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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 9 Jan 1926, p. 34

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January 9, 1926 WINNETKA TALK 33 Wilmette Girl Wins Highest Honors in Girl Scout Catalog | home, with the members enjoying the A Golden Eaglet! This is the honor achieved by Fae Christiansen of 603 Central avenue in three and one half years as a Girl Scout in Wilmette. " Members of the four Girl Scout troops gathered at the Wilmette Par- ish Methodist church last Saturday evening to rejoice with Fae over the presentation of the Golden Eaglet, the highest decoration a Girl Scout may receive. To be eligible for the honor a Scout must, besides passing 21 Merit Badges covering a wide range of sub- jects, exemplify true Girl Scout ideals of loyalty, courtesy , thoughfulness, thrift and service. The award is so high that only 29 Girl Scouts in this country have the privilege of belonging to the Order of the Golden Eaglet. Country Day Students Name Year Book Board North Shore Country Day school pu- pils have appointed the board of the Mirror, the school's year book. It is as follows: Editor in chief, Frank Blatchford; assistant editor in chief, Philip Moore; Secretary of staff, Dorothy Reach; art editor, Marian Alschuler; assistant art editor, Marianna Ruffner; advertising manager, Edward Hamm; senior as- sistant advertising manager, Edmund Hoskins; junior assistant advertising manager, Walden Greenlee; business manager, John Davis; organizations manager, Susan Burlingham ; athletics, Joseph Page; quicksilver, Everett Mil- lard; class editor, Henry Stein; society editor, Barbara Rose; alumni, William Nicholls; class business manager, Max- ine Lichtenstein. In addition, there are class editors to be chosen by classes other than the seniors. Old English Xmas Play Featured at Day School The Christmas play presented by the North Shore Country Day school this year consisted of scenes taken from the Chester cycle of old English mys- tery plays, and dealt with the birth of Christ, culminating with the visit of the Magi. It was played as though presented by mediaeval gildmen in front of a window of Chester Cathe- dral; and for certain parts of the ac- tion, participating angels and kings passed in, not without difficulty, among the massed audience which crowded the gymnasium assembly hall where the piece was presented. An extensive program of music, much of it mediae- val added solemnity. Mr. and Mrs. William O. Lowry of 1496 Asbury avenue entertained their bridge club on Monday evening at their ome. The Walden Road Neighborhood Bridge club held a progressive dinner New Year's eve. The first course was served at the Frank Neubacher home, with each successive one at a different hospitality of the Emil Olson's home, at the end. There, bridge was the diversion of the evening, and dancing followed the advent of the New Year. --Qe Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Replogle of Oak street assisted the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harlo R. Grant, at the dance they gave in the ballroom of their Chi- cago home Saturday, January 2, for their daughter, Shirley, and her house guest, Miss Dorothy Peter, of Mil- waukee. Both girls are attending Rockford college. --(-- A number of Winnetkans were pres- ent at the New Year's eve party and dance Linonel Robertson gave in the "Little Red School House" in Ravinia for his daughter, Charlotte. A buffet supper was served at midnight to about 100 guests. Mrs. R. D. Gordon and children, 921 | Private road, are leaving for Santa | Barbara, Cal, next week. They expect [to be away until April, Mr. Gordon | joining them later. Mr. and Mrs. George B. Ogan, 845 Linden avenue, had with them as their guests over the holidays, Mr. and Mrs. George Keyes Ripley (Philis Ogan) of Troy, N. H. Made cream, black w For Better Home Made Candies Home Made Fudge sugar--per Ib. Our Winnetka Store EVANSTON STORE, 1633 ORRINGTON AVE. in our own kitchens of pure butter and sugar, pecans or alnuts, chocolate or pure maple 65¢ COMMUNITY KITCHEN 584 Lincoln Street Phone Winn. 1740 with the TAYLOR'S Red Ticket Sale Leather Goods Reduced in price from 209 to 33159, Discontinued numbers and pieces that were used for dis- play purposes. 28E. NEW YORK . ST. EST. 1859 CHICAGO 911 LINDEN AVE. HUDSON-ESSEX SALES AND SERVICE J. F. DAVIS TEL. WINN. 2268 A Real r January Clearance Sale January 9 to 16 ANY items will be sold out v and discontinued, such as Silk and Wool Sweater Coats that formerly sold at $3.25, to close out at 75¢c apiece also several wool scarfs. Coats and dresses at a great reduction during this week. UNIQUE STYLE SHOP B. COPLAN, Proprietor 1126 Central Avenue Phone Wilmette 2403 RUBY"S SHOE SALE 207% Discount On Our Entire Stock of Quality Footwear for Women and Children Here's Your Opportunity to Secure Chicago's Best Footwear at Radical Reductions! WE have added 847 pairs of short and discon- tinued lines of this season's shoes--Oxfords, Strap Slippers for street wear, and Evening Slippers. Val- } ues from $12.50 to $18.50 REDUCED TO $8.85 Special Sale Prices on Hosiery and Buckles Alfred J RUBY Inc "On Washington near Michigan

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