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Francia Stiffer· . · V etetms Give Gu.esta of Honot at Bride of Lat Month Thtmb to Donors Dinner, Reception of Xma Happineu· ~~~~~~~~.... .____________..._ ___....____. One of the outstanding social events l"'!"'i-_ _......._.._ _. . . . . . _ _ - . - - - . . . , .,......____ _ _ _ ___..., BY JEAN TEN· BROECit Numbers of north shore women, 10me of whom · are not affiliated with local woman's clubs, drawn by a comtiiOD interest, worked together during the 'hotiday season to bring as mucb help and cheer to disabled war veterans as was within their power. These women did not give with any thought of r~ turn, but a group of war sufferers 1n the United States Naval hospital at Great Lakes has felt impelled to express its deep appreciation to them. The gratitude of these men is well yC)iced by one of their number, Carl D. Henry, who has written to the thairman of the tenth district for the general committee for friendly cooperation with ex-service men, Mrs. Joseph Joyce of Kenilworth. We submit this letter to. the perusers of these pages in order that they, too, may feel the thankfulness of those to whom they have given their personal interest and gifts, the former just as significant to the boys as the latter. "Santa Claus, the holiday season, the 1pirit of Christmas-call it what you wish-came early and stayed late this year for the boys at Great Lakes Naval · Photo by Lewis-Smith hospital Mr. and Mrs. Merle Myers have re"The dinner and dance on Novem- turned their wedding ·trip and ber 21, at the Parkway hotel, was all now arefrom at home in their apartment such an affair could be, and followed in Evanston. Before their wedding on !»1 the Christmas dinner on December December 17, the bride was Miss Virm, at the Edgewater Beach hotel, for ginia Thompson, daughter of Mr. and the same men an1 given by the same Mrs~ Hope Thompson of Wilmette. people, will be long remembered by all fortunate enough to partake. "The week before Christmas was Sptmiah Dinner Dance to fiDed with festivities at our own Red Be Sltokie Club Feature Cross House. Various clubs vied with The dining room at Skokie Country each other in their generosity. "M~rely to mention the names of club will be transformed into a Spanthese organizations is not expressing ish cafe, and the living room will beour thoughts and feelings as we wish, come a Spanish garden, for the dinner and, we assure you one and all, that dance to be given this Saturday evedue to you, the Christmas season of ning at the clubhouse. Waitresses itl 1927 has been full of enjoyment for us. Spanish costume will serve only "Had each man a list of the articles Spanish food. Cope Harvey. supplies most needed and wanted, that Christ- the music for dancing. The children·s party last Saturday mas list would have i n c I u d e d shirts, belts, ties, handkerchiefs, gloves, afternoon was pronounced a huge sweaters, not to mention the ever- success by the three-hundred children present sweetsv and smokes, with all who attended. Ice cream and cake of which we were provided most boun- was served, and each child received a balloon and a bag of candy. Besides tifully. "The question is :-how to repay H. C. Niegelsen's magic tricks, the such generosity and show our appre- main attraction of the party was the ciation, for to merit such treatment, artificial fish pond which had been we must do, or. have done, something built in the living room between the really worth while. two big fireplaces, and froJTl which the "We were not looking for any spe- guests fished prizes. cial reward when given the opportuniAll idea of winter sports, including ty to do our bit for our cout;ttry and the Eskimo carnival which was to have some of us were truly disappointed at been given Saturday, January 28, has that bit. been abandoned in favor of golf, be"Yet here we are all treated alike cause of the unusual mid-January by a benevolent government, and many weather. organizations continually make our &ves more pleasant, when. indeed, these lives would be rather drab were Voters League Benefit we left to ourselves, as · in private to Be in Maonic Temple hospitals. Here so much entertainOne· of the first large affairs other ment is provided, we almost think we than Masonic to be given if\ the new are netrlected when a day and evening pass without some form of entertain- temple on Central avenue will be the ment. Sometimes I wonder whether large card party on Tuesday, March 14, we show a oroper appreciation of all with the Wilmette League of W otnen these trood things of which we partake Voters the hostess. lo free1v, while stit1 continuin~ to look Mrs. C. W. Cozzens, who is in forward most expectantly to all that is charge of arrangements, has as her assisting chairmen. Mrs. Frederick M. planned for us. "But to Jet you believe the material Bowes, tickets; Mrs. F. E. Parry, Jifts are the ones we apPreciate most prizes: Mrs. M. B. Snyder, tables: would be untrue. The pleasant hours Mrs. Frank France, refreshments; and of entertainment supolied bv the vari- Mrs. S. M. Singleton, reception. otll clubs. without fail. every month for so many years, stand out as a real T D- S L- H saerifice to a loyaltv that deserves th~ 0 ue potW oateu hirheat ~endation. Mrs. Emmett L. Powers, 821 Fif"'ar sincere hooe for your New Year teentb street, will entertain Spoke fl t..t it may bring you some of the · Twelve