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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 14 Jul 1928, p. 54

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July 14, 1928 WENNETRA "TALK 53 constitutes about 90 per cent of the whole populistion. "Throughcat the length and breadth WOLSTEDS WRITEQF - [soos sinensis seins we ge yeginning to dhderstand more of the WORK AMONG HINDUS += of the Orient and to know the hings that really count. You have |of the land wonderful changes are (Continued from Page 3) | been reading in the papers about the |coming. If you have read Miss Mayo's TRA A book, Mother India, I hope you will | political agitation here. That, how- | | not be discouraged by her descriptions. declares that "this is a new occupied much of our | Spe Wolsted day for this great ever, has not distorted and there are has given a Our field is in the villages | sided pictur. True one- country." He re- many attention. calls his work of the last year in|or rural districts and the farmers are | evil and sad conditions, but changes Son: iz rites as f '$ CONcer hich . i \ f ming and I have confidence in India and writes as follows concern- | pot *h interested in politic Phey.{ ore £0 y : liti 1 ' Bot. Jpach tereste i. R.politics. : | the future. No one could see the mg conditions there: | want peace and justice and an OPPOr- | transformations of the past 25 years "I.ast year was the most interest- | | tunity to do the daily work of the {and not recognize that. Living here, ing year I think since coming to India. | fields. In thinking of India we must |I feel very decidedly that this is a We are beginning to see results in so | remember that this agricultural class | new day for this great country. I Fa, Revi Zim tt eels HERE the happiness of your dear ones is at stake, you'll not care to risk your money. Fortunately, institutions such as the WINNETKA STATE BANK exist which pay interest on your savings, at the same time rendering complete assurance of safety. If you have not already opened an account with us, by all means open one as soon as you possibly can. All Deposits made in our Savings Bank on or before July 15th, will receive Interest as of July Ist. WINNETKA STATE BANK ELM ST. LAST OF LINCOLN AVE. ] BANKING HOURS t 8A.M. lo 3 P.M. | Saturdays 8am.lo 12-30pm. ond . Zlo8rm. | 3% have many friends amongst the Hin- dus and Mohammedans and it seems a remarkable change has come in their outlook." Cites Farm Improvement Mr. and Mrs. Wolsted are particu- larly interested in the agricultural de- velopment of India, since the agri- cultural class in that country consti- tutes ninety per cent of the popula- tion. Concerning progress in the farm- ing industry in India Mr. Wolsted writes : "The Economic Improvement as- sociation has continued the policy of cooperating with the government de- partments. One agricultural agent under government employ was se- cured for Manamadura for supervision of the propaganda work. He held 107 demonstrations in 46 villages with iron ploughs and other improved imple- ments. He was able to sell 44 ploughs in the first six months as well as some other materials such as seed, feed cut- ters, etc. We have also developed a plan whereby every school is to be supplied with a good text book on farming and other Government bul- letins. One Board has already pur- chased 145 books for such use. Each teacher will receive a copy and through his interest we hope to reach the vil- lagers. We again planned a trip to the Experimental Farm about 50 miles away. Fifty-five pastors, teachers and missionaries made the journey and there we studied the approved methods in operation. On the farm the fodder crops grew 10 to 12 feet high. Just across the boundary line were the fields of a local farmer. The difference in crops was a very convincing argu- ment. In December we held a "Farm Day" at Manamadura." Outlines New Work The two missionaries from the Win- netka church have made definite plans for the comisz year's work. Mr. Wol- sted says: "This year we hope to open work in the large town of Devakotta, which has a population of 12,000. My vision is that some day that will be the cen- ter for a new pastorate reaching from the sea inland for about fifty miles. Only two days ago our council re- ferred that plan to a committee for investigation. Another important reso- lution was the adoption of the plan to make Sivaganga headquarters for Sethur pastorate. You may recall that I once sent you a map showing the untouched territory shaded in black. Sivaganga is the center of government for that area and in many ways an important place. We believe we have made a step in the right direction in selecting that as a Church center for the development of work in that open field." Garden of Allah Books Fred Hamm's Orchestra Coming back to Chicago from a year as headliners on the Keith-Albee vaudeville circuit, Fred Hamm and his Collegians opened at the Garden of Allah, Glenview, Ill, on Thursday, July 12. Fred Hamm is one of Chicago's original dance and radio favorites, having broadcast several years ago from stations WLIB and WGN. The orchestra was also well known through its many Victor records. Following its Chicago run, the Hamm orchestra journeyed eastward and became so successful in vaudeville, that the Kieth- Albee circuit built up an entire unit show around it. Primarily a dance orchestra, special- izing in sweeping rhythms and melo- dies, the Hamm orchestra enlivens its programs with a speedy succession of novelties, singing and diversified en- tertainment. The Garden of Allah, where the orchestra is now playing, is located on Waukegan road at Lake avenue, five miles directly west of Lake Michigan.

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