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The spring exhibition of tbe. North Shore Art league, now open to the public at Comirunity House *in Winnetka, presents ône ,bundred and ten entries by somi fifty or more ariists"' an unusually large and representative collection. 11'e show (no-jury) in which most exhibifors have two pieces is,a very fair index of the ýgrowing membership-,and increas- ing diversity of talents and abilities within the group. Always in tbe foreground are acknowledged art- ists such as Alle n Philbrick and Frank Peyraud. Mr. Peyraud bas donc a stupendous mountain land- scape, and Mr. Philbrick a sunny village itreet scene. Crowding the walls, bowever, are. dozens of -less spectacular pictures, interesting, for their. wide differences and the change- and improvement made by some oif tbe authors. Two artists in wihose painting we have observed big strides this year are Charlote A. Wachs and Grace Brion. Mrs. Wachs exhibits two stili life studies, and Mrs. Brion t wo landscapes of'the Smoky Mountains. ýStilI life studies and portraits are in a preponder- ant majority in the. present .collction, no doubt because they are, "bouse" subjects suitable f or work during the winter 'mnontbs., Carol Lou Burnham alone seemfs to bave ventured outdoors long enough to paint a snow geene, a deft,' restraiined watercolor. To any irritated reader we are ail apology for find- ing it necessary to single out Miss Burnham so often for comment in tbese reviews. But more and. more this young persons displays a grasp of tech- nique and a breadth of. talent Wbich cannot. be, passed over. 1Anita Willets Burnbam exhibits a baby portrait.ý realistic and amusing. Exceptions there may be, but as a general rule, more of these hutran, witty sub- jects and fewer bowls of fiowers, baskets of fruit. and vegetables, less potterLand less draperies might inject more pep and ôrig lity into another spring exhibit. The above comn "ent. ls in no way leveled at the "stilis" of C. 'H. Poole, Helen Hare, S. H. Lowes, Louise 1H. Jamison, Mary B. Pouil and D. R.. Henderson who bave ail by imagination, simplification, or organization lent personality and cbaracter to their palntings. Van Gogh, bright color faddist whose 11f e was. reviewed for tbe art league meeting opening this show, bad (so the reviewer said) a withering con- tempt for the "brown gravy" school of artists who preceded him., In the ligbt of the présent Van Gogb trend, apparent even in this exhibit, it was a ibock to ste: the large portrait of. a young g ir by Frank Dillon, -president, paintedony ashd more, brilliant than, "brown gravy." It is refreshing that here and tbere are a few independent souik Une. Raymund IKoch Helen Hedges will sing in a Spring Garden cert with Margaret Gent, contralto, Eugene Dr 1er, tenior, and Raymund KCoch,. baritone, on U nesday evening,. May 22, at 8:15 o'cIock, in Great Hall of the First Methodist Episcopal chu in' Evanston. Helen Jlawk ýCarlisle will be accompanist. Mr. Koch, who is weil known as' the posses of a distinguished baritone i4iice, bas sung m the Cincinnati and Amnerican Opera conipanies well as in light opera. He bas sung more tI one hundred performances of "The M4essiah" -Elijah" and in nlany oratorios less féunl sentecLfeqet* *The concert is sponsored by the Service gu of the First Methodist Episcopal church of Evai ton with Mrs. Gordon M. Jones as general cha man,. Mrs. W. R. Burch. Jr., in charge of tickq and Mlrs. R. T. Howat as head of the de-corati; committee. fittîeth anniversary of the birth of Bach and Hiandeèl. In memory of these two great composers the pro- gram will be given over very largely to their, works., The festival, chorus W'ill consist of five-bundred voices. :More than 350 -of these are pupils of, the, various musical organizations 'of 'the Evanston Township Higb school.. Completing' the' ensemble is an adult community chorus. In memory of Dean Peter C. Lutkin, wbo years ago started a music. festival, that later.grew into the great -North Shore festival of. happy mernory, several., of bisý compositions will. be sung by the A Cappella choir under the.direction of Oliver Beltz. There will bedoublegrand piano accompaniment. At',one- piano will be Hadassah McGiffin, a g.rad- uate of, Northwestern, university, a: well-knoWn ac- companist Who was former'ly on the staff of accom- panists for Rav inia stars. Recently she played for Mario Chamlee. She is a member -of -the North-- western faculty and, of 'the Evanston High -School faculty. At the. other pliano w'll be Heleni Hawk Carlisle, well known as composer and as director of glee Club' in the Chicago area. Atii aggiore, American tenor'born' of Italian parentage,, who is anaratist singer over WGN, will be one of the soloists. Miss Sadie Rafferty, who bas been the director of the festival for the Iast two years, will have con- charge again this year. ess- Tickets will be sold at Lyon and Healy's,_ Chand-f [ad.. ler's, the Co-op, and Tommy Airtb's. stores. the arch thle sor, vithi ;as [an and ire- aild ns- ir- ets, pg. Organist Trains Choiir for Annual Concdrt Lake View musical Society Concert Mray 13 ul&ljr"eilvls 1 wo lunclréd voices s in there. For nine years lie was dean of fine arts at Mfay Washburn college, Topeka, Kan.; and at one time bas lie was dean of the college of muscatteUnvr Tea~~ siofCloao. His organ and choral composi-, tions are well known. D.e served.,