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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 12 Nov 1926, p. 22

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22 WILMETTE LIFE November 12, '1926 News o.F the North Sho~ Clubs The Winnetka ··woman's club announces a round-table luncheon on The next meeting of the Woman's Tuesday, November 16, at 12:30, in club of Wilmette will be an observance charge of the education committee. of President's day, Wednesday,· No- Mrs. Alfred S. Alschuler, staff director of the Franklin Public Nursery school. vember 17. Mrs. Walter Seymour will will lead a discussion of "The Nurserv be the guest of honor. School." r-· The morning program commencing The list of speakers and the topics at 11 o'clock, will be given over to a they will discuss includes Miss Christalk on "The Problem of Saf~ty," giv- tine Heinig, director of the Franklin en by S. A. Williams of the National Nursery school, who will talk on "A Day in a Nursey School." Miss Lydia Safety counciL He will illustrate his R 0 bert s, a ss istant profes sor ·in the home economics departm ent of the talk with posters. · Luncheon will be served at 1 o'clock. University of Chicago, will discuss, The child and home department feels "The Physical Health Program." She · 1 · will take up the food prohlrms and parttcular y fortunate in being able to eating habits of child.ren. Miss Ethel present to the club \Vednesday after- Kawin, psychologist for the Institute noon, Dr. Henry Neumann of Brook- of Juvenile Research. will talk on "The lyn, N. Y. Dr. Neumann is one of the . Mental Health Problem," and will disleaders of the Societv for Ethical Cui- cuss emotional and behavior problems ture. and is· in great demand as a of children. speaker at important education] meetThere will ·be opportunity for quesings. He will speak tq the club on· ti ons and in formal discussion of every "Education for 'Character." issue conn e c t e cl with the NitrscrY school project for Winnetka. . President's Day Is Feature at Wilmette ClU b N ext W ed nesd ay Nurs~ry · . School Topic of Sale of Work of Last Meeting of Woman's Club Is Greatly Enjoyed War Veterans to Winnetka·Ciub Luncheon On Wednesday, November 3, at the \Voman's club of \tVilmette, the morn41 ing session was a lecture on Bible Literature." As Dr. Ernest Fremont Tittle was unable to fill any more than his own church engagements, the committee was fortunate in being able to secure the services of Dr. William D. Schermerhorn, who gave a most interesting hour dealing with the human interest in the Bible stories as well as the literary value of the book. · The ;tftcrnoon meeting was a talk by Mrs. \Vinifred Mason "Huck, daughter of Ex-senator :Mason, and one time member of Congress, who gave an absorbing talk . on her pcr:-;onal experiences as an inmate of the Ohio State pen.itentiary at M arywillc. "·here she had herself imprisoned for the purpose, of studying th~ psychology of her fe!lO\v prisoners. The musical part of the progra'm was given by ~'!iss Lillian Rchhurg, cellist, assisted by her sister as accompanist, who gave several 'mo"t delightful nttmbers. Be on November 30 Plans · arc underway for a sale to lw held Tuesday, November 30, from 10 in the morning until 5 at night, for the benefit of the disabled veteran " at Great Lakes hospital. The sale will lw held in the home of Mrs. Joseph Jnyre of 531 E sse x road; Kenih,orth. ~f r". Joyre. who is active on committee s for frirn(lly co-operation with di ~ah le<f \'deran '. will be assistt!cl by a ~roup of KenihYorth women who will -.,<· 11 the articles which have been mad e h~· tiH· \·etcrans in th~ hospital. Although the complete li:;t (Jf the.. <' assisting Mr s. ] oyce has not been ;111 noHnccd,. ~frs. E. John Hick :-;. \f n . Andrew ]. ).faloney, Mrs . ~ errit t li . Dement. 