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3 WINNETKA TALK March 5, 1927 [3 0 WH News of the North Shore Clubs Women Artists to Give Club Concert I. F. W. C. Plans Largest Music and Social Affair on Record in Club Annals A spring concert by all-women art- ists rendering a program by a'l-Ameri- can composers is the unusual musical offering by the Illinois Federation of Women's clubs, March 11, in Orchestra hall This will be the premier concert of an annual event, if the plan of the chairman of music of the LF. W.C, Mrs. Arthur G. Jackson, is carried out. The federation fosters music as one of its departments, and urges clubs to put on programs featuring American, and in so far as possible, Illinois composers, but this is the first thing of the kind put on by the state federation. It has the hearty support of the president, Mrs. Walter W. Seymour, and of the past general federation director of music, Mrs. Marx Oberndorfer. As being apropos of this all-woman musical project, the Chicago Woman's Symphony orchestra has been secured. This orchestra came into being three years ago, playing its first engagement for the first Woman's World's Fair. It was founded and is conducted by Miss Elena Moneak, well known vio- linist and conductor of theatre orches- tras in Chicago. The orchestra of thirty-five pieces under the direction of Miss Moneak will play two groups, one by Illinois women composers, one of Eleanor Ev- erest Freer's, one of Mme. Sturkow- Ryder's and Miss Phy Fergus-Hoyt will read her own composition set to Alfred Noyes' "The Highwayman" ac- companied by the orchestra. The other group will be the Third sym- phony from the Angelus by Henry K. Hadley and a suite by MacDowell Special features will be groups of songs, one by John Alden Carpenter, sung by Sophie Brandt, soprano, and a group of violin solos by Amy Neal. There will be two groups of songs by a chorus of 400 voices formed by choruses of the first eleven districts I. F. W.C. accompanied by two pianos, with Mrs. Jackson swinging the baton. These choruses are rehearsing now as districts, then as north, west and south side groups coming together the final week before concert for full rehearsals. The concert will close with a cantata of full strength chorus and solos. The cantata "The Galleon of Spain" is by a Chicago composer, William Lester, and will be accompanied by the or- chestra. ~ GIVE KENTUCKY LUNCHEON The Kentucky Society of Evanston and the North Shore is meeting for luncheon next Tuesday at 1 o'clock, in the Wedgwood room of Marshall Field's. Miss Stevenson, district nurse in the mountains of Kentucky, will tell of her work among the farmers in the mountains. The next regular meeting of the North Shore committee of Johanna will be held March 10, at the home of Mrs. Hugo Hartman, 755 Lincoln avenue, Winnetka at 12:30. at: §:15° T hird Child Study Group Confers at the Woman's Club The third child study conference sponsored by the education department was held at the Winnetka Woman's club, Thursday, February 24, at 3:30 o'clock. Mrs. S. George Levy, chair- man of the education committee intro- duced Miss Ethel Kawin, psychologist for the Institute of Juvenile Research, who discussed "The Emotional Needs of Adolescence." Miss Kawin said that very little was known scientifically about the emo- tions. She stated that the recent tragedies among college and high school students raise the question "where have we failed?" The period of adolescence is one of elemental un- certainty. It presents the greatest emotional conflicts and the greatest ad- justments are required physically, in- tellectually and spiritually in the period of growth from childhood to the adult. A new personality is being formed which varies from day to day. It is very difficult to define what is meant by emotion, she commented. John Dewey says emotion arises when there is a conflict situation and Pro- fessor Harvey Carr of Chicago uni- versity defines emotion as "delayed re- sponse." The conflict resulting from emotion eives rise to growth and de- velops thinking. The purpose of edu- cation is to teach people how to think and emotions are the driving force which produces thought, Miss Kawin said. "We must teach our children to face thie conflicts that arise from emo- tions and think them through to a satisfactory solution. ' There are six needs to turn motion into a guiding force: (1) well-integrated personality; (2) adequate sense of values; (3) the power to analyze and think through; (4) ability to repress wisely; (5) cour- age: (6) sense of inner security." "We must help our children to se- cure these six needs for themselves," Miss Kawin feels." "Children should be taught to make their own decisions and to stand by them. Each indivi- dual answers the reason for life itself by the conduct of his own life which he must relate to the universe as a whole. The parent should emancipate the child so that he may meet the problems of adult life for himself." Miss Ruth Matz and Mrs. Dudley K. French were hostesses at the tea which followed the meeting. STUDY CLASS TO MEET Monday, March 7, the Winnetka league of Women Voters will hold the third study class in the Camp Fire room of Community House. This meet- ing, devoted entirely to legislative measures, is in echarge of Mrs. R. S. Childs and Mrs. Carlton Prouty. The hostesses will be Mrs. William Jerome Clark, Mrs. G. A. Watson, Mrs. H. K. Weld and her sister, Mrs. Webster, and Mrs. Paul Chace. FRIENDSHIP PARTY SUCCESS Friendship Circle held its regular meeting Tuesday, March 1. The girls' enjoyed a lively game of basketball. Their dance was a great success, and every one reported a delightful time. The next meeting will be on Tuesday, March 8, and all the members are urged to be present. A large and enthusiastic meeting of the senior board of the Infant Wel- fare society was held