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amin October 2, 1926 WINNETKA TALK BATTLES FLOOD FURY Cletis Dornes, Former Wilmette Youth, Has Harrowing Experience in Flori- da Everglades Wading in water, at times up to his neck, clambering over and through debris of the Miami flood over a peril- ous trail of twenty-five miles in his mad frenzy to reach his home, was the thrilling experience of Cletis Dor- nes, a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Dor- nes, former well known resident of Wilmette. Mr. Dornes and his son for a num- ber of years were in the real estate business in Wilmette, where they had charge of the office of Paul Schroeder and company, on Greenleaf avenue and later of the north shore office of this firm on Linden avenue. They went to Miami about two years ago, where they are now engaged in similar busi- ness, on First avenue, between Fourth and Fifth streets. Cletis, of late, has been in the em- ploy of the Florida Power and Light company, and at the time of the storm, was serving as time-keeper on a large construction job four miles west of Dania, which is about twenty-five miles from Miami. There the great Okecho- bee flood laid waste a vast area and resulted in many fatalities. Mr. Dor- ner, unmindful of similar havoc which had been wrought at Miami twenty- five miles away and throughout all in- tervening territory, but fearful of what might have happened and with the one thought uppermost in his mind, that of reaching home, started out on foot, the only way of travel at that time. For forty-eight hours he pressed on at times swimming, then wading, then floundering through indescribable wreckage wrought by the worst storm that had ever visited this great play- ground of the nation, Cletis finally reached his home, where he collapsed, remaining unconscious for a long time. With the assurance that his parents were safe, and after rest and medical attention, he soon recovered, but as long as he shall live, Cletis, it is said, will never efface from his memory those perilous hours through which he passed during the awful storm and his travel homeward. Association Holds Its Seventy-Third Meeting on Tuesday The seventy-third semi-annual meet- ing of the Chicago Congregational as- sociation will be held at the Winnetka Congregational church, Tuesday, Oc- tober 5, beginning at 10:30 o'clock in the morning. Everybody is invited, it is announced. The meeting will open with a service of worship, by Rev. James Austin Richards, as leader, followed wah a service of song praise and a sermon, "Faith's Ultimate Test," by Rev. Wal- ter A. Morgan. Luncheon will be served at Commun- ity House, at 12 o'clock. Fellowship Hour is scheduled at 12:45 o'clock, an inspection of Com- munity House under the direction of Dr. J. W. F. Davies and Rev. Thomas A. Goodwin following. A business session will convene at 2 o'clock, which will include a report from the Advisory board; licensure of candidates; report of nominating com- mittee and election of delegates to the national council. The report from the City Mission- ary society, by Rev. C. S. Laidman, will be made at 2:45 o'clock, followed by an address at 3 o'clock, by Rev. Daniel Evans, of Cambridge, Mass. and -then adjournment. MacCrackens Leave for New Washington Home Mr. and Mrs. William P. MacCrack- en, Jr. accompanied by Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. MacCracken's mother and little Louis MacCracken, left last Friday for their new home in Washington, D. C. Mr. MacCracken was recently ap- pointed assistant secretary of com- merce under Herbert Hoover, by President Coolidge, to organize the new Department of Commercial Avia- tion. The MacCracken home has been sold to George B. Sedgwick of Chi- cago. CHICAGOANS LEASE HOMES George W. Lomax, of Chicago, has leased the Frank J. Conrad home at 1141 Sheridan road and Glen H. Pick- |] ard, also of Chicago, has leased the Raymond C. Hawley residence at 430 Eighth street, it was announced by Miss C. J. Hoey of the North Shore Real Estate company this week. She acted as broker in both transactions. The Travel club met Tuesday with Mrs. Charles G. Haskin of Glencoe. After having luncheon at Glen Gables, a meeting was held at the hostess' home where tea was served. MARINELLO BEAUTY SHOP 733 Elm Street For Appointment Phone Winnetka 822 -- -- plan. World. October. 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