Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 25 May 1939, p. 42

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was made, âns: ývice-pnesiaent; rNancy Coons- man Hahn, second vice-president; Fainfield Por- ter, connespondlng ýsecretary, and Mns. L. O Borýnarth, .necordmg secnetary. Those 'chosen directors for two years were: Mrs. Jaséper King, the retiring président; Fran- cis H~ardy, Mrs. Edward Swift, Jr., Allen Phil- brick, Alfred Preeman, Mns. Raymond, Keeler, and Mrs.j Russell Fisher. Mrs.. Penciv al Myail and Mrs. PaulWiflett were named to 811l vacan-. cies on the board. Lilacs, crabapple blossoms, and honeysuckleý for table decorations,. and vocal numbens by Bertil Hillner of Wlnnetka, banitone,.-meant that the evenmng was not only an important meeting for North Shore artists but a festive social gath- ering as well. Althougha very young man and stili a student, Mr. lHiJner brought mature un- derstanding and genwine feeling to his pro- gram. He delighted his listenens with "I Know Watts, "Gypsy Life' by Edwands, "Love Me or M~ot" by Secchi, "SIhoes" by Manning,, "'Don't Ceare" by Carpenter, and replied to enthusi- astjc applause with several encones. Accompany- ing Mn. llner was Miss Virginia Vernquist. Lester Burbank Bridaham, publie relations counsel of, the Chicago Art Institute, laid empha- sis upon the publlcity phases of marketing art in lits talk on "Problems of Artists Today.Y Greetings were brought to the guests by Mrs. -T. E. Quisenberny of Evanston, head of the q-.. iv.) wno c of directors. amemnber oj the oo Dorotby Wing Macauley was made bonorary president, Lois Penkins (Mns. E. L.) vice-presi- dent; Blythe Akely., secretary, and Marjorie Day, treasurer. More than 8M0 students dressed in llgiit summer colors.-will participâte. ,Under the sponsorship -fthe mu'Bic depamn. h Triship and the Girls',club, the concert isbeing presented by the music department as à benéfit for, the two men-. tioned organizations. Directing the festival* will ýbe Mrs. .Marian Cotton, assisted by Adeli.ide Bradburn, Frances. Anderson'. and George Swigart. Miss Catherine Murphy, -head of the art ýdepartment, is in charge of> the decorationsadsetgfote fest ival. The music chosen for, the prograrn will not be entirely of a serious 'nature. The, combined Boys' Glee clubs and the, Opera, group will sing two semi-popuýlar, songs. one "The Song of the Drums" by Romberg and the other "The Song of the Bayou." The latter bas a swing accom- paniment arranged by Diek Finney, a New Trier Poo student. MOO , Ço1tton. is turnin~g over ber baton to wtt Clinton C arpenter,.àa student directior, for' thie Us selection which is to be played by the orchestra. tig Few. high schools van boast of a student witb fr. such a thorough and general knowledge of mu- fra- sic, one capable of the art of directing an or- chestra. Early in the program will be beard the beau- ale', from ,"Closing -om the evei Wagner's the pro- "Mrs~ in oul-. Roiueuuvc Keeer, tnrst prize for "Snow"; Joseph Nash, second prize for -Alone.- 011 stili lite--Chenry Sue Orr, first prize; Marion MacKenzie, second pnize; Water color figure-Harriet Evans,' first nrize for "Liza": Ends Year as Head of 'Artists' Ail Is Conipletiiig Lecture, Pain ting Tour in West 'fieldiv c Élu

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