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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 17 Nov 1923, p. 23

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WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1923 |» Kenilworth Happenings The entertainment committee of the Kenilworth club sponsored an illustrat- 'ed lecture by Dr. Fay Cooper Cole on 'Monday evening, November 12, whose subject was "Where the East and iWest Meet." Dr. Cole formerly the 'assistant curator of the Department {of Anthropology of the Field Museum 'has just returned from a year and a 'half spent in the Malay peninsula, jSumatra, Java and vicinity, having 'headed an expedition to these coun- 'tries for the museum. Dr. Cole, who is an authority on his subject, has appeared before Kenil- 'worth audiences previously and had {a very fascinating story as well as {pictures illustrating the life and 'habits of these strange and interest- ,ing people. i =o | Among those who left Kenilworth . Thursday, for New Haven, Conn. to ; see the Yale-Princeton game on Sat- , urday, and later visit in New York ! city were Mr. and Mrs. Alexander W. ' Hannah, 256 Woodstockroad, Mr. and Mrs. Grant Ridgway, 207 Cumberland avenue, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Y. Ball, 306 Woodstock road, Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Littell, 322 Woodstock road, Mr. and Mrs. Mark W. Cresap, 239 Essex road, Mr. and Mrs. Claude G. Burnham, 509 Roslyn road, and Mr. and Mrs. Percy B. Eckhart. ------ Subscriptions for the Red Cross and renewals of membership are now be- ing taken. The drive closes Thanks- giving Day. Miss Miriam Shattuck, 338 Kenilworth avenue, is chairman of the Red Cross committee in Kenil- worth and those working under her direction are the Misses Virginia and Helen Little, Elizabeth Hannah, Katherine Stolp, Katherine Merrill, Dorothy and Emily Foresman and Elizabeth Stevens. --e In view of the existing cold weather bound to continue for the next few months and for the purpose of pleas- ure, exercise and good fellowship, the bowling season opened on Monday evening at the Culbertson gymnasium (Union church). New residents are especially urged to participate. Ladies' Night will be every Wednes- day. This stands as an official notice from the Bowling Alley committee. ig A Current Events and Literary Re- view of the Late Books class was opened on Tuesday at the home of Mrs. 'E. W. Burchard, = Mrs. Ethel Colson Brazelton will be the speaker and the class will meet every fort- night. On Tuesday the subjects were "A Resume of the Summer's Current Events" and a review of some of the latest books. aa Mrs. Henry Riggs Rathbone, 312 Sheridan road, was the speaker at the Rockford Woman's club on Tues- day of this week. Her subject was "Scandinavian Literature and Music." She augmented her talk with a group |" of Scandinavian songs. ime The Neighbors held a meeting on Thursday afternoon, at 2:15 o'clock. Mrs. Ora Padget Langer, soprano, gave a delightful program of "Folk Songs," and Mrs. Charles T. Chand- ler read an interesting paper entitled "Something Sings." --oa The Vocational Society for Shut- Ins gave an exhibit and sale of linens, rugs, cushions and novelties made un- der its direction on Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Edwin Hedrick, 304 Melrose avenue. $700 was realized. --O-- Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Berger, 306 Kenilworth avenue, entertained Mr. and Mrs. Carl Langer at dinner follow- ing the meeting of the Neighbors on Thursday, where Mrs. Langer pre- sented a program of songs. -- Mr. and Mrs. Hugh A. Foresman and daughter, Patty, 515 Essex road, spent this week in Atlantic City, N. J. and on Saturday will attend the Yale-Princeton game at New Haven, Conn, -- The Home and Garden club met for luncheon at the Drake hotel on Monday of last week, afterwards visiting the art studios of Mr. Joseph Dirren, Mr. Gerald Frank and sever- al other artists in the Tree Studio building. ---- Mr. and Mrs. Edgar W. Burchard, 310 Oxford road, have returned from a week's visit with their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Grant Keehn in New York city. They returned by motor. Mr. Horatio Chandler of Kenilworth Inn, who has been suffering from a broken foot for the past six weeks is recovering and returned to his busi- ness early this week. ---- Miss Gladys Merrick of Highland Park will be hostess to a number of Kenilworth young people at a bridge and dance at her uncle's home in Evanston this evening. Os Mrs. Roy C. Osgood took four friends to an exhibit of chrysanthe- mums at the greenhouse of Mrs. Robert Forgan in Highland Pork on Monday. --Q-- Miss Dorothy Bennett, 185 Sheri- dan road, who has been spending four months with Miss Malita Hutt in Ala- meda, Cal, returned to her home recently. nr - Miss Jeannette Cherry, 422 Abbotts- ford road, was home Sunday from the; University of Wisconsin, after going to Champaign to attend the Illinois-Wisconsin game. tes " Mr. L."M. Allen, 412 Melrose ave- nue, left Monday for St. Louis on a business, trip. } y citi The Evening Bridge club met in the home of Mrs. R. B. Stolp, 336 Warwick road on Monday evening. 