Thursday, Feb- ruary 24, at the home of Mrs. W. E. Duff, 530 Washington avenue. Drama Club Makes Annual Gift to Woman's Society The Woman's society of the Winnet- ka Congregational church held a most delightful meeting Wednesday, March 2. Members of the society had been asked to bring as guests some young person or stranger in Winnetka, there- fore the attendance was unusually large and very delightful. The morning hours from 10 to 12 were devoted entirely to sewing and friendly intercourse save for a few minutes of business. At 12, Mrs. James A. Richards conducted the de- votional exercise, giving the group food for Lenten thought. Following the luncheon, Mrs. Bur- ton Atwood sang most effectively a group of songs; "Water Boy" sung by Roland Hayes; "The Lord Is Smilin' thru the Do' " by Carpenter; "A Cara- van from China Comes" by Alice Bar- nett; "A Rose Rhyme" by Salter. The Drama club then made its an- nual gift to the Woman's society. Every year the club generously pro- vides entertainment for one meeting of the society. This season the play chosen was Alice Brown's "Joint Corners in Spain," that short play so packed with humor, pathos, and philos- ophy. The following cast was wonder- ful: Miss Mitchell, matron of the Old Woman's home, Mrs. J. C. West; Mrs. Fullerton, Mrs. Albert Scharf; Mrs. Dyer, Mrs. I. Harrison Mettler; Mrs. Blair, Mrs. John Marshall. Adjectives fail in attempting to describe their work. The play was directed by Mrs. Carrie B. Prouty, assisted by Mrs. Delbert Poff, Mrs. Louis Sherman, and Mrs. James Clipper. Winnetka League Wins Second State Prize Fifty women representing leagues of women voters in all sections of Illinois attended the Field Finance day held in Winnetka Tuesday. The session opened at the home of Mrs. Walter L. Benson and adjourned to Mrs. William G. Hib- bard's at noon for luncheon. In the afternoon a joint session was held with the state board. The Win- netka league was awarded a prize of $25 which was offered last fall to the local league which would secure the largest number of contributing mem- berships on a three-year pledge be- fore March 1. This is the second state prize which the Winnetka league has received this year, the other being a prize for the largest number of new memberships and renewals secured dur- ing the state membership drive. Mrs. Walter L. Benson, the finance chair- man of the Winnetka league, had charge of the contributing membership campaign. She was assisted' by Mrs. Harold S. Del.ay and Mrs. Edwin E. Brown, treasurer of the Winnetka league. Miss Julia Lathrop, a former presi- dent of the Illinois league, who spoke at the Woman's club Tuesday, attended the luncheon at Mrs. Hibbard's home. SEW FOR HOME The social service department of The North Shore Catholic Woman's League met at the home of Mrs. J. J. Enright of 488 Park avenue, Glen- coe one afternoon last week. The members sewed for St. Margaret's Home. State Federation Announces Dinner Conservation Dinner Takes Place of Annual Exhibit Sponsored by Illinois Women's Clubs A conservation dinner will be held March 9; at 6:30 in the club rooms of the Chicago Woman's club by the Illi- nois Federation of Women's clubs. There will be no annual exhibit by the federation and other organizations which usually hold a week's exhibit at a local store, the dinner this year tak- ing the place of the annual event. The Preservation of the Wild Flower socie- ty, and clubs such as the Prairie, Out- of-Door league, and Sunflowers, are working hard with the State to make this a helpful and interesting meeting. Mrs. J. D. MaKinney of Alton, state conservation chairman, will preside, assisted, by the past state chairman, Mrs. Charles J. Caldwell and Mrs. Theron Colton, well known naturalist, who has charge of the program. Mrs. MaKinney is offering a prize to eighth grade pupils of the state for the best essay of not more than 500 words on "Birds." Essays are to be submitted to the district conservation chairman, who in turn will submit the best two for the state prize. The time limit for essays to be received is April 15. Names of ptige winners will be an- nounced at "convention at Dan- ville in May. Mrs. Walter W. Seymour State pres- ident will be the guest of honor at the conservation dinner and will say: "Within the department of conserva- tion we shall place the garden clubs-- for the interest of such groups to pre- serve beauty and art in the great out of doors will make such clubs the leaders in conservation." "Shall we see the United States a garden in 1930 as Mrs. John D. Sherman, the General Federation president, desires?" asks Mrs. Seymour. "A start in this direction was made during the war time, and if children and grown-ups made gardens of patches of ground here and there; if vacant lots were made to yield beauti- ful rows of lettuce, peas, beans and corn, then we know that with the same sincere interest and desire we shall see the United States a garden whenever we make it so." League's Citizenship Class Holds Meeting The second meeting of the citizen- ship class, conducted by the League of Women Voters in the Camp Fire room of Community House, was held Mon- day, February 28. Mrs. H. D. Frankel, Mrs. F. D. Fulton, Mrs. Eugene Rummler, and Mrs. R. F. Feagins were hostesses for this session, and Mrs. R. S. Childs led the troup in place of Mrs. John VanderVries, president of the Winnetka league: Mrs. - Carrie B. Prouty opened the program by explaining chapter seven of Dodd's book, "Government in Il- linois." This comprised the rules of the two houses, improvements sug- gested, and ended by quoting "Legisla- tion is the result of compromise." Mrs. Milton Stern and Mrs. Si Wes- terfield divided the sixth chapter con- cerned with the organization of the two houses and the work of the legis- lature. A pleasant buffet luncheon was served at 12 in the International room.