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WILMETTE VIFE ,May 18, 1928 · Art League Lists Its ~evv· ()fficers Annual Meeting Brings Election and Reports of Activity and Progress for Year That its purpose is to be an influence for better things and to promote an appreciation of art in the towns from . Evanston to Lake Bluff, thus belonging to laymen as well as artists, was a point emphasized at the business meeting of th~ North Shore Art league Thursday evening, May 1.0, at Community House, Winnetka. James Cady Ewell, the retiring president, told of the progre'$S made since the inception of the league four years ago. This season's activities have included the sponsoring of the Dudley Crafts Watson lectures, the giving of small plays, and the hanging of no jury exhibits. Mrs. Felix Boldenweck, retiring treasurer, gave her report, and Mrs. Cora Gould Davies, secretary, presented l!er report for the last fiscal year. The nominating committee's report was baiJoted and accepted unanimously, resuhin~ in the election of the f~llowing officers for the coming year: L10nel Robertson of Highland Park president; Albert Ullrich of Wilmette' vice-president; Mrs. ]. W. F. Davie< W i n n e t k a. secretary ; Mrs. Ralph Brackett, Winnetka, (t)rresponding secretary; Miss Caroline Eckstorm Winnetka, treasurer. ' Honorary members who are to be ex-officio members of the board are : Rudolph lngerle of Highland Park. Alden S. Brooks of Kenilworth, and Frank Peyraud of Highland Park. Those who will serve on the hoard of directors are: Mrs. Edward Brion Glencoe: Mrs. Gordon Wilson, Wit~ mette; E. L. Nygaard, Kenilworth; Mrs. Kate Bacon Bond, Winnetka; Mrs. Alonzo Coburn, Wilmette· Allen Philbrick. Winnetka ; Jesse L 'Smith Hi'!'hland Park: Mrs. Albert · U11rich' Wilmette; William A. Stewart, Win~ netka; Mrs. John Vennema, Winnetka: Mrs. Marguerite Calkins Tavlor Wilmette; James Cadv Ewell Hil!h~ land Park; William T. }one~. Wilmette; Mrs. Felix Boldenweck. Winnetka: Mrs. Charles Southward Kenilworth. ' The new hoard met Thursday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Ullrich of Wilmette. Club Tour of Spring · St. Francis Foundation Gardens Open to All to .Hold Open Meeting north shore. gardens in the spnng, seldom have been viewed publicly at this ~.e~son, as the time for the garden tours conducted by the Lake Forest Garden club come·s a little later in the summer. But three gardens in their dainty. spring garb, one in. Winnetka and two in Lake Forest, w1ll be open Tuesday, May 29, for the tour ~rranged ~Y t~e Woman's club of Wdmette wh1ch IS open to anyone in . the vilta~e who is interested in seemg a spnngtime spectacle of floral beauty. The visitors will leave the Woman's club on the corner of Tenth street and G~eenleaf 'lvenue at 10 o'clock and w11l have luncheon at the Green Tea ?ot in Hi~hland Park before continumg on the1r way to Lake Forest. Anyone wishing to become a member of this spring garden party, which is offering something unusual' in its trip of inspection, is asked to catt Mrs. Edward Anderson. Wilmette 212, to make Nservation. The day is not confined to members of the Woman's club alone, but to att who wish to go. those in charge emphasize. ~eautiful The Foundation ·for St. Francis hospital is to hold an open meeting on We!fnesday, May 23~ at the parlors of the Nurses' hpme on Ridge avenue, Evanston. Mrs. Frank Jones, president of the organization, will meet with her board members at 1 o'clock and the open meeting wjtl begin at 2:30. There will be refreshments and a program, during which Mn. Napolean Pickard of Rogers Park will sing, and the Rev. Frederick Siedenberg, sociologist from Loyol~ university, wilt talk. It is hoped that the meeting witt arouse much enthusiasm for the Festival which is being held on June 16. Various individuals and organizations have made contributions for this affair among them · being groups from vari~ ou.; (lorth shore community players who will give their talent in a short