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WILME"TTE LIFE September ·28. 1928 North Shore, Residents. Patrons for Watson Lecture." N. S. Art League Day Selected for Annual Theatre Guild Host I On Ball Committees ., Philanthropy Card Party at Reception Sunday Sponsors Lectures The day is announced for what is f by Dudley Watson annually one of the large social events or W a1ter p . E aton Again this season Dudley Crafts \Vatsmf is coming to the north shore, affording all p'e rsons interested in art an opportunity to hear him give his clever, interesting, instructive talks without journeying to the city. He is to deliver six lectures. the dates for which are October 15 and 22, November · 5 and 19. December 3 and 17, under the sponsorship of the !\orth Shore Art league, of which Lionel Robertson of Highland Park is president, in Matz hall, Community House, Winnetka. The list of patrons and patronesses for the lecture series includes many whose names are wett known along the entire north shore: In Evanston-Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dennis, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Gale, Miss Hong of Northwestern university, ~tr. and Mrs. Chancellor L. Jenks, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore C. Keller, Mr. and Mrs. Carl C. Latham, Carl Scheffler of the £yanston Academy of Fine Arts, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles \V. Spofford. \Vilmette-Dr. ·and Mrs. Lester Mee, Mr. and Mrs. Hayes McKinney, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Simonds, 'Mrs. Marguerite Taylor, Mr. and 1\frs. Albert Ullrich. Kenilworth-Mr. and Mrs. C. Howard Bent, Mr. and Mrs. Melville Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Beckler. ~~ r. and Mrs. Herman Brassert, · Mr. and Mrs. Percy Eckhart, Mrs. Charles Erwin, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Hedrick, . Mr. and Mrs. Eitner Nygaard, Dr. and Mrs. Amucl Spach, Dr. and Mrs. E. F. Snvdacker, ~tr. and Mrs. Joseph ). \\'hite and Dr. and Mrs. Paul \Yillitts. \Vinnetka and Hubbard \\·oods~[r. and Mrs. Emory Cobb Andrews, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Alschuler, Mr. and ~[ rs. Ayres Boa), ~lrs. Frederick Copeland, Mr. and Mrs. Francis Case, ~[r. and Mrs. Frederick Dickinson, ~Ir. and Mrs. George Frazer. ~fr. and ~[ rs. George Gordon, ~~ r. and ?\[rs. \\'illiam Hale, Mr. and ~Irs. August ~[agnus, Dr. and ~[ rs. L. Harrison ~Iettler, ~~ rs. Carrie 13. Prout\', ).fr. and .Mrs. Marcus Richards.- ~Irs. Douglas Smith, and ~fr. and Mrs. Lawrence Stem. Gl~ncoe-Mr. and ?\Irs. .\ugust Rabin·. ~Ir. and ~Irs. Edward Brion, Mr. and Mrs. Curtis B. Camp, ~Irs. Sarah Crossley Buck. ).I r. and ~Irs. Edwin Cassels, ~~ r. and ~~ rs. hor Jeff n:ys, Dr. and ~Irs. Dwight C. Orcutt. Mr. and ~Irs . George Pope, ~[rs. Andrew ~facleish. ~~ r. and ~[rs. Bruce 1Iaclcish, Mrs. Dorothy Ross, ~Ir. and Mrs. Edward ]. Sherwin. ~[r. and Mrs. Henry I. Smith. and ~Ir. and Mrs. \\'illiam Sutherland. Highland Park and l~a\·inia-~Ir. and Mrs. Lawrence Buck. ~Ir. and Mrs. Ross Beatty, ~lr. and ~Irs. Rarry Byrne, Mr. and ~[ rs. George Carr, 1Ir. and ).frs. James Cady Ewell. ~Ir. and Mrs. Samuel Hastings, ).f r. and Mr . Rudolph lnger!e, ~lr. and ~Irs. Frank Peyraud, and Jesse Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Yan \\'agenen Alling of Lake Forest are also on the list. Mrs. J. \\'. F. Da\'ies, 65.? Lincoln avenue, \Vinnetka is general chairman of the committee in charge of the lectures. Sh.e will ha\'e the following comm~ttees from each town to assist hrr with the sale of tickets and other details: Mrs. Bertha \\·alker Glass of E\·anston; Mrs. Francis I. \Valker of \\'ilmette with Mrs. Gordon \\itson and Mrs. Eldred G. Bentley helping her: Mrs. Charles F. Southward of Kenilworth: Mrs. Emory Cobb Andrews, Mrs. Felix Boldenweck. 1frs. Ralph Brackett, Mrs. \Yilliam Jerome Cl.ark, Mr~. William E. DaYis. Jr., Mrss · Carohne Eckstorm, Mrs. J. P. Gallagher, Mrs. George Haskins, Mrs. · of Wilmette's winter season, tile afterMr. and Mrs. Walter Strong, 1377 noon card part..r given by the philan- Tower road, are opening their home thropy department of the Woman's club of WiJmette. \Vednesday, pet<?