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February 20, 1926 WINNETKA TALK co -- SHUT-INS TO BENEFIT FROM SALE NEXT WEEK Home of Mrs. Ayres Boal to be Scene of Sale Next Wednesday to Swell Society's Funds Mrs. J. Waller Marshall, of 674 Pros- pect avenue, Winnetka, president of the Vocational Society for Shut-Ins, announces a sale of various articles made by the Shut-Ins, which will be held at the home of Mrs. Ayres Boal, 701 Sheridan road, Wednesday, Feb- ruary 24, from 10 a: m. to 5 p. m,, to which everyone is invited. Formerly all sales of this nature were held from time to time at the residence of some member of the society, but about three years ago a shop and salesroom was opened at 112 East Walton place, Chi- cago, which has since been open, daily, to the public from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. The sale next Wednesday is the first of this nature to be held in Winnetka for the past two years. Assisting Mrs. Boal will be Mrs. Wil- loughby G. Walling, Mrs. George B. Massey, Mrs. Herbert Pope, Mrs. Wil- liam S. Miller, Mrs. Ralph H. Hobart, Mrs. C. D. Dallas and Mrs. Frank J. Bersbach. Mrs. William C. Boyden, Sr., of 725 Pine street and Mrs. Hobart P. Young, of 708 Prospect avenue, are among those on the north shore, who have in the past extended valuable assistance to the society by opening their homes for this purpose. Offer Genuine Bargains The society, in announcing the sale next Wednesday, wishes to emphasize the point that the articles which will be offered at this time bear marked evidence of excellent craftsmanship and will be so low in price that the public will not feel that in buying them they will be doing it entirely out of charity. As a matter of fact, it will be strictly an economic buying event and at the same time will be aiding one of the most worthy causes. Hooked rugs, foot stools, all kinds of linens, a large list of baby things such as blankets, pillows and sweaters; home spun bags, em- broidered pillows of various aprons and a multitude of other useful idicles are the products of the Shut- ns. A brief resume of this worthy socie- ty, its history and object will be of in- terest to those who have not already become interested in its work and at the same time will serve as a reminder to those who have been extending aid from time fo time. A few years ago a group of women wished to do something to help those who have become handicapped by old age, injury or disease to the extent that they must spend the balance of their lives confined to their homes or even their beds. The Vocational Society for Shut-Ins was organized. At first the plan was simply to make the lives of these "Forgotten Men and Women" less unhappy and tedious. After a time it was found that man could be taught to do certain kinds of occupational work, their products having a real com- mercial value when properly handled. During the past year the Society has carried over 100 individuals, 75 percent of whom have become efficient workers. Some, it is true, were able to do very, very little on account on their limited strength and ability, while others were able to do more and thus support them- selves by their effort and skill. The to- tal salaries paid these Shut-Ins for the past year was over $7,000. Tt is the ever-growing need to take on a few more Shut-Ins that constantly impels the society to keep before the people the opportunities to aid, by buy- ing the products of those who are doing what they can to support themselves. Sales alone will not do this. At the pre- sent time one-third of the Society's budget is met by contributions and an- nual membership dues. kinds, Taxpayer! Read These Pertinent Suggestions Sanborn Hale, township collector, reports that, while the tax books are still delayed, he is doing all he can to procure them, and, as soon as the books are in his hands, will mail out all tax bills as shown in the rec- ords. Mr. Hale offers the following sug- gestions : 1. Make a separate check for your personal property tax. 2. If possible, enclose self-ad- dressed and stamped envelope for return receipt. 3. Be sure your name and address is correct on both the original and duplicate parts of bills. 4. Do not detach either part of bills. g 5. Please be prompt in return of remittance. 