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3 Special Awards, 7 Blue Rib- bons, 4 White, 2 YelIow, Awarded on.North Short. * By JEAN TE14 ERýOECK * .,When -Saturday, Mardi 721. brougli t the first day of spring to the out-of- doors, it brought the-green of spring- time and theý fragrance of its.flower. to -the first and second floor of thcý Merchandise Mart in- Chicago' the locale of the Fifth Annual Flower show.of the Garden Club of llinoiq. and it added more honors to, north shore garden, clubs. These honori include the three purpie rihbons of special award, the seven blue ribbons of first prize,, the four white ribbois' of third prize. and, the two yellow badges: indicative ýof honorable- men- As we wandered through the crount- lés-, aisles, expectantly éager to see what thre ne«t evegreen- -boered garden plot would bring, we jotted down whatever we discovered of tlhe laurels accruing to our local lu, each of which won distinction. These honors only we mention ini the order ini which we saw them, and if any bas been overlooked it is be- cause of jostling ýcrowds inte r-, vening between a1 news-seeker and the cards and ribbons whicb mighit reveal what she sougbt. Some of the clubs report elsewhere mnofe.detailed( accourits of their exhibits. The Winnetka Garden club tokthie first prize and' the special award of the Garden Club of Illinois for ils * English garden, a charming, rest il spot with, suggestion of the classical in its line and simplicity, its soft green .statue, its low hedge,- its flower- ing almond trees, and its grass* * bordered with ivy.> The Kenilworth.Homne and Garden., club's Herb garden, unusual in its treatment, old-fashioned, witb its quaint tool-hiouse and dove-cote, its daisies and rambler rose* bushes and its row upon row of berbs, received !% lmp ..L . den, club was awarded a blue n»b- for its breakfast table, its an- ,esent wel! balanced and its ring bright and firesh with its s, yellows, lavenders and dee-per rs to give Comtrest.Its. floral ar- O"mpt.wgs unusual. A white rit>- Pauli Maiiory; proclaitaed as ."a brUhiant 7ecitalist and singer of orartorio" is to be soIoist during the hours of the fashionssouw andi tes, t/he uays andi means com.mnittee of the Woman's gids of St. Augus- tine's Episcopal church is giving from 2 until 5 Wednesday after- noon, April 15, at thse home of Mrs. George H. Bird, 1010 Chestmit avenue, Wilme fie. Crifics of Mr. M~alory's talent are uniform ini their declarations that he has a rich, mellow voice, smooth-flow- ing., of excellent taste and wide range, with his pronunciation and articulation of-the 1English text clear and distinct, and bis interpretation excellent. He bhas sung oratorios with the Apollo club and the Haydn'Choral club .of Chicago and bas made concert ap- pearances in the leading cities of the nmiddle west and before many of the ieading Women's clubs in Chicago and nearby cities, where bis p~opularity bas been pronounced., ness of its reproduction, for its color- ing, and its perspective. The Wil- mette O.arden club was given honor- able mention, for its, large, fQrMal garden, appealing in its design an& balance, n 'ef resbung with jts littie playing founàtain.., -J The Neighbors of Keniiworth have their next regular club meeting Tues- day afternoon, March 31, at 2:30 o'clock. The first part nf the pro- gram will be a song recital by Charles Baron -Fleischmann.., This young baritone is a* resident of KenilWorth and ,has alreadjy been received- most favorably as a talented singer. The 'second half of he program, will be interesting ýwith talks on 'so- cial service. Miss Anna Belle Fer- rier will tell ail about the splendid work being. donc at Arden Shore camp,.. of which she is head. Miss ýSarah Place, Who is sUperin- tendent of the Administration staff ,of'the Infant Welfare Society of Chi- cago, will give some interesting fact s in regard tô that organization, and Miss Badger, the head of the Park Ridge School for Girls, will talk to the club about that school and the work being accomplished there. Thfiue organizationt comê taider the affiliated work of The Neighbors and these splendid talks 'will give club, members the opportunity to hear a thorough and intimate account of the wonderftilwork being done by thée organizations.. D. B. E. Has Business' Meeting This Af ternoon Mrs. James' C. Shepherd, 1421 Maple avenue, will be hostesa Io the Cambridge chapter, Daughters of the British Empire this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the annual business meeting. A full attendance is de- sired. Any one of British 'birtii or ancestry *wbo wishes to join the group will be welcomed, the chapter announces. Mns. George A. 'rhursby -of, 1716, Highland avenue was elected regent at a' meeting held necently. Other officers elected are Mng. Thomas Mathieson of Kenilwortb, first vice- negent; Mrs. F. A. Andrew,, second vice-regent; Mns. Thomas, West, ftreasurer; Mrs. W. J. Walden, re- day, wun nber cotnmittee composed Of Mrs. M. C. Lyons, Mrs. G. D. Conîce, Mrs. G. B. Willianms, Mrs. R. P. Lynch, and Mrs. W. M. Burns., The making of quilts conitinlues at each meeting, under the generaI chairmnansbip of Mrs., Charles A. Eldridge. Wilmette Garden Club Sponsors TaIk on Old Homes and Gar- dens by Mrs. John.Maurer "Th'e seats are 'selling rapidly, sa ys Mrs. C. P.. Berg, chairman of the sale of. tickets, for the benefit lecture which Mrs. John S. Maurer will give Friday' evening, April 3, on- "Colonial Homes and Gardeos"1 under the aus- pices of'the' Wilmettef Garden club, at the. clubhouse of the Woman's Club of« Wilmette., Some, she said, are buyiiig because the entertaunment is té benefit .the village -the greater part, of the pro- ceeds going for civic improvement, such as village plantiog. Others are buying because they have heard of Mrs. Mauer's interesting trip and want, to hear her tel it. and sec her' beautiful 'pictures ini colon of early Atuerican homnes and gardens; many' of which are-opeli to the tourist. "Bning notebook and pen cil to the lecture," advises Mrs. Hayes Mc- Kinney, general chairman of the-en- tertainiment, "for you, will want to take down the list of these homes and gandens and directions on how to- neach tbem, wbethen you are planning an eastern trip this year or next year." Mrs. McKinney has announced that Mrs. Hanry S. Sandberg of the Glen- coe Garden, club and Mrs.*John R. Cochran of the Garden Club of Win- netka, have consented to sell tickets in their respective villages for the lecture, to any who wish them, know- ing how disappointed many were in, not heaning Mrs. Maurer -when she talked.,before tbeir clubs. ' heir members, tbey said, were en thusiastic about her talk. Mrs. Mauter makes a delight ful story of the trip she and Mr. Mauren took, going soutb through New P.ng- land, down ihrough South Caroina, looking for old landmnarks and homes of eanly Americans-and finding them. Looking always for beauty, troauL.cU 4Lo:hawneeC ountry club. afairs are planned to enliven both the junior and senior dances on Fni- day and Saturday evenings, Marcb 27 and 28. The nature of these sur- prises is being kept a strict secret by the entertainiment committee and as a result'a keen intereat iii these, twýo >extra parties is evident aniong. the. .memnbership. .4