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May 19, 1928 WINNETKA TALK 59 Dorothy Speare, Author-Songster, in Festival Role Those who as yet know Dorothy Speare only through the medium of her best sellers and her magazine ar- ticles, will be able to judge for them- selves the quality of her voice when she makes her western debut as a soloist at the North Shore music fes- tival in Evanston Thursday, May 24. Heralded as the greatest box-office attraction since Marion Talley, this young artist, who at the age of 21, a graduate of Smith and Radcliffe, found herself an idol of the literary world, but who forsook belles lettres for bel canto, promises to be one of the sensa- tions of the festival. Miss Speare's rather amazing story begins with her polite dismissal from Professor Baker's class in play-writ- ing at Harvard when she was study- ing vocal culture. at night and going | to sleep during the lectures, and con- tinues with the success of her first novel, "Dancers in the Dark," and an offer from Belasco not only to produce the play of which she had completed the first act, but to star her as an actress. How she abandoned a sure thing, studied in France and Italy, was prom- ised a debut at the Dal Verme in Milan by the famous impressario, Creste Poli; how, on the eve of her debut, she completely lost her voice, and after recuperating on the Riviera and in America, returned to Italy to save a provincial opera company from bank- ruptcy by singing "Lucia" at a mo- | ment's notice is best told by herself | in her recent magazine articles. Atfer a two years' experience as a prima donna in the leading Italian opera houses, Miss Speare made her American operatic debut last Decem- ber with the Washington National Opera company, and her concert debut in Boston, last January. Herbert Hurd, son of Mr. and Mrs. N. L. Hurd, 518 Sunset road, spent last week-end with his parents. Sunday he returned to the University of Illin- ois where he .is a junior. --_--Q-- Miss Jane Ashman, formerly of Win- netka and now of Deerfield, spent the week-end with Miss Natalie Hurd, daughter of Mrs. N. L. Hurd, 518 Sunset rood. KATHERINE KING Teacher of Voice STUDIO--859 Elm Street TELEPHONE WINNETKA 1325 First Scandinavian Ev. Church 886 Elm street Roy A. Thompson, pastor 809 Chestnut Ct. (Winn. 2304) Sunday, May 20 A. M. Sunday School A. M. Morning Worship P. M. Young People's Meeting. Mr. Leo Lapp from Dallas, Texas, will speak. 7:45 P. M. Gospel Thursday, May 24 8:00 P. M. Mid-week prayer and Bible Study meeting. IN WAUPACA, WIS. Rev. Thomas A. Goodwin, of the Winnetka Congregational church, 1s spending the week at Waupaca, Wis, and will return to Winnetka next Tuesday. He preached last Sunday at the New England Congregational church at Aurora. 9:30 11:00 5:00 service WINS DEBATE CONTEST Park Chamberlain of Winnetka was declared the winner of the debate tournament conducted by the Gavel club, New Trier High school forensic society, during the past semester. The tournament, which was an elimination affair evolving all members of the club, was concluded last week. A similar tournament conducted by the Freshman Debating club has not as yet been completed. 2nd MORTGAGE LOANS We make loans for repairs, improvements, construction, refinancing or purchase of improved residential property. These loans can be repaid In convenient monthly installments in 1, 2, or 3 years. Our repre- sentative will be pleased to give complete information. Office open until 8 o'clock Saturday evenings. WILSHORE BOND & MORTGAGE CO. 1150 Wilmette Ave., Village Theatre Bldg. Phone Wil. 2181 A Home Dank for Winnetka People" Proverb: "If Youth Knew What Age Would Crave--It Would Both Get and SAVE! "Saves." Youth does "get" but, unfortunately, not always tions, letting the money slip through its fingers as fast as it comes in--never thinking that those ill- spent dollars someday might be buying the comfort "old age craves'! The lesson is obvious. Every dollar not needed should be put into a SAVINGS ACCOUNT in some Bank. Blindly it succumbs to Life's tempta- Why not with us? Safety Deposit Boxes Vaults for Storage WINNETKA STATE BANK LIM ST LAST OF LINCOLN AVE. r : BANKING HOURS | Jolurdays Bam to 12-30pm. and 7 lo Br.