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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 29 Nov 1918, p. 1

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ALK PRICE FIVE CENTS INFLUENZA SITUATION REMAINS UNIMPROVED Health Commissioner Declares many Residents Are Violating Health 'Rules Governing Cases 'KA WEEKLY Nearly Everybody In Winnetka Reads The Talk VOL. VII, NO. 37. WINNETKA, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1918 SIX PAGES NOTED WOMAN LEADS | Lieutenant Rosell Hayes Fuller. Air Pilot, "WINNETKA COLLECTED WOMAN'S PEACERALLY Believed Killed in Action; Reported Missing $44 595 FOR U. W. W. | | | | : i Returns ffom Men's Committee Show Total Collection of $28,471 as their Share in. Drive Mrs. Beatrice Forbes-Robertson Hale | Will Speak at the Winnetka Woman's Club on Monday, December 16 like to undertake a special mission. | Headquarters was anxious to obtain | information about a large city and | German base well behind the lines. | They picked 'Les' Runnel and me for Casualty lists late last week car- {ried the name of Lieutenant Roswell { Hayes Fuller, Winnétka aviator, as I missing in action. Red Cross reports | announced the young American flyer WOMEN DONATED $15,000 WOMAN'S PEACE JUBILEE | Plan General Patriotic Program by | Woman's Club and. Parent- Teacher Association Now that the: cessation 'of hos- tilities and the coming of a great and glorious peace are being marked with such a wide 'variety of péace| celebrations; it seems particularly fitting that'the American women who have formed "the second line of de- fense" should hold very special peace celebrations. The Winnetka Wom- an's club and the Parent-Teachers association are arranging a Woman's | Peace Jubilee, to be held in the] Woman's club 6n Monday, December | 16, at 2:30 o'clock. There will be a general patriotic program and the speaker of the oc- casion will be Mrs. Beatrice Forbes- Robertson Hale who is now making such a sensation in her western tour. Mrs' Hale will thrill the Winnetka women with her description of the | most important phase of the great peace work which is opening before S, This will be an inspiring day in Winnetka. Let every woman in the Village plan to attend our peace jub- ilee. THANKSGIVING DAY MARKED BY PRETTY DOUBLE WEDDING Thanksgiving Day marked the time and Sacred Heart church the place for a double wedding with Winnet- kans as the principles. The Misses Elfrieda and Loretto Petersen, daughters of Mr. P. J. Pe- tersen of 722 Elm street, were the brides. Miss Elfrieda was united in marriage to Mr, Raymond N. Kloep- fer, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Kloep- fer of 592 Provident avenue. Miss _ Loretto became the bride of Mr. Har- kil a Vv. ODE 'Roberts of 850 Cherry street. © High mass was celebrated at Sac- red Heart church at 10 o'clock at which time the double ceremony was performed. A reception followed the nuptials. Bridesmaids were the Misses Sarah O'Brien of Winnetka for Miss Loret- to Petersen, and Florence Dean of | Milwaukee, for Miss Flfrieda Peter-| sen. BLUEJACKETS WELL BEHAVED SAYS OFFICIAL 1 | | | M. J. ACroll, goeuclat Superyiceidens, Ol uUall>puliatiull UL Le CIICago, INOrul Sule alld Muwdunac ciecug | ramrodau las ad greater opporiui- ties to ovserve tue conduct ot the | biuejacketls dl Lreat Lakes tian have! most men. Iie has been in tne rail- | road business for many years and | has handled some ot the largest crowds that have ever been gathered | together on a single occasion, 1n- cluding the crowds which attended ~the Chicago World's Fair. Mr. Feron says that the bluejackets at Great Lakes are the best behaved passengers he had ever handled. On Saturday and Sunday evenings when traffic to and from Great Lakes is heaviest, Mr. Feron has been on du- ty at all hours of the day and night. "He says he has yet to see a blue- "jacket drunk and disorderly. That is théggestimony of a man who knows, Ci AAR is 'on "the ground. The North Shore line carries thou- ~ sands of men from Great Lakes every 'week and its superintendent and em- - ployes vouch for the good conduct of the bluejackets. Captain Moffet ' is making real men of the raw ma- "terial with which he is supplied, Rod Reconstruction Rally There will be a big Patriotic Re- construction rally at Orchestra Hall on Monday, December 2, at 8 o'clock. Mrs. Beatrice Forbes-Robertson Hale will be the speaker and will give her thrilling talk on "Conservation for World Relief". Music will be furnish- ed by a Grand Opera soloist and a ber of complimentary tickets have been.sent to the War Emergency Union and will be given to any who ask for them at the War