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expects on Sa i >. 5th An Street, Chic rse Tabi ner S Holiday; + Resta imental Mus in in room Sub- deal, News ant ' Nearly Everybody in Winnetka Reads the Talk INNETKA WEEKLY TALK VI, NO. 28 WINNETKA, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1917 FOUR PAGE S PRICE FIVE CENTS XK OFFICERS FOR ILLINOIS RESERVES sby Made Formal Proffer to Dick- on; Members to Be Mustered in October First. AL MEN ARE NAMED eaders Selected to Command 3,000 Troops in Brigade. Official tender of the three regi- ts of the Volunteer Training ps of the State Council of De- ense was made Tuesday by Lieu- enant Governor John G. Oglesby to Adjutant General Frank S. Dickson. The presentation was made in the of a letter read by Lieutenant {Governor Oglesby, chairman of the military committee, at the state coun- daily meeting. Muster of the new regiments will be held on October {l. Plans are to be made by Brigadier seneral E. C. Young, in command of Chicago brigade. The reserve militia, which is made p of volunteers whose ages range meighteen to fifty-five, is the utgrowth of the Illinois volunteer ining corps. The new organiza- has been fostered by the State flouncil of Defense. It will be used J nly in cases of emergency at home. Officers recommended by the Lieu- enant Governor for approval by the ncil of Defense are as follows: "3 [0] |» First Regiment. Lieutenant Colonel--William Nel- n Pelouze. ajor--Anton F. Lorenzen. fajor--Benjamin Zweig. Major--A. L. Hine, Adjutant--Bertram Purington. upply Officer--Lathrop Collins. Lajor Surgeon--O. C. Rogers. First Lieutenant Surgeon--J. Lloyd ammond. Second Regiment. N N N N Liar 7770 he Z Lieutenant Colonel--Charles H. Al- ajor--John P. Hobbs. ajorArchibald MacLeish. 'Adjutant--Edmond McMahon. 'Chaplain--Leonard W. S. Stryker. 1 Surgeon Major--Morris L. Blatt. } Adjutant Second Battalion--Robert McMullen. Captains. panies. : f 1--J. R. Wilbur, Evanston. 2--H. P. Clarke, Winnetka. 3--Edward H. Cassels, Glencoe. | 4--1.. A. Hine, Highland Park. | 5--A. H. Howard, Wilmette. E ES EES AVINIA CLUB ELECTS OFFICERS FOR SEASON he annual meeting of the Hub- d Woods committee of the Ra- a club was held Thursday morn- at the home of Mrs. John R. fontgomery, om Green - Bay road. ollowing a short talk by Mrs. Bruce facLeish of Glencoe on the success i the past season, the election of fficers for the ensuing year took lace, resulting in the following: Irs. C. S. Jackson, chairman; Mrs. ohn. R. Montgomery, vice-chairman, ind Mrs. Alden Ludlow, secretary. The annual meeting of the Ravinia ub will be held sometime in Novem- e - at the Blackstone hotel. i EEE s TRON OF SAILORS' HOME T. R. Visits Camp At Fort Sherdian Mr. and Mrs. Harold Ickes Gave Din- ner for Colonel and Mrs. Roose- velt at the Blackstone Hotel. Colonel and Mrs. Theodore Roose- velt were entertained last Friday eve- ning at dinner in the French room of the Blackstone by Mr. and Mrs. Har- old Ickes of Hubbard Woods. The Colonel was in splendid spirits and predicted sweeping victories for both our army and navy. Mrs. Roose- velt is accompanying her husband on his western tours, to arouse the fighting spirit of the real Americans. Many north shore people attended the big Roosevelt meeting in Chi- cago, Wednesday evening. Again the residents of the north shore towns were given an opportunity to see the Colonel when he visited Fort Sheri- dan and the Great Lakes Naval Train- ing station yesterday afternoon. The rookies gave him a rousing welcome when the special train pulled into the station. After addressing the future officers, the Colonel and his party left for Great Lakes, and from there he left for Racine and Minneapolis at 5 o'clock. EEEER WINNETKA RAISES FUND FOR BROWN DISPENSARY Through the efforts of a small com- mittee of wmen, and the co-operation of all the women of the village, the $5,000 which was asked for Dr. Alice Barlow Brown of Winnetka, who has established a small dispensary for the women and children of France at Toule, was subscribed within ten days. The dispensary will have the words "Winnetka, Ill, U. S. A," over the doorway, and Dr. Brown will also be provided with a Ford pamolet, in order to take care of those outside