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VINNETKA WEEKLY TALK OL. VI, NO. 10 WINNETKA, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY, MAY 25 1917 FIGHT PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS ED CROSS MEMBERS © BOOSTING WINNETKA LEAGUE HOLDS 1917 EVENT IN WINNETKA 'tocal Organization Ranking Among Annual Luncheon of the North Shore the Leaders in Big Drive to Assist War Unit. mail 130Y SCOUTS ENLIST 600 lien: « MEMBERS TO JOIN THEM No rd 1e Winn sur ay 13th Proves to Be LuckyDay da for Getting Subscriptions. | Winnetka was asked to do her Lit ward the big campaign now being nducted in Chicago to procure 150,- 0 new members for the Chicago apter of the American Red Cross. the women of our village have en doing Red Cross work, and had I ady obtained several hundred embers since the beginning of the opean war, the men voluntered do what they could toward secur- 1,000 new members from -Win- ka. unday, May 13, was appointed as Cross Day, and in the afternoon canvassing committee, consisting about forty men and twenty Boy uts, made a house-to-house can- 1ss of the village. As a result of Is canvass nearly six hundred new lembers were secured, and over 000 in dues collected. An appeal s been made to the children in the lic schools, but as the report from e schools has not yet been turned | the children who have handed in r applications through the schools not included in the above figures. & Show Patriotism. he splendid way in which the and Boy Scouts voluntered for Service, and metka ponse of our citizens to this appeal, {another evidence of the true Win- emember, the soldier or sailor hom the Red Cross will be called n to minister may be one of your hbor's sons, and possibly your Without the work the Red ross is doing today, less than one of every five of the men who re- er after being wounded in the opean trenches would be saved. government depends upon the Cross to provide shelter, medi- nd surgical attention and nurses he wounded soldiers and sailors. e American Red Cross is char- epairi ed by congress, its president is =D wic President of the United States, vork. its accounts are audited by the Addre . 1270. T9- department. Before our countr a y ered the war the Red Cross wa S g called upon to perform humane | charitable work for the wounded suffering of other countries. Now the United States is in the war | ery citizen should regard stupport- BE the Red Cross as a patriotic i. Campaign Going. [he Chicago membership campaign 3g4still on, and if th edesired goul 0 be gained many more member- s will have to be secured. Ours favored community, and it sould be our privilege to contribute terously to this cause. The dues so arranged as to place member- ip within the reach of practically ryone. A person joining in Win- a becomes a member of the Chi- 0 chapter, but if you wish Win- ka to be given the credit for your bargainmbership it should be handed in r. 3 Applications with dues can be left the office of the War Emergency "ton at Community house, or at the Jish house, or either of the Whni- , ka banks. | .SE-% Ff The Greek play given by the chil- POSITE Ip "of Girton school is to be re- ed on the players' green in the _BU tiful gardens of Mrs. John H. ING in, Sheridan road, for the bene- of the children of Arden Shore , on Saturday afternoon, June 'clock. These beautiful gar- olors ake an admirable setting, em-" g, as they do, so much of the spirit in design. There will be and unusual attractions that 0 a garden fete. Catholic Woman's League Cele- brated Here Thursday. AN INTERESTING PROGRAM Speakers Laud Clubs for Active Work In Charities. The annual luncheon of the North Shore Catholic Woman's league was given at the Winnetka Woman's club Thursday, May 17, at 1 o'clock. Apparently, Mrs. E. C. Weissen- berg, chairman of the luncheon com- mittee, had communicated with the weather man, because it was an ideal spring day. Beauty, prevailed.. The decorations were in white and yellow, with a tint of green, and over all floated the "Stars and Stripes." Clubs Represented. At the speaker's table were the presidents from the various north shore clubs, including Mrs. Martin Kent Northam, president of the tenth congressional district, and Reverend Fathers Smith and Harrington of Ev- anston, the Reverend Fathers Lannon harmony and simplicity ute generous re- {and Chaparro of Wilmette, and the | moderator of the league, Rev. F. J. Haarth of Hubbard Woods. Rev. Father Smith offered the blessing which was followed by sing- ing "America." At the conclusion of the luncheon Mrs. William Dooly, president of the league, welcomed all present. 