Emergency 1 Boche plane hut lithe year. fo, son Br TMI HTT TT fifty-piece Great Lakes band. A nun-} was killed while engaged in an aerial battle in which he brought down a lost his own life. The mother, Mrs. Frank R. Fuller, of 362 Hawthorn lane, it was said, still' clings to the opinion that her son is alive, though among the miss- ing, Lieutenant - Roswel Hayes Faller was a pursuit pilot in Major Thaw's squadron. He was one of the Yale group of flyers who purchased their own machines and engaged their own instructors. Two of his com- panions, Dumaresq Spencer of High- land Park and Wallace Winter of Lake Forest, were killed earlier in He was a class mate, at New Trier high school of Lieutenant Dinsmore Ely. Lieutenant Fuller is a grandson O. IF. Fuller founder and president the Fuller-Morrison company of Chicago. He is also a grandson.of the late S. S. Hayes, friend of Abra- ham Lincoln and one of the earlier leaders of Illinois. Writes Of Air Battle ot of of Writing one of his missions, Lieutenant Fuller said: "lI had been out on two patrols and was just starting on the third when the major asked me if I would the job--I guess-because they could spare us more easily than any of the others. "We made the trip--about seventy- | five miles into Germany--without in- cident, except for our friends, the 'Archies.' We were circling over M-- when suddenly " T heard the too familiar rat-tat-tat and saw a couple of incendiary. bullets fly past me. I looked around .and saw seven Fok- kers on my trail. "Those Boche played with me like a cat with a mouse. Five remained about 200 meters above us, protect- ing the two who had, me dead to rights. Every time they started to close in on me I would turn on the! nearest one and let him have it. They were forcing me down all the time. [ didn't see a chance for escape, but never gave up hope. Decides Upon Death Si kept up this sort of running fight for about ten miles, finishing at an altitude of only 75 meters. I coudn't go any lower, and decided to commit sucide by mixing up with all | seven of them, rather than be forced to land and be taken prisoner. I turned, but saw them leaving me. I don't know why, but I was certainly relieved." > NATIONAL FOOD CONSERVATION WEEK DECEMBER 1 TO 8 The War Emergency Union has just received a copy of Mr. Hoover's new message calling upon the Amer- ican people to set aside Sunday, December 1, and the week following for the consideration of America's opportunity for renewed service and sacrifice. Mr. Hoover's message is to be read from the pulpits and at all public meetings, and it will be post- ed on the War Emergensy bulletin boards and printed in the next issue of the Weekly Talk. [ Star nf Gold Before he was killed in action in the Argonne on October 12, Lieuten- ant Manierre B. Ware won the red badge of courage with a unit of his regiment, the Three Hundred and Sixty-second infantry. He was the son of Charles T. Ware of Kenil- worth, director of the National Bank of the Republic and associate direc- tor of the bureau of supplies of the central division of the Red Cross. Lieutenant Ware's command had | Final Rush for Funds Brings Village far "Over the Top" in Campaign Winnetka went far over the top | in her United: War Work campaign, subscribing 2a 'total' of . $44,595.47. Women of the Village subscribed more than $15,000 toward the fund, collected by the Women's committee. | The figures on the Women's cam- paign were published in the issue of the Talk of Friday, November 22. The following figures show amounts received men subscribers representing the Men's committee. District No. 1, subscribers. | District No. 2, $1,359.22 from 138 sub- | scribers. District No. 3, $246 from 9 subscrib- ers. the in each campaign by 113 $1,423.50 from District No. 4, $711 from 65 sub- scribers, District No. 5, $783.25 from 154 sub- | | i | scribers. oo | | | Total for Men's committee, $28,471. Total, including amount collected by Women's committee, $44,505.47. To- and the number of | district, | the | District No. 6, $344.70 from 94 sub- scribers. District No. 7, $539.50 from 25 sub- scribers. g District No. 8, $630.72 from 85 sub- scribers. District No. 9, $1,165 from 80 sub- scfibers. District No. 10, $819.83 fro m49 sub- | scribers. District No. 11, $3254 from 59 sub- scribers. District No, 12, $906 from 5) sub- scribers. District No. 13, $1,026.25 from 62 subscribers. District No. 14, $1,807.75 from 53 subscribers. District No. 15, $1,107.75 from 73 subscribers. | rT 'GUSTAV HAAS SUCCUMBS Ill Only a Few Days When Taken by Death; Commissioner Issues Hos- pital Report | .