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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 10 May 1918, p. 3

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+ v a WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1918 on 4 Ru ocial H the orth Shore | | EMBROIDERY, 1 appenings | IK Risley | NTERMINABL]I For those whom we sha 1 3 Remember, whe That every drog This whiteness, falls for you and me, Part of the price that keeps us free To serve our own, that keeps us clean From shame that o O saviours we have Forgive us that we God--if that blood And we have let ot & 5 folds of gauze sever sce-- n your hngers pause, » of blood to stain | ther women know. never seen, are so slow !-- ! should cry in vain, ir moment go! --By Amelia Josephine Burr | hd HE FRENCH MARKET, in the public one week fron sunset, you will be given a very choice seeds, sprouts, number of the famous gardens on mere purchasing, there will be expert gardeners from estates of Douglas Smith, Louis Kuppenheimer, Charles W. Strotz, August Magnus, William G. Hibbard and who are interested in the mysteries of gardening. Plenty of other interesting features are planned, in which a| number of prominent Winnetka women are taking part, and delight- ful French pastries and sweetmea & all its glorious array, opens to | 1 tomorrow. From noon until n opportunity to purchase some | and plants and flowers from a| the north shore. Aside from the Edward Butler, to instruct those ts will be a-plenty. A 4 Mr. and Mrs. Lyman T. Walker, 651 Prospect avenue, announce | the engagement of their daughter, of 640 Pine street. No date has been set for the wedding. | Jeanette to Horace Kent Tenney, | 4 iP Mrs. Phelps B. Hoyt, 483 Sheridan road, announces the ment of her daughter, Mae Elizabeth, to Lieutenant T. Philip Swift, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Swift of Chicago. Swift is stationed at Camp Grant. has been decided upon. & ad engage- Lieutenant | As yet no date for the wedding | Miss Kathleen Air of the Colum- bia School of Music will present her pupils in an annual recital at the Winnetka Woman's club on Satur- day afternoon of this week. Among those who will take part are An- toinette ILackner, Francis Stanton, Barbar Barrett, Teddy Bersbach, Margaret Emily Lynde, Lolita Sea- tree, louise Lackner, Jane McKin- ney, Marian Stevenson, Louise Bad- gerow, Dorothy Dickinson, Dorothy Kuhe, Bernice Abrahamsen, Malcolm Stevenson, Betty Starr, Lucia Dur- and, Charlotte Picher. Marion Ful- ton, Elizabeth Boyden, Helen Mar- shall, Virginia Wallace, Susan Bur- lincham, Kathryn Hamilton, Mary Ott, Rosalie Rummler, Kathryn adams, Judith Boddie, Virginia Mac- Leish, Beatrice Ripley, Eleanor Mc- Ewen, Marjorie Robinson, Helen Ha- milton, Pauline Thompson, Colette Anderson and Margaret Boyden. ra: Tickets are now on sale at Kim- ball Hall for the Henry Booth Sett- lement House entertainment to be given on Friday evening, May 17, at 8 o'clock, at Kimball Hall, for the benefit of the home and war econo- mics department of the settlement. The program will consist of two one-act plays, Donald Robertson and Miss Barbara Bever to produce one and the Henry Booth House Players the other. In addition to the plays, Mrs. Hannah Butler and Mrs. Fre- dericka Gerhart Downing will give groups of songe. Mrs. Butler will sing some of Mrs. Lulu Jones Down- ing's compositions, with Mrs. Down- ing at the piano. a i et Mrs. Fred Hubsch, Mrs. A. C. Pearson, Mrs. A. E. Tilroe, Mrs. A. J. Vollmann, Mrs. E. C. Weissenberg, Miss Leona Pearson and Miss Helen Tilroe will represent the North Shore Catholic Woman's league in the Illinois Centennial Pageant at the Auditorium Saturday afternoon and evening. They are in a French group and will be costumed as colo- nial dames of 1776. -- Edwin S. Layman has sold his property at 1123 Ashland avenue, Hubbard Woods, to Eli B. Felsen- thal. Mr. and Mrs. Layman and their daughters, Dorothy and Elea- nor, are residing at the Evanston hotel. Later Mrs. Layman and her two daughters wil go to Estes Park, Colo., to spend the summer. ---- FE. P. Gowning, son of Mrs. and Mrs. J. Parker Gowning 739 Lincoln avenue, received his C. E. degree at Princeton university, and after a visit at his home, left for Camp Lee, Petersburg, Va. to enter the En- gineer's Officers Training Camp for enlisted men. --_---- Mrs. J. R. Montgomery of Green Bay road, is spending severalweeks "in San Francisco, Cal. She is expect- | «ed to return within a fortnight or so. | was - . \ | SAR Well, just about everybody attend- ed the theatrical performance given on Wednesday evening at the Win- netka Woman's 'club for the benefit of Dr. Brown and her work in France. Mrs. John Nash Ott, who was in charge of the affair seems highly pleased with the results and reports that in the neighborhod of $725 was taken in. Mr. J. Allen Haines and Mrs. Frank Fowle prov- ed expert auctioneers and as high as $25 each was paid for a number of| the bunches of flowers, used in the play, 'The Florist Shop". Among the young wemen-who sold refresh- ments, were the Misses Betty Hayt, Katherine Blossom, Ruth Matz and Mrs. Fredrick Mason. The. 