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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 24 Aug 1933, p. 16

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of which W. K. Egan is. president and William Stewart, manager, i8 being kept "on the jump" right now, and the future is briglit. No wonder, when new car registrations from January 1, te July 1, 1933, show Cbev- nelet with 175,142, and its nearest price cempetitor 77,557 behind. p "Our sales are steadily increasing," said Mn. Stewart,, "and we expect them te continue tô skyrocket until winler sets in The ntth cof;July, when, we sold twenty-five units as against eigbt units in the same mouth last year, demnonstrates how the 'de- mand is rising. Thus- far in August, we have sold more cars than in the entire month of August, 1932. Se you see we have reason,, te look forward te, a banner season." Rossons for lucre&". Sales. Asked for a- reason for the in- creased'number, of sales, Mr. ,Stew- art said: "0f cours e, the expected advance in prices bas a great deal Ie do with it. Everyone knews. that labor and material costs are going up, and that means that retail prices must automatically follow. Then, tüo, the new code under which auto- mobile manufactuners and sales5, agencies. are te operate in ceoperat- ing ýwith the administration recevery, act bas- a bearing, This code will af- fect the trade-in value cf used cars: It will ne longer be possible fer ae car owner desining te purchase a new ' car te shep frem dealer te dealer to get the higbest possible pnice for bis( trade-in. The values of each modelf and make will bc set by an authorityV *higher than the dealer, and be wili *net be permnitted te, allew' more. In9 * other words, the trade-in value of al cars will.be standardized." The James G. Badger family, form- erly: of 51M2 :Central avenue, are now living in the behuse at 801 Forest ave- nue which they have recently re- modeled and* redecorated. The bouse is the forwmer Pettibone nesidetice. 0o- ThÉle Altar and. Rosary society of Our Lady of Perpetual. Health , i Miss Loretta White of Ketnil7-, worth, a. senior i Norýthwesëternt unmsvety, anid Miss Betty jean Dostal of Glencoe, are, the represen- fatves of Northwpesterti in the. col- onuI College Shop which opened Monda y, August 21, ai Marshall -Pield and -companv. Tuesday .was Notthivern Day ist the shop, and ,Satterda7y, ,4#ust26, and T/rn rsday,,, Auglust 31, also wvill bc observcd as Northwtestern Day. The two girls, tegether with repre-, sentatives of other leading colleges and universities, are modeling the. newest smnart clothes for college wear, includ-- ing classroom things, campus f rocks, evening gowris, sport outfits and aIl the, other apparel that go te inake up a typical college girl's wardrobe. The College Sheop bas been an outstanding featune at Field's every autumn for the past six yeairs, Field's being the finst store te have such a shop for college girls. The girls will also advise prospective students on tbe proper clothes te take wýith tbem te school, and give.iniforma- tion about the vanieus -colleges and uni- versities. Two other north shore girls wbo will be in the College Shop, and the colleges tbey represent, are Harriet rilden,'of Winnetka, Vassar, and Mae Bliss, Highland Park, Wellesley. Other schools whicb will. be repre- sente[ . ..nd their renresentatives. in- VACATIONING IN MINNESOTA Mr. and Mrs. S. John Duncan- Clark, 228 Wood court, with their son, Carlyle, are spending several weeks' vacation at Ely, Minn. 'Ihey Ieft on Wednesday of last week and will be home on the fifteenth of Sep-' tember. 'rheir ,daughter, Jean, lu the meantimie, is staying- with the Edgar D. Coolidge family of Evanston.