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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 19 Mar 1927, p. 7

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ON March 19, 1927 WINNETKA TALK : 5 WOMEN VOTERS HEAR OF VILLAGE AFFAIRS Winnetka Day and Fifth Anni- versary Is Observed by League of Women Voters The monthly meeting of the Win- netka League of Women Voters was held Monday, March 14, at Community House. Mrs. James Wigglesworth and nine members of her 25th precinct served a most delightful luncheon. Special guests for this meeting were Mrs. W. J. Huddle, Mrs. Randolph Buck, Mrs. W. F. Brown, Mrs. Carrie B. Prouty, Mrs. Eugene Sax, and Mrs. Green, representing various women's groups. More than 120 women attend- ed this interesting "Winnetka Day" program. Mrs. John N. Vander Vries presented Mrs. Walter Benson, chairman of the finance committee, who spoke on her recent trip to Springfield to attend the General Assembly where the bill on "Women on Juries" came up. This meeting also marked the fifth birthday of the League of Women Voters, and Miss Elizabeth Gemmell, first president of. the league, was in- troduced by Mrs. Vander Vries, pres- ent president, and asked to preside for the afternoon. Miss Gemmell then presented H. L. Woolhiser, village manager, who gave a most interesting talk on village gov- ernment. Mr. Woolhiser distributed outlines of local government under the follow- ing headings: 1. Village government. 2. Park district. 3. Winnetka school district No. 36. The governing bodies and functions of each department were discussed. W. M. Peterson, Winnetka chief of Police, gave a talk on understanding the work of the police in enforcing the traffic laws. The work of educating the people to this end is being under- taken, he said. The chief requested that every driver acquaint himself with state traffic laws that he may avoid difficulties. Mrs. Carrie B. Prouty followed, speaking of the Winnetka public li- brary. The growth of the library has been so great that the need for a new addition is felt. Plans for this have been drawn up with the hope that the people would be favoring the plan. Arthur Bonnet spoke for the bond issue in "No Man's Land," with Mr. Henry Stanton speaking for the -oppo- sition. The meeting was adjourned at P.M. Noted Lecturer to Talk at Chicago College Club North Shore alumnae of Smith col- lege are interested in promoting the lectures by William Aylott Orton, popular professor of economics at Smith college, to be given at 11 o'clock on the morning of Thursday, March 31 and Saturday, April 2, in the lounge of the Chicago College club, 196 East Delaware place. Mrs. Griswold A. Price of Evanston is in charge of the advance sale of tickets. Mr. Orton since coming from Lon- don to Smith college in 1922 has been much in demand as a lecturer through- out New England. A native Briton, he won his commission in the army during the war, serving in Gallipoli, Egypt and France until he was severe- ly wounded during the battle of the Somme. He is a graduate of Christs college, Cambridge, with a post gradu- ate degree from the London School of Economics. The subjects of Mr. Orton's lectures will be "British Labor and the Gen- eral Strike" and "The Challenge to Democracy in Europe." 7 ae Aaa Aamaed Atma haw 1 | Quality Goods Quickly Delivered With the coming of Gerald Roche as manager of the North Shore Pharmacy, Hubbard Woods and its vicinity has a drug store that sup- plies EVERYTHING . . .. And more; service is rendered courteous- ly, quickly and pleasingly = A phone call means prompt delivery. in North Shore Pharmacy Phones 26 and 67 Winnetka Linden Avenue at Gage Street, Hubbard Woods Your Business Deserves This Courtesy - T HE WHOLE ATTENTION of your Banker should be yours when you bring him your business problems. This modern Bank offers you an ample personnel for deliberate consultation-- officers well versed in the many phases of banking and business service. You can talk with the right man to an- swer your specialized question. Your business receives the quiet, genuine counsel it deserves. A complete banking service for the busi- ness, the home, the individual. Banking Hours: 8 to 3; Saturdays 8 to 12:30 Monday Evenings 7 to 8 WINNETKA TRUST and SAVINGS BANK

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