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Nearly Everybody In Winnetka Reads The Talk WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK VOL. VII, NO. 44. WINNETKA, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1919 SIX PAGES PRICE. FIVE CENTS ACCIDENT COSTS LIFE Returned Red Cross Worker Advises $e Write Cheery Letters lo Your Boys" Information appearing in recent OF PROMINENT WOMAN Mrs. Thomas M. Braithwaite Suc- cumbs to Injuries Sustained when Dress Catches Fire A POPULAR LEADER HERE Dies in St. Petersburg, Florida; Re- mains Placed in Vault Until Spring Mrs. prominent Thomas M. in Wilmette Braithwaite, church and club circles, died in St. Petersburg, | Florida, Thursday, Jan. 9, from in-| juries sustained in an accident in her apartments when her clothing caught fire from an open gas heater. Mrs. Braithwaite, who was spend- ing the winter months 'in the south with her husband, was dusting her | dress | room in a hotel when her caught fire from the gas heater. Mr. Braithwaite was successful in smoth- | ering the flames only after she had been severely burned. after as a result of the shock. Pioneer Club Member Mrs. Braithwaite was one of the pioneer members of the Wilmette | Woman's club and was keenly in- terested in philantropic work. She was one of the most active workers in the Methodist church. She was | one of the organizers of the] "Daughters of the British Empire" and . an enthusiastic Red Cross worker. » Mrs. Braithwaite was born in Eng- land. She had been a resident of] Wilmette more than 26 years. Mr. and Mrs. Braithwaite went to St. Petersburg in November because of Mr. Braithwaite's health. Funeral services were conducted in St. Petersburg and the body placed in a vault. The remains will be remov- ed to Chicago in the Spring. A memorial service conducted by Dr. Solon C. Bronson of Evanston, will be held at 4:30 o'clock, Sunday afternoon, January 26, at the Wil- ~ mette Methodist church, to which all + friends are invited. - MRS. BERTHA N. JENKS VICTIM OF PNEUMONIA A letter received this week by a ~ Wilmette acquaintance of the Jenks family of Denver, Colorado, announc- es the death on December 20, of Mrs. Bertha Newcomb Jenks, the mother. Death was caused by double-pneu- monia. Burial was in Denver where the Jenks family have lived since leaving Wilmette several years ago. Mrs. Jenks was a native of Wil- mette and lived in the Village for many years. She had a wide circle of friends on the north shore. Surviving Mrs. Jenks are the hus- band, Burr Jenks, a son Charles, and 3 daughters, Hanna, Winnifred and Bertha. PLAN ANOTHER MEETING TO DISCUSS SOLDIER AID the A representative of ment recently spoke of the nation's | the crippled | plan for the care of tl soldiers, under the auspices of the Winnetka Woman's club. The in- formation given was said to have been a great disappointment to the club members and the audience. so that the officers of the club have annouficed the intention of giving Winnetka residents another oppor- tunity to hear of the important and interesting work. way to secure another speaker for a meeting to be held soon. Don't Stop Saving The government still needs the help of the "little savers," as well as that of the large investors. Series of 1219 War Savings stamps are on sale at this office. Don't let your patriotism die with the war. The percentage of big bond holders may | 100,000,000 patriots can! be low, but buy War Savings stamps and get the thrift habit at the same time. Thrift means national strength. It is in- surance against future want. There is no better way of practicing thrift than by purchase of War Savings stamps, and none safer. Hold on to those you have purchased until ma- | turity. Save for tomorrow by buying today. A. M. Kloepfer, Postmaster. | Dies Suddenly At Daughter's Home Mrs. Thomas H. Learned, mother of Mrs. Robert E. Hall of Prospect avenue, died suddenly on Monday morning, December 30, at the home of her daughter. taken to Pittsfield, Massachusetts. She died soon | | them. | who | of "When you write to that man in France don't tell him to hurry home. It vour duty to advise patience. Make him contented." That is the appeal of Captain G. A. Barrett, 250 Wentworth street, Hub- bard Woods, who returned home Wednesday from France where he has been attached to the American Red Cross. "Write the is boys cheery letters. They are very suscepticble to the sentiments expressed in the home letters. Write more often than you ever did. Now is the time the boys need encouragement, more en- couragement then when they were in the thick of battle," continued Captain Barrett. ; Captain Barrett touched