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RE ---- ------ WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 1924 GLIMPSES OF CLUBWOMEN'S ACTIVITIES, NEAR AND FAR Senior Crew Wins Wellesley Championship a scenic artist for Barnswallows, the college dramatic association. Tree Day is one of the most impres- sive and elaborate of the college fetes, which has developed from a simple ceremony which concerned itself with the planting of the freshman class tree, when, the freshman and senior Tree Day mistresses presiding, the sophomore presented the spade with which the tree was planted, to a chosen freshman. With the years the ceremony has grown more elaborate, and now the presenting of the spade OUR thousand persons, a number of whom were north shore residents, were interested and excited spec- tators on the shores of Lake Waban during Float Night, one of the largest of the commencement festivities held annually at Wellesley college. Those who are familiar with the college tra- ditions and have been guests at previous fetes eagerly anticipate this event and always assemble in expectancy for the innovations of each new Float Night. A Glencoe girl, Miss Emelyn Waltz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Merle B. Waltz, was chairman of the event, as- sisted by a committee about half of which were "Westerners." These girls had been at work since Christmas in arranging for the much-looked-forward- to occasion. Racing of the class crews opened the evening's program, with a score for the wining seniors of 98 percent perfect. The sophomores were second, with a score of 94 percent and the juniors, who took third place, scored 91 percent. At the close of the races, the crews rowed down the lake and formed a W. Fach crew in turn gave a salute by raising its oars vertically in the air, and, in recognition, the class on shore sang its crew song to the saluting boat, while the class color illuminated the entire shell, red for the seniors, blue for the * juniors, purple for the sophomores, and yellow for the freshmen. At the con- clusian, the crews gave an ensemble salute and sang the college crew song to the throng on shore. This was con- sidered one of the outstanding events of the evening. ; After the 1927 boat had been christ- ened by the freshman president, the awards were given out, the seniors re- ceiving the silver championship cup, and another trophy which was given to them as the winners of the championship cup for two successive years. Among the seven girls in the senior boat awarded their W's were two girls from the mid- dle west, Miss Waltz, and Miss Mar- garet Nichols of Chicago. A few W's were given to sophomores and juniors of which crew Jean Dubbs of Wilmette is a member. The pageant, considered one of the most magnificant spectacles of its kind presented in the country, was illumined by twenty powerful searchlights on shore. Its basis was an Indian theme. "A chieftain, Waban, in seeking for a land of peace and plenty, is driven about by strife, pestilence and death. At last he finds a beautiful Indian princess who brings him peace, prosperity and en- lightenment." The floats, representing Chief Waban and his followers, Strife, Pestilence, Death, the Princess, Peace, Enlightenment and Prosperity were ef- fective, original, picturesque, with well costumed characters. At the pageant's conclusion, "a band of Indian war canoes was seen advanc- ing from the far end of the lake." Each canoe, with one of two flaming red torches, contributed to the glorious pic- ture which the craft made en masse. This finale was really "flooded with light" from the largest incandescent lamp in the world, a 30,000 watt Mazda. After the floats were enveloped by darkness the varsity crew exhibited its ability. Members of this crew are selected from the class crews for their skill in oarsmanship, and here, aga'n, the middle west is represented--coxs- wain, Katherine Fenning, '24; stroke, Margaret Nichols, 24; 7, Carol Mason, 24; 6, Emelyn Waltz, 24; 5, Charlotte Hamblen, '25; 4, Hilda Crosby, 24; 3, Florence Anderson, '24; 2, Marion Greene, '25; bow, Virginia Thomas, '26. Just as the varsity crew was dis- appearing from sight, the lake was il- luminated by a georgeous display of fire works, a fitting close for such an event. "Rest Day" Refreshes Convention Delegates OURS of pleasure and reereation have been sprinkeled in among those of serious work and con- ference for club delegates assembled in Los Angeles for the bienniel con- vention. Saturday was set aside for the vis- itors to make trips to the old missions, the mountains, the beaches, the mo- tion picture studios, and a few of the cities of the orange belt. In the evening the outstanding event was a reception at one of the Los Angeles' clubs where the costumes, the decorations and the music were of the early days of California. Rep- resentatives of some of the oldest families of southern California were in line receiving the guests. Three resolutions presented to the general federation of Women's clubs last week were support for the na- tional movement of the hut system for war veterans, reduction in the manu- facture of narcotic drugs, and sup- port of the work of prison industrial systems. The first resolution -was sponsored by a Texas woman, who urged sup- port of the "hut system on a national basis" to be patterned after those in California where the work of war vet- erans is brought to an open market. The second resolution urged that the federation to the November inter- national narcotic conference aim for the passage of a resolution at that time which would demand the cutting of world-wide manufacture of nar- cotic drugs. State federations would be urged, in the last resolution, to support indus- trial aid for prison inmates, in order that, through prison industrial sys- tems, prisoners be remunerated for their labors in order that they may have funds with which to reorganize their lives upon release. Little Garden Club Holds Flower Show ITH a view from sun porch and living room of a garden flooded with sunlight, where wild flowers have been brought to live informally among rocks and grass in a plot resembling their native habitat, where long beds of pink tulips in the various deep, warm. shades, mingling with lavender and purple iris, border the walks, with more formal beds of colum- bine, buttercups, forget-me-nots, English bachelor. buttons, pansies, old fashioned flowers in variety of color, the home of Mrs. Charles D. Ewer, 1111 Ashland avenue, made a most delightful setting for the Spring Flower Show given by the Little Garden club on Friday after- noon of last week. Baskets, vases, bowls, all filled with the flowers of the season, were arranged by their garden- ers in bouquets of harmonious color. Among other displays' were three beau- tiful exhibits, the gifts of John Wei- land. A novel feature of the afternoon was the classification of the displays of the amateur gardeners into groups A and B, the former judged for artistic ar- rangement, and the latter for the per- fection of the flowers themselves. Three out-of-town judges, Miss Lewis of Lewis and Rosca, Chicago florists, Miss Ford of Lake Forest, and Miss Free- man of the Freeman nurseries, Evans- ton, awarded the prizes according to this grouping: Class A, Mrs. Ewer, first prize; Mrs. George Morley, second prize; Mrs. Roscoe Sonneborn, third; class B, Mrs. David Cooke, first; Mrs. Bruce V. Hill, second, Mrs. Charles N. Hurlbut, third. Many exhibits in both classes received honorable mention. A large bowl filled with calendulum, buttercups and baby's breath, with small glass baskets of the same flowers were the appointments of the tea table. The afternoon's refreshments were in charge of Mrs. A. W. Peard, chairman of the social committee. A short business meeting was called, at which the decision was made to in- crease the club's membership from 25 to 30, and the next meeting announced The time set is July 11, the place to be announced later. After the exhibit, the flowers were all taken to Great Lakes where they brought joy to the boys of the hospital. A bouquet was placed in every one of the 19 units, with a large bunch in each of the four big wards of the main hospital. Five North Shore Girls Honored at Wellesley TYORTH Shore girls have invaded the field of honors at Wellesley college and have carried away several of the highest offices and honors in the senior as well as in the junior classes. Miss: Joy Scheidenhelm of Wilmette is the senior class president and a member of Phi Beta Kappa; Miss Doro- thea Schmedtgen of Wilmette, senior vice president, also a member of Phi Beta Kappa, was, by office, in charge of the Tree Day pageant, which she planned and directed. She is also is embodied in a pageant written and produced by the girls. Miss Helen Scudder of Evanston, the giver of the spade, took active part in the cere- mony as the court jester. Another senior, Miss Emelyn Waltz of Glencoe, a member of the senior crew, was in charge of Float Night, always a delightful water carnival be- ginning commencement festivities. Wilmette is again represented in the leading activities of the junior class. Miss Mary Louise Scheiden- helm is the class vice president, and Miss Jean Dubbs, both of Wilmette, a member of the junior crew, has played the lead in society and col- lege dramatics. Entre Nous Matinee Club Meets at the Sovereign HE annual breakfast, musical and card party of Entre Nous Matinee and Social club was held at the Sovereign hotel on Wednesday, under the direction of the president, Mrs. Harland Fankboner, assisted by the vice chair- men, Mrs. Harry E. Smoot and Mrs. Frederick P. Bodinson, and the com- mon council which is comprised of Mesdames, D. C. Deuchler, A. J. Kline, C. M. Eddy, E. I Dresher, G. A. Eddy, J. L. Carroll, F. W. Fuermann, R. C. Gilbert, C. P. Gray, H. J. Ferguson, W. J. Grotenhuis, D. J. McGammon, F. O. Neubacher, A. J. Randolph, R. F. Stiller and R. A. Widdecomb. The Imperial quartet supplied the music, and bridge, five hundred mah jongg and bunco were played. AMONG THE BEST After returning from his trip in the East, Principal F. E. Clerk of New Trier High school, told the student council that New Trier compared very favorably with any high school he had visited there. In fact, in point of cheerfulness and relaxation between class sessions, New Trier's student body far exceeds that of any high school which he inspected, he said. 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