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10 WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK. SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 3, 1923 a -- - -- A Few Comments on the Work of the Wilmette Sunday Evening Club A Distinct Place in Community Life Z 251 rilmette village, says: Mx EDWARD AFR, Dre a i found a very definite place in the A it 4 jo institution, which, as this one does, brings the greet Be B2 iy oo doors from week to week to discuss the problems of $ e pie) a hi service which can not help but be reflected in a Ire? 90s ger 1 Ga : ig tier understanding of local, state, national and internationa 2 ig Ta y Sanine Club is also doing much toward making Wine See i Sn Son as a North Shore suburb which offers the best in a widely and 1avo : lines of community activity." : : i A A Distinct Contribution to the bi De Life i i te Baptist Church, says: By ih rs es contribution to the Beppe i : ] i "lt Nok some things which the Church alone could not 0, of iy a "© Wilmette's reputation for wholesome church co-operation a lends ol in these days of world affairs is unable to really lead his people The ae Wig ¥ many of the great movements of the day. 1 regard it #3 po fe Gp inistry to have the Sunday Evening Club present througho ; Se Be aspects of the great political, social, educational, internationa the year, and interracial problems." Its Values Immeasurable 1 Tri i hool, says : .rintendent of New Trier High Sc " _F.E.CLERK, the new superin oo sept = gr the standpoint of religious psychology alone, the Bundy DT 48 ol justification, while its social, moral and intellectual va ues Be iy hes AY 1 am very happy that the program of this Club is availa meas ' yb people of this community. Inspirational an REV. WILLIAM GUISE, pastor, { res, i y Sn, 1 "One of the best features, in my opinic A : Evening Club. All the programs which I heard ids 2 i spiral 1 f thought. e particip re inspirational and provocative 0 : hs) in il reading of scripture and the offering of prayer gives to the religious note which is always helpful. "The meetings also help to solve the Sun the entire community, irrespective of denominational ii Son, 5s on. we should be made clear to every citizen that the meetings 0 the i ip 1 i hurches but to displace the regular services of teaching and worship in the Sry Wh merely to supplement the same along lines which are of common inte . Education, Information and Inspiration St. Augustine's Episcopal Church, d Provocative of Thought Wilmette English Lutheran Church, says: s the co-nperation of the people of the : ason of 1922 and 1923 tion of the local pas- the proper emphasis day evening problem along lines which can take some part. It REV. HUBERT CARLETON, rector, i. ie the people of Wilmette are very ge gd Jo aviog sl 2 Spends q izati he Wilmette Sunday Evening club. re is ; SE atts in the United States which has a club of this kind as we ful to the community life. : 5 . goptacis nod og Bp Be in my opinion 1s the Sopstaion 91 Se people of bi 1 i rce of in u different churches of the community. It is a sou jilon, soe on 808 rent £9) 3 i to the younger € inspiration to the citizens, and gipecially Birt 3 Oil or man or woman hearing che Cold Ee th Say Evening Cob 5m so ft 2 0S : Sk many 01 cre ani pe ai pre wef md ic AN particularly pleased 1 hm plc hin ek pene A LS Soe zousifer this 2 great ely i the Wilmette Sunday Evening Club and stand ready to help it in every way possible. Renders an Important Service p. KLINE, president of the Wilmette Woman's Club, says: Club of Wilmette gladly recognizes Sunday Lkven.ng wb. MRS. R. LE. "The Woman's rendered to the community by the "The addresses and the music p J mation, 1mspira.on, moral and spiritual uplit, : the better undersiand.ng ot our human problems pose to the proper solu.on oi these problems. "We turther recognize ie ime spirit oz which makes possible the fullest success of truly community enterprise. "Our hearuest thanks are due the ire responsibibty ot the orgamzaticn. Well Worthy of Support 5 A. COLLEDGE, D.D., pastor, Union Church, Kenilworth, the imporant service rovided through this organization bring mior- the broaden.ng of the menial norizon, and stimuates mention and pur- co-operation of the varicus churches the club. thus making ot the cub a the executive committee upon whom {alls ihe ent REV. WILLIAM writes as follows: Ho : : a an "In my opinion the Wilmette Sunday Evening Club is sareying on at Sgeed ingly helptul work, well worthy of the support ol the residents of the ie 078, To have the opportunity at your door of hearing hjeq 284 yom of zations} sop 2 1 i ; of the vite S touch human life, 1s a discuss many of the vital problems that tot ' 8, 15.2 Poe rs lightly. The Sunday Evening Club is a credit to Wilmette and to every * : ' person connected with the organization. Should be Done in Every Community 1. R. HARPER, Supt. oi the Wilmette Schools, has this to say: "It is hard to estimate the value of the Wilmette Sunday Evening ii to the people of Wilmette. In my judgment it does the thing that should be done n every community, that is, acquaint our people with the great problems that are open for solution today. As we are able to meet face to tace with the men and women who are taking the lead in the solution of these problems we have the opportunity 5 acquiring first hand information in a way that could not be had from magazines a. ks. . . a . 5 , age "Any institution that enlarges the sympathies and broadens the minds of our people as this club has done "deserves the encouragement and support of every citizen." Development of Community Spirit REV. GEO. P. MAGILL, D.D., Minister, Wilmette Presbyterian Church, says: "Surely the churches and the citizens generally are interested in the best things for our community, and are therefore glad to co-operate with the Sunday Evening Club in the presentation of such programs as have been presented the past year. "You have given to our people the opportunity, which otherwise they should not have enjoyed, of seeing and hearing some of the best speakers on the public platform. That this privilege is appreciated has certainly been evidenced by the attendance. So A : "5 "Such an organization as the Sunday Evening Club should, and I am convinced does, develop a real community spirit for the preservation ot our best ideals in our hore and civic life. I have been especially pleased with the uncompromising sup- port given to our great national and religious ideals and principles by so many speakers this past year. The need for this in such times as these is beyond doubt or debate." Creates a Finer Atmosphere REV. GILBERT STANSELL, pastor oi the First Methodist Church of Wilmette, has this to say: "Combining as it does the work of the public schools and the churches, the Wilmette Sunday Evening Club is a community builder. Messages, educational, religious and aesthetic, brought to us weekly by the nation's best talent, strengthen the thinking of the public school patrons and the church goers. This creates a finer atmosphere for teachers and preachers, and contributes to the progressiveness of our schools and churches." v Russian Cathedral Quartet which sang at the Wilmette Sunday Evening Club, Sunday, October 28. A Particular Blessing to Young People REV. LELAND-HOBART DANFORTH, Ph.B, rector of the Church of the Holy Comforter, Kenilworth, writes: "The thought has always been in my mind that the Wilmette Sunday Evening Club is to the Village in a "platform way" what the Literary Digest is to the read- ing public in a magazine way. This comparison has arisen in my mind due to the multiplicity of subjects presented in the course of each year, dealing with pertinent, practical and important subjects, which are before the world or the community, and interspersed from time to time with programs of a lighter nature, thus giving to the whole a 'spice of life. "Aside of the benefit which the thinking adult derives, it seems to me that a par- ticular blessing is given to the young people of the village, for it tends to turn their minds into channels other than the usual course of social frivolity in which so many spend most of their free hours. Many young people have so expressed to me their appreciation of the programs. It is also a splendid thing that, in a community enter- prise, God is not forgotten and that the churches of Wilmette have united in sup- porting this Evening Club, doing what they may to add to its success." A Splendid Interpretation of Modern Thought REV. STEPHEN A. LLOYD, pastor, First Congregational Church, Wil- mette, says: "I am asked "What do you think of the Sunday Evening Club?" "Well, if one could take a Summer Chautauqua, the Chicago Symphony Or- chestra, the Chicago Civic Opera, the Preachers of the country, the Lecturers and Travelers of the world and the great musical organizations of all the lands, put them all together and select irom each Company the outstanding individuals, he would have a fair picture of what the Sunday Evening Club really is and what it means to Wilmette, for through its agency there comes to all Wilmette citizens, who will avail themselves of the opportunity, intimate reports of political and economic con- ditions throughout the world, a