Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 7 Feb 1930, p. 42

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WILMET 'TE ··LIFE Shore Clubs Club Will Feature Friendship Program ---, Drama Chairman Sew for Baptist Home at Woman,s Club Today Mrs. Lillian Hyatt, superintendent of the Baptist Old People's home is to be the luncheon hour speaker at the ~ewing se~sion · conducted today at the \\Toman's club under the auspices of it~ philanthropy department. The sewmg. which is to be done for the Baptlst home, is open to all women of the v'illage whether club members or not. Vvork begins at 10 o'clock, luncheon is served at 12 :30 and sewing continues until about 4. Mrs. Harry Burnside is chairman of the work, with her committee consisting of Mrs. George Williams, Mrs. A. C. Youngberg, Mrs. E. E. McDow, Mrs. George N. Lamb, Mrs. ]. H. Kaufman, Mrs. E. A. Claar. Mrs. Frank France is luncheon chairman. Each sewing day a committee works on quilts. Mrs. Frank Wever is chairn.an of this group, with Mrs. F. J. Rowley, Mrs. E. P. Fatch, and Mrs. E. C. Willison her assistants. Woman's Club in Session Feb. 12 Dr. J. M. Fitzgerald. M'rs. Anne Roger, Miss Dorothy Rae, R. E. P. Kline on Program The morning program at the next all day club meeting at the Woman's club of Wilmette has been arranged by the child and home department with particular interest to mothers. The department is presenting two speakers of note Wednesday, February 12, at its ten-thirty o'clock session, Dr. ]. M. Fitzgerald of Chicago and ~Irs. Anne Roger. The former will discuss "Analysis of Human Talents." the latter, "Problems in Personality." Dr. Fitzgerald is a well known national authority on child training and vocational guidance, and it has been said by many that Dr. Fitzgerald knew men better than men knew themselves. During his many years as a vocational director he has guided more than thirty thousand men, women and children in the fundamental phases of life and ·work. His talk wi11 have special significance to ~very one interested in children and their future. It is expected that one of the club members, will. in demonstration. permit Dr. Fitzgerald to analyze her c_haracter. The second speaker of the morning i.; dean of the Starrett School for girts. She won the national essay contest in competition with seventy thousanrl persons, on "Teaching Children Safety on the Highways." Mrs. Roger is a former chairman of the Americanization department of the federated women's clubs of Colorado. Members of the cluh are urged "to come early and hear the talks which are well worth while." Luncheon will be served at the customary hour before the afternoon session convenes at 2. The program for \Vednesday afternoon is to be given hy two persons ,,·ell known to Wilmette, and. the north shore, Miss Dorothy Rae, soprano and R. E. Pattison Kline. At the conclusion of the selections Miss Rae will sing-, Mr. Kline will give an address entitled "Abraham Lincoln, the Commoner Aristocrat." Woman's Catholic · Club Celebrating Valentine's with Afternoon of Friendship An ' 1Afternoon of Friendship" is the title of the program which has b~en arranged by Mrs. Frank Thale for the next meeting of the fine arts department ·of the Woman's Catholic club which takes place on the afternoon of St. Valentine's day, February 14, at 2 o'clock at the Wilmette Woman's club. Mrs. P. ]. Joyc.e will open the pro~ gram with a paper ,.Famous Friends in Literature." This will be followed bv " walking rehearsal of a one act playet "Club Life in Friendship Village." The t'layet concerns the humorous efforts of a group of old fashioned women to r~ise money for their Cemetery lm· provement sodality in a way "rill new and spicy, yet quiet and refined., l'uffles, skirts that sweep the floor, bl'stles, and plumes will be reminders of friends of the past, while many jokes will be heard about the friends of the present. Mrs. Charles Broad, Mrs. Walter Bermingham. Mrs. Geoq~e Schilbach, Mrs. Charles Norman, Mrs. Henry Prosser, Mrs. A. W. Boylston. Mrs. Atf .. erl Rohol, and Mrs. Frank Thale are the club members who will rake part in the playet. The musical part of the program has been arran(J'ed hv Mrs. John Tracev. A group of old fashioned duets, played by Mrs. Tracey and Mrs. William Otter, will revive memories of the past. Mrs. J." rank Kaye will conclude the program with a group of old fashioned songs. Old time refreshments will be ser·; ed ") the hostesses, Mrs. Frank Barry. Mrs. Agnes Weber, Mrs. P. ]. Joyce, ar~d Mrs. Frank Thale. Mrs. Marshall Kearney is chairman of the fine arts department. Commence Art Talks Today as Church Fund Benefit All women who have longed for con· crete assistance in interior decorating or those who wish to appreciate more intelligently the correct handling of materials will be interested. in a course on interior decoration to be Riven by Mrs. Marguerite Calkins Tavlor of the National Kindergarten and Elementary college in the Congregational church rooms on five suc(essive Friday mornings, starting at lG :30 and closing at 11 :30. The lectures start today. It is the course as given at the college, only cvndensed into five talks. lt will he practical, illuminating. enJoyable, and will open one's eyes to greater appreciation of artistic effects wherever seen. The talks are sponsored by the Ea~t End circle for the benefit of the Congregational church building fund. Tickets may be purchased for the course or for single