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34 a WINNETKA TALK April 2, 1927 1 EE | 5K || News of the North Shore Clubs Margaret Banning on Woman's Society Mary Bailey Speaks at D. A. R. Interest Next Club Program Clever Critic, Story Writer and Novelist Coming to Woman's Club on Tuesday The education committee of the Winnetka Woman's club announces Mrs. Margaret Culkin Banning as the speaker for the meeting on April 5. Her subject will be "Shall We Join the Gentlemen?--an Inquiry into The Outside Interest." Mrs. Banning is a critic, short story writer, and novelist. Her articles and stories have appeared in almost all of the leading magazines during the past few years. This winter her stories have been published in Harper's, The American, The Red Book, The Pic- torial Review, Collier's and The Sat- urday Evening Post. All of her stories are studies of contemporary life, and they show an amazing amount of versatility. Mrs. Banning's subject "I'he Outside Interest" is an appropriate one for her to discuss. She herself has success- fully combined the conduct of a home and family with a career. She is the author of the "Lazy Thirties" in the February Harper's, and of the story "Amateur" in the March number. Both of these demonstrate Mrs. Ban- ning's viewpoint about suburban wo- men who are restless and dissatisfied with the job of home-making. As a critic, Mrs. Banning has al- ways been a fearless, radical and original thinker. She graduated at Vassar college about ten years ago, then lived in London for a few years, and now lives in .Duluth. She has published six novels, the latest of which are "Country Club People" and "The Women of the Family." All of her novels are studies of modern mar- riage. Mrs. Banning will also speak at the Evening club of Winnetka on Tues- day evening, April 5. Her subject there will be "Modern Decadence." Two Books Reviewed at Woman's Club April 8 Book review day for the Woman's club of Wilmette has been arranged for Friday, April 8, at the hour of 10. The books to be discussed are two of recent publication of unusual interest and charm. "The Silver Cord," the work of George Chamberlain, will be discussed by Mrs. Stephen A. Lloyd. Miss Winifred Bright of the Wilmette Public library will give a resume of "The Royal Road to Romance," that fascinating tale of unusual travel from the pen of Richard Halliburton. The committee in charge of the re- views recommends that members read these books before April 8, so that they may hear the reviews with a deeper understanding and derive more value from the discussions. The reviews will be given at the clubhouse. PLAN COMMUNITY EXCHANGE A Community exchange or White Elephant sale is to be given at Com- munity House, Winnetka, Wednesday and Thursday, May 4 and 5. Mrs. Ayres Boal of Winnetka is general chairman for the sale, the proceeds of which will be used for the Winnetka Congregational new church building und. Invites to a Talk by Carroll Binder (Contributed) Carroll Binder will talk to the Wo- man's society of the Congregational church Wednesday, April 6. His sub- ject will be "Nicaragua." The mere statement is sufficient to draw a rec- ord crowd, since Mr. Binder's name and pen are well known to all of us though his connection with the Daily News, of whose staff he is an out- standing member. Since his graduation from Harvard, Mr. Binder has specialized in econom- ics and sociology. He was for a time connected with the work of the Fed- eration of Labor. He has devoted much study to race relations. Mr. Binder has been contributing largely to the magazines. A recent article in the New Republic has attracted mark- ed attention. As Mr. Binder has but recently re- turned from a trip to Nicaragua to study the present crisis, his speech will have the force and vividness of the eye witness. Doubtless many who are not mem- bers of the society will desire to take advantage of this opportunity. For their benefit be it said that the address will take place at 1 o'clock, .and that they will be most welcome. The morning session will be given as usual at 10. As there are many garments to be completed before the end of the year it is hoped that all will bear this in mind. During the morning Mrs. Frank C. White will read. Mrs. Albert M. Scharf will have charge of the devotions. At 12:15 luncheon will be served. Young Mothers' Club to Hear Norman Richardson The Young Mothers' club will hold its meeting Monday evening, April 4, at the home of Mrs. A. C. Youngberg, 1503 Lake avenue, Wilmette. It is expecting to have an unusually inter- esting meeting and has invited the husbands of the members to come with their wives. Dr. Norman E. Richardson, who is the head of the department of reli- gious education and associate editor of the Abingdon Press, is to be the speak- er of the evening. His subject will be "The Child's Moral Equipment and Religious Development." Dr. Richard- son has an enviable national reputa- tion in the field of religious education and those who have heard him lecture on the north shore will be glad to have the opportunity to hear him discuss this important subject. Mrs. Otto Geppert will sing a group of songs. SEW FOR HOSPITAL TODAY Women of Wilmette are invited to come to the Woman's club this morn- ing at 10 o'clock to join their friends and neighbors in the sewing that is to be done for the Cook County hos- pital under the direction of the club's philanthropy department. Luncheon will be served at 12:30 o'clock. This is the next to the last sewing meeting of the club year. ART LEAGUE TO EXHIBIT The North Short Art league will hold its annual exhibition and dinner on Thursday, April 21, at Winnetka Community House. Business Woman's Club An enthusiastic group of business