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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 15 Oct 1927, p. 20

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WINNETKA TALK October 15, 197 THE ATTRACTIVE HOME Armstrong's Linoleum Laid by ~O~ Stores Co "THE STORES THAT FLOOR THE NATION" Armstrong's new designs for this Fall are: Lavish in Color, Modest in Price See our display which is the largest between Chicago and Milwaukee REMEMBER The FLOOR-O-LEUM Method Guarantees Perfect Linoleum as Laying Our representative will call and give estimate without obligation 1007 Davis Street Greenleaf 1941 EVANSTON 1622 Howard Ave. ROGers Pk. 9227 CHICAGO 'North Shore Men Expose Vote Frauds in Chicago North Shore men have active part in exposing Chicago and | Cook county vote frauds, through the | medium of the Citizens' Association of Chicago, of which Leslie F. Gates, 723 | Eighth street, Wilmette, is first vice- ' president, and Shelby M. Singleton, | 1104 Forest avenue, Wilmette, is sec- retary. A bulletin issued recently by the as- | sociation gives a detailed account of | he action taken against vote frauds. | Other north shore men on the board of directors of the Citizens' association are: Joseph Donnersberger of Wil- [ mette, Roy C. Osgood of Kenilworth, and Wilford C. Shurtleff of Wilmette. 5 The association bulletin congratu- 'ates the Chicago Bar association upon its "disinterested and effective activity for the suppression of ballot frauds under the presidency of William C. Boyden," who is a resident of Win- netka. John H. Durham Dies at Kenilworth Home John H. Durham, father of Howard Durham, of Kenilworth, passed away at the home of his son last Monday at the age of 83 years. Fun- ral services were held from the resi- dence on Tuesday with Rev. H. L. Willett presiding. Burial was at Me- morial Park cemetery. Mr. Durham had resided in Kenil- worth for about ten years, having come here from New York City in 1918. He was born in Madison, Ind., n September 2, 1844 and resided with his parents, who had come to Indiana 1s pioneers, until about 30 years of age. In 1874 he came to Chicago where he maintained his home until '915 when he removed to New York City. Mr. Howard Durham is the only surviver of the immediate family. | taken an | at 6:30 'May Wood-Simons Is Chosen as Head of Woman's U. Club of Mrs. May Wood presidency of the Club of Chi cago, the membership of Mrs. Ar- thur I. Whitely and Miss Eleanor I.. Hall on the board of directors, and the appointment of Miss Hall as chair- man of the membership drive about to be launched, gives north shore repre- sentation among its important officials Mrs. Simons succeeds in the presidency Mrs. Annie Peaks Kenny who is leaving Chicago. Mrs. Simons received her de- grees from the University of Chicago and vorthwestern university and is a mem- ber of the faculty in the department of «conomics at Northwestern, living at 2319 Sherman avenue. She is a leader in local civic and economic interests as chairman of the social service department of the Woman's club of Evanston, leader of the League of Women Voters' forum, a member of the University Guild and Dra- na club, and of the Woman's City club of Chicago. Mrs. Whitely The election Simons to the Woman's University was formerly on the faculty of the School of Speech, N., U., and lives at 416 Greenwood boulevard. She took her college work at Northwest- arn and at the University of Minnesota. She is a prominent member of the Drama club and of the Catholic Woman's club, and is a dramatic reader of ability. Miss Hall, the daughter of Mrs, W. T Hall, 1509 Hinman avenue, received her degree from the University of Chicago, is a member of the board of directors of the Woman's Advertising Club of Chi- cago, a member of the American Associ- ation of University Women, the Chicago College and the Cordon clubs. She has recently resigned the position as mana- ger of the women's department of S. W Straus & Co., which she has held for the last three years, to devote her entire time to the interests of the club, as man- ager of its prospective membership drive. The number of Evanston and North Shore university women who are mem- vers of the club will attend the first members' dinner to be given this evening at Maillard's. low- prices / 1 SN Ws..." | owns and mirrored irridescently in Eva Karon Schur is the ever present bul never revealed secret of Paris chic. it is the --~ clothes individualily Paris itself', at always- EVA KARON SCHUR NORTH SHORE HOTEL - o> CHICAGO AVE. EVANSTON a of | Sportswear

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