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42 WINNETKA TALK April 7, 1928 Weddings Now Select Attendants for Judson-Rice Wedding April 24 By JEAN TEN BROECK The season of brides is at hand and springtime, this season, again follows its predecessors, and means wedding time on the north shore. From now on until early summer we shall be sub- mitting to you the names of girls and young men of our villages venturing into matrimony and shall tell of the round of gayety attendant upon such events. This week we are announcing further arrangements for a wedding of north shore interest. This week brings the announcement of the young people who are to be the attendants at the wedding of Miss Mary Jane Judson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Judson of Evanston, and Kingsley Loring Rice, son of Arthur Louis Rice of 518 Central avenue, Wilmette. Miss Alice Colby Judson is to be her sister's maid of honor, and the brides- maids are Miss Elisabeth Rice of Wilmette, the bridegroom's sister, and Miss Margaret Scott, Miss Dorothy Pickard, Miss Lydia Atwater, of Ev- anston, Mrs. John Nuveen, Jr. who with her husband is returning from South America this week to be in the wedding party, Miss Laura Kimball of Brookline, Mass, and Miss Elinor Woodward of Winnetka. Janet Carle Ingram of Chicago, a cousin of the bride, will be the flower girl and Field- er Colby Ingram, son of the Dwight Ingrams of Winnetka, will serve as ring bearer. Gordon Merrill Jones of Evanston will act as his brother's best man, and the ushers are to be Cranston Spray, Victor Ligare, and Sherwood Clapp, of Evanston, Horatio Henry Chandler of Chicago, John Nuveen, Jr., Spencer Scott Willison of Chicago, and Lyman M. Drake, Jr., of Wilmette. The wedding takes place Tuesday, April 24, at 8:30 o'clock, at the First Baptist church of Evanston. Dr. Charles Gilkey of the Hyde Park Bap- tist church will be the officiating cler- gyman, assisted by Dr. James Madison Stifler of Evanston. The Country club will be the setting for the small reception which will follow the cere- mony. Guests of Honor at Tea Monday afternoon old members of the Chicago Lighthouse will give a tea for the new members from 3 until 6, in order that these newcomers may become familiar with the work of that organization. Among those who just have been taken into membership are several Winnetka girls, Betty Pain, Helen Hardenberg, Virginia Wallace. Edith Lamson, Rosamund Coffin, Marjorie Janney, and Margot Atkin. Betrothed Mr. and Mrs. George Hoffman of 66 Warwick avenue, Winnetka, an- nounce the engagement of their daugh- ter, Emily Caroline Hoffman, to Alvin Lysander Ormsby of South Pasadena, Cal, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Scott Ormsby. Miss Hoffman is a junior at Cornell college, and Mr. Ormshy has embarked in business in Cedar Rapids, Towa. He is a Cornell alumnus. No date has yet been decided upon for the wedding. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick W. Cope- land of 1082 Spruce street will enter- tain six guests for dinner before the plav to be given Monday by the Hasty Pudding club of Harvard. Mr. Cope- land is a member of the committee in charge of the play. On Committee Photo by Ray Mrs. P. W. Bradstreet Mrs. P. W. Bradstreet of Winnetka, social chairman of the Mary Crane Nursery School auxiliary, is in charge of refreshments for the two days of benefit bridge to be held Friday and Saturday, April 13 and 14, at the home of Mrs. George M. Groves, 415 Davis street, Evanston. Mrs. Groves, chairman of the auxili- ary, is general chairman for the benefit games, assisted by Mrs. Harry C. Phillips, Mrs. R. C. Chase, Mrs. Harry I. Allen. and Mrs. Charles M. Cart- wright, all of Evanston, who will have charge of the game, and Mrs. Florence S. Capron, of Evanston, who is in charge of publicity and the sale of tickets. The proceeds of these benefit events will be contributed toward the Mary Crane Nursery school which is located at Hull House. Tickets Sell Rapidly for Indian Hill Camp Benefit The annual bridge party given for the benefit of Indian Hill camp will be held next Wednesday at 2 o'clock, at the Winnetka Woman's club. For those who do not play bridge, a read- ing and musicale will be given at the home of Mrs. Ayres Boal, 701 Sheri- dan road, at the same hour. The response from the community in the purchase of tickets has been most generous, the committee an- nounces, and states that it feels grati- tude that, owing to the generosity of several organizations, the expenses have been kept very low. Introduced at Tea Dance The Towner Websters of 696 Pros- pect avenue and the Walter Strongs of 1377 Tower road are giving a large tea dance Saturday afternoon, April 14, at the Strong home, to introduce Miss Elizabeth Jane Webster to society. A small dinner party will follow the tea at the Webster home. Miss Elizabeth is returning the following day to Con- necticut college, New London, Conn. where she is a sophomore. A modern iazz program will be given at the meeting next Monday of the Winnetka Music club. This program will be at Mrs. Preston Burlingham's home, 1411 Edgewood lane. The Winnetka chapter of the East- ern Star will have a stated meeting next Monday evening at 7:30, at the Masonic temple. Cards and bunco will follow the meeting. - Waidner-Adams Wedding Taking Place Tonight This evening brings the wedding of Miss Elizabeth Waidner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. IL. Harry Waidner of 206 Scott avenue, Winnetka, to Henry Horn Adams of Minneapolis, son of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Adams of En- glewood, N. J. The Rev. James Austin Richards will read the service at 8 o'clock, at the bride's home, before