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WI L M E_ TT E.· L I.RE:· Qetob~ ·5, ·1928 News of the North Shore Clubs Junior Auxiliaries · Now in Four Clubs Junior Members of Four Local Women's Clubs Enter Upon Winter's Work A movement which has been started within the last few years is the establishment of junior memberships in the various larger north shore women's clubs. The Woman's Catholic club of Wilmette was the first to start a junior membership among the local group, in 1917. Other clubs which have followed suit recently are the \\roman's Library club of Glencoe. the Kenilworth Neighbors, and the Woman's club of Wilmette. . The junior membership to the W oman's Catholic club is organized tor social and philanthropic purposes. A meeting was held last Thursdav night in the auditorium of the St. Francis Xavier school. Following this meet-· ing, thf' junior membership will work every Thursday night on a play which will be given in November at a meeting of the mother clue. Miss Marian Ortseifen of Kenilworth will direct the production. The officers of the c1ub are: Estelle Pahlman, president; Olive Oelerich, first vice-president; Vivienne Tarnow, second vice-president; Grace Ludwig, secretary; Estelle Englehardt, treasurer. The committee from the \-Voman's Catholic club assisting the junior members are: Mrs. John D. Pahlman, chairman. Mrs. W. H. Bettinghaus, Mrs. Frank Daegling, and . Mrs. Roy Hackett. The junior auxiliary of the Woman's club of Wilmette. which was organized last spring. last Wednesday night entertained the officers of the mother club who were most responsible for the organization of the younger girls, at dinner. The guests of honor were Mrs. Hayes McKinney, Mrs. John C. Mannerud of Evanston, Mrs. N. P. Colwell, Mrs. C. P. Berg. l\f rs. Carl H. Van Sinden, ·"Mrs. Paul Roche. Mrs. Charles · R. Bixby, and Mrs. G. H. Webster. At the last business meeting of the club. September 29. Ruth Bow<'r was re-elected president; Virginia Bixby, vice-president; Helen Otis, treasurer; Vera Hoerber, secretary. The committee heads appointed were: Betty Hunt, philanthropv: Florence Branson, social: Mary Mack, membership; Elizabeth Stutson, publicity. The meetings of the ·club, part of which are business meetings and part social, are held on Wednesday nights in the Wilmette \Voman's club house. Philanthropic work is carried out in connection with the King's Daughters. The schedule of meetings for the rest of the year is as follows : October 17 ; November 7, 21; December 5, 19; January 2, 16; February 6, 20; March 6, 20; April 3, 17. The first meeting . it:t the month will be a social dinner meeting and the second, a business meeting. During each club year the auxiliary will give one program for the mother club. The Junior Neighbors of Kenilworth are now boasting of twenty-five members and this means a rapid growth, for the organization is scarcely over a year old. The officers are: Bernice Bulley, president; Helen Southward, vice-president; Marion " Bent, secretary: and Josephine Farley, treasurer. Miss Barbara Mearns is chairman of the "Letter" department which means that at each meeting she will see that a letter is sent to the absent members who are either ~way at The Southern Woman's club of Chicago will :open its nineteenth year Thursday, October 11, at 12 o'clock, in the Red room of the Hotel La Salle, with a luncheon and program. Guests of honor at the meeting will be Vladimir Rosings, artistic director of the American . Opera company; Grace Viall Gray, president of the ~r~t district, I. F. W. C., Mrs. Bess1e Bragg · Pi_ e rson, president of the Illinois Women's Athletic club; Mrs. David A. Lambright, president of the Chicago Culture club; Mrs. Walter Edward Scwind, president of the Irving ·Park Woman's club; and Ruth Peebles of tl1e American Opera company. Isabelle \Valke Kuehne and Roberta Walter Riley, sopranos, with Robert R. Birch, accompanist, and Edna' Means, artistic entertainer in readings and impersonations, "Day by Day," witt give the program. The officers of the Southern \Voman's club this year are Mrs. Edgar Foster Alden, president; Mrs. George Hanley Nippert, vice-president; Mrs. William Echols, second vice-president; Mrs. Joseph L. McCarthy, recording secretary; Mrs. Richard L. Crofton, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Joseph Johnson, treasurer. Mrs. Bion J. Arnold, !