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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 2 Apr 1921, p. 5

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TIT --. i -- syste, 3 ] WINNT WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, APRIL, 2, 1921 5 FAT TT a Proceeds of another delightful mus- Members of the Winnetka Colony Mrs. Rudolph Matz, Mr. and Mrs. A ! we ical evening amounting to $180,| who spend their summers at Hamlin | Charles Matz, and the Misses Matz 2 3% . . have been turned over the Furo-| Lake, held a reunion and informal] are entertaining with a formal danc- ik x pean Relief fund this week. The af-| dinner at Community House on | ing party this evening at the Win- "7 WZ; (qr 2 Jocial Happenin 13 - fair was held on Tuesday evening, at | Thursday evening. netka Woman's club. 1 ol in fie ham ol Na Me Rouse Mr. and Mrs. John R. Montgomery Mrs. Maurice H. Lieber, 988 Elm Te ree 4000000, TT . 400000, N eb Winnetka.s Hubbard Woods. A = by Ruth Risley 3 ffi] | Re 'on CO TT) ag ane cr 3 CC Ww RINVITATIONS were received this week for the wedding of 4| Miss Elizabeth Stickney Hammond, daughter of Mrs. James Young Hammond of Norwalk, Conn., to Robert Shaw Sturgis, del] son of Charles I. Sturgis of Winnetka, which will take place Saturday, April 16, at the residence of the bride's mother. wedding will be quiet owing to the recent death of the bride's aunt, The Mrs. Cyrus Hall McCormick. Mr. and Mrs. Sturgis will be at home after May 15, at 1315 Astor street, Chicago. There will be a card party given on April 19, at the Winnetka Woman's club at 2 o'clock, for the benefit of the summer camps in Michigan, organized and directed by Rev. J. W. F. Davies for Boy Scouts and Camp Fire girls. Winnetka women are urged to keep this date open, so that they may encourage this enterprise by person- al interest in this benefit. & The Art and Literature department of the Winnetka Woman's club is to entertain the club members at the afternoon meeting on April 7, with a play, "Under Control" by Louis Lafis, which we hear is most entertaining. Also Mrs. Robert Butz and Mrs. Ernst von Ammon have promised to give Longfellow's "Robert of Sicily," a recitation with interpretative music. The same evening, the play will be given a second time, follow- ed by a dance. An admission fee will be charged and proceeds will be used for the improvement of the club stage. You are invited to come and laugh at the play, enjoy the dance, but do not forget your admission fee if you come in the evening. v The marriage of Miss Margaret Fitch, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wil- liam Brewster Fitch, 331 Essex road, Kenilworth, to Mr. William Wood McCarthy, son of Mr. and Mrs. John McCarthy of Evanston, will be sol- emnized this evening at 8:30 o'clock in the Congregational church at Win- netka. Mrs. Courtnay Aten of New York will be matron of honor. Miss Lucy McCarthy, a sister of the bridegroom, will be maid of honor. Mrs. Reed Landis, formerly Miss Marion Keehn, and Mrs. Samuel Loomis Hypes, who was Miss Charlotte Parmelee, and whose wedding was an event of Sat- urday, March 12, will be bridesmaids. Little George Woodland, son of Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Woodland of Kenil- worth, will be ring bearer. Miss Mary Louise Hoyt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hoyt of Winnetka, is to be flower girl. Mr. Walter Bus- well will serve as best man for the bridegroom. The ushers will be Mr. Guy Os- born, Mr. Lorenz Devitt, Mr. William Valentine, Mr. Stanley Adams and Mr. Cornelius Reece. A reception will follow the cere- mony at the Indian Hill Country club. Mr. McCarthy and his bride will live at 904 Elmwood avenue, Evan- ston, after June 1. One of the most attractive of the early Spring weddings will be solemn- ized this evening in the Congrega- tional church, Wilmette, when Miss Virginia Ruth Olwin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Brandt Olwin, will be united