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WILMETTE LIFE·l· News o¥ the North Shore Clubs Voters Will Hold · Citizenshio Classes Delegates of Thirty-Five Leagues Attend Social Hygiene School Held February 7 Authority on Art Talks Statt Club Federation About Everydag Beauty W arks for Gala Concert An innovation comes in the annals of the Illinois Fe.deration of Women's clubs , for the s tate federation put on its first gala concert Friday evening. March 11, at Orchest.ra hall. A woman's symphony orchestra of thirty-five players, a chorus of four hundred \\'Omen singers representing every di s trict in Illinois, and a musical prog,ram consisting largely of the works of Illinois composers, mos t of whom are women, \Viii be the outstanding features, according to an announcement made last week by Mrs. Arthur G. Jackson, chairman of the music committee of the Illinois fede.ration. Elena Moneak, conductor of the first woman's symphony orchestra of Chicago, will conduct the cantata, "The Galleons of Spa ~n." by William Lester. · An outstanding feature of the winte r's art program of the Woman's club of \Vilmette was an address on "Beauty in Common Things," in the clubhouse on Wednesday, February 3, by Henry Turner Bailey, director of the Cleveland School of Art, of Cleveland, Ohio. The good fortune of the club. in obtaining the services of Mr. Bailey was largely due to the fact that he had been engaged to deliver a lecture on "Trees " on the previous day, and was also s'cheduled to be the ,principal speak er at the banquet give n on Wed nesday evening,· for the exhibiting artists at Chicago's Thirty-First Annua~ exhibition , ...·hich is nO\'\' attracting so much attention at the Art i11stitute. Mr. Bailey . is an unusually intere st ing speaker. His address was characterized by a broad human sympathy and lightened b y many flashes of sdntillating humor. The artist and the philosoph er are both evident as he speaks. His manner is simple and since.r e, and the points that he makes could be easily grasped even without the aid of the casually drawn but fascinating little blackboard sketches with which he illustrates his remarks. Beauty, as Mr. Bailey sees it, is not a matter of lavish expenditures or of frantic effort, but can be achieved simply and easily, b y the exercise of ordinary thoughtfulness and good taste. In opening his add.r ess, he spoke of the marvellous changes that have taken place in our architectural ideals within the last generation or so, con trasting the over-elaborate structures of the "jigsaw" period with the quiet. satisfying simplicity of the colonial and similar types of houses that are so generally in favor today. He also stressed the importance of harmony between a house and its environment -the distinction between a house that stands up on top of the ground and one that appears to have grown from the g-round, and to be solidly connected with it. The question of abstract art was not altogether ignored. Many charming sketches we.re made of Greek vases and similar objects, and the curves to which they owed their beauty were analyzed and explained. Coupled with this exposition, though, were many intensely practical hints on such matters as the arrangement of cut flowers, the drcoration of rooms, and even the writing and arrangement of a lette.r . Catholic Club to Study Fine Arts Art Department Has Char~e of Today's Program and Tnp to Churches Feb. 16 The fin e art s de partment of the \Voman 's Catholic clull o f Wilmette has charge of today 's program at the home of Mrs. Harry W. Bettinghaus, 1231 Ashland avenue and a trip to churches will form the annual art journey of the club on Wedn esday morning, February 16, in stead of the usual annual t.r ip to the Art institute. The club will visit and study the chapel in the Quigley seminary on Chicago avenue and St. Thoma s the Apostle church at Fifty-sixth street. The famous stained glas s windows in the chapel will be one of th e points of interes t in the Quigley seminary. and ·the architecture and detail of th e church will also be objects of study. The church is unu sual in its plan, be ing the only one of its kind in Chicago. Members and gues ts will go on this study tour, which is in charge of the fine arts department of the club. Luncheon will be se.r ved at Marshall Field's at 12 o'clock. Members will leave the Linden avenue station on the elevated tine about 8 :30 o'clock, so a s to start the tour at 10 o'clock. Mr s. Louis W. Crush, 710 Laurel avenu e, \~ilmette 1596, is in charge of arrange ments. The Rev. Thomas Shannon of St. Thomas the .Apostle church ·wa s formerlv of the St. Francis Xavier church ·of Wilmette. At the program this afternoon Mrs. A. F. Adams will read a paper on current events and Mrs. Edward Cunningham will review · Peter · B. Kyne's 44 Thc Understanding Heart." Miss Nan Keefe will give a · paper on · "The Ame.rican Home in Art." The music for the afternoon is in charge of Mrs . Robert Fontham, assisted by Mrs. Frank Rothing. Mrs. Bettinghaus will be assisted by Mrs. Frank X. Thale and Mrs. C. R. Norman. A series of ten fifteen minute lessons for Illinoi s citizens, sponsored hr the Wilmette League of Women Voters, is to he given during the next few weeks around th e village. A committee from the league met to form the plans yesterday with Mrs . C. P . Evans, president of the league. at a morning meeting, with luncheon following. Mrs. Lunde met with the committee mem bers to aid them in their plans. The ten topics to be brought up are: what a voter should know about elections; what a township voter should know, and what a village voter should know~ the schools in our district: a citizen of the county; the citizen and law enforcement; how a taxpayer makes the mare go: a citizen of the state of Illinois: the government of N ext \Vedne sday morning at 11 our United States: the United States o'clock. Miss Lucie Hartrath will · give and other countries; women and gov- a talk on th e current exhibit at the ernment. · Art institute for members of the \Vo A new and vivid kind of citizenship