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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 12 Mar 1921, p. 5

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pret for them. ; _ the same'. The State Woman's Christian Tem- | | ii] i nel iE 2 {li B An [PI | EF i Happenings ag thas Hubbard Moos ] a Ruth Bieta KEEN interést is being displayed by the members of Drama Study class of the Winnetka Woman's club in the program to be given on Monday, March 14, when Mrs. Laird Bell will give a paper on "Bernard Shaw" and Mrs. E V. L.. Brown will read selections from Shaw. The program was scheduled for February 28, but on account of illness, was postponed, and Mrs. Albert H. Veeder, Jr., graciously gave at that time a most interesting reading of Maeterlinck's "Pelleas and Melisande." The program on next Monday will commence at 3 o'clock. Mem- bers of the club are invited to this meeting and guests are welcome on payment of the regular guest fee. The marriage of Miss Catherine Orde, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Markham B. Orde, of Greenleaf avenue, Glencoe, to Mr. Landon Hoyt, Jr. son of Mr. and Mrs. Landon Hoyt, of 435 Elm street, Winnetka, will take place on Wednesday, April 23. Of interest to Winnetkans is the announcement of the approach- ing marriage of Miss Virginia Tietgens, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tietgens, to Mr. Thomas L. the Drake, which awill take place Chrysostom's church, Chicago. live in Michigan City for a year. & Glass, son of Mrs. John Glass of on Saturday, April 2, in St. Mr. Glass and his bride expect to v Mr. and Mrs. Charles Newton Roberts, of Wilmette, announce the engagement of their daughter, Helen, to Mr. Charles Phillips Glennon, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Glennon of Springfield, Mo. No date has been set for the wedding. The Woman's Christian Temper- ance Union held its monthly meeting with Miss Lillian Struggles on Mon- day Devotions were conducted by Mrs. Eugene Teal of Wilmette. The paper by Mrs. J. C. Drake on "Child Welfare and Americanization" said in part: "We are not speaking of habits or saluting the flag, or singing "The Star Spangled Ban- ner'. We are working for the as- similation and amalgamation of the different nationalities. We recognize the value of each and often receive more than we give. The Temperance Union is carrying on a distinct work with foreign mothers who may be reached only in the home. If the mothers acquire the language which the children have learned in school, they have the respect of their chil- dren as they do not have when de- pendent upon their children to inter- In Minnesota rural schools there are more than 2,800 lit- 'tle Speak-English workers, who, af- ter the dishes are cleared away at night, get their primers and begin teaching their parents the daily les- son. These little teachers wear Speak- English buttons. Their pledge is 'We believe that to be true Ameri- cans, we must speak the language of America. We «therefore pledge our- selves to speak the English at home as far as possible, and at school and to encourage and teach them to do 9» perance Union has organized an Americanization Center at 1638 Blue Island avenue Chicago. A party for foreign speaking mothers was held on February 3, and there were thirty- five present. One Croetian woman, the mother of twin boys said "I so glad you come. I like English so much. We pretty nearly all Ameri- A little girl was in her father's store when a man asked in Finnish for candy. She replied, "Speak Eng- lish and I will give you some. oy The North Shore Wellesley Circle, of which there are about fifty mem- bers living in Wilmette, Kenilworth, Winnetka and Glencoe, have opened an attractive tea room at the corner of Library place and Orrington ave- nue in Evanston. This is a part of their campaign to raise their quota of the $2,700,000, Wellesley college must raise before June. The Wellesley Wayside Inn, as the new little shop is to be known here- after, has several new features. In addition to the regular plate lunch- eon served at noon, and afternoon tea, there will be a Gift Shop where all sorts of handmade articles will be sold at reasonable prices. Friday afternoons, there will be a pantry sale of home-made cakes and other cooked foods. The Saturday Afternoon Matinee dances will be an added attraction and from the interest already shown by the young people, this form of en- tertainment will be very popular. Among the north shore women who are giving much of their time to this venture and Mrs. Bruce McLeish, of Glencoe, Mrs. William Sherman Hay | ~~ and Mrs. netka. James Fentress of Win- --r-- Mrs. Willoughby Gc Walling of Hubbard Woods is at St. Augustine, Fla. for the late season. Last week hi 'was relolusd there by Mr. Wil- } h W 3 " The Community Drama Club of Winnetka gave a "Barrie" program on Monday afternoon in the Neigh- borhood room at Community House. Mrs. Delbert W. Poff gave a sketch of Barrie, and Mrs. William T. Wehrstedt, read "The Twelve Pound Look," which was