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Vv -- 4 i WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, MAY 19, 1923 13 Iiliriots Club Federation Meets in Chicago May 22-24 are making preparations to at- tend the twenty-eighth annual convention of the Illinois Federation of Women's Clubs to be held at the Aryan Grotto in Chicago. The sessions will begin on Tuesday morning, May 22, and will close on the following Thursday evening. . General plans include morning ses- sions devoted to business for the first hour, followed by a fifteen minute re- cess. On Tuesday morning American citizenship and public welfare will 'take up two hours on the program; Wednesday morning will be devoted to fine arts and applied education, and on Thursday morning, press, publicity and legislation will be discussed. Cres throughout the state The afternoon sessions have been, arranged for the presentation of the work of special committees and the reports of officers, nominations and elections. The endowment fund will have a prominent place, and matters relating to the future welfare of the federation will be discussed by speak- ers. On Monday evening the board of directors will give a dinner at the Con- gress for Mrs. Edward S. Bailey, pres- ident of the I. F. W. C. On Tuesday evening Mrs. Thomas G. Winter of Minneapolis, president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, will be the guest at a reception given by the delegates. Mrs. Winter will speak on "Ideals." Mrs. Marx Oberndorfer, chairman of the music division of the state federation, has arranged a musical program. On Wednesday evening Miss Bertha L. Iles will direct a pageant of wom- en's work. This pageant was given last August at Chicago's Pageant of Progress, and because of its education- al value the delegates and visiting club women will be given an opportu- nity to see this wonderful perform- ance. The convention will close on Thurs- day evening with a dinner to be given under the dome at the Columbian Fine Arts building in Jackson park. The splendid work accomplished by the Second district in raising funds to re- store one wing of the structure has aroused interest in the movement in- augurated under the special committee on restoration, whereby they expect to arouse public interest and civic pride in preserving this building, con- ceded to be one of the most beautiful in the world, for future generations. Lorado Taft will speak on "Memories of the World's Fair," and there will be music and installation of the new officers. -- Many delightful prenuptial parties are to be given during the next few days, honoring Miss Roberta Skinner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mortimer Buel Skinner of Wilmette whose marriage to Thornton Shaw Adams of Chicago will take place on Saturday, May 26, and the members of her bridal party. Mrs. George Boldt McCormick entertained with a kitchen shower and tea on Wednes- day afternoon of this week at her home in Evanston. Last evening, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley B. Adams and Mrs. Elmer H. Adams of Chicago, will en- tertain with a dinner and dance at the Chicago Yacht club. Today, Miss Virginia Buchanan will be host- ess at luncheon and a handkerchief shower at her residence in Winnetka, and on Sunday evening, Miss Dorothy Hardenbrook, also of Winnetka, is entertaining members of the bridal party at tea at her home. Mr. and Mrs. John Eliot Warner, Mr. Arthur Ferguson and Mr. Thomp- son 'Merrick will give a dinner party on next Monday evening; Tuesday evening Miss Lucile Weller will be a dinner hostess at her residence, 420 Surf street, Chicago. Mr. and . Mrs. G. Ross Stewart and Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Soule will give a dinner party followed by bridge, at the Stewart "home, 1008 Greenleaf avenue, on Wed- nesday evening, and on Friday evening, following the rehearsal. Mr. and Mrs. Mortimer Skinner will give the bridal dinner at the Webster hotel. SEINE The marriage of Miss Phoebe Ella Hoffman, daughter of Mrs. John R. Hoffman of the Evanston hotel, form- erly of Wilmette, to Mr. George Alex- ander MacLean, son of Mr. and Mrs. MacLean, of Wilmette, will take place on the evening of Satur- day, June 2. Rev. George W. Farrar of- Ottowa, Ill, will read the service at 8:30 at the Evanston hotel. As. the family is in mourning only the rela- tives and intimate friends will attend. Mr. and Mrs. MacLean will be at "home at 916 Greenleaf avenue, Wil- -mette, after September 1. --Orn On May 22, Mrs. Heber Smith, 341 Ridge avenue, formerly Miss Helen . Woodcock of Oak Park, will give a luncheon and bridge for Miss Pauline Goodrow, who is to be married on June 12, to William Homer Alexander of New i York. --l Daniel Noe, purchasing agent for 'the Village of Winnetka, left Monday night to the attend the National As- 'sociation of Purchasing Agents' con- vention in. Cleveland, O., this week. Winifred Townsend and Marguerite Fitzgerald presented their classes in the final recital of the year at the Wilmette Woman's club Friday evening, May 11. There were many interesting numbers. Those participating included Ralph Kline, Robert Ellis, Martin Hoberholz, Floyd Harvey, Bertel Carleson, Robert Walk- er, Ruth Lannon, John Struggles, Ar- lette Rapp, Marion Suites, James Hart- nette, Marjorie Roberts, Beatrice Haas, Effie James, Margaret Jean Cree, Elenor Ellis, Rose Flentye, Charlotte Ryan, Evadue Newer, Joan Ingram, Lois Bailey, Marian Flentye, Elisabeth Parker, George Swigart, Helen Ley, Harold Miller, Helen Hare, and Janet Buck. Miss Fitzgerald is leaving shortly for her summer vacation, to be spent with her father and sister, Miss Genevieve Fitzgerald, the talented harpist, on her brother's ranch in Montana. The spring term of the violin