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24 WILMETTE LIFE October · 8, 1926 Winnetka League to Tea Opens Fall Season New Gifts, Fashion Anticipate Meeting of for La Petite Causerie Have Speakers at Show, "Conference." Voters' League Monday La Petite Causerie of Glencoe Circles in O-ctober at Economy Shop 1'ea mg . Winnetka. women are rapi~ly mak. reservations for the opemng meet- opened its fall meetings with a tea on The Economy Shop will hold its Gift · ing of the Winnetka League of Wotea Wednesday, October 13, at 2 men Voters on Monday, October 11. o'clock, at the Woman's club. Each The privilege of hearing Max Mason, of those attending is bringing a new president of the University of Chicago, gift for sale at the shop, while the is attracting the attention of the committee in charge will offer for league, alumnae of the University of their pleasure a reproduction of '~The Chicago and those especially interested Conference · of Club Presidents and in education, it is announced. P~ogram. Chairmen." The production The reception in the Camp Fire room wdl be grven by members of the club, in Community House will afford a and a very. fine J?rogram has been ar- splendid opportunity for guests to meet rang~d whtch wtll be fc:>llowed by a personally this distinguished guest of Fash10n show. Gowns whrch have been the Winnetka league. Those worn n t · · in the families of the present club members t fi . e no recervmg reg. over seve~ Y-. ve years WI 11 istratio'n cards are requested to call b~ drs played, and wrll mclude a w~d- Mrs. Eugene Rummier Winnetka ' 1097. dmg dress of 1846 and other quamt ' and unusual costumes. · The Conference of Cluh presidents and Program Chairmen is a verv unique organization, as it is the onlv one of its kind in the world. It is coniposed of representatives from the many clubs of Chicago, IIJinois, IndiaThe North Shore Catholic Woman's na and Wisconsin. It was first or- league will open its year's program ,:!anized several years ago by Mrs. with a most interesting meeting on Charles S. Clark who saw the urgent October 12, at the Winnetka Woman's need of sllch an organization in help- club, assembly room, at 2 :30 o'clock. ing the cJuhs find the best of talent Ethel M. Colson-Brazelton of newsfor their programs. paper fame will speak on "Walking Not only is it a help to the clubs, the Plank." Mrs. Brazelton was forbut to the speakers as well, who, merlv dramatic critic on the Heraldthrollgh this medium, have the oppor- Examiner, and has recently been litertunity of appearing before these rep- ary critic for the Chicago Evening resentatives and getting a hearing for Post. future engagements. A musical program to be given hy Speakers and musicians from both Loretto Leidell. soprano. will follow this country and the old world have the address. appeared before this conference and Aside from the ·regular meetings it has proved a very valuable asset to held once a month, the league holds those in forming programs for their other meetings of value to those interclubs. . ested in literature and social service As its membership is ·only limited to ·work. Meeting at the homes of various presidents and program chairmen and rhemhers, Mrs. Anthony French Mertheir assistants, the Woman's club of rill will give Book talks once a month Wilmette is endeavoring to reproduce during the sea~on . The dates of these this splendid organization for the will be announced later, but it is exafternoon of October 13, so that all of pected that they will begin in October. members may share in the enjoyment The social service monthly meetings of such a program. are conducted in the same way, meetThe confer6nce officers are Mrs. ings to be held at the homes of memCharles S. Clark of Chicago president· hers, whose names can · be found in \ Mrs. Watter W. Seymour, 'state pres~ the· year book. ident, I. F. W. C. first v.i ce-president; The league will he guid.ed this year Mrs. Henry W. Austin, second vice- by an outstanding group of