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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 1 Jun 1928, p. 42

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42 · WILMETTE LIFE June 1 .. 1928 News of Interest to the Church'- Goers of_O_ . u_r_____:,_~_il_la_g_e Presbyterian Church I ~coots will meet at Headqparters. At 7 :30 the Deacons wlll hold their The First Presbyterian church of Wllmelte Is l~ted at the corner of Ninth regular montl)ly meeting at the Church. street and Greenleaf avenue. Our mornWednesday at 3:45 the Junior choir Ing church service is at 11 o'clock. We will meet. At 7 the Senior choir will extend a most cordial invitation to all meet. · to worship with us. Our Sunday School In Its several departments have their Thursday at 1 o'clock '. fhe Cozy Corner opening exercises at 9:30 A. M. Class Circle will hold its annual business meetpt>riodiS at 10 o'clock. ing at the Church. Mrs. Lionel E. Bush is chairman of the luncheon which will Next Sunday morning we will have precede the readin~; of the annual reports of the officers. the observance of our regular Communion serv,lce. Th~ subject of the communion address will be, "The Master's Final At 3:30 the Boys' club will meet at Words in the Upper Room." the Church under the direction of Mr. McCormack. The Quartet wlll give a special program Friday, June 8, the Woman's Guil·l will of rr.u&lc for the morning service next hold its annual business meeting at 2 Suntlay . m_ orning. o'clock at the church. The annual reThe monthly meeting of the Woman's ports of the officers of the Guild will Missionary society of Chicago Presbytery be read, and the election of next year's is being held In the Highland Presby- officers will take place. The meeting of the Guild will be preceded by a board terian church today at 10:30 A. M. This meeting at 1 :30. Is the concluding meeth1g before the summer vacation. On Friday evening at 5:45 Troor No. 1, We would at this time simply give Girl Scouts, will meet on the be. ch at notice of the general P.l an for the ob- thE> foot of Forest avenue for a picnic ~ervance of Children's Day, Sunday, June supper. 10, so that your pl_ a ns for attendance may be made accordingly. In keeping with our custom of former years the church will join with the Sunday School ·w nmette and Park avenues, Wilmette in one s ervice at 10:30 A. M. in the Herman W. Meyer, M. A., pastor Sunday School auditorium. Complete an406 Prairie avenue. Telephone 1396 nouncement of the program will be made Church telephone 3111 next week. · I be heid Wednesday evening from . 8 to 9 o'clock In the church chapel. The Woman's Exchange is open dally from 10 to 5 except Saturdays when it closes at 1 o'clock. There is a Bakery sale in the Exchange each Saturoay morning. Please send all recipes tor the Exchange Cook Book to Mrs. Reinhold or Mrs. Burpee as soon as possible. The Ladies' Aid society wlll hold Its regul a r · meeting and election of officers Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the church. Parents are urged to co-operate in keeping the children in the Church school during· the closing weeks of this school year. Parents of students in the High School department are invited to visit next Sunday morning at 9:30 o'clock. High School students are asked to save the evening of June 2 for their Progressive dinner. Children's day and Graduation day in the Church school will be observed June 10. Scout meetings will be held as usual next week. Boy Scouts, Troop III on Tuesday evening; Junior Boy Scouts, Monday evening. Girl Scouts Troop II meets Wednesday afternoon; Troop III, Friday afternoon; and Troop IV, Tuesday afternoon. George F. Cram, Well Known Here, Dies in Spokane George F. Cram, well-known retired publisher a11:d father of Mrs. John W. Iliff, Mrs. William A. Mann, an.d Mrs. George F. Loring, all c;>f W tlmett~, died suddenly of angma pectons Thursday·: May 24, while visiting relatives in Spokane, Wash. Funeral services were held at the home of Mrs. Mann 1121 Greenwood avenue, Tuesday afternoon, the Rev. Dalzell of Ch.iago officiating and Mark Love m charge of the music. Mr. ~ram's thr~e sons-in-law, his brother:m-law, Wtll Wilson. and two of h1s grandsons, Georg-e Iliff and Dr. William A. Mann, Jr .. acted as pallbearers. Mr. Cram. who was .born in ~ow ell, Mass.. May 20. 1841, served 111 the Uni01. 1 army rittrin~ the Civil war and shortly thereafter in 1867, entered the mao publishing business in Chicag?. Althoul{h 87 yean of age, he was m active businE"ss until quite recently and wac;; remarkablv alert mentally and phvsicallv. In .addition to the publication of numerous maos, atlases, and maP'::lzinf'". he was thP author of a novPl. "Minette." Although he had made his home in Chicago for many yearc;; Mr. Cram owned a lot on ForPSt avt>nue :n Wilmette on which he had nlanned to start building a home within the next few weeks. Beside,; the widow. Mrs. Leonia Cram. and his three daughters. Mr. Cram ]Paves the following · ~randchil ciren: Georg-e F. Iliff. Mrs. Raymond W. ArmstronP", Mrs. Milan Misnr_a, Dr. William A. Mann. Tr .. all of Wilmette: Willi;lm H. Jtiff of Hollywood and Mrs. Donald Hoskin" of C0l11rr.