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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 10 Oct 1925, p. 43

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-- dy NT PPA October 10, 1925 WINNETKA TALK 43 Award Lake Cruise to Miss Hayes in Products Contest Miss Zita Hayes, Winnetka's entry in the Illinois Products Exposition ticket sale contest, annexed sixth place in the final ranking of the 10 highest contestants. As a reward for her diligence Miss Haves will enjoy a lake cruise to Buffalo and return at the expense of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce. Miss Hayes' entry was sponsored by the Winnetka Chamber of Commerce. In the final calculation was found that Miss ceived 23,750 ballots. of honor at the Products Exposition banquet held at the Furniture Mart Thursday of this week, the event re- presenting the formal opening of the exposition, of votes it Hayes had re- She won a place Miss Hayes has requested WINNETKA TALK to express her appreciation to the Winnetka residents who, by pur- chasing admissions to the Illinois Products Exposition, were responsible for her high standing in the contest, in which several hundred voung women participated. Winnetkans Named Head of Committee of Fifteen Henry P. Crowell, 770 Humboldt avenue, is president of the Committee of Fifteen of Chicago which is being reorganized. A new superintendent to succeed the late Samuel P. Thrasher is to be appointed in the near future. Meanwhile the committee is function- ing under the direction of I. I. Lewis, assistant superintendent. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Bryson of 182 Myrtle street are receiving congratu- lations upon the birth of a son, Wed- nesday, October 7. FAIR BOOSTS "FARM" Country Day Pupils Stage Elaborate Exhibit to Raise Funds for Farm on School Premises. Pupils of the North Shore Country Day school gave a "Vacation Fair" Friday of this week, the proceeds of which are to go to the fund they are raising for the "farm" which they are arranging on the school premises. The fair was arranged and staged entirely by the pupils, with the co-operation of a faculty committee. The affair was held nasium of the school 2:30 o'clock in the afternoon. various grades in the school had booths in which were displayed the results of summer activities. There i were articles made by the boys--boats, kites, airplanes, radios, doll-houses and | furniture, wagons, jewelry and many other things. There was a nature study booth, in which were collec- [tions of butterflies, pressed flowers, stones, shells and other exhibits. | There was a travel booth, contain- | 'ng maps, pictures, passports and other things of interest from foreign coun tries. | One of the most interesting ex- | hibits at the fair was the do!l booth. ! Costumes of all nationalities were [displayed and dolls f | tries were to be seen. | teresting feature was which included horses, dogs, cats, sheep, roosters and every conceiv- able kind of a pet. Prizes were given in the from 12 gym- until The Another in- the pet show, ded attraction a sideshow was staged by the boys of the eighth grade. The school orchestra of 15 pieces furnish- ed music during the fair. This is an annual event at the school. RE -- prompt attention. in the furnace. lumps and level it. per yard, delivered. R p TELEPHONE WINNETHA -- Weather In COLDER Do not get caught with an empty coal bin. Phone your order today and we will give it Fire Place Wood To take the chill off when you do not wish a fire Black Dirt We have plenty of that fine, black dirt, which does not require a steam roller to break up the We are selling it for $2.50 | COAL WOOD.FEED ANDBUILDING MATERIALE HUBBARD WOODS. ILL dications S from many coun- | for the queerest pet, the smallest, the | largest and so forth. The refreshment booth sold ice cream, home-made cake, candy, flowers and vegetables. As an ad- | At the Woman's Club The club rooms of the Winnetka Woman's club were filled Tuesday with a happy group of women who were served by the social committee to a delicious luncheon. Immediately after which, the business of the meeting was | taken up. | Mrs. Prouty read an announcement | for the Community Drama club which opens a course of lectures by Alex- ander Dean. Mrs. Zeiss reported 55 new members since April and only a small waiting list. Miss Ruth Matz, the president, drew especial atttention to the new ruling on entertaining guests: "Two guest meetings shall be held during the year {to which each member may bring one |resident guest without fee. At regu- lar meetings, members may each in- vite one non-resident guest and a resi- dent guest upon payment of the re- quired fee." Miss Matz also urged those members who have delayed pay- ing their dues to do so that the treas- urer may close her books. The program was the work of the |art and literature committee, and was | greatly enjoyed. Showing what a melting pot our country really is, and how similar were the instincts that led our forefathers to this free land, [little Miss Cheney, so unlike her | "American" ancestor, read her paper to a fascinated audience, and showed {many Indian relics from the long ago. | "What Is Man?" Topic for Richards' Sermon The Rev. James A. Richards' sermon at the Winnetka Congregational church tomorrow morning will deal with some of the pessimisms of the day, his subject being, "What Is Man?" The program of music at the serv- ices will be as follows: Violin prelude, "Andantino," by Padre Marcini, Mrs. Valons Brewer; Anthem, "Prepare ye the Way of the Lord"; Offertory an- them, "Thy Hallowed Presence," Carter. Miss Louise Varney, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Varney, 535 Cherry street, will spend the winter months with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Lowry of Wilmette, at their win- ter home, which is located near Miami, Fla. They left for the South, Monday, October 5. Ou Elsie Zeit McClellan will conduct her classes in dancing at room 208 Indian [Hill building, this season, instead of [in the Woman's club as has been her previous custom. Her work will open October 14. Oe Mr. and Mrs. Bernard E. Hobart, 1417 Edgewood lane, have returned from a month's motor trip to the Land o'Lakes region in northern Wisconsin. a Mrs. Henry Leach, 885 Cherry street, has returned home from Parksburg Iowa, where she has been visiting her sister. He Mellow, CHICAGO TERMINAL Na _ ey 1197-C "nc ian Summer NORTHERN WISCONSIN hazy, lazy days just made for loafing. Quiet water lanes wan- dering from lake to lake through for- ests aflame with color. Game, fish. Ideal golf and hiking, too. Snappy nights when you snu a round of the clock. ern Wisconsin, in October. Fast. Ashland Limited--Lyv. Chicago daily at 5:00 p.m. for Antigo, Pelican, Rhinelander, Toma- hawk Lake, Midlake, Woodruff, Bolton, Lac du Flambeau, Powell, Manitowish, Mercer, . Winegar, Ironwood and Ashland. For fares, reservations and descriptive folder, apply le under for at's North- Overnight Service M. H. Lieber, Ticket Agent Winnetka, Ill. Telephone 13 Ctiicaco & NorTH WESTERN RY,

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