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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 22 Feb 1929, p. 19

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February 22, 1929 WILMETTE ATTAINS SCHOOL HONORS Miss Rose Flentye, who is attending the Ward-Belmont school in Nashville, Tenn, has been chosen by the entire student body to take the part of George Washington and represent the school in the annual George Washington birthday dinner which will ·be held on February 22. This is quite an honor for a first year girl to attain. Miss Flentye is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter F. Flentye of 919 Central avenue. Miss Marjorie Smythe, 43 Kenilworth avenue, will entertain twentyfour guests at luncheon and bridge tomorrow afternoon at the Club Vista del Lago. -oMr. and Mrs. George B. Williams, 1137 Lake avenue, returned last Saturday from New Orleans and Shreveport, La., after having been away about te~1 days. LIFE 19 Plan Junior Class Play to Get Fund for Senior "Prom" Announcement was made this week of the cast for "The Rise of Silas Lapham," junior class play at New Trier High school, to be presented in the school auditorium Saturday night, March 2. Practically all the members of the cast are juniors, and the proceeds of the play will be used to help defray the expenses of the senior prom, an annual event given by the juniors for the senior class. Gordon Van Kirk of the English department at New Trier is directing the rehearsals. Following are the members of the cast: Silas Lapham, John Atwood; Mr s. Lapham, Betty Johnson; Penelope Lapham, Betty Sunderland; Irene Lapham, Marion · Dennis; Tom Corey, Alfred Romig; Bromfield Corey, Bob Hertel: Mrs. Corey, Marjorie Koenig; Nanny Corey, Mary L(.>uise Cotton; Lily Corey, Alice Seakins; Ethel Kingsbury, Genevieve Royer; Mrs. Henry Bellingham, Jane Didriksen; Charles Bellingham, Jack Weiller; Jame s Bellingham, Lawrence Doty; Mrs. James Bellingham, Dorothea vVest; Bartley Hubbard, Robert Simmons; Mr. Seymour, Bruce Kenyon; l\Iilton Rogers, Bob Forster; Mr. Chase. Clifton Darling; Mr. Sewell, William Anderson; Mrs. Sewell, Dorothy Schoen field; Walker, George Hunsche; Mr. Dunham, Farrington Sc-haeffer; Katie, Donna Wiley, and the maid, Ruth Kniep. The play, which is a dramatization of the book, "The Rise of Silas Lapham," is read during the -junior' year at New Trier as a part of the English requirement. Located in the Hea·rt of Evanston Overlook~ng ' . Northwestern and Univenity Campus Lake Michigan Light-Ai..,.-Ciaaa rooma. Tboroaahl:r plaaaed curriculum. FacultY of oaly profeaaioaal artiata. Uacler the directioa of Carl Schemer. DRAWING PAINTING DESIGN ILLUSTRATION ADVERTISING CRAFTS . INTERIOR STAGE ART Send for Illustrated Catalog .... OF FINE ARTS THE EVANSTON ACADEMY EVANSTON ·ILL. 636 CHURCH STREET PHONE.GREENLEAF 1674 The Happy Setting for Social Affairs What finer setting can there be for social affairs than the quiet charm of The Orringtont with its clustering memories of a thousand· happyt colorful scenes-and with service that today, as in the past, attends every detail with meticulous care, that your function may be memorable, a n d happily correct. Why not arrange, now, to use the facilities of The Orrington for that next party you are planning? Christian Science Churches "Soul" was the subject of the lessonsermon in all Churches of Christ, Scientist. on Sunday, February 17. The golden text was, "Bless the Lord, 0 my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name" (Psalms citations which comprised the lesson-sermon wa·3 the following from the Bible: "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still \\'aters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake" (Psalms 23-1-3). 103 :1) An~ong -the The lesson-·sermon also included the following passages from the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," by Mary Baker Eddv: "It is the illumination of the spi~itual understanding which demon'3trates the capacity of Soul, not of material sense. This Soul-sense comes to the human mind when the latter yields to the divine Mind" (p. 85). Open New Traffic Crossing Near Kenilworth Station The new Kenilworth avenue railroad crossing in Kenilworth was opened this week after the installation of crossing gates by the Chicago and North Western railroad company. Cars going west on Kenilworth avenue may now proceed directly across the tracks without makThe new ing a jog to the south. crossing, which is paved to a width of about fifty feet, was completed last fall, but remained closed to traffic, pending the installation of the crossjng gates. The possibility of cutting a street through block 36, the garage district of Kenilworth, connecting Kenilworth avenue east of the tracks directly with Coventry road and Ridge road, has been discussed. I J -~ EVANSTON'S LARGEST AND PINBST HOTIL

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