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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 6 Feb 1936, p. 32

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orth Shore Garden Clubs Enter Tenth Reserve Bokes for AnnimI Flnw-r ÇShow on Navv Pier in March iMary Garden Concert 1U Il UMLIW I *~ vv ~. ~u ;~ ~v ~,. ~ ,-------- a tip-back table with hfiles preIoi- inating; a vegetable picture. a inii- ature arrangement, and a flower ar- rangement with three-quarters water visible. Among.the members. oi-the committee are Mrs. Theodore Moritz, Mrs.XVilliam Beit. and Mvrs. Arthur B. Adair. The Kenilworth. junior Garden club with Mrs. Robert Olinstead its presi- dent, is building a villagee market sqUare and mhaking two flower ar- ringeients. Mrs. Stuyvesant Butler of Winnetka. 'is gerneral chairînan, of the exhibit. *rs Montague Ferry, first chair- mîan of the garden departmnt of the Winneétka Woman's club, has heen placed in charge ofthe- department's exhibits at the 'Flower shîow. Four minor exhlibits are to be displayed by ber grôup, including a format din- ner table for eight - a bouquet' of flowers, arranged undera glass dome ini the Victoria»n nanner: a tip-hack table, with an arrangement of floiwers., Mies predomninating; and a miniature exhibit of flowers. Serving on Mrs. Fer ry's committee are Mrs. Ernest Ballard, Mrs. Dudlev Smith, Mrs. J. Willis Jackson, Mrs. George Mfor- ris, and Mrs. Walter Straub. The Winnetka \Veeders.. a group of young gardeners hieaded Iby M\rs. WV. L. Suter, will have several ex- hibits, including. a buffet table and flower and vegetable arrangemients. The Founder's chapter of the Giçu.- coe Garden club hias three enitr-ies. A frontier garden will be arranged y (Contintted on Page 33) Novel Ideas Reflected in Entry'List for Gala Anniversa ry Exhibition Thie Chicago Flover show, sp)ring's o fficiaI. harbinger ii Chicago, Will he hield at :Navv Pier,, March 21 tô 29. Plans for this -great flowe sectacle are coniplete, and snowy and ýsub- zero temperature mean nothing to the Garden Club of> Illinois iiemibers who are. shelving their other activities to make this, their Tenth Showv, the finest thev have ever had. Again the t . north shore will be represented. Mrs. 0. W. Dynes, of. Hinsdale, wvho bas been genveral chairman of thîe Chicago Flower sho>w, for the past three years, again hias the maniage- * ment of the show in ber hands. Mrs. Warren W. Sboemaker, of Hubbard, %N'àods, is co-chairmnan with ber. SThis. is the tentb. yecar the women of- The Garden Club of Illinois,: a federation oôf '120 garden> clubs throughout the st ate, have sponsored a great flower show. It is the onl1Y large show in the country which club members tbemselves stage and Maniage. Headquarters at the Palmer House Schedules wr mailed to the clubs early in October, anid the response %Vas utprecedented, many classes be- ing closed when the offices opened. About 70 clubs tbrougbout the state Nwill have exhibits. Beginning with theentrance, which will be more spëctacular than any that .bben seen before, thshe* show will be entirely different this. year. The classes of exhibits which the * clubs will'build cover a wide and ini- teresting range of subjects. With their usual en.thusiasm north 0f three-point interest-mujsic, club,. and social-is the coming of Mary Gar- dlen to the north shore under auspices of the Winnetka* Woman's club at, New Trier high school Monday eve- nling, February 17.> Nqo small part ini the eveninig's fes- tivity will be the box parties given in conjuniction.witb the gala event, a lec- ture. recital less thani two weeks a.way.