Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 26 Oct 1933, p. 38

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ery, and exploring of tmany wondertui treasures of that great republic. Mr. White used Pekin as bis center and built up around this great city bis romiantic admiration, inspiration and revered impressions. He carried bis audience with bim to enjoy gorgeous glorious and beautiful China, The People of China- are, rich in their most attractive personalities, possessing an individuality and integ- rity which words ýcaninot express- a romnantic and adventurous people. They really are a friendly, radiant, courageous people in the face of many great handicaps. One, catches glorions glimpses of ancient culture as one pores over the -history of China. China possesses a rich heritage of a glorious past; its palaces, monuments, places of artis- ti c and architectural interest, pottery, metal-work, wood, stone and ivory carvings ànd lacquering. .Its gardening is the greatest in, the world-the garden of Peaceful Enjoy- ment near Pékin 1being 'the most beàutiful. Galieries of art, incompar-' able inuseums, laden with rich trea- sures, are its heritages, as are the, greatness and glory of such places as the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven - Mr. White said, wben speaking in Washington, D. C., hée recomme nded that our buildings have their names seiected as harnioniously and fitting as did the great buildings of China. :MNany pictures showed the 'main- tnoth waiis that formed great fort- resses for the country, including the greatest of them aill that -enclosed P ekin. Here Mr. White showed a picture ,of bis friend, Nelson Lee, who came to the United States to study engi- nieering, obtained bis degree, returned. to China to. build bridges and fi ne roadlsfor his native land. The White brothers were sticcese- fui in obtaining- photographs. of many, places where photograpby was for- bidden. They have 4,000 pictures they have taken in China, obtained the finest Chinese artists, to paint the natural colors of earth and sea and group is M~ Evanston. i.Stanley Strong, -»1,4& e, Evanston, is in An e: of tickets in Ev-. lôw pi ent of the alumnae Mondaj ace Christopher of the hci neckar A s. Carlos Photo Th is is a Pictitre of Mfrs. Donald Defrees of Wïnnetka and lier tîwo doys, Carlos and Sixta. These tiop canme. aristocrats have been asleed to exhibit collars and blakikets ai lte Pashion show whieh is to take place at Skokic school in& Winnetka on Sahirdav evening, October 28, under the auspices of the Wjniinetka board of the Nýorthwestern .University seutleinent. Mrs. Defrees is in charge of exhibi- tors, and bas been very busy negotia- ting with many of the fashionabie shops and coutourieres of Chicago and the, north shore wbo want to display thear latest faIl models to a Winnetka audi- ence. She announces that, thns far, ber list of exhibitors iricludes the follom-i iii.; Aimee-WVinnetka; Enima Beatie -Evanston; Blum's-Chicago and Ev- anston; Carson Pirie Scott and coin- pany-Cbicago; the Florence Shop- Glencoe; Mrs. N., A. Hanna-Spanish court, Wilmiette; Estella Hedges- :Winnetka; Frances Nichols-Evans- ton; The Sports sbop - H-ubbard Woods; Edgar A. Stevens-Evalis- ton; Elsie Thal-Winnetka: R. G. Uhimuan, Chicago. f practical gifts at )e shown at a tea 30, from 2 to 4, at rs Margaret Ren- Greenleaf avenue. Mr&. Ralph E. Church Is' Wellesley Club President Officers for another season of th( Chicago Wellesley club are an- nounced this week : Mrs. Raiph E Church of Evanston, president; Misý Emnily Goehst of Chicago, vice-presii dent; Mrs. Walter M. Sackett, oi Evanston, recording secretary; Mis. PyisGraver, of Chicago, corres- ponding secretary; Mrs. Charles ;N M.* Waterhouse of Chicago,, treas- tirer; Miss Elizabeth àO. Mulford oi Wilmette, *membership chairman; Mrs. Burton W. Hales of Oak Park scholarship; Mrs. Church, represen- roaci, Glencoe .Miss Page de Student 1Aïd. m te meec e work of of the Arnold arbore ttm, who Was. sent to China and brought back' many plants froin China to the Arn- old arboretum. Mrs. Paul Wagner wi1l lead the twenty-minute discussion on "What to Do in the Gardien in 'November." The mexubers of. the new board of the Garden club, whose. first.meeting of the year was. in October, are:. Mrs. C. P. Berg,. president; Mrs. Walter U. Clark, -first, vice-president*; Mrs. John F. Weedon, second vice-presi-_ dent;. Mrs. E. L. 'Scheidenhelm, re- cordkng secretary; Mrs. Charles Van Deurseni, côrresponding. secretar y; Mrs..C. G. Smith, treasurer. Mrs. C. D. Ewer, Mrs. Hayes Mc- Kinney, and Mrs. Natha n P. Colwell, are members at large. Mrs. Frank J. Scheidenhelm, membership chair- man; Mrs. Walter G. Mitchell, chair- man of publicity; Mrs. John F. Weedon, programi and printing; Mrs. A. E. Gebert, librarian and custodianý; Mrrs. Charles N. Hurlbut, Plant, 1Fiower, and F~ruit guiid; Mrs. J. B. Scliaiub, civic improvement; Mrs. Frank Haines and Miss Ida Nourse, telephone; Mrs. David Cooke, garden problems; Mrs. Gordon Wilson,. Car- ,,,den Club of Illinois Flower and Gar.' den show; Mrs. Elliott Youngberg,, Public Garden market; Mrs. Charles E. Wells, Flower shows, with Mrs. Frank J. Scheidenhelm, Mrs. A; E. Gebert, and Mrs. Don Wiley, 'the members'of ber committee; Mrst Paul t Wagner, subscriptions to 'Garden e Glories;" Mrs. John F. Weedon, 1_Mrs. J. B. Schaub, and Mrs. W. G. Mitchell. administration ' ci.viç funds. is School Superintendent Here Twenty-Five Yeats MÈ. and Mrs. - J. R. Harper, 719 Park avenue,. were guests of honor at a dinner bridge last night at Har- rison 's White Chicken Tavern in No Man's Land, given by: the school teachers of Wilmette in celebraion of Mr. Harper's twenty-fifth year as superintendent of schools here. Dur- ing dinner there were several brief RUM1WAGE SALE The North End circle of the Con- gregational church will have a rum- mage sale on Tbursday and Friday, November 2 and 3, at the Economy shop, 1U35 Greeneaf avenue. c

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