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mom om Mm ME / { i WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1917 JSOCIETY 3 HE Winnetka Branch of the In- ant Welfare society entertained mothers and children of this so- ty at the Chicago Commons on urday, December 22, at 2 o'clock. program of songs, dances and ight of hand: performance was fol- ed by the appearance of Santa ! hus, who gave out candy and toys | ~ Jthe children. Refreshments were | ved to them all, and about 500 ~ Bthers and children greatly appre- | ated this Christmas cheer. The] ildren were especially delighted | th the toys which the people of | Vinnetka so generously donate general Chelzman Conservation of Material: eneral meetings--Mondays arish house, 9 until 12 a. m. fReceiving committee each day pt Saturday. {We have grown so rapidly in the | ast five weeks that we have divided pur work into the following commit- fees with the following chairmen: * Coats--Mrs. Nichols. © Bonnets--Miss Robeson. © Patterns--Mrs. Filkins. at the | X=} Anning. * Work--Mesdames Floyd and War- mington. 1 We have several w orking organiza- "tions in Winnetka Street "ircle, Prospect Avenue circle, Ash 'Street circle, Cherry Street circle, : irls' Friendly society. Congreea- tional church, Christ Church guild, 'Teachers of Columbia School of ~ Music. ~ Hundreds of garments have been "sent to various local charities, the | amount to the Relief and Aid. ~ Garments for the French orphans are cing turned out rapidly as we have a working organization of over 200. ach Friday various bundles of 60 arments each are turned over to: Rice. Thomas Taylor to be sent to the ~ French shop in the city and on over; to France. We have sent about 30 rons of patterns throughout the ~ state and have spoken before a large number of organizations. We advo- cate the empty attic and the utiliza- Reon of every scrap of waste material. =r A meeting of the Winnetka Wo- "man's club was held on December 27, Irs. Prouty presiding. The minutes were POT tpeored 21 i ~ those who have which they are willing to give away B of Mrs. [49] tire fottowing 'meeting. Mrs. Prouty made the fol- low ino announcements: A patriotic food exhibit will be held | at the Coliseum from January 5 to 12. The War Emergency union asks all old victrola records aa x to take them to the office of the War Emergency union at Community house so that they may be sent to * Camp Grant, where they are much needed. Announcement was made of the = change in the original prgaram foi = the meeting. Mrs. Rhodes, chairman of. the art 3 and literature committee, then took 2 charge of the meeting. The first part of the program con- sisted of French music, given by five members of the MaeDowell club of Winnetka, Mrs. Charles Ewart; Mrs. Mrs. Dwight Orcutt and Mrs. Harvey ~ Brewer. was the reading of a one-act play, "Overtones," by the author, Miss Alice Gerstenberg. The club then adjourned for tea. Fred Mrs. Gould, Mrs. Clarke, Mrs. Aspinwall and Miss Martha Gemmill were the hostesses of the afternoon. ts Mrs. Martin Van Persyn, mother Ernest Putnam Clark, died at the Presbyterian hospital Christ- mas Eve. Services were held from her home in Evanston on Thursday. Burial in Graceland cemetery. SS Pe Miss Christine York. She expects to return after | the holidays and resume her war' work. -- Wm. B. Clore, who has been re- ~ siding on Linden avenue, -- The East Willow Street to be entertained by Mrs. Forrest on the third Tuesday in Jan- uary. ---- Mr. and Mrs. Philemon B. Kohl- saat, 341 Woodland avenue, Hl ad i Fm 332nd Machine Gun battalion, sta- 'ollowi tl tof M | tioned at Rockford. Mrs. Blair, who al I 8 1 l + PS} e . -" . ne, > le 'repori of MIS.lwas formerly: Miss Ethel' Blassius, ank D. Fulton, | New Year's. | gregational church will hold an all- : Cutting--Mesdames Dickinson and | Warner Robinson, Mrs. Arthur Dean, The second part of the program McCordic of Oak! street is home after a sojourn in New | has pur- chased the house at 654 Cherry street, formerly occupied by Robt. P. Crane. "The Steadfast Princess," the play written by Cornelia Meigs and won the Drama League prize offered by Kate Ogelsby, the national chairman for children's work, in 1915, was a