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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 13 Nov 1925, p. 32

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.12 WILMETTE LIFE November 1 · 1925 ~ Congregational Church )llal·t~r·u St~phen A. J.lo)'d, " ·· E. McCormack Frirtav the Woman's Guild hold their monthly meeting at the church, at 10:30 a. m . The board will meet for a. short time at 12 noon. Th e Crescent Circle, Mrs. E. S. Band, chairman, will \Y ed twsda.r-3 :30 p. 8 rvc the one o'clock luncheon, after meet on Playground . which there will be a talk "ln "Our ~pinn t>y in charge. lntt·res t~ at Ellis Island." cle at h er home at 704 Lake ave. This is to be an a Jl -day meeting-. nnd Mrs. D . H. Nichols, Mrs. S. T. Ho'\yl ey, and Mrs. B. F. Clifford will asstst Mrs. Scheidenhe lm . 'i:l:i p. m. Roos ·velt Troop No. 2 will meet at headquartt·rs. Dr. . R. Hlakt·, scoutmast(·l'. 111. own lun ch, an<l coffee will be . n·ed. 3:30 p. m. - The L e wa Camp Firf: g-il'ls wi11 nw(·t. Miss Frances H· , ard. g-uardian. Thursday evening at 6:30 o'clc·· th~ Business and Profesl'lional \\' . ,tJi\ Club will meet for dinner. thi be :Mo o'c sc~ \Volf Gubs .:\ft·. Harold cia 7:3 t er at In a. ('0 H< 10:30 o'c lock. The .Tuniot· ongr(>g-a tion .w ill assem hle ·fot· a short service of worship at which tinw Dr. Lloyd will clelivcr the addr't.·ss. th e 11 o'clock ser\'iC't· Dr. Lloyd will preach on "Lik~· Father, Like ~on." whi ·h h" will a<ldrt.·ss es p('('ially to fathers antl sous. It is hopP<1 that this will lw a "famil\· dav" a~ well as a day for fathPI'S ancl SOI)S, that C\'C·r~· m~:mber of t lw family will cot1'le and sit together. · · At l!i gu to til' pn 1'1.1 \)( :tl' al I! The \\"ilnwttt· Sun<la~· Ev<·nin~· club lllt't:ts at this chun:h at 7:3·> p . m. A ~ac-rt·d <'OIH',.rt will ht· givt'n hy tlw :-'we<lish :\lah· t'horus contpo~~ · d of 10 voices. Tut·s<ln~·. for naming the stations on the new Skokie Valley Route of the North Shore Line "~ at lo ' (' a (' will :\Irs. E. L. Sch,·i<1 < ·nh,·lm t-ntt·rtain tlw ~t· ig-hhorhood <'ir- H ERE is your opportunity to earn $100 to $1000 reward. The Skokie Valley Route of the North Shore Line, now under construction, will be completed early next spring. There will be nine new stations on this route, and we want your help in naming these stations. The Skokie Valley Route will serve one of the most attractive suburban territories ariywllere about Chicago, as well as giving direct service to Libertyville and Mun.. delein. This is a section nott....~ for its beautiful trees, spacious forest preserves, numerous golf courses and other natural advantages. We are seeking station names in keeping with the beauties and advantages of this select territory. I· 1: ], lo il LAKE MICHIGAN In all cases, the right-of-way is either within o,r adjoining the boundaries of the following well-known North Shore suburbs: Evanston, Winnetka, Glencoe, Highland Park and Lake Forest. We want other names to use in conjunction with these names in order that the stations on the Skokie Valley Route will not be confused with those on our Shore Line Route. TEN CASH AWARDS (Qmplete ~frigeration Electric 2 1 DEMPSTER S OAKTON ST. Nine stations are to be named; a cash award of $100 will be made for each name adopted. In addition, there will be an extra cash award of $100 to the contestant making the. entry judged to be the best of all those received. Awards will be made by the fol· lowing committee of five prominent individuals: 'S. Charlet Iversen, President Chicago Real Estate Board; W. L Bailey, Professor of Sociology, Northwestern University; Frederick Rex, Municipal Reference Librarian; Mila Caroline Mcllvaine, Chicago Historical Society; · D. IL Burnham, President Chicago Regional Plan Comrni.Yion. . $'5_9_ tht KELVIN·IiT Numllm tndialu eM STATION SITES Oft v..., Conditions of Contest: CHICAGO LOOP la open to everyone 6 companied Each name tubmkted be~ 1 Contat other than employe· of the by a brief IWDIIWYa Nonb Shore Line. ovu 100 word-. tel1Uic why 2 ,adona Any contataM IUJ aeDd Ia..,. the II ca df eel ...