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WINNETKA TALK April 2, 1927 Clubs Play Big Bazaar at Horace Mann School Will Be Held Wednesday By JEAN TEN BROECK Sales and benefits of all kinds are advance agents of Easter and the late spring season that follows. A bazaar that has been the cause of widespread activity and interest is that" to take place at the Horace Mann school Wednesday, April 6, from 2 o'clock in the afternoon until 6 in the evening. The boys and girls of the Horace Mann school have found that working with them have been even friends from other school districts as well as their own fathers and mothers and teachers. As a result there is a wide range of really clever and beautiful articles for each member of the fami- ly and every room in the house. Some are on display now in the windows of the Adams' pharmacy, Taylor's Hard- ware store and the McGuire and Orr Real estate office. There are others, however, from tall book cases to little gleaming pewter ash trays, a wide se- lection at very low prices. The booths for selling these handi- crafts and those for homemade foods - and candies will be in the gymnasium, where in addition, will be a circus grab-bag and a wigwam grab, An Indian reservation, a Dutch Chocolate shop and a hot dog and coffee stand will be found on the first floor. On the reservation Indians in costume will display relics and an old squaw in a tepee will tell fortunes. In the Chocolate shop - children in * Dutch costumes will serve food and will dance. They will show patrons the tiled fireplace and the curtained wall bed. At 4 o'clock in the Assembly room _on the first floor, Miss Krenwinkle's room will give a play, "Jason and the Golden Fleece," which the children have written themselves. They have been studying the ancient Greeks this vear and have been living their roles for weeks. At 2 and at 5 o'clock, be- fore and after the play, a moving pic- ture will be shown in the Assembly hall. "Come early for there is much to see and do and buy," the committee asks. Those who make up this group di- recting the bazaar are Mrs. Hubert Howard, chairman; Mrs. E. R. Parker, chairman of the Horace Mann Parent- Teacher association, co-chairman: and Mrs. William Elliott, Mrs. Charles H. Coffin, Mrs. Samuel Greeley, Mrs. S. S. Beman, Mrs. J. Edgar Freeman, Mrs. A. J. Mitchell, Mrs. Edwin Keel- er and Mrs. Elbert Clark. Slides Illustrate Talk at Winnetka Garden Club 'The Winnetka Garden Thursday, March 24, at the home of Mrs. C. Colton Daughaday. The speaker was Mrs. Harry Barnum, the founder of the club. Her subject was "Spring Flowers." Mrs. Barnum not only gave a very entertaining talk, but from her own experience, gave the members much valuable information about the care and arrangement of their gardens. She ended her talk with slides illustrating what charming effects may be ob- tained by different arrangements of planting. Tea was served at the conclusion of the lecture. Mrs. James Prindiville and Mrs. Arthur Sullivan poured. Betrothed Patroness for Benefit club met: Reick Photo Mr. and Mrs. George E. Shipman, 432 Warwick road, Kenilworth an- nounce the engagement of their daughter, Alice, to Lester M. Branch, son of John W. Branch, 2101 Harri- son street, Evanston. Miss Shipman attended the University of Illinois where she was a member of Pi Beta Phi. Mr. French was graduated from Northwestern university and is a member of Phi Delta Theta. Catholic Parish Sets April 6 as Bundle Day Bundle day has been decided upon by women of the St. Francis Xavier parish of Wilmette for children of the St. Mary's Training school at Des- Plaines. The day to be set aside for the collection of bundles is Wednes- day, April 6. Any article suitable for children from 3 to 16 years of age is requested by the committee and will be accepted gladly. Those in charge ask that all bundles be brought to the St. Francis Xavier auditorium between the hours of 10 in the morning and 4 in the afternoon on the day designated. Work Lecture a Gala Event The coming of Milton Work, author- ity on bridge, to give a talk for women of the north shore next Monday after- noon at the Ouilmette Country club is to be the occasion of one of the largest and most attractive social affairs at the club. Reservations for about three hundred guests already have been made. Luncheon, which is optional, will be served by the club at 1 o'clock, with the talk on bridge commencing at 2:30. Alumnae Luncheon Today Alumnae of the National Kindergar- ten and Elementary college will hold their monthly luncheon at the Wo- man's City club at 12 o'clock on Sat- urday, April 2. Miss Clara Belle Bak- er, director of the children's school at the college, will speak on "The First Year in the Demonstration School." Mrs. Frank Oelerich, president of the Woman's Catholic club of