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34 WILMETTE LIFE April J, 1927 News o¥ the North Shore ClUbs Wilmette Woman's . D. A. R. Interest Turns to Congress Club· Announces an Mary Bailey Speaks at b Business Woman's ·ctu An enthusiastic group of business and professional women of Wilmette heard the program on the occasion of the last March meeting of their club Monday evening. Following the dinner served in the Congregational church rooms, Miss Helen Bradford uf Wilmette sang charmingly two groups of songs that preceeded and follov,red the talk given by Miss Mary Baily, the speaker of the evening. Miss Bailv is assistant United States district atto-rney, whose work at present in concerned with prohibition injunction cases. ·Miss Baily interested her audience keenly with he.r explanation of the activities of the Unitecl States District attorney's office, which in addition to work among violators of the Volstead law, deals with the food and drug act and meat inspection cases, interstate commerce affairs. counterfeit cases, mail uobbery cases, elope cases. white slavery, naturaliza·· tion and deportation cases, add can ce ll ation of naturalization certificates. 'Yfiss BaHy closed her t:1lk hy expressing as her own opinion that "r.reed i~ the underlying cause of l;m·l,rea king." Arbor Day Program Period Style S .how · on Club Program Gowns of Long Ago on Display at Last Fine Arts Meeting of Catholic Club As a finale the fine arb departmeut of the Woman's Catholic Club of Wilmette has arranged · an unusually extensive p.rogram for the last meeting 0f its club year Friday afternoon , April 8, at the home of Mrs. George Ortseiien. 337 'Essex road, Kenilworth . One of the features of the afternoon's program will he a round tahl <' of hook n ·vie\\'S. ?\.[ rs . Arthur Johnson will give a re sume of "The Life of \\'ashington." ~ti ~~ ?\largarct Hayes will revic\\· "The Orpl1an Angel." Miss Jane Keeic, ··~fore Ports and -:\fnrc Happy Places," and Mrs. M. J. 0'Brien, ").f ! . ?'If ortal Enemy." "The American Home in ~Iu s ic" is the subject nf the paper \fr s. (~ : C. Richards will .read. with ?'If r s. Olinr \Villiams playing piano mu sic in illtt!' tratioti. An unique feature of the program i~ to be a period style show. The model s " ·ill be members of the cluh attired in the latest styles of days of long ago. Accompanying the exhibit, Mrs. P. J. Kirwan will read a paper describing the gowns of yesteryear. Mrs. She.r ry McDerm0tt is in charge of the :nusic program. Those who are to be assisting hostesses are Mrs. W. F. Krippes and Mrs. Arthur McMillan. Yellow and white flowers and yellow and white cakes gave the color touch to the .fourteenth birthday of the \V oman's Catholic club Friday afternoon of last week Bows of yellow and white pinned upon them distinguished the nineteen charter members among the large club group who heard the intere sting program. Mrs. Mary Ridpath Uann's Mediterranean lecture delighted her audienc.e, both for its subject matter. and the attractive pictures usrd in illustration, which were · taken by George Connor of the Travel bureau. · Many letters were received from membe-rs unable to be present, among '"hich \\·as one written by Mrs. P. ]. Cunneen, the club's first president. \Yho disclosed much of the .hi storv of it. infancy. · Urs. Frank Oelrrich, now its pn·si clent. gave a special greeting to th charter members. D. A. R. Chapters Prepare for "Have you any unsolved problems in regard to the care Qf your trees and Annual Pilgrimage for Their shrubs ?" Come to the Arbor day proContinental Congress . gram at the Woman's club of WilIn commemoration of the anniversary of April 19, 1775, the Daughters of the American Revolution make their annual journey to \Nashington d~ring cherry blossom time on the MaiJ, to assemble in their Continental Congress. From all over the United States, from far off Hawaii. and occasionally. from chapters in London and Paris, they come representing 2,164 chapter . Thev carrv back to 156,850 members ne\\;s and · views and inspiration from the Congress. The local chapters, Skokie Vailev Ka skaskia, and the Glencoe ch;l;Her will probably send delegates to the congress. Because the society is adding 1,000 new members a month, Memorial Continental hall is no longer large enough for the convention. Monev is now being raised for Constitutio;1 hall, which will care for 4,000 dele::.. gates, and Mell1orial hall will he maintained as a beautiful museum furnishl'd with priceless Revolutionary relics. Most persons know of the D. A. R., but . many are not cognizant of its ideals and work. Tn brief its work ~s this: Young Mothers, Club to "For the thirty-six years since its Hear Norman Richardson founding for 'God, Home and CounThe Young Mothers'. club will hold try' it has been faithful t.o its ideals of sen· ice. its meeting ?'lfonday evening, April .1, "It is ueither react ion an nor mili - at the home of Mrs. A. C. Youngberg, taristic, but applies to pt;hlic affairs 1503 Lake avenue. It is expecting to the. principles of common-st·nsc, in- have an unusually interesting meeting hented from the sturdy pioneers and and has invited the husbands of the founders of our nation who believed members to come with their wives. in 'keeping their powder dn·.' The.r eDr. Norm.an E. Richardson, who is fore the Daughters stand - upon the the head of the department of reliplatform of friendliness with all na- gious education and associate editor of tions and adequate defense. · the Abingdon Press, is to be the speak"They encourage national conserva- er of the evening. His s uhj~.'ct will he tion and thrift, obedience to the law "The Child's Moral Equipment and and the exercise of the franchise: Religious Development." Dr. RichardThey are planting trees ( 405,300 la st son has an enviable national reputayear