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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 9 Jun 1928, p. 39

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38 WINNETKA 'TALK June 9, 1928 North Shore Society Settles Into Early Summer Gait Children's Horse Show Outstanding Event in Winnetka By EVELYN DUNCAN The fifth annual children's horse show is the big event in Winnetka today. It is taking place at the Indian Hill Riding club as usual, but is to have several new features. There will be several classes of riding for the dif- ferent ages of boys and girls, there will be a parents' and. children's class and also one junior jumping event. The children have been riding regularly * this spring and are quite excited at the prospect of competing for the various cups this afternoon. The various entries are as follows: Event 1--Class for children who have. not ridden before January 1928, Joe Ballard, Mary Lou Laird, Betsy Kelly, Sandy Laird, Mary Ellen Strong, Mary Pritchard, John Pritchard, and Mar- jorie Lindsay. Event II--Girls from 7-9 years of age, Nancy Blaine, Mary Dallas, Judy Butler, Joan Bersbach, Portia Miller, and Eleanor Daughaday, Event III--Boys from 7-9 years of age, Jack Ross, and Gilbert MacLeish. Event IV--Ladies saddle horses. Event V--Girls 10-12 years of age, Susan Ballard, Jane MacLeish, Mar- jorie Schuman, and Mary Armstrong. Event VI--Boys 10-12 years of age, Teddie Ballard, Donald McPherson, Marshall Forrest, Jr., Richard Bab- cock, Edward Scott, William Daugha- day, Colton Daughaday, and Bucking- ham Chandler. Event VII--Girls, 13-16 years of age, Betsy Ballard, Holly Spooner, Harriet Dallas, Jane Darling, Fanny McPher- son, Suzan Pierce, Dorothy Ott, Char- lotte Chandler, Betty McKay, Mary Rhodes, Katherine Klotz, Jane Wilson, Mary Forrest, Jane Forrest, Jane Babcock, and Edwina Cadmus. Event VIII--Junior jumping, Teddie Ballard, William Ross, Donald Mec- Pherson, Jack Ross, Marshall Forrest, Jr, Jane MacLeish, Dorothy Ott, Wil- liam Daughaday, and Colton Daugha- ay. Event IX--Senior jumping--open, Thompson Ross, "Colonel" Pierce, Donald McPherson, Ernest Hicks, and John Hartnett. Event X--Boys 13-16 years of age, Obstacle race, William Ross, Edward Scott, Colton Daughaday, and Buck- ingham Chandler. Event XI--Parents' and Children's event, Donald McPherson with Fannie, Mrs. Donald McPherson with Donald, Mr. Darling with Jane, Ernest Ballard with Teddy, Mrs. Ernest Ballard with Betsy, Colton Daughaday with Wil- liam, Colton and Marian. Catherine Hinman Selects Members of Wedding Party Miss Catherine Seymour Hinman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George W. ° Hinman, 576 Oak street, is to be married on June 23, to Perry B. Bu- chanan, son of Louis I. Buchanan, 591 Cherry street. The wedding is to take place at 8:30 o'clock at the Church of the Holy Comforter in Kenilworth. The ceremony will be followed by a reception held at the home of the bride's parents. Miss Hinman's sister, Mrs. William Coburn of Berkeley, Cal., is to be her matron of honor and Miss Betty Web- ster of Winnetka will be the maid of honor. Little Billy Coburn, nephew of Miss Hinman, and Catherine Joan Hin- man, her niece, will be the ring bearer and flower girl respectively. The men in the wedding party will include Nor- man Hinman, Howard Clements of Chicago, and Joseph Hinman. Helena Bradford Names Her Wedding Attendants Miss Helena Crews Bradford will become the bride of Garold Clairmont Jenison at a ceremony performed by the Rev. J. Findlay Brown of Chicago at the Union League club at 8:30 o'clock on June 16. A reception will follow the reading of the service. Miss Bradford is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William A. Bradford, 956 Green- wood avenue, Hubbard Woods, and Mr. Jenison is an Oak Park resident. Miss Virginia Bradford, the bride's sister, will be her only attendant and Thompson Merrick of Evanston will serve as best man. Edwin Coleman and Edgar Funk, both of Oak Park, will usher. Mr. Jenison and his bride will make their home at 821 Lake street, Oak Park, and will be at home there after July 20. Mrs. Wallace E. Weld of Evanston, formerly Helen Mearns of Kenilworth, is giving a bridge party Thursday, June 14, in honor of Miss Bradford. North Shore Women Work for University Club Fete