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WILMETTE LIFE June 15, 1928· · North Shore Is ··Interested tn . June Benefit Festival Festival Is Gala ~ · Varied. Fortune Telling Ex-Service Group Mid-June· Benefit · Garden Talks Feature of Garden Fete in Wilmette Plans . for Hospital Room ...._____________, A wide. var!ety 0~ fortune-telling Summer,s Activity' BY JEAN TEN BROECK (Contributed by Wilmette Garden Club) I The grounds of the St. Francis hospital will assume a festive, colorful atmosphere tomorrow, for, under the auspices of the St. Francis foundation, a June festival is holding sway for the purpose of offering its visitors booths with attractive and useful articles, as well a·s many features of entert~inment in exchange for their monetary contributions to be used to aid in the buying of equipment for the new emergency department of St. Francis, a hospital non-sectarian in its services, and the only Catholic hospital on the north shore. There is no admission fee, nor charge for · parking automobiles. The interest in this festival is widespread. Organizations not only on the nQrth shore but in Chicago have been actively preparing for the success of the festiv~l for many weeks. Th d' t.. t 't · ff · ·ncludee tver tst~emen s 1 d 15 · ermg l : a con muous vau evt 11 e sponsored bv the Glenola club with Mrs. . · ·c ·k "" L h Freder t m c aug1 11 111 m c arge; a band co t b tl St G , b , . ndcaenrc·ny. le B.· eorge s oytsh School · , .1 g, a mgo game wt the St. Francis auxiliar in char e · a continuous card _party u~cler the ~p~nso;ship of the Norih Shore Catholic Woman's league: ·w ith Mrs. W. Schildcren at the head· ,.., , a 1unc h eon coun t er in charge of the Evanston Catholic Woman's club under the chairmanship of Mrs. Fred Lenfestey, who has a committee composed of Mesdames D. H . Lane, R. J. ] ames, Richard Vogue, N. A. Kirsch ten. Tom Kane, M. E. Fleming, E. C. Ennis, Joe Gallagher, .Tames Hardy, H. G. Prosser, James Poole, John Westrichter, Jacob Kramer, D. C. Malin, T. P. Mach, Charles Rohrer and Edward Newton; a dinJ!er sponsored by the St. Francis Foundation members with Mrs. Albert Smith chairman of ~ committee composed' of Mesdame~ J . Walker, N. Wolff, H. Barry, E. Lerch, G. Schilbach, ]. P. Joyce, H. L. Barker, and J. Fischer of Wilmette, C. W. Gebhard, E. Me Enery, M. Faber, E. Clark, C. Stack, P. Eischen and J. Knockaert of Evanston., Harry Mills of L<Bt Friday the membets of the Wilmette Garden club spent the day in Riverside and at the Morton arboretum, under the guidance of Miss Catherine Mitchell of Riverside, who is a director of the Wild Flower Preservation society. The gardens of Riverside, many of them along the river, were ten days, at least, ahead of the gard.ens here. The club was invited to attend the meeting of the Riverside Garden club that afternoon, but attending the meeting would have meant giving up the trip to the arboretum, which was the J11ain object of the journey, so the invitation was . regretfully declined. The Morton arboretum is in Du Page County, about ei~hteen miles out of Riverside. It .covers ~ ta:ge amoUt~t of ground. It ts ~ sctenttfic .expen, ment on a very btg scale, With Dr. Teuscher, one of the great botanists of A · · h D T - 1 menca, m c arge. r. eu~c ler gave a talk to the club and explamed some f h. · Tl o ts expenments. 1ere were strange combinations of ~enera producing off~ · h h d 1 f h .,prmg t at a eaves rom eac parent plant. . Tl!ere was a thornless rose. Th~ mam mterest however, was centered m the ~reat ~rove~ of. young trees are hemg ratsed m dtfferent fi td· that t f . . e s, ? pu~ re orestatton on a practtcal bast~. Two hundred years. pe:haps, wtll pa.ss before the re. m lts m some cases wtll be .complete. The arboretum Is on the . estate of Joy Morton, w~ose father was once secretary of agnculture. Mr. Morton planned t.he arbo_retum ·. which is to be a memo.na~ to hts famtly, as, a means of convmcmg _own.ers of la~ge estates t~~t reforestatton ts a practt~al prop~ sttton . fro.m every standpomt. Thts humamtanan aspect of the arboretum, that it is accomplishin~ a definite service for the natio.n, mak~s the Morton estate far more mterestmg