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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 11 Oct 1924, p. 19

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[3S] (w} WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1924 1 Hn Ros enberg The North Shore's Greatest Store nn nn ET TE TT A A A HR ET TTT \ «IN SOCIETY -- Miss Elsie Blatchford Makes her Bow Today ROM 4 until 7 o'clock this afternoon, Dr. and Mrs. Frank Wickes $ Blatchford will receive their friends at their home on Arbor Viate road at the tea they are giving to introduce their daughter, Miss Elsie, to society. Bi. di -------------- | Opening the Greater Rosenberg's on our 41st Anniversary | Beginning Thursday October 16th Anniversary Activities The moment you enter the store you'll be impressed with the spirit of celebration in every section. The store is being beauti- fully decorated and we want you to especi- ally notice the windows they will convey a real story. 'Then we want you to attend the Gala Corset Revue on the Second Floor, West Room, where living models will con- vey the story of correct corsetry. Anniversary Sale We are going to celebrate this memor- able occasion with a merchandise event the like of which has never been seen. Thou- sands of exceptional values all over the store.. Preparations have been going on for the past four months and now on next Thursday morning at 8:30 we will open the doors of the Greater Rosenberg's for the greatest Anniversary Sale. Anniversary Sales Bulletins Will Be Mailed Monday Hin ° ITH In Forty-One Years No Sale Like This! Carroll Ridgway, Inc. "The Store for Children" BOYS JERSEY SUITS Ages 3 to 8 $8.50 BOYS' SUITS Linen or Poplin Waist Jersey, or Serge Trousers Ages 2 to 8 $6.75 to $8.50 JUNIOR NORFOLKS Fancy Mixture or Blue Serge Ages 5 to 10 $10.00 to $15.00 TWO STORES Wilmette 1160 WILMETTE AVE. Wilmette 311 Evanston 619 DAVIS STREET University 3511 assisting during the hour. Miss Margaret Mercer, Miss Emily and Miss Barbara Scott, Miss Joan Stuart, Miss Judith Boddie, Miss Leslie Thorne, daughter of Mrs. Charles T. Thorne, formerly of Winnetka, Miss Roberta Thorne of Chicago, Miss Emily White, Miss Marjorie Allen, Miss Mar- garet Forgan and Miss Mabel Holland of Highland Park, and Miss Edith Fairbanks of Chicago will be the attractive young girls reception Engagement of Miss Wortley is Announced RECENT announcement is that of the engagement of Photo by Stanton Wilhite Miss Katherine Whitney Wortley, Miss Elsie Blatchford Gamble Rogers, II, son of Mr. daughter of Mrs. Eloise Whitney Wortley of Winnetka, to James and Mrs. John Arthur Rogers, formerly of Winnetka, now of Daytona, Florida. The announcement was made at a tea given for Miss Wortley by Mrs. Horace Bingham of Evanston, Thursday, October 9. Miss Wortley is a graduate of Northwestern university, class of "24, and a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. Mr. Rogers at- tended Dartmouth college and is a member of the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity. North Shore Support Asked to Benefit Home EMBERS of the North Shore Catholic Woman's league are working very earnestly to 'lub, November 5, a great success. make the card party at Skokie This affair is given primarily to raise funds for the social service department of the league, and deserves the united support of all members and their friends. Last year the funds of a similar card party enabled the league to cover a wide territory, and this year it is hoped that the scope of the work will be greatly increased. Many residents from along the north shore will be guests Saturday evening, October 11, at the marriace of Miss Mildred Latham, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ray Latham of Evanston, to Charles Allen Kerr, Jr.. of Evanston, which is taking place at the home of the bride's parents, 1118 Sheridan road, at 8:30 o'clock. The Rev. George Craig Stewart of St. Luke's Episcopal church will read the service. A list of the members of the wedding party includes Mrs. Norman Tinkham of Jamestown, New York, matron of honor; Miss Margaret Wil- liams and Miss Charlotte Springer of Wilmette, bridesmaides; Lowell Stewart Kerr of Philadelphia, his brother's best man, and John Brody of Pittsburgh, Gordon McKeldin and Whipple Jacobs, ushers. Among the hostesses for Miss Latham and her attendants appear the names of