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'9;ILME TT E LIFE May 6, 1<>27 National College to Give Spring ·Festival as. Benefit College Medley Is N. K. E. C. Form of Festival for May BY JEAN TEN BROECK I Engaged Large Social Affair of Parish Year at Georgian ~___, The spring festival at the National Kindergarten and Elementary college yearly has its appeal for throngs of inhabitants of our north shore villages. The college counts among its f.riends not only many girls of college age who enter its doors as students but many older women who are alumnae and board members. A forecast of what this season's celebration is to be reveals itself !n the following notice contributed by one in direct touch with all of the planning. The annual spring festival of the National Kindergarten and Elementary college will take the form this year of a cleve.r college medley-a series of colorful sketches, gay, aesthetic, humorous-with its climax in the masked ball and the crowning of thr May Q\leen. A bit of the old plantation with clogging pickaninnies, ponderous mammies and hoop-skirted "quality," contrasts stri.kingly with the preening and posing of the beautiful models of the peacock parade. A kitchen scene, where brooms, mops, spices, pots and Photo by Reick pans swish and caper at the behest Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Wad hams of the jolly cook, adds flavor to the Penfield, 525 Greenleaf avenue, Glensong and folk dance of the Italian coe, announce the engagement of their group and the flaming dance of the niece, Miss Evelyn Pardee Woods, to Spanish senoritas. I. Roy Martin, Jr., of Cleveland, Ohio, "Poor Magdalena," a play of Pierrot son of Mr. and Mrs. I. Roy Martin of and Pierrette, who leave their tranquil Kansas City. Mo. cardboard paradise for the joys and Miss Woods was graduated f.rom the sorrows of mortal life, falls in de- Bennett school, Millbrook, N. Y., and lightfully with the other bits of color Mr. Martin is a Harvard man. in the kaleidoscopic medley. The cast, which includes only graduating students, numbers over 250, Norma Schuettge to Wed with a chorus of 100 picked voices Ralph Edinger Tomorrow from the freshman class. One of the interesting features of the event is the Tomorrow afternoon at 5, the marfa<;t that the May Queen, althou6 h riage of Miss Norma Schuettge and selected by vote of the students, will ·Ralph Edinger will take place. The not be announced to them until she is· Rev. George P. Magill will read the crowned at the close of the ball. service in the Presbyterian church and The play will be given under the immediately afterward a reception and direction of Miss Etta Mount, di.rec- dinner for eighty guests will be held tor of plays and pageants at the col- at the home of the bride's father and lege and the musical program, which mother, M.r. and Mrs. R D. Schuettge, includes several unusually fine num- 804 Greenwood avenue, Wilmette. bers, will be given under the direction The matron of honor is to be Mrs. of Miss Louise St. John Westervelt of George A. Hallstein of Winnetka, the the Colufnbia School of Music, direc- bride' s siste.r. Miss Bertha DeHaye tor of chorus at the college. Mrs. and Miss Jane Roberts of \Vilmette, Olive Pierce Hazel of Lewis institute and Miss Katherine Edinger of \Vin is in charge of the costume s for the netka. sister of the bridegroom. " ·ill he festival, and Miss Margaret Fa.rrar of the other attendants. the college faculty, of the scenery and Clarence Edinger of Evanston is to stage setting. be his b ro ther's best man, and Roy An invitation performance of the Olsen, Ho\,·a rd Mattias, and \Villiam festival for the parents and friends of Melvin, all of Evanston, .will usher. the students will be given on Wednesday evening, May 11. The public per- Last