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November 2.. 1928 News . or the North·Shore Clubs Ravinia the Locale I. _ _ __ _ _ _1·1,_ -----· . of District Meeting_ To_ Sing at Club .. - -Club Speaker Woman's Civic Club of Ravinia to Be Hostess at Village House to Tenth District The Federation of Clubs of the Tenth Congressional district of Illinois witl meet with the Woman's Civic Club of Ravinia at the new Village House, Dean a_venue at Kincaid (entrance on Dean avenue.) Ravinia, W ednesday, November 7. The Tenth District announces that it is very happy and proud to have its opening meeting of the year at the new Village House of Ravinia with its attractive setting. A word of information about this great CIVIC achievement may be of interest to those outside of Ravinia. The new ViJJage House was made possible by community spirit in Ravinia. A committee at large with all of the organizations of Ravinia represet.ted therein raised over one-half of the cost of the Vittage House which was needed in order to enable the school board to go ahead with it. The school board was able to pay for the remainder. The building has a large auditorium, seating five hundred, with a balcony seating one hundred more. There is also a beautiful music room seating two hundred. Besides the auditorium downstairs, there is an Art room and a large kitchen with equipment, attractive china and glassware included to provide for three hundred. The stage has dressing rooms and all facilities for theatricals. The ceilings are beamed and fireplaces are attractive features of each · room. James Cady Ewell, one of Ravinia's well known artists, has made the designs for the murals which will decorate the space over the stage. The new Village House serves every community purpose. It is for mee\ings of all of the organizations, social and other gatherings as well as serving the school for a gymnasium and for plays put on by the children. It is a community house in the fullest sense of the word witl\ every member of the family using it. Architecturally the new Village House, the exterior of which was designed by Lawrence Bock, well known architect and artist of Ravinia, is one of the most artistic public buildings on the north shore with its low gabled roof line fitting into the woodland setting. Ellery Walter Is to Speak·at Club Author of "The World on One Leg" to Tell Dramatic Story to Woman's Club Ellery Walter, young American author, will tell his dratnatic story before members of the Woman's club of Wil mette next Wednesday during the afternoon program commencmg at 2 o'clock. Mr. Walter, termed "the supreme adventurer," returned from an extensive toqr of England and the continent in late September. He is the author of the recently published book, "The World on One Leg," which is beginning to attract wide attention. Ellery Walter will tell of the amazing experiences which befell him, when, after losing one foot as the result of an infection contracted in a rowing shelt' at the University of Washington, he set out without funds on a world tour on one leg. Those who have read the book know it is 1\ · thrilling and inspiring story and Mr. Walter ma~s this story doubly interesting when he tells it to an audience. Wh~n 14 years old, he was left an orphan and it became necessary for him to work his way through both high school and college. In 1924 he entered Washington university, earned a teaching fellowship in psychology, worked eight hours at night to help pay expenses, turned out for crew, was president of his class, and besides all this, kept his grades up to Phi Beta Kappa standing. After battling for his life on his mcomparable tour of the world, Mr. Walter returned to New York penniless. While a taxicab with a rapidly working meter waited for him, he sold his first articles to a publishing firm and was able to more than pay his taxi bill and to get, at least, on his fina.ncial feet. Ellery Walter has a man's courage combined with the impetuous vision of youth which sees only victory. He had the privilege of extensive interviews with Mussolini, the Pope, Lloyd George, and President von Hindenburg. The morning program will commence at 10:30 with a lecture by Tina Mae Haines, entitled, "A Morning with Schubert." A drama program will be given at 12 o'clock and luncheon will be served at 1. Mme. Alvene Resseguie of Hubbard Woods, contralto, will be the soloist at the evening meeting of the Woman's club of Wilmette Election night. Mrs. Resseguie was chosen as soloi$t at the North Shore Music festival last ~pring, and is a member of the North Shore Musical society. Dudley Crafts Watson, extension lecturer of the Chicago Art institute, is to give a lecture before members of the Garden Club of Illinois when they hold their semi-annual meeting all day Wednesday, November 14, in the Hotel Sherman. League Social Service Group Has First Meeting The first meeting of this year of the Social Service department of the North Shore Catholic Woman's league wa·3 held at the home of Mrs. Otto Boheim of Hubbard Woods on Tuesday, October 29. This department holds one