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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 25 May 1928, p. 19

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May~. 1928 WILMETTE LIFE 19 ANNOUNCE N. I. E. C. COMMENCEMENT PLANS Dr. Herbert L. Willett of Kenilworth to Give Baccalaureate Sermon June 3 !\fn. Joseph J. O'Connor Loses Father by Death Word was received in Wilmette .this week of the death in Los Angeles of George Willard, father of Mrs. Joseph J. O'Connor, who formerly , resided on Gregory avenue. Mr. Williard was stricken with a heart attack while on , the way to a cathedral in the California city last Sunday. Burial will be from St. Joseph's church in Kenosha, where he formerly resided. Survivors are a sister living in Los Angeles, a brother in Detroit and the daughter Mrs. O'Connor. .' At ' ia which · . . -· . An mteresh.n g program has been arrange~ !or Cof!Imencement week at the NatiOnal Kmdergarten and Elementary college. Saturday, J~ne 2,. is the annual alumnae .day, opemng wtth the business session and election of officers at 10 o'clock in Harrison hall, followed by an address "Present CHANCES MEETING DAY Trends in Earl.Y Elementary EducaThe Home and Garden club of Kention" by President Edna Dean Baker. The alumnae luncheon, at which mem- ilworth will meet on Saturday of this bers of the graduating classes will be week instead of Monday next, which entertained, will be held at the close is the regular day. The members will assemble at the home of Mrs. Henry of the mQrning's program. On Saturday eveninJ.r the st udents Taylor on E5sex road, and drive out to will hold their Comme~1cement Prom view the gardens of Lake Fore5t which in the Sovereign hotel, Chicago, hav- will be open to the public on that day. ing as their guests the members of the Senior class. Mrs. George A. Thursby of 1716 The Baccalaureate service will he Highland a venue will sail ] une 9. for held in the college at 3 o'clock Sun- a visit to her former home in Scotday afternoon, June 3. Dr. Herbert L. land. She plans to be away until Willett of the University of Chicago, autumn. and the Kenilworth Union church will give the address. and a special musical program by the student choir ha.s been arranged under the direction of ~liss Louise St. John Westervelt. Tuesdav afternoon the students will entertain~ 500 children from mission schools and orphanages on the college ca!_ n pus. This frolic is an annual! affair, and the children 's enjoyment of I the out-of-doors, the balloons. flowers , ' and ice cream which are part of the entertainment, makes the afternoon one of the brightest spots of the commencement festivities. The forty-second annual commence-! ment will be held in Harrison hall at three o'clock on \ Ved_r1esday afternoon, June 6. Dr. Edwin D. Starbuck of the University of Iowa will give the commencement address, followed by the granting of degrees · and diplomas 1 and the awarding of the honorary scholarships. we offer aaYiaa· ap to ONE-HALF '16~.'21 anti Jliaes' Siz~t Actual Value to $40 Jt·· the Weather Man'· Fault! .. We are overloaded with the finest of Coats, including models just received in the _ .last few ·days. Rather than wait until June to reduce prices we have decided to offer phenomenal savings totnor- row while the demand for Coats is great. Spring and Summer Coats .From New York's Fmest Maken Beautiful materials-the Furs are the best - Remarkable values in Coats of the better kind for all smart summer and spring wear. The recent unseasonable weather has left some of our stores with more coats than we intended at this time, which accounts for these very low red~ced prices. This merchandise will be impossible to duplicate. There is only one of each model. On Sale Now at Jewdry Give Baha'i Lecture in Foundation Hall The concluding Baha'i lecture in the 1 present series by Or. Albert · R. Vail, of Evanston, is ~nnounced for Sunday afternoon, May 2i, at 4 o'clock. in the Foundation hall at Linden avenue near , Sheridan road. Wilmette. The sub-, ject will .be "The Baha'i MovementThe Synthetic Religion." Seekers for the realities of religion. students of humanitarian and world subje'cts, and the public generally. are cordially and espec ially invited. it is explained. This, like all Baha'i public lectu res, is free and no collections are taken. Various Baha'i lit erat ure and puhlications may he examined in th e hall. both before and after th e ad.dre ss. 1 Always An Appreciated Gift For the Graduate For the girl-a beautiful wrist watch or a gold fountain pen. For the boy-a smart strap watch or a handsome desk set. COATS- Worth ~JATF.RIALS: to' $15 Styles that are the vogue of Paris. .The pick of our exclusive stocks at about half price. 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