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WILMETTE LIFE October 22, 1926 News o_v the North Shore .Clubs Committee for Work With Ex-Service Men . Tells of Its Needs "The regular monthly meeting of the committee of friendly co-operation with ex-service men of the Woman's club of \Vilmette was held Monday October 11, with Mrs. C. E. Tucker: Sewing strips for the making of rugs comprised the work of the day. The occupational shops at both the Great Lakes hospital and the new Veterans' hospital have a constant and great demand for these sewed and rolled carpet rags. "During the summer, regular visits have been made to our unit 'Thirtvone West.' by members of th~ committee. Something in the way of cheer is always taken, candy, cake or cookies cigarets, new records for our victrola' playing cards. books, magazines and clothin~. During the last month we have taken over fifty books, sixteen packs of cards and twenty-seven balls of carpet rags. "The new psychopathic hospital opened in May, officially named United States Veteraps' ·hospital, number 105, of North Chical!o, now comes within our scopt> of work. Its wants are very great. The government supplies the necessanes and some luxuries but it is up to the woman's clubs to' help ·in many ways. At a recent meeting of the Tenth district chairmen of' exservi·ce work of the woman's clubs the director of recreation asked for' the following articles: subscriptions to the Chicago Daily Tribune (there are nine units of fprty men each al'!d three Tribunes for these 360 men; if there could be at least. one Tribune for each uni!): subscriptions to magazines: don~twns of rerent books, especially b10~raphy, travel and .fiction; plaving card~. pinochle decks, new records, beds1de games, surh as chrckers, cribbage, puzzles, card tables and travfav~rs to hrighter;.t the men's travs . hohdays. - At Gift Tea By R. L. P. on "The wants are so manv that contributions are earnestly desired and may l?e sent to anY. ~1emher of the comnuttee. or to Mrs. William H. Hutson, 1112 Elmwood avenue, chairman." Catholic Club ~rogram Given This Afternoon The Woman's Catholic club of Wilmette is meeting this afternoon at the home of Mrs. John. Boylston 1302 Chestnut avenue. Under the a'uspices ~f the rivir, denartment, a drhate on 'fhe Enforcement of Law"· wilt be '!Wen hv John \V. Langley and H. H. Johnson. Those assisting the hostess on this occasion will be Mrs. W. F. Krippe, Mrs. D. Coyne, Mrs. C. Englehardt and Mrs. H. S. Klein. ' Winnetka Eastern Stars Meet Tuesday for Sewing The next meeting of the Winnetka chapter, Orner of Eastern Star ., that is busy sewing for its apron and 'towel sale. will he hrln Tue,dr~,-. ·nc toher 26, at the home of Mrs. E. Irving Belote of 1136 Oak street, Winnetka at 10 o'clock. ' The sale, which will take place November 18, at the Winnetka Masonic temple, will begin at 1 o'clock, be open durmg the afternoon and finish with a Plunkett dinner. Aprons, towels and novelties will be on sale, the committee announces. Something d'i fferent from the ust1al trend of club programs was offered last week Wednesdav at the Wmnan's club of Wilmette. A- travesty was presented by the club members of the Conference of Club Presidents and Program Chairmen, which meets every month at the Art institute, so that program chairmen may engage artists ior the coming club year. Mrs. R. E. Pattison Kline, who has been the secretary of the conference for nine years, and who is also past president of the Wilmette Woman's club, acted as president of the mock conference, and her secretary was the real secretary of the Wilmette club, Mrs. John Welton Fisher, Jr. As "Mrs Iva Purse," the music chairman of the club, Mrs. Ravmond \Vheelock, introdticed the artists. the first of \'lrhich was a club member, Mrs. F. B. Ahara. who sang a group of songs very beautifully. She was accompanied by Ruth Orcutt at the piano. "Mrs. Iva Purse" stated that Mrs. Ahara would accept club engagements Friends-in-Council to · for the small sum of $500 to $1,000. Mrs. Benjamiq F. Affleck of 695 Have· Round-Table Talk This was the usu9l price of all the ~incoln avenue, Winnetka, will be om· The Friends-in-Council of Evanston artists who appeared, and each artist was endorsed by "Mrs. I. M. Smart," of the patronesses of the bridge party will meet Friday evening. October 22, "Mrs. Iceberg-"- or other such note- being given by the Chicago League of at the Orrington hotel, with a dinnrr, Women Voters' Forum, \Vednesday. which will·be followed hv a rounrl table worthy members of the audiences. A world traveler, "Mrs. G. Tma \Von- November 3, at 2 o'clock at the Illinoi~ disrus~ion : with ~vir~. Lewis Perk prr der," taken by Mrs. Lafayette Cozzens, \Vomen's Athletic club. One thousand siding. Auguste Babize of \.lrncoe i.:; was announced to give a lecture, but tickets are being issued . Pivot bridge to speak on "International Relation e:.," when that distinguished personage ap- will he played. There will be music on the problem s that were pre !'<" nt ed at the Institute of Politics at \\'i lliam ~peared, she was so mortified h~· the and tea at 4. Anyone wi shing tickets may pro- town, Mass. lack of thunderous applause (her enMrs. Camphell Collins " ·ill . cdn· a trance was m8rle three times to g-ive cure them at the Illinois League headthe audience opportunit:v to greet her quarters at 308 'North ~fichigan avenue, dramatic reading. and' ~fis :; Hutlwda in the proper manner) that she refused Chicago, , the \Vinnetka League an- L. Pretzel \\'ill pta~· piflno selectionc;. nounces. ~1rs. \Villiam F . Farrell, prt'sident of to talk. It also states that \Vinnetka residents the Tenth district, Illinois Federation Mrs. William A. Richardson then gave three. of John V. A. Wraver's may be interested in kno\\'ing that the of \Yomen' cl11hs, \\'ill he gue-.t nf pot>ms, "In Ortobcr," "Moonlight." and Chicago Leag-ue's forum conducts a hmwr. "The Drug- Store" in a sympathetic, number of week-end schools of For caoahle manner. eign Affairs, which haH attracted Winnetkans at Work for "Mrs. Carving Swell," played hy Mrs. much interest. League--Membership Drive J. B. Boddie. appeared in union-ails and spoke wittily upon "The Bunga- Local Committee Works This is thet'lst week of thc:- League leers from Bung~tow Countrv," with of Women Voters' membership drive, for St. Mary's Bazaar the whom she spent six yer1rs in rrsearch Winnetka league announces. Block work. Slie stated that the Bunfl'alows The \\..oman's J:T ttild of Christ church, captains are competing- for the State were originallv built on stilts, ·hut now \Vinnctk:::j, is takin.SZ keen interest in pri?" of ~1() . ,,.hir \1 ha, h""ll offered. are built on installments. She showed the third <~nnual haza;n l!iven for thf' while individual memhers of the le ague the evolution of the dishnan, gave an henrfit of St. Marv's H~me for Chit ~ arc anxious to win the local prize of account of a Bungal,.er . Sundav. and dren. Thursdav. Novemlwr 4. in the two . first Ao.or tickets to a Chicago exhibited the oueer gingham garments ballroom o.f the Palmer House. Civic Opera perf.ormancc ll\' S('Curing worn by Bungfllrers tlie world ovt"r. Mrs. Ch:~rles P. AnrlPrc;on, wife of the greatest nun.1ber of memberships . Mrs. Marie M. Pettibone of Evans- Bishop Anderson of the Episcopal dio~femhers mav solicit in am· territorv ton was announced next and she play- cese of Chicago, is one of the t\\'Pnt\·- in \-\-innetka -thev d<' . ire. -it "1., an·ed several piano numbers, with ease two patronesses. The bazaar. sponso-r- nounced. . ann skill. f'n hv the St. Francis guild, hfls the The last numher was an un-to-date t>nthusiastic support of the entire dioLEAGUE MEETS style show. Mrs. C. A. EMrid'!e, in CPse. The Kenih\·orth League of \\om en an old fashionrd green silk dress and The Winnetk::t committee is romnos- Voters met at the home of Mrs. Mark red paisley shawl. gave an informal 'talk on the science of color, before pre- ed of Mrs. \V~rndham H. Channrr, W. Cresap, 239 Essex road, for lunchsrnting her models. A