'She introduced Mrs. R. H. McColl of Ev- Lanston. as toastmistress=of casion. Mrs. McColl acknowledged the courtesy and presented Miss Manry Anderson, a daughter of a member of the league, who delighted the guests with a group of songs. She was accompanied by Miss Celia Hammes. Lauds Workers. The next number on the program was Mrs. Martin Kent Northam, district. She said, "It afforded her | great pleasure to be with the club, | particularly because of its nature, and it gave her the opportunity to speak candidly. It has been my ex- perience since my incumbency as president of the tenth district to find the Catholic clubs the first to re- spond when pressed for charitable | contributions, and I sincerely hope | we will not disband during the sum- mer months, but abide by the. gov- ernor's request and continue our activities." The Rev. I. Smyth was the next speaker and he spoke of the happi- ness derived from assisting others. In all his experience as pastor he found that the person was the hap- piest who had given a helping hand to another. | one's country, one's home, | school and one's church to | | ested in humanity. Every ye inter- woman | had the opportunity now to extend | la helping hand. President's Address. Mrs. William Dooley, the retiring | | president, concluded the program. "I { would be untrue to my conception of | gratitude and forgetful of the cour- | tesy due the members of the North | Shore Catholic Woman's club," she | said, "if upon this occasion I failed [to voice my sincere appreciation and | heartfelt gratitude to them for the many kindnesses they have accorded me during my incumbency as the president of the league. No words of mine can fititngly express the true (Continued on page 3) THE MEN EFFECTED are all men betweén the ages of 21 and 31 YOUR DUTY REGISTER AT THE re;yular in New J polling places ; Trier township. \ i | LE Oe president of the tenth congressional | NEW TRIER DANCERS READY FOR PAGEANT 200 Girls of the Physical Training Department Will Take Part in Fairy Dances June 8. ETHEL FLENTYE BILLED FOR FEATURE NUMBERS Solo Dance on Program to Be of Special Interest. Miss Ethel Flentye, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Flentye, 729 Lake avenue, Wilmette, will feature with several solo dances in the fairy pa- geant, "A Dream Fantasy," which is to be given at the New Trier High school on June 8. As one of the leading characters, "Spirit of Fire," Miss Flentye, who is an accomplished pianist, having studied with Madame Goedecke, and being the official accompanist of the New Trier chorus, has surprised her Ethel Flentye. of several pretty dances in the pa- geant. Miss Helen Hootman, who wrote the pageant, has been 'directing 200 girls, members of the girls' physical training department, in the dances and musical interpretations for the performance next month. Being as- sisted by Miss Margaret Tozier, the hig hschool girls taking part in the elaborate entertainment are perfect- EE Ee Es PLAN PLAYGROUNDS FOR It was a duty towards | one's | | Park Board Busy Completing Plans | to Benefit Tots. cured the services of C. W. Gunder- | lach, former Chicago policeman, to [take charge of the local parks this summer, {ing made in the par kat Lake ave- nue and Fifteenth street and plans | to make this into an up-to-date play- {ground for the children are consideration. The children will have a director to orgamize and care for their recreation periods if the pro- gram sought goes through. Some of the new features consist of a large fence to kéep the children off the "streets and to lessen the danger of accidents. New rest rooms have been completed and the facili- ties to carry on the playground work have been improved upon in many ways. | SE-B. -F 8 Home Charities. You can help the children at Arden Shore by giving your old clothing, baby carriages, cribs, shoes, toys, bathing suits, etc. Telephone Win- articles you have. : ES Es ps Bs Es Perry B. Buchanan, son of L. I. Buchanan and a student at the Uni- versity of Wisconsin, has joined the officers' reserve camp at Fort Sheri- dan. many friends with her interpretations | | ing their dances in the fairy fantasy. | CHILDREN OF WILMETTE | The Wilmette Park board has se- | | | A numbe rof improvements are be- | | | under | netka 67 and we will call for any WINNETKA WOMAN TO ASSUME WAR DUTIES Mrs. Ira Couch Wood Goes to Wash- ington as Secretary of Council of Defense. ACTIVE IN SOCIAL WORK Directed Activities of Illinois Train- ing School in West. Mrs. Ira Couch Wood, 1154 Pine street, left Monday for Washington, D. C, to assume her duties as execu- tive secretary of the woman's board of the national council of defense. Mrs. Wood's selection to this im- portant post met with the approval of the most prominent workers of women's organizations in the west- ern district. In taking an active part to help mobilize the women of the United States to assist the government dur- ing the war, Mrs. Wood will make | the capital her home until the war is ended. The first work Mrs. Wood accomplished along this line was a survey o tfheawreilr sETAOINET survey of the war relief work under- taken by the women's organizations | | of the eastern states; and it was due t othis survey and recommendations | she added that she holds responsible | for her appointment. Serving fifteen years, first as a di- | rector and afterwards as president] of the board, Mrs. Wood has helped] to make the Illinois Training School/l for Nurses the foremost