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40 WI~METTE December 18, '1926 LIFE· News o.F the North Shore Clubs Guest Day Next Feature at Club Thcorv of Interior Decoration . and 'vocal Solos on Program at Catholic Club The next meeting of the \Voman's Catholic club of \Vilmette will be held at the \Vilmette \Voman's duhhouse Tuesday, December 28, at 2 o'clock, and the occasion will he Guest day. The program will consist of a talk by Miss Emyogene Grinnell. and the songs Walter Barritz. tenor, will sing. · The hostesses for the afternoon will be ~1 rs. Henry Guilniont, Mrs. Harry Davies. Mrs. B. \V. Lynch and Mrs. ]. F. Byrnes. Miss Grinnell wiil use properties from the 0. W. Richardson Retail store to illustrate her lecture, such as rugs, draperies, furniture, pictures, and pottery. Miss Grinnell's purpose in her leetures is to give to the club members the fundamental principles of correct home furnishings in a practical man·· ner, so that each woman can apply these ideas to her own personal needs and 'Create for herself a comfortable and beautiful home suited to her station, type, and individuality. She will show how each may visualize her own color scheme, and give the essential elements of good design and correct arrangement. Miss Grinnell has for several years been connected with the Better Homes movement Ject.uring before the leading women's clubs in most of the large cities of the country, and furnishing demonstration homes fostered bv the women's clubs. At the close of her lecture, she will conduct a question forum, and those interested may receive assistan'Ce on any of their immediate home problems. She is especially interested in helping those who are planning to build new houses. Mr. Barritz has sung over \VGK, KY\:V, and WEBH. College Students Play Santa Claus Tomorrow Playing Santa Claus to three hunclred and fift\· children i adding an additional tot;ch of Christmas atmos phere. to the National Kindergarten and ElementarY college this week. A list giving the. names of children in seven Chicago mission schools and a gift which each chil'd wants for Christmas. has been posted in the hall, and an overflow Jist for an addition a 1 school has been furni shed to take care of students who were too late to secure a child on the original list. Dolls are the favorite plaything by all odds, over one hundred children having as.ked for "a littie doll," ." a mama doll" or simply "a doll." Next in order come the trucks, one kindergarten having run entirely to trucks and dolls, but· not all the trucks are chosen by little boys, or all the dol!s by the girls. Autos and yellow taxts are nearh· as popular as trucks, and trains appea.r many times on the list. From these general favorites the Jist runs the entire gamut of toy shop merchandise-monkeys, horses, dogs, fire engines, wagons, sleds, cradles, d?ll beds, ironing boards, pianos and ptcture books. One small boy asked for a picture book for himself and a doll for his little sister. · The toys \vill be presented at the opening of the Christmas festival in HarrisoH h a 1I tomorrow afternoon, Frida\· December 17, and will be distribute~! to the children in time for Christmas. The following schools to which the toys are being sent are in charge of third year students of the college, or those in which second-year ·students are cloiitg practice teaching: Chase House. Garibaldi institute, Howell 1\eighhorhood House. Madonna Center. Mary Crane Nursery, Eli Bates settlement. Samaritan House, and Little \\" andcrers. Bring Xmas to Vets Luncheons. teas and dinners arc fdl ing the holiday calendars of many north shore womci1, and the gr~at number of young people retu.rRmg from colleges in the East aml S~)ttth, keep mothers and intere sted fncncl s ],usy entertaining. But Christmas doc s not ml'an j tt !:l t this to the wounded \'ctcran s. at tl~e Great Lakes hospital, and havmg thts ;'1 mind, Mrs. J. K. Farley, J ~·· ?f Kenilworth, president of the kentlworth Neighbors, and Mrs. Joseph Joyce of K'enilworth, chair~an of t_he committee for co-operatton wtth wounded ,·eterans. of the Neighbor s, will