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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 21 Apr 1938, p. 32

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Hou. Calvin Cooidge Hom. Thom».. R. Marshal Hou. William Jouange Bryau Htou. Frank O. Lowideu miss Jane Adimma Dr. Frank W. GUnsIaus Mms.Mmadea. Booth Dr. NevmIl Dwight Hillis> Dr. limbet L. Waliett Dr- liée Blick Dr. Ed.W&Mw A. Steiner HoI.. Hem7y J. Mien Dr. H*zry Vau Dyke sh "Lewis George Creel Dr. Shailer Mathews Holà. Bém B. lindmy Je *e»eR u: Bishop Charles D., WifliMms lsLop ChmRl. P. Audrson Dr. J, Re. Steves D r. Henry Churchill King TIi .*Rwus Dr. Theodore Soare. Fra"k McGlynn Lorado Taf t Dr. Arth.ur E. flestor Rabbi Stepe S. wise Prof. 5. H. Clark, Private Peat Dr. H. E. Bundesen Dr. i.Smwis A. Eaton Edwin Marnam Marie Mayer Prof. Ralpli Dennis Count Voni Luecimer Little Symplmony Orchestra Apollo Club Association off Conunere GI.. 1Founded 'in 19 1935-1936 as the experiment in su also the most c interruption for n siRcC past tweny-four yC Among those who were enthused, we have the opportunity of acquiritug and to whoin great credit is due for first hiand information in a à-.way that their inspiration and effort ini organiz- could hot be, had fromn magazines and ing. the 'club and obtaining the fIîst books.ý Any *institution that enlarges prograin in the fali and winter of 1913- the -sympathies ýand broadens the 1914, the. name of W. Frank McClure minds of our, people' as this club, has, is, outstanding. From season .to sea- done deserves the encouragement and son'he has always been. referred to as support of every citizen,." the. organizer of the. movement, and Scope of progfrarns Bro.d during:fair weather and stormy he has Whiie 'the. club. was probably the remained as Itsha scesull first to -undertake such a series of piloting the, course sô that residents of. prograins in suburban community life, the North Shore might have inispira-, its, faine spread because of its broad tional -messages brought ta their doors scope. Political 'topics were neyer in person by, world renownied states- 'sponsored, yet a strictiy open forum men,, ministers, educators,' writers, on national affairs- has been main- travelers and speakers. tainied so that speakers have always OvrlwMeetigs feit: free to state their own convic- Until, the. season -of 1935-1936 'the tiorns. On one evening a symposium meetings were held in the Congrega- wis offered on which a Mohamme- tiojial Church Of Wilmette, and fre- dan, a Chingtnan, a native of India quently when. th e one thousand avail- and a Christian Minister appeared on ablie seaus were filled, - people were the sam~e prog1eam. turned away. On several occasions it The war camne with its strife and was necessary ta open the Methodist anxiety. Then the Armistice, a period Church across the street, and the of prosperity and inflation, and the speakers addressed both audiences. "depression." But the prograins con- This was true when the club was ad- tinued season after season with in- dressed by William Jennings Bryan, creased popularity and with an ever Eddie :Guest and Count Von Luéck-. widening sphere of influence. Just a ner. hurried glance at the list of naines of Many interesting incidents have oc- past speakers will surely explain wby curred in connection with the Sunday the club has becoine so outstanding. Evening Club over the years. For Meetiung Place. Changed exainple, the. evening when Maud In the faîl of 1935 when the place Ballington Booth was ta speak, be fore of meeting was changed ta the New she went to the platforin aU the'lights Trier High school auditoriums aind the 'went Out. On phoning the electrîc naine changed to New Trier Sunday light plant it was found that they Evening Club', it was the thought and would not likely go on again for. more dreani of Mr. McClure and those as- ,than an hour. Mrs. Booth was intro- sociatéd. with him in sponsoring the duced, gave her address and left the programs, to enlarge and if. possible platforin1 and no one in the audienc~e to improve upon thein. By using the saw her. "This is new to you," said New Trier Higb -school auditoriums Mars. Bootes."bu sdt h it was feit that the club would be darkplacs."more.,,. centrally located within -the During the great war, regardless- township and that, with the Leslie of the fame of the speaker, the church Gates large auditorium availab le for would be crowded and often manY major attractions it would never' be were turned away. There, was such necessary to disappoint the large unrest during those strenuous days numbers of people who turn out for that people seenied ta want ta _go such evenings. Today it is the onlv Place aumbers 1 t. l0Oin the. squares i tii.order off your preferemice. Son,. may Bot L availmble, but we =E do our Lest t. f.Ulow the. wish off the. majorlty. Mail to OU Garland avenue, Wînnetkm, Il [3 Dr. Arthuor Compton. [3 Don Cossack.Russian Chorus El Dr., Preston Bradley [3 Osa' Johnson El Alezander Kresky QWelshi mperiliSngers 13 Dr.,George Vincent ElRabbil Stephen S. Wise Q Rbbi Louis Marn [3 Résile, Drewer and Lady LUC14 Seoing.Eye Dog El Capt. John D. Craig [] sir Charles Morgan Webb 13 Vienna Choir BOY& <20) []Mr*.. France. P a rk inàsoo aroldG. M..Iton [3 Brason De COU Qj Richard Haliburton. Qal D.Carnegie QWilliam Green (A..) QLoweli Thouma OMiss Ethel MiWs [j Julien Bryau EWiIl Durant QDr. Victor Heiser Ql Robert Ripley El] Horace BridIges El Alexander Woolk.tt n Burton HoNnies Dl William Lyon PheIps [3 William, E. Dodd [: Christopher Morley E] Dr. Harry Overstreet- EDrew Pearson QWalter Hampden [3 David Seabury E],Grahamn Hutton [j Walter Lippmnan El Mrs. Franklin D. Ro Iseveite of schools wrote: received 1 meet face to face cover al n who are taking sary to t ition of problems meetinigs. WlLMETTE LIFE "As we ai with men the Ieadi be neces- s at the

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