The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

For several years Miss Coupland was a resident of Canton, China, durâ€" ing which time she studied the music of China, on the street, in the theatre ~and in Chinese fiterature. She will sing several Chinese songs, accompanying icnelf.:‘th original pimmarn-:he; ments explaining songs mmn‘ncflem' s taken from Chinâ€" ese Greenview drive, Northbroock, boy, Feb, Mr. and Mrs. George Kaf, Gree Tay reak ty tik. In" *‘ A small admission fee will be charâ€" ged, the entire‘proceeds to be donatâ€" ed to Russian and Chinese relief. Miss Cross has recently come to for P"k‘é:'vfllgh? many years, a most illuminating talk on modern China. Dr. Shouisky was born in Turkisâ€" tan, Russia, and came to America following the revolution. She will deâ€" liver her unusual and interesting "Rulogy to Oriental Women," in naâ€" tive costumme, with music. ~ ‘The North Shore_ Creative Writing group is sponsoring a Russianâ€"Chinese benefit luncheon to be held Thursâ€" day, Feb, 25, at the Highland Park Y.W.C.A. The public is invited to atâ€" tend, bringing their own sandwiches. Tea and coffee willâ€"be served at 12:30 p. m., and the program is tenâ€" tatively scheduled to begin an hour 1aâ€" ter so thit guests who cannot come earlier may attend. 5 Taking part in the program are Miss Laura Cross of B%::lhhrk, Dr. Judith Shouisky, of and :i&l Laura Helen Coupland of Winâ€" a. Creative W riters Plan Russianâ€"Chinese Luncheon, Feb. 25 Then I glanced up to see two familâ€" iar figures approaching, a trifle more uncertain, a bit more unsteady on their ‘ A young serviceman came to the desk to inquire about furlough fare and itinerary. His. home was in Canâ€" ada and he was taking his first furâ€" They looked disappointed in me. Finally the spokesman said: "The lady‘s right, chum. ‘We‘d better re . . . retrace our, steps." began ‘to pick up. A husky lad from the south, with big brown eyes and perfect teeth, asked: "Do you reckon that youâ€"all could find a room fo‘ mah wife? She‘s aimin‘ to make me a visit." "How nice," I remarked, leafing through the room list, "I‘ll bet you‘ve nussed her." j "Right smart," he returned, shyly. Soldiers began â€" drifting. in. They wanted . airâ€"mail stamps, change for telephone calls, ping pong balls for the game room, photographic paper for the dark room: downstairs. The teleâ€" phone whirred intermittently. A young poct in uniform, gripped in the throes of creative fervor, came to the desk in search of a typist. I offered my servâ€" ices, and presently a brainâ€"child was "But you‘ve already taken them," 1 insisted. _ "You‘ve left them som:;hue ¢lse. Better ra steps see if you can‘t m‘:lm You"left But the himnch was wrong. The door opened to admit two middleâ€"aged servâ€" ice men. Their look was familiar, and I recalled that carlier in the day they had checked their duffel bags at the desk, returning later to claim them and say goodbyc. Having passed the new military age of 38, some time since, they had received an honorable disâ€" charge from service. ~ > + "We‘ve come for the duffel bags we left here this afternoon, ma‘am," they feet. They eyed mie hopefully. â€"They considered. Finally one said, "l“{:”hdy’sri(ht.'fl.&dlm logy in what she says.". â€" _« â€" _ "If you can say ‘psychology‘," I told Il'u-,-nili-(,"ymshnddbelflew It was not age, alone, however, that gave unsteadiness to: their steps and i-:-mfini:g-. Advancing, they stated that they come for the dufâ€" fel bags they had left. â€" and exchanged glances. "You‘ve been places since you left here," I told them.‘"You must have left your bags somewhere else." _ past. Plainly they were bound for the -flflhh:fi.flhn ter weekâ€"end ies for change and recreation. This was going to be a dull evening, I thought. 'Wiy.'!iadnhd.wifi.;-m timent of struggle ahead, came 1 looked from the front window of the U.S.0. club one aight upon what appeared to be an endless stream of uniformed figures hurrying They armbled off. ‘They shuffled away,. and business ‘They looked blank. ‘Theyâ€" blinked Life Begins at Thirty Eight away ot06h 5 thatiten rand ue recntines are ““i‘g:‘!