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WINNETKA TALK April 23, 1927 Ie AR 5 News of the North Shore Clubs Club Luncheon Is - Springlike Affair Woman's Club Elects Officers, Hears Clever Lecture by Mrs. V. K. Spicer The annual luncheon of the Win- netka Woman's club, held on Tuesday, April 19, was a delightful affair. The tables, gay with spring flowers, were set in the club parlors. As is usual under the efficient direction of Mrs. Marcus D. Richards, the food was delicious and the service charming and efficient. Immediately after luncheon, the members adjourned to the ballroom where the business meeting took place. The minutes having been read and ap- proved and various notices given, the annual election of officers took place. The following are the club's officers for the ensuing year: Mrs. Arthur W. Cushman, president; Mrs. Carl H. Zeiss, first vice president; Mrs. Taliaferro Milton, second vice- president; Mrs. Robert McKisson, re- cording secretary; Mrs. Samuel W. McCaulley, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Alired G. Freeman, treasurer; chairman standing committees--Mrs. E. V Brown, art and literature; Mrs. S. George Levy, education; Mrs. Edwin E. Brown, civics and philan- thropy; Mrs. William A. Otis, house; Mrs. Frank T. Crawford, social; Mrs. John Hansel, Jr., music; Mrs. Edmund B. Bartlett, finance and auditing; Mrs. Frederic A. dePeyster, member-at- large. The annual reports of the various committees, standing and special, were read and accepted. Space for- bids detailed comment upon them. There were, however, two outsanding statements. The membership commit- tee reported that during the past year the club had not lost one member by transfer, resignation, or death. The Nursery School committee, in a detailed report, announced that the Nursery school would open in Greeley school in the fall. Mrs. V. K. Spicer of Kenilworth then spoke upon "The Small Garden." Say- ing that in speaking of gardens a few remarks upon the weather were not amiss, Mrs. Spicer declared that the present advanced season was unique in her experience. To illustrate this statement, Mrs. Spicer read a poem, written by her in June of 1926, in which she speaks of seeing the forsythias blooming in Illinois at that time. It is impossible to do justice to Mrs. Spicer's charming interspersion of wit and wisdom, prose and poetry. De- lightful poems mingled freely with thoughts of drainage and manure, as they do in the hearts of all true gar- deners. Mrs. Spicer's first suggestion was that more consideration be given to drainage and so avoid the killing moss and also the caked soil of August. She also suggested as a slogan "Better Gardens and Smaller," pointing to the | English as models in this respect. More care was urged in the selection of seed, especially in the annuals upon which the garden in so dependent in July and August. Mrs. Spicer cautioned against mixed effects, stating that this experimenta- tion was perhaps an American char- acteristic. The result, she said, was "A garden collection, not a garden." "Have enough of what you plant, but plant few varieties," was another bit of advice. Standardization came in for a cau- Hospital Benefit Is Large Affair of Easter Monday One of the first large affairs since Easter ushered in the social activities of spring was the luncheon and bridge given on Monday of this week for the St. Francis hospital. The new Geor- gian hotel was the scene of the affair. Luncheon was served at 