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WILMETTE LIFE NOTember 23. 1928 News of the North Shore·Clubs State Garden Club Hears Two Lectures Dudley Watson Stresses Restraint in Garden, Aptness ·t o Locality, and ·Irregularity BY P. H. The Gardeit Club of Illinois offered an invitation program on Wednesday of last week, given in th e Bat Tabarin room of the Hotel Sherman, Chicago, an d a large number of garden lover.; and gard en worke rs attended both morning and afternoon lectures. Cards of invitation were sent to members of a ffi liated garden clubs. In the morning, Dudley Crafts Watson gave a talk on "Some of the Most Bea utiful Gardens I Have Ever Seen" illu3t rated with steriopticon pictures, and in the afternoon a lecture on " Mistakes \\'e Mak e in Our Garden s," which he illu -trated with chalk pictures. It wa'3 highly in spiring and instruc tive and the aft ernoon talk was espe cially practical. The path to the Bat Tabarin took many of the audience through a maze of interest in the form of a Travel exp01.sition being held at the Hotel Sherman and it \\·as a unique thing in itself. It was th e second annual exposition of its kind and is international. It seems too bad that such a splendid program a·.; was offered f9r seven days -morning, afternoon, and evening, which was representative of almost every country in the world, should have received so little publicity. Each nation had it s own booth. Th e purpose of the exposition is to bring to people the individual characteristics of each country so that they may familiarize themselves with what thet.;e countries have to offer to the traveler. One is taken from Paris to the Orient and over the l}nited States from Cape Cod to California. But this is a garden report and the Travel expo~ition can only occupy a small part of the picture and only in so much as the fact that gardens are of universal interest and in learning of the different countries one learns of their floral interests as well. Mr. Watson himself brought pictures of the enormously large pansies and trumpetvines growing in the tiny gardens of Norway and told of the gorgeo\1'3 bloom of a rose in the frozen north of the Arctic circle which bloomed in a secluded spot, with snow almo3t beside it. The steriopticon pictures in the morning's program took the audience from Seville and Granada, Spain, to V trsailles or Kew, to our own north shore and they stimulated the earnest gardener to further plans, and quieted Jr.is restless eagerness when the bloom in the garden is meager. Mr. Watson's great point in stress was that "restraint in a garden" is to be sought. He felt that the far-famed gardens of England, beautiful and abundant in bloom, were to be critiched for lack of restraint-too great a profusion of bloom, masses run riot. European gardens are always approached through the English ordens, but these can hardl)~ be fair examples for U'3 to follow or to covet, for England is a country with no heavy frosts or frozen stretches, no droughts of barren dryness. The lawns of England are seldom osprinkled, so it is no wonder they can produce their famous greenswards under such climatic conditions. After seein1 the pictures of the cool At a meeting held in Chicago last week, the new officers and v·illage chairman of the Arden Shore association were elected as follows : Mrs. Robert B .. Gregory, bonorary president; Mrs. Marcus D. Richards. of Winnetka, president ; Mrs.. George' Richardson of Lake Forest, first vicepresident; Mrs. William ] . Wardall of Evanston, second vice-president; Mrs. ]. S. Glidden of Glencoe, corresponding secretary ; Mrs. Frank Warn er Kingsley of Evanston, trea surer ; Mrs. Richard Gambrill, Jr. of E van ston, publicity chairman ; Mrs. Herbert S. Nock, chairman for Chicago; Mrs. Ernest Palmer, for Evanston ; Mrs. Leslie F. Gates, \Vilmette; Mrs. Arthur Wakely, Kenilworth; Mrs. Robert Biddle, vVinnetka; Mrs. Edwin Austin, Glencoe; Mrs. Robert F. Walker, Ravinia, 1vfrs. Kingman Douglass, Lake Forest; Mrs. John Kreutzberg, Lake Bluff; Mrs. George E. Van Hagen, Jr., Barrington. · Directors