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Mrs.? C. Nirserym.Ieii's day, proclaimed the ouitstanding programi of the year. for the mimber clubs of, the Garden- Club of Illinois,, will lié held on Fridayafte«rnoon Januiary 13, ini the Ua Tabarin of"the Hotel. Shermnan ini Chicago. The Illinois. 1Çurserymn' sa ssoiationi, which ll act ais host to the* Garden club on that occasion, hias secured as seke fthe a fternoon, J. M. Bennett, forester of :the' * Wayne County Road ýCommissioners of Wayne county, Mich, He will speak, on, -Roadside Devýeloprnents.' The me eting will be. called for 2 -o'cdock, and aIl gaàrdeners and interested. civic. organizations are inivited to attend thsgathering 'for -amateurs and, pro- fessionals. Mr. Bennett lias becii responsible for the work in roadside planting wliich lis eer done in the vicinty ùf De- troit and, it is said, is conlsidered the best auithority on this type of planting. He has hadi charge, as: well, of the inôst outstanding. development of this type of planting in the United States. Mr. Bennett is a practical latidscape *architect and is à special writer, and consultant for one of the Detroit daily papers, a position he lias held for the past five years. He is closelv associated in bis work with Dr. Richard T. E h; * the Protection of Roadside Beauty, the Garden Club of Michigan, and many other organizations. His book, -Road- side Development," is now ini use i every state and iin any foreign court- tries. All members of the Garden Club cùf Illinois are urged to be present at this meeting not only to bear a sub)ject of interest. in 111 Inois commnunitics, but also to hear a xnagnetic speaker said I trciy eenigjanuary 21, i rches- e tra. hall. Her subject, "Politics and f oung People,"is one for, which she îs, eiinently, fitted because of ber associatio witlh them in Ilntimate un- derstanding as. a mother, and, as an s nstructor, Froni a long line of -public. sfpirîted people, she is able. to appear before audiences, as an experienced club' woman and welfare worker. She bas worked extenisively for bet- ter welfare legisiation and. was chair- man of the 'legisiative committee of the WVoman's City'club in New York. A reception will be held .inimedi- atedly following her talk and becaiise- of ber directness of manner and charmingly friendly personality, Wt mill. be a pleasure to greet. ber. A party of women' f rom, Vilmette are planninig to attend in a group and aniyone who wisbes to hiear MNrs. Roosevelt, 'but mnust go atôtie, will find herseif %weicomed by this group. Seldoni are Chicago women privi- leged to nieet and hear the wife of a presidenit-elect, and it is hoped that she mav have an entbnsiastic audienice. Junior Auxiliarg Will HaVe Musicale Jan. '13 voice andl lier interpretations are in- telligent and charming and show a fine understanding.-Shie lbas appeared be- fore many clubs, both on the north shore and in Chicago, and bas beeîî received with inuch enthusiasm. T'he string trio is composed Of Callit. Harcourt Hemnb, violiiist; Arlene Walker, cellist: Mary Frances Elld- redge, pianist. AIl are graduate artist pup ils of the Amnerican Conservatory MIrs. Marsh~all KearneY of' 905 reenwcood avenue is in iliarfle of Nuarneynas arangevu o nave M'arie Fisher Perkins give a reading of "The Sponge," by the well-known iEvanston author, Mrs: Harrison B. Riley, and to bave Mrs. Frank Kaye, one of the- club niembers. sing. M rs. Banford Langill, also a mnember of the \%omans Catholic club, wvill be the accompanist. Mrs. Perkins is said to be a talunted reader. She is a gradtiate of the Northwestern uiive-(rs.ity Schoul ()f 'l'lie Northriclge, Wýoman's .club held its regular tnonthly meigo Mon- day evcn.fii, January 9, at the home -of Mrs.'Chiarl es N. Allen, 1926 Green. - wood avenue. Reports of- Christmas activities of the philanthropy and - hil d weffare comi ttees were the main items of in- teriest'-iii the short business session.. Mrs. Stanley Johnson reported the children's Christmas parties. Fifteen of the, older: boys and girls %,ere. givenl a sleigh-ride on December: 20, with re- freshnents folloiing at the home ofý Mrs. George Scherzer and twelve of the smialler children were entertained at a 'Santa Claus Party at, the home of Mfrs. John Kinnear on Decemnber 23. Mrs. Church reported, that a Cbri'.t- mias basket made up of donations hyV members had been sent to a family in the -village. The speaker of the evening was Miss. Mary Sue Wigle'y, %vho ta'lked on "H-ome-made Character." Ever since Miss Wigley's talk on "Forward Plani- ning,ý" given before the club last March, those who heard her,- have* been antici- pating her return. On November 2, shie gave bier talk, "Home-made Character," at the State Convention of Federated Clubs in Ini- dianapolis and it was considered the Borà and bred in the southerii mounl- tains, Miss Wigley describes life ini the *mountains. "We seem to be enter- ing a new kind of pioneer days," Miss W.igIey says, "and 1 have hiad first haind pioneer experiences. 1 was bornl in a log-house, bave slept in a trundle bed, have worn home-knit stockings, and honie-spun dresses." Her picture of the rugged, persever- îng, highi-miinded mounitainicer is quite nui uv usc or me niechnircs of thle art of Laura E.* Mitchell, and a paper on speaking im~pressively, effectively, dra- art by M. Austin Stanlev. matically, an art ini which be excels. ".Igjè ý ýuursqay at m tilcc. r.Florence in charge of the program. mani. Ail women of Wilmette are -ini- vited to participate in this, work whether çlub members or not.