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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 12 Feb 1927, p. 6

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Teams mame WINNETKA TALK February 12, 1927 Headquarters for American Legion Drive Feb. 12 to 19th Every member get a member. LEE Says: (For ex-service men only) REMEMBER fellows how WE used to drop everything WE were doing and rush like WILD when the bugler blew CHOW and how we used to STAND in line for hours TO draw our pay every three MONTHS or so? Remember HOW the shave-tails used to BAWL us out for nothing AND then put us on K. P. REMEMBER the fire drills AT 2 a. m. and how the * DOCS used to dose us WITH C. C. pills and iodine REMEMBER Armistice day? SURE you do and you don't WANT to forget do you? NOW here is the idea of THIS little message--We WANT you in the AMERICAN LEGION--If YOU are a member that's FINE--if not we want you to COME in and also to bring YOUR friends in as well OR give us their names AND we will go and get THEM---come out to the MEETINGS and talk over OLD times with the boys-- IT will do you good. Ens. U. S. N. Addresses Masons . La > O58 it Village President John S. Miller is to give a talk before the Winnetka Masonic lodge. Tuesday evening, Feb- ruary 15. series now current on a special civic program arranged by the local Ma- sonic fraternity. Mr. Miller's subject will be "George Foreign Relations." ALUMNI ORGANIZE Seventy alumni of Illinois Wesleyan college have formed a Chicago and North Shore Alumni society. The fol- lowing are officers for the Katherine J. Adams, 1908, vice presi- dent, Poy L. Davis, 1915, secretary- treasurer. | Harvard university, visited the North | | | | HEAR HARVARD COACH ci | Arnold Horween Tells Pupils at Coun- | try Day School How Modern Foot- | ball Is Played Arnold Horween, football coach at Shore Country Day school at Win- netka February 3, when he talked to the school assembly on how football is being conducted at Harvard. He said that during the season about 145 men go out for the sport and they are divided into two major squads, of 35 each, the balance being sent to play on class teams. There is an inter-class series of games, he explained, the winner of which plays the inter-class champions at Yale. Freshman football is a sep- arate organization, he said, a series being played between the dormitory teams and also with the Yale Fresh- men. The whole system is a unit with flexible interchange and advancement of players. "Times have changed since the old days," said Coach Horween, empha- sizing the fact that it is how you play the game, and not the winning that counts now. The biggest factor in getting a good team, is self-discipline on the part of the individual players, he declared. Mr. Horween is a north shore man, The address is one of a|a graduate of the Francis Parker High school, Chicago. He played on the Harvard football team, in the class of 1920 and was appointed to the position Washington and |of coach, at Harvard, last spring. Sunday Evening Club Will Hear Songs and Book Talk The Winnetka Sunday Evening club will hold its regular meeting in the coming | Camp Fire room of Community House, year: William Wilson, 1905, president, |at 6 o'clock, February 13. W. A. Snyder of 440 Elder lane will enter- tain the group with a group of songs, accompanied by Winifred Mickey. Miss Mona Graham will give a book Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. McNally of | review of one of the newest novels. 1087 Elm street, are being congratulated | Tea will be served, under the direction upon the birth of a son, Thomas F. Jr. Saturday, February 5, at the Evanston hospital. of Miss Eva Cox, and everyone above high school age in the village is cor- dially invited to come. will be on its way practica tions just as carefully as you Hubbard Woods UST call us up and tell us what you want--your order PULLOM ana REGAN Grocery and Market 1062 Gage Street Ily at once. We'll make selec- would. Phones: Winn. 710-711 PN To ed

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