· >Us, formerly of Wilmette: 'Nf rs. M ;lton Stein her~ of Chicago. and eight g-rrat granrl children . St. John's Lutheran Sen lees Trinity Sunday A. M. Sunday school and Bible classes A. M. ·First service and sermon A. M. Confessional service for communicants The Christian Endeavor will meet Sun- 11 :00 A. M. Second service and Holy day evening at 5:30 o'clock. This is to Communion be a Consecration meeting, using the topic "My Plans for a Profitable Summer." 1Ueetlngs Miss Davis will be the leader. Tea will Friday, .June 1, at 7 :45: Junior Walther be served as usual after the ser·vice. league Monday, June 4, at 7:45: Choir reScout meetings : Boy Scout Troop No. 5, Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock. Girl hearsal Thursday, June 7, at 2: Ladies' Aid Scouts Troop No. 5, Tuesday afternoon at 3 :45 o'clock. Miss Reba Michener and Mission ~ociety will have charge of the remaining meetThursday, at 7 :45: Senior Walther ings for this spring. Boy Rangers : lf"ague Saturday morning at 10 o'clock. Saturday, June 9: Sunday school PicJunior ~burch : Next Sunday will be nic at Glen View .Forest Preserve the last meeting of the Junior church The Lord's Supper will be celebrated in until next fall. Miss Vera Johnson will 11 o'clod: service next Sunday mornhave charge, with Miss Lena Rapp at the ing. The newly confirmed will receive the plano. The service will be in prepar·n - r ommunion for the first time at this tion for Children's Day, which is to be ~e rvlce The confessional or preparatory June 10. ~~ervice will begin at 10 :45 o'clock. All those desiring to receive the Sacrament R~becca Spoke will meet at the church requested to announce this to the for Its regular dinner and business meet- are pastor at the parsonage on FI:iday next, ing on T~esday, June 5, at 6 :30 P. M. Rfternoon or evening. Spoke 11 of the W "'lan'l:i Society of tht Presbyterian churc. _ will have a pic- 9 :30 nic in the Glenview Forest Preserve June 7th. In case of rain the meeting 9:45 will be held at the home of Mrs. Fred M. Simmons, 730 Central avenue. 10:45 Wilmette Baptist Prof. A. G. Baker of the University of Chicago will preach at the morning service at l1 o'clock, .June 3. The Ordinance of the Lord's Supper will be observed. The Sunda y school meets at 9 :30. There are class s for all ages under graded instruction. The Men's and Women's clas~ ·s meet in the auditorium at 9 :45. The mid-week prayer meeting will be held W ednesday night at 8 o'clock in th·· Guild room. Rev. Morphett will continue his study of the life of Elijah. Saturday June 9, our annual picnic will be held at the Lake Front park. We will meet in the usual place at the extreme south end of the park at 11 o'clock. It is hoped that a good many will be able to come In the morning in time for lunch. If you cannot come in the morning, then come when you can and surely in time for the competitive events at 3 o'clock. Dinner at 6 o'clock. - ------- Congregational Church This church Is one of the fine churches of Wilmette, and it is always delighted to have as Its guests visitors and residents of Wilmette who care to join in Its ~ervices. It extends a cordial Invitation to everyone who has no Church Home to accept its ideals and purposes and engage in its ministry. Friday, June 1, the Central Avenue Circle will be entertained at the home of !ts chairman, Mr~. J. 1\f. T . Boyd. Luncheon will be · served at 12 :30. Friday, June 1, at 1 o'clock, the East End Circle, Mrs. Sumner Mason, chairman, will meet at the home of Mrs. L. F. Ow(:n, 725 Greenwood avenue. Mrs. H. E. Holdaway and Mrs. J. C. Gapen are the assisting hostesses. Sunday morning, at 9:30, the Church N.'hool will convene in its various departments. At 10:30 the Junior Congregation will meet. Mr. McCormack will talk on ..Freedom." The Junior choir will sing a special anthem. At 11 o'clock Communion will be obflerved. The Rev. William E. McCor,mack will give the Communion Meditation. His subject will be "Carved in Stone." Monday evening at 6:45 the Annual Leadership dinner of the North Shore Boy Scout Area will be held, Walter MePeek, Scout executive, ln charge. At 7 :30 the trustees 'win hold their regular monthly meeting at the chetrch. At S :45 Tuesday the Wekeacaflla Camp Fire Girls will meet at the church under the leadership of Miss Dorothy Perry, autstant guardian. At 7 :30 Roosevelt Troop No. 2 Boy Children's Day will be observed in our Church on Sunday, June 17. Inasmuch as this will · be