to the Moose Jaw Philharmonic Society which had been formed several years earlier.

The results of the first election of officers was Miss Florence Johnstone - President; Mrs. E. W. Badger - Vice President; Miss Marjorie Horsefield - Secretary; Miss Lyla Hynes - Treasurer; Mrs. J. L. Hilton - Librarian; Mrs. G. Hall - Business Manager; Miss Mabel Bryce - Press Secretary; Mrs. Greenfield - Social Convener. Mr. Francis Stevenson was the first conductor.

The first concert was given in the Baptist Church. The choir sponsored a scholarship for the Moose Jaw Festival of Music. They won a number of awards in competition and recorded an album to tape in May? 1966 which was released in 1967?.

A final meeting was held on February 19, 1979 where a vote to disband was taken and all remaining funds were donated to the Canadian Cancer Society.

The first meeting of the Newberry Rural Telephone Co. was held on May 22, 1912. The first board consisted of D.W. Newberry - President, F.B. Johnson - Vice President, W.F. Jacobs - Secretary/Treasurer and as directors S.R. Newberry, Jas. Sinclair, S.P. Peterson. One item suggests a 1910 incorporation but all other documents refer to the 1912 start date.
The company operated a small rural telephone system in the Archive area, south of Moose Jaw.

The last date of operation is unknown. The last date of the records is 1956 but they are incomplete.

The Moose Jaw Canucks Hockey Club was formed in September 1933. The management was headed by Adam Thomson and Ivan Morrison and consisted mainly of the fathers of players who had been members of the “Stars”, Moose Jaw’s entry in Juvenile hockey. Canucks coaches from 1933-1945 were Gymie McMillan (7 years coach), Ikey Morrison, Hal York, Chuck Robinson, Bob Kennedy, Clay Boiteau and Roy Bentley.

The Canucks became the first amateur affiliate of the Chicago Black Hawks of the National Hockey League in 1945. Besides operating the Junior Canucks in the Southern Junior League, the Canucks Hockey Club also operated a Juvenile team in the South Central League, and a four team city midget league.

In 1974 the ownership and operation of the Canucks was turned over to the Moose Jaw Hockey Society. In May 1982 four men, John Waronek, Gilbert Prefontaine, Murray Baldwin, and Gary Bolinger purchased the franchise from the Moose Jaw Hockey Society. Later in the same season, Waronek took over sole ownership of the team. In November 1983 the Moose Jaw Junior Hockey Community Club was nominated by the Saskatchewan Amateur Junior Hockey League (SAJHL) to run the team for the remainder of the 1983-84 season after they (SAJHL) terminated Waronek’s franchise.

In December 1983 Moose Jaw Tier One Junior Hockey Inc. and the Moose Jaw Junior Hockey Community Club Inc. (Club) joined forces in order to bring the best junior hockey available to the city of Moose Jaw. The amalgamation of the two groups placed the bid to bring a Western Hockey League (WHL) franchise to Moose Jaw and the existing Moose Jaw Canucks of the SAJHL under one community hockey roof. The objective of the new group was to move ahead with the present tier two team (Canucks) in place and continue to plan for the future of a WHL team in Moose Jaw. The new group would assume all obligations which the Club had concerning the Canucks.

On December 22, 1983 Tier One Hockey Inc. were successful in their efforts to buy the Winnipeg Warriors, who became the Moose Jaw Warriors.

In 1944 people in Saskatoon called a meeting to discuss the formation of a senior citizens club. Many towns were represented including Moose Jaw. The Old Age Pensioners Club was formed with Mrs. A. Douglas, president; Mrs. Nurse, secretary; and Mrs. Brown, treasurer. In January 1945 Moose Jaw received their charter and were known as the Old Age Pensioners, Branch 5 Moose Jaw. The object of the club was to try to get together to make life less lonely for the elderly. The first officers elected for Branch 5 were Mr. E. Heath, president; Mrs. Ellis, first vice-president; Mr. Vaughn, secretary; Mrs. E. Foster, treasurer. Aims were to visit the sick at home and in the hospitals and to send cards to the sick and bereaved. A ladies auxiliary was formed to assist with fundraising projects. Four meetings a month were held in a small room on Main St. From 1954 to 1957 meetings were held in the I.O.D.E. room at the Y.M.C.A. With over 400 members in 1957 a larger hall was required, so the Odd Fellows Hall was rented for meetings from 1957 until 1964.

