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_ _.........._ _ _ _ _ _ _ ""'!'"'~ State G~~rden· Club ·T~Iented M embetahip Chllitmt111 Club Surprised Growth Native to Cbicaao Area ( C ontribtlt~tl by Wi'-lle . Gtwtlta Cltlb) · When lou are planning a trip to one of the wald flower regions around Chicago "that can be explored in a half day's outing," you will find a valuable aid to your trip in Dr. H. S. Pepoon's boqk, Fiora of the Chicago Region,., recently published by the Chicago Academy of Sciences. The Wilmette Garden club has found thb. Pllbii~ tion so useful a teference book that 1t has added it to the club's library. If you are goins_ to the Waukegan moorlands, you wiD want to go when the flats are in blOOm. "Through June and July," writes Dr. Pepoon, "the meadow strips are almost a solid and glorious mass of variegated colors." If you are going to the dunes of Indiana, you will be interested to know what plants you will· find there · and gauge your trip accordintr to the time when the flowers you most wish to see will be in bloom. Four other regions of great interest to nature lovers in ·the Chicago area, that he describes, are the north shore region, including the Skokie, the ravines, and the upper course of the Chicago river; the Des Plaines River valley and drainage basin ; the Western morainal ridge and slope ; and the South morainal area. · One likes to read how these different regions were formed and to learn the names of fl~ers that former,ly grew in these places. One likes more, however, to find that many of the flowers that we think are ftowers of the past in these rqions, still are growing here. In the chapter on the Des Plaines valley and Western morainal uplands, one reads that mertensia, green trillium, vetony, and gentians still lre to be found in these parts today. In the Waukegan moorlands, where over five hundred named species have been found, one still may find· shooting stars, cactus, blue gentians, painted cup, srass of Parnassus, paint btusb, birdfoot violets1 butterfly weeds, and many varieties ot orchids. In the dune region of Indiana, grow among many other plants, ferns, gentians, lupine, wild ginger, great mallow, trailing arbutus, columbine, unusual violets, arethuaa bulbosa, blood root, forget-menot, phlox, feverwort, some of the ftaxes, meadow rue, and wintergreen. Dr. Pepoon tells how a "miniature forest of conifers" came to be J!'OWing in the Waukegan moorlands. Not nature, but man, scattered the seeds. Sixty years ago Mr. Douglass rode through on horseback, scattering a bag of mixed pine seeds wholesale over the area. Not all men, however, brought auch lifts. Many bro~ht destruction. A part of this "botanist s paradise" has been turned into factory sites, places where . the l~ntian lfew have becolne puture lan Qareless campen burned Numberless picnicken have 'dela..l!nd rare plants by catherine th«*tf'!Ri~titie:s, only to throw them wilted. Florists :.t liljJIIN·· by the 1 bu'l::~ ~ : ~ =lie DJr.···E x taftl'l. in · 61 One of the worth while · resul~s of Mrs. Forbes-Robertson Hale and the Chicago Flower and Gar~en. show Lucie Hartratb at Woman's . of last season was the orgamzatton of sd .the Garden Club of Illinois, which, Club cune ay 'now, iu. less than a year-..~f. ~st"e~c, .· ·· . has so lfOWD that it inclu4fes .fifty-one · The ne·x t . aD-day . meetmg . of !he · garden .·d ubs of the state, With more Woman's ·ctub of W1lmette wtll brmg applying for membership right along. much of interest. While the mornAt the time of the first annual ex· ing and afternoo~ sessions are suphibit at the Hotel Sheruaan t;trenty- posedly .subjects apart, next Wedneseight table· were set ·by prdeD clubs, day's features ·seem to be not very a club representation from. which the different, for the morning talk is on present s~te. garden club ·sl?rang. Its art, the lecture of the aft~rnoon !ln mcrease m s1ze speaks for 1ts~lf. Venice, a city always associated wtth N~w, for the members. of this l~rge what is artistic~ family, of clubs, al!d th~1r guests_, ·the ·Commencing at 11, Miss Lucie HartGa~den ~b of IDmoil IS arran~ng a rath will give a review of the Chicago delightful all-day program Monday, Artists' exhibit now current and February Zl, at the Hotel Sherman. . ' d 1 ' Commencing at 11 in the morning, a lu~che<?n wtll be serve at · ,, group of interesting speakers will ad- . Vemce and Her Marvelous Story dress the assemblage. The first of ":111 be . brought before the club authese is to be A. H. Conrad, whose ~1ence m the afternoon by one who lecture on the conservation of wild ts probably the m_ost sought-after flowers will be illustrated. At 1 o'clock, wom~n on the Amer1can platform toMrs. Frederick Fisher, president of day, :Mrs. Forbes-Robertson Hale. As the club, will conduct a round robin an