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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 2 Nov 1928, p. 3

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NQvember Z. 1~ . WILMETTE LIF..B · 3 REALm CENTER sitols · REMARIABLE Amvm. Winnen Announced; More Tickets Ready Our footbail contest editor has announced the winners of last week's contest who have been mailed free tickets for Northwesterr,t's homecoming game with Mmnesota at Dyche stadium tomorrow afternoon. They .are : James Hall, 1242 Isabella street Wilmette. ' Bob Koenen, 1710 Forest avenue Wilmette. ' Marian Russell, 222 Woodbine avenue, Wilmette. Winners of the contest this week will receive · tickets for the Northwestern-Purdue game next Saturday, November 10. The contest closes at noon tomorrow. 89-and for ,,. . .... b.~ver :. i ii . . -~-~. JANE ADDAMS ~SPEAD BEFORE SUNDAY · a.ul Board of Groaae · Point Center Sarveya Recorda at Tenth Annual Meeting Here Mrs. Hope Thompson; 1219 Ashland avenue, entertained the local board of the Grosse Point health center at her home Monday afternoon, October 22, the occasion being the tenth annual meeting of that board. The members of the board were delighted with the splendid progress of the work, as shown by the reports of the officers and of Miss Kathryn Griffin, the nurse in charge of the enterprise here. At the Infant Welfare nutrition clinic, held every Wednesday afternoon from 3 to 5 o'clock at the How':" ard school, a total of 897 visits was reported, an average of twenty babies a week. Dr. Robert Blessing, a wellknown child specialist of Evanston, is in charge of the work at this clinic. The dental clinic, organized late in the year 1927, has proved a great success. Up to the present time, in the 1ear 1928, 103 children have been in attendance at this clinic, with a total of 346 corrections made. Dr. E . F. Christie, Wilmette dentist, is in charge of this phase of activity. ·The Grosse Point health center is maintained by generous donations from the Village of Wilmette, Economy Shop, Kenilworth Neighbors. Chicago Tuberculosis institute and a number of interested Wilmette citizens. In connection with the work in the Infant W elfare clinic and the dental clinic, nursing service is also furnished to some 1400 pupils in five schools in the town ship- Joseph Sears of Kenilworth. District 37, District 40, St. Joseph's and St. Francis' schools. For this work the Chicago Tuberculosis institute pays one-half the salary of the nurse and maintains an automobile for her use. The remainder of the nurse's salary is rai sed by the school boards of the five schools interested. At the meeting last Monday Mrs. Carl Widn ev of Winnetka was reelected seccrtary of the organization, and Mrs. Arthur Bovlston of Wilmett(' was elected vice-chairman for two years. Mrs. Walter Miller. 710 Park avenue, Wilmette, was made a director. Mrs. Cozzens, Chairman Fo·der of Hull House aJMI Renowned Social Settlement · Worker Here November 4 Miss Jane Addams will be the speaker at the Wilmette Sunday Evening club Sunday, November 4. Miss Addams is one of the best known women in the world today. As a social settlement worker she established Hull House, Chicago, in 1899. She was president of the National Conference of Charities and Corrections in 1909; president of the Woman's International League for Peace; presided at conventions at the Hague in 1915; Zurich, 1919; Vienna, 1921; The Hague, 1922; Washington, D. C., 1924; Dublin, 1926. She is widely known as a writer and lecturer. She is the author of a number of books. Within the past year Miss Addams received the honorary degree of doctor of laws at Lombard college in Galesburg, where she delivered the · commencement address. In presenting her the degree, President W. Reese referred to Miss Addams as a "Citizen of the world, champion of peace, friend and serv~nt of humanity." Miss Addams has just recently returned from a trip to Honolulu. Miss Anna Nyberg, will be the soloist this Sunday. PICK DEBATE TEAMS Photo by Bernie Hold Tryouta for Place· on New Trier Teams; School to Compete With Clevelud Dehaten Next May Mrs. L. M. Cozzens of Wilmette is chairman; Mrs. A. L. Grinnell of Kenilworth is treasurer, and the directors are Mrs. W. P. Seng, Mrs. John Clark Baker, Mrs. Hope Thompson, Mrs. John Hoffman. Mrs. A. S. McKenna, Mrs. E. J. Hoffman, Mrs. J. J. Huerter, Mrs. W. J. Flynn, Mrs. F. Z. Favor, Mrs. F. ]. Stecker, Mrs. D. H. Maxwell, Mrs. John Fuhrmann, Mrs. C. N. Hulburt, and Mrs. Gilbert Kelly. Mrs. Victor Sanborn of Highland Park is an honorary member of the board. Preliminary tryouts for places on New Trier High school's debate teams were held at the school last Friday. The final tryouts will be held in about two weeks, and twenty-five boys are expected to compete, according to Chester E. MacLean, New Trier debate coach. · John Erickson, a member of the team which defeated Cleveland in 1927 ~hen that team was champion of Ohio, ts the only boy assured of a place on one of ·'this year's New Trier teams. The five other boys who will make up the two tea.ms are to be announced following the final tryouts. This year's ~ebate with Cleveland will be the third one for New ·Trier. Following Cleveland's defeat at the ltands of New Trier in 1927, the Ohio school evened the count by winning