After the Old Age Pensioners approached several clubs in 1961, the Cosmos Club offered to sponsor them in their efforts to build a facility. After a meeting of the city, officers of the Old Age Pensioners, and Mr. Jack Dorfman, president of the Cosmos Club, the Pensioners agreed to turn over $11,000.00 to the Cosmos Club. The City of Moose Jaw provided the land to build, and in 1963 the Cosmos Centre opened. The Old Age Pensioners were given the use of the Centre.

In 1971 the name Old Age Pensioners changed to the Pensioners and Senior Citizens Organization of Saskatchewan, Branch 5, Moose Jaw. At a convention in Saskatoon in 1981 they joined with the New Horizons and became known as Saskatchewan Seniors Association Incorporated, Branch 5.

In 1984 Branch 5 had 59 members. It was the only charter branch left in the province. Officers were Violet Peeling, president; Agnes Goodnough, secretary; and Mrs. H. Braaten, treasurer.

On May 8, 1997 it was decided to disband Branch 5. Membership had declined to six active members. Mary Webber was president, Violet Peeling, secretary. Remaining funds were donated to the Moose Jaw Union Hospital and to the Provincial Saskatchewan Seniors Association Inc. All record books and material were donated to the Archives Dept. of Moose Jaw Public Library.

Tuxford Lodge No.87, Independent Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.) was instituted on January 9, 1912. Charter members were David Reekie, Roy T. Lowther, William D. Boyd, A.G. Kepner, J.H. Storry, John B. Calver, R.E. Spicer, Don Kilpatrick, John D. Fraser. The Lodge hall was built that same year. During its existence, 130 men joined the Lodge. The charter was surrendered to the Grand Lodge of Saskatchewan on November 28, 1939. At the same time the Lodge hall was sold to the Village of Tuxford.

The Princess Patricia Club of Moose Jaw was formed in October 1933 by Maudie Radcliffe Baylay and Nan Evans Buchbach. The original aim was to help young girls during the Depression. Assistance was given to numerous girls, but soon extended to needy families and the elderly.
The first executive elected were Maudie Radcliffe Baylay, president; Nan Evans Buchbach, vice-president; Verna Woods Forrest, secretary; and Dorothy Knox Gibson, treasurer.
Blue and silver were chosen as the club’s colours. Meetings were held weekly. A special project was undertaken once a month. The prime source of fund raising became the afternoon tea and bazaar. Other projects included charity balls, supper dances, tag days, gala Boxing Day dances and sales of roses and tulips.
In 1939 the Princess Patricia Club was invited to become the auxiliary to the 77th Battery Royal Canadian Artillery. During World War II, the Princess Patricia Club sent more than 2800 parcels to Battery personnel serving overseas. Funds raised were also spent on bursaries, nursing scholarships, milk for Britain campaign, children’s shelters, the elderly and the blind. In later years the Club supported many institutions and local agencies including the Union Hospital, Providence Hospital, St. Anthony’s Home, Pioneer Lodge, the Christmas Stocking Fund, and Easter boxes for shut-ins.
In 1999, after 66 years on a most distinguished record, the Princess Patricia Club, mostly because of a declining and aging membership disbanded. A final donation of the Club’s funds was made to the Foundation for the Moose Jaw Union Hospital.

The Prairie Pens Writers was established on February 10, 1991. The creation of the group was accomplished due to Gertrude Story (in 1991 she was Moose Jaw’s writer-in-residence) and a grant from the New Horizon’s program. One of the first actions of the group was to petition city hall to declare Robert Currie and Gary Hyland Honorary Poets Laureate. Members participated in their first public readings at the SIAST’s Macoun Lounge in June 1991. This event, called Readouts, is now an annual event held at the library.
Membership is open to anyone; however, due to weekday meeting times, the majority of members are seniors. Meetings are held on the second Monday of each month, excluding July and August.

