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hE wed h Seeetet------ OCI \ | li =! oe North Shore by Ruth Risley appenings ATR HE NEW TRIER HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY will hold a Vegetable and Flower show day, July 25. "This is the fifth annual event of the society and a good display of vegetables and flowers from the prominent gardens of Winnetka will be on exhibition. The society has decided to dispense with all prizes this year with the exception of certificates, and the expenses have been cut down to a minimum, as the society is going to turn over all profits to the Red Cross fund. The society particularly invites all war gardeners and special classes being set apart for them. All entries must be in the hands of the secretary, Mr. E. ter, 706 Foxdale avenue, 48 hours before the show. entry forms will be given to anyone applying for same. The officers are: Hugh Noble, president; Julius Rumfeldt, vice-president ; Ed- ward Boulter, secretary; Harry Shepherd, financial secretary and Alfred Rumfeldt, treasurer. oO at Community House on Thurs- amateurs to exhibit: 3oul- Schedules and ' B bring in anything, Y- . RING A VEGETABLE. Buy a vegetable. The Gift Shop, under the management of Mrs. Douglas Smith, has become one of Winnetka's business institutions. hold a Vegetable market every Saturday morning between nine twelve o'clock on Community House Green. no matter how little, that nothing may be wasted The latest venture is to | and People are asked to in the gardens, and people who have no gardens may buy vegetables at sub-reasonable prices. may be swelled. "Twould seem the party that is to be given on the lawn of Mrs. Franklin P. Smith's home in Lake Forest is going to be just the last word in alfresco affairs. The setting is said to be quite the most romantic along the north shore, a glorious big garden, set off with a lovely old per- ~ola surrounding a softly splashing fountain, and cozy corners scattered here and there. Then to continue the picture there are to be groups of pretty girls, some, costumed in bewitching French peasant frocks, vending vegetables, flowers and various other contribu- tions to the affainr. Among the girls will be Miss Betty Hoyt, and the Misses Madeline and Priscilla Mcllvaine of Winnetka. E i i)brnp Saturday, July 20, is the day chosen for the French celebration at the Bob O'Link club. Events will begin at tour o'clock and continue until 11. Lieutenant Georges Flachaire, French ace. wij c i flight ee . Among other events will be the | a speech by the French minister. In | the evening, a supper will be served on the terrace of the club, followed by dancing. All proceeds to this affair will be donated to the children of French aviators killed in action and to the American fund for French Wounded. fei The Woman's Christian Temper- ance Union of Cook County, will hold a picnic in Evanston on Saturday, July 20, in honor of the birthday an- niversary of Anna A. Gordon, nation- al president of the union. Members of the local union and friends are in- vited to take the 10:15 car from Win- netka for the Foster street station. The picnic will be held on the North- western University grounds, and one of the buildings has been donated for use on this date. A visit will be made to Rest Cottage, the Frances E. Willard home. Box luncheon. --f-- Under the direction of Mrs. Fred- erick Dickinson, 1228 Scott avenue, the Girl's Dramatic club will present, "The Goose Herd and the Goblin" next Saturday evening, July 27, at eight o'clock in Scott avenue woods. The cast of characters includes the Misses Jessie West, Jean Markiey, Carolyn Cook, Florence Burnham, Caroline Burnham, Dorothy Dickin- son and Eleanor Thon. Ean, Mr. and Mrs. Moise Dreyfus of Glencoe gave a dinner for the French aviators and the members Fund for French Wounded on Wed- nesday evening at the Lake Shore Country club. Mrs. Dreyfus chairman of the propaganda mittee of Le Cercle Francais. ee fen is com- Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Edwin Hins- dell of Evanston taken a fur- nished home in Kenilworth and are Iv ann fave expecting to move soonc Mr. Hins- dell is well known on the north shore having coached number of the amateur plays presented here. --_-- Miss Eleanor Lindau of Buffalo. N. Y. will arrive the first of the week to spend several days-as 'the guest of Miss Dorothy Dickinson, Scott avenue. of the! executive committee of the American | 1228 erick Copeland, 665 Prospect avenue. { states in the number of young men In this way the fund for French Wounded The committee in charge of the en- tertainment of sailors and soldiers | at Ravinia Park on next Sunday is composed of women Rogers Park. The Athletic events, will in- clude the following: Baseball between Western Electric team and one from the Great Lakes, at one o'clock. Usual track events on Sunday at one o'clock. from -- Mrs. C. N. Strotz and daughter, Miss Kay Strotz, of 365 Sheridan] road, returned Tuesday evening from a fortnight's .visit in the east, with their son and brother, Lieut. Sidney Strotz, who is in the tank service at Gettysburg, Pa. Oe Mr. and Mrs. Heyliger De Windt and daughter of Sheridan road have returned recently from a month's visit in the east, stopping en route with their son, Heyliger, Jr., who is | enlisted in the tank corps at Gettys- | burg, Pc: ! avenue, is spending the summer in the east. Mr. Copeland is making his home with his brother, Mr. Fred- ---- Mr. and Mrs. Fred Grund, 821 Fox- dale avenue, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Grund at their cott- 1ge at Walloon Lake, near Petoskey, Michigan. Ravinia Club Program | ticket office at 6:15 in the morning. |in a weakened condition and taken -Owell Copeland, I80 T.inden LK THIEF CHLOROFORMS AGENT; LOOTS TILL Early Morning Holdup Nets bold Bandit $20 after he Quiets Woman Ticket seller Binding a cloth saturated with chloroform over the face of Mrs. 3. W. Walters, ticket agent for the Chi- cago, North