1 o'clock in the attractive dining rooms and lobby of the hotel. The games of pivot bridge, bunco, and five hundred were played starting at 2 o'clock in the ball room, the lounge, and the Louis XII1 drawing room. There were 136 tables taken for the afternoon. There were four door prizes, two large baskets of spring flowers, a boudoir pillow, and a comforter. The table prizes were embroidered linen towels. The patronesses for the afternoon included the presidents of all catholic clubs along the north shore and wives of the doctors.composing the staff at St. Francis hospital, as well as other north shore women. Mrs. Frank Jones, 1136 Central ave- nue, Wilmette, was chairman of the affair. The group of patronesses in- cluded: Mrs. Frank Oelerich, president Wo- man's Catholic club of Wilmette; Mrs. William F. Brown, president of the North Shore Catholic Woman's league; Mrs. Scott W. Prime, presi- dent of the Evanston Catholic club; Mrs. James Brennan, president of the Rogers Park Catholic club; Mrs. Thomas Mullaney, president of the Edgewater Catholic club; Mrs. Frank I.. McLaughlin, president of the Glen- ola club; Mrs. James Spelman, presi- dent of Order of Martha of Rogers Park; Mrs. Edward O'Connell, presi- dent of the Prownson circle; Mrs. Robert McColl, president of Catholic Woman's club of Chicago; Mrs. Jack Finn, president of Lake Shore Wo- man's club; Mrs. A. L. Smith, presi- dent of the St. Francis auxiliary which is devoted entirely to work for the hospital and its new Nurses' home. OBSERVE ST. GEORGE'S DAY The British American club celebrates St. George's day with "Ye Olde Roast Beef Supper and Entertainment" at 7 this Saturday evening. The Ideal or- chestra will provide music for dancing during the evening. The Rev. Herbert Crince of Lake Forest will be the nricipal speaker. Tickets may be ob- tained by calling Winnetka 1434. tion, also. "It is perhaps necessary to standardize our education and our plumbing," said Mrs. Spicer, "But do not standardize your garden. Your garden should be stimulation, relaxa- tion, and an art expression. Your gar- den should be a picture worked out with loving care." Mrs. Spicer commented upon the recent Flower show in Chicago, saying that in many respects it was fine, but that it had one persistent defect, both as to gardens and table decorations, and that was that things were too crowded. Mrs. Spicer pled for system and simplicity. The present riot of garden furniture came in for witty comment. Mrs. Soicer thought that an eighteenth amendment .to curb the present intem- perance. might not be amiss. Mrs. Spicer closed her charming talk with her own fine poem, "Two Gar- dens." ¥ | Mets. Merrill Gives Out Approved Book List for 1926-27 Mrs. Anthony French Merrill, who has recently completed her course of talks under the auspices of the Wom- an's Library club of Glencoe on cur- rent topics and new books, plays and poetry, has compiled a reference list of books published during the last half of 1926 and in the first three months of 1927. Next fall Mrs. Merrill will lecture under the auspices of the literature and drama department of the Woman's Li- brary club, giving six lectures before Thanksgiving, and six after the first of the year. A study of current litera- ture before Thanksgiving will insure a necessary familiarity with books be- fore the Christmas season arrives. The list of books are: Fiction, . 