Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 4 Feb 1932, p. 57

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weré preseént at the opening of current art exhibit at the Shawnee club Sundayt afternoon, January 31. Representative artists w'hose paintings were being showfl were at thé club ini person and included sucb well known'people as Mr. and Mrs. John Stacey, îMiss Anna I4ynch,ý Mr.. ;ind Mrs. Rudolph. Ingerle, Mr,.and Mrs. Antonin ,Sterba, Mr. and Mvrs.ý john> Spelma.n, Ivan Albrigbt, Miss Ethel Coe, Gerald Frank, Mr. and Mrs .. Frank Gvencky, Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Grant, Miss. Irma Koèn, Mr., and Mrs. Kari Plath,..Mr. and Mrs. Frank, Peyraud, Mfr. and Mrs. Charles Wilimovsky, Miss Florence Williams, Mr. and Mrs, Frank Dudley, Aibin Polasek, Percy Eckhart, and -Mrs. anid Mrs. Oskar Gross. The exhibit. whicb reo)resents the %%ork of the Chicago Artists and Sculp)- tors association of -Chicago, is one of the most likeable ever *hung onthe club wvalls. Every picture is one you would. lik.e to owni. Every picture deserves and should have special-comment and pxaise. -Mrs. Peyraud's- quiet, shadowe-,d -Portrait of a Mati" bas 'a strengtb which is alm-ost masculine. Holger 'Jen- son's "A Bit of Texas" is a lovely, strofig painting of a stretch of prairie country.. Thé '-StotclW4ù-terior of jeffery Grant bas a sturdy appe-a 1witb a strong litral interest. Mrg. Stacey's -Tea for Madame" is dainty, f resh ,and s0 !)retty to look at. The small pastel f Sitr, showing the .heads o.two smal girls by, Miss Anna' Lynch'is characteristic of beër niarvelous por- traiture, tbe sweet young faces alike as sistèrs mighit be, and yet so verv dif-' ferent iii: coloring and citaracter. josephi Birren's "The Aln-iond Grove" received xnucb comment and praise. It is a lovely oul and probably is another of his paintings made on the Island of Majorca. Gerald Frank's "The Song of Spring" is one of -the most exquisite ex- amples of early, transtucent spring at-, âmosphere and coloring, imaginable. Mr. Ingerle%'s Mirrored Moonlighit" alniost breath-t aking ini its loveliness. He says be paints moonligbt picures only occa- sionally but, it is evident that Mien he does, tbey are incomparable. Kari Plat's. "BlIue Macaws" is stun- ni.ng. Antoin Sterba's "A Womnan. of Cuernvaca" is clear. vivid. true and raost iitiiluu au tvu La La mc----"U artists remained, for supper as guests of the art committee and occupied seats at long tables in the center of the din- ing rom. Mrs. Dennïs, chaimman of the art-committee of the club, was at-the bhead of one and Oskar Gross, president of the Chicago Artists and Sculpture association, was at the other. The eve- ning was very ýinformai, and vçry de- lightful. on the monthly program of the Cook county council of the Legion Auxiliary tiext Friclay afternoon at the Great Northiern hotel. The Juniors ini a patri- otic introductory and Washington 'pro- g rani, wil dem onstrate- how the junior organization may assist.in an adult ac- tivity. The girl,'to appear are Shirley Gar- niss, president of tbe Juniors; Beatrice Leal, treasurer; Janice V anl Inwagen, secretary; Joan Benner,, Peggy and> Katbleen Ebbert, AngeloFroebde, Mary Louise Hall, Martba Leacb, Elsie Jane, Lippen, and Frances McCandlisb. Arrangements for this demonstration, of Atmericanisni are trade by Mrs. C .B, Cochran, Americanism chairman o f tbe, coundil, who will be assisted by Mrs. A. W. Berscb, Americanism chairman [)f the unit, and Mrs.,Randolph McCand- lish, junior membership chairman., A similar opening and patriotic pro- gram, directed by MËs. Berscb, will.be given by al the Juniors1 of the unit next Monday evening at the regular meeting of the .Auxiliary at the home. of Mrs. E. J. McArdle. Exhibit and Travel Tlk on, MacDowell Program Otto R. Barnett, :presidenit of the North Sbore MacDoweli society, was host at ,the mid-season meeting held in: Glencoe Thursda\v evening of last. w%Àeek.