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14 WILMETTE LIFE I December 24, 1926 News o.V the North Shore Clubs Voters Plan Forum . for North Shore I L_ p l' ·Gladden War Vets _ _____,. Mothers and Children Will Be Guests at Christmas Party Women Fifty Percent .P ower in Politics Effecting Three L('agues Join in Arranging The \ Voman' s club of \ \ ' ilmet t e has A Chri:--lmas part~- for mothers an_d Responsibility . for children at thr Chicago l om mons 1 been right in step \rith its neighborState Government Ha1f Legisbtive Forum for ing clubs in Yuletide \York. as the fol- being arranged b~· the \\'inn e t. k a Up to Its Women All Interested ltnYing report of its committee ior co- hr all c h 0 i the r 11 i a 11 t \\ 't' liar(' s () C1 et y Tanu:1n· 10 ha-., bern set :1sidc as t~1e da-te ior . the lq.6:·datin· forum to he held in (\lll11llunit ,. llouse. The Kenilworth. La J.: r Fn.·c :;t. and \ Vinnct ka Lc:1gtH':O: < i \Yolllcn \~otrr,..; arc co-opcratint!' to make this n mo . t surccssful fMum·. There is to he a morning and ;litcrnt"~ O ll lcg-i..-latin· scssit111 with a bullet lunrht·un "t'rYcd during the noon htltll'. Tht· general commit tee in charge of the program inrlnde". ~frs. \\'alter L. R t'l"' on o i \ Yinn c t k a. chair 111 an : !\1 r s. ~fa rk \\·.Cresap. president of the Kenilworth kag·ue: ~frs. George Richardson. prc!-=idcnt of the Lake Forest league; -:\frs. ).f. H. Ueber, legislative chairman for the \\'innrtk:1 league, wh o \\·ill attend the srssinns of the legi . lature at Springfield and bring back her · rrport: ~fr s. \Villiam . B. Hale of \Vinnetka. U rs. Le slie M. Goodrr of \Vinnetka, ancl Mrs. John N. \ anderYrics. prc·sident of the \Vin nrtka league. Tickets fnr thr legislath·e forum "·ill he sold hy the thrre leagues conducting this s c h o o l. The committee urges ever~· league nwmher. or a n~·one in-· terested. to save this date. January 10. r a t i nn " ·ith ex-sen·ice men ..,]!()\\':-;: "'l'hl' last month has been a bus\· one for the cx-sen·icc committee 11f tht· \\'on1an\ rltth of \\' iltnette. 'fhe suucssful :-ale nr' December 1. over, pl<1t1s \Yere made for the Christmas cckhratinn ·;1t (,reat Lakes at the regubr monthly meeting which was held ;tt tiH' home of ~frs. A. N. Clagett, 425 Lake an'ntle. '·Fur seYeral Year,..; the \Voman's club c-0lllll1 itt ec l~as furnished Christma,..; lwxcs and cnterta innH'nt for its unit. Thi~ nar at the request of the '1\·nth di..-tri~·t chairman, " ·e sent a donation nf 11lOJH.' \- to tl1e Red Cross, that it might hu~· a-rticle..- for the hoxes in nrder that thr sn·rn hundred patirnts might be treated uniformly .. "l,;1,t :-rondaY, memhrrs of the committee and of t f1e \Voman' s club helped pack the boxes and prepare the stock ing.-; at the l10spital. "On th e same dav. a celrbration fo.r it:-; unit, \Yrst 31, ~yas given by the committee. Donati0ns of fruit. home made candy. cookies, cartons of cigarets, records. and magazines were taken. To rar h of the twenty -fi,·e men was ~iven a package. attractively tied in Christ.nas wrappings, containing handkerchiefs. a new pack of cards, postage stamps, postal cards, cigarets and matches. -:\fr . \V. A. Richardson gave a program of recitations, and both vetrrans and their vi . itors enjoyed the visit exceedingly. "The committee wishes to thank all the friends, who, by donating so generou lv of money, cigarets, fruit, records, and all else, have helped to gladden ' the lives at Great Lakes, the committee also expresses its thanks to those who have given a year's subscription to The Chicago Daily Tribune (3), The American Magazine (1), Asia (1 ), Adventure (1), Western Storv (1), New York Times Mid-Week Pict~rial (1), for Veteran's hospital 105. "Through its f rieqds, the COI]lm.ittee h:-t!:' been able to meet two urgent demands at Great Lakes; it ha s placed a victrola in the contagious ward 1 whrre the men had no amusem«;nts <lnd were asking for a victrola; and has supplied warm underwear, a suit, overcoat, and shoes to a man who literalh· had no clothing of his own. He \vas \vearing garments that had to he