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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 23 Aug 1918, p. 3

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by Ru ocial H : i North Shore appenings th Risley 1" SEEMS NEEDLESS to urge citizens to buy tickets for the government's war exposition to be held next month in Grant Park. Nothing of more absorbing interest has been projected in Chicago since the World's. Fair days than this display of the implements of war used by Ameri Tickets cost less now than th chased at the Winnetka Drug stor ca and our allies. ey will later. They can be pur- e and it will be well for all of us to lay in a goodly supply, for it will be impossible to see everything in one short trip. The exposition will enable those who visit to visualize the war, to understand its problems, and to get some conception of its mighty and multifold mechanism. It will be a trip to the fighting front without all the horrors and the perils. This is a golden opportunity weapons our own boys are using da : P'S to become acquainted with the ily. Let no one miss it. ° One of the loveliest weddings ever witnessed by society, took place last Saturday afternoon at Christ church, when Miss Betty Hoyt. daughter of Mrs. Phelps B. Hoyt he- came the bride of Lieutenant T. Phil- ip Swift, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed- ward F. Swift. Christ church was built by Mr. and Mrs. William M. Hoyt as a memorial to their daugh- ter, Mrs. Frederick Morton Fox. teverend E. Ashley Gerhard, rec- tor of the church, who is soon to go to France as an army chaplain, of- ficiated. The church was a veritable bower of oak leaves, lilies, gladiolus, roses, dahlias and orchids, and a most lovely setting for the bridal party. Leading the procession was the standard bearer Frederick Spencer, U. S. N., and following the bride- groom and his best man, Wellesley H. Stillwell, were the ushers, Lieuten- ant Paul Hunter, Ensign Harry Par- ker, John Mitchel, Carlos Drake Wil- liam M. Hoyt II, Landon Hoyt, and Richard Mabbitt. The bridesmaids, Mrs. Edward F. Swift, Jr. Mrs. Huntington Henry, Miss Ginevra King, Miss Lolita Ar- mour, Miss Helen Hoyne, Miss Kath- erine. Blossom, Miss Blanche Day, Miss Louise Garaghty, Miss Margar- et Pullman, and Miss Reba Gray of Nashville, Tenn., wore orchid chiffon frocks and large black tulle hats trimmed with pink, blue, and orchid flowers. y | The bride, who is small and blonde | and pretty, wore a gown of white!' satin, made with a court train, over which fell the tulle veil. After the ceremony there was a re- ception at the residence of Benjamin Allen, Mrs. Hoyt's father, with whom she and her daughters live. A + the wedding and reception were many members of the Junior League and the Illinois Motor corps, both of which the bride isa member, and also friends--from Lake Geneva. where the groom's parents have their country residence. ---- Two gas ranges, one go-cart, and two handsome lamp shades are among the articles listed for sale in the Gift Shop. Mrs. Harry Street telephone Winnetka 1037, has a hab: carriage which she -offers for sale. the proceeds to go to the Gift Shop vv Hird fund. | Miss O'Brien's Millinery Elm the Gift Shop head-! quarters for receiving materials suit- able for infants and childrens cloth- ing. A good many have responded most generously to the Gift Shov's!| appeal of a week ago, and Miss O'-| Brien is giving much of her time to the work of planning and making hats, baby caps, dresses and aprons. Miss O'Brien is a genius. She sees possibilities in every scrap of lace or cloth. New material is desired] but lingerie gown make lovely baby | caps and dresses and used pieces of velvet can be nicely renovated for | children's winter hats. A sale of] these garment will be announced la-| ter. If any one wishes further in- formation in regard to this enter- prise, call Miss O'Brien, at her shop Winnetka 294 or Mrs. F. S. Capron, Winnetka 336. shon on} street is bf Mrs. Don C. Crattp and baby, and Miss Mary Arend of Mattoon, Ili, were the guests this week of Dr. Al-, meda Goodspeed, 545 Lincoln avenue. | Mrs. M. H. Goodspeed has just re- turned to Ottowa, Canada, after a two months' visit with Dr. Good- speed. ------ Major I. C. Eckenfelder arrived. Sunday to spend a few days with Mme. Eckenfelder on his way from San Francisco to Washington. Mme. Eckenfelder