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::: WILMETTE LIFE, FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1924 9 Next Year's Club Plans Occupy Newly Elected Presidents Mn. Freel Blocki Speaks at Library Cub Meetina HE Glencoe Woman's Library club closed an active season with a well attended and interesting aUday session held on Thursday, May 8, at the Glencoe Union church. Co1J1mencing in the morning with a business meeting attended by eighty-five women, luncheon was served at 12 :30 o'clock to over 175 guests. In the afternoon "The Neighbors," Zona Gale's entertaining play, was pre-, sented by a group of clever actors under the able direction of Mrs. Clyde U~tick and Mrs. Harry Champlin. The parts were exceedingly well taken by Mrs. Kimball Montgomery, Mrs. Edward Wilder, Mrs. W!allace Templeton, M,rs. E. E. Haight, Mrs. James Pennington, Mrs. H. B. Boardman, Mrs. J. A. Francoeur and Mrs. Frederick Hill. At this time the club wishes to express its gratitude to Mrs. Ustick and Mrs. Champlin for the pleasant afternoon afforded the guests. At the conclusion of the play, Mrs. Sherman Booth presented the plans for the new clubhouse which were favorably accepted. They are considered beautiful and complete. Mrs. William Fox was then iQstalled as the club's new president . Mrs. Fred Photo by Wilhite. Blocki, president of the Tenth district, Mre. William A. Fox, preeident of the Illinois Federation of Women's clubs, Cleneoe Woman'· Library elub. was a guest on this ocassion and gave a Photo by Lewis-Smith Photo by Borgteldt Mra. Charlea Buton, preeideat of the Mre. John Howard Jonee, preaid.ent of a short talk. Woman'· Catholic elub of Wilmette Mrs. Fox, in accepting her office, the Kenilworth Nei1bbora made a splendid speech after wbicb the meeting adjourned, terminating the spread in its activities in the schools and in the beautifying of the community. club's activities until October. Following is the list of new officers: One other organization, a member of Mrs. William Fox, president; Mrs. the Tenth district, which is carrying on Hormer Horton, 2nd vice president; the same kind of club work, is the North Mrs. B. F. Pinkerton, r~rding secreShore Catholic Woman's League, which, tary; Mrs. George Orr, chairman of although not strictly local, as it includes music; Mrs. Mark Rector, director. in its territory the entire north shore from Evanston to Waukegan, has many Mr. and Mrs. Robert 0. Berger, 306 members in these villages. Kenilworth avenue, motored to their summer home at Twin Lakes on The Young People's Bridge club met Sunday. Mr. Robert Berger and Miss at the home of Miss Cornelia Keith . Ethel and Miss Eleanor ·Berger, ac310 Oxford road, on Monday evening. companied them. T L I ~. 107 0111111111111'"11111~ ~· dsl ~ f I = !! a I = 1 ~ I i I ~ i i ou ge- I i ~ UNCHEONS, musicals, business meetings and elections of officers during the last three weeks have brought to a close the season for the local clubs in the suburbs from Wilmette unrth through Glencoe. Already the newly selectc:d officers. are busy with plans, arrangmg commtttees, looking up . peaker~, artists an~ musicians. to supply !ntcrestt.ng, attr~ct1ve, entertaming and mstructtv~ pro~rams for the new season commencmg m October. Their days throughout the summer will be actively taken up ":'ith details and arrangements for a commg club year of varied interests. Few of us realize in reading from week to week the announcements of each of the local Woman's clubs, just how many they are and how influential each has been in the life of its own village and en masse they have been instru~ mental in an enriching and broadening influence ?n the community as a whole. The question has been asked many times of the editor of this club page, "Just how many local woman's clubs have we in the territory covered by our three community papers?" ~her~ a~e. five of these organizations ":h1ch tndiVld';Jally and collectively are vit:=tl force~ m the educational, civic ph1lanth~optc, cultural and social of. the vtllages of Wilmette, Kenilworth, Wmnetka, Hubbard Woods and Glencoe. . They a~e pa~ticipators in philanthroptc wor~ try Ch1cago, and taking actve. mterest m mternational affairs. The Wtlme~te Woman's club, the Woman's Cathohc club of Wilmette, the Kenilworth Neighbors, the Winnetka Woman's club and the Glencoe Woman's Library club have been the agents throughout the past season by which prominent speakers, musicians and artists have been brought to these north shore villages and through which local talent in art, literature and music · 'has been brought out and encouraged. Courses in French, in dramatic art ~rama study, public speaking, in finance: m current events and civics have been conducted in different clubs. The Civics and Philanthropy departments have secured as lecturers such noted . speakers ~s Hu~o Pam, Judge Gell_lmtll, Harnet Vmum, Quincy \\:'nght, Thomas Elliott, Mrs. Maurice Lteber, Mrs. Anthony French Merrill Anna Belle Ferrier, Mrs. Sara B. Place' Anne Elizabeth Allen, Lydia Schmid~ . M:iss Esther Dunshee, R. E. Pattison Kline and Mrs. J, Marc Fowler. In the field of art, music and travel, these clubs have made it possible for north shore residents to hear, among others, Channing Pollock, dramatist, Anita Willetts Burnham and Max Thalman, artists; Glenn Dunn, music critic; Dudley Crafts Watson, artist and travel lecturer; Percy Eckhart, life ,Miaa ~ IIUIIIIIIIIUldlllllltli = Summer School Lectures Interest All Club Women OMMENCING on Saturday, May with a reception at 8 o'clock at the Chicago Woman's club, Fine Arts building, at which the foreign delegates and presidents of the women's organizations of city and state will be the honored guests, the Sixth