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20 WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 1925 POET TO SPEAK AT SUNDAY CLUB Edmund Vance Cooke Here on January 18 Edmund Vance Cooke, famous American poet and orator, will ad- dress the Wilmette Sunday Evening club on January 18, the occasion mark- ing that distinguished American's first appearance before a local au- dience. Mr. Cooke's subject will be, "The Religion of Democracy." Miss Dawn Hulburt, who appeared before the Sunday Evening club in a musical program several weeks ago, will be the soloist this Sunday. Edmund Vance Cooke is one of those brilliant personages who qualifies as a master in an almost limitless scope of artistic endeavor. He is each and all of poet, author, wit, philosopher and impersonator. No other Amer- ican poet of the day is more widely quoted by writers, ministers and lec- turers and no other impersonator is more frequently "imitated than Mr. Cooke. He is known as the "Poet of Nineteen Hundred and Now," "The Impertinent Poet," and the "Laureate of the Little Tots." Notable books from his pen include "Impertinent Poems," "Chronicles of the Little Tots," "Rimes to be Read," "The Un- common Commoner," and "Let's Keep Good Humored." Mr. Cooke, it is stated, has spoken to more people, probably, than any other poet, ancient or modern. He has written for over 80 monthly and weekly periodicals, not to mention the hundreds of newspapers through which his matter has been syndicated. "His humor," states one critic, "con- tains a seed-thought of keen, clean thinking. His poems of purpose are a mental tonic. He leaves his au- diences smiling, refreshed, and with new courage for the day. His books stimulate thought." Methodists Union in Annual Session Jan. 20 The Chicago Social Union of the Methodist Episcopal church will hold its annual meeting, January 20, at 6 o'clock, in the Drake hotel, according to an an- nouncement made this week by R. Clar- ence Brown, secretary, Central street, Evanston. Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes of Chi- cago, will be toastmaster and the prin- cipal addresses will be given by Bishop Herbert Welch of Korea and Japan, Dr. ¥.. Stanley Jones of India and Bishop McConnell of Pittsburgh, Pa. SIX LAKE SHORE AUTO SALES Sales Room and Service Station 1010-16 Chicago Ave., Evanston, Ill. OREGON GIRL WINS BETTER HOME PRIZE Competing with over 2,000,000 school children in the United States and Can- ada, of which nearly 1,000,000 actually submitted fairy tales, verses and essays in the Home Lighting contest, Julia Groo, 87 North 23rd street, Portland, Oregon, 18 years of age, was decided the winner of the $15,000 Model Electric Home, offered by the Lighting Educa- tional Committee, 6890 Fifth avenue, New York City. This home will be built on a lot provided by Miss Groo anywhere she desires. Ten other boys and girls in various portions of the United States and Canada received scholarships ranging in value from $300 to $1,200. The international judges of the Home Lighting contest were William Mec- Andrew, superintendent of schools, Chi- cago, Illinois; Mrs. William Brown Meloney, editor, the Delineator; B. C. Forbes, editor Forbes Magazine; Sarah 1. Rhodes, principal, 'P.: 8. No.+ 28, Brooklyn, N. Y.; George D. Shepard- son, professor of electrical engineering, University of Minnesota; George R. Anderson, professor of illummating engineering, University of Toronto, and M. H. Aylesworth, executive manager of the National Electric Lighting As- sociation, representing Franklin T. Griffith, president of that association, who was unable to be present. The judges selected the winning essays from over 45,000 prize winners in 4,784 local communities in the United States and Canada. 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