The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-11-19

longest and most exacting opera
roles ever to fall to the lot Of a
substitute. She was taking the
part of the scheduled singer,
June Garner, chat Of F'iorilla in
"Thc Turk in Italy") who was
stricken with pneumonia and
would be unable to sing. From
Monday to Thursday, Miss Addi-
son learned the part and the
show went on. This was in
Philadelphia last season. 1t was
a phenomenal feat, for the part
inclued three arias, five duets,
six ensembles and a quartet, not
to mention stage business and
all the rest. The critics said Of
Miss Addisones performance
miss Addison's contribution was
one Of the finest of the evening"
This was the same role she
had In the performance Of 'The
Turk" which was given with such
signal success on Nov. IS at the
Boston Opera House Scores
Of coincidence cards and letters
of sympathy continue to pour in
to our editor on the passing Of
her sister. Bessie Trotter Graft.
some coming from as far away
as California and Washington.
In New York the messages would
fill a suitcase. From all over the
country the letters come, for her
life touched so many Mrs. Crafts
daughter, Virginia who had
made three trips from California
the last year of her mothers
life and who arrived two days be-
fore the passing has returned to
her western home Inter
isting visitors to the city re-
Gently were Mrsf E Washington
Rhodes Of the Philadelphia Tri-
bune and Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Paul Keene, the former a leading
Philadelphia undertaken. They
were here for a brief visit, were
shown about the city by Mr.. and
Mrs Wallace A. Newton Of West
Medford whose guests they were
during their visit and by Mr.. and
Mrs. William Foye Of Roxbury.
They were shown courtesies also
by Mrs. Josephine Hebren and
Mrs. Glennie Crawford
Sympathy goes out to Mr.. John
B. Patterson whose wife, Elean-
ora Reid) Patterson, passed away
on Nov. 10 and was buried from
the Columbus Ave. A. M. E. Zion
Church on Nov. IL with Norris
Davis managing the arrange
merits. Nora, as her friends
called her, will be missed for
she was of a most interesting
personality and a good friend
to all Mrs. Rachel West of
Oak Bluffs, Mass, was recently
bereaved by the passing of her
sister, Mrs. Minnie Rickson who
spent her last days in the sea-
side home of her sister attended
by the latter and Mrs. Rickson's
daughter Eugenia (Mrs. Raw
Jordan) who came on from Long
Island to be with her mother in
the closing days. Among pro-
minent visitors to the Hub this
week were DR.. and Mrs. Ernest A.
Robinson Of ASbury Park, N. j.,
Mrs. Robinson is the former Ad-
die Stars of Boston and a Welle-
sley alumna. They were here
on matters of business but found
time to call on several of their
friends In the group of
Hubites bound for the Harvard
Yale game in New Haven are
Mrs. Eleanor OBanyoun Strider
Mrs. Edna Williams, Mr.. Grant
and others. Dorothy West, author
Of THE Living Is Easy" came up
from Oak Bluffs this week and
spent several days in Boston as
guest Of Major Mildred Daven-
port. The major was completely
| surprised Friday of last week
| when a group Of friends tend
cred her a party on her birth
day Sale Moderne Ball
room of Hotel Statler was the
scene November 10 Of the third
debutante cotillion presented by
the Resthaven Junior Charity
Club. Escorted by fathers, bro
theirs or "boy friends" the young
misses were presented to friends
and distinguished patronesses at
1890 and received souvnirs OF