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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 23 Jul 1927, p. 41

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40 WINNETKA TALK July 23, 1927 Banks to Close at Noon on Annual Winnetka Day Winnetka's three banks, the Win- netka State bank, Winnetka Trust and Savings bank, and the Hubbard Woods Trust and Savings bank will their doors at 12 P. M., on Winnetka day, Thursday, August 4, in observance of the annual community holiday spon- sored by the Winnetka Chamber of Commerce. close Enthusiastic about North Shore Mr. and Mrs. Wm. D. McJunkin may remain during August. The far-famed natural beauties of the North Shore have completely captivated Mr. and Mrs. Wm. D. McJunkin of the Edgewater Beach Hotel. They are oc- cupying, during July, the home of their daughter, Mrs. F. W. Harvey, Jr, 1035 Greenwood Avenue, Wilmette. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey and children are sojourning for July at Portage Point, Michigan. If Mr. and Mrs. McJunkin can find a suit- able furnished home it is their purpose to spend the month of August on the North Shore. This is an opportunity for some North Shore family vacationing in August, who are accustomed to close their home in their absence. The Mec- Junkin phone number is 2334 Wilmette. Adv. TAKEN BY DEATH Mrs. Emilie Cole Conant, mother of Mrs. William H. Nicholls of 660 Pine street, passed away Saturday, July 16. Services were held from Mrs. Conant's residence in Oak Park on Monday and burial was in Geneva, Ill, Mrs. Con- int"s former home. BEGIN PLAY FOR TROPHY Play for the Cunningham trophy will | start at the Wilmette Golf club Sat- | urday, when the semi-finals for the vice- | president's trophy will be played. Sun- i day there will be the Net-Lo medal event. Mrs. George J. Kirkgasser of 105 Woodland avenue entertained twelve Winnetka friends at luncheon and bridge Tuesday noon at her summer home near McHenry. Ask Your Dealer for Eleanor Bird Seed A Song In Every Seed. It's better than what you think is best. DO YOU That Evanston and Only the Largest Cities Have VITAPHONE--AT THE VARSITY REALIZE LARGE TURNOUT FOR GLENCOE GOLF EVENT Annual Men's Invitation Tourna- ment Is Featured by Ground Breaking for New Club An ideal day and an ideal course re- sulted in the largest attendance Wed- nesday ever recorded at a tournament at the Glencoe Golf course. The scene more nearly resembled a huge picnic, as far as numbers were concerned. The affair was precisely what the management had planned, a mid-summer reunion and a day of play for the members and their friends. Everyone entered into the spirit of the affair and everyone had a good time. Wallie Chamberlain, profes- sional at the course, arranged all handicaps and pleased everyone. There was an abundance of good prizes in which the keenest contest for their possession prevailed. Break Ground for Club At the noon hour, County Commis- sioner Oscar W. Schmidt, of Wilmette, surrounded by the officials of the course and a half hundred or more of the members and guests, turned the first spade of earth in the prelimin- ary proceedings looking to the begin- ning of the new club house on which work will be started in a week or ten days. The first prize in the tournament Business Men-- Uptown A YL Chicago welcomes new RC E - inesses, and is doing V T more than any other Chi- o m cago community to assure the success of every enter- q r prise within the Uptown - D> Chicago area. We e pal you io vestigate t he 0] m possibilities e for su : stantial success. MONTROSE H-- When you shop in distant places w for what the shops of Uptown Chi- cago have almost at your door, what do you gain? Values are no greater any- where than they are in Uptown Chicago, transportation is often not as good, park- ing space is eves go. Plendtul nor so convenient. During the day especially, Uptown Chicago affords the rare Wry ure of unhurried, unjostled shopping --can you deny the attraction of that? When you plan to travel, use the Railroad Union Ticket Office--| J your ticket, reserve ec your Pullman and ch the Uptown Station. UPTOWN CHICAGO Shopping Center of a Million People your baggage HEN you go far from home to shop a* One of a series of adver- tisements for Uptown Chicago, sponsored by the Central Uptown Chicago Association and paid for co-operatively by Uptown Chicago's businessmen. events, for lowest gross score for 36 holes, was won by Millidge D. Bullard, who had 78-80-158, a specially good score in view of the fact that Mr. Bullard had not previously even seen the course. The second prize, for low net score for 36 holes, went to "Red" Blanchard. Mr. Blanchard, Mr. Munch and James [.. Preston all tied for low net, with 140 for 36 holes, but Mr. Blanchard having the smallest handicap, was de- clared the winner. The third prize, for lowest net score with the smallest handicap on any 18 holes, was won by County Commis- sioner Oscar Schmidt, 85-20-65. Award Many Prizes Other prizes were won as follows : Low gross, morning, 18 holes, A. D. Herman, 82. Low net, morning, 18 holes, Charles Munch, 87-17-70, the lowest net score with smallest handicap. Low gross, afternoon, 18 George Murray, 85. Ris Low net, afternoon, 18 holes, 85-15- 70, the lowest net score with the small- est handicap. In the blind bogey event in the morning there were seven ties at 7/3 and in the draw the following won: Redemski, first; George Mullen, sec- ond, and J. D. Austin, third. In the blind bogey event in the after- noon there were six ties at 77, the winners in the draw being J. Appleton, first: L. Klein, second and Pershall third. The prize for the highest score on any one hole went to John A. Scrib- bins. the architect for the new club house who tired so much, he was re- quired to make 12 strokes to play the last hole. Aha, a Challenge! 3 The high gross score for the entire day was won by Dr. W. E. Buehler, with 281 strokes for the 36 holes. The prize was an insurance policy, issued, it is said, as a sort of protection to his guests. It is understood that Harry W. Stannard has challenged Dr. Bueh- ler to a 36-hole match, medal play, to settle the merits of the high gross championship. In the morning, 18 holes, the follow- ing partners won the prizes for the low score in their respective foursomes: Levy and Vogel; C. C. Snyder and Wood: Johnson and O. Schmidt; Bob Johnston and Bullard; French and Hall: Munch and Herrman;; W. ™ Sherer and H. H. Sherer; Wachtel and Redemski; Preston and Steele: Ramson and Knode; Wyman and Kob- ler: Burnett and Burnett; Lewis and West: Reasoner and Appleton; Keator and Austin: Mullen and Hester; Clem- ents and Blanchard. The winners ig the afternoon four- somes were: W. E. Smith and Ed Smith: Bob Johnston and Bullard: Snyder and DeBeers; Herrman and Munch: French and Hall; Blanchard and Clements;; O. Schmidt and R. A. S. Johnston: W. T. Sherer and H. H. Sherer: A. J. Beiser and A. C. Smith; Preston and Steele; Kohler and Wy- man: Park and Park; Ramsey and Knode; Hartwell and Armstrong; Nil- san and Whitworth; Keator and Aus- tin: Melhorn and McMillan. holes, NEW COTTAGE AT CAMP "The Elders" has joined the ranks of the pleasant cottages erected for the summer at Arden Shore to make the lives of the summer guests at the camp more enjoyable. Tt is a contribution of an interested friend and member of the | Arden Shore association. The donor | has had the cottage charmingly equipped in yellows and browns, with a large fireplace. It has been made to give special comfort and cheer to four elderly women. 2

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