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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 26 Jan 1917, p. 3

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WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1917 3 Sarial Events and Personal Notire 4 on HILL CLUB was a picturesque scene, on Tuesday night, with its many Japanese lanterns and bonfires furnishing ef- fective lighting surrounding the ponds and toboggans, the oc- ~ casion being the Masquerade Ice Carnival. After the grand march, the guests unmasked and participated in fancy skating and tobog- w ganing, with music furnished by a band and a hurdy-gurdy. Later, e. supper was served in the dining room of the clubhouse. ve On Saturday evening, the regular dinner-dance will be given, e, y 'an affair always anticipated by the many members. sw This season's debutantes will v be among the guests at the Lin- y. coln innaugural ball, to be held at the Palmer house, this eve- ning. The costumes to be worn will be after the fashion of our "grandmothers, for hoop skirts will be much in evidence. Dinner ~ parties will be given in the private dining rooms, before the ball, to by Mrs. Arthur Ryerson, Mr. and Mrs. J. Allen Haines, Mr. and rt Mrs. John A. Carpenter and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Atherton. The i tables will be decorated in the style of the period. 1vE & rth o Mr. and Mrs. Peter C. 4 1 at Community house, Saturday Conrad, of 556 Chestnut street, enter- Ja about one hundred guests at a dinner and reception, given > evening, to celebrate their silver 'wedding anniversary. Guests from out of town came from Iowa, retKenosha, Detroit and Chicago. ate ion 3 The Juniors of Girton school enter- reeitained the freshmen at a sleigh ride _ party, followed by a supper at the ne Lea Room, on Thursday evening. 3281 ---- ~The North Shore Dancing club gave one of a series of dances under the o direction of Mr. Thomas C. Welch, at he Winnetka Woman's club, on Thurs- nieday evening. lpi -- == Mr. and Mrs. Arthur A. Zipf opened up their beautiful new home on Arbor Vitae road, Saturday evening, for a dance in honor of their son, Herbert, | to sixty young people. | -- . Mrs. S. E. Putnam celebrated her eighty-fifth birthday in the home of her daughter, Mrs. L. C. Norton, on Saturday, the 20th. Mrs. Putnam re- ceived many messages of congratula- ion from relatives and friends. The Foreign Missionary Study class ho entertained at the home of Mrs. fohn E. Bunker, on Lincoln avenue, Wednesday afternoon. This meeting vas one of the most interesting of the 7ear. Mrs. Joseph Clark, of Ikoko, Africa, who has spent twenty-five rears in the Kongo Free States, gave talk on the development of the mis- sionary work in' that region. She rought with her many articles of in- erest, such as cloth woven by the \fricans, many kinds of jewelry, brass 'nklets, armlets and a heavy brass 'ecklace, which is worn by all Afri- an women. This necklace is a very 'eavy brass affair, which is heated 'nd fastened about the necks and rorn by the women for life. She also ad a variety of knives, some of which re worn to war, and others that are rorn at all times for the purpose of illing the large snakes which are ound in their country. ! ------ Mrs. Frank W. Blatchford, of Arbor 'itae road, gave a large tea at her ome, on Wednesday afternoon, in onor of Mrs. C. A. Aldrich, of Omaha, 'ebraska. --p-- The Scottish people of Winnetka are ving a dance to the North Shore cottish people of Lake Forest, High- nd Park, Kenilworth, Wilmette and vanston, at the Winnetka Woman's ub, on Friday night. Plans are be- 'g made for about 200 guests. | fers The third of the Winter Assemblies [11 be held at the Winnetka Woman's 1b, tomorrow evening, at 9 o'clock. iss Julie Forrest, of Hubbard Woods, 11 give a dinner at her home pre- ding the dance. The date of the arth and last assembly is February th. pe Miss Harriet Buckingham, Miss na Holland and Miss Margaret nch will entertain Chicago guests house parties over the week-end. np Che Winnetka Woman's club gave