Illinois News Index

Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 30 Nov 1933, p. 16

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Glencoe, as. generai cnairmari, lias working under her more than 10û girls on ten. different committees. Tiîere's romance in the history of this doli show. In 1906 some 'reptesen tatives came to the Y. W. C. A. at Illinois and told.the girls.,that the children at the Association House wuld have no Christmas ýunless the gifts. were' provided fromn outside. This appeal was so strong that. the girls decided to, dressdolis to give to the children..So pleased were tbey with the resuits that they asked, the boys of the Y. M. C. A. to see thcmi In 1913 the, girls waiteçd to cele- brate Illinois' champion football team,. A football scene, was arranged, with the doils dressed in football apparel. The scene was lighted, a small admis- sion was charged, candy, was so!d, at the show,, and the poor children of Chanipaign and trbana were invited to see the, dolls. And so it was' that the carefully-planned doli :show of today had its beginning. Mrs. D. S. Campbell's Mother Dies Suddenly Mrs. James Walker of Chicago died suddenly of a heart attack last Thursday at the home of ber daugh- ter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. D.* Scott Campbell, 52.3 Essex' road. Mrs. Walker and her husband had come to Kenilworth fromn the city thie night before ber death, The funieral serv- ices were held last Saturday. Burial was at Mt. Olivet cemetery. Pneumonia Is Fatal to Mother of Wilmette Mani Mrs. Margaret Krafthefer, 1265 Foster avenue, Chicago, died of pneu-, monia' on November 19 afte.r a few dy'illness. She is survived by a son,.James M. Kraft-hefer, 901 Oak- wo od avenue.1 Wilmette, and by two 1 daughters. Mrs. 'Krafthefer 'was 79 years old. The funeral' services, and' burial took place November 22. ENTERTAIN VISITORS Shaw neec!uhb members %Wll have. an opport"n*ty to v'iett' sonse of the zvorld'.ç grýeateïi swiumcers in iviailI tindô.ubiidly bechei ,zirring meet ýever held in the Shawnee pool Friday vnnDceieé, t :5ocok -4 _ing Deebr8.a :5wCok College Off ers Course in Parental Guidance Parents of children in pre-school and' primary grades are following with interest a course wvhich i's con- ducted at National College of Educa.. tion on parental guidance in early childhood. The group meets regular- ly on Tuesclay mornings at 10 o'clock a'nd devotes' one hour to discussion of the topic under consideration, and a second hour to problems and ques- tions set forth by the members. Op- portunity for individual conferences .with the leader is provided, and in- dividual studies of children 'are made by the scliool psychologises if de- sired. Miss Martha D. Fink, director of parent education at the' college, is in charge of the course' and its ac- tivities, and members of the staff of the children's school and college co- operate i the presentation -of the subjects., A feature of the 'course is- the diret observation of children in pre-school and primary departments under expert guidance. FRÀTERNITY INITIATE Charles H. knapp, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Knapp of 633 Forest 'ave-1 nue, Wilmette, was initiated Satur-i Ail of the.'talent'of the ortfiwestern universitY. swimming. team will partici- pate. North shore residents -particu- larly need no introduction to, the Purpie natators, having been used to their unequalled championsbip performances ini aquatic circles during the past tweiity years. Among the internationally famous, swimmers who will' race on December, 8 are Art Highland, Leon Diamond,, Larry Corrigan, Don Horn andi Frank Lennox. The fancy diving thrills are to be provided by jini Wilke, Ed Lough- borough, Edward Doberty and Don King. Frank Lennox, Jerry Miller andi Gust IHorschke "should make Don Horn, (National A. A. U. 440 champion): step out for a new record in the breast- stroke. Claudia Eckert, Central A. A. U. high board diving champion, will give an exhibition from the high board. There will be a water polo game be- tween the Shawnee, teain and North- western.' Af ter the meet an informal dance will be given for the part'icipants and the members of the club who' attend the1. meet.4 lammoth Bazaar WillI Sponsor'Char-ity, Cause Approximately' $1,000,000 worth of imercandise frümoa.11a over the .world will bc displaved for sale at Chica- go's first Chiristnias Market and, Charity bazaar which opens Decemi- ber 2 at 9 W Washington street. Approximnately 20 percent of thIeý thrce floors of space has been allotted directly te, charitable organizations which will seil gifts andi handiwork for the benefit.:of thopusands of un- fortunates Un us ual planned to niosphere. treslas atiorment. ton street Exhibitors' for whom they work., decorations have been create a real Christmas at- A 'full. carload of spruce been ordlered for inside' )3oth State and Washin.g- windows of the United building Will be given a festive appearance byý the use of mnany lighted trees. Other linteresting features of the Christmnas Market. and Charity ba- zaar will be .a Swiss village in minia- ture, a Palestine exhibit *andi a comi-, plete representation of century 'of Christntas. A special holiday showing of the 'work *of' sixty-five Chicago art ists consisting of about 1,000 'paintigs will be included under the sponsorship of the Unitedi Exhibitors of 1126 Forest avenue. Mr. -o--daug Mrs. A. E. Klunder of 909 Chest- Miss nut avenue entertained~ her bridge Ericl club at dessert luncheon Tuesday. day., - 1 Mrs. ainner I 1Sere~uce Ipects to -have teen, guests.. Reinert,' 1100 Ridge a family dinner for her sons and r families. She ex- ýt sixteen or seven- I i 1 ý

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