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Lake Shore News (Wilmette, Illinois), 17 Oct 1912, p. 13

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|f|: So Sai;l3liiPliHip'Ot Thur Lo HAD TWQiJyiBiE CROWDS Olfford Plnchot Robins spoke to Thursday at the gressive party at and Mrs. Raymond two crowded halls rally of the Pro- the Bvanston audi- torium and the Y. M. C. A. Both Mr. Plnchot and Mrs. Robins were warm- ly received at both meetings. Mr. Plnchot HfBB greeted with the Chau- tauqua salute as he rose to speak. Be dwelt with emphasis on the needs of the conservation of our national re- sources. He said that everything we bought, even to a loaf of bread, was at the expense of our forests, and ex- plained that while we of today might not ever experience the hardships that would ^°#^P^^^|i^etlon of our forests, 8a^oW^Wrwn and grandchildren would certainly feel them. Held by Ten Companies. Mr. Plnchot aaid that the great water power companies-had been able to secure 60 per cent of the water power sites, of the northwestern states and that these holdings were possessed by ten companies, whose directorates were so interlocked that it was difficult to say whether these corporations were really ten com- panies or only one company. Mr. Plnchot told also how. Roose- velt, when he Was president, had saved hundreds of millions of dollars to the country by withdrawing forest lands Just on the eve of their being thrown open by congressional action to the acquisition by the lumber com- panies. ^.., â-  ,...r:;,^:,_ , . •.,.'• "I know of my own personal xnowl- edge that Theodore Roosevelt did not want to enter this campaign," said Mr. Plnchot. "He had had all that any man could desire in the way of honors in this eojustry and lie would rather have lived quietly in the en- joyment of his home and family than enter Into a campaign that meant hardships, abuse and hard work. I did not want to see him enter it my- self, either, but now* that he Is in It I am working for his success, for i believer that through him better than any other man we can bring to pass the things that the Progressive party stands for/* PROMOTES SOCIETY A meeting was held Monday even- ing, October 14, at the home of Dr. and Mrs. W. Burr "Allen in Bvanston, for the purpose of organizing a branch of the Theosophical society in Bvanston. Branehes have been woi king for many years in Chicago, but the- local members of the society felt tha| the time had come *feen a local organization was needed, as many who are interested in the work win be able to work actively here who could not do so in more distant branches. Plane are nearing completion for a very interesting winter's program. Classes will be held end lectures given which cannot mil to appeal to many. No person's religious opinions are asked upon bis Joining, nor any inter- ference with them permitted, but ev- il eryone is required to promise to show towards his fellow members the same tolerance a» he claims for himself, ^eryone wiiltog to study, to be tder- *utpU> aim high and work persever- **gly is welcomed as a member, Infonnation regarding this work **** be had 1^ application to the P'eiident, I)rrW.%urr Allen, 17» Central atreet. }â- ?*& ' >;*> < Mrs. George |>etrelfcv^'.-:f;;: T&m•**>P^*»i Mrs. Ralph a Ha- tbaby girl. X^ â-  v,^'"'fl?:'>;:"^ B4iss Mary Beinlich has accepted a position in Olencoe. Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Young will reside in Chicago this winter. f v 4 v .,. C Mr. Charles Axelr and family are now residing in Chicago. ',"'., Mr. H, I. Brewer is building a new residence in Hubbard Woods. ; Mr. 'Joseph Cash hue resigned his position with the,gas company. J Harry Thorsen is on his vacation and is spending it in Monterey, ind. Mrs. James L. Houghteling is ex- pected home from New York City this Mr. P. O. Magie and family are home from an automobile trip through Maine. Mrs. Frederick Greeley has re- turned from an extensive trip through Europe. Mr. Ernest Burkitt has been quite ill the past week with an attack of tonsiiltis. Miss Pearl Boyd has as her guest her sister, Miss Lulu Boyd, of (Sen Ellyn, 111. Mr. F. O. Raymond has returned from a hunting trip spent in northern Wisconsin. Mr. and Mrs. John Buckingham are now residing at the Moraine hotel in Highland Park. Mr. and Mrs. William O. Green have closed their Winnetka home and will live In Chicago during the winter. Mr. and Mrs. Paul F. Fisher had as their guests last week Mr. Herman Fisher and family of Norwood Park. Mrs. W. G. Baxter was called last week to Topeka, Kas., owing to the