t.han. other ~states of equal. beauty. It IS 3t~ua~ed m. a broad, rolhng country. Wmdmg dnyes, .and ponds here and there, add to 1ts picturesqueness. ° booths will distmgUtsh the Garden fete which the Women's University club of Chicago is presenting on June 28 at 2715 Sheridan road Evanston. Id one tent, to be distin'guished by Chaldean designs which have been developed by an artist member of the club., a number of young women will satisfy the questions of the curious regarding the past, present, and future, with the aid of character reading, nun1erology, and cards. In other parts of the grounds there will be five other tents in which experts in palmistry, including the chairman of this division Miss Marion Lyons, will p~eside, while those whose ta3tes trend to crystal gazing will find an exQert in that field to interpret the mystic globe for them. Mrs:· Clarence E. Frazier of Evanston is general chairman of tlte event, and Mrs. A. M. Simons is president (If the club. Aside from the fortunetelling, guests at the fete. which is open to the public, may enjoy two shifts of bridge in the afternoon, two more in the evening, swimming contests, daneing, and I~loving pictures, while a trained choru5 of singers wilt provide entertainment at intervals throughout the afternoon. Garden Club Will Make All-Day Trip ·to Dunes Saturday, June 16, the Wilmette Garden club goes to the Dune5 at Wilson, Ind., under the leadership of Dr. Herbert Pepoon. If any others care to join the party, they are very welcome to do so, the club announces . They may telephone Mrs. John Wee don, Wilmette 3778, who is in charge of arrangements. The trip will be an aJI-day affair. Friday, June 22, the members of the garden club are to be the guests of the Kenilworth Garden club. Many flowers, it is reported, were sent in by Wilmette residents Tuesdav to the Flower, Plant, and Fruit Guild booth at the North Western station. It was the first Wilmette day at the booth. It is hoped a3 generous a donation of flowers will be made Tuesday, ] une 26, which is the next Wilmette qay at the booth. But all days, except Saturday and Sunday, are flower days for the guild, and if anyone has flowers to give any day, but not the time to take them down.~ he may leave t.hem on the table outside the Wilmette station and they will be taken down to the main depot for distribution to charities. Many of the ' Wome~'s cl!l~s. of the district close all of their actlvttles during the summer season, others act in part. In .the Wom~n's club of Wilmette, dunng the qUiescent season, one commjttee carri.es on hard~r than ever, and that 1~ the commtttee ~or friendly co-operatiOn among ex-servtce ~en. ~it.h every member pr~sent, and enthustasttc, the regular meetmg of the _ committee was l].eld Monday, June 11, at the hon:te of Mrs. Theodore Breyer, ·725 Washmgton avenue. Last season the Wil~~tte committee initiated the plan of gtvmg automobile rides t? the men at Gr.eat Lakes, somethmg no other club did as a club in. th_e whole !enth district of the Ilhnots FederatiOn. Even more outings ar~ pla~ned for this summer. The first tnp wtll take place the last of June. On ] uly 9, the entire committee plans to l)ave luncheon at the Green Teapot in Lake Forest and then proceed to Great Lakes to take the men for a motor trip and a picnic. There is ever a constant need for clothing for disabled men and the committee earnestly desires that, inasmuch as Evanston and Kenilworth have their own committees and communities from .which to draw, Wilmette residents send their gifts .. for these men disabled by the World war to the Wilmette committee instead of to the adjoining towns. Men's clothing, victrolas and records decks of .cards, pinochle decks, puzzles: games, cigarcts, books, and magazines are neerled by the committee for distri~ution all c;>f the time. Anyone in Wtlmctte havmg such articles to give away is asked either to bring them to 1\~rs. Willis Hutson, 1112 Elmwood avenue, Wilmefte . 1447, or to Mrs. A. ]. Nystrom, 714 Central avenue Wilmette 1790. "We can use the~ at all times," the committee announces and sb,tes that, "if you cannot send them to the above addresses please telephone and someone will call for them." r:~c~!a~1 :~;:;s a~~rr.