Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 7 Mar 1935, p. 45

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old-fashioned plantation dinner of baked ham, sweet potatoes, corn bread, and the other dishes> of a dinner in the south in antebellumn days? Would you like to see a group, of beautifulgiris in the flowing skirts and charining coiffures of the fifties in a setting of boneysuckl-e, roses and wistaria? Do you like to hear the *darkies singing spirituals? And, do you. enjoy a,.good, old time minstrel show? If you -do, then be -on ýhand for the openinig night of .the Spring *Festival which Mrs. John Bôddie is directing' at the Woman's club, of: Wilrnette, for- the benefit of the building fundà. Wednesday niight, March 27, the first night of the.gayi tbree-day festival, is to be Planta- tion Night. If you are fond of "the days before the, war, sah,", sort of thing-and who isn't?-you will enjoy Plantation Night. To get the "feelinîg" of the South. sit down at 6 o'clock or six-tbirty. to the good. old-fashioned' southerni feast which will be served -in one of the old mansion bousesof tbe South.ý V ou will only need touse a little im- agination to gét the setting, and to bieethe dishes were prepared by slaves inthe separate cabin. used for cooking on the old plantation, and carried in to yvou on platters by a procession of darkies. vouing and old. * At 7:-30 tbe show begins. Two womeii. on their., way to the riding club,' stop to chat.' One bas just re- ceived a letter from ber daughiter who is in the. South visiting.. The letter rerninds ber of the time %,hen she was a guest in the same oild, soutbern, home and of a bail wbicb had taken place there that' ber grainmotber bad described to bler. The .bal 'sceie is, sbown,..with its pretty girls and their, escorts. One* *of the girls is asked to sing. She *sings several old ballads. Theni the bostéss asks the butier to cail in four of the men from the quarters find, a neighbor's face. lForthe "«talent" is most of it local. Mrs. Ernest FIeernan is in charge of Plantation. Night. Her special committee includes the following: Mrs. Henry Hall, Mrs. 'W. A. Kend- rick, and Mrs. David, P. Moreton. tion wili be held Tuesday, Match 19, at 2:30 o'clock. Miss Ethel KawVin, psychologist, University of Chicago, Laboratory schools, forrnerlyý with the Vocational Guidance bureau of the Chicago, Pub- lit schools, will talk on ."Ëv*er'day Problems of the Evrday Parent." Bailroom iClasses On M arch 15, Mms Woolson's bail- room classes will have their annùal soiree at the, Wilmette Womnan's club. Mrs._ George Putnafn, chairmnan, an- nounces. there will be favors and re- freshmients and every tbinig that widl make. this gala event the success it usually is. Bloys and girls Eo't for- get to wear your green bow, or green tie, as this. party falîs 0n. the eve of St. Patrîcks day. etiofl. Lb ...... Friday!1 *RtEADED HALIDUT Lb.............. 33C. *Monday and. Tuesday Speciail! AR AISIED DOUGH NUTDS. OZ.21 spicED.MUFFINS, aOZ. .24c Bahe Shop--Street Floor .WI1EDOLDýT SEVANSTON, O0 Dais11iBO WMt. T 100 SCIENTLFIC' I.CONTROL yo u get a better coil t/ian you pay for Our oil is producèd tunder labora- tor, control. Everv, step is cheekec I lwengineers. and every sIiilen.t is tested I)v cheiiiistS. Theé C . S., Bureau of Standards hias 1rescribed the minimumiTe=- quiremi 1ents for fuel ou . but this:. is not good eniough fo r our c 1us- toniue rs. FEvery Shipinient is above these minmumrequirenients.. You get a better oil than vou pay for and better than sul)plied by rniost conipaiies. Executive Offices, 1801 Fullert.on Avenue, Phone Diversey 2700 SIX PLANTS, CON VENIENTLY LOCATED, SERVING THE CHICAGO ARIA

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