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AT dal nr i a Cli a ET 4 8 WINNETKA TALK January 22, 1927 News of the North Shore Clubs Choose New Officers for Infant Welfare Officers Re-elect and Select Committee Heads at Annual Meeting As a result of the annual meeting of the board of directors of the Win- netka branch of the Infant Welfare society held at the home of Mrs. Georgg Stanley Parker, Monday, Jan- uary 17, the officers and chairmen of various committees have been elected to serve during the coming year. Mrs. George Stanley Parker of 200 Linden street, continues as president, and the other officers likewise were elected to serve another year. Mrs. Edmund B. Bartlett of 710 Walden road will serve as vice-president; Mrs. Emmons Blaine, Jr. of 960 Sheridan road, will serve as secretary, and Mrs. Dwight P. Green of 329 Chestnut street is to be treasurer. The committee chairmanships include Mrs. Harry Edmonds of 670 Black- thorn road, chairman of the finance committee; Mrs. Gerald M. Butler of 1030 Sheridan road, chairman of the publicity committee; Mrs. Isaac S. Rothschild of 517 Cherry street, chair- man of the sewing committee; Mrs. Harold Wilder of 508 Maple avenue, chairman of the visiting committee; Mrs. Frank T. Crawford of 623 Cherry street, chairman of the membership committee. Announcement is made by the board of the annual meeting of the general organization of the Infant Welfare Society of Chicago, which will take place Wednesday, January 26, at 12:30 o'clock, in the Grand ballroom of the Palmer House. Professor G. T. Staf- ford of the University of Illinois will speak. Lucius Peter, president of the Infant Welfare Society of Chicago, urges that husbands of members of the board attend this luncheon, for he feels they will find much of interest in the meet- ing. Reservations should be made as early as possible for this luncheon by calling Central 8435. Club Planning Birthday Party for War Veterans Disabled veterans at Great Lakes hospital whose birthdays occur this month will be guests of the Neighbors, the Kenilworth woman's club, on Tues- day, January 25, at 1 o'clock, at the hospital. Those boys who are able, will come to the party and refreshments and cigarets will be taken to the bed- ridden patients. A present will be given to each of the birthday boys. The committee in charge also is arranging an entertain- ment for their pleasure. Women in the north shore towns, especially in Kenilworth, are urged to participate in the little journey to the hospital, to help with the party, and to see the work being done there. Those who have the party in charge state that they will greatly appreciate any donations of money or cakes. They hope to be able to raise $50, the amount considered necessary to make the party a success. Further infor- mation may be obtained from Mrs. M. H. Dement, Kenilworth 1641; Mrs. ohn Hicks, Kenilworth 1401; Mrs. Joyce, Kenilworth 2134; Mrs. ley, Kenilworth 1392. Renaissance of American oetry Discussed at Club The Winnetka Woman's club held its regular meeting Tuesday afternoon, January 18. Mrs. Arthur T. Cushman presided and the program was in charge of the art and literature com- mittee of which Mrs. Ernest Ballard is chairman. Bernard DeVoto of Northwestern gave a very interesting talk on the "Recent Renaissance of American Poetry." As he explained, it was in the nature of an elegy, or rather an obit- uary, as the movement has been ended definitely. The period under discussion was the ten years following 1912, the year in which was launched, Poetry, a Maga- zine of Verse, edited by Harriet Mon- roe. In 1914 came Edgar Lee Mas- ter's "Spoon River Anthology." 1915 was a significant year in American poetry, he said, with Masters, Vachel Lindsay, Robert Frost and Amy Low- ell producing some of their best work. The creed of the imagists, Mr. De Voto explained as follows: freedom of subject matter, freedom of direction, necessity of new rhythms proceed- ing out of the emotions of the poet, absolute avoidance of didacticism, con- centration and expressiveness. It was a great ideal, but possible of achievement only in the hands of great artists. The wreck of the movement came with the discovery by the pro- letariat that verse was free. Mr. DeVoto's scholarly and humor- ous analysis of the situation was most illuminating. One felt that the move- ment had done a great deal for us in freeing us from archaic tradition and that it was sad to have it perish for lack of substance. PRECINCT DAY AT LEAGUE "Know Your Precinct" day will be observed by the Winnetka League of Women Voters, February 14. All members of the league will wear badges and eat luncheon at their pre- cinct tables. It will be a time for old friends, neighbors and newcomers to get together, and those who do not know their precinct chairman may ask 'her name of the registrar, and so find her table. Mrs. Hymen L. Raclin of the eleventh precinct is in charge of the luncheon. OFFICERS TO REPORT The annua] meeting of the Windsor chapter of the Daughters of the Brit- ish Empire will take place at 2 o'clock, Wednesday, January 26, at the home of Mrs. Lionel H. Franks of 808 Grove street, Glencoe. The purpose of this meeting is for reports of officers, and committee chairmen, and the election of officers for the new year. PLAN ALL DAY MEETING The next meeting of the Worth While club of Glencoe will take place Wednesday, February 9, from 10 o'clock in the morning until 4 o'clock in the afternoon, at the home of Mrs. Charles J. Watson of 803 Bluff street. Luncheon will be served at noon. --O-- The Dorcas society will meet at the home of Mrs. A. J. Paulson, 902 