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WILMETTE LIFE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1924 Lincolns GLOR~OUS HERITAGE FROM the obscurity ~f a backwoo~s cabin . in ov~r Kentucky to the Whtte House-Lmcoln's nse the handicap~ of the pioneer and over- disappomtments and dtscouragements ever will stand as the great example to the truly ambitious. It is not alone Lincoln the martyr President we ho~or. Lincoln, the man of human sympathy, of patience, of truth, of justice, will live forever in the memory of our people. . Lincoln left an undying heritage-an · inspiration to every man and woman, boy and girl. The determination to succeed will prevail today, too. And in the struggle to get ahead there ts no bigger aid than a growing bank account. t- bs- r:~ ~~ .. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY TWELFTH ech. Hl ht. ts. or Thi· ln.titution Will Be Clo·ed All Day ·in .-Dh·ervance of tp LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY Ftnt Natioaal Bad -----=~ OP WILMETTE=====-----::-Memh_er of tlac1 F.ederal Re·erve &nk Judge Philip· L. Sullivan of Chicago will appear in Evanston on February 12, in an address before Guilmette Council of the Knights of Columbus on the occasion of the anniversary of Lincoln's birthday. His talk will be on the subject, "Abraham Lin~oln and Americanization." Judge Sullivan, though still in h's early thirtie s, is a brilliant orator and leader in Americanization work in Chicago. Mr. Cart Keith left Monday to join Mrs. Keith in Ne-w York from where they will go to Tampa, Florida, for a short whiie and thence to the I sle of Pmes for sevual weeks. · .-o-Mrs. Merritt H. Dement of 337 Ahbohsfo.r.d road was hoste ss to a company of fifty at lunch.eoq and l · r l d ~e e n \Vednc ~tby , February 5, at her ho:11c. · -o-M iss Patty Forcsmah will dep a rt on Saturday to attend Pine Manor (Wellesley ) acc ompa'nied hy Miss Doro·hy Foresrran who wilt spend a fortn ight visiting old school friend in the East. JURIST SPEAKS ON 'UNCOLN' Judae Philip L. Sullivan to Aadreaa K. of C. Lincoln Anniversary Meetina WORLD WAR VETERAN ART LEAGUE INANNUAL DRIVE TO -o-of the collection perhaps are the ment, Mrs. L. E . Youngquist, house, Mrs. Robert 0. Berger of 306 Kenil Holy Grail Series by Edwin Abbey, and Mrs. D. R. Brower, portfolio. The worth avenue has iss ued in vitation s from the Woman's club, the fifteen in number, and valued at about delegates and Logan Parent-Teacher as - to fi fty guests for luncheon and hridqe Americanization To Be Gen$700. These are Copley prints, hand Central sociations are respectively, Mrs. R. T . at lndian Hill club on Tuesday, Feberal Theme colored, from the originals in th e Bos- Huff, Mrs. Chester H. Lawrence and ruary 12. ton public library. They are now -o-Mrs. Otto Yonder Hoff. hung in the ha.lls of Byron Stolp M iss Paisley Ball and Miss Mary school where th eir charm, beauty and Gillett entertained the Roycemore The next meeting of Ouilmet C unstory-tellin g value are brought to all senior cla s at luncheon . coasting and ci!, Knights of Columbus, will he held Art Lovers Work to Increase the children, and where they can also tobogganin g at Indian H:tl club last on Tuesday evening, February 12, the Happeainp oe seen by the older members of the anniversary of the birth of Abraham week; s:nd. Picture Collection community. -o-Lincoln. A very short business meetin Schools Mrs. James H . Prentiss has depart - ing will precede the entertainment feaThe Mi sses Dorothy and Emily The Art league has al so received gift s of real value from members and Fores man entertained for Miss ed from Jack sonville, Florida, and is tures. A smoker is arranged for the friend s, especially from th e Wilmette Dorothy Tuttle last Monday evening. now in Asheville, N . C. , where she will evening, and talks on Lincoln and Amertime. icanization will be the principle subjects WINNERS Woman's club, which has given s~v Last evening, Francis Allen and Steve remain for some--oPRIZES of discussion. eral special pictures. Sustaining Kenyon entertained Miss Tuttle and Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Howe. 240 Juriat Ia Speeker memberships are held by the Woman's Mr. Richard Norris with a surprise The principle speaker of the evening club, the Logan Parent-Teacher as- kitchen shower at the Allen residence. Kenilworth avenue, were dinn er hosts their bridge club on Saturday eveto will be Philip L. Sullivan, ] udge of the -o-Pupils Busy Securing Mem- ~ociation and the Central ParentCircuit Court of Cook County, one of Teacher association . Such well-known Mrs. E . B. Spach will speak on the ning last. -o-the prominent younger members of the bers This Week men as William Schmedt!.!en. L. D. "Relation of Modern Music to the Mrs. Frank R. Young entertained Knights of Columbus, who will talk on Bradley and John T. McCutcheon Plastic Art," illustrated by some have given origir II drawings which modern music, on February 14, before her bridge club at luncheon on Thurs- the subject of Ahtaham Lincoln and hi day of last week. contribution to the Americanization in the school halls. Noteworthy the Art and Literature department of In order to add to its collection of hang 1ecturers have also given the ir serv-o-movement. " the Neighbors. Mrs. Leon Ellis and son, Grant