- Mrs. Harold W. Johnson andber daughter, Barbara of Omaha, Neb., came Moenday te visit the former'S sister 'and family, the Staver Mould- ings, 934 Oakwood avenue, for a fort- night. Another sister, Mrs. Eugene B. Martineau and childdren, Bird, Jr., and Phil of. Marinette, Wis., wcre guests last week of the Mouldings. -o- The Misses Delia Mattison, Betty Tanges, and Margaret Guilford oi, Minneapolis arrived last Mônday to spend ten days *ith Miss Jean Up- son, 607 Washington avenue. The girls were cdssmates at Carleton col- lege, Northfield, Minu. 0o- John W. McPherrin, .formerly, '0f Des Moines, Iowa, who with bis fan'-- ily is visiting Mrs. McPberrin's par-, ents,. Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Schei- denhielm, 704 Lake avenue, bas just lreturned fromi a business trip to Ne\\- York. Mrs. A. C. Riindskopf, and 'ýto sons, Richard and BilIy, of 2744i Blackhawk road are leaving Friday1 te visit Mrs. Rindskopf's parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Daveniport at their horne in Kansas Cjty. 0o- Mrs. Edward NV. Thomas. 113() Chestnut avenue, spent the week-end. at her summer place at Broivn L al<'. \V j5* Her daughter, Suzanne, and Barbara Harv ey of \Vilnxette tare, vi- siting her ai the lake. Ruth Suekoif, 819. Chestnut- avenue. won seven ribbons at the. Coký County Hlorse show at Morton Grove. H-er sister, Roseheleni. is leaving Suni- day for Denver and. Estes Park te bc gone ten days.f 0o- At ene time, 183,000 persons might be seated in 'the great halls, stadia, clubs and armories where activit les will be carried on during the convcn - tion. At the same moment, 10,000 pen- sons migbt be playing golf on the courses made available. Anotlier 15,000'might be- enjoying a' lake boat ride; and tours, could be accommo- dating 5,000 at the Union Stock Yards,, 3,000 going about the city, 2,000 in Chinatown, ,000O in MIerchan-ý dise Mart studios of National Broad- casting c ompany and the "overfow" cf up to 350,000 could be enjoying A Century cf Progress. Witb- 46,000 theater and movie seats available witbin a few minutes cof the Loop at one.ti.me, this affords opportunity te enterta.in 615.000 pen- sons lat one time-and at any time of. the day or night. The 183,000 .would be, distributed thus:- 125,000 watching thee Iowa- Northwestern college football game ini Sliers' Field; 25,"0 at a convein- tien session in west side stadiuni ; .4,000 hearing Italian opera at the old Auditorium; 5,000 ini session, at the new $40,000,000 civic opera'buildinig; 2,000 cf the Forty and Eight at,.\e- dinah club: 1,000 watching polo anîd another 1,000 in iding contests i 122n1d and 124th regirnent armories; 16,000 dancing at the naval neserve an- mory; 3,000 Negro celebrants at the. 8th regimient armory and 1,000 wvatcli- ing the bowling tounnanient at En1- tertainnment Center. Miss Donothy Sawyer of Cleveland is visiting Miss Antii B.ayliss, 610 Cen-ý tral avenue. Miss Bavliss, recently rn1eturneéd f rom a three weeks' vist wit.h Mrs OF. Gibbs of Clevelanirl. Mn. and ýMrs. Floyd J. Reider of Saginaw, Mich.. have heen visiting 'Mir. and Mrs. Frank Cherry, .704 Roger avenue, and. seeinig. A Century of Progress. M.\rs. James Sullivan a nd her sn James, of Montreal and QueFiec are guests cf the formier's daughiter and famnily, the James E. Tarletons, 1125 Ashland avenue. ruWM, *£-*.Cl VVl.urt*S, T"'Ili t...t& un.. a foursome at luncheon and bridge to- Randail Poindexten, morrow. Friday by plane fc -o--D. C., on a business1 Diane Keenwell of New York is *-o spending the summer witb ber small Ms Charles S. Di cousin, Patnicia Rogers, 1204 Ferest avenue, entertained avenu. *.lunc eon bridge club Un1,1> ru, iAil 1-L Ll ubusy u .'.'. o iNw nau a cottage for tniee weelcs. )r Washigton, York City te visit bis daugbter and -o--0 rip. . family, the Robert Drakes. Mr. and Mrs. John S. Cook, .1017 91 ae0n u Green leaf avenue recently entertained ngee, 92Lk r n Mrs. Herbent Nicholî s, Monsieur Raymond Reguault of hen Tuesday 1001 Lake avenue, are Ieaving the end Paris, France, Who came te see the this week. cf the week for White Lake, Mich. Century. of. Progress.

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