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aki A (Rl AE rd fig Et satite wh avs» WINNETKA TALK November 12, 1927 E73 News of the North Shore Clubs Zinovi Pechkoff Speaker at Club Officer of Foreign Legion to Tell Woman's Club Tales of Adventure The Woman's club of Wilmette is anticipating one of the best programs of its year on the occasion of Presi- dent's day Wednesday, November 16. Mrs. Harry S. Gradle, president of the Tenth district, will be the guest of honor. The program in the morning, which will commence at 11 o'clock, will be devoted to Book reviews of "Brother Saul," by Don Byrne, given by Mrs. Gordon Culver, and "Mother India," by Katherine Mayo, given by Miss Anne Whitmack of the Public library. These reviews will be followed by a review of one of the current plays given by Mrs. John Boddie. Luncheon will be served at 1. Major Zinovi Pechkoff of the French Foreign Legion will address the club in the afternoon on "The Human Side of the Foreign Legion." Major Pech- koff was a soldier in the World war and after eight years of distinguished service, was raised from "Knight" to "Officer" in the Legion of Honor. The speaker of the afternoon is the son of Maxim Gorky. Various mis- sions have taken him to most of the countries of the world. He has been decorated nine times by the French zovernment and cited at numerous other times. Major Pechkoff has a story to tell which is intensely inter- esting, dramatic and informative. On his previous tours he has spoken be- fore principal colleges and universities in the East, before chambers of com- merce and boards of trade, before business men's organizations, before women's clubs and in churches and private homes. Soldier, diplomat, stu- dent, these three words describe Major Pechkoff. It is to the human side of every individual that his talks appeal. The music of the afternoon will be given by B. Fred Wise, tenor. Mr. Wise's popularity as a soloist brings him to this club for his second en- gagement. He has a beautiful voice and sings with a keen appreciation for the words of his songs. Karleton Hackett of the Chicago Evening Post has said of him, "Mr. Wise has a tenor voice of fine quality and he sings with understanding. His delivery of the recitative 'Deeper and Deeper Still, was excellent. There was appreciation for the words and the vocal command to express it with force." Wellesley Group to Meet The next meeting of the North Shore Wellesley circle will take place at 2:30 o'clock, Tuesday, November 15, at the home of Mrs. E. L. Scheiden- helm, 704 Lake avenue, Wilmette. Mrs. Alfred B. Taylor of Evanston will be the assisting hostess. The program of the afternoon will be given over to talks entitled "1927 Discusses College." TO ILLUSTRATE LECTURE The North End branch, Friends of Chicago Junior school will hold its regular monthly meeting Tuesday, No- vember 15, at 8:30 o'clock, at the Sovereign hotel. Joseph Muller will give a lecture on "Southern Utah," covering the Zion National Park, Brice "anye i Breaks. He will 2 rith slides. Sisterhood to Meet The Sisterhood of the North Shore Congregational Israel will meet Wed- nesday, November 16, at the Glencoe Union church. Because of the near- ness to Armistice day, the meeting will be devoted to peace and freedom. The morning will be spent in sewing for charity, and after luncheon Mrs. Laura Hughes Lunde of the Woman's Inter- national League for Peace and Free- dom, will talk on the "Patriotism of Peace." Mrs. Barnett Faroll of 741 Prospect avenue will read a poem ap- propriate to the occasion. The host- esses for the day are Mrs. Sam Good- man and Mrs. Max Livingston of Highland Park. Lectures at Woman's Club The Winnetka Woman's club meets again Tuesday, November 15. Prof. William A. Nitze, head of romance languages and the literature depart- ment at the eo of Chicago, will lecture on "Moliere and the Human Comedy." The advanced French classes at New Trier and the North Shore Country Day school are invited to be guests of the club and to hear Pro- fessor Nitze. Leagues Meet The North Shore Junior league heard a talk on "Cohens and the Kellys" Sunday, November 6, at the meeting held at 1054 Gage street. Mrs. J. Blumenstock of 495 Willow road and Mrs. Alfred Flesham of 1380 Scott avenue were the evening's hostesses. The North Shore Senior league met at 1054 Gage street for its second annual meeting on Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Bridge Benefits for Vets Mrs. Willis H. Hutson, 1112 Elm- wood avenue, Wilmette, opened her home Friday, November 4, for a card party given by the committee of the Woman's club of Wilmette for friendly co-operation with ex-service men. Each member of the committee was re- sponsible for one table. The money raised is to buy fuel, food, and clothing for the families of the men at Great Lakes hospital, who have no compensation. WORK FOR BENEFIT. Workers on the program committee for the theater party to be given for the organ fund of the North Shore Congregation Israel will meet at 11 o'clock Monday, November 14, at the home of Mrs. Sam Goodman in High- land Park, for an all day meeting and box luncheon. The sale of tickets will be discussed. Merchants of the north shore have given their ads freely, it is announced. PREPARING FOR BAZAAR A group of members of the Associat- ed guilds of St. Augustine's Episcopal church of Wilmette met for the dav Monday at the home of Mrs. Joseph R. Marshall, 1040 Elmwood avenue, Wil- mette. The time was given over to work on pillows for the Christmns bazaar to be given December 7. Lunch- eon was served. Another group met Thursday afte-- noon with Mrs. E. Robertson to cover card tables. The British American club had a dance last Saturday evening at Com- munity