Dr. Allison's first Sunday with us the Children's Day program will be combined with the Morning Worship, the service commencing at 10 :00 THE SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC will o'clock. be held Saturday, June 9, at the Glen View Forest Preserve, where St. John's Friday, June 8, an evening of fun is picnics have been held during the past being planned by the B. Y. P. U. with the few years. Those who have no way of assistance of F. A. S. The fun begins ~etting to the grounds are requested to at 8 :00 o'clock. There will be three or meet at the church at 1 :30 o'clock and four short plays in which the different be taken out to the grounds by auto. groups will participate; there will also be Families are encouraged to take theh· readings and music. An offering will lunch with them and to stay for the be taken and it is hoped that through the early evening. generosity of the audience the young people will be able to send their delegates Next Sunday is the last of the festivals to the Northern Baptist Convention and of the church year, Trinity Sunday, help defray the expenses of the stage wh ieh we hope will bring another Ia rge equipment. Let's have a record attendattendance for the services. No doubt ance. the temptation js strong to take the car The regular meeting of the Woman's and go out driving or golfing or picnicking on these spring and summer Sunday society will be held Friday, June 8, at mornings. But thf're is also the call to the homt:l of Mrs. C. P. Dubbs, at 2 wor~hip. Every C'hristian knows which o'clock. The meeting will take the form of an afternoon tea: There will be a iR the more important. program and special music. Plans for the The Reunion of the confirmed, held last coming year will be announced by the Sunday evening, brought out over 50% New Board of the Woman's Society and All "f all those confirmed in this parish in the Link Leaders will be named. thP last twenty-five years. A goodly the women of the Church are invited to numbPr of out-of-town people came to this . tea as ' guests of Mrs. C. P. Dubbs oarticipate in the Rer,·ices. At the same and the nt-w Executive board. time a fE>w of the confirmed living at Tickets for the B. Y. P. U. banquet Wilmette were not with us. Had they beE>n the percentage of confirmed in at- are now on sale. The banquet will be t<>ndance would have been about 55%. held Saturday June 16 at 6 :30 in the 'rhe nmpose~ soll<>itation of funds for Sun Parlor room of the North Shore the chancel furnishinf!s was unanimously hotel. See Lois Phelps, Ardis Reid or Clark for tickets. One dollar per decided on. and will begin without delay, Betty In fact, will haVE' been begun when this plate. Everyone welcome. paper appears. Everybody ready? The choir, unl,ler the direction of Madame Gllderoy Scott, will meet for rehearsal Thursday ev~ning at 8 o'clock. Evening Garden Club . To Hold First Meeting The new Wilmette Evening Garden club, which has been organized with a charter membership of over sixty, is to hold its first meeting at the home of Mrs. Charles N. Evans, 605 Central avenue, ·wilmette, Tuesday evening, June 5, at 8 o'clock. The club has secured as its speaker Mrs. John O'Connor, president of the Wild Flower Preservation society. Her talk will include stereopticon views of foreign lands as well as of native haunts. The dream of a garden club for men and women has come true. The tnembership is limited to seventy-five persons. MAC DOWELL GROUP TO MEET The North Shore MacDowell society will meet at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney F. Bartlett, 711 Sheridan road, Winnetka, Tuesday evening, June 5, at 8 o'clock. Mn. Laird Bell will read from Eugene O'Neill's "Marco Millions." E.NGAGED Mr. and Mrs. Everett Broomall \Viison of 350 Greenleaf avenue, Wilmette, announce the engagement of their daughter, Katheryn, to Robert Pollock Ely of Freeport, Ill., son of Dr. and Mrs. James Owen Ely of 430 . Walnut 'treet, Winnetka. Robert Drake has returned to Dartmouth college at Hanover, Mass. aftetT coming on to be an usher at the wedding- of Miss Mary Jacoby and Lyman M. Drake, Jr. He is returning at the clo~e of s_chool to spend the summer at his home, 933 Lake avenue. /JII ethodist C burch The uastor has returned to Wilmette The Boy Scouts meet at the church ~nd will be In the pulpit Sunday morn- Thursday evening at 7 :30. in~. HP will use as his sermon topic. "Methodism In the World." The pastor The office is open daily from 9 to 12 has been attending the sessions of the and from 1 to 5. Saturdays from 9 to General Conference of the Methodist 12. Episcopal Church at Kansas City throughout the month of May. The Wilmette Baptist church is located at the corner of Wilmette and Forest The Mld-wt-ek Fellowship service wlll avenues.

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