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Highland Park Press, 12 Nov 1925, p. 13

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Priced atTGS.OO per foot Think #f it!, We advise im inv«-xtj;.'ationl â€" :' Sea Isjfes, ngqmed ittine endi td 1100 , Nov. ;Elc-n'- S. BISETH ]M” enter â€" and sevgn and. Making |Lawns Weekly Special Présents .‘{nnur* and Blacki Soil Grlfin# 4 uiLc dr __. Call on Matinee 1 p. d Drive, $2800. E. section, any other lot, on privaté I ”‘l'.- Beautiful A marriage of inwm the north shore took place in F ton Tuesâ€" day, October 27, when ‘riu Lucille Singer, daughter of Mr, and Mrs, Lesâ€" ter °C. §inxer. of Evanston, became the bridi of Roland W. Nicol of Winâ€" netka, son 4f Mr. and Mrs. William C. Nicol ‘of Gridley, Calif, The servâ€" ice was ré@id in the afternoon by the A reception for the immediate famâ€" ilies and the bridal party followed at the Singer residence. w The bride‘s gown was of white satin ‘ he is making trimmed with pearls, and a veil of | ter. | tulle and real lace was held in place | with a coronet of lace gnd orange| Mr. and 1 blossoms. â€" Her shower bouquet was| of 1031 Gree ofvalley lilies, bride‘s roses, and | entertained pale lavender orchids. The two atâ€"| professional tendants, Mrs. George ‘Wittbold of| Sunday even Chicago, the matron of honor, and | musical prog Miss Henrietta Bush of Glencoe, maid | by a delightf of honor, were attired in gowns ofl Among so voilet thiffon over flesh colored satin,] part in the and wore large, voil@t ‘tinted pieâ€"| Harrison Sl ture bats. They carried pale pink | Fritz Rink, I and lavender sweet peas. | Loomis, C Chgrles E. Driver of Kenitworth | Kischner, M acted as best man, and the uuhers‘bio Conciald were Stewart S. Hawes of Oak Park| Selma Gogg and Robert Hartman of Chicago. | After November 15, Mr. and Mrs.| _ Word con Nicol will be at hame at the Beverly | William Col Castle apartments, 129 Kedzie street,| den road, W Evanston. ‘» | New York i Rev. Frederick Flémini:f the Church of the Atonemezt, in the Lady chapel of St. Luke‘s church, Evanston. Miss Sue Tracy of Winnetka, has chosen as her attendants at her wedâ€" ding Saturday evening, November 14, Mrs. Francis L. Wooley of Glencoe as her matron of honor, and Miss Ina Snow of Ottowa, Ill, who was with her at Smith college, as her maid of honor. â€" Little Dorothy Taylor will be flower girl. at a bridge party. Thursday afterâ€" noon, Mrs. L. T. Barnett of Glencoe gave a bridge party and handkerchief shewer, and in the evening, Miss Belle Sheridan Mason entertained at bridge in her honor. This eventng Miss Helen Martin and Mrs. Vera Arnold are hostesses at a supperâ€"bridge. The bridal dinner is to be held at Skokie club Friday evening. Miss Tracy‘s fiance, David E. Wheeler, â€" arrived â€" Friday morning from Winter Haven, Fla. Francis L. Woolley is to be best man, and the ushers, G. H. Anderson of Chicago, Edward Burwell of Highâ€" land Park, and Dana Crow and George W. Tracy, Jr., of Evanston. Miss Tracy is the ¢enter of many interesting affairs at present. Tuesâ€" day, November 3, Mrs. Robert Johnâ€" son of Deerfield gave a luncheon for her, and Wednesday,, Mrs. Leonard Bird of Highland Park was hostess A pretty wedding was solemnized at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Wilâ€" liam B. Dale, 519 Ash street, Winnetâ€" ka, on the eveningy of October 81, when Mrs. Dale‘s niece, Miss Margarâ€" et Ruth Chrissinger, married Owen Shephard Cook, son of Mr. and Mrs. John A Cook, 609 Michigan avenue, Evanston. The young ‘people have taken an apartment on Hinman aveâ€" nue, Evanston, and will be at home to their friends about December 1. Invitations were issued the latter part of this week by Mr. and Mrs. Edward Frederick