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48 WINNETKA TALK February 25, 1928 TURKISH WOMAN LEADER COMES TO SUNDAY CLUB Miss Hadije Selma Ekrem to Speak on "Discarding the Veil in Turkey" Unusual interest is attached to the program of the Wilmette Sunday Eve- ning club for February 26 when Miss Hadije Selma Ekrem, a Turk, will speak on the subject, "Discarding the Veil in Turkey." Madam Edith Bideau Normelli will be the soloist this Sun- day. Miss Ekrem, who is representative of the "New Turkey," is said to have a message of vital interest especially to the women of America. She is a member of one of the most distin- guished families in Turkey. Her father, His Excellency Ali Ekrem Bey, was formerly governor of Jerusalem and of the Aegean Islands and is now a professor in the University of Stam- boul. Miss Ekrem has been through four wars, in one of which, when her father was governor of the Aagean, she was taken prisoner by the Greeks. Since the great war she has witnessed the rise of the new woman in Turkey. A press dispatch of August, 1925 reads: "Progressiveness among Turkish women is being applauded. The wearing of a hat instead of the one- time obligatory veil, was started by a Turkish girl, Hadije Selma Ekrem, who recently has been lecturing in the United States." Leader in Thought Miss Ekrem is an outstanding leader in both thought and action among the women of her day. "Her perfect knowledge of English, her keen sense of humor, her youth and earnestness, make her a most captivating speaker." And she is well qualified to interpret to American audiences exactly what is going on in her country, particularly regarding the renaissance of Turkish women, which is of great importance in Turkey today. During her ten years of study at the American Preparatory school and col- lege in Constantinople Miss FEkrem says that, "America dangled like a phantom haven before my storm-filled eves. Her remoteness was alluring and around her I wove a lacework of romance. She was the land of liberty, of faultless people and government, a land whose streets were golden and whose air was as sparkling as the Zemzem wine promised in Paradise." Gives View of America With her keen Eastern mind she has come through the ordeal of dis- illusionment, stronger and richer for her experience. "I fled to America with a child's belief in the impossible," she says. "America taught me com- mon sense, the difference between ideals and actuality. I had created the ideal of a land which could not exist, which if it could have existed, wonld have been savorless and dull. One comes out of such an experience either to a hell of self-satisfaction, where one is narrow-minded, prejudiced and glut- tonous for material gain, or to a heaven of doubt, where one stands groping through the darkness of the world, in constant turmoil, but filled with the divine peace of doubt." Glencoe Boy Bitten by Dog; Animal Not Rabid Frank Putt, age 13, residing at 354 Woodlawn avenue, Glencoe, was bit- ten by a dog last Tuesday while rid- ing a bicycle on Asbury avenue, at Lake street. The dog is owned by Dr H. C. Ballenger of 1340 Asbury ave- nue, but it has been found the animal is not suffering from rabies, Dr. H A. Orvis, Health Officer of Winnetka reports. Johnny's Golf Hints Sings With Gadski Editor's Note: Following is the thirteenth of a series of golf lessons writ- ten by Johnny Tahach, head of the North Shore Golf Sschool, Winnetka, in which, from week to week, will be presented many helpful hints for those who are just taking up the game of golf, as well as those who have been playing for some time but admit the need for im- proving their game. Among the average golfers, the ma- jority have much difficulty when using the brassie. Many times on the golf course you hear the remark, "I'm get- ting my drives all right, but I'm afraid to use my brassie." Why? The reason for this is that almost every golfer, when using the brassie, tries to dig under the ball just be- cause it's lying on the fairway. In other words, they try to get a high ball by hitting under it, which is all wrong. The face of the brassie has enough loft to get the ball well up into the air, without using any spe- cial exertion, if used correctly. On playing a brassie shot, do not try to scoop it up, but hit directly at the ball, as if it were teed up, and the club-head will take care of the rest. If you keep this in mind you will sur- prise yourself by hitting a long, clean, mashie shot, instead of a low, wide slice, or a short muffed pop-up, as you will generally get, when trying to scoop them up into the air. Postal Employees Guests of Former Boss at Lake Ten of the clerks and carriers of the Winnetka post office were guests of former postmaster Elmer E. Adams at his cottage at Cross lake, near Antioch, Wednesday, Washington's birthday. They went up Tuesday eve- ning, spending the night and following day there. Their host is one of the champion horseshoe pitchers of Winnetka, in which game some of the post office force are also quite adept, as well as in that of "throwing cases." In order to keep in practice in the latter and also to assist their host in the perfecting of his horseshoe game for the coming tournament at the next Winnetka day celebration, the game of indoor horseshoe pitching was in much favor. Others played pinochle. and all did full justice to the splendid "eats." Conduct Funeral Services for Mrs. Katherine Orpet Final rites for Mrs. Katherine Orpet, wife of Edward D. Orpet, 1102 Oak street, Winnetka, who passed away at the Evanston hospital last Monday morning following a brief illness, were conducted from the Lewis Funeral Parlors at 1124 Central avenue, Wi!