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WILMETTE thousand persons, a number of whom were north shore residents, were interested and excited specon the shores of Lake Waban Float Night, one of the largest commencement festivities held at Wellesley college. Those are familiar with the college traditions and have been guests at previous fetes eagerly anticipate this event and always assemble in expectancy for the innovations of each new Float Night. A Glencoe girl, Miss Emelyn Waltz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Merle B. Waltz, was chairman of the event, assisted by a committee about half of whicbl were "Westerners." These girls had been at work since Christmas in arranging for the much-looked-forwardto occasion. Racing of the class crews opened the evening's program, with a score for the wining seniors of 98 percent perfect. The sophomores were second, with a score of 94 percent and the juniors, who took third place, scored 91 percent. At the close of the races, the crews rowed down the lake and formed a W. Each crew in turn gave a salute by raising its oars vertically in the air, and, in recognition, the class on shore sang its crew song to the saluting boat, while the class color illuminated the entire shell, red for the seniors, blue for the Little Garden Club juniors, purple for the sophomores, and Hold· Flower Show yellow for the freshmen. At .the con· clusi~. the crews gave an ensemble ITH · a view from sun porch salute and sang the college crew song and living room of a garden to the throng on shore. This w'as conflooded with sunlight, where sidered one of the outstanding events of wild flowers have been brought to live the evening. · informally among rocks and grass in a After the 1927 boat had been christ- plot resembling their native habitat, ened by the freshman president, the where long beds _of pink tulips in the · ._...rc~, ....ere l!;i....en out, the- awol'· re- various deep, warm shaaes, min~th ceiving the silver championship tup, and with lavender and purple iris, border the another trophy which was given to them walks, with more formal beds of colll!R'" as the winners of the championship cup bine, buttercups, forget-me-nots, Engltsh for two successive years. Among the bachelon buttons, pansies, old fashioned seven girls in the senior boat awarded flowers in variety of color, the home their W's were two girls from the mid- of Mrs. Charles D. Ewer, 1111 Ashland dle west, Miss Waltz, and Miss Mar- avenue, made a most delightful setting garet Nichols of Chicago. A few W's for the Spring Flower Show given by were given to sophomores and juniors the Little Garden club on Friday afterof which crew Jean Dubbs .of Wilmette noon of last week. Baskets, vases, _ ·· is a member. bowls all filled with the flowers of the The pageant, considered one of the seaso~ were arranged by their gardenmost magnificant spectacles of its kind ers ir{ bouquets of harmonious color. presented in the country, was illumined Among other displays were three bea~ by twenty powerful searchlights on tiful exhibits, the gifts of John Wetshore. Its basis was an Indian theme. land. "A chieftain, Waban, in seeking for a A novel feature of the afternoon was land of peace and plenty, is driven about the classification of the displays of the by strife, pestilence and death. At last amateur gardeners into groups A and he finds a beautiful Indian princess who B the former judged for artistic arbrings him peace, prosperity and ~ r~ngement, and the latter for the perlightenment." The floats, representmg fection of the .flowers themse~ves. Three Chief Waban and his followers, Strife, out-of-town judges, Miss ~wis .of Pestilence, Death, the Princess, Peace, Lewis and Rosca, Chicago flonsts, M1si Enlightenment and Prosperity were ef- Ford of Lake Forest, and Miss Freefective, original, picturesque, with well man of the Fr~eman nurseries, Evanscostumed characters. . · ton, a warded the - prizes according to At the pageant's conclusion, "a band this grouping: Class A, Mrs. Ewer, first of Indian war canoes was seen advanc- prize; Mrs. · Ge<>fge 'Morley, s~nd ing from the far end of the lake." Each prize; Mrs. · Roscoe Sonneborn, thtrd; canoe with one of two flaming red class B, Mrs. David Cooke, first; Mrs. torch~s. contributed to the glorious pic- Bruce V. Hill second, Mrs. Charles N. ture which the craft made en masse. Hurlbut, thirl Many exhibits _in both This finale was really "flooded with classes received honorable mentton. light" from the largest incandescent A large bowl filled with calendulum, lamp in the world, a 30,000 watt Mazda. buttercups and baby's breath, with After the floats were enveloped by small glass baskets of the same flowers darkness the varsity crew exhibited its were the appointments of the tea tabl~. ability. Members of this crew a~e The afternoon's refreshments were m selected from the class crews for thetr charge of Mrs. A. W. Peard, chairman skill in oarsmanship, · and here, again, of the social committee. the middle west is represented-coxsA short business