Hamm of Kenilâ€" worth for the marriage of their daughter, Miss Martha Blair Hamm, to Rush C. Butler, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Rush Butler of Locust road, Winnetka, Wednesday, November 25, at the Evanston Presbyterian church. A reception will: be held after the service at the Hamm residence in Kenilworth. PART 2 Invitations have been sent out this week for the wedding of Miss Mildred Howe, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilâ€" liam Howe, 555 Walnut avenue, Winâ€" netka, and Dwight B. Yoder, son of Dr. and Mrs. Albert Yoder of Gosâ€" hef, Ind., which will occur the eveâ€" ning of Saturday, November 21, at Christ church, at 8:80 o‘clock. Miss Jane Renshaw of 256 Sheridan road, is entertaining at bridge and a shower Saturday, November 7, at her home, in honor of Miss Howe, Chesley R. Perry, of 2(2 Sy!VvaN road, Glencoe, is sailing * Saturday, November 7, on the Paris, for.a Euâ€" ropean trip in the interests of Rotary International, which last‘ year estabâ€" lished a branch office at Zurich, Switâ€" zerland, to aid in looking after the many continental Rotary clubs which cither have been formed, or are beâ€" ing organized in nearly every counâ€" try. Mr. Perry expects to be gane atout six weeks and will cover a great Ral of territory in that time. ~ ; After a week spent in New Otâ€" leans, Mr. and Mrs. L, M. Allen have returned to their home in Kenilworth. Maj. F. L. Frankiim, formery 0° Hubbard Woods, writes that the north shore is well represented on the Mississippi Gulf coast. On his North Shore Society . Franklin, formerly of of 272 Sylvan ns of| _ Among some of the artists taking satin,| part in the program were Louise d picâ€"| Harrison Slade, Mrs. Olive Ahara, > pink| Fritz Rink, Isaac Van Grove, Clarence | Loomis, â€" Charles _ Lurvey, Herbert ]wwth} Kischner, Miss Ethel Flentye, Euseâ€" ushers | bio Concialdi, Otto Buyer, and Miss and| Dr. and Mrs. L. T. Mehlig of Torâ€" ston. | reon, Mexico, are the guests of Mr. many | and Mrs, A. F. Sterrett of 488 Ash Tuesâ€" I street, Winnetka. * o oi nernnt arâ€" rival at Gulfport, Miss., he was shown ’ property : belonging. to many (north shore residents, including Frederick B. Thomas, H. Douglas Orwig, son of Mr.,and Mrs. Harry J. Orwig,; Mr. Macarge of Hubbard Woods, and sevâ€", eral ;fiera.. Major Franklin is most enthusiastic about the Gulf Coast. He was en rojite to Florida, biuit was so attracted by the possibilitiee of Gulfport that he has settled there and has purchased property. Mrs. Frankâ€" lin is closing up their home in New Hampshire and will join him at the | Great Southern hotel, Gulfport, where }he is making his home for the winâ€" iter. | |_ Visiting her son and daughterâ€"inâ€" #law, Mr. and Mrs. Norman MacLeish | of Philadelphia, is Mrs. Andrew Macâ€" ! Leish of Craigie Lea, Glencoe. Mrs. Arthur Brigham, formerly of Wilmette, who is now residing at the Orrington hotel, gave a luncheon and | bridge .. and â€" miscellaneous _ shower lTuesday for Miss Dorothy,; Yonkers of Wilmette, whose marriage will take ‘ place in December. About twenty | guests were present. Mr. and Mrs. Howard E. Preston of 1031 Greenwood avenue, Wilmette, entertained a number of Chicago‘s professional musicians at their home Sunday evening, when a very lovely musical program was given, followed by a delightful supper. ‘ Word comes from Mr. and Mrs: William Colvin, Jr., formerly. of Walâ€" den road, Winnetka, who sailed from New York in midâ€"October, that they are comfortably located in London and are enjoying the English atmosâ€" phere of their new home immensely. They are to spend eighteen months traveling through Europe, intluding England, France, and Holland in their itinerary. * ' Mrs. Arthur B. Adair of 8$20 Melâ€" rose atenue, Kenilworth, entertained her card club, which is composed of a group of Glencoe women, Tuesday afternoon, November 4. » Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Compton have been spending the week at French Lick, From there they left for Champaign where they attendâ€" ed the Chicagoâ€"Illinois game last Satâ€" urday. Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Bert of Hubâ€" bard Woods are now living at the Greenwood Inn, Evanston. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kronemaker of 4656 Beacon street, Chicago, have issued invitations to the marriage of their daughter, Leona, to Preston Browne Calhoun of Glencoe, Thursâ€" day, November 12. ‘Mrs. Lillian Anderson of San Diego, Calif., formerly of Wilmette, is visâ€" iting her mother and father at the Edgewater Béach hotel. During her stay, several affairs are being given in her honor, among which are the small luncheon Mrs. Robert Kenyon gave Thursday at her home, 1011 Greenwood avenue, Glencoe, and the luncheon Mrs. William O. Belt of ‘Kenilworth will give today. Mrs. Frank Barrett entertained at supper last Sunday night at her home in Kenilworth, and Sunday evening, Mrs. Robert Kenyon will again be hostess in her honot. * Mrs. G. A. Schneider (Miss Grace Sandberg) of Pensacola, Fla., formerâ€" ly of Glencoe, is visiting Mrs. Sam M. Cambell and Mrs. Alex Smith, Sr., of 351 Park avenue. Mrs. Henry J. Caryâ€"Curr, 1051 Spruce stréet, Winnetka, spent last weekâ€"end as the guest of Mrs. Samâ€" uel Dean of Hinsdale, formerly of Winnetka. ; Mr. and Mrs. Carryâ€"Curr have as their guests this week, Mr. and Mrs. ? H. Pugh of Milwaukee and Miss Elsa Krueger of Watertown. Newcomers to Glencoe from Chiâ€" cago include Mr. and Mrs. William B. Moulton, who are now living in their new home, located at 623 Drexâ€" Mr. and rrs.lOIiver Morton Knode of Winnetka and Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Macleish qlf Glencoe have just reâ€" turned from a ten days‘ trip to New York. While there they visited their daughters, |Jean MacLeish and Betty Knode, who are attending the Westâ€" overAschoo.? at Middlebury, Conn. avenue . Higbland Par MARRIAGE INTERESTS |__ â€"__ NORTH SHORE PEOPLE Wedding of Evanston Girl to A maniage‘ of interest to the north shore took place in Evanston Tuesâ€" day, October 27, when Miss Lucille Singer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lester C. Singer of Evanston, beâ€" came the bride of Roland W, Nicol of Winnetka, son of Mr. and Mrs. Williaim C. Nicol of Gridley, Cal, The service was read in the afternoon by the Rev. Frederick Fleming of the Church of the Atonement, in the Lady chapel of St. Luke‘s church, . Evanâ€" ston. * A réception for the immediate families and the bridal party folâ€" lowed at the Singer residence. _ The bride‘s gown was of white satin trimmed with pearls, and a véil of tulle and real lace was held in placd with a coronet of laca and orange hlossoms. Her shower bouquet was of valley lilies, bride‘s roses, and pale lavender orchids. The two atâ€" tendants, Mrs. George Wittbold of Chicago, the matron of honor, and Miss Henrietta Bush of Glencoe, maid of ‘honor, were attired in gowns of \;iolet chiffon over flesh colored satin, and wore large violet tinted. picture hats. They carried pale pink and lavender sweet péas, . . GLENCOE EPISCOPAL . CHURCH HAS DINNER Charles E. Drivér of Kenilworth acted as best man, and the ushers wore Stewart S. Hawes of Oak Park and Robert Hartman of Chicago. After November 15, Mr. and Mrs. Nicol will be at home at the Beverly Castle apartments, 129 Kedzie street, Evanston. * 20 More Than 150 Attend Affair at St. Elizabeth‘s at Masonic «+ Hall; Features s Thursday evening of last week the Church of St. Elisabeth! gavea