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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 17 Jul 1926, p. 20

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18 WINNETKA TALK July 17, 1926 Style--Comfort Low-Priced in This Sale RCH PRESERVER SHOES would be an economy at any price. Little ERS ETTR wonder then that so many Biack Kid Brown Kid North Shore women are avail- or Patent. ing themselves of the oppor- tunity of selecting two, three and even four pair at this July Sales Event. No need to sacrifice style for comfort--or comfort for style. The Arch Preserver Shoe has both in abundance. PRES VER PRISER SHOP INC. RCH 630 Church St. Evanston Noted Chinese Educator to Speak at Northwestern The man who is reputed to be the most eminent educator in China and who probably posesses more cul- tural honors than any other Chinese, is to lecture at Northwestern univer- sity, Evanston campus, the night of July 16 in Harris Hall. He is Dr. P. W. Kuo and in his Northwestern university address he will deal with educational progress in China. Dr. Kuo received the degrees of M.A, and Ph.D. from Columbia uni- versity; L.L.D. from St. John's uni- versity, and he is a fellow of the Educational Institute of Scotland and organizer and first president of the National Southeastern university and the Shanghai College of Commerce. Dr. Kuo also is the chairman of the foreign relations committee of the National Association for the Advance- ment of Education in China; vice president of the World Federation of Educational associations, in charge of the Asiatic division. He is a trustee of the China Foun- dation for Education and Culture, established with the Boxer indemnity fund returned by the United States and which has sent hundreds of young Chinese to America for an education. Dr. Kuo is a director of the Commer- cial Press of Shanghai, the largest publishing house in the far East and is the author of various educational works. He will bring a special mes- sage to the middle west in his address at Northwestern university Friday night, July 16. Miss Olive Eason, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Eason, 565 Elder lane, motored to Paddock lake, Wis., with her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. J. Gardner of Chicago. They were ac- companied by Roland Gardner, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Gardner. Red Cross Women Make Gifts for U. S. Soldiers For United States soldiers and sail- ors in far away lands of the Orient, many Chicago and north shore wom- en are forfeiting their vacations and spending these warm days in the Chi- cago chapter Red Cross volunteer workroom sewing little cretonne bags made of bright yueltide colors and fill- ing them with gifts that are dear to the hearts of all real Americans. To reach there destination by Christmas time a shipment of bags has been sent to meet the Pacific liners en route to China, Guam and Haiti, where they will be transferred to river boats, coolies and airplanes, in order to reach the remote posts of the United States army where no other means of transportation is avail- able. This Christmas cheer from the homeland means a real and only Christmas received by many of the service men, and the interest and sac- rifice of the women in preparing the bags is heartily expressed by the men who receive them. Sending these Christmas gifts to men all over the world has been a custom of the American Red Cross since the close of the World war. Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Biggs, 446 Sunset road, are at home after a week's visit at Carthage, Ill. On re- turning they were accompanied by Mrs. Alice Cook of Kansas City, Mo, who was visiting in Carthage. ----Q-- Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Bryson, and family, 182 Myrtle street, returned this week from a trip to Trout Lake, Wis. They were away three weeks, stopping on their way home to visit friends in Appleton, Wis. It's Here! We now have on display in our salesroom, the Overland Whippet, marking a new trend in light car construction. Capable of a sustained speed of 55 miles per hour, 25 miles per gallon of gas, the new Whippet strikes an economic note which will be heard throughout the ranks of car owners. GEO. W. PEAK Wiillys-Knight -- Sales and Service -- Owerland 917 Linden Ave. Hubbard Woods Phone Winnetka 2430

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