\frs. P. M. Bridges, Urs. David Lee Parker, Mrs. Daniel R. Schock, Mrs. P. D. Bowler. and Mrs. \Villiam H. 1\fcCog, are directors. school or in some pla~e "'here a letter would be especially · pleasing. The plans for the year have not been definitelv outlined as vet but the group will doubtless do some constructive, charitable worl· as it did last year. T.he Junior .tuxiliary of the \Voman's Library club of Glencoe will have its second meeting of the season on Tuesday evening, October 30, when a speaker from the Illinois League of \Vomen Yoters will speak on the coming presidential election, and give a brief outlook of the present political . life of the country. The auxiliary will meet on the last Tuesday of each month. The plans for the year include a musicale in November; a bridge in December. especially planned for girls who will be home from school, and charity work at Christmas time for the Illinois Children's Home and Aid society; a winter sports party in January; and a literary meeting in February. March and April meetings wilt offer other diversions, and the year will be closed with the annual dinner in May. Miss Mary Penfield is president of the auxiliary; Miss Louise Jeffrey, vicepresident; Miss Gwendolen \-Vashington, treasurer; Miss Charlene Mann, secretary; .Miss Inez Hill, social chairman; and Miss Alice Catherine Milts, chairman of the program committee. The auxiliary was organized in July, 1927, and held its first regular meeting on August 12, at the home of the first president, Miss Eugenia Moore. Miss Ethel deLang, a member of the mother club, acted in an advisory capacity during the year. and she still holds that position. The first year meetings were given over to a beach party in August, several evening card parties, a musicale, and a Christmas party. The auxiliary aided two destitute families in December, and during the year members made · frequent trips to the Great Lakes hospital to entertain the sailors. Welfare work was done at the Infant Welfare station at Hull house. This summer the girls outfitted a young girl for college, through the Evanston branch of the Illinois Children's Home and Aid society. Southern Woman's Club Catholic Club to Offer to Open Nineteenth Year "Songlands of the World" The Woman's Catholic club of Witmette thro~gh its fine arts department, is offering to its members ati excellent program, Friday afternoon, October 12, at the home of Mrs. Frank Oelerich, 1201 Greenwood avenue. Last season the department made a study of the art, music, and literature of America and this year it is devoting its time to the study of foreign lands. \Vith this in mind, the program, "Songlands of the World," will be given in costume, with the following club members singing the songs of the following countries: Mrs. Charles Broad, Italian; Mrs. Cherry Lombard, Russian; _Mrs. Harry Bettinghaus, _Norwegian; .Mrs. · Walter Bermmgham, French ; Mrs. Frank Rossing, Spanish; Mrs. Charles Norman, German; Mrs. Robert Fontham, American. Mrs. Arthur Adams will appear in an illustrated art travelogt,le. The hostess will be assisted by Mrs. Hunter Barry and Mrs. Dowglas Wilson. Reception, Program . 0 Cl by tO pen U ear -- · Wilmette Woman's Club Will Hear Symphonic Trio and Olive O'Neil, Harpist and Soprano A reception to the new officers and a musicale will mark the opening meeting of the Woman's club of Wilmette on Wednesday, October 10, commencing at 2 o'clock. The Symphonic trio and Miss Olive O'Neil. soloist, will give the program. Miss O'Neil, harpist and soprano, has been an artist pupil of Flora Waalkes of the Cosmopolitan School of Music and did all of her studying in Chicago. She has made many concert tours throughout Canada and the United States and won a scholarship under Mr. Rosing of the Eastman