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A gala banquet:and progratn with the awarding of prizes, the installa.tion of officers, and the wel- comîing of Chicago guest artists marked the annual dinner and opening of the spring exhibition'. of the North Shore Art league at, Winnetka Corn- munity House, last Friday evening. Pauline Palmteri,,the artist, officiating, as toast- mistress of the- banquet,' proved a capital enter-, tainer. While telling state secrets f rom the private 1ives of painters, she introduced the three artists serving. on the jury of aWards-Antonin, Sterba, Miss Ethel Coe, and Edgar A. Rupprecht Who responded extemporaneously. Rene Laveniant, retiring president, reporting brîefly on the year..1936-37, pointed among other thinigs to a membership of 197, to the expansion of the work in the art classes, and.to the continued improvenent in the exhibitionsw. Mexican dres and the original 'quallitiýs, of Mexican handwork were the topics of an informai. but absorbing talk given by Mrs.,,Kart Buehr, 'wife-and. mother of an artist famlily. While array- ing herself in a typical Mexican, costume, she dis- played a great basketful of trinkets and treasures made by thoe iple, peope. To illustrate Mexi- cani living conditions she exhibited a few paintings. One hundred thirty dollars was di-stri bu ted In prizes on that occasion to winners of iret and second place In the six classifications of the spring show. The awards were' as follows : 011 landscape or stili liMrs. George Engeihard of Winnetka, flrst prize for *"Daughaday Ducks"; Mrs. Robert Jones of Evanston, second prize for "Stili Life with Pheasant." 011 portrait or tlgure-Joseph P. Nash of Lake F'orest, tirst prize for "Birds of a Feather"; Mrs. Frank Keteham 0of Kenilworth, second prize for "'Portrait"; Water color or pastel landscape or still life. YIf Herrt lat oI~,f Winrntka. first ,wizefor ne MS - nd on th lindu Potter," and Nancy Coons- etka, second prize for *'Portrait the awards were: Miss Bertha a.m B. Hale, Mrs. William Sher- lp Wyatt Moore, P. J. Kinder, rm, David R. Kennlcott, George ds of the league. :hibition committee. were: 'Mary e Ogren, Jean June Myall, lien- ed Wilson, Rena Hostetier, Maix C. Edznonds, Mrs. Hahn, and ýner served and the attractive nd roses on the banquet tables ,s. Harold Snell. Daguerre Photo Eddie Katz of Winn>etka, a sophomore high school1 student, was unanimzously praised by critics wd audience, Tiuday~, May 12, whei e .gave a violin recital in ,St. Mary's auditorim, Sterling, Illinois, uith Doris Wittich of Chicago, the pianist. Concert at Sterling Ns Praused by Critics. The mnost favorable and appreciative criticisr îsifg young violinist, the son of Mr. andi Mrs. Ells W Kaz, 144Asbury aveue, is on1yin bis Orville Westgor, director of the Rock Falls Township High school orchestra and an accom- plîshed violinist himself, was high in bis praise of the concert. He said : "The young violinist un- questionably has an excellent future before him as he is richly endowed with the qualitiesthat go to make up a great violinist. Hle possessés beau- tiful staccato anid spiccato bowing, a full rich tone Franices Evans (Mrs. Chartes N. Evans of Win- netka). was elected president of the North Shore Musicians club. at thle annu al meeting and lunch- eon hield Wednesday .at Sunset Ridge Country club. IM rs. :Evans and Eulalie Kober Stade were- in'-charge'*of the luncheon, and Ernau Akely. planned the outstanding program presentedby a club~ trio, and. the girls' octet, the boys' octet, and thee choir of New Trier -High school. The direc-> tors of these groups were Frances Anderson,a member of the. club, and Udelaide Jonesý Brad- burn, a former active member of the« organization for,.many years. * Other officers elected on Wednesday, include:- Caroline Harnsberger, secretary; Eulalie 'Stade, * jrogram chairman; Marjorie, Sherman, social and *publicity chairman, .and Genevieveý Horween, membership chairmaàn..Sarah, Ida Perry Bush. continues as vice -preside nt, and Elizabeth Mar-* garetl Tufts as treasurer. Serving as directors wîll1 be Marion Bridgman, Grace -Orcutt, Evelyn La- *Salle, and Drorothy Cordts, Wvho is retiring, as * president. The program which closed this highly success- fui year fer the club .was as follows:. I Trio-Suite number 6 . E.lugene GooP.,'ens * Impromptu Serenade Marion Bridgman, flute: Caroline 11,iinsberger, - violiiFne' ula1ie Stade,, piano Il Three Ensembles from New Trier (a) Whlch Is the Properost Day to Sing, Dr. Ar~ne Serenade..................Schubert Gay Young Jack. .. Finnish Folk Song G r s1 0 c:,t Frances Anderson, director (b) My Little Banjo ... ...........ehmont Moonlit Night _ -, . . German Folk Song Arranged by Wenneirberg n Fireflies..........fusslan Folk Song id B l~o' Ott On $ymphofty-Board Mrs. Léroy C. Shonts, 143 Abingdon avenuc., Kenilworth, has just been made a member ýof the board of directors of the Woman's Symphony association of Chicago. Last Saturday she attended her first board meeting held at the Woînanl'S Athletic association. (Mrs. unarles iv. Of Wil'ette. Mrs. qua luncheon held Country club.. at tne .. cago. Tb çantata,', Je Unïver eaps will. Helen Hedges, soprano, (Mrs. Herbert W. Stoetzel of Glencoe) zvill be heard in thrce pro- grams in Chicago and. on thé north shore bttwren. naow and the -middle of June. ,She. j; to- sing in ýGlèncoe, Ëriday. at Sunset.