the dispensary. A letter received from a man who is working in the same district states that a million dollars would not be too much for use there. EERE RED CROSS CLASSES TO CONTINUE IN VILLAGE The Home Nursing Classes at Com- munity house are to be continued on Tuesdays and Fridays at 4 and 8 o'clock." The Red Cross textbook on this subject is being used by the stu- dents. This book covers the care of the home and the home nursing of the sick. There are fifteen lessons in each term, and the fees above the expenses of the class are used for local Red Cross work. Information about this work may be had from Mrs. Victor Elting, chairman of the committee, or Miss Garretson, who is in charge of classes. COL. REILLY SOON MAY BE BRIGADIER GENERAL A report is current that Col. Henry J. Reilly of the First Illinois artillery, now the One and Forty-ninth artil- lery unit in the Rainbow section, thay soon be made a brigadier general and transferred to either the intelligence department or made an instructor of artillery practice. Col. Reilly was formerly a regular army officer. EERE ORPHANS GET $10,500; MUNDELEIN OFFICIATES Archbishop Mundelein officiated he Parent-Teachers' association of Wilmette Logan school will hold eeting Monday, October 1, at 2:30 lock, in the kindergarten room. Irs. S. B. Groves will talk about r work as matron of the "Jolly Fars' Home" in Waukegan. EaEEE "Home-coming." he Woman's society of the Con- gregational church will hold its an- nual "Home-coming" Wednesday in the church parlors. A board meet- ng at 10 o'clock will be followed by annual business meeting of the ety. Luncheon will be served at 0 o'clock, and the afternoon's WILL SPEAK IN WILMETTE | ram will be featured with ad- ses by several prominent speak- Sunday at the presentation of a $10,500 fund to St. Hedwig's Orphan Asylum, Niles. The money was raised by the Polish Court of the Catholic Order of Foresters. including the 612 children in the home, attended the ceremony. 0-0-0 Visits Camp Grant. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Adam, 797 Elm street, motored to Rockford, Sunday, to visit the Winnetka (boys. Mrs. Adams has had as her guest this week Mrs. Belle Bennett of Marengo, 11. = EE EE Farewell Services. Special services will be held at the Wilmette Methodist church on Sun- day to celebrate "Farewell Sunday." Rev. Thomas Keene Gale will preach More than 5,000 persons, | Brown Benefit By Mrs. Carrie B. Prouty On Monday afternoon, October 8, at two-thirty o'clock, the Winnetka Woman's club will be open to all those who wish to help a little in a suffering world. The admission will be $1.00, and you may either have a pleasant afternoon playing bridge with your friends or a very agreeable one clicking your knitting needles and listening to Mrs. Charles Hubbard read in her usual delightful manner. The first one hundred dollars have al- ready been pledged towards the fund asked by Dr. Alice Barlow Brown, the first president of the Winnetka Woman's cliib, to help ameliorate the heart rendering conditions existing among the mothers and little chil- dren in the vicinity of Toul, France. A sufficient amount will be kept to buy materials for the "baby kits" which the club women expect to make every Wednesday morning at Christ Church Parish house. These "kits" will also be sent to Dr. Brown. Another portion of the proceeds is to go to the dramatic or entertain- ment committee, which has charge of this afternoon, and will be used as a fund to further other entertain- ments later, which will be in the na- ture of dramatic ventures, with the ultimate purpose of clearing the club of the mortgage still upon the prop- erty. As soon as this debt is cleared, all money, over and above running expenses, must be used for philan- thropy and relief work. Let every one do her share. If you have not reserved your table for bridge, or your seat for the reading, do so at once by calling Mrs. J. N. Ott, Win- netka, 1363, any day between 8 and 9 a. m. and 5 and 6 p. m. | -R.