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Ma.r ch 25, 1927 WILMETTE LIFE Cut in Packard Prices 2,000 Children Will Result of Long Planning Take Part in. Annual Office1's of the Packard Motor Car Play Fete on May 13 company say that the price reductions IN EVANSTON lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll'"lll. llllllllllllllllllllllltt-:~"r.===::::;;;===::"P"'b~=f ------------- ~ ~ i ( , I Two thousand boys and girls from on its cars recently announced had the public, parochial ami private been in the making since before the · · 1 schools of Evanston will participate war. in the annual Spring Play day and May They state that Packard became confestival to be held on Northwestern vjriced that the spirit of the American university campus Friday May 13 un- people in wanting better things would der auspices of the Bur:eau of Recrea- grow. With this thought officers of tion. the company decided that enough peoThe program will start Friday after- ple would want a Packard of the type noon with a brilliat!t and colorful series of the pre sent Packard Six to warrant of athletic drills and folk dances. The making it and offering it at a price festival will begin with a fairy dance which would permit a large number of by children from St. Nicholas' and St. people to buy. Just as rapidly as posMary's schools. This will be followed sible prices hav~ been reduced 'until by a dance by the "earth children" who now a Packard Six five-passenger sewill celebrate the coming of spring. dan sells for less thatl half what it die' The Civic band will play for both af- in 1920. t<>rnoon and evening programs. "Packard knew that it must guard Drills and dances will wind up the the quality of its car more jealously afternoon program. Nearly 700 chil- than ever as each reduction in price dren from school district 75 will per- was made," said C. E. Stube, Manager form under the direction of Miss El- of the Evanston branch of the Packnora Smith. Over 400 children under ard Motor Car Co., of Chicago. "Only the direction of F. C. Jackson and Miss by rigid maintenance of Packard qualCasey will be present from District 76. ity could it keep its most precious · asIn the evening two groups of girls set. the prestige attached to owning a from Northwestern under the direction Packard car." 1 of Clella Long will open the program with a shower dance. This 'vill be followed by a dance of the sunbeams New Trier Enters Prep which will later usher in the rainbow Relay 1\tieet at Marquette g·irl who will he crowned Queen of ,, . :May by the ~p irit of spring. The May l wenty rep re se ntativ e teams and Queen \\'i ll hl' se lected from the senior , 111 0re than 200 prep athletes already rlass at the hin·h school. . ha\'c been entered 111 tl1e fifth annual A number ~f folk dances hy high :.Iarquette Cniver~ity ::\ational Hi&h school g-roups nun~b~rni7 350 gi:ls will ! :-.d:ool relay ca.nm:al to be. h.eld. m foil ow th e coronat10111. fh ese g1rls arc I t!H. ~1 arqtu:tte stadmm at ~l1h~ au~ee, in charg-e of Elfrida. ~Iaine and ~Ie:- 1 ~:tturday, ~fay 7. ~n~l car_ly md1cat10ns cedes Pactau. A clumney sweep .dn1J , .u e that the cntr~ hst Will far exceed In· the lJOv s from St. ~~Iary's and St. t ha t nf a ny previou ' ~farquette c::n .l'ficlwlas ,,:ill al so be given. The \\'om- nivals. 1\cw Trier High school is enen's gym cla ss will give a milk maid tned ir1r th e competition. drill, while fifty Royce morc girls under th e directi on of ~[ iss F.lcnor Atkins lllinoi:-. farmers raised more than will gi\'C a. folk danc e. H.SOO,OOO cabbages la st year. 1 ......,__-4 Catherine Reckitt' s House and Garden Shop, ·Inc. 1710 Orrington An. Orri11gton Hot~el Ulllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltllllll Artistic things pertaining HOVJE·v GARDEN-.SHOP. · to the home. . .. ~ 1···· . . . ............................................................................\: , ···· ,. ·· :. .. e····················································································· , --------·-----~.~- -~- ~~ . What should I pay for my new Spring suit? Within the price range of $35, $40, $45 and . · · ! · · · A New Tongue Pump by GJoster $50 we can satisfy the most fastidious in regard to fabrics, and the most critical in regard to style and workmanship. At the above prices you get a strictly tailored-to-order suit, tryon service by the best fitters in Chicago, and your choice from several hundred of the newest Spring fabrics. The prices are possible because of what we save on high loop rents. Shown on the Main Floor at the Wabash Avenue Store At the Drake Shop-and -in Evanston · · A distinctive "Colonial Type" in which a tiny enamel buckle on a decorative strap takes the place of the larger buckle of Colonial days ... produced in Pastel Parchment Kid and in White Glace Kid at $}6~ . . . in Patent Leather at $15~. 1 CITY SALES- FOURTH FLOOR I ~ 319 West Van Buren Street 7 8..7oster &J Company