great success as presented at .the Skokie school by the seventh and eighth grade English classes, last Saturday evening. The children tak- ing part in the performance were Kenneth Smart, Mabel Forberg, Laura Slosson, Charles McKinney, Cabray Wortley, Richard Goble, Wil- liam Steele, Royce McNamee, Stewart | Sherman, Mildred Sarlson and Vir- ginia Klein. -- Lieutenant and Mrs. H. F. Blair Jpent the holidays with Mr. and Mrs. ohn Blassius. Lieut. Blair is with will remain in Winnetka until after A i i>™h»> The Woman's society of the Con- | day meeting at the church on Wed- nesday, January 2. Business meeting at 11 a. m.; luncheon at 12; program at 1:30. Mrs. Clark from Africa will oe the speaker. a The North End Winnetka Naval auxiliary 'of the Red Cross will meet at the home of Mrs. Melville C. Chat- ten, 1151 Oakley avenue, Monday afternoon, at 1:30 o'clock. ---- Greatsinger Iarrell, commissioned lieutenant in the Marine service, sta- tioned at Washington, D. C,, is visit- ing his mother. ee Ae Dr. Blatchford, who is spending a fortnight at home, received his com- mission as captain on Xmas morning. PRE i, Miss Gladys Montebank of Keokuk, Ia., is visiting at the home of her sis- ter, Mrs. William Boddie, of Scott avenue. te fs | © Mr. and Mrs. Stixrud entertained ia numher of jackies from the Great ele kes at their home on East Willow i street, Christmas Day. ef -- Miss Ruth Néville, who is in at- tendance at Chicago university, is visiting at the home of her fiancee, Mr. Rudolph Rieman, in Detroit, for the holidays. Mr. Rieman is a teach- er of civics at Culver Military acad- emy, but has given up his profession for service. a a be convalescing. ee fe Among the boys who have returned from Cornell university for over the holidays are David Nethercott, Lan- don Hoyt, Sidney Strotz and Dain Fuller. ee Mrs. Framées C. Thompson, daugh- ter of Mrs...Harold Ickes, of Private | road, leaves shortly for the east, from where she expects to sail for France at an early date. MT Charles Weart returned from Camp Grant for Christmas holiday. p ---- The homefof W. H. Titus, with its beautiful grounds on the edge of the Skokie valley, has been purchased by Walter H. Strong. eff e William Washburn has enlisted in the balloon service and is ordered to report at Omaha at once. "Mr. Harold Bohnen is reported to] The war program arranged for the Winnetka schools is being systema- tized in order that the best results will be had in each department. Cap- tains have been appointed to direct the work for each school and they will be assisted by a number of lieu- tenants, who will have charge of the work in the grades. The members of the school war councils will meet on Thursday, Jan- uaty 3, at 3 o'clock, at their respective schools to discuss the work that has been outlined for the children. -- Christmas green, Christmas The gathering at the tree on the Village Eva, was a large and enthusiastic one. The tree was beautiful, the lights and decorations making it most attractive, and the singing of the cardls bespoke the Christmas spirit of 'Peace on Earth Goodwill toward Men? - og Mis. V. H. Hanson is entertaining her jlatives from Racine. ---- Bisiop Sumner of Oregon has been the louse guest for the last week of the I. Allen Haines. The bishop's marfage next Tuesday is of especial Winnetka intefest to his many frieuds. { raf Tleodore Cox, who is attending the University of Illinois, is at hone for the Christmas vacation. - Riib Ms. Wm. Bishop, comined to her home, 328 Linden ave ue, by illness, is improving. a Cpt. Preston Boyden, Pine strét, is home from Camp Grant on a Qristmas furlough. his who has been 725 HOYBURN 615 DAVIS STREET : EVANSTON (UTHER MONDAY TO" FRIDAY NEXT Another Monster Picture FARRAR "The Devil Stone" A Romantic Story of Superstition THTEREET REET ny nm LLL Afternoons 2 and 4 77777777 777 77777700 777 Evenings 7 and 9 ! 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Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp VIRGINIA LEE CORBIN | We fietiove You Will Enjoy This Picture More Than Any Other You Have Seen Before In all Your Life; Yes, Even If You Are 100 Years Old. : 6 Years Old - his little leadir g lady who ap- peared in the same picture