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18 WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1923 CLUB FOSTERS CLASSES IN DRAMATICS: SWELL N., U. FUND ! Miss Rita Smith Will Conduct Art Classes at The Country Club HE Ouilmette Country club is taking dramatics seriously. Real- izing the benefit derived from early training along these lines, and enjoy- ment gained by the older folks, they have invited Miss Rita Smith, a teacher of Dramatic Art, and a most accomplished entertainer to open classes at the club- house to continue throughout the winter season. Classes will commence Satur- day morning. October 20, and later if the young people, especially those of high school years seem interested enough, an- other class will be formed. Miss Smith brings with her all the 'beau.y and charm commonly assoc.ated with the best type otf Souchern woman- Miss Rita Smith hood and she has had the instinctive dis- cretion to apply her talent to the task for which it is exceptionally adapted, an autochthonour interpretation of life, black and white, south of the Mason and Dixon line. Her own novelty is the clever presen- tation of guitarologues. Her singing voice is charming and beautifully modulated amd her hearers listen with keen appre- 'ciation to her songs which she gives with sincere thought and feeling. Since re- ceiving her Masters Degree irom the Lyceum Arts Conservatory, Chicago, EY Smith has not only filled concert «Xx ements in every state in the Union, but in Europe as well, where she served as an entertainer for the American sol- as an entertainer for the American sol- diers. Through the very forces of her personality and experience, she has gained for herself a place among the most pop- ular artists of today. Country club members will remember Miss Smith in her two delightful pro- grams one given during the spring on the occasion of the election of officers, and the other just the other evening, when she presented a scene irom "The Littlest Rebel." Class enrollment has just been opened, and inquiries may be to enroll may yet do so. For informa- con inquire of Mrs. J. R. Fletcher, 948 Hubbard street, Hubbard Woods. Mrs. Lieber will conduct a class in Parliamentary Law at the Woman's club rooms on Friday mornings at 9:30 from October 5 to December 7. Mrs. Anthony French Merrill will be- gin her Current Events lectures on Wednesday morning, October 10 at 10 o'clock in the parlors of the clubhouse. No single admissions will be sold. Tickets for the course may be obtained from Mrs. J. Williams Macy, 966 Hub- bard lane, Hubbard Woods. Poetic contributions are asked for Poets Day, November 15. Those wish- ing to send poems may mail them to Mrs. John Vennema or to any member of her committee. Every person in Winnetka is eligible. The National Birth Control League of New York has chosen Chicago for .s conterence. Meetings are to be held October 29, 30 and 31. The subject will oe presented in the most scientific man- ner by speakers of note. A luncheon will be given on October 31 at the Drake hotel. Reservations may be made through Mrs. Walling or Mrs. Porter. Mrs. Walling asked all interested to meet her at her home on Wednesday, October 10 at three o'clock. An appeal was made for Community House. A white elephant sale is to be held on November 14 and 15. It is re- quested that members be generous in sending articles of clothing, books, pic- tures, etc., that have ceased to be of use to them but still in good condition. The proceeds from this sale will be added to the fund already started to be used for equipment of the House. The next club meeting will occur on October 18, when Mr. F. E. Clerk, prin- cpal of New Trier High School, will speak on "The Crisis of Our Schools." Mrs. Otis asked all interested persons (0 join the Winnetka Choral Society. The Society is designed to be a pleasure and a profit to all who enjoy singing. Dean Peter C. Lutkin has been secured as director. The charge will be slight. Names may be forwarded to Mrs. Otis, chairman, or to her committe, Mrs. Bur- ton Atwood, Mrs. William S. Hay, Mrs. Philemon Kobhlsaat. Mrs. Vennema had charge of the pro- gram so delightfully given by Mrs. Phanstiehl, Mrs. Byfield and Mrs. Or- cutt, "Three Famous Women in His- tory and Song." Mrs. Phanstiehl chose Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Christiana Rosetti and Sarah Teasdale as the three famous women. She gave brief sketches of their lives in addition to reading some of their beautiful sonnets, Mrs. Byfield in turn singing the unusual love songs of Mrs. Browning, the children's songs of Christina Rossetti and the more modern sonnets of Sarah Teasdale. Mrs. Orcutt accompanied. The Marion Philbrick Dancers, in a most artistic manner, gave delight in conclusion of the program. $350,000 Is Winnetka's Quota for Northwestern INNETKA is going to raise $350,000 for Northwestern uni- versity. Mrs. Howard van Sin- deren Tracy, 337 Cedar