play that day. As all sorts of activities are to be · included, and all sorts of booths, . a contril>ution of any sort :s welcomed, the committee · announces. Woman's Fair Opens ItS Doors 'MaY I 9 Aviation Exhibit Novel Feature of Exposition: Trips Over City ~ for Patrons of Fair The Woman's World's fair opens Saturday, May 19, at 2 o'clock in the Coliseum, and lasts through the following week, exclusive of Sunday, until 10 :30 Saturday night, May 26. Round trip fares on the Chicago and North Western, Illinois Central, Burlington, and other railroads in the Western Passengers' association, will be reduced to the amount of one and · a half single fares for all passengers going to this fourth annual. exposition. The special rates will provide for women in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana. Beginning Monday, May 21, the fair will open daily at 12 o'clock and continue until 10:30 at night. The conferences in the North hall on socioligical and welfare subject's begin at 11 in the morning and will be adjourned by the time the exhibits are ready for view · each day. The fair is running the "Merrie Tavern," its own restaurant this year, in the Mezzanine ballroom of the Coliseum, with Mrs. Charles Swan, chairman of the hospitality committee, and Mrs. Walter P~epcke, Mrs. Shreve Badger and Mrs. George R. Dean, directors of the fair. in charge. Yetlow table covers and unique acceS'3ories are planned for the Tavern. Elena Moneak and her 16piece woman's orchestra will play symphonic jazz on afternoon and evenin~ programs. Miss Helen M. Bennett, managing director of the fair, has arranged for an aviation exhibit this vear for the first time in the history of any exposition. Trips over the city by air wilt be offered patrons of the fair: and a beacon light such as guides the mail oilots on their nig-ht journeys will be installed in the aviation booth. One of the first women fivers. Katherine Stinson of Santa Fe. N. M .. wilt be a guest nf the famous WomP.n's luncheon, on Thursdav. Mav 24. Mis~ Ruth Rhodes· nlans to flv hf'r own olane from San Francisco to Chicago for 'the fair. The Art Gatlery occupying half of the South annex will be proportioned into three sections, for etchings, paintings, and sculpture. Eleven women sculptors from ChicaJ!o will contriht~tc reliefs. busts and figures. including Tennessee Mitchell Anderson, Josephine Kern. Mabel Lundrun Torre:v. and Viola Norman. Fortv etchers. all women, from every corner of the g-]obe wilt furnish the etching exhibit. Thirty of them are Americans and ten are from Chicago. More than fifty of Chicago's women painters will be represented in child portraits. miniatures. modernistic anrl classical naintin!!:> . Pauline Palmer's "Golden Altar" nortraying the historic altar of San J n111 Capi·.;trano in California, will be one of the better known pictures on dic;plav. The foreign ~roups will occupy the other half of the South annex and include four new to the fair this year. Germanv, Great Britain. Greece, and the Ukraine, b~sides Lith11ania. Finland, Sweden, Poland and Hungary. Mrs. George Browning. 423 Ninth street. will entertain her dinner bride club at her home tomorrow evening. Thursdav of last week she was the hostess for her luncheon and bridge club. weIIesIey c·trcle II olds . Election of Officers Officers Elected for Raoinia Club,s Season Organize Evening Garden Club and Elect Officers More than fifty men and , ..