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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 7 Jan 1927, p. 31

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Nlt.iMBTTE . LIFE 31 some time . pre ceding his illness. Chief Leggett is the only surviving member of the immediate family. . . ART LEAGUE TO lED AT WliME JAN. 21 Wilmette Artists to Hav~ Prominent Part in Program; ~In vite School T·cher's By MARJORIE WINDES The next meeting of the North Sho re Art league will take place F riday, January 21 , at 8 :15 o'clock, at the Wilmette Woman's club. Miss Elizabeth Wells Robertson will speak on "Art Beginnings." Miss Robertson is superintenden.t of art district 8 of the Chicago Public schools and is known by those who have heard her to talk most interestingly on art for att ages. She supplements her address with itlustrations. William Schmedtgen of 710 Greenleaf avenue, Wilmette, noted painter, will exhibit his pictures which w~re paiQted la st year in Belgium, Holland, England, Spain and North Africa. This group of pictures was painted while he and his family were abroad. Mr. Schmedtgen has frequently exhibited in Chicago and other cities, and each vear honors the Art league exhibitions with one of his works. Will View . Sculpture Mrs. Jcan Coburn of 915 Linden a\·enuc, w'ilmette, a frequent exhibitor of her sculptures in this vicinity, will have on view manv of her finest works for the league me-mbers and guests to enjoy. She contributed the splendid frieze which adorns the wall above the mantle in the \ Vilmette \\Toman's club, and her town. people as well as the Art league will be happy to honor Mrs. Coburn at the Wilmette meeting. Charles ~forgan. another resident of \Vilmctte. living at 1401 Hill street, a -decorative artist and etcher. as well as a mosaic worker. " ·ill han~ a collection of his work on exhibit. which was done here and .abroad. It is the tarne!'t desire of the Art league that a sp_ ecial invitation be given to the teachers in the public schools along the north shore. to he the guests of the league at thi :; January meeting. Invitation s are to he sent to the principals of each school. and the teachers are to be invited. Meetings to Rotate Earl\' in the fall, when the ~orth Shore- Art lea gue held its first meeting, the poli-cy of holding a monthly meeting in different towns was adopteel. In this way, each village included in the scope of membership would have opportunity to become better acquainted with the many artists in the group, and each village would feel a part of the organization. A meeting has been held in ~7 innetka. one in Ravinia, and now a third in Wilmette. Death Takea Brother of \Oakwoods cemetery following services · f f p 1· L Wednesday. Chle 0 0 ICe eggett onMr. Leggett ·was born in Englewood ] ohn B. Leggett, a brother of Chief of Police ~harles W. Leggett, passed away at hts home in Englewood, Sunday, December 26. after an illness of about four months. Burial was at in 1870 and .was one of the oldest resiMrs. A. F. Stofer pf Lawton,. Mi~b., dents of that neighborhood, having resided there all his life. He was 56 is the guest of her son and hts wtfe, years of age and had been connected Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Stofer of 315 with the Englewood post office for Maple avenut. Mileage Books of the North Shore Line are constantly coming into wider use. They are _ a convenient and economical form of ticket for travel between all points on this "road of service/' North Shore Line mileage books are good for tra 1Sportation between any points on the lines of the company, for bearer or bearer and party, wit.1in one year from date of sale oft~ book. 500mile books may be had for $13.75, and 1,000-mi.e books for $25. They are sold by all North Shore Line ticket agents. ' I tna · I ' , · J LEGION MEETS JANUARY II ' ·"' ' The Van-Lippen-Orr tr;o will entertain at the meeting of ~'ilmette Post, · No. 4o, of the American LeJ.don Tues day evening. J a nuar~· 11. at St. Augustine's clubhouse. A Post mel'ting will precede the J)rogram. Franklin Pierson has returned to school in Dakota schoo l, Dakota, Ttl., after spending thr holidays with 1fr. and Mrs. J oseph Pierson of 139 Laurel avenue. I J I ,.. -0- G. A. Beem of 707 Linden avenue went to Boston ~t the first o f· the week on a business trip. UST about any time you're ready to go, a North Shore Line train is ready t~o. Every hour there's a fast train for Milwaukee. Seven Milwaukee Limiteds every day operate via the Shore Line Route, stopping here for passengers. At other hours, you can take Waukegan Limiteds to North Chicago Junction, where direct connections are made with Milwaukee Limited trains . operating via the Skokie Valley Route. Service to Milwaukee on the North Shore Line is convenient, frequent and reliable. Electrically'operated, the high-speed North Shore Line trains are clean and comfortable-your trip is a pleasure all the way. In every detail of its operation, North Shore Line service is designed to meet ';YOUr needs and suit your convenience. For schedules, fares and other information, inquire at ticket office. TOUPEES and WIGS Natural as the Hair that was once your own. Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee ·Railroad Co. The Road of Service WILMETTE PASSENGER STATION Telephone Wilmette 2514 Bagaage Checked .· 0 ~ P~~~~en:a~~~Of til: ·~ 88 So. State St. Room 41! Chicago ,~ ~ . ..- , I-tO!

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