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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 17 Jun 1937, p. 50

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Chapter D. A. R. EIects Officers The Skokie Valley 'chapter. Daükfiters of the AmIerican Revoution, of ,which Mrs. George E. Shipinan is 'regent., held its last meeting of the vear, at, the home of Mrs. oward, Hodgkins, 431'Abbotsford roaci, Kenilworth' on Moniday.- Offi- cers elected at the mieeting' were: Mrs. WilfredNaos first vice-ý regent; Mrs. C. A. Whetston, treasurer; Mrs. William A.,.Durgin, reco),rding secretary;, Mrs. Charles S. Jackson,, chaplain; Mrs. Walter Gore Mitchell, corresponding secretary, .and Mis.. Edward L. Scheidenhelm; his- torian. The nominating -comimtte~e conistr cd of Mrs. Frederick Bowes, chair- man; Mrs. J. K. Farley, Jr., and Mrs. Whetston. Mrs, Israel C. Cope' is honorary regent; Mrs. Vernon Welsh, second vice-regent, and Miss Carol Jackson, registrar. *An interesting account of perience at the Continental was , ven by Mrs. Otto M Mrs. -Shipoman. ý thecir ex,- Conigress Ruth and *ter's members will serve the first week of August. * Mrs. Farley, who lias been chair-_ man for the chapter in its work of. sponsoring the Winnetka-Wilmette- Kenilworth entertainmeflt committee for the disabled veterans at the Unit- ed States hospital at North. Chicago, spoke of the fine entertainments the committee has presented during the oast - ear-the second year of its clu'rc-h was neld rriuay, june il, at Shawnee Country club. After a delicious luncheon, Mrs. Nelson Joyce.' president of the ,socit3,. opened the pro grain of the afternoon ýwith aà charming talk befitting the occasion. She offered a tribute in the shape: of a.corsa ge,-bouq:uet to Ms Milton R. Barker, the wife of a Wilmette physician.' Mrs. Joyce then tuirned the meeting over to, MNrs. Charles A.. Will ,is. program, chairman. ,After, a few words ofintrod(uction Mrs. illis iroducéd Mr.s. ýCharles Evans, who beautiifully sanga group of songs. The main feature of the afternon wvas the -play, "Land's End," writtent. l)y Shelton Sackett of Evanstonl. If is uniderstood'that tht moral tonle of the play had1 an inestimable value l)ecause it was learnied later that al women., present made anl unending vow to lend the urnerstanding ear to ail shortcomnings of their husbands.. The members of~ the ca-st were: Mrs. Roy Best as Helen. Dale. -Mrs. Charles C. Henderson as Madame Marie deLandre, Mrs. Paul Gather- coal as Imogene Courtianci, and Mrs ' H. E. Pine as Jenny. Under the able direction. of Mrs. John B. Boddie, the perfornmance was a great sulccess, and yeryiniuch enjoyed hy v ron present.-E.H. The next meeting of tihe Order of Marthas, St. Francis houschold, vil1 be held at the home .of Mirs. G. E. Fouts, 530 Greenleaf avenue on Fni- day, June 21. Mrs. A. Connor will be the assistinghostess. This is the last ,meeting of -the season. Tour June J.D. Toloff Photo Mrs.I.J. ,n(,,scy., 1-sident of1 the Ju.nior guild of the Wiliiiette Parish Methodi.st churich, presidcd over the last regular meeting ofIlhe, yeari Monda y et'ening,. The ç,uiild is having an . old-tinie ice-cream so- cial on Friday c7eing. luJitne 25., thorn- lane, Winnetka. has tbeeil named ,aluninae trustee of Mount Holyoke college, it xvas announced Saturday in South Hadley, Mass., at the Alumnae association meeting held in conjunction with the one hundredth Commencement observ- ance. She willi hold office for a five- vear. termi. 25 A*.Ioe garden iade intc> a apof the Hoiy Land wvill;l)be one -of the gardens includi.ed in11 the north shore, garden' tour sponsOre(l byý the w,%ays ai .means commnùitt.ee of the Wm a's Club, of . W ilinette Fridav.: J une 25. The gardenis' back i - the Chturch of the-Tlloly. Coin1- forter iii Kenilxvorth. The tm of Etngenie Iiel(l is ther1e.. The Rev. Leland H. Dan forth wil receive the group and wvi11 conduct it throughthe groîunds and, churci'. Te church fias an interestinig col- lection of relics. Several ..nearby gardens xiii be visited bëfore lunch- Coli. w'.hich is to be at the Hearth.- stone, ,and -other gardens farther lnorth, incelding a well known rock garden, after luncheon. The list of the gardens will be Min ext we' LI FF. .The group wiil mneet. at the club- house at Il and go iii cars. Reserva- tions are to be made with Mrs. Paul K. Robertson, chairmani of the tours. COmmlittee of the ways and mecans, comnimittec. of which 'Mrs. H. E. Ring- iim is chairman, or with any of the menmbers of the tours committee, .Nirs WeTpclev Aver, .\ Mrs. H. M. RosL. ral, Mrs., D. F. Simimons, Mrs. R. C. Ferguison, and Mrs. W. E. BurgoYrie. As the number of reservationsiisJ limnited. early reservatio'ris are à( ~-iabe~-.B. M. National Office Hôlyoke in-- orstail con- at D. A. R. Luncheon Holyoke' Harlow Triplett, 1624 Elmnwood avenue, returned homne last Wednes- day from Purdue, where he finished .hi frabsanyear in the school of w-usiee 'of M ouP5nt oykclte &w aul Iaj»ounce.ffeft macde at the ci lege la$ Saturday reveals. B~ terni of off icé edwll be five year. center of which was a figurine of a girl graduate with her diploma, sug- gesteci the reason for the event. Bet- ltia is Ieaving today (Thursday) to spend a month or longer in New. York City. fi ~I wortii junior G.ardien Cu lU o i next meeting day, Wednesday, July 7. The garden walk will be for mem- bers of the club only, and will in- clude visits. to* various homtes fro0MI ICKenilwo.rth toHighlýand Park.

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