-. for u maoy acatioD IIWit DOC CM NUl Slr.oidc Di...uion IWM KeiYiaator Electric .............. lnailt ria'bt iato a ............ OaiF aaelectric~ale······ keep It eoW. a.u.... ~-., .u ..... uac~ atoruwl,........alleltM~ adYaataa·· ol ~ Call forlc.,~·~·-.._..,...._. w.., ....._ ....,,- ...... ,_ ......._.... [OIL BuRNER tfhd ~ 508 Davis St., Evanston University 2 132 [REfRIGERATING {9~ ~iii ltelvlnator Da···d· Deoute ..........dee ftaeON·t Stadon elte u at Simpeon St., Nilea Center. Near Harnu Wooda ancf Linne W oode Forat Praervea. and Northwae. em public 10lf course. Stadon lite u at Glenview Road, adjointna Evaruton. Near Harma Wood. a ct Memorial Wood· Forest PreterVa; four solf coune· dote by. Station·itebatWillow Rt' ad, adjoinins Wi~ netka- an extremdy beautiful road lined with Lombardy Poplars. Public recreation sround near by. Station site is at Dundee Road, adjoinint Glencoe. Near Shabbona Woods Foreat Pre· tcrve and two golf counea. Dundee Road is a new cement road, connectint with Waukegan Road. Station site is at Clavey Road, Highland Park. This ..ection is famoua for its woods and winding roads and picturesque ridges. Turnbull Tract Forest Prea~rve and Glen· coe public solf course are dose by. 1~milt's due eaat Ia Ravinia Parle where awn· mer opera Ia held. 1 2 3 4 5 Sbtion ske u at Deerfield Road, Hiahland Park. known u a 1arden 1p0t of beauty and famed for b attractive windint roadways. High· land Park Municipal Golf Coune Ia dole bY. &arion site II at Half Day Rotd, .adjoinifll Hichland Park, a new ()Oncrete road. Thia pic· tureaque eectioft on the ridge off'en every variety of lan~ape rollint and flat1 wooded and prairie. Not eel for ata beautiful viltU. Station ate u 11t O&d Elm Road, adjoininl Hishland Park, rich in hutoric auociadona. On the Old Elm golf course stands the hietoric old elm tree from which the dub derives its name. Two1olf courses are doee by. Old Elm Road lead· directly into Ft. Sheridan. Station site is at Deerpath A venue in beautiful Lake Foreat, a secdon famed for ita magnm· cent estatea. Lake Forest is the home of Lab Forat Univenity, Lake Forat Academy and Sacted Heart Academy· 6 3 nama u he daira. Each ()Onteatanc roay IUbmit 11 many nama u he chooea fM priate. will be . . . oe 1M 7 Award. buU ol (let) the name laelf. aad 4 each etadon. There la no lliDlt co the DUmber of prila any ()OfttataDt may receive. 7 5 to a lped6c etation ( deaipate by numbu 1,2, l, etc.) Each name tubmittcd mult apply 8 the (2nd) the teaiOft you coMder the name appropriate. In the everu of a de for IllY ol prhea of'ered. the fuU amount of the prize tied for will be awarded co each CJio1 contat.ant. Conlal clom D«.l, 192J. ~~ llftJIOIInutl ~- 1~, 192,. MMI ,-r ~~NOll' t. $1.000.00 Reward l>eputmeat 8 Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad Company 79 W eat Monroe Street, Chicago, IU. A visit to the Skokie Valley Line (under construction) may help you win some of the prize money. Roads leading north and south near the right-of-way take you to all east-and-west roads at which stations will be located. Follow the high-tension electric towers; they parallel our Skolde Valley right-of-way. Look for our oraoae aad peen tip boards identifying the etatioo lita. 9

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