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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 2 Mar 1917, p. 2

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& Ld 2 L] WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1917 WORTHY WORK IN WINNETKA Relief and Aid Society Assists Needy Old and Young. and Suffering, Funds Secured By Subscription and Every Citizen Is Urged to Endorse Society In Substantial Way. Winnetka has within its boundaries an organization that has been pro- moted for the general welfare and good of the community and especially for the purpose of relieving those who may suffer through undue misfortune or circumstances. This organization is known as the Winnetka Relief and Aid society and it is an organization that should have the undivided sup- port of every resident of the village. Funds Raised By Subscription. This society is the central relief body for the village and such funds as are obtained are expended in a daily visits from the nurse, shall be guarded against contagion, and the children directed in the ways of hy- giene. 4. That all children recommended by the society shall receive free dental care. 5. That the health commissioner shall have an agent always in the vil- lage to carry out his directions and report conditions. Mrs. Victor Elting is the treasurer of the society. MEN'S CLUBHEAR DE YOUNG Speaks of Questions and Issues Now State of Pioneer Before Talks Legislature--Star Politics. State Representative De Young was the main attraction at the dinner of the Men's club of the Congregational in Community house Mr. De Young spoke for an hour upon questions and issues before the state legislature, dealing particularly with the various aspects church, held Monday night. of the consolidation bill and explain worthy and deserving cause. It is the aim of the directors to secure the necessary funds, as nearly as possible, by a level tax. To this end the so- ciety earnestly hopes that every citi- zen will subscribe, no matter how small the amount. Should Share Responsibility. The budget of the year beginning October, 1916, in addition to the ap- propriation by the council for this work, is approximately $2,400. Early in November the society sent out 1,000 letters of appeal resulting in the re- ceipt of 229 subscriptions. Old sub- scribers who have not responded, and many new ones, are urged to assit in a wider distribution of this' com- munity responsibility. _ The aims of the Winnetka Relief and Aid society, which your dollar, added to the dollar of your neighbor, will guarantee the realization of, are essentially as follows: Aims of Organization. 1. That no one in the village shall, through misfortune, suffer undue hard- ship. A case of need reported to a director of. the society, or to Miss Garretson (phone 934), will be in- vestigated and cared for. 9. That every sick person shall re- ceive (freely if necessary) the service of a highly qualified visiting nurse. 3. That all our public schools, by ing in a clear and lucid manner the benefits that will accrue to the state when the bill becomes a law. It abolishes about fifty per cent of the | present number of offices and brings the various executive departments of the state government into closer re- lationship with the executive head. fluences that had been brought to bea dary lines. at Mr. De Young. sired. "hoys' night" and special attraction PERSONAL MENTION Miss Harriet Buckingham Linden street is spending some tim in the east visiting school friends an relatives. burgh, where they will make ture home. Mr. De Young was followed by Mer- ritt Star, who spoke briefly upon the early history of Illinois, touching upon the formation of the state and the in- in the designation of the state boun- John M. Curran, ex-repre- sentative to the state legislature from this district, followed Mr. Star in a short complimentary speech directed The dinner, served by the ladies of the church, was all that could be de- The next dinner meeting of the club will be given the last Mon- day in March. » It will be the annual will be provided for the young brothers. of 266 Mrs. R. G. Allen and children left Saturday to join Mr. Allen in Pitts- their fu- FISH CONTROL OF MOSQUITO Planting of Top-Minnows In Waters of Skokie Marsh Possible Remedy. Would Deceminate Unwelcome Spring Visitors By Using Larvae for Food --Cost of Experiment Nominal. To have fish control of mosquitoes in the Skokie marsh it is necessary to introduce and establish certain kinds of fish, such as top-minnows, which use mosquito larvae as food. Those varieties must be selected which would seem to be most capable of adapting themselves to conditions present in the marsh, and they should be brought, therefore, from the near- est locality in which they are natural- ly found. To devour the enormous numbers of mosquito larvae which may be breeding at any one time in -| the marsh, the fish should multiply rapidly and be present in great num- bers or they will be of little import- ance as a control factor. Plan Werth Trying Out. keeping the ditches open and acces- sible. Benefits Obtained Apparent. The possibilities of success in this work depend upon so many factors that the results absolutely cannot be predicted. It is an experiment which must be tried before its value can be known. If other control work were being undertaken, its very little addi- tional cost