Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 30 Nov 1939, p. 42

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Is Scene of "Gay Nineties*" Dance, The old Gage .mransion, of somne bine e ighteen rooms, with highý ceilings, the w~ parquet floors, fireplaces in most Mrs. every room, buiît some fifty years tea ol ago, located on Sheridan road and Ells Chestnut avenue, Wilmettei now the A called the "Landmark," on the night after of December 2, will be the sceixe Oth, for a. masque, "Gay Nineties' cos- at Ch turne party, reviving the days when Lawrg the- mansion, 'then a private homie, merly wsthe gathermngplace for early nual North Shore settiers. The hosts of Chrisi this unique party, Mr. and Mrs. Che Arthur H.> Witzleben, Jr., 625 le)'- Stuari moor road, Kenilworth, have mailed ing h invitations to some sixty friends. roon'ir The library with tlU bookcases ton, fi .ad a ~gwig fgreplace,. now ealled the "Marine room" wil serve as the, refreshment room where a huge *bowl of punch will quench the guests' Two. thirst. A buffet supper will be served at 12. The e xpansive "parlor" wood burning fireplaces, v as the baflroom, where "Gay Nineties" origin will ed, for dancing. An o1d-ahionnd tin tvnq will be, the old fashioned quadrille, schottisChe, polka, and waltzes. After the judges have selected the best costumes, masks will be re- moved and supper served. Some o! the guests are to be the Ned Mansures, Frank Luther o! Chi- cago; the Louis E. Tildens, Henry, Mr. and Mrs. Horace Cook of De- troit were the guests of ber parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carey Orr, 225 Wood- avenue, for Thankggiviing and veek-end. At Christmas Mr.: and Cook will returni for the debut. )f ýCherry Sue Orr and Miss Lela of ' Chicgo, De.ernber '22, at Lrts club and will rernain until the holidays. er guests o! Mr. andl Mrs. Orr hristmas will be Mr. -and- Mrs. rence.Jones of Philadelphia, for-ý Y o! Wilmette, who make an an- trip to the North Shore for ;tmas. erry Sue, now a student at the rt school inBoston, will11 be corn- home December 18, with ber îmate, Shirley Garnett of Evans- for the Christmas vacation. o-day Bazaar Now en af M. E. Chur<4, with two r . *** W n.. will serve The colorful annual bazaar at the music o! Wilrnette Parish Methodist church is 1be play- now in full swing, and will continue to be today (Thursday) and tomor- ýe photog- row. The halls are gayly decorated an e and intriguing gifts are ready for as tomorrow,'" te committee urges. "Just seeing the Punch and Judy show will drive -duil care away. Corne and frolic at the bazaar." Plans Woys. Mweons DeHaven Photo Mrs. Ralph C. Jeirninga, presi- dent of the St. Augustine'a Epis- copal guild of Wiimette, will pour at the tea to be served dur- ing the ai ternoon session of the Little Christmas sale the guild wiii sponsor Tuesdlay, Decem-, ber 5. to Hold "Little Sale"" and Tea On Tuesday, December 5, the St. Augustine's Episcopal guild o! Wil- mette will hold its annuai Little Christmas sale in the Parish House o! the church. Featured at the Little Christmas of Women Voters to Have, Program Dec. 7 The program for the December meeting of the- KenU.worth League, of Womfen Votets which will be on Thursday, December 7, atý the Ken- ilworth club, will be incharge of ýMrs. G. I. 'Bell,chianoted- partment Of child welfare. T he speaker, Mrs. T. H. Ludlow, chair- man of government.and :child wel- fare for the Cook County League of Womeln Voters, will talk on the work of the- Juvenile Court and its serv- ice to soeiety, as a: whole. The title of 'her subject is "Your Neigbbor's Child." *Mrs. Ludlow's wide experience in the work of the Womnan' s court as well as the Juvenile. court, enables ,lier to present the probleivs of chid- hood and youth from a broader point of view. 1Mrs. A. D. Rich and Mrs. R. W. BuddingtQn are* hostesses for t h e luncheon wbich will be served at 1 o'elock. Mrs. Rich is to be calied at heir home, 529 Brier street, Kenil- worth, for reservations. SMrs. Paul Douglas, chairman of the departmnent of government and foreign policy of the County league. prehensive outhine of the ceauses leading up to the present war. She pointed out the tragic failures of al the western nations to contribute to world peace in time o! crises which have arisen1 frorn. the signing o! the*Versailles treaty to the pres- ent tirnie. End Bookc -ond group will be "Pois- r" by Debussy, and "Le riube," by Strauss-Schulz- son,. cember 1, at mhe Wxni Church, bazaar. Bob 1Y mette is the young.i cian. Cocktail Party Mr. and Mrs. W. J. King, 611 For- est avenue, entertained at a cocktail party at thefr home last Saturday following -th e Northwestèrn-Iowa football game. sons] Beau EvIer.

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