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NY July 7, 1928 WINNETKA TALK 31 Appoint Director of Religious Work for Northwestern Appointment of Dr. James M. Yard, for many years an educator in West China, as director of religious activities at Northwestern university, was an- nounced this week by President Walter Dill Scott. This will be the first time the university has had such a director. As an official representative of the university, Dr. Yard will act as liaison officer between the university and the churches, he will be an advisor to the various religious organizations on the campus, of which there are more than twelve, and he will serve as a personal counselor to the students, President Scott said. Dr. Yard is a graduate of Wesleyan university and the Hartford Theological seminary. In 1909 he went to West China for the Methodist Episcopal church and organized the Chengtu com- munity church, one of the first of its kind in China. He taught English, the Bible and Homiletics in the West China Union university of Chengtu, and lec- tured at the Y. M. C. A. and govern- ment schools on religious subjects. In 1922 he became executive secretary of Methodist centenary in China and editor of the China Christian Advocate. For the last three years he has been Ameri- can secretary of the West China Union university. Dr. Yard will begin his duties at Northwestern university with the open- ing of the fall term in September. Touring Cars Collide In Winnetka; Girl Injured Two touring cars driven by Law- rence Church, 610 Maple avenue, Wil- mette, and Curtis Brown, 352 Jeffer- son avenue, Glencoe, collided at the corner of Asbury and Euclid avenues in Winnetka last Monday evening about 8:30 o'clock. Church's car, which was going south on Euclid, went 150 feet across a corner front yard before it stopped after the collision. Brown, who was going east on Asbury, stopped his car at the hedge along the sidewalk. Miss Vivian Kerr, 18, of Wilmette, one of the occupants, re- ceived a small cut on her right shoul- der. There were no other injuries. TRUMAN ANDREWS DIES Truman Andrews of Locust road passed away June 17 after an illness of three years. He is survived by his widow, the former Lillian Clavey, and six children, Truman, Jr, Conn, Ulysses, John, Rush and Genevieve. A brother, Wallace B. Andrews of Magnolia, Wis., also survives. M. K. Meyer, 455 Chestnut street, and his daughter, Mrs. H. K. Humph- rey, 560 Elm street, left today for Eu- rope from New York. They embarked on the Columbus, and will spend six weeks abroad, visiting in Germany, Paris, and London. They will return to Winnetka in August. --O-- Miss Cora Queen and Miss Mary Garretson, of the health department offices in the Winnetka Village hall, attended the Nurses' Institute lectures in Chicago from June 18 to 29 --Q-- Mrs. Dorr C. Price, 661 Hill road, sailed from Quebec on July 4, for Eu- rope, where she will spend five weeks visiting France, England, Italy, and Switzerland. --n Mr. and Mrs. Myron Harshaw, 535 Willow road, entertained members of their bridge club at an informal supper on June 30. --O-- Mr. and Mrs. John Marshall of 112 Green Bay road, entertained a few friends at a garden supper on July 4. TROOP 12 MEETS The regular meeting of troop 12, Boy Scouts, was held last Friday night at Teatro del Lago. As Louis Simmel, Scoutmaster, could not be present, Mr. Franklin took charge, and George Fackt assisted. Mr. and Mrs. George B. Ogan, 845 Locust street had as guests last week- end, Mrs. Ogan's daughter and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Curtis R. Parker, of Bloomington, Ind., and their small son, Curtis Reed, Jr. Mrs. Parker and her son will remain here for a few weeks. Hugh Peterson, Bobby McCloud, and George Richards are among the younger Kenilworth boys who left this week for camp. They will be in Green- wood, Wis. (ee Miss Louise Spoor of California has been visiting Miss Paisley Ball of Indian Hill for a week. Miss Spoor was here for Louise Warren's wedding. --p Mr. and Mrs. Warren Hillis of Kenilworth have rented their home to PLAY FOR PRESIDENT'S CUP The Qualifying round in the Pres- ident's trophy event, 16 to qualify, will be played at the North Shore Golf club Saturday, July 7. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Briet of Kenil- worth are giving a dinner party to- morrow evening for a few guests. The party will be held at Crystal Lake. ---- Mr. and Mrs. Robert Burns of Kenil- worth have returned from a motor trip the Val Smiths, and have taken a [through Wisconsin. They were gone house in Detroit for the summer. over the week-end. To Stockholders of the Orrington Hotel Corporation: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by due action of the Board of Directors all (being 7500 shares) of the outstanding preferred capital stock of the corporation has been called {for redemption on August 1, 1928, in accordance with the 'provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation. From and after August 1, 1928, the holders of preferred stock, as such, will not be entitled to vote nor to receive dividends. Please present on Wednesday, August 1, 1928, at the office of the corporation, 636 Church Street, Evanston, Illinois, your certificate (s) evidencing your ownership of preferred stock of THE ORRINGTON HOTEL CORPORATION properly endorsed in blank. Upon surrender thereof for cancellation you will be entitled to receive $80 for each share of preferred stock evidenced by such certificate(s) (2/10 share having been here- tofore redeemed) plus dividends at the rate of 6% per annum on $80 per share for the quarter beginning May 1, 1928. In accordance with his undertaking, VICTOR C. CARLSON will on August 1, 1928, cause to be cancelled 7500 shares of common stock standing in his name so that the total outstanding capital stock after redemption of the preferred stock will be 15,000 shares of common stock having a par value of $5.00 per share. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a special meeting of the stock- holders of The Orrington Hotel Corporation will be held at its offices 636 Church Street, Evanston, Illinois, on August 1, 1928, at 3:00 o'clock P. M. for the purpose of considering the proposition of reducing and reclassifying the authorized capital stock of the corporation to the 15,000 shares of common stock which will then be outstanding and to change such com- mon stock from shares having a par value of $5.00 each to shares having no par value. Such no par shares will be exchanged, share for share, for the present outstanding common stock. By order of the Board of Directors. Illinois, June 29th, 1928. Done at Evanston, E. A. HEIDMAN, Secretary of The Orrington Hotel Corporation. 636 Church Street, Evanston, Illinois.