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44 W I L M E T T E L I F E M a y 13, 1937 Junior P l a n s Auxiliary F a t h e r ' s , Banquet Hostess to Junior League Delegates Opens Exhibit W o r k N e w H o m e a n d o f Sale for of Mother's S h u t - I n s A l l members of the Junior auxiliary of the Woman's Club of Wilmette are urged to bring their mothers, fathers, and husbands to the annual Mother's and Father's banquet to be held Thursday evening. M a y 20, at the Woman's club, at which Francis Leonard Bacon of E v anston w i l l be the speaker. " F o r beauty of language, n a t u r a l ness, interest, h u m o r , D r . B a c o n has few peers on the lecture p l a t f o r m , " one of his c r i t i c s w h o h e a r d h i m g i v e a program, comments " A l i k e Dust a n d S e a S p r a y , " the unique s t o r y of the famous cruise of the S e t h P a r k e r , considered a m o n g "the most a m a z i n g broadcasts ever made," w i l l be the subject of his lecture, one believed to be of especial appeal a n d e n t e r t a i n ment value for this o c c a s i o n . T r a v e l i n g to far corners, s o l d i e r i n g , s a i l i n g the seas a n d G r e a t L a k e s , b r o a d c a s t i n g , a n d a c t i n g are i n c l u d e d in the i n t e r e s t i n g career of this m a n w h o has g a i n e d n a t i o n - w i d e r e c o g n i tion. A m e m b e r , now, of the N o r t h w e s t e r n u n i v e r s i t y staff o f lecturers, he has been d i r e c t o r of athletics, c o a c h , teacher, h e a d m a s t e r o f a classical h i g h school, and d i r e c t o r of j u n i o r a n d s e n i o r h i g h schools. S e v eral n a t i o n a l o r g a n i z a t i o n s have app o i n t e d h i m to i m p o r t a n t national committees a n d c o m m i s s i o n s . Seve r a l cities g i v e witness to his active p r o m i n e n c e in civic affairs. F r a n c i s L e o n a r d B a c o n , w h o has g i v e n m a n y lectures in different parts of the c o u n t r y before a g r e a t v a r i e t y of o r g a n i z a t i o n s , a n d whose articles have been p u b l i s h e d i n magazines a n d periodicals, has, in the u n i v e r s i t y w o r l d , g i v e n r e g u l a r courses of lectures at H a r v a r d , B o s t o n u n i v e r s i t y , Connecticut State N o r m a l , N o r t h w e s t e r n , U n i v e r s i t y of W i s c o n s i n , a n d the U n i v e r s i t y of W a s h i n g t o n . His g r a d u a t e w o r k covers w o r k done in Columbia, Y a l e , and H a r v a r d . He, too, has w r i t t e n books. E v e r y sort of fancy work, table linens, guest towels, bed jackets, k n i t t i n g bags, scores of other attractive articles, all fashioned by the hands of shutins, w i l l be offered for sale in W i n n e t k a Tuesday, M a y 18, when M r s . R o y E . B a r d opens her new home at 36 Woodley road. from 10 until 5 :30 o'clock. T h e committee for this sale, w h i c h is sponsored by the V o c a t i o n a l Society for Shut-ins, includes : Mrs. Horace W . Armstrong, M r s . E d w a r d IT. Bagley, M r s . H e n r y C . Rartholomav, M r s . L a i r d B e l l , M r s . D a r r e l l S. B o y d , M r s . H i l l Blackett, M r s . Carleton Blunt, M r s . A y r e s B o a l , M r s . Dewes B u r w e g e r . M r s . Leslie L . Cooke, M r s . M a r k W . Cresap, M r s . David A . Crawford, M r s . Donald Defrees, M r s . R a y m o n d D u r h a m , M r s . Talcott G r i s w o l d , M r s . E d w a r d B . H a l l , M r s . Charles H e r r i c k H a m m o n d , M r s . Francis H . H a r d y . M r s . W i l l i a m Sherman H a y , M r s . John P H o o k e r , M r s . N o r m a n W . H a r ris, M r s . Dennison B . H u l l , M r s . W i l liam C . H i b b a r d , M r s . C a r l K e l l y , M r s . Clark J . Lawrence, M r s . Philip W . M o o r e , M r s . Joseph E . Magnus, M r s . Edwin P . Price, M r s . H o l m a n D . Pettibone, M r s . G i l b e r t H . Scribner, M r s . John I Shaw, M r s . J o h n Stuart, M r s . W a l t e r A . Strong, M r s . W a l t e r F . Straub, M r s . K e n n e t h G . S m i t h , M r s . A r t h u r C. S u l l i v a n , M r s . H e n r y F . Tenney. M r s . W i l l o u g h b y G . W a l l i n g , Mrs. Rawleigh Warner, M r s . N . Landon H o y t , Jr., M r s . V i n c e n t A . O ' C o n or, M r s . Clarence B . R a n d a l l , M r s . W i l liam P . Sidley. Tnloff Photo Mrs. Henry Haven Windsor. Jr.. 419 Sheridan a hostess for one of nine regional dinner