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38 WINNETKA TALK February 4, 1928 BIA | News of the North Shore Clubs [oh Club to See How Picture Is Made Frank Peyraud to Transform Woman's Club Stage to Studio for Production of Painting The Wilmette Woman's club will be transformed into a studio on Wednes- -day afternoon, February 8. The pre- siding artist will be Frank Peyraud, nationally famous for his strikingly beautiful landscapes, and for many years a leading member of the north shore art colony. With his canvas and easel on the stage in the club assem- bly room, Mr. Peyraud will produce a finished oil painting in full view of 'his audience and, as the work proceeds, will explain and discuss the subtle processes by which the colors and 'moods of nature are so accurately por- trayed. The members of the Woman's club feel highly complimented that Mr. Peyraud has consented to appear be- fore them in this way, and are also keenly appreciative of the educational advantages of such an event. In general, the appeal of pictures is inclined to be purely emotional, par- ticularly when a background neces- sary for their appreciation from a tech- nical standpoint has been lacking. In order to have this, it is necessary to have some acquaintance with the methods of the artist and with the problems that he must meet. When this has been acquired, a good painting has a double appeal, and is a source of double enjoyment. Mr. Peyraud's standing as an artist is as- surance that everyone who hears him will be given a new and valuable in- sight into the significance of good pic- tures. Another attractive feature of Wed- nesday's afternoon program will be a short musical by Mrs. Edwin Blut- hardt of Kenilworth. Mrs. Bluthardt has a contralto voice of unusual rich- ness and beauty, and has won the en- thusiastic applause of many discrim- inating audiences in Chicago and else- where. The morning session opening at 11 will be devoted to literature and drama. Two current books will be reviewed by club members, one, "A Daughter of Samurai" by Mrs. J. Melville Brown, the other, "Jalna," by Mrs. William A. Durgin. Immediately preceding the 1 o'clock luncheon, Mrs. Hope Thomp- son will give a review of the drama, "Behold that Dreamer." Upton Close Gives Evening Lecture at Woman's Club Upton Close, adventurer, explorer, student, comes to the Woman's club of Wilmette to give an evening lecture Wednesday, February 15 at 8:30 o'clock. His talk will be a vivid re- counting of his eight years among Chinese diplomats, bandits, generals, and students, which he brings to his audience under the topic, "American Barbarian in China." Mr. Close has been lecturer for the University of Washington on Pacific Asian life, languages and history. His knowledge is considered so remarkable that he is regarded as one of the most reliable authorities, The next meeting of the North Shore Johanna committee will take place February 9, at the home of Mrs. Ignatz Stein, 430 Essex road, Kenilworth. I.uncheon will be served at 12. Educator of Repute to Address Woman's Club Dr. Bird Baldwin, research professor in education psychology at Iowa State university and chairman of the com- mittee on child development of the National Research council, will be the speaker at the mid-winter luncheon of the Winnetka Woman's club, to be held Tuesday, February 7, at 1 o'clock. Dr. Baldwin is a national figure in education, and he has done significant research work. His subject will be "Child Development." The educatiou committee, that is in charge of the program, has secured Dr. Baldwin in the place of Dr. Lois Meek, who was unable to come. As was announced last week, previ- ous to the main address, Miss Marion Spach, director of the Winnetka Nurs- ery school, and Mrs. Alfred Alschuler, staff director of the school and secre- tary of the national committee on nursery schools, will discuss "Our Nursery School; the Beginning of Character Building." Moving pictures of the Nursery school will be shown at this meeting, and Carleton Washburne will speak on "The Value of the Nursery School in a Public School System." Southern Woman's Club Has Program Thursday The Southern Woman's club of Chi- cago will hold its regular monthly meeting Thursday at the Hotel La Salle, commencing with the usual social hour at 12, and luncheon at 12:30. The program, that follows the luncheon, will consist of : I Clorinda Morgan My Ship Del Riego Sailor Loved a Lass .. Old English Charles Baron Fleischmann, baritone, Margaret Bluthardt, accompanist IT "Transportation in Revolutionary Times" : : Miss Myrtle Niles IIT Vissi D'Arte (Aria from "Tosca™) eer hse Puccini Love's Enchantment ...... Batten At Morn Es at a. Boyd Mah Lindy lou ...... Strickland Marie I. Williams, soprano; Mary Van Auken, accompanist Winnetka Music Club Is to Meet on February 13 The monthly meeting of the Win- netka Music club will be on Monday, February 13, with Mrs. Louis G. Schmid of 355 Linden avenue. The program will be one of ultra-modern music, and the artists will include Mrs. William D: McAdams and Mrs. Frank Bailey, pianists; Mrs. Louis Schmid and Mrs. Burton Atwood, who will sing; Mrs. Harry L. Street, violin; and Mrs. Robert Kingery, accompanist of the afternoon. Catholic Woman's League to Have Afternoon Bridge The corresponding secretary of the North Shore Catholic Woman's league, Mrs. Anthony Eiden, announces that the next regular meeting of the league is to be on Tuesday, February 14, at 2 o'clock, at the Winnetka Woman's club. Bridge and five-hundred are to take the place of the regular pro- gram. All members are urged to at- tend and to bring guests. The Parliamentary