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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 11 Jan 1929, p. 42

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WILMETT.E LIFE. January 11, 1929t Ex~s:J~:;e:th0;/ake The ex-service committee of the Woman's club of Wilmette will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday, January 14, with Mrs. Frederick Tilt, 345 Gregory avenue. The Christmas activities of this committee were many. It helped pack the Christmas boxes at Great Lakes, sewed mimes on the sweaters at U. S. We wish to announce that on and after January 1st Veteran's hospital 105, and helped pack them. our new service station will be located at · The Saturday before Christmas a party was held for the men in 31 East. Friends had most generously supplied nuts, apples, oranges, dates, fruit cake, Christmas cokies, candy and cigarets and matches. In addiOur new and spacious service station is in the rear tion each man was given a box containing handkerchiefs, stationery, of the above address, and entrance is gained at 911 stamps, a new deck of cards, cigarets, Linden Avenue, which is just north of Tower Road and matches. Warm underwear, suits and overcoats also were supplied. on the east side of the street. A sad, gloomy group of men when the visitors entered was left smiling and happier. A heart letter of appreciation "from the patients in 31 East" showed how glad they were that someone had remembered· them. Six 'families of .ex-service men were given Christmas baskets, toys and Hupmobile Salesrooms will remain at th~ present clothing. In two cases rent was paid address-548 Lincoln Ave., Winnetka. and coal furnished. Friends of the committee, always generous, were even more so this year with their contributions of money, food, fruits and other things. Nine yearly subscriptions to the Chicago Tribune have been given for U. S. Veteran's hospital 105, so that Sales Service each ward of forty men may have one to reacl. Telephone Telephone The committee ha s expressed its appreciation for the help given in making the holidays brighter for these I~;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;~ m e n . Legion Auxiliary I Attention-· Christmas Bright ·---------~ The January meeting of the Legion Auxiliary of Post 46 will be held Monday ~vening, January 14, at the St. Augustine's club house. Annual reports will be given by officers and committee chairmen. N. S. Akel y,. who is an accomplished pianist, will furnish the musical program; and it is. expected that Mrs. King, the state rehabilitation chairman, will speak. Mrs. E. V. Cullison, recently appointed sewing chairman, held a meet ing of her committee and unit mem· bers at her home Thursday evening. Interest in this branch of the Auxiliary work increases yearly. The task of bearing cheer to shutin members of the organization has. been given to Mrs. Leonard Van Duersen, who would seem to be very well' suited for this friendly piece of work. Unit activities for the year are well under way in every department. On every hand one hears of committee meetings being called bv the newlyelected chairmen, and plans being madefor the year. One such meeting of interest to everv member ·w as the one called for last- Monday night by Mrs. T. L. Hall, wavs and means chairman. Judging from -the r~mors driftin~ out from this meeting, members wtll do well to save the evening of February 8, for on this evening the Legion an_ d Auxiliarv will join with their friends in _ the first big frolic of the year-a mask ball. Details .will be given out later by the committee. It is reported that the printed copies of the unit bv-laws '"·ill be given out at the next meeting. These little book s should for a time he the most valued possession of the member s. Dr. Beatrice Hawkins. and the committee on revisions, has been in charge of revlsions and the printing Reports are st ill coming in from Creat Lakes on the Christmas part~· \\'hich the Legion ancl Auxiliary put on the night after Christma s. Mrs. Saunders, the Reel Cross chairman at Great Lake s, savs it \Yas one of the very best parties e~er given there: and Frank Prrnicka. one of \\'ilmctte's mn1 boY s there, write s that the vrterans arc still enjoying the mcmorirs of the evening. The Legion as usual pro\·id cd entertainment. and the \\·omen furnished the food- rolls and "hot dogs.' r One of the boy s, suppose(11y on liquid diet. is· said to haYe consutned three of the " ·icners, sufficient proof of how the bon enjo~·ed this unusual bill of fare. The Auxili:-~n· is most enthusiastic over Mrs. \V. E. Richmond' s leadership in arranging the se parties. James Burnham, son of Mrs . C. G. Burnham, 536 Roslyn road, Kenilworth. \vho is a senior at Princeton. is editor of three of his college papers, two of which are the "Tiger" and the "Princ ~ tonian." His brother, David, is takinggraduate work in English at Oxford, England. Frances Howard, daughter of Mrs. Arthur Howarcl 1055 Wilmette avent.te, returned last Sunday to t)le University of Illionis, after passing the Christmas holidays with her mother. BuPMOBILE OwNERs 911 Linden Ave., Rubba·d Woods TELEPHONE )099 WINNETKA Gould C. Davis, lne. RUPMOBILE 1090 )099 A ·Better Fuel at Low-er l'ost! Buy your fuel as you buy your groceries-on the basis of quality and value-and you'll turn to genuine Koppers Chicago Coke~ Here is a fuel scientifically prepared for domestic use .from. the best grades of West Virginia and eastern Kentucky coals. All smoke and soot are removed in its manufacture, leaving over 90% pure carbonthe heat producing element. 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Edinger A Sons, Wilmette, 111.-Phone Wllmett~ lfl Kutten Brothers, 711 Main St., Wilmette, 111.-Pbone Wilmette 1 Wllmette Coal .t Building Material Yartl, 1101 Lake A:u., \VIlmette, 111.-Pbone WllmeUe f!OO -oMr. and Mrs. Fred M. Coxan, 1538 Central avenue, will leave Monday to attend the inauguration of Governor Emmerson in Springfield. 01929-C.B.F.C.Co.

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