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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 8 Jan 1927, p. 31

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ER I -- ie en SSE dd LA a ted Sle ar Repel] a TH WINNETKA TALK January 8, 1927 JTPH hy bala oil Circles in Active Mid-Winter Plans January Calendar Shows Special Parties and Programs Are Now Being Arranged The Scott Avenue circle will hold its next meeting Tuesday, January 11, at 2 o'clock, at the home of Mrs. L. J. Bertoli of 1315 Asbury avenue. A delightful program of entertain- ment has been arranged by the com- mittee, which promises an enjoyable afternoon for the group. Little nine vear old Mildred Mullen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Mullen of 401 Woodlawn avenue, Glencoe, called a "juvenile danseuse," will give a pro- gram of dance numbers. She is in- cluding in her program "To Spring," by Granville English, and "La Co- quette" by Barrett. Little Mildred, while yet a child, has been accorded much praise in her dancing by many instructors and many audiences. She is now studying with the Belle Bender Russian Ballet, located in Chicago, and has distinguished herself in toe danc- ing. Those who attended "Follies Afloat" will remember the number she gave, but many did not know that she im- provised as the music was played. The steps she danced were original, most unusual for a child of nine years. Mrs. Ralph Snyder will accompany Miss Mullen on the piano. The as- sisting hostesses include Mrs. Harry Pomeroy and Mrs. R. Heath Davis. The Lincoln Avenue circle is plan- ning a benefit bridge party for Tues- day, January 11, from 2 until 4 o'clock, in Matz hall, Community House. The circle is anxious to replenish its treasury in order to buy materials to be made up into garments for Judge Mary Bartelme's girls, for needy chil- dren, and for infant welfare work. Aside from two hours of bridge, com- mencing at 4 o'clock, a delightful musical program is being arranged, with a group of songs by Mrs. Guy Stuart Bailey, and violin numbers by Mrs. Robert Kingery. Following the program, refreshments will be served and a social hour will be held. Miss Martha Gemmell, Winnetka 321, is in charge of the tables, and will arrange all reservations. « You are urged to bring your friends, and support this undertaking. The circle is anxious to give you an en- joyable afternoon, to furnish vou with entertainment and in turn to have something to add to its treasury. The Oak Street circle will meet Tuesday, January 11, at the home of Mrs. R. O. Johnson of 873 Cherry street, at 2:30 o'clock. Miss Lillian Struggles will be the assisting hostess. The program planned includes sewing, and a talk by Mrs. Carrie B. Prouty. The Indian Hill circle will hold its next meeting on Wednesday, Jan- uary 12, at 2 o'clock, at the home of Mrs. A. O. Wilcox, 1010 Pine street. Mrs. John P. Booth will act as assist- ing hostess. Last month's meeting was held at the home of Mrs. Fred- eric Smith of 62 Warwick avenue, Kenilworth, on December 8. Mrs. Howard Ehrlich was the assisting hostess. The Willow Street circle will meet with Mrs. Frank Ferry, 391 Sheridan road, Tuesday, January 11. Tenth District Clubs to Observe State Day The mid-winter meeting of the Tenth district, I. F. W. C,, will be held at the Edgewater Beach hotel on Thursday, January 13, with Glenola club as hostess. Mrs. William F. Far- rell, president of the district, will pre- side, and will open the morning session at 10 o'clock. This will be State day, and there will be talks by several of the state depart- ment chairmen in the morning. Luncheon will be served in the Ma- rine Dining room of the hotel. An excellent musical program will precede the afternoon session. Mrs. J. Marc Fowler, vice president of the state, will be the principal sneaker of the afternoon, her subject being "Our Own Federation." Reservations for luncheon may be made with Mrs. John H. Penrose, 6531 Bosworth avenue, Chicago. Authority Gives Talks on Flower Arrangement Mrs. Charles W. Hubbard of 849 Foxdale avenue, Winnetka, inaugurat- od the series of linen talks that are heing given at Marshall Field's during 'he month of January. Mrs. Hubbard, who has recently re- turned from China, is a member of the T.ake Forest Garden club, a landscape cardener, and is well known for her interest in flowers and for her skill in their arrangement. She is an au- thority on this subject, and gave the first three talks. She spoke on "Flower Arrangements for Formal Entertaining," Monday. "Flower Arrangements for Informal Occasions" was the subject of her talk Tuesday, January 4, and "The Success- ful and Smart Use of Artificial Flowers," was the subject of her talk on Wednesday, January 5. CLUB MEETING WEDNESDAY The Worth While club of Glencoe will meet in its regular monthly ses- sion next Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Charles D. Budd, 549 Glencoe road, Glencoe, commencing at 10 o'clock in the morning, with luncheon served at noon The Rosewood Avenue circle will meet at the home of Mrs. W. F. Thie- hoff of 1172 Hamptondale road Tues- dav, January 11, at 2 o'clock. All neighbors and friends are invited to attend. The West Elm Street circle will meet at the home of Mrs. Burton H. Atwood, Tr., of 904 Elm street Wed- nesday, January 12. The circle an- nounces Package day for this mcer- ing, when each member is to bring a small packet to be sold for a nominal sum. The Hawthorn Lane circle will hold its regular meeting Tuesday, Jan- uary 11, at the home of Mrs. J. J. Sampson, 372 Elder lane, at 2 o'clock. The next meeting of the Winnetka Heights circle will be held January 14, at the home of Mrs. Forbes Caden- head, 1056 Dinsmore road, at 2 o'clock. Mrs. Hymen L. Raclin of 528 Elder lane will be hostess to the Elder Lane circle on Tuesday afternoon, Jen- nary 11. Mrs. Anna E. Reiner will be the assisting hostess. A small musical program has been arranged by Mrs. Morton Mergentheim, News of the North Shore Clubs | |F#i| At Woman's Club The Winnetka Woman's club held