·omen gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Ewer, 1111 Ashland avenue. Tuesday evening, to enlist as charter members in the Evening Garden club which organized at that time. Officer~ elected tc. · conduct the affairs of the club. in it · infancy are Frank R. Eager, pres1d_ent: George Iliff, vice-president; Miss Anna Beach, secretary· Mrs. Archibald Stinsoo of Evanston: treasurer: ~f rs. C. D. Ewer, program chairman. The directors and chairmen are to he appointed from the board. ~he first Tuesday 0f each month has been designated as the meeting dav and. until a place is selected for th~ meeting~, different homes will )e opened for them. The program of the evening was given by Mrs. David Cooke of Evanston, a member of the Wilmette Garden club, who used a stereopticon to illustrate her interesting talk on "A Rock Garden." Announcement is made of those who, this sea·.son, are directing the general affairs of the Ravinia club. These officers are: Mrs. Ralph Poole of Lake Forest, pre,;ident; Miss Caroline Kirkland of Chicago and Lake Forest, Mrs. George E. Parker of Winnetka, Mrs. Walter Dill Scott of Evanston, Mrs. Wittiam Sutherland of Glencoe and Mrs. Leverett Thompson of ' Lake Forest, vice.. presidents; Mrs. Arthur Byfield of Highland Park, recording secretary; Mrs. Alexander 0. Mason of Highland Park, corresponding sec·· retary; Mrs. Harvey S. Pardee of Ravinia, treasurer. Miss Isabel Cline of Kenilworth again is chairman of the children's day May Dance to Conclude committee, and has working with her Junior Membership as advisory members, Mrs. Floy Little Bartlett of Winnetka and Mrs. Thomas An attractive affair to mark the E. Wells of Lake Forest. close of its season is being arranged by the junior members of the Woman's Catholic club of Wilmette at the Voters, League Luncheon St. Francis Xavier auditorium SaturIs to Include 'Program day evening, May 19, at 8:30 o'clock. The Wilmette League of Women Miss Esther Pahlman, who is chairVoters is having its annual meeting man for the affair, will be assisted in and luncheon Wednesday, May 23, at receiving the vue·sts by Miss Vivianna the North Shore hotel at 12:30 o'clock. Tarnow and Miss Marjorie Koenig. Tn addition to a program of music Miss Olive Oelerich, Miss Gertrude Miss Eleanor Luce will read Barrie'; Hammes, and Miss Rosalee Adams "Dear Brutus." will preside at the punch bowl. Mr. and Mrs. John Pahlman and Mr. Rest.-rvations for the luncheon may he made until Tuesday with Mr5. I. and Mrs. Charles Engelhardt will be chaperons for the evening. R. Aqkins, Wilmette 979. Mrs. Merle Snyder is program chairman and Mrs. G. T. Hellmuth and Mrs. Head Mt. Vernon Society Earl Smith are in charge of decora~he Moun~ Vernon Seminary society, tions. whtch held 1ts annual meeting Tuesday. elected the following officers for Head Vassar Club the coming year: Miss Marian Black At a recent me~ting of · the North president; Mrs. Franklin Clement vice~ Shore Vassar club the following new pre~ident; Mrs. RoQ.ert Stensor\. reofficers were elected for the ensuing cording- secretary; Miss Mary Elizayear: Mis·s Florence Bennet of Ev- beth Cunningham, treasurer; Mrs. anston, preside11t; Miss Helen Chap- George W. Fargo, corresponding secreman of Evanston, vice-president; Mrs. tary. Duane Peterson of Winnetka, secretary and treasurer. To Soeak at Wellesley Club The North Shore Wellesley circle at its meeting Tuesday afternoon. e I e c t e d the following to serve as officers for the new year that will commence next fall: Mrs. Alfred Taylor of Evamton, who wiJJ continue as chairman; Mrs. ·· James Fleming of Winnetka, vice-chairman; Miss Marie Remien of Chicago, corresponding secretary and treasurer; Miss Mildred Smith of Evanston, recording secretary. Miss Murphy( of the Evanston school faculty spoke Jon entrance examinations, on the comprehensive plan and on the old. or · restricted examination. Mrs. Earl White gave a short talk on the two applicants for the Chicago Wellesley club scholarship to \V ellesley college. Last Junior League Play Wi!h its performa1.1ce S a t u r d a y mornmg, May 19, the Evanston Junior league will close its series of performances for children at the Evanston Country club. The hour is 10 :30 o'clock. .- T~e Chicago Wellesley . club is ·h oldmg 1ts annual luncheon at the Stevens h?tel Saturday, May 26, at 12 :30 ? clock .. A short business meeting, durmg wh1ch officers will be elected, wilt be ·held at 12 o'clock. Miss Bertha M. Stearns of the English department at W eltesley will be the speaker.