‘!--!l.- recent Arrivals at the Desert Jan Paim Springs, Cafifornia. _ Boy Scout Annual Dinner To B e Held February 23 Post war reconstruction plans for oRT and their relation to America‘s program of foreign relief and rehabiliâ€" tation will then be discussed. Mrs. William Borkovitz, president, and Mrs. Gordon Bazelon, hostess, exâ€" tend a cordial invitation to all women. as well as a means of promoting an enduring peace after the war. New York, now director of America‘s program of foreign relief and rehabiliâ€" tation, stressed the urgenty of immedâ€" iate economic relief as aâ€"war weapon WM'UAM!_ORTwiIIMm Tuesday, Feb. 23, at 1<30 p. m., at the home :of Mrs. Gordon Bazclon, 226 Mortimer road, Glencoe. The present work of ORT will be explained stressing its importance toâ€" day as war work. ORTâ€"Organization for Rehabilitation through Trainingâ€" conductsâ€"trade schools, workshops and farming projects: in Europe, Canada and South America. In them Jewish refugees are‘:eing trained . in , skills necessary to the production of essenâ€" At a recent mecting of the American ORT federation held in his honor} forâ€" mer â€"Governor Herbert H. Lehman of Women‘s American Ort Will Meet On Tuesday, February 23 "The war is over," he announced, jubilantly, "and I am coming home !" He wanted to make a long distance phone call, and needed cooperation. I procured the proper change and startâ€" ed for the telephone booth at the rear of the room, boy* friend in ‘ tow.:" I got his number, inserted the proper coins in the slot, handed him the reâ€" ceiver and stood by for emergencies. Then I started, aghast at the importâ€" ance of the secret military informaâ€" tion which I could hear being divulged ‘The evening was â€" now no . longer young. As a glanced up a familiar figure caught my eye. It was one of my old friends of the duffel bags. you suppose someone is having fun with me?" I asked one. He thought it quite probable. I decided to have one more try, and stepped up to ashort, stocky. individual "Probably this is a joke," I began apologetically, "but I have been asked to page Alexander Since that time I have made the acâ€" quantance of Heriry Ford, Julius Caesâ€" ar, William Tell, Robert Taylor and many other â€" famous personages. 1 have learned to believe anything. But he was alone. I wondered what had become of his companion.~ "No," 1 began wearily, "we have no . . . " lady‘s right, Joe,‘ one said.‘ "We done lost our bags and our memory too." The telephone rang. "Will you please page Alexander Dumas?" came a voice over the wire. "You‘ll prob@bly find him at one of the writing desks." Could be, I thought, doubtfully, and went in search of Alexander. No one responded to my call. "Do He drew himself up to his full five feet four. / "I," he stated, "am Alex: ander Dumas." nie Wrap mc emaptine® Cc ol sters who find home too teme and later discover that there is no place soon to he made very 9 w‘ufiu lunch wothers reading orâ€" listening to the radio. In one corner a group of southern lads was listening as some of their number| strummed. out melodies on guitar and mandolin. ~Presently one began to drone the several stanzas of a hill song. 5q My eyes fell upon a familiar sight. It was the two elderly servicemen, a little shakier, somewhat more confused than before. ‘They had retraced their I sighed. ‘They were hopelessly off the beam by now. "You should have gone straight home in the first place,"" I told them.. "Your bags are probably steps all right but had entirely lost sight of their objective. â€" ¢ â€"*We‘ve come for our duffel bags," But this time he hal a different idea They regarded me suspiciously and it. I observed his ruddy checks to my call. "Do : is having fun of the New York, N. Y.â€"A new “flpfl.Mn‘i lâ€"_lâ€" * A-h-uli:”“b t among contemporary didn‘t wait for Ribbon o hk dnd e fo en Mibber rntion) ts sn vongh iamee Casting inâ€"handâ€"prompted _ aside, he selected his own best work h{ohdo:'irh"?n dl’fl.'urua‘bihpfluâ€"- drawing was a "lesson h esippens tiy augred ATowntine | matiteincd thmt antiont Reent is af â€" Recently prepared by the Public| adbere to the five cardinal rules of l-nc.