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4 WINNETKA TALK April 7, 1928 -- News of the North Shore Clubs Ph Woman's Fair Opens at Coliseum May 19 Fourth Annual Exhibition Represent Over One-Hundred Lines of Endeavor to The Fourth Annual Woman's Worlds fair in Chicago will turn the Coliseum into a festival palace for the week beginning May 19, representing more than a hundred different lines of professional, scientific and artistic en- deavor in displays under the bright colored awnings of 250 booths. Wo- men from all over the country who have achieved distinction in their chosen vocations, will be present to explain them and demonstrate where possible, The last day of the fair, May 26, will be a special Vocational day, when the threads of occupations which have trailed here and there in the gala fete will be gathered up into a compre- hensive review, Miss Helen M. Ben- nett, managing director of the fair, announced recently. Members of Mortar Board, senior honorary society, from Northwestern university, Purdue, and other colleges, will usher, wearing academic cap and gown. The subject for the morning conference, one of the new daily features of the fair, on this particular day will be "Vocational Guidance." Foreign groups that are taking part in the fair for the first time this year and are already planning their exhibits are Greece, Ukrainia and Germany. Sweden and Finnland, and other coun- tries which have had elaborate exhibits in the past, will have their booths this year in the Village in the Forest, the arrangement planned for the foreign exhibits in the south annex of the Coliseum. Mrs. Hugo Simon, wife of the German consul-general in Chicago, is in charge of the German display, which will be sent from the old coun- try by Mrs. Marie von Bunsen, a prominent writer of Berlin. Unusual and picturesque vocations which individual women have adopted will be exemplified by: the woman smithy, Florence Ethlyn Schell, who has her own "Little Forge" on Chica- go's west side; Viola Smith of Santa Fé, New Mexico, who owns and oper- ates a turquoise mine discovered be- fore Columbus' arrival; and by Anna Grace Sawyer, the pansy florist, at 4040 W. Madison street, who is an interesting figure in the historical development of Chicago. Women in scientific research, all the way from botany to anthropology, will have eye-opening displays for the un- initiated. Movies in the home, the ideal library browsing room with books on its shelves covering "Three cen- turies of women in literature and their forerunners," a children's corner, the campus quadrangle, and grandmother's room, are a few of the more definitely mapped out booths. | Board members in addition to Miss Bennett, managing-director who also originted the idea of the fair, are Mrs. Medill McCormick, Mrs. Joseph T. Bowen, honorary chairman, Mrs. George Bass, chairman, Mrs. Howard Linn, vice chairman, Mrs. Joseph G. Coleman, Mrs. Rockefeller McCor- mick, Mrs. Walter Paepcke, secretary, Mrs. George R. Dean, treasurer, Mrs. Edward Hines, and Mrs. Shreve Bad- ger. Sell Many T hings Made by Hands of Shut-Ins Photo by Lehle Those in charge of the sale of articles made by Chicago shut-ins and sponsored by the Vocational Society for Shut-Ins in Winnetka March 27, at the home of Mrs. Ayres Boal, 701 Sheridan road, were well pleased with the financial success of their one-day shop. The attractive array of baby things, hand made quilts, and pillows, as well as other articles, found favor with many shoppers. Among those working for the success of the sale were the following who are pictured above from left to right: Mrs. Ayres Boal, Mrs. Charles S. Dennis, Mrs. Eric Scudder, and Mrs. Charles B. Officer. Catholic Woman's League To Hold Election Tuesday The North Shore Catholic Woman's league will elect half of the officers to serve for the coming two years at the annual meeting to be held next Tues- day at 1 o'clock, at the Winnetka Woman's club. Since the officers serve two-year terms, the president and several of the other officers elect- ed last year will remain as officers. The nominating committee, under Mrs. W. A. Kittermaster of Glencoe, has chosen the following slate tc be voted on next Tuesday: Mrs. N. P. Andersen of Evanston, second vice- president; Mrs. J. C. Cormack of Glen coe, third vice-president; Mrs. Ches- ter E. Cleveland of Winnetka, finan- cial secretary; Mrs. R. V. O'Brien of Winnetka, recording secretary; Mrs. James G. McMillan of Glencoe, Mrs. Francis Bonner of Highland Park, Mrs. Peter Prato of Highland Park, and Mrs. William Kerr of Winnetka, directors. The Parliamentary Law class con- ducted by Mrs. Maurice Lieber for the league will meet next Wednesday with Mrs. William B. Pavey of 845 Lincoln avenue, Winnetka. Work for Holiday Shops During Mrs. William C. Boyden's absence in the East, during the next two weeks, Mrs. Frank Crawford, who, with Mrs. Boyden, is co-chairman of the Holiday shops, will have charge of all arrangements for the shops. These are to be held at the Winnetka Con- gregational church next November, and work is already underway for them. Modern Woman of France Subject of Club Program The Winnetka Woman's club met Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Arthur T. Cushman presiding. The art and literature committee, of which Mrs. E. V. L. Brown is chairman, had charge of the program. : A group of modern French songs was sung most effectively by Fay Palmer Kreer, accompanied by Doro- thy Riley Brown. Mme. Marie de Mare Stein followed the songs with a most interesting talk on the "Modern Women of France." She said that French women have not the right to vote, and under the law they are in a position most unequal with that of the men, but in reality they exert an enormous influence in political, literary, and artistic circles. This they do by means of salons. Mme. Stein thinks that French women are satisfied with their indirect power. There are very few militants among them. In fact, the men are more militant in urging women's rights than are the women themselves. There are a large number of well- known lawyers, artists, and scientists among the women of France, but it is in the literary world, the world of salons, that they exert the greatest influence. Mme. Adam, who recently celebrated her ninetieth birthday, has always been an: ardent republican. She 15 the founder of a famous politi- cal review. Mme. Aurel is a socialist, and her salon is a haven for the radi- cals. Mme. Dubost, who signs herself Rachilde, Homme de Lettres and wears Winnetka Represented in State D. A. R. Officers Winnetka was represented in the elections of state officers of the D.A.R., held last week in Bloomington. Mrs. Melville Chatten of Kaskaskia chap- ter was chosen consulting registrar for the state. Other officers elected at this tithe to serve for two-year terms were: Mrs. Samuel D. McKenny of Alton, vice-state regent; Mrs. Louis R. Hutchins of Monmouth, corresponding secretary: and Mrs. Fred Ball of Clinton, librarian. Kaskaskia chapter will have six representatives on the D. A. R., special leaving Chicago next Thursday to stop at Philadelphia and Valley Forge on the way to the national conference to be held in Washington April 16 to 23. The Kaskaskia members are: Mrs. Hobart Young of Winnetka; Mrs. Charles W. Phlager of Evanston; Mrs. Lucius Hine of Highland Park; Mrs. Frank F. Whetzel of Chicago; Mrs. Chatten, and Miss Elaine Blackman of Chicago, who will go as a page. men's. clothes, is a well-known writer. Comtesse de Noailles 73 a poet. Her poem "Verdun" was read at the recent Verdun celebration. Mme. Lucie De- larne Mardrus is a poet, novelist, mu- sician, and horsewoman. Being a very beautiful woman, she also finds time to pose for photographers. After Mme. Stein had finished her talk, Mrs. Kreer gave another group of songs. These were "Night Song" by John Alden Carpenter and "Street in Autumn," and "Snowy Night" by Dorothy Riley Brown.