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WILMETTE LIFE, FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1924 To Announce the Association of MR. E. W. PIPER CHILDREN'S SHOE SPECIALIST with MR. S..POOL operating EVANSTON'S LEADING FOOTWEAR SHOP for WOMEN and CHILDREN"EXCLUSIVELY ox Mr. Piper, the best known children's § 3 shoe specialist in the country, brings & ; to this firm the benefit of his 20 years ra OCIAL ACTIVITIES Plans Under Way to Aid Worthy Charities LANS for the bridge and Mah Jongg benefit for the Woman's Guild of Christ church which will take place on the evening of January 11, are progressing splendidly. Several tables have been sold and the outlook for the sale of all the tables is promising. The affair will take place at the homes of Mrs. James Houghteling, Mrs. Raymond Durham, Mrs. Colton Daughaday, and Mrs. Frank Blatch- ford. Those playing are requested to bring their own cards and Mah Jongg sets. The guild hopes to realize sufficient funds to pay off its pledges to many worthy charities that are in need, among which are the Providence Day nursery, Lawrence Hall, the Church Home for the Aged, Cathedral Shelter, and St. Mary's Home for Children. Anyone wishing to obtain tables may do so by communicating with Mrs. Frank Blatchford who is in charge of the sale of tickets. Mrs. Laird and Mrs. Zeiss to Give Dance ME: Robert S. Laird of 225 Ridge avenue, and Mrs. Carl H. Zeiss of 900 Oak street, will be hostesses at an informal dance which they are giving at Indian Hill club on Wednesday evening, January 9, in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Isom and Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Edwards who are leaving Winnetka in the spring. Only the intimate friends of the Isoms and the Edwards have been of work in the juvenile field. POOL & PIPER Inc. 1608 Chicago Avenue, At Davis Street Evanston Telephone Evanston 973 1555 Sherman Ave. EVANSTON ESE EE ON OE WEEE NE SE REWER Aa "There are more unusual} pieces of fine furniture at rea-! sonable prices in the Brown-Um- landt store than any place I have ' 1 |] . ever been in." : That is what our customers tell their friends. I i 1 1] 1 & TC ------ Make it a point to come in and 1 get acquainted when you are 1 shopping in Evanston. An exceedingly hand- some and useful chair. The frame is solid walnut, carved and finished in antique. Wool tapestry cushion 2 < English Garden Pictures quaint and colorful Lamps of colored glass are very new and pop- ular this season. Beau- tifully cut and mounted. Amber, sapphire and green. Special, $16.50 (shade extra) Small French Pieces are used a great deal now. Coffee Table with marble top and brass rail $25 Open Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday Evenings urniture Co. Tel. Ev. 7904 Bridge Lamp Gilt wrought iron | standard. Silk shade. Complete 22:50 1 = | 1 An Attractive Nest of Tables in sets of threely Solid Mahogany invited. The Woman's Society of the Win- netka Congregational church will hold its New Year's meeting in the new Masonic Temple on Elm street next Wednesday, January 9. At ten thirty the members and any other in- terested women of the village will meet informally for sewing. Mrs. Frank F. Ferry will lead the devotion- al service and Mrs. Frederick Dickin- son will read. ; After the luncheon, which will be served at twelve-fifteen, Miss Kather- ine Wells, of Pine Mountain, Ken- tucky, will give an unusual program of Folk Songs. She is one of the "Quare Women" that Lucy Furman writes about, and brings for her ac- companiment an ancient dulcimer, a musical instrument now only rarely found in use among the southern mountaineers. This promises to be an interesting and attractive occasion, and the So- ciety is glad to share the opportunity with its friends. ---- Another interesting university ro- mance has culminated in marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Earl Day an- nounce the marriage of their daugh- ter, Mary Lucile, to Preston Breck- enridge Kavanagh of Winnetka and Evanston, which took place at four o'clock on Saturday, December 29, at the residence of the bride's parents, 1054 West Garfield boulevard, Chicago. Miss Marjorie Baker, the bride's roommate at Northwestern univer- sity, where she was graduated