Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 12 May 1938, p. 40

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ut». Portées painting displays virility and orig-. inality. He is not afraàid to experiment with tht newer art forms.,at the saine time retaining bis own individuality. Landscapes and portraits in both mediums, are included in the group, and it iu interesting to sec hôw he varies his treatmnent to eit thé subject.and nediuà. The artistwas born on the North Shore and lived here fifteen years btfore.going east. Hie was, there ahmoat an equal lengtlh of turne, and about'a' year ago returned to Winnetka to- make bis home. He iu married and. bas two smaîl sons, 4 and 2. His mother, Mrs., James F.. Porter of* 1088- Sher- idan. roâd, Winnetka, fortùere.1, served on the board of éducation of New Trierý High' school.. Some of the paintings- in the exhibit weredonc bere,,and some while he was in Maine. Art 16u 11r. Porter's profession., He bas studied undir Aniita Willets Burnham of Winnetka, un- der > Thomas Benton in New. York, at the :Art Students league in New 'York, and took both art Two of bis paintings were accepted for the Chicago Areà Artists show at the Art institute this winter, 'and one was included in the Amer-, ican show at the institute last fall. About four, years ago, while still living in the east, be ex-. hibited a painting in the American show here,, a painting which was later sent on tour to Cleve- land, Milwaukee, 'Cincinînati and other chties; Also while in New York bis work was sbown at group exhibitions along with paintings by- other artists. Mr. Porter's e.xhhii 2tthe h.lL, Songson Opera Eugene L. Ray Photo Miss Margaret Aisne Loomis, datighter of Ur. and Mns. Frank D. Loomis, 803 Greeneaf avenue, Glencoe , ýeentIy, recçived .ev'eral honors from the School of Music ai North- western universnty where she is a studen t. She bas been elected to Pi Kappa Lambda, bon-! orary professional music sorority, and at the rcý quest of the Senior Class commission composed a new aima mater bymn. It was the opinion of the commission that there was need for a university hymn written in English. The composition was used for the first time and enthusiastically re- ceived at the May day ceremonies held last weekc. On this occasion Miss Lonmis was one, of the. Theta sorority. She took part of hercollegiate, .work, including music, at Oberlin college, Ohio, and for the past two years bas been itlthe North- western University School of Music. She will graduate in june. ~'FoIus"Close Season of Lake View Society ductioÎn to De given at i imball riait ,aiurday evening, June 4, by the Cantor Rounds Opera class, of .which she 18. a member. This is the..second opera produced- this sea- son by the. class. In the irst, "Cavàlleria-Ruati- cania,» "the soprano leid. was taken by -Missý Elizabeth Breidenbach of the New *Trier High school faculty.. Miss Breidenbach is siùgîng in the chorus of the coming opera. Bernard- Cantor. one of the instructors, is stage mianager of the Chicag City Opera company, and opera coach at the C0hicago. Conservatory. of Music; Missý Erma, Rounds, the other director, is musical dlirector on the faculty.of the Chicago Conservatory. and organist at the First Presby- terian church of Minmette. The -gueÉt, conductor, wîll be Edgar, Nelson, president of the'.Chicago Con servatory, whoý di- rects the Apollo Musical club, the Marshall Field chorus and the Chicago Sunday Evening Club choir. Margaret- Koche, one -of: the best -known dancers of'the C(hicago City,'Opera ýcompany, and' her ballet group will give the dance numhbers. Mis. Gathercoal, a graduate of theI School of Speech at Northwestern university, also studied voice inifte Music séhool duiisr h er four years i college. She is a member of Zeta Phi Eta, na- tional professional dramatic sorority, and of Chi Omega, social sorority. She is known in Wihnette for ber numerous appearances in dramatic pro- ductions. Open$ Home for Meet'ng iv. 1.' s %-aC vin e~Cl ligepa ine sA 55V eetVL5vvinnikaIL. Mrs. Howard Biggs,, 720 Michigan avenue, Wil- mette, wilI be in charge of the program, with Mrs.' Logan Eldredge. serving as co-hostess. The pro.- gram wilI include: Concert Etude in D flat maJor.......... Liu Louise B. Betta, Plant 'Mornlng .... .................Rachmaninatt Before My Wlndow .... ........Rachmainoff Lilaca......... ..... ..... Rachmanlnoff How Sweet-the Place ............Rachtnanlnoff Margaret Sanders, Soprano Mary Fabian Accompanit the opei Opera WILMETTE 'LITFE

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