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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 24 May 1929, p. 26

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WILMETTE LIFE May 24, 1929 Mrs. Frederick M. Bowes Is Officer in D. A. R. The Skokie Valley chapter of the Daughters of the Amer.ican Revolution met at the home of Mrs. Charles Jackson, 1195 Asbury avenue, Hubbard Woods, on Monday afternoon of this week, with a large attendance. This was the annual meeting of the chapter when. new officers are elected at;td committee chairmen appointed. Mrs. Frederick M. Bowes of Wilmette wa,; elected as the new first viceregent; Mrs. Otto Ruth, corresponding secretary; Mrs. \N. G. Mitchell, . historian: Mrs. Grant Ridgway, treasurer. A report of the D. A. R. congress held in Washington during April was given by Mrs. Melville Chatten, former regent of the Kaskaskia chapter, and now state consulting registrar. It was a most interesting account of the meetings and brought a splendid conception of what one of these annual conventions reallv mean. This vear there was especial joy and pride· because of the completion of the new Continental hall in which the meetings were held. Mrs. Jackson had prepared a fine account of the state conference held in Aurora and this '"as also react. Mrs. Fannie Cope. regent, presided. The next meeting will be the la st for the . cason atHI will occur on Flag I day, June l -l. Open Passavant H os pi. t al With Reception Tuesday The Standard by Which Other Shoes Are Measured THE STROLLER MIA!\11 TAN, SUNTAN TRIM Soft calfskin in a pleasing cornbination of colors. Beautifully styled and with true Arch Preserver comfort. R(}I PRBFWJ:'D fi Shoe Sh~'· -..q 6~6 TH& Chureh Street . EVANSTON The new Passavant memorial ho pital on the McKinlock campus of Northwestern university will be opened to the public Tuesday afternoon, Mav 28, with a reception from 3 to 6 o'clock, Dr. Irving S. Cutter, dean of the medical school of Northwestern university and superinten9ent of the hospital, announced this week. Patients will be received on and after June 3, Dean Cutter said. The hospital, which was completed recently at a cost of more than $~,000, 000, is said to be one of the most modern and best equipped in the country. It will open with 200 beds. The _ east. wing will be used for the housin g of 100 nurses. \Vhen a nurses' hom e is. built, this wing will be converted into _ rooms for patients and the caparit~· will be increased to 325 beds. The board of the hospital has · delegated the major responsibility of th e building to an executive committ ::l' comnosed of Russell Tvson, chairman; Dr. Herman L Fritsche], Richard Bentlr. Loring \V. Coleman, Mrs. J os ph G. Coleman. Harry P. Isham, John F. Jclke. Jr .. Eames MacVeagh, and 1fr. 0. J. \Vaters. I The staff of the hospital will be com~fr . ' John \\ ' hit. ru () .. ). l . )' l posed of member s ?f th~ faculty 0~ t he r. · . l .. - 1 x Ill t 11 dt · r\orth\':C. tern untvcrstty me d 1 c :1 1 l\..l.'lll 1 \\'Orth ~ntertatn~d at a rath n 1 , · · 1 · 1 . ' ~thnol. utuque unc 1 Ic on 1 ast 'l' ues< I a~· . ta ,_ r:ntg . ltn guests to the Little..' TraHlers '1 \.·a Passa\'ant ho pita! was foundccl !>:. ruom in Genn·a. Ill.. ior lunchl'ntJ. Dr. A. ,V. Pas sa \·ant in 18(>5. Jt ,, ;~. ~he ca lled ior her gue:-.ts, wlw inrlucl- destroyed by the fi-re ·of 1871, but \\'<1 ' cd .\trs. \\"altn Knuup. \Ir s. llugh rebuilt in 1885. Four. years agu t!Ji . . Pctn:-. on. ?\Ir:; . Ju lc Pctn~·. on, ancl ~lr:'. building \\·as found inadequate and \\·a · ;-;an inn! 1fol<lcn. and motored tt· I closed. The cornerstone of the IH~\\ Cenc\'a returnin g by \ra~· oi Barring- builditig wa s laid June 5, 1928. It \\·ill tl.lll . 1 he formall~· dedicated next Octohn . t e Presentation froc~ Adoance ' modes THE permanence of Old English patterns. A piece of china or pottery may be very attractive, but without that touch of old time quality it lacks the true and lasting beauty that stamps the highest expression of every· art and craft. t ?ii~J II~Y' Eva Karon Schur, Inc. North Shore Hotel Bldg. EVANSTON TATMAN A Recognized A utbority 011 Correct Table Set1i11gs EVANSTON 517 DAVIS ST. CHICAGO 625 N. MICHIGAN AVE. J

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