- Among those who have taken. boxes are Mrs. George Everett, Mrs. Melleni Mlartin, Mrs. Ralph, Snyder, Mrs. Ed- wvard 'B. Hall, Mrs. James L. Hough- teling, Mrsg. Ryland Wolcott, Mrs. William D, McKenzi,1e,. Mrs. Rollin D. Wood, Mrs. DwNigbt Orcutt, Mrs. Wal- ter Straub, Mrs. Channing Coolidge, Mrs. W. O. Kurtz, Mrs. Roland D. Whitmnan, Mrs. William Sherman Hay, Mrs. Willoughby, G. Walling, Mrs. Charles T. Mordock, Mrs.' Sylvanus George ILee, Mrs. E.' V. L. Brown. Mr.Laird Bell, Mrs. Chester Sar-7 gent., and MIrs. Sidnev F. Bartleitt. Guesis of Honor Ifr. and Mrs. J. A. 11ilis. 2029 Chestnuit avenue, were g uests of hionor at 'a surprise party given ror them lin their home Saturday evet - ing by a group of twelve neighbo'rs,. .Ganes were played during the even- ing and a supper was served. Tlhe occasion was a party of welcomne f or NIr. and Mrs. Milîs Who are niew residents of WVilmette. They nioved to the village from Evanstoin about a ,nonth ago. Iavt . Model in ýFashion Show 'vent Thefl Wiffetka IGarden club nas for its flower show chairman, Mrs. Ar- thur Sullivan. The Kenilworth Home and Gardenx club, under the direction of Mrs. ,Frank C. Nas on, president, will, have To the, strains. of music f rom a s tripig trio, inodels Ueil display thre neu modes for souteri. soj'oirners and for earlý spring' at the Sixth Anni Charity Bridge and Fashion, show of the Junior auxiiary of the Wonw Club of Wilinette Saturday afternoon of this weeek at 2 oclock. Amoig ti invited to model ore, fromi t to ri.qhlt, Miss 4ldelaide Pranklin, Mrs. A. Klude, adMiss Kathryn, Weiss. u%.l .lg lu n uor o v rs. (J. B est WVestpbal of Evanston who left for ual Arizona Thursday. While in. theý W's vest Mrs. 'Westphal will- visit osçe Mrs. Hazel Andersen, a former resi- ~.dent of Kenilworth,'. now living ini Q:ceaiiside, Calif. Bridge adStyle Show This Saturday one. of the outstanding social ev%.ents in 'Club circles vill be heild ýon Saturday afternoon, Fel)r>t- ary 8, whvlen the junior auxiliar-, of the Woman's Club, of i- mette entertajus , ith its Sixth Annual Charity B r i dge and Fashion' show. The 'clubhouse is the locale. Bridge, will coi i- inence at 2. Comiimittees :have been very active for weeks preparing for' the affair. The floor of the. spacious, club auidi- torium will be arranged to accommtio- (late one'hunldred tables for bridge. Prizes wvill include one for the wvin- uer at each table. Following bridge, aIl eyes Will tur n upon the tkower decorated. stage whichi will be' converted into a miod- cmn room for the, fash:ion slot%, the outstandinig event of the afternoon. Included in -the parade of -fashion will.be apparel for_ýsoutheen wear and for ear1y*spring. Spdts clothes,, ,dini- ner and eveninggovvis, anddresses for al1 occasions will bedisplayed. To compléte each ensemble..promni- tient shops are cooperating by suip- plying necessarvý accessories. Memi- bers of the Junior auxiliary and one meixiber of the sem~or club are* to be mannequins. Arnong the inodels are the MIisses, Hlazel Koil, Rhea Koil, Adelaide Franklin, Kathryn Weiss, Anne Hen- desnUrsula Broderick,, and Louise Flartmnan. Their 'parade will lie to the nmusic of a string ensembje %wicëh lias a!)peared ail along the nlortfh shore.> In> the past fç%v years the Charitv Valentine Bridge and. Fashion shiow lias provcd an outstandinig event.1 long anticipated and long re.membered, The interest displayed this year is tinusual and the indications are that a satisfactory suin~ of *noleN will be

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