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34 WINNETKA TALK March 12, 1927 March Brings Benefits to Keep North Shore Women Busy Musicale, Recital, Card Party to Fill Week of March 21 By DOROTHY HARRIS Benefit parties loom large on the social calendar for March, and large groups of north shore women are de- voting their moments toward making these affairs socially as well as finan- cially successful. The week of March 21 brings three benefits, given by the Bryn Mawr scholarship committee, the Wilmette League of Women Voters, and the Woman's club of Wilmette. A rare opportunity is offered to hear Miss Cornelia Otis Skinner when the Bryn Mawr scholarship committee gives an entertainment for the benefit of the scholarship fund on Tuesday evening, March 22, at the Skokie school at 8:15 o'clock. Miss Skinner will give original character sketches. The list of patronesses for the Bryn Mawr scholarship entertainment next week has been announced. The list includes these names: Mrs. Laird Bell, Mrs. N. H. Blatchford, Jr., Mrs. Darrell Boyd, Mrs. Robert Brown, Mrs. John Brown, Mrs. Richard Bul, Mrs. F. Goddard Cheney, Mrs. J. Francis Dam- mann, Jr, Miss Rachel Foster, Miss Nathalie Gookin, Mrs. Samuel A. Gree- ley, Mrs. William B. Hale, Mrs. Wil- liam G. Hibbard, Mrs. Sidney Haskell, Mrs. Lawrence Houghteling, Miss Har- riet Houghteling, Mrs. Edward Lund, Mrs. Richard Matthiesen, Mrs. Philip Wyatt Moore, Mrs. James F. Porter, Mrs. John R. Reilly, Mrs. Gilbert Scribner, Mrs. Henry Tenney, Miss Margaret Ullmann, Miss Frances Von Hopten, and Mrs. Edward K. Welles. The Bryn Mawr scholarship is main- tained for the purpose of sending girls to Bryn Mawr who otherwise would be financially unable to attend. Rep- resentatives from each of the twelve sections into which the college has grouped the alumnae over the country call upon girls in their sections and choose a girl each vear. The Wilmette League of Women Voters is giving a card party on Wed- nesday afternoon, March 23, at 2 o'clock, at the home of Mrs. Frederick M. Bowes, 714 Ashland avenue. The party is to be given to raise the yearly quota for the league. The patronesses for the afternoon are: Mrs. C. P. Evans, Mrs. Lloyd Clark Ayres, Mrs. G. T. Hellmuth, Mrs. Frank Dolan, Mrs. Frederick M. Bowes, Mrs. I. R. Adkins, Mrs. C. W. . Cozzens, Mrs. N. P. Colwell, Mrs. Elliott V. Youngberg, Mrs. C. A. El- dridge, Mrs. O. W. Smith, Mrs. I. E. Mee, Mrs. Paul M. Keene, Mrs. John Baker, Mrs. William Weldon, Mrs. John Mills, Mrs. Hubert E. Holdoway, Mrs. Hayes McKinney, Mrs. Harry Wilson, Mrs. Earle D. Lyon, Mrs. Emil C. Butz and Mrs. Frank Schei- denhe'm. Milan Lusk, the well known musician, whose work as a violinist is known in America and across the sea, is to ap- pear in a Lenten musicale at the Woman's club of Wilmette Tuesday evening, March 22, for the benefit of the club building fund. The patronesses for the musicale are: Mrs. C. P. Dubbs, Mrs. Sumner Mason, Mrs. Ralph Potter, Mrs. R. E. P. Kline, Mrs. Lvman Drake, Mrs. William E. Duff, Mrs. G. Ross Stew- art, Mrs. Percy Idler, Mrs. L. W. Strong, Mrs. Percy Arden, Mrs. La- Fayette Cozzens, Mrs. Oscar W. Schmidt, Mrs. R. A. Wheelock, Mrs. Harvey Bush, Mrs. B. F. Lewis, Jr. Mrs. William F. English, Mrs. Lester Mee, Mrs. A. H. Howard, Mrs. F. W. ~ Fuermann, and Mrs, David F. Hall. Manages Benefit Photo by Lehle Mrs. John R. Reilly of Winnetka is chairman of the committee in charge of the entertainment to be given by the Bryn Mawr scholarship committee Tuesday, March 22, at the Skokie schoo. Engagement Announced Mrs." Frederic H. Deily of Evanston, formerly of Winnetka, announces the engagement of her daughter, Mrs. Florence D. Preston, to Edward Allen Fox of Chicago. The wedding is to take place in May. Mrs. Preston has been entertained at several attractive parties. Mrs. R. N. Kloepfer of Win- netka entertained for her at a handker- chief shower on Valentine's day. Mrs. Arthur Schroeder of Winnetka gave | her a miscellaneous shower on Thurs day of last week. To Give Concert The North Shore Chamber of Music association will give a concert on Sun- day afternoon, March 13, at 4 o'clock, at the Kenilworth Assembly hall. This is the third concert to be given. The others were given in October and De- cember and were well received. The Muenzer Trio will pday the following numbers: Tio in C. minor, Brahms; Trio op. 61, Graener; Theme, with variations from Trio in A minor, Tsch- aikowsky. Panhellenic Luncheon The annual luncheon of the Chicago Panhellenic association will be held on Saturday, March 19, at 1 o'clock, at the Illinois Woman's Athletic club. Reservations are being made with rep- resentatives from each sorority. The speaker for the meeting is to be Miss Daisy Belmore of "The Vagabond King" company. The soloist is to be Miss Belle Fgrbes Cutter. D. A. R. to Confer On March 22 to 24 inclusive, the D. A. R. State conference will be held at Rock Island, Ill. The Skokie Valley chapter is to be represented by Mrs. Israel Cope, regent of the chapter, and Mrs. Robert Schressler of Highland Park. The teachers of the Skokie school were entertained at dinner on Thurs- day evening, March 10, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Andrews, 785 Wil- low road. TEL Attic