Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 21 Jul 1932, p. 24

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dent. The occasion was thie summner flower exhibit bv memibers and for mnembers an~d their guests. The ga- rage, -whichi housed the display, look- ed sunmmerv and cool withi the white. awnings, white benches, and white oleanders ini tubs which were used for decoration. The entries. were shown on sof t green and apricot oi] cloth. Ribhons were aiwarded as -follows: Class 1-Flowers in. Miniature Con- tainer- First pri7e, -Mrs. Raîli Starr for a Dresden bowvI withi forget-ine-nots and other suininer flowers; second prize. Mrs. William R. Fitch; third prize, Mrs. Percy Eckhart; hionor- able mention,, Mrs. Harold, F. Tide- man. Class 2---Cut Feriis in Ani' Con- tainer-, First,' Mrs. Grant Ridgway for maiden hair fern in a rock, crystal compote; second, Mrs. Frank Bar- rett; third, Mrs. Hugh, Foresn'an; honorable mientioni, Mrs. Bently Mc-, Cloud. Class 3-Fruit and Flowers in Onie Contaijner- First prize, .Mrs. W. B. Fitch, for green grapes'and apricot's and orange lilies ona dark*tray; second prize, Mrs. Bentley McClond; third prize. Mrs. Edward J. Phelps; honorable mention, Mrs. Frank Barrett. Class 4--Any Flower in Any Con-_ tainer-11 First. Mrs. B. McCloud. for a.round bine glass bowl with white liles; sec- ond, Mrs. B. McCloud; third, M~ H. Tideman; honorable mention, Mrs. Gilbert Kelly. Class 5-Tea Tables for Two- First, Mrs. Frank Barrett, for an ôld grey iron table with a grev silk cloth. mîirrored plates with lavendelçr bands, pewter tuniblers, coasters and' spoons,' a pair of smiall pewter vasesý with lavender. petuniias:,second, 1 Nrs. H4ugh Foresmiah, an old round( ironi table with black and .White striped lasses and- white plates, no clo th, a salgreen plant in,.an opaque ivhite glass bowl over whiclh hung a fcatb- ery green tree in a lovely old iron urn, giving an out-dIoor effect;. third., v ery uelicous piiincln was servýeo unr- inig the exhibit iii the dining rooni of. the Çresaip home. Mrs. Frank Barrett was cliairinan of the show, ably assisted bv M~rs. Percy E]ýckhart. Mrs. Percv Cutlet. and Mrs. Ralph Starr. Dr. and Mrsr. Leslie 'Whitney ine"s of 1020 Centralavernue, Wri-, mette, -announc the engagement of their daugh 1cr, Adelaide Caroline, to [J'esley Fidierton Bradburn, son ùf iVMr. and Mfrs. Aclexander Brad- burn of C'are, Mich. Miss Joues is a graduate and post graduate of the American Conserva- tory of Music and is a niember of Sigma Alpha Iota; National Musical. sorority. She Was formerly soprano soloist of. the. First Methodist churchi in. Wilmette andl is at present a mem- ber of the facultv of New Trier High school where she will continue lier teaching next faîl. Mr. Bradburn is a graduate of AI- bion college, Albion, Mich., and took postgraduate work at Garrett Biblical institute and Northwestern univer- sity. WVhile ini school lie was a meni- ber for three vears of the A Cap- pella choir under the direction of the. late Dean Peter C. Lutkin. H li as I)een ininister of ni.usic at the Berwyn _Methodist chtUrch and later at the .Waukegan Metliodist churcli. For the past N-ear lie lias been (irector ly announiced, was the gnest of lior at a party given hbvler sister, Mi-s. E inD. Tilîson of Evanston, on Monday. Mrs. Tilîson wvill entertain ait a shower on Ttiesdav for Miss Flctye; whose weddiing will take place the latter part of August. evening. In sports apparel,. beacli costume, or summer formals, mem- bers and guests wiIl dine 'on the lawn, the terrace, or the main dining room any time from 7:30 o'clock, 01n. Dancing wilI begin at 8:30, onthe. dance foor ofi the 'lawn anid in, thên dinin g room as well. Cope I-larvey in 'personl and his fanious band vill .plav on, the terrace as a spécial. aug- mented orchestra. Tliose wlîo wihto find diversion. other than dancing, may putt on the flood-lighted 'course on the sôuth' lawn: ;nmay.,take a dip ini the pool' which will ýbe open ail evening, anld where an expert diving and sw1*m1- ming exhibition wiil beé held; miay play ping pong in the ballroom. A professional tennis match under flood lights will be pflayed- in thé. late e-,veing, and a buffet.,sup per is. to be ýserved at midnight. Special light- ing. effects will make a 'spectacle of'. the Lido party.