in marriage to Mr. John Rutherford Nicholson of Chicago. Reverend Stephen A. Lloyd will read the service at 8:30 o'clock. Attending Miss Olwin as maid of honor will be Miss Katherine Scheidenhelm, of Wilmette, and the bridesmaids will include Miss Betty Dafter, of Evanston, the Misses Mar- garet Couffer and Frances Cutler, of Wilmette, and Miss Laura Wilson of of Chicago will attend the zridegroom Fast Orange, N. J. Mr. Coe Adams as best man, and the ushers will be Mr. Charles Brown, Mr. William Avir- ett and Dr. Vincent O'Connor of Chi- cago, Mr. Roger Chapin of Spring- field, Ill, Mr. Willis Perkins of De- troit, Mich., and Mr. Henry Cooper of Evanston. Mrs. John Annen of Chi- cago will play the wedding march. Following the ceremony there will be a large reception at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Olwin, / t Following an extended wedding trip, the young couple will return to Ev- anston to make their home. Announcement is made of the mar- riage of Mrs. Beatrice Billings Ken- nedy to Donald Frederick Brigham, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Forrey of Wilmette. The wedding took place on Saturday, March 26, at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. N. Billings, in Chilicothe, O. Mr. and Mrs. Brigham are taking a short trip in the west and upon their re- turn will make their home in Chili- "cothe. Mr. Brigham served overseas with Really's Bucks, during the war. Miss Josephine Hoyt, daughter of Mr. 23 Haig N. Landon Hoyt, 435 Elm street, is at home from Dana Hall for the Easter vacation. She will remain here until after the wed- ding of her brother, N. Landon Hoyt, Jr., to Miss Catherine Beresford Orde, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Markham B. Orde of Glencoe, which will take place late in April. in Wilmette. | Northwestern chapter of Pi Beta Phi sorority will take a big step to- ward raising money for its sorority house, when, on April 29, a large card party will be given at the Woman's club of Evanston. The entire pro- ceeds from the sale of tickets will go toward the house funds. Since the trustees of the university have decided to solve the dormitory problem by allowing the sororities to have their own houses the North- western girls and the alumnae have heartily undertaken the task of rais- ing the necessary money. Crowded dormitory conditions in the university have been an increasingly great problem, and it is by the build- ing of sorority houses that the uni- versity trustees hope to relieve the situation. All possible plans to make the card party a great success are being made. There will be numerous worth-while prizes awarded, and delicious refresh- ments will be served. Women of the north shore are dis- playing interest in the Charity Bridge to be given at the Winnetka Woman's club next Tuesday after- noon, April 5, for the benefit of the Park Ridge School for Girls. For those women who do not play cards Mrs. Frederick Dickinson of Winnetka will give a reading which promises to be particularly interest- ing. Women who will assist in the af- fair include Mrs. Stanley A. Clague, of Winnetka; Mrs. James Keith, of Kenilworth; Mrs. John Vennema, of Winnetka; Mrs. Frank R. Greene, of Winnetka; Mrs. Hugh Foresman, of Kenilworth, and Mrs. George Pope, of Glencoe. Refreshments will be served. The Woman's Society of the Con- gregational church will hold their regular all-day meeting on Wednes- day, April 6. Mrs. Frederick Dickin- son will read in the morning; lunch- eon will follow at 12:15 o'clock, at which time Mrs. T. Arnold Hill of the Urban league of Chicago will speak on "The Negro Situation in Chicago." An invitation is extended to all who are interested. many music lovers from our north shore towns. The artists who pre- sented a most interesting program were Mrs. Albert Pick Jr. of Win- netka, pianist; Mrs. Hugh Water- stone, soprano, and Miss Lorraine Ernst, a sixteen year old violinst of remarkable ability. Assisting Mrs. Koretz on this occasion