institution |of its kind in the country. It is a | $250,000 concern, which furnishes and directs the nursing service of 425 nurses of Cook County hospital, the third or fourth largest hospital in the country. Besides, it operates a large social service department at the hos- pital and looks after the needs of thirty-three affiliated schools. BURLINGHAM TO DIRECT ARMY DRAFT ON JUNE 5 Information on Registration to Be Given By Local Chairman. Full announcement will be made in next week's issue of the Weekly Talk of the conditions for registration. It is important at this time to make a brief statement for the information of those who are not now in their home precinct or who expect to be | absent on June 5th. These men, if | they are in a city of 30,000 popula- | tion or over, should go to the city clerk of the city and register there. If in a city of less than 30,000, appli- | cation should be made to the county | clerk and registration should be made | { with him. In either case the registration cards | must be returned to the registrar of | his home precinct, prior to June 5. Since such registrations will be | few in number and since Winnetka | precincts number vnly four, all such | | cards may be mailed to the chairman | [in charge of registration in Win- | netka, Frederick W: Burlingham, 630 | | Maple avenue, Winnetka. Such cards | | will be distributed to the proper pre- | cincts by him. EE Guild Meeting. The Young Ladies' guild of the Winnetka Congregational church will {hold its final and annual business meeting at the home of the Misses Nash, 418 Sheridan road, Tuesday afternoon, at 3 o'clock. After the election of officers for the coming year, there will be a very attractive program. N SWIMMING articles written by Chauncey A. Hyatt and NEW FEATURES FARMING queries by experts in The Lake Shore News. J | mistake, as it surely is. NAVY CHIEF THANKS WOMEN FOR WAR AID Capt. Moffett Writes Letter of Ap- preciation for Manner of Co- Operation in Helping Navy. SAILORS GIVEN COMFORT KITS WHEN THEY ENLIST Cadet Finds Gift from Winnetka Women Very Useful. ~ Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, and Thursday morning at 9 o'clock, are the regularly established days for work for the Navy league, at the Parish héuse. Surgical dressings and bed garments for the Naval Base hospital, comfort bags and house- wives are made; and for those who wish to knit, there is a variety of work and plenty of it, but, so far, not a large number of workers. These are busy days for everyone; but surely for so splendid a cause it should be possible, if not easy, for many more women to give a few { hours a week to woik for the sailors and jackies of our fleet. Moffett Writes. That efforts in their behalf are ap- preciated is attested by the following letters received by Mrs. William H. Martin, chairman of the committee of the Winnetka Woman's branch of the Navy league. "Office of the Commandant "U. S. Naval Training Station "Great Lakes, Illinois. "May 12, 1917. "My dear Mrs. Martin: "Upon my return from Washington :1 found awaiting me your kind let- ter of April 25th, in which T am as- sured of the cordial co-operation of the good people of Winnetka in any way in which their assistance may be utilized to the best advantage. It is both gratifying and encouraging to receive offers of assistance such as you have so thoughtfully tendered. "A plan has been devised whereby the urgent needs of the newly arrived recruits may be met in a most satis- factory manner, by furnishing them with comfort bags containing articles as specified in the enclosed list. I do not know of any single thing that has added so much to the comfort and contentment of the men as these comfort bags, and if you learn of any people in Winnetka who really wish to do something that will be heartily appreciated by our young men, I would suggest that they could per- form no more valuable service in con- tributing to the welfare of the re- cently arrived recruits than by do- nating a number of these comforts bags. "Very sincerely yours, "W. A. MOFFETT, "Captain, U. S. Navy, "Commandant." Appreciates Kit. "Naval Station, "Great Lakes. | "My dear Mrs. Martin: "I received one of those useful lit- tle bags presented to us Friday last by Mrs. Noe, and I want to thank you for it, and when you called it a 'comfort bag' you did not make a I will close, thanking you again. : "Yours truly, "Louis Lafleur, "Sm. 2nd class." |S : : Date Changed. The last one of the series of the current event talks being given by Mrs. Emma F. Adams and Miss Julie Adams at the home of Mrs. William G. Hibbard, Winnetka, will be held at 10:15 o'clock on Thursday, May 31, instead of Wednesday. | SRB. Hobson Speaks. Captain Richmond P. Hobson, the hero of the Merrimac, gave a very interesting lecture at Community house on Tuesday evening, May 15, to a small but very appreciative audi- ence. His subject was "Destroying the Great Destroyer." LSB -F 0. Enlists. Dr. D. W. Poff has enlisted in the Dental Reserve corps and will wait for orders to active service. S ES