School of Opera. Those for whom the reception will be given arc : Mrs. Hayes McKinney, president; Mrs. Harvey A. Bush, first · vice-president; Mrs. Charles R. Bixby, second vicepresident; Mrs. Jesse B. Denman, third vice-president; Mrs. William A. Richardson, recording secretary; Mrs. Raymond A. Wheelock, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Arthur J. Dixon , treasurer. The club departments are headed this season by Mrs. ]. Melville Brown , literature; Mrs. Gordon Wilson, art : · Mrs. Herbert ]. Leach, child and home; Mrs. E. V. Youngberg, civics; Mrs. David · F. Hall, music; Mr s. George H. Webster, philanthropy. In addition to the officers and department heads, others at work in the conducting of the club activities are the chairmen of the standing committees: Mrs. E. M. Simonds, program; Mrs. Alvin E. Beirnes, social; Mrs. C. P. Berg, house and rental; Mr s. Frederick Z. Favor, bulletin; Mrs. Edward Anderson, ways and means. American Indian Program Opens Friends in Council The Friends in Council of Evanston, whose membership includes residents of the north shore, opened its season Friday of last week with an American Indian program. Miss M. Austine Stanley gave a talk on "Indian Welfare," and .I\trs. L. A. Peck spoke on "Indian Tradition and Superstitions." The reading of the poem, "The Indians's Salute to the Flag," also was included in the program. Chicago and its history will be the high -light of the next meeting on Friday, October 12. The officers serving this year are ~I iss !\largaret Ha·,vkins, president; Mrs. Tucker Hardy, Mrs. Auguste Babize, vice-presidents; Mrs. Julius Schoeninger, corresponding secretary; l\1 rs. \\.illiam 'vVeldon, recording secretary; Mrs. George Spalding, treasurer. Members of Business Club to Speak at Next Meeting The Business and Profe3sional \Voman's club will hold its first business meeting of the year at 6:30 o'clock Monday evening, in the basement of the Congregational church. The business meeting will follow the dinner which will be served at that hour. Three club membcr3 wilt present a program of short talks on their work. Miss Jennie Shantz, postal clerk in the Wilmette Post office; Miss Anna \V elch, secretary; and Miss Helene Phelps, a physician's and surgeon's assistant, will all speak. Reservations for the dinner may be made through Miss Phelps at Wilmette 914-R, or Miss Emma Schreiner at Wilmette 3620. I D .. B. E. Chapter Gives Luncheon Next Saturday The Lloyd George chapter, Daughters of the British Empire, is giving a luncheon at the Food Craft shop, 910 Arcade, 616-20 South Michigan avenue, Chicago, Saturday, October 6, at 1 :15, for the benefit of the British Old People's home. Anyone interested is invited to attend the affair. Cards and bunco will be played during the afternoon. Miss Bertha Davy, Wilmette 919, is in charge of reservations. Addresses Club Today This afternoon the Wilmette Garden club will meet at the home of Mrs. A. E. Logie, 1032 Ashland aveuue, to hear W. A. Toole of Gary-nee-Dule, Ba_raboo, Wis., give an inforiPal talk on "Perennial Phlox." During the meeting a plant exchange will be conducted and members of the club are ask~ci to bring pla~ts for contribution. SEWING FOR ECONOMY SHOP The philanthropy department of the \Voman's club of Wilmette is holding the second of its sewing days today at the clubhouse, commencing at 10 o'clock. The work is to be done for the Economy Shop Gift department. Women of the village are invited to attend. Vassar Club Hostesses Mrs. William S. Bennett and her daughter, Miss Florence Bennett, 2046 Sheridau road, Evanston, will be hostesses to the members of the North Shore Vassar club Wednesday afternoon, October 10. Mrs. Duane Peterson of Winnetka is secretary of the organization. Need Clothing for Vets An appeal for the war veterans at Great Lakes hospital is being made by the Kenilworth Neighbors. The veterans need warm clothing, including sweaters, overcoats, and shirts, according to the committee. The committee will call for contributions if the donor will call Kenilworth 1273 or Kenilworth 4363. /.