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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 15 Dec 1928, p. 62

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Rr ae TET December 15, 1928 WINNETKA TALK 61 WILL GIVE 300 DOLLS Northwestern Coeds Make Ready for Parties for Settlement Children The 300 dolls that the girls of North- western university have dressed for the children of Northwestern University settlement in Chicago, and the 3,000 stockings that they have made and filled with candy for the same Santa Claus project, will be one of the im- portant parts of the Christmas cele- brations there. There will be one of these Christmas parties every evening of the holidays proper, to include all the groups who frequent the settlement and participate in its colorful and interesting program. As preliminary to the parties, Miss Harriet E. Vittum, head resident there, for many years outstanding in civic and social fields of Chicago and the country in general, will come to Evans- ton to speak to members of the Uni- versity circle. She will speak tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 at Harris hall. The members of the circle meet tc sew one day each month for the settle- ment, and there are 40 girls from the university regularly conducting classes there each week. The circle donates the candy which fills the Christmas stockings made by the university girls under direction of the settlement com- mittee of the campus Y. W. C. A. Honor New Trier Grad as Bradley Grid Star A former New Trier High school athlete Lester Galitz, is now starring at Bradley Tech, Peoria. He was awarded the Bradley "B" for his serv- ices on the eleven. In the first and final games of the season, "Les" starred for the Tech, but the rest of the seas- on he was on the bench with a twisted ankle. Critics gave him honorable mention on the "Little 19" all-star team, and next season he should gain a place on the first all-conference eleven. At present he has his thoughts on the hardwood and hopes to win his second letter as a member of the quintet. Hikers Vie for Choice Position on Their Trips The various Junior Hikers clubs in Kenilworth, with ten members each, will hereafter be rated according to the percentage of club members pre- 'sent at the most recent hike, and when the next hike is taken the club which ranks first will be given a place near- est the hike leader, Robert W. Town- ley, athletic director at the Joseph Sears school. On the last hike Freddie Workman's Sea Gulls, with nine out of ten members present, ranked first, while Tom Cruttendon's Quails were second with seven members present. Carleton Ross' Cardinals and Charles Bemis' Mallards tied for third place, each club having six members present. Among the Winnetka girls arriving home from Dobbs Ferry next Friday to spend the holidays with their par- ents are Miss Emma Woolfolk, Miss Jean Armstrong, Miss Leila Withers, Miss Adelaide Atkin, and Miss Mar- ian Calkins. Qe Miss Louise Fentress, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Fentress, 1127 Sheridan road, will return from Smith college next Wednesday. She will make her debut on Christmas day and participate in many other events dur- ing the holidays. sr Barbara Barrett and Lois Truesdale return to Winnetka today from Con- necticutt college to spend the holidays with their parents. This is not the ordinary cheap gumwood cabinet, but a cabinet of extraordinary workmanship and made of all mahogany or all walnut at a special gift price of 930 Spanish Court Christmas Seruwire Why brave the packed cars, the crowded boulevards, the mad crowds surging through the stores, when in your own community you have a shop that cannot only supply you with many appropriate Christmas gifts amid pleasant congenial surroundings, but also at extremely reasonable prices? Among these many useful Christmas remembrances we have many attractive pieces of glassware, pewter, furnishings, pottery, as well as antiques and lamps. AUSTIN-TECHAU & CO., Inc. Opposite Teatro del Lago ~~ A gift never to be forgotten is this bedutiful Hepplewhite secre- tary that is made of mahogany and construction that will last a lifetime. The special gift price is ington sewing cabinets offered at all prices, but this one com- mands attention over all o It is made of either all mahogany or all walnut at a special gift price of $14.50 BROWN FURNITURE CO. 1567 Sherman Ave. Phone Univ. 6300 EVANSTON Wilmette, Ill.

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