la3t year's debate. Coach MacLean already is making plans to have New Trier take the honor this year. The Cleveland debate has been set for the second Friday in May. Two other debates have also been scheduled. New Trier will meet Urbana about April 1 in the fifth of a series of annual debates between the two schools. Thus far New Trier has won three out of four contests with Urbana. Roosevelt High school will be a new opponent for New Trier debaters thi3 year. The date for the Roosevelt debate has not been an ~ nounced but is tentatively set for the latter part of March. Morgan Park Mihtary academy has 1 written to New Trier requesting a debate, but arrangements for a date have not yet been completed. The Rev. W. W. Anderson, 719 Park avenue, Wilmette, will celebrate his 89th birthday Tuesday, November 6 by casting a vote for Herbert Hoover: Mr. Anderson voted for Lincoln on his 21st birthday. "Fine way to celebrate my birthday, don't you think?" queries the agile Mr. Anderson. Election Issues Dr. Walter R. Cremeans Topic of Debates at Presbyterian Church Dr. Walter R. Cremeans of the Westminster Presbyterian church Springfield, 'Ill., will occupy the pulpit of the First Presbyterian church Sunday morning, November 4, at the 11 o'clock services. His sermon subject will be, "Unattempted Loveliness." Dr. Frank A. Hosmer of Greenwich, Conn., will preach at the Presbyterian church Sunday, November 11, and the preacher. for the morning _services on November 18 will be Dr. Arthur F. Ewert of Chicago. at High School Republican Headquarters Kept Busy as Drive Wanes Wilmette Republican headquarters at 1103 Central avenue has been a veritable hive of activity this week with women "manning" the establishment during the day and men assuming charge in the evening hours. A radio has been installed and each day attracts a number of "listeners in" on campaign talks. Information from headquarters can be obtained by calling Wilmette 748. Interest in the mock presidential election to be held at New Trier High school next Tuesday increased this week as the time of the election approached. Stump speeches boosting the candidacy of the Republican and Democratic nominees were to be given in the advisor rooms by student speakers during the last three days of pre-election campaigning. Next Monday morn' ing at a general assembly Prof. A. R. Hatton, head of the political science department of Northwestern univerChamber of Commerce in will present the issues of both Monthly Meeting Monday sity, parties impartially. The regular November meeting of K ~w Trier's mock election is being the Wilmette Chamber of Commerce sponsored by the history department will be held at the Central cafeteria of the school. Regular polling booths Monday, November 5, at 8 o'clock. wilt be stationed in the building and Musical numbers by the vaudeville members of the history classes will team of Eaton and Hughes will be vn act as clerks, judges, and challengers the prograa1. Routine business matters to see that the election is properly of the organization will be d~scusse·d. conducted. The history department of the school is endeavoring to give an authentic representation of the "red tape" and politics involved in an el~c tion. Specimen ballots are to be displayed in the advisor rooms to instr.u ct students in the marking of their ballots. Wolff, Peekel, Schmitz Are on Play Committee A. E. Wolff, chairman, William Peekel, and John Schmitz are members of the committee which is in charge of arrangements for the play, "Bless His Little Heart," to be given under the auspices of the Wilmette Volunteer Fire department Thursday, Friday, a1_1d Saturday of next week. The play, which is a three-act comedy farce written by Benaiah Franklin Clarke, will be presented by the KorwynGamron Players. ON NEW TRIER HONOR ROLL The name of Harriet Redfern was omitted from the list of girls on the New Trier honor roll in a story appearing in last week's issue of Wit· Mtrtt Lrtt.. Harriet is a freshman at ~ew Tri~r. Lay M. E. Comer Stone at Ceremonies Nov. 11 The corner stone of the new Wilmette Parish Methodist church edifice, now in course of construction on the site at Lake and Wilmette avenues, will be laid at brief ceremonies scheduled for Sunday morning, November 11. at 10 :45 o'clock. The observances · will take place during the interim between the sessions of the Sunday school and the regular 11 o'clock morning service of worship. Dr. Hora(:e G. Smith, pa·tor of the church, will preside. Merrily We Roll Along -we got a real bargain in a good used car through reading the Tri-Ship Club Arranges Annual Scholanhip Ball FIRST GEORGIAN MUSICAL The Tri- Ship club of New Trier The first of an autumn-winter serHigh ·school has announced that the ies of musicals to be held Sunday ·eoannual dance to be given for the beneings at the Georgian is planned fqr fit of the scholarship fund will be held next S.u nday evening at 8. The November 10, with Cope Harvey's orprogram will be presented by AIYene chestra furnishing the music. It was stated this week that the event will '!iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii;iiiiiiiiiil Resseguie and Mrs. Malcolm llacHarJ,. · . soprano and violinist. · probably be a navy _b~ll. CLASSIFIED AD PAGES

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