Mrs. Harold Ickes of Hubbard Woods was chosen as chairman of the revisions committee of the Woman's University club of Chicago at the business meeting held recently. At the same meeting plans were discussed for the acquisition of permanent head- quarters by the club in the near future: Just at present the energies of the members are centered on a Garden fete to be held at the home of Mrs. Minna Schmidt in Evanston on June 28. This fete is planned to combine the dual offices of providing recreation for the members of the club and securing funds for the permanent headquarters. The activities of the fete will include moving pictures, fortune telling, chorus singing, swimming contests, bridge and dancing, with various types of refresh- ments to be served. Mrs. A. M. Simons of Evanston is president of the club and Mrs. Clar- ence FE. Frazier, also of Evanston, is in charge of the Garden fete. Mrs. Merle B. Snyder of Wilmette is also actively at work for the event. Wed in East June 11 Miss Celeste Pope, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Francis E. Pope of Washing- ton, D. C., becomes the bride of Thomas Lyon Fentress, son of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Fentress of 939 Green Bay road, Hubbard Woods, Monday, June 11. The service will be read at 4:30 o'clock in the afternoon before mem- bers of the two families. Calvin Fen- tress, Jr., will be the only attendant. Mr. Fentress and his bride are plan- ning to spend the summer in Glouces- ter, Mass. Entertain for Bride Mr. and Mrs. Horace Kent Tenney, 640 Pine street, entertained at dinner Wednesday evening in honor of Miss Betty Burgess, whose marriage to Eric John Lea Cotton of Earl Chilton, Leicester, England, will take place this evening at the home of her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth F. Burgess of Evanston. Club Ends Season The Evening club of Winnetka held its final meeting of the season on Sunday, June 3, at the North Shore Temple Israel. There was a supper, followed by a splendid program given by the Amy Neal String quartet, and the Russian dancer, Olga Merovo. This evening was a fitting finish to a fhost interesting and successful season. v Winnetkans Made Officers for Dundee Country Club Mrs. Charles A. Klotz of Winnetka was elected president of the new Dun- dee Country club at the first gather- ing of the charter members Tuesday, May 29, at luncheon at' the Woman's Athletic club. Mrs. Hathaway Watson of Winnetka is to be vice-president and Miss Ernestine Pearce, of 'the same village, will serve on the board of directors. Other officers are, Mrs. W. W. Haerther, secretary, and Mrs. Paul Walker, treasurer. Miss Pearce, who was acting secre- tary of the organization, gave an out- line of this new project at the lunch- edn and also read a welcome from W. A. Alexander, one of the founders of Old Elm, the club of similar character exclusively for men. Frank Craven, author and star of "The 19th Hole" was the guest of honor. Mrs. Hathaway Watson extended a cordial invitation to the members and friends to meet sometime in June in her gardens at Winnetka. Marjorie Janney Becomes Bride of Stephen Roby Miss Marjorie Janney, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Laurence A. Janney of 657 Spruce street, Winnetka, was mar- ried on Wednesday, June 6, to Stephen Roby, son of Mrs. Emily M. Roby of the Ambassador hotel, New York City. The marriage took place at 3 o'clock at the Park avenue Presbyterian church with the Rev. Albert Parker Fitch officiating. The wedding was small because of illness in the family, taking place in the presence of the bride's parents and the groom's mother. The wedding occurred the day after Mr. Roby took his final examinations at Princeton. The bride and groom took advantage of the short holiday before commencement and took a short wedding trip to Bermuda, returning in time to be back at Princeton for graduation. After September 1, they will reside in Chicago. Mrs. Janney is expected to return in about a week. Pre-Nuptial Affairs Now Begin for Alice Little Several affairs already are arranged in honor of Miss Alice Little, daugh- ter of the Charles G. Littles of Evans- ton, whose marriage to Dr. Curtis Nelson, son of the Murry Nelsons, now of the city, formerly of Winnetka, will take place at the summer home of the