upon the reconstruction work and that the army of occupation. ing is over," he said, "the natural re- action has set in. The men need cheer to perform the unusual and ex- ceedingly difficult task confronting Uncle Sam will take care of them and send them back when the right time comes. Meanwhile they must remain and do the work which is equally as essential as the fight-| ing was in the day of the war." Work Offers Splendid Opportunity | "The work of reconstruction andj the duties of the army of occupation | offer splendid opportunities to men| will be observing. It will at- ford a" veritable education and a wonderful thing for the men." Captain Barrett was on the Argon- ne front in charge of the distribution Red Cross supplies to the men. | He was on duty in that sector on is | Armistice day. "I was. in charge of the free distri-| bution of tobacco and other Red] Cross supplies to the men," he said A "and I want to say that the comfort] | "Now that the strain of the yn kits the people at home donated were indispensable. They were just the right thing and the men actually lived out of them. The -men want to | this | express their appreciation of splendid item of their equipment." Men Need Complete Rest Captain Barrett advocated com- plete rest for every man returning irom action rather than the hurried attempts to at once place them at work. "No one who has not been through the fighting can imagine the terrible hardship and strain. It is indescrib- able. The men must have complete rest. The day the Armistice was sign- ed the reaction was evident. 'the men just seemed to collapse. They couldn't believe the news and repeatedly inauired: true? the war really over?' Armistice day was a sacred event to the boys in good 'Is it | the Argonne region." Captain Barrett spent three months in France with the Red Cross. He returned to America on the U. S. S. Pocahontas arriving at Newport News, Va. He was in charge of several wounded men and officers aboard ship. On the vessel were the 126th and 338th Field Artillery, the 100th Ammunition train, 33 wounded men and 8 wounded officers. He was attached to the 90th Division of the 3rd army after the armistice was concluded, caring for returning prisoners. He was estab- lished at times in Longwy, in Luxem- burg City, Treves. Trier and Coblenz on the Rhine. Prior to the Armistice he was on duty in the front lines in the Argonne region. ed his honorable discharge and is re- turning for a long rest at home. He is suffering slightly from shell shock. Captain Barrett was engaged in tree cultur on the north shore before entering the service of the Red Cross. Invite Girls to Join Neighborhood Club Several ago a club was formed at Community House to help girls working in private homes to better acquainted and to have pleasant intercourse with each other. This club meets each Tues- day night at 8:30 o'clock. Mrs. F. Copeland acts as chairman. Other officers are appointed from among the members. Those who wish may go into* the gym for a good time there, learning to dance both social and folk dances; playing games of ball, marching and exercising, under the supervision of Mrs. Harry P. Clarke. Those who do not care for years become so much activity may sew, knit, or spend the evening as they see fit, with songs and quiet games. Besides this fun on Tuesday even- | ings the club room and kitchen is open any Thursday afternoon evening for the use of girls who would like to spend their free day there, getting their own supper or entertaining their friends. During the year one or two parties and dances are usually held. The membership dues for the year are $2. The next meeting is January 21. Any girl working in a private home is invited to join the | club. govern- | At the Woman's Club Plans are under | { Agnes Nestor. ULL LLL 2rd 2a 777 The remains were | | Ur 27777777 77 The regular meeting of the Wom- an's club was held January 9, at the clubhouse, Mrs. Prouty presiding. The following notices were given: A meeting of the Tenth Federation will be held, January 27, at the Edge- water club. Notice is called to Morning Art classes held at the clubhouse. Mrs. Porter announced the fifth annual convention of vocational edu- the Saturday for children . cation to be held January 16, 17 and 18, at the Congress hotel. Among the speakers will be Julia" Lathyop, Ab- ram Flexner, Mr. Prosser and Miss All women interested in this subject are urged to attend one or more of the meetings. Mr. Rhodes announced the usual course of lectures to be held at Skokie school, beginning January 14. Mrs. Alschuler then introduced the speaker of the day, Mr. Cooley. He spoke on "Vocational Education." His interest was chiefly in the con- tinuation schools. Suffers Severe Cold Superintendent E. N. Rhodes of the public schools has been confined to his home for several days suffer- ing a severe cold. PATRIOTIC MEETING On Sunday evening, January 26, the great war film "Under Four Flags" will be shown in Community House, at a Patriot- ic meeting, at 8 o'clock. | War Savings Loan Two Billion Dollars is the Amount Expected to be Raised by Sale of W.S. S. in 1919 The War Savings loan to be raised in 1919 is two billions of dollars. Post offices and War Savings committees will co-operate in raising this amount as was done in 1918. Gen- eral oversight, however, of the cam- paign has been placed in the hands of the governors of the Federal Re- serve banks. The work will be co- ordinated with that of the Liberty Loan organization insofar pos- sible. The Federal Reserve districts to be the basis of the W. S. service though the state" organizations will be maintained. Winnetka is in the Seventh Federal Reserve district. The campaign of 1919 will be permanent constructive lines. Greater stress will be laid on the practice of saving; organized efforts made inculcate the practice of thrift and war savings societies established everywhere. There are to he fewer drives and more of leading the pub- lic to see the economic and social as are advantages of purchasing War Sav-| ings stamps, or peace savings stamps, | as they may in time come to he called. "Peace hath her victories as well as War," and 1919 will show the extent to which the public responds | to its advantages. It is necessary that the govern- ment have a large national revenue to enable it to restore proper peace Is | He has receiv- | = | theater, and | | on to | 'SMITH DEATH REPORT CALLED UNOFFICIAL (issues of a Chicago paper purporting to the death of Lieutenant Cedric Smith, former Wilmette man, is with- out basis in fact, according to Mrs. Charles Smith of Chicago, mother of | the aviator. The name of Lieutenant Smith appeared in the casualty list | memorial service was held last {day at the Wilmette Methodist! church, it was said, at which time | it was inferred the young pilot had been killed in action. Rumors of Lieutenant death were circulated several ago. The information found (source in letters from France | friends of the aviator. Mrs. Smith this week announced to the editor of the Lake Shore News that she had no official word from the War department concerning her son. Paul Lobanoff, government worker | in Washington, recently made an in- | vest land was advised that, though Smith has met with an accident on the day | before the armistice was signed, he { had since recovered from his l juries. Mr. Phillips, formerly instructor at New Trier High school, since en- gaged in war work in Paris, met Lieutenant Smith in the French capital on armistice day, he writes, at which time the aviator spoke of | the accident. Lieutenant Smith re- | marked he had had a narrow escape, Phillips writes, but that he had re- | covered completely from his in-| juries. Smith's weeks | its from "FIGHTING ROOSEVELTS" AT HOYBURN NEXT WEEK "The Fighting | authorized film version of the life |and works of Theodore Roosevelt, ! 'will be presented on the north shore | for the first time at the Hoyburn Evanston, on Wednesday, | Thursday and Friday, January 22, 23, 24 ire Roosevelts," an The film is the product of the or- | ganization which made "My Four] {Years in Germany" such a decidedly | | successful presentation. "The Fighting Roosevelts" is gen- erally regarded as a classic in mo- tion picture art and it is expected that north shore residents interested in the life of the great American leader will avail themselves of the | splendid opportunity of viewing the | | production near home. | | Douglas Fairbanks appears at the | | Hoyburn on Friday and Wallace | Reid on Saturday of this week. On| Monday and Tuesday of next week | the production "Little Women" will | head the bill. Tuesday. | CREIGHTON BURIED AT ROSEHILL | ALFRED J. Funeral services for Alfred Jenkins | Creighton, who died at the Presby-| | terian hospital in Chicago on Tues- day, were conducted Wednesday af- ternoon from the residence of his son Alfred B. Creighton, 943 Oak street. Burial was at Rosehill. Mr Creighton had been a resident , of Canada for many years but came to live with his son in Winnetka last summer. He was 78 years of age. WINNETKA FLYER LEAVES $25,300 TO HIS MOTHER | mother and sister of Roswell Fuller, aviation lieutenant | France September 2°, will share his $25,300 estate. His will was filed for probate early this week,: leaving his