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(# WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1923 019 Ie 5 'a 3% gy [he 2 | hE Reading Lamp TH THE MON ABOUT BOOKS AND THE PEOPLE WHO WRITE THEM Five Good Books for Children "THE, WAY OF POETRY" Compiled by John Drinkwater "KNOWING BIRDS THROUGH STORIES" By Floyd Brailliar "THE STORY OF GRENFELL OF LABRADOR" By Dillon Wallace "BAB HASKINS IN SOUTHERN SEAS" By Captain Charlton Lyman Smith "INCLUDING MOTHER" By Margaret Ashmun Eopiishors The Macmillan Company $1.50. Reviewed by Leila E. Bracy Reviewer for The Detroit Free Press Mr. Drinkwater's faultless taste and his sympathetic instinct for selecting those poems which will appeal to young readers have guided this compilation. Nursery rhymes, whimsical and fantas- tic poetry and the great and beautiful are included, from "The Frog Who Would A-Wooing Go", to Rupert Brooke's "The Soldier". Including poets from pre- Elizabethans to the moderns, this book is suitable for readers of any age. Dillon Wallace has himself braved the hardships and perils of the Labrador country. He tells of Dr. Grenfell's work among people who were little better than serfs and of the establishment of schools, hospitals and co-operative stores. This book "should appeal especially to boys. When Floyd Brailliar was a boy, a 10- acre grove was set aside on his father's farm which he turned into a bird sanctu- ary. Hawks, crows and guns were barred. Years of observation and study have resulted in "Knowing Birds Through Stories". The birds selected as subjects represent the important fam- ilies in the United States and the author's aim has been to identify these families so that the reader may recognize or at least roughly classify any bird he may encounter. "Bab Haskins in Southern Seas" is a live book and not cluttered up with conventional sops to recommend it to "fond parents or a prudish aunt". Jos- eph C. Lincoln contributes a hearty in- troduction. Captain Smith has been a sailor on a square-rigger and many of the characters are taken from actual life. The hero and his family, of course, are straight fiction. Miss Ashmun contrives to get away from beaten paths in "Including Mother". A charming, temperamental widow and her two daughters offer opportunities for clever character studies. Shirley has to be the man of the family while the thoughtlessness and selfishness of the mother and sister and their consequences furnish the material of the plot. The Earlier Sinclair Lewis Works "THE JOB" "OUR MR. WRENN" "THE TRAIL OF THE HAWK" By Sinclair Lewis Messrs. Harcourt, Brace & Company are putting out a uniform edition of the works of Sinclair Lewis, of which these three volumes are the first to appear. They form an interesting comparision with "Main Street" and "Babbitt", by which two books Mr. Lewis is generally known. These three treat of life as it is today --or rather as it was in the early nine- teen-hundreds--and show the same in- sight into human character and motives that appears in the later works. The writing is not up to the latest standard, but when one considers that the earliest of these three appeared in 1910 one can- not justly complain that the workman- ship is not equal to 1922. Admirers of Sinclair Lewis are urged to add these books to their collections; those who do not like him are referred to them as ex- amples of earlier work and perhaps of a more cheerful viewpoint--especially in "The Trail of the Hawk"--than he per- haps displays in his most famous books. In any case they furnish a fine example of the progress of a figure who has lately become unquestionably one of the fore- most of American literary landmarks. Sinclair Lewis has stirred up consider- able discussion, and his last two books have been read in perhaps too great a spirit of controversy as to whether or not they reflected actual conditions to allow of calm judgment as to his merits as an author. The acquisition of these first three of his books would give a real op- portunity of passing judgment without the smoke and dust of controversy. F. Gregory Hartswick. Copyright 1923, Howard H. Seward NORMA"S NEXT PICTURE "Dust of Desire" will be Norma Tal- madge's next picture, after "Ashes of Vengeance." Norma plays the part of an Arab dancing girl, the tool of a band of Arabs plotting the overthrow of French rule in Algeria. It is an en- tirely new type of role for her. Jo- seph Schildkraut heads the support- ing cast. Kenilworth Happenings Mr. Charles LeVeniss, of Baltimore, Mr. Hubter Goodrich, of Milwaukee, and Mr. Turk Serrill, of Duluth, all Princeton men, were the guests of Miss Helen Cresap and Miss Eleanor Eckhart last week when they stopped in Kenil- worth on a motor trip. --0-- Dr. and Mrs. R. B. Stolp, 336 War- wick road, have left for the East to drive home with Mr. and Mrs. Francis Allen, who have been visiting their daughter, Mrs. Slater, in Bosfon. --_--O-- Mrs. Shane, of Cleveland, who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Sidney Y. Ball, 207 Woodstock avenue, left Friday for her home. --0-- Mrs. R. C. Stirton, Sheridan road, celebrated her birthday anniversary on Saturday evening with a bridge and mah-jong party at her home. --Q-- Mrs. Sidney Y. Ball, 207 Woodstock avenue, entertained for her mother, Mrs. Shane, of Cleveland, at a luncheon on Tuesday afternoon. rp Miss Elizabeth Hannah, 256 Wood- stock avenue, is the guest of Miss Elea- nor Clements, of Inlet, N. Y., at a house- party in the Adriondacks. --(-- Mr. and Mrs. James E. Keith, 515 Cumnor road, and their family, who have been spending the summer at their home on Big Lake, Wis., have returned. ---- John and Elbridge Keith, 515 Cumnor road, arrived in New York September 1, after a summer in Europe. yan Mr. Robert Olmstead, of Omaga, is the guest of Mrs. B. G. McCloud, 416 Cumnor road. --(-- Miss Dorothy Bailey, of Princeton, I11, is the guest of Miss Jeanette Cherry, 422 Abbottsford road. --0-- Mrs. P. D. Rathbone and her grand- son, Jack, have returned from Europe where they spent the summer. ADOLPH BOLM SCHOOL of the DANCE Regular Session, Sep- tember 4 to June 14. Courses in Ballet, Toe, Character Danc- ing, Pantomine, Dal- croze Eurythmics, Stage Costuming and Folk Dancing. Mr. Bolm assisted by an eminent faculty. Tryouts for Opera Ballet being held daily. 