the first meeting of the New Year, Tuesday, January 4, with Mrs. Arthur Cushman presiding. After the usual preliminary business, Mrs. Cushman turned the meeting over to the chair- man of the committee on civics and philanthropy, Mrs. Edwin E. Brown, who introduced the speaker of the day, Haridas Muzumdar of Bombay, India. The subject of the address was "Youth and the New Social Order." Mrs. Brown in introducing Mr. Mu- zumdar, remarked that "to see our- selves as others see us," though always it might not be pleasant, was doubtless beneficial and that Mr. Muzumdar dur- ing his six years in this country had had ample opportunity for observation. He began his talk by stressing the importance of this friendly mutual ob- servation and direct, personal contact, especially among the students of the world. Mr. Muzumdar also pointed out the fact that perspective makes it easier to see the faults of a nation. "Youth being an elusive spirit rather than a matter of years," Mr Muzumdar declined to define it, but ascribed to it certain attributes. "Youth," he said, "is both educable and un-educable, idealistic and egoistic, and above all, vouth is plastic. This plasticity is a great asset since this is a changing, fluent universe and demands of us much readjustment." Mr. Muzumdar also limited his discussion of youth to those intellectually alive and aware of world problems. Tracing briefly the social heritage of the Occident and Orient, Mr. Muzum- dar finds that from this heritage the vouth derives certain present day char- acteristics. According to Mr. Muzumdar, the vouth of the Occident tends to acqui- sitiveness, to the "sanctification of the profit motive," to the idealization of the nation, right or wrong, to the idea that brute force is the best way to con- trol erring humanity. On the other hand, the youth of the Orient is non- acquisitive, it respects scholarship rather than profit, tends to a decen- 'ralization of power and to non-vio- lence. The West's lasting contribution to the world Mr. Muzumdar finds in the scientific spirit, but to the proper aim of this spirit he finds the masses not vet awake. The aim of the scientific spirit should be the betterment of hu- manity, never destruction, he stated. "If youth is to help in a new social order, it must pursue the truth," said Mr. Muzumdar. This is the teaching nf all the great leaders of the world's thought, be it Greek philosophers, Tesus Christ, or Gandhi in the present day. The core of Gandhi's teaching is "non-violence, truth, love." This pur- «uit of truth must be a personal matter. The mere "organization" of a Youth Movement, Mr. Muzumdar pointed out, will achieve little. The urge must come from within. This personal pursuit of truth will demand sacrifice and self- discipline. The youth of the Occident must use its scientific spirit rightly, and must curb its tendency to impose its "truth" upon others. The Oriental vouth must insist upon self-determina- tion and guard against the tendency to use western forms of truth without regard to the social heritage of the Fast, he declared. In conclusion, Mr. Muzumdar sum- med up the hope for youth and its new social order, in the recognition of the Child Specialist Will Speak at Club Dr. Baxter's Lecture Open to All Mothers of Pre-School Children Monday evening, January 10, Dr. George Edwin Baxter will speak on "Problems in the Management of the Pre-School Child," at the Wilmette Woman's club at 8 o'clock. Dr. Baxter is a child specialist of note, being on the staff at the Children's Memorial, the Grant and the Ravenswood hospi- tals. He will conduct a question box following his discussion, and many queries pertaining to the subject may be dropped in a box arranged for this purpose. This meeting is under the auspices of the Young Mother's club, an organiza- tion of mothers of children of pre- school age. A fine program for the year has been planned with many ex- cellent speakers, and each topic is of interest to these mothers. The membership is practically an open one and anyone interested in be- coming affiliated with the club should communicate with any present mem- ber. Whether she may be interested in joining the group or not, an invitation has been extended to any mother of pre-school age child to attend this meeting and hear Dr. Baxter. Mme. Gilderoy Scott will sing a group of songs. Current Events Club to Meet Again Next Friday The Current Events club of Win- netka, which has not been meeting during the holiday season, will resume its regular sessions at 2 o'clock, Jan- uary 14, at the home of Mrs. Caleb A. Busick of 428 Chestnut street. According to the policy of the club, anyone interested is invited to attend the meeting. Each member brings a topic of current interest to read and discuss. Members who have not been attending regularly are urged to make an effort to be present, as this meet- ing is expected to be most interesting. New Grove House Officers In the annual election of officers for Grove House held December 28, Mrs. Heyliger de Windt was elected presi- dent for the coming year. The other officers elected were: Mrs. Morris K. Wilson, first vice-president; Mrs. Frederick H. Scott, second vice-presi- dent; Mrs. Leslie Wheeler, treasurer; Mrs. Kent S. Clow, recording secre- tary; and Mrs. Robert Gardner, cor- responding secretary. The latter three officers are of Lake Forest. JOHANNA GROUP TO MEET The north shore group of Johanna members will meet at the home of Mrs. Si Westerfield, 365 Elder lane, Winnetka, January 13, at 12:30 o'clock. person and not the thing as of prime importance, in the sharing of truth, and in the real recognition of the brotherhood of man. Mr. Muzumdar's chief point throughout his address was that truth should be shared with others and not imposed upon them. The hostesses for the meeting were Mrs. Harry H. Barnum, Mrs. Charles H. Coffin, Mrs. Frederic dePeyster, Mrs. John E. Freeman, Mrs. Robert S. Laird and Mrs. Gilbert H. Scribner, Jr. Vi CT : | ; 3 2] 1 4 3 4 H i

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