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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 21 Dec 1928, p. 19

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December 21, 1928 WILMETTE LIFE Woods ; · HaH-J a.n and Belje ; HookerPrince Jan : Harris-Nights With Unci~:; Remus ; Haskell-Katrinka ; o KiplingJungle Book, and Just So Stories ; Lorenztni-Adventure of Ptnocchto Ginn ; Lansing-Page, Esquire, and Knight; MacDonald-Princess and the Goblin. Mlller-Kristy's Queer Christmas; Otis -Toby Tyler; Mother Goose Melodies ; Masefteld-Jim Davis, and Martin Hyde; Meigs-Master Simon's Garden ; MulrStockeen; Sypri-cornelli, and Heldt; Syd'n ey-Ftve Little People and How They Grow; Shaw-Castle Blair; Stevenson-Treasure Island; Swift-Gulliver's Travels; Seamon-.Jacqueline of the Carrier Pigeon; Valle-Orcutt Girls;· Wlggen-Birds Christmas Carol, and Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm; WyssSwlss Family Robinson. School Libraries Get Large Number of Fiction Books A large shipment of new fiction books has just been received for the Wilmette public school libraries it was announced this week by Miss' Grace Gayton, school librarian. The list includes forty-seven books on a wide variety of topics. The recent order for books has not been filled completely, however, Miss Gayton stated, and more are expected soon. Following are the books included in the last shipment: Alcott Little Women; AtklnsonGreyfrlars Bobby; Burnett-Sara Crewe; Barbour~C rimson Sweater ; Craik-Little Lame Prmce ; Brooks-Master of Strong Hearts; Bullen-Cruise of the Cachalot· Brown-Spanish Chest; Brooke-Johnny Crowe's Party ; Cox-Brownies Abroad and at Home ; Crothers-Miss Muffet'~ Christmas Party; Rodge-Hans Brinker· Defoe-Robinson Crusoe; Dana-Two Years Before the Mast ; Dickens-christmas Carol ; Dix-Merrylip~. Duncan-Adventures of Billy Topsail , Eggleston-Hoosier School Boy and Long Knive~; Finnemore- Wolf Pat;ol; Forbes -Dame! Boone, Backwood!';man ; Hughes -Tom Brown's School Day~; IrvingRip Van Winkle and the Legend cf . Sleepy Hollow; Je,~ett-Betty Leicester: Kipling-Captain Courageou~. and Puck of Pookos Hill; Hunt-Little House in the New Trier Quints Encounter Morton Entries Tonight New Trier High school cagers will play the Morton High quintets at Cicero tonight. Last year Morton came to New Trier and nosed out the home team by a lastminute rally, winning 21 to 20. It was the first defeat New Trier had suffered on its own floor _in four years. · Morton's school paper says "prospects look good." They were good enough to swamp Austin two weeks ago. The lights, scoring at will and substituting freely ran over the ponies, 53 to 18. The heavies also had an easv time, winning 36 to 17. · Last Friday however, the Morton ponies, 53 to 18. The heavies also had heavies succumbed to Harrison, 26 to 7. The lights kept their slate clean by . winning 22 to 10. Mrs. Howard L. Fogg, 818 Ashland avenue, will have as her guests for the Christmas week-end, Miss Alma Mullin of Everett, Wash. and Mr. and Mrs. John Barker of Chicago, Miss Mullin's . aunt and uncle, whom she is visiting over the holidays. Last Minute Selections Arthur J. Taylor Named to Board of High School Arthur ]. Taylor, 835 Central avenue, \Vilmette, will succeed the late Leslie F. Gates on the New Trier board of education. Mr. Taylor was chosen at a special election in the township last Saturday. Since he was the only candidate for the position, voting was more or less a formality, and a total of only fifty-two ballots was cast, one of the lightest votes ever re·c orded in the history of the township. Mr. Taylor's term will extend until April, 1930. · Ladies' Diamond Set Wrist Watches $75.00 Men's Hamilton Wrist Watches $55.00 Boys' Sport Watches $7.50 ' ·J ·Buy Early-Mail Soon The postmaster asks this latter-We'll pack, wrap and mail your candy gift purchase. Ingersoll & Tip Top Wrist Watches $3.50 Pearl Beads $5.00 Toilet Sets $18.00 Christmas Candies To Delight the Children HERE'S a glittering array of chocolate novelties in tinsel and colored tinfoil Bill Fold Sets $4.50 Pen & Pencil Sets $5.00 Desk Sets $8.50 Waltham Desk Clocks ~· -to hang on the tree, to ·slip into the toe of the Christmas stocking, to add gayety to the Christmas table-and what fascinating figures and toysmade of candy! Trumpets Reindeers Teddy Bears Hobby Horses Jolly Santas Pine Cones Dolly Sets Airplanes Tool Chests Paint Sets Soldiers Cigarettes $25.00 Mantel Clocks $12.00 Costume Rings in Silver and Gold $4.50 up Dresden Enamel Compacts $7.00 Shakers -and just about 99 others. The prices range from 5c to $1.25. $15.00 Flasks For .the Grownups This year's candy gift must be smart and sophisticated-dressed in a Tony Sarg bandpainted box, an imported chest of hand-tooled metal, an art moderne · makeup box, or a wrapping of hand-blocked paper. And for Everybody The one most looked for and most enjoyed gift is always a box of newly home-made sweets in the variety of tantalizingly different kinds-many exclusive-which have made Beach ~ Geils the town's candy center. 0 $5.00 Ice Tub and Tongs $7.00 Table Lighters $7.50 A line of specially IJriced Ivory Toilet ware that will interest you 01Jen Evenints Until Christmas 1633 Orrington Ave. 550 Central Ave. Highlant;l Park Library Plaza Bldg. 51st & Lake Park Chicago For Beller H o·e 1'1aile Ca·tlie1 Phone University 5970 567 Lincoln Ave. Winnetka LEE NELSON Jeweler 1626 ORRINGTON AVE. University 461 New Hahn Bldg.

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