for St. Francis Parish Opens Today -With'fir: trees, garlands of Chiristrnas green.s, and. avenuies of gifts tramsforning St. Fraiî- cis, hall intô 'a gay shopping niart. the doors ~i1be. throwvn o.pen at I1c"clock today (Thurs- day) to welcorne the first corners to St. Francis Xaviet Vule-tide sale, %which, %vi 11be held todav. tonorrow. and Sat- urday. Mrs. ýHarry Barker, Mrs.. John Boyl- ston, and Mrs. F. M. Harvey, co-chiair- mnen of the affair, announce that ail is ini readiness, and they feel that they have anticipated the wishesof those who will attend. The toy booth wiIl be Santa's beadquarters, indeed, and every toy imaginable, including beautiful dolis. wardrobe trunks, filled stockings, ganies. and sturdy velocipedes will be found there at.very reasonable prices. Mrs.' Robert Fonthiam, in charge of religious articles, and Mrs. Theodore Barrett and Mrs. John Dowdle, who will seli handkerchief s, report tbat their booths wilI have many, and par- ticularly attractive gifts, f rom which to select. Mrs.1- P. J. Joyce and Mrs. Warr en Clobisy, who will have the quilt and apron, and f ancy-goods booths, will have articles representing the hand- * work of .most of the women of the Parish and many beautiful and unusual tbings wvill be on display. At Mrs., Fischer's grocery and bak- ery goods booth the shelves will -be laden with delicacies to tempt the most jaded palate. There will be baskets of assorted staples, coffee cakes for ' breakfast, fruit cakes to bide away for guests, and luscious- plum puddings for Names New Ofîkcers Ait unusually active year faces the Service Counicil for Girls in 1935. It has elected the folio'wing officers: Judge 'Mary IL Bartelme, honorary: president; ±\rs. James Camnpbell. of Ev%ýanston,, president; Mrs,. Frederick -Cooper, first. vice-presideni; Mrs. EdwrdSchaLuffler, second_ vice-presi- dent.;: M\rs. Walter -L.Cher*ry, third vice-president Mrs. Samuel C. Plum- mer, corresponding secretary; Mîs. Albert Heki,, reeording secretary; .Mrs. Fred, Law,> treasurer;- Mrs.; Stan'ley Gibson, assistant treasurer. Noôrti shore1 Me mbers *of'the board of directors- are, Mrs*. 'Frederick G. Hipp, M\rs. Williàm ,Tucker,.and Mrs. S. J. Dutican-Clark. Homies wvere, found last year. for sixty-five girls. and forty-six were provided %vith jobs. The. couincil main-' tains its headquarters at 203 North WVabasli avenue, Chicago. Ainong the IMa#îy booth chairm.en on. du-ty today, toinorrozv, and Sat- uirday, during thte St. F rancis Christimas carnival, an ail-Paris/t event 7ill bc >Ms. JRobert Font- hai, -eph isin charge of religious articles on display.as attractive gif (s. First Ballet to Aid Trad. Un.'ion Lo.gue Mrs. James Lawrence H'oughteling of Winnetka was one of four host- esses at a tea given' at the Casino Tuesclay on behaîf of a benefit for the Woman's Trade Union league. The league bas taken over the open- ing nigbt, Deceniber 2(). of the Monte Carlo Ballet Russe. The other bostesses at the tea were' Mrs. William Monroe, Mr's. Augustus Carpenter, and Mrs. Orville Taylor. Their guests were the committee and patronesses of the benefit, and a Chiristmas -Dance fo Be a+ Womrane's Club Saturday The advance Christmas subscrip-, tion dance will be held at the Wo- man's Club of Wilmette on Saturday evening, December 8, under the' aus- pices of the ways and means com- mittee. Mrs. H. 'E. 1Ringholm is chairman of tbe affair and tickets may be se- cured from ber or any member of her comtnittee which is as follows:. Mes- 'daies, W. W. Baer, E. A. Fellers, R. T. Hosking. Clifford Ives, Paul Lang, E.1 E. McDow, Rodney Perrill," F. P. Straucb, Artbur Youngberg. The Cope Harvey orchestra will ,provide the music and a deligbtful party: is being plantned, the club an- nounces., To Dress Dolis The T(.nilwnrtl 'he engagement of Miss- Helen Katherin.e JEnglish Io Walter Naso,, StaeksIager of Winkietka, son of Afrs. Bertha Nason. Stu-ckslager of Grand- Rap>ids, Mikin.; was fan- ilomni-'d (ast zîveek br M4r. and Mr;. iV illiami Robert I Iiglisli of 375, ColIege Club Lists Variety of Programs Plays,. book1 reviews, and a lecture are the coming progàrams at the Chi- cago College club. The College Club Players will give a group of three one-act plays at the club Thursday and Friday evenings this week. The Plays are- *'The Perfect Ending,' by Florence Ryerson and Colin Clemn- ents; "Gloria Mundi," by Patricia' Brown, and "You Can't Joke with 'a Woman," by Helen Iij. Torrence. The curtain rises both evenings at 8 KCv. J5ernar tatia l Aây.- , inf7 a very A, Kenilworth. , A the after-luncheo 1n party was 'a mock she'entitles "As. Weé field" wedc gue 0f 'Women lay (Thursday) club at 1:30 adway will give ogram, wbich urn: to Spring- give atthe vjupeU~a Voifan's clil)> the afternoon and evening of Tues- day, December 18. Special eniphasis; will be given to 'the Christmias illus- trations and al work wilI be ex - plained by the use of lantern slides at 2:30 and -8. An -admiss ion wil bé.:cbarged. Il