6. By following the above sugges- tions vou will expedite the collec- tion of taxes and by paying your taxes to the collector you will ben- efit the township and the various local taxing bodies. i Promise Hearing for Citizens on Through Highway Complete harmony -between officials of suburban villages, interested prop- erty holders and officers of the County board over road improvements will be the policy of the Cook County board, according to President Anton J. Cer- mak. This was apparent by the indication of President Anton J. Cermak follow- ing last week's meeting of -represen- tatives of the villages of Glencoe, Winnetka, Kenilworth and Wilmette, and the city of Evanston in regar paving of a through highway through- out these communities. Mr. Cermak received a protest from representatives of property owners along Asbury ave- nue, Evanston, relative to making this thoroughfare a State Aid road con- necting with the proposed roadway. Residents of Evanston living on this street feared the improvement and paving would make this a truck route. A future meeting is planned with mem- bers of the regional planning associa- tion to thrash out the next move. Mr. Cermak said in commenting on the situation that through road -im- provements would be as expeditious as possible and that there would be no "forced action." Masons and Families to Attend Annual Banquet Members of the Winnetka Masonic Lodge, No. 1078, and their families, will attend the annual dinner which will be given 'on Tuesday evening, February 23, at 7 o'clock. A special committee has arranged an interest- ing program for the evening, with an address by a prominent Winnetka man. All members are requested to send in their reservations for the dinner as the capacity of the eating place is limited. Reservations must be in by February 22, it was announced. Sorority Members Guests at Congregation Meeting "Courage--Chiefest Modern Virtue," will be the subject at the services of the North Shore Congregation Friday evening, February 26, in the Glencoe Masonic hall, Vernon and Hazel ave- nues, Glencoe. The meeting hour is 8:30 o'clock. Members of the Alpha Epsi- lon Phi sorority of Northwestern uni- versity and the Junior and Senior leagues of the Congregation will be spe- cial guests that evening, which signal- izes Purim, or the mid-year in the Jew- d| willing D. Kirk, Glencoe; ish calendar. Horace Bridges to Give Talk to Help Booth House Agency (By Booth House Committee) We take great pleasure in announc- ing that Horace Bridges will be the speaker at the benefit for the kinder- garten of Henry Booth House to be given at the Winnetka Woman's club on Tuesday evening, March 2, at 8:15 o'clock. The subject of his address will be "Seven Kinds of Marriage." Henry Booth House has done invalu- able service in Americanization of for- eign born children and children of the foreign born. The scope and extent of this work is illustrated by a recent 1. paid the home where children of 13 different nationalities 5 years of age | and under, are receiving instruction. Mr. Bridges is the president of Booth House and has devoted much of his time to it. The proceeds of the benefit held last year in Winnetka, which was addressed by' James Stephens, enabled Henry Booth House to keep the kindergarcen open through the summer months, keeping the children from the hot, con- gested city streets, and giving them half a cup of milk and a cracker daily. We hope our friends who so generously helped us last year will aid us again to carry on this great work. Tickets may be had by communicat- ing with Mrs. Hathaway Watson, or any of the committee. Mrs. Francis A. Lackner, chairman; and Mrs. Walter L. Benson, Mrs. L. H. A. Bouscaren, Mrs. Rush Butler, Mrs. Frank T. Crawford, Mrs. George C. Calkins, Mrs. Arthur W. Cushman, Mrs. Victor Elting, Mrs. George E. Frazer, Mrs. Edwin S. Fletcher, Mrs. James Fentress, Mrs. Jogeph Husband, Mrs. Cornelius Lynde, Mrs. Roswell B. Mason, Mrs. George $8. Parker, Mrs. Paul Starr, Mrs. Perry Dunlap Smith, Mrs. Henry F. Tenney, Mrs. Charles L. Trumbull, Mrs. Hathaway Watson, and Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Hugh Peterson, Warn Merchants Against Operations of "Checker" - Winnetka merchants are warned by Chief of Police W. Peterson to be- ware of a man who passed three bad checks in the village last Saturday eve- ning. The stranger is described as be- Ernest C. von Ammon, Kenilworth. ing about five feet, nine inches tall, weighing about 185 pounds, having light sandy hair, heavy eyebrows and being well dressed. He wore a brown overcoat and a light suit and hat and wore glasses. He passed a check for $22.75 on the North Shore Talking Machine company