Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 10, 1966, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press thursday. November 10. 1966 13 Montreal woman becomes a Patron of British arts by Carol Kennedy London in an age of state subsidies Britain still owes much of her cultural riches to the activities of wealthy private patrons As in centuries gone by. Moving As they do in the International coteries of the Rich and famous they persuade eminent artists to give their sen ices for Charity invite Royal guests to gala performances and raise funds from their friends for worthy projects which otherwise might not see the Light. Informal social Contact is the essence of the system and. Many a gala concert and Char-1 Ity Art show Are born in tiie drawing rooms of Mayfair or the penthouses of Manhattan. Among Britain s Art patrons a tall dark Beauty from Canada named Roslyn Lyons has quietly established a claim to being a Power behind the scenes in the musical world. Daughter of the distinguished Montreal ophthalmologist or. Jacob Rosenbaum she has been responsible with her Hus band Jack for As Many musical ventures As the Earl of Hare Wood probably Britain s Best known Patron of the arts Evit ably however it is Queen s Cousin whose name is in the e More familiar to the Public. Rescues festival Welcome the Queen and Prince Philip to the Centenary of the three yearly festival now firmly established again As a leading British musical event. The Lyons also helped develop the Leeds International piano Competition an event of world stature which inspired soviet culture minister mrs Furt Seva to invite the couple to Moscow last summer for rus Sia s Tchaikovsky prize a Simi Lar contest. As gala concert president of perhaps Roslyn Lyons the London symphony orches proudest achievement was res j tra Roslyn Lyons has organized citing the Leeds music festival such occasions As a memorial from impending death in the 97th year of its existence. The Lyons who were married in Montreal and moved to York Shire after the War. Linked concert for the late Swiss conductor Pierre Monteux. At tended by the Queen Mother. I m a frustrated Singer mine Dik i she laughed explaining forces with sir Linton Andrews j How training with Mont crusading editor of the York j r e a j teacher Pauline Don Shire Post to save the festival fostered her interest in All one of the oldest in Europe. Musical. A promising in 1958 they were Able to dramatic Soprano she did not pursue a singing career after her marriage at the age of 20. Now a poised elegant 43, the Mother of four children aged Between 21 and 10, she fits in most of her cultural work Over lunches and at social gatherings. This is the Way to get things done. I m not a committee she says. Knows top people she has Given a dinner for j Princess Margaret a cocktail party for Dame Margot Fonteyn to raise funds for the Royal Academy of dancing. Many of the social occasions take place at the Lyons Home on exclusive campden Hill in West London a richly furnished eight bedroom House filled Wilh paintings by Monet Renoir and Canaletto. A Terrace overlooks an acre of Well groomed Garden and a heated swimming Pool. There s hardly anyone she does t says a Friend meaning anyone of social Emi Nence. And indeed the Lyons Circle embraces top names in politics Industry the arts publishing and the British aristocracy. Conservative Leader Edward Heath a fellow music Jover and Patron is Friend. A re cent cocktail party Drew to Gether friends from such Dif Ferent worlds As Multi million Aire Charles Clore who owns most of London s Oxford and Regent streets and Jennie Lee socialist culture minister who is the widow of the fiery left Winger Aneurin Bevan. Jack Lyons among other business interests is chairman of London s oldest department store Whiteley s of Bay Swater and son David 21, who was born in Montreal now works in the West London store. Were is the family of John m. Hunt whose appoint ment to the court of Queen s Bench was announced this week. With mrs. Hunt Are the couple s daughters Alixe 18 left first year arts student at the University of Mani Toba and Catherine is in Grade 11 at Kelvin High school. Mrs. Hunt is on the girl guides provincial executive and is a Novice Weaver. She also enjoys Hunting for ducks Upland game and Deer in fact she has been Hunting since she was a child and introduced her husband to the sport. Now they enjoy getting away from it All together. Employees of Home slate Tea tuesday the first annual Tea and Bazaar organized by employees of the holy family Home 165 Aberdeen Avenue will be held at 7 . Tuesday in the Home s auditorium. Home baking Christmas gifts and White ele Phant items will be for Sale and door prizes awarded. Consuls to Honor Swiss actress the consuls or