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WINNETKA TALK January 8, 1927 PHONE WILMETTE 364 831 RIDGE AVE. WILMETTE, ILL. Leonard Company Finishes Another Beautiful House Decorators are just now putting the latest duct of the E. T. Leonard company, Win- netka. It is an exceedingly attractive seven-room house, of the English type, located at 529 Hawthorne lane, on a lot 50 by 165 feet. It has been built for the market and will be completed for occupancy in two weeks. It is priced finishing touches on the builders, of 556 Center street, at $33,500. Stone and stucco, and and construction, while end of the room. finished walls and ceilings, this residence. / living room is laid in 17% inch hexa- the checker-board pattern is used in the other flooring, in a marble polish but with a resiliency to the tread that is far more restful than hardwood and susceptible of development in harmo- gon slabs, while all finished nizing color schemes. pro- creo dip shingles for the roof comprise a most pleasing effect in the exterior design spaciousness and many little artistic finishings fea- ture the interior. The living room is 16 by 28 feet, rendered doubly inviting by the ancient period fire place at one The textone glaze with soft toned and highly polished zenith- erm floors, here, in the hall, dining room and porch, serve to combine ar- tistic with practical ideas which have been incorporated in the building of The zenitherm in the the electric dish washer, electric refriger- ation, ventilating fan and wall ironing board. The kitchen is finished in a very light green enamel. Off the kitchen is the maid's room, bath and large clothes closet. A room this size is seldom designed as serv- ant's quarters in the residence of to- day, and has been suggested that the future owners of this place should experience no difficulty, whatever, in procuring good permanent maid's help, once they see the provision which has been made for her comfort. On the second floor are three bed- rooms and two baths. The master bedroom, is 15 by 27 feet, with tile bath and shower stall, the tub recessed beneath a huge arch, the tile and walls being done in a delicate peach tint. The other two bedrooms are also large, and connecting chambers, with bath room between, where the tub, also is within a deeply arched recess, both the tub and walls being of light gray and blue tile. The space beneath the high pitched roof of the English house, has here been converted into an exceedingly spacious storage room, the third floor being accessible by easy rising stairs. An attached garage, suitable for the storage of two large cars, with a brick- walled service pit in one stall, com- pletes the structure. This the E. T. Leonard company feels is one of the greatest values in a house of this type, at $33,500, it is possible to conceive. The E. T. Leonard company also has now completed and ready for immedi- The dining room and enclosed porch are across the entrance hall from the living room and in which the textone finish is in black and white. Six dif- ferent colors and shades are used in the textone finish in the various rooms. The kitchen, a veritable "dream," as the women folk term it, is spacious, yet not over large; exceedingly well lighted and the last word in appoint- occupancy house of seven rooms, at 811 Foxdale The walls and ceilings are done in rough plaster and then glazed, of tints having been used which bring out the general de- sign and many interior features. house is priced at $27,500. avenue. a combination the pretty Spanish This ment. There is the breakfast nook, an HE FURNISHED apart- ments of The Elmgate typi- fy all the comfort and privacy of an individual home or, if you prefer, you may enjoy full hotel service or hourly maid FURNISHED 1, 2 and 3 Room efficiency. Some with complete dining rooms and kitehens. Others with kitch- enettes and Finley dining unit as shown above. Home Charm Plus--- he ELMGATE Main STrReeT AT ELMWOOD AVENUE service. Beautiful furnishings. Ultra-convenient location. Rent- als a decided economy over hotel rates. 2 blocks west of Main Street '"'L" station, or phone Greenleaf 2100. UNFURNISHED Evanston's finest 3, Room apartments, Iceless refrig- eration, Tiled baths, Showers. Immediate occupancy or future reservations. 4 and 5 Stultz Company Combines Wilmette-Evanston Office E. E. Stults Realty company an- nounces the consolidation of its Wil- mette office, formerly at 424 Linden avenue, with the Evanston office of the organization located at 2608 W. Rail- road avenue, Evanston. The combined offices are under the management of Frank C. Betts. BUYS KENILWORTH VACANT The 100-foot vacant property on Roslyn road, Kenilworth, has been sold to H. E. Poronto, of Wilmette, it was announced this week. The securities offered by Smart ¥ Golee for January investment are safe, dependable and profitable--back- ed by North Shore land and improve- ments. . T 6 SMALE 1564 Sherman Avenue Evanston { Tenks, Inc. Launch Campaigns for Better Homes Week Next Spring The Better Homes campaign, launched a few weeks ago by Secre- tary Hoover, is fast gaining ground and already more than fifteen hundred communities have started their pro- grams which will culminate in the ob- servance of Better Homes Week, April 24 to May 1. This is the sixth nation-wide cam paign sponsored by Better Homes in America, the educational organization of which Mr. Hoover is president. President Coolidge heads the advisory committee, which is composed of heads of government departments and na- tional organizations interested in im- proved housing conditions and in home and community life. Dr. James Ford, of Harvard university, 1s in active charge of the work of the organiza- tion, as executive director. The purpose of the Better Homes movement is to encourage and stim- ulate home improvement. Headquar- ters' activities are made possible through public and private gifts and the program is carried out in local communities by volunteer committees f citizens whose chairmen are ap- pointed by National Headquarters. Hokanson and Jenks Take Larger Office Space in Evanston The firm of Hokanson & Jenks, Inc, formerly located at the corner of Hin- man avenue and Davis street, in the Carlson bungalow, Evanston, after less than a year in the real estate business, has moved into larger and more effi- ciently planned quarters across the street at 513 Davis street in the John Evans building. This new organization now has a complete north shore real estate service, with a renting and in- surance as well as sales departments. Henry Grant, formerly with the Con- tinental Casualty company of Chicago, is manager of the insurance depart- ment. Miss Kathrine Birkin, formerly in charge of the renting department of McGuire and Orr, is now in charge of property management, apartment and residential renting for Hokanson & Thomas F. Hodgson, Clif- ford I. Purcell, Thomas F. Bullock, Miss Marjorie DeGolyer, Mrs. Mar- garet G. Zimmerman and Mrs. Alice McAllister Skinner compose the de- partment of sales. During the first nine months the new firm has chalked up an unusually large number of sales to its credit, and expects in its new office to be prepared for a vigorous and active campaign in the coming vear. Formal opening will be held Saturday, January 15. WITHOUT L 0 A N Ss COMMISSION On Desirable Homes and Apartment Buildings John Hancock Mutual Life Insur- ance Company A. D. LANGWORTHY, Loan Agent 112 W. Adams St., Chicago 54% MONEY Have funds to loan on choice im- proved North Shore Suburban res- idence property at 5% % interest. See us on renewals. E. G. Pauling & Co. 5 N. LaSalle St. Main 0250 Second Mortgage wee % LOANED TO HOME OWNERS ON EASY PAYMENTS Suite 1408 -- 77 West Washington Street Louis G. Berman, sic state s030 INTEREST CHICAGO