and passed two other checks for similar amounts on other mer- chants. The checks were on the Fore- man National bank of Chicago and were made out to Carl Weber and signed by the Cambridge Printing com- pany, per Charles Meur. In each case where he passed a check the man made small purchases as a pretext. : Graded Book List Now on Sale at Drug Store The Graded Book List for Children, prepared jointly by Superintendent of Schools Washburne and Miss Mabel Vogel of the Winnetka schools is now on sale in book form at Adams Phar- macy, it was announced this week. The work is being sold on a non-profit basis, Mr.. Washburne explains. Many par- ents have been inquiring for copies of +his work and it is expected that there will be a complete sell-out of the pres- ent supply within a few days. Information regarding the Graded Book List was given in detail several months ago in WiNnNErkA TaALk. The list was prepared by Mr. Washburne and Miss Vogel at the instance of the American Library association. Many thousands of children in all sections of the country replied to questionnaires sent out by the authors for the purpose of securing the average child's 'prefer- ence in the matter of rea CENTER ATTENDANCE 1S 13 TIMES POPULATION Figures Indicate Amazing In- fluence of Community House; Conduct Canvass Feb. 28 "If every man, woman and child in Winnetka had paid a visit to Commu- nity House thirteen times during 1925, the total attendance for the year would have been almost equalled." Miss Mary Williams, secretary of the House, brought out this interesting fact re- cently in her report of attendance to the Governors. This attendance of 132,261, it is ex- plained, does not include casual visitors or groups which make no reservations. It is the largest attendance yet record- ed for a single year at the village cen- ter. No less than 105 organizations, many meeting weekly or oftener, are using Community House. The larger groups include three troops of Boy Scouts, to- talling about 100; eight Camp Fire Girl groups, about 100; English classes, with 70 foreign born pupils and paid instruc- tors: a women's gymnasium class of 93 members, meeting twice a week ; nine dramatic or musical groups; two art clubs; six boys' or girls' clubs, three na-* tional groups, a gymnasium .schedule that fills the gym from week-end to week-end, clubs for grown-ups by the score, for business, politics, civics, so- ciability and what not." Goal Totals $11,000 It is to help maintain this great civic and social "utility" that the board of governors is announcing its annual budget canvass of the village, for Sun- day, February 28. A portion of the work has, in fact, already been done, as contributions made last December in the Winnetka Congregational church canvass total abofit $11,000. Three thou- sand dollars additional will be received, it is estimated, from membership dues, rentals, etc., leaving the sum of $11, to be secured in this campaign. The following men have volunteered to act as district captains, and are forming teams of block workers who. will make the 1,500 calls necessary. Fast side--north of Tower road, J. Roy West; Tower road to Pine street, A. W. Cushman and J. W. Lasier; Pine to Oak, F. Goddard Cheney; Oak to Willow, Norman K. Anderson; Willow to Elder lane, Clarence W. Happ; south of Elder lane, A. E. Bryson. West side--north of Asbury avenue, E. P. Farwell Asbury to Fig, Dr. H C Ballenger and E. K. Wells; Fig to Pine, Carl H. Zeiss; Pine to Elm, H. A. Craig; Elm to Cherry, M. T. Har- shaw: Cherry to Willow; Barrett, Con- way: Willow to Sunset, F. A. Lackner; south of Sunset, Rush C. Butler. Edgewater Glee Club to Entertain at Indian Hill At the next meeting of the Indian Hill Tmprovement association, to held Monday evening, March 1, in the mess hall at New Trier high school, the entertainment will be furnished by the Edgewater Glee club. This organiza- tion is a male chorus of 40 voices and is well known in Chicago circles. The group will present a program of songs and special features. At the April meet- ing there will be the greatest radio party ever staged on the north shore, it is announced. All members of the association are urged to let nothing keep them from this meeting. : IMPROVEMENT BODY MEETS The Village Improvement association: will hold its annual meeting Monday evening. February 22. it was announced 'this week. At that time the election of officers for the ensuing year will take, place and various reports will be heard. HR