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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 21 Sep 1928, p. 65

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September 21, 1928 Sheldon Repea·t s as Net Chafnpion of North Shore Kenneth McLain and Francis Obrien. of th e \Vinnetka Tennis club. won the doubles honors in the New Trier tennis tournament last week by ' defeating Dave Kram and Ed Lange in the final match. K ram and Lange made the winners go five sets to win. The scores were 6-4, 1-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4. McLain and Obrien won their way to the finals by defeating Hotter-Fleming. Kahler-S.nyder, and SimmonsNelson. . John Sheldon, winner of last vear's singles tournament, again copped the honors in the junior singles division, when Bob Stewart, Florida state champion. who was to meet him in the finals, defaulted. Stewart returned 'i.o Florida before the tournament was completed. In the senior singles Dave Kram has reached the semi-finals by beating A. Seddon 7-5, 2-6, 6-1. He will play R. Whitsett for the right to meet Holter in the finals. Holter became a finalist when Sheldon, favorite to win, defaulted by leaving for Dartmouth to resume his school work. The winner in the junior singles and senior singles tournaments will be presented with a tennis recquet. Runnersup in the singles matches and the winners of the doubles tournament will receive tennis racquet frames. These prizes will be purchased from an entrance fee fund, collected from those who took part in the tournaments. Poses .} or Figure · on D.·.A. R.-.Memorial . ' Art League Plat1s. I First Meeting of ·Autumn Next Week ... I The North Shore Art league will have its first autumn meeting Thursday evenittg, September 27, in .the Camp Fire room at Community House, Winnetka. Carl Kraft of 'Oak Park, who is well known in art circles will be at this meeting and will criticize the work don·e during the summer by the members of the Art ieague, which they have been asked to bring with them that evening. Tickets for the serie" of lectures to be given by Dudley Crafts Watson of the Art Institute under the sponsorship of the league will be ready for the members at this meeting. These lectures, six in all, will be given in Matz hall, Community House, and will benefit the North Shore Art league studio fund. The dates and the subjects follow: October 15, Art and Life of Scandinavia; October 22, Greece in It's Supremacy: November 5. Art and Life of ~orthern Africa; November 19. Modern Architecture; December 3, Art and Life of the Slavic Republics; December 17, Art (\n~ _ Life of Spain. "Let's Go to School," Call of the Y. W. C. A. A chance to make ·smart French felt hats or to become an actor before a real audi__ence playing parts from the best plays today-a chance to build a better job through learning better English, or to understand the various periods of art through Art Appreciation courses-a chance to - make delicious new dishes and eat them in the supper club, or to review the stories of the opera with musical leaders-a chance to splash in a swimming tank and clog t,o snappy tunes, or to learn n1ore about the mystery of our minds in a Psychology course-these are just a few of the fifty different classes open to each girl in Chicago and suburbs at her nearest Y. W. C. A. This f~ll many new courses chosen and planned by the girls themselves are being offered in the Studio at the Central Branch, 59 E. Monroe street. The Studio is entering its second year with 150 girls as the student faculty advisors choositig the courses they think other girls want to take and helping plan for the most expert instructors. Advertising, taught by one of the most successful women copy writers in Chicago; current books, led by a man well known in the field of literature; languages, taught by those who have studied in foreign countries; a Little Theatr~ where plays are produced under professional direction: group piano, where girls may actually learn to ~lay without practicing on a real piano-these are among the new fall specialities. More frivolous groups are open to employed girls such as ukelele, bridge, vacation jaunts, charm, and "know your city trips." Vogue of Plain Carpets Dying, ~tates Jorjorian "Plain carpeting which· has been so much in vogue for the past six or seven years is dying out for three distinct reasons," says S. K. J orjorian, manager of Lord's Rug department, on his return from an Eastern buying trip. "Plain floor covering had been suggested by interior decorators to provide a simpler background for more elaborate coloring and design in hangings and furniture in artistic homes. But because of monotony of plain coloring and the visibility of wear in certain spots, they began to cover suc.h places with Oriental · scatter rugs which added a great deal to the character and beauty of the room owing to their mystic charm. "Then, the second cause for dissatisfaction came when carpets were