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September 18, 1947Wilmettes 75th Anniversary 1872-1947111Civicbring beauty to the men at FortVan Deursen (1936 to 1938); Mrs. BettermentSheridanr. Each week the membersT. E. McElroy (1938 to 1940); M-s.;7ere Kinda New inhong-Rangetook two flower arrangements toA. V. Gruhn (1940 to 1942); Mvs. Aim ofthe fort, and at Christmas timeHarvey A. Bush (1942 to 1944);These Parts; OnlyLocalhelped buy Christmas trees andMrs. George E. Moyer (1944 to Garden Clubdecorated them.1946); and Mrs. Harry N. KerrBeen Here 35 YearsThe aim of the Wilmette GardenO(1946-1948).n a shelf at the Wilmette libraryWILMETTE LIFE is a relative new-club, established in July, 1922, at thethe club places a fresh flower ar-comer to the village. Its less thanhome of Mrs. B. L. Davis, 115 Thirdrangement weekly. Several yearsGage Development Was36 years old.street, has, from the beginning, beenago it gave the clubs books onStarted under the name of "Laketo be of help to the community atgardening to the library, to makeMajor History ItemShore News," as a weekly offshootfirst, to assist in the protection ofthem available to more people.(Continued from page 12)of an Evanston daily newspaper innative trees, plants, and birds (andLisbanks along the route of the chan-t of Presidents1912, it once served all New Trierthe destruction of noxious weeds)andThnel. This gave back to Wilmetteetownship. active membership for years to improve amateur gardening;about 22 acres of reclaimed landhas been limited to 65, as the meet-later, to be of use in furtheringLouisLater it was K. Gillson, who was atcivicings are held in the homes. Therettteo restrict its circula-tion to Wilme, Gross Point, ana enterprise.that time president of the WilmetteThis both an honorary and a waitinge women who formed the gar-parkKenilworth, with the same firm, board, conceived the idea ofdenlist. An associate list holds theLloyd Hollister Inc., publishing WIN- club, Mrs. Davis, Mrs. NeilClarknamedeveloping this newly gained lands of many formerly active, Mrs. Charles Collins Jr.,Mrsmembersinto a park district and with theNETKA TALK and GLENCOE NEWS for.. David Cooke, Mrs. Bruce Hill,co-operation of the other membersthe two northern communities of theMrs. A. W. Peard, and Miss EmmaThe presidents of the club haveof the board he was successful. Ittownship, and ANNOUNCEMENTS forSchreiner, were nature lovers. Theybeen: Mrs. David Cooke (1922 andwas pointed out that unless properGlenview, Northfield, and North-did their own gardening and be-1923); Mrs. Neil Clark (1924); Mrs.means were taken to protect thisbrook.cause their gardens were smallCharles D. Ewer (1925); Mrs.they called themselves the Littlel teAl-newly gained land from erosion itbert E. Gebert (1926); Mrs. WarwoulThe "Lake Shore News" becamed be lost to the lake.Garden club (club of little gardens).Gore Mitchell (1927 and 1928); Mrs.WitWILMETTE LIFE in 1923. The presenth the success of Gages pierformat was adopted two years later.To the meetings the members,John F. Weedon (1929); Mrs.soon 12 and later 30 and 50, broughtCharleas an example it was also indicatedThe modern plant was completeds N. Hurlbut (1930); Mrs.that Wilmette could at the sameplants and blooms to share. TheyEdwardin 1928. L. Scheidenhelm (1931);held small flower shows, visitedMrstime develop a suitable beach for. J. Benton Schaub (1932); Mrs.C. H. Rush was the publisher ofeach othersCr. P. Berg (1933, and the club year gardens, and went onWecilrmeaettitonal purposes. The presentethe "Local News" which circulated pier, extending some 500"tours" for inspiration and study.1933 to 1934); Mrs. Frank J. Schei-feein Wilmette for some years prior tot is a protection both to theAmong the places they visiteddenhelm (1934 to 1936) Mrs. Charlesbeachthe time of "Lake Shore News." and to the harbor.Wwearuek: egtahe dunes of Indiana, then moorlands, a bird sanc-tuary, the Garfield Park conserva-tory and the Morton arboretum.tidPuinEach week the club provided a"Garden Talk" in WILMETTE LIFE.Takes New NameThe Davises, who were artists,moved to Deerfield where theymade over a large 81-year-old barninto a studio home. Here, for somethe demandsyears, the Garden club celebratedits birthdays and watched the Dav-ises garden grow.Thof the communitye club, in taking on a largerWserilvmiceet,t changed its name to thee Garden club. In 1927, theclub held its first annual May gar-for the best obtainable inden market and public plant sale,the proceeds to go to civic beauti-j" fying. (The bird bath on the villageJ hall lawn was an early purchase.)WOOLENSThe members held public flowersho\|{6 in spring and fall; interestedchildren in raising the money tobuy the "living Christmas tree;"opened their gardens to the public,and had a member on the Treecommission (the planting of elmsalong Green Bay road was directedby a member).Thanks to youSome served as judges in theTribunes garden contests and tookpart, through an invitation securedWilmette and people ofby Mrs. Davis, in the First AnnualChicago Flower show in 1927, at aChicago hotel. The club became athe North Shore forcharter member in the spring of1927, of the Garden club of Illinois,which was formed directly afterthe success of our businessthe show ended.Under the auspices of the ChicagoPlant Flower and Fruit guild, thein our first four years.group sent flowers and plants bi-weekly to the settlements and hos-pitals in Chicago. They also helpedsecure signatures for establishingmosquito abatement.Water Works LandscapeARAY STEPHENS GRACE STEPHENSt the new water works the gar-den club was asked to do the land-scaping. Mrs. Edward Scheiden-MARY JANE WATSONhelm was responsible for the projectand also for another planting a fewblocks north along the lake. Theflower garden in Washington Parkis another project of the Gardenclub. The chairman in charge ofthe committee maintaining the parkWool ^nogarden represents the club on thePark committee.AShop Here for Your Woolen Needst the schools and library plant-ing was directed by the club. Atone time the North Shore railway1160 WILMETTE AVENUE WILMETTE 6200made a screen of shrubbery alongthe alley near the station at theclubs request.Like other clubs,, the WilmetteGarden club during the war tried to