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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 23 Feb 1939, p. 42

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Followlng is a brief summary of * the history and activities of the Friends of Lake Bluff Orphanage as preparèd- by Mrs. Vilas Johnson. These women -are holding their third annual benefit dessert-bridge, book * review, and fashion show a t the Country Club of Evanston on Wed- nesday, Mar-eh 1. 41On thé. eve of our third annual benefit, we pause to acquaint new frlends ýand new-comxers to the North Shore: with the history., purpose, and accoinplishments -of our group. ",Organized in the fafl of 1935 by. Mrs. Vilas Johnson who ,bas been its only .piesident, with ,a' nmmbershuip of forty young womeni, the group, haît for its object the betterment of onie hundred orphans at the Metho- dist-Deaconess Orphanage In Lakte Bluf Members. are chosen for thi It* stA teu tw«et nth the thought that there will be no inactive individual. Memnbership is limited to forty and there has been a waiting list since the~ date of or- ganization. "Group meetings are hçld once a month in members' homes. They are all day affairs wlth luncheon, a business meeting, and sewlng on, Carlos Photo M is s Geraidine. ,Benthey, :a member of the New Trier Hf gh Provinçe II of Gammna Phi B&ta, which wil hold a conference at Epsilon cuipter housae in Evans- ton Saturday, March 4 andi 5. M iss Bent hey, a graduate of Northwvestern umiveraity,.w a s president of the cliapter hersen- i0? year. man, presented Mrs. Walter W.r Steiner, of Evanston with an honor- arY life .membership, ,in apprecia- tion for her eighteen years of con- tinued 'activity: for t h e club's interesta. Mrs. Steiner is a" charter mem- ber and has serveéd n the capacitY'ý Of secretary,, on the. board of di-' rectors, bouse 'chairman,' member- ship committee; and- chairman, secretary andi treasurer of ,the North Shore group; and for .s ev- eral years, handled, the publicity on the North Shore. This is only the second time. an bonorary membership has been 'pre- senteti by the club. Miss* Wmifred Gani'ison of Evanston was made an hoinorairy life menb-er in 1921. Grand A. 0. P. Presideni To Be Hor. for Rilual Mrs. W. C. Drummnn, grand t 'The, home of Mrs. Albrlght Bray, 1345 Tower - road, Winetka, -wiil be oliened for a dessert bridge,. Monday,' February 97, at 1: 30 o'clock,ý given as a benefit by the North Shore Friends of Chicago Junior schol. Mrs. James> Ferry and Mrs. joseph Porter, -who comprise 'the Progran vommittee, have an-é nncd that those who do flot wish to play cards. may, sew'for the Chi - cago Junior school for which, the 'Party is given. Tables of bridge wlll be madle up for those not havmng their own foursornes. -A. piize will be . given forý each table. The prôceeds of. this event: will help maintain: scholarships for the boys of the school, which is -support- ed by various groups and individuals who are înterested in providirng edu- cation for boys, Whio »ecus o ,'W. cûznstnces such as broken homes, would otherwise be deprived of wholesome and intelligent influence. Thze North Shore group provides for three scholarships at the Chi- cago Junior school, and mnembers of this group extend a cordial invita- tion toalal those nterested in fur- thering its work. Mrs. Harry Mardwîcke is chair- man of the group of hostesses. ?year 1938,~ members he success of their warranted taking on t ionsibiities and broad-F ,le of their charitable the year,. in additionb their interest in the ,andi the ,s Frd Bi~* Gives Reading Masaryk WUi Address Presidents' Conference homee :n Zv- pictures anaton.

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