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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 19 Oct 1928, p. 25

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Octob~r 19, 1?28 WILMETTl LIPE Mrs. Riley Fashions Haven Gridclera in Double .Chinese Type Drama Win Over KenDworth Teams Football teams of the Joseph Sears ' in Kenilworth lost two games IOr ClU b S Classes school Busy with the final writin~s of : her play, "Little New Moon," whtch is the choice of the Evanston-Drama club's 'fown and Gown play-writing classes for their first open meeting's ·presentation, Alice C. D. Riley (Mrs. Harrison B. Riley) is engaged in creating a piece distinctly different from any of her previous works. · She is preparing it f0r presentation after the manner of the Chinese theater. This means that stage fittings are imagined by the audience, that women are used for men's roles and men for women's roles, anc pantomime is the important art. Three scenes from the play will be presented · a t the walking rehearsal of Tuesday morning, Oct. 30-the openin~ scene in the marktt place, the boat 5cene. and the scene where the old man Key Fah climbs the mountain of the moon. The scenes have been partially cast. J. Lincoln Gibson will take the part of the villain. Lee Sing; Mrs. Dean Farnsworth will be the little heroine. Ke; Wing; and Nadine Shepherson wiiJ take the romantic part of the lover. The play will be directed by Mrs. Chorpenning. It wilt have production at the ·School of Speech the first week in December. The presentation of Tuesday morning will form the final half of the program at the first joint meeting of the two play-writing classes directed by the · ·Drama club and the Town and Gown project recently taken over as a part of the curriculum of the School of Speech at Northwestern university. The first part of the program will be l{iven to a discussion of New York .lnd Chicago plays and plays written In the local classes, by Theodore B. f-{inckley. The meeting will be from 10 to 12. All members of the classes are expected to be there, Drama club members will be admitted upon presentation of their cards, and, at a seasonal or single meeting fee, the public will. be adnJ,i.tted. These joint meetings featured by Mr. Hinckley's lectures and the walking rehearsals of the plays will be held the last Tuesday of every month. ///////////t///////1/////////////. .For · th~ Fatnily There is no better drinkand no better food-than milk from the WINNETKA SANITARY to the Haven school of Evanston last Thursday. The scores were 6 to 0 in the 85-pound . division, and 19 to 0 in the 100-pound division. In the 85pound class the lack of signal practice was the chief reason for .Kenilworth's defeat, according to Robert W. Town.ley, director of athletics at the school. Raven's lone touchdown in this game was made on a fumbled triple pass. In the other game, however, the score gives a fair representation of the comparative strength of the teams, Mr: Townley stated. IN PARIS Dr Maude Sands,' formerly of 1024 Central avenue, who sailed on · the Aquitania on September 12, is now established in Paris, where .she will remain indefinitely. D A I R y. It should be used with, every meal of the day in some form. Purity, wholesomeness, and every goodness in out milk. ... 4 . WINNETKA SANITARY DAIRY 818 OAK ST. "·///'///////////////////.1//////t// ///////. PH. WINN. I 17 · Come for a Week you'll stay ·· for a year · Were you to live at The Orrington for only one week-in the midst of.its happy hospitality, its quiet, refined elegance, its home-like atmosphere-you could never be fully h~ppy in any other home. Such has been the unique experience of most Orrington visitors, who coming here for only a stay, have gladly remained as our permanent guests. Are you a lover of good living? Seeking a finer homer Then enjoy, now, the charm of Orrington life, and you, also, will live - and happily· linger - at The Orrington. Needle, Textile Guild Meets at Art Institute The Needlework and Textile Guild of the Art Institute has been fortunate in securing the services of Miss Dorothy Hudson, of Hove, Sussex, England, to give instruction in needlework, and to lecture on the subject, beginning Monday, October 15, and continuing for two months. Miss Hudson is a member of the ~oyal School of Needlework, of London, and lectures at the Victoria and Albert museum in London. A series of teas with informal talks has been planned by the Guild for its members this fall. The offic·ers of the Needlework Guild are Mrs. Chauncey Borlan·d, president; Mrs. Potter Palmer, vice-president; Miss Elizabeth McCormick, vice-president; Mrs. Gustavus Swift, secretary; Mrs. John W. Gary, treasurer; Mrs. John Borden, Mrs. Charles Schweppe, Mrs. E. Crane Chadbourne, Mrs. John H. · Winterbotham and Mrs. Harry Shearson, members of the board. · Former Wilmette Youth Wins School Golf Title Lawrence Thalman, formerly of Wilmette and now of Evanston, won the golf championship of Campion college, Prairie du Chien, Wis., in a tournament played there recently. Mr. Thalman was graduated from St. Francis· school last spring and ' is a freshman at Campion this year. In winning !he tournament he defeated the Campton college golfer who had held the title for two successive years. IVANSTON'S ;L)&R.GIST AND PINEST HOTEt

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