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WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1918 "a ma Am Wma wm 3 Sr. Yocial Happenings "North Shore Y Dr Alice Brown Ourlillage Doctor; far aeway- le miss her on the Street, As she was seen to come and go, Her patients ill, to treat. Her heart was moved to cross the sea Ar war did still advance, Jo minister for you and me And sexve the needs of France. And now since she is giving all ife and service free e seek new ways to aid her refer to you and me. ) 4y Ruth Risley And surely ma Gi Sh 8p, ~~ Fhings donot count Tor very much Untess they serve an End -- en we" live in times (fe these Ce feel that -- that's the trend. On January Twenty-first Jhe Jale il will begin | In Winnetka -at Community Housd We fope to make things spin. Bring a gift of any sort Atonce without delay, That we may open Up a 'Shop, it pay. We have amongst us many things-- Thien we can send a precious gift Jome costly, ; iid most fry Lheneer the Ship doth sail, 7 we baye treasured in ourhomes Jo bear our messages of help find handled with great care. And cheer that doth not fail. le bave pictures, we Have hooks Jome leather hound and sore De Lerve ou ric-a-brac . of. kinds of In all i Ei there is no lack 8/4 you only have the mind, Jot can surely somewhere find ~ Jewels or an' old breast-pin Jhat once belong-ed to a kin. r the Cause that we relate A Collection most unigue, Old, rare and pure antique. UE to the orders issued by the fuel administrator regulating public 'halls, the opening of the Dr. Alice Barlow-Brown gift shop at the § would traly hep to make = Ba an po a» Community House, which was an- nounced for Monday, January 21, has been postponed until Tuesday, Jan- uary 22. The Federation of Clubs of the Tenth Congressional District will meet "with the = Evanston Catholic Woman's Club on Thursday, January 24, at the Evanston Woman's Club. Luncheon reservations must be sent to: Mrs. R. H." McCall, 725 Simpson street, Evanston. not later than Tues- day, January 22. Following is the program of the day: MORNING SESSION. Board Meeting.......... 9:30 o'clock Business Meeting........ 10:30 o'clock Three Minute Talks: "What have been your new responsibilities the past year." Fort Dearborn Chapter, D. A. R. Hamlin Park Woman's Club. Ladies' Social Circle of North Shore Peoples Church. Marcy Woman's Christian Temper- ance Union. . North End Mother's Club. North Shore Advisory Board; Illinois Children's Home and Aid Society. Winnetka Woman's Club. Ten Minute Talk Mrs. George W. Plummer, State Director of Gen- eral Federation of Woman's Clubs. "Patriotism in War Time". ......{.. Speaker from C. of N. D. "Women and Children in Industry in War Time......0 Mrs. Addison Moore, Mother of Child Labor Law. Luncheon AFTERNOON SESSION. 2 o'clock. Music "American Voices and the Future] Training of Them!......... 00. os Xvi rats ti Miss Adale G. Grandy "The Spirit of the New Citizenship" Rev. Roy L. Smith af -- The party given by the Comfort Committee of the Navy League was a great success, socially and financial- ly. The secretary, Mrs. Clarence Morse, reports having cleared about! $300. There were more than 60 tables | of whist, and the ladies who chose to knit were entertained by Mrs. Al- bert Kales, who read short stories in a charming and interesting manner. Mrs. Charles Fuller, chairman, and her committee, who served the re- freshments,d eserve much credit for the dainty repast. which was a pleas- ant ending to a delightful afternoon. This pleasant diversion from the strenuous war work that has been so constantly kept up of late, will help to keep "Jack from being a dull hoy" as they say, for some time to come. &- b. 4 12:30 o'clock | The next meeting of the North End Winnetka Naval Auxiliary of the Red Cross will be held at the home of Mrs. Charles Hubbard, 849 Foxdale avenue Monday afternoon at two- thirty o'clock. The meeting last Mon- day with Mrs. Graham of Oakley ave- nue, Hubbard Woods, was well and enthusiastically attended. Thirty-nine members worked upon helmets, hos- pital garments, housewives and eider- down sweaters. de The regular meeting of the W. C. T. U. will be held at the home of Mrs. George C. Hughes, 1006 Central avenue, Wilmette on Monday after- noon at two-thirty o'clock. Mrs. Harriet Powles will talk on the work of Bethseda Day Nursery. Contri- bution of cereals or money for same are being solicited for this organiza- tion. 4 Sie Ayer Following is the program for the all-day meeting of the Woman's So- ciety of the Congregational Church on February 6: Board meeting, 10 a. n.; business meeting, 11 a. m.; luncheon, 12 m. Afternoon program in charge of Mrs. I. C. Norton, chair- man of the local W. C. T. U. at 1:30 p. m. Mrs. Alice Hyatt Mather, field secretary, will be the speaker of the afternoon. -- | League are justly proud of their service flag unfurled on New Year's Day. Some of the boys there repre- sented are now in France, still in training here in the states. PSE WR Despite the fact that there was an awful blizzard Saturday, and that Mrs. J. Allen Haines, who was in charge of the party to be given that evening for a number of jackies, was unable to make. preparations, as she was snowbound at the Blackstone hotel, the affair proved to be a most enjoyahle one. Through the assist- ance of Miss Polly King, Miss Har- riet Houghteling and Mrs. Albert Kales, an elaborate dinner was served at the Tea Room. ---- At the meeting of the Willow Street Circle on Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. William Forrest, Mrs. E. K. Bowers gave a reading, and letters were read from a number of Winnnetka boys who are now in service, including one from Raymond Orwig, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Orwig of Poplar street, at the present time in France. The ladies sewed on ---- garments for the French wounded. The North Shore Catholic Woman's | others | At the annual meeting of the Mac- Dowell Musical Club of Winnetka, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: ; President--Mrs. Harvey I. Brewer. Treasurer--Mrs. Louis Schmidt. Secretary--Mrs. Charles Byron. Program Committee--Mrs. Arthur Dean, Mrs. Roland Whitman, Mrs. Paul Williams. The regular meeting of the club was held on Monday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Clifford Ewart, 382 | Ridge avenue. Mrs. Philemon B.