spend the day, Monday. Dcc~m · her 20. at the Great Lakes hospttal. They are going to take with th~m 120 pounds of candy to be put Ill the Christmas boxes furnished by the Red Cross. Mrs. Joyce and Mrs. Farley will help pack these boxes and fill them with cigarets, candy and nuts. Representing the Kenilworth cluh. they are hoping that many people in the village will donate cartons of cigarets to go to the veterans, and ask that they he sent in not later than Sunday, December 19, so that provision for carrying them up north can be made. Information regarding the boxes, and any inquiries regarding donations, mav be obtained from Mrs. Joyce at Ketlilworth 2134, Mrs. M. H. Dement at Kenilworth 1641, or Mrs. ]. K. Farley, Jr., at Kenilworth 1392. And \Vilmette has an a'Cti,·e organization working for the cause of the ,~~,·ouncled veterans at Great Lakes. Under the direction of Mrs. Edward J. 1\lcArdle of 111 Broadway street, \\'ilmctte. chairman of the committee of the Catholic \Voman's club of \\'ilmctte. the committee is going- to send a large representation on Monday. to assist with the packing- of the boxes. The Catholic \Voman's cluh sent in its donation to the Red Cross in the form of money, leaYing the buying of the articles to that organization. Aside from the general Christma s celebration given each year by the Rcrl Cross, when a Christmas tree with presents under it is put up for the boys. the \Vilmette women arc going to entertain their own unit, No. 8, \\·ith a little pri,·atc celebration: Included in the list of those who will spend the day at the hospital arc Mrs. Frank ]. Oelcrich of 1201 Grccn\\'ood avenue, president o'f the cluh. }vf rs. John Boylston. Mrs. Orja G. Corns, Mrs. John J. :Mills, 1vfrs. Peter J. McGurk, ).(rs. Patrick J. Joy'Ce, Mrs.]. R. Ludwig. Mrs. Alfred J. Ruby and ~'Ir s. Samuel Moore. Marshall Studio to Open for Club Wilmette Woman's Club May View Charm of Five Period Rooms Brought Into Harmony The m e mber~ oi the. \\·oman·s club of \\T i)mette arc lookmg forward .to their Yi:-~it to the John ~farshall stmbo, ,rhicll i~ being- planned for tlw af,t; ,·· noon oi ~I o nclay, January !0. I ht· hour s arc to he from 2 to 4 o clock.. Through the effort :> of the art .chatr man, ~fr :-~ . \\'inifred \\' ibon. th~ rlnh has reccin·d the inYitatinn to come to the studio, as the ntetnbcr :-; han· an ticipated for son1e time . . ).fr:-~ . \\"ib on and lll'r art r olllllltttet· \\·itt he at th~ ~tuclio that afternoon tn rec ciH tlw gu c!'>ts a ~ they arri\·c. . The club \\·ill hav( the opportumty to Yin,· the rooms that ~fr. ).far. hall has decorat ed in yariou s st.~·le~ and filled with ohje cb of art. \\ ttlun thr studio ~f r. 11 ar:-;hall has harmot.lizcrl rooms iollmYing out periods seemmgly discordant in spirit, ~uch as the Colon ial room. the Chine~e telllpk the Pn_lll peiian. the..· Egyptian. and t l1e · :\rabt :Jn room.; . Friends in Council Hear of Journalism The..· Friend., in Council of Evan~t o n, a ~roup of north shore \\'omen, met. for lunchl' OII at the ( >rrin~ton hotel Fnday of )a:-;t \\·t·ek . The nwrning session wa . . ginn ovt·r to a ria . s in parliament;~ry W. C. T. U. Engaged in College Students Enjoy Its Philanthropic Work Xmas Party and Dinner Students of the National Kindergarten and Elementary college held their annual dormitory Christmas party in Marienthal Wednesday evening. Turkey dinner with all the "fixins" was served in . the gaily decorated dining roo~1 to the tune of "Jingle Bells" and ·other Christmas songs, and after dinner the lounge was filled to overflowing with students and a Christmas tree, Santa Claus, and piles of mysteriously wrapped gifts, one for each student in the dormitory, for house mothers and for members of the facultv who were guests of the students. · The very appropriate gifts, selected with great care by each student for another girl whose name she had drawn. were accompanied by clever jingles, and the .reading of these couplets by the recipients caused as much merriment as Santa's re narks in presenting the gifts. CLUB HEARS YOUNG ARTIST A treat for the Wilmette Garden club was the appearance of the talented young fourteen year old musician of Wilmette, Miss Marian Dennis, at its last meeting on Friday, December 3. Miss Dennis played with precision and spirit the Prelude in C Sharp minor by Rachmaninoff, and Grieg's "To the Spring." The cJub has expressed appreciation of the opportunity to hear Miss Dennis, who is known as a coming musician of excellent abiiity. The \\·. C. T. 