relatives and a few friends. Miss Peggy Waidner will be her sister's maid of honor, and John Adams, Jr, will be his brother's best man. Mr. and Mrs. Adams will sail Mon- day on the De Grasse for a two months' honeymoon in Europe, and will go to Lake Minnetonka on their return in June. The bridegroom's parents have come on from New Jersey for the wedding with another son, Banning. Mr, and Mrs. John W. Adams, Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. Ward Burton of Minneapolis are others who have come from out of town for the wedding. Mrs. John R. Montgomery gave the bridal dinner last evening at her home, 15 Green Bay road, Hubbard Woods. Circle Happenings A talk by Mrs. Carrie B. Prouty, explaining the history and purpose of the Winnetka circles, and several piano selections by Mrs. Burton H. Atwood, Jr., will make the meeting of the West Elm Street circle Wednesday, April 11, an unusually interesting one. All members and their friends are cordially invited to attend the meeting, which begins at 2:30 and is to be held at the home of Mrs. Gustaf Nelson, 849 Elm street. The New Trier circle will hold its next meeting at the home of Mrs. Lee Walker of 458 Sunset road. Mrs. Alfred Sexsmith will be the assisting hostess. The circle is planning to finish all the work on hand at this meeting, in order to have a card party at the last meeting of the season, in May. All the work this year was done for the Public Welfare. G. E. Osten of 913 Cherry street will entertain the Oak Street circle next Tuesday afternoon. An interesting program has been arrang- ed, consisting of a reading by Mrs. E. Trowbridge and several piano. selec- tions by Mrs. Burton Atwood, Jr., Mrs. M. Kidder is the assisting hostess. All members and friends are cordially invited. Mrs. The meeting next week of the Indian Hill circle has been changed from Wednesday, the usual day, to Tuesday, April 10. Mrs. Eugene Fager of 574 Orchard lane is the hostess, and Mrs. A. J. Bushey assisting hostess. The meeting begins at 2 o'clock. The Willow Road circle will hold its next meeting Tuesday, April 10, at the home of Mrs. Ira J. Wilson, 325 Ridge avenue, Winnetka. Mrs. Charles L. Patterson and Mrs. Arthur R. Dean will assist Mrs. Wilson. Luncheon will be served at 12:30 o'clock. The East Elm Street circle will meet next Tuesday at 2 o'clock. at the home of Mrs. Alhert Smith. 577 Oak street, with Mrs. Mortimer B. Parker, Mrs. I. M. Butler, and Mrs. Arthur J. Boynton as assisting hostesses. The Scott Avenue circle will meet on Tuesday. April 10. at 2:30, at the home of Mrs. George F. Munns. 937 Gordon terrace. The assisting hostesses will be Mrs. S. P. Farwell and Mrs. C. J. Heyda. Are Center of North Shore Social Stage To Give Lecture on Contract Bridge as a Benefit for Guild For those who already are contract bridge fans and for others who would like to be, announcement is made by the Woman's Guild of Christ church of a benefit instruction lecture by Charles Adams it is sponsoring Tues- day evening, April 24, at the Winnetka Woman's club at 8:30 o'clock. Mr. Adams has been called the best au- thority on contract bridge in this part of the country. He is a friend of Milton Work and sponsored his lec- tures here. Mr. Adams no longer gives private lessons. The audience will be arranged at tables, and Mr. Adams will tell the players what cards to hold and then will advise them how to play them. Although his talk is designed especially for beginners, there will be points in it for expert players, and it is for both men and women. The guild is offering this lecture as a means of raising funds for redecorat- ing and refurnishing the Parish House. The guild's last entertainment, the Mardi Gras luncheon, was given to build a Parish House in the southern mountains. The contract bridge lec- ture is to benefit the local church. Mrs. Ernest Ballard, Winnetka 1082, is in charge of reservations. Glencoe Chapter D. A. R. Busy with Spring Activity The Glencoe chapter of the D. A. R, will meet with the Kaskaskia chapter of Chicago, Tuesday, April 10, at 12:30 o'clock, at the Chicago Historical society building, North Dearborn and Ontario streets. The next meeting of the Glencoe chapter will be on Monday, April 16, at 2:30 o'clock, on the lawn of Mrs. C. P. Burgess' home, 344 South avenue, Glencoe, where an Indian Trail tree will receive a bronze marker recording the significance of the old Indian trails. The speaker of the dav is Mrs. Anna Wilmarth Ickes, who is an expert in Tndian folklore. The public, especially the young public, the Scouts, the Tn- dian bands, and Camp Fire eirls, will be very welcome. The day is in charge of Mrs. John C. Hornung, chairman of the historic landmarks committee. The patriotic education committee, of which Mrs. Francis Graham is chairman, recently has placed framed patriotic mottos and pictures in the Clone Public school and in the City all. Resume Horseback Rides The younger members of the Indian Hill Riding club resumed their Thurs- day afternoon rides this week and hope to be able to keep them up throughout the season. Mrs. Donald McPherson and Mrs. Ernest Ballard lead the children on the rides, which take them through the forest preserve. The April meeting of the Winnetka Heights circle will take place next Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Mrs. Leslie M. Gooder of 1046 Dinsmore road is the hostess. The Pine Street circle will meet at the home of Mrs. Chester Van Bus- kirk, 1096 Spruce street, April 13, at 2 o'clock. Mrs. Julius Eckart and Mrs. George Batten will assist. Mrs. Fritz Wagner of 384 Haw- thorn lane will be hostess to the Haw- thorn Lane circle next Tuesday after- noon at 2 o'clock. Sewing will be done. and tea served.