turâ€" key., dinner in the Glencoe Masonic hall. About 150 people were present. After dinner there was a. getâ€"toâ€" gether meeting with addresses. Dr. John K. Coglidge, the rector, spoke of the Sunday school. . / 60. HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1925 He expressed pleasure over the atâ€" tendance, but requested coâ€"operation from the parents in the matter of the preparation of lessons. _ J. V. Norcross of Highland Park spoke of the church program, and W. A. Baehr, C. A. Dostal and Fred A. Sager spoke of the new . Parish House. This project is of interest, not only to Episcopalians, but to others as well, for a large and beauâ€" tiful parish house is regarded as a. distinct â€" civic improvement. The reâ€" spohse to this project has been gratâ€" ifying, it was stated. So far more than $39,000 has been ‘subscribed leaving about $8,000 to be raised. The church, the speakers said, wishes to thank especially, the merchants in town who have so generously donated to the building fund, NORTH SHORE MUSICAL SOCIETY HAS MEETING Second Session Held Recently at _ Home of Mrs. Ahara, in Wilmette The North Shore Musical: society held its second meeting at the home of Mrs. Fred B. Ahara, 735 Eighth street, Wilmette, recently. ‘Delight was expressed by all at the ‘return from Europe of the club‘s honorary president, Mrs. Dorothy Macauley. ‘Mrs. Macauley, who has been absent a year, gave a very _interestinz_tall% on some of her experiences, and the club is anticipating more of these talks at ensuing meetings. After an interesting program comâ€" posed mostly of Scandinavian music, a social hour followed, and refreshâ€" ments were served by the hostess, Mrs. Abara, and by Miss (Ethel Flentye and Mrs. Frances Evans, who assisted her. _‘ 54 Mrs. Arthur Brigham, formerly of Wilmette, who is now residing at the Orrington hotel, gave & luncheon and bridge and miscellaneous " shower Tuesday for Miss Dorothy Yonkers of Wilmette, who marriage will take place in December. About, twenty guests were present. S afihyt A delightful evening is anticipated at the Winnetka Masonic temple Friâ€" day evening, November 20, when the Temple club will give a bridge and five hundred party. Prizes will be given for both games. The evening will start with a. musical program which will begin at 8:30 o‘clock, after which the guests will play cards and refreshments will be served. Miss Ethel delLang arrived in New York Friday on the Aquatania from an extended sojourn abroad, and is exâ€" pected to return to Glencoe today. > Wilmette Man Recently; Are Well Known e3 PLAN NORTH SHORE â€"HIGHWAY AT MEET FIVE COMMUNITIES UNITED Representatives: In Session Last Week at Wifieue to Push a New Road West Parallelâ€" ing N. W. Railway . _ Representatives of five north shore communities and of Cook county and the Chicago Regional Planning assoâ€" ciation mét at the Wilmette Village hall last week. © This meeting of munigipal execuâ€" tives was called by the Planrning assoâ€" ciation for the purpose of bringing all theâ€"communities affected into a concerted effort to bring to an early completion the proposed through highway which is to parallel the Chiâ€" cago â€" and â€" Northwestern â€"railroad track‘s on the west. * Reports Em:our‘tgig& Reports from representatives of the various villages through which the proposed road, will) run indicated that all are making an effort to do their share and that the preliminary work is being carried on. All ‘agreed that the new road when completed should be called Green Bay road. | The largest amount of paving to be done in any community. will be done in Winnetka, where 11,500 feet of lineal paving must be laid, in widths varying from 40 t?eso feet, and at a cost of $4§7;172. Glenege