lectures. Photo by Tolotf Mrs. Fred S. King ore of Evanston,. president of the North Shore Alumnae association of the National Kindergarten and Elementary college, is in lharge of arrangements for the eighth annual presentation of the College Student players on February 15. "Penny-Lad" will be given in ~he College Assembly hall at 10:30 in the morning and at 2:15 in the afte~ noon. The play is an original dramaFine Speakers Ace On tization by Miss Clara Belle Baker Women V otecs Program and Miss Etta Mount of an old Swedish Clifford R. Shaw, research sociologist story "Bikku Matti." for the Institute of Juvenile Research. is on the February radio program of the League of Women Voters. Mr. Mrs. M. H. Lieber Opens ~haw has just completed a study of Parliamentary Law Talks juvenile delinquency published by the Monday morning of this week Mrs. Jilinois Association of Criminal Justice. His subje.:t over WLS at 4:40 o'clock 1\{aurice H. Lieber of Winnetka, exI·ebruary 20, will be "Delinquency and pert in parliamentary law, commenced the Community Background." Another her series of five weekly talks for speaker of note on the League program f'lembers of the Woman's club of Wit~ \\as Mrs. Frank Hallas, president of mette, and non-members interested in the Illinois Women's Trade Union acquiring a knowledge of parliamentll!ague, who lead a dialogue on ·he ary procedure. A fine attendance greeted Mrs. Lieber etght hom day over \VLS at 4:40, February 6. Mrs. Ralph Peirce, chairman when the lecture hour was opened at d the League memorial committee, 9 :30 o'clock. The course will be given v:ill speak over WGN at 2:30 February at the same hour each week until it is 10, on "Memorializing Illinois' Great concluded Monday, March 3. \\'omen." The talks are given without charge 'i.o members of the club and those on the membership waiting list and at a Elected to Mother's Club nominal fee to those who are not Mrs. N. Hammett, Mrs. Roger members. Jenness, and Mrs. Earl Uhl were elected new members of the Young Mother's club of Wilmette at the Society Meets Today meeting of the club last Monday eveThe Woman's society of the Wilning at the home of Mrs. William S. mette Baptist church holds its regular Hedg~s.· 1768 Washington avenue. The monthly meeting Friday, February 7, meeting was held in the form of a at the Wilmette Woman's club where it Valentine party, at which bridge and will take part in the philanthropy sewbunco were played. Assisting hostesscc; mg done that day for the Baptist Old were Mrs. A. V. Gruhn, president, People's home at Maywood, Ill. SewMrs. E, 0. Anderson, and Mrs. E. ]. mg will commence promptly at 10. Lipsch Luncheon will be served at 12 :30 immeThe next meeting of the club will diately foHowing which the Woman's be an open one to be held at the society will adjourn for a brief bu~i Howard school, Monday evenin~. uess meeting in one of the club rooms. March 3. There will be a talk by one Mrs. Lillian Hyatt, superintendent of of the leading child psychologists. the home, will be the speaker. Baptist Mission Union to Be Held in Wilmette All Baptist women residing on the north shore will be interested to know that the February meeting of the Chicago Baptist Mission union will be hdd in the \Vilmette Baptist church from Addressing Educators 11 in the morning to 3 in the afternoon, There will be a meeting of the CenTuesday, February 11. Luncheon will tral Council of Childhood Education on be served at 12:30. ~)aturday morning, February 8, in the The morning program will includt!: Eleanor Club rooms, 17 N. State street, Organ Prelude ..... . ... Miss Lydia Koch Chicago, at 11 o'clock. A Sketch ...... "The Good News Stand" Dr. Louise Farwell of the National Address-Americanization .. . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .. .. ..... . Mrs. A. W. Charles Kindergarten and Elementary college Address . . . .... .. . . .... Miss Ruth Palmer will speak on "General Principles of R<'ll Call. Habit Training~'; Miss Ethel Kawin of The afternoon program : Vocal Duet . ... . .. . Mrs. F. G. Guthridge the Juvenile Research will speak on Miss Pearl Hoose "Problem!l of Habit Training." ~\ ddress A poetry musicale will be offered to A cordial invitation is extended to members of the Friends in Council of a 11 north shore women who may be Evanston Friday afternoon, February interested to attend this meeting. 14, at 2 o'clock, at the Orrington hotel, the reguiar meeting place of the orEvening Garden Club Notes ganization. Mrs. J. A. Plimpton, The Wilmette Evening Garden club t eader, and Miss Gladys Pazazian1 holds its next meeting Tuesday, Febru- t.·ianist, will give the program follow· ary 11. F. A. Cushing Smith is to give ing the reading of the report of the a talk on "Landscape Design for a most recent Tenth district meeting by Small House" and B. M. Colvin will Mrs. Laurence Bean. speak on "The Syringa Family and Lilacs." · Job's Daughters, Order of Bethel 44, The club is beginning a scrap book will hold a card and bun~o party Monof articles pertaining to flowers and day evening, February 10, at 8:30 horticulture, and asks members to o'clock, at the Masonic temple. The hring to the meeting articles of interest Daughters are planning to hold "movie to lovers of gardens. night" on March 21. ltevotional Address . . Dr. A. E. Peterson ............. . Mrs. A. P. Fishman A missionary from Cum Bum, South India. In Poetry Musicale ·

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