- Among the members Who have made, dinner. reservations are Dr. W. W. Hawkins, and A. W. flurpee, C. W. Allen, of Wilmnette, and R. D. Feltmnan of Winnetka, Boston Girl Entertainedl Duwing North Shoré Visit Miss Martha Tencher entertained a group of friends at dinner at Sko- kie Country club with dancing after- wards Saturday evening, July 9, in hionor of her house guest, Miss Bar- bara Billings of Boston, Mass. Wed-, nesday of last week -Miss Tencher was hoste-ss at a breakfast swimming party at lier home, 8228 Ashland ave- nue, for lier guest. Miss Gretchen Dreyer of Glencoe entertained at. Skokie Country club for Miss Bul- lings on Tuesday, and Miss Mary Elizabeth Townsend was a luncheon bridge hostess at the Shawnee Coun-17 try club with Miss Billings at guest of honor last Thursday. Fete Out-of-Town Guests, -Miss Joanne LaCost and Miss.' Helen M_,ar Bownîani of Toledo, Ohio, arrivecl on Saturdav to be the .guests.' i e philantflropy cepartmient 'of the Wonian's Catholic club will hold an aIl-day food sale at the Wilmette Grocerv and Market on Saturday, j uly J. Pies,. cakes, baked beans, bread, coffee cake and salads will be sold. l'lie. conîmittee announces tlîat price.s will be very reasonable.ýI welfare work, voteci at tneir j uly meeting Friday to putshoulder to the wheel and carry on. Renewed energies will be applied ail the way alon.g tl:e north shore and in Chicago towards adding. to funds already raîsed which, for the first.time i»i the camnp's history, have fanbielow the $50,000 practically raised by this time other summnes. There isstill need this sunîmer of raising soinething more than $10,000, and every town chairman present at the mîeeting! Friday pledged every possible effort towards that end. As a resuit camp ivill hlot be closed earlier th'an usual, as it ivas feared, it mighit have to be, and the increased and more than urgent need of con- tinuing ibis summier above aIl. snm- mers will be, it is ýhoped and, believed. completely met. The board meeting was a feature of the, annmal picnic held at camp Friday., Mrs. George A.- Mason of Highland Park, president of the board, presided. Reports were heard from Mrs.* J. J. Siddall of Glencoe, finance chairman and'secretàry; Mrs. Jay S. Glidden of Highland Par~k, treasurer; Mrs. Williamn E. Cassel- b erry of Lake Forest, camp chair-, man,' and Miss Irma. DuPre of Ev- anston, publicity chairman. Town chairmen reporting icluded *Mrs. Vance Cowles Roberts. of Evanston, Mrs'. Frederick Tilt of Wilmette, Mrs. R. K. O'Hara of Highland Park, Mrs. Kin gman Douglas of Lake For- est, Mrs. Robert Ober Clark of Bar- rington, and Mrs. Herbert. Nock of Winnetka who reported for the Chi- cago committee. Miss Anna Belle Ferrier, superin- tendent, repcorted that 'on the, first ,.change day," Thnrsday, 250 mothers and children went back tô Chicago after two weeks' onting: while 350 came ont to camp to take their places -100 more than expected, mnaking the total number of, camipers 600 as agai lst the customary 500 ,vhich taxes the camp's ' capacity.. The an- swering of. letters which pour'ini day after day lias becoine of itself an ard uous task, Miss Ferrier reported. Staff workers are busy fromn early morning to nîidigh-t and everything is being done to give thie largest pos- sible service to the largest possible Gu est of Honor On Wednesday, Jnly 20, Mrs. Rob- ert McNeil Burns, 614 Essex road, Kenilworth is entertaining at lunch- con and bridge for Mrs. Russell Cooke.

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