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26 WINNETKA TALK December 4, 1926 MOTHER'S CLUB TO MEET The Young Mother's club meets at the home of Mrs. M. P. Tilley, 428 Willow road, Winnetka, Monday after- noon, December 6. Mrs. P. J. Church and Mrs. T. Mathieson will be assist- ant hostesses. The affair will be a Christmas party and all members and honorary members are invited. Guests will be welcome. The Illinois Traction System was the first electric railway in the world to operate sleeping cars. McLean country led the state of Illi- nois in value of crops produced in 1925. | Congregational Society in Annual Meet Tuesday The forty-fourth annual meeting of the Chicago Congregational Missionary and Extension society will be held at Hotel La Salle, Chicago, Tuesday eve- ning, December 7, at 7 o'clock p. m,, preceded by a reception at 5:30 and dinner at 6:15. North shore people in terested in the society and the work are invited to be present. Directors of the society will be elected at this meeting, a report given of the progress of the work during the past year and | other business transacted. Washington Man and washday is re- moved from your cal- endar -- your and your home. HERE are many pleasanter duties than doing or super- vising the weekly wash. A few words on the telephone or to Bill the Laundry mind -- CALL IN BILL, THE WASHINGTON LAUNDRY MAN -- HE'S IN YOUR NEIGHBOR- HOOD TODAY 700-704 Washington Street" Phone WILMETTE 1<5 | Lusk in Recital Milan Lusk, internationally known violinist, residing at 810 Michigan ave- nue, Wilmette, who has recently ap- peared in recitals in New York and New Jersey, will be heard Friday evening, December 3, before the Ken- ilworth club. The program, which will be of unusual interest includes also Irene Pavlovska, mezzo-soprano of the Chicago Civic Opera and Charles Nor- man Granville, baritone. Lusk also has an engagement this week with the Choral society in St. Louis, Mo., and a joint recital with Alma Peterson, so- prano of the Chicago Grand Opera, in Waukesha, Wis. North Shore Artists Show Work at Evanston Exhibit The annual art exhibit sponsored by the Evanston Woman's club is now be- ing held in the clubhouse, and is open to the public every afternoon and eve- ning from its beginning on Tuesday, until Saturday night, December 4. Among the north shore artists exhi- biting are Mrs. Ashton Taylor, Mrs. Gordon Wilson, and William Schmedt- gen of Wilmette, Percy Eckhardt of Kenilworth, Nina Engelhardt, Mrs. Marie Gallagher, Albert Ullrich, Allen Philbrick, Tom Wilder of Winnetka, Frank and Elizabeth Peyraud, Carl Buehr, James and Hazel Ewell and Ru- dolph Ingerle of Ravinia. Improvement Group Hears How Village Is Governed Mrs. B. F. Langworthy, a member of the village council of Winnetka, gave an interesting talk at the meeting of the Indian Hill Improvement associa- tion Monday evening, on "How Win- netka Is Governed," the origin of the name of Winnetka, and many other in- teresting things pertaining to the vil- lage. B. F. Afflick also gave an interesting talk on the tree planting program of Winnetka. Arthur Bonnet, of Kenilworth, at- tended the meeting to obtain signa- tures to the petition which is being circulated for a_bond issue with which to acquire No Man's Land. dis hel An attractive variety of gifts in adies' fitted overnight bags of pigskin and novelty leathers. Also silver, glass, pot- tery and novelty jewelry Mich Avoid the Christmas Rush this Year A short spin 1n your car-- perhaps only a pleasant walk from your home-- you will find this quiet, tinctive and intimate little shop a marvelous p in gift selection. The stock comes direct from our Chicago store-- a compact but representa- tive offering from Europe and America--with the same courteous service which distinguishes Spaulding's in Chicago and Paris. SPAULDING & CO. 1636 Orrington Ave., EVANSTON igan at Van Buren, CHICAGO 23 Rue de la Paix, PARIS i