returned fo the Dayt0n Soldiers' home." t of Chicago fM Tuesda~ - . Dl'C('lllher 28. A handkerchid "·ill hl' gin·n to vach adult, the donation oi :-fr:o; . Ralph Hobart and ~frs. Philip \\'yatt ~[oo:·e .. ~fr~. Horace Arm:--tn.ng \Yilt donate the cand,-. ~fr :-:. . '\forri ;-; \Vibon tllL' boxe . in. ,,·hich t(l pack tilL' randy which \Yi lt he ):.!'iHn to each one prl'sent. lTarn· Edmonds " ·ill dnna c a moYing picture tn t·ntl'rt:tin the grnup. Hert11an Barthnlt·Jnay " ·ill npcr:-ttr tl1e 111 o t ion picturt.' tuachin c, and ~frs. Erne . t vonAm1non will .s ing· songs. ~[r-;. Harry Fdmnnds and her clau, ldltcr. Betty, :-frs. TfarYc C . Badgc·ro\\· and her daughkr, Lc.ui-.,e. ).frs ..Hall;url Rradlc,·. '\f r~ . '\f 111·ri" \\.ilsnn :-tncl ~f r~. D\\'ight Green arc to take cl~~rgc nf the party at the CnnlllHllh. l ltl' an nual meeting ni the \\' innctka board ,rill he held Iannan· 17. \rhen oflircrs \rill he electrc-1 and J:tports of the year's activitv made. The meeting will be held ir~ the home of the pr~· ...-ident. '\f r.; Georgr Stank~· Parkl.'r. 200 Linden street. \\'innetka. Woman,s Club Enjoys Its Mid-December Program The program for \V ednesday. December 15. at the \\oman' s club of \Vilmrtte. consi;-,tecl of a n interpretation of "Lohengrin" given by :Mrs. Harold B. ).f an·ott in the morning. Mrs. Man·ott's- talk. as usual, was interes.ting ·and illuminating. After the 1 o'clock luncheon. the afternoon program open c <1 with a group of violin selections played _by Miss Noram Altermatt, accompamed hv Rov Sanders. Mr s. Rohrer then n~ade plea for the preservation . of the Illinois sand dunes , after "·h1ch Mrs. E. Tolman-East gave a stereopticon lecture on the national parks. She represented the Herbert Hoover department of commerce and h~s countless pictures of ,great beaut~'· Woman,s Club Gives Xmas Party for its Children The Children's Christmas party to he given h~- the vVoman's club of \Vilmette \Vednesday afternoon. Decemher 29, at 2:30 o'clock, promises to he of absorbing interest to every child. Miss Bertha Ilcs, who has been in charge of the children's activities on· the :!\{ unicipal Pier. is to have the direction of the children's plav to be given . She is bringing her- plavers with her. Santa Cbus promises 10 be there, and promise5 to han enough left over from Christmas to give a present to even· child. Refreshmrnts will he serv~d. a Merrill Lectures Begin in Glencoe Next Month Sponsored by thr \Voman's r:ihran· club of Gl~ncor. and commencingMonday. J anua.ry 10. Mrs . Anthonv French Merrill hegins her Glenco-e course of lectures on hooks and current events. at the Glencor Union church, at 10 o'clock. For twelve successive weeks the talks will continue at the same price · that has heeri charged previouslv. Proceeds above- the expenses of the lectures will go to the cluh building fund, it is announced. Subscribers to the course are reminded of the date, and those who wish to join the group attending the course, witt he most welcome. the committee states. Either applications or checks may be sent to Mrs. Henn· T. Smith. 710 Bluff street, or to Mrs~ Franklin M. deBeers, 815 Grove street, Glencoe. ASSOCIATION HEAD Hobart P. Young of Winnetka was named . vice . president of the Chicago Athletic association by the nominatingcommittee last . Satu.rday. The annual election will be held on ] anuary 25. Book Talks at League · Open to All Interested The North Shore Catholic \Voman's league will have the next of the series of hook talks bv ).fr s. Anthony French Merrill, Tue sday, January 4, at the home of Mrs. \Villiam Schneider of 911 Vernon avenue. Glencoe. Everyone interested in the se talks, in books and in current ennts is invited to attend. The league is planning to hold its .regular se\ving meeting Tue sday, De cember 28, at 2 o'clock, at the home of Mrs. L. ]. Hillman of 345 Park aveCLUB TO ELECT OFACERS The Kenilworth Horne and Garden nue, Glencoe. club will hold its annual meeting on TANK BATTALION BANQUET Monday, January ·10, at the home of A number of \Vinnetka members Mrs. Charles D. Howe of 240 Kenilworth avenue, president