The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1954-05-01
SOCIAL CALENDAR
BY ALMIRA PARK

pace, for each number that fol.
lowed was superlatively deli
vered to receive heatiest ap-
plause and demand for more.
William B. Sexton was next on
the program, offering Gloria"
(Peccia) and Preach Not to
Me Your Musty Rules (Arme) i,
in his sweet tenor voice. He was
followed by that inimitable
reader, Gladys Marine Fuller.
who was, at her very best in
two most interesting selections,
enhanced by the beauty of her
coStuming. One reading was IL
Illustrated by songs by a hidden
SoloiSt 1--WE suspect he was Mr..
SeXton) A surprise was the
faultlesS rendering by Prof.
Ernest G. O'Banyoun of Cha
minade's Autumn" Perhaps
one should not use the word
surprise because the professor
insists that ones execution
should not deteriorate with adj
vancing years if one has had
the proper preparation. Be that
as it may, Chaminade could
not have been more faultless-
ly interpreted. Drink to me
only with thine eyes" (Old Eng
lish) "EIegy" (Massenet) and
do Not Go My Love" CHaga-
mani revealed the glory of
Angekn De Vaughn Hollis, rich
contralto, and lastly came two
young men who showed plain
ly how much they enjoyed the
singing of the duet I'm this
Solemn Hour" by Verdi. Mr..
John Powell, tenor, and Prof.
O'Banyoun, baritone, were the
duo who sang their hearts
away to the great delight of the
audience. Assisting Mrs. Powell
on the committee were Frances
Harrington, Olivia Carney and
Florence Stewart. Following
this musical treat, the Samuel
Coleridge- Taylor Musical AS
ISOLATION, down the street at
558, offered another interesting
program at its regular 4th
Sunday meeting.
TO FETE robson
Paul Robson, the world-re-
nowned singer and actor, will
be feted at a Cultural Salute
to be given him by stars of
stage, screen and radio May 26.
at the Renaissance Casino,
18Th Street and Seventh
Avenue, N. Y. The Salute will
open a campaign to restore Ro-
beson's passport. The State De-
partment, for the past four
years, has denied Robson a.
passport to meet his singing
commitments throughout the
world. Scores of singers and &C
tors, saome of whom have per-
formed with Robson through
cut the nation, will pay their
tributes to the famed star at
the reception.
WOMEN ARE IMPORTANT
DR.. MIRIAM VAN WATERS,
Superintendent of the Reforma-
tory for Women, birmingham,
will address the Coffee Hour At
tendees at Freedom House, Rox-
bury, on Tuesday, May A. Con-
tinuing in the series Women
Are Important" DR.. Van Wa
tiers will speak on sour Re-
sponsibility to Women in PriS-
on" Coffee is served from $50
to 10 am, and a question peri
cd will follow the speaker.
HostesSeS for the morning will
be: MesdameS Gertrude Chand-
Ter, David Cooper, Cora Schuy-
Ter, Louise Pitts Stowe and
Adelaide Walker. Freedom
House very cordially invites
the public to attend these
Coffee Hours which have prov
ed such interesting occasions
to many.
1t. Dolores Diggs of the
Nurses Air Corps is now sta
toned at Forbes Air Force Base,
Topeka, Kans. She is a daugh-
ter of Beauty Specialist Billie
Diggs Bonner, 626A Shawmut
Avenue The Lincoln Alum
nj Association of Boston will
be well represented at the Lin
coin University Centennial GER
emonies in the closing days of
the program June 4-8
Lottie Kimball, for the past
year matron at $50 Massachu-
sets Avenue left Friday
to take on duties at Palmer
Institute, Sedalia, N. c. On
the way down she will make
stop in Dee Gee to visit rel
atives. Former Boston school