- tomorrow afternoon for a reception · ber 31, has been set aside for tht.s given by the North Shore Theatre affair, which will take place at the guild in honor of Walter Pritchard clubhouse at 2 o'clock. Eaton. About 4 o'clock Mr. Eaton Mrs. \Villiam Holmes of 622 Cen- wilt talk informally on little theaters tral aven·ue is chairman of the event, and kinctred subjects. A general inassisted by a committee composed of vitation has been extended by the u rs. George ·K. webster, chairman of Theatre guild for this reception and tht! philanthropy department, and Mrs. anyone on the north shore interested Kerry C. Meagher, Miss Annie Dingee, in the guild and its work or in hearMrs. A. J, Nystrom, Mrs. Willis H. ing Mr. Eaton will be welcome. Hutson, Mrs. J, R. Ludwig, Mrs. Wal- · The North Shore Theatre guild beter C. Farrar, Mrs. Theodore ]. Mor- gan its fall work on Wednesday, Sepeau, Mrs. J. L. Camelon, Mrs. G. F. tember 19, at a luncheon given by Iliff, !\Irs. H. E. Cutler, MrJ. F. E. Mrs. Sherman Aldrich at her home McCullin, and Mrs. Charles Kraft. for the town chairmen. A general The committee announces that those outline of the year's work was formudesiring to play in private homes may lated and the work of the committees make up their own groups. A prize planned. will be given for each table. Tuesday afternoon, September 25, ~frs. J. Williams Macy entertai_ ned at tea for the chairmen and members of Evening Bridge Benefit all committees of the guild at the first Set for Late November general meeting of the year. At this The \\'oman's club of \Vilmette, with meeting David Owen, the guild's diits various departments and commit- rector, John Allen Stewart, its busitees, has arranged for an exceedingly ness manager, and Henry Kitchell busy autumn and winter season. This \Vebster, who is vice-chairman, gave week bril1gs the ~.nnouncement of the short talks on the work of the guild. card party the ways and means committee will give again this year as a Women Voters' Teas benefit for the club building and loan Commencing on Monday fund. The time chosen is Tuesday eycning, ~ovember 20, at 8:30 o'clock. !\·I rs. Raymond W. Armstrong of at the clubhouse. The money derived 1001 Linden avenue is giving the first from the sale of tickets will be turned of a series of teas for the membership almost entirely into this fund as the drive of the Wilmette League of expenses will bl' minor owing to the 'Nomen Voters Monday afternoon, generosity of the merchants of the October 1, from 3 to 5 o'clock. As,-illagc who are contributing the prizes, sisting 1\frs. Armstrong will be Mrs. which promise to be unusually attrac- George Iliff and ~Irs. John H. Stacktive. house. ~Irs. Carl Van Sindcn heads the Members arc urged to attend and committee in charge of the affair, bring a guest. Anyone wishing to join among whose members arc Mrs. John the league is cordially invited to do so, Behr, Mrs. Fred Simmons, ~Irs. Charles 1Ioody, 11 rs. Elbridge Allen, the committee atfrtrumces. During the afternoon a play en~Irs. Harry Barnhill, ~Irs. Paul Casterline, Mrs. \\'illiam EYans. Mrs. titled, "A Block Captain's Adventure," .\rthur Fuller, 1Irs. C. H. Kraft, and will be read . ~Irs. Leslie Millar. Other affairs of the same kind '"ill ~Iiss Virginia Bixby heads the group be given on October 10, when ~Irs. of members of the clubs ] unior aux- G. T. Hellmuth will be hostess at her home, 1700 Forest avenue; ot\ October iliary \Yho will serve refreshments. The committee on arrangements is 19, at the residence of Mrs. Harvey meeting today during the philanthropy Craig, 716 Lake avenue, and again on luncheon to <lrYelop its plans. October 26, when ~Irs. Lester E. · Mee will act as ho tess at her home, 1227 Chestnut a\·cnue. Marian Spach to Wed Spach will become the bride of Paul Lee DeLargy at 6 o'clock Friday, October 5, in the home of he~ parents. Dr. and ~frs ..