As the Great War (as it's commonly referred to in the Scrapbooks, seeing as how the Second was yet to happen) was fresh in public memory even 18 years after its end, there is a lot of emphasis placed on veteran's associations and organizations during this time. While most are about the Great War, some are about earlier conflicts - particularly the Boer Wars. Most notable of these events and celebrations is, of course, "Poppy Day" - best known as Armistice or Remembrance Day. While not all of the organizers of Poppy Day were veterans (in fact, a great many were women - most notably Lillian Freiman), it is easily clear that in the later years of the Interwar Period, this was the greatest method of remembrance that Ottawan citizens carried out. Of particular interest, however, are the conventions specifically for veterans - generally held by veterans themselves. The largest of these would be massive gatherings of people, with extremely important people giving speeches. This information is gathered from very scant sources however. The material in either Scrapbook 3 or 4 simply does not focus on military happenings. One can extrapolate that this is either a direct choice by the archivist or simply a result of very little happening in military circles during this time.

Aside from the large amount of articles discussing remembrance, there is very little in the way of articles discussing other facets of the military, particularly in the way of military politics. This is partially because of the short time frames of the two scrapbooks analyzed (together they take up just three years, 1935-37), but also evident of the lack of importance given to the Canadian armed forces at the time. For the entirety of the Interwar period, Canada had a very minimal armed force of any kind - in fact, The Dominion of Canada seldom had an army - instead having a semi-regular militia. While the Second World War would eventually change this drastically, the Interwar periods would simply set the stage. The late 30's were the time Canada finally gained control of all it's armed forces for instance - Great Britain would have at least partial control of the Armed Forces prior to this. This is something that coincides with the fact that the Dominion of Canada would be slowly taking care of it's own elements throughout the 20th century. It is perhaps due to this situation that there is little mention given to military spending or military politics in any capacity - though the limited time frame of the scrapbooks is also a factor. Other military topics of note within the scrapbooks is the discussion of military events that took place in and around Ottawa. The RAF visiting with a flight of Hawker Fury's is an example of a military event that would be discussed.

Perhaps reflective of the time period, neither scrapbooks 3 (1934-35) and 5 (1937) focus much on any sort of military focus. This can be attributed to any number of things - perhaps the compiler had a lesser personal interest in military dealings. More likely, however, is that the local news had less to say about the armed forces than they would at any other time. As mentioned previously, throughout the interwar period, Canada had a small armed branch - it was argued that Canada simply had no need for any large fighting force. It was separated by oceans to any potential danger and, perhaps more importantly, it was saddled with the great depression and a lack of heavy industry. Surmounting these deficiencies would be key in building up Canada's military in the Second World War, but it makes for a very quiet two decades where the majority of military-oriented discussion is focused on the past.