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22 WINNETKA TALK January 28, 1923 Young Folks and Adults Have Place on Society's Calendar Mardi Gras Luncheon Unique Benefit for People of Mountains The Woman's guild and auxiliary of Christ church, Winnetka, will have a Mardi Gras luncheon February 20- 21. Besides a delicious repast there will be a vaudeville program, with stunts between each course. The pro- ceeds of this unique entertainment are not to be used for home needs, but to go to the poor whites in the southern mountains. Nestled at the foot of the mountains are coves, and it is in Roak's Cove, Tenn., some ten miles from Sewanee, where recently a small mission church has been built, that the money from this luncheon is to be used to build a community house where all may gather--the girls for their quilting parties, the boys for games, and where the older folks, with the cove fiddler, may have their qua- drilles. Baptist, Holy Roller, Cumber- land Presbyterian, and 'Piscopal (as the Episcopalian is called), irrespective of religious creed, may meet in broth- erly love for some wholesome pleasure. Heretofore such a place was unheard of among these poor white people, who live in their one-room cabins on the mountainsides or in coves. Their lives are bare and destitute. They have had few opportunities for better- ing their conditions. Until recent years little help has been given these poor mountain whites, and it is only by persistent efforts on the part of the Christian missions that they can be brought to study God's laws and awakened to a desire for better living. Feuds and quarrels are settled with a shot gun. "White lightning," or cove whiskey, plays a great part in their dreary lives. It is through games and sports that the boys and men may learn that there is such a thing as true sportmanship and being a fair loser, without a fight. This the community house will make possible, bringing new life into the Cove and proving a source of wide influence and benefit to those poor mountain people, so isolated from the valley beyond. The women of Christ church, with the support and co-opera- tion of all the women of Winnetka, will build this hall, which shall stand as a witness to the people' s faith in the goodness and loving-kindness of one for another. Party to Be in Temple Tuesday evening, January 31, the wives of officers of Winnetka lodge are sponsoring one of the most enter- taining card parties ever held in their temple. The advance sale of tables indicates a large attendance. Bridge and five-hundred will be played pro- gressively, and refreshments will be served in the dining room downstairs at the conclusion of the card playing. Tickets are in the hands of various members for distribution or can be obtained at the temple. State Chi Omegas to Meet The Illinois Alpha Chi Omega asso- ciation will be entertained Saturday, February 4, at the home of Mrs. Ar- thur Foster, 812 Oakwood avenue, Wilmette, Those who will assist the Hostess are Miss Hazel Russell of Evanston,. Mrs. Catherine Smith of Hubbard Woods«and Mrs. M. E. O'Brien of Evanston. § Mrs. Warren A. Lamson, 940 Sheri- dan road, and Howard Fenton, 818 Bryant avenue, Winnetka, recently were re-elected officers of the board of the United Charities of Chicago. Walter Be of Chicago was re- elected pigsident for the ensuing year. _-- North Shore Women Active in Nursery Auxiliary Group The Evanston group of the Mary Crane Nursery School auxiliary met for luncheon and an afternoon of work Monday, January 16, with the chairman, Mrs. George M. Groves. Miss Nina Kenagy of Hull House, di- rector of the Nursery school, spoke to the group on the "Aims and Needs of Mary Crane Nursery School." Miss Kenagy is a member of the faculty of the National Kindergarten and Elementary college residing at Hull House. Assisting Miss Kenagy at Mary Crane are several college student teachers. The auxiliary is a group of women who are co-operating with the college in its support of this Nursery school. On Monday, January 23, the auxili- ary met with Mrs. Florence S. Capron and Mrs. P. W. Bradstreet at the home of Mrs. Capron, 1600 Hinman avenue. The group will meet again Monday, January 30, at 1:30. o'clock, with Mrs. Groves at her home, 413 Davis street. Art League Exhibit to Close With Next Meeting The North Shore Art League exhibit will be closed with a league meeting next Wednesday evening in Matz hall, Community House. Lionel Rob- ertson, one of the prominent members of the league, and a member of its board of directors, will give a talk on "Modern Design in Interior Decora- tion." He will show documents from Paris and Munich, and lantern slides from the interior of the "Ile-de- France," loaned him by the French line. Members who have pictures in the exhibit are asked to remove them that evening, but none may be taken down until then. The exhibit is open to the public every day until Wednesday. Sunday afternoon the hall will be open from 3 to 7 o'clock. Visits Former Home Mrs. Benjamin Runyan, daughter of the Albert M. Scharfs of 509 Cherry street, has been visiting her parents during the past week. Mrs. Runyan, who was Dorothy Scharf before her marriage last June, is making her home in New York City. Included in the entertainments being given for her was an informal evening gathering at the home of Miss Mar- gery Windes of 873 Spruce street, Friday, January 27, for a number of Mrs. Runyan's former high school and college friends. Dinner Dance Success The Spanish dinner and dance given last Saturday evening at Skokie Coun- try club was a splendid success, with about two hundred guests attending. Several excellent entertainers amused the guests between dances. The next event on the Skokie calendar is the dinner and card party Saturday eve- ning, February 4. Entertain Bride-Elect Miss Carolyn Case, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Francis . Case of 160 Sheridan road, Hubbard Woods, has been féted recently in honor of her coming marriage to Lawrence Everett Norem. Among the most recent par- ties given in her honor was a luncheon given bv Mrs. Russell Stafford. Miss Case will not be