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WILMETTE LIFE ELECTED VICE PRESIDENT January 18, 1929 BRIAR BALL TEA ·RooM the question of under discussion, settle it by coming here- you'll not regret it. Luncheon 1 1:30-2 :oo Dinner 5:30-8 :oo Sunday Dinner $1. oo - S 1. 2 5 12:3o to 7:oo P.M. when SOMETIME, uwhere to eat" is Dr. U. S. Grant, head of the geolog~· department at Northwestern, was elected vice president of the Geological Society of America at its annual meeting held in N «w York recently. Mrs. Riley and Her Daughter Hostesses to 600 at Reception A company of some 600 guests gathered Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 9, at the Evanston Woman's club for the formal tea of that afternoon at which Mr.;. Harrison B. Riley and h(:r daughter Mrs. Kenneth Cotton Brown, the latter of Kenih\·orth, received their friends. The entire clubhouse was utilized and decorat ed for the tea. Following the program of . music played in the audi orium at 3 guests were received in the hall below by Mrs. Riley and Mrs. Brown, and were introduced to Ralph Fisher · Skelton, the artist whose paintings, including those of Mrs. Brown's family, were on exhibition to their friends that afternoon. The Chinese touch which is characteristic of the Evanston home of the Rileys, and reminds of their other home at Pasadena, pervaded the decorations. In the hall were decorations of mimosa and candles in cloisonne holders, and the largest of the four tea tables carried out a highly interesting Chinese arrangement with a Buddha centerpiece, jewei trees and chased brass candlesticks, massive and square, placed with the silver service on a cloth of gold moire and runner of Chinese red. Pre aide at Table a Those presiding were Mrs. Alfred G'ross, Mrs. Irwin Rew, Mrs. Edward Welles, Mrs. John H. S. Lee, Mrs. Eugene Garnett, Mrs. Cyrus L. Garnett, Mrs. ] ohn Meaker and Mrs. Frank Parkes Davis. The group of younger women assisting included Mrs. Hamilton Walter, Miss Marion Dawes, Mrs. Jean Dawes Sherman, Frederick P. Ives, Mrs. Theresa Gross Thomas and Mrs. William Shakespeare. Receiving their guests Mrs. Riley wore blue chiffon velvet, Mrs. Brown claret colored chiffon. In the collection of the portraits which attracted universal admiration, were those of the senior Mr. Brown, the junior Mr. Brown in uniform and informal pose, Mrs. Dorothy Riley Brown, painted before the piano, Malcolm and Barbara Brown, the two younger children. That of Dolly, the oldest child, is being painted now. There were a number of other oils and pencil sketches bv Mr. Skelton. among them an arrest-ing portrait of a Scandinavian ·c0untrywoman, brave in bugles and jet, .and dutifully clasping a prayer book, called "Sunday." The mus= of the afternoon, provided by Manuel and Williamson, included two-harpischord and two-piano numbers. The quaint selections on the former instrument with its tinkling, guitar-like tones, were a particular jo:v to the audience. 'I'he Strauss waltzes which concluded the program were one of the number of appealing selectiqns comprising the program which entranced the large company. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SERVICE "Life" will be the subject at the services in The First Church of Christ, Scientist. in Wilmette, Sunday morning, January 20, at 11 o'clock. Sunday school convenes at 9:45 o'clock. Mrs. John MacLean, 924 Greenwood avenue, will entertain her reading circle Monday afternoon . Telephone Greenleaf 4927 ··················································· 904 SHERMAN AVE. EVANSTON ~· Give Your "Party" Time to Answer T IME passes slowly when you are waiting at the telephone for someone to answ~r your call. A few seconds may seem like a couple of minutes. When you make a telephone call give the p.erson you are calling plenty of time to answer. He may be far · from .~ the telephone or may not have heard it ring the first · . ttme. He may have been delayed · tn answering. By waiting a short time you may save yourself the trouble of call~ng over again. ILLINOIS BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY BELL SYSTEM I. F. D. . ON ATHLETIC COUNCIL Prof. 0. F. Long of the Northwestern university faculty committee O!l athletics, who reresented the Western Conference at the N a tiona! Collegiate Athletic association · meeting in NeY/ ·orteans recently, has · been appointrd a member of the council of that laro·c g-overning body. At the same time w;s made a member of the executive committee. Prof. Leng ha·3 been chairman of the Northwestern faculty committee on athletics for over 20 years. Judson Thompson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy A. H. Thompson, 811 Ashland . avenue, left last week for the University of Michigan where he wilt complete his J,unior ye~r. -oMrs. Axel r E. Ahlstrand, 1500 Wilmette avenue, entertained seven teachers from the Howard school at luncheon last Monday. One Policy . - One System - Universal Service