1926-- "The . Silver Spoon," John Galsworthy; "Her Son's Wife," Dorothy Canfield Fisher; 'Harmer John," Hugh Walpole; 'The Time of 'Man," Elizabeth Madox Roberts; '"Teef- T. E. Stribling; "Angel," Du Bose Heyward; "With Eastern Eyes," Ernest Poole; "The Romantic Comed- jans," Ellen Glasgow; "Early Autumn," Louis Bromfield; "Mrs. Merivale," Paul Kimball; "Perella," Wm. J. Locke; "Dreams and Delights," L. Adams Beck; "Dark Dawn," Martha Ostenso; "The Kays," Margaret Deland; "Ways of Es- cape," Noel Forest: "The World of wil- liam Clissold," H. G. Wells; "Far End," May Sinclair; "Debits and Credits, Rudyard Kipling; "Sorrell and Son," Warwick Deeping; "Hangman"s House, Don Byrne; "Here and Beyond," Edith Wharton; "The Hounds of Spring," Syl- via Thompson; "My Mortal Enemy, Willa Cather; "Lord Raingo," Bennett; "Lolly Willows," Sylvia Town- send Warner. Non-Fiction--"Rip Van Winkle Goes to the Play," Brander Matthews; "Why We Behave Like Human Beings." George A. Dorsey; "The Story of Philosophy, Will Durant; "Influencing Human Be- havior." H. A. Overstreet; "Behavorism." John Watson; "What Is Civilization?" Fine Essays; "Eight Years with Wilson's Cabinet," David F. Houston; "The Book Nobody Knows," "The Man Nobody Knows," Bruce Barton; "The Greatest Book in the World." Ed. Newton; "Dean Brirgs," Rollo Walter Brown; 'Ben- jamin Franklin," (The First Civilized American), Phillips Russell; "Our Times," Mark Sullivan: "Of Many Things," Otto Kahn: "The Face of Si- lence," Dhan Gopal Mukerji; "The Fire of Desert Folk." TF. Ossendowski; "A Girl From China," edited by B. Van- Vorst: "The Letters of Louise Tmogen Guiney," Preface by Agnes Repplier; «mhe Twtters of Josephine Preston Pea- body Marks," Edited by Mrs. George Pierce Baker: "East of the Sun, and West of the Moon." Theodore and Ker- mit Roosevelt; "Fifty years of the Brit- ish Parliament." Earl of Asauith and Oxford: "The T.inleys of Bath' Clemen- tina Black: "Max Reinhart and His Theatre." Oliver M. Savior; "Mr. Charles King of England," John Drinkwater; "Chevrons," Leonard Nason: "Cordelia Chantrell," Meade Minnegorode. Fiction--"Doomsday," Warwick Deep- ing: "Clad in Pnrple Mist," Catherine Dodd: "The Old Countess." Anne Doug. ON tallow," las Sedgewick: "The Plutocrat," markington : "Young Anarchy." Phillips (3ihbs: "Labels" J. Hamilton Gibbs; "The Way of Romance." Vivian Gilbert; "Jill." Mrs. E. . Delafield: "Show Boat." Fdna Ferher; "Tomorrow Morn- ine" Anne Parish: "Galahad" John Trekine: "The Painted Room." Margaret Wilson : "Bounty of Earth." Louise and Tonald Peottie: "Tides" Ada and Julian Qtreet: "The Green Forest." Nathalie Sedewick Colby; "The Biz Show." Me- Treadv Huston: "O. Henry Prize Stor- jee": "Pact American Short Stories of 1027." Tdited by Fd. O'Brien; "Best Short Stories of 1927. English." Edited hy BEd. O'Brien; "Wind of Complica- tion." Snsan Erty: Non-Fietion--"The Revolt in the Des- ort." Lawrence; "China and the Powers." Henry Kittredge Norton: "The World Crisis." Winston Churchill; "Main Street and Wall Street." Wm. 7. Ripley; "The Meaning of a Liberal Education," Ev. Dean Martin: "Cargoes and Harvests." Donald Culrnss Peattie; "In Barbary." Alexander Powell; "In Borneo's_ Jun- gles" Wm. O. Krohn: "Henry James, Man and Author," Pelham Edgar; "An- thony Trollope, a Commentary," Michael Local Women Named Aids on Home Board North Shore Residents Listed on Committees for Children's Home and Aid Society Following election of officers of the North Shore Advisory board of the Il- linois Children's Home and Aid society, held some weeks ago, appointment