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WINNETKA TALK February 4, 1928 Black Hills Expedition Length of trip--nine weeks. From June 26th to August 29th. One week traveling--Northwestern Line. Eight weeks camping. Four Established Camps. weeks each near-- Belle Fourche Spearfish EQUIPMENT: Uniforms, knap sack, packers' pack and barracks bag. TENTS: Large Army type for main camps. Pup Tenis for side trips, over- night stops. 'CAMP SITES: Electric lights, running water and shower baths at Main Camps. CAMP PERSONNEL: First Class Chefs and Helpers. Army Officers, Instructors, Coaches, Ma- trons, Native and Indian Guides, Hostlers and Attendants supplied. . Captains, Lieutenants, Sergeants, + Corporals and Buglers from each troop will be selected from Expedi- tion Members. ACTIVITIES: Horseback Riding, Swimming, Base- ball, Tennis and other Athletic Sports. Fishing, Exploring (no hunting), Study and Instruction in Geology, Minerology. Agriculture, Horticulture, Bird Study, Floral Study, Animal and Bird Life. The boy interested in Engineering and Surveying will have excellent opportunity for observation on this trip. The South Dakota School of Mines, The Irrigation Projects and Power Plants will be visited and studied. No military drill. PLACES OF HISTORICAL IN- TEREST: Deadwood, Rapid City, Lead, Custer, Sturgis, Fort Meade. The first monument to President Roose- velt is in the Black Hills. First log cabin erected by white men is at Custer. Each locality has its history and an interesting one. POINTS OF INTEREST: Crystal Cave, Wind Cavern, Mt. Harney, 7,200 feet above sea level, Old Rushmore (Gustave Borgland is carving the figures of Washing- ton, Jefferson, Lincoln and Roose- velt in the mountain side), Sylvan Lake, National Park of 100,000 acres containing Buffalo, Elk, Deer and small game aplenty. Also, visit the Game Lodge which was the home of President and Mrs. Coolidge last summer, Custer State Park of 63,000 Acres. Attend Gold Discovery celebration. Visit Bad Lands, Pine Ridge Indian Agency, and first of all, watch the Cow- boys and Indians assemble for the big Rodeo of July 3rd to sth. Members of Expedition will have reserved seats. President and Mrs. Coolidge attended this event last year. Two Keystone Hot Springs This trip will prove interesting from start to finish. [Entire schedule planned so each member will have ad- vantage of days well balanced in study and play. BLACK HILLS EXPEDITION Rm. 1503--307 No. Michigan Ave, Chicago. Tel. Dearborn 2918 Washington Magazine Lauds Artistry of Mrs. Rathbone The Wardman Park Vista, a maga- zine of society in Washington, D. C, possessing the "intimate appeal of the small-town weekly," comments in glow- ing terms, in its January 15 issue, anent Mrs. Henry Riggs Rathbone, wife of Congressman Henry R. Rath- bone of Kenilworth, and a singer and poet of considerable reputation. "Mrs. Rathbone's diversified talents," reads a paragraph from Vista "have been generously recognized by the music and art loving circles of Wash- ington, and she in turn has been most gracious in giving these talents to the official and residential groups of the city. Possessed of a rarely beautiful voice, ranging from a rich contralto to almost coloratura tones. her singing has been in great demand both at private soirees and at larger functions." SOLOIST TELLS STORY Dorothy Speare, who will sing at the twentieth annual festival of the North Shore Music Festival association in May, tells the story of the Washington National Opera company's promotion plan in the February issue of the Pic- torial Review. Her Italian debut was also described by her in a recent num- ber of the same publication. Miss Speare will be the soloist Thursday evening, May 24. The 15 largest cities in Illinois have a combined area of 199,520.3 acres. Lionel Robertson Has Exhibit at Art League Lionel Robertson of Ravinia, interior decorator and lecturer, exhibited some unique designs from Paris and Munich in his address before the North Shore Art league on February 1, in Matz hall of Winnetka Community House. Mr, Robertson spoke frequently on the league programs last year and chose for his subject for the last meeting, "Modern Design in Interior Decoration." He also showed a group of slides from the interior of the "Ile de France," luxurious steamship of the French line. This meeting also marked the official close of the mid- winter Art exhibit. CONVALESCING Norman E. Dally, who has been ser- iously ill at St. Luke's hospital, Chi- cago, since Thanksgiving, is now con- valescing at his home at 1031 Oak street, Winnetka. W. C. T. U. MEETING The Wilmette and Winnetka W. C. T. U. will meet with Mrs. Eugene Feuchtinger, 378 Hawthorne lane, Win- netka, Monday, at 2 o'clock in the af- ternoon. Patricia Jean Grover of 523 Cumnor road, Kenilworth, entertained twelve of her little friends Friday, January 27, in honor of her seventh birthdav. 31 Sears School Pupils Appointed to Honor Society Thirty-one children of the Joseph Sears school in Kenilworth achieved the honor of membership in the Honor society of the school this per- iod by maintaining an average grade of "E" in five studies or by obtaining an average of "E" in six subjects if he had not befor: been a member of the society, it was announced by Supt. E. L. Nygaard. The children who are wearing the little gold pin of membership this month are: George Benson, Jack Byrne, Roger Crowe, John Mathieson, Jim McArthur, Bobbie Merriman, Jule Petersen, Donald Vail, Jane Bisbee, Frances Bluthardt, Hester Dillon, Jeanette Post, Jane McIntosh, Kath- ryn Hepburn, Marion Hedrick, Verna Timmins, Agnes Fraser, Phyllis Dub- sky, Beatrice Driver, Mary Crandall, Phyllis Bosley, Janice Barr, Mary Fowler, Ruth Johnson, Donald Kim- ball, Fred Wetterer, Roger Barrett, Grover Hermann, Earl Moss, Billy Trimmins and George Woodland. VISIT OTHER SCHOOLS Teachers of the sixth grades of the Byron Stolp and Central schools vis- ited classes in schools of other north shore villages and Chicago last Wed- nesdav. Ample Parking Room in UPTOWN CHICAGO LL big city facilities without congestion-- that's the privilege enjoyed by citizens of Uptown Chicago. Shop in nearby stores offering the season's smartest. Attend the church of your choice. Dine, dance or enjoy the theatre in uncrowded leisure. Always you may have the convenience of your car, for ample parking space can be found nearby. Car, bus and "L" lines also afford rapid transportation to every part of the city. UPTOWN CHICAGO Shopping Center of a Million People One of a series of ad- vertisements for Up- town Chicago spon- sored by the Central Uptown Chicago Asso- ciation and paid for co-operatively by Up- town Chicago's busi- ness men. When you plan to travel, use the Rail- ARGYLE | road Union Ticket ¥ I] Office -- buy your od o ticket, reserve your 2 > Pullman and check Q a your baggage at the MONTROSE Uptown Station. Phone Longbeach 7454. y Busi Men--Upi cago wel new busi; and is doing more than any other Chicago community to assure the success of every en- terprise within the Uptown Chicago area. We urge you to investigate the possibilities here for substantial success. Chi-