- "The walls of bis home were bhung with a fine collection of paint- ings by Carl Linden, who spent last summer working at Peterboro, the MacDowell colony in New Hamp- sbire. Landscapes predominated, among themn being "Newý Hampshire His," "The Cabin in.the Woods," 'Peter- boro," -and "Vespers." .There -vereý alsoý canvases .d one later on1 the -New' England co:ast,. and' ià striking con- trast, "The Old Fiddler,". a familiar figure to Chicagoanis. After a bearty welcome f rom the -president and a f ew impressive words- from Franklin M. deBeers, tie tes urer, Anita Willets Burnyham was introduced and members found themn- uamy 29, for N will embarkf weeks' trip. s, wtiere ifor a Mms. Kennetb C.Brown, 515 Ab- bottsford. road,Kenitwort hpand Mrs. R. C. *Cunningbam, 'of Evanston .are, ieaving Febm 1uamy 7, for the wîntemý sports at Lake Placid, N. Y. Miss Janet Davis of Evanston, takes the part of one o-f the little princes and Frances Campbell, of Highland Park, Eleanor Rockafel- low, 405.Prairie avenue, Wilmette and Helen -,Shepherd, 1421 Maple aven ue, Wilmùette, are thmee of, the littie princesses whose anticsý could bave been invented by no o)ne lIess gifted than Charles' Dickens, the author of the ,stomy f rom wbich the, play bas been dramatized by Miss Clara Belle Baker. Tbe play saneceedingly cbi!- like one, and in its intempretathmn un-, der the direction of Miss Etta Mount loses noue of t his, quality or of ithe deliciously, funny situations in ivbich Dickens delights. The. scenery, and st age properties are -beling made under the. direction, of*Ms Marguerite Caikins Taylor of Wiimette and Viggo Bovbjerg; and Miss Dorothy' Whitcombe, mi"s Beatrice Biilings, .and Miss Marjorie Fruit aie directing the, makinq. of the costumes by the students. Mrs. Walter C. -Roberts is chair- Imgn of the ticket sales committee; Mrs. '.L. Bates.anid Mrs. R. L. Schmidt arc in charge of the:vailen- tine luncheon, ýwhich"will ,be serve& from 12 to 2 o'clock, and, chairmten of other' committees for the day in- clude: Mrs. F. S. Capron, Mrs. Nor- mani C. Clark and the Misses Jean Forsythe, Lillian Grifin, Anna Kap- pes, Mabel Piersen, Violet Rush and Domothy Wellem. Reservations for luncheon are to bc made at the col- lege not later than Februiary 11. Will Open Classes in Current Events Beginning Friday Morning, e4ruary 19, at 10 o'clock'Mms. Quincy Wright. who needs no. introduction to women on the' nortb- shore,, will open a claiss on. current events in things pQlitical, at the Camrp Fire room in the Winnetka Coin- munity House. This class is planned to initerest a large group;,of womnen who are alive to the stiming eveùts going onw aIl over the world.1 Mfrs. Rufýus Stolp, 336 Warwick road, Kenilworth entetained a few fiends at luncheon on Wednesday, January. 27. 0o Mm. and Mrs. Dee: A. Stoker>of 228 Myrtie street, Winnetka, in accordance with their annual customi, are spending tbe winter in St. Petersburg, Pla. seven. eastern colleges for women over tbe national network- of the Columbia Broadcasting system. The other colieges represented in the series are Barnard,, Radcliffe, Vassar, Mount Holyoke, Bryn Mawr, and Snmith. These seven colleges.do outstand- ing work in. music, and the arts. Afmio ng the recitals for wbich the ýWellesley choir is. famous, was t hat of Handel's "Saul"' in 1929, when,un-, der the direction of Randaîl Thomp- son, one. of the 'most brilliant of modern composers, the-choir wes as- siisted by the Harvard university Choir and members of the Boston and. Wellesley Sympbony orchestras. The alumnae committee of the seven. colleges which managed the radio series, bas pianned te make a national radio event of it and has asked alumnae tbroughout the comn- munity .to listen in-. Tbe choirs will sing f rom 3:45 te 4, -eastemn stand-- ard time, on-six more Monday aiter- noons in the followving ôrder: Febru- amy 8, Barnard; Febmuary 15, Rad- cliffe; February 22, Vassar; F ebru- amy, 29, Mount ,Hoiyoke; Mamch .7, Bryn Mawr; March 14,, Smith. These seven famous colleges are the. oldest institutions for bigher educa- tion for Women in Amnerica.. One of' these, Vassar, was the fimst such col- lege for .voùien to beestablished in the world. The other six were 1 founded shortly aftem Vassar, and, epresent a distinct. movement in Amecrican culture. Ail of 'these colleges have, many aiumnae residing on the north shore and sevemal of them have active, or-* ganized noth shore clubs. Request -for Snow Pence Referred to, Park Board Witb eference to a request maàde by Michigan avenue propemty owners to the Village board sevemal weeks ago:for the erection, of a snow f enice at the south. end of Michigan avenue, Trustee Ar- thur Lee repomted at the egular meet- ing of the board Tuesday nigbt that the fence would bave to, be, erected on Park -0- Dr. and Mms. Rufus Stolp, 336 War- wick road, Kenilworthr weme host and hostess to the members of their club at dinner and bridge Monday evening of this week. Patricia Jean Grover, 523 Cumnnor road, Keniiwortb celebmated h e rj eleventh birthday on Satumday, Jan- uary 30, with a luncheon, aftem-wards taking her guests to a movie.

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