Ash street, on Friday evening, January 28, at 8 o'clock. Mrs. L. Eckroll will be the assisting hostess. BR «a " Mr. and Mrs. N. Landon Hoyt of 535 Sheridan road, have left the village to spend the winter months in their Southern home at Green Cove Springs, a: Alliance Francaise Has Crowded Season Mrs. Harold G. Sperling of 125 Crescent drive, Glencoe, is a member of the social committee of the Alliance Francaise, an organization sponsored by the University of Chicago and Uni- versity of Illinois for the purpose of promoting friendly international feel- ings. The social program for the Alliance Francaise is usually crowded each month with a lecture every Saturday noon at 12 o'clock, at which some prominent Frenchman speaks, and a regular afternoon meeting every other Thursday at the club rooms in the Fine Arts building. About once a month an evening soiree is held, attended by some notable French guest in the city and by members and their guests. Special luncheons are held from time to time, the last one occurring Wednes- day, January 19, at the Arts club. It was given in honor of Darius Milhaud, composer and lecturer. Dr. and Mrs. Max Masort of the University of Chi- cago, were guests of honor at the Jan- uary soiree which took place January 21. Mrs. Carter Harrison spoke to the members and guests, recounting her experiences in a "'round the world trip." Several other interesting meetings have been held, Suzanne Lenglen be- ing the guest of honor at one of the Thursday afternoon sessions. Mrs. Sperling took part in a charming play given Thursday, January 13, entitled "La Lettre" Next Club Meeting Is in Hands of Music Committee The Music committee of the Win- netka Woman's club will have charge of the program for the regular meeting of the club on February 1. Under the direction of Mrs. William Sherman Hay, chairman of this committee, two expert artists will appear before the members. Mrs. Warner H. Robinson of 924 Euclid avenue, Winnetka, soprano, will give a group of vocal selections, and Joseph Brinkman, pianist, will play piano numbers. Mrs. Robinson is known to north shore people through her connection with the Winnetka Mu- sic club, and Mr. Brinkman has played with the Chicago Civic orchestra. SPEAKS AT COLLEGE Mrs. John N. VanderVries, president of the Winnetka League of Women Voters, spoke before the Girl's as- sembly at Lake Forest college, Wed- nesday morning. Her talk concerned the League of Women Voters, its or- ganization and its purpose. She also talked of the work of college leagues. Mrs. H. J. Claussen of Ogden, Iowa, has been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Haberer of 1063 Oak street, for the past two weeks. Mrs. Chris W. Matthiesen of 1072 Ash street, Mrs. Haberer"s daughter, entertained at luncheon in Mrs. Claussen's honor, Monday, January 17, at her home. --_--0-- Mr. and Mrs. Ray P. Carpenter of 887 Ash street, are receiving congratu- lations upon the birth of a son, Louis Bothner, Thursday, January 13, at the Evanston hospital. Mrs. Carpenter was Myrtle Bothner before her mar- riage. Citizenship School Offers Day Session Why Vote? and Measures of Hour to Be Discussed for Women of North Shore As citizens, women are divided into two classes, those who vote, and those who don't. For these an all-day Citi- zenship school will be held in Wilmette Wednesday, January 26, at the Pres- byterian church, opening at 10:30 o'clock and continuing until 3:30 in the afternoon with a luncheon served at noon for those attending. Those who do not vote will glean information that will make them consider their voting privilege in a different light, and those who avail themselves of voting will receive pertinent information on politics and_present measures of im- portance. citizens along the shore, is under the auspices of the Wilmette League of Women Voters. The program of the day will be pre- sented by two women of wide exper- ience, noted for their interesting, stim- ulating and charming personalities, Mrs. E. H. Lunde and Mrs. K. F. Rich. The former, who will act as instructor, recently led the Evanston citizenship group, and has been active head of many committees. Mrs. Rich is one of the vice presidents of the Illinois League of Women Voters. The schedule for the day will be as follows : Morning Session--10:30 1 What Is Good Government? What Your Officials Do For You What You Do For Your Local Government Why Vote 2 The Place of Political Parties Iuncheon 12:30-1:30. Reservations may be made with Mrs. E. V. Youngberg, Wilmette 3556; Mrs. Jasper King, Wilmette 2230 Our Immigration Laws and Propos-. ed Changes now before Congress, Mrs. K. F. Rich, director Immi- grants Protective League. Afternoon Session--1:30--3:30 1 Measures of the Hour (a) In Congress Sheppard-Towner, Civil Service, and the Prohibition Unit, Muscle Shoals (b) In the Legislature Short Ballot Proposals, The Di- rect Primary, Civil Extension Service, Women on Juries, Wo- man's Reformatory, Distribution of State School Fund, Shorter Hours for Women Workers, Child Welfare z CATHOLIC LEAGUE TO SEW The regular sewing meeting of the North Shore Catholic Woman's league will be held at the home of Mrs. W. J. Schneider of 911 Vernon avenue, Glencoe, Tuesday afternoon, January 25. ADDRESSES SOCIETY The Illinois Children's Home and Aid society held its annual meeting Thurs- day afternoon at the Casino, Chicago. Dr. Herman M. Adler of the Institute for Juvenile Research, gave an address. The North Shore Wellesley circle met Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. H. J. Williams, 205 Oxford road, Kenilworth. : The school, open to women Jas sa 4 TENT ad J TE --