street, Winnetka, has been selected as woman chairman for the endowment and building fund campaign in Winnetka. According to announcement made recently Mrs. Carl made of the social secretary of the club, M ss Winter. The classes will be open: to any children or young folks in Wil- mette or any of the neighboring vil- lages. As an assistant in arranging programs for the social activities at the club, excellent and unique entertainments are assured. | WINNETKA WOMAN'S CLUB | | N October 4th the Winnetka Woman's club opened its season with a luncheon followed by a most interesting program. The follow- ing announcements were made by the president, Mrs. Willoughby Walling : The French classes under M. Georges Cauuet have begun but those wishing' KATHERINE HEDGLIN | Key Board Training and Harmony PIANO COLUMBIA SCHOOL OF MUSIC Winnetka 974 | Ear Phone R. Latham, national worhan chairman of the $5,000,000 for women's building at Northwestern Mrs. Latham said that the women's fund of a little over a third of a million dollars, is an important unit of the campaign. Mrs. Tracy's appoitment was explained by Mrs. Latham in the following inter- view : "Because of the large number of alum- nae of Northwestern living in Winnetka and other towns and cities not far re- moved from Evanston, it is the feeling of 'he campaign committee that a large amount of the fund to be raised will come from these communities. 'The en- tire future of Northwestern university depends upon the success of the cam- paign which is to begin in Fvanston, October 15 and throughout the rest of the country October 22, "Of the $5,000,000 which is sought, $2- 000,000 is to be used for endowment, the General Education board having made an offer of $600,000 conditioned upon our raising $1,400,000 for endow- ment. The remaining $3,000,000 will be used for women's and other buildings n the Ivanston campus in addition to he erection of the first units of the great urban university on the new Alex- ander McKinlock Memorial campus on .ake Shore drive at Chicago avenue, Chi- cago." Vassar Alumnae to Hold Conference in Chicago OR F the the first time in many years national associate alumnae of Vassar college will meet in Chi- cago for three days' conference, Novem- Alicia Pratt School of the Dance reopens WINNETKA'S WOMAN'S CLUB Friday, October 19, 1923 Tuesday, October 23, 1923 Evanston Woman's Club Wednesday, October 24,1923 Register at 1125 Davis Street Evanston 2433 Dancing Enthusiasts!" Classes in Toe and Aesthetic danc- ing are now being formed by ViolaM. Specht Both class and private lessons given. Russian, Technique and Ballet Work a Specialty. For Particulars Phone Wilmette 5 or Call at 1136 Greenleaf Ave. Wil. KATHLEEN AIR Specialist in Child Training for Piano Study Principal of Winnetka Branch o Columbia School of Music Phone Winnetka 974 Halloween- parties were given with- out favors they would be tame affairs, Hallowe'en parties--jolly, happy and packed with fun and mer- riment will be more pop- ular this year than ever. 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Mrs. Arthur D. Welton of the Ambassodor hotel, president of the Chicago associate alumnae, has an- nounced the program for the conference, of which the details are practically com- plete. A tea at the Art institute Friday after- noon, November 16, will welcome the two or three hundred delegates who will come from all parts of the country, as well as local Vassar alumnae and their friends. Dinners at the Drake both Fri- day and Saturday evenings will be in the nature of round table discussions of various modern educational problems, Friday evening to be devoted to con- ference led by a number of prominent educators. The luncheon at the Drake Saturday afternon, which. will be addressed by President Henry Noble McCracken of Vassar, will be the annual meeting of the associate alumnae as well. Theater and opera parties are arranged for the evening. Sunday afternoon will be de- voted to sight-seeing, closing with a re- ception to the delegates at Ida Noyes hall on the University of Chicago campus. Assisting Mrs. Welton and Mrs. Andrew MacLeish, national vice presi- dent of the associate alumnae, in receiv- ing the delegates will be Mrs. Daniel H. Burnham, Mrs. Hallett Thorne, Mrs. Wallace F. Winter, Mrs. Ellis Kirk Kerr, Mrs. W. Dow Harvey, Mrs. Har- land Ward Cooley, Mrs. Mason Bross, Mrs. Rudolph Altrochi, Mrs. Chauncey B. Borland and Mrs. Justin Sturm. Refinement Ladies' Apparel Moderate Prices See Our FALL STYLES for Women of ALL SIZES Be Well-Dressed for Any Occasion There is only one 'INC- 1606 CHICAGO AVENUE, EVANSTON Telephone Evanston 5486 LA FAYETTE Sono: $175 1950 Irving Park Boulevard 828 DAVIS Phones STREET Al I ERSON Wilmette 326 EVANSTON BROTHERS Evanston 654 Will play all records and play them better. The wonder of our day in the phonograph line. Call and hear it. Easy terms. 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