\muel B. Spach of :?28 Leicester road, Kenilworth. ).[iss Spach will wear her mother's \\'edding dre s at the quiet home ceremony to which the relati,·es and a few old friend· will be im·ited. ~[iss Barbara \Yakely, daughter of 1\fr. and ~[rs. :\rthur \\.akely of Kenilworth will be the flower girl. She is the only attendant ,,·ho has been announced. The reception will be held in the home after the ceremony. Mr. DeLargy _is a member of the department of Phdosophy at the Universitv of Illinois. · . ·· , Photo by Toloff Mrs. Ansel McBride Kinney (Elinor \Voodward) is a member of both the ticket and the poster committees for the ~mith hall which will take place on October 10, at the Evan.5ton Country club. Other members of the ticket committee from \Vilmette, \Vinnetka and Glencoe include ~Irs. ~Ialcolm R. :B~·ron, Mrs. John S. Loomis, Mrs. Lawrence Norem, l\Iiss Caroline Kimhall, and ~fiss Barbara ~Iettler. 1fiss l\Iary Lois Mcl\Iullen of Evanston, who is general chairman of the ball, is also chairman of the above committee. · Tomorrow Brings First of Subscription Dances The first of the series of eight subscription dances for the benefit of the building fund of the \\'oman's club of \Yilmcttc will be held Saturday evening, September 29, at the clubhouse. This group of dances al\\'ays is one of the sources of social acti\'ity in the \'illage during- the winter months. The chairman for the subscription dances is ~Irs. Earl D. LYon, who has as the members of her coi11mittee, Mrs. Harn· Barnhill, ~Irs . George D. Basskr, ~Irs. Edward Bt;rg. ~Irs. Elmer Claar. ~{r!;. \Y. D. Lawrence, 1Irs. Edwin B. Knndt~on, and ~[ n. Georg·e E. \Yest. · ' · Garden Club Hostess \Y. .-\. Toole of Gan·-nee-Dule. Baraboo. \ Yis. will speak on- "Perennial Phlox" at the next meeting of the \Yilmette Garden club on October 5. ~[rs. A. F.. Logie will be tht> hostess for the afternoon in her home at 1032· .\shland aYenne. ~[embers are requested to bring plants to th~ m. eting which they wish to dispose of for the plant exchange at the meeting. The ex-service committe of the \Vilmette \\.oman's club ga\'e another automobile ride for the disabled soldiers at Great Lakes last ~fondaY. Thev were driYen out to Gra\"s lake wlwre hot coffee and doughmits were sern·d. Edna May Johansen, ~ ~Irs. Carl E. Johnson. Mrs. Ruth Killips, Mrs. John Vel'nema. Mrs. Harry 1[. Lay. all of \Yinnetka: Mrs. Edward ]. Sherwin chairman for Glencoe with ~Irs. Dorothy Ross; Mrs. James Cady Ewell. chairman for Ravinia and Highland Park with Mrs. DaYid Clarke, Mrs. Ross Beatty and Jesse Smith on the committee: Mrs. Van \\"agenen Alling, chairman for Lake Forest. ~Liss ~faria~J Paul L. DeLargy, Oct. 5 . Showers fC?r Brrde-Elect Two affairs already have been given in Kenilworth in honor of a Kenil\\'orth bride-elect, 1Iiss Elizabeth Hannah, whose engagement \\'as announced recently. Her sister, Mrs. Sam Ross of 708 \Villow road, \Vinnetka, formerly of Kenilworth, has entertained at a handkerchief shower and Miss· Jane Ridgway of 207 Cumberland road, Kenilworth, was ho 5 tess at a kitchen shower recently. Miss Hannah left Friday of last week to spend most of the winter in California. · N octh End to Meet The North End circle of 'the Congregational church will hold its first 'fall meeting next ~londay afternoon, \.. October 1. in the home of Mrs. L. C. Pelott of 1103 Ashland aenue. Luncheon will be served at 12:30 o'clock. The assistant hostesses will be 11rs. R. E. Pattison-Kline, Mrs. E. B. Knudtson, and Miss Ida Nourse. Wellesley Circle Opening The new year for the North Shore \Vellesley. circle is about to begin. The first meetmg for the sea.son of 1928-29 will ta~e place Ttte.5day, October 2·, at 2:30 o clock, at the home of Mrs. S. P~rker Johnston. 505 \Vaverly road, Hrghland Park. The afternoon will be essentially of a social nature as it will The East End circle of the Conbe re-gathering time, but before the gregational church will meet this aftertea hour, news of cJass reunions will noon with Mrs. Leland Pierson of 804 be recounted. Forest avenue.