MONTHLY LETTER January 1956 THE CHRISTMAS DINNER ...

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fall. Fred Challener has been much missed by his table companions and Club intimates. It is always pleasant to hear from out-of-town members. Peter Askonas, of 3 Clifford Street, London, W.1, England, writes to the effect that he follows with great interest the various Club events as reported in the Monthly Letter and sends his best regards to all. Another correspondent is Anson B. Cutts, now living in Phoenix, Arizona. Mr. Cutts was executive secretary of the Association of Canadian Bookmen, 1935-1939, when many of our members were officers or members of that organization. Mr. Cutts is now the art-music-drama critic of the Arizona Republic, Phoenix. He presents an alluring picture of this town: a wonderful winter climate and many amenities, including an excellent symphony orchestra and many art exhibitions currently being shown. His address is - 906 West Glendale Avenue. Very interesting and informative letters have been received recently from two Club old-timers - John Coulter and George Patton, both still living in London and enjoying it. The new Great Seal of Canada for the reign of Elizabeth II has been designed by Eric Aldwinckle. Claude Bissell, Vice-President of the University of Toronto and one of our new members, who was recently appointed President of Carleton College, Ottawa, addressed the Canadian Authors Association, Toronto Branch, on March 9th, his topic being The Strength of Canadian Literature. CLUB NOTES STAGE NEWS A Stage Supervisor has been appointed, in the person of William (Bill) Shelden. He will act as co-ordinator of all stage activities,- viz., costumes, properties, lighting, scenery and maintenance of the stage itself. He will be, ex-officio, a member of the entertainment committee. RENEWAL OF LEASE The lease of the Club premises from the St. George's Society has been renewed for a period of five years from January, 1956. The sub-committee on sites for possible new Club premises is still investigating. The Club will be losing a distinguished member and Toronto a valuable citizen in the person of R. D. Hilton Smith, who has been for a number of years deputy chief librarian of the Toronto Public Library. He will be leaving shortly for Vancouver where he has accepted a business appointment. 3.
We are very glad to learn that Bryant Fryer is improving after a long illness. A. Y. Jackson, with a number of other painters, is on a painting expedition in Tobago. The Club is indebted to Glen Frankfurter for the gift of the very useful shelving in the window at the rear of the bar. Reginald Godden's performance of the cycle of Beethoven's 32 piano sonatas starts on March 23rd in the First Unitarian Church, Hamilton, and will continue on consecutive Friday evenings until May 18th. The Painter-Etchers Society, a collection of whose works we usually see each year at the Club, opened its annual exhibition at the Royal Ontario Museum on March 3rd. STHE LIBRARY Booklets from two organizations have recently been added to the "Miscellaneous" section of the library. The first of these consists of a commentary on the 25th anniversary ceremonies contained in the Bulletin of the Museum of Modern Art; this was an occasion which took place in October of 1954. The booklet reveals, in text and pictures, the growth of the Museum from its extremely modest beginning. The second is the annual Report of the British Council, an organization of independent status created to develop closer cultural relations between the United Kingdom and the rest of the world. This report covers the work of the Council from its inception in 1934. The eighth volume in the Pelican History of Art series has been obtained; this is The Art and Architecture of Japan by T. R. Paine and A. Soper. The book is divided into two parts -- part I deals with painting and scultpure, part II with architecture. In time it ranges from the pre-Buddhist era to the 19th century. The text is illustrated by 173 pages of half-tone plates and over 40 line drawings. We are pleased to report that Ernest Rolph has recovered from his recent illness. It will be remembered that he was one of the two founder members unable to attend the dinner in December at which honorary life membership was bestowed on those charter members with continuous membership since 1909. iMr. Rolph has donated to the * library some interesting material which includes a sheaf of sketches of the royal coat of arms prepared for George I, nine numbers of The Anglo-Saxon Review, and two sale catalogues prepared for the disposal of the Cortlandt F. Bishop collection. 4.
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