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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 10 Jun 1922, p. 5

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A BIPTIST HON WILMETTE LEAD Edwin Phelps Named Mod- erator of Chicago Baptist Association Last Friday YOUNG PEOPLE'S MAN Has Been a Leader Both Lo- cally and in the District Wilmette Baptists, and others in the village whe ~-have been fortunate enough to have gained the acquaint- ance of Edwin Phelps, 260 Wood court, church leader and lawyer, were pleased this week to hear that he had EDWIN PHELPS been signally honcred by the Chicago Baptist association. In the associa- tion's annual session at Elgin last Fri- day Mr. Phelps was elected Moderator of the Chicago district. By virtue of the election Mr. Phelps becomes the directing head of a church district comprising about 110 churches with a constituency of ap- proximately 30,000 people. Mr. Phelps is the youngest man ever to have been elected to a moderator- ship in the Baptist denomination, it is said. Young People's Champion. Mr. Phelps has devoted most of his work to the young people's organiza- tions in the Baptist denomination. He is at present superintendent of the Sunday school of the Wilmette Bap- tist church, and sponsor for the Bap- tist Young People's Union of the church. He has been a member of the B. Y. P. U. of America for seven years. "Mr. Phelps is decidedly a young people's man," reads a statement in a recent issue of The Baptist, official or- gan of the Northern Baptist Conven- tion. "He makes himself one of them," the article continues. "He is a progressive, spiritual Christian, an ac- tive member of a local B. Y. P. U. This young man, reliable in all things, has great executive ability and is a natur- al leader. "Were it not for his unassuming per- sonality, which is one of his most likeable qualities, Mr. Phelps would have been known and acclaimed as a leader by Baptists everywhere, long ago," the article concludes. Community Leader. Mr. Phelps is a member of the new law firm of Rummler and Rummler. He is active in local civic affairs in addition to his many church activities. He is one of the founders of the Wil- mette Baptist church. Mr. Phelps has been secured to give a course of lectures on Training for Leadership and the "Young People's Attitude toward Religion," at the Illi- nois Baptist Summer Assembly at Alton, Illinois, beginning July 15. Kenilworth Happenings Miss Elizabeth Stolp graduated with honors from the Wolcott school in Denver on Tuesday. Miss Elizabeth has been president of the French club at Wolcott for the past year and gained special merit in her French aside from other studies. Before re- turning home she will visit her room- mate, Miss Lovey Norris, in Casper, Wyo. Miss Norris is expected to re- turn with Miss Stolp for a visit of several weeks in Kenilworth. , --C-- Several parties have been given in honor of the graduating class of the Joseph Sears school. On last Friday evening, Miss Virginia Woodland gave a dance at her home; Saturday, Miss Marian Eckhart entertained at lunch- eon; Friday evening Miss Elizabeth Sweet will give a dinner and on Sat- urday evening Miss Mary Macklin will give a dance at her home, ---- Mrs. Alexander W. Hannah and daughter, Elizabeth, have gone east to join the Misses Mary and Con- WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 1922 Er. stance Hannah and Miss Jane Ridg- | way who have been in school, They will remain East for a short time be- fore returning home. ; --) Mrs. Carl Keith and her son, John, who is home from Illinois, will motor east this week to attend the gradua- tion of Miss Cornelia Keith at the Emma Willard school. ------ Mr. and Mrs. Percy B. Eckhart gave a dinner at the Exmoor Country Club on Tuesday evening in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Page of New York. --(Y------ Mr. and Mrs. Mark Cresap gave a dinner on Thursday evening in hon- or of Sir Charles Higham of London, England, who is a member of the English Parliament. -- ee Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Everett left Mon- day for their summer home at Wauka- z00, Mich. During their absence Mad- am Gage of Wilmette will occupy their home. --Q-- FIND RARE COPIES OF lifetime. As to the fourth new opera at Ravinia, "Le Chemineau," it will . have the advantage of rehearsing and FOUR RAVINIA OPERAS conducting by Louis Hasselmans, the