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WINNETKA TALK May 14, 1927 ---- (TT SR News of the North Shore Clubs | |F#| Woman's Society Closes Its Year Birthday Party With Musicale Marks Occasion of Final Meeting (Contributed) The Woman's society of the Congre- gational church closed its year in a blaze of glory, in other words in a most delightful birthday party at the Community House Wednesday. Lunch- eon was served at tables representing the different months. Two gracious hostesses presided at each table, and on each was a receptacle for the birthday pennies. (As was remarked, it spoke well for the Winnetka beauty parlors, as one woman was 500 years old, and several 100.) A delightful musicale followed the luncheon. The program was arranged by Mrs. Arthur Dean. The first num- ber was a group of songs by Mrs. F. S. Bosworth--"In Luxemburg Gardens," by Manning, "Home" by McFajean, "Wings of Night" by Winter Watts, and "Hills" by La Forge. Two violin duets followed, one by Moskowski, plaved by Mrs. Valona Brewer and Mrs. Robert Kingery, with Miss Clara Harsh at the piano. "The Dansant," composed by Mrs. Floy Little Bartlett, and still in manuscript form, was the second duet. Mrs. Brewer and Mrs. Kingery, with Mrs. Bartlett at the piano, were the artists. A group of negro spirituals was the next offering, sung surpassingly by Mrs. John Hansel, Jr. These were the well-loved "Rain," "Little David Play on Your Harp," "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot," and "Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho." The closing number was "Rhapsody in Blue," by Gershwin, a two piano composition played by Mrs. William McAdams and Mrs. Robert Kingery. Needless to say, with such a group of artists this program was de- lightfully rendered and deeply appre- ciated by the society. New System This Year of Opening Gardens Announcement has been made of a new scheme of opening some of the lovely north shore gardens, by the Lake Forest Garden club, for this coming spring and summer. It has been customary for the gardens to be -open in a series of seven, one each week, but this year, the estates will be open simultaneously, once a month. In this way gardens which have on exhibit May bulbs and plants and wild flowers, in particular, can be seen at the best advantage. A group of Winnetka, Hubbard Woods, and Glencoe gardens, famous for their arrangement and beauty, will be open, and include those of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Scott of Sheridan road, Glencoe, Mr. and Mrs. James Simpson of Sheridan road, Glencoe, Mrs. John W. Gary of 303 Sheridan road, Glen- coe, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Scott of 175 Sheridan road, Winnetka, and Mr. and Mrs. John Stuart of 990 Sheridan road, Winnetka. TO BROADCAST Mrs. Walter Benson of 671 Lincoln avenue will speak over WMAQ, La Salle hotel, May 17, from 1 to 1:30, on "Getting Around the City Transporta- tion Problem." She is a member of the Winnetka League of Women Voters and is state treasurer of the Illinois league. Heads New Club Garden Talks A new arrival in the club world is the Garden club of Illinois. It was formed recently with the thirty garden clubs that took part in the Chicago Flower show as charter members. Its membership is open to any garden club in the state conforming to its constitution. Mrs. Frederick Fisher of Lake Bluff, president of the Glencoe Garden club. has been chosen as its president. Mrs. Charles D. Ewer of Wilmette is the corresponding secre- tary. Circle Happenings The Cherry Street circle will have its annual May Party, Thursday eve- ning, May 19. Dinner will be served at the Caravel Tea room, followed by bridge at the home of Mrs. Allen T. Weinstock of 1242 Cherry street. The regular meeting of the circle will take place Tuesday, May 17, at 2 o'clock, at the home of Mrs. Caleb Busick of 428 Chestnut street. . The May meeting of the Hawthorn lane circle will be held on Tuesday, May 17, at 1. Mrs. Ralph Jaeger of 517 Hawthorn lane will be the hostess. Each member is asked to bring a box lunch, and coffee and dessert will be served by the hostess. The Ash Street circle will hold its annual May party Wednesday eve- ning, May 18. Dinner will be served at the Caravel Tea room at 6:30, and will be followed by bridge at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Kloepfer of 325 Linden street. The Foxdale Avenue circle will meet with Mrs. R. E. Snider of 836 Foxdale avenue, Tuesday, May 17, at 2 o'clock. This will be the last meeting of the season and all members are urged to attend. Mrs. Fred R. Haviland will enter- tain the Ridge Avenue circle with a luncheon at the Georgian hotel, Evans- ton, on Monday, May 16. Mrs. Ayres Boal will entertain the Skokie circle at the Ridge Farm Pre- ventorium, on Monday, May 16. Those interested in taking a picnic lunch are asked to communicate with Mrs. Adele Heineman, Winnetka 2450. Others who wish to spend the after- noon, will leave from the home of Mrs. Richard Ballinger of 1453 Asbury ave- nue, at 2 o'clock. By M. A. E. For the first time in the history of Wilmette we are to have a garden market. This is to be held on the grounds opposite the Chicago, Milwau- kee, and North Shore Electric station at Wilmette avenue. The money rais- ed is to be used in beautifying Wil- mette. We are desirous of raising as much money as possible and can only do so by the aid of those who