officers president: Mrs. Luther V. Rice, third who are arranging stimulating meetvice-president: Mrs. R. E. Pattison inE!s. Mrs. William E. Brown of WinKline of Wilmette, recording secreta- netka, will serve as president, Mrs :y: Mrs. ]. Marc Fowler, correspond- James ]. Eqtight of Glencoe, first vice mg secretary; Mrs. William D. Hurl- president, Mrs. F. T. O'Brien of Winbut! treasurer; Mrs. Charles J. Meyers, netka, second vice president, Mrs. a~ststant treasurer: . Mrs. Theodore William Schildgen of Evanston, third Tteken, program chairman: Mrs. Har- vice president-.L Mrs Frederick Hnbsch vey A. Bus-h. of Wilmette, assistant of Winnetka, recording secretary, Mrs. p~ogram c~atrma.n: Mrs. Hyde · W. Leo ]. Hillman of Glencoe corresPrerce, mus1c charrman: Mrs. Edward ponding secretary, Mrs. A. E. Tilroe E. Kretschmer, .assistant :n~sic chair- of Winnetka. financial secretary, Mrs. rna~: Mrs. Darms T. Phtlltps, drama Frederick Albrecht of Winnetka. chatrman. treasurer. Wednesday afternoon , October 6, at 3 o'clock, at the home of Mrs. Auguste C. Babize, 484 Sheridan road, Glencoe. Distinguished guests \vere invited for the · afternoon. A one-act play in French, "Rosalie," was presented by three of the mem bers. The three characters, "Madame Bot," "Monsieur Bot," and "Rosalie" are to be taken by Rutheda L. Pretzel, Mrs. Whitman Taylor, and Miss Ingeborg Lincoln, respectively. Mrs. Robert Moulton, chairman of the music for the coming. year, has arranged folk songs for the first feature. · News o¥ the North Shore Clubs The Speakers' bureau · of the Win netka League of Women Voters, with Mrs. Ralph S. Childs as director, ha :-~ scheduled speakers· for the October meetings of the Winnetka circles. The speakers will touch briefly upot) the importance of voting at the coming election and will e·xplain the proposed tax amendment. In explaining thi s an~endmcnt, they will present thr arguments for and against the amend ment and the reasons why the Illinoi :' league is endorsing the bill. The sched ule for the speakers follows: October 8-Mrs. Walter Benson. Winnetka Heights circle, Mrs. V\T . r Hcyn, 1024 Fig street, hostess; October 12-Mrs. · Carrie B. Proutv . Scott Avenue circle, Mrs. Willia~1 Kurtz, 1229 Scott avenue, hostcs~ : :Mrs. \Villi am F. Farrell, pre sident of Mrs. John Montgomery, Lincoln Ave the Tenth district. I. F. W. C. will pre- nue circle, Mrs. John Norling, 744 side at the first meeting of the board Prospect avenue, hostess; Mrs. Edwi n at 10 o'clock, \Vednesday. October 13, at the North End club, 6200 Shericl.an E. Brown, Cherry Street circle, Mr. · Harry Cadenhead, 414 Prospect av eroad, Chicago. · E . nue, hostess; M . rs. E · ctwm ·. Brown . Plans for the Year will be outlmec11 )y \Villow Street circle, Mrs. Charles Pat the department chairmen in three terson, 370 Walnut street, hostc s:-~: minute talks. and thif' will he followed ~f rs. George Levy, Oak Street circle. by remarks from presid ents of the to- Mrs. George Feuchtingcr, 947 Oak cal clubs of the district, each giving her ideas of the work of her individual street. hostess; . Mrs. George Levy . .. club in connection with the di <.; trict. East Elm Street circle, Mrs. M. Leigh . 513 Walnut street, hostess; Mrs. Gro s:- . Mrs. Farrell will entertain the board Williams, New Trier circle , Mrs. Shcr members at luncheon, following the man Orwig, 921 Greenwood avenue . business sessior.. Wilmette, hostess; Mrs. Gross William ~. The officers of the district for the Rosewood circle, Mrs. Frank Stover. year 1926-19.27 are: Mrs. Willi~m F. · 1183 Tower road, hostess; Mrs. J. J. Farrell, prestdent: Mrs. ~- L. W:nters, Sampson, Hawthorn Lane circle, :Mr s. Highland Park. first ~tee prestdent: W. R. English, 374 Hawthorn lane. Mrs. W. V\T. Lttl, Kent! worth, second hostess. · vice president: Mrs. · 0 cto b' er 13-M rs. S amue 1 M c Cau 11 tY · John S. \Vh\'te, , ·f Waukegan, recordmg secretary: .\ rs. W E S · -~ · J eris 0. N ewton, Chicago, corresponde~t lm treet ·ctrcle, Mrs. E. l: ing secretarv; Mrs. HenrY \V. Price, Werssenherg,. Elm s.treet,. ho~tes !'