Switzerland and West Germany and their wives have sent out invitations to. A reception in Honor of Lilian Westphal. Swiss actress who is coming to read works in German of Swiss and German authors at the University of Manitoba. Alexander r i c k e n-1 Bach Consul of Switzerland and. Six grandchildren and three great grandchildren. I i John r. Hofley of the faculty j of sociology at Carleton univer sity in Ottawa will visit his parents or. And mrs. Fred Hofley Munroe Avenue East Kildonan from Friday to Sun Day. Saturday or. Hofley will mrs. Rickenbach and Henry William Bornemann Consul of West Germany and mrs. Bornemann will hold the Early evening reception nov. 21 at the charter House hotel. Miss Westphal will give her Reading the next evening. Or. And mrs. George n. Peterson will be at Home to relatives and friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 . Nov. 19 at 349 St. Anne s Road suite 526. St. Vital to celebrate their Golden j wedding anniversary. J married in 1916 at Samord Kent England or. And mrs. Peterson came to Winnipeg in 1919. They have three children be Best Man at the wedding of Marilyn Danielson and Donald g. Bjornsson. Honouring or. And mrs. S. E. Stubbs of St. Mary s Road St. Vital on their 40th wedding anniversary a reception was held at the Home of their son in Law and daughter or. And mrs. Peter Stuart Arden Avenue St. Vital. I a Trousseau Tea honouring Patricia Simpson prior to her marriage saturday to Clarence by Man was held by her Mother mrs. H. T. Simpson Mandeville Street St. James. Shower parties were Given by mrs. Orville Hanson Woodlawn Street St. James with her daughter Judy and mrs. W. A. D Rennar mrs. Frederick Mac Kay Fidler Avenue St. James with Dianne Austin mrs. D. E. Gillespie Des neurons Avenue St. Boniface with mrs. E. Brooks and mrs. E. P. Collett Diann Wootton Boreham Boule Tuxedo with members of the Chi Alpha chapter of Alpha Iota sorority. Mrs. W. J. Jackman Mother of the bridegroom elect and or. Jackman planned to entertain the bridal party at Silver Heights restaurant following the rehear Sal. Out of town wedding guests in clude Harry Wyman of Vancou ver and mrs. W. R. Delaney of Barrie ont. Deborah Blanche and Dean Clarence Alexander children of or. And mrs. Elmer Busko were christened sunday in St. Pat Rick s anglican Church by Rev. L. R. Willis. Deborah s godparents Are Alexander Ball of grand rapids Minnesota and Vincey Tan Chow and Dean s godparents Are or. And mrs. Nicholas Schritt. A family dinner followed at the Home of the maternal grandparents or. And mrs. James Ball Clifton Street with whom the Busko family Are re siding until moving this month to Jackson Ville Florida. Roslyn Lyons and her husband Jack a drapery store tycoon set out for a party at Buckingham Palace. Mrs. Lyons a Montreal native is a Power behind the scenes in Britain s music world. Think Young think Young wonder wonderbra s new foundation that knows no age new brains Cost More but produce less prof. By Edith Paterson still doing business today. Why docs the government allow them the retailer is not the main culprit when it comes to the Ris financial institutions have the ing Cost of living according to or to gel legislation passed. Or. Gerald e. Ackerman urn t t effective controls Over varsity of Manitoba agricultural i foreign investments passed. Busi economist. Ness management in Many cases speaking to Yew Neighbours at a incompetent and knows it a luncheon meeting wednesday Fout legislation passed to at Knox United Church or. A protect it. Kerman Laid the blame on Many j our business altitudes Are in factors arid Many people ing everyone from politicians to wage earners and Consumers. 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Portent and they reflect protect i Tion of vested interests. But when they Are exposed nothing is done about it. Our potential resources must be said or. Acker Man. We need in inject Moti 1 Valion managerial skills and Money to work with. We must increase production at a faster j rate than inflation. H was four 1 to five per cent last year. But i in South America it was 70 to 30 per cent. They Are literally paying twice As much for every suggests research he also suggested More government spending on education and on research to develop a new technology a More efficient Way of doing things. Or. Ackerman deplored wage increases Given to everyone from seamen and railroaders to teachers and Cabinet minis rather than pay postmen their requested increase he would sooner go to the Post of fice and pick up his mail. Or. Ackerman believes boy Cotting of supermarkets is not the answer to High prices. There s a Job to be done obviously but these organized groups Are not sufficiently in formed. 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