meeting was call~. wain, Katherine Fenning, '24; stroke, at which the decision was made to mMargaret Nichols, '24; 7, Carol Mason, crease the club's membership from 25 '24 ; 6, Emelyn Waltz, '24; 5, Charlotte to 30, and the next meeting announced Hamblen, '25 ; 4, Hilda Crosby, '24 ; 3, The time set is July 11, the place to Florence Anderson, '24; 2, Marion be announced later. After the exhibit, the flowers were Greene '25; bow, Virginia Thomas, '26. Just ' as the varsity crew was di_s- all taken to Great Lakes where ~ey appearing from sight, the lake was Il- brought joy to the boys of the hospttal. luminated by a georgeous display of fire A bouquet was placed in every one <;>f works, a fitting close for such an event. the 19 units, with a large bunch ~n each of the four big wards of the mam hospital. AMONG THE 8£ST a scenic artist for Barnswallows, the mon council which is comprised of After returning from his trip in the college dramatic association. Mesdames, D. C. Deuchler, A. J, Kline, Tree Day is one of the most impres- C. M. Eddy, E. I Dresher, G. A. Eddy, East, Principal F. E. Clerk of New sive and elaborate of the college fetes, J. L. Carroll, F. W. Fuermann, R. C. Trier High school, told the student which has developed from a simple Gilbert, C. P. Gray, H. J. Ferguson, council that New Trier compared very ceremony which concerned itself with W. J. Grotenhuis, D. J. McGammon, favorably with any high school be F. 0. Neubacher, A. ]. Randolph, R. had visited there. In fact, in point of the planting of the freahman class F. Stiller and R. A. Widdecomb. cheerfulness and relaxation between tree, when, the freshman and senior The Imperial quartet supplied the class sessions, New Trier's student Tree Day mistresses presiding, the music, and bridge, fin hundred mah body far exceeds that of any high sophomore presented the spade with jonga and bunco were played. school which he inspected, he said. which the tree was planted, to a chosen freshman. With the years the ceremony has grown more elaborat,. and now the presenting of the spacle is embodied in a pageant written aild produced by the girls. Miss Helen Scudder of Evanston, the giver of the spade, took active part in the cere·I NO· mony as the court Jester. CHILDREN·s SHOE SPECIALISTS Another senior, Miss Emelyn Waltz of Glencoe, a member of the senior crew, was in charge of Float Night, alwars a delightful water carnival beginntng commencement festivities. families of southern California were Wilmette · is a¥ain represented in in line receiving the guests. the leading activities of the junior Three resolutions presented to the class. Miss Mary Louise Scheidengeneral federation of Women's clubs helm is the class vice president, and PATENT COLTSKIN last week were support for the na- Miss Jean Dubbs, both of Wilmette, tional movement of the hut system for a member of the junior crew, has war veterans, reduction in the manu- played the l~d in society and colONE-STRAP PUMPS facture of narcotic drugs, and sup- lege dramatics. port of the work of prison industrial systems. I~ to II ............ M.JI The first resolution was sponsored Entre Noua Matinee Cub BE.AVTIPVL SE.UCTION by a Texas woman, who urged supMeeta at the Sovereip 11~ to z ....... . ..... .... OP IJIPORTE.D SOCICS port of the "hut system on a national HE annual breakfast, musical and TO JIATCH OUR SHOE.S basis" to be patterned after those in Ztot ................ ..... card party of Entre Nous California where the work of war vetMatinee and Social club was erans is brought to an open market. held at the Sovereign hotel on The second resolution urged that Wednesday, under the direction 1808 Chlc:qo Aftllue, at Da:l1i· Street the federation to the November inter- of the president, Mrs. Harland national narcotic conference aim for Fankboner, assisted by the vice chairthe passage of a resolution at that men, Mrs. Harry E. Smoot and Mrs. time which would demand the cutting Frederick P. Bodinson, and the comof world-wide manufacture of narcotic drugs. 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Saturday was set astde for t. e. vtsitors to make trips to the old mtsstons, the mountains, the beaches, the motion picture studios, and a few of the cities of the orange belt. . In the evehing the outstandtng event was a reception ~t one of the Los Angeles' clubs where the . costumes, the decorations and the !fiUSt~ were of the early days of Califdrnta. Representatives of some of the oldest ORTH Shore girls have invaded the field of honors at Wellesley college and have carried away several of the highest offices and honors in the senior as .well as in the junior ~s. M1s~ ] oy Scheidenhelm of Wilmette 1s the senior class president and ~ member of Phi Beta Kappa ; . :Mtss Do~o thea Schmedtgen of Wtlmette, sentor vice president, also a manber ?f Phi Beta Kappa, was, by office, . m charge of the Tree Day pageant, .wh1ch she planned and directed. She IS also N a-. ... ... sr=.·"--· ........... 1.,... ,..-.-;ct··· 81··· Hell.. COLOM. ~~~ewa,o.- Apparel 2nd Floor F&Untain Sq. EtJanston