WILMETTE ·L IFE M~.ch 1·.1929 Skokie D. A.. R. Hean of German President By P. H. The Sko~ie Valley chapter of the Daughter3 of the American Revolution met at the home of Mrs. Kelso Farley, Abbottsford road, Kenilworth on Monday of this week. In the absence of Mrs. Fannie Cope, the -regent, the meeting was in charge of Mrs. E. D. Snydacker vice-regent. The speaker of the day wa· 3 Professor Ludwig Mueller, exchange-professor at Northwestern universitv. Professor Mueller gave a very logical DA _ N NEM.ARK ELECTRIC CO. and friendly talk on "Pre'.sident Hin.denburg" which was most thoroughly enjoyed and appreciated by the ~em-1 hers present. It seemed a movement forward to step aside from the conventional and usual program of the D. A. R. and to listen to the inside informat,ion of this new German republic. We have "stretched · our hands across the seas" as it were and it i~s good to know what is going on and being achieved "over there." The meeting occurring as it did 1 30 near the time of Washington"s birthday, Professor Mueller quoted from Mr. Sherman, the American ambassador to Germany, saying that he had compared Hindenberg to Washington in that he would go down in German history as Wa'shington had in ours "First in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his country men." The next meeting will occur the fourth Monday in March. A~rangements are being made to or- Legion ·Auxiliary Mrs. Thomas L. Hall is acting for the Auxiliary in making arrangements for the Lenten concert which Milan Lusk will give at the Woman's club on the evening of March 13 under the auspices of ~he Legion Post No. 46 and the Auxiliary. Ticket'3 may be secured from the members. Unit members are reminded of the monthly sewing meet· i ng to be held Thursday evening, March 7, at the home of Mrs. Al Rodenkirk, 309 Sixt'eenth street. The year books which have been awaited with so much interest, are being mailed out to members in accordance with the 1929 membership list. This piece of work was accomplished by the first · vice president, Dr. Beatrice Hawkins, and the publicity committee consi'3ting of Mrs. C. B. Cochran, Mrs . . E. V. Culleson, Mrs. 0. Q. Da·ily, and Mrs. A. W. Froehde, Mrs. H. J. ReelThe ing, and Mrs. Victor Klebba. books carrying the month's calendar, Iist3 of unit and state officers, the year's progratit; and the membership list, fill a much felt want in the ·unit. will The membership roll under the leadership of Mrs. A. W. Froehde is gradually expanding. In a~cordance with the state plan of 1 5tresstog membership between the dates of February 12 and 22, several new name!' were added and m~ny more place~ . on the list of pro:;pecttve members. Sprmgfield, with a gain of 139 new members, won the lamp offered to the unit making the largest gain. Mrs. Froehde is assisted by the Mesdames Charles Dahncke, A. Rodenkirk, H. J. Reeling, Myrland, and G. A. Stone, and by the entire membership, working under the slogan, "every member get a member." When the Legion took the cast of "Lombardi, Ltd." to Great Lakes to furnish a laugh-a-minute to the patientf5, several Auxiliary members carried up some thirty lbs. of delicious candy which they passed around between acts. They believe they were rewarded with a far better average than a smile-a-minute. Mrs. Stanley Peterson, "vho with her committee plan'3 and directs the child welfare work of the auxiliary, attended the Child Welfare Congreg,s which Area D held Monday and Tuesday at the Congress hotel. The program as outlined this year s.tresse.d the impo.rtance of caring for the underprivileged child regardless of whether or not he is the orphan of a World war veteran. Delegates from twelve states were present-in many cases department officers of ,. the Legion or Auxiliary, and many notables appeared as speakers. ·Prominent among the latter were Mrs. ]. P. Bartlett, chairman of the Auxiliary's national committee; Mrs. Boyce Ficklen, Jr., national president of the Auxiliary; Mr5. McDowell. the national secretary; David L. Shillinglaw, department commander; and Past Commander Howard P. Savage. The gold room at the Congress hotel was the setting for the dinner dance which the Legion Auxiliary department of Illinois gave on Monday evening in compliment to its national president, Mrs. Boyce Ficklen, Jr. At the speaker's table were seated representative Legion and Auxiliary workers, for the most part national or department officers, many of whom were introduced by the department president, Mrs. Pearl Duncan, or by Mrs. M uckelstone. president of Central Council, who was chairman of the committee in charge of general arrangements, and who made a capable toastmistress. Addres'5es were given by many of the .notables who addressed the Child Welfare congres13. The welcoming address was made by the department president, Mrs. Duncan. Other speakers were Mr5. Bessie Stuart Smith, of the national membership committee; Mr5. Newton Hawkinson, membership chairman; Dr. Scott of Edward Hines, Jr., hospital and Dr. Steffin from the s~ taff at the' orphans' home, which the Legion and the Auxiliary maintain at Normal, Ill. The principal address wa1s made by Mrs. Ficklen, who comes from Georgia. and betrays that fact in her manner and delightful Southern accent. From the knowledge gleaned in her many years ~pent i!l auxiliary service she 1 spoke ~nte;estmgly ~n the work of the organ~zatwn, stressmg Poppy Day and what tt means to the veteran, and dwelling on the recent National Defense Congress held at Washington where 1300 wom~n representing 38 organizations m~t m behalf of a subject vital to all women. Other organizations represented at the dinner were war mothers, gold star mothers, gold star father:; Spanish American war veterans, the' G. A. R., and the Illinois Federation of Women's clubs. 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