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WILMETTE LIFE May 10, 1929 News of the North Shore Clubs MacDowell Society Evanston Garden . p Market Will Be . Has Fme rogram. Held on May 25 Lorenzo Dilks' Horne Setting for The Garden club of Evanston has set Saturday, May 25, for its annual Selections by Poet, Sculptor, garden market in the usual pl.lcc, and Pianist Raymond Park, Evanston, the square BY RUTHEDA L. PRETZEL Dinner and Music Program Closes Auxiliary's Year The Junior auxiliary of the Woman's club of Wilmette brought its ·official year to a close Wednesday evening, May 1, with a dinner meeting and music program to which members of the club invited their mothers and friends. A soprano soloist and a pianist provided the after-dinner music. Mrs. John Dolese of Evanston and Wilmette's 18 year old pianist, Norman Hess, offered three groups of selections. The latter opened the program with "The Moonlight Sonata" by Beethoven, which he played, as he did all other numbers, exceedingly well, with tone clear, vibrant, or delicate, as the phrase demanded, and with facile technique. Mrs. Dolese then graciously sang four numbers, "Love's a Merchant," by Carew; "You in a Garden ," Robert Coningsby Clark; "The Nightingale" by Ward Stevens, and "The Little Brown Owl" by Sanderson. Mrs . William H. Knapp of Evanston played her accompaniments. , Mr. Hess concluded the evening's music with the "Prelude in A Minor," bv Debussv: "The Butterfly Etude" by Chopin, a;1d a group of preludes by the same composer. Business Club Has Three May ·Events Gives Benefit Party May 24; Tours Wilmette Life Plant and Elects New Officers Three major events are outstanding at ·the close of the season for the Business and Professional Women's club of Wilmette. Of these one is in the future, two are in the past. The first is a card party, the two latter, a visit tg a publishing plant followed by the annual business meeting and election of officers. Friday evening, May 24, the ways and means committee of the club is sponsoring a party at the Wilmette Masonic temple, where club members and their guests may play pivot bridge, five hundred, hearts, or bunco. A prize suitable for a man or woman will be given at each table and refreshments will be served. The affair is m charge of Miss Myrtle Sorenson of Winnetka, who is assisted by Miss Cornelia Jones, Mrs. Clara Harrison, Miss Elsie Thelen, Miss Blanche Gay, and Miss Myrtle Lundquist. Tickets for the event, which takes the place of the late-May meeting, ma y be obtained from any member of the committee or of the club. Wednesday evening was the occasion of the club's tour through the offices and plant of Lloyd Hollister, Inc. with a business session following. The nominating committee, composed of Miss Minnie Hughes, chairman, and Miss Esther Dunshee and Miss Jennie D. Shantz, presented its slate of nominees to be voted upon by the members. Terms of office are ending for Miss Emma Schreiner, as president, for Miss Anne \Velch as recording secretary, and Mrs. Phelps. Hebert, correst>onding secretary. With these May events the club year ends except for informal affairs dur ing the summer. Any meeting of the North Shore MaclJoweJI society is an event in the social and artistic world, and this was especially true of the meetmg on Monday evening at the spacious home of Mr. and Mrs. Lorenzo C. Dilks of Kenilworth. Two artists who are already internationally known, Miss Eumce Tiejens poet, and M1ss Tennessee Anderson, sculptor, and one artist who is just making a name for herself, Miss Pauline Manchester, Glencoe pianist, appeared on the program. Otto R. Barnett of Glencoe, president of the society, presided ;n the informal, friendly manner that es .. tablishes such a pleasant note of in timacy to an affair. Miss Manchester proved herse lf to be ·steadily forging ahead in technique; .,.nd interpretation in her first numo~r. .. LeTambourin," a Godowsky arrange ment of Rameau's charming composi tion. She played it with delicacy and a scrupulous attention to rhythm, making it lively and quaintly cheerful. She followed this with Gieseking's arrangement of Strauss' "Serenade," aud the Brahms "Rhapsody in E Flat," the latter being especially. brilliant. lt will be remembered that Miss Manchester came out wi1mer in last year's contest of the Society of American Music ians. Miss Tiejens has been writing excellent poetry for a good many years, and that her high standard is kept up was qui<;kly disccrniole in the poetry she read from "Leaves in Windy Weather," a new volume of verse that will appear in autumn. A depth of emotion in her longest poem, "The Man \Vho Loved Mary," made this critic impatient with the light, if en thusiastic, patter of applause that followed it. Applause, one would think, could be painlessly done away with after poetry. In the poem, a Jew who lived about 1900 years ago tells of his love for Mary, who married Joseph of Galilee, and whose child "lived out the tale of one who thought himself Messiah." She read "The Song of a Wanderer," who finds after years of wandering that ..The whole world passes at my shoulder, And all flesh does is to grow older;" In "My Mother's House," she has her moth er say it, at the end, "It still exists in some dim way, \Vhilc I remember it." Perhaps not many are well acquainted with the work of Tennessee Anderson, whose witty and intelligent fingers fashion such interesting sculptures of people like ourselves. Miss Anderson had nothing 'to say of herself, but a great deal to say about the MacDowell colony at Peterborough. Thoughtful car~ and intelligence has been used to make this retreat peaceful and stimulating to creative genius in atl the arts, she said. MacDowell societies throughout the United States have made it possible to maintain this colony, where artists may have the uninterrupted stretch of hours they need for accomplishing works of merit. Miss Anderson