should not stand in the way of its final trial. Should it be successful, the benefits to be obtained by a natural automatic control of mosquitoes without man's interven- tion are too apparent. In the next article, a summary of all work thus far suggested will be outlined. WOULD SEE SON JOIN NAVY Winnetka Mother Appeals to Chicago Recruiting Officer to Induce Boy to Become United States Tar. The wail, "I didn't raise my boy to be a soldier," finds no echo in the strong heart of a Winnetka mother who called recently on Lieutenant L. M. Stevens at the recruiting station in Chicago. "My son is backward about enlist- That such mosquito destroying fish are not now numerous in the Skokie marsh, if present at all, is apparent since the mosquitoes seem to breed unhindered. Whether or not the na- tural conditions in the marsh are such that they could be successfully established can be determined only with an actual attempt to do so. The information could be obtained in no other way. The introduction process is simple enough in itself, but before the fish are brought to the marsh, pro- visions must be made for their nfainte- nance throughout the dry seasons. Fish Commissioners Assist. A number of small reservoirs, about five feet square and two or three feet deep, should be dug and connected S| up with the main ditch system so that the fish can retire into them when r very little additional expense. the water elsewhere becomes low. The cost of this work would be very small e| and the work of introducing the fish d| could very likely be done with the assistance of both the State and | United States Fish Commissions with After that there would be little further work necessary other than observations and | ing in the navy, although I want him to," she explained. "Will you send a | man with me to my home to explain ' to him the advantages of the service and see if he will not enroll? I know | the service would do him a world of good and want him to get the benefit and do what he can to serve his coun- try." name before her son enlists, to talk to the youth. NEOLIN SOLES ARE ELASTIC Neolin Soles don't slip. Neolin Soles are easy to walk on. Neolin Soles outwear leather. WINNETKA SHOE STORE, 804 Elm street. H. Luensman, Prop. phone Winnetka 694. Give us a trial and convince your- with We can equal any shoe self. Have your shoes soled Neolin Soles. store in price and quality.--Adv. A recruiting officer was sent with the mother, who would not give her ! Buy your Neolin Soled Shoes at the Tele- WILL OPERATE DINING CARS iin sis North Shore Electric to New Service for Patrons' Comfort. Inaugurate is Equipment to Be Converted Into Parlor Cars with Few Minutes' Work-- To Be Placed in Through Runs 1 heli i The Chicago, North Shore & Mil waukee railroad will offer its patrons the luxury and comfort of three new convertible dining and parlor cars this month. The new equipment arrived at the Highwood shops of the com: pany recently and they will be placed in service on the through runs from. Evanston to Milwaukee. v A The cars were built at the Jewett Car company in Jersey City under the personal supervision of George Owen, a Waukegan contractor, who acts aj receiving inspector for the iad. company. These were the first con vertible dining cars to be built by the car company following the special order of the interurban executives. The trainmen are able to conver the cars from diners into parlor can within a very short time. They an equipped with tables that may Bb closed in lockers when they are nd in use. And there is a motor in ead car so that they will run under thel Own power. El In addition to these cars, three ng steel combination cars for limite service were received by the compl for immediate use. PHONE 145 H. A. LINDWALL 1 HIGH-CLASS UPHOLSTERING " P. O. Box 16f 8 and CABINET WORK i 508 LINDEN STREET OPPOSITE DEP( Fischer's Successor to Kloepfers Hardware and Paints 736 Elm St. Phone 484 J. F. ECKAR CONFECTIONERY We make our own Ice Cream Phone 1094 549 Lincoln A -- ] sass 7a prices. This price is for those home. If you want delivery we make a charge of seven cents for each order. charge of o-e cent for each dollar or fraction thereof. Come in our store and let us explain the system to you in detail or telephone us and we will mail you one of our general circulars. We are now selling groceries as cheap as anyone and we are giving you delivery and credit when desired at a much cheaper percentage than any other store. HANK YOU! We wish to thank our patrons for the immediate response and generous cooperaticn they have given us in carrying out our new plan of selling groceries. We knew it was right and we are more than pleased to see how quickly our cus- tomers have agreed with us. We have shown them that we can sell quality groceries, under our new method, as cheaply as any other store and much cheaper than the average. For the benefit of those who did not carefully read our first advertisement, we want to re eat the main outline of the plan. In the first place you pay for just what you receive. We mark all our goods at the very lowest cash of our customers who come to our store, pay cash for the goods and carry them If you want credit we make a Come in and let us show you LIPS & CAZEL, Props. TELEPHONES: 888-889-890 801 ELM a vo 4 THE PROGRESSIVE GROCERY STREET

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