is spending the summer | in Winnetka. j and being sold Fund for French Wounded and its | nounce the Take your old gold, silver and platinum to H. A. de Windt, 593 Sher- idan road, and receive War Savings | Stamps that pay you about four and one-half per cent interest. Mr. de Windt has already received a con- siderable quantity of these meals but |; there are many people in Winnetka who have not yet realized how much better it is to turn their useless gold, silver. plated silver and articles into an interest bearing government security. Mr. de Windt gets 57 cents a pennyweight for 18 carat gold; 85 cents an ounce for sterling silver, and $95.00 an ounce for platinum. For one lot siiver spoons and forks he got $65.65. Start looking over your useless things of that character, and help win the war. of old ---- Have you seen a copy of "Aunt Betty's Cook Book?" If you havn't, you really ought to, for it is a posi- tive' fact that you will find several | recipes in it, that you never dreamed existed. It is a daintily bound book in red, white and blue, issued by the Commission for Food Conservation by the American sub-committee Le Cercle Francais, for the benefit of the Chicago Branch. In glancing over the pages, one will find some very appetizing recipes, which call for neither flour | sugar, cream nor butter. Can you hardly helieve that? Nevertheless it is true, and in purchasing the book, | you will not only help yourself but the Fund for French Wounded. The young w who sold War the Denot last mons Friday and Saturday ings deserve a great deal of credit for through their efforts about $1300 was realized. Those who gave their time on these mornings to convince the villagers that it is nec- essary to save in order war, were the Misses to win Rosalind Sea- Hoyt, Josephine Hoyt, Eliza- McEwen, Christine milie beth 3 achel Foste Helen Murphy, Murphy, Alice de WN t, Frances Wood, Edith Tarn Ww Katherine Prest, Kathe Mordock. Margaret Delay and guerite Mercer. --e nm The supper for s at Ravinia Park wi be served by the Hubbard Woods committee on Sun- day, August 25, composed of the fol- lowing members: Mrs. S. C. Tack- son, chairman; Mrs. John R. Mont- gomery, vice .hairman; Mrs. Alden R. Ludlow, treasurer; Mrs. W. B. McIlvaine, Mrs. John Eager Llovd Mrs. Richard Walsh, and Mrs. E. Royce. Mrs. Charles C. McKinney is chairman of the supper. -- Miss Hope Albert returned to her home in: Milwaukee; Wis., Wednes- day, after spending several weeks with her cousins, the Misses Alfrie- da and Loretta Petersen of 722 Elm street. She was accompanied by Miss Helen Tilroe, who will be her guest until school opens. Miss Tilroe will also visit the Joseph Teske family, who where formerly residents of Winnetka. ciated with the Co-operative comp- any as credit man. py Mr. and Mrs. Ralph W. Varney an- birth of a daughter the Columbia hospital, Washington. D. C.. on Aueust 11. Mr. Varnev is manager of Camp and Hospital Con- struction under the American Red Cross. ------ 4 Mr. and Mrs. Jonas H. Madsen of R45 Fir street. were called to Detroit Mich., Saturday, owing to the sud- den death of a relative. { with an informal gathering on Tues-| { | 1 platinunt | the | tree. Elsie and Marion Blatchford, Bauman | r, Mina Clehn, Adelaide | 3 | Mr. Teske being asso- | at | Mr. and Mrs. Ernest X. Le Seure of Danville, Ill, announced the en- gagement of their daughter, Virginia Cannon, to Captain William Hough- teling, A. S. M. A, son of Mrs. J L. Houghteling . Captain Houghteling who is stationed in Washington lived in Chicago and San Francisco before he entered the service. Miss Le Seure is the granddaughter of "Uncle Joe" Cannon and is active in Red Cross work, both in Washington, where she spends much time with her grandfather, and in Danville. RES The Vegetable Market is continu- ing to do a most excellent business each Saturday thoroughly established itself in the | Village. Mrs. R. S. Childs, president | | of the Cherry street circle will be in | | charge at the market this week, and Mrs. Percy Davis, and a group from | the Linceln i e Mrs. Douglas Smith entertained | day at her home in HubbardWoods. { in honor of Dr. and Mrs. Tucker. re- | turned West | China. : Mrs. L. Cook of Kenosha, Wis., is | spending a fortnight as the guest of | her daughter, Mrs. M. H. Lieber, 988 | Elm street. | missionaries from Miss Beatrice Ostrom, 