. · Evanston, treasurer; M-rs . G. \V. Mrs Gross Wtlhams, ln~tan Htll crrcle; Munch. Lake Bluff. county pre sident, 1frs. Arthur Bryson, 18- ~~rtle street, Lake CountY. hostess;, Mrs. Gross. !Vrlhams, Ash Street ctrcle, Mrs. Wtlltam Sauer, 1022 Ash street, hostess; STUDY ROMANCE LANGUAGES · October 14-Mrs. Samuel McCaulle Y, Members of the \Vinnetka \Voman's Pine Street circle, Mrs. Henry Carr;·club have o'rganizecl language classes Curr, 1051 Spruce street, hostess; which commenced M ondav, October 4. October 18-Mrs. George LeYy. Under the direction of Georges Cauuet Ridge Avenue circle, Mrs ank Pkl\\·0r "La Francaise" in Chicago, and un- man, 421 Linden street, hostess; der the instruction of either Monsieur October 25- ;v!rs. Hobert ~1ehn: n. Cauuet or his trained native teachers. \Vaiden Road circle, 11 rs. Emil Olse n. classes will be given in French,' Italian 1000 Vine street, hostess. and Spanish. Interested persons may Mr s. Edwin E Brown atldressed the enroll in these classes whether mem bers of the \Vinnetka vVoms>.n's cltth \Voman's Society of the Congregationa! ~hurch October 6, and will dn or not, it is announced. so agam October 20. 11 rs. Robert M ehrcn will give a talk before the '· OFFERS ENGLISH CLASSES North Shore Catholic vVomati's league The Woman's club of Wilmette has October 12. · · laun.ched a ne\\' venture this season in the offering of ciasses in EnR!.ish for persons of the community who are Kenilworth Women Voters foreign born . Commencing this past to Hear Talk on Election week. instruction will be given every The Kenilworth League of Women \Vednesday evening at 8:15 o'clock. at the clubhouse, \vhich .is situated on the Vote~s will hold a meeting W eclnesclay corner of 'rrnth street and Greenleaf mormng, October 20, at 11 o'clock. at avenue. Announcement is made that the home of its president, Mrs. Mark a very small registration fee will he Cresap, 239 Essex road, Kenilworth. A speaker will be there at that time to asked. give talks on the candidates for the November election. All new, as well A meeting of the art chainnen of as old, members of the league are urged the Tenth district o-£ Illinois federa- to attend, it is announced although the tion of Women's clubs will meet on !erm "old" hardly app1ie's, as the exFriday, October 15, at 10 :30 in the Istence of the Kenilworth League of Winnetka Woman's club. M~s. John Women Voters has been very short. Vennema, 849 Willow road, Winnetka i~ the youngest of the league organis chairman of the Tenth district of th~ Izations m the towns from Wilmette federation. north through Glencoe. 4 Heads of Local C atho/ic Woman'S L eague C ommences Clubs Guests at District Meeting Season on Tuesday 9?5 Course in Parliamentary . Law to Commence Tuesday An innovation of the winter season sponsored by the Woman's Catholic club of Wilmette 'is the . series of lectures on parliamentary procedure given by Mrs. Maurice H. Lieber, and available to all women of the village, regardless of whet.lter they are members of the club, or not. October 12, is the opening day, and the lectures will be given each succeeding Tuesday for ten weeks. at the home of Mrs. Frank OeJedch, 1201 Greenwood avenuer This cqurse js offered under the ausp-i· c es of the civics department of the cJub, Mrs. A. ·W. · Boylston, chairman. TO HOLD RUMMAGE SALE The Cozy Corner circle of the First Congregational church will hold a rummage sale at the Economy Shop, 1147 Greenle~f avenue, all day Thursday and Fnday, Or-toher 14 and IS. Mrs. G. T. Camp will have charge pf the sale, which, the committee ailnounces, ·will offer real bargains. SPECIAL CIRCLE MEETYNr. The North End circle of thP First CongregatiOJl"ll rhurrh ;._ bnlrlini'Y a special meetinrt Mondav. Oct0her 11, to sew for the h::lzaar. Mrs. Lester E. Mee of 1227 Che!'tnut avenue, wilt be the. hostess for the atl-day session. Those attending· are requested to bring box· luncheons. !t