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= WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1923. 13 Pre-Nuptial Parties for Miss Packard and Mr. Copeland ISS Polly Packard, who will be married to Mr. Frederick W. Copeland, December 15, is the cucst of honor for many festivities be- fore her wedding. last Saturday Miss Jarbara Dunham gave a box party at the opera matinee. On Wednesday Dr. and Mrs. Wilhelm I.. Baum of Chicago and their daughter, Miss Janet Law- rence, entertained at a dinner-dance at the Baum residence. Miss Catherine Patrick was hostess at a tea on Thurs- day at the residence of her father, Dr. Hugh T. Patrick, 1428 State parkway, Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Wirth S. Dun- ham and Miss Dunham will have the entire bridal party as their guests at a house party over this week-end at their farm in Wayne, Illinois. Miss Alice de Windt will be a dinner hostess on Tuesday evening, . December 11, at her home, 593 Sheridan road, and the fol- low.ng night the ushers will be hosts at a party. Miss Packard's father: and mother, Mr. and Mrs. George Packard, will entertain the bridal party at dinner on Friday night, December 14, at their residence, 436 Barry avenue, Chicago. Mr. Howard Lincoln, who will be Mr. Copeland's best man, will arrive on Friday, December 14, from his home in Claremont, New Hampshire. BR Troubadours and strolling minstrels of the middle ages have stepped out of the favorite volumes of childhood to do their share in entertaining the chil- dren of Fvanston and the north shore tomorrow, at the Toy Carnival of the National Kindergarten and Elementary college, at the Evanston Woman's club. As children and parents follow in the wake of the minstrels down the Boulevard of Balloons they will see many a strange and fascinating sight: Toy vendors calling their wares; booths heaped high with gifts that surcly came straight from Santa's workshop: Rag- cedy Ann come to life, a Wishing Well more potent that the wish-bone of the Thanksgiving turkey, and many another joy from Fairyland. At the end of the Boulevard of Bal- looms is the Pixie Playhouse where Pinocchio, the limber-jointed little mar- ionette, the Fox, the Cat, the donkeys and the Blue Fairy, wait impatiently for their audience. Meanwhile the Elfin Inn with wafers thin or luncheons much more spacious, will serve each one and make his joy contagious. "Helps for Little People in the Home" as worked out by Miss Martha Olson, superintendent of Kindergartens, Dis- trict 75 in Evanston, will occupy a corner of the Mother Goose gallery and Bookshop, and will be demonstrated by some of the little tots from Evanston kindergartens. These suggestions are a Christmas present which will last the year round, and no mother should miss this booth. On The Thursday Luncheon club met yesterday with Mrs. Fred Cain at her residence in Hubbard Woods. 230 An important meeting of the Win- netka Hockey club will be held at the home of Mrs. Emmons Blaine, Jr. 060) Sheridan road, on Monday after- December "10, at. 2 o'clock. a business meeting the election for next year will follow. Nominees for officers for the Chicago Iicld Hockey association will be ap- pointed. Tea will be served after the meeting adjourns. All members are urgently requested to be present. --_---- Miss Harriet Santee, who has been instructing in the Hubbard Woods school, was married on Thanksgiving afterncon at 5 o'clock, to Mr. O. L. Bock of Chicago. The service was read by Mr. Bock's father in the home of the bride's parents in Cedar Falls, lowa, in the presence of only the im- mediate families. Mr. and Mrs. Bock have taken an apartment in the Nel- son building in Wilmette. er Mr. and Mrs. William D. Sidley will arrive in Winnetka on Thursday, De- cember 13, to attend the Packard- Copeland, wedding and to spend the Christmas holidays with Mr. Sidley's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William P Sidley, 739 Humbo'dt avenue. Hy Mr. and Mrs. Richard Walsh, 1170 Scott avenue, Hubbard Woods, re- turned last week from a visit in West Galway, New York. Miss Judith Walsh will be one of a croup of girle returning from Bradford academy De- cember 21, for the holiday season. noon, \fter of officers ---- The West Elm Street Circle will meet at the home of Mrs. Samuel McCaulley, 988 Elm street, on Tues- dav, December 11, at 2 o'clock. Mrs. Allen E. Philbrick is to be the assist- ing hostess. Mrs. Myron Harshaw will read a play. Ob The next meeting of the Linden Street Circle will be held at the home of Mrs. Edward S. Rogers, 815 Wil- low street, on Monday, December 10, at 2 o'clock. AE Mr. and Mrs. E. Hubert Allen of 1181 Oakley avenue, Hubbard Woods. are spending the winter with relatives in Colebrook, Connecticut. Mme. Iida Goedecke will present the following pupils in recital next Thurs- day evening, December 13, at 8 o'clock at the Wilmette Woman's club: Jean Fischer, Helen Frimand, Martha Far- mer, Iffiec James, Ruth Kniep, Mary Lauer, Eleanor Idler, Julia Wild, Su- san Conley, Betty Funke, Jane Ander- son, Marjorie Mead, Helen Hall, Jane Burrill, Helen Luckhardt, Helen Thompson, Eva Johnson, Marie Flentye and Ruth Truska of Wilmette, and Frances Anderson, Harriet Childs and Marge Hyatt of Winnetka. --_--Q-- On Monday evening, Mr. and Mrs. Frank F. Ferry are 'entertaining a number of guests to meet Mr. Kirby Page of New York. Mr. Page is ex- pected to tell something of his sum- mer in England and on the continent where he was one of a grcup, led by Dr. Sherwood Eddy, that