alone) and furthering through tion in thr field of religious eclucatinn the hoy and girl organizations and and those who have hrarcl him lecture schools the protection and studv of all nn the north shore '"ill he glacl to have the opportunity to hear him discu..;s wild life. · this important subject. "For them selves and their chi ldr en Mrs. Otto Geppert will sing a group they foster the st udy of the underlyof so ngs. ing principles of our government and an understand ing lovaltY. Thev aiel needy student s. Last- year thev loaned SEW FOR HOSPITAL TODAY in scholarships $83,010 to d-eserving \V omen of the village are in vi ted to young scholars. Further, the Daugh- come to the \\Toman's club this mornters contributed to schools alone $120- ing at 10 o'clock to join their friends 000. They especially favor in their and neighbors in the sewing that is support. those mountain schools in the to be done for the Cook County hosborderland between North and South. pital under the direction of the club's where ignorant and impoverished philant-hropy department. Luncheon Americans are keen for 'Book larnin.' will he served at 12:30 ·o'clock. This "The Daughters are interested in is the next to the last sewing meeting the new American who com<·s from nf the club year. every corner in the world to find his home in this. Their \VOrk in this field ART LEAGUE TO EXHIBIT is in the night schools and in clubs for . adults and . children and foreign-born The. North Short. (\_rt league. wtll mothers, They have helped in devel- hold Its annual ex.hibJtJon and. d111ne,r oping· the 'Americanization' service in on Thur.sday, Apnl 21, at Wmnetka naturalization courts. A 'Manual for Commumty House. ImmigrCt.nts' is published in fourteen languages, and help is given by the TO SEW FOR BABIES Daughters at Angel Island on the The Babies Friendly will ·hold its Pacific coast and at Ellis Island where next meeting at the home of Mrs. E. two detention rooms are supported by Angelbeck, 1630 Walnut avenue, April the Daughters." 6, at 1 :30 o'clock in the afternoon. The three local chapters are keenly This meeting is open to all those who interested in this general work. . care to join the society in its sewing. mette ·Wednesday morning, April 6. Chief Forester Ransom Kennicott will speak on 'Our Fo.rest Preserves,' and \vill answer questions that are puzzling many as to the best care of our trees and shrubs," reads an announcement of the morning meeting. There will be time given for the asking of questions and the discussion of individual problems. George Bersch has been chosen among the \Vilmette Boy S~outs to tell of their tree survey. The prog.ram of the Scouts in regard to "A More Attractive Wilmette" is of general interest, for it stands for the four following endeavors, to help protect lawns, to give shrubs a fair chance, to have orderly alleys. and attractive back yards, and Ia tly to follow all this up with ti·ee planting and bird welcoming. Follm~; ing the 1 o'clock .luncheon. the afternoon session will convene .:tt 2. Mrs. Alice A. \Vinter is to be the speaker. She has chosen as her topic, "Home Gro\\'n Up." Mrs. Winter has been pre sident of the 1\ational Federation of \Vomen 's clubs. In her many foreign travels she has studied \VOill en's clubs in other countries. Meetinq Place Is Changed for Wilmette Garden Club The next regular meeting of the \\'ilmet te Garden club ii' taking place Friday, April 1. at the home of l.frs. G. P. Racine. 5()1 \Vinnetk:t avenue, \\.innetka. instrad of at the home of Mrs. E. H. Burge as it appears on the calendar. Seymour Burge is to give a talk on "Birrls." and according to the announcement. "Mr. Burge is the son ·Jf our own ?\frs. E. H. Burge. a fact that adds anticipated pleasure to our April program." Two Speakers on Program for Next League Meeting The \Vilrnette League of Women Voters meets Monday, April 4, at 2 o'clock, at the Baptist church, 1020 Fore . t a\'Ctllle. Mrs. Paul M. Keene. vier-president of the league, will talk f1n the actual method of putting a hill through the legi slature. Before coming tf1 vVilmette Mrs. Keene was acti~·c in work 111 the ?\{assachusctts legis Ia ture. Miss Edith Rockwood, secretary of public affairs of the Tllinoi s league, will bring news of the General Assembly. discussing the hills up for passage as wrll as points of general interest. READS FRANKLIN LETTERS A delightful meeting of the Skokil' Valley chapter of the D. A. R. was held ,r ecentlv at the home of 'Mrs . Carl Keith, 310 Warwick road, Kenil "·orth. The Daughters had the pleasure of listening to many of the letters that passed between Benjamin Franklin and Dollv Stevenson. These were read by Dr.-James Madison Stifler of Evanston, who has made a collection of them in connection with his special study of the life of Benjamin Franklin. Two Books Reviewed at Woman,s Club April 8 Book .review day for the Woman'~ club of Wilmette has been arranged for Friday,' April 8, at the hour of 10. The books to be discussed arc two of recent publication of unusual interest and charln. "The Silver Cord," the work of George Chamberlain, will be rliscusserl by Mrs. Stephen A. Llovd. Miss Winif.recl Bright of the Wilmc.tte Public library will give a resume of "The Royal Road to Romance " that fascinating tale of unusual trav~l from the pen of Richard Halliburton. . The committee in charge of the revtews . recommends that members read these books before April 8, so that they may hear the reviews with a deeper understanding and derive more value from the discussions. The reviews will be given at the clubhouse. · LAST OF RUMMAGE SALE . Today is the second and last day of the rummage sale being held by the Ladies' Aid society of the Wilmette Parish Methodist church at the Economy shop, 1147 Greenleaf avenue. The sale is to continue throughout the day.