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WILMETTE LIFE, FRIDAY, TANUARY 18. 1924 TH DISTRACT CLUE TO BROADCAST NEWS ON RADIO District Clubs randicapped Men Sale of Handcraft Federation of Clubs of the th District met with the North Woman's club at Edge- each hotel on January 10th. orning session began at 10 A. \ E. C. Reniff, President of the club, extended a gracious wel- the District, and the courtesies fChair to our District President, ocki gave response in her usual appreciative manner. After ils of business came an inter- eport from Mrs. E. A. King, n of Co-operation with Ex-ser- n League. A happy holiday was ssible for our wounded heroes the efforts of Mrs. King and mittee. Mrs. Henry E. Rieke splendid report of the Birth Con- ference. Mrs. Frank k Cain ed an arrangement .she had made dcasting club news. On the first y in March, the Tenth District heard from 4:30-5:00 on eon was served in the beauti- ing room of the Edgewater. A 1 display of Indian handicraft exhibition in the Black Cat where sessions were held. Miss *er, the first speaker of the af- session, made a triple plea; plan for housing insane soldiers ;< sale of work put out by hospital and support of tbe workshops r handicapped men. Tenth District song was sung uartet led by Mrs. Charles C. y, the "singing President" of club. The song is the prize- song by Mrs. Lillian Hendrix who is an author recognized by ueen's Work." The speaker of y, Mr. William J. Kershaw, was ced by Mrs. Donald Graham, ershaw is a lawyer from Milwau- His subject was "The American He is a half-breed, whose was a full-blooded Menominee, ershaw expressed appreciation of ct that American womanhood had ed the cause of his people. With try of his vanishing race he set the value of the romantic back- that is cur heritage. His stories full of the breath of the pine and ish of lake waters. Let us help the Indian Bureau and get proper tion for the red man. Blanche Jaschke charmed her nee with her lovely contralto voice. last speaker was Mr. R. E. P. who subject was "The Contem- Raid on the U. S. Treasury." message was "Uphold the Budget Mr. Kline is an authority ernational Affairs. meeting adjourned at 4 P. M., af- time for pleasant chat with the ished speakers. Another Musician Joins Wilmette Colony ANE Poison Spear- in, who has for many years been associated with the activities of Chicago md the north shore, has just recently taken up her residence in Wilmette. Mrs. Spearin is a member of one of Chicago's leading Mu- sic schools and is an authority on the plac- ing and control of the singing voice, having been a teacher of this special subject for more than fifteen years. Many of her pupils now in training are soloists in Chicago churches, others are in Chautauqua and lyceum work, and some have appeared successfully in opera. Mrs. Spearin is her- self an experienced singer and conductor and is under the man- agement of Harry and Arthur Culbertson, of New York and Chi- cago. Her press com- ments are most favor- able. She is particu- larly interested in American music and has prepared a lecture recital on American Songs and their composers, which begins with the songs of Hopkinson, the very first American writer of songs, and presents material of interest to clubs and societies. Chicago University considers a privilege to have secured. He is the author of several works among which are: "The Enforcement of International Law Through Municipal Law in the United States," and a more recent publication, "The Control of American Foreign Re- lations." This will be a joint meeting of the Winnetka Woman's club and the Win- netka League of Women Voters, and will be an open session affording an op- portunity to hear one so well equipped to speak on a subject of such general interest, The hostesses for the afternoon will be: Mrs. N. Reynols Brooks, Mrs. F. W. Burlingham, Mrs. Austin B.Jenkins, Mrs. Chester Sargent, and Mrs. Albert H. Veeder. COLLEGIATE BUREAU MEETS The regular meeting of the Chicago Collegiate Bureau of Occupations will be held at the College club, Satur- day, January 19, at 10:30 a. m. Jane Poison Spearin WINNETKA WOMAN'S CLUB Good Speakers At Catholic Club Meeting IOFESSOR FRANKLYN BLISS SNYDER of Northwestern uni- versity will discuss "The American t of Today" next Friday afternoon, ry 25, at the meeting of the Wom- atholic Club of Wilmette. which be held in the Wilmette Woman's buse. His address will be preceded meeting of the Civics department e club which will convene promptly o o'clock. At this time, Miss Laura idt who recently returned from en months spent in the Ruhr dis- , will tell of her many interesting riences. THE regular meeting of the Win- netka Woman's club was held Thursday, January 10. The presi- dent, Mrs. Willoughby Walling presid- ing, made these announcements from the chair: The next regular meeting of the club will be held Thursday, January 24. This will be an open meeting under the Civics and Philanthropy committee, also a joint meeting with the Winnetka League of Women Voters. Quincy Wright, professor in the department of Political Science at the University of Chicago will speak on "The Present Situation in Europe." On Monday, January 21, at 2:30 o'clock, the Drama Study class will meet Mrs. James F. Porter's subject is "The Greek Theater." A class in Effective Public Speaking conducted by Professor Nelson of the University of Chicago will be held in the Evanston Woman's club every Mon- day from 9 to 11 a. m., beginning Janu- ary 21. A nominal fee will be charged for this class. Further details and in- formation may be learned by calling Mrs. W. C. Clingen, Tel. Winnetka 1934. The president then turned the meet- ing over to Mrs. John Vennema, chair- man of the Art and Literature commit- tee, to introduce Mr. Max Thalmann, who is an exponent of Modern Art. A number of his wood cuts were on exhi- bition in the clubrooms and later in the afternoon Mr. C. W. Washburne intro- duced Mr. Alphonso Ianelli, head of the Design department at the Art Institute, who interpreted Mr. Thalmann's art. Mr. Thalmann, having no knowledge of the English language, was unable to talk d'rectly to his audience of his work but Mr. Ianelli brought out the signifi- cance of this new movement in art, it being neither Cubist or Futurist, the ; movement of line directly expressing the I significance of his subjects. Mr. Percy B. Eckhart took his audi- ence for a most delightful trip through interesting European cities by way of illustrated colored slides, giving a very humorous lecture en route. The meet ing adjourned with a social tea. Women Voters and Club Members Meet Jointly A LECTURE will be given at the Winnetka Woman's club on Thursday afternoon, January 24, at 2:30 o'clock, by Quincy Wright, pro fessor in the department of Political Science at the University of Chicago Mr. Wright, who is commencing his first year as a member of the faculty of thait university, is considered an au- thority on International Law, in this part of the country, and is a man whom The Sports Shop No. 8 Market Square--Lake Forest, III. FINAL REDUCTIONS PRE-INVENT0RY SALE Hats in three groups-now $2.00 $5.00 and $1000. Formerly $6.00 to $30.00. Sweaters and brushed wool suits, gowns, coats, children's j coats and hats, blouses, skirts, j etc., correspondingly reduced RITA SMITH Teacher of DRAMATIC ART Announces Class Instruction and Private Lessons SATURDAY MORNINGS Ouilmette Country Club Phone Miss Winter Wilmette 625 Still in Progress! 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