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TheCticaorty-ihtsAnnual 1Exhibition of work by Cicag Artstsopened wit.b a reception o Thursday, February 1,.f rom 3 to 5:30 o'clock at tbe Chicago Art institute. The Municipal Art League united witb the Art Institute in, an -ivi- tation to the members of -the museum.- Music 'and refreshmients were on the program. One of the north shore artists wbo lbas a pic- titre in the exhibit is Norman MacLeish of %Vin- lietka. The painting is entitled "Belack, Earth" and depicts an American'farin scetie. Anotber local painter Who is repres en ted is Margaret McKee Walker of Wilmette, a young artist whose'.work is sbowing :great promise. Miss Walker,,bas two oil paintings on exhibit, "Por-, trait of My Mother" and "Vegetable and Fruit Forms- The followmng prizes were announced: Thle . and Mrs. Frank G., Logan Medal witb $750 was awarded to Peterpaul Ott, of Evanston for. bis* white glazed bust of "The Dancer, Harald Kreutzberg." . This is a striking work. It repre- sents the dancer witb a higbiy polisbed shaveni head. As the bust is ail in. wbite, witb a polisbi like porcelain, the reflection of, ligbt on tbe * 5tflh surfaces ù lllost arrestmng. Mr. Kreit7- berg -sbaves bis head .as a means of giving iindi-, viduality te his dancing. The Mr. and Mrs. Jule F. Bower prize of $30 'was awarded for a painting executed ýw.ithini two. *years of the date of tbe exhibition by, a paitter who bad reached the age of fort y years. This prize a given to Charles W. Dabigreeni for bis stili life "Breakfast Table." Mmr. Dabigreen is known best for his landscapes of the Smok.% and Ozark mountains, painted in the uniusuàlly warm reds and scarlets of autumun. Ruit St. Denis, internqtionaIIv knownp dancer. is comiitg in a recital ut thse Country Clieb of &'asssto,, on Wedizesday c7'ening, Pebritary 21, uinder thse. auispices of thse Pla vers' Guild of Evanston. She ziiI precede lier dance iinbers ivitla an authoritative discussion of "T1i, Fut ure' of the Dance in Aitei-ia." Katherine Hamilton of WiÀnetka, violinist, and Pauline Manchester, pianist, *will give a joint recital at Kinball Hall i Chicago on Tuesday evening. F.bruary 27, under the auspices of the Chicago Musical. Guild. Both young artists have made. notable suc- cesses .since their debut recit.als ;several ,years ago, and tbeir programn for February 27 will give .themn ample opportunity to, show ho 'w th.ey have devieloiped artistically. -Miss Hamilton is to in-- clude the Fauré- sonata which. she and. George Howerton, former orga#ist of the- WinnetkaL Côngregational ýcburch,' played, for a group. of friendslast Spring. The sonata bas been plaved only twice in, Chicago for, tbougb it is exceptioný ally beautiful,, the technical difficulties are tre- mendous. Miss Hamilton. has studied, it under' the direction of tbe eminent 'French violinist., Jacques Thibaud,. during. ber year anda' haif of study in- Paris, and she bas become thoroughly familiar with. its exquisite Frencb character and, style.ý Besides the Fauré, Miss Hamilton will play the. "Chausson Poeme," which is also essentially French,. Sbe captures its atmospbere, for ber wvork on the Poenrn bas been uter Thba&ud, anrd Marcel Chailley. Another unusual number she will include in the recital will be the Prelude and Aitegro ky Cléramnbault, a French, composer wbo was born 19.0years, before Bach. Miss Manchester is, to be.h'eard in a group. of Brahms, a group of Chopin, and one of modern compositions. Her personality and brilliant pianistic abjlity bave. made ber a popular con- cert pianist, and.she bas received enviable com-., ments f rom press and public for ber fine mnu- sicianship, bel' talent for interpretation, and lier ag~ile fingers. Studing undler the great Germnaî in which black and wnite. cossng -gates, stel crane, storage bints,- switcbnian's tower, old sbacks and railroad tacks mingle in confusion. Ruthi St. Dénis on North Shore Recutal1 In ber first public appearance in the Chiicago area in the past tbree years, Ruth St. Denis, li u.liI.ý v b b a LUtI** L winner. and as sucb bias been soloist -witb the Chicago Symphony orchestra. Since bier returti fmom European studies she h as been head, of the mnusic department of Ferry Hall in_ Lake' Fore st. Miss Hamilton studied in Chicago with H Ier- bert Butler, and while at the Amemican Conserva- ty of '. Usic served as concert-mitro h Symphony orchestra. She played witb the Chi- cago Symphony orchestra at the graduation exercises of tbe consemvatomy, In Paris she hiad a year and a haif of study witb Thibaud. and radio and uîsce endeàvor, succeeaea in securing Miss St. Denis' only appearance in the Chicago district after lengtby efforts, in the belief the north shore, will respond to the cbance to see this great artist. subject is to Ibe nue,, and. the A shore. homes. The parties are bell pter of Nortbwestern universi a Beta Alumnae grot;p of a rose and a beld .in held by and, by e north 4