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mw EL LE ' 5 WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 1918 Social Activities HOC Verso! Maton CORNER OF THE "PLACE DU MARCHE FRANCAIS" will be transferred to the Community House green on Sa- turday noon, May 18. Many charming as well as prominent | Winnetka women have consented to act as French market They will be garbed in French peasant costumes, and will wear huge blue aprons, with very deep pockets wherein they may deposit their coins, brightly colored shawls about their shoulders and dainty white sun-bonnets. You will find them seated on camp- stools among their baskets of seeds, plants, flowers, vegetables and everything else pertaining to a garden, sheltered from the sun by | women. _ parish _ "homie with illness this week. huge gay umbrellas. Winnetka and north shore folks are asked: tor contribute any hothouse overflow to the market gardens until after that date whe this fashionable shop. and to defer the planting of their n they can purchase the seeds at MR. AND MRS. SAMUEL CHASE, of 3234 Sheridan road, Chi- cago, have announced the engagement of their daughter, Miss Polly, to Preston C. Boyden, son of Mr. and Mrs. William C. Boyden, of 725 Pine street. 'Camp Grant. after the war. Li eutenant Boyden is stationed at Plans for the nuptials will not be completed until -- WEDDING AN NOUNCEM] ENT of interest is that of Mrs. Luella W. Poore or Evanston, to Mr. Paul Fellows of Tilton, N. H., which took place on Wednesday afternoon at Christ Episcopal church, Reverend E. Ashley Gerhard reading the service. Only the immediate family and attendanec. a few intimate friends were in Mr. and Mrs. Fellows will make heir home in Evans- Whiterby have taken a home in Winnetka for the summer months, and will occupy it upon their return from a honeymoon trip. Mrs. Whiterby was formerly Miss Edith Louise Hawkins, and became a bride on: Wednesday evening at a very charming and unique rose wedding. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert B. Hawkins of Chicago. Mr. Witherby' is a Boston man. The ceremony took place at St. Pe- "ters 'Episcopal, church. The altar Land choir- loft were roses in' 'many ¢hadés" of pink, and the hall and reception rooms in the "home of the bride's parents were de- corated with rambler rose vines and "tall English rose trees. Mr. John Ritchie, 559 Arbor Vitae road, served 'as one of the ushers in .the wedding party. The East: Willow Street circle met twith Mrs. I. M. Hamburger, 502 Wil- Jow street, this week. The work on 'gatments for the French orphans, land also on surgical dressings, was ' "continued and a great deal ac- scomplished. - Letters 'were read from 'Mrs. Edwin F. Snell, until recently Lof Winnetka, and from Miss Norton. «Mrs.. Miles Whitney will be the +hostess in May. pics : recfife~ A dramatic entertainment, given 'under the auspices of the Christian { Mather's association, will be given for: the benefit of 'the Sacred Heart WwW ednesd: ay. evening, o'clock. Two one-act "Those Dreadful Drews", 'and "The Trouble at Satterlee", ;amusing farce, will be presented. ------ Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Boyden, 'Pine street, entertained April 24, Golf club in honor of. their twenty- fifth wedding anniversary. Covers were laid for eighty guests. Horace C. Tenney was toasmaster for the occasion, assisted by Mr. Phillip S. Post. Mr. Boyden responded with a tribute to his bride of twenty-five years. The old maxim says, "The early bird catches the worm". Carlton, Prouty, even at this carly season is spending several days of each week hunting and fishing at Fox River. =3-- Mrs. Florence Capron, 314 Ridge avenue, was called to Chicago the first of this week on account of the illness of a relative. ---- Mrs. Charles A. Aldrich and small son, 792 Foxdale avenue, returned the first of the week from a fort- Neb. night's visit in Omaha, if Mr. George Gordon Beck, baritone, and soloist at St. Chrysosteum's church, Chicago, will sing at the Dr. Brown Tea shop on Saturday after-! noon of this week. / ee nn Mis. Ira Fisher, is confined to her Tan CI SEIN banked with | at the Hubbard Woods hall, at.i3 dramas entitled, a comedy, an 725 : at dinner last Saturday evening at Indian Hill 'ton. Mrs. Fellows has a number of friends in Winnetka and on the north shore. o& v . Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Thomas The Civics committee of the Win- netka Woman's club is taking the baby census during its canvass of the lis to save 100,000 children in Illinois next year. MasDowell Club Musical The Mac Dowell Musical Club will give a musical for the benefit of the War Emergency Union on the even- ing of May 3, in the club house. An hour of dancing will follow the pro- gram. Tickets are 50c and may be had from Mrs. Harvey Brewer or at the door. On Tuesday, May 7, will be given a dramatic entertainment and dance to swell the war fund. The proceeds will be divided between Dr. Alice Brown and the War Emergency Union. Eat More Potatoes Mrs. W. G. Walling called atten- tion to the fact that the government urged the eating of more and the saving potatoes Potatoes are cheap at present. School Election School election is to be held Sa- turday, April 20, at the Horace Mann School from 2 to 6 o'clock. Everyone should vote. It is not only our civic duty but a courtesy to those who are representing us. The following Committees made reports: Mrs. Rhodes, Art and Li- terature; Mrs. Alschuler, Education- al; Mrs. Wolff, Civics; Mrs. Mont- gomery, Social; Mrs. Goble, Mem- bership; Mrs. Coffin, Press; Mrs. Otis, House; Mrs. Freeman, Treas- urer; Mrs. Frank R. Greene, Finance. These reports covering the club E. S. PARR 809 Elm St. Winnetka,Ill. ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES. AND REPAIRING Bryan Marsh Electric Bulbs Bicycles new and second hand Bicycle repairing and supplies homes for the sale of Liberty bonds. Mrs. the committee. The Baby census ic through war times. Mrs. Ira Couch Wood, leader of this movement, the Illinois will speak at the Winnetka - Woman's club Thursday, May 2, at 3 o'clock, on, The National Patriotic Program." i -- The North End Winnetka com- mittee of the Naval Auxiliary of the | American Red Cross, will meet Mon- Cedar street, announce the birth of a son, April 4, at the Presbyteridn hospital, Chicago. : . AT-THE: WOMAN'S CLUB The To Annual Meeting of the i Winnetka"s Woman's Club was held Thursday afternoon, April 18 prompt- |. ly at o'clock, Mrs. Prouty, Presi-| dent, presiding. In the absence of Mrs: - Wortley," chairman of the Nominating. . committee.. Mrs... Gor- don read the following ticket for the:| election of officers for the year: Mrs. Carrie B. Prouty, dent; Mrs. Charles T. Mordock, President; Mrs. Norman: K. 'son, Second Vice-President; Taliaferro Milton, Recording Secre- tary; Mrs. James F. Porter, Corre- sponding Secretary; Mrs. Alfred G. Freeman, Treasurer; Chairman of Committees, Art and Literature, Mrs. Laird Bell; Education, Mrs. Al- fred S. Alschuler; Civics and Phil- anthropy, Mrs. Morris I. Greeley; Social, Mrs. C. H. Coffin; House, Mrs. William A. Otis; Members at large, Mrs. John R. Montgomery, Mrs. Charles S. Buell and Mrs. Leon H. Winne. The President appointed the following women, Mrs. Barrett, Mrs. | Dean and Mrs. Seynour Ballard as tellers to pass the ballots. Red Cross Werkers President stated that there an urgent need for Red Cross workers at the Parish House. Win- netka's quota for the great drive for bandages is 47,000. Only 6,000 up to date have been made, therefore leav- ing 41,000 left to be the next ten day Presi- Vice- Ander- Mrs. i The I was s. The bandages are for the first aid help, first line kit, with which each man should be supplied. The lack of bandages will mean the loss of life which brings home to each one of us our own responsibility. The Parish House is open every day except Saturday, also on Wednesday evenings. The chairman announced that Mrs, Ira Couch Wood will speak at the club on May 2, on the National Child Welfare Movément. The infant ed | Allan I. Wolff is chairman il Winnetka's first step in the great national campaign to number and protect all American children day, - April 22. at 'the home of "Mrs t J. R. Fletcher, 948 Hubbard lane, pi Hubbard 'Woods. Le ry Ra se, ; Dr. 'and Mrs. E. V. A. Brown, 529 ensuing finished within Lawn Mower grinding and repairs Grinding of "all kinds. Baby Car- riage Tires. h-N kN R:N PHONE 122 of other food stuffs. | activities for the year were accepted. and placed on file. An interesting item from Mrs. Wolff's report stated that the Liberty loan thermometer stands at $180,000. Mrs. Goble re- ported the membership of the club as follows: 497 active, 3 non-residents and 6 Honorary Members. The re- .ceipts of the Rug Committee, Mrs. Barrett, Chairman, netted the club $49.30 which nearly offset our $50.00 liberty Bond just takem out by the cub. Revision of By-Laws Dues raised to $5.00 resident men;- 3 bership an non-resident. Hour of meeting changed to 2:30 o'clock. Dr. Alice Barlow-Brown's name wag transferred to Honorary Mem- bership by unanimous vote. The tel¥ers report showed 74 votes cast. The tickét as presented by the nominating committee being un- animously elected. Mrs. Bruce MacLeish, 'President of the Ravinia Club, spoke on the subject of Ravinia and the campaign for the sale of both membership tickets and tickets for the men in uniform to enable them to enter the park free of charge this summer. Hal OBB 3 BBW Beet AW %. 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