was Mrs. Emmanuel Kinsteler of Wilmette. The Wharton Clays will return to the north shore April 4 after an extended trip through Europe. They left late last year with their two chil- dren and went directly to the Riviera, leaving the children there and going on to Rome. : Mr. Clay returned via Paris and London, and Mrs. Clay extended her trip down into Southern Italy, includ- ing Switzerland and the regions of Germany occupied by the Allies. They will again live in the James Dulan house at 1330 Sheridan road, Wilmette, for the summer. Mrs. Joseph J. Siddall of Wilmette chairman of the Publicity committec of the Arden Shore association, gave a luncheon at the North Shore hotel on Thursday of this week for the members of her committee. The following women comprise the committee: Mrs. Eugene H. Garnett, Evanston; Mrs. Mark Cresap, Kenil- worth; Mrs. Marcus D. Richards, Winnetka; Mrs. William V. Schnur, Glencoe; Mrs. Orrin E. Keller, Ra- vinia; Mrs. Henry Glidden, Highland Park; Mrs. W. E. Casselberry, Lake Forest; Mrs. John C. Baker, Lake Bluff, The last of the afternoons arranged by the Music committee of the Win- netka Woman's club will take place on Thursday, April 28th, at three o'clock. A program of American composers will be presented. This meeting is open to the public upon payment of the usual guest fee. The next regular meeting of the club, on Thursday, April 7th, is in charge of the Art and Literature com- mittee. A play, "Under Control," will be presented. Members may bring guests upon the payment of the usual fee. The play will be repeated that evening, and will be followed by a dance. The proceeds after ex- penses are paid will be used for the club stage improvement. The Auxiliary of the Woman's Catholic club is giving an informal dance at the, North Shore hotel on Friday evening, April 8, for the bene- fit of St. Catherine's home. Among those of the younger set of the north shore interested in this affair are the Misses Mary and Theresa McArdle, Catherine Crush, Florence Cook, Edna Seng, Rose Millian, Elizabeth Kirch- berg and Gertrude and Marie O'Con- nell. Mrs. John E. Cawkwell is chair- man of the auxiliary. "RIPPY DANCE" Featuring Our Six Piece KIPPY ORCHESTRA Winnetka Woman's Club 'Saturday, Apr.9 Watch for Our Special May Dance, April 30 will give an informal dancing party at their home on Green Bay road, this evening, for their daughter, Marian. street, is conducting a course in Par- liamentary law on Wednesday morn- ings at the home of Mrs. Shipnes in Highland Park. suitable for framed. Frames refinished. GAIRING FINE 25% Discount on All Prints, Framed Pictures and Mirrors During the Month of April. Complete line of new mouldings in Roman Gold and Polychrome, framing prints we now have on sale. All work carefully executed in our own shop. ARTS Pictures 1613 Orrington Avenue Phone 770 EVANSTON, ILL. Your Garden, Lawn and Flower Borders Are an Important Phase of Spring. pleting ROSE BEDS Plant results to all its users. We wish to offer to the people of Glencoe, Winnetka and Hubbard Woods our expert service in arranging and com- GARDENS AND LANDSCAPE WORK PERENNIAL FLOWER GARDENS Another specialty is high-grade nursery stock. Spring plants and flowers for flower borders and outdoor budding plants await your inspection at our conservatories. ife, the combination manure and fertilizer, that is proving to be of superior quality and is bringing excellent WE DO SPRAYING AND TRIMMING OF TREES AND SHRUBS. FLOWER BORDERS We also sell 402 Jefferson Ave. . WEILER BROTHERS GLENCOE Phone Glencoe 585 The Adams Pharmacy exall Store What We All Want Is Garden Tools and Garden Seeds, Grass Seed and Lawn Mowers --besides PAINTS. J. F. Eckart will show you next week in our window some of our large approved stock of paints and varnishes which are considerably lower in prices than last year. J. F. ECKART COMPANY HARDWARE STORE Phone Winnetka 844 736 ELM STREET 3 uaa a a i ZZ,

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