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"tin iee de tasisusy WINNETKA TALK October 20, 1928 5K (| News of the North Shore Clubs Woman's Club Hears of United Charities Joel Hunter, Superintendent of Charities, Gives Illuminating Talk on Its Work At the regular meeting of the Win- netka Woman's club Tuesday, October 16, Joel Hunter, superintendent of the United Charities of Chicago, addressed the club members on the subject of, "The Place of the Modern Social Or- ganization in Chicago's Social Wel- fare Program." In an all too short talk, Mr. Hunter told some of the notable features of the work the United Charities is do- ing. In opening his talk, the speaker said he felt the people of Winnetka to be especially conversant with the work of the organization. He also said that the fact that two. men of Winnetka hold high offices in the body, bespeaks of the interest evi- denced by the residents of the village. In his talk, which followed, Mr. Hunter divided his lecture, roughly, in- to three parts. First he spoke of the communities in which the work of the United Charities is carried on. Next he told of the problems to be faced by the workers, and last he told of the remedies suggested for these problems. He described, briefly, the River wards, the crowded districts adjacent to the Chicago river, where there are fifty to seventy-five thousand people to the square mile, and where there are fewer contactral agencies, such as parks, or recreation grounds, than in any other area of the city. In this particular district, infant mortality is highest. Divorce, adult crime, deser- tion, and delinquency abound. It is in- teresting to note that here, home own- ership is the smallest in the city. The type of home in which the work of the United Charities is most often carried on, was next discussed. It is in the broken home, or the home where there is no able bodied man for the family to lean upon that most of- ten makes its appeal to the charities. It is the home that has the greatest burden to carry both socially and economically where one finds the so- cial worker. The United Charities does not care for detached cases. Mr. Hunter spoke forcibly on the gravity of the Negro problem. In some instances, he said, it has been found that whole families live in one room. Following on the heels of this hous- ing problem, all sorts of problems present themselves. In this district, forty-five per cent of all the boys be- tween the ages of 10 and 17 years have been arrested for various offenses. Mr. Hunter spoke briefly of Camp Algonquin, which is conducted by the United Charities. Here two hundred children, chosen by physicians, and who are sound organically but have not thriven because of the lack of proper food and air, are given a chance to regain their health. Here they are free to gain under the most favorable circumstances. For all these problems touched upon, Mr. Hunter said the United Charities tried to act as a diagnostician, to sug- gest, and advise what seemed wise in each individual case. The easiest problem in the economic one, he said. Money is not enough, but the social worker must gain the confidence of the family with whom he is working and advise and co-operate to the best of his ability. In summing up the purpose and aims of the United Charities, Mr. Hunter (Continued on page 46) Lecture on Needle Craft Next in Series at Club Wednesday morning, October 24, at 10 o'clock, the art and literature and the educational committees of the Win- netka Woman's club will offer the sec- ond of their course of six lectures up- on the "Art of Homemaking." At this time, Mrs. M. I. Perkins, the foreign buyer of art needlework and head of that department for Mar- shall Field and company, will give a lecture entitled, "At the Point of the Needle." From her intimate knowl- edge of all forms of needle craft em- ployed both here and on the other continents, Mrs. Perkins is prepared not only to suggest the proper usage of modern and antique, domestic and foreign examples of this art, but she will have with her many delightful samples and will reveal the secrets of a number of intricate phases of hand- work now popular, which will be of inestimable value as Christmas ap- proaches. This series of lectures is of such universal appeal to women that it has been offered to non-club members for a nominal sum in order that every member of the community may enjoy its privileges. Circle Notes The members of the Indian Hill cir- cle are being urged to join a group to drive to Hinsdale on Phursday, Octo- ber 25, to visit the Lifeboat Home. They are asked to meet not later than 10 o'clock at the Indian Hill station, and each member is requested to bring her own luncheon. Mrs. E. A. Ander- son, Winnetka 575, is to be notified not later than Tuesday, by the members who are planning to take the trip, it is announced. ! The next meeting of the Lincoln circle will be held on Monday, Octo- ber 22, at the residence of Mrs. Thomas H. Ratcliffe, 804 Lincoln ave- nue. A large attendance is anticipated. Members and their guests will begin their sewing for Charity about 10:30 in the morning, and luncheon will be served at 1 o'clock, after *which sew- ing will be continued during the af- ternoon. The Rosewood circle is to have its first card party of the season next Tuesday afternoon, October 23, at the home of Mrs. R. F. Feagans, 872 Burr avenue. Mrs. Chester W. Taylor will be the assistant hostess. The Walden Road circle will meet at 2 o'clock on Monday, October 22, at the home of Mrs. Emil Olson, 1000 Vine street. To Head Red Cross Drive The Junior Neighbors of Kenilworth met on Tuesday of last week at the home of the president, Miss Bernice Bulley, on Sheridan road. These young people voted to take charge of the coming Red Cross drive soon to be started in Kenilworth and this means a very important work. Miss Estelle Farley will be chairman of this under- taking. The next meeting of the organiza- tion will be held on the last Tuesday of November. To Be Guest of Honor The Chicago Wellesley club is giv- ing a luncheon Saturday, October 20, in honor of Miss Ellen Fitz Pendle- ton, president of