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25 ~ October 16 1925 IC WILMETTE LIFE AGED RESIDENT DIES 41 ~Irs. Jennie M. Burgess, mother of . n- as e- for Children's TYPICAL HOME CHARMS Solicit " Charities Here Monday 19, he VISITORS AT EXHIBIT Wilmette's Contribution to Illinois Products Exposition ' Proves Attractive Scene Wilmette's contribution to the Illi nois Products exposition at the Ex -. position Palace, Chicago, pictured on the cover of this issue of \VJI.~tt:'I'T£ LIFE was i~pected hy many thousands of visitors at the exposition thi s week, and to say that the obse vers \\·ere interested, would he putting the matter a hit too mildly. The typical home, constructed hy Frank H. Gathercoal, local builder, was an inviting sight, especially to the cliff-dweJling contingent among the spectators. The accompanying folders, attractivelv illustrated with scene~ in the village~ and of representative home s. were eagerly accepted and many queries made regarding \\'i lmette 's particular advantages as a place in which to huild one's home. hfembers of the \Vilmette Chamber of Commerce were at the booth even· day during the exhibition ready to answer any questions regarding the village. The Illinois Products Exposition \\·as a remarkable display of the diversified acti,·ities of the state in regard to its agricultural, mining. and industrial output. There W('re to he s('cn manu factures ranging from pins to pianos. the products of enormou~ oil field~ ncar Lawrenceville. Cairo\ coal and cotton and other products of the "land of plenty"; beautiful grain and fruit from the great corn fields and orchards oi C('n't ral Illinois: dairy prod ucts and samples of the enormous output of the great industrial centers. among which, of course. Chicago \'\ 'as most prominent. Every section of the state was represented. It wa: estimated that the total number of visitors to the expo~ition would exceed 250.000. Sanderson Orchestra in Concert Before War Vets The Sanderson family orchestra, under the direction of ~1 rs. \Villiam Sanderson, 914 Central avenue, fur nished music for the meeting of the veteran corps of the 131 st Infantry, the old "Dandy First," held at the 1 rmory at South Michigan avenue and ~. ixteenth street, Chicago, last Monday 'H· ning. Capt. Jo sep h E. Schantz, of \\' ilmette. who presided over the meet·nl!. said that the audience was en· J. usia stic in it-. praises of the music. . ' I Monday, October will a tag day in \Vilmettc for the Children's Charlities of Chicago, Loca 1 women who will tag on that cia v arc ?\f esdamcs Richard \Vil son. Edward Richardson, Charl<'s \Vachs, Jo st,;ph Com fort, Herbert Leach, Tom Shepard. Darlene Allen. \Villiam H. Evans. George Vv. Clucas. Edmond Simon~. Bernard Bowen , George Cook. Charles Evan ~. Chester -Lawrence, Geor~e Burke. P. C. Madden. J. \V. Alder, \\·. E Ten Broerk and .\li~~ Fern l .awrencc and ~r is s Frann·~ Z ipi. .\Irs. Robert Read \\·· ill he in charge CJf the work. - - - - - - --------- Charles E. Burgess, 1534 Highland ave- . nue, passed away Wednesday, October l4, at the Burgess residence. Mrs. · Burgess was 81 years of age and had been a resident of the vill1ge for 17 years, living with her son thr.ough all her years in Wilmette. Mrs. Elmer Williams of 1229 Lake : avenue underwent an operation at the Evanston hospital this week, and is getting along nicely. Give Red Hot Football Scores in Store Window The Ajax :\~phalt ~him'l · · CCJ111pany and Clorl". Bud ingcr and ~111i t h realt \' company at 1177 \\'ilmcttc a\·entH', h ;n··...: combined to iurni~h rvd hot ioothall information for tho ~e " ·ho "run and read" in the hu~ines~ ~cction on :aturdav afternoons. Howard Hoard. " ·ho repn:-.enb the Ajax company in the north ~hore trrritory is official de~igner oi the chalk<.:d All the scorc:-"·indO\\. score- hoard. arc given hy quarter~ a-., rapidly a.., the\· arc reccin:d via radio or tele~ra-ph. .. ..I I · 'l . 4 D. Lehr of .\1 r. and :.