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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 3 Feb 1928, p. 4

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. ~. . . . . .,..,~,...,.,.,.Mat i£1~"";·(ff't's'~!H~~;r;.l Beea·-8 .. ···Lack at ~Clab Hoase (Contributed) BJ' M. B. · f h W Near Wapping Wharf, one of the The board of Darectors o _ t e owhanes below the tower, idly-inter- man'-s Club of Wilmette, regret very ested crowds of the old London often much that they were not able ·to ac. tb h · f commodate their members and guests paused to watneas e angang o an more acceptably at the last meeting, occasional pirat' or two. . Small craft wha"ch was the largest one in the club's drew around the scene, the1r occupants making DJerry over:· so exciting a spec- history. . tacle. . Tragedy and comedy frequently Owing to the greatly increased atexchanged places and did a danse tendance at the regular Wednesday macabre at the cost of some poor meetings of the Woman's Club of Wilnameless deviL mette, it has been . found necessary to Such a picture susgests Flint and make a change in the plan heretofore Silver ·nd "Treasure ISland"; but these followed with reference to reservatwo hearties are not there. Instead, tions, not only for luncheons, but there are other W'OOden-legged and guest tickets for afternoon programs. patch-eyed characters who have known Up to the present time, members have them, J,nd who live high on the . cliffs been encouraged to form parties of above Clove~y, where sea storms whoop guests for such affairs. Now, howfuriously. Now and then a piratical ever, the demand for places by the "Yer can rot me bones" and ..Blast members is exceeding the capacity of me rotten t~mbers" pr~laims them as the club quarters. In order to make fierc~ as thetr old assoaates, and sends provision for their accommodation, a sh1ver of horror down the backs the following plan for the limitation of the onlookers. Bottles of grog, a of guest privileges has been adopted : parrot, and rusty sabres prove that · . · there . is nothing Jacking for atmos- Untd the Fnda_y last precedm~ the date of t·he meetang, memb~rs '!Ill be pheric evidences of their ferocity. With such a background, New Trier a!f'?wed one JJUest reservatloa,. ·n adfreshmen and sophomores, on two con- dltlon to the·~ own. If, durmg the secutive evenings of this month, Feb- five ~ays prev1o~s to. the ~te of the ruary 9 and 10, will give the whimsical meetlf!g, space 1s. ~t·ll ava·lable,;-re"Wappin' Wharf" - A Frightf~l serva!·ons for add1t1~nal guests will be Comedy of Pirates. Betsy and Darlin', ~ttecl. · · , Red Joe, Patch, and their friends will Thas ru~e \VIII be 1g force for the present this piece of Charles S. Brooks' next meetmg, F~ruary 8. Mrs. 0 ..E. in the auditorium. E. Thaleg, chairman of tbe soc1al At the same time there wiD be given c~mmittee, who r~ceiv~s all appli~ another play of an entirely different taons for reservataons, bas. been mplot and setting This is ..Acid structed by the board of d1rec:tors of Drops," by Gertrude Jennings. Instead the club that the arrangements for the of blood-curdling yells there are subtly luncheon at that date; are to be govsarcastic comments from three old erned by the new rubng. ladies, and instead of a pirates' den ' Guild ta H there is an irreproachably respectable u' ward in a workhouse, to which a young · "Olllall I ear woman comes weekly with her gift of of Vote Reapoaaibility acid or lemon-drops for the three inThe Woman's Guild of the First' mates in whom she has taken a friend- Congregational church will have as its ly . ·interest. And the plot-but then, speaker Friday afternoon, February 10, Friday and Saturday nights will reveal Mrs. GeOrge M. Mathias, president of that, and also the talents of the younger the Christian Citizenship council. Mrs. students in what 'is for many of them c. P. Evans, chairman of the civic their first venture in acting at New committee of the guild, has securecP Trier. this prominent representative of aJ1. orBERANGER ADAPTS . PICTURE ganization which is trying to arouse the Christian population to its respon· Clara Beranger, who adapted . "Ice· sibility to vot"!. bound," "The Fast Set," and ..Don't Mrs. Mathias' talk will be a part of Call It Love," wrote the screen story the all-day meeting which the guild is for Vera Reynolds' "Almost Human," planning to hold at the church. At 11 suggested by "The Bar Sinister." o'clock, two more chapters ·of the study Kenneth Thomson is featured as lead- book, "Old Paths for New Purposes" ing man. will be reviewed. At 12:30 there will be ~ brief board meeting. Luncheon will PREACHES AT BAPTIST CHURCH be served by the Northwest Circle at 1 Prof. Charles T. Holman of the Di- o'clock and will be followed by the vinity School of the University of Chi- speaker of the afternoon. Guests are cago will preach the sermon at the Wil- always welcome at the luncheons and me~te Baptist church Sunday morning, meetings of the guild. February 5, at 11 o'clock. The church· is temporarily without a pastor since .1 __ N ,.,--·-' the resignation of the Rev. Francis Carr I'UIIIOUDCe ext n cca I Stifter, effective January 31. Muaeum Guide l.ecturea The forthcoming week's guide-lecture tours at Field Museum of Natural HisMme. Gilderoy Scott tory will open with "Indians of the Northwest Coast" and "Physical GeolTeach« of Singing ogy," on Monday, February 6, at Evanston Studio: 1111 Davia St., 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., respectively. SubUnlv. ltfl. jeets on other days at the same hours, Loop Studio: 110 Fine Arts Bide.. · Kon. &: Thurs. A. II. are: Tuesday, ..Uses of Feathers the World Over" and "Fruits and Flowers"; Wednesday, "Skeletons" and "Jewels"; Thursday, two general tours; OIL BVaKBa Friday, "Woodland Indians" and "Textile Plants." These tours of the exSIIRVICB hibits under the guidance of staff (All Jla) lecturers are free. Parties assemble AVOID TROUBLE inside the north entrance. Have yoar baraer "loobcl at" at lease oace a aoatb. Fowler Walton, son of Mr. and Mrs. S,a.a .,_Pboae R. A. Walton of 1607 Forest-avenue, L. D. COLB is spending this week-end at home WINNETKA zlll from Ames, Iowa, where he attends college. A · Prbae Native Rib Rout Beef. RoDecl or ataacliaa, pound ·· · ··· .-. · · · · · · · 42c 24c: 33c Uttle Pit Pork Rout. Rib or loin, pound .. 0 · 0 · o · 0 ··· 0 · 0 ··· Lep of Geaaiae Spria1 Lemh. p~ ........................... . FNihPorkHam. I to IZ ...,..... for routiq, pound .... 2Sc ·FnahSpueU.. 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