· P. Weinesch- The booths will include one for caJ!dy C\,nd popcorn balls, in charge of the nurses of the hospital; the men's booth, with hams and bacon, under the sponsorship of the Knights of Columbus: a department including flowers, ci~arets, and pony rides, sponsored by t~e Junior auxiliary, a bake sale in charge of Mrs. ]. Schaefer of Evanston; a merchandise booth offering articles for the home, sponsored by Wilmette women under the direction of Mrs. George Ludwig; and a nursery with articles for babies, conducted by girls from the National Kindergarten and Elementary college. The card party will be held in the Nurses' home, where pivot bridge will b~ playeci, and the dinner will be served in the dining rooms on the first fl~ from 5 until 8. The festival hours are from 10 o'clock in the morning until midnight. June Flower Show Held at Lake Forest June 16, 17 Saturday and Sunday, ] une 16 and 17, will find many flower enthusiasts treking to Lake Forest for the annual Lake Forest Garden Club show dis playing June flowers. The exhibit will be placed in the service buildings of Mrs. Rockefeller McCormick's estate in Lake ForPst from 12 o'clo.ck noon until 8 at night Saturday, and from 10 in the morning until 8 Sundav. Garden clubs other than Lak~ Forest's own are exhibiting and the show i:o~ open to the public. Mrs. John Andrews King is chairman of the flower show committee and among the members assisting her is Mrs. John W. Scott of Hubbard \Voods. Junior School Branch Is Planning Gard~n Fete The North End branch Friends of Chicago Junior school, ~ill hold its regular monthly meeting Tuesday, June 19, at 8:30 o'clock in the evening at the Sovereign hotel. ' The organization is preparing for a Garden fete to be given during the summ.er at the home of Mrs. Minna Schmtdt of Evanston. Mrs. Erminie Buckner of the Wayne Manor hotel is chairman of entertainme!lt,, with Mrs. R. H. Gress of Chicago asststmg her; Mrs. Arthur Schwarz 1405 Jarvis avenue, is card chairman; and Mrs.- W. L. Han:ison, 1440 Jonquil terrace, Is chairman of dancing. Dundee Country Club to Be Setting for Luncheon Tea for Newcomer An informal · tea in honor of Mrs. George D. Allison, wife of · the new pastor of the Wilmette Baptist church is to be given by the Woman's societ; of that church at .t he home of Mrs. George Lamb, 115 Woodbine avenue Friday, June 22, from 3 until 5 in thd afteJnoon. Members of the North Shore Catholic Woma'n's league will have as the setting for their annual luncheon· on June 19, th~ New Columbian Country club on Mtlwaukee avenue one mile north of the. Dundee road, a continuance of Skokte road, Glencoe. The luncheon hour has been set for 12:30 o'clock, and the program of the afternoon will include bridge, fiveBetrothed Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Langdon, 715 hundred, and bunco, with attractive prizes given for each game. Mrs. L. Laurel avenue, announce the engage- J. Hillman, 353 Park avenue is in ment of their daughter, Veneta Ada, to charge of reservations. · ' Lyman F . Newton, son of Mr. and Mrs. ]. 0. Newton of Chicago. Miss Langdon graduated from Lake Forest Engaged university Tuesday. She is a member Mr. and Mrs. Elmer E. Stevens of of Kappa Kappa Chi sorority. Mr. Aurora, Ill., announce the en~agement Newton graduated ·from Northwestern of their daughter, Eulah, to Robert B. universitv last Tune and is member Bennett, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. of Phi Delta Theta fraternity. The Benn~tt of 1033 Ashlan.d avenue. The marriage witt take place in October. weddirig wilt take place June 23. Welfare Auxiliary Meeting The regular monthly meeting of the Junior auxiliary of the Infant Welfare society will take place Monday, June 18, at the home of Miss Alice Wheelock, 830 Central avenue with Mrs. Roger Williams, Mrs. G.' B. Bassler, and Mrs. R. T. Hosking as assistant hostesses. Mrs. William Hart, Mrs. R. R. Jenne3s, Mrs. Floyd McGrath, Miss Ella Butz, Mrs. H. 0. Weishaar, and Mrs. E. M. Antrim are the six newly appointed members of the sewing committee assisting Mrs. A. J. Ruby, chairman, and Mrs. H. J. Smith, co-chairman:. a