MONTH LY LETTER

T H E
M O N T H LY
L E T T E R
FOUNDED 1908
N E W S A N D V I E W S O F C L U B P R O G R A M M E S A N D C L U B
14 Elm Street, Toronto
SEPTMHER - OCTOBER, 1951
H E R E WE A R E A G A I N
Once more the Monthly Letter makes i t s appearance a f t e r the summer
h o l i d a y s , refreshed'in body and s o u l , and resolved t o lead a b e t t e r l i f e , i f
p o s s i b l e , in catering t o i t s erudite readers. Many of them have roamed f a r
a f i e l d during t h e i r vacations and we hope to hear something of t h e i r adventures,
e s p e c i a l l y those who v i s i t e d the' F e s t i v a l of Britain and renewed t h e i r acquaintance
with London and the enchantments of rural England* Such favoured
ones (can they be induced t o speak) could provide many entertaining evenings
for the l e s s fortunate members of the Club; and they can, i n any case, make
the Monthly Letter of much greater i n t e r e s t i f they w i l l contribute t o i t s
pages any outstanding experiences or impressions of t h e i r travels abroad. The
Entertainment Committee of the Club has at hand a mine of r i c h ore t o develop
during the coming Winter.
Meanwhile, we h e a r t i l y welcome the holiday-makers back t o the Club,
with a gentle reminder t o a l l Members that the Annual Meeting of t h e Club and
the e l e c t i o n of o f f i c e r s w i l l be held on October 13 which f a l l s on a Saturday.
Also that the f i r s t Monthly Dinner w i l l be on September 2 9 t h , - Saturday.
Following the May Letter, the editors have received ap appreciative
note from Thomas Crawford"together with a request t o correct a statement in
the May Letter which i s only half t r u e . He says:
ff My ^Introduction and Toccata
for organ and s t r i n g s 1 , f i r s t done at the C.C.O. Convention in August 1950 by
Gerald Bales and Geoff Waddington, was repeated by Bales in Niagara F a l l s , N.Y.,
with a l o c a l orchestra', but was a l s o done by Dr. Cyril Barker with members of
the Detroit Symphony in D e t r o i t , Mich. Dr. Barker has a l s o performed my" f In a
Great Cathedral 1 S u i t e , r e c e n t l y published, and a Rhapsody f Cerbadoc Putnamos*
written for him."
S P E C I A L
ANNUAL MEETING AND ELECTIONS
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13th.