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20 '-\.TLMETTE LIFE. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19 1924 The Gilt that Never Stops Giving .\\.ho has not fondly cherished the desire to see the home graced by a big, friendly hall clock- to see its e,·er swinging pendulum, and oft in the still watches of the night to hear with a dreamy sense of pleasure the mellow music of its chimes? Colonial Clocks bring a perfect realization of thi s most universal ambition. They are enduringly built of selected solid mahogany and in their classic designs are expressed the hallowed traditions of the furniture art. Finest imported mo,·ements gi,·e assurance of perfect time keeping. liN SOCIE Lonnquist-Mead Wedding Next Wednesda)' ELATIVES and a few intimate friends will be present at simple, informal wedding ceremony that will take the home of Mr. and Mrs . Axel Lonnquist, 418 Central a next \\'ednesday morning, December 24, when Miss Audrey quist will marry Theodore E . Mead, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. Mead of Monterey, Cal. A " ·edding breakfast will be served at the close of the The two attendants will be Miss Virginia Limbocher of and James Swan. Mr. Mead and his bride will be at home -the ~rst o! .the year at 301 Nassau street, Princeton, New J i R 1 Si E T ni li t tl PI A re pi ~ ni Country Club Plans Juvenile Xmas Party HRISTMAS fun for youngsters will center around Santa and a tree .on Saturday afternoon , December 27, w juvenile committee of the Ouilmette Country club will Darty for the young folk. The kiddies will listen to story and will sing and dance from 3 oclock until 5. In the evening from 7 o'clock until 9, the y.oung people of 6, 7 and 8 grades will have a cotillion led by Mrs. Weckler of \Iartine Dancing school. From 9 o'clock on, the juniors seniors will have an informal dance. D B C I Spring Wedding Will Terminate EngagemenF.' and Mrs. F. N. Vesey of Gregory avenue, announce M engagement of their daughter, Mildred, to Earl L. son of Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Skelton of Wilmette. The wedd1 R. 1240 will take place in the early spring. A mosf complete selectiou of these fiu e clocks may be fo~tnd on our floor at prices ranging from $88.00 to $480.00 Univeraity 6300 EVANSTON 1567 Shei'IIUUI Ave. Call the "Home Folks" W R HEN you ·reach your journey's end, call home by long distance telephone and let wife, husband, mother or father know that you have arrived safely. It will relieve the anxiety for the safety of travelers which is always felt by their loved ones. EGARDLESS of higher level costs of materials and epipment, tile Illinois Bell Tele· phone ComjKm;y must coati·tut to ersct.uw hildmgs, spip thml rDIIII nervmul MOdnw apparatus and keep abreast oftu tlematuJ for service. Each n~tekphoneadded Use the inexpensive "station-tostation" service. Call "Long Distance," give the operator the number of the distant telephone, and tell her you will talk to anyone who answers. This service is about 20 per cent lower in rate . t han. " person-to-person" servtce. Evening and night rates for station-to-station calls are still further reduced. increases the tllility IIIUl tile mlue ofyours. ILLINOIS BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY BELL SYSTEM The next few days will mark the arrival of many of Wilmette's youn~ people from their various schools and colleges . Amon~r them are: Walter Pattison from Harvard; Ethel Gilchrist and Sylvia Turner from Dennison; James Wray, Elizabeth Simmons, George Hannah, Roy Welch, Florence Bathercoal, June Nystrom, and Grace Burroughs from Madison; from Illinois, Jack and Elizabeth Cullen, Gertrude Brown. Tad Weclowski. Genevieve Emrich. Bill Jordan , Winifred and Edith Adkins, Jean Drayer, Marion Thayer, Daniel Brower and Tod Wheeler. Mary Mack is home from Laseii, and Lucille West from St. Mary's school in Knoxville. George Widger is returning from Notre Dame with his roommate , Lester Carrig of Omaha. Dorothy Campbell is coming from Principia; Ellis Jones, GeNge Bird and Fred and Harry Sto11e from Dartmouth. Virginia Thompson and Mary Louise Scheidenhelm will arrive from Wellesley ; and Betty Munro, Doris Woodcock and Janice West from Miss Wheelock 's school in Boston. Kenneth Page is coming home from Los Alamos school in Santa Fe; Mildred Tideman from Roanoke, and Gertrude Ingersoll from Sweet Briar. From Michigan arc coming: Elizabeth Thompson, Ford Stoddard, Frank Blymeyer. Tom King, Lawrence Ross and William Kerr. Betty Alder will be home from Downer, Milwaukee, and Kenneth Watson from Ames, Iowa. Betty Rice is back from Smith, and Richard A. Brown