and professional women of Wilmette heard the program on the occasion of the last March meeting of their club Monday evening. Following the din- ner served in the Congregational church rooms, Miss Helen Bradford of Wilmette sang charmingly two groups of songs that preceeded and followed the talk given by Miss Mary Baily, the speaker of the evening. Miss Baily is assistant United States district attorney, whose work at pres- ent in concerned with prohibition in- junction cases. Miss Baily interested her audience keenly with her expla- nation of the activities of the United States District attorney's office, which in addition to work among violators of the Volstead law, deals with the food and drug act and meat inspection cases, interstate commerce affairs, counterfeit cases, mail robbery cases, dope cases, white slavery, naturaliza- tion and deportation cases, and can- cellation of naturalization certificates. Miss Baily closed her talk by ex- pressing as her own opinion that "Greed is the underlying cause of law- breaking." Two Speakers on Program for Next League Meeting The Wilmette League of Women Voters meets Monday, April 4, at 2 o'clock, at the Baptist church, 1020 Forest avenue. Mrs. Paul M. Keene, vice-president of the league, will talk on the actual method of putting a bill through the legislature. Before com- ing to Wilmette Mrs. Keene was ac- tive in work in the Massachusetts legislature Miss Edith Rockwood, secretary of public affairs of the Illinois league, will bring news of the General Assembly, discussing the bills up for passage as well as points of general interest. READS FRANKLIN LETTERS A delightful meeting of the Skokie Valley chapter of the D.A.R. was held recently at the home of Mrs. Carl Keith, 310 Warwick road, Kenil- worth. The Daughters had the pleas- ure of listening to many of the letters that passed between Benjamin Frank- lin and Dolly Stevenson. These were read by Dr. James Madison Stifler of Evanston, who has made a collection of them in connection with his special study of the life of Benjamin Franklin. TO HAVE ST. GEORGE NIGHT A St. George night is being planned for April 23, at Community House by the British American club. Instead of calling the affair "The English night," as formerly, this new name has been chosen, and plans are afoot to make it even more lively than ever. There will be further announcements. OPENS HOME FOR D. B. E. Mrs. E. F. Hoskin, 245 Hawthorne avenue, Glencoe opened her home to the Windsor chapter of the Daughters of the British Empire for their month- lv meeting on Wednesday, March 30. After a business meeting, the members sewed for the British Old People's home. The British American club will give a special card party on Saturday, April 2, in the Assembly room of Com- munity House at 8 o'clock. Five- hundred, bunco, and whist will be played. Turns to Congress D. A. R. Chapters Prepare for Annual Pilgrimage for Their Continental Congress In commemoration of the anniver- sary of April 19, 1775, the Daughters of the American Revolution make their annual journey to Washington during cherry blossom time on the Mall, to assemble in their Continental Congress. From all over the United States, from far off Hawaii, and oc- casionally from chapters in London and Paris, they come representing 2,164 chapters. They carry back to 156,850 members news and views and inspiration from the Congress. The local chapters, Skokie Valley, Kaskas- kia, and the Glencoe chapter will probably send delegates to the con- gress. Because the society is adding 1,000 new members a month, Memorial Continental hall is no longer large enough for the convention. Money is now being raised for Constitution hall, which will care for 4,000 dele- gates, and Memorial hall will be main- tained as a beautiful museum furnished with priceless Revolutionary relics. Most persons know of the D. A. R,, but many are not cognizant of its ideals and work. In brief its work 's this : "For the thirty-six years since its founding for 'God, Home and Coun- try' it has been faithful to its ideals of service. "Tt is neither reactionary nor mili- taristic, but applies to public affairs the principles of common-sense, in- herited from the sturdy pioneers and founders of our nation who believed in 'keeping their powder dry.' There- fore the Daughters stand upon the platform of friendliness with all na- tions and adequate defense. "They encourage national conserva- tion and thrift, obedience to the law, and "the exercise of the franchise. They are planting trees (405,300 last year alone) and furthering through the boy and girl organizations and schools the protection and study of all wild life. "For themselves and their children they foster the study of the underly- ing principles of our government and an understanding loyalty. They aid needy students. Last year they loaned in scholarships $83,010 to deserving young scholars. Further, the Daugh- ters contributed to schools alone $120- 000. They especially favor in their support those mountain schools in the borderland between North and South, where ignorant and impoverished Americans are keen for 'Book larnin. "The Daughters are interested in the new American who comes from every corner in the world to find his home in this. Their work in this field is in the night schools and in clubs for adulés and children and foreign-born mothers, They have helped in devel- oping the 'Americanization' service in naturalization courts. A 'Manual for Immigrants' is published in fourteen languages, and help is given by the Daughters at Angel Island on the Pacific coast and at Ellis Island where two detention rooms are supported by the Daughters." The three local chapters are keenly interested in this general work. A")