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14 WINNETKA TALK April 21, 1928 The NEW TRIER TAX OFFICE Is Closed Taxpayers who have not paid their bills will be able to secure and pay them at the office of the COUNTY COLLECTOR First floor, Clark Street en- trance, in the County Build- ing in Chicago, on or about April 25th. Please do not apply to that office for bills prior to the above mentioned date, as all the books must be audited and new bills made ready. SANBORN HALE New Trier Township Collector Tickets Sell Rapidly for Swedish Benefit Festival Fifty thousand tickets have been sold for the Swedish National festival to be held at the Broadway Armory, 5875 Broadway, Chicago, Wednesday and Thursday nights, May 2 and 3. This affair is expected to be the outstanding Swedish event of the year. It is sponsored by a group of Chi- cago's leading Swedish-Americans, for the benefit of the Tubercular San- atorium at Denver and the Interna- tional Home at Gothenburg. The com- mittee has set out to raise $100,000 for these two Swedish institutions. Start Proceedings for Kenilworth Improvements Ordinances providing for starting special assessment and condemnation proceedings involved in the extension of Coventry road, and the widening and improving of the Kenilworth por- tions of Sixteenth street, Ashland ave- nue and Glendening road, public hearings on which were held on April 2, were passed by the Kenilworth Vil- lage board at a meeting on Thursday of last week. The Village attorney was instructed to proceed with the measures. GIVES TWO LUNCHEONS On Thursday and Friday of this past week, Mrs. William F. Kentnor, 310 Woodland avenue, entertained two groups of her friends at luncheon and bridge. On Thursday the guests were invited particularly to meet Mrs. E. Irving Belote, formerly of Winnetka and now living in the South who is visiting here at this time. Mr. and Mrs Willard N. Schoeneck, 555 Ridge avenue, Kenilworth, return- ed last Saturday from French Lick, Ind., where they have been sojourning for about ten days. Buy WILLIAMS ILOMATI Now Spring is the ideal time to "change over" to Oil-O-Matic heating. It is ready for sudden cool spells at this time of the year. When winter comes, you will have it--ready for a long winter's comfort without the eternal nuisance of "tending the furnace." Ask about our convenient terms. DEWEY HOKE, Agency Tel. Glencoe 101 Watch for Oil-O-Matic Hour from Sta- tion WGN Saturday evening between 8 and 9 P. M W. C. Shurtleff Is Summoned by Death; Prominent Leader Funeral services for Wilford Calvin Shurtleff, for thirty-six years a resident of Wilmette. who passed away at the North Shore Health Resort on Tues- dy, April 17, will be held from the family residence, 815 Lake avenue, at 10 o'clock this morning, Dr. Hor- ace G. Smith of the Wilmette Par- ish Methodist church officiating. Bur- ial will be at Sycamore, IIL At the time of his death Mr. Shurt- lef was enjoying a game of cards with his old friend, George E. Cole, at the Health Resort where he was stay- ing temporarily. He was suddenly stricken by a cerebral hemorrhage and passed away within a few minutes. He had been ill at his home for about nine months. Mr. Shurtleff was born in St. Charles, Ill, on March 12, 1860. He was educated in the Sycamore High school and at Cornell college in Iowa. In 1882 he married Kittie L. Crippen, who passed away about ten years ago. For a number of years he was credit manager of Reid, Murdoch and Co. and later became vice-president and manager of Morrisson-Plummer and company, which merged into Fuller, Morrisson and company. y Several years ago Mr. Shurtleff re- tired from active business, but was director of the Commercial Trust and Savings bank of Chicago and retained an interest in several banks. From 1897 to 1912 he was president of the Wilmette School board. He was a former president of the Citizens' association, a Past Grand Regent of Illinois of the Royal Arcanum and at the time of his death was a member of the finance committee, Supreme council of the Royal Arcanum; of the Subscriptions Investigating committee of the Chicago Associa- tion of Commerce; Wilmette Lodge A. F. and A. M., Apollo Commandery, Medinah Temple, and the Union League club. He was a member of and was keenly interested in the Wil- mette Parish Methodist church. Mr. Shurtleff is survived by four children: Alice S. Campbell, Howard F. Shurtleff, Helen S. Klahr and Ber- nice S. Cole; a brother, Almyr K. Shurtleff and a sister, Jessie B. Cheas- bro. He had a genius for making friends and a warm heart and broad sympa- thy which kept them. MID-WEEK SERVICES The regular Christ church mid-week services of Holy Communion will be held in the chapel Tuesday and Thurs- day mornings at 9:30 o'clock. There will also be a