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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 8 Oct 1936, p. 30

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Hie i5fturther tamous for havi1ig broight from a lonely site ln Graceland, cemetery, Chicago, the remains, of* Eugene Field for re-interment in the- closeof. tbe Churcb of the Holy Comforter in Kenilworth. Mrs. Field's death this summer, after a di1ramatic rTescue front povertyr, and her burial in tbe, quiet close bave enhanced publit interest. Collectéer.of Nct. trans-Atlantic cable? Perbiaps it was a mistake to divorce the scriptures from the encyclopedia if one is-.to capture the interest of les enfants. Practicalîy on the way Out, stili in a trance from, the collecting'orgy, 1 reinienbered to ask about educationial aput tnLe c urrent astonihments, say tbing- for 11-s ga rden., People are aithe Tri-Borough, bridge, television, Not so welI known as 'tbe garden.m and the tomb are Mr. Danfortb's, other hobbies. rHe is a coliector of many things besicles the bhistorical, ingenious, and curions reics to be seen in tbe garden. ,Hs study. is a fascinating place. The shelIves are> crowdcd with books, the walls are bined with military.pictures and guns, datingr back to his participation in the 'Miss Bonnie Donahue and John ways giving hlm tbings for it. some Rebman, who are co-chairmeiî for' of them unique and lovely. this event, and their committees have Giftz Fro.m~ alreadyXmade.plans for tbe entire Inventory of bis gardens would il wek-nd clude such a.diversified îist as- stones Ikiday evening, October 16. there from historic towns in Palestine, a tule'wfl eappssinaddnea h front a Nuremberg stove, weather- Fdgéwater Beach botel. -Ail of the vlstîng aters will register at Lunt Aministra.tion building on the campus between .10 and,12 o'clock on Sat-ý urday morning. After luncheon at the sorority, fraternity, or op en bouses, t he dads. wilI be guests at the Northwesterni-Olio State game at D)yche .tadium. where they wilI bave reservcd seats in the Saturday -eveninig there wil' 1w a b)anquet at'the Orringion botel,. wheil CabLynn Waldorf, biis <lad, ]Bishop E~rnest Lynn Waldorf, the football' team, and the Alumni assçociation ~P-e*ident wifI be intrcidticed. Thie sorority and fraternity having the inost dacis present at the banquet will be recipients of a silver loving cup. ~ on of stones and fossilsand Inrelics. !ing in a most bumln.le way a col. orniyself, 1 found the contents ol -abinet very interesting. Mr. Dan. i did flot neglect a single draweî went down f rom top to bottom, Two Mixers Scheduled for Fathers of Preshman Boys ng out eaeb one for a oood sur. Two mixers for fathers of freslîmian boys will- be held this Thursday and Friday in the Tri-Ship. rootil at. New Trier I-igh school under ilie a 'Dit of Iinotan pottery. There's nothing' like respect for a collection to warm the cockles of a collector's heart, I learned long ago. 1Militmaw Souvenires 0f especial interest to young people is the juvenile class in creative art now in session at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts, 18 South Michigani avenue. This class is for public school children from the ages of 4 to 14. Edna Wetton and Olive Hatison, district supervisors of art in Chicago scbools,. direct the work. Classes mneet OFFER ART LESSONS carried on stretchers to burial. I many iuterests, soi uch eflergy and that'be hba-s-not 'vas. a iri8o de 75gen7 in the old creative ability." character much th 've agreed. Mr. Danforthi opined be might now Perhaps the ult 1for the mPirgcles, tbey weère fas- be in an executive, job, but, he' didn't the cloister and in inserting, Sgenjus, and ovely garden is a picture, the. ultimate Eugene F~ield tom«b and the relief map for an auspiclous beginning, will be another story some day for another .reporter to gather from the Rev. .Leland H. Danforth. And I intend to keep an eye on that. garden myself. character of It bas possibilities for otber, stories o, giVen the. in the meàntime. 4

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