depart- ment will not close until June 30th. Miss Townsend, who is known socially as Mrs. Charles Cree of Winnetka, will play one of the first violins of the Sym- phony orchestra at Winona Lake, Ind. where she will appear as soloist each week during the season, but will return two days every week for summer violin classes in Wilmette and Chicago. -- Many north shore members of the Daughters of the British Empire will attend the annual convention of their national organization, which convenes in Chicago, beginning Monday, May 21. Delegates from every part of the United States will be in session for three days. An elaborate program of entertainment has been planned by the chapters in Illinois. A feature of unusual interest in this year's program will be the breaking of ground at Riverside, Ill, for the build- ing of the British Old People's home. The site for this home, consisting of eight and one-half acres, is the gift of Samuel Insull. The funds for its erec- tion are being raised by members of the organization in the middle west. The project has been under way for three years, and it is hoped the building will be ready for occupancy early in 1924. Mrs. George Cooke Adams of Chi- cago, the national president for the past three years, will turn the first sod. The British consul, Samuel Insull and others will take part in the ceremony. --Q-- On account of the entertainment to be given by the East Elm Street Cir- cle at the residence of Mrs. Landon Hoyt, on May 22, the East Willow Street Circle will postpone its meet- ing one week, until May 29. pr -- Mrs. Charles T. Barker, 603 Provi- dent avenue, accompanied her father, Dr. Herd, who had been her house- guest for several days, on his return trip to Chippewa Falls, Wis., this week, for a short visit. --Q-- Mrs. H. J. Cary-Curr, 1051 Spruce street, who has been seriously ill at the Lake View Hospital for a fort- night, is reported to be improving, and will be able to return to her home within a short time. --_---- Mrs. Theodore Coyne, 597 Provident avenue, is entertaining a group of little friends on Saturday afternoon, by taking them to see "On Fairies' Wings". ib Mrs. Morris L. Greeley, 655 Maple avenue, returned Thursday from a three week's visit as the guest of her sister, in Minneapolis. ------ Mrs. Mary E. Dennick, 572 Center street, was guest of honor at a surprise luncheon given by fourteen Chicago friends at her home on Thursday. --y-- Mr. and Mrs. C. F. M. Miller left early this week to travel through the east and south during the next four months --O-- The Ridge Avenue Circle will be entertained by Mrs. Charles Trum- bull, 390 Linden street, on Monday af- ternoon, May 21. Bir Mr. and Mrs. Earl Weinstock, 811 Cherry street, announce the birth of a son, Fred Deily, Friday, May 11 at the Evanston hospital. --Q-- Mrs. F. O. Neubacher, 792 Walden road, entertained informally last Tues- day afternoon for Mrs. Harold Hill There were twenty-four guests. The Evanston Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta held their annual May luncheon at the home of Mrs. M. W. Cresap, 239 Essex road, Kenilworth, Wednesday. -- Mr. and Mrs. A. Miller Belfield, 548 Maple avenue, have sold their home and have moved into their new home in High- land, Park. BR Nl " Mr. and Mrs. E. Burton Davis re- opened their home at 558 Arbor Vitae road, this week, after having spent the winter months in California. ------ Mrs. Carrie B. Prouty, 565 Lincoln avenue, attended the State Conference of Congregational churches in Oak Park, the forepart of this week. --Q-- Mrs. Gayle Aiken, Jr. and children, who have been in New Orleans since late November, returned to their home at 849 Lincoln avenue, on Monday. ---- Mr. and Mrs. Sidney N. Strotz are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Charles N. Strotz at their estate in Swans Point, Va. They expect to return home next week. Ce Mrs. Edgar Foster Alden, 352 Linden street, will entertain several little friends today by taking them to see "On Fairies' Wings" at the Skokie school. --_---- Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Case, former Winnetka residents, have purchased and will soon occupy the Harvey Brewer home at 759 Burr avenue, Hubbard Woods. ------ Mr. and Mrs. John R. Jamison, former residents of Winnetka, who have been making their home in California, for some time, are visiting old friends in the village this week. --O-- Miss Ruth Forberg will entertain informally at tea on Sunday evening at her residence, 960 Linden avenue, Hubbard Woods. SO Mr. H. A. Faxon, who was stationed at the Great Lakes, during the war, spent last week-end with friends in Win- netka. Sy Miss Mary Williams is giving a shower for Miss Adelaide Murphy, wohse marriage will take place on June 30, this afternoon at her home. Sod Mrs. Delbert W. Poff and small daughter, Ruth, are visiting relatives in Peoria, Ill. --Q-- Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Iredale of Evanston, moved recently to 851 Spruce street. --C-- Mrs. William Jerome Clark, 902 Pine street, is spending a fortnight in Boston, Mass., visiting her father. f i Kenilworth Happenings | -- The Recitals of Songs and Arias given by Madame Myrna Sharlow, prima don- na soprano of the Chicago Civic Opera company, assisted by Harold Ayres, violinist, and Isaac Van Grove at the piano, last Sunday evening at the Kenil- worth Assembly hall, was enthusiasti- cally enjoyed by a large audience. The program which follows, was very .de- lightful : My Mother Bids Me Bind My Hair ET eB a aaa he Haydn Canzone, Saper Virreste, from the Masked Ball... oil) Verdi Madame Sharlow Praeludium and Allegro ..... Pugnani Mr. Ayres Aria--Casta Diva, from Norma. . Bellini Madame Sharlow The Blackbird's Song .... 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