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WINNETKA TALK April 30, 1927 { lll i pe Ht Had News of the North Shore Clubs Clubs of District Put Up Candidate Tenth District Club Endorse Retiring President as Officer for State By M. C. G The Tenth Congressional district, at its annual meeting, March 31, endorsed the retiring president, Mrs. William F. Farrell, as a candidate for the office of first vice president of the Illinois Federation of Women's clubs. The district deems it a great pleas- ure and honor to present Mrs. Far- rell's name, as it feels that it is offer- ing a woman who has proven herself capable, energetic, sincere and con- scientious in the work of the federa- tion, and one who can always be de- pended upon to head any movement, Sooling toward the betterment of club ife. Under her able direction the Tenth district has risen to and maintains a place of prominence in the state. The slogan proposed by Mrs. Far- rell, "Unity and Service," has been the keynote of her administration, and "Federation" has been the watchword. Several innovations have been inau- Furated, which have been most success- ul. The Club institute was conducted for the first time in the district during the first year and repeated last year with gratifying results. Several new junior auxiliaries have been formed, and seven of these have joined the District federation. Group meeting was another new project, which has been worked out in several communities, with much bene- fit to the clubs taking part. . The endowment fund is nearly com- pleted. The departments have worked in line with and carried out the policies of the State federation in every in- stance, and each department has de- veloped definite results. The Lake County organization has been formed and a successful club in- stitute was held in Waukegan under its auspices last November. Mrs. Farrell has been a member of the Tenth district board for six years, having been chairman of the depart- ment of citizenship prior to her elec- tion as president. She was chairman of the Local board for the state convention, I. F. W. C,, held at the Edgewater Beach hotel in Chicago last year. She is a past president of the North End club, a member of the Chicago Woman's club and of the Argyle Park Portia club. She has a charming, forceful per- sonality, and has endeared herself to the members of her board by her fair- ness and her unfailing support in everw department. Club Plans Card Party The Club for Business and Profes- sional Women of Wilmette is depart- ing from its usual form of meeting and is now arranging for a card party to be given at the Central Cafeteria Friday evening, May 6, at 8 o'clock. Tickets for the affair may be obtain- ed from Miss Elsie Thielen at Ren- neckar's Drug store, or from Miss Ruth Forberg at the Chamber of Com- merce. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Lindsay of 215 Ridge avenue announce the birth of a daughter, Isabel, March 24, at the Ev- anston hospital. ARR Artists Will Appear at Club Luncheon Te The annual luncheon of the Woman's club of Wilmette will be held Wednesday, May 4, in the Marine dining room of the Edgewater Beach hotel. After the luncheon the new officers will be introduced to the club membership and a program will be given by Marie Morrisey, a contralto, who has delighted countless audiences in Chicago and throughout the country. Edward Moore of the Chicago Tribune says of her, "A contralto well worth attention. An uncommonly good voice, a lot of musicianly feeling. Her English enunciation is a delight to the ear." Morton Howard, a pianist of marked ability, will play Miss Morrisey's accompaniments as well as a group of solos. Officers Elected at Last Meeting of Catholic Club During the annual meeting of the Woman's Catholic club of Wilmette three officers were elected, and other new ones chosen for the guidance of club affairs for the new year. Mrs. Frank T. Oelerich is to continue as nresident, Mrs. Samuel H. Moore, as first vice-president, and Mrs. Harry Sherwin as corresponding secretary. Mrs. Frank T. Parry will be second vice-president; Mrs. R. M. Lupton, treasurer; Mrs. Forest Miller, recording secretarv: anditors--Mrs. T. F. O'Neill, Mrs. James E. Tarleton, Mrs. John T. Janette: Mrs. Tohn Bovliston, chair- man of sanctuary department: Mrs. 7. P. Budinger, chairman of philan- thropy department: Frank X. Thale, chairman of fine arts; Mrs. A. W. Boylston, chairman of civics. The annnal luncheon or members of the Catholic club will be given at the Orrington hotel Wednesday, May 14. The program for Friday afternoon of last week. the occasion of the an- nual meeting, was given at the Wo- man's club bv Dorothy Rae and Mrs. William E. Walker. Miss Rae, who was accompanied on the piano by Ernau Akely, sang two groups of songs, the first, "Ah, Tho' the Silver Moon Were Mine," by Herman Mohr and "You in a Gondola," bv Clarke; the second, "Tune," and "The Year's at the Spring," both by Beach. Mrs. Walker gave an interesting talk on "Birds and Flowers," with her knowledge derived from her own ex- periences and observations. WELFARE BOARD MEETS The Wilmette Infant Welfare board met Thursday, April 28, at the home of Mrs. Howard Shaw, 994 Spruce street, Winnetka. Woman's Club Elects New Officers at Final Meeting With "Garden Day" the last day in our year We anticipated more-- Mrs. Coburn saw that pictures were right near And Mrs. Ewer talked on garden lore. She planned a garden for wus, fixed the much and realized soil, Then planted seeds so colors might blend well, Then showed us pictures with results of toil And finally made our gardens spiritual. With a wondrous beauty and a coler ritual. We Could go on and tell much more than t Of funny stories--stories also sad-- All stories of the gardens we would miss And also of the work both good and bad. That she told us most interestingly. But words are quite inadequate and vain So we can only leave you with the key That gardens mean ourselves and in the main Need loving care as well as sunshine and the rain. --H. H. 8. The final meeting for the season of the Woman's club of Wilmette was held Wednesday, April 20. The afternoon was given over to the annual business session which con- sisted of reports of all departments of the club and the election of officers. The names of those chosen as officers for the new year are: Mrs. Hayes McKinney, president; Mrs. Harvey A. Bush, first vice president; Mrs. Wil- liam A. Richardson, recording secre- tary; Mrs. Frank L. Tolman, treas- urer: chairman of departments--Mrs. Herbert J. Leach, child and home; Mrs. David F. Hall, music; Mrs. George H. Webster, philanthropy; chairman of standing committees -- Mrs. Frederick Z. Favor, bulletin; Mrs. Edward Anderson, ways and means. The Boys Glee club of New Trier, led by Mrs. Homer E. Cotton, sang several songs which the audience re- ceived with enthusiasm. Garden Lecture Open to Public Winnetka Garden Club Announces Another Fisher Lecture for Interested Gardeners Mrs. Frederick Fisher, in her lecture before the Winnetka Garden club Wednesday evening, answered many questions which had been sent in to her before the talk by interested gar- deners. Her next lecture will be given May 4, at 2 o'clock, in the Scout room at Community House. The Winnetka Garden club invites all those interested in gardening to attend the open lecture. Mrs. Fisher will answer any questions. The Plant, Fruit, and Flower guild has arranged for the Winnetka club to provide flowers every alternate Fri- day, beginning May 27. These will be distributed to the Visiting Nurse association, 1550 N. Robey street, As- sociation House, 2100 W. North ave- nue, and St. Elizabeth's Day Nursery, 1331 N. Ashland avenue. The club hopes for a very generous response to the need for flowers. When the Lake Forest Flower show is held May 28 and 29, it will have two objects in view. The first is to pro- mote the artistic arrangement of flowers, which is an art in itself; the second is to raise funds for the build- ing of a new concrete bridge at Deer- path avenue, to replace the old one. The show will be held on the grounds of Mrs. Edith Rockefeller McCormick. Mrs. C. Colton Daughaday of 180 Chestnut street has schedules for the affair, and those who wish to exhibit are urged to call her. Children arc especially invited to exhibit arrange- ments of flowers. The club has arranged for a most interesting and valuable lecture to be given at Indian Hill club on May 17, by Mrs. Francis King, the distin- guished author. Her subject will be "Tulips and Lilacs." This will be one of the greatest opportunities ever of- fered to garden lovers, for Mrs. King is an authority on gardens, and was largely responsible for the founding of the Garden club of America. She is now its honorary president, and her books are read and studied not only all over the country, but in England as well. The Royal Horticultural society of England presented her with a medal in acknowledgement of her valuable contribution to garden literature. President Coolidge, when looking for an outstanding figure to represent this country at the International Tulip Congress in Holland last year, selected Mrs. King. Among her much read books are "The Beginner's Garden," "The Small Garden," "The Flower Garden Day by Day," "Chronicles of the Garden," and "The Well Considered Garden." A view of Mrs. King's own garden in Alma, Mich. is worth a long jour- ney. She has sixty varieties of lilacs alone, and her specialty is the color arrangement of all her flowers. A few tickets for the lecture are still available and may be obtained from Mrs. Donald Dallas or Mrs. Charles Stacy. STUDY LEAGUE AFFAIRS Reading groups to study the affairs of the League of Women Voters are being formed in Winnetka by Mrs. John N. VanderVries, Mrs. Francis Lackner, and Mrs. Montague Ferry.