982 Elm] 'street. left Saturday evening for Oak- | { land, California, where she will teach | lin one of the schools this fall. | ees Mrs. Hansell Watt and two children have returned to their home in| { Thomasville, Ga., after spending a month as the guests of Mrs. E. W. Conable, 761 Lincoln avenue. - | William Young Wildman, son of Dr. and Mrs. Henry Wildman, 648 Cherry® street, received his commis- sion as second lieutenant last week. {at Camp Zachary Taylor. REN ne | Mr. Henry R. Hale and small daughter, Ethel, 761 Foxdale avenue are spending a few days this week at Mackinac Island, Mich. They expect to return tomorrow. ---- Dr. and Mrs. C. A. Aldrich, 792 Foxdale avenue, returned Saturday from a weeks' motor trip through {| Michigan. nimi Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Kidder, 933 | Cherry street, announce the birth of an eight pound daughter on Wednes- i day, August 21. a Mr. and Mrs, Carlton Prouty and | children returned from their cottace ion the Fox river over last week-end. | Conservation Corner | t.. .S. | Administration "All restrictions on | Important Noticz frem the sale of ice | cream cones have been withdrawn." | "Wheatless Days and Wheatless | { | | Meals are terminated." | | | | Corn can be salted down by cutting | from cob and packing in crocks. Al- | ternate layers of corn and salt until | cad CET pack "the whole mas an weight down with heavy stone rest- ing on a IFIT'S WE Estab. 1855--308-310 I, Madison Street "ON YOUR WAY OVER" We are Western Agents for The Norwalk Tire of COMNECTICUT "It is advertised by its own merits and is second to none." SALISBURY | { { Brop in aiid see for Yourself W. H. SALISBURY & 6. 308-310 West Madison Stree CHICAGO phone Franklin 5744 SU a rE avenue circle will take |- | charge next week. Salting. Cabbage, string beans, turnip tops, corn, cucumbers, dande- lions and other greens are suitable. Young string beans sliced two or three times and put up the same as sauerkraut, make a delicious and wholesome food. To make sauerkraut take solid heads of cabbage, slice fine, then place a two or three inch layer in crock or barrel--scatter over this a layer of salt and alternate these until: the container is filled, and then pack with a wooden tamper and weight down the mass with a heavy stone resting upon a board sufficient- morning in fact it |ly large to cover the contents. Proportion of salt: 14 the of vegetables. weight Before cooking salted products they should be rinsed once, thorough- ly, soaked, and cooked in water in which they have been soaked. Fir Values Have Increased. House Fully covered by Insurance? H. A. McLAIN Writes All Lines of Insurance Phone Win. 567 1%. 8S wobns Is Your gl Paint is a necessity --not a luxury After your house needs painting, every year you wait it will require more paint and more labor to put it in good condition. And every ycar you wait your house is worth less. paint insurance. And it's pretty good insur- Good-paint money 1s good y g ance on thz value of your property, too. D EVOE L cad nd Done Paint > 'By Lop EE rn HE ied lew Callons--Vecrs Longer "iouse needs painting, come ct us tell you what it will cost you to use Devoe. We say "Devoe" because it's absolutely pure. That's why Devoe takes fewer gallons, wears longer--and costs less by the job or by the year. And that's why we guarantee Devoe without reserve. Ask us for helpful illustrated book- let--*" Keep Appearances Up and Expenses Down," E. B. TAYLOR & CO. (Successors to A. J. KARSTEN) Phone, Winnetka 998-999 WINNETKA, ILLINOIS PAINT DEVOE PAINT 072 T7777 stock 722222722227, Sugar, $2.90 to $4.00. co-operation much appreciated. PS Und NN N N A 3 / NZZ77777rrzz777z777 A M | board. | 1 Aspegren & Company TEL. WILMETTE 420 EVANSTON 46; OLIVE OIL--Still some to offer--Imported and Domestic--Prices will not be lower for some time to come--A cordial in- vitation to learn our stock and prices. CANNED GOODS TF uttre prices will empha- size the benefit of buying of the present prices tin--all makes for present purchases. ASPARAGUS TIPS--From 23¢ to 35¢, dozen LABOR DAY--Store Closed All Day--Customers in advance placing of orders August 31, (Saturday before Labor Day) will be Every effort will be made to serve the com- w'th quality goods and prices. % of fruit, glass, for Ji Vidi Z oben Lo EC ee, 0p

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