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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 19 Apr 1924, p. 3

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Ey, CE 5 TILT I WINNETKA "WEEKLY=TALK, SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 1924 THE GREATER ORRINGTON Excavation and foundation work is in progress on an extensive addition to the Orrington hotel, Evanston, which was opened last September. The new section will contain 176 rooms and garage space and will contain many attractive features to add to the popularity of the north shore's largest hotel. Find Modern Girls Are Will Construct New Water Interested in Cooking| Main at Pumping Station Does the modern girl know as much| Authority has been granted by the about the practical things of cooking |'Village council, on recommendation of and keeping house as her grandmother | its Water and Light committee, for the did? construction of a new 16-inch water Girls in high schools in Illinois who | main from the pumping station up the are finishing courses in foods are be-|bluff to the water tower. ing given practical tests prepared by| This extra main will provide neces- a committee of the Illinois Home |sary increased capacity and also as a Economics association, and which are reserve main in case of a break in the being published and recommended for present line. use by the University of Illinois. Al- Estimated cost of the project is about ready more than 3,000 pupils in courses $10,000. id household science have been given the examinations. Miss Anna Belle Robinson, instruc-| North Shore Churchman tor in the department of home eco- " 1 nomics at the University of Illinois, Heads Methodist Union is chairman of the committee. The R. Clarence Brown of Evanston is purpose of the tests, she says, is to|the new president of the Chicago set a standard to establish the mini- Methodist Social Union. Mr. Brown mum essentials which should be| will preside at the annual banquet of taught, and which will at the same | the Union at the Drake Hotel of Chi- time serve as a definite guide to the|cago, when the former Governor individual teacher of the work in high schools. The educational research depart- ment of the university is cooperating in the standardization and distribution of this test, and after the test has been given throughout the state, the department will notify the various high school economics departments of their rankings. The public schools of the city of Chicago have already ordered 1,000 of the tests to be used in a preliminary trial, The test is divided into fourteen parts, each one dealing with some practical phase of cooking. The Sign of Musical Prestige 0 PHONOGRAPHS AND RECORDS Extend Time on Civic Opera Subscriptions An extension of one month--until May 15--was voted by the manage- Tent of the Chicago Civic Opera this week for those subscribers who have pot yet renewed their opera seats for Let your the 1924-25 season. : In allowing another month, opera Brunswick oficial Sool cognizance of the fact b ° E ¢ * that, following the last Civic Opera season which closed January 26, a ring aster Joy greater number of Chicagoans left the : | city for warmer climates and for nto your home! European trips than ever before. At the same time the management Rejoice at Easter with a agreed that a further extension would ; : not be allowed and when May 15 is Brunswick. Let this perfect reached subscribers who have not then phonograph bring into your renewed their seats must take pot home the beautiful music of luck with the general public. 3 The subscription books will be the day. Music as only a closed for a fortnight when the re- Brunswick phonograph can newal period lapses, this to give the reproduce it. Clear and per- subscription men ample opportunity fect to get them ready for the general ? subscription sale. With a Brunswick you can Applications for new subscriptions are already coming in at the Audi- meet the mood of the hour torium theatre. These are being filed with the music you desire. in order of their receipt. 'Those in first will have first choice of all un- See Our New Models sold subscription seats when the gen- ey tiful and original eral subscription sale is commenced. Many heautifol and origing models. The phonograph . . you want at the price you Religion and Personality want to pay. Convenient Men's Class Theme Sunday teams. On Easter Sunday morning at 9:30 o'clock at the regular session of the Sunday Morning Men's class, John Vennema and Burton H. Atwood will act as joint leaders in a discussion of the topic, "Does religion lessen an effective personality?" This subject, following, as it does, the topic, "David, the devout king," promises to bring out a most interesting discussion in connection with its modern application to business and political life. The class holds its meet- ings in Community House. Initiate Local Men Into Winnetl Scabbard and Sword Club innetia J. K. Davis of 727 Ashland avenue, 2 ® Wilmette, and Fred Salmey of Win- netka, are announced as among 28 student officers in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps at the University of Shop Illinois who will be formally initiate into the Scabbard and Blade, honor- W. J. DEHMLOW, Prop. ary military organization, at sunrise 7 . on the morning of April 24. 576; Lincoln Ave. Winnetka Initiation is to take place during the Phone Winnetka 1811 national convention of Scabbard and Blade, which will be held at the Uni-| Latest Popular Sheet Music At All versity of Illinois, April 23, 24 and 25. Times Henry J. Allen of Kansas will be the principal speaker. Mr. Brown's recent selection as : 6 . . "" president of the Union gives another A Little Better for a Little Less important Chicago position to a north shore man. He has, for sev- eral years, been corresponding sec- fn i ese aca | PAINTING AND DECORATING cago Boy's club, a member of the Better Government association and Just call Winnetka 1186 secretary of the Chicago Home Mis- ne aT THE NORTH SHORE CO-OPERATIVE PAINTERS odist Episcopal church, Evanston. i py Mr. Brown was also selected to 556 Center Street organize the quota of Illinois Citizens Winnetka, Ill. for the enforcement of law in con- nection with the national organiza- |; tion of one thousand. Phone Winnetka 32 Kenilworth Votes "Yes" WINNETKA TEAMING & SUPPLY CO. on Annexation Ballot Absorption of the territory compris- ing the former Village of Gross Point was almost complete Tuesday of this week when the Villages of Wilmette and Kenilworth each appropriated large slices of the former community. At Kenilworth the voters approved annexation of a large tract extending L. J. HAYES, Prop. GENERAL TEAMING AND EXPRESSING, BUILDING MATERIAL, DRIVEWAYS, GRADING AND BLACK DIRT Residence Phone 426 Winnetka, Illinois an tees | from the south limits to a point about 16 Prouty Annex 650 feet south of Winnetka avenue, all lying east of Ridge avenue. Out - of a total of 211 ballots, 173 favored the annexation proposition while but 33 were registered in the negative. The unopposed Village ticket was elected. Y \ AN Easter Flowers For that forgotten order of flowers for Easter call Flowers 962 Linden Avenue Hubbard Woods Winnetka 2168 Glencoe 155 Open all day Easter Sunday EVANSTON Evanston 5035 Tz 2 Read the Want-Ads % BLACK DIRT FERTILIZER To Beautify Your Lawns CRUSHED STONE To Dress Up Your Driveways Edinger & Sons Established 1907 WILMETTE Noyes and Colfax 1301 Lake Avenue Wilmette 641-642 N 7 LIME WINNETKA 722 Elm Street Winnetka 643 Dress Your Boy Correctly The British Vogue in Boys' Apparel Four-Piece Suits ERFECTLY plain jackets loosely draped, English waist- coats, trousers comfortably full, one regular, one English Golf Knicker. These Boys' Suits are unmistak- ably English from the British wool- ens to the graceful styling. The models are exact duplicates of those preferred in the famous English Schools. Sizes 8 to 17 years. Boys' Imported Golf Hose, with Fancy Tops, $1.95 Boys' Polo Shirts, $1.50 Boys' English Caps, $2.50 Boys' Pure Silk Ties in Club Colors, 55¢ Boys' Oxfords, $7.50 8rarrBest Randolph and Wabash All North Shore Electric Trains Stop at Our Door Randolph & Wabash

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