Shore and Milwaukee railroad, at the Linden street station, early Monday morning, a young man about 19 years old, robbed the cash drawer of $20. , FRIDAY, JULY 19, 1918 hal a, SUE SNS BURCCS,. x ol -- -------- -- a Ee Bandit in Waiting Mrs. Walters, wife of J. W. Wal- | ters, general ticket agent of the North Shore line, who lives at 1006] Foster street, Evanston, reached the When opening the door she noticed a young man dressed in a light gray suit and gray plaid cap, seated on a bench on the platform. Mrs. Wal- ters paid no attention to him and opened the office as usual. Draws Revolver Five minutes after unlocking the | door the young man entered and | walked to the cashier's cage. In a matter of fact way he pulled a revol- ver and demanded that she hand him the money which was in the drawer. Mrs. Walters insisted that there w as | no money. Pretending he was going | to walk out the young man put away his gun. Suddenly he turned and step- ping into the door of the cage, which | | was ajar,, he slapped a rag saturated | | with chloroform over her face. Mrs. | Walter fell back in the chair while | the young man rifled the cash drawer | and safe, obtaining $20. | Police Notified As soon as Mrs. Walters was able to recover she notified the Central street station of the holdup and a representative of the line and local police were sent to the Linden sta- tion where Mrs. Walters was found home. Duty of Non-Combatant Americans Increase production, econcmize in consumption, lend your money to the Government. Hold your Liberty bonds and pre- pare to buy more. Spread the propaganda of Thirft-- ¢2 Thrift a fundamental nciple strong in your life. Values Have Increased. Is Your House Fully covered by Insurance? H. A. McLAIN Writes All Lines ot Insurance Phone Win. 567 1347 SCOTT AVE. HUBBARD WOODS The commitee in charge of the en- tertainment of sailors and soldiers it Ravinia Park on next Sunday is composed of the following women of Rogers Park: Mrs. R. B. Donham, chairman. Miss Cordelia Hansen, vice-chair- man. Miss Helen R. Sieh, treasurer. Mrs. Roland Raine, secretary. Miss H. Benedict, Mrs. William T. Crockett, Miss Adele Lane and Miss Katherine Kittlesdy. The athletic events are as follows : Saturday at 1 o'clock base ball be- tween Western Electric team and one from Great Lakes. Sunday at 1 o'clock usual track events. Illinois Registers 44842 Illinois stood third on the list of reaching twenty-one years of age who registered in the recent draft. | New York led with 69,529: Peril vania was second with 63237. and! Illinois made a showing of 44.842. Ne- | The 5d \ N N \ N NY N N N N N N \ N Ny N N N N \ N N N N \ N N 'N IN IN N IN IN IN IN IN 'N 'N N N N N N Ny N N N N NS N N N N vada footed the list with 561. tal for the entire country was 744.865 GARDEN ADVICE (Continued from Page One) fruit and vegetables one may not have any. Uncle Sam is looking out first for his soldiers abroad and in the training camps, and has first hand information on just how many can- | of food from the factories there will | be left over after (he has all he | wants. His tip is, to get busy right | away with cans and driers. and to keep busy for the rest of the sum- mer, saving as much of the fresh vegetables and fruit crop as possible. Do next winter's marketing now". FORT DEARBORN Fireproof Storage Company 4615-29 Clifton Avenue Wilson Ave. L Station Phone Ravenswood 100 LT TT Have You Decided? 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MEYER Established 1894 WINNETKA TRUST and SAVINGS BANK nn RUE ET ET TT TT) Make your family proud of their home Your wife and children cannot take a pride in their home if the house is f~ded and weather- beaten. That means no-paint. And, for mansion or cottage, the best paint is' DEVOE Lead nt Fewer Gc .iun.--.Vears Longer We guaranice Devoe Lead and Zinc Paint to be absolutely pure. Wren you int with Devoe vou save paint-money--fewer gallons to buy; you save labor- money--fewergallonstospread; vou get a better looking paint- job--pure paint; and it will be a longer time before you need another paint-job. Why have a shabby house any longer? It will cost you more to paint next year. Paint with Devoe now and insure your home against decay. Stop =. £5-day and let us give yeu a Devoe color ward and a practical book! t "Keep Ap- pearances 1p and Expenses Down "* E. B. TAYLOR & CO. (Successors to A. J. KARSTEN) : Phone, Winnetka 998-999 WINNETKA, 12:90, 8880) RAV TW TINIE § ILLINOIS | Aspegren & Company TEL. WILMETTE 420 EVANSTON 466 MAN POWER utilized in direct pursuit of war demands re- adjustment in many lines. Women have already become a factor in filling many vacancies. Even such changes compel the altering of business methods. In food distribution women will undoubtedly assist in a more prominent way. Salespeople who are anxious to serve you satisfactorily will gladly telephone or in the store. intelligently and take your order either over the Fruit preserving is no little problem at any time. particularly better judgment will bring Many factors, known and unknown, sults and consumers often benefit by close co-operation with merchants. The better informed the merchant is, the better reliable advice can be given. Whatever we: can do to assist you in purchasing quality fruits and vegetables at the right time and at the right price will be done cheerfully. A cordial welcome. This year better results. enter into the re- Mason Jars. Doz. gts. 73c Olive Oil--Antonini, Reina. dozen pints .. oka 68c Avanti, Centorbi, Old Mason Caps. Dozen ..... 29¢ Monk--Best time to buy. Economy Covers. 2 Doz. 65¢ wholesale prices are way Watermelons--Best quality up Quantity is very found on the market. scarce. heavy, sweet, good color. Comparison will repay Purity Cross Products you. Chicken A La King (Reg. Corn Meal--10 59¢ 60) 4 ¢; (Reg. 30) 26¢. Orders of, 50 cents and over delivered free pounds Store open all day Thursdays. No delivery in the afternoon Government Food License No. 10330