Puppets Present Children's Show 'Today The Attic Puppets have prepared a new play this month and are giving two performances at Community House today before packing up their silent actors for engagements in Chi- cago. "The Seven Princesses in the Blue Mountain" will be given today. Three princesses as exquisitely delicate as spring blossoms are blown away by a snow storm and imprisoned under- ground, by a horrible three-headed troll, and their rescue is effected by a brave and merry soldier. The play abounds in characters which thrill the hearts of children--a long-bearded dwarf, a bear, an eagle, a king, and the three gossamer princesses. As puppets are not at their best before large audiences, the perform- ance will be given in a small room so that every person may have a good view of the mimic actors. Ten Winnetka women have de- veloped this traveling theater, which has appeared at many clubs, settle- ments and schools in Chicago and on the north shore. These Winnetka women, pioneers in puppet shows on the north shore, have worked for months to prepare this play. Several years ago they began their experiment with a play in verse by Mrs. Richard Bull, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs." The next year they gave "Dr. Doolittle" with great success. For two years after they chose a play more suited to adult audiences. They presented Dickens' "Christmas Carol," which was accompanied by singing of old carols. This year they are returning to a play to delight the younger auidences. Engaged Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Kinne of 1324 Elmwood avenue, Wilmette, have announced the engagement of their daughter, Leah Mildred, to Edwin A. Robson of Chicago. The betrothal was formally announced Friday afternoon, March 4, before a group of about six- ty members of the Chi Omega sorority of Northwestern university, where Miss Kinne is a senior. Mr. Robson is a law student and a member of the Phi Alpha Delta law fraternity. Clubs Display Gay T ables and Bouquets at Chicago Show The gay displays at the Chicago Garden and Flower show being held this week at the Hotel Sherman have brought springtime into the month of March. The north shore Garden clubs, busy for weeks in preparation, have been more than repaid for their efforts by the praise inspired by the many tasteful and artistic displays. The clubs carried off several prizes and honorable mentions: Wilmette won honorable mention for table decora- tions, and Winnetka for the shadow box by Mrs. Howard Phillips and Mrs. Frederick Scott, and Glencoe won first prize for its plots of ground arranged by Mrs. Frederick Fisher and first for its rock garden by Mrs. Carl Miner and honorable mention for the dinner table. The flower picture entered by the Winnetka Garden club, which won honorable mention, is attractively ar- ranged with lupins, blue Spanish iris, calla lilies, cream f{reesias, and flame colored De Wet tulips, in an old Chinese vase. The dining table for six is set with filet lace runners, silver candle sticks holding light flesh colored tapers, and a yellow-pink Venetian glass bowl set in the center with two high formal vases of the same glass at each end. The bowl is filled with formal yellow roses, yellow freesias shading down to pink-tipped freesias, pink roses, laven- der sweet peas, yellow and white daisies and lavender heather, all bor- dered with maiden hair ferns. The high vases were filled with flowers giving the same vellow-pink effect on a smaller scale. The garden tea table for two is cov- ered with a white cloth with a rose border. A pale yellow tea set edged with rose garlands matching the cover is placed on the table. Amber colored vases filled with rose tulips and yellow freesias with a touch of lavender com- pletes the decorative scheme. Mrs. Carl S. Miner of the Glencoe Garden club arranged the rock garden which won first prize. She did all the work herself, placing al! the stone, and building in a little pool. It is a small duplicate of her own beautiful rock garden in Glencoe. Honorable mention was given to the . Glencoe Garden club dinner table, ar- ranged by Mrs. Sydney F. Beech, assisted by Mrs. George Pope and Mrs. Paul I. Battey. A white damask table cloth with a soft lavender border is used. On plain lavender service plates are 'aid the deep rose dessert plates of Rose Marie glass. The sher- bets and goblets are also of the Rose Marie glass. An etched crystal bowl is in the center of the table, filled with sweet peas of rose, pink and lavender shades and long sprays of lavender heather, with a few deep rose tulips. Lavender candles stand in the crystal candlesticks. Mrs. Frederick Fisher, president of the Glencoe Garden club, won the first prize for her unique display. She had two plots of ground, one representing her own lot when she bought it. A faded house stood on ill-kept grounds, where tin cans and rubbish effectually choked all but a few flowers. A picket fence rambled about the edges of the lot. The second plot of ground showed the transformation effected. A sedate white house and a prim white picket fence denied acquaintance with their former dilapidated selves, and the yard was clean and beautiful with a profu- sion of gay flowers. Fe RS a RR ER Z "NN