| Kohlsaat gave a talk on "The Work and Ideals ~of Thomas Whitney Smith," whose book, "Music and] | Life," has attracted much attention. | A miscellaneous program was giver | | | | 1 |by Mrs. Paul Williams, Mrs. Roland | | Whitman, Mrs. Harry L. Street, Mrs. W. M. Bersac and Mrs. E. S. Rogers. | RR There was an excellent A thhring) at the Red Cross meeting at Skokie | school on Tuesday afternoon. Al number of the machines were de- | layed because of the storm, but they | will be on hand at.the next meeting. | An urgent call is sent to all workers to come and assist next Tuesday. oie Thomas J. Prindiville of Chicago, brother of James W. Prindiville of West Willow street has received his commission as Lieutenant-Cammand- er, U. S. N,, and is stationed at Nan- tucket. Mr. Prindiville donated his pleasure yacht, "The Susanne" to the United States government at the out- break of the war. Through the kind- ness of the Comfort Committee of the Navy League, 300 pairs of socks were sent to Nantucket for distri- bution among the sailors. PERT hat The Comfort Committee of the Navy League of Winnetka placed 20 complete comfort outfits, including helmets, scarfs, wristlets, sweaters, eiderdown night-helmets and "house- wives," etc., individually this week, among the boys in detention at the Great Lakes Training Station. ---- Wednesday evening of each week is French orphan night at the Parish House from 7:30 to 10 o'clock. A number of ladies who are employed during the day or are doing other war work, wanted to do their bit for the French children so we organized an evening society. We met last Wednesday for the first time and the work accomplished showed it was well worth while. Every woman is welcome. Mrs. Frank Fulton, chajr- man. : : i The next meeting of the Winnetka Woman's Club on Thursday, January 24, will be an open meeting. It will be in charge of the Educational De- partment. Superintendent FE. N. Rhodes will speak on "Course of Study in the Winnetka Schools." Songs by Miss Eva Gordon. Mrs. Altshuler is chairman for the day. The hostesses are Mesdames Charles Buell, J. C. West, John E. Hamilton and Cuthbert Adams. -- Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Petersen of 722 Elm street announce the engagement of their daughter, Loretto to H. W. Roberts. No date has been set for Mrs. Charles S. Thorn was called to the city Tuesday, owing to the serious illness of her sister, Mrs. Clark. ---- Mrs. Fugene A. Rummler, 965 Spruce street, is reported to be im- proving after a long illness. Exchange Your Property Your home, if too large for a smaller home. Your small homs for a larger one. Your vacant for a home. Your vacant or home for a farm or an apart- ment building. We make exchanges in all parts of the country. That's way see PAUL SCHROEDER & CO. 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Sterrett. 265 Poplar street were called to Janesville, Wis., by the sudden illness and death of Mr. Sterrett's mother. -- About two hundred guests were in attendance at the annual dinner given Wednesday evening by the Congre- gational Church. -- Do not fail to visit the Dr. Alice Barlow-Brown gift shop at Com- [ munity House Tuesday afternoon. ------ The Foreign Mission Study class [will meet with Mrs. J. B. Alton, 577 Cherry street on Wednesday after- {noon at 2:30 o'clock. | = | Albert Kieson, who is attending the | radio school at Harvard University writes of the excellent treatment tendered the boys from the Great Lakes Naval Training Station. ------ Mrs. David Korsgren left Tuesday morning to visit her husband. who is "Chief Petty Officer" in the electrical department of the navy at Allenport. |, Miss. -- a -- Mrs. Schildberg, who has been visiting in Mendota, I11., has returned to the village. -- Mr. and Mrs. Charles Strotz have closed their home on Willow street and the lake, and 'gone into Chicage for the remainder of the winter. : dA Mrs. Lorenzo M. Johnson of Sheri- dan road is snowbound at the home of her daughter, Mrs. George Massey. Her plans to be in Chicago with Mrs. OO EO OO EE IO I O rr O EI O i © Co-operation for the blockade of the streets praise received. Thursdays Store open all day. No Delivery Service George M. Pullman this week, were unable to be carried out. O I] OF oy =0 OLIOL Aspegren & Company TEL. WILMETTE 420 EVANSTON 466 Customers are entitled to a great deal of credit and 8 hearty ually the "The greatest good to the greatest num- ber" will come because humanity has developed into a higher state of co-operation. are entitled to compensation only as they give value noon. Only a few employees on duty in the store to fill the need. Other time off will be arranged for those employees who are to serve Thursday. Our desire is to make this practical, but not waste- ful. Orders for delivery on regular days should be in the store before four o'clock in the afternoon. HIGH GRADE GROCERIES, MEATS, FRUITS AND VEGETABLES --10 0 EO EI OE O I=Y. the Fvent- co-operation by the snowstorm. during Food distributors delivery service in the after-