is next, with 11,040 lir:\;a‘\‘feet of paving in widths from 40 to 110 feet, at a cost of $414,â€" 020. Wilmette is third with ©6,850 i feet of a width of 40 féet throughout. ‘The cost will be $254,000, Evanston will pave 4,200 feet, all 40, feet wide, at a cost of $175,000 and Kenilworth will have 2,750 feet in width varying from 40 to 100 feet, costing $96,250. The county will pay for.a 20 foot strip throughout all this system. The total cost, will be $1,386,442. â€"*_â€" Delay in Winnetka c . \ . In Winnetka there is a delay ocâ€" «asioned by grade separation probâ€" lems and the problem of sharp tutns, which are objectionable to ‘state and ‘county highway departments. In Kénâ€" ilworth _ condemnation â€" proceedin are going forward. The road will g: 100 feet west of the railroad there. Wilmette showed the most progress, having plar‘s for the new road, runâ€" ning through the village adjacent to the railroad, ready to submit to the county: offi¢ials. Condemnation prof ceedings in this village have ‘already been put through WINNETKA MAN HEADS GREAT WESTERN ROAD Nathaniel L. Howard Last Week Elected President of Railway Co. ‘Nathaniel L. Howard of Foxdale avenue, formerly â€" of 644 Walden road, Winnetka was last week elected president of the Great Western railâ€" road to succeed S. M. Felton, who has become chairman of the board of directors of the company. Mr. Howard, who is 41 years of age, is said to be the youngest railâ€" road president in the United States. He is married and has lived in Winâ€" netka for three years. He is a memâ€" ber of the Sunset Ridge Country club. ENTERTAIN SAILORS . _â€"IN G. LAKES HOSPITAL \_Members{ of the Winnetka Forgetâ€" meâ€"not committee gave a birthday party at the Great! Lx*es hostfufl‘ last week. The party raq for all those soldiers whose birthdays fell in Ocâ€" tober. A special luncheon was served, with a huge cake, lighted with ‘canâ€" dles, ‘occupying : the center of the ‘table, which was gay with Hallowe‘en decorations. . Each of the disabled veterans received a present from the committee. Cigars and cigarets were also distributed. Following the meal there was a program after which th¢ committee inspected | the workshop where the veterans are making var jous novelties for sale. * wWOMEN VOTERS WILL ENJOY CARD PARTY â€" Thursday afternoon, November 12, cards, gay chatter and refreshments, will temporarily take the place that the World Court and Child Labor -fioblems sually hold in the minds the members of the Winnetka t.eague of Women Voters. For, in brder to raise money to carry m work of the league, that organi sh %s ‘giving a |card party and nfltfif horth shore is invited to attend. | Probably not |so many: husbands would desert their wives if their wives would support them properly.| i WINNETKA WOMAN‘S § LEAGUE IS GROWING List is Twice as Long as That _ of Last Year‘s; Sustaining ; Members Many ‘\ ‘The list of sustaining members of the Winnetka League of Women Votâ€" ¢rs is already nearly twice as long as last year‘s list. As the I;‘llll‘l‘ membership dues are kept at a minâ€" imum in order. that the membership may be thoroughly democrati¢t, the funds for carrying on ‘the League‘s work niust be obtained almost entirely from .other sources. In order to redyce as low as possible thI m of money to be secured as fits, a system of sustaining â€" memberships has been adopted, | © : 4 _ Mrs. ‘Austin‘Jenner, chairman â€" of the finance committee of the League, is at the head of a drive for susâ€" ‘taining members. She mbeen;gmt- ily assisted by; Mrs. 1d : DeLay, Mrs. Edwin E. Brown and Mrs. Morâ€" ris Greeley. | || _ | _ Sustaining me;bers! new â€" this year are Mrs. William S. Elliott, Mrs. Archibald Shaw, Mrs: Laird Bell, Mrs. William :/ D. McKenzie, . Mrs. Arthur Woodward, ~ Mrs.