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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 24 Oct 1925, p. 42

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WINNETKA TALK October 24, 1925 Laundry Invites Inspection Sd nt ro ter | During the week of October 26 to 31 a huge laundry party will be held in all modern laundries all over the country. The North Shore laundry, at 566 Chestnut street, especially invites all its friends and patrons to come any time during that week and inspect the local plant. All the processes of wash- ing, drying and ironing the clothes will be shown and explained to visitors. The North Shore laundry has only recently moved into its new plant on Chestnut street which is said to be the most modern laundry in the whole world. Everything is done by electricity and the features of this plant are so unique that, during the Laundry Owner's convention held in Chi recently, persons from all parts of the United States as well - came to inspect the new plant of which they bas? had only been in operation a short *- Winnetka Woman Dir- Club for Busine-: Mrs. James Clipper, 556 Cherry street, is the Winnetka chairman of the Business Women's council of Chicago, which has club rooms at 23 East Jack- son boulevard. This club was organ- ized 10 years ago as a meeting place for young business women. It has a restaurant where meals may be obtained very cheaply and there are talks by prominent men every noon. Several different circles or groups of Winnetka women, with Mrs. Clipper as their leader, take turns each month waiting on the tables at the luncheons. Last week, on Monday, the Rosewood anNG vv unetka women Jwwinuwa we luncheon and meeting in the Morrison hotel, Wednesday, given by the National Woman's party when they heard the address by the British leader, Mrs. Pethick-Lawrence who is touring the United States in company with her husband, Frederick William Pethick-Lawrence, member of the British House of Commons. Mrs. Pethick-Lawrence is *a member of the international advisory Sommittes of *h National Woman's party. ne and her husband and Mrs, E Pankhurst were having been found guilt ela Londg: circle of which Mrs. W. F. Thiehof?, |on the charge of conspirac hil 1172 Hamptondale road, is chairman, |inciting to malicious dama os pro #1 was in charge for the day. erty. ATTENDS CHURCH SESSIONS Mrs. Wharton Cla; _5 Sheridan friends, has where winter months. road, in company gone to St. Peters she will remain for The Rev. James Austin Richards of the Winnetka Congregational church is attending the sessions of the Nation- al Council of Congregational churches at Washington, D. C., this week. Mr. Richards is a member of the Exe- cutive committee of the Commission on Missions of the Congregational Churches of America. Mrs. Richards has accompanied her husband to the meetings. THANKS MERCHANTS The North Shore Soccer club has asked WinNeErkA TALK to express the appreciation of the club to the fol- lowing merchants of Winnetka who donated prizes for their card and bunco party: Eckart Hardware com- pany, M. S. Voltz, L. A. Vollman, Matteoni Bros. National Tea com- pany, E. C. Weissenberg, J. H. Deth- loff, Martin - Adams and the Com- munity Pharmacy. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Crosby, who have been residing at 135 Willow road will move into their new home at 563 HART 1514 Shetrnan. EVANSTON Greenleaf 1752 Invite North Shore People to Temple Corner Stone Rite High state officials in the Masonic fraternity and Masons from numerous Chicago and north shore lodges have [| been invited to participate in the lay- ing of the corner stone of Wilmette's [| new $150,000 Masonic temple at 1010 || Central avenue, Saturday afternoon, October 31, 'at 3 o'clock. The cere- monies, to be proceded by a procession of various Masonic orders, will be con- ducted by Richard C. Davenport, Most || Worshipful Grand Master, AF. and A.M. of Illinois, and his staff. Invitations have gone forth to all Masonic bodies within a radius of 25 miles of Wilmette and the Wilmette orders of the fraternity are prepared to entertain several thousand visitors. The street procession preceding the stone laying rites is expected to be one of the most impressive spectacles ever witnessed on the north shore. In the line of march will be several Chicago and Evanston Knights Templar drill units with accompanying bands, as well as representatives of Wilmette and neighboring lodges and local civic groups. Winnetka Women Assist In Big Benefit aBaaar Mrs. Hermon Butly Colton Daugaday are nny ko lwom- en interested in the ahngal bazaa: for the benefit of St. Mwse"s Home for Children, to be held in the Places tone hotel ™ == 1, 'zaar *s hich . wadito 20 will ~. then a Y sireet 3 a street, have oo. moving to 847 of November. ou mmel; prised a Ash street about November 1 MN ey A \ ' ra I mare gational | LL Confer With Glencoe On Water Supply Contract Negotiations between Winnetka offi- cials and the Village of Glencoe re- garding a new water contract for the latter community when the present contract expires in 1927 are now going forward. In view of propsed exten- sion of the filtration plant to meet the growing needs of the two villages, it is hoped to reach an understanding in the near future so that Winnetka officials will know what to prepare for. Mrs. John Quick Magie, 701 Foxdale avenue, returned from New York Sun- day, October 18, where she went to meet her mother, Mrs. Frank Prest. She was accompanied by her sister, Mrs. William P. Rend, and her father, Frank Prest. Mrs. Prest returned on the Olympic after having spent the summer months in an extensive tour of the continent. Mr. and Mrs. Prest are spending the winter at the Webster hotel. R-A-D-1-O BATTERIES TUBES SERVICE SUPPLIES The Radio Service Shop C. H. AFFELDT 18 Prouty Annex | WINNETKA, ILLINOIS Phone Winnetka 1840 Latha Ao IN LIQ vw discovery of A ------, Sr ut------ ei = fs en day, October 25, Prof. Edgar J. Goodspeed speaks ng of the Men's and Women's Bible Morning Worship. . Mode of the University of Chicago. # Sunday Evening Club. Talk in 'Confucianism' by e Day Only 1925 the New Testament' at Sermon by Supper in

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