of committee chairmen and members is currently announced by the board president, Mrs. James F. Oates, to be as follows: President--Mrs. James F. Oates; 1st vice president--Mrs. Wheaton Augur; 2nd--Mrs. R. Hixson; 3rd--Mrs. Henry M. Dawes: 4th--Mrs. F. W. Bar- rett; 5th--Mrs. Nelson Buck; recording secretary--Mrs. Clarence V. Williams; corresponding secretary--Mrs. Ralph C. Sullivan; treasurer--Mrs. John J. Tufts: assistant treasurer--Mrs. Charles G! Dawes; acting assistant treasurer, Mrs. George B. Cortelyou. Case Committee--Mrs. S. J. Llewellyn, chairman; Mrs. Welch, Mrs. W. T. Ab- bott, Mrs. B. E. Hamilton, Miss Martha Harris, Mrs. W. T. Montgomery, Mrs. Edwin Sherman, Mrs. C. P. Wheeler, representative from State Office. Exten- sion Work--Mrs. Llewellyn, chairman of Case committee; Mrs. Locy, chair- man of Medical committee ; Mrs. Betts, chairman of Schools committee; Mrs. Welch, matron; Mrs. Robert W. Campbell, Mrs. Robert L. Scott, Mrs. J. J. Tufts. Schools committee--Mrs. George H. Betts, chairman; Mrs. Wil- liam Hudson Harper, Mrs. Charles W. James, Mrs. Frank W. Pomeroy. Visit- ing committee--Mrs. William H. Mul- holand, chairman; Mrs. Louis Beardslee, Mrs. Edward A. Brion, Mrs. Delano, Mrs. Harry Harwiche, Mrs. Walter Mills, Mrs. Petrie. Medical committee-- Mrs. W. A. Locy, chairman. House committee--Mrs. Richard C. Lake. Grounds--Mrs, Arthur F. Towne. Dona- tions committee--Mrs. H. E. Hallowell. Clothing--Mrs. N. H. Byam. Coal Com- mittee--Mrs. H. R. Hixson. Pastime-- Mrs. Wheaton Augur, chairman; Mrs. W. G. Baird, Mrs. L. S. Ballinger, Mrs. Norris Bokum. Mrs. Nelson L. Buck, Mrs. Warren Buckley, Mrs. Gerald But- ler, Mrs. M. B. Ericson, Mrs. W. M. Parkes, Mrs. H. R. Stone, Mrs. M. K. Wilson. Luncheon--Mrs. . Morton White, chairman; Mrs. E. M. Ashcraft, Jr., Mrs. George Chapman, Mrs. G. B. Dryden, Mrs. Carl D. Greene, Mrs. F. T. Murray, Mrs. W. R. Parkes, Mrs. Geo. H. Peaks. Mrs. Robert Shimmin, Mrs. Wm. Wardell, Mrs. Leon C. Welch, Mrs. Clement Wilde. Suit Case--Mrs. O. M. Knode, chairman; Miss Daniels, Mrs. John Metcalf. Mrs. Frederick Meyer, Mrs. L. C. Pardee, Mrs. Carlton Ran- dolph, Mrs. Charles Siddy. Mrs. George Sweeny, Mrs. Halsey White. Thrift House-- Mrs. W. A. Thomas, chairman; Mrs. Harry S. Campbell, Mrs. Charles S. Read. Needlework guild--Mrs. ee 1B. Lukey. Tag day and delegates to Chil- dren Benefit league--Mrs. Philip P. Mer- rill, chairman ; Mrs. W. W. Buchanan. Mrs. C. V. Williams, Mrs. Frank W. Kings- Jey. Publicity committee--Mrs. Edw. P. Welles. chairman: Mrs. Harry E. Byram, Mrs. John E. Wilder. Building commit- tee--Mrs. A. D. Sheridan, chairman; Mrs. N. H. Byam, Mrs. Alfred H. Gross, Miss Martha Harris, Mrs. H. R. Hixson, Mrs. Richard C. Lake, Mrs. William R. Parkes, Mrs. Arthur F. Towne. Gen- eral board--Mrs. A. H. Gross. The North Shore Catholic Woman's league will have its annual luncheon at the Georgian hotel, Hinman avenue and Davis street, Evanston, Tuesday, May 10, at 1. Reservations, accom- panied by a check, must reach Mrs. John Janette by Friday, May 6. The speakers will be announced next week. The Current Events club will meet meet at the home of Mrs. George Miller, 2% Scott avenue, riday, April 29, at 2. Sadleir: "The Letters of George Gis- sing," Algernon and Ellen Gissing: "The Life of Eugene Field," Slason Thompson:. "Palmerston." Philip Guedalla: "The Re- bellious Puritan" T.lovd Morris: "East Side, West Side," Felix Reisenberg: "Ask Me Another," Justin Spafford and Lucien Esty. a