studied the present Kuropean situation. Mr. Page is in town to speak at the Woman's club on Tuesday evening, under the auspices of the l.eague of Women voters. --O-- A special meeting of the Rosewood Avenue Circle will be held Monday, December 10, at the home of Mrs. Marcus D. Richards, 806 Rosewood avenue. The circle is to provide for a family of seven children for Christ- mas. All members are urged to be at Mrs. Richards home at 2 o'clock, and are asked to bring either usable cloth- ing or staple groceries. The women will also continue their work on the garments for the Babies Friendly society. Om The Current Events class will meet on Friday, December 14, at the home of Mrs. C. O. Aspenwall, 1195 North avenue, Hubbard Woods. Every mem- ber is asked to bring a curio of some sort for the exhibition which will be held that afternoon. Hats, caps, furs, trinkets of all kinds will be acceptable. [Lach member may have the privilege of bringing a guest. an Mrs. William B. Mcllvaine of Green Bay road, Hubbard Woods, will leave carly this week for Baltimore, Mary- land, where she will spend the Christ- mas holidays. She will be accom- panied by her daughter, Mrs. Mc ougal, and her little child, of Geneva, Illinois. Mr. Mcllvaine will oin them later. --0-- The East Elm Street Circle will meet with Mrs. Ralph Varney, 535 Cherry street, next Tuesday, Decem- ber 11, at 2 o'clock. Mrs. H. B. Haven, Mrs. P. E. Conner, and Mrs. William G. Taylor will be the assisting host- esses. ---- The New Trier Circle will meet at the home of Mrs. Vincent G. Cartier, 460 Elder Lane, on Tuesday, Decem- ber -11, at 2:30 o'clock. Mrs. Roy Whipple will be the assisting hostess. There will be a reading by Mrs. Faxon. Shen The Scott Avenue Circle will meet Tuesday, December 11, at 2:30 o'clock, at the residence of Mrs. Leonard Bertoli, 1315 Asbury avenue. Mrs. Moon and Mrs. Davis will be the .ssisting hostesses. Oe Mrs. J. Straus, 887 Spruce street, gave a luncheon Wednesday for iriends from Chicago and Winnetka. Will Sell Book Plates 1 1] This design for a book plate was made by Caroline Louise Burnham of Win- netka, who is fifteen years old, as her contribution toward the building fund of the National Kindergarten and El- ementary college. The Book Plates and Christmas cards will be on sale at the Toy Carnival on Saturday, December 8 at the Evanston Woman's club. Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Bradstreet spent Thanksgiving with Mrs. Bradstreet's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Goelke of Austin, Texas. Mr. and Mrs. Bradstreet are new en route to Mexico City. They will return after Christmas to reside at the Library Plaza, Evanston. ns The MacDowell Musical Winnetka will give a program of Oratorio and Christmas music at the Glencoe Union church, Monday, De- cember 10, at 3 o'clock. The public is cordially invited to be present. ---- Mrs. Stephen Foster, 3596 Maple avenue, who spent the past two weeks 'n New York, Canada, and Washing- club of ton, was expected to return home Thursday. re Mrs. E. E. Hinchliff and daughter, Virginia, of Galesburg, Illinois, were the guests last week-end of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Dickinson, 1228 Scott avenue. i Mr. and Mrs. William S. Carlisle, formerly of 55 Indian Hill road, have moved to New York where they will reside at 133 East 73 street. Mrs. I. M. Blumenstock, 501 Willow street, is convalescing from sprains and bruises received in an accident. The Ash Street Circle will have its Tuesday, December next meeting on 11, at the home of Mrs. Mathieson, 1072 Ash street. Mrs. Haberer will be the assisting hostess. fo, £5 Mr. and Mrs. H. Hoyt=iokden--ate] Mr. and Mrs. George D. Jones, 318 Oxford road, invited their friends to meet Mr. and Mrs. Albert Boroff on Thanksgiving evening. Mr. Boroff is the well known baritone singer and he and Mrs. Boroff who has a beautiful mezzo soprano voice gave a delightful musicale program. receiving congratulations upon the Ei Se birth of a daughter, Phylis Amber, Miss Anne Elizabeth Allen, director : Did SET Miss Ar liza > ) born November 19. of the Chicago Children's school, spoke --O0-- at the meeting of the Neighbors yes- Miss M. H. Schroeder of Washing- ton, D. C., is visiting her mother, Mrs. Charles Schroeder of 809 Elm street. Kenilworth Happenings The names of Mrs. Philip Maher and Miss louisa Sanborn, formerly of Ken- ilworth are noted among the members of the First Voters' league, an organi- zation started by the debutantes, to study legislature, judicial and executive branches of government, and to famil- iarize themselves with municipal, state and federal types of government. Mr, and Mrs. Charles D. Howe have returned from the Fast where they went to spent Thanksgiving with their son, Mr. Navy game. William Hamilton Howe at Annapolis and to attend the Army and terday afternoon on "The Psychology of Toys." Incidental dances under the direction of Miss Evelyn Brown, augmented the program. --C Mr. and Mrs. William B. Fitch, late- ly of 331 Essex road, spent a few days with Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Bradstreet, of 475 Cedar street, Winnetka, prior to their leaving on Thursday for Los An- geles where they will reside per- manently. --0-- The Misses Edith and Mabel Harney, of Milwaukee, and Mr. and Mrs. J. Harney, were the guests of Mrs. Henry Riggs Rathbone for Thanksgiving and the week-end. Mr. Rathbone is at pres- ent in Washington, D. C. SAO Mr. Fred A. 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