-R. 0. School Teacher Loses $16 Shoe In Wilmette Miss Grace Siemers of the Evanston High School Reports the Loss of Costly Mate to Lonesome Shoe. Shoe, shoe, who's got the shoe? It's from the left foot, a real dark tan shoe with suede top, and if it can be found Miss Grace Siemers, who has charge of the commercial branch of the Evanston High school, will have a pair of them and, incidentally, save just $16. The police of Wilmette have been scouting for shoes ever since Monday and there are several odd ones at the station, but not the one from Miss Siemers' left foot. Virgil D. Angerman, 3 Lorel ave- nue, Chicago, explained to the police that he and Miss Siemers were mo- toring Sunday and she took off the $16 shoes and put on an old pair while they were down at the Wilmette beach. 'While returning, one of the shoes fell from the car. EEE EEE WOMAN'S GUILD TO MEET AT LOCAL PARISH HOUSE The Woman's: Guild and Auxiliary of Christ church will hold its first regular meeting in the Parish house on Monday, October 1. The officers for the coming year include Mrs. W. H. Merrill, president; Mrs. G. J. Farnsworth, first vice-president; Mrs. J. W. Prindiville, second vice-presi- dent; Mrs. E. S. Ballard, secretary; Mrs. C. S. Jackson, treasurer; Mrs. J. G. Weart, chairman of Auxiliary; Mrs. Victor Elting, chairman of the altar committee; Mrs. F. D. Fulton,- social and service; Mrs. H. M. Beck, chairman of the work committee; Mrs. E. A. Gerhard, chairman of the house committee, and Mrs. Frederick Greeley, chairman of the program committee. 0.0.0. -§ HONOR MEN FIND GIFTS USEFUL AT CAMP GRANT Patrick Balmen, one of the honor men from Winnetka, writes from Camp Grant, thanking the people of the village for their interest in the men called for military service. Bal- men's letter reads as follows: "I want to thank the people of Winnetka for taking the time to cheer the boys and bid them good- bye when they left Wilmette, es- pecially those who presented the boys with such useful articles, and I at the 10:4 and 7:45 o'clock services. Local Women Help Chiefs In War Work Mrs. W. P. T. Dinsmoor Speaks to Women on the Conservation of Foods at Chicago Meeting. Mrs. W. P. J. Dinsmoor, 213 Linden avenue, was one of the principal speakers at a recent meeting of the conservationists of the woman's com- mittee, Council of National Defense, in Chicago. Substitution of cheese for meat was urged by Mrs. Dinsmoor. "Certain kinds of cheese are too heavy for children," she said, "but other varieties may be included in their diet. Instead of shipping cheese to Europe, let us eat it at home and send the meat where nothing else can take its place." Mrs. Harold Ickes has been given charge of a survey of the industrial plants of Chicago and the vicinity to ascertain what efforts are made toward teaching social hygiene and patriotism. The health and recrea- tion. committee of the woman's com- mittee will assist in this work. EEEEE W. C. T. U. HOLDS ANNUAL ELECTION OF OFFICERS The W. C. T. U. held their annual business meeting Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. L. C. Norton, 370 Walnut street. Twenty-six members of the local society were present and enjoyed an interesting program, which preceded the annual election of officers. The officers elected for the coming year were: Evelyn S. Norton, presi- dent; Victoria C. Drake, secretary; Isabele G. Moody, treasurer. The following appointments were made: Mrs. W. S. Hamm, evangelistic super- intendent; Miss Lena Fischer, in charge of the flower committee; Mrs. William Carey, in charge of hospital work, and Mrs. William Eisengert, in charge of the mothers' meetings. The devotions were directed by Rev. Thomas Keene Gale, an hon- orary member. EE Es Ee BENEFIT DANCE WILL BE HELD FOR WINNETKA BOY The Royal Neighbors of America are completing the arrangements for a benefit dance to be given on Thurs- day, October 18, at the Winnetka Wo- man's club. The proceeds of the dance will go to a fund to be used by Donald Knox, a Winnetka boy, for medical treat- ment at a sanitarium. The committee in charge of the dance includes Mrs. E. E. Adams, chairman; Mrs. Cora I. Thorsen, Mrs. A. Pearson and Mrs. Alice Blackstone. Subscriptions will be re- ceived by this committee, providing you are unable to attend the dance. = Es ES Rs Es BURGLARS GET $1,000 LOOT IN KENILWORTH HOME When Dr. Henry Everett and his wife returned to their residence on Cumnor road in Kenilworth Monday