felt there should be more colonies like the one at Peterborough, so that our country could · e artists opportunity to develop · and finally be able to point with s.omething besides steel mills, .. and automobile factories. on Chicago avenue one block south of Davis street. The club decided to hold its sale a week or two later than has been customary in the past, hoping that the weather will be settled. Mrs. Thomas H. Eddy is chairman of grounds this season. Working with her are the chairmen of the various other booths, Mrs. Raymond C. Cook, of the decorating committee ; . Mrs. William H. Colvin, vegetables, one of the popular, colorfu~ booths at the market: Miss Gertrude E. Gladwin, accessories, which will incJude an attractive array of porch and garden furniture, pillows, kneeling pads, aprons, smocks, baskets, tools, cutting baskets and scissors, flower holders of all kinds, bags, colonial nosegays, hemstitched sets for the summer luncheon table, and flower pots; Mrs. Charles G. Rhodes, again in charge of the donation booth, a booth where plants from various well known Evanston gardens are donated for purchase and where plants from nurseries may be bought; Mrs. Chester D. Tripp, poster contest by children in Evanston schools; Mrs. Gabriel F. Slaughter, purchasing advisor; Mrs. John H . S. Lee, and her corps of able workers, .luncheon; Mrs. Robert Scott, ice cream, hot dog wagon, pie wagon, coffee, and soft drinks: As usual, the Girl Scouts will do their valuable bit, assisting in the luncheon service. Each season the Scouts have been so generous and efficient in what they have done that the committee feels it would be almost impossible to hold a Market without their help. State Federation of Clubs Has Convention May 1_1-17 The 11linois Federation of Women's cluhs will hold its thirty-fourth annual convention at the Stevens hotel from May 13-17. Each of the north shore clubs will send 'its delegates and, in addition, visitors may attend. Interesting programs and conferences will be held and qistinguished visitors will attend. Mrs. John Sippel, president of the General federation, will he present, as will Mrs. }. Marc Fowler, president of the Illinois federation. A Better Homes exposition will be held at the ·stevens all during the convention and at the banquet Thursday evening, May 16, Mrs. Sippel will be the guest of honor and speaker. Mrs. J. K. Farley, Jr., of Kenilworth is a members of the committee in charge of arrangements for the banquet. Artist Is Host at Tea On Sunday evening at 8 o'clock, the artist, Paul Swan, held a reception in the French room of The Georgian hotel where his portraits, murals and wall tapestries are on exhibition, meeting his friends and admirers in an informal manner. He also gave a short talk on "The Artist and the Layman." Mr. Swan, who is making The Georgian his home, will remain in Evanston an other week and the exhibit has been extended to May 10: after which he wilt return to New York City, where a showing of his works .is scheduled with one of the large art galleries for the week following. Honored at U. of I. Announcement just has been received in Wilmette that Miss Frances Howard has been elected to membership in Mortarboard at the University of Illinois. The election brings with it one of the highe'5t honors bestowed upon an undergraduate at the university. Eligibility depends upon high standards in scholarship, campus act·i vity, and character. Miss Howard is the daughter of Mrs. Arthur Howard of 1055 Wilmette avenue. Go to Club Convention The Neighbors will be represented at the thirty-fourth convention of the Illinois Federation of Women's clubs at the Stevens hotel May 13-17, with Mrs. Charles Howard Rent, Mrs. H. P. Harrison, Mrs. J. K. Farley, and Mrs. A. B. Srach as delegates. In addition to the delegates visitors may attend the convention. Aid Elf < ts Officers The I. es' Aid of St. Joseph's church h I election of officers 'l'hursclav of last week at the }1ome of M r<;. ]0;1h A. Hoffmann on \Vilmette avenue. Mrs. Hoffmann was elected tlresident for the coming year; Mrs. Joseoh Steffens, vice-president: Mrs. \Valter J. Kummer, secretary: and Mrs. Bernard Steiner. treasurer. The 'Houp meet" every Thursday at the home of Mrs. Hoffmann to sew for miSSions, local charities, and the Red Cross. To Sketch Apple Orchard The North Shore Out-of-Door' Painting and Sketching class, under the direction of Altcn E. Philbrick of Winnetka, will meet Tuesday at the home of Edwin H. Cassels, 750 Bluff street, Glencoe. The class will paint in the apple orchard of the Cassels' residence. Lectures to Garden Circle The Garden circle of the Kenilworth Neighbors met Tuesday morning at the home of Mrs. Herman G. Seely, 700 Kent avenue, to hear William G. Bagnall give a talk on "The Landscape Development of the New Country Home by Modern Methods." He illustrated his lecture with motion pictures. Entertains Club Boards Mrs. Charles Howard Bent, president of the Kenilworth Neighbors, and the retiring hoard entertained the new board members at a luncheon at Mrs. Gives Party for Board Rent's home in Kenilworth Tuesday. Mrs. George H. Beaudin, 726 Elm- The annual joint board meeting folwood avenue, entertained the retiri!lg lowed in the afternoon. and incoming board of directors of the Brownson circle at a bridge tea Mrs. Charles J. Cross, 1401 Forest Mondav of last week at her home . avenue, gave a small luncheon and M 1"5. B-eaudin is the retiring president bridge party for several of her friends of the club . at her home on Tuesday. MEET AT GEORGIAN Phi Epsilon Pi fraternity, with forty members present, gave a dinner Monday evening in the Fraternity room of the Georgian hotel, and Delta Sigma Pi fraternity met for luncheon at th.e Georgian Monday after which its members adjourned to the library for a meeting. Wednesday, May 8, Beta Gamma Sigma gave a dinner party for its members in th,. Fraternity room. I J