â€"u...u-.r-.-m general good health: Timene? mo mundht 1 . 3 Play and rolax : Horseman" was" ad a warn tc" ing to the nation of the hazards of | ppmaby es disease in wartime, and was distriâ€" 3. Check your health periodically buted by the Atlantic Coast Network | 4& KeeP clean rnrbomsinetectie on | 6 Bo es da frode old sn -‘;hclctm:rc:r.n::.mh.l-u- Abonlspldmol.ur.'Shrp.-“ I;r‘ :io war ill-:;-:li...u‘hin Europe la. l-iahi-;dm::u i'. llI;il ;Fl- merica, stat "personal " rest knowledge of the price of warâ€" the !lfl.r-fi?nl.-l:l.d'{-.' C o h PRESS. WANT ADS BRING RESULTS! HL Vessel is builr PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS Supplying Vital Bletric Power for Var Production in Northera Wlinsis in sections which are firted “â€"h-h-d' i that national health b3 concern to ultimate victory, that everyone should remember and adbere to the five cardinal rules of general good health: . tayudnlu proper rest 3. Check your health periodically 4. Keep clean A oo t _ sanitary utensils. f Above is picture of Mr. Sharp, addâ€" ing finishing .touches to his "Four Horsemen" drawing in his Forest Hills, N. Y., studio. and weided together huul..“.” e the characters “ staff as well as the girls and serviceâ€" h-nn.‘.l darting here and hmg‘rmhfl girls in their formals. _ Half hearts were distributed to the girls and boys in the grand march, and these had names of past real and fictional characters, and at a given signal the boys had to find his valenâ€" tine in the person of the girl who had the matching character to his own,. ‘The party was sponsored by. Mrs. L. Mayhew, her friends from Evanâ€" ston and Highwood Victory Belles, who furnished some fifty cakes, many. of which were shaped into valentines and hearts. The decorations for the occasion were made by Misses Lenore Bellei and Nora Mahoney assisted by several of the Belles and soldiers. Others who chaperoned at this parâ€" ty were, Mrs. S. Day, Mrs. Moles, Mrs. G, Werkel, Mr. and Mrs. Wilâ€" liam Neilir, Mr. and Mrs. J. Kilb from Evanston. From Highwood were, Mrs Sam Bernardi, Stephen Sterba, Bruna Nardini, Helen Supanich, Ellen Bellei, S. Gianelli, Waiter Smith, Sam Angelina Cappi and Angelo Cole. Mrs. C. P. Wagner from Lake Bluf{~and Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Spees from Glenâ€" coe, made up the large group. Another group of girls came from St. Bernard Women‘s club from the south side of Chicago under Mrs. Roy Flynn, Mrs. George Seveen, Mrs. C. D. McDaniel and Gyle Storn. Blectric arc welding the fabricating of subâ€"assemblies «1 well -bh&.dfimfl-d&d'fl 1. Taxes 2. War Bonds PLUS MORE WAR BONDS fictory IT TAKES BOTH Are Needed An appeal has been made by Mrs. H. B. Pearson Jr. of 1206 Marion aveâ€" nue. for blood donors.. Mrs. Pearson‘s father, Charles C. Montgomery, a reâ€" tired court judge of California, is sufâ€" fering from a rare blood disease and any type of blood is urgently needed. Chairmen For mh’:&*flda committee is broadcasting garden mwuwcn.,cua...u“ u.n.,everyth’. io ues Illinois _led the nation with 600,000 Victory Gardens last year and Norris dedaredeverydtortmhfi(fi to keep the state in first place in | to help meet the country‘s greatly inâ€" creased demand for food. xi mt Anyone caring to donate blood and help save this man‘s life may call Mrs. Pearson at H. P. 2287. 1943 Victory : â€" Gardens Named Victory Garden radio broadcast by Prof. W. A. Somers of the Univerâ€" sity of lilinois will start on Feb, 23 and im e ie oys given on & % 12:30 p.m. over . station WILL, Urâ€" bana. Five minute summaries of these will also be made by Prof. Somers over WLS and WMAQ, Chiâ€" Blood Donors ing full speed ahead. Newly appointed chairmen, he said, are rushing organiâ€" zation of their communities. area, Lester J. w the Victory Gardens â€" ois State Council of Défense, has teâ€" ported to Gov. Green. C Norris added that 200 more leaders will be named soon. He said that with the nation facing a 50 per cent reducâ€" fruits and L tingugh Tetieaing Micag Wive for :m. Victory Gardens is movâ€" Victory Gardens chairmes for 1943 have been appointed by 300 local deâ€" Sa