Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 24 Sep 1936, p. 54

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Alec Templeton, Blind Pianist and Composer, Heralded as $enius, fo Gîve First Program pn September 29, at 2:30 O'clock,,tlie annuùal,.receptioni to the president and toi the new inenbers will open the year's. meetings of the Neighbors of Kenilworth., Alec Templeton, will be present.ed ini piano. re-I citai by 'the. Music departmentp* of which Mrs. Conger Reynolds is the chairman. The afterhoon promises to ,be 'one -of the "-higbljights" of the year, for Alec pianist, -is, acclaimed :on two con- Templeton, yoýrung English tinents asî thle. miusical. geius of the. décade. Altbough be fbas neyer in h is life seen a musical note or a piano key, having been blind since birth, lie 1ôds hbu -auienlces, splbsid with bis technique as be drifts froni the most dificult sonatas to bis impressions of the American bands in Wiunchester nineteen years ago, wben as a child of 6, he listened to the music in the streets. [He began bis musical career at the age of 4, wben he composed a simple lullaby witb wbicb bis mother psed to sing bini to is sleep. Now as a composer be are wAl knrwn and1 bis piano solos ntadacn lse rh of Foreign Affairs, is, the speaker. being spo nexercises corrective sucfour. for given be The stres, will auXiliary Of. junior, cessive' Wednesday. moënings in the sored by the iret Club.o ans teW ballrooým of the home of M1r.s. George Evans-. avenue, Ridge 1314 B. Dryden, as a charity projçct.will be start-. ton at 10o 'clock. in the "Tpap Mr. Utley.%, just back from Europe, ed September. 29, club, Wo-nan's the at Rooni"> Thisis to, talk oit current affairs. ave-. eenleaf Gr and street Tenth bas saelecturer,, for severalyears, given -a-curs of. talks under Wells 4 iuýtte.. club auspices during Lent, but this-nuei ".The coursesaàrieto.be conducted season. the series is to be a faîl âby June Major, supervisor> of the event. North- Shore ,School of Dancing, and Mrs. In charge of tickets. are to ýal ou r. north shore Charles A. Bunneli anàdMrs. Charles. are open the juniors state. Classes Hementway of Evanston, Mfs. Artbur friends," planned. for 'grownWalshi ticket chairman for Winnet-, were originaily to mnany 1requests due but. only, ups Gle-ncoe, ka, Mrs. -C. LysieSmfith for a special dancing, tap Mrs. Donald A. Pattison 'for High- for'>children's formeéd.' being is They may be contacted courseý Mathew Francis PhOtO land Park. aluninae and their friends The course of sixteen'tessons con-, Wells by Mfrs. Harry L. Barker is .tarti;lg' of 'tp dancinig, corrective exersists prgrais. ie désir'ons, of~ hearinght her ftr,-,ear teflW ltS- PrgrOm ci.ses, posture training, and réducing chairman of thte Worniae's Catholic exercises. There will be classes for Clubi of W'ilitette Friday, SePbeginners and interinediates in both te,,:ber 25, 'whe'î; at 2 o'clock, the children's and grown-ups' direciprocity day and president's da3, iil bc observed ivith a draimatie "For any iniforrnafion cali Missrecsding by, Mrs. Charles Broad, Wilmette 196, or Mrs. F Fery,391 Sheridan Marion Cook, Mrs.Frak M. Williamson, Greenleaf for inember.s and gitests. F FeryCharles Mrs.Frak road, Winnetka, is opening her home You.are urged to register early Friday, October 2, at 10 o'clock, for 8385. size of classes is limited," the the the first of a series of book talks by as emphasizes. auxiliary to book Cook, chairThe Johnsen. E. AsisiLyMisMairion Mrs. Carl occurs nvvaeua,"it.i-ýI director of the Council 011f ton Utley, Teclss adnigad d Bookc Rev-lew Programsio Aid Hull House Children unusual creative gitt, for hus fin- Kenilworth Garden club elected two 0 very' cleverly and new officers for the comng year. Mrs. p rovisiflg is so tihat one would tbink Hugh Foresman of 515 Essex road, done delicately hiours of preparation biad been given. Kenilworth, was elected president, He welds three and four themes of and Mrs * E. F. Snydacke~r of -1340 different composers together and Cbestnut avenue,, Wilniette, secretary. inakes of them a single fantasy.., He Thev will hold office for two years. is particularly noted for bis character, Mrs. C. G. Litteli of 322 Woodstock interpretations, wbicbhle does on the avenue, Kenilwortb, bas another year piano. Being very sensitive to per- to serve as vice -lres ideflt, and Mrs, .oaltishe mav describe a voice as W. N. Gillett of 533 Roslyn road, eighty-ive. cIil'dlren. '.rroceeus Iron of the support go to the ticket sale the. school for underprivileged childreîî fd the HuIl FlHose district. . Miss JJorotly 11, AMISS LoUise Miss Brown, Eloise Miss rHa D'Esposito, Georgia Leffingwell, Mrs. Joseph Cordel, and Nfiss Adelaide Franklin. Arronges Progrom Set Day for' Rummage Sale in Parish House prograni. avenue. had as bier guest last week liýr mother. Mrs. August Cissell of was the speaker ýon Perrvville, Mo. iPre%.allet, 21.17 Lake M lrs. Will:am lubyear, acpiano recital by Templeton Tuesday afternoon, ýmber 29, at 2:30 o'clock. Howard Fogg of 713 Greenwood avenuehas returned to Dartmouth college wbere he is a junfior this year. -

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