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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 9 Nov 1928, p. 29

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~ovember 9, 1928 WILMETTE LifE Invite En· tries for . National.Pe. t Show to Be ·Held Nov. IS . From all parts of Chicago 'and its suburbs entries of all sorts of pet animals are pourin_g in for the National Pet show, in which th'e children and adults of the north shore have been iiivited to participate. The show will be held at the F1rst Regiment 4rmory, 16th street and Michigan ~venue, November 15 to 18, inclusive. Dogs, cats, monlceys, birds, guinea pigs, white mice, turtles, rabbits, fishes, foxes, goats and all other small household pets will be on view. Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Y. M. C. A. juniors and ·many other organizations of boys and girls, as well as adults, are participating. First among the entries to be received was "Millie," the female donkey, attached to ~he · Chicago Opera company. "Millie" is known to thousands of opera lovers for her work in "Pagliacci" and other operas. The . donkey is the pet of . the opera and therefQre eligibl~ for the show. Mrs. Irene Castle MacLauglin of Deerfield, has eQtered several "repatriated" dogs from her dog refuge, the "Orphans of the Storm." Mrs. McLaugh_ lin wants to develop a love for and appreciation of all pets. Mrs. Henry Wohlert of 907 S. Kedzie avenue, Chicago, has entered a 23-poun~ cat. A. L. Gilmore of 2848 Milwaukee avenue has entered a five-legged ·dog and a lively monkey. Five chinchilla rabbits hC\ve been entered by J. B. Henderson of 6046 Harper avenue. s inging do&" named "Whoop" A "_ has been entered QY Miss Zelma Plass, 1352 East 48th street, and Anne Kolbert of 7027 Sheridan road will show her sweet singing canary, named "Peter Pan." Gladys Cook, a little blond orphan of 7210 S. Morgan street, h~S entered her guinea pig named "Topsy" and she thinks the animal is the best of her kind in the city and suburbs. A l~rge number of fancy gold fish will be shown by the hicago Aquarium society. Hans Jensen, an officer of the society, said that one or two five-foot tanks would be installed at the show. - . A talking parot with a vocabulary of more than 250 words has been entered by Mrs. Ulysses S. Jenkins of 331 l3elden .avenue. She says the parrot can sing "Rock a By Baby" and "Pretty Polly Perkins." "Tripper," an Irish terrier who was selected from among several thousands of dogs from all parts of the country by Harold Lloyd to play in one of the movie star's pictures, has been entered by Charlie Heck, 11 years old, of 9839 Vanderpool avenue. Evelyn Fitzroy, 12 of 7020 Rhodes avenue, has entered an' Angora-Persian cat named "G ee dles." A troop of milk goats have been entered by the Illinois Milk Goat association. The goats will come from the stock farm of Mrs. ] ames A. Patten, wife of the "wheat king," Mrs. A. L. Farwell, Charles A. Stevens, M. C. Haedtler, and others. Scores of other entries have been received. . George E. Pfisterer, of the Monadnock block, manager of the show, expects approximately 600 animals of all breeds. Entries are being received by A. Henderson, superintendent of the show, ·at 1823 S. Wabash avenue, telephone Calumet 1597. Traiqed attendants and veterinarians will be on duty day and night, and the managem~nt will ~upply food, water and otherwtse care for the pets. Begin Work on 7-Story Apartment in Evanston Work started . this week on the new sev:en-story apartment building which is to be erected ..on the northeast corner of Grove street and Hinman avenue, Evanston. The owners have given up the idea of .working this J>Uilding as a co-operative project and will offer all the apartments for rent on leases running for three to five years. All the exclusive features of this original co-operative plan have been retained however which will make the building the first of its kind available to renting tenants. The units consist of seven six-room apartments, fourteen seven-room apartments and seven eight-room apartments, all with three or more baths, maids' rooms, and of course all the latest equipment including electric refrigeration, incinerators, kitchen ventilators, recessed radiators, garages for each tenant, spewal maids' and chauffeur's rooms in the basement, etc. Hokanson and Jenks, Inc., north shore real estate brokers, have been selected as exclusive rental agents for this building and from a<Jvance inquiries expect to have all leases signed by the time the building is ready for ~ccupancy which is set for May 1, 1929. Oood · BoO ·· · · · .). ~ I · , I ..:· 't .. 1 · ·· Adds J..~ Tang To -Life Robert W. TansiU Will Give Lecture on Alask~ Robert W . Tansill, a member of the Alexander Revell Field Museum expe·. dition to Alaska in 1927, will give a lecture, "Hunting the Kodiak Bear," at the Wilmette Methodist Episcopal church next Monday, November 12, at 8 :15 p. ni. 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