at large are I\frs. Hibbard Casselberry, Mrs. Carl R. Latham, Mrs. Bruce :MacLeish, Mrs. Grant Ridgway, Mrs. Arthur F. Tuttle, Mrs. Fred G. Wacker, Mrs. John H . Lee, and Mrs. Lloyda Smith Shaw. retreat·.; of a Spani si1 patio one felt that every home should be built with an enclosed gard en, a quiet retreat , a secluded p ~ tio, which is easily shut itt in the winter and opened in the sum mer months. He said that the climate at Granada is not unlike our own. The gardens of Ve1"3ailles showed such restraint, such exquisite taste and he said that gardeners seeking a certificate from Kew were compell ed to spend six week.; at Versailles before completing the course. He spoke ot a garden along the north shore near the lake which was ~specially indigen ous to its lpcation. The house was built on a cliff '3hore-line with the gardens taking on the cool blues and lavenders in perfect harmony with the cold blue of the sky to the east and the blue and lavenders of the lake with low blooming flowers, as protective against the strong lake winds. He said that we on this side of Lake Michigan should remember that, as we are looking at the lake from the cool color aspect, we ·.should emphasize this combination of colors, and that those living on the other shore where they get th~> western afterglows and warm colors, could use the yellows and reds. It brought the idea that in planting a ~arden it might be well to remember that a garden towards the east might be arranged with the blue3 and lavenders and those towards the \1\·est the yellow, bronze, golds, and reds. He spoke of the difficulties of oblong shaped_ gardens, with little opportunity for variation and urged the ~~ardener to work for variety and irregularity always with unity. 'rhere is nothing monotonotr3 in nature, only do we find it in life as dutl people live it. Mr. Watson did not scorn the use of red, only he said not to use it. in perspective but as a vivid accent. He warned his audience of the use of garden accessories and told of the dangers of overindulg~nce in this direction. Many of the Italian gardens are ruined by the overuse of accessories. The .keynote of his suggestion.; seemed to be restraint in gardens, irregularity with unity in planting, gardens planned with consideration as to their surroundings and indigenous to the'rr location, care in the u.se of acc~ssories. Mrs. Marcus Richards Is Business Club Opens Arden Shore President Meeting for a Talk by Mary E. Bailey Mi ss Mary Bailey, ass istant United States di strict attorn ey, is coming to Wilmette Monday evening, Novemb er 26, to give a talk on "Narcotics, " at the dinner meeting of the BU'siness and Professional Women 's club of Wil mette whi·ch is to be open to all in terested persons. Mi ss Bailey will exhibit som e of the articles which have been '3e ize d as evi de nce of the breakin:; of th e narcotic law. Among these will be pipes used in t he smoking of opium. The locale of the dinner meeting \Yill be the \Vilmette Methodist church, in stearl of the Congre gational church, where pr evious mee tings have been held, and the hour will be 6 :30 o'clock. Those unable to be present at the dinner but wi·3hing to attend the lecture are invited to come at 7 :30 o'clock. Plans for th e Chri stmas party, which is to be an uniqu e affair, \Yill be a nnounced at the me e tit ~g. Rese rvation s for th e dinn er may be made with Mi ss ] ennic Shantz, or during the day, with Mrs. F. K. Freund, \Vilm ette 3051, or in the evening with Miss Blanch e Gay, \Vilmette 4134. Jens Jensen Speaks at Garden Club Noted Landscape Architect to Lecture on "Some Phases of Landscape Gardening" J ens J ~ n s en, famous .landscape architect and a residt nt of Wilmette, will address the Wilmette Garden club at its December guest meeting, which will be held December 7, in the eveaing, at the ho~e of · Mrs. Hope Thompson, 1219 Ashland avenue. He will speak on "Some Phases of Landscape Gardening." With this meeting and with its morning program ·with the Woman's club of \Vilmette on December 19, when Mrs. David Cooke will give an