Wellesley college, who will be the speaker. The affair will be given in the French room of the Drake hotel. First of Lectures for Home Makers Given on Pictures The first of the six lectures on the "Art and Science of Home Making" was given Wednesday morning, Octo- ber 17, at the Winnetka Woman's club. Mrs. E. V. L.. Brown, chairman of the arts and literature committee, introduced the speaker, Miss Mildred Chamberlain, who spoke on "What Shall We Do With That Picture." There are many kinds of taste, she said, but good taste may be defined as delicate "good sense." Miss Chamberlain explained the psychology of color and the necessity of using color backgrounds that would har- monize with the pictures. No definite rule could be followed for selecting pictures for the different rooms, yet certain types are more appropriate than others. For example, the hall might call for a formal picture such as an etching and the living room, a fine reproduction of an old master. The matter of framing is also im- portant. Some artists even make and tint their own frames. Having selected the appropriate picture, frame, and background, the question arises as to how to hang it. One should be care- ful to give it breathing space, for it is the connecting link between floor, wall, and furniture. It must complete the unit. After all, according to Miss Chamberlain, one must ask these questions in considering a picture. Is it beautiful, well-framed, well hung? Does it function? Is it suitable in the room? The decorator should also try the process of elimination of extra pictures. This helps one to appreciate more what remains. Southern Club to Hold All-Day Session, Oct. 25 The Southern Woman's club will hold its next meeting in the East room of the Hotel La Salle on Thursday, October 25. There will be a parlia- mentary law class at 10:30 o'clock which will be taught by Mrs. Maurice Lieber. Luncheon will be served at 12:30 o'clock and the 'program will begin at 2 o'clock." The Mendelssohn Ensemble group under the direction of Mrs. Grace Simpson Safford, will play. This group is composed of eight high school boys who are junior artists. Captain Neville S. Bullitt, conductor of world Ed European tours will give a travel talk. The hostesses for the day are Mrs. Harriet Tieman, Mrs. Herbert Wil- liams, Miss Ida May Trembley, Mrs. Leroy Williams, Mrs. Wood I. West- brooke and Mrs. Alfred Love Stokes. CARD PARTY OCTOBER 26 St. Jude's Household, order of Martha, will hold its next card party on October 26, at the Sacred Heart Club rooms. There will be bridge and bunco played. Mrs. Lawrence Schramm will be hostess and will be assisted by Mrs. Raymond Kloepfer, Mrs. Joseph Sauer, Mrs. Alfred Weis- ner and Mrs. Arthur Kloepfer. All members are urged to come and bring guests. TO MEET WEDNESDAY The Young Woman's auxiliary of the Winnetka Congregational church will meet Wednesday, October 24, at the home of Mrs. Heber Smith, 341 Ridge avenue. Sewing will be pro- vided and each guest is asked to bring her own box luncheon. A most cor- dial welcome will be extended to any- one interested in the group. Dr. James M. Yard Addresses Society "Whither Bound in Missions' Is Topic of Interesting Talk at Woman's Society The Woman's society of the Win- netka Congregational church began last Wednesday morning with a meet- ing of the executive board at 9 o'clock. At the same time, in another part of Community House, the work com- mittee was busy, cutting, basting, stitching and otherwise making ready the material for others to work on who were to come later. With all things in readiness for the general meeting, the members began to assemble at 10 o'clock, in the Neighborhood room, which was soon filled with busy workers all anxious to do their bit toward helping with this pait of the church work. The program of the day was. in charge of the world friendship com- mittee. Requests were made for con- tributions to be used in furnishing the new home for Onward Mission. The school boys and girls of Mexico came in for their share of the help which this society renders to many worthy charities. Mrs. William McKinney announced the opening of the "Yule Land Holi- day Shops" to be Tuesday and Wed- nesday, December 4 and 5, instead of the latter part of November, as pre- viously announced. During the sewing hour, Mrs. Wil- liam P. McKenzie in a charming man- ner gave a review of "Uther and Igraine," an historic novel and one of the late books by Warwick Deeping. The devotional exercises were in charge of Mrs. Charles F. Karnopp, and at their conclusion, luncheon was served by the hostesses, Mrs. Warren Agry and Mrs. Heber Smith, who were assisted by their committee. The afternoon meeting was turned over to the chairman, Mrs. George Gordon, who introduced the speaker, Dr. James M. Yard, newly appointed director of religious education for Northwestern university, who spoke on "Whither Bound in Missions." Dr. Yard has been a missionary in China for fifteen years and was a dele- gate to the International meeting held this year at Jerusalem under the auspices of the United Missiona council. At this conference, i lasted two weeks, practically all of the Christian churches in the world, from fifty different countries, were repre- sented. Dr. Yard regards the con- ference, as a whole, as a victory for the churches and the beginning of "modern missions." In speaking of missions in general, Dr. Yard says that they are not crumbling, but that many old ideas in regard to them are being cast off and the emphasis placed in the evangeliza- tion of the world, which includes the United States of America. Paganism, Dr. Yard says, is not geographic, and many are coming to see that Chris- tianity must be separated from west- ern civilization. Missionaries are wanted in Asiatic countries, he stated, but they must be Christ-like missionaries who will identify themselves with the people of the countries they are serving. They must also shown an appreciation of other religions. Dr. Yard says the greatest problem in the world today is not religion, but the question of race, and the white man must face this fact. He says it is (Continued on page 45)