The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

ne E---- = WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1922. WINIETHR PUPS NETO DPW Horace Mann School Fore- goes Parties All children like to play and have parties. Yet the pupils of the Horace Mann school voted with an over- whelming majoirty not to have Christ- mas parities in their rooms, nor to have a general exchange of presents, but to use all their energies . and money in making other, less fortunate- ly circumstanced children happy. 'The children of one room recently purchased beautiful "close your eyes" dolls. For over a month they have, under the direction of the teacher, Miss Claude Rogers, been busy mak- ing clothes for these dolls, and pre: paring them to take their places in respectable society. Each doll was also supplied with a soft and warm bed in order that it could rest comfortablely in the night, and in order that it should not freeze during the cold, sub-zero Christmas weather. Boys Enjoy Work The children have had an endless amount of pleasure in getting their little ones ready to go out 'into the world. Miss Rogers says that the boys have just as much fun making dresses as the girls, and the girls are just as thrilled in making furniture as are the boys. Gifts for Orphans . All the children have been search- ing for weeks to find the things that orphan children would like the best for Christmas. For many days at- tractively looking packages have been brought to school and piled up in the various rooms. Thursday the gifts were placed under the Christmas tree and presented te the Lake Bluff or- phanage with proper ceremony. Miss Whitehead, supervisor of dram- atics, staged a little play entitled, "The Spirit of Christmas," written by herself, which beautifully expressed the sentiment of the school. Winni- fred Dewar, in the role of the tree spirit, called upon the century for its choicest gifts. Jane Blair was a Red Crass nurse, symboziing the spirit of _ mercy. Dorothy Smith and Martin Cassell, represented respectively the spirit of true girlhood and unselfish boyhood as exemplified in the girls and boy scouts. These came forward and the evergreen tree was changing into a Christmas tree. Then there was singing of carols. After a short time the Christmas Spirit said, "Children of Horace Mann, it is for you to complete the miracle: Come, and bring your gifts to the tree. As you come, sing Christmas carols." The children came in a procession and laid their gifts at the foot of the tree, and at the same time the lights on the tree were gradually turned on. The tree had become a Christmas tree. Principal Soren K. Ostergaard pre- sented on behalf of the pupils and teachers of the Horace Mann school all the gifts to Miss Lucy Judson, superintendent of the Lake Bluff or- phanage, with the assurances that it was a great deal to all to have the opportunity to contribute thus in their own small ways. He furthed expres- sed the wish that this example might be followed in the years to come, and that the orphans of Lake Bluff might find staunch friends in the children of Winnetka. Miss Judson accepted the gifts for the orphanage and the children marched away to the music. These exercises will be long re- membered. The children had it vivid- ly illustrated how it takes giving to make a tree into a Christmas tree. They had a practical experience that "it is more blessed to give than to re- ceive." Your photograph by appointment in your home or at our studio Stanton Wilhite Photographer WINNETKA (Opposite the Hours 10 A. M. to 4 P. M. Asthma Successfully Treated at The Hoffman Asthma Institute 936 North Michigan Avenue Drake Hotel) Telephone Superior 4234 CHARLES R. PETERSEN High grade Automobile tops and trimmings 1203-1205 Washington Ave.--rear Tel. Wilmette 1686 Excellent 2102 CENTRAL AVE. LADIES' TAILOR Workmanship GEORGE J. EBER Reasonable TAILORING - REMODELING - REPAIRING Prices | Phone Wilmette 18 Her nm Undertaker I am now conducting a high class undertaking establishment in Wil- mette. Conscientious service is my motto. 1124 Central Avenue WILMETTE Phone Wilmette 654 6 Prouty Annex 6 Prouty Annex IN A W ERE going to give Winnetka a new taxi service. You'll get what you pay for. No self-respecting person wants any more than that. Use a Black and White taxi and you'll be getting meter service. Every cab will have a meter, which will measure your trip exactly. The rates will be 20 cents for the first half-mile, and 10 cent for each additional half-mile. 20 cents for each additional passen- ger. Pay your fare to the taxi- man. Thank You! RIDE RIGHT IN A BLACK & WHITE Winnetka 686 Winnetka 686 --Ride Right Black & White