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February 19, 1927 WINNETKA TALK BISHOP THOMAS TO HOLD CHRIST CHURCH MISSION Noted Church Head Comes to Conduct "Crusade" Services in Local Parish As a part of the general "Bishops' Crusade" prescribed for all of the Epis- copal churches in America during the period immediately preceding the Len- ten season, Bishop Nathaniel S. Thomas, of the Wypming Episcopal denomination. will conduct a "mis- sion" in the Christ church parish from February 20 to 27. The primary pur- pose of Bishop Thomas' activity in Winnetka is the evangelization of the constituency of the church but his mes- sage will be of intensive interest and inspiration to the community at large. Plans for the "mission" have now been completed, according to Rev. E. Ashley Gerhard, rector of the church, and the entire parish is eagerly awaiting the coming of Bishop Thomas. Crusade Message During the past seven years the Episcopal church has centered its or- ganized effort upon the raising of money in an endeavor to place the church upon a sound financial basis. The time has now arrived, according to the officials of the church, when it should relieve that emphasis and make a new one, wholly disassociated from the money idea. "Just the soul and its Gods--the man and his church--the, heart and its yearning--the life and its real ambition." And that is the mes- sage of the "Bishops' Crusade." A feature of the "Crusade" program at the Christ church is to be a service entitled "The Feast of Light," which is a symbolic presentation of the cen- tral message of Bishop Thomas' mis- sion. The service is to be held Sunday evening, February 20, and as a part of the program there will be a special choir of men's voices under the direc- tion of Ellis E. Chase, choir master of the church. Announce Services Bishop Thomas begins his mission, however, at the morning services Sun- day, February 20, and closes with the evening services Sunday, February 27. On each Sunday there will be a service in Christ church in the evening at 8 o'clock, as well as at 11 o'clock in the morning. Each day during the week, except Saturday, there will be a Bible class at 10 o'clock in the morning, a Class in Personal Religion in the af- ternoon at 3:30, and an informal serv- ice with sermon in the evening at 8 o'clock. The week-day services will all be held in the chapel and parish house, it is explained. A dinner for men, at which Bishop Thomas will make a brief address, will be held Monday evening, February 21, at 6:30 o'clock, preceding the evening service. Wilmette Motorist Runs Kerplunk Into Our Depot Mistaking the west platform at the Winnetka station of the Chicago and North Western railroad for the private road between the railroad property and the park, Edward Uhler, of 1502 Wal- nut avenue, Wilmette, crashed into the eight-by-eight post supporting the north end of the station roof, with force sufficient to break the post in two. The accident occurred Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock. The following day Uhler was charged with driving a car while intoxicated and assessed a fine of $200 and costs. On March 22 last year Uhler was fined $10 and costs on a charge of being drunk and disor- derly and the police say he has been arrested three times on similar charges in Wilmette. Reared the Welfare Way THese bouncing babies are fair examples of what effective service the Chicago Commons Winnetka station of the Infant Welfare society is doing for undernourished and otherwise physically deficient infants. The Winnetka branch of the society, as noted in another column of this issue of WINNETKA TALK, is making its annual plea for renewal of pledges to support the station. Women Voters to Begin Study Class Sessions Monday A study class of the Winnetka Lea- gue of Women Voters will hold its first session Monday morning, February 21, at 10:45 o'clock, in the Camp Fire room of Community House. The subjects to be studied for three successive Monday mornings will be Illinois Government and 1927 Legisla- tion. Mrs. John N. VanderVries will lead the first session. The hostesses for the luncheon fol- lowing the lesson will be Mrs. Sam- uel McCaulley, Mrs. J. D. Wiggles- worth, Mrs. H. I.. Woolhiser and Mrs. John N. VanderVries. Among those who have enrolled are Mrs. Burton H. Atwood, Jr., Mrs. Harry Barnum, Mrs. Paul Chace, Mrs. R. S. Childs, Mrs. William Jerome Clark, Mrs. Edward R. Coyle, Mrs. Ray Feagans, Mrs. Frank Fulton, Mrs. W. P. Heyn, Mrs. Charles Kostbade, Mrs. S. W. McCaulley; Mrs. Carrie B. Prouty, Mrs. Milton Stern, Mrs. G. M. Watson, Mrs. Lyman Weld, Mrs. R. F. Webster, Mrs. H. I.. Woolhiser, Mrs. S. Westerfeld and Mrs. Gross T. Wil- liams. Members desiring to attend the class may enroll by telephoning Mrs. John N. VanderVries at Winnetka 1968, it is announced. a Wants a Home Have you a North Shore home to rent? The Want Ad Page will help you fird desirable tenants. WANTED TO RENT -- UNFUR- nished house in good location. Wil. 2152. Legion to Hear of Membership Drive at Monday Meeting