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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 23 Apr 1927, p. 27

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April 23, 1927 WINNETKA TALK 25 ~~ White Elephant Sale Both Clearing House and Treasure Trove The "white elephants" that are being turned out of Winnetka households to increase daily the collection at Com- munity House, Winnetka, are going to prove a treasure cache for the right buyers at the Community exchange or White Elephant sale to be held there May 4 and 5. The sale is for the benefit of the Winnetka Congregation- al new church building fund. A piece of furnishing of the wrong color or period or a nice dress that - never did just fit right may be pounced i on with avidity by the next person. Everyone will find something to suit him at the sale. Everyone interested is urged both 'to contribute articles ad to come and buy. The hours for | Wednesday are 1 o'clock in the after- { noon to 9 o'clock, and for Thursday, 9 in the morning to 5 in the afternoon. Mrs. Ayres Boal is general chairman of the sale. Those in charge of the various departments which will 'have booths at the sale are: Mrs. William McKinney, women's accessories and household linen; Mrs. Frederick Scott, women's dresses, suits, and waists; Mrs. Devroe Getman, men's clothing; | | Mrs. Charles Matz, boys' clothing, | | | sport goods, and musical instruments; é Mrs. Morris Wilson, children's cloth-| | S ing and toys; Mrs. Louis Williams, | , hats; Mrs. Albert Martin, shoes; Mrs. ! Robert Smith, remnants and draper- fes; Mrs. Sherman Aldrich, books; Mrs. Homer Goodhue and Mrs. Ruth D. Killips, furniture; Mrs. John W. Scott and Mrs. Edward Welles, bric- a-brac; Mrs. Burton Atwood, Jr, candy; Mrs. David Lasier, gifts. The gift booth will be the only one where strictly new articles will be sold. { Mrs. George Suker is in charge of the refreshments which will be served in the afternoon, and of the luncheon both days for the helpers. Mrs. Lee Adams is chairman of the sorting com- mittee, which will be busy for several days beforehand classifying the arti- | cles brought in. Mrs. L. T. Wallace | is chairman of the collecting commit- tee, and Mrs. James P. Fleming is in charge of the distribution of posters. Anyone with things to contribute can I~ call Community House, Winnetka 533. y Chrysler Totals 60,000 Miles After Speeders Traveling between San Francisco and San Diego in the interest of a local stage company is a Chrysler "70" phaeton that has upward of 60,000 miles on its speedometer, Its owner is Ray Olds, who travels for the stage company now, but most of the mileage was registered chasing speeders in Ventura county, down Los Angeles way, for Olds was formerly| ! a state speed officer. | About a year ago Chrysler represent- | | atives sent out letters to a large num- ber of California police who had bought Chrysler cars for use in their traffic duties and asked how their cars were performing. Olds did not reply 4 at the time, but the other day he dropped in to see a Chrysler distribu- tor to give his answer to the query. "You tell 'em for me," he said. "that Seessesssoscsssssssssecesvsscsssesisssessscosesissessseosl Evanston Shop Open Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday Evening« THE@) IB | Henry C.Lytton & Sons State and Jackson--Chicago Orrington and Church--Evanston IN OUR EVANSTON SHOP Very Light Colors Young Men Who Know Whats What Demand These~They Find Our Selections Incomparable in Variety, Value and Smariness:~ Again i We Sensed the Demand Correctly y= mind rifles Darker Colors fo be the Thing for Spring Do We Went Against The Trend~ and | Planned Lighter Colors than Ever I They're Here by the | Hundreds CN. Regent | Young business man's two-button model. Jacket figure tracing, Hof blunt notch lapels. Con- ! servatively smart for | i Spring. C0000 OOOO 0906 8000000000000 0P0000 0000000000000 000000GSS y Dunlin Three-button college or young business man's models. Note theclever notch lapel, straight hanging jacket, no vent. Regent D. B. Two-button, deuble- breasted coat. Full chest, tapering slightly at the waist. Peaked lapels. For the Man- About-Town. : FET J : De a ---------------- there never was another automobile . like it. You can say I chased speeders ] o ° o ° 9 | for the better part of two years in that Chi an ristol Stripes 17e 1 car and never lost one of them. corvaranT 1927 ° "I've had that car clocked at 78 miles ™ One and Tivo and Many Others Hand Tailored Suits Trouser Suls by Society Brand of Custom Characler *35 «na "40 $50 $55 "100 an hour, and I've blown a front tire on a fifteen foot road traveling 65 miles an hour without even leaving the pavement." The Order of Martha, St. Francis Household, will meet with Mrs. G. W. Mayhercy, 108 Third street, Wilmette, on Monday afternoon, April 25, at 1:30 o'clock. .

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