Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 23 Apr 1936, p. 51

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AT new UneuÇu s or er boiM,,are M-ra Cecil W. Meredith as iret vU*epresl- dent; Mes. Ljouis D. Zones as ieecon< aie->rsdent: lire. *Willlim Marshail =ra1lchau correspondîng secretary lir. J. A. Peteron as chiairWan f the department.cf home and education wlth irs. IM. ]EL WatkInns*as her assistant; lirs. Paul' Clovis as chairmnan of the department, of art, and lire. Fergus as vice-chairmnan; lire. Conger Reynoidsas chairman of the, departmnent of miusie and lire. S. W. StoreY as her aid ; and lirs. J. A. Clements as social chairmar with lire. Leonard Paldar as flrst asý sistant. lire. Ward Starrett, as outgoing se- cial'chairmran, ciosed ber season witii one of -the most deliclous luncheoniý ever servait the Neighbors, compieting a -rec- ord, of flawless service for the. entire year. The spring. colore ,Were icarried eut ln food and Ilowe re. liMre. F. R.L Milner, tri charge'0f the handicraftex- hibit, who- unhappily could flot be present, sent from Paim Beach a per- sonal note of .greetlng to each membtr of -the board and a most r1diculottfIiy amuslng place glft of twe littie pergons on a bench, constructed most cleverly from colored pipe cleaners, sheles and nuts. The Incoming and eutgoing pres- Idents had a big palm tree ever their benches te show their Importance! After the report of the officers were. read and the tiew members of the bc.ard were welcomed, lire. Henry G. Zander, retlring as president, spoke beautifuily and convinclngly of how much the last two yeare had ineant te ber lu bring- Ing herý many new friends, a broader eutiook, and an added sense of toierance and appreclation. The Neighbors knôw how much young and eager entht~isas.n lire. Fander brought te ber work, and how successful ah pIMcér she has been. Wilmnette Mon's IBride F 1p~ European tour., Mr. Crews is supe rvisor -of public relations for -the 'Chicago Surface Lines and former public admninistra- tor of Cook county. The -bride was secretary to. the' public administrator during Mr. Crew' incuinbencv of that office. They ivili beat borne after june li satis faction te the members te have euch lovely wornen te, look at'as they Preside. The program after the luncheen -and- business meeting e pened with a gronp of songe preeènted by 1iss Isabel Cine, accompanled by.lire. Randall. Miss Cline'e ývoIce la thrIllingly 1wet n hauntingly flutelike, and neyer. bas there been a more perfect pianissimo. The 4Iffieut, latema f the, fatîw» "IIYinnI te the Sun" were rendered with an case that made them deceptively simple. Miss Cline le ra.rely glfted ln Interpret- Ing songe, net the least Important part belng a faultless enunciatien. She was followed by Miss Juantia licComb, the "Bird Girl," whe lmitated a canâry, a brow~ný thrasher, a robin, meurnlng deve, anid a mother hen wlth ber chickens te such perfection that bad she net been visible she could have deceived us* ail. Site thein did what she cails scribbles, and ber running patter of amusing commente kept the women laughing constantly. A dozen or more et the, members drew a "scrlbble" on a large sheet cf paper, and Miss Me- Comb lmmediately transforuped lt luto a clever cartoen. As scere were doute upside-do*fl it was highly entertalniflg. to try te deduct what was coming. Mis licComb closed lier program wlth ou imitation of a coyote se reaiistlc that It sent cold chilis down the spines of ber listeflers. But after ail, the handicraft exhibit 11was the highlight of the day, and as it would be an utterly. Impossible task te enumerate.the articles or tell who made them ail without filling a mag- azine larger titan the WILMETTE LiFE. one can énly mention a few exceptional pieces. There were afghans, quilts, knit cuits, neediepoint chairs and stools, tea clothc and lace doily sets, paintings. a.nd needlepoint nictures ln bewildering MILB UIIN'S HANDcRAFrED Lmu AV AMAZING ,PRI!CES A ttii.pnieu foaturcd. un Cmn buy TWO new SPRING. MODELS i&hii li~~ I (and, of course, you know how superior Bradley kuits are) for littie more duan you be sold for $15.15 ... An- otiier group wili be on sale for $13.75 and still another for $7.75! LOOK ahead to a busy, carefree summer .. . lon~g, active days on t he golf eIJrs. Halbert 0. Crews was Miss Florence Pierce of t/he Evanshire * hotel; &'anston. A short tour of Ellrope i: the destination of t/se upeddingtrip thte Crews are taking. T/n'y uill bc ai' homte in Wilnsette- *aftfer lime 1. 704 CHURCH ST. EVANSTON urn. Ltea ~'E ~Bradleiy Kniss Exclu siv4y tiMee ùted.

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