11 rs. \V. \V. Wheelock . \f r ~ DaYid R DeCamp, and :\1 rs . John O'Connor. arc among the Keni hr11rth " '(Jill en whn "·ill srrv t· on t ht c. llll1l1 ;t It· t..:. Winnetka Woman Is Winnetka Woman's Club Official Hostess to Hear Piano Artists. The sional for Annual Dinner The Y. W. C. A: of Chicago is bringing to the city Friday, November 12, Reinhold Niebuhr, writer of the At lantic Monthly, Christian Century and Survey, as the speaker of the evening for the annual \tVorld Fellowship dinner, which is the starting off of the fall drive to rais.e within its membership the pledge of the local association to the foreign program of the organization. The dinner party will b~e held on the fourth floor lounge at 59 East Monroe street with Mrs. Hermon B. Butler of Winnetka, president of the association, as the official hostess. Mr. Niebuhr will take for his theme: "New Worlrh for Old." The hour is 6:30 o'clock. Under the leadership of Miss Stella Tuthill the \Vorld Fellowship committee meets regularly throughout the year, memhrrs who arc especially int~re s tecl in the foreign \\'Ork being invttt·d to ally themselves with th~ program of tl. 1is group. Each fall the Chicago Y. \V. C. A. conc_entrate:\ its interest on the foreign sentce o.f the secretaries in Shanghai, Con tantmople and Rio de Janeiro. The . ale of days is the unique method through ,,·hich the various groups raise their quotas with special prices for birthdays, holidays and anniversaries and the key-note this year is "Buv a Day to Give A~vay." COMMITTEE PLANS SALE The regular meeting- of the committee for f r i e n ell y co-operation . with ex-service men, of the \Voman's club of Wilmette, was held :Monday at the home of Mrs. Theodore Breyer of 7~5 Washington avenue. Plans were made for a sale of article. made by the dis a b I e d veterans at Great Lakes, Wednesday, December 1, at the club. ARDEN SHORE BOARD MEETS The Wilmette Arden Shore board met Thursday for a day of sewing at the home of Mrs. Willis H. Hutson, JJ JZ )?;1m wood avenue. ·Business Woman's Club Plans Special Program Club for Business and Profes\Vomen of \Vilmettc holds its Under the direction of the music next meeting- Thursday evening, No.: committee of the \Vinnetka \Voman's vemhcr 18, in the rooms of the Conclub, Tony Abele and Maria Gerdes Testa will give a · two-piano re~itaf at gregational church. Following the serving of a 6 :30 o'clock dinner, a the clubhouse Tuesdav afternoolll, .No- program will he given. A feature of vember 23, at 3 o'clock. . the evening- will be the selections sungThese pianists received their musical bv Miss Helena B:-adforcl of Huhharct education in Berlin . from such men as v\Toods. Philipp Scharwenka and \h/ilhelm Ber.- . The purpose of this club i:-; to afford g-er, and have played extensivelv in· Europe and America. Each has hcen gifts and \nmwn living in \Vilmettc anc.l working rlsc,,·herc ancl girls and recognized as an artist of the first rank, women li,·ing- elsewhere and working and Chicago critics and others have in \Vilmettc, the opportunitv of lw given very hvorable criticisms of their coming- acquainted. · work. Parents. Teachers Will Meet at Harrison Hall The first general meeting for parents and teachers of thr Children's school of the N' a tiona] Kinderg-arten and Elementary college, will he held in tl1r auditorium of Harri..;nn hall on Tuesday evening-. ~o,·e mher ](), at 8 o'clock. ~tatistics rcgarrling the children. an TO SPEAK IN KENILWORTH exnlanation of the aims in working At a joint meeting of the Kenilworth with these children. an(l ,. a rio u s club and The !'.