'C. is engaged these daYs with its philanthropic work. At th~ meeting held last week at Mrs. Moody's Evanston home, the members heard a talk hy Mrs. A. Pierson of the Woman's Shelter on the work being done there. Discussion of what to give the mothers and children at the Bethesda Day nursery this Christmas ended with the decision to provide mufflers and mittens for the children and towels for the mothers. The union talked about the Christmas it will proYide for men temporar~y confined in the Cook County jail. There was a report on the success of the food sale that was held on December 6. for ·the benefit of the budget Talk on Points of Star for philanthropic work. at Missionary Society ·Members of. the W. C. T. U. have The Young Woman's Missionan· sobeen bus,· .finishing the three layettes that wilt ·be t!Sed in carrying out their ciety oi the Wilmette Parish Methodist church will hold its regular monthh· charitable work. meeting tonight at the home of !v[is.s Lily Mac Humphries at 255 \Voocl fUTSINFSS CLUB PARTY The Club for Business and Profes- .:ourt. Different m~mbers are to talk on the "ional \Vomen of \Vilmette made a departure from it~ usual evening dinner points of their star. including jo,· with its follo\\'ing business session, fdith, happiness and love, each meni~ Thursday evening, and gave a Christ- bcr lighting the particular point of the mas party. Le Chalet tearoom was star at the conclusion of her talk. At the scene of the gathering. Club mem- the end of this part of the program bers and their guests played cards and there wilt be a candle consecration were served with refreshments later in ser\'ice. the eYening. Miss Esther Hoffman The members are to bring the dolls gave a talk on "\\7hat Other Organiza- they have dressed to be sent to Marcy tions are Doing." Center for Christmas. prnccdurc conducted by Mrs. 1fauncc H. Lieber. and in the afternoon various phases nf journalism were disc~:-.scd ln· ~1i s s Irma Frances DuPre ot the 1·:\·anston ReYiew, by ~Irs. Esther Van \\'. Tuft,·, cluh editor of the F.van sto·n ).;ews It;dex. h,· ?\I iss ] osephine Skid· more. Xews index reporter, atlll h): ).fiss Jean Ten Broeck. society editor ol \\·run:rn: LIFE, \Yr:--::--:r:n:A T ,.\J.K ancl Cu::--:cOE Xr·:\\'s. A papl'r descrihin~ the important women writl'rS of the Tribune, .written by 1fiss Edith \Veigle. copy -reader f()r it s Sunday edition, who was unable to he present, wa:; rca(l by ~[i:-; .:; 1fargaret Hawkins. 1frs. Julius Schoeninger, a member oi the club, cleverly told :- omet hi ng of ":\ Croup of K t'\\'S paper Ifuntori:--ts." ~fi ss Ruth<"da Pretzel of Glenwc read an interesting paper on ".\fodrrn American ~f u..;k and Cnm po:-.pr.., _ " ).frs. :\ugtt...tc BahizL' oi Clt· ncoe, prl'sidt·JJt ui tl1e club, presided, and the speakers \\TIT introduced hv ~Irs. Lewi . . :\k\·tt Peck, chairman .of the pi·ogram committee. Book and Current Event Talks Begin in January ).fr..;. Anthony Frrn (' h 1Ierrill hegins her r.lt·nL·oc com;o;e of ll"rture-; on hnob and current ·nTnts ).[Cinda\·. Januarr 10. at 10 o\·l()ck it! thr llltli'J.l in(.(. at.thL· Ckncoe Cnion church. \lr:-; . \fnrill\ t;~~;o; \rill hr gi\'rn ('ach "ttrressin \fonda\· for · t\\'eh·r ,,·el'k~ spon . . ored 1)\· tiH: \\.()man\ I ihran: duh nf G kn.coe. .' . This notice is giHn to rt·tnitHl ~tth . . criher;o; to tl1e rottr..;t'. of tlll' datt', anr! tn state th:1t ne"· '\\Jh..;crihcr~ wilt ht.' \\'l'lcOllte. Proceeds aho,·e the l'XJH'll:-ieo; nf tl.e lectures will go to the rluh huilrling fund, it i.s announced. . Either applicat~nns or rl1rrks may he ~ent to ).f r~. Hrnrv 1'. Smith or" 710 Bluff street, or ).fr.s. Franklin M. dt> Beers, 815 Grove street, Glrt)coe.