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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 26 Jun 1926, p. 42

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t § oe Wg June 26, 1926 WINNETKA TALK 41 LIBERTY BELL TO OPEN GREAT PATRIOTIC MEET Many North Shore People to At- tend Sesqui-Centennial Pro- gram in Chicago July 5 The Liberty bell, which rang out the tidings of the adoption of the Declara- tion of Independence in 1776, in the quaint old Independence Hall on Chest- nut street, Philadelphia, will sonorously toll on Monday July 5, at exactly eleven minutes after eleven o'clock in the morning, which is the time the Declaration was signed. Its peals, transmitted to Chicago by wire, will open the meeting in the gold ballroom of the Hotel LaSalle, where the Daughters of the American Revolu- tion will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. This opens a week of celebration in Chicago, which is in con- junction with the Sesqui- Centennial International exposition in Philadelphia. The demonstration in Chicago will be addressed by Secretary of Labor Davis, and Vice-President Dawes. The French Consul will be a guest of honor, in commemoration of the aid the French gave during the Revolution. The stirring poem, "Your Flag and My Flag," by Nesbit, will be read by the author, himself. The Great Lakes band is scheduled to play, and all the ushers and pages will be frocked in colonial garb. The Daughters of Revolution, who are planning this event, consist of the Chicago and suburban chapters. A former resi- dent of Glencoe, Mrs. Louise F. Hop- kins, is regent of the Chicago chapter, and is chairman of the entire celebra- tion. Mrs. Melville C. Chatten of Win- netka is a regent of the Kaskaskia chap- ter. Other chapters participating are the North Shore chapter, Fort Dear- born chanter, Gen. Henry Dearborn chapter, DeWalt Muhlen chapter, Sko- kie chapter and the George Rogers Clarke chapter. Many Groups to Attend The patriotic societies to be repre- sented and honored at this demonstra- tion are the Mayflower society, the Colonial Dames. the Patriots and Founders, the New England society, the Sons of the American Revolution, the Sons of the Revolution, the G. A. R, the Spanish War Veterans, the Daughters of the Confederacy, the American Legion, the Government club, the Military Intelligence associa- tion, the Boy Scouts, the Girl Scouts and the Camp Fire Girls. Soldiers from the Speedway hospital will be guests. This will be an enthusiastic patriotic gathering of real Americans, and all real Americans are invited to attend. The old Liberty bell, it will be re- membered, was originally cast in Eng- land, but on its arrival in Philadelphia, a crack developing, it was recast. Tt was in use from 1753 to 1835, when the fracture now seen occured while it was being tolled upon the occasion of the funeral of Chief Justice Marshall. The inscription on the bell, from Leviticus XXV, "Proclaim liberty through all the land to all the inhabitants thereof." was also on the bell cast in England. Tt is especially significant in view of the history of the bell. the American The pictures of two of Winnetka's brides, Mrs. George Shipman (Audrey Stixrud) and Mrs. Charles Francis Pearce, Jr., (Katherine Wortley) ap- pearing in recent issues of WINNETKA TaAaLk were taken by Stanton Wilhite. --O-- Miss Elizabeth Knode has returned from the Westover school, Middle- bury, Conn., and is spending the sum- mer with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver M. Knode, 681 Lincoln avenue. McCormick Boulevard Opening Is Delayed for Another Month Delay in the construction of the sub- way for McCormick boulevard under the North Western railroad near Oak- ton street, Evanston, has forced post- ponement of the opening of the boule- vard until late in July or early August, it was announced this week. Sanitary District engineers who con- structed the boulevard had made plans to open the thoroughfare July 1 all the way from its northern extremity at Railroad avenue to the southern end at Devon avenue in Chicago. All is now in readiness for throwing the boulevard open to motorists with the exception of the subway at Oakton. This work has been held up by the rail- road company and is not expected to be completed until the latter part of July. In the meantime, sanitary district en- gineers are placing signs along the boulevard for the direction of motor- ists. Stop signs have been installed at all street intersections and other traf- fic placards have been placed. Will Broadcast Talk on "Home Grown Patriotism" "Home Grown Patriotism," a talk on the subject of the part which the home may play in developing patriotic citi- zens, will be given by Miss Edna Dean Baker, president of the National Kind- ergarten and Elementary college, be- tween 4 and 4:30 o'clock Monday af- ternoon, June 28, over WMAQ, the Daily News Broadcasting station. The address is one of a series on the moral-social training of the child in the home which is being given monthly by the college on the Mothers-in- Council program conducted by the Daily News. SPEAKS TO ROTARIANS Chief of Police W. M. Peterson spoke before the meeting of the Win- netka Rotary club last week and told members of the difficulties the police face in bringing criminals to justice even after they have been apprehended. The annual report of the police de- partment which is compiled for the Village council was also read by the chief. Mr. and Mrs. William B. Dale, 519 Ash street, have as their guests, Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Prest of Holly- wood, Cal. Mrs. Prest is Mrs. Dale's sister, and expects to remain in Win- netka a week or two. -- Mrs. Aubrey T. Williams, 163 Bert- lin lane left Winnetka Thursday, June 24, and will sail from Montreal Satur- day, June 26, on the Columbo for Naples. She will spend three months touring Europe. Winnetka Co-operative Grocery 722 Elm Street Phone Winn. 51 Ea Javorites, ROBUST youngster's food--these Almond Shorts, crumbly, crisp and almond filled, with a tang in their flavor that calls for more. Vigorous youth demands them, added years still call for their nutritive, wholesome values. An Almond Short is a dainty, enticing pickup at any hour. Have them on hand for the unexpected occasion. Your grocer can supply you. RoserT A. Jounston Company, Milwaukee, Wis. Jamous Cookies Soluistons

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