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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 31 Aug 1939, p. 47

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home for the past, two years. He is also survived by two grand-, daughters,.,Mrs. T. G chitof Evanston, and Mrs. William iHumi-. ger of Park Ridge. Funeral services will be held Fni- day afternioon at St. John's Luthéran church, Wilmette, and interment will. be ini Park Ridge. CHARLES SANBoRN DOWNS Mr' and Mrs. Arthur E. kimrbaîl, 233 Greenleaf avenue, Wilmette, and their son, Norman, have just. return- ed from Detroit, Mich., where they attended the funeral'of Mrs. Kim- ball's, brother, , Chanles Sanborn Downs. wiho died August,15.« About four ýyears ago Mr. Downs made his home with the Kimbalis for elghteen rnonths. A .veteran of the Spanish Americarn w a r and the Foreign wars, he held a Congressional med- al, onie of the highest awards' an American soldier càn receive. He is survived by Mrs. Kimball and a stepmother. Mrs. Barbara Downs of Wîlrnette. liner Nieuw Amsterdam. The Nieuw Amsterdam, new 1lux- ury flagship of thé line, will sail February 8 in cooperation with the Aiftetran -,Express 1Travel ~service. As -special feature's of its cruise this yýear, it will stoP.- at Puerto Monitt to alloW. passengers visits to the Chile- anr lake region. and will also -allow an extra day, in Buenos Aires, second largest Latin city in the world. Stop à alai After a day and' an evening iii Havana, the Nieuw* Amsterdam. will c.ruise south to,.Cristobal and .the,, Panama Canal, where passengers will have a mle tirne for- drives aboutAncon, Balboa, ýPanama City and Old Panamna. Within the Canal Zone and Panama peoples of many nationalties meet, and the shops there are. stocked -With ý merchandIse from all corners of the globe. The first glimpse of South Am-eri. can life is reseryed for Calloa, port of Lima, "the City of the Kings."1 Founded by Pizarro, Lima stili fol- lows the pattern he planned for it. One of its finest sights is the Exposi- ' tion Park, which lies at the end ofÈ the beautiful Paseo Colon and with its gardens, lakes and walks covers 130 acres. Compared to SwitzerIanul WuY offune tneatres, great. buildings and public parks, it sym oizs t mnany travelers. the, great, future of South Ameri ca. After a day i Montevideo, capital of Uruguay, the Nieuw Arnsterdain Will. visit Santos, chief coffee port of Brazil. Rio with its Sugar ýLoaf Mountain, its superb harbor and its splendid beaches will climax the, staà Ini this country. After stops in Bahia and Port o!. Spaini' the ship will again reach New Yoýrk . March 2Q. opera.,season. His extensive experi-.' enice as a Concert' andý opera singer, as., a membér of the faculty of Northiwestern University, and, as a theatnical producer, shouldtmalce hiu: extremnely helpti . and bene- ficial, Mr. Whitney stated, in in. Provmng the techical opeeations of the opera coMpany this season.. Mr. Whitney will carr. out the seven-week opera schedule as or- iginally planned, openig the.season on October 28 with an imnportânt re'- vival.of "Boris Godunof," , starring Ezio Pinza.' Leading artists of the operatic world, Who were côntract- near haesani thn the Over Supervision Several new art. of Cty_ pera Co.buts with the Chicago company this Ci:y ~era ~winter and the»n g esnd de4.ante At arecet metin Ofthe per dates wiIl be announced in the neai At reentmeeingof he peat.. future. ing committee of the Chicago City Opera company, Jason F. Whitney, Roy A. Whipple o! 170 Woodland president o! the company, accepted avenue, who has beein at Bear Lake at the nequest of the committee full lodge i Estes park since August responsibility for the work of the 16, is expected home Sunday from late Paul Longone in completing ail his vacation. Hie was accompanied details pentaining to Chicago's 1939 by Prof. George Forbes of Harvard grand opera sea son. The operating university. -.------ -~-**. ***1-" u-v cuise cuuue ii the 'Grand notel, 1Ten to lifteen years . ago practically -chila us ant 2-mile stretch, ships. are raised iargest exclusive summer resort ho- eeyyonse oeacicil oi or lowerecd a total of 326% feet. tel in theworld.evrygirlse w éa hichll On this trip there wiil be a three- Deck sports, cards, dancing and a coat in red or navy blue. Now many glas il hour stop-over frorn 1:30 to 4:30 floor show will provide entertain- fashionists prediet that Gorapac wiil in Evanç Sunday aftrnoon in Clayton,. N. Y.,ý ment on both-ships. be as universall1y popular as chin- starts.

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