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have you been doing with your tîne on earth ? Many, hapless females *iII be« forted to reply, "I played bridge." And this reply, with no insuit meant for Mr.. Culbertson, may pass the laddies into> heaàven, 'but- it will not giveý theni a higli place. St. -Peter is a wise man, and he will prefer creative accomplisliment tô nmere tiie-con- suming -diversions. He wîll approve the women Who tunity for a budditig pianist to learn to play the pipe organ, and. what was just as important, a place to, practice. Grate.'Leach,. as she was then, iearned to play and within.the ye ar won a.job as officiai organist for another Methodist Episcopal cburcb, the* Austin M. E ,And organist she lias continued to be, through the y ea rs of attendance at -Chicago Musical college,' post- grad uate stu-dy in languages and muxsic plays a role. bh samm ber and ex-president of the WomaflYs 4Âbrarv club of. Glencoe and is at p Vw~nt its music chairman. She is also iirman, of the music depart- ment of ýe Winnetkca Woman's club. Shie is a member and ex-president of the Winnetka Music cl ub, one of the' charte r membërs> of the group whicb. bas: in recent years sponsored the unique Artist-RécitaJ .series. And to. be neighborlyr, Mrs. Or- cutt .belongs to the Highland Park Music club,' the Little -Music club of. Evanston, and, the, Northb:Shore Musicians club. She was active in the now defunct Nortb Sbore Mac-, Dowel society. As for down town organizations she, belongs to the Chii- cago -Woran's 'club, the Musicians club, the WMoxnan's Sympbony Or- chestral a ssociation, , the Organists Guild., Nationaliy speaking. she is a meniber of Ave-Ntioflal ,Organists association. When St. Peter hears about this list of memberships, lie.wiiI proimptly assign the lady from Glencoe a berth among the heavenly organists! (Heaven is one place where menit is recognized promptiy. Otberwise it wouldn't be beaven.) Meets R.nowned Artists Along the years of ber musician- ship have come friendsbips with many of the wold's leading artists. In the sun-room of the Orcutt home at 786 Greenleaf avenue. Glencoe, are I ni.acr1,hedl nbtngran'hs of some of Earlier in this piece 1 mentioned the influence which music-iôving parents had on Grace Leachi Orcutt, and paralieling the musical expression, of ber life bas been a zeal for earn- ing medals. When in the grades she broke out with the first mnedal rash, after writing the best essay on, pa-, triotism ini the Goodricli school. The Goodrich School Speaking of the Goodricb schooi, Mrs. Orcutt tells a delightful story have ani singig. mer laii êwIIo wUO *a Fçguli yVI Sertora4Lj. eacn -unaay3 graduate of the class of '79 at North- morning was the five-months perod. personal details aboult the Orcutt Western .University, further shaped of lier confinement in Evanston bos- biograpby sh*uld include her birth ber career by being a Methodist pital a few years ago when ,She in. LaSalle., and her whisking preacher who cbanged pulpits every battled for ber life following an at- away at the age of six mnonths to three or five years-not out in the tack of pneumonlia and empyema. Chicago for a.long round of person- ings and prints acquired n t011 European and Amierican travels. A rock garden that undoubtediy is worthy of mention but was, alas, buried in snow on the day of my visit. Mrs. Orc utt's mother nmakes lber homie, with the Orcutts ïn , Glepcoe and bielps .m ù'anage the. houséholdi at- tendipg Ioyaily the, North Shore. Metbodist F.piscopal, church, of whiéb the Rev. Harold W. Mcllnay is pas- tor. "Dr. Cornieli calis ber bis star back-siider,*' lauglis Mrs. Orcutt. ýTh. onlly, ôther member of the family is William Leacb, son, and brother, who is manager of the Mathieson Aikali company, Niagara Falls, and a gradu- ate of the University of Chicago and, Massachuse tts Institute'of Teclinol- ogy. in Seareh Of CoUfe The. chief- problemn concerninig the Orcutt faniily at the moment is what college for Frances. [<ast sumnier Mrs. Orcutt and daughter Frances nIade ~a 3.600-mile trip through the country to visit college -camipuses. The men of the famnily left the intel- lectuai arena to their women and journeved north to fish in 'Lake of- the-WVoods, Canada. Ordiniariiy h lom-ever, the Orctts art u nited ini their interests; they:ail, love music, Ilke to play and sing. attend concerts Dou.btless- it is this syni- pathetic' attitude and enthusiasin on the part of lier farnily that nakcs- Mrs. Orcutt's record so iitegratecl and useful. Says Piaino Industry Enjoys Strong Advance The biggest spring business !ïn more than a decade of bistory in the piano industry was forecast b.y' Louis C. Wagner, of Glencoe, man-, ager of the Baldwin Piano company,. in an interview this week, because Americans have ini recent years be-. come more interested in the music that they can produce tbemselves. 1'1 don't mean that people no long- er enioy iistening to gQÔd music," lie llç;Llct, - à, b iu a moU lntn i ±vem Pnis and Vicksburg visiting relatives and friends. Miss Aima Mae will finish the school term ini Vicksburg and re- turnl home in J une.M.Haie wili return from the soith in Aprilý.