Belgian director, who directed the original French and Belgian perform- When Louis Eckstein planned, last [ances of the opera and marked the winter, on mounting Moussorgsky's [score for the compcser, the late Xavier famous opera called "Boris Godoun- | Lerou. off," at Ravinia the coming season, he set to work to find an edited score, and took the matter up with a number of correspondents in Europe. But they found that the war had played havoc with music libraries as with everything else, and he was accord- ingly sad until a good angel learning of his plight, proffered to cable for the score to the house of Pessel at Lon- When Lena Snow, of San Diego don, and the situation was saved. California, and Cyril Taylor, of Los Then Gennaro Papi, Italian direc- Angeles, decided that they were to tor of music at Ravinia, came forward | get married, they had never heard of with scores of "L'Amico Fritz," as| Wilmette. But the village is now of edited by Mascagni, himself, and |utmost importance to them, for Mag- Verdi's "Otello," with authenticated |istrate Mickey performed the ceremo- readings as approved by Verdi in his ny Tuesday afternoon. Mickey Starts Open Season for June Weddings 5 The bride had been traveling here- abouts and met Taylor in Chicago. They didn't seem to care for the "big city" and decided to go to Mil- waukee to be married. "But Judge, these trains move awfully slow, and we just can't wait, 80 we hopped off at Wilmette and we want to be married just as soon as you can find the place in the book," said the proud man. Although this was one of the most important weddings in all his ex- perience, Magistrate Mickey did not hesitate. The young couple thanked him profusely and proceeded to Mil- waukee for the honeymoon. Use for Clocks. The small, worn-out clock can be useful in the sickroom if the face is still intact. After a dose of medicine is given the hands should be turned to denote the time when the next one is due. Dr. and Mrs. Hervert Walker had | an informal musical at their home on| Sunday evening. Miss Mary Welch sang and Mr. Clarence Eisom played. ---- Henry Everett was the guest of Dr. Hewitt of the Presbyterian hospit- al for a cruise on Dr. Hewitt's yacht over the week-end. --_0-- A meeting of the Garden Club was held at the home of Mrs. Elmer E. Jackson on Friday and several gar- dens were visited. ---- f Miss Helen Reeves has arrived | home from Washington, where she has | has been attending school at National | Cathedral. ---- Mrs. Otto Owen entertained at a miscellaneous shower on Wednes- day at her home for Miss Grace Elva Southward. --_---- John Robert Murray and several friends from the Chicago Latin school camped at Fort Sheridan over the week-end. : --0-- Mrs. Edgar W. Burchard entertain- ed the Reading class on Tuesday afternoon. --_---- Mrs. Bently McCloud has left for a three weeks' visit in Omaha. -- (Yr Mrs. John C. Carpenter entertain- 2 at luncheon and bridge on Thurs- ay. Every Cake and \e Every Spoonful of Ice Cream has an individual flavor which is characteristic of all goods of our own make. Mrs. Smith 819 Oak Phone 112 Winnetka we a make the ROYAL give 20 Prouty Annex ()PEOSITE THE WINNETKA DEPOT R.C. MELENEY has opened a show-room for | ROYAL Boilers and Furnaces If building come in and let him show you the largest radiating surfaces--and other factors that More Heat from Fuel R. C. MELENEY Phone Winnetka 119 Honey Dew South Side Plant 6820 Wentworth Ave. Normal 1255 Did you ever taste a Something New Chocolate - Praline Chapell- Made IRECT from Dixieland comes the inspiration for this week's special brick of Chapell's Ice Cream -- on sale at all Chapell agencies Saturday and Sunday only. New Or leans PRALINE -- that favorite confection of the Creole belles of the old French Quarter -- made of boiled brown sugar and big, fat, sweet Pecans? won't fail to get your order in early for at least one of these HONEY DEW Chocolate-Praline Bricks. If you have you SATURDAY AND SUNDAY ONLY 1901 WEBSTER AVE. : HUMBOLDT 8320 Positively one of the most delicious desserts we have ever produced. Remember, this wonderful special may not be repeated. Take ad- vantage of this opportunity. Order at once. Visit or telephone the Chapell agent in your neighborhood to reserve one for you. CHAPELL ICE CREAM CO. Evanston Plant Ashland at Foster Evanston 1005-6 Bl pi ii

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