meeting each month to do sewing for the needy. Mrs. N. P Andersen is again the chairman and the following are the member3 of her committee : Mrs. Frank Jones, Mrs. J. J. Enright, Mrs. L. J. Hillman, Mrs George Sunderland, Mrs. Curt Apel, Mrs. Wallace Livingston, Mrs. Otto Ruess, Mrs. Frederick Albrecht, Mrs. Seward McKinney, Mrs. Frederick Murback. Garden Club of Illinois to Hold All-Day Meeting The Garden Club of Illinois, which now includes sixty-two clubs and 3,120 members, is to have, its semi-annual meeting in the Hotel Sherman, Bat Tabarin room, Eighth Floor annex, Wedn~sday, November 14. As the main part of the program for the day, Dudley Crafts Watson will give two lectures, the first at 11 :15, the second at 2:30 in the afternoon. In the morning he will use a stereopticon· to illustrate his talk on, "The Lovliest Gardens I Have Seen." In the afternoon he will give a chalk talk on, "Color in the Garden." A meeting of the board of directors will precede the morning lecture, and luncheon will be served. Among the north shore clubs which are members of the Garden Club of T1linois are The Wilmette Garden club The Evening Garden club of Wilmette: the Kenilworth Garden club, the Home and Garden club of Kenilworth, and the Winnetka and Glencoe Garden clubs. . · Assh;ting Mrs. Frederick Fisher, the nresident, in ma~ing the arrangements for the luncheon are Mrs. Charles D. Ewer of Wilmet~e, recording secretary, and Mrs. Ernest C. Hoefer of Riverside, vice-president of the Garden Club of Illinois. ELECTS OFFICERS TODAY The Wilmette Garden club meets today at 2:30 o'clock, at the home of Mrs. R. C. Dickson, 2316 Marcy avenue, Evanston. Mrs. John . F. Weedon is The program for November 7 foJlows : in charge of the program and will give I. MORNING SESSION a talk on "Garden Reminiscences." ~ard lfeetin~ .. .. ........ .. ........ 9 :30 District Meetln~ . ................... 10 :00 Officers will be elected during the af"America" ... . ..... .· . . .... ... . .. . .. . . .. . ternoon. Greetln~ Education Group Meeting A meeting of the Central council of Childhood Education will be held at the Eleanor club, 16 N. State street, Chicago, on Saturday morning, November 3, at 11 o'clock. It is a sectional meeting for the several divisions of the club. There will be a special program of educational valjles for those interested .in-pre-kin._ dergarten, kindergarten, primary, intermediate, supervision and teacher training. . ... Mrs. Burt L. Erickson. Leader .. . .. Mrs. Arthur Ratf Pretddent of the Woman's Civic Club of Ravinia ReAponAe . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Harry S. Gradle President of the Tenth District . . . . .. Reports of Officers Announcements Brief Outline of Work .. District Chairmen ··co-operation" . . Mrs. Henry E . Mason State Chairman Co-operation with War Veterans Roll Call Adjournment for Luncheon Luneheon at 12 :30 II. AFTERNOON SESSION, 1 :30 o'clock Music- The Highland Park Music Club Choral Mrs. Walter Livingston Vance, Director Butterfly ! Butterfly ! . . .. . .... Leo Dellbea (Walts trom "Coppella") Noctume . . . Fellx J4ende1880hn Bartholdy Thou Art the Nl&'ht Wlnd . . Harvey Gaul llol'lllq Son_« .... ... . . ... . R. R. Forman "WOIIWl'a CIVIc Club of Ravinia. Ita , Contribution and Influence In the CommunltJ"-IIn. Emeat Noltln&' Jl~ lira. Frank Hom. Soprano .. . . .. . .. .. .... . Bernice Benson Bentley Words by Rowena Bastin Bennett "The Illinois Federation" . . ... . . .. ...... . . . . .. . .. ....... . .. . Mrs. J . Marc Fowler President I. F.· W. C. Music-Mrs. Walter Livingston Vance Dramatic Soprano A Birthday Sou~ ..... . .. . ........... . . ... . ....... . . ...... Alexander Mac Fayden M'on Desir .. . : . . . ..... Ethelbert Nevin 0. don fatale . ... . ...... Guiseppe Verdi (Aria from "Don Carlo") Adjournment College Boards to Meet · W~mC!t:! ~.. ~~~....... .. Village House may be reached by taking either the North Western or the North Shore line to Ravinia station and walking 1~ block~ east, or by motoring on Sheridan road and turning west on Dean avenue for 20 blocks. Mrs. Joseph F. Gillen of Ravinia i.s in charge of luncheon reservations which, she announces, are to be made by Saturday, November 3. The annual. meeting and dinner of the board of trustees and governing Mrs. R. H. McColl has invited the board of the National Kindergarten members of the North Shore Catholic and Elementary college will be held t' f h in the Evanston hotel on Friday eveWoman's leagu t 0 . e, a mee mg 0 · t e ning, November 2. Cathohc Woman ·s league .of ~hrcago Mrs. Andrew MacLeish, vice presion November ~· The meeh!lg. IS to be . dent o.f the board of trustees, will preheld at ~he. Fme Arts bUtldmg, 410 side at the mteting in the absence of ~outh .Mtch1gan avenu.e. Mrs. McColl the president, Merritt Starr. Th~ ants pres1dent of the Chtcago club. T~e nual report for the year 1927-28, and Rev: J .. C Boyle of Notre Dame um- an outline of plans for the preseqt vers1ty ts to be the speaker of the af- year will be given by Miss Edna Dean ternoon. Baker, president of the college. Invited to City League