illustrated lecture on rock gardening, th e \Vilm ettc Garden club will bring to an end another successful year of interesting programs and useful work for the community. Those in charge of this year's work are the officers : Mrs. Walter Gore MitcheJt, president; Mrs. John F. Weedon, vice-president; Mrs. A. E. Logie, recording secretary; Mrs. ]. · Bentoq Schaub, corresponding secretary; Mrs. James S. Moore, treasurer; and the committee chairmen, Mrs. Benjamin E. Gage, program; Mr3. D. M. Callie, membership; · Mrs. Edward H. Burge, social; Mrs. Edward E. Moore, plant sales; Mrs. A. E. Gebert, publicity; Mrs. C. P. Berg, telephone and luncheon reservations; Mrs. John F. Weedon, printing. trips and cooperation with the P. T. A. in beautifying the school grounds; Mrs. Edward L. Scheidenhelm, civic improvement; Mrs. C. N. Hurlbut, community garden; Mrs. William C. Fox, Chicago Plant, Flower, and Fruit guild; Mrs. David Cooke, garden problems; Mrs. Ralph Huff, librarian; and Mrs. \i\1. G. Mitchell, weekly "Garden Talks" in Wilmette Life. Mrs. Edward· E. M ,..,ore was chairman of the Garden Market committee Mrs. David Cooke of the Chicago Gar~ den and Flower show committee, Mrs. Edward L. Scheidenhelm of the Spring Flower show, and Mrs. C. N. Hurlbut of the Summer Flower show. January 4, the officers for 1929, whose names were published November 9, wilt t~ke office. Mrs. John F. Weedon will be the new president and Mrs. C. N. Hurlbut the new program chairman. Catholic Club and Juniors Will Hold Joint Meeting The Woman's Catholic club of Wilmette r3 sharing its next meeting with the Junior membership anrl th e twq, groups will join in giving the prog ram Tuesday evening, November 27, at 8 o'clock in the Wilmette Woman's club building. The Juniors will present a play, "Jazz and Minuet," with a cast composed of the Mi sses Dorothy Rohol, Helen O'Donnell, Marion H usting, Marjorie Koenig, Rosalie Adams, and directed bv Miss Marian Ortseifen of Ken~l \\;orth. As next week is the time set aside by the club each year in the interest of Health week, Dr. William A. Evan'3 of the Chicago Tribune will give a lecture and Miss Katherine Griffin, visiting nurse in Wilmette, will give a short talk. The chorus of club members who earlier in the season gave a fine arts program, will sing, "Song3 My Mother Taught Me," by Dvorak, and "The Song of the Volga Boatman". This group consists of Mrs. Walter Bermingham, Mrs. Charles Norman, Mrs. Harry Bettinghaus, Mrs. Charle·s Broad, Mrs. Frank Rothing, with Mrs. M. B. Morris, accompanist. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lombard, wellknown radio artistl5, will give a sketch. Husbands of club members are invit~e to attend the meeting. TO HEAR TALK ' ON RUGS The Home and Garden club of Kenilworth will meet at the home of Mrs. R. M. Burns on Essex road, Kenilworth, next Monday afternoon. A representative from Nahigian Brothers, dealers in imported rugs, witt give a talk on "Oriental Rugs." This is to be a guest day at the club. LECTURES ON OPERA MONDAY Tina Mae Haines is giving the next of her series of lectures on European opera Monday afternoon, November 26, at 2 o'clock, at the Woman's club of Wilmette. She will talk on German opera. Evening Garden Club Hears Lecture, Views Paintings The Evening Garden club of Wilmette met Tuee.sday evening, November 13, at the Woman's club. An interesting talk was given· by Charles Lytle of Swift and company on "The Use of Vigoro!' This was followed by a stereopticon lecture by Mrs. Harry Barnum of W.Umetka, who took as her subject, "Garden13 Large aad Small." After quite a general discussion of this subject, the meeting was adjourned to permit the members to view the lovely garden pictures from the brush of Mrs. Gordon Wilson which were plac~d around the walls of the club lounge. This feature was quite the event of the evening and appreciated to its fullest extent. Monday evening, November 26, the club, in a hody, will go to the Garfield Park conservatory to enjoy the chrysanthemum exhibit The next club meeting occurs Tuesday evening, December 4.