property to his mother, | Mrs. Laura Hayes Fuller, and Phoebe Franklin Fuller. The Hayes killed in WINNETKA STATE BANK HOLDS ANNUAL BALLOT | The following officers were elected at the annual meeting of the Board of directors of the Winnetka State | bank Wednesday. | President, John R. Leonard; Vice- | president, "Louis G. Kuppenheimer; Cashier, Henry R. Hale; Assistant cashier, Sanborn Hale. Tenth District Clubs Meet Members of the various clubs along the north shore will be interested in the meeting of the Tenth District Federation of Woman's clubs to be 'held at the Edgewater Beach hotel, on Monday, January 27. The North | End club will be the hostess. conditions. This involves the wel- fare of returned soldiers, marines and sailors and is of interest everyone. Ii loans are not success- ful, congress must resort to increased to | taxes which increase prices and re- duce the purchasing power of salaries and wages. ; i Cedric | WERE INTIMATE FRIENDS of a Chicago paper late last week. A | Sun- ! tion at the War department | | Lindsay in- | "tham, physical I Park | yesterday | club. ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL ~ AT SUNDAY EVE. CLUB | Judge Ben B. Lindsay, Personal Friend of the Ex-President, To Be Principle Speaker Has Interesting Story to Tell of Per- sonal Relations with the Colonel Memorial services for Theodore Roosevelt will be held jointly by the Wilmette Sunday Evening club and the Wilmette Church Union, Sunday evening, January 19. The occasion and the program will be one of the most important of the season of | local meetings and is planned to com- memorate fittingly the life and deeds of the great ex-president. Were Close Friends There will be special music for the services and the principal address will be given by Judge Ben B. Lind- say of Denver. Not only is Judge a favorite with Wilmette audiences, having appeared here dur- ing previous seasons, but he was one of the closest of Colonel Roosevelt's personal friends. It was papers of the manuscript of one of his hooks which helped to stop the assassin's bullet which near- ly killed the great statesman. It was he whom the Kaiser asked to inter- cede with the ex-president in behalf of a German peace. Has Interesting Story Judge Lindsay's recent address be- fore the Chicago Association of Commerce was replete with intimate and personal remembrances of the Colonel. His message to Wilmette will be no less interesting. POSTAL EMPLOYES RECEIVE WAR SAVINGS CERTIFICATES Tn the wake of the announcement {in a recent issue of the Talk that carrier L. P. Schaefer of the local post office had been awarded a War Savings - Service certificate by the Illinois War Savings committee, {comes the information that every {clerk and mail carrier in the local office as well as the assistant post- master and clerk in charge had been awarded War Savings Service certi- ficates in recognition of- splendid work in the sale of Thrift stamps and War Savings certificates. Does Reconstruction Work Miss Alice Baker, physical director in the public schools, left yesterday for Camp Pike, Ark. to take up re- construction work among the wound- ed men. On Wednesday afternoon she held a farewell party for her dancing class, which has been meet- ing at the Winnetka Woman's club. The class is to be continued under the supervision of Miss Esther Gran- director at Girton school. Auto Injures Rake Girl Mary Rake, the 7 year old daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. William V. Rake of Ridge and Harrison avenues, Wil- mette, was run over Tuesday after- noon by a seven-passenger Hudson automobile driven by Charles Schmidt of Chicago. The accident occurred opposite the Memorial cemetery. Although the front wheel of the car passed over the little girl's stomach her physician declared she had a fair chance of re- covery. The little girl was returning home from school with a group of other children all walking in the middle of the road. They were caught be- tween a buggy driven by Sam Hoth of Wilmette and the large touring car. The Rake girl stepped in the path of the machine and a front wheel passed over her body. She was attended by Dr. Ernest J. Ford of Evanston. Catholic Women Meet A meeting of the North Shore Catholic Woman's league was held afternoon at the Win- netka Woman's clubhouse. Dancing Club Opens Season The North Shore Dancing club opened the season with the first of a series of dances last Tuesday evening, at the Winnetka Woman's The next affair is scheduled for Tuesday evening, January 28. Mrs. C. R. Shepherd, 839 Linden avenue, will be hostess to the Rose- wood circle on Wednesday, January i 29. 5 J !