624 So. Michigan Blvd. Har. 2929, Chicago. Catalog upon re- quest. Jorg Fasting, Sec. Studio Building Evanston Business College New Term Begins Sept. 4 W. H. Collow, Principal Tel. 3004 1718 Sherman Ave. (one block east and one School to boys and girls. perior teachers. Art, Music, 17, 1923, Susan Dickinson HAWTHORN SCHOOL GLENCOE Offers work in all grades from kindergarten to High Hours from 8:45 to 1:00 o'clock. Dancing, Manual training, Playground supervision, in- cluded in one session a day. Third year opens September For further information address Box 196 Glencoe block south of station) Small classes. Su- Nature, French, Furythmic Stone, Principal Miss Sallie S. Keehn, of Redding, Penn, is visiting her brother, Mr. George W. Keehn, 312 Essex road. dpe: Miss Mary Hannah, 256 Woodstock avenue, is visiting her roommate, Miss Jan: Wood johnson, at Springfield, O. --0-- Mrs. Charles Baxter, of Toledo, is the guest of her niece, Mrs. Roy Hul- bert, 528 Abbottsford road. Mrs. Merritt H. Dement, 337 Abbotts- ford road, entertained at cards at Skokie Country club on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Joyce, 531 Es- sex road, have returned from a motor trip to Lake Geneva. Miss Mary Louise Owen, 205 Essex road, has returned from La Grange, where she has been visiting Miss Jane Taylor. Miss Jane Adair, 320 Melrose avenue, has returned from Camp Kechewa, Mich. eG Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Taylor, of South Bend, have moved to Indianapolis. JSehool Information Creel Ask -us for-data:concern- ing any Boarding Schools in the U.S. All catalogs sent, There is no charge for this service Affiliated Boarding Schools Association NL os ole or ra 1112 MARSHALL ah ANNEX so MARSHALL FIELD ANNEX | Mrs. B. C. Hawkes, 157 Kenilworth avenue, entertained at a luncheon at her home on Tuesday. Mr. John Howard Jones, 344 Wood- stock avenue, has returned from a visit in Champaign, Ill. Mrs. W. W. Wheelock, Cumnor road, Mrs. George W. Keehn, 312 Essex left Friday to att:nd a wedding in Mem- | road, entertained at luncheon and bridge ph.s, Tenn, on Friday afternoon. Built to Last a Lifetime Sold on North Shore only by Jones Brothers Company (Formerly Illinois Apex Co.) 1561 Sherman Ave. EVANSTON, ILL. Telephone Evanston 2237 C. & N. W. Ry. form of regulation. S world. Chicago & North Western System Railways of-tlis. United States RAILWAY TRAFFIC: Freight traffic throughout the United States has been the greatest ever known for the first half of the calendar year. The rail- roads prove their efficiency by handling it promptly even though the freight rates are not such as to yield a fair interest rate upon the investment in railroad property, and this is particularly true of the roads in the northwestern region. | RAILWAYS--THE BASIS OF COMMERCE: Transportation is a fac- | tor in all commerce, a primary necessity for the exchange of products. Adequate transportation in the United States has played a large part in making possible the accumulation of more wealth in the United States during the last twenty years | than the British Empire has accumulated in its entire history. | | REST CURE FOR THE RAILROADS: The railroads have helped to make the United States great. of the Government and its various commissions which control their activities. A "railroad legislative holiday" should be proclaimed throughout the United States. The fact that for many years the railroads have received, as net income, less than is now recognized as a fair interest upon their property value, is a challenge to our Notwithstanding increases in rates since 1917, the railroads are now and have been for some time, handling freight at the lowest rates in the RAILWAY SERVICE: Railway service in the United States has reached a state of efficiency not equaled anywhere else in the world. | so accustomed to this that we are forgetful of the effort required to maintain and operate this service and the real unity of the transportation system which enables one to ship goods over any and all lines at will; opens a world-wide market to the producer, and permits travel to any accessible station. The comfort and luxury of our passenger service would have been inconceivable fifty years ago. | FAIR TREATMENT TO RAILROADS: The railroads of the United States, while contributing freely to the prosperity of the Nation, have not been allowed an equitable share in that prosperity. They have been slandered by self- seeking and unscrupulous politicians. of restrictive regulation which has not been applied to business generally. withstanding all the adverse conditions under which the railroads are placed, the Chicago and North Western Railway System continues to maintain a service, both passenger and freight, of the highest standard. C..5t. P., MM. &O.Ry. They should receive fair treatment at the hands We have become They have also been subjected to a form Not- President