tacked on the floor from wall to wall. Many people were troubled with moths due to the fact that dust settled under the baseboard where the carpets were tacked and they were unable to clean with the vacuum cleaner. "The third and most important cause of this change, came when carpet manufacturers so popularized this plain floor covering idea and made so many inferior grades of carpetir.g that they became common and lost their individuality and charm." Mr. jorjorian's investigation of the trend of the type of Oriental rugs used in different parts of America, while in the east is summarized in this statement: "In New Englarid and the eastern states the demand is seventy-five percent for antiques or semi-antiques and twenty-five percent for modern Orientals. In the middle west it is seventyfive percent for modern Orientals and Chinese rugs and twenty-five percent for antiques or semi-antiques (this last percentage is steadily increasing.) In California and the west the demand is fifty percent for Chinese rugs, forty percent for modern Orientals, and ten percent for antique rugs. "The American people want beauty, charm and service in their floor covering and after trying many <Jifferent kinds nothing has excelled the Oriental rug." The Colonial drummer which will be an outstanding figure on the base. of the D. A. R. war memorial is in the flesh none other than Standiford ·Helm, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Helm. He is shown here posing for Stephen Beames, sculptor of the monum,ent, which is to be erected this winter in Bell park, on the lake front at Evanston. Photo by Ray Daughters of Indiana · i HOLD RACES AT LAST Plan Annual Benefit The Daughters of Indiana will hold their fifth Annual Art Card party on Tuesday afternoon, September 25, at 2 o'clock, at the Illinois \\ramen's Athletic club. This party is given by the art committee to raise funds for the club's art work during the coming year, and includes prize money, a picture purchase fund, and th~ scholarships given to young art students. The Daughters of Indiana have been very active in art circles during the past few years, having sponsored the "Hoosier Salon" an exhibit of the work of Indiana arttsts. This exhibit is now given annually by the Hoosier Patrons' association. There will be prizes for each table. Other prizes will be paintings by Indiana artists. · Mrs. G. Byron Killen of Evanston is chairman of the art committee and Mrs. H. G. Nye is party chairman. The public is cordially invited. Many north shore women are members of the Daughters of Indiana, among them, Mrs. William A. Kendrick and Mrs. Paul R. Leach of Wilmette, Mrs. Glenn C. Bull, Mrs. Herbert B. Haven, and Mrs. G. F. Gonsalves of Winnetka, and Mrs. Ross ]. Beatty and Mrs. William F. Roberts of Highland Park. Mr. and ·M rs. ]. W. Behr of 1627 Forest avenue have returned from a trip to Europe. Mrs. Behr is the daughter of Mrs. A. W. Bartholomew uf 1458 Lake avenue. Lake Michil'aD Calma Down Long Enough for Outboard Regatta Waters of Lake Michigan w,ere gracious enough to calm ·.· them:selves for several hours Sunday afternoon and allow the running off of the Lake Michigan championship regatta sponsored by the North Shore Outboard Motor club. Chuck Davis of Chicago took the lion's share of the afternoon's honors, copping first place in Class B, third in cla·5s C and seconrl in the free-forall. In the last named race, his Stetson Girl had to yield to 13-year-old Billy Swinehart of McHenry, who led the field across the line. Malcolm Pope, the Florida champion, and Franklin Cook, a place winner in the Milwaukee-Chicago marathon this summer, and several of the other outboards developed motor trouble and were forced out of competition. Otherwise the races were run off without mishap and the long list of silver cups and trophies were awarded. Results Qf the races were : Class B-1. Chuck Davis of Chicago in Stetson Girl; 2. John Anderson of Wilmette in Andy; 3. J o Brubaker' in Baby Bull Frog. ' Class C-1. Clay in Hootman ; 2. Bob Cocroft in Gedunker; 3. Chuck Davis in Stetson Girl. Class D-1. At Logeman of Chicago; 2. Bill Gash of Wilmette. Free-for-aU-t. Billy Swinehart; 2. Davis; 3. Cocroft. Displacement-!. Kruger in Sea Sled. Tutoring School Opens in Winnetka Next Week The North Shore School of Concentration will open Tuesday, September 25, at Suite 202, 544 Chest'nut street: Winnetka. The school, a preparatory and tutoring enterprise for boys and girls of high school age, is under the direction of B. F. Anderson Swedelius and Grace Sercomb. Mr. Anderson Swedelius has a doctor's degree from Columbia university and Miss Sercomb has a B. A. from Barnard college, Columbia university, and a teacher's certificate from Teacher's college at Columbia. Both have had years of s-uccessful work in teaching and tutoring. Requirements for eastern schools and colleges are to be fully met by the courses offered.

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