Law class spon- sored by the league will not meet next Wednesday, February 8, because of the illness of Mrs. Maurice Lieber, who conducts the class. Catholic Club Program to Feature Fine Arts The members of the fine arts de- partment of the Woman's Catholic club of Wilmette will be guests at the home of Mrs. William F. Krippes, 1112 Sheridan road, Friday afternoon, Feb- ruary 10, at 2 o'clock. Mrs. Frank Thale, fine arts chair- man, has prepared an unusual program for that day. Miss Helen O'Donnell and Miss Grace Ludwig will give a Valentine sketch under the direction of Mrs. Charles Broad. The art feature will trated talk on "Etching" Betty Weber. Mrs. M. B. Morris, music chairman, has arranged to have the study of the opera, "The King's Henchman." Mrs. Harry Lombard will tell its story and Harry Lombard and Mrs. Bermingham, Mrs. H. W. Bettinghaus, Mrs. C. Broad, Mrs. Charles Norman, and Mrs. F. J. Rothing will sing its arias. Mrs. Krippes will be assisted by Mrs. James Johnson and Mrs. Arthur W. McMillan. Young Mother's Club to Hear John J. B. Morgan The Young Mother's club is to hold its next meeting at the home of its secretary, Mrs. W. S. Hedges, 1768 Washington avenue, Wilmette, with two assistant hostesses, Mrs. C. E. Jarchow and Mrs. E. O. Anderson. The evening of the meeting is Monday, February 6, and the hour, 8 o'clock. Prof. John J. B. Morgan of the de- partment of psychology at Northwest- ern university is the speaker of the evening, whose subject is announced as "The Psychology of the Run- About." In addition to Mr. Morgan's lecture, Mrs. George Betts, who is in charge of the club's devotional work, will give a talk on "The Development of Prayer Life of Little Children," and Mrs. O. E. Geppert will play several piano solos. illus- Miss be an by Fay Palmer Creer Is Broadcasting Program Fay Palmer Creer of Winnetka is to broadcast the regular Lyon and Healy program this Sunday afternoon from 1 to 2, from station WMAQ. She will be accompanied by Dorothy Riley Brown, also of Winnetka. Their program will be a miscellaneous one. On Monday morning, Mrs. Creer will broadcast the sixth of her series of programs for the Chicago public school children. This is to be a spe- cial program, consisting of a story she has written about the childhoods of Washington and Lincoln. The story has been set to music, some of it written by Mrs. Brown, who will ac- company Mrs. Creer. The program will be given over WMAQ. Art Exhibit Closes The North Shore Art League exhibit closed with a league meeting last Wed- nesday evening in Matz hall, Com- munity House. Lionel Robertson, one of the prominent members of the league, and a member of its board of directors, gave a talk on "Modern De- sign in Interior Decoration." He showed documents from Paris and Munich, and lantern slides from the interior of the "Ile-de-France," loaned him by the French line. Burgess Johnson to Address Neighbors "Getting Education Quickly" to Be Topic of Lecture by Eastern Professor of Note The regular meeting of the Neigh- bors will be held next Tuesday after- noon at 2:30 o'clock, with the program in charge of the department of educa- tion, of which Mrs. George Richards is chairman. There will be a change of program from the one printed in the vear book, and in place of "Youth Challenges the Church" by James Waterman Wise, the members will hear Professor Burgess Johnson, Lit. D. of Syracuse university, Syracuse, N. Y., speak upon "Getting Education Quickly." The speaker is professor of English and is director of public relations at Syracuse, was formerly professor at Vassar college, and a member of the editorial staff of Harper and company, and Dutton and company. Last season he spoke before the Executive club of Chicago and every- one who heard him is unanimous in his praise. Everyone approached on the subject has said "Get Professor Johnson if you can. He is splendid." The Tuesdays during February are busy ones for the Neighbors and its departments. On February 4, the art and literature department is presenting two papers on painters of the Italian Renaissance--"Veronese" by Mrs. Richard Johnston, and "Corregio" by Mrs. Frank Cherry; February 21, a birthday luncheon with special offering in the program is scheduled, and Feb- ruary 28, the meeting of the depart- ment of music will take place with a paper by Mrs. Edwin Bluthardt on "Bach, Handel and Their Forerun- ners." Next Merrill Lecture to Be on "True Stories" Next Monday afternoon at 2, Mrs. Anthony French Merrill is giving the third of her series of lectures on cur- rent literature and events at the Wil- mette Woman's club. "True Stories" will be the topic of this lecture. The fourth talk in the course occurs February 20. Mrs. John C. Mannerud of Evanston is chairman of the literature depart- ment, which is sponsoring Mrs. Mer- rill's lectures. The remainder of the committee consists of : Mesdames Ira Reynolds, Thaddeus MacRae, J W. Fisher, Jr. Frederick Bowes, William Harridge, I. Melville Brown, Benjamin F. Blymyer, H. E. Holdoway, Gordon Culver, and Allan Rossman. GIVES LECTURE COURSE A series of lectures will be given by Rev. William C. Bower of the Chi- cago Theological seminary at the Capitol building, room 601, under the auspices of the Graded Union of Sun- day School Teachers, on Fridays at 2 o'clock. The general subject is "The Curriculum." On February 3, the topic was "Changing Conceptions of the Curriculum," and on the subsequent Fridays, "The Contest," "History," and "Technique" will be discussed. BABIES FRIENDLY TO MEET The Babies Friendly is having its next meeting Thursday at 1:30 o'clock. at the home of Mrs. Carl Sterner of Wilmette.