The success of the drive for mem- bership that the legion put "over the top" as they planned to do this week, will be reported before the Winnetka post, number 10, the American Legion, at its regular meeting on Monday eve- ning, February 21, at 8:15 o'clock, at headquarters, Community House. "Pep- py entertainments, eats and smokes" Dr. Frank W. Blatchford has scheduled for Monday evening. New members will be initiated on Monday evening, March 7, in the as- sembly hall, Community House. Din- ner and entertainment have been plan- ned along with initiation, and the hour is set for 7 o'clock. A get-together meeting is to be held for legion mem- bers at 6:30 in the legion room. Ferre C. Watkins, state commander, and W. H. King were among the speakers to address the members and their guests at the open meeting in Matz hall, Community House, Thurs- day evening. The entertainment in- cluded a six-reel war comedy film. School Heads to Attend Educational Meeting Superintendent Carleton Washburne of the Winnetka schools will leave Thursday, February 24, for Dallas, Texas, where he will speak on Friday to a meeting of the Superintendents of school systems of cities of 10,000 to 100,000 inhabitants Mr. Washburne will go by the way of New Orleans, La., and will speak to the Association of University Women, meeting at the Tu- lane university. Miss Florence Brett and Miss Marion Carswell, principals at the Greeley and the Hubbard Woods schools will also, speak at Dallas, and will depart for that place on Friday. They will go by way of Hot Springs, Ark. WILL TAKE CENSUS An ordinance providing for the tak- ing of a census of the village, with amendment to make the date of the census July 1 instead of "April 1, was passed by the Winnetka village coun- cil Tuesday evening. ISSUE ANNUAL CALL TO SWELL WELFARE COFFER Winnetka Branch of Chicago Commons Infant Welfare Sta- tion Sound Appeal for Pledges (Contributed by Publicity Committee, Winnetka Branch, Infant Welfare society.) The average citizen of Winnetka is also a proud parent and every proud parent is interested in Infant Welfare and ambitious to help with the raising of the country's next generation. The Chicago Infant Welfare society super- vised the health of 16,628 infants from birth to school age last winter and had a death rate of 13 per thousand as against 67 per thousand for the infants of the city of Chicago as a whole. This means not merely a saving in life but a proper start in life, laying the found- ations of nervous and physical health for the future citizen through training in proper health habits during the most critical and dangerous years of his life. The Infant Welfare society func- tions through several stations and the community of Winnetka has assumed the responsibility for one of these sta- tions, that at the Chicago Commons which is in the heart of one of the most needy districts of the city. We are proud of being a class A station-- that is a station with all three kinds of infant welfare work organized--the pre-natal work, the infants from birth to two years and the child from two to six years, at which age he comes under the supervision of the health work in the schools. Local Workers Assist Volunteer workers from Winnetka assist the doctor and nurse at the Commons twice a week at the con- ference when the babies are weighed, measured and inspected and the mothers instructed as to their care. The rest of the week the nurse spends in visiting the babies in the neighborhood. The city sends her notice of any birth in her district and she makes a friend- ly call on every new-comer and is able to volunteer invaluable advice on the subjects of feeding hours, and bathing habits. Several groups of women in Win- netka sew for the Infant Welfare sta- tion and the nurse has a model layette to display to the mother furnished by us. Sometimes the nurse sells this at a price that will fit the family income or in cases of real need it may come from the society as a gift. The nurse's daily rounds constantly furnish material for dramatic or ap- pealing stories; sometimes of help at a crucial moment, smothering out a life- time of difficulties; sometimes of the tireless patience but apparently result- less effort, finally bearing fruit in a glimmer of hope where all had been darkness and despair. Not the least of the services of the Infant Welfare nurse is to put the mother in touch with all the agencies which are avail- ,able to help her, but of which she may be entirely ignorant, or against which she mav be prejudiced because of some superstition. Story of Baby Joe Our nurse, for example. had quite a struggle with one family, the parents of baby Joe. To quote her own words in a letter shout the case. "The Doctor's examination (at the Infant Welfare station) revealed the fact that Joseph used his left arm because his other arm did not work just right. Joseph was nearly two and showed no signs of even attempting to walk. It was de- cided that our orthopedic clinic was the place for Joseph to go. Tt investi- (Continued on page 7)