\. By Dr. C. O. Schneider The Influénza situation 'at present and. during the past week is fully as unsatisfactory as at any time since. | the twelfth of this month, when the | epidemic obtained a new start, and it is quite likely that more stringent measures must soon be employed, if | much suffering and needless sacri- fice of human lives is to be avoided. It is with much regret that the an- nouncement is made of the death last Saturday of Mr. Gustav Haas, after being ill for only a few days | with influenza. Must Observe Health Rules Every precaution should be taken avoid persons who are afflicted with what may appear like only an ordinary cold, as this is the appear- ance of the early stages of influenza, and also because some people have this disease in such a mild form that they try to ignore the condition, and instead of being confined to the house as the law demands, they continue to go about their ordinary duties and spread this dangerous disease broad- cast among their friends and business associates, It is the mild cases, and persons being at large before they are fully recovered, that is the cause of the widespread prevalence and dif- ficulty of controling this disease. There is no disease more contagious than influenza, and those who have not had the malady recently, are most likely to contract the disease if they are exposed. There is practic- ally no immunity, and vigorous health does not protect a person from con- tracting this extremely contagious disease, if they come in contact with' people who are afflicted with it. Hospital Report Apportionment of expense to Win- to been ordered to-"mop-up'-a Germ ial number of subscribers, 1.264. trretka awd "61 encoe, for-Gperation of = Captain Snell 'Wounded % -- Captain Harold W. Snell, formerly of the 31st Infantry, has been wound- ed but is reported recovering in Base Hospital No. 20, at Chateau Grion, France. Mrs. Snell, wife of the army man, resides at 1291 Asbury avenue, Hubbard Woods. heavy fire. machine gun nest on the crest of a wooded hill. They were subjected to 1 A one pound gun had been trained on the nest, but the of- ficer in charge was killed. Lieutenant Ware took his place and himself was | killed. Adolph Kieson is now with com- {pany E, 108th Army Train overseas. in Search of Aviator | Lieutenant Moore Leads Aerial Rescue Party Lost in the Everglades Experiences of an aerial rescue party hovering over the dense Ever- glades of Florida, in search of a fallen pilot and "ship", are related in- terestingly by Lieutenant H. E. Moore of Dorr Field, Arcadia, Fla., {in the following letter to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Moore of Wilmette. Incidentally, Lieutenant Moore re- (fers to a promotion, in position. to (assistant officer in charge of flying, and field commander, an advance which, he complains, will keep him from enjoying a Thanksgiving fur- lough in Wilmette. The letter reads: Dorr Field, Arcadia, Florida. November 14, 1918. Dear Folks: -- ; Received your most welcome letter yesterday and was sure glad to hear from you. 2 Will try to get home Thanksgiving but can't swear to it as I got a promotion last Friday, in position only however--which requires a great deal of attention, and don't see how TI can break some one in to take my place for a few weeks. Assistant Officer of Flying Don't know why they picked on me but they made me assistant of- ficer in charge of flying, and field commander. I am out on the field from 5:45 A. M. to 5 P. M. every day. We have four stages in this gunnery and have commanders for each stage and I must watch all the work of the commanders and officers who are taking the course. 1 have my own ship, a dual control double ailerdu Hispano, for my own use. I go np and watch the practices from the air when I get tired of staying on the ground, It is a good job. I don't mind it so much since the war is Office. over. Isn't it rotten that I haven't had a chance to get over? Just to think of the time I have put in and accomplished nothing. 