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WINNETKA TALK December 18, 1926 Candy All sizes Headquarters -- Xma Both in delicious chocolates and hard candies. and prices in special Holiday boxes. HUBBARD WOODS SWEET SHOP U. J. DINI. Prop 1064 Gage St. Phone Winn. 2061-2340 Trees--Balsam and Spruce Poultry for the Dinner Everything Ready for Christmas From up North where they grow them big come these Christmas trees. Several sizes and prices. The Turkeys from North Dakota made such a hit during Thanksgiving that we got them from the same place. Also ducks and geese from Water- town, Wis. Place your order early for all Christmas groceries and meats. PULLOM :« REGAN Grocery and Market 1062 Gage Street Hubbard Woods Phones: Winn. 710-711 Winnetka Woman Gains Renown as Playwright Florence Kiper Frank (Mrs. Jerome N.) of 1168 Hamptondale street, has written three delightful plays for chil- dren, which have been produced, en- titled, "Three Plays for a Children's Theatre." One of the interesting features of these plays is that Norman-Bel Geddes designed the stage settings, and color schemes, and the frontspiece. Norman-Bel Geddes is well-known for the Miracle stage settings, color schemes and designs that he produced. Mrs. Frank wrote the first two plays at the request of Miss Aline Barnsdall for the experimental theatre in Los An- geles, and they were produced there under the direction of Richard Ordyn- ski. The plays are primarily for child actors and child readers and have been | published by Harold Vinal. The 5-Tube 5-75 Single Control All-Metal Shielded Chassis. Power Tube Adaptability. Built-in Musicone. Wonderful performance--marvelous appearance--amazing price. No won- der everybody calls it the "hit" of the season. And "hit" it is with its exclu- sive Crosley features together with ad- vanced radio reception ideas found only in highest price sets. Metal chassis shields units. Dial drum whereon station letters can be written. Power tube adaptability. "Crescendon" that builds up volume on distance sta- tion letters can be written. Power tube adaptabilped with "Acuminators." Two-tone mahogany cabinet with rose gold trimmings. A 40-inch Console-- ample room for all batteries and acces- sories. Genuine Crosley Musicone built in. THE RADIO SERVICE SHOP 18 Prouty Annex Phone 1840 CHRISTMAS PROGRAMS Schools of Village Hold Yuletide Ob- servances in Programs of Pag- eantry and Song Special Christmas programs were given by pupils in the various local schools on Friday. A Christmas ritual, entitled "I'he Christmas Spirit," writ- ten about four years ago by Douglas Whitehead especially for the Win- netka schools, was presented by both the Horace Mann and the Hubbard Woods schools. while the Skokie and Greeley schools presented choral pan- tomimes. "The Christmas Spirit" 1s based on the idea that the greatest gifts that we can give are those that come from the real desire to make others happy. Two main characters, the spirit of the Tree and the Spirit of Service, tell of the real Christmas spirit and ask the aid of the children of the school in making others happy. The children respond by laying gifts at the base of the tree and at the same time singing Christ- mas carols. The part of the Spirit of the Tree was taken at the Horace Mann school by Louise Stanton and the Spirit of Service by Ralph Hamil. Gifts made and given by the children are taken to the Lake Bluff orphanage and pre- sented to the children there. At the Hubbard Woods school the children taking part were as follows: Tree Spirit, Joy Stover; Spirit of Serv- ice, Kimball Renwick ; Girl Scout, Jane Waidner; Boy Scout, John Ballenger: Camp Fire Girl, Mirian Fetcher; Jun- ior Red Cross, Betty Weston. At this school, about 150 stockings were filled with all kinds of Christmas "goodies" and toys and are to be taken to the children of the first and second grades of the Oliver Perry school near Dau- phin park in Chicago. There they will be personally distributed by Miss Cars- well, Principal of the Hubbard Woods school, another teacher and one of the mothers, who will act as Mrs. Santa Claus and Santa Claus' helpers. At Greeley, "Living Pictures from the Carols" were presented, while a chorus sang the carols that were rep- resented. There were five of these de- picting the scenes in which the Angels appear to the shepherds; the worship- ing of the little Angels at the manger cradle: the coming of the wise men; the Madonna and the child; and the modern Christmas morning. Costumes and stage sets used in the program were made by sixth grade boys and girls. Author of "Spirals" Residing in Winnetka Mrs. Herbert*U. Nelson, now of 373 Sunset road, and formerly of Winnet- ka, is the author of the play "Spirals," so successfully presented by the Town and Gown Play shop in the Annie May Swift auditorium of Northwestern uni- versity four nights last week. Mrs. Nelson, who writes under the name of Marion L. Nelson, is an active member of the group of north shore and university people who, under the direction of Theodore Hinckley, have formed a playwriting class, whose three plays were such a success that. they were repeated at the Evanston Woman's club Tuesday. Mrs. William D. Sidley, as "Nita," and Mrs. Solomon P. Perry, as "Mary," were the two north shore women tak- ing part in Mrs. Nelson's drama. TRUCK TAKES AFIRE An overheated exhaust pipe on a truck used in the collection of garbage in the village, threatened .destruction of the truck, Wednesday morning. The fire occurred in front of 508 Maple avenue. and was extinguished by the Fire department. The damage to the truck was small. oy