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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 17 Sep 1927, p. 53

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September 17, 1927 WINNETKA TALK 53 Flowers Native to Chicago Area Form Exhibit at Museum Flowers and plants of early fall which grow in the region within a fifty-mile | radius of Chicago are now on display in the exhibit of living flowers main- tained at Field Museum of Natural History by the Illinois Chapter of the Wild Flower Preservation society. Notable among them are "ladies' tresses," a wild native orchid which is extremely rare. These are tiny white flowers in appearance somewhat re- sembling woman's crowning glory be- fore the days of the bob. Other interesting specimens collected by members of the museum's botanical staff on tours of the Chicago region and recently added to the exhibit in- ¢lude prickly pear cactus, bird's foot violets, asters, false dragon head, sneezeweed, bur marigold, grass of Parnassus, blazing star, lobelia, and wild onion. Mrs. Jessie Knapp, who has been spending the summer in the north woods, 1s expected home at 1069 Chat- field road this week-end. RETURN FROM VACATION John R. Leonard of 861 Bryant ave- nue, with his son, Daniel, and his daughters, Harriet and Deborah, re- turned to Winnetka Thursday from their vacation. Miss Harriet Leonard | wili be here for only a week before returning to her studies at Radcliffe college, where she will be president of the senior class this year. Another of Mr. Leonard's daughters, Mrs. Hib- bard Casselberry, of 870 Sheridan road, returned Saturday with Mr. Cassel- berry from a visit at Mr. Leonards Adirondack camp. They are staying at present with Mr. Casselberry's mother, in her Lake Forest home. Mrs. Alfred R. Bates, 619 Noyes street, Evanston, president of the North Shore Alumnae association of the Na- tional Kindergarten and Elementary college, entertained the board of direc- tors of the association at a luncheon at her home Friday of last week. A busi- ness session was held in the afternoon at which plans were formed for a very active year for the organization. Miss Edna Dean Baker, president of the col- lege, and Mrs. Harry G. Phillips, presi- dent of the National Alumnae associa- tion, were among those present. -- NC Gold Silver~Platinum + 4 and Now Digoll> WITH DIRIGOLD HAS COME THE GOLDEN AGE OF TABLEWARE \ ! P= A A / J ¢/)IRIGOLD--the fashionable and exquisite ware that possesses beauty of gold! the color and lustrous It has been so universally accepted by social leaders and all women who take pride in beautiful appointments for the home, that we take great pleasure in announc- ing our display of this wonderful ware. Like the precious metals, gold, silver and plati- num, Dirigold is solid 'clear through. Its beauty is everlasting--but it costs little more than the best grades of plated ware and much less than Sterling. No home need now be denied the rare luxury and beauty of gold on the table. In addition to tableware and hollow- ware, there are many useful and decorative articles in solid Dirigold which make ideal gifts. If you haven't seen Dirigold, by all means do §0 at once, {== HUNDRED YEARS OF BEAUTY AND AT THE Aan BETTER JEWELERS Christian Fellowship Parish House Oak street, Winnetka Pastor A. E. Rohrbach Rev. Joseph H. Taylor assistant pastor Hours of Worship SUBGAY oii vii iv Tr reece a. 8 Subject-- 'Smiling Through Tears" Wednesday ...........ovesvvievvs 8 p. m. Swedish service Rev. Joseph W. Carlson A cordial welcome is extended to all. Old age is a sunset and a sunrise in one. We can not climb the hills as in youth, but we can mount up as on eagle's wings, if we have found in Christ the secret of eternal life. THE GLADYS HIGHT SCHOOL OF DANCING EVANSTON BRANCH NORTH SHORE HOTEL Classes Opening Sept. 17th Miss Hight will personal- | ly conduct Evanston Classes. Phone Dearborn 3354 for catalogue. 1 703 Capitol Bldg., State and Randolpn 9 RR LAR» 22 TR | 2 or 4-235 > STS 0550 NIST OSI OO AEST OSS OSES OS OTT 535 AEs EIT OSE Vee Sos €) -- p-- ---- [oT OST 4) Confidence The deciding factor in the purchase of a product or service, in most in- stances, is the organization back of it and the public confidence it has built. Quality builds public confidence. Pure soap, modern equipment, care- ful, skilled employees, strict supervis- ion, a clean and tidy plant. = are de- ciding factors why women send their family laundry here. 3,000 housewives give the weekly laundry bundle to Bill the Washing- ton Laundry Man, because they are confident he will return Quality work, finished as carefully as it would be at home, and at a figure in keep- ing with the family budget. R Washington Laundry 700-704 Washington Sivect EVANSTON, ILL ERO EZ EZ ZR 02ND ISIS DD lar SSO OTOL ¥ ISOS ULSD a E> 41-08 40-2 DTIC OSE E22 SEE OEED OTT OTD DSS ZIP OSES ORR OID 0 EOD ED 00 VED OD es |

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