1 say its Search for Lost Aviator Yesterday I went out on a hunting expedition in the Everglades for a man who was lost last Sunday when making a cross-country trip. We called off all regular flying instruc- tions and started a patrol of 42 His- panos. We flew two mites apart in the morning constantly on the watch out for a ship on the ground. Qne of the boys found the ship in the Ever- glades up on its nose, with a broken "prop" and wing. That was terrible ® country--just a marsh and so soggy 3 fellow would sink down up to his ips. had to land five miles away and walk over. He found a note saying the unfortunate pilot had started to walk toward camp, as he thought. The man had heen without food for three days and we thought he must be about dead by this time. But we didn't give up the chase. We decid- ed to hunt for the man. We all land- ed at Okochobee City for dinner and started out again. We flew from 15 to 200 feet over all the country around the wreck. We found the man 30 miles from the ship and he had been constantly going in circles and was just about dead. He was just getting out of a swamp when discovered. He sure had some wild experiences. ships had passed over him the day before without seeing him. The man was nearly insane, Guess and hope he will pull through O. K. after re- maining in the hospital for a little while. Hoping to see you all soon and sending lots of love I will close, Harold. The fellow who saw the ship! He said he thought 200! DEMOBILIZE S. A. T. C. ON DECEMBER 2 | Orders reached Evanston this week ordering the demobilization of the student army training corps of | Northwestern university. The demo- | hilization will commence December | 2, it was stated. | It is understood a similar order has | gone to all the other universities and | colleges of the country where there lare 8. A T..C corps. Eighteen hundred students of the] Northwestern university will be af- fected by the order, as it refers to {the men in the Chicago department | as well as those on the local campus. | It was stated today that strict dis- | | cipline would be maintained until the | | last man receives his discharge. Students, to obtain an honorable discharge, must have a perfect re- port, as those who break any rules or grow lax in their work will be un- able to receive the coveted honorable discharge papers, It is believed the establishment of the corps there and its maintenance has cost the government in the neighborhood of $250,000. REQUIEM EUCHARIST FOR LIEUT. TOWER A requiem eucharist was offered Sunday morning at 7:30 o'clock in St. Luke's chapel, Evanston, for the soul of Lieutenant Lawrence Tower, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Tower, who died in France of pneumonia, October 20, after an attack of influ- enza. The service was held on Sun- day morning so that others besides his family and friends would be able to be present. The Reverend F. Grant was in charge of the service. Floyd Gibbons At Community House Floyd Gibbons, Chicago Tribune turned to this country after being severely wounded in the activity on the western front, appeared at Com- munity House, Thanksgiving even- ing, in an address on "War, Peace and Reconstruction". Highland Park Defeated With the field at Third street and Linden avenue in bad condition the Wilmette A. C's. defeated the strong Highland Park eleven to the tune of 12 to 0 Sunday afternoon. War correspondent, who recently re- | Emergency Influenza hospital. Win. Glen. Total Number days pa- i : tients were treat- ed arma o Ry 184 54 238 Percent of total .. 77% 23% 100% Used for apportion- : [4 ment... nu. ss; 75% 25% 100% | Port. of Exp. $1,197.77 $399.26 $1,597.03 Paid or to be pd. by patients ..$414.52 $110.00 $524.52 | Balance to be | paid by sub- scription ....$783.25 $289.26 $1,072.51 | Expense to Indian 'Hill club, including food $1,162.71 $4.88 | Salaries of nurses ..... 241.50 1.01 | Supplies, ete. v.05: 192.82 82 Total von. oul $1,527.03 $6.71 On behalf of the Village, apprecia- tion is expressed for the generous | response of citizens to the appeal for contributions sent out by Village President McKenzie. Nearly four hundred subscriptions were received, aggregating $1911.50. It will there- fore only be necessary to call upon subscribers for 44 per cent of their contributions. Benefit Card Party The North Shore Catholic Wom- an's league gave the second of a series of card parties at the home of the president, Mrs. Herbert A. Morin of 635 Maple avenue, on Wednesday, November 20. Proceeds were direct- ed to Philanthropic work. Commercial Body Meets A meeting of the New Trier Com- mercial association was held at the Village Hall in Wilmette, Tuesday evening, at 8 o'clock: Plans for co- operating with the National War Savings committee in the present War Savings drive were discussed at the session. Students Do Well The students of Northwestern uni- versity raised approximately tem thousand dollars for the war camp community service fund. This is an average of five dollars per capita. Thrift is the ally of the happy fire- side. It is the protection against the wintry season of life, It borrows a little from the day of excess that there shall be no days of want. Cul- tivate the thrift habit and make good your war savings pledge.

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