actress, author, and lecturer, both Photo by 'Moffett discussion of the problems relative to in England and America, Mrs. Hale Mrs. Austin · Jenner, 1005 Hill road, the Chicago Garden and Flower show has added to the fame of a family atWinnetka, as membership chairman for to be held this season. ready illustrious in the arts. She is the Central branch, Y. W. C. A., re- · At 1:30 o'clock, Christine Mogle, the daughter of Ian, and the niece of ceived the membership of Mrs. Thomas reader, with her. acc~mpal!is_t, Lillian Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson and Wiffen, distinguished actress, when she Rei~. Cam~ron, ~11 gtve or1gmal com- grandchild on her maternal side, of the joined Thursday of last week. Mrs. pos1bons m mus1c and garden ve!'se, best known dramatic critic of his· day, Whiflen, who is in her eighties, has and an. hour late!', Mrs. V. ~· Sptcer the last Joseph Knight, S. F. A. played in Chicago three times within of Kemlworth wtll talk on Gar~~ns, At the age of 17, she began her stage career under Sir Henry Irving. the last few years. She took the part Yest~day, Today, and Tomorrow. · It IS announce~ that each member of Later she played .with Sir Charles of the charming grandmother in "The Wyndham, Sir John Hare, Sir George Goose Hangs High," was in the aU- the club may brmg one guest. " Alexander, with Sir Johnston Forbesstar revival of "Trelawny of the \\'el!es," with ~ohn Drew, and is in Cradle Maisonette Now Robertson (as leading lady in many Seroing Afternoon Tea plays), with .Sir Herbert Tree and in playmg now w1th Joseph Santley in 1907 came to America with Dame Ellen "Just Fancy." So popular has been the Cradle Terry. Maisonette, opened last summer by She retired from the stage when she Child Guidance Tallu the Evanston Junior League for the of the Cradle society, that the married in 1910, and since that time has at National College benefit Leaguers have decided to extend their devoted herself to writing and lecturThe remainder of the eight lectures services and offer afternoon tea as ing. One of the most famous of the on "Child Guidance," by Mrs. Margaret weD as luncheon. A feature of the New Jtnaland papers has said of her : Gray Blanton at tbe National Kinder- teas will be the · model tea tables set "There is not a woman in the country garten and Elementary college, will be each week by a well-known store and who could speak with more authority, given during the coming week. Mon- kept on exhibit all week at the Mais- and at the same time with so much day the topic of the ·talk will be "Eat- onette, 162 Church street, Evanston. grace and fascination, and those who ing and Sleeping"; Tuesday, "The Carson, Pirie, Scott and company has have heard her once are invariably Mysteries"; Thursday, "Personality set the table this week, the first week eager to seize a second opportunity." As a hobby, Mrs. Hale specializes in Traits," Suggestibility, Gregariousness; of the Maisonette's teas. Hostesses on the opening day, Feb- the history of Venice, where, with her Friday, "Personality Traits," Self COnruary 13, were Mrs. Charles Little, children, she spends her summers. fidence, Social Adequacy. Blessing, and Mrs. Harry Mrs. Blanton, of the department of Mrs. Lewis The Winnetka branch of the child study at Vassar college, is co- Clyde. Cradle, of which Mrs. Alvin Bastien author with her husband, Dr. Smiley is president, supplies the hostesses Blanton, of "Speech Training ~or Chil- each Tuesday. Mrs. Dorr Price ha~ dren," and "Child Guidance." She is charge of this part of the work. Hosta fascinating speaker on every phase esses Tuesday were Mrs. Harry of child trai_!!ing. Wells and Miss Edith Kohlsaat. Mrs. The lecture series is open to students, Philip Moore, Mrs. Raymond Durhani, members of the mothers' classes, and Mrs. Buckingham Chandler, and Mrs. members of the governing board of Clifford Off, .tl of Winnetka, have · the National Kindergarten and Ele- been hosteu~ recently. mentary college, and to others upon the payment df a smaD admission fee. Information concerning tickets may he secured through the college office, Greenleaf 221. S~Mliilud·Growth . : t .· Leta Th Year ::: . : W man Is Ne t Clu .· Speaker w-.JI Sewing today for the Chicago Commons is occupying the time of · maay Wilmette women who are assembliaa at the Wilmette Woman's club far ·the second meeting of its kind of the month sponsored by the philanthropy department of the club. -~~lliiiJirt:,!'lliO..,_M. ....~.,_,:t. Mrs. Charles R. Bixby is in charge ....t and bird of the committee for this day. the book J· a COIIIIIII. . .,_· .,.. n is served at noon and aD of the plants · willaing to join the worker· the ~o area. One ia surprised may bring school children, it is anat the qaatity. nounced. SIW lot Common· T odtlg \Q::. 1 · Nfl-.