parties May 1'.', for the guests arriving next ueek to attend the Asso-.mtion of Junior Leagues of America to be to 28. Ms; Lansing B. Warner of Winnetka will hostess for a regional dinner. road. Winnetka. will he to be given IVednesday. the annwsl conference of held in Chicago^ May 17 he another north shore Junior Infant W e l f a r e Arranges Spring Tea T h e J u n i o r a u x i l i a r y of the E v anston center of the I n f a n t W e l f a r e S o c i e t y a n n o u n c e s a s p r i n g tea on W e d n e s d a y , M a y 19, at 3 o'clock, at the h o m e of M r s . R a w l e i g h W a r n e r , 1200 H a m p t o n d a l e r o a d , W i n n e t k a . A p r o g r a m w i l l be g i v e n , H e l e n Abbots Byfield singing, accompanied at the piano b y M r s . C a l v i n Selfridge. T h e tea c h a i r m a n is M r s . H a r o l d O B a r n e s of I n d i a n H i l l . A s s i s t i n g are M r s . G r a h a m Penfield, Mrs. R u f u s Jeffris, and M r s . N o b l e M a c F a r l a n e , of W i n n e t k a , a n d M r s . A l fred S. W i l t b e r g e r of K e n i l w o r t h . N. S. Friends to H a v e Picnic at Junior High Four Generations Spend Mother's Day Together T h e M a y m e m b e r s h i p m e e t i n g of hour generations were represented North Shore Musicians the N o r t h S h o r e F r i e n d s , C h i c a g o at d i n n e r on M o t h e r ' s day at the J u n i o r school, w i l l be h e l d on M o n - home o f M r . a n d M r s . O . G . C o r n s , M e m b e r s of N e w Trio day, M a y 24, at 12:30 o'clock, at the 1121 C h e s t n u t avenue. Guests upon N e w a m o n g m u s i c o r g a n i z a t i o n s is school. T h e executive c o m m i t t e e w i l l that o c c a s i o n w e r e M r s . C o r n s ' father e n t e r t a i n the m e m b e r s h i p for l u n c h the M e r r e l l S t r i n g t r i o c o n s i s t i n g of and m o t h e r . M r . and Mrs. Dan three talented y o u n g m u s i c i a n s , D o r i s eon, a n d it is hoped that as m a n y as Cresap of B o n a p a r t e , I o w a ; the O . G . B r i g g s of W i l m e t t e , p i a n i s t ; K a t e possible w i l l be present. C o r n s ' three sons, t w o of w h o m are A l i c e M e r r e l l of E v a n s t o n , v i o l i n i s t , T h i s is such a d e l i g h t f u l o p p o r t u n i t y m a r r i e d , a n d their wives. M r . a n d a n d H e l e n W i n s t r o m of C h i c a g o , to visit the school, to see the boys, at M r s . J a m e s C o r n s of E v a n s t o n , a n d 'cellist. their w o r k , and to enjoy a picnic M r . and A i r s . M a r s h a l l C . C o r n s and T h i s t r i o , w h i c h has b e e n p l a y i n g l u n c h e o n in the school grounds. () G C o r n s , Jr., of W i l m e t t e . a n d engagements all winter, numbers three great g r a n d c h i l d r e n , c h i l d r e n of R e s e r v a t i o n s w i l l please be m a d e a m o n g its most recent p r o g r a m s one M r and M r s M a r s h a l l Corns. b y S a t u r d a y , M a y 22, to M r s . E . for the C h i c a g o chapter, D a u g h t e r s of the A m e r i c a n R e v o l u t i o n , an eve- J e w e l l D i c k , 1206 T o w e r r o a d . W i n n i n g musicale at the A l l e r t o n h o t e l ; n e t k a , or M r s . J o h n R u e t t i n g c r . 353 an engagement at the S o u t h e r n O a k d a l e avenue, G l e n c o e . T r a n s p o r W o m a n ' s c l u b , a n d its m u s i c p r o g r a m t a t i o n can he m a d e it necessary. Birthday Celebration at the b a n q u e t of the I l l i n o i s W o m G o r d o n F a r r a r R o g e r s , son of M r s . en's P r e s s association. C a t h a r i n e F a r r a r R o g e r s , 1210 G r e e n T h e M e r r e l l t r i o w i l l p l a y at the M r s . E v a n L e s l i e E l l i s e n t e r t a i n e d w o o d avenue, celebrated his fifth St. M a r k ' s F a s h i o n show on M a y 26, a f e w friends at l u n c h e o n at her b i r t h d a y a n n i v e r s a r y at a p a r t y S a t u r in E v a n s t o n . home, 401 T e n t h street, last F r i d a v . day a f t e r n o o n . Resume Popular Parties S k o k i e C o u n t r y club's summer buffet supper parties, a p o p u l a r feature at the club last year, are to be r e sumed this season, the first one b e i n g scheduled for S u n d a y e v e n i n g , M a y 16. I n response to requests of m a n y members, F r e d d i e W i t m e r w i l l play. T h e house c o m m i t t e e emphasizes the necessity of m a k i n g reservations.