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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 17 Oct 1925, p. 45

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re At Ap ne me pt ii 44 WINNETKA TALK October 17, 1925 SAVE TWO BOYS FROM LAKE; THIRD DROWNS Motorcycle Policeman George Schaefer Leads Heroic Rescue Crew in Sunday Tragedy Braving heavy waves and high winds in a frail and leaky sailboat and using boards for paddles, Motorcycle Police man George ! Schaefer of Wil- mette led three other men in a daring rescue o f two boys clinging to an overturned canoe in the lake off Kenilworth early Sunday eve- ning. A third boy, who attempted to swim to shore be- fore the rescuers George Schaefer arrived at the scene, was drowned. The others who aided in the rescue were I. A. Bennett, 185 Sheridan road, Kenilworth, wealthy Chicago business man, and William Salmis and James Mindly, of 1105 Lake avenue, Wil- mette. The boys who were rescued were Edward Reder, 16 years old, 2335 Larrabee street and James Minogue, 14 years old, 438 Belden avenue, both of Chicago. Their comrade, who died in the attempt to swim to shore, was Richard Brooks, 15 years old, 669 Wrightwood avenue, Chicago. Use Boards as Oars It was about 5:30 o'clock Sunday evening when Bennett, who was sitting with his family in their house on the lake front, heard cries for help from the lake. In the growing dusk the overturned craft with the boys cling- | ing to it could just be distinguished. Bennett telephoned to the Wilmette and Kenilworth police and the first response came when Motorcycle Po- liceman Schaefer arrived. He noticed an old sailboat lying on the it. Using boards for oars, Schaefer and his crew rowed out to where the boys clung to the canoe, almost ready to release their holds from cold and ex- posure. When they had pulled one into the boat the wind caught the sail, and drove the rescuers some distance from the stricken craft, which seemed about ready to sink. Finally they managed to tear the sail from the mast | and then paddle back just in time to | drag the remaining boy aboard before | his strength gave out. Aided by Householder The boys were taken to the Bennett home where they were given first aid treatment. H. C. Hinzpeter, 212 Sher- idan road, provided complete outfits of clothes for the boys and they were taken to the Wilmette police station where their parents called for them later in the evening. They told the police that they had entered a boathouse by forcing the door with a heavy chisel, looking for shotguns, when the canoe was dis- covered. They decided to take the craft and paddle south to Chicago, but when they had gone a little way Brooks, who was the only one who knew how to handle the craft, or how to swim, attempted to stand up and walk from one end to the other, thus tipping it over. The Evanston coast guard station searched for Brooks' body for several days but it has not yet been found. The lad was said to have sunk when about 75 feet from the shore. Mr. and Mrs. William Bucher are the parents of a daughter, born Oc- tober 12, at the St. Francis hospital, Evanston. a Mrs. J. D. Wigglesworth of 1066 Ash street entertained the bridge club of which she is a member Wednesday evening. : beach { and urged the others to help launch Glencoe Girl Debutante of September | MISS RUTH Miss Ruth Holloway, debutante daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Hol- loway of Glencoe, was introduced to and mother at their home in Glencoe 7 o'clock. After the Holloway assisting her were guests at the , Saturday, September 19, from 4 until reception supper-dance given at Miss Bertha Alling who made her bow the same afternoon. HOLLOWAY society at a tea given by her father | debutantes Forest for the Lake Miss Ruth and Isabel Scott Makes Her Bow to Society at Reception Today One of the, charming autumn affairs of the season will be the debut tea Mr. and Mrs. Frederick W. Scott will give this afternoon from 4 until 7 o'clock at their residence on the lake bluff in Hubbard Woods for their daughter, Miss Isabel. Assisting Miss Scott during the re- ception hour, will be the Misses Wini- ired Smith, Jane McLennan, Beatrice Burnett, Emily Otis, Virginia Wilson, Marion Dixon, Edwina Litsinger, Leslie Foster, Ann Croston and Rosean Coffin. Following the reception, Mr. and Mrs. Scott will entertain the debutante, her assistants, and their escorts at the Harvest Home dinner-dance at Indian Hill club. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon M. Welsh of 791 Foxdale avenue have as their house guests Miss Catherine Peck of Grand Rapids, Michigan and Mlle. Andree de la Cheneliere of Paris France. --) -- Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Lathrop of 8i% | Humbolt street left last Sunday for | the East. City, Baltimore, and Washington, and will be away about two weeks. SO Miss Minnie Rahrig, 1069 Chatfield road, has had as her guests this week, her two cousins from Ludington, Mich. They will visit New York | "Doctrine of Atonement", | . Lesson-Sermon October 18 The lessen-cermion at the First | Church of Christ, Scientist, on Sun- | day morning, October 18,. will be "Doctrine of Atonement." Services are held in the Masonic temple at 708 Elm street at 11_o'clock, and the testimonial meeting is held on Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock. Sunday school convenes at 9:35 o'clock. The Walden Road circle will meet at the home of Mrs. William Clark, 902 Pine street, Monday, October 26, at 2 o'clock. Anita Willits Burnham | decorated | bring to a close its summer season with will give a chalk talk on "Spanish Points of Charm." | Harvest Home Party Tonight Ends Indian Hill's Gay Season After a gay season of sports and social pleasure in the charmingly re- clubhouse, Indian Hill will a Harvest Home dinner-dance that will make its throng of pleasure seek- ers leave its grounds this evening with the happy spirit of Hallowe'en. Jv the middle of this week, nearly 300 reservations had been made for the dinner and dance, and many of this number will gather together at Dutch treat tables in groups both large and small. Among those who will be hostesses, however to the largest num- bers of guests are Mrs. Chester Corey, Mrs. Leslie S. Gordon, Mrs. Frank D. Fulton, Mrs. Hibbard Casselbery, Mrs. Thomas S. Bulger, Mrs. H. A. Gardner, and Mrs. W. S. Elliott. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Foster Alden, 352 Linden avenue, have returned from a brief visit in St. Louis where they were guests at the Forty-Sixth Annual Veiled Prophets ball which is one of the fashionable social events of the vear in that city. pa Mr. and Mrs. William Rietheimer, 255 Poplar street, returned last Thurs- day from a fortnight spent at Ephraim, Wisconsin. DELICATE AS A FLOWER is the beauty of women. 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