â€" Walter Strong, Mrs. Arthur Sterrett, Mrs. Edgar Crilly, Mrs, Frank Bursback, Mrs. Robert Gay, Mrs, John . Montâ€" gomery, Miss Ruth Matz, Mrs. George Lecy ‘and Mrs. August Magnus. WINNETKA TO KEEP ITS~OWN LIGHTING _ Winnetka will continue to. mafnâ€" tain its own lighting system entirely independent of any connection with an outside sourte of power, bccotdin‘ to action taken at the Village counâ€" cil nteeting last week, when council members voted ‘to go aheadwith the program of â€" installing additional emergency equipment at the lighting plant. on d > & Press When â€" considering this proposed improvement there had been a countâ€" er proposition to effect an emergency breakdown connection with the Pubâ€" lic Service Company of, Northern IIliâ€" nois. Under this plan the power‘lines of that company would be extended to the border of the village, where the village would make a connection to its power plant, There was to be a certain charge per month regardless of (whether or not power was used, and in addition, a certain rate agreed on for power that was used. JOHN ZENGELER , Cleaner and Dyer ' & ‘25 North Sheridan Road WE OPERATE OUR OWN PLANT IN ; HIGHLAND PARK * comparison. Built of Scotch imported grain leathor . .. ‘ ‘Sizes, 8% to 11, $7.50 Sizes 1114 to 2, $8.50 +4 RuBY‘S mmmhmu MEnN: wiso kNow ow â€" * UUAHfed A SMART SHOE FOR A MISS, BUILT BY THE WORLD‘S . B2s% AREN OF JOVENILE FOOTWEAR / _ Its fitting qualities and refined appearance are beyond Telephone H. P. 109 CHI P%CE WAGON ON TRACKS Miscreants Try to Derail Limâ€" â€"â€" . ied Last Week; Near Zion3, _ _ _\ > Becond Instance of _: _ < / | e Same Kind $ f ATTEMPT TO WRECK _ ; _ NORTH SHORE TRAN : Miscreants evidently . intent upon causing aâ€"serious train wreck on the night of Nov. 4, placed a lumber Wagâ€" on on the North, Shore Line tracks in Zion where it was ‘struck by ‘a speeding nuthbouunn? llmiptod (tzain shortly before midnight, Passengers on the train were thrown into a pafie when the crash occurred. The near tragedy occurred at a point about forty feet south of the TMTO!% street crossing. The wagon was smashed into kindling wood, and the front of the train was damaged quite The Zion police ~was notified and Lieut. m;hlr- ried to the scene and launched an inâ€" vestigation. From evidenpe ‘he was able to pick up it was um.'lfm an arrest might be made soon. . â€"â€" The fact that a dfin.lin‘-n*‘w falling tended to obscure the vision bf the motorman until it was too late to avoid a collision. Wreckage was strewndovrnthotnckfér:xua distance. The train was stopped and the crew hurried back, their first beâ€" lief being> that a tragedy had occurred. When they failed to. find any. trace ‘of a horse or the @river they called the police. °* : ‘Previous Attempt * The â€" vandalism jof Wedn:d\ly night recalls a similar incident that occurred on Hallowe‘en night. when a simildar wagon was placed. on the North Western tracks where it was hit by a fast train and smashed into pieces. The Zion police are W to think that both pieces of vandalâ€" That the attempted wrecking of the limited trainâ€"was the eff. of men rather than boys, was in by the size of the footprints found in the mud. C .sf ism were the work of the same parâ€" ties. Just what motive is bacle of it they have not yet‘been able to deterâ€" mine. x & ‘Our work and our ‘materials, as. well as our careful service and moderate prices, appeal to the leading people of this community. We always have a waiting list of ordersâ€"a tribute to our standing as tin workers. _ TINWORK THAT SATISFIES wit en t HENRY G. WINTI 48 North First Street rOOTWEAR FOR Arrest Expected PART 2 NUMBER 37 3t § yB 14

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