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December 10, 1927 WINNETKA TALK 61 Woman's Society The Woman's Society of the Win- netka Congregational church had a very busy and most interesting session last Wednesday. Many reports were read, and calls for help were made to carry on the Christmas work, which begins to loom up as the holiday sea- son draws near. The Onward Neighborhood House, located at Leavitt and Grand avenues, in an Italian district, came in for its share of the Christmas bounty. Hos- tesses were asked to help at the Christmas parties to be given at the holiday season for the children of all ages who frequent Onward House, wtih the World Friendship committee furnishing the decorations. Following the business meeting were the devotional exercises led by Mrs. George W. Gordon. While the busy fingers were trying to finish the sewing planned by the work committee, Mrs. John W. Hansel, Jr., entertained the workers with a most delightful group of songs. The workers of the society certainly appre- ciate her generosity in contributing so much to the pleasure of the hour. An announcement was made that the sale of articles made by the Young Women's auxiliary was a great success. Beautiful hand-made garments and various other articles for children were displayed, also plum puddings, Christmas dainties, toys, and Christ- mas greens were to be had. League of Nations--Topic After the luncheon, Miss Lydia Schmidt gave her talk on the Eighth Assembly of the League of Nations. Miss Schmidt is chairman of the Week-End School of Foreign Affairs, conducted by the Chicago League of Women Voters' Forum. For seven years she has been interesting herself in international affairs, and has gained much experience and knowledge con- cerning these difficult matters. One must have some understanding of this subject pro and con to fully appreciate all that Miss Schmidt gave in her most interesting address, a part of which follows : "It is recognized at Geneva that peace cannot be secured by one big frontal attack or by one single event. Every means of promoting that moral disarmament, which must be a prece- dent of material disarmament, must be used. This is one reason why the League assists in promoting such big undertakings as the settlement of the one and one-quarter million of Greek and Armenian refugees who fled to Greece from Turkey at the close of the Turko-Greek War in the autumn of 1923. Greece had one refugee for every five inhabitants and they were dying by the thousands, of disease, starvation and exposure. It was recog- nized that here was a situation which might lead to grave political compli- cations. The ILeague of Nations, therefore, arranged for a loan of $50,- 000,000.00 at a low rate of interest so that Greece might be enabled to settle these refugees upon the land. Many hundreds of villages have been estab- lished in Thrace, marshes have been drained and the ravages of malaria re- duced. At the Eighth Assembly last September, arrangements were made for another loan to Greece in order that this work might be completed." Miss Schmidt spoke also of the I.eague's work in Bulgaria. She was in that countrv when war broke out, in 1923. Despair and desolation were everywhere. Again passing through in 1925, after the difficulty had been settled by the League in arrang- ing matters with Greece, all was changed. It was as if the sun had broken through the clouds, dispelling all the darkness' and misery which she had seen on her first visit, and hope was shining through instead. The work for the Armenians and for the Bulgarians is by no means the to- tal of the League's accomplishments, according to Miss Schmidt. Before the war, there was only the Hague Con- ference, meeting at rare intervals. Now there is the League, meeting every three months, allowing the ministers to discuss matters among themselves, whereas before the forma- tion of the League, no foreign minister could communicate with another ex- cept through writing. There is no other force in the world, says Miss Schmidt, upon which we can rely to at least try to settle interna- tional disputes. Miss Schmidt finished her talk by remarking that the temple of peace must be built on Arbitration, Security, and Disarmament. Missionary to India to Address Vesper Service The Rev. John X. Miller will be the speaker at the vesper service tomor- row afternoon at the Winnetka Con- gregational church. Mr. Miller is a missionary at Manamadura, India, the same station where Mr. and Mrs. Clar- ence Wolsted, formerly missionaries from the Winnetka church, are lo- cated. This service is to be held at 5 o'clock, instead of 8 o'clock, as was the former custom. Mr. Miller spoke recently at a large "All-Seattle" dinner for men, and afterwards the men said it was the best missionary address they had heard in a long time. Mr. Miller has been asked by the Rev. Charles E. Jefferson, of the Broadway Tabernacle in New York City, to occupy his pulpit when in New York. Tells How to Start Car When Weather Is Frigid The mechanical first aid department of the Chicago Motor club issues a bulletin warning motorists against us- ing more than usual strength to put a car in gear these cold mornings when the grease ir the transmission has hardened. The first step toward avoid- ing this trouble is to see that the transmission lubricant is as light as possible. "The next thing to do," says the bulletin, "is to use the gear shift lever gently, working it back and forth into every gear combination until the congealed lubricant has loosened up enough to make the shifts relatively easy. "GRANITE FURNISHED AND ERECTED BY J. H. ANDERSON MONUMENT CO. FINEST DISPLAY OF MEM- ORIALS IN CHICAGO 5751 RAVENSWOOD AVE. Phone RAVenswood 3523 Community Center Committee Starts 1928 Budget Drive At a meeting attended by about fifty residents of Kenliworth and called for the purpose of discussing and formulat- ing plans for the raising of the funds necessary for the maintainance and operation of the Kenilworth Com- munity center during the coming year, George C. Richards, 530 Essex road, was elected chairman of a committee to conduct the solicitation. It was also decided that the entire group present would be included in the committee and would obtain and submit their own and their neighbor's pledges. The meeting was called by the Community center committee, com- posed of W. N. Gillette, Charles M. Holmes and Harry P. Harrison and was featured by a talk by E. L. Ny- gaard who reviewed the work and his- tory of the organization and stressed its value to the community. The group was unanimous in its approval of the center and of the plans adopted for raising this year's budget. CIRCLE MEETING The Ridge Avenue circle will meet with Mrs. Thomas Windes and Mrs. Milton Higgins at the home of the former, 224 Forest avenue, Monday, December 12, at 2 o'clock. The change in date is emphasized. OIL HEAT Let us care for all your problems in Or ang--whether it's a new er that's wan pairi the old one. cL . OIEoMATI North Shore Hoke Glencoe 101 448 Oakdale Christian Fellowship Group Enjoys Dinner and Program More than 100 people attended the Chritstian Fellowship dinner held De- cember 2 at Christ Church Parish House. A musical program followed the dinner. 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