bride-elect, Les Cheneaux Islands, Mich, Monday, June 25, following a week-end house party for the wedding guests. > Mrs. Kenneth Henderson of Winnet- ka was hostess at a luncheon for Miss Little yesterday. Mrs. Arthur W. Rogers of Evanston gave a small bridge party Thursday, June 7. Mrs. Edward Welles of Evanston gives a luncheon at Glenview club today, and Miss Jane Warner of Lake Forest is entertaining at dinner this evening. Mrs. Morris Wilson of Winnetka is also to enteftain in honor of Miss Little and Dr. Nelson. Circle Meeting The West Elm Street circle will meet at the home of Mrs. Ralph Hinners, 551 Rosewood avenue, on Wednesday, June 13. Mrs. Carrie B. Prouty will give a talk on "The Pur- pose and Origin of the Circles in Win- netka." Mrs. Burton Atwood is pre- paring a circle song. This is to be the last meeting of the year. Plans will be made for the picnic in July which the circle will give for children of the Chicago Commons. First Week of June Brings Weddings of North Shore Interest A wedding that included among its guests a large number of north shore residents was that of Miss Winifred Fairchild Metzel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Metzel of Kenilworth, and Ballard V. Higbee, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tohn W. H. Higbee of Wilmette. St. Augustine's Episcopal church in Wil- mette was beautifully decorated with palms and spring flowers for the cere- mony which was performed at 8:30 o'clock last Saturday evening by the rector, Dr. Hubert Carleton, who was assisted by the Rev. Frank Fitt of the Highland Park Presbyterian church. The reception was held at the Kenil- worth club. The bride was in a gown of white satin and rose point cream lace. The tulle veil was gathered into a cap of rose point and arranged with orange blossoms. She carried a shower bou- quet of gardenias, sweet peas, and lilies of the valley. The frocks of the matron of honor and the bridesmaids ' were of soft yellow chiffon, very long waisted, with the skirts short in front and long in back. The maid of honor wore orchid chiffon fashioned in the same manner. The bridesmaids wore lavender slip- pers, and yellow gardenias in their hair to match their frocks. Their bouquets were of roses, snap dragons and sweet peas tied with lavender ribbon bows with long streamers. The flower girl was dressed in yellow chiffon trimmed in ribbon, and carried a basket of flowers. ; The members of the wedding party included Miss Margaret Neilson, maid of honor; Mrs. James Prindle, sister of the bride, matron of honor; the bridesmaids, Mrs. Robert Osgood, Miss Virginia Belt, and Mrs. Truman Met- zel; Peggy Ketcham, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Craig Ketcham of Kenil- worth, flower girl; Jack Higbee, broth- er of the bridegroom, best man; the ushers, John A. Thompson, Robert Osgood, William White, and Robert Belt. ' Tuesday evening, June 5, brought the wedding of Miss Eugenia Moore, daughter of Mrs. John J. Moore of Glencoe, to Karl D. King, Jr. son of Mr. and Mrs. Karl D. King of Wil- mette, at the Moore home, 440 Sheri- dan road. The house was attractively decorated with spring flowers, and this note was carried out in the bridal bou- quets of Miss Moore's attendants. Miss Moore wore her mother's wed- ding dress, which was of heavy ivory satin with a train. The tunic had tiny pin tucks and the neck line was low over the shoulders. The veil was of Brussels lace, brought by an aunt from Brussels for Miss Moore. Her bouquet was of white roses and lilies of the valley. Miss Helen Wicks of Chicago, who was the maid of honor, wore a pink bouffant taffeta dress, having a wide band of lace at the bottom. A large velvet flower at the side and a velvet streamer from the shoulder added a graceful touch to the costume. The bridesmaids, Miss Vera McDermid of Glencoe, Mrs. Cedric Gifford (Betty Miller) of Evanston, and Miss Alice King of Wilmette, were in taffeta frocks of pastel shades made with bouffant skirts trimmed with a lace band. They wore peach, green and orchid respectively. Betty Moore of Hinsdale and Gertrude Kagy of Salem, flower girls, were demurely dressed in pink crepe de chine. After June 20, Mr. and Mrs. King will be at home at 20 Frederic street, Hartford, Conn.

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