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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 24 Mar 1938, p. 39

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ing Mrs. Hibcrt Burnham of 1224 Sheridan rôad, EvanstQn, is opening her homie. Furnished in. a very artistic Italian styleý the Bitrnham.draming roomn and adjoining patio will lend an at- niosphiere uniquely. suited to the programi. ofBarone Tallarico, Italian vice-consul ofChicago, will. be guest of honor. Following-the lecture a group of Italiani classical songs will be given by Mrs. Heleni Price, soprano,, anti Mrs. Clar- ence Minnema,ý pianist, botb 'of Win- netka and well-known for their artistic work. Bonii in Brindisi, Itàly,,Egad Simone. graduated from tbe Institute Of Classics in Lecce and.tbe: Ecole des Beaux Arts in Rome. He bas won many prizes in international competi- tioni for bis beauti ful miodeling in stone and bronze. For bis service ini the World war he was decoratedLwitb the Croix de Guerre; and in the years since the war ite has compfrted for posterity~ a collection of sculptures, wbich would do full justice to the life-long achieve- mient of a lesser artist. H-is war monu- ments, civic, and private commemora- tive pieces are more. than tbirty-tbree in number and stand in twenty-six cities of tbe world from Brazil to Russia. In the United States Prof essor Si- mione bas exbibited bis sculptures ini the Anderson Galleries in New York, in Boston, Washington, D. C., Pitts- burgb, Detroit, and Cbicago. Locally lie is noted for bis sculptures sbown at the University of Chicago, and at the. Italian pavilion and the Horticultural exhibition of tbe recent World's Fair. In addition Simone bas made sculptures of mnany emmient persons among wbom are tbe late President, Taft, justices Oliver Wendell Holmes and Harlaîi Fiske Stone, Bîshop Freenian of the Washington Cathedral, Howard Chand- ler Christy and Mrs. Cbristy, Giovanni Martinelli, Ethel Barrymore Colt, Ja4e Fauntz, Olympie swimming cbampion, Mussolini, Tbomas A. Edison, the King and Queen of Italy, Frank Murphy. Governor General of the Philippines and many offhers.. Prof. Edgardo Simonepof Chi- Ca go,, noted scuItor, will give a ta/k on Italian art at the next meet- ing of0 the Circolo Culturalte Ital- iano. at the home of Mrs. Hubert: Burn.hain, 1224 Sheridan road, IEv*- anit«tl. Sitntday aftcrnooii, A rit 3. District Juniors Have Meeting in WiImette Last night, Wednesday, the 'junior Wornan's Clubs of the Tentb District beld their meeting in the Wilmette Wotuan's club as guest of the Wil- mette Juniors. Miss Adelaide Franklin, president of the Wilniette Juniors, beaded the committee on arrangements, consist- ing of Miss Helçn, Hanson, president of the Glenola Juniors, Miss Melita Otte, president of the, Junior Aux- iliary of the Rogers Park Neighbor- bood club, and Mrs. Byron E. Bos- well, president of the Junior auxiliarv of tbe Northsbore Woman's club. Miss Luella Schmitt, Tenth Dist- rict chairman, presided over the m eeting. Guests of -the evening were M rs. Henry Rhode, president of the Tentb district; Mrs. Alfred 1- Jacobs, state junior chairman, and Mrs. Frank Adamns, Wilmette senior Wom- an 9s club president. Guest speakers of the evening FAItM SCHOOI Sodovs b.d Xarr'Tin JoHNuToN WÂNDÂ For Iufora'aotDom-Telephooee GI..c.. PZS i D)urirg the niDe years of our contimiuous operatiorn of Thec Honiestead, w. have heard this said many times: in be seveÇUin,.T the reading, whi promptly at ,2 'rank. te.a . i .rs Mrs.$ hi Wl,,Co o'clôock.

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