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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 13 Oct 1938, p. 54

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Begin Friday as Ben'efit for Club Friday, October 14. at 10 rici ock. Mrs. Llo.yd Faxcjn, w.ill read'"Rebecéa'* by Daphne du, Maurier, the October chOici. rof thé Literary guild and a -best- seller. at the first o h series (.-f ten readïngs fmrrcurrent books and plays tri be given at the Wornans. Club of. Wilntte the second and fourth Friday rriornings. of each ronth during the fali arnd vwinter. under the au1Spi cesi of the ways and rnéans The ixok. , ~the T r jri u i, ;ing dîsaster inii por*trait, of ;j gIarrnorous EnigJjlj î ;,ra.'Iti n 'rixcing., entertainng 5s r-.!-1"th a -4aýrtling end-not ii rx-vstery Story. but. wth'eanings' ithait directiojn. Mr.Faxon, %,.ith he-r lovelv voice a;nd quiet manner of readin'g. wi,-th this entertaining st(-ry to read, wiIl be at ber best. "'Mrs. Faxon is a-lwa ys careful" ay Mr5s. Williamn A. RichardEon, w,,ho is in charge ofi 'ecourse, "niot to nake up your mind for you about a book, but .ýimpIy to pre-sent the book to you.7 Perhaps at the beginning of a morn- ing she will suggest i>o you, sorne- question regarding a book, for yoj yto consider as she.reads. but she leaves the question for YU.t ;ins'wer." The book for October 2?,ý has not- been chosen as yet, Mr.s. Faxon wl welcomne suggestions on fIhe sûlection of books to review a 1t the. comîng meetings, frorn the merr:bers of the group who are asked to give *Mrs. Richardson the names of thi. books or plays they would like té) Copies of!alist o new books o t.hich Mrs. Faxon will rnake bni comment wilI be distributed to th(, Book Reviews ta Cond ude Oct. 14 iMrs. James.liar vey of Evaný- ton will conclude the book .re:- view series spon sored by the Wil- mette Parish. Methodist church guild on. Friday, October .44. at !0 'clock in the mnor 1n jn g in the Gréat hall. Mrs. Hfarvey. a graduate of iberàl aerts. and the school of opfc u Northwestern university. h4da, nun- ber of years <>1 exPerience in, Chau- tauqua Work in , the East before establishing her residence here. Her' excellent %woïk before w.ýon s ec1.ubs alorng, the North Shore has brought her well before the. public eyp.- .A second series of reviews is. beinu given by ber before The Friends o(-f Lake Bluff Orphanage, :and the fine willese to f"Northw,,est Passag'y.. wl erememiber ed bv those attendi- ing the Wilniette -Methodist series ft last fll. "'The Yearling,' bY M.arjorie Kin- nan Rawlings has been foris- i weeks the:best selling novel in! tht United States-a story almost wi7th'- out- plot. no spice of sex or love- story. depending on the' creation' of beauty and character in a boy and, his father and -a rare gift for picturl- ing- animal life. And multitudes of *A home in.Wiwicqua, Vlis., has wel.comed the former Mary-Deani Matson and, Wa.Itr Frederic Olsen after their u'eddi.ng trip to Excelsior Springs. They weée married September 3, at. the homte of the bride's parents~, AM. and Mnrs. Dean Rollin Matson, .1159 Cherry street, Win- netka. Silk net 'i n ain bow tones-fashioneci the bride's gown, and lher ffitgertip veil w-as cf the sum(e material i a pl.at inum shadle. Bernie Phioto To Give TaIk on Theafer as Junior School Benefif fessor George P, shop of Yale.- Prc ger 'has written pl " 47 Work- Ehrensper.. id books on 'Of local interest is the fact thai the author of -The Yearling- is thu niece of Mrs. Danijel Stecker of Wi lmette, national omncer of thu Womnan' s Home Missionary society,, and member of the Wilmnette Meth- odist church. Mrs. B. L. Mitchell and ber coie-r -mittee, Mrs.: John Campbell. Mrs. Carl Geppert. and Mrs: E. E. Henderson, and Mrs. A. L. Fuller. president of the guild. appreciate the patronage given thîs series which concludes at this ie. women 'of the village are invited- whether tlhey are club mernbers or not, will be the Lutheran Children's Receiv.ing. homne. Mrs. D. R. Kabele w ill be chairman o! sewing and.Mrs. George Larson, luncheon echairman. hini to Europe a humber of times that publication shortly. Miss Per- and ail over the Unitedi States. "He kins willl-also talk on E. P. Conkle's bsmore knowledge of the amateur first play "Two Hundred Were Cho- field than anyone I know"-says Pro- sen" in addition to giving a pertinent resulmnI(J otheiFederal, Theatre Prejeet workl. Ail proceeds froni these activities are fr the schoIarship fund main- taitine> .d y th(- I:vanston Friends -of, the higojunior school for.,boys at thP c hool - Elgin, Illinois., WIIMETT.E LIF E

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