will furnish plants and flowers. The Wilmette Garden club commit- tee, headed by Mrs. E. E. Moore, has been working out a plan which is sure to succeed. Will you kindly help us by purchasing your plants from us? On Friday, May 20, Mrs. Carl Miner of Glencoe will be the guest of the club. She will build a rock garden at the home of Mrs. John F. Weedon, 204 Fifth street, to demonstrate the secrets of plant growing among the rocks. After the demonstration, the club will go in a body to the home of Mrs. C. N. Hurlbut, 715 Greenleaf avenue, where Mrs. Miner will give an illustrated lecture on "A Rock Garden." Tuesday, May 24, is to be our first opportunity to contribute flowers to the sick and needy of Chicago. Will you try and acquire the habit of send- ing in flowers to the North Western station every Tuesday morning throughout the summer. Flowers are acceptable every day, but Tuesdays are set aside for the people of Wil- mette to see that these people who have so little in life shall at least share part of our great privilege of living in the midst of sunshine and flowers. Church Group Planning Bridge Tea on June 7 The Epiphany group of St. Luke's church is giving a pivot bridge and tea at Westmoreland Golf club Wednes- day, June 7, at 2 o'clock. Mrs. C. F. Marlowe is chairman of the group and Mrs. C. W. Hopkins the chairman of the party. Tickets are being sold by the com- mittee which is composed of the fol- lowing women: Mrs. Edward H. Hat- ton, Mrs. Charles A. Wanner, Mrs. James Hibben, Mrs. C. C. Virgil, Mrs. W. E. Merritt, Mrs. Parker Paine, Mrs. F. J. Ruggles, Mrs. George H. Glynn, Mrs. T. A. FitzSimmons, Mrs. Elton Kettlety, Mrs. T. T. Lyman, Mrs. A. W. Sherman, Mrs. W. A. Turner, and Mrs. W. T. Watkins. FRIENDS IN COUNCIL MEET The Friends in Council of Evanston met yesterday at the Orrington hotel. A business session for the purpose of electing officers was held at 11, following which Miss Margaret Haw- kins gave a review of "Trelawny of the Wells" Luncheon was served at 12:30 and then a reading was given by Mrs. Edward J. Sherwin. Mrs. Lawrence Bean read a paper on Harriet Monroe and Vachel Lind- say. MADE DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR Miss Elizabeth Gemmell of 812 Lin- coln avenue was made director of the Home and Public Welfare department of the Chicago Woman's club at the last election, April 30. This is an ex- tremely great honor, as the club has only three departments. Crown Queen of May at May Festival National College Medley Provides Scenes of Music and Color for Many Spectators By CRITIC Miss Geneva Mangrum of Evansville, Ind., and Miss Kaye Reintges of West Palm Beach, Fla., the two girls receiv- ing the highest number of votes for Queen of the May, were crowned with the dainty pink and white of apple blos- soms, Miss Mangrum on Wednesday evening, and Miss Reintges on Thurs- Costumes and scenery vied with the artistic conception of movement and music for first place in the opinion of the audience, and the combination of the four made a medley of rare charm. day evening, at the National Kinder- garten and Elementary college, at the conclusion of the spring festival which brought delighted laughter and ap- plause from the audience on both occasions. The old negroes with their high step- ping cake-walk, and the pickaninnies with their nimble clogging were the first to "bring down the house," but the Musical Interpretation, with its ex- quisite peacock coloring, trailing feathers of blues and greens and bronze, its shimmering scarf dance, brought a breathless silence of appre- ciation of the sheer beauty of the scene. The Kitchen Awake, with its shiftless Irish maid and its lively scouring pow- ders, spices, brooms, and dust pans and self-satisfied "Whipping Cr e a m" worked up an uproar which was silenced only by the crowing of the cock--and then came the Italian scene with its gay color and song, the ex- quisite daintiness of Pierrot and Pier- rette, the masked ball and the entrance of the guards, attendants and the May Queen, followed by a rush of the play- ers in gay costume, eager to shower their congratulations on the Queen of their choice. The audience on the first evening was composed of relatives and friends of the students, and on the second, of a scarcely less appreciative group of alumnae and friends of the college, in- cluding the members of the board of trustees and their wives, who attended the play following their quarterly meet- ing in Harrison hall. Wellesley Club Holds Election of Officers The Chicago Wellesley club at its annual meeting May 7, at the Stevens hotel, elected the following new offi- cers: Miss Marie Remien, vice presi- dent; Mrs. W. H. Riker, correspond- ing secretary; Mrs. Dunlap C. Clark, recording secretary; Mrs. Irwin Rew, counsellor. Mrs. Ralph Brown of Evanston con- tinues as president, and Mrs. Charles Waterhouse as treasurer. ASKS FOR WHITE ELEPHANTS The North End branch, Friends of the Chicago Junior school, is issuing a last call for articles for its rummage sale to be held this month. Clothing, furniture, shoes or any other discarded articles are acceptable and will be called for. Donors are asked to notify Mrs. Mabelle R. Johnson, rummage chairman, 636 Cornelia street, Chicago, phone Bittersweet 2366. The regular monthly meeting of this organization will be held on Tuesday. May 17, at 8 o'clock, at the Sovereign hotel, 6200 Kenmore avenue, Chicago. 'KR.