- mette, Wednesday afternoon, Dr. J. W. F. Davies of the Winnetka Con- gregational church officiating. Inter- ment was at Arlington cemetery. Mrs. Orpet is survived bv her hus- band and four children, Marguerite, Edward, Beatrice and Robert: her mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. A. McKenzie; two sisters, Tennie and Marguerite McKenzie and a brother, John McKenzie. ON TOUR OF SOUTH George Hoffman, 66 Warwick ave- nue, has left for a trip to the eact ~nast of Florida, and Havana. Mr. Hoffman is accompanying Kiwanis club members. The party will visit and play golf at Atlanta, Savannah. Daytona Beach, Miami, Coral Gables. wo Howard E. Preston, 1031 Greenwood avenue, Wilmette, prominent member of the Chicago Civic Opera company, re- turned to the north shore this week after an extended engagement with the opera company which included thirty per- formances in Chicago, six in Boston, and separate performances with the National Opera company in Washing- ton, 1, C. In Washington, Mr. Preston sang in "Die Walkure" with Madam Johanna Gadski and Elsa Elsen in opening the International Opera Festival in that city. In announcing Mr. Preston's appear- ance with Mme. Gadski in the Nation's capital, the Washington Evening Star told this interesting story: "In the supporting cast tonight will be an American basso whose career was made over by the thrilling performance of Mme. Gadski. Howard Preston, American basso, was studying to be a lawyer in New York and was 18 years old when he and his swee heart went to hear their first grand opera. "The opera was "Die Walkure" and Mme. Gadski sang Brunhilde. The thrill of the performance changed the plans of the embryonic Gladstone and he and his fiancee, now Mrs. Preston, dec.ded he should become a singer. Now, several years later, Preston will sing Wotan in the same performance with Gadski. They met for the first time when they came to Washington for re- hearsals." Mr. Preston leaves soon to rejoin the | Chicago Civic Opera in California. Hold Final Rites for Miss Bessie Ullmann Funeral services for Miss Bessie Ullmann, daughter of Mrs. Frederick Ullmann of 335 Ridge avenue, Win- | netka, who passed away in Pasadena, Cal, on February 12, were held on Saturday afternoon of last week from St. Paul's church at Fiftieth street and Dorchester avenue, Chicago. Dr. William B. Owen Passes Away Suddenly Dr. William B. Owen, president of the Chicago Normal school, a brother- in-law of Norman Anderson of Willow road, Winnetka, passed away suddenly of heart disease on Friday, February 17. Funeral rites were con ducted from the auditorium of the school last Monday ' with burial at Mount Hope cemetery. Havana and several other southern resorts. They will be entertained by | ; > SIS ; the Kiwanis clubs at the different I'he Richard Fischer family of 1004 places, returning about the middle of | Cherry street is spending two month: March. {at Miami Beach, Fla. London High School Teacher Finds Local Schools Interesting Miss Clarissa C. Bell of the Putney high school, London, England, who is teaching English this year in the New Trier Township high school in an ex- change relationship, addressed the Chicago chapter of the English-Speak- ing Union lriday, February 19. Miss Lulu Wright, representing New Trier High school, is now teaching in the Putney school in London. Miss Bell stated that she finds that Chicago and vicinity affords an un- equalled opportunity for observing representative American educational institutions and methods. She is also deeply interested in the experimental projects which are being worked out in Gary, Winnetka, and the University of Chicago high school, all of which are well known in European educa- tional circles. Exchange relationships some of the larger universities of Europe and America have been in effect for many years, but this is the first instance of an exchange between high schools. As a result, however, of the negotiations leading to the New Trier-Putney reciprocal agreement there are three other exchanges in effect this year between English and American schools. As the advantages of the plan are more fully realized, the practice is expected to become very common. Among these are the opportunity for studying the educa- tional systems and methods of other countries, an interchange of educa- tional ideas, travel and study under the most favorable conditions and at a minimum of expense, and the foster- ing of a better mutual understanding of the two countries. The plan has special advantages in the teaching of the English language and literature, the curricula in these subjects being largely the same in English and Amer- ican schools, but the idea is adaptable to other subjects, such as history, science and foreign languages. From the American point of view, exchanges of Spanish teachers between North and South American schools might be especially desirable. between Winnetka Artists Hang Work in City Exhibit Several Winnetka artists figured in the exhibition of paintings held in the College room at Maillard's, in the Straus building. Mrs. George Haskins, Mrs. Peter Johansen, Mrs. Anita Wil- lets Burnham, and Allen Philbrick 565 | were among the exhibitors there. The College room at Maillard's is a | beautiful room, handsomely paneled ooh dark, rich, oak paneling, and with la very fine lighting arrangement. It | is a room calculated to show pictures | to their best advantage, and all the | paintings looked very well there. | Thousands saw the pictures before the | close of the exhibition on February 18. | Opens Tailoring Shop in Carlton Building Henry Svihla has opened a tailoring | establishment at No. 8 Carlton build- ing. Winnetka, where he does a gen- | eral tailoring business for both men | and women, making new clothing to | order and also doing repairing and re- | modeling work, and cleaning and | pressing. He specializes in making | riding habits for both men and women. i Sd el The manv Winnetka women who are { members of the Drama club of Ev- | amston, attended the meeting last | Thursday, February 23, and heard | Marv Cattell give a dramatic recital i of the well known play by Augusta Thomas, "The Copperhead." Tea fol- | lowed the program given at the Ev- anston Women's club.