Club Dance Saturday formance, presented by the students as The last regular dance of ·the year a benefit for the stage equipment fund, will he given by the Woman's club will be given in Harrison hall, Evans- this Saturday evening beginning at ton, at 8 o'clock on Thursday evening, 8 :30 o'clock. Each member is entitled May 12. Tickets may be secured at to bring one guest. the college office or at Community In the receiving line will be Mr. House, Winnetka. and Mrs. Hayes McKinney, Mr. and Members of the board of trustees Mrs. M. H. McMillen, Mr. and Mrs. and the governing board of the college W. A. Richardson, Mr. and Mrs. A. who will act as sponsors for the festi- E. Klunder, Dr. and Mrs. H. 0. \\' eisval are Mesdames Alfred S. Alschuler, haar, Mr. and Mrs. Hames C. CrossPhilip Armour, III, Alfred R. Bates, ley, :Mr. and Mrs. John D. Emric\ Otto R Barnett, Harry Barnum El- Mt. and Mrs. George E. \Valk. mer S. Bersbach, Elmer S. Bradstreet, This dance will be the closing event E. J. Baffington, Har.ry B y .r am of this year for the Woman's club of Charles Cartwright, Henry M. Cooper, Wilmette. Wellington Coolidge, Fred A. Cuscaden, George M. Groves, N. Landon F. J. Scheidenhelm, Douglas Smith, Hoyt, W. T. Hall, B. F. Langworthy, Merritt Starr, Robert Stoddard, WilWalter Marx, Andrew MacLeish, F.red liam Sutherland, George H. TomlinMeyer, William M. McMillan, Alex- son, William D. Truesdale, Ronald ander Moseley, Albert E. P e i r c e, Webster, Towner K. Webster, Jr., Harry G. Phillips, Fred D. Porter, Arthur H. Woodward, and Miss AuMarcus D. Richards, Frederick Scott, gusta Fenger. Plans near completion for the one large social affair given annually by the women of the St. Francis Xavier A bridge tea will he given by Th i.' parish. The Georgian hotel is to be Neighbors of Kenilworth on May IH, the scene of .t he May party that is to be given Thursday evening, May 12. at 2 oclock, at the Kenilworth club, t0 A dinner dance and cards have been create a fund for aiding disabled ~et arranged by the committee in charge. erans at the Great La~es hospital. Those who are unable to attend the Many of these men are not receiving dinner may come for dancing later in compensation from the government the evening. The committee in charge and are dep~ndent upon outside help. requests that resen·ations be made on Some of them have families who are or before May 9. greatly in need of aid. Everyone is Mrs. G. E. Ludwig is the chairman .urged to come to help the cause. ·A in charge of arrangements, and she prize will be given for each table, anri is assisted by John S. Cook, and Mes- many door prizes will be distributed. dames Edward Cummiskey, J. P. Articles made by the disabled veterans Schaefgen, J. W. Lechner, John Fis- will be exhibited. "Jot down May 18, cher, A. Johnson, Henry Schmidt, P. on your engagement pad and let ·the ]. Vandenorth, N. H. Wolf, P. J. boys know by your presence that they Joyce, A. \V. Withrow, J. F. Wiedlin, are not forgotten," the committee ]. E. Tarleton, George Browning, F. urges. H. Jones, John Budinger, Paul FieAmong those interested in the suc berg, W. G. Obermeier, S. H. Moore, cess of the party are Mrs. J. K. FarF. W. Krippes, Jr., ]. F. O'Neil, A. C. ley, Mrs. E. J. Hicks, Mrs. Mark \V. Ohlendorf, F. Patterson, }. F. Byrnes, Cresap, Mrs. C. G. Burnham, Mrs. D. ]. P. Mulvihill, N. G. Powers, ]. ). R. DeCamp, Mrs. A. ]. Maloney, Mrs. Tracey. C. R. Norman, H. L. Barker, M. H. Dement, and Mrs. Joseph Joyce. L. Bell, P. Blunt, A. H. Rohol, G. A. Women i n t e r e s t e d in the work Catlanen, F. J. Oelerich, lf, Sherwin, are invited to visit Great Lake s C. C. \Vieland, H. ]. Napier, J. P. with the K e i g h b or s' committee Budinger, H. H. McDermott, A. W . at any time, and if any of them arc Boylston, M. Ross, F. Barry, R. R. desirous