'Kenilworth Players may be very proud of themselves, as their work was of an exceptionally high order. Eight year old Harold De Lay led the audience in the singing of, "The Star Spangled Banner", and "Smile, Smile, Smile". The pat- ronesses included Mprs. Fred Scott, Mrs. John W. Scott, Mrs. J. Allen Haines, Mrs. Victor FElting, Mrs. Albert Kales, Mrs. William C. Boy- den, Mrs. Horace Tenney, Mrs. Ly- man Walker and Mrs. John Stuart. oe The fiftieth anniversary of the Woman's Work for Foreign Women and Children was celebrated Wed- nesday, with a luncheon and program at Community House. Following is the program: "Words of Greeting", Mrs. L. Harrison Mettler, Mrs. .Car- rie Prouty. "Fifty Golden Years", Mrs. Frank M. Elliott .of Evanston. "A Message from a Closed Frontier", Miss Mary Uline, returned mission- ary from Turkey. "In A Chinese Kindergarten", Mrs. Watts O. Tye. "Democratizing China", Reverend Watts O. Tye of Chansi, China. "A Glimpse of Winnetka's Investments Abroad", M=s. Douglas Smith. Violin Selections, Raymon Girvin. ---- From the West comes an interest- ing bit of news concerning Miss Jane Greeley. During her spring vacation, which was being spent in Santa Bar- bara, Miss Greeley who is an attend- ant at the University of California, and an ardent tennis player was playing with a group of friends on the courts of the Arlington Hotel. During the game Miss Mary Miles Minter was an interesting on-looker, and later she invited Miss Greeley and her partner to play against Miss Minter and her partner in a real movie game. Miss Greeley accepted the invitation. a Beginning next week, Friday even- ing, the Red Cross shop will be open one evening a week, and a special invitation is extended to the men of! the village as well as the women.! The plan has been tried in several other north shore towns and is work- ing with success. | Over Peacocks Mrs. J. J. Hackney of Chicago and |#-- her daughter, Miss Louise Wallace Hackney, the well-known lecturer, have taken a studio for the summer overlooking the Skokie at the foot of Drexel avenue. PLEATING, HEMSTITCHING 10¢ a yard---all colors BUTTONS | BRING YOUR WORK IN BEFORE SHOP- | RE you thinking of what lo N A k PING, READY WHEN YOU GO HOME Mail Orders Given Prompt Attention LOUIS J. WROBLE 135 So. State St, corner Adams Phone Randolph 697° E. S. PARR 809 E!m St. Winnetka,Ill. ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES. AND REPAIRING Bryan Marsh Electric Bulbs Bicycles new and second hand Bicycle repairing and supplies Lawn Mower grinding and repairs Grinding of all kinds. Baby Car- riage Tires. Su KS EN PHONE 122 ------ -------- The Annex Pleating and Button Shop 25 E. Washington St., Chicago Above "Store for Men" Room 1035 Buttons Most complete styles and sizes Button Holes For all purposes Hemstitching, Pleating Tucking, Shirring, etc. Best Service ConvenientLocation HHH HOTT nn NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO CHANGE RATES. To Gas Patrons of Public Service Company of Northern Illinois in Glenview and Gross Point. Public Service Company of Northern Illinois hereby givesnotice to the public that if has filed with the Public Utilities Commission of Illinois schedules which will change the rates for gas service in Glen- view and Gross Point, County of Cook; and that said change of rates involves a reduction in the rates for general gas service, but provides that no monthly bill shall be less than seventy-five cents. Alkparties interested in this proceeding may obtain information as to time and place of hearing upon this matter by addressing the Secretary of the Public Utilities Commission of Ill- inois at Springfield, Illinois. PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY of Northern Illinois By P. D. SEXTON, Secretary. Adv. T. 8 2: EERO HY Davis St., Evanston Matinees 2 and 4 Evenings 7 &9 TO-NIGHT Friday, May 10 MABEL NORMAND In the Laughable Comedy "The Floor Below" Saturday Only May 11 "The Trail to Yesterday" Featuring Bert Lytell NEXT WEEK'S ATTRACTIONS Monday Only May 13 BRYANT WASHBURN in "TWENTY-ONE" Tuesday and Wednesday, May 14 and 15 NORMA TALMADGE in "Secret of the Storm Country" Thursday and Friday May 16 and 17 ENID BENNETT in "NAUGHTY NAUGHTY" AND Return Engagement CHARLIE CHAPLIN mn "'A Dog's Life" A ~~ DR. W. W. VANCE | Dentist Successor to the late DR. O. D. SWAIN Phone Glen. 54. Glencoe, Ill Ziesing Block Hours 9 a. m. to 3 p. m. | RL ZZ 7 Za Zo send the soldiers in the Home Camps ? | RIVERSIDE SALTED NUTS always bring joy and enjoyment. Nuts instead of Candy. Nourishing and delicious Order from Mrs. J. R. Fletcher Telephone 520-W 948 Hubbard St. Hubbard Woods, III. E705 Fy cA TO) | ! S-- . ot --- = =» 3 5d 4 | Al X a3 | Strong, Heeclthy, Vigorous BABY CHICKS 20 breeds on hand daily. 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