Mrs. Bert C. Hardenbrook and her daughter, Mrs. George Murch of Winnetka, who gave a dance Tues- day evening at the Drake; Miss Mar- garet Williams who entertained the bridal party at dinner at the Chicago College club Wednesday night; and Mrs. Landon Hoyt of Winnetka, who gave a luncheon today at her home in Winnetka. ---- Miss Katherine Beard, daughter of Mrs. Gerald H. Beard of Center street has gone to Bridgeport, Connecticut, for a week's visit, before joining the European Travel School for Girls, in which she is to be history instructor for the year. The school is under the leadership of Miss Helen Stout, a member of the Chicago Latin school. The group will sail from New York for Naples, October 25, on the "Duilio." A month, each in Rome, Florence, Paris and London will be spent in study and sightseeing; and short trips are planned into Switzerland, south- ern France and Spain. Three teachers and twelve girls make up the party. --Q-- Mrs. John C. Cobb and Mrs. How- ard Tracy will be luncheon guests of Mrs. Archibald Freer at the Cordon club today with the other members of the committee for the bargain bazaar to be given at the Sovereign hotel October 25, under the auspices of the American Opera Society of Chicago, Inc., to benefit the David Bispham Memorial Medal fund. Every article attractive, reasonable and worth hav- ing will be on sale throughout the day. In the evening a dinner-dance will be held in the gold ballroom. --C-- On Saturday afternoon, October 11, Mrs. Albert B. Martin of 997 Vine street, worthy matron of the new Winnetka chapter, number 942, O. E. S. will entertain the officers of the Winnetka chapter at luncheon at the Hamilton club, Chicago, followed by a theater party at the Illinois. Her ouests will see Mitzie in the "Magic Ring." Mrs. Sebastian Hinton has resigned her position as captain of the Win- netka hockey team. Mrs. Robert Brown has been appointed in her place, and Mrs. Paul Starr has been elected manager. On November 2 or 9, the All-American team from Phila- delphia will play the All-Chicago team at the stadium. Definite announce- ment will be given later and tickets will be on sale. The English coach will begin her work next Monday, and tryouts for the All-Chicago team will begin this Saturday. 'Those who have been asked to come are Mrs. Henry Tenney, Mrs. Walter Fisher, Miss Helen Davis, Mrs. Robert Brown, Miss Peg- gy Waidner, Miss Margaret delay, Mrs. Sebastian Hinton, Miss Dorothy Klotz, and Mrs. Preston Boyden. Mrs. Tenney, Mrs. Boyden and Miss Klotz were members of last year's All-Chicago team. fe The program to be given by the art and literature department of the Woman's club on Thursday, October 16, promises to be of unusual interest. The assistant director of the Art in- stitute, Charles Kelley, will speak on "Chinese Paintings." The Art institute has a wonderful collection of examples of Cambodian, Persian, Korean, Siamese, Japanese, and Chinese art, and interest in know- ing of the collections of the institute is becoming widespread. The art and literature department of the Woman's club is doing much to study the real jneaning of art, its history, and its bearing on every day life. Those who have been enjoying the articles on Oriental countries written for the Daily News by Mrs. Carter Harrison, will be especially interested in this lecture. -- Mrs. Horace K. Tenney of 640 Pine street gathered together a number of old friends and neighbors on the after- noon of October 7, at a charming tea to meet Mrs. W. D. Washburn of Evanston, who lived in Winnetka for some years. Mrs. Washburn is a democratic candidate for County Com- missioner and has, it has been stated, the undivided support of the women of both parties, as she is the only woman running on the County ticket and is, by reason of her years of work with organized state and county charities, well equipped to give valu- able service to the county board. J Indian Hill is having an informal dinner and dance this evening. Great preparations are being made for the Harvest dinner-dance October 25. The winter sports will open November 15, with Grant Davis in charge of the slide and skating pond. ion Miss Clementine Eastman of Wil- mette will give a kitchen shower Wed- nesday afternoon for Miss Betty Bacon of Highland Park who is to be married shodtly.

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