of the club. " ·ere present Monday at the banquet At this time reports witt he made by held by the 321st Tank Battalion, Recommittees and officers and the elec- serve Officers association of Cook tion of officers for the coming year will county, at the University club. Maj. James E. \VLitc, newly elrcted presitake place. dent. was guest of honor. Lieut. Phillip E. Miller, golf champion of the READS OWN POETRY association, was presented with a gold Polk Chase Bovden of \Vinnetka cup hy Maj. Henry M. Huxley, its (~f rs. - Preston Bo~;den) was onr of a commander. group of six young Chicago poets who read from their own works at a lunchThl' \Vilml.'tte League of Women t'On and 1'1er·inry hpld lw ·1,(\ 0 ~"ntrv Voters is conducting an all-dav CitiLovers of America at . the Palmer zen ship school, Jan nary 26. in the House Sunday, December 10. Presbyterian church. Fi it _ ,. p<.::· n ·n_t (lf the pnlitiral po,rcr in the ..-tate c.t lllinoi :; torla~- belong .:; to \\"C 111lt'll - like"·ise li fty JH r cent of the rc-.pon.;ihilit~· for l' \'C'ry mean and degrading or gond and \\'()rthwhii C' thi.ng that i.; d()nc h~, the gorernnH' tlt. acrnrdine: tn '\lr ~. J. Pan! G()odt·, re prc 'i !'l1tatiH' irc1111 tl1e ftfth di..,tril·t t r. the statv lrgi.,latml'. '\f:·.;;. Ct1odc spc,b· l>dnre till' ..,tudcnh of the -:\;ltion;ll Kindergarten and l·.IC'nwntar~· rollt·g c rccentl~ · a~ one of tlw lecture-r ~ in t.he :--!'ril' ~ Clll ":\mrric:lnizatic.n" ,,·hich i~ gin·n at thl' rolleg·e thi ,. ; yr;1r. :-fr..,. Coodc outlnwd the broad fit·ld r,f ,,.(lrk \\·hirh l1a..; t'Jlf'lll'd up hcfc,r cthl' ,,·nlll:itl (li tncla~· \\·ith tlll· taking r·i t It c · " a :·i 1 1\1 .., <·11 t c r p r i :-; (' ,., a 11 c1 i n d l1 s t r i c" 011 t Cil the honll' and into thL· iactoric·~. "l.p nntil the 1;1-.,t ~1fty !·cars wh111an " ·;t.; a hr ;l\·,., res pnn s th ll' 1or thr many duties c·ol~ll<'Cted \Yith rearing children. prcwiding innd and ~hrlter ancl rlothing. caring fnr 1he s1rk and agr.d. ('d ucating thr rhildren . hut she earned on all t h~sr lin('s of activit~· in her O\\'n hnme." . aid \f rs. Goodr. "Tf a woman "·a.:; energetic and capable thrre \\'a' nothing to preYrnt her having thing ~ rio·ht for her childrrn within her lwme. ';:The in trod ucti on of science into the· affairs of the home changed matter~ cntirelv and took out of the home anct into the fac;tory many thing,..; \Yhirh had ahYavs hcrn carrird on under the careful ;upe rvi sion of womrn. For three rea sons woman failed to follow up and supen·i. e these. it;dustri es in thC' factories and under c1v1c control-..-hr wa . tied to her home hy tradition. 1<: gitimate perhaps unde.r former cond; ti ons hut no\\· ouh,·orn, that ,,·om;1n, placr first. la st and al\\'ays, is in hrr home. and that she could not undertak e out" ide duties without neglecting t l10q at iwme. Tn the srconcl place. shr did not ha\'C' the ballot. the onl;; tool fnr cffecti\'e work outside. and third-she' was accustomed to the 'TndiYidu(d method' and it took a long time for l1e r to learn to co-operate." ~f rs. Goode pointed out. howe\'C·r. that these handicaps have now hee n removed-"You are able to ·co-operate. YOU have the ballot. traditions han irt up on you-is .it too much to lwpr that \\:itl1 all this somehow or otlwr vou will srr to it that gon·rnmen1 in ~·our da\· will not he the disgra re tn the cout;tr~· that it i=- in thi..- da~· ? " Music and Lecture on Next Club Program Members of the \Voman's Catlwli.· clul) of \Vilmrtte will meet to ohsen t' G-uest dav Tuesda,·. December 28. ;,r 2 o'clock- in the -\Vilmette \Vom <l11' ~ club at the corner of Tenth street ap .. Greenleaf avenue. :Miss Emyogr n 1 Grinnell and Walter Barritz have hrcn selected to give the afternoon's prr gram. Mrs. Henrv Guilmont, ).frs. H;~rr · Davies, Mrs. -B. W. Lynch and '!-.Irs. .l F. BYrnes will serve as hostesses cltl l ing the meeting- and the social hnt r followinr . . Miss Grinnell will use prop en :t. from the 0. W. Richardson ret ;tJI store to illustrate her lecture. · such '" rugs, drape.ries. furniture, picture". e~ n li pottery. .