House. Jesse McFadzean of 940 Ash street, chairman of the enter- tainment committee, was in charge of the dance. On Soctety Program The question of the Philippine Islands is one that Americans are vital- ly interested in, and the Woman's society of the Winnetka Congregation- al church is to have an opportunity of hearing about them on Wednesday, November 16. The speaker for that afternoon is the Rev. Julius S. Augur, who has been in the Philippines since 1916. Mr. Augur has studied the people of the .great island of Mindanoa, and has had a hand in all kinds of work among the various types and temperaments of his district. His letters in the ten years since he first went there are a running history of the religious, social, and in- dustrial development of the Island people. This promises to be a most interest- ing and enlightening address, and it is hoped that all the women of the So- ciety and those of the community who are interested, will attend. There will be a board meeting in the Camp Fire room at 9:15. Sewing will begin in the Neighborhood room at 10:30 and at 11 o'clock Mrs. Frederick Dickinson will entertain the workers with a reading. Luncheon will be served at 12:15. Wilmette Voters League to Give Annual Bridge The board of directors of the Wil- mette League of Women Voters met at the Village hall Thursday morning, November 3. Mrs. Shelby M. Single-- ton, president, was in charge of the session. Plans for an evening meeting to be held in November were discussed. Gen. Charles G. Dawes, who was to talk at the evening meeting, has postponed his address until early spring, and another speaker will be secured. The board also voted to hold its annual card party in February. The report of the representatives attending the last meeting of the village board of trustees was read, and an open discussion of the report followed. Mrs. James G. Elder, membership chairman, reported the drive for new members was progressing rapidly, and one of her captains, Mrs. A. L. Fuller led, with fifteen new members to her credit. Catholic League to Have Parliamentary Law Class At the meeting of the North Shore Catholic Woman's league last Tuesday at the Winnetka Woman's club, the members decided to have a course of parliamentary law to be given after the holidays by Mrs. Maurice Lieber of Winnetka. Mrs. Chester E. Cleveland of Win- netka was in charge of the program for the afternoon. Mrs. R. R. Gavin, con- tralto, sang a number of songs and Miss Virginia Mattes played a group of violin numbers. Both artists, as well as their accompanist, Miss Sybil Dolan, are Chicagoans. SEWING DAY NOVEMBER 18 The next day of philanthropy sewing at the Woman's club of Wilmette falls on Friday, November 18, commencing at 10, and continuing until into the afternoon. Luncheon is served at noon and school children are welcome. Sewing this month is for Infant Wel- are. a | Neighbors to Have Open Meeting Day Minna Schmitt to Bring Figurines to Illustrate History of Woman's Dress An open meeting will be held by the Neighbors club of Kenilworth on Tues- day, November 15, when members are free to bring as many guests as they choose. The day is designated as President's day as at this time Mrs. Harry S. Gradle, president of the Tenth district, and the presidents and officers of all the women's clubs in this district will be invited as guests of the Neighbors. The program of the afternoon will be a most interesting and unusual lec- ture on "Three Thousand Years of Women and Their Costumes," by Mrs. Mina Schmitt, president of the Schmitt College of Scientific Costuming of Chicago, as well as the active head of the Schmitt Costume company, which ranks as one of America's foremost costume concerns, carrying as it does, sixty thousand costumes, many of which are the creations of this remark- able woman. The lecture will be illus- trated by Mrs. Schmitt's famous col- lection of figurines, dressed in authen- tic costumes depicting every mode of dress ameng women from the earliest ages down to the present day. Always interested in anything pertaining to romance and make believe, she has brought to her work those qualities of perseverance, application, and single- ness of purpose which ensure success, and this lecture is the crystallization of a vast fund of information gathered from many vears of endless research and journeying to all parts of the world. Mrs. Schmitt, who came to America a poor German girl, and who has attained such remarkable success, is justly proud of the Degree LL.D. acquired after she had reached the age of 58. Send Plea for Clothing for Great Lakes Vets There is an urgent call for winter undergarments and other warm cloth- ing, but especially underwear of all sizes for men in Unit 31, the unit cared for by the committe for co-operation with ex-service men, of the Woman's club of Wilmette. Anyone having articles, is asked to please send them to 112 Elmwood avenue, or call Wil- mette 1447 if the articles are to be col- lected. The regular monthly meeting of the committee will he held Monday, No- vember 14, with Mrs. Frank B. Wever, 357 Cumberland avenue, Kenilworth, at 10:30 o'clock. N. K. E. C. LUNCHEON Alumnae of the National Kindergar- ten and Elementary college will hoid their monthly luncheon in the Walnut room of Marshall Fields, at 12 o'clock on Saturday, November 12. Mrs. Harry G. Phillips, president of the Na- tional Alumnae association, will pre- side, and the luncheon will be followed by a meeting of the executive board of the association. WELFARE BOARD MEETING The Wilmette board of the Infant Welfare society will meet Monday, November 14, with Mrs. Ralph Moody, 1235 Ashland avenue, at 10:30 o'clock. Luncheon will be served and a business session will be held at 2 o'clock.