death of her brother, Prof. J. L. Strlck- ler. Mr. Edward Miller has purchased a drug store in Chicago and has left the employment of the Winnetka Drug! and Merchandise company. Dr. W. C. Blatchford is at French Lick, Ind., recuperating from-injuries sustained in an automobile accident a week ago at Highland Park. The next regular meeting of the Winnetka Woman's club will he held this afternoon, when Mrs. W. D. Mc- Kenzie will read a paper on "The Im- mediate Needs of the Public School." The club opened the season for 1912-13 at a regular meeting, held in the club parlors, on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 3. The program for this meeting was the report of the biennial convention, held at San Francisco in July, a meet tag whose delegates represented a fed- eration of 900,000 women. This re- port was given by Mrs. C. G. Bolte and Dr. Alice Barlow Brown, both having attended the San Francisco meeting. At the close of the report, groups of songs were rendered in a charming manner by Mrs. W. G. Baxter. The social cup of tea was then served under the direction of Mrs. Charles Fuller, chairman of the social commit- tee. The public school teachers of Win- netka and New Trier have been in- vited as guests to today's meeting, and it is hoped that a large percentage of the membership will he present. The activities at the club house are many %nd varied. Three different instruc- tors have engaged the use of the club for dancing classes. On Tuesday mornings, beginning last Tuesday, Miss Emma J. Mead will hold a ladies' Telephone SM P&gquinelU&M; waouMAta Pore Horn Horf e Sh General R Railroad A v P.HAg g a Specialty ing and glnn1n*m^ „_ two usAsts for chiiarw-^one begii »trs, aiid one more iid^ced. These will be cltnsea to sieth^ w^odawing. ^ Wednesday morn- ings, beginning '^^'-e; "• MrsC^lRutn: Coffln Collins will hold two claates for lsdlM, and on Titosdsy aft- ernoon, Oct. 29. Mr. Bournique wUl he- gin hit series of lessons for children In hall-room dancing; On Monday after* noons Miss Clara; Mott gives piano lei sons, and on both Tuesday and Friday afternoons the Columbia School of Music has piano and class lessons/ in charge of Miss Kathleen Air. The public school kindergarten and Art in- stitute classes occupy the depart- mental room the six mornings of the week. The bowling alley is in Qrstt class shape, and Tuesday and Friday evenings are 'already engaged by private bowling clubs. Many advance engagements have been made for after- noon and evening affairs and the sea- son promises to be a prosperous One. The waiting list for new members is a long one, and as there Is ho member- ship limit, it is expected that many new members will be received the com? ing .year. Following is a list of th« officers and chairmen: President; Mrs. W. A. Qtis; first vice-president, Mrs. M. H. Llejier; se<>ond vice-presi- dent, Mrs. C. B. Prouty; recording sec- retary, Mrs. A. C. Maynard; corres- ponding secretary, Mrs. W. G. Baxter; treasurer, Miss Nellie Gillespie. Com- mittee chairmen-^Art and literature; Mrs. J. F. Porter; education and phil- anthropy, Mrs. P. S. ^psjt; civics, Dr. Alice Barlow Brown;\ social, Mrs. Charles Fuller; house, Mrs. J. R. Quinhy; members-at-large, Mrs. I. C. Wood, Mrs. H. i/ Orwig, Mrs. Frank Wlndes. m m S#U %%m UN* *N» W$&mlM : cibplete 8 WtttlNCOtNA^ fym Stock of SappllM AutomoJrtlc* 8ti»r*eV mw- rop*» ^<& # B)I»TRI : Studebaker9Amerlcairan(t Bv»rl ♦»ee»ee»ee»eeeeeeee»»eeeeeee»o»MtM»»M»»^o<»e»i 'titmm ;Sbf ;;';•' .."I MJ. APOLLO MUSICAL CLUB Nevada Van der Veer, contralto, of New York, and Clarence Whltehlll, baritone, of the Chicago opera, will assist the Apollo Musical club in its performance of "Elijah,'* Sunday aft* ernoon, Nov. 3, in the Auditorium theater. Mr. Whltehill last' sang the role of "Elijah" at the Cincinnati Fes- tival. "â- '-.'-" Seats for "Elijah" are how on sale at the Apollo club box office in Lyon & Healy's, and the scale of prices is from 50 cents to $2, according to location. The demand for tickets has been very large, hut good locations may still J*£ procured. • WE CAl/L Vrp*-ff': Along the Entire ^"fi-'fd YOUR WITH (NeUonBroi.) Tel. Winnetka 132 m.......... ;W" J. KARIER eaner BERG & LARSON ANDJ(AUJ|DRY 'aiMflflff Special Curtains 563 R Phone 996 venue Winnetka. 111. Offer MejWfc stsfe Elm DEirnsf Stiwet^Ms#B>s#je#1 Av Avenue -? WINNETKA HENRY IU FLORIST AND pi and West TeteplteM : Wlanctke JIJ DENER eaue WINNETKA, ILL. paper* started a email nre at OimNEft Hubbard WvatU-T*. Wimnitkm 27% P-K- ^u0$M Mme. 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