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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 26 Dec 1924, p. 20

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Clubs Center of Much of Holiday Fun. OR the past fortnight or more, anno.uncements have been made of the holiday gaieties, most of whtch. are the young folks F having vacation, with here and there affatrs_ planned for the older ~or people. At this time, with one ot tw~ exceptions, we can only mention again those even~s that many vttlager~ h~ve been including in their plans. One<: agam .th: club. cal~ndars. mdtcate that those seeking holiday fun wtll find tt tn thetr mtdsts, m an atmosphere charged with Christmas spirit. Tomorrow, the Ouilmette Country club is giving over the afternoon and early evening to the children and j,uniors, a.ffording the grown-ups an opportunity to dance from 9 o clock on. On Wednesday, one of the biggest affairs of the year will take place. New Year's Eve will occasion ~ formal dinner_at 8 o'clock, with dancing, unusual mu sic and entertamment as spectal features. The following dav the club will hold open house from 4 until 10 o'clock for the members and their fam~lies. A~ain speci~l entertainment, dancing, and, in addition, a mustcale, wtlt be the mducements. The North Shore Golf club is als.o making every preparation for ~ delightful New Year's Eve dinner-dance, the first celebration of the kind to take place in the club's attractive new home. Next Meeting of Garden Club January 2 HE Wilmette Garden club will hold the first meeting of the new year at the home of Mrs. Edward Band, 815 OaKW~)Od· avenue, Friday afternoon, January 2, at 2 o'clock. This will be the occasion of "Garden Planning Day," and each member is asked to bring a sketch of her garden plot and tell of the proposed changes for the coming year. Miss Emma Schreiner will be in charge of the meeting. A feature of the afternoon tea given by Mrs. Peard on December 19, was a presentation of two living evergreen trees to the new arrivals in two of the members' families, one, the small son of the retiring preddent, Mrs. Neil M. Clark of Winnetka; and the other, the daughter of Mrs. Paul Wagner of Evanston. T ·Purchases Charged During This Sale Appear on January Bills Payable February First! Sovereign Hotel To be Dinner-Dance Setting Aaaual Jaau1117 NE of the large affairs given for the older people during this season that has been called "A young people's Christmas," is O the dinner-dance that Mr. and Mrs. Philip Vaughan Bright, Mr. and Mrs. Fred D. Buckman and Mr. and Mrs. C. Miles McDonald are giving at the Sovereign hotel, January 3. The regular meeting of the Woman·s Catholic Club of Wilmette en Friday last was greatly .enjoyed by those attending. Mrs. 0. Lake gave a most inspiring talk on "Loyalty." Mrs. Lake who is 76 years of age, is in demand as a speaker of charm and splendid personality who never fails to delight her audience. At the convention of the Illinois Federation of Women's clubs held in Moline last year, Mrs. Lake was considered the "Hit" of the federation. During the afternoon Carlton Kaumeyer played several violin selections, and two women, one from the Manufacturers' association and the other from Catholic National Defense spoke on the Child Labor Law. Harrington C. Mitchell came home from Harvard Saturday evening to be with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Mitchett if 814 Linden avenue during the holiday season. Mrs. Mitchell had a family party at her home Christmas Day. Apparel Sales With Values, Qualities and Economies Beyond All Comparison -o-- Dresses At Startling Reductions Imagine dresses of Cantons, Bengalines, Brocaded Silks, Chiffons ~nd Satins at these low prices. Dresses for afternoon, evening, business, street and sp.orts wear. For variety of styles and diversity of prices, this January sale surpasses all others. Mr. and Mrs. W. 0 . Willison and their son, Mrs. A. B. Willison of Chicago, Mrs. Harris Watkins and Miss Omie Gardener of Columbus will be the holiday guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Wittison of 1011 Greenleaf avenue. -{)- $11.75 $16.75 $21.75 Others $27.50 to $42.50 Rare Values in Coats $33.33 $44.44 $55.55 $66.66 For this carefully planned annual event' of suburban importance, we have drastically reduced every coat in stock. This sale will be a revelation tq women who plan on buying a new coat with their Christmas money. Coats for every ~ccasion of Fashion-favored materials all luxuriously trimmed with furs. The