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Bae ers. WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1925 COMMUNITY HOUSE CALENDAR | J WEEK OF FEBRUARY 16, 1925 The Winnetka Men's club will have its regular monthly dinner in Commun- ity House on Thursday evening, Febru- ary 19. The mid-monthly meeting of the Wom- an's society of the Congregational church will be held on Wednesday, Feb- ruary 18. Luncheon will be served. Monday, February 16 All Day--North Shore Sewing Guild. Morning--Kindergarten. Women's gymnasium class. Afternoon--Social dancing for boys and girls--2 classes. Folk dancing for girls. Basketball. Evening--Young Men's gymnasium class at 7:30. Business Men's class at 8:30. Community Players. Triangle club. Tuesday, February 17 All Day--Community House sewing class. . Morning--Kindergarten. Pencil class. Folk dancing. Afternoon--Boys' classes in gymnas- Brush and ium. Community Drama club study class. Evening--Young Women's gymnasium class. Friendship Circle gymnasium class. Classes in English for Foreigners. Motion pictures--afternoon and evening. Wednesday, February 18 All Day--Women"s society and lunch- eon. Morning--Kindergarten. Brush and Pencil class. Women's gymnasium class. Afternoon--Dancing class. Basketball. Evening--Baseball. Czecho-Slovakian club. Chamber of Commerce. Entre Nous club. Community Players. Indian Hill Circle. Thursday, February 19 Morning--Kindergarten. Folk danc- Afternoon--Fancy dancing. Camp Fire Girls. Evening--Men's club dinner. Boy Scouts--3 troops. Men's gymnasium class. Triangle Sisters. Friday, February 20 Morning--Kindergarten. gymnasium class. Noon--Parent-Teachers luncheon. Noon--Rotary club luncheon. Afternoon--Basketball. Camp Fire Girls. Blue Birds. Pathfinders' club. Mo- tion pictures. Evening--Basketball. Community Play- Motion pictures. Saturday, February 21 Afternoon--Boys' gymnasium. Dancing class. Evening--Scandinavian Pleasure club. COUNTRY DAY PUPILS ~ SEE LINCOLN PROGRAM Lincoln, beloved by all who cherish freedom, brotherhood, and simple sin- cerity, is one of the most beautiful lessons the school boy or girl finds in a year's experience; and so it is that the North Shore Country Day school comes with a certain reverence to the Lincoln's Birthday exercises, knowing that some grade has put its whole soul into giving that message to the rest. This year the fifth grade in a room decorated with flags, paintings, il- luminated sayings of Lincoln, faced from the stage an audience who held in their hands printed sheets on which were some of the most loved statements of the great leader. With deep sincerity the old familiar story of a simple life was told in childish voices; the log cabin days; the boyhood; the little homely things that made Lincoln, the youth, live again; the appearance and aims of the Illinois lawyer; the deep purpose and fine sympathy of the war President. To many, the "Forescore and seven years ago" meant something for the first time, familiar words, lighted by the very real understanding of it that a small fifth grade girl obviously pos- sessed. Then some of the old songs, "Tenting Tonight," "Tramp, Tramp, Tramp," and "When Johnnie Comes Marching Home," familiar too, but often sung carelessly, caught their real mean- ing and original atmosphere, sung by a volunteer double quartet of high school boys. Whitman's "Pioneers" began and "Captain, My Captain," ended the as- sembly exercise. In the lunch room these same earnest fifth graders had collected quite a lot of Lincolniana. Flags were bright on every table; pictures, painted in the art classes, illustrated Lincoln's life. Two log cabins made in shop, several framed letters and papers, some well tried Civil war guns, and some photographs filled the place with reminders. It was in these ways that the fifth grade helped the school to keep the birthday of the great hero beloved by American children. Women's GUESTS AT CICERO A large delegation of Wilmette Ro- tary club members will travel to Cicero by special North Shore Motor Coach bus Monday evening, February 16, to attend an entertainment to be staged by the Rotary club in the west suburb. SCHOOLS COMMEMORATE ST. VALENTINE'S DAY Skokie school celebrated St. Valen- tine's day with a varied program of en- tertaining features yesterday. The first event was the presentation of the play "Old Pipes and the Dryad," by the chil- dren of the Hubard Woods school, in the morning. This play was written by the Hubbard Woods children and was their Valentine present to the Skokie pupils. In the afternoon a Valentine vaudeville performance was presented by the Skokie school pupils. The acts were all grouped around an episode from "Alice in Won- derland," that of the Valentine's party of the Queen of Hearts, in which Alice, the chesshire Cat, the White Rabbit, the Mad Hatter and the March Hare figure. The fact of its having been Friday, the thirteenth, furnished a further connect- ing link for the different acts, as a char- acter representing the jinx figured in all the acts. fiz ; The auditorium of the school was filled with the pupils and some parents, and all were enthusiastic about the performance. A novel feature of the entertainment was the presentation of Valentines to all the children by the Student council. An original Valentine box had been de- signed by Mary Alice Stoddard of the eighth grade and this was placed on one of the doors of the auditorium. All those wishing to send Valentines to any of their friends dropped them into the box. At the end of the performance they were distributed to the children. LOSES FATHER BY DEATH Rev. R. E. Birks, father of Mrs. Stan- ley Clague, of Evanston, formerly of Winnetka and Kenilworth, passed away January 21 at his home in Berardston, Mass. Mr. Birks was well known on the north shore. Washburne Departs on Week's Speaking Tour Carleton W. Washburne, superin- tendent of schools, left yesterday for a week's trip to the East, where he will address various schools and clubs on educational subjects. His first stop will be at Madison, Wis., where he will speak before the Southern Wisconsin State Teachers' association at its annual convention. From Madison he will go to Philadel- phia, where he will deliver an address before the Contemporary club. Mr. Ernest S. Ballard, president of the Board of Education, will introduce him on this occasion, From Philadelphia he will go to Bronxville, N. Y., where the schools are trying out the Winnetka system of education. He will watch the re- sults and offer suggestions in regard to the application of the system. He will then go to Boston, where he is], scheduled to speak before the Wom- an's City club, the League of Women Voters and the Chestnut Hills Study club. From there he will go to Dun- kirk, N. Y., which has also been trying out the Winnetka system and has in- vited Mr. Washburne to observe the results. C. Fretz, Insurance Man, Dies Suddenly on Thursday C. Fretz, 64 years old, 962 Linden ave- nue, dropped dead of heart disease in the tailor shop of H. E. Odhner, 1050 Gage street, Thursday morning, February 12. Mr. Fretz had long been a resident of Winnetka and was a representative of the Prudential Life Insurance company. He had been ill for several years, and had sttopped in Odhner's shop, when he felt ill, as he was walking along the street. He is survived by his widow. Funeral arrangements have not yet been made. enced barbers. faction. 1159 WILMETTE AVE. 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