Judge Sullivan is one of Illinois' prodart pictures in the schools and to con- ;ces, among them being the late W. -o-Ridgway Ellis. have returned home ucts, 34 years of age, and born in Woodt inue its work of encouraging among M. R. French, director of the Art InMr. and Mrs. William Mason Reay from the Evanston hospit·t. stock, is a graduate of Loyola Unive~the pupils an appreciation of artistic 1 stitute; Mrs. J. B. Sherwood, founder of Highland Park, formerly of Kenil-o-· sity Law school, admitted &o the bar m values th w·1 tte Public School of the Ch~cago Public School Art worth, announce the marriage of their Douglas Crooks was home from 1912 was a Mastor in Chancery in the 1 · e me .. . . . league; Jotin T. McCutcheon o{ the daughter, Jean, to Mr. Wallace WesKnox college to spend last week·end. Cir~it court untif the war when he Art league opened 1ts ,annual dnv~ Chicago Tribune and others. ley ·Mcilwain" on Saturday, January waived his exemptions as a court officer for membership last Friday, ' It is the first consideration of the 12, in Champaign, 111. ·wilmette Realtors Sell and enlisted in the army, ,erving during Children in the schools are all tak- League that all pictures be of the --o-"L" E te · the entire period that this country was ing a lively interest in the campaign highest quality. The intrinsic value Mrs. Earl C. Moss who has been at Lob f or X DaiOn involved. His address will be of conb r h h · of such masterpieces as "The Song of d h 1 St. Francis hospital for several Sale of two lots on Brummel street siderable interest to the members of the an t e eague e ·eves t at w en _st the Lark,. "The Christ Child," "Joan the weeks, has returned to her home. in South Evanston to Ward T. Hus- rder. closes next Sunday the membership of Arc" a . .-f "The Angelus" hanging Mr. Moss .l eft Monday for a weeks' ton, representing . the Efe,vated railway larit. Otw ~1J.ta will show a large increase. The room on the walls of schoolrooms where business trip in Ithaca, N. Y. lines, has been announced by R. M. Members of ·ouilmetR- 1 council extend )ecuring the largest number of mem- the children may become fa~iliar with -a-Johnston and compa~y, Linden aventte an in,·itation to lhe resident members of berships will have its choice of the th~m ca~ hardly be overesh!l1ated. In Friends of Mr. Irving W. Woodward realtors. The lots w1ll become part .of other couocils t9 be. present as their new pictures to be purchased this ~h1s serv:·ce t~e Art league u~cu.lcates, will be grateful to learn that al- the right-of-way for the "L" extens·oa. w-sie · at~s m tinw. After the proyear. Second priz.e is an art plaque m plast1c f!1111ds. an app.rectatlon . of though he is still confined to his home 'to bt; constructed from Howard street gra!lJ the lec~~c:r. ,Peter.,...Goldbach, promwith ribbons for the various individ- art of inestimable value 111 later life. at 537 Abbottsford road, his condition to N1les Center. The former owner of i~s a refr~g funcheQi\. ual high point makers. Members of Mrs. F. L. Jor: has ~een cha}rman is greatly improved. the lots was Asa E. Thomas of Evans_._·_ _ _...........,___ the league visited the schools last of the Art comm1ttee smce the tnce_P-o-ton. Ulufacturer to week and explained the plans for the tion of the _league and by he~ w1se M iss Addah Jane Leland of Detroit campaign to the children. /H an an~ far-seemg effort, the p1ctures who is attending Ferry Halt, Lake iD Wilmette NEW HOME FOR PACKAJU) _ .. early date the prizes will be dis- pU(chased have stood well the test of Forest, was a week-end guest of Miss William M. Bauer, Chicago piano A new building is to be erected by tributed and, on the same day, the time .. Associated with her on the art Mary Elizabeth Gaskell of 224 Sherithe Packard Motor A:O~an,- in Ev-- 1Uft1dactllref, l\Js. purchased a lot at new pictures will be exhibited to the conumttee are Mrs. A. ]. Coburn and dan road. anston to take cate ' ot 1ts incre'ased the northeast comet of Forest avenue public in the gymnasium at Byron Mrs. Wi.lliam Schmedtgen. Officers --o-Q Sheridan road where he expects Stolp school. of the League are: Mrs. ]. R. Harper, Mrs. Mark W. Cresap who has been business. but the location ha QPt 10 erect a high grade residence in the Ha.... Val.aW. Collectiea president; Mrs. Helen Gage, vtfe- East for the past fortnight returned been announced as the signin~t df tl\e spring. The site · sold by Louis ~ontract has not been .completed, it is Up to the present time the Art president; Mrs. L. F. Gates. recordmg home on Tuesday. A. Herbert throch RL -~ Jt!IIDston and .said. The propo~ed ··~ .-.vera an company. league has plac~ in the Wilmette secretary; Mrs. George D. Upson, cor--o-Thit CQrner · idered one schools a collection of pictures, valued respondmg secretary; M;rs. L. M .. CozMrs. George W. Keehn was hostess area of 75,000 sqttare feet, accordina of the aao&t desirable · ia at about $5 (8) which is equal, if not zens, treasurer. Comm1ttee chatrmen to the Tuesday Bridae club at lunch- to A. A. Crumley, manafcr ~f tbe s · superior, to' any in the schools of Chi- includf' Mrs. Allen Rossman, memb~r eon at the Orrinaton hotel this week. Evanston branch of the·~ cago. The most interesting pictatu 1hip; Mrs. D. H. Maxwe-n, inlerfaan- Kenilworth aa· .· .· · · IWW Hc-.e