splendid interpretation of modern thought along all lines of education and human development, and a presentation of the world's great classics by individuals, and groups selected from the very pinnacle of the musical profession. "Of course one can never measure actual results of such a movement, but that it gives pleasure and contributes largely to the development of the moral and ethical life of the community is evidenced by the crowds that attend during the season, and the constant inquiry which comes to the Pastors as to when the Sunday Evening Club is going to open again for its new season. "The Sunday Evening Club has established its place in the life of Wilmette. Flach new year finds 1t better and stronger than the aast.' Essential Community Enterprise LRWIN W. WEBER, Editor Wilmette Life, says: "It is my conviction--based upon several years' affiliation with New Trier's three community newspapers--that the Wilmette Sunday Evening Club is the most representative agency on the entire north shore. "Not only does Wilmette accept it as an established institution, but the splendid influence of the Sunday Evening Club is felt in every village in New Trier town- ship and surrounding territory. Readers of the Winnetka Talk and the Glencoe News, I find, are just as eager to get the advance notices of Sunday Evening Club programs as are the people of Wilmette and Kenilworth. "The Sunday Evening Club is essential to the proper social and spiritual de- velopment of our village. My only fear is, that many of us do not appreciate fully the great amount of time and energy expended to make it our most popular and most representative community enterprise." Comment by The Chicago American MR. S. R. McKEEVER, the well-known editorial writer of the Chicago Evening American, recently wrote an article for that paper on the Wil- mette Sunday Evening Club as a worth-while experiment in community life and cooperation. Mr. McKeever recently attended a meeting of the executive committee of the Wilmette Sunday Evening Club. He brought a photo- grapher with him and took a photograph of the Executive Committee, which he used to illustrate his article. ; 'hoto by White Studio, N. Y. Pollock, "The Fool" Channing author of Bishop Francis J. McConnell of Pitts- Mr. burgh who will speak here Jan. 20. Some of Those Who Have Appeared on the Wilmette Sunday Evening Club Pro- grams Hon. Calvin S. Coolidge, While Vice-president of the United States Hon. Thos. R. Marshall Former Vice President of the United States Hon. W. J. Bryan Former Secretary of State. Hon. Frank O. Lowden, Former Governor of Illinois, Roger Babson Miss Jane Addams Dr. Frank W. Gunsaulus Mrs. Maude B. Booth Dr. Newell Dwight Hillis Dr. Herbert L. Willett Dr. Hugh Black Formerly of Edinburgh, Scotland Dr. Edward A. Steiner Hon. Henry J. Allen Former Governor of Kansas Dr. Henry Van Dyke Former United States Minister to Holland Sinclair Lewis Author of "Main Street" George Creel Head of the Committee on Public Information throughout the war Dr. Shailer Mathews Hon. Ben B. Lindsey Judge of the Juvenile Court of Denver Jeannette Rankin, America's first Congresswoman Bishop Chas. D. Williams Bishop Chas. P. Anderson Dr. J. Ross Stevenson, President, of Princeton Theologi- cal Seminary Dr. Henry Churchill King, President of Oberlin College The Raweis, Native New Zealanders Dr. Theodore Soares Frank McGlynn (Who played the part of Lincoln in John Drinkwater's great play.) Lorado Taft, Great American Sculptor Dr. Arthur E. Bestor, President Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, N.Y. Rabbi Stephen S. Wise Prof. S. H. Clark, University of Chicago, in reading of Galsworthy's "Strife." Private Peat, World War Hero Dr. H. E. Bundesen, Health Commissioner of Chicago Dr. W. A. Evans, Former Health Commissioner of Chicago and writer for the Tribune Hon. M. A. Kavanagh, Judge of the Superior Court of Chicago Fred B. Smith Raymond Robbins Dr. Chas. A. Eaton, Former Pastor of the Madison Avenue Baptist Church, New York Edwin Markham Author of "The Man with the Hoe" Marie Mayer, Who played the part of "Mary Magdalene" in the Passion Play at Oberammergau Prof. Ralph Dennis, of Northwestern University in read- ing of "If Winter Comes" Little Symphony Orchestra (Composed of 25 members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra) Apollo Club (50 members under diréction of Harrison Wild) Association of Commerce Glee Club Chicago Women's Chorus A Cappella Choir of Northwestern University under direction of Dean Lutkin Oberlin College Glee Club Tuskegee Jubilee Singers Mandel Hall Chorus, University of Chicago Fisk Jubilee Singers