from Northwestern Military school. Jack Stoddard is coming from St. John's, Mary Stoddard from the National Kindergarten and Elementary college ; Dorothy Troy, Ruth Shellman and Ruth Bower from Swarthmore. Philip Bright is returning from Beloit college. and Monday George Martin arri,·es from Brown university. -oDr. Gilbert Stansell of l018 Lake avenue has returned from a ten days' visit with his parents in Chattanooga, Tenn. While he was there, his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Stansell. celebrated their golden wedding anniversary and their children came from California, Virginia, Wisconsin and Illinois for the family reunion. Dr. Stansell was accompanied by his brother. Robert, who is pastor of the Grand Avenue Methodist Episcopal church in MilwaukPe. -oMrs. William Beazley, well known in Wilmette for her dramatic work, came from her home in Davenport to see the production of her pageant "~aking a Merry Christmas," by the R1d~e and Logan schools. On Wednesday night she gave a reading of Galsworthy's "Skin Game." Mrs. Beazley was the guest of Mrs. Donald Macldwell of 1414 Forest avenue, while she was here, and on Tuesday, Mrs. John Boddie gave a small theater party in Mrs. Beazley's honor. -oThe Nei~hborhood club met at the home of Mrs. John C. Blaylock, 1232 Lake avenue, Tuesday afternoon, December 16. A table Christmas tree with gay decorations and a crackling grate fire made a fitting background for the reading of a part of Dicken's "Christmas Carol" by Mrs. Richardson. This was one of the most delightful meetings of the year. -o- The Christmas festival of the tiona! Kindergarten and college will be held this Trinity Episcopal church on afternoon, December 19. One of the loveliest Christmas toms of the college is the presentatil by the students of gifts for dren. and this year each girl has an individual child in one of mission kindergartens and has her gift for him with the thought that she might put selection of a toy for her own brother. The candle processional by choir. and the presentation of gifts by the students, will be bv the traditional Christmas the college, the legend of the Child, told by Miss Edna Dean with the organ accompaniment as ranged by Francis M. Arnold. This Christmas service is a introduction to the Christmas and north shore friends who are to attend will be most wel come. -Q-- One of the most enjoyable dances ever given by the 0 Country club took place I day evening. It was well by members and their guests. affairs are held every second fourth Saturday of the month many dinner parties of fro":! 40 50 guests each have been giVen season, such enthusiasm prevails the club this season. Everyone eagerly anticipating the dinneron New Year's Eve. All the m ittees have been planning working for weeks, and to quote of the committee members. "It is in~ to be some night I" A special turkey dinner will served at 8:30 o'clock. Two ore tras will provide the music A spe stunt will take place at midnight, sides surprises throughout the ning. New Year's Day will be house for members, and a de time is promised. -oMembers of the North Shore cal society will be entertained home of Mrs. E . L. Essley, 234 wick road, Kenilworth, on the noon of December 29. Appearin the special program given at time will be Mrs. Alvene guest artist, who will sing groups groups of songs; Mrs. Wilder, pianist, who will give groups of piano selections, and Ernau Akely, accompanist. -cl-- The Junior Auxiliary of the Wt mette Infant Welfare society rod Monday afternoon at the Congr~ tiona! church. The hosteses on tha occasion were Miss Alice Wheeloc~J Mis~ Ella Butz and Mrs. Pierre · Kinder. Members passed the after· noon preparing for the Christmas party given in the city for the mot~ ers and children of the Eckhart Paro station. -oDwight Chapman is expected _hoeD~ Sunday from Harvard to spend h1s" cation with his father and mother, ~ and Mrs. Dwight Chapman, 900 Emr wood avenue. Mrs. Chapman will halt as her guests over Christmas, her tfO sisters, the Misses Carpenter. who ~ arriving Wednesday from their home · Grand Rapids. Mr. and Mrs. I>o;;ald Simmons Akron. New York, are the guests Mrs. Simmons' parents, Mr. and C. C. Carnahan of 700 Centra1 nue. Uniwrsal Sert1ice Mrs. David Hall of 804 Central avenue entertai~ed on Tuesday at luncheon a.nd bradf;fe for Mrs. Benjamin MacKmnon of 1125 Ashland avenue. . Mr. and ¥rs. MacKinnon and famIly are leavmg soon for California. ~ -oMiss Louise Milligan of Bra,..;· Mrs. ~obert ~toddard of 524 Lake Wisconsin, is the houseguest..! Li~ aven.ue as returnmg shortly from Cali- :1nd Mrs. S. N. Tideman of 1~ fornaa. .. den avenue. -o-