Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 16 Jan 1931, p. 32

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Womas's Club Locale for Meet- ing of District Clubs in Al Day ProgÉam January 21 The Tentb District 'Federation oi Wome's .:clubs will meet witb .the Woman's club' of Wilmette Wednes- day, january 21. The morning -ses-, sion will op en at, 10,o'clo.èckin the mornÎiig With' an address of Welcome by Mrs.'Harvey Bush, president of the hostess club, and a response bY. Mrs. S. W. Gibson, Tenth District president. Part of the morning session will be devoted to routine business fol- lowéd by- a fifty word response by, the district, chairmen on "Wbat My *Club Experience -Has.,Taught Me.', From 12 until 1240:. district chaire. mnen of -Work will meet for a, short conference with mèmberà of their committees from the various clubs o.f the. diutrict. * Luncheon will be served at 12:30. Reservations accompanied by check are to be made before Saturday, january 17,. with Mrs. John, Camp- bell, 815 Lake avenue, Wilniette. Mrs. 'Mary A. Wall, president of *the Illinois Federation, will be guest *of honor . at the afternoon session and will speak on "Purposes .of Women's Clubs" Dr. Loni W. Morrey, chief of the B fureau of Dental Hygiene of the Chicago Department of Healtb, will, also give an int.resting address on 'Cblldren's Tetb anidTheir Import- ance to 'Oiild's Health.". Dr. H. E. St. Antoine, medical officer in charge 'of the Veteran's hospital at North Chicago, will talk about bis work with war veterans. Musical selections arranged by] Mrs. W. J. Piggott, chaîrman of music, will add to the progr-am. District présidents of the ChicagoE area comprising districts one ta nine, will also be guësts. of honor on that' dean d ta al elubwomen is ex-, Photd l>y WI&ters At tise next meeting of this is- terisood of tise North 'Shore Con- gregation Israel on Wednesday, *January 2.1, attise temple in Glen- coe, Mrs. Albert Pick, Jr. (Cor- innePrada Pck, vvil be tise soloist of thse aflernoon. Mrs. Pick, wiso cornes from Portland, Ore., *is one of tise most gifte il.ofthse younger pictists and isas doncex<- tensive,lying in the u'est as wzell as in Chicago. *Mrs. Pick bas studied witb Glenn Dillard Gunn, Hugb Mansfeld of San Francisco, and Boyd Wells of Seattle. At the age of 13. she played witb the San Francisco orchestra under tbe. direction of Henry Hadley and she appeared in Chicago,.with the Amer- ican Symplhony orchestra. Mrs. Pick .bsa cbarminoe nersonalitv ,and ber uary 9, at te hme 1 vIiz iUv Wiley, 1174 Michigan avenue, -Mrs. S. B. Thomas of Glencoe spoke of antique glass and luster from the standpoint of the. flower lover search- ing 'for the. right container. for bier, garden flowers. Many of' the old pieces of glas.s. pewter, china, and lusterware,' that she sbowed had won prizes at flower shows. ',.le. described.the floWers that, she bad'arranged in, this ruby'glass pitcher oir1 that calica glass container. A piece of PennsylvapiaDutcb "'spat- t'erware" with its pinks-ý and blues was a favorite with bier,. as Was a. pair of Sandwich glass. pitchers. ,Pewter, she sajd, lends itself beautifully. to flowers. sô do -copper luster "gity. *,Ware" made in 1770. An old Benning- ton bean, pot, wbicb she describe d as "sof t like suede," won a prize wben îilled with zinnias. of aIl colors.. Mrs. Thomas gave a brief bistory of glass in America, gpeaking espe- cially of Sandwich glass, Stiegel glass whicb was like a copy of Venetian glass, and New Jersey glass wbich flooded thie country. Mrs.'Alexander Reichmann of Bar- rington, a collector of cacti, told how, tbe cactus bas now come into its own in our gardens. She described. many varieties, illustrating bier talk with colored slides. Among the rnost interesting *kinds shown were the, giant cactus, tbe candelabra cactus, the. barrel, and the nigbt-blooming cereus. She said of thec desert, whether there is water or nôt,. the desert ai- ways bl ooms, but wben tbere is mois- ture,.the desert flowers are very beau- tif ul. The flower arrangement of tbe day was made by Mrs. Roscoe Roberts, an- old-fashioned bouquet ôf summer flowers in pastel sbades arranged in .an .old china vase. It was like a bou-, quet described, in one of theéoe books. Nort bridge Club Lista Noted Diseur, Famed at Home and Abroad, Gives Chansons Mimées, Next Tuesday On Tuesgday aft rnooti, January 20, at' thé regular club m'eeting, The eigb.r of .Keniworth.are looking forward. to one of Frank Parker's deligbtful1 programs. of Chansons Mimées. Mr'; Parker is,.the 'first American to present the art 'of the diseur- in its full significan ce.. To Mr. Parker the art of the diseur is that of the story-teller, and the song is a miniature drama in which he expresses ail moods, tiragic Ôr comnic, pathetic 'or satiric. Mr. Parker made bis debut in Paris i n 192, previously,, bowever, baving. spent several years both bere and abroadi in study and in, concert,,work. He, toured South America with Pav-. Iowa and appeared ini concert witb Adolpb Bolm. In Mr. Parker's repertoire are nar- rative songs froin Frencb and Englisb history, and amusing sketches of con- temporary American if e. He bas received instantaneous success both in Europe and this country and now is an established favorite. In the morning of January 20, Dr'. Edwards N. Schoolmars will give for the Neighbors and their friends bis second lecture ini a series of three, "Thbe Psycbology of Unrest.'" Tbese lectures are held at the, Kenilwortb club at 10:15 o'clock. Club' s Art Committee Sponsors Gallerg Tour, One of the important 'meetings of the Woman's- club of Wilmette next week will be a vrernissage tea givé'n by the art department of theclub to the other members at the Chicago galleries on Monday aftcrnoon, jan- uary 19, from 2 to 4 o'clock.' On that. occasion thty will vsiew miniatures at JakeC nospital was reaiedWéCls.and 1V rap for thse Weavlng Of rugs at, view,, respeci Oceffltional shop werc sewed "Certain Pec eviews will be held Mrs. Helen Harris subniitted de: n of the club instead signs for street signs .wbicb were C. Mrs. Charles E. studied by the members. Mrs. Han- H.' B. Burk wil ne- ris is a member of the North Shore [y, Edith Wharton's Art league and bas a portraiton ex-ý and "The Deepen'. bibition at the present time at the Do rothy C-anfield. Chicago Womnsclub "'Ju vvJil. Plans Special Meeting The Kenilwortb Garden club will bolcl a speciai meeting next .Monday morningJnuary 19,- at 10 oD'clock, at the hëme of ,MIrs.. Grant Ridgw ay,. Cuniiberland avenue, Kenilwortb.

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