Savin·gs Possible on Children's Dresses .A re Surprising Dresses for School. Every-day and Dress-up fashioned in clever juvenile styles of Twill~, Flannels, Silks, Jerseys and Velvets. Stzes 7 to 14 years. Savings are extremely worth-while. Miss Betty Mulvey, daughter ·of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Mulvey of Eighth street, will entertain at bridge Wednesday afternoon, December 31. -o-Cotlege friends as well as those from The second surprise romance within Wilmette will be her gusts. -{)the week to be announced was that of Mrs. Charles A. Barton, 1216 Chest· Miss Florence Mary Pease, twin daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Pease of nut avenue, is planning to give a dinLeicester road, and Wesley Blum, son ner and winter sports party at the of John C. Blum of Seattle, Wash., Evanston Country club during the whose enagement was announced at a holiday season for her daughter, Miss bridge party at the Pease residence last Rosamond, and her friends. -o-Wednesday afternoon. The Pease home Mr. and Mrs. I. K. Stover, 1044 was charmingly decorated for the oc· Ashland avenue, and their two chilcasion and the chief point of interest dren, left Tuesday evening to spend was the enormous "Christmas Pie" in the the holidays with Mrs. Stover's fathcenter of the tea table from which the er and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Henry guests drew the dainty cards announcing M. Allen of Troy, Ohio. the engagement. The wedding will prob-<>-ably take place in the spring. Irving D. Heller has returned from --othe Missouri Military academy, Mexi· Mr. and Mrs. Mark Cresap, Z39 Essex co, Missouri, to spend the Christmas road, both lose and gain a member of holidays with his parents, Mr. and their family during · the holidays. Mark, Mrs. Charles D. Heller of 808 ElmJr., arrived home Friday from the Hill wood avenue. -o-school at Pottstown, Pa., to spend the Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Spear of 606 Christmas vacation with his parents, and Laurel avenue entertaiped 40 guests Mrs. Cresap's mother, Mrs. I. C. Cope, is spending several weeks visiting in at a dinner-dance at the Hamilton club last Saturday in honor of Mr. Omaha. Spear's cousin , Hamilton Blunt, of --oThe Winnetka Sunday Evening club Pittsburgh. -<>-will hold a meeting as usual the SunMrs. Benjamin Carleton Hawkes day after Christmas. A cordial inKenilworth avenue has sent out cards vitation is extended to all members and friends who are at home for the for a tea and reception at her home on holidays. A supper will be served at Monday, December 29, from 4 until 7 6 o'clock in the Camp Fire room of o'clock, to meet Mrs. Belknap Hawkes. --oCommunity House, and an attractive Mr. and Mrs. Fred Layton Rice program will follow. gave a dancing party at the Gratta da -{)Miss Maryester Krafthefer, Miss hotel Monday evening for their Agnes Biehl, Miss Catherine Ketley daughter, Ruth. One hundred and and Miss Rosamond Barton, known forty young people were present. --oat school as "The Jolly Quartette Mr. and Mrs. George C. Richards and from Chicago," have arrived home from Marymount college, Tarytown- son of Essex road left Friday for For· on-the-Hudson, for three weeks. est Hills, New York, to spend Christ· Many parties are beil)g planned for mas with Mr. Richards' family. TheY them. will be away two weeks. -o- George Cramer, who is a student at Concordia college, Fort Wayne, In:, -ois spending the holidays with ..,.: Mrs. Charles N. Hurlbut of 715 mother Mrs. John B. Cramer of low Greenleaf avenue had as her lunch- Wilmette avenue~ eon guests on Tuesday Mr. and Mrs. Apparel-Second Floor Cedric Sutcliff of California, and a few Mr. and Mrs. L. Fuller a{ friends from Chicago. The Sutcliffs 915 Tenth street have as their guest. Miss Alice M. Jones of the S~ate ~=i1E~Ea:;!:aaaa5:5:=::5::==:::a!:=:=:::::=::=::::::::==================='lllwere stopping en Holy route to the Mediter- Teachers' 11:: ranean and the Land. college at Moorehead, M- $5.95 $6.95 up Mrs. D. L. Taylor of 849 Michigan avenue went to Columbus Junction, Iowa, to attend the wedding of her son, Phillips, who was married to Miss Edna Cavin at 8 o'clock on the evening of Decemper 26, at the bride's home in Columbus Junction. The wedding was a small family affair. Among the college students who have come homt- for the holiday s~ son is Miss Mary C. Lowell of _ 'MI Ashland avenue, a student at the Sun· mons school, Boston. -o-- -a-- Wur

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