married for several months. O. E. 8S. Luncheon Mrs. Jacob E. Replogle, 910 Oak street, will give a luncheon and bridge Friday, February 8, it is announced. New Welfare Board Heads Now Inducted Into Office The Winnetka board of 'the Infant Welfare Society of Chicago met at the home of Mrs. Dwight P. Green, Mon- day, January 16. Luncheon was served, after which the annual meeting was held. Reports were read by all of the officers of the board and heads of committees. These resumés showed a year of wonderful accomplishment. Officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows: Mrs. Ballard Brad- ley, president; Mrs. Harold Wilder, vice president; Mrs. Harve Badgerow, secretary; Mrs. Dwight treasurer. The new president appoint- ed the following heads of committees: Mrs. Harry E. Edmonds, finance; Mrs. Isaac Rothschild, sewing : Mrs. Whea- ton Augur, visiting; Mrs. Gerald M. Butler, publicity; Mrs. Austin Jenner, birthday fund; Mrs. Frank Crawford, new members. Mrs. H. A. Wade Speaks at Missionary Meeting The Home and Foreign Women's auxiliary of the North Shore Methodist Episcopal church held its regular monthly meeting at the home of Mrs. George M. Adams of 1241 Ash street, Winnetka, Tuesday, January 17, at 2 o'clock. Mrs. H. A. Wade of Chicago, ihe principal speaker on the program, spoke on "Weavers -and Who Are They?" Mrs. Mary B. Campbell of 1291 Asbury avenue, Winnetka, led the devotions for the day, and the study book was conducted by Mrs. C. A. Steele of 676 Greenwood avenue, Glen- coe. In addition to Mrs. Wade's in- teresting talk,» Mrs. Howard F. Spur- geon of 1038 Bluff road, Glencoe, gave an informal talk. The next meeting of the auxiliary will be held at the home of Mrs. Charles O. Aspenwall of 1195 Tower road, Winnetka, Tuesday, February 14. Circle Activities The Lincoln circle met last Monday at the home of Mrs. John R. Mont- gomery, 15 Green Bay road, Hubbard Woods. During the luncheon several short talks were given by visiting women from Hinsdale. Mrs. Rorvell, wife of the minister of the First Con- gregational church of Hinsdale, told of the work of the women in the Hinsdale parish, and others talked on their neighborhood "units," which cor- respond to our neighborhood circles. The New Trier circle met yesterday at the home of Mrs. R. J. Darby, 509 Elder lane, Winnetka. The meeting was in the form of a bridge benefit to enable the circle members to raise money for material for their sewing work for the Infant Welfare. Mrs. A. W. Payne of 367 Sunset road, and Mrs. William S. Nordburg of 489 Sun- set road were the assisting hostesses: The next meeting of the Fuller Lane circle will be held on the afternoon of Monday, February 5, at the home of Mrs. Ralph D. Huszagh, 204 Fuller lane. At its last meeting the circle décided to sew for the Infant Welfare Society of Chicago. be Announce Betrothal Announcement of an engagement of interest along the north shore is that made by Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Stev- ens of "The Meadows," Highland Park, of the betrothal of their daugh- ter, Eleanor, to George Champion, ITT, of New York City. Miss Stevens was graduated from Smith college in the 'class of 1926 and her fiancé is a Dartmouth graduate. P. Green, } "Land of Oz" Tickets Are to Be on Sale for School Children Although tickets for the Winnetka performance of "The Land of Oz" may be purchased as long as they last by calling the ticket chairman, Mrs. Dud- ley French, at Winnetka 395, special opportunities to get the tickets will be given at the various Winnetka schools next Thursday and Friday. The Nursery School board of the Winnetka Woman's club, which is bringing the play to Winnetka, will have a member posted at each school on one of the two days. Mrs. Dudley French will be at Greeley, Mrs. L. Cole at Horace Mann, and Mrs. George Smith at Hubbard Woods school on Thursday. On Friday Mrs. A. Montague Ferry will sell tickets at North Shore Country Day school, and Mrs. Robert Brown will sell them at Skokie. The play is to be given Wednesday afternoon, February 8, at 4 o'clock, in the auditorium of Skokie school. All the characters in the play, as well as the members of the production staff, are Junior Leaguers. They are giving the play each Saturday morning in Chicago, and are having a huge suc- cess with it. The house is even more crowded for these performances than it was for "The Rose and the Ring." the first Junior League play this season, which came to Winnetka last fall. Senior Ball at N. U. Fvent of Late March Late March has been set for the time of the Senior ball at Northwest- ern university, plans for which will begin to unfold immediately after mid-: year examinations, it has been an- nounced. Miss Evelyn Gibbs, social chairman of the senior class, will be in charge of the affair, with a committee con- sisting of Gertrude Rollins and Ellis Schmidt, who will select the programs and favors; Margaret Law and Alma Smith, in charge of refreshments; Nel- lie Gibbs, Leland Lewis, and Phillip Erbes, decorations; Dorothy Tinley, tickets and finance. To Give Children's Play Mrs. Alfred R. Bates, president of the North Shore Alumnae association of the National Kindergarten and Elementary college, presided at the meeting of the association which was held last Monday evening at the home of Mrs. Florence S. Capron, 1600 Hinman avenue, and at the dinner at the Vera Megowen tea room which preceded the meeting. Plans were perfected for the presen- tation of the College Student Players in that very delightful children's play, "Racketty, Packetty House," on Sat- urday, March 3, at Harrison hall. To Wed Saturday Mr. and Mrs. George A Myers of Stockton, Ill, announce the engage ment of their daughter, Doris Lucille to Harry Bryson Field, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry, Field of "Wilmette. The wedding is "to take place Saturday evening, January 28. Tt will be a quiet, home affair. a Dinner Dance Hostesses Lorraine Meister of 803 Elmwood avenue, Wilmette, and Miss Mari Koretz, daughter of Mrs. Mae M. Koretz, 912 Cherry street, Winnetka, are to give a dinner dance at the North Shore hotel February 4.