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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 26 Apr 1929, p. 9

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Aptil 26, ·1929 WILMETTE LIFE CLUB BREAKS GROUND the gown being of rich red velvet, with a charming headress of that period. She recited two English ballads w. itten about a lay ol! Marie de France. Her Simple Ceremony, Splendid Propam Ellduc, progrfl m con_ cluded with verses by Pierre Mark Meeting; Mn. H. A. Buah Ia 'de Ronsard, Robert Herrick, and one New President attributed to Sir Walter Raleigh. During this last part she wore a high waisted flowered gingham with a black By Vera McDermid velvet sash, and a large garden hat. The costumes were particularly attractive, and Nearly three hundred members at- gave the proper setting 'and atmosphere tended the regular meeting of the year · to her numbers, which represented the of the Wori1an's club of Wilmette, · various periods. Miss Thompson has presented her proWednesday. A note of regret pervaded grams all over the United States, and in the atmosphere of the day, as it was Europe, particularly London. She has not only the last meeting in the old acted under Belasco and with noted club house, the last meeting of the Shakespearean actors. Turn Your Over To Us You'll be surprised how' much prettier and neater your lawn will look when under the care of our trained experts. Our professional lawn cutters are prepared to cut your lawn properly during the entire season at a very nominal charge. year, but also the last. time that Mrs. Haye~ McKinney would preside as president. Luncheon was followed by a short ceremony which attended the breaking· of ground for the new club house. Mrs. Frank J. Scheide.nhelm, chairman of the building committee, gave a brief account of the activity of the club and its history, and concluded with thewords, that the new clt!b house represents fulfillment of the dream, and of the self sacrifice of the club members. Every member is particularly interested in the new building because every member has had a share in .it. John 0 . Merrill, who represented the firm of Granger and Bollenbacher, architects for the building, expressed well the attitude of the architects: "It is the dream of the architect to combine sticks and stones together on sound engineering principles to make for usefulness and beauty. "So you ladies of the Wilmette Woman's club have with the brick and mortar of service built a moral structure in your community that is admirable and satisfying. . "It is now our privilege to help you symbolize this in a building. This is a trust which we accept and appreciate." A short prayer of d~dication was given by the Rev. Vere V. Loper, who represented the Ministers' Union. Four charter members of the club held honorary places at the dedication and these were: Mrs. William Panushka, Mrs. Edwin Drury, Mrs. H. B. Gates, and Mrs. Frank L. Joy. Mrs. Samuel P. Watkins of 1322 Greenwood avenue had as her guests Friday and Saturday of last week, her nephew, Alfred L. Lathrop, and Mrs. Lathrop, who after a visit in the East, were returning to their home in California. Mr. Lathrop is vice-president of the Union Bank and Trust company of ' Los Angeles. L. J. TBALNAM ·M ARCHITECTURAL LANDSCAPING . Lawn Rei.u venating-T tee Surgery-M ainten~nce-Gardening 2 3I I LAKE AVE. WILMETTE · PHONE WILMETTE 56 1 · · and see what you can buy for + At the business meeting which followed the ceremony Mrs. McKinney read h er annual r eport of the splendid spirit and the activities of each member of the hoard. She concluded her report with the statement that her work with the club and the members will be a joy that will go with her the rest of her life. Her report was unanimously accepted by a ~tanding vote, and she was given the hearty applause of the members-their only way of expressing their deep appreciation and gratitude for all that she had done for the club in her two years of office. Owing to the lack of time the reports from all the departmental chairmen could not be read. However, the report of Mrs. Arthur J. Dixon, treasurer, was given. Mrs. Arthur H. Howard, chairman of the nominating committee, presented the names that the committee had chosen to fill the new .offices. These were voted upon and the result of the election is as follows: Mrs. Harvey A. Dush, president; Mrs. William A. Durgi·1 first vice-president; Mrs. Roger E. Williams, recording SEl_Cretary: Department chairmen are: Mrs. Frederick 0. Ebeling, music; Mrs. Frederick Tilt, philanthropy; Mrs. Alonzo J. Coburn, art ; and the chairmen· of the standing committees are: Mrs. Walter G. Mitchell, bulletin, and Mrs. Knight Blanchard, ways and means. Mrs. Herbert B. Mulford, chairman on the committee for the cornerstone, gave a brief account of how the committee is making preparations for the contents of the corner stone, and stated that it has learned that the first president of the club is living in Minnesota, and that it is trying to get in touch with her to obtain a picture. She said that the corner stone will contain coins of the day, article~ of the activities of 'the club, besides its history, and possibly fashions of the day. At the program that followed, Miss Sydney Thompson, a charming personage whose home is in New York, and who has returned from the coast and Honolulu, presented delightful readings tn plays, ballads, and Madrigal verse. During her first numbers, which were two plays written by herself, she wore an attractive gown of gold l_ace with the · lace cocktail jacket, and a girdle of tan velvet. In the .second part of her l)ro~ram her costume was in the period of 1180 A. 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