0 Mr. and Mrs. IL. M. Allen returned home last Friday from New York and Boston where they were the guests of their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Slater. --Q-- Mrs. Bert Barry of Glencoe enter- tained a number of Kenilworth friends at luncheon at her residence on Wed- nesday. --O-- Mrs. Frank Smith arrived on Tues- day from Portland, Oregon, to be the guest of Mrs. Roy C. Osgood, 423 Iissex road. --O-- Mrs. Merritt H. Dement, 337 Ab- bottsford, entertained at luncheon and bridge on Wednesday. Mrs. N. Landon Hoyt, Jr., 500 Cherry street, Winnetka, entertained with a linen shower on Monday last in honor of Miss Dorothy Hardenbrook. ---- Mr. and Mrs. Mark W. Cresap, 239 Essex road, spent this week in Atlantic City. a Mrs. Frank W. Cherry, 422 Abbotts- ford road, will be hostess at luncheon to her Card club on Friday. mm Mrs. S. S. Holden, 527 Warwick road, will be hostess at dinner at her home this evening. EO Mrs. Henry Everett, 415 Cumnor road, will entertain at luncheon and bridge at her home on Saturday. F lower. Show and Dance At Shoreen's This Week Evanston's first flower show under auspices of north shore florists is be- ing held this week-end in the spacious display room of the Shoreen Motor company, 2525 West Railroad avenue. A silver cup is to be awarded for the hest floral exhibit. A feature of the show will be the designation of the winner of a popu- larity contest conducted by the North End Business Men's association. The 'show will close on Saturday night with a great Harvest Dance with music furnished by Krieger's orchestra. There is no admission to the Flower show. Occupants Unhurt When Autos Crash on Drive Automobiles driven by FE. E. Beach, and Mrs. W. H. Croft, both of Chica- go, collided on Sheridan road at Kenil- worth last Saturday afternoon. The machines were badly damaged but the occupants uninjured, according to the police. Another accident occured at Sheridan road and Winnetka avenue early Mon- day morning, when cars driven by Mrs. J. R. Glass and H. Carsten, crashed at that intersection as Mrs. Glass' car was turning into the drive. None of the oc- cupants were seriously injured. "Little Women" Play Given at New Trier Tonight at 8 o'clock, in the school au- ditorium, the Dramatic club of New Trier High school will give its second presentation of "Little Women," taken from the well known book of the same name by Louisa M. Alcott. The first performance last night won much applause from the audience be- cause of the excellent acting and attrac- tive setting. Tickets can be obtained at the door. BLACK DIRT . and FILLING Whether your needs are one load or a hundred, we are now in a position to make prompt deliveries. Lime for the lawn EDINGER & SONS Established 1907 Dealers in All Kinds of Building Materials EVANSTON WILMETTE KENILWORTH WINNETKA GLENCOE | business. Misses Florence and Beatrice Pease, 320 Leicester road, will entertain at a bride and miscellaneous shower in honor of Miss Virginia Lillienfield, this afternoon at their residence. Mich.,who has been the guest of the Misses Emily and Dorothy Foresman, 515 Essex road. for the past few weeks, returned home last Friday. i North Shore. LOWEST PRICES ON NORTH SHORE! | Mr. Francesco, proprietor of the Hubbard Woods Grocery and Market, has decided to increase his He has, therefore, bought several | brand new auto delivery trucks, which in addi- tion to the Merchants' Delivery Service also used | by him, will enable him to deliver goods prompt- | ly and quickly to customers in Glencoe, Hubbard Woods, Winnetka, Kenilworth and Wilmette. BIG MONEY-SAVING SALES! He will offer groceries of all kinds and meats at | prices lower than any other store on the entire He challenges competition. you want to save money, buy your table supplies at the Hubbard Woods Grocery and Market. Come in and start an account with us! HUBBARD WOODS | "GROCERY AND MARKET | 890 LINDEN AVE., HUBBARD WOODS --0-- | Miss Mary Mills of Houghton, [| Phones Winnetka 1700-1701-1702 If fae RE

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