The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1954-07-03
400 no RESTHAVEN


The ReStnayen League and
the Leaguettes are very happy
to announce that as a result
of their very successful Spring
Frolic" given recently in Whit
ney Hall, Brookline, they were
able to present a donation OF
$500 to ReSthaVen. In the pre-
sence of the guests Of the Home,
Mrs. Beatrice O'Holley, preSid-
ent of ReSthaVen League, pre-
sented the check to Miss Sarah
Gibson, Superintendent, who
accepted it for the Home. Re-
presenting the Leaguettes were
Miss Mitzi Phillips, President,
and the Misses June Holt and
Betsy Pierce. This is good
news and added to the $500
recently presented to the Home
by the Unity Charity Club,
makes a fine contribution to
the well known organization
which from the first has made
no discrimination IS to sace
of those who seek residence
there. AS all know, ReSthaven
was founded by Atty. Edgar
P. Benjamin in memory of MS
deceased relatives and has lived
to see the continuance of the
support from the public that
the Institution has always had.
Marvellous Performance
There have been teas and
teas (muSical teas) this past
season and everyone of them
has been of high order. Yet,
it will not be amiss to say, be-
cause everyone who heard will
agree, that the closing open
session of the Samuel Coleridge-
Taylor Musical Association well
nigh surpassed them all. Maybe
this was because of the superb
rendition of the closing num-
Der the quartet from Verdi's
Rigoletto with Nora Lee Single
tary, Angelina DeVaughn, John
Powell and Ernest OBanyoun
in the cast. This number SEEM
ed, to a novice at least, well
nigh perfect, the voices blend
ing in exquisite melody and
with hardly chance to single
out one as more excellent than
another when all seemed well
nigh perfect and sang as though
they were thoroughly enjoying
themselves. The audience show
ed their delight by vociferous
applause and the quartette res
pended with a splendid rendi-
ton of the Lords Prayer.
Such a performance as this
group gave Sunday would en-
title them to appearances in
Jordan Hall and even Sym
phony Hall. It is hoped that
they will Someday be heard
there. At any rate, there is
material for DR.. Clarence Cam
eron Whites opera, the pre-
Sentation of which here has
been talked about. With no
intention Of being partial, when
all the numbers on Sundays
program were excellent, one
cannot escape the above COM
ments. Mr.. Fred Wright's bass
baritone voice which transported
the audience to the realms of
high delight was a wonderful
number. The lady who accom-
panied Mr.. John Warner in his
beautiful numbers calls for spe-
cial praise as she never forgot
for a moment that the singer
was the featured performer and
not the accompanies. Most ac-
eompanists play as though the
number was a duet between
voice and piano.
ENJOY SEASIDE VISIT
Eieing themselves of to Hyan-
MS for the past week end at
hrs. Esther Wilson'S charming
summer cottage were MIR. A.
Curtis Fare, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Brean and Physical Education
teacher Inez Russell who were
among invited guests at this
exclusive resort place. Miss
Russell spent her Spring vaca-
ton in Bermuda with her bro
ther-in-law member of Parlia-
ment Hilton Hill and sister
Georgine Russell Hill. ANDY
Fare, whose Boston residence
Is at Ill Townsend St.. an ex-
pert in electronics and upper
air research, has been commits
stoned to read a paper at the
University of Birmingham and
the University Of London The