followed by the play "The Old Lady Showed Her Medals" presented by the following cast: JE. Mrs. Winter- Mickleham -- Mrs. Dowey--Mrs. botham. Mrs. Clarke. Mrs Haggerty--Mrs. son, Kenneth Dowey--Mrs. Leish. Rev. Harry Walter John- John Mec- Willing--Mrs. ---- Monday is a popular North Shore Day at the Wellesley Wayside Inn, Evanston, for Mrs. Bruce MacLeish of Glencoe is assisting in the kitchen and Mrs. Albert O. Olson of Winnet- ka is captain of the waitresses for that day. It is evident that despite the early thunderstorms, the residents of Ev- anston and the north shore are ready to patronize the newly opened Well- esley Wayside Inn, as several special luncheon parties reserve space daily for the popular plate luncheon. The cozy cheery room is a great temp- tation for afternoon tea, to which Florence's famous crisp waffles and the "Wellesley Special Sundae" add popularity. Harry Craig. ay On Saturday evening of last week, Martin Thorsen entertained a group of the postal employes informally at his home, 1031 Spruce street. ------ Mex: John Mills, 694 Center street, will have as her guest for the com- ing week, Mrs. S. A. Sullivan and Miss E. Larson of Ogema, Wis. The East Willow Street Circle was | pleasantly entertalned on Tuesday by Mrs. George W. Atkin and her mother, Mrs. A. F. Scharf. Miss Laura Fisher gave a comprehensive and ee account of a taken with her parents last August through Yellowstone Park. The scenes in the park were beautifully illustrated by stereopticon slides op- erated by Mrs. Edwin Fisher. Mas- ter George Atkin assisted in the en- tertainment by giving the piano solos. The Circle is invited to meet next month with Mrs. P. B. Kohlsaat and her mother, Mrs. Daniel Wilkie on Woodland road. Sabi A meeting of the North Shore Cath- olic Woman's league will be held on Thursday afternoon of next week at the Winnetka Woman's club. The program will be in charge of Mrs. F. I.. Maloney. This will be Nomina- tion Day, anda report will be made by the Nominating Committee which is composed of Mrs. Herbert Morin, chairman, Mrs. William Dooley and Mrs. N. A. Wink of Highland Park, Mrs. J. J. Hartnett and Mrs. P. P. Martin of Hubbard Woods and Miss Susan Alles of Winnetka of the ticket selected for officers for the coming year. me ff ee The Woman's society of the Con- gregational church invites all who can do so, to come next Wednesday morning to Community House and en- joy the reading of Joyce Kilmer's poems by Mrs. Frederick Dickinson, while helping to sew on the gar- ments for the Lying-In hospital, ated the Chicago Commons. Advance notice is also given of a play to be given March 23, at Community House for the Missionary department of the Woman's society. "Honey," a play of the southern mountaineers, will be put on under the direction of Mrs. Sherman Goble. The program of the Winnetka Woman's club for March 24 is in charge of the Music committee. They have secured the services of Zetta Gay Whitson, violin; Elizabeth Olk- Roeklk, 'cello, and Violet Martens Link, piano. Mrs. Guy Stuart Bailey, soprano, will sing with Mrs. Lawrence L. Doty at the piano. This promises to be one of the most de- lightful musicales of the year. rn fi Mrs. Catherine Murphy, and her daughter, Miss Adelaide Murphy will return to their home at 990 Fig street, Within a few days, after a short visit with relatives in Detroit, Mich. Mrs. Murphy recently arrived in New York after a five month's tour of Ireland, Belgium, France and Eng- land, and Miss Murphy has been vis- iting with relatives in New York dur- ing the past two months. an Sh Mr. and Mrs. Carleton W. Wash- burne, 477 Chestnut avenue, will re- turn on Sunday from a week's stay in New York city, where Mr. Wash- burne has been visiting in various of the schools, and previously at- tended the convention of the Nation- al Education association in Atlantic City. we. Already a long list of subscribers has been annexed to the box list of the North Shore Music Festival com- mencing May 24 and continuing through May 31. Among the north shore residents who have taken boxes are: James Simpson, I. K. Friedman, Louis B. Kuppenheimer, Frank J. Scheidenhelm, and John H. Hardin. BR Arthur H. Woodward, 565 Sheridan road was nominated as a member of the board of managers on the regu- lar ticket for the Union League club last week. Miss O'Brien's Hat Shop 748 Elm St., Winnetka Attractive Spring Models Phone Winnetka 294 Ti HDTHRHHTITE FR Hoyburn Building WE WILL MAKE YOUR PHOTO For the TRIBUNE'S $20,200 BEAUTY CONTEST Every North Shore Girl Should Enter This Contest EUGENE L. RAY PHOTOGRAPHER EVANSTON EE Mail or Present t Phone 2238 trip | DORT The QUALITY goes clear thru Sold and Serviced Exclusively by EARL COAL MOTOR co. 1019 Davis Street, Evanston CASH - TERMS To TRADE ! USED CARS THAT ARE RIGHT Phones 578 and 57g CHANDLER Famous for Its Marvelous Motor STEPHENS SALIENT SIX Colors [rritate unless artistically combined Phone Winnetka 1127 for the man who knows how TUDO i? | 777% 777777 00 "OMING! 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