of the Presbyterian church Joy and haPDi~· that your friend- Tuesday at an all-day meeting. An ship JaU broqht to us." interesting program has been prepared. in Wilmette this winter took place' at Shawnee Country club Friday evening of last week when about ·four-hundred guests assembled in honor of the Rev. and Mrs. Francis C. St~fter of 1028 Forest avenue. The aflatr really was two events that merged into one as the evening progressed. T~e first of these ·was the dinner party gtven by Mr. and ·. Mrs. C. P. Dubbs of 1004 ~ich~gan avenue the second the reception gtven for M;. and Mrs. Stift~r by the 0~ cial board of the W almette Baptist church. . d Spring flowers in profuston ecorated the dinner tables where Mr. and Mrs. Dubbs entertained about twohundred guests. }. Robb Harper acted as toastmaster. Benson's Stringed trio played during the dinner hour and for the reception. The host and ho~t ess' other guests of honor at the dmner were Mr. and Mrs. Earl Orner, Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln C. Torref (Mr. Torry is president ' of the Wtlmette Federation of Churches), and Dr. and Mrs. james Madison Stifter of Evanston. 'fl . h With Mr. and Mrs. Stt er 1.n t e rePhoto by Gibson, Sykes ·aac~ J'cnrler ceiving line during the receptiOn, were The wedding of Miss Dorothy the members of the Official board of Elizabeth Grant, daughter of Mr. and the church, Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Mrs. William W. Grant of 117 Third Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Charles V. street, Wilmette, to Bayard Cottam Clarke, Mr. and Mrs. William KenGaffney of Rogers Park tQOk place on drick, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Carlson, Mr. December 31, at St. Augustine's Epis- and Mrs. Harvey Bowen, Mr. and copal church . with the Rev. Hubert Mrs. C. P. Dubbs, and Mr. and Mrs. Carleton reading the serv1ce. . Harvey A. Bush. The College Four, singers and InAlbert J. Strahm, organist of St. Paul's-By-the-Lake Episcopal (:burch, strumentalists, entertained duri~g the furnished the music. Guests from reception hours. At the close of the reception, Mrs. other cities were Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Cottam of St. Louis and Mr. and Mrs. Bush president of the Woman's socieA. lf. Kramer and Miss Mildred ty i~ behalf of the Baptist church, · Kramer of Madison, Wis. Following pr~sented its gifts to the Stifters, a the service a wedding supper was davenport, a desk with a Wi!'dsor served at the · home of the bride's chair, a desk lamp, and an ortental parents. ru~. Among the reception guests were the PI ministers of other Wilmette churches · Shut- Ins Soct.ety ans and their wives. ' · January M uaicale and Tea The Vocational Society for Shut-Ins will have its ani1Ual meeting at the College club on Tuesday, January 31, at 2:30. The program will take the form of a musicalt: and tea Eusibio . : . ~onchold1, the . noted ba~ttone, 'Y'Il smg, accompamed ?Y Mtss M~rton Black of Glencoe. Thts program wtll be preceded by a business meeting with the reading of offic~rs' reports for the past year and elect10n of new officers for the coming year. The president, Mrs. Eric Scudder, and the board of directors will receive with the following hostesses: Mrs. James R. Offield, Mrs. Charles Wrigley, Mrs. William Lyfor<;i, Mrs. Robert Gardner, Mrs. William Hoyt Hilton, Mrs. Charles Moore, Mrs. Walter Ross, Mrs. Witliam Oark, and Mrs. Frank Peebles. P. E. 0. Holdrnq Annual . Luncheon in City Saturday League Luncheon Frt.day · League of Women Voters on Friday, January 27, at the Baptist church Parish House. Miss Jessie DeBoth, home economics expert, is the speaker of the day. Her talk will be on "Marketing and Living Costs." ~ede the next meeting . of the Wilmette Luncheon at 12:30 o'clock will pre- The annual Founders' day luncheon of P. E. 0. sorority will be held in the Hotel Sherman Saturday, January 21. at 12:30 o'clock. About four hundred guests, members from the twent~-two chapters in and near Chicago, w1ll be in attendance and all visiting P. E. O.'s will be welco~ed at the luncheon. Winnetka chapter, of which Mrs. Frederick Dickinson is president, will be hostess; Mrs. Mortimer B. Parker, 577 Ash street. is in charge of reservations. P. E. 0. founded in 1869, was one of the first societies for women in America. Organized as a cotlege sorority, it has long since gone afield and now has 1,300 chapters located in towns and cities of the United States and Canada, with a membership of 42.000. Its work is social, philanthropic, and educational. In addition to the loan f~nd maint:ained for helping college g~rls, the Ststerhood recently assumed .the ownership a.nd .management of C!lt!ey cotlege, a JUmor college f?r gtrls m Nevada, Mo., t~rough whtc~ the scope of the educatmnal work wtlt be greatly enlarged. _ _ _ _....;.___ _ __ Engaged To Gioe Studio Tea Mr. and Mrs. Albert Ullrich will r-=ve a studio tea and musicale on Sunday afternoon to open the new studio they have just added onto their house at 925 Lake avenue. The fO!ests will he a few of their most intimate friends. Mr. and Mrs. J, Fred McGuire of 565 Sheridan road, Winnetka, announce the engagement of their daughter, Flor~nce Louise, to Elbert R. Herlocker of Wilmette. Miss McGuire leaves this week for a Mediterranean crui~e and a trip !hrough Europe, retu.mmg about Apnl 10. The marriage wdl take place soon after her arrival home.