International Summer school, under the auspices of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, will be introduced to Chicago on this, its initial session in the United States. Lasting for two weeks several series of lectures will be given by men and women of national and international prominence on the general subject of "Human Factors in Internationalism." The tentative program for the first week is briefly this : Sunday, May 18, 4:30 6'clock, Mandel hall, University of Chicago, address of welcome by James H. Tufts, vice president of the university, and brief statements of the current ' situation hy the delegates to the International Congress held at Washington; M<ir~ing lectures, May 19 to 24, with the ·exception of May 22, 10 o'clock until 1,. Recital hall, Fine Arts building, 410 S. Michigan boulevard. These lectures · fall under two main topics, "The Hist\)ric, Legal and Political Bases of In'tetnationalism" and "Racial Differences a~td World Organization." .From 4:30 ~o 6 o'clock in the afternoon, at Ida l'Joyes hall, University of Chicago, the kctures will be based upon "The Spirit'IJ;l.l Aspirations of the Human Mind," with supplementary round table discus$ion ; on Friday evening, May 23, George E. Vincent, president of the Rockefeller Foundation, will speak at Mandel hall, T;niversity of Chicago, on "World Orrahization for Health." 'I'he lectures ~ and discussions given during the fortnight's ~ssion of the school wlll be of special interest to club women of the north shore who are activel,r interested in international affairs. A rt.umber of talks and discussions on ?oretgn relations have been given durlflg the winter at some of our local clubs. Information concerning the lectures, course, or single tickets, may be procured from the secretary of the In6rna!ional Summer school, 1010 Fine Arts building, 410 S. Michigan boulevard, C 17, 0 · Ruth Mat&, preeident of the together art patrons from the north Wil:anetka Woman'· club shore towns. Poets' day at the Winnetka club produced some very charming travel lecturer; Mary Hastings Brad- compositions and brought to light a ley, author and explorer; Mrs. Theron great deal of local literary talent. Two Colton, lecturer ; Catherine Olive Mc- or three events, or rather developments, Coy, dean of Scotch dialect readers stand out particularly in the season's and a personal friend of James Barrie; activities. The Wilmette Woman's club Miss Evelyn Brown, dancer; the Phil- has started its work of developing its brecht dancers; Maud A. Miner, dra- own dramatic department and company, matic reader, and Carl Sandburg, poet. as the work of the club players has been The following well known musicians so well received this year. In Kenilhave appeared: Mrs. Dwight C. Orcutt, worth, the Neighbors Glee club, nonCharles Wakefield Cadman and the existent for four or five years, has been Princess Tsianina, greatest woman voc- reorganized this year under the leaderalist of the Indian race; Carl Cody ship of Mrs. Homer Cotton of New Pfahnstiehl, Helen Abbott Byfield, Olga Trier. In Glencoe, the Library club, Eitner, Mrs. Estrid Buck, the Civic which has the distinction of being the String quartet, Marianne Powell Bab- third oldest organization of its kind in cock, Cooper Lawley, Tina Mae Haines, the country, observed its Golden anniMarian Roberts, Milan Lusk, Paul Mal- versary. It has also decided upon the plans for its beautiful new $200,000 lory and Robert Quick. The art exhibits held this year by the home. One feature peculiar to this club Wilmette and Winnetka clubs gathered i the nature committee, whcih is wide- GJhe . ·O RRINGTON I ... EVANSTON···ILLINOIS ~ Plans of The Annex Now On View THE accommodations in this new addition to The Orrington will consist of two, three, four-room and larger unfurnished apartments, fully carpeted, draped and with complete hotel service supplying all linen, maid service, electric current and ice for the kitchenettes. There will be accommodations for guests' cars within the building, inexpensive quarters for servants, and on the roof for children a charming bungalow with four play rooms and a beautiful pergola. In The Orrington Annex you may enjoy every convenience and comfort of a modern apartment hotel, yet be surrounded with your own furnishings, giving added pleasure, and saving storage costs. The arrangements are exceedingly homelike and cozy and the rentals moderate. The plans may be viewed any day or evening at The Orrington. Booking now for September first occupancy. Saturday Concert Large General Federation of Event at College Club Clubs to Meet in West R ' EPORTS have been current that the biennial convention of the General Federation of Women·s clubs would not be held in the west because of the prevalence of the hoof and mouth disease. Mrs. T. G. Winter, president of the federation, has denied any change of meeting, it is stated, and asserts that the convention will be held as originally planned at Los Angeles, June 3 to 13. H E first large social affair to be given by the Chicago College club is the concert, with Katl1ryn Browne of the Chicago Civic Opera association as soloist, that is taking place on Saturday, May 17, at 3 o'clock in the new clubhouse, 196 East Deleware place. Proceeds from this concert will be directed into a lmilding fund for a new assembly hall and stage next to the present building. 0~0 T 81:10 01:10 Oc::IO i Ladies' Wrist Watches THE NEW RECTANGULAR wrist watch makes and ideal birthday, graduation, or anniversary gift. "'Ne carry these only in gra<::es we can recommend. Rectangular Watches without diamonds from $25 up Rectangular Watches with diamonds from $200 up I I 0 Charles E. 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