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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 13 Dec 1929, p. 48

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48 cHRISTIAN SCIENCE SERVICE "God the Preserver of Man" will be the subject at the services in the Fir-:t Church of Christ, Scientist, in Wi~mette, Sunday morning, December b, at 11 o'clock. Sunday school convenes at 9 :45 o'clock. WILMETTE LIFE December 13, 19?.9 I their opponents. Such teams as Car- Hallie Stiles in Winnetka Football Star roll college Frosh, Lombard college Wins Trophy at Aeademy Frosh, and Castle Heights Military Debut With Opera In. appreciation of their , splendid work of the past season, the member~ of the varsity squad of Lake Forest Academy were awarded gold footballs Iat the annual football banquet held at the Lake Shore Athletic club, Chicago, Friday, December 7. John M. Parker, son of M. B. Parker, 577 Ash street, Winnetka, fullback, was among th?se who received gold footballs. Playtng eight games this season, the Lake Forest prep e!even scored a total of 270 points, and were not scored upon by Academy of Lebanon, Tenn., were met and defeated by this stellar Pt:ep eleven. Company Thursday The seventh week of opera in the new home on Wacker Drive will mark the debut of a young American lyric soprano who joined the Chicago Civic opera this season-Hallie Stiles. Miss Stiles was born in California, the daughter of a university professor. She early began her vocal studies and so successful was she in her chosen work that she has appeared for the last three years in leading lyric roles in Paris where she is familiarly known as "The American darling of the Opera Comique." Richard Wagner's "Lohengrin" has been chosen as the vehicle in which this American girl will make her bow to Chicago audiences, and the date is Thursday evening, December 19. It will be the first performance this '>Cason of the great Wagnerian music drama which proved one of the most popular offerings of the 1928-29 season. Miss Stiles will sing the role of the gentle Elsa. Maria Olszewska will again appear as the · pagan princess, Ortrud. Rene Maison will be the enchanted knight; Robert Ringling the Telramund, Alexander Kipnis the King Henry and Desire Defrere the King'::; Herald. Egon Pollak will conduct. The final performances of the sixth week are "La Forza · del ·Destino," scheduled for this afternoon at 2, and "Faust," to be given tonight at 8, popular prices prevailing for the eyc ning performance. "La Forza del Destino" has been ab- . sent from the repertoire for several years, and is classed as a revival. Claudia Muzio will be heard as Donn« . Leonora, Charles Marshall as Don Alvaro, her lover, and Cesare 1· ormichi as Don Carlo, her brother. Desire Dcfrere will be Melitone, Chase Baromeu, the Abbot of the Franciscan Friars and Antonio Nicolich the Marquis of Calatrava. Ada Pagg!j, Alice d'Hermanoy, Lodovico Oliviero, Eugenio Sand.rim and Gildo Morelato complete the cast. There are dances by the ballet and · Emil Cooper conducts. North Shore Women Among Sponsors for Lecture Mrs. Enos Barton of Highland Park, Mrs. David Dangler, Mrs. John W. O'Leary of Lake Forest, Mrs. Gerald G. Grant of Glencoe, Mrs. Otis C. Ruddick and Mrs. Donald Maxwell of Wilmette were some of the sponsors fDr the t~lk by Mrs. John T. McCutcheon "From the Andes to the Amazon," given in the auditorium of the Francis Parker school, Chicago, Tuesday evening, December 10. These women are all members of the board of trustees of the Elementary and Home Education association, which conducts Chicago Teachers college, a scho?l for children and the teachers of ch1ldren. VIRGINIA INN ON LAKE OSCEOLA Ia Florida's Most Beaotltol Small City WINTER PARK Open December to April Table and Service Every room steam Excellent heated. Potting course on grounds. Excellent 18-Hole Golf Coone. MR. ALBRIGHT is gt vtng his personal attention to shampooing, marcelling, permanent waving, finger waving and hair cutting. Miss Collins specializing in Manicuring ALBRIGHT BEAUTY SHOP I I 67 Wilmette Ave., Wilmette Phone Wilmette 4 5 1 7 Will be pl eaRed to give Wiltnette references upon request. I. I. HENNESSY, Mgr. Dlr, Summer Season : Octan Hoose, Watch Hill, R. I. ·--------·------___.1 UNDERGOES OPERATION John Erickson, captain of New Trier High school's debate team last year, underwent an operation at the Evanston hospital this week. John is a student at . Northwestern this year. HOLLY HILL CLUB DAVENPORT, FLORID.il Philippine Question Topic in N. T. Gavel Club Debate MAKE YOUR HOME HERE THIS WINTER Popular among North Shore residents who winter in Florida. Refined appointments. Exclusive Clientele. Light, Airy, Outside rooms. Excellent cuis~ne. Spacious grounds. High altitude and healthy climate. Central to all Florida points over paved highways. On the Dixie Highway, state road number 2 and the main line of the Atlantic Coast Line railroad. Among the hills and lakes of the scenic Ridge of Florida .. Delightful drive of only 30 minutes to Bok Singing Tower. "You'll enjoy the winter here." "Resolved, That t h e Philippine Islands Should Be Given Their Independence" was the subject of a debate scheduled for the regular meeting of the Gavel club, New Trier High school debating organization, this Friday, De· cember 13. The affirmative of the question was upheld by Leonard Gecr and Marie Klapperich. The negative speakers were Ed Wittman and Eileen Logan. Attractively Furnished Housekeeping Cottages Centrally Located at Reasonable Rates I An Abundance of Warmth, Sunshine with Ultra Violet Ray in Dannport now John Erickson on N. U. Team to Debate at N. T. John Erickson, captain of the New Trier High school debate team last year and now a freshman at Northwestern university, will be the second speaker on the university's freshman debate team which is to meet New Trier this year. The New TrierNorthwestern debate has been scheduled for March 14. It will be held at New Trier. 2TH (GRASS) GREEN HOLLY HILL GOLF COURSE 6,600 Yard, 18 Hole Golf Course Only three blocks away. Exceptionally beautiful and sporty. One of the finest in the state. Ooerated by and for the Holly Hill Club. ALEX LAW, Professional. Also an 18 Hole Miniature Golf Course on the beautiful. large lawn of the Holly Hill Club. Unique, sporty and fascinating. Appeals to all classes of players. "You must play it." Electrically lighted for night playing. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Addreu William G. Colvin, 58 East Washington Street, Chicago. Phone Central 0922 A REAL SKATING PARTY Robert W. Townley, athletic dire~ tor of the Joseph Sears school tn Kenilworth, and three of the Joseph Sears pupils, Donald Vail, Tom Cruttenden, and Tom Hildebrandt, accompanied by Tom's father, Robert Hildebrandt, enjoyed a skating party on the Fox riv. e r last Sunday. The group skated from Cary to Algonquin and back a distance of twelve miles. Mr. Tow~ley plans to take the Kenilworth Boy Scouts to Cary for their big winter hike shortly after . Christmas. · I

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