\Irs. C. E. \\ elter of 1537 Elmwood avenue have an infant Fi itccnt h ~treet. ~r r. and ~r rs. B. F. son, Harold, Jr., born at the Evanston II <·ns of Prairie avenue and Judge ho~pital. He is now eight weeks old. I~ in der motored to Diamond Lake, -o\ \' ;:-., la~t week-end. ~1 iss Alice Bacon and Miss Jessie -0\1 ile s of Poplar Bluff, Mo., were en\\' illialll llarridge of f440 Forest ave- tertained at luncheon and bridge by nue. ha:-; hccn in Pitbhurgh and \Va sh- ~~ rs. ~. F. Field of 1331 Hill street, ington attending the world's se rie s \1 on day. -0khehall games. Ile is expected home ~f. L. Lewis of Luteley, N. ]., is the thi:-. ~aturday. guest of H. F. Lewis of 908 Central -Ostreet. Jo~eph Steiner. Jr.. 1451 \\.ilmette . -o<l\'L'llttC', ha ~ ju~t returned from the St. J. ~~ atheson Bell. 1408 Isabella Francis ho sp ital where he wa s oper- street. has just returned from a hunta ted upon i or appendicitis. ing trip in Alberta, Can. -0- --oM r. and Mrs. Harold .\f r. and .\1 rs. Ben ja111i11 l~nodhou"'l', and ~~ r:-;. Thomas Bcadnell. \\·ho hav <_· hccn li,·ing at 8JO Lake a\·enue. departed Thur~day for an indefinite -.tay in l'aliiomia and Arizona. ~f r. --------------------------------~ Auto Repairing Guaranteed Work Reasonable Ratts 427 Laurl'l an·nue. have rl'turned irom -o4 1o r ) ' I ·· .. ~1 r:-. E. \\". ~pofford of Brooklyn. a t\\'0 week-.,' lllotor tnp thl"'Hl).dl the :\. Y.. i ~ -.,pending this \Yeck as the "'outhern p;trt (li lllinoi ~. ~uc~t of ~1 rs. Kerry C. ~1 cagher of -o.\1r" . John Cullin g-. and ~li"" F.tht· l /lt1 Central avenue. Culling . . oi 1023 C~rcenll' ai a\'t' lliH' arl' ,- i~i t i ng i 11 Pl'ori ;t. - oWe can only install a few .\1 r:- . .\I ary Ker-.ha" oi Fort Dodgl·. more HART OIL BURN . . lo\\'a. ,·i-.,itvd her niece. \f r-.,. Ri chard Taylor oi Kcnih,·ort h. thi:-- \\Tl'k. ERS before the heating sea- Ross Skelton Prairie Ave. Wilmette 3 55 5 . - - - - - ·For argarct Stafford of <)Jr, ~her idan road spent the t·arly 'part oi the week visiting iriends in H.ipon. \\'i~. -0- }.1 i~s ~t -o- son begins. Quality and Service Call or Phone \f r~. F. 1·.. \1. Cole, J 15 J<:..,..,t' x road. Kenii\\'Orth. cntl'rdinefl hl·r brid~t· rluh at lunch<"on Tltur s<la.'. -0- I I .\1 r . and \1 r . . Allen \f. Ro~:-.man oi , Donald "Buster" Jordan, 503 1f a pic 1223 Elnn,·ood an·nuc have moved to avenue, has returned home from a five 1130 Chc~tnut an'nue. weeks' trip to the \Vest. He was accompanied by his sister, 1lrs. John Al McCarty, and her family of Glctn-iew. The ~r cCarty's are now in Jacksonville, Florida, where they are vi-.it ing with the \V . . A. Stowe fan11ly, who formerly lived in Wilmette. Owing to an error in a recent i~~UL' of this paper giving the names of north 1 shore girls pledged to -sororities at the Cniversitv of Illinois, it was stated that Miss Kathleen Dean of Glencoe had been pledged Delta Zeta. ~!iss Dean is a pledge of the Gamma Phi Beta sorority at the C niversity of Illinois. RETURNS FROM WEST HART OIL BURNER CO. 1 5 14 Sherman Ave. Genthner's Market 1145 Wilmette Avenue Opposite Post Office EVANSTON Greenleaf 17 52 742 Elm St. WINNETKA Winn. 1146 Phone 2814 AN ERROR Ridge Fruit Market 835 RIDGE AVE. · EACH rOPlll in hothl' nvl'd:- 11a in t. . ' t. I ADDRESSES WOMAN'S MEETING J. R. Harper, superintendent of schools, will speak at the first morning meeting of the \Voman's club of Wilmette Wednesday, October 21. Supc rintendent Harper's subject will be, "The Adaptation of the School to the Individual Child." ~OARD 1 Ii not the wall::; or the woodwork oi the roum ibeli. it i...; likely that some article oi furni ture ron ld hl' n:newed with a few minutes paint- and - brush worl~ that you would enjo~·. JJai11t i.w't a11 CXft'IISt'it's a11 ilwcslmcllf. ' WILMETTE 534 Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Received Daily Now Taking Orders for Winter Potatoes Fresh Eggs Always on Hand Received Direct from Poultry Farms Your House Will Just· Suit One of Our Customers Phone ,' MEETS TUESDAY The Wilmette Village board will hold its regular meeting Tuesday evening, October 20, in the Council chambers of the Village hall. Mrs. J. Hugh Foster, of 921 Greenleaf av.enue, returned recently from a week's visit in Travis City, , Mich. "I t ') -oM rs. Geor e Iliff entertained her bridge-luncheon club Thursday at her home, 924 Linden avenue. Mrs. W. A. Hoffman and family wh;h to tbnnk those who expressed th(>ir sympathy in the death of W. A. Hoff""'l&n. L3-ltc CARD OF THANKS 1304 Wilmette f '(' ! I i A. J. WOODCOCK 35 YEARS' EXPERIENCE