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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 14 Dec 1928, p. 21

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December 14, 19.28' WILMETTE LIFE Design Preliminary Plans for Chicago's Great W qrld's Fair . Canals to and through each buildmg; three-speed moving side-walks and escalators for street levels and to the tops of buildings; roofs that will be artistic symphonies, thus to create a d~eply pleasureable impression upon visitors arriving_ by airplane; volcanos of banked searchlights to create brilliant illumination; an open air amphitheater for several hundred thousand people; these are a few of the outstanding features of Chicago's Centennial Celebration determined in a three day conference of the architectural commission. · Headed by Han·ey Riley Corbett of New York, chairman pro tem of th(' commission, the members came to Chicarro la st week, spent two days behind closed doors, and on the third lla v presented their preliminary conch; sion s to the Centennial trustees in a conference of both bodies. Besides 1Ir. Corbett, the commissicn include s Ralph T. \Valker and Raymond M . Hood, also of New York; Edward H. Bennett, John A. Holabir·t and Hubert Burnham, of Chicago; Arthur Brown, Jr., of San Francisco, and Paul B. Cret, of Philadelphia. Certify Great Exposition Transcendmg in architectural beauty anything ever before attempted; embracing the very latest developments in transportation, and reflecting ne\Y and startling developments ot science and invention, this preliminary report of th e architectural commission certifies a magnificent exposition. Chicago's world famous Art Institute was the gift to the city of the 1893 \Vorld's Fair. The Centennial Celebration will present another gift in the form of a new and larger building adjoining the present structure, which witt contain the billion dollar masterpfeces of the art display. Island Xo. 1, now being constructed, will contain the great amphitheater, enclosed b\· the central Hall of Science; buildings for the collective displays of industry; the progress of women ; American Indian and various ethnic groups. The concept having been determined, and the preliminary ground plan drawn and approved, the architectural com· mission ·wiJl proceed with the details. And to this end will seek throughout the world, to complete an achievement that will vividly and adequately reflect the progress of the century that is the lifetime of Chicago. ijg ··························································· Evanston Shop Open Evenings Until Christmas CHICAGO-State and Jackson EVANSTON-Orrington and Church I ·. · · · · a j Prize Beefsteaks on Menu of North Shore Line Diners Fifteen Hereford yearling steers from among the prize winning cattle exhibited at the 1928 International Live · Stock Exposition in Chicago have been purchased by the Ch!cago N ?rth. Shore: and Milwaukee ra1lroad 1t 1s announced by P. F. McCall, manager of commissary. "These steers, averaging 1,060 pounds in weight, will b~ converted into juicr steaks and other choice cuts, which will be served on North Shore line ' diners between Chicago and Milwaukee during the Christmas season," said Mr. McCall. "This will g1ve our patrons an opportunity to judge for themselves what fine grades of live stock are being bred in this country and displayed at the exposition each year." Purchase of tbe steers was made for the North Shore Line by Armour and company from Allen Newlin and Sons of Hudsonville, Illinoi5, who have won considerable distinction through their fine breeds of cattle. A special menu is being prepared by the commisary department ?f the ."Road · of Service" for the penod dunng whtch this prize beef from the world's best live stock will be served. Can any man ha'Ye tOo many Smart Shirts? Imported Madras Shirts with short pleated bosoms, $5. Starched (;ollar Attached Madras Shirts, $2.50 to $5. Soft Collar ~ttached Shirts in plain colors and smart patterns, $1.95 to $5. Shirts with two starched collars to match, $1.95 to $7. French Bosom Madras Shirts ~ith two starched collars, $5 and $7. Austrian Pleated Bosom Dress Shirts, $5. '· · 8 BUY HIS GIFT AT HIS STORE-THE HUB-EVANSTON

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