very successful dancing and card Dv at the club, on Wednesday eve- tg. Bridge was a feature of the eve- .g, prizes being awarded to the win- 's. The next dance will be given February 28. VI \nyone eligible to the Daughters of ~ American Revolution can get all Hrmation and papers from Mrs. C. == Young, 1060 North avenue, Hub- '1 Woods, with the object of form- ,* "chapter in Winnetka. a v Mrs. William S. Miller, of 47 Spruce street, will entertain about forty chil- dren with a sleigh ride party, on Sat- urday afternoon. ------ The Auxiliary of the North Shore Catholic Woman's league will hold its regular meeting, on Saturday, Febru- ary 3, at the Winnetka Woman's club. --_---- The all-day meeting of the Woman's society of the Congregational church will be held at Community house, Wednesday, February 7, with business at 11 o'clock, luncheon at 12:20 and program at 1:15. Mrs. Alan T. Gil- mour will give an interesting talk on the Hindman school of Kentucky, which is a school for the mountain whites. This promises to be a very interesting meeting, and it is hoped there will be a large attendance. ---- A week a go, Thursday evening, the seniors at Gerton_ school were host- esses to the sophomores at a coasting party at Indian Hill club. a The second subscription dance given under the auspices of the social com- mittee of the Parents' and Teachers' association, in honor of the teachers at the Winnetka Woman's club, on Fri- day evening, was a very enjoyable and successful affair. Mr. Arthur Dean entertained the guests with solos, and Mr. William Klein, of Wilmette, was also one of the entertainers. ------ Kenilworth is the winner of the silver bag awarded at Mrs. Leroy Woodland's British Red Cross booth at the Allied Bazaar. --,-- The North Shore Catholic Woman's league will hold its regular monthly meeting, Thursday afternoon, Febru- ary 1, at two-thirty o'clock, at the Winnetka Woman's club. Coroner Peter M. Hoffman will be the speaker of the afternoon, and Mrs. Edward J. -O'Connell, of Evanston, will render a group of songs. ---- At the annual meeting, held at the church, Thursday evening, the mem- bers of the First Church of Christ, Scientist, elected the following offi- cers, as readers for a term of three years: Mr. J. L. Proctor, of High- land Park, as first reader, and Miss Florence Underwood as second reader; with a board of six directors, for a term of one year, Mrs. Sidney Miller, of Highland Park; Mrs. George D. Forrest, of Hubbard Woods; Mrs. Adah Ballinger, of Winnetka, and Mr. George D. Forrest, of Hubbard Woods. DOUBLE HEADER AT COMMUNITY HOUSE Basket Ball Boys Plan Two Fast Games, to Be Played in Gym- nasium Tonight. What gives promise of being two very interesting games of basketball are scheduled for Saturday night, at the Community house, when the Win- netka Midgets will play the Crusaders of Chicago, and the Winnetka Light- weights meet the Dvoreke Park Fal- cons. This will be the first game the Midgets have played on their own floor. The Lightweights expect a hard battle, as the Dvoreke Falcons have beaten many of the best Chicago teams. The first same starts at 7:45 | Personal Mention Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Ellis and daughter, Eva, have gone to. Florida to be away for a couple of months. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stevenson, Jr., and family, of 220 Linden avenue, have gone to Lakewood, N. J., to spend a couple of months. : Miss Katherine Blossom and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Blos- som, of Green Bay road, Hubbard Woods, will leave, next Sunday, for Chandler, Arizona, where they will | spend several weeks and then g0 on to California for a short stay. Mrs. Edwin T. Schildberg, of 642 Ash street, was operated on at the Littlejohn hospital, last Tuesday morn- ing, and is reported to be improving. Mrs. Merritt Starr, accompanied by her daughter, Mrs. Fletcher Dobyns, has gone to Miami, Fla., for the rest of the winter season. Mr. and Mrs. R, Floyd Clinch and their daughter, Miss Margaret Clinch, have returned to their home in Hub- bard Woods, after spending the winter at the Virginia hotel. Mrs. John Dillworth and two chil dren returned, Saturday, to their home in Detroit, after spending several weeks at the home of Mrs. Dillworth's mother, Mrs. Catherine Murphy, of Fig street. Miss Adelaide Murphy returned with her sister to be her guest for some time. Miss Elsie Garretson returned, Mon- day, to her home in Salem, Iowa, after spending about a week with her sis- ter, Miss Mary Garretson. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Clark, mis- sionaries from Tkoko, Africa, who are here on furlough, are the guests of Mrs. Clark's daughter, Mrs. Robert Coit Meleny, of Merrill avenue, Hub- bard Woods. Dr. and Mrs. Karl G. Knoche and family, of 1069 Ashland avenue, will leave Hubbard Woods, the first of March, to make their home in New York. The small son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed- ward P. Farwell, of 1066 North avenue, Hubbard Woods, is quite ill with ton- silitis. Mr. A. Angier, of Winnetka, was the winner of the $75.00 gold heart, at the Allied Bazaar, with the num- ber 1101. Mr. H. Phillips, of Hubbard Woods, was the winner of the $50.00 Canadian lamp, with the number 830. WINNETKA SHOE STORE. Sells MY SCALP has been in a pitiful condition for a long time. I went to Delebecque for treatment and it surely improved greatly. Body massage and chiropody. Marcel and Water Waving, etc.--Adyv. Established four years ago. for cash only. 5 Per Cent Discount on Shoe Sales. We can equal any shoe store in Chi- cago on price and Quality. First-class repairing. Nevlin Soles for the best Happiness. ae us a trial and convine They were ata distant resort, . self VICe YOU | uy Gon't like it here," declared ma. "We don't know anybody." "Suits me," asserted pa. "We don't owe anybody either." -- Kansas City H. LUENSMAN, Proprietor Phone 694 804 Elm Street, Winnetka, Ill. --Adv. 11-123-tfc | Journal. The American national air is "The Star Spangled Banner." A kettle "sings" because the air in the water escapes by fits and starts and so makes the "singing" noise. 813 Elm Street | Coal and Good Coal At this crisis in the coal market most consumers are glad to get any kind of coal. There is a serious shortage and most dealers are thankful if they can supply their customers with any kind of coal at all. But we have plenty of hard coal and the best part of all is that it is GOOD COAL When the bin runs low next time Telephone Winnetka 12 E. C. WEISSENBERG COAL and COKE Winnetka, Illinois You Can Save $110. The manufacturers of the HAYNES advise us that on Feb. 1st all p. m. No admission will be charged. models will be substantially advanced in price. By placing your order before that date you can save $110 on the five passenger model and you can save $140 on the four and seven passenger models. UNTIL FEBRUARY Ist 1917 Haynes "'Light Six" Prices: Model 36, 5-passenger Touring Car, $1485 Model 36, 4-passenger Roadster, 1585 Model 87, 7-passenger Touring Car, 1585 Haynes Closed Cars (Springfield Body) ""Light Six' Five-passenger Seven-passenger ................. Demountable Sedan Tops for Touring Cars $275 All prices F.0.B. Kokomo, Ind. OUR SPECIAL OFFER ORDER NOW - PAY LATER Call at our Wilmette show-room and see the late models. They are good buys at the advanced prices. They are exceptionally good buys at the present prices. You can take advantage of this big saving in price by placing your order with us now and making a small deposit and we will hold your car until you want it in the Spring. The same reasons that made us want to sell Haynes Cars will make you want to own a Haynes. Let us show you the real "under the hood quality" that makes the Haynes the logical choice of buyers who weigh final cost as well as first cost. The only car with a reputation that hasn't got it tacked on to the price. Remember the saving by calling before Feb. 1st. Wethe Motor Sales Co. 621 West Railroad Avenue Near Central Ave. Telephone 587 WILMETTE ILLINOIS

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