Wil- mette, is to be one of the patron- esses for the large benefit luncheon and bridge for St. Francis hospital Monday, April 18, at the Georgian hotel, Evanston. Tables will be arranged for bridge, bunco and five-hundred and a prize will be given at each table. In ad- dition, there will be a door prize. Mrs. George Ortseifen and Mrs. James Schaefer are in charge of the prizes, Mrs. A. L. Smith, Mrs. C. W. Gebhardt and Mrs. J. Kramer com- pose the luncheon committee, Mrs iC. A. Bunte and Mrs. P. J. Joyce are arranging for the bridge game, and Mrs. George Ludwig and Mrs. E. W. Bell have the bunco tables in charge. Mrs. Paul Fieberg and Mrs. Harry Davies make up the committee for cards and tallies. Reservations may be made with Mrs. Frank Jones, 1336 Central avenue, Wilmette, who is general chairman for the affair. Last Subscription Dance for Club Fund on April 2 Tomorrow evening brings to a close the series of six subscription dances given for members and friends of the Woman's club of Wilmette for the benefit of the building fund. These affairs, which have taken place at the clubhouse monthly since October 16, with the exception of De- cember, have been arranged by Mrs. George Edward Walk, chairman, and the members of her dance committee, Mrs. H. W. Mons, Mrs. J. B. Denman, Mrs. Daniel R. Brower, Mrs. T. E. Thompson, Mrs. J. H. Stackhouse, Mrs. H. J. Newton and Mrs. R. A. Wheelock. Give Dinner Dance Mr. and Mrs. Philip Vaughan Bright of Wilmette, will be host and hostess at a large dinner dance tomorrow evening at the Or- rington hotel, given in celebration of their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary. Their son and daughter, Philip and Medora, are returning today {from Beloit college for the affair. They will remain in Wilmette for their ten day spring vacation. Role in Society as Spring Advances Club Selects Heads of Committees for Annual May Market In preparation for the May market on May 21, the Winnetka Garden club has appointed the chairmen of the committees which will work out the details of the market. Mrs. Charles Strong is at the head of the committee on accessories; Mrs. Montague Ferry, refreshments; Mrs. Richard Walsh and Mrs. Frederick Christopher, pub- licity ; Mrs. Harry Barnum, committee on arrangements with professional gardeners; Mrs. Warren Shoemaker, entertainment; Mrs. Willoughby Walling and Mrs. George D. Forrest, plants. The Garden club committee on arrangements includes Mrs. James Prindiville and Mrs. Colton. Daugha- day. The club is at work now to get a big collection of plants together, as em- phasis is being put on this feature of the market for this year. The club is planning especially to entertain the little children at an afternoon program with special refreshments to follow. Tea will be served between 3 and § o'clock at little tables on the village green. The Chicago Fruit, Plant and Flow- er guild is making final plans for the summer distributing center at the Northwestern station. The Winnetka Garden club will have charge of the center for one week. John Drew's Play to Be Given as College Benefit The Chicago Wellesley club, of which Mrs. Ralph Brown of Evanston is president, is taking over the Black- stone theatre the evening of Wednes- day, April 20, for a performance of John Drew and Mrs. Whiffen and an all-star cast in "Trelawney of the Wells," as a benefit for the Wellesley College Scholarship fund. '"Trelaw- ney of the Wells" is said to be the biseest success ever staged in Boston. The committee in charge of the benefit consists of Mrs. Bruce Mac- Leish of Glencoe as chairman, and Mrs. W. Hamilton Walter of Glencoe, president of the North Shore Welles- ley circle, vice chairman; Mrs. Clar- ence Hough, chairman of publicity; Miss Mariorie Billow and Mrs. Ralph Church of Evanston, program mana-~ gers; Mrs. William Sherman Hay of Winnetka and Mrs. Irwin Rew of Evanston, in charge of boxes; ticket sale, Mrs. Earl White for Evanston: Miss Mary Louise Scheidenhelm, Wil- mette and Kenilworth; Mrs. James Fleming, Winnetka and Hubbard Woods: Mrs. W. H. Walter, Glencoe; Mrs. George E. Bliss, Highland Park and Lake Forest. Wilmette Girl Is Among Prettiest at U. of I. One Wilmette girl will be in the midst of the eight chosen beauties at the University of Illinois when they are presented tonight. She is Miss Cecile Gilroy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Gilroy of 124 Woodbine avenue. These eight prettiest co-eds were selected by popular vote last week-end. The girls are to be ushers at Pierrot's opera, "The Prince of Pilsen," tonight and tomorrow night, and they are to be presented from the stage tonight. More votes were cast in this election conducted by Pierrot's first annual "Vanity Fair Beauty contest," than in any other ever held on the campus, 3,763 ballots having been cast.