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=m mm mm WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1917 mom om om 2 == The Social Dancing club will hold Re 27777 the first of its series of eight parties RN un ~ocial H 7) I appenIn S ey ers HE first meeting of the season of the Winnetka Woman's club was held Thursday afternoon, October fourth. Mrs. Carrie B. 2 Prouty, the president, opened the meeting. It was a great joy ~ to have her present, since ill health during the summer has y 2 mpelled her to give up much of her regular work. After a brief Ik and outline of the club work for the coming year, the president misses Burned the meeting over to,Mrs. Allan I. Wolff, chairman of the civics and philanthropy committee, under whose auspices the meet- ing was conducted. The subject was "Women's War Activities." Irs. Howard Elmer of Winnetka spoke of the Navy League; Mrs. John MacMahon, from the Red Cross shop, spoke; Mrs. Wm. E. Clarke, from the French shop, took Mrs. J. Gordon Wilson's place and spoke of "Refugee Work," and Mrs. W. S. Hefferan spoke in Miss Estelle Ward's place on "Registration." The hostesses were I@Mrs. J. R. Dickinson, Mrs. Percy Davis, Mrs. Carrie Goodchild and i . James Weart. It was an unusually well attended, very enjoy- : and instructive meeting. A 'apitalist uz LLL 1 1 i a o A wedding of interest to north shore residents is that of Miss Elizabeth Kultchar, daughter of Mrs. M. Richard Kultchar, and erritt Paul Starr, also of Winnetka, which took place in New York y on Monday, October first. The bride wore her mother's veil of d lace, and a very attractive costume of white satin. Among the guests from Winnetka who happened to be in the 1st at that time were Mrs. M. R. Kultchar, Mrs. Merritt Star, Miss eatrice Starr, Mrs. Phelps B. Hoyt and daughters, the Misses Betty and Emmelie, and Mrs. George Thorne. Mr. Starr is a member of the U. S. hospital unit en route to \ SY France. The bride and her mother expect to return to Winnetka. ak 4 Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Cook of San Antonio, Tex., announce JK Ifthe engagement of their daughter, Miss Stella Cook, to Lieutenant WWalter H. Schulze. Miss Cook attended school in Geneva, Switzer- ERAL land, and is a graduate of Ogontz. Lieutenant Schulze is the oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Schulze of Chicago and Kenilworth, and Wis a graduate of West Point. He has been with the Third cavalry, LL {stationed at Fort Sam Houston, Tex., but now is en route for France. A, a . In August, the Winnetka Red Cross A splendid program was presented zzZzZzcir cle made 100 comfort kits for the |at the meeting of the Home Mission --|soldiers. They were largely filled | study meeting on Wednesday after- by a group of children, including the | noon at the home of Mrs. L. Rarri- =y two Elting boys, the two Deiley | son Mettler in Hubbard Woods, con- sisting of a duet on separate pianos by - Mrs. Dwight Orcutt and Mrs. Arthur Dean; a reading by Mrs. Charles Crane, and a sextette--with three players at each piano, by Mes- dames Orcutt, Dean, Veeder, Percival fdaughters, Eleanor and Billie Mec- Ewen and Malcolm Stevenson. In each bag the filler's name was placed, d only the other day did Victor ting, Jr., receive a letter from the ier who was the recipient of that ag. The soldier was more than de- ighted, for it seems that he had no me to make any comforts for him, ind was very pleased that young ilting had become so interested 'in Christmas bags are being made a The Tenth District meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 17. Luncheon reservations must be sent to Mrs. Carrie Prouty not later than Monday morning, October 17. The delegates from Win- netka are Mrs. Carrie Prouty, Mrs. M. L. H. Odea and Mrs. M. H. Lieber. ee 11 2 § | I k } | fright along at the Parish house in | F Winnetka, and there is always room : or more help. | --f-- | Miss Kathleen Air gave a musicale : and reception for her pupils and their | Jiriends at the Winnetka Woman's i club on Tuesday afternoon. The pro- Joram was given by Mrs. Edna Ver || Haar, who rendered several vocal slections; Mr. Norman Saxby, vio- nist, and Mr. Wildam G. Hill, pian- t. Mrs. Francis Payne Mason and At the next meeting of the Win- netka Woman's club, on. Thursday afternoon, Mrs. Jacques of Chicago will present and illustrate "Etchers and Etchings." if At the card party given under the auspices of Mrs. John N. Ott, at the Hunter, Mettler and Francis M. Case. | Federation | a rs. Lewis Buchanan presided at | Woman's club, for the benefit of the _-- e tea table, assisted by Miss Mar-| grown fund, $350.00 was taken in. r-- aret Prindiville, Miss Louise Do- Re haho, Mites Med. Pallas, Migs Res The Winnetka Woman's club will --) ffgbecca Je A itis D. yn p give it sfirst dancing party of the gon and Miss ona ens ; season on Wednesday evening, Octo- ber 24. The Junior Dramatic club of Win- in r etka will present two plays, "The The East Willow Street circle will 1 ley, Ewen, Virginia McLeish and Ruth | Eisendrath. Brewing of Brains" and "The Snow- Witch," at the Community house on II Saturday afterngon, October 13, at 4 o'clock, for the benefit of the Red Cross. The plays are being directed by iss Margaret Boomer of Chicago. e casts include the Misses Louise erman, Ruth Stein, Catherine milton, Marcia Converse, Judith oddie, Edna Martin, Beatrice Rip- Sina Carpenter, Eleanor Mec- a The Mason Jubilee Singers will ap- ear at the Glencoe School audi- orium next Monday evening, for the il enefit of the First Baptist church. outhland songs and stories and a umber of old melodies will be re- ived and presented in the program. RR Mrs. S. H. Greeley of Cherry street as recently returned from a visit in Paul, Minn. A aa George Knox Owsley and ughter, Miss Georgiana Owsley, vho have been spending the fortnight th Dr. Frederick Owsley at his me in Philadelphia, returned to innetka this week. i es The wedding of Miss Ethel Blasius %18 William street to Lieut. How- F. Blair took place on Saturday ening, October 6. Miss Katheryn asius attended her sister as maid meet with Mrs. J. V. Stixrud on Tues- day afternoon of next week at 2:30 o'clock. rt fb reens Mr. and Mrs. George W. Blossom of Hubbard Woods have taken the Shumway apartment in the city for the winter months and will close their home on the north shore November first. mnt on Mrs. Phelps B. Hoyt and daughters, the Misses Betty and Emilie Hoyt, will move into their town house at 40 East Cedar street, about November first. li» : The Mission Study Class of the Wo- man's society of the Congregational church met at the home of Mrs. I. Harrison Mettler, on Sheridan road, Wednesday afternoon. AERP, Miss Irene Williams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Williams, 850 Cherry street, will become the bride of T. Harrison Murphy of Austin, on Wednesday morning, October 17, at ten o'clock, at the Sacred Heart church. RR Mrs. M. Richard Kultchar has leased her home for the winter to Mr. and Mrs. James Young of New York city. ee fe Mrs. James W. Prindiville of Wil- low street has returned from New York. Miss Elizabeth Prindiville is at Westover, Conn. / on Wednesday, October 17. Morris Greeley has received the office of sergeant in Battery F, 333rd Field Artillery, at Camp Grant. Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Durham, who have spent the summer with Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Gregory at "Ledge- mere," "Highland Park, have returned to their home in Winnetka. Mr. and Mrs. William Cowper Bor- den are making a two-weeks' trip in the east, dividing the time between Washington and New York. M. W. 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