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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 26 Mar 1936, p. 42

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Clubs in Wilm.tte. KeniIworth, Winnet&a. and Glenco. Groups Make Splondid Showitng Honors pile up again for niorth shore garden -clubs, par- .ticipating in the Trenth Anntîal Chicago Flower show o h Navy Pier current tbrough Sun- day. Three silver miedals, two speciai, awards, ,eight blue rib- bons,. two red. ribbons,. two white, and three' yellow are placed. on. entries of teni clubs cf this vicinity. Under its blue "sky," even bluer thisË year, and with white initroduced as.1 the general background theme, the show on the Navy pier us the best yet given, spectators concur in opinion. Now for the prizes as they have corne to each club: Wilm.tte Garden Club A white ribbon, third prize, hang. on1 the Wiimette Gardon club's "Coventf Gardon 1728" market square. The back-,i ground la sketchod In color. A basket, of violets; white dalsies, bine baclielor- buttons, and yollow and orange fruits1 comprise tho ensemble.1 K.nilworth Garden Clubt A silver modal le placed on the terrace designed by the Kenlworth Gardon club as part of the Gardon Club of .America's leadîng Ino the sie garden. Frthure entire exhibit, the house and Its gardons, the Gardon Club of ýAmerica's silver moidal was awarded. To the Kenilwonth Gardon club. too go , two other prizes; two bine ribbons of flrst. nward, one for Its tilt-top table, the other for. Its flower picture. On an antique felt-iined.table an old powter vase wth white Hliles offset by red and green begonla beaves and deep-red Illy buds, stands. An old book ai one stde' completes the composition. Quaint le thé fiower picture iii uts gold frann,, Àminst adark background an one year old, was awaraed a blue FibonR for Its buffet table, a red rlbbon for its miniature flower exhlbit. On a nat- ural linon cloth hand-spun copper ware lined wlth deep bine enamel l9 arranged. Delicate yellow tUlipe are massedIn hé i large bowl.,.Round holdert4 have yello*w candies and bro*ri-hued glasse to com- piete h etng. A tiny Vîctorianglas epergefhe with anchusa,, sweetheart roses n vley Dites8 takes second prise. The garden departmient of the Win-, netka Womnan's club has won four rib- bons; the purpie of spécial award for Its formai dinner in the Chinese mannor; with yeiiowsq, light -purpie and black predoniinating; a white rlbbon, third prize, for -its old mahogany tilt-top table with call i hes, yeilow roses, and biMue lupine on a Chinese runner;- a yeilow ribbon of honorable mention for Its Victorian arrangement under glass, an antique rubygis vase, aguerreoty;pe and antique neekiace piaced with old- fashioned flowers in. pink, bine, and white; a yeilo* ribbon for Its miniature flower. arrangements in la. gray-white vase with yeflow and bine fiowers. Founder's Chapter Foiti*er's hapter, of the Glêeoe Gar~ don club for Its unique "Late 1700": Frontier gardon, wins a silver medal. Because the souree,,oL the materials for this gardon Is imusuai, we mention it lu a littie more detail. Entirely authentir le the exhibit which goos back even to, Engiand in earlier <laye for somne of its history. Through thé efforts of Mrs. William A. Sutherland, of Glencoe, who bas had to b. in the south, the red soil, the gkakes on the roof (shingles>, the wvoven fonce, the 'holly tree, the Jack Benjamin Richards Married Mwrch 17 Mr. and .Mrs. Jamies Camp- bell1 Crossley, 407 Washington avenue, Wilmette, announce the- marriage, of 1their daughter, Julia ,Goodhue, te Benjgmin jàmes Rich ards, son of Mr..and Mrs. Albert George Ricéhards of 320 Richmond. road, Kenilworth, Tuesdayevening, March 17,, at, 8 Q'clock,. in the pr .esence of thirty relatives., SidnyGordonPhoto In the honte of her parents, Mr. ad Mrs. James Campbell Cross4ey of Wilmnette, oit Mardi 17, Jua Good hue CrossIe3' becaie the bride of Benjamin James Richards, son of Mr. and Airs. Albert Georfle Richi- airds of Kenilzvortl,. Healy-HiIl Engagement ortairin e OLSVIo**UV ifJLLVl . n*W ut 'l plastor givès the fin lshlng toucd cabin typicai of the befor-e-wlndo (Contiinued on Page 52) Eamgoged ln the Frank Iarwell Ferry of Winnetka, h to al ler,.arnts, Mr. and ,Mrs. William Owe'tFrancis Healy of 205 Meirose avenue, announced at a luncheon at their home last Saturday. The wedding wilI take place in the fail. Miss Healy and Mr. Hill have grown up on the north shore. Miss llealy attended Sacred Heari conl- vent in Lakce Forest and is a gradu- ate of Manhattanville college in New The ceremony was perforînied'. y the Rev. John G. Hindley before the mantel in the living room which wvas attractively .decorated. with white snapdragoils, .stock,. and f reesia, and with six lighté'd tapers. White roses. .tutips, sweet peas, narcissus and free- sia were arranged on the bride's table .in the dining room.' The bride was married ini a jacket dinner dress of turquoise blue., With' it, she had a corsage of gardenias. Her sister, Mrs. Robert MacLean3 her only attendant, wore a blue-green evening dress and gardenias. Albert T. Richards served his l)rother-as'best mani. Mr. and Mrg.1 ai tea last Suide of their son ai guests incltiding, Crossley, Mr. aix beaui, anîd Mrs.. Leatl. Richards entertained ýay evening in lhonor. ,nd his bride, their Mr. and Mrs. James di Mrs. Robert Mac- Walter Scott Mac:- Progiraem and, Tee WIl Benefif"jewïsh'Fund Madeline C violitiist, will the af ternoon ian, brilliant a -prograrn young '..iivr-Y%-nstuuiavei ting hostesses will be acker and Mrs. Lloyd1 ~ederS. a club. not yet n on be enter- rof this Jack A. The as- rs Albert nes. . form; -ago

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