of contributing wearing apFontham, G. Tarnow, F. D. Widger, parel, books, magazines, playing cards. ]. Pahlman, Hunter Barry, John Cook, candy, or cigarets, their donations WJll and the Misse!' M. Rowan and Ge. ;be gratefully received, the committet... trude Stack. announces. It is anxious to get a Mrs. Forest \V. Miller and Mrs. 1\ . phonograph for the hospital as soon as P . Zech arc ·in charge of prizes. possible. If anyone has an old one or knows of one, she is asked to phon e Mrs. Joseph Joyce, Kenilworth 2134. Announce Engagement Announcement has been made by Mr. and :r..-frs. James Mcintosh Judson of Evanston of the engagement of their daughter, Mary Jane Mcintosh Judson, . to Kingsley Loring Rice, son of Arthur L. Rice of Wilmette. Mis s Judson was graduated from Smith college last June and M.r. Rice is a graduate of the class of 1920 of North western universit,·. He is a member of Delta Upsilon .fraternity. Neighbors to Give Bridge and Tea for Disabled Veterans j I Bride of May 14 Guest of Honor at Many Affairs The past weeks have heen filled with many parties given in honor of Mi :;-. Marian Reese of \Vilmctte before her marriage on May 14. to Harry Don ·· alclson of Evanston . On April 21, Mr:- . H. V. Donaldson, ~fr s. Harold Turn ock and Mr s. C. E. Davis were ho ~! esses at a mi scellaneous show~r fu~· Miss Reese at the Sovereign hotel. Mr s. Claude Brown of Crystal Lake. formerly of \Vilm ette, gave a shower for Miss Reese at her home in Crystal La kc on April 27. On Saturday of last week the Misses Elizabeth and Dorothy Joy of \Vinnetka gave a hosi e ry sho\\·er for Miss Reese. Last Tuesday Mrs. B. F. Bilsland entertained at a bridge tea and linen shower at her home in honor of Miss Reese. On Wednesday afternoon the Misses Elizabeth Kerr and Lucille Cutler gave a miscellaneous shower for Miss Reese at the home of Miss Kerr. Mrs. T. B. Potte.r gave a bridge luncheon and kitchen shower for Miss Reese at her home on Forest avenue on Thursday afternoon and Thursday evening Miss Marjorie Stadle.r, cousin of Miss Reese, is entertaining for her at a dinner party at the South Shore Country club. · Today the Misses ~farcia Bruch and Florence Scribner are giving . a luncheon for Miss Reese at the Bruch home in. Evanston. Tomorrow evening Miss Winifred Bilsland and Mrs. H. C. Reese a.re entertaining for Miss Reese with a dinner dance at the Chicago Yacht club, and on Monday Mrs. Louis Mohr is giving a bridge tea and miscellaneous shower at her home in Chicago. The bridal dinner will be held Friday evening at the home <.·t Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Reese, 829 Ashland avenue. Illini President V\rord has been received from the Universitv of Illinois that Mis s Gertrude E. ·Brown. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F.rank A. Brown of 945 Michigan avenue,. has been elected senior Jllini president for next year. She will be formally inducted into office at the May fete this S?fturday. Miss Brown is also president of the Delta Gamma sororit,· of the Univ.ersitv of . Illinoi s. Arden Shore Board to Meet The monthly meeting of the Wi!-· mette Arden Shore board is to be held at the hom e of Mrs. Lester Mee, 1227 Chestnut avenue, Thursday, May 12. at 10 o'clock in the morning. The hoard an·n ounces that it has much work to complete at the next two meetings before the board adjourns for the summer months. / · Club Gives Card Party A card party. which will not be exclusively feminine, is being given this evening by the Club for Business and Professional Women of Wilmette at the Central Cafeteria, commencing at 8. This is the club's first affair of this kind. Miss Elsie Thielen at Renneckar's Drug store and Miss Ruth Forberg at the Chamber of Commerce are in charge of tickets.