The St. David’s Society was a Welsh organization established by Welsh citizens of Moose Jaw on October 25, 1913. Their first meeting was held on January 8, 1914. At this meeting the following officers were elected: President – E. Goodman Jones, Vice-President – Lloyd Roberts, Treasurer – W. R. Jones, and Secretary – J. E Thomas. The club’s meetings were held at the Moose Jaw Public Library.

The Church of Our Lady was established in 1938 at 455 Duffield West. It served the parish for 27 years before the congregation outgrew the building. In 1965, a new church was constructed to accommodate a larger parish. The new facility seats 500 and is located at 566 Vaughan St. Moose Jaw.

The first school site was on NW 26-17-28, North West Territories on land owned by James Campbell. There are no available records that document what year the school was built or when it opened. A debenture for $450.00 was obtained from the Imperial Bank of Canada, Winnipeg on November 13, 1893. It was signed by Joseph Getty, chairman, and Isaac Griffith, trustee. A receipt for the eighth and final payment was dated November 18, 1901. Early records show that James Campbell was the first secretary. The early teachers were Cidna Simpson, April-November 1898; H.W. McDonald, April-November 1899; A.W. Lindsay, March-December 1900; L.A. Banks, February-December 1901.

Family names of students attending were: Griffith, Armstrong, Wilson, Hans, Campbell, Banks, McKeown, Dalrymple, Getty, Hurlburt, Lyons, Battel, Forsythe, Perkins and Gilmour.
In 1913 the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway went through the district and the hamlet of Archydal was established. The site of the new school was chosen to be here. It was built in 1914 on NE 35-17-28. It was a one storey, brick veneered building. The chairman was William Battel, the secretary-treasurer was George McKeown. The old school building was sold to James Gilmour. Three sections of land 3-17-27, 6-18-27 and 7-18-27 were taken out of the Moose Jaw Rural Municipality # 161 and added to the Summerside School District. In 1918 the main room of the new school was divided into two rooms. In 1921 a second storey was added to the school. This was used as a high school. The high school closed in December 1939.

In 1946 the Moose Jaw Larger School Unit formed and Summerside was incorporated into the unit. George W. McKeown was sub unit #5 trustee from 1946-1953.

In 1946 a teacherage was moved in. In 1962 a cottage type school was moved in and the two storey school was demolished.

Summerside School closed on June 30, 1964. It was moved to Grayburn to be used as a community hall. The school children were bussed to Moose Jaw. The last teacher was Mrs. Inga (Myklebust) Dalrymple and the last secretary-treasurer was R.E. Hancock.

King Edward School opened in 1906 with two classrooms, however, the number of students in the area continued to grow and by 1912 the school had eight classrooms. Construction began again at the school in 1958, when an annex was built beside the original building. In 1978, a gymnasium was connected to the annex. In 1980, the original school building was demolished, however, the main entrance archway of the school was relocated to Crescent Park. King Edward School closed in 1999 due to declining enrollment.

This Moose Jaw Quilt Guild was established as a result of a quilt show in the summer of 1990. In June 1990 seven ladies met to discuss the formation of a guild. They were Bernice Robinson, Marg Shepley, Ruth McIntyre, Hilda Krause, Adeline King, Edna Mowchenko and Marj Nicholle. A registration-coffee night was held on September 6, 1990. During the following months membership grew to 87. The Guild set up a constitution and incorporated under the Saskatchewan Non-Profit Organizations Art. The first executive were president Bernice Robinson, vice-president Ruth McIntyre, secretary Marg Shepley, treasurer Marj Nicolle, program co-ordinator Marg Shepley. The annual membership fee was set at $20.00. The meetings were held on the first and third Thursdays of each month at St. Michael and All Angels Church Hall. Beginner classes were conducted the first eight meetings. On March 21, 1991, the Guild decided on the name “Prairie Hearts”, and the members guild badge was a crazy patch heart.