~eig-hhors, Dr. Frank records and reports \viii he given and ~lutz nf the ).for:tine Park "rhool of it is important that all parents he Da~· tnn. ()hio, will speak on "The present. '1\nntie!h (\·ntur~· and tl1e School master." ON CLUB PROGRAM CHURCH SALE NEXT WEEK 'fhe active and asC\ociatc members of The chte of thr .;a]r tn he given hy t he X c w 1' ric r ~ 1u "ic r1 uh '\'l' r e e 11 t e rtained at thr hon'r of ~f iss H;rrirt tlic \\'onwn of the Preshvterian churrh Mon..;, 157 'Voodstock avenur. Kenil- ;1t the home of ~frc:; . ]rlllles ~. Rowlev. worth, Thursday, Knn·mhrr 11. A verY 112R r.reenwood avenue. ic:; Frida~'. fine program was given hy two artists. Kovemher 19. Everyone is invited to Miss Pauline ~;f ;.lnclw'-it cr. pianist, and attend. ~1 iss Katherine H ;.nnilton. cellist. both of whom wrre f<:>rmrr members of the The Pi' Beta Phi card partv given club. ~f on.day at th~" homr of ~1 rs·. A. B. Sribold. 522 Forest avenu@, for the hrnrfit of the snr.oritv hous!:' fund at MONTHLY DANCE SATURDAY North\vestern university, w~s a success The rerrnl"r monthlv dance given by financial1y and socia11v. Mrs. Fred E. the Scandinavian cluh will , be held at ~Iarwood and Mrs. Victor Scott were Odd Fellows hall, Wilmette. Saturday m charge of the affair. The active niQ"ht. Nov c m b e r 13, at 8 o'clock. chapter assisted and served the thirtyHarold Anderson's orchestra will fur- five tables of r-uests with refreshments nish the music. later in the afternoon. ART LEAGUE MEETS FRIDAY The North ~horc Art league will hold its Novrmher meeting at RaYinia Community House.. the evening of N'ovembet: 19. Members arc reminclccl that an . exhibition of sketche~ hv thr Ravinia Sketch clnh. and a play ~ntitl t'<l. "Thr Skelet on in th r> Closet." llY ~f rs. Lulu \Varmington, thr Ravini~ play\Hight, \\'ill hr presented. \\'ith Chris{nlas just six week s from today, and north shore women too bu sy " ·ith meetings, plays and recit;d' to do their shopping entirely in t111' loop, this sale will offer an unthl l:l l opportunity to save tinw and strrngth . \\!oven at the hospital hy th e nh'11. rag rugs. silk rugs, and evrn cord rugs can he purchilsed. suitable for ll'(' in bathrooms, bedrooms. or for sun room . . Hand -'v\'oven ha~ket s of rattan of all sizes and -. hape s, fat ones and thin ones. in an v colur combination imaginable will ·he. on salt:. · Sc;~rfs. t;~hlc runners and d res:-. e r scarfs. " ·c ,\'(' 11 from flax hy tl1e vde:ran s ran h r bought at tlH· sale. as wdl a . . 111an~· other articles. ton manv in nu mlwr tr· de scribe. · The.;c nc:;dul g-ifts arc · made unner tlll· direction nf the American Reel C'ro-.s clepartmrn: c,f vocational th cra · Jn·. There arr tH · regular huur' in r the hO\·s . to work. as "n111~ o i t1H·!l1 are only strong rnough to work ;111 hour a clav. Thrv ran do as much nr a,..; little a·._ thev ·wish. hut the extent, ,·ariet .'· and qnalitv of the articles, tlH' cr,t11~11ittcr fe els sure. will he exampl(· rnough nf thr interest and patienr(' tlH· hny..; ar{' putting into their \\·nrk T\\'o of r\· rr~-~ hing is alway s mack. Tn thi.; '";1~·. th .P proceed::; from om' of thl' arti ,· Je . ; g.H·.: tn the hm· " ·ho mak e' it. ;tnd fn,m the ot~1 c r. the prnrr ('ds ~ n · taken tCl l-[n int n tH'\\' !llat eria! t n c;Jrr,· ntl th.e " ·ork. TlH' lllt ' ll \\.·ho art· ton -.irl ~ or t0n rli"ah!t·rl to cl n :tin· \,-,, rl.;· ar~..· heinl! ctrccl f .:- l1,. rrc..·ncro;1 rlnh \\'O illC'll ;;long tlH' nn:-!h ~lwre 1·;1rticn larl~· . An appeal i-: m~t'k hv the Kt·nihYorth committe(' fo·· men\ . cloth<.'" · uuder ,,.(' ;l r. cap". 'nit..:. sock·:. S\\' f'tl ter ~ . any thing warm anrl rnmfortahk. an:· "i?c·. an~· ·color. WELLESLEY CLUB TO MEET The :\ ort h Shore \V eltf'..;kv rluh " ·ill ' .... hold its n rxt nwet in£! TtH:scla \'. \" oYcmhcr 1t\ at 2:30 o'clock. at 1 he homr of \f r:'. hmr" Chester WoociJc,·. ()1 r :\n~· rs stt:ed. E,yanston. . Thr Junior Auxiliarv of the Tnfant \Velf are societv will m~ct Mondav. No vember 15. at the home of Mrs. Welton Stallsmith. 523 Essex roaci, Kenilworth. at 2 o'clock in · the · afternoon. The assisting hostesses will be Mrs. A. L. Fuller, Mrs. Harry Barnhill, and Mrs. Georg-e \Valk. ·

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