trio in the rhairman. Mrs. ]. Earrer Ltovd, Mrs. ron on \Vedn<'sdav. Octohcr 20. In dresses of thirtv vears avo, rendered f'har!es D. Looer, Mrs. H:urv L. the aftrrnoon Mrs. -Frank P. Hixon of touching ponttl8r - flirs, "Lomr, Long Street, Mrs. Benjamin K. Smith, · Mrs. Lake Forest, spoke on the candidates, Ago," "Tuanitfl." "Love's Old SwePt Godfrf'y H. Atkin, Mrs. John R. Coch- and M :-s. \Villiam Hale gave a talk on S~ng," and "Swt>et and Low" ~hile r:ln, Mrs. John. B. ~uthrie~ Mrs. W. R. the counril on foreign relations. This the models minred onto the staP.'e in Kelly, and Mrs. Frank R. Alexander. was the first organized mrcting of the dainty steps. Mrs. N. P. Colwell, who The committee announcrs rearlv re- league. Great enthusiasm is h<'ing jc; the prPsHent of the cluh. and M r~;;. sponse to requests for· donation s: shown aJHi it is hoped that the interest H. A. Bush. sang, anrl Mrs. B. F. will continue to grow. SPEAKS AT CONVENTION Lewis, Jr., accompanied them at the :Miss F;dna Dran Baker, president of pi:~ no. FIRST OF LECTURE SERIES The first gown. an adv:\nce sprin~ tlw 1\Tatton::ol Kindt>rg-arten and EleDr. Rachelle S. Yarros of Hull House model. was worn bv Miss BPrtha mentary college, gave two addresses gave an address on "Social Hygiene" before the State Teachers' Association Wheelork. Tt was a- white wr.nning hefore the students of the National gown origin::tlly worn hv her grand- of Indiana, which is being held in Kindergarten and Elementary college mothrr in 1848. The handkerchiPf car- India!lapolis, this week. On Thursday on Thursday afternoon, October 21. ried by her J!ranclmothrr was larger mornmg she spoke before the kinderThe lecture was one in a series on than a man's h::1nrlkerrhit>f. the stork- g~rten section on "Literature in the Americanization which is being given ings were knitted . by hand, anrl Miss L1fe of the Child" and on Thursday at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoons in afternoon before the primary section Harrison hall, and to which those in(Continued on page 38) on "The Art of Story-Telling." terested in the subject are invited On Tuesday, October 26. at 3 o'clock, the music committee of the \\' i11netka \Voman's club \\·ill present Alexander Sebald in a violin recital. The committee says. "'A'e are fortunate indeed in having an opportunity to hear ~uch a fine artist. It is hoped that all club members will avail themselves of it." Mr. Sebald had attain eo eminence in his profession in Europe even before coming to America. He was born in Budapest and studied civil engineering and music, but upon the advice oi Franz Liszt. he took up music as hi!' sole profession. He has played under many famou s conductors, such as Dr. Hans Richter, Arthur Nicklsch, Mahler Strauss, Dr. Carl Muck. He also has been concert master of the leading orchestras in Munich and Berlin. Mr. Sebald now has his own studio in Chicago \vhere he teache s violin and trains players in Chamber mu:-ic. Alexander Sebald Will North Shore Women Play at Woman's Club Hostesses for City Voters' Foru.m Party The Chicago League of \Vomen Vott'rs' Forum will give its annual card party, mu sicale and tea at 2 o'clock, \Y cdne:-;dav. November 3. at the Illinois \Vom~n's Athletic club, 820 Tower court ~fr :;. Charlt-s A. \Vanner is chairman oi the Evanston division and a member of the committee on arrangements. The E:·anston :md vorth shore hostes:-6 \\'111 he: ~f es<lames Harvev G. Edwards. Lillian Raymond. \\ irt l .IUJ~1 phn:y . Ed\\'ard L. ~fiddlt'ton, C. P. Evans, president of the \Vilmette leal!tH' of \Vomen Voters ; Kathan P. Cohrell. president of the \\roman's club of \Vilmette; John IJ . Long, Georgt: H . Tomlinson, l". S. r.rant , 1f ark Cresap, chairman of th<' Kenilworth league, Benjamin Franklin Affleck, \\'alter L. Ben so n, p;,st president ui the \Vinnetka lrague: Frederick ~f. Bowr~. James ~fcLeo(l Camelon, John Boddie, H. H. Aldrich, Albert L. r.al e and \Villiam Allen Steelman. Voters League Forum Will Give Afternoon Party on November 3