last June, was her maid of honor, and James Gascoigne Holbrook of Evan- ston was best man. Mr. Kavanagh received his degree at Northwestern in 1921. The couple will reside in Cambridge, Mass., while Mr. Kavan- agh completes his studies at the Harv- ard Law school. ---- Now the Orrington comes forth with an announcement of a series of informal dinner-dances to be held in the Orchid and Gold ballroom, the first of which takes place next Tuesday evening, January 8. hotel ---- Mr. and Mrs. E. Mansfield Jones of Winnetka have announced the en- gagement of their daughter, Gwenyth, to Samuel Herbert Bingham, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Herbert Bing- ham of Highland Park. --_--Q-- Mrs. Calvin Fentress was a tea hostess on New Year's afternoon at her residence, 939 Green Bay road. fr-- RITA SMITH Teacher of DRAMATIC ART Announces Class Instruction and Private Lessons SATURDAY MORNINGS Ouilmette Country Club Phone Miss Winter Wilmette 625 Theatre Guild Play-Reading Group Meets 1 first meeting of the Winnetka Play-Reading group of the North Shore Theatre Guild will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Williams Macy of 966 Hubbard lane, on Tuesday evening, January 8, at 8 o'clock. Every Winnetka or Hubbard Woods member of the guild may attend. On Thursday afternoon, December 28, Miss Ina Johnson, who recently came to Winnetka from her home in Scotland, was married to Mr. Adam MacKill of Wilmette. The marriage service was read at 3 o'clock by the Rev. James A. Richards, at the resi- dence of the bridegroom's cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wood of 514 Linden street. Miss Elizabeth MacKill at- tended the bride as maid of honor, and Margaret Wood was the flower girl. Mr. John Murdock served the groom as best man. The ceremony which was performed in the presence of relatives was followed by a recep- tion. Mr. and Mrs. MacKill will make their home in Wilmette. | --O-- Miss Marigold Langworthy was hostess on Thursday at an informal luncheon given at her home, 832 Bry- ant avenue, for her guest, Miss Helen Hamilton of Oak Park, who will spend the week-end with her. Miss Langworthy's cousin, Miss Benita Spencer of California, who is attend- ing the University of Wisconsin, has returned to Madison after spending the holiday season with the Lang- worthys. ---- Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. McInner- ney of Indian Hill road, who had planned to sail from New York on January 8, have had to change their plans. They will leave for the east early this week, to sail on January 15 or 16 on the "Lapland" of the White Star Line, or on the "Conto Verde" of the Italian line. They will motor in Africa, from Algiers to Tunis; from there they will go to Sicily and on to | Italy. The trip will keep them abroad for about two months. ---- During the open house reception which was held at the Evanston Woman's club from 4 until 7 on New Year's afternoon, Mrs. Floy Little Bartlett of 821 Foxdale avenue, gave three groups of songs. On Tuesday next Mrs. Bartlett will furnish part of the program to be given at the Lake Bluff Woman's club. She will give a group of her own compositions. ----p-- Mrs. Howard Fenton of 818 Bryant avenue, and her daughter, Mrs. Stan- ley Morrill of the Drake, were lunch- eon hostesses at the Woman's Ath- letic club on Wednesday for Miss Louise Fenton. The party attended a matinee in the afternoon. --_---- Miss Alice DeWindt, 539 Sheridan road, and her house-guest, Miss Gwendolyn Hart of Boston have re- turned from Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, where they spent the week-end ice- boating and skiing. --_--Q-- Mrs. Ralph Morphett was a New Year's Day hostess when she enter- tained twenty-four guests at a buffet supper at 7 o'clock at her residence, 964 North avenue. ---- The West Elm Street circle will meet next Tuesday, January 8, at 2 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Henry Christenson of 563 Provident avenue. --O-- Mr. Taliaferro Milton and family who resided at 238 Ridge avenue, have moved into their new home at 530 East Willow street. ----Q---- Mrs. Louise Geismar of Toledo, Ohio, visited in Winnetka for about .a week at the residence of Mrs. B. F. = ------ Langworthy, 832 Bryant avenue.