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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 2 Apr 1915, p. 11

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aI WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 1915, | Social Happenings © Miss Gertrude Arend spent the week énd in Milwaukee. Mr. and Mrs. William G. Hibbard are still at Hot Springs, Va. Mrs. Hale Holden leaves town, to- day, for Virginia Hot Springs. Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Runnfeldt an- nounce the birth of a son on March 20. Mr. and Mrs. Lambert Hopkins en- tertained informally Wednesday even- ing. Mrs. George DI. Wolf entertains a number of friends at cards this after- noon. The last of the series of Young People's dances will be given at the Woman's club a week from tomorrow in the evening. Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Kimball have taken the house of I. M. Stein at Lloyd place and Prospect avenue for the summer. Mrs. E. C. Weissenberg and son leave today for St. Mary's of the Woods to spend Easter. with Miss Marie Weissenberg. The passion for roller skating is sweeping over Winnetka. A recruit to its ranks is Mrs. Frank R. Fuller, who sails along like an adept. Mr. Ralph W. Varney has been called to Boston by the illness of his father, who is eighty yearse¢old and has suffered a shock of paralysis. The Winnetka Chorus started with an attendance of thirty members Tues- day morning. "Nature's Resurrection" and "Spring" were chosen for the first rehearsal. ~ Mr. Fletcher M. Dobyns, son of the Governor of Indiana, has signed a two "years" lease for the house belonging to T.eonard Roach, 288 Sheridan road. Mr. and Mrs. Dobyns will take posses- sion May 1st. Miss Georgiana Owsley, who dances with the Russians and in selo for the Junior League entertainment, sprained her ankle Saturday, but has recovered sufficiently to sustain her role in the coming performance. The annual luncheon of the North Shore Catholic Woman's League will be given Thursday at noon. Rev. F. J. Haarth and Chief Justice Olson will be the guests of honor. A musical program will be given. A studio recital was given last Sat- urday afternoon by pupils in the pri- mary and lower grades of the Subur- ban School of Music under the direc- tion of Miss Mary Merrilies and Miss Sarah Louise Merrilies. * Miss Elizabeth Kultchar left town for a six weeks stay in New York on Wednesday evening. She intends to devote her time to the learning of the very latest in dances and will make a brief visit at her old school, Rose- mary Hall. An evening lecture will be given at the Woman's Club April 12th on the Gregory Tours to California. The lecture will be illustrated by colored lantern slides and is under the direc- tion of Earnest P. Clark, who is pro- fessor of French at Northwestern Uni- versity and a nephew of Mrs. Lewis C. Norton. On election day a number of the members of the younger married set will stop for a "dish of gossip" at ~ Mrs. Charles Fuller's, who introduces Mrs. Marshall Schoenthaler, a recent addition to the residents of Winnetka. Mr. and Mrs. Schoenthaler are plan- ning for a future housewarming near the Indian Hill clubhouse. Some of the boys and girls home for the Easter holidays are: William P. Sidley, Jr. and Hale Holden, Jr., who returned to Hotchkiss, Monday; Revilo Fuller of Cornell, Miss Ellen Mont- gomery of Wellesley, Miss Emily Matz, who is in the Bryn Mawr Preparatory School, and Miss Marguerite Lloyd from Smith College. Invitations have been received in Chicago from Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dummer Barry of Montclair, N. J., for the wedding of their daughter, Julia Lord . Barry, to Dr. Edward Whitney Bodman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Luther W. Bodman of Chicago, which will take place on Monday afternoon, April 19, at 5 o'clock, at the residence of the bride's parents. Dr. and Mrs. Bodman will make their home in Win- netka. To those who remember the story of the spaniel that saved its master's life when a German shell exploded this will be of interest. Miss Grace Gassette, who has charge of all the supplies and bandages for a French hospital, told the story of the spaniel in one of her letters, and her cousin, Jackson Dering, son of Charles Dering, the newly elected President of the Chamber of Commerce, has just re- ceived a photograph of the noble little dog. In the letter accompanying the picture Miss Gassette tells of a little Belgian boy, whose father was at the front, his mother and sister killed and his home destroyed and who had had his knees shattered. When brought into the hospif#l tightly grasped in one hand was a woolly toy dog and in the other a shattered drum, which he had clung to through all his terror. GOOD FRIDAY SERVICES. Special attention is called to the fact that the public is invited to at- tend the annual three-hour service which is held in Christ Church on Good Friday, April 2d. The service lasts from 12 until 3; in commemora- tion of the Lord's hours on the cross, and the addresses are made on the Seven Words which he spoke from the cross. NEW STORE FORMALLY OPENED. The J. F. Eckart Company has opened its new store at 736 Elm street in the building formerly occupied by the Winnetka Hardware and Cutlery Company. FACIAL MASSAGE. Owing to our increasing business, we have added to our staff a skillful cperator cn face massaging. We specialize on marcel waving, sham- pooing, scalp treatments, hair dyeing, manicuring, and. we do all kinds of hair work. Delebecque's Hairdressing Parlor.--Adyv. Phone Winnetka 425 Repair Work Done on Short Notice R. L. Gonsalves Contractor and Builder Shop: 909 Linden Ave. Residence: 1183 North Ave. HUBBARD WOODS P. O. Box 164 H. A. Lindwall HIGH CLASS UPHOLSTERING AND CABINET WORK 508 Linden Phone 145 Opposite Depot Carlton Prouty LAWYER Prouty Building, Winnetka, Ill. Abstracts Examined. Deeds, Mortgages, Leases Wills and all other legal papers prepared. Money to Loan on Real Estate Telephone 12 EDWARD 813 Elm Street C. WEISSENBERG Coal, Feed and Building Material EFFECTIVE APRIL 1, 1915 We wish to quote the Large Egg Small Egg Range Chestnut Pea - Hocking Valley - - - Pocahontas (Egg) Cannel Solvay Coke - - - Maple Wood (cut) Hard coal will advance 10c per ton each month until September 1st. An extra following prices on coal for April delivery. $7.80 8.05 8.05 8.30 7.00 6.00 6.50 7.95 6.70 12.00 charge of 25¢ per ton for sacking. If you so desire we will send our man to advise you regarding the most ec ments. onomical fuel for your particular require- If you give us the opportunity we will prove our ability to give you the most satisfactory service. Flowers for Easter 'Telephone Your Order Today We have a fine: variety of Potted Plants such as Lilies, Roses, Hydranges Genista, Spireas, and Hyacinths. Also plants and cut flowers in baskets. HENRY ILG, Florist Telephone 313 Pine St. and Railroad Ave.

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