MONTHLY LETTER January 1956 THE CHRISTMAS DINNER ...

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SDonald George Davis, B.A.
Murray Davis, B.A.
The two brothers named above are professional actor-managers, well known for
their project The Crest Theatre, which has given so many worthwhile productions of
serious drama. They both enter the Club in the professional category. Donald resides
at 172 Roxborough St. East and Murray at 68a South Drive.
Harold W. Tinmmins, Q.C., B.A.
Mr. Timmins is a non-pro member who resides at 323 Cortleigh Boulevard. He is
a prominent member of the legal profession and a lecturer in law at Osgoode Hall.
For a number of years he represented Parkdale in the Dominion House of Commons. He
is interested in the arts generally, particularly so in music, as Mrs. Tinmins is a
well known vocalist who is on the executive of the Heliconian Club and of the Women's
Musical Club.
Cameron Allard
Mr. Allard is a professional member living at 1293 Woodland Avenue, Port Credit.
He has had long experience in newspaper work and advertising, and is at present connected
with Ronald's Advertising Agency. He is particularly interested in painting
and sculpture and, as hobbies, makes figurines and collects antique furniture.
Allen MacLnnes
Mr. MacInnes, of 398 Eglinton Avenue East, is a professional member, an interior
decorator by profession, owner of Howard Studios. His particular interest in the arts
is in music, painting and sculpture.
OBITUARY
ROBERT YOUNG EATON
On July 28th R. Y. Eaton died, at the hospital in Midland, aged 81. He had been
on holiday at his summer home and became ill while there.
Mr. Eaton had been an Arts and Letters Club member since 1913. He was a patron
of the arts, a lover of good music and of poetry. He, with his wife, an accomplished
pianist, rarely missed a good concert, an art exhibition or an important theatrical
event.
To the public at large he was perhaps best known for his association with the
T. Eaton Company. As secretary and general manager for most of his earlier service;
and later, as president for twenty years, his energies were taxed to meet all the
calls made upon him.
So many duties of a business and social kind thronged upon him, that it was
comparatively seldom that he was able to enjoy the ease and leisure he often longed
for. But when he did contrive to spend a few hours within the walls of the Club he
found it most congenial to his tastes and was happy in the companionship he found
there.
This great figure in the world of business found time to devote much time to
the building up of the Art Gallery of Toronto, of which he was president from 1925
until 1942, and honorary vice president up to the time of his death.
U Mr. Eaton's devotion to music was well known and there were few outstanding
rmsical events which he and his family did not support and enjoy. For some years
he was on the Board of Governors of the Toronto Conservatory of Music, and later
was a member of the advisory board of the Royal Conservatory of Music.