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12 )VILMETTE LIFE January 25, 1929 J KetJilworth League of Women Voters Hears Emily Taft The Kenilworth League of Women Voters opened the season of 1929 with a program last Wednesday morning, given by two very interesting and instructive speakers. Miss Emily Taft, daughter of Lorado Taft. very young in appearanc(", very mature in thought and information, gave a clear, concise talk on the aims of the league and its policies. She travels ov<>r the state in behalf of the Illinois League of \Vomen Voters, visiting all the various localities, and it was gratifying to hear her report of the enthusiasm and co-operation m even the very small leagues, located far enough away to he out of direct touch with speakers or leaders to give them encouragement. The aims of the league arc high and direct, she stated. The League endeavors to teach women of this country to he intelligent citizens. Miss E.:;thcr Dunshee of Wilmette, a lawyer of prominence in Chicago, gave an interesting resume of the bill now hefore the state legislature relating ll' "Women on Juries." Women arc urged to co-operate and endorse this hill and the Kenilworth league, through a vote taken, v.-ent op record in fayor of this bill. Mrs. ~lark Cresap conducted the meeting. Mrs. Gilbert K('lly i:; the recordit:g secretary. Mr..;. Thomas White, hostes" and social chairman. served a dcliciou" salad luncheon to thirty members. Miss M . Louise Robinson, art in;.__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, structor at the Joseph Sears school (Contributed by the Wilmette Garden Club) Snow everywhere, sunshine, the sound of sleigh bells-and then a great sleigh fuJI of children, laughing · ancl shouting, their coats covered with straw and snow, draws up before the house, and the merriest of winter sports i.;o on. At that moment, the postman arrives with a large eiwelope-in it a flower catalogue for the coming season-and spring and winter meet. This catalogue, a true "harbinger of spring," is always the rnost welcome of all the catalogues that come to our house-not only becau5e it is the first, but because it is beautifulJy written, and the flowers photographed therein are very natural and pictured in their native habitat. It is a wild flower book, and the people who get it up have a love for wild things that is felt in every photograph. These same people celebrated their fiftieth anniversary .as plant growers la3t year. Now as I eagerly turn the page5 while the sound of sleigh bells dies away in the distance, I find the freshness of spring in the little pamphlet. The writer gives advice about preparing the .;oil for the small rock ferns. those that need shade and moisture, those that grow in dry, rocky ledge:;, those for open sun culture, and the like. He has a section devoted to bo~ plants, one to native orchids. one to hardy vines and creeper:; and one to e.vergrcen,;. He tells how to make a rock garden and what plants are suitable for certain kinds of rock gardens. He offers to give explicit direction<> to any who wish them. Among the most pleasing pictures of native plants in the book are those of jack-in-the-pulpit, hlood..Jroot, dutchman's brcechc,;, wintergreen, closed gentian, false Solomon's seal, and trillium. The hour slips away. The party is returning-skigh hells ringing, children shouting, as before. I close the hook of spring. in Kenilworth, took a group of seventh and eighth grade pupils to the marionette studio of Paul Me Pharlin last Friday at the residence of Walter H. Haenichen, 430 Abbottsford road, Kenilworth. Mr. ·McPharlin is director of Theatron's marionettes. The Joseph Sears pupils were shown how the marionettes are made and how they are manipulated. The next production of Theatron's marionettes is to be at the Evanston Woman's club on Fridav and Saturday, February 1 and 2, when they will present He·nry Fielding's "Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great." Garden Talks· I Garden Club Will Joseph Sears Pupils See Marionettes .. Back Stage" Enter Exhibits in Flower Garden Show The Kenilworth Garden club met at the home of its president, Mrs~ Edward Phelps, on Leicester road, last week Wednesday afternoon. Among important matters discussed was the coming Chicago Garden and Flower show to be held at the Hotel Sherman, from February 25 to March 3, inclusive. The members were asked to take part in the various exhibits and among those planning to do so are Mrs. Hugh Fores01an, Mrs. E. D. Snydacker, Mrs. Bentley McCloud, Mrs. Edwin Hedrick, Mrs. Gilbert Kelty, Mrs. S. D. Flood, at1d Mrs. Mark Cresap. It was announced that the English Speaking union had issued invitations to the officers and board of directors of the Garden Club of America, and to the presidents of each affiliated Garden club to attend a Garden Club convention in London, England, late in May and ~arly in June. It so happens that Mrs. S. D. Flood of Kenilworth, former president of the Kenilworth Garden club, is now a member of the hoard of the Garden Club of America and will attend the London show as a representative of the organization. Mrs. Phelps, the present president of the Kenilworth Garden club. is unable to attend and is sending Mrs. E. D. Snydacker as her alternate. This promises to be a most enjoyable and beautiful errand. The gardens in and about London will be visited, and the guests will be entertained during their two weeks there by the English hosts Tt is. fortunate that from the smalJ village of Kenilworth, two members are able to go. In anticipation of this event one is r e m i n d e d of Browning's "Home Thoughts from Abroad" which he wrote when he was in Italv in the spring at one time and was ~homesick for England. I - · Charles J. Field Dies at Wilmette Residence Charles ]. Field, 61, of 1331 Maple avenue, Wilmette, died suddenly at his home last Friday afternoon. Mr. Field. who was a representative of the Georgia Marble company. with offices in Chicago, moved to Wilmette ten years ago. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Jennie R. Field; one son, George M. Field of Davenport, Ia; two sisters, Mrs. Guy Boyce of Procter, Vt., and Mrs. Maude Chrishohn of Los Angeles. Cat., and a niece, M1'5. Mortimer Procter, of Procter, Vt. Masonic services were held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the mausoleum chapel at Acacia Park ceme.te.ry. ALBERT F. ROBINSON DIES HEADS BELOIT FRAT Fred Hipp of \Vilmette, student at Beloit college, has been named president of the Beloit chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, national social fraternity. He also has been placed on the cast of Galsworthy's one-act play, "Punch and Go," to br given in the near future. Albert F. Robinson, father of Donald Robinson of 112 Woodbine avenue, Wilmette. passed away at his home in Oak Park Sunday. Mr. Robinson g-raduated from the "Cniversitv of Illinois in the class of 1880, and was bridgt> engineer for the Santa Fe raiilro~d. All of the bridges along the Santa Fe road were constructed under Mr. Rob "Oh! to be in England, now that insons supervision. ·· Anril'~ SUBSTITUTE TEACHER Mrs. Fred Windoes of Evanston substituted for Miss Juliet Hanford at the Joseph Sears school in Kenilworth last Monday. The Drama Studv class of Wilmette met at the home of Mrs. Frank Koontz, 1121 Ashland avenue, Tuesday t o read a current play. 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