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Mr. Burpee, who was 73 years old, was president of the Burpere Cain *Sealer conipany, formerly of Chi- ca go and now of .Barrington. Born in Waterville, N. B., he be- gan the manufacture *o! caànnery eauipment -in Vancouver, B. C., inf 1896. He. came to the United States in, 1900 and. for the next, 19. years engaged ini the same business i Bellingham,, Wash. Last year, Mr. Burpee and his wife. .Lydia, who have been residents: of Wilmette for about 18. years, cele- brated their golden wedding anniver- sary. Mr. Burpee was noted. as an in-. ventor of machines and devices, used in the cannery 'business. He .was a Ma son, had: been a. member, of the Chicago Rotary club for 19 years, and was active in the Wilmette'Parish Methodist church. Funeral services were conducted on Tuesday afternoon at the Wil- mette church by the Rev. Erskine M. Jeffcirds. with burial et Memorial Park cemetery. Ris widow;, a son, Clarence, 815 Linden avenue, Wilmette; six sisters and a brother, ail of Vancouver and Bellingham; three grandchildren,, and'a great-grandchild survive. MRS. AUGUSTA CHAMPION Mrs. Carl Schroeder and Mrs. John DeHaye of Wilmette were caîl- ed to Hazel Green, Wis.. last week when their siste*r, M r s . Augusta Champion passed away suddenly Thursdav. October 5. Mrs. Champion had spent the last 15 winters with the Schroeder fami- ly at 711 Park avenue and in that time had made n-any friends in the village. Bernard A. Schroeder of Winnetka accompanied his mother and aunt to their old home where funeral serv- ices and. burial were held. last Satur- day. Mrs. Champion was 85 years old. Though frail in health, Miss Root had for twenty years devoted lier life to travelling and teaching the Baha'i Faith; earning her way by journalism i which chosen field she excelled, i. almnost every country o! the civllized! world,- where-. she lias miet. and personally .given the Baha'i teaching.s, in universities, to rulers and crowned heads, and. to people in 'ail walks o! life, possessing in- numerable frlends in all groups. 1Miss Root was. a great exponent o! Esperanto. Being an irtimate friend o! Lydia Zamenhof, daughter of the inventor o! that language, 'she Iec- tured and broadcast in that tongue throughout both the Orient and the Occident,,in the interests of her cho- sen belief. She did much work in India and Burma and in Iran (Per- sia), Scandinavia,.Australia and New' Zealand. While lecturing ini China at the siege. of Shan~ghai, mie, With 4hher Americans, was forced at a mnom- ent's notice to leave with a very few belongings for Manila, only to be met with a terrible earthquake and fire there. Almost at once she took passage for Bombay, where she re- sumed her work. Then she went to Australia and New Zealand from whence she was returning for further activitiesi Central and South Amer- ica ,wheft .she was obliged to leave the ship because of serious illness. JOANN HfARRIET MERRIFIELD Joann Ilarriet Merriield, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. W, Merrifield o! 1010 Cherry Street, Winnetka, passed away Saturday in the Evanston hos- pital after an illness of six mônths. A graduate o! New Trier Highi sehool, she wa s awarded a scholar- ship. at the Versatile School of Fine Arts in Chicago. In 1931 she com- pleted her studies at the Evanston Academy of Fine Arts. Miss Merrifield for years had been employed at the Community Kitch- MES. GiRACE C. BANNA Mrs. Grace C. Ilanna, 929 Sheridan road, Wilmette, died suddenly at her home, Monday, October IR Her hus-' band, William; a son, William, Jr..; and a daughter, Winifred., survive. Burial was in Detroit, .Mich. 0-lda mobile ,Makes ItsAppearance in, iTree 1940 Serites Three new Oldsmobile -series for 1940-two sixes and an eight-with marked changes in styling, and im- pressive. increases in wheelbase length and. overall dimensions-, made their appearance this Week in dealer salesrooms everywhere. Bigger and better throughout iil body and chassis alilce, the ieè* Oldiôibles revé<al striking advances in comfort, safety, power and beauty. Headlining aUl features of the 1940 Oldsmobile ofterings is the introduc- tion of a feature called Hydra-Matie drive-a -coiibination of liquid fly- wheel and fully automnatic transmis- sion, which reduces driving to its simplest, easiest terms. The con- ventional clutch assémbly is entire- ly eliminated. There are no clutch parts to wear out and replace. The vlutch pedal itsel.f is gone,. leavirig no work for the left foot to. do.. To start the car you simply step on the starter, move a valve-acting lever into forward position, and then step on the accelerator. Automatic Shift Changes fromn low, through second and third, and into fourth, or cruis- mng gear, are entirely automnatie. Gears, incidentally, are always i mesh-so that there can be no clash-, ing of gears or chippmng of géar teeth. This menns also that the en- gine serves as a brake on down vustuIIJrily require mnto the body 1t- self.- Needless to say, it cereates an interior that is spacious far beyond any previous motor car design.'Front seat width i the Custom 8 Cruiser is 60 incheës a width actualhly ,10 inches greater than was considered adequate ýin many ýcars flot solong ago. Yet despite, th is amazlngÉ body room, there .Is flot the shightest sug- gestion* of bulkiness i the design, but rather a smooth and greaceful streamlihing that. swee ps back -from the high hood 'and radiator to the almost> horizontal lines o! 'the ex- tremely large luggage corn.partment. VISITS DAUGHTER The Honorable J. J. Esch of La Crosse, Wis., spent a few days last week visiting at the hom~e of bis daughter, Mrs. V. K. Treblett, 429, fàwthorn lane. Mr. Esch, who was for twenty-two years a member of Corigress, Was associated with the Interstate Commerce commission and was the author o! the Esch- Cummins Transportation act, under which the railroads are now operat- ing, Mr. Esch will return ta Win- netka for another visit i the spring. IN OWN ROUSE AGAIN The W. E. Smiths anid ther daugh- ters, Barbara' andi Joan, are back in their own home et' 1161 .Laurel ave- nue,. Winnetka, Mr. Smith having re- turned the end o! September 'from Duluth. Mrs. Smith and the children had come down from Duluth early in the nionth, and spent September in -Highland Park with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Forgan. ANNOUNCE BIRTH Mr. . and, Mrs . Carl W. EZnchel- ,tiguished William F. Coale, Jr., o! 607 Or- [and win- chard lane, Winnetka, a freshman ini illars that the engieerig' school at the Uni- or the pas- versity of Michigan, has pledged grace and Phi Delta Theta fraternity. mwý