man' s club of \Vilmett e at its regular school was held by the social hygiene all day meeting. The exhibition of the committee of the Illinois league on work of artists of Chicago and its Monday, February 8, unrler the lead- vicinity is the topic of much di scussion, ership of Dr. Rachetle S. Yarros, chair- and the committee . feels that club man of the state department of social members will derive great pleasure hygiene. The school was attended by from hearing ah o ut the exhibit from an delegates from twenty-fiye 1e ague s, authoritY . · coming from thirteen counties. There. is a mistake in th e \\Toman' s The school was an itine.rate institute Cluh Year hook concerning the date starting at the Juvenile Detention of the annual View da\· at the Art home at 2246 Roosevelt road, Chicag6. institute conducted b,· . Miss Lucie A tour was made under the direction Hartrath. The tour . will be made of Supt. Dobbs, of the dispensaries, Thursday, February 24, not on Saturdormitories, dining rooms. and kitch- dav. February 24. a s the Year hook an~10unces. On the daY ens. . of the tour, . it The group then separated to hear is' the privilege· of the memhers of the cases in the two court rooms, and af- Conference of Club Presidents and terwa,rds reassembled to hear the talks Program chairmen to invite any of by Judge Bartelme and Judge Arnold, · the club members who care to go to and Dr. Paul Schroeder, psychologist attend an art luncln')n in the Walnut at the home. 'Luncheon held at Hull ,room of the Palmer House. Dudlev house was followed by a film on "The Crafts \Vatson wilt be the speaker. Gift of Life," which was preceded by After the luncheon Mr. Watson again a talk on "Sex Education for the will conrluct a tour of the institute. Normal Child," by Miss Jessie I. Bin- and it will be extremely interesting to ford. spectators to hear first a woman and "A mother must never stop learning lH·r view-point and then Mr. Watson. if she wants her child to begin to learn, Mrs. Oscar E. Thateg is in charge rightly, about life," Dr. Yarros said in of reservations. her talk. A delinquent child is the Following the 1 o'clock luncheon on product of a wrong home environment, Wednesday, February 16, Dean James and that environment can exist in a A. James of Northwestern university horne of luxury as well as in a home will give an address entitled "Advenof poverty, Dr. Yarros reminded her turous Career of Tohn Rogers Clark." audience. a sesquicentennial ·Revolutionary studv. Bringing a child into the world is no Mrs. A1vene Resseguie, soprano, will particuJa.r achievement for the mother. give a music program. Nature has arranged e v e r y t h i n g. TO GIVE COLOR TALK Bringing a child up in the world is the The fourth in the series of five talks ·1riumph. That task requires a study of biology, psychology, sociology, phys- on the u~e and aoprecbtion of color, iology, mental hygiene and social hy- given by Miss Helen Parker of the Art giene, a whole university of learning, institute, will be held Mondav afternoon at the woman's club at 2 o'clock. Dr. Yarros said. Discriminating- hearers have been impressed by Miss Parker's mastery of TO SEW FOR COMMONS The philanthropy depa.rtment of the the subject and her ability to impart Woman's club of Wilmette will meet to he.r audience an inspiring appreciaon Friday, February 18, at 10 o'clock tion of the proper use of color. in the morning, for an all day sewing session. Luncht'on will be served at TO HOLD CARD PARTY 12:30 o'clock. The sewing is for the The Catholic Daughters of America are ~iving- a card oarty on Sunday eveChicago commons. ning. February 13, at 8 o'clock at the The North Shore Wellesley circle St. Joseph's schoolhouse. B ,ridge, meets again Tuesday, February 15, C\t bunco. euchre, and five hundn·d witt be the home of Mrs. Chester D. Tripp, pl:wed. Mrs. Philip L. Hiltimrf'r of 1404 Forest avenue, Evanston, at 2:30 1520 Spencer street, Wilmette 1525, is in charge of tickets for the party. G'cloc:k. Art Still Popular in Arrangements for Wilmette Club Dudley Crafts Watson Is to Speak at Art League Members and guests of the North Shore Art league will journey to Highland Park for the next meeting which will take place Friday. February 18. The speaker of the evening is to be Dudley Crafts Watson, noted as a clever, interesting lecturer, with a wideawake, energetic pe.rsonality, and a wide experienee in art work. He will address his audience on "Modern Art-Is There a Reason for Its Being?" The meeting will be held at the Highland Park Hig-h school. Mr. Watson will bring with him an exhibit of his pic· ttr e<:i . Work done by Frank Peyraud, Rudolph Ingerle, James Cady Ewell and William R. Watson. artists residing in Highland Park and Ravinia, members of t.he league, will be on exhibit. Many of th pieces in the interesting exhibition are the result of work done during the summer of 1926. The Friday morning artistry study class will meet at the Winnetka Woman's club on February 18. An invitation is extended to others interested who are not members of the class. The North Shore group, Women's Rotary, met at the home of Mrs. L. G. Lawrence, 1007 Lake avenue, on Wednesday, February 9, at 12 o'clock. Luncheon was served at 1 o'clock. Decoration of Home Illustrated at Club Members of The Neighbors Tuesday, February 1, listened to an interesting talk by Emoygene Grinnell, decorative arlvisor, who came to the club through the courtesy of 0. W. Richardson and company of Chicago. The tendencY of modern decoration was the topic of her talk and her comments on the ._furnishing of the home were attractively illustrated with the display of drapes, rugs, and pictures she brought from Richardson's. OPENS LECTURE COURSE Under the sponsorship of the education department of The Neighbors, Dr. Franklin Bliss Snyder of Northwestern university gives the first of his course of six lectures this morning at the home of the depa.rtment chairman. Mrs. George Richards, 530 Essex road, Kenilworth. The talks will be given every other Friday at 10:30 o'clock. --------------------