night after an automobile ride they found the place had been robbed of jewelry and silverware worth $1,000. All the rooms in the house had been ransacked. Entrance was gained by forcing open a rear window. EEEEEN POLICEMAN'S SHOT WINGS FLEEING CHICKEN THIEF George Stadarro of 1826 Ashland avenue, Evanston, was shot in the leg by Policeman Peska of Evanston Sunday when he was fleeing on a bicycle with a bag containing nine- teen chickens stolen from the poultry yards of M. Langdon Hoyt of Win- netka. EEEEREEE Wood Directs Work. Major Casey Wood has been as- signed as the chief of one of the de- partments of the base hospital at Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, O. Mrs. Casey Wood will live at the Ritz- Carlton in Montreal, Can., her native city. EE EES County Convention. The Cook county convention of the W. C. T. U. will be held in Williard hall, October 1 and 2, beginning at 10 o'clock. Delegates are chosen find mine very warm and useful." from the local unions. PLAN FINE PROGRAM FOR FIRST MEETING Prominent Workers Will Speak to Women at Opening Meeting of the Winnetka Woman's Club. NEW OFFICERS ELECTED Committees Are Named for Season's Work in the Village. By Mrs. Charles H. Coffin. The first meeting of the Winnetka Woman's club will be held Thursday, October 4, at 3 o'clock. The program will be a patriotic one on Women's War Activities. The civics commit- tee has planned a splendid afternoon and provided most interesting speak- ers on topics near and dear to every- one's heart in these stirring war times. Mrs. John McMahon will come from the Red Cross shop to speak on Red Cross work. Mrs. William E. Clarke, from the French shop, will take Mrs. J. Gor- don Wilson's place and talk on "Refugee Work." Miss Estelle Ward of Evanston will speak on "Registration." The hostesses will be: Mrs. J. R. Dickinson, Mrs. Percy Davis, Mrs. Carrie Goodchild and Mrs. James Weart. The program will be followed by tea and the usual so- cial hour. It is hoped that there will be a large attendance to extend a welcome to the new officers and com- mittees of the club, a list of which follows : Mrs. Carrie B. Prouty, president. Mrs. Charles I. Murdock, first vice- president. Mrs. Sherman M. Goble, vice-president. Mrs. Florence Capron, recording. second 'secretary. Mrs. Howard Walsh, corresponding secretary. Mrs. Alfred G. Freeman, treasurer. Members at Large--Mrs. Seymour Ballard, Mrs. Charles L. Byron, Mrs. William J. Carey. Art and Literature Committee-- Mrs. E. N. Rhodes, chairman; Mrs. Frank ® Crawford, Mrs. Donald Dal- las, Mrs. D. C. Orcutt and Mrs. Al- bert H. Veeder. Civics and Philanthropy--Mrs. Al- lan I. Wolff, chairman; Mrs. Alfred Burnham, Mrs. E. S. Burke, Mrs. H. N. McClain and Mrs. Harold Ickes. Education--Mrs. Alfred S. Alschu- ler, chairman; Mrs. Edward Burling, Mrs. Charles S. Buell, Mrs. James F. Porter and Mrs. Lawrence M. Stein. Social --Mrs. John Montgomery, chairman; Mrs. Frederick W. Bur- lingham, Mrs. Francis M. Case, Mrs. Arthur Dean and Mrs. George W. Gordon. House--Mrs. William A. Otis, chair- man; Mrs. Clarence Melhope, Mrs. Franklin Rudolph, Mrs. William M. Rutter, Mrs. Walter Smith and Mrs. Merritt Star. Membership--Mrs. Sherman "Goble. Finance--Mrs. Frank R. Greene, chairman; Mrs. H. M. Lieber and Mrs. William A. Otis. Dramatic--Mrs. John N. Ott, chair- man; Mrs. Laird Bell, Mrs. Phillip Post, Mrs. Barrett Conway and Mrs. Stephen A. Foster. Revision--Mrs. Phillip Post, chair- man; Mrs. James Porter and Mrs. Donald Dallas. Year Book--Mrs. E. N. Rhodes, chairman; Mrs. Norman Anderson, Mrs. W. H. Nicholls and Mrs. How- ard Walsh. Press--Mrs. Charles Howells Cof- fin, chairman; Mrs. A. Miller Bel- field, Mrs. N. H. Blatchford, Jr., Mrs. Alfred D. Edwards, Miss Katherine Greene, Mrs. William S. Miller and Mrs. Roland D. Whitman. Social Evenings--Mrs. Roach. Rug Committee--Mrs. Barrett. Renting Agent--Mrs. M. H. Lieber. EE EE Leaves for Texas. Mr. Robert B. Brackett, who has been visiting his sister, Mrs. Sher- man Goble, 511 Ash street, has re- turned to his home at College Sta- tion, Tex, Mr. Brackett is associate professor of English and has charge of the courses in public speaking in the A. and M. College of Texas. Leonard Arthur M.