Beeches' a r e a mong the most Thd~cmre m hi guesta are silent as Grandpa Vanderhof beautiful of the larger ornamental is about to say grace. It's a scene from "You Can't Take It With You." trees, the varieties of the European Wnnetka Drama club playI to be presented ApriU 18, 19, and 20. Left to beech being considered 'as among right: Samuel Otis as Grand pa; Edith Snouden Schar.ff as Essie; the most coveted. .ýCare in trans- Eulakia Barker as the colored Rheba; Frank Farnham as Mr. De planting is a. rigiçl'reçquir-ernent for Pinna; Samuel Vernon as. Paul Sycamore;- Richard Bleloch as the its succe9s'ful cultivation., The copi coloredDonaàld; Helen Faville as "Peny.', Allyn.Hokanson as Qîga, per beech is slower growing than' the Grand Duchess, and MiLton Klee. as KoLenkhov some varieties, but beautiful with ____________________ its bright copper-colored leaves. ~~. with its fan-shaped leaves, is a re- Iue k e ia la ginkgoaceae) dating, back millions -T e f it, E u ropean>ot# rr of years to the carboniferous age. Proof thereof is in its being the By Rachel Jordan - only tree leaf foui-d in the fossils When Madame Maria Kurenko,i each season. Not only bas she won. o! those early geologic ages. Until Russian vocalist of internationalsucsonteoxirtadorti recently it was unknown as a wild fame, gives lier recital at Skokie stage, but four different radio sta- treavil he cuived ontspe scshool on Monday, May 1, the event fions have given her important pres- haise eidrved from Cinetemes.e will have two-fold. significance. It entations, and ste lias àlso appear- serveid around hen ee templs. will meari an evening of rare musi- ed with leading syrnphony orches- But' wid Itees haedaswobeenois-cal value, as Mme. Kurenko lias iras. She e la Acoloriitura soprano the~inst tret ree intae tmpe, captiva ted audiences throughout this with a voice o! unusual chlarm and ate zone. Although in its young country and Europe. It wll aIsO artistry. stage it appears gawky, in~ its age mean that a spirito! humanity and Tickets for thie concert have been it becomes a magnificen-t--tow 1VenU lea ulIewo-ilte sale otn4yv a few da bi4 but ey headed, full-foliaged tree. In eut- overwhelmIigevidenee b taie, con- are moving rapidly, accoirdiuig to a umn its foliage turns a soft yellow. trary, notwithstaiiding. late report from John Curtis of Glen- ÂU'ne AmeianL 4I Xi na.sUz >evice commlttee, under whose auspices te concert is being given, is just beginning to gain recognition for te widespread humanitarian work il started at the time o! the World war and lias rnaintained ever since. coe, ijCet icnairman and treasurer of the projeet. Only about 1,000 people can be accomxno4ated, so he suggests early reservations. weiU-knowi1autuur Ead poet, uas been the leader of the group whlch wrnl reopen again ini the fall under the auspices of theý education com- mittee of the Highland Park "Y." Anyone interested iii writîng or ini lIistening to creative work was in- vited to this last session of the clasa at 10 o'clock on April 20. Mts. Pro- kol Jaklon of Lake Forest and M1rs, Everett Fontaine of Highland Park will conduct an Informai discussion on writing as a hobby. Mrs. Hor- ace- Ferry o! Lake Bluff, willl read some o! her trailer stories and Mrs. 0. L. Olesen of Highland Pairk wif read a true feature story about choc- olate mice and three generations of the Olesen family. Verse, chldren's book manu- scripts, short storles both bumor'ous and serlous will adçl to themo- ing~ s program. Orators to Compete At Legion Auxiliary ,Meeting on Tuesday Thie April meeting of thie American Legion auxilary o! Wilmette unit 46 will meet at thie Masonlc eple oni Tuesday'evening, April 18 at 7:30 o'c4oçk. Thie tait divio* of 1the Am eicana" isRn oratorical contest,. sponsored b>" thie awciliary, ia to be thie prograzu for thie evenig. The winnig stud- ent wil, participate i the seventai district contest. Students from New Trier Higai school who willI compete are: Bill Cooter, Bil Fletcher, Helen Sieber, Bernice Stein, Dick Wade, and Dick Werthirner. Thé members of thie Wilmette Legion post were invited to attend. Plan Golden Jubilee Ai St. Scholastica