Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 20 Jul 1933, p. 26

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nort rHenry riorner otIllinois and President Ru fus C. Dawes of A Century of Progress, an~d Mrs. WVal- ter Wolf of the Chicago Hospitality conimittee. Tonight (Thursday.) brings Fran-, ces'Perkins. the.new secretary of la- bor in. the Roosevelt, cabinet, and Carnie Chapman Catt, leader in the suffrage and peace movements,: as speakers at 'the convention banquet., 1:Every afternoon a round table is inprogre ss considering the "'Secur- ity *o f Einplo.yment,' "Secisrity through Buying Power," *'Security t h r o u g h, Government," ".Security against Destructive Forces," d"Oppor- tunity through Education," and ' "Opportunity through Leisuré." Friday -night, Mrs, Andrew Mac- Leish of Glencoe and Mrs. joseph * Cudahy, co-chairmen of the" club women 's group of the social func- tions committee of A Century of Progress, will be general hostesses at. aniformal receptiomi in the Trustees' lounge in the Hall of Sci- ence given for the delegates attend- ing the congress, who will be taken on tours of the fair during afternoon and evening. Representatives of the larger women'1s organizations of the coun- try are presiding at the congress, among them being: Mlrs. Arthur Brin, president of the National Council of Jewish Women; Mrs. Grace Morrison Poole, presîdent of theGeneral Federation of Women's * Clubs; Mrs: Geline MacDonald Bowman,, president of the National Fedération 'of Business and Proies- sional WLoeeWs Clubs, and Mrs. Haninah Clothier Hull, president of the United $tates Branch of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. Mrs. Estelle M. Sternberger,, first vice-president of, the couancil1, assisted. Miss Lena Madesin Phillips, in presiding ,at the opening, session. when Miss Phillips presented t h e keynote address "Shail It Be Progress?" Programs earlier this week have brought as speakers, Marv . gress of. Parents and Teachers, and Ruath, St. Denis, noted dancer. Mr. and Mrs. Miles ,Seeley of 705 Rogers avenue, will entertain their sup- per bridige club !Friday. Photo by Balfour Studio One of thse loveliesi of 'north shore ueddis&gs tuas in Glencoe Wednesday evening, Judy 12, when,- in'tise Glencoe Unio-n church, Miss D orothy Downing Grahani, daugis- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Steî- ens Grahamt of 397 Palos road, be- came the bride of Thomnas Rogers Wiggles'worth of' Kenilworth. Mr, and Mrs. Wigglesweorth. after re- turning fromin heir wedding trip into the woods of Wisconsin, u4ll be at home in August at 1600 H in- mnuiavenue, IEvansto)n. Garden Part y Is New. Pro ject for Catbolic Club Mrs. Thomas Nliitz, chairman, entertained the ways and means. committee, of the .Womnan's Catholic club oi Wilmette at tea at lier home on Wednesday afternoon, July 12. At> that tinme arrangements were made for a large garden party on guests were from Oak Pa rk, Evans- ton and Chicago. The affair was in celebration'of a birtbday aniiiersary; Miss Ward bas jnst been graduated at Sarah Lawrence college, Bronx- ville, N. Y. Her fiancé, a Culver man, was graduated two years ago at Hobart college, Gýeneva, N. Y., and is a member of Sigma Phi fraternity. Mr. and Mrs. Ward spent the past winter in Tyron,. N. C.,. and are at Culver, Ind., for the summer. They will return Septem-ber 1, to, their home. at 39 Indian Huilroad. Miss Ward spent the early part of this week with her fiancé's parents. NextLeteRcia Monda y on. "Rondine"' Miss, Lolita .Bertling, Wilmette soprano, is to sing several of Magda's arias in "La Rondine," which is the subject, for the lecture-recital next Mpn.day 'morning by .:Ruthe.da Le Pretzel, at herî home, 1035 Bluff road, Glencoe. The 'lecture- recitalIs, which are open to the public, begin at 10:45 o'clock. S Miss Bertling bas Iust returned from. Los Angeles, where she has been singing before well known groups, and also appearing in plays in Hollywood. She expects to return- to California in faîl. "Manon Lescaut" is scheduled for Monday, july 24, with Miss Maria Matyas and Ludlow White as solo- ists. The season closes on August 7', ,with "La Traviata,"'in which Miss Ifelen Heciges, a tenor, and a bani- tonýe wflrassist Miss Pretzel. To Mak eu lor two, years attended thte 1?thel Walker school at Simsbury, Conn., wuhere she ha: juil beený gradia frd. ciress or beacn costumes, wii cm bine to create the European. atmos- phere of the famous pleasure isie in the Adriatie. A dance floor buit especially for the occasion will' be erected on the north lawn, and tables for dining W411 be placed> about the dance floori. Dmi- uner will be served -fromn 7:30 o'clock on, and dancing commences at 8:30 o'Pclock. Mr. and, Mrs., R. D.. Feltmanâ of Winnetka are programn chairmen and have arranged a, numbeo pecia features for those who do not icare, to pass, the entire evening swimming or dancing., Nationally known. ten- nis players will a ppear in an exhib -i- tion match çn: a court equipped with flood lights. There -wilI also be a flood-lighted putting. green on the south lawn for, those who enjoy'golf, and- ping- pong tables will be placed. in the- *large b'allroom. Both singles and doubles exhibition matches will be given by Miss~ Lois jaque s, Wisconsin state champion; Miss Ethel Dixon, Chicago Town and Tennis club champion; Gene Mako, present Southern California cham- pion and runner-up, in the National Clay Court tournament, and F. Lee Smith, professional of Chicago 'Town and Tennis club, the Miami Biltmore and Coral, Gables, and trainer of champions. At midnigh t, when the swimming pool closes, a. buffet: supper will be served in the lobby. De fer Mrs. Gidling'S Talk at Fait to Aug. 8 It i s ainhounce(l that the speech entitled, "What Women Have Done in Literature in the Last Century," which was to have been given by * Mrs. Winthrop Girling of Glencoe at A. Century of Progress exposition. on July 25, has beendefërred to.Aug-ý ust 8,.because of. theý presec nCi cago at this time of.many distinguish- ed womi*en from abroad -Who will be available as speakers in July b 1ut flot later. Mrs. Girling's program, like those every Tu es day morning at il, At Home Sun2dag Mr. and Mrs. George Frederick Engel (Mary Martin) bave cards out. 'for an "at home" Sunday, July 23, between the hours of 4:30 and 8:30 o'clo ck, at 210 Dupee', place, Wil-

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