Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 2 Mar 1939, p. 36

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exhbtsfl or the Cnicago w iuwer show at the- Navy pier March 25 to April 2. A quantityr or research' goes into the'exhibits, research of value to the clubs and interesing to the visitor -because of, the au- thentic detail involved. This year the themne of the show, "Illinois Through the Years," will. be a horticultutal history of'the, state. At the entrance wiil be 'the' prîmeval forest; then will corne the simple herb gardens of the pioneer, the background a reproduction of a> stokaeand such homely occupa- tions .in, evidence as candle and soap mraklng. A section of the show will be. devoted to that arnazing era in A ?....4r ..... L.vn,,.,r, the borne .of. 'ilyson The cornrnittee is headed by Mrs.:. John Lane, chairman and Mrs.'Wil- liam Wood, co-chairman. Mrs. Wil- liam Reed, Jr., bas charge of the teas held upon the days when mern bers knit for the shop, Mrs. J. Preston Thornas is chairman of sew-' ing at the Hearthstone, where the Jack and Jill shop has its exhlbits. Mrs. George Reeves is in charge, ni the traveling layette basket. Mrs, John Corley, Mrs. Lester Dunbar., Miss. Mary Adelaide Allison, and Mrs. Robert Powell are on the corn- mnittee. On March 8, Mrs. Andrew Dun- ve at SMay 3. the largest space, as many present day gardens of varying styles wil be built. Çlosing the show will be the "Gardens of Toniorrow" with the imaginations of the members the guide to the plantings. It is felt that the show will be o! particular value as so rnany people Delta SGmma Mn F.i imiport be aè Nunrsey Shawnee Nursery league, a dessert bridge at .1 o'clock at Shawnee Country club. Plans for this sixth annual benefit will be discussed Fridayý mornng at 1 0: 30 o' dock at a comrnittee meeting.at the home of Mrs. Vani- dervoort Gathanýy, 1225 Chancellor, street, Evanston., The .paÈty is one of-two projècte. sponsored by the league each.year, and members plan on, reeeiving frorn eight to nine hundréd reservations, for the bridge. Added features wifl be a 'style show,, and a book review by Mrs. Florence- Bourke Ellis. A Chicago shop will give its only style show, of the season'for, this party, employing professional mfod- els who will promenade to the ac- companirnent of music. .Mrs. Ellis has, given a series of ieV1êWg i.Î-for>t eagüe tis year, and the attendance each tirne has been from 125 to 150, attesting to the popularity of this reviewer. The league bas reason to feel that guests will bc well repaid for purchasing tickets.» Mrs. Smnith William Storey,' ways and nieans chairman, announces that she ha$ completed the follow- Ass-Chicago; book review: Mrs. T. assist-Chadwell, Evanston; Mrs. Williamn indley, fladdad, Chicago; tables and cards: Ra.lph Mrs. Arthur Purneil, Evans ton; i Mrs. William MeNamee, Evanston. esg o Prizes: Mrs. H. S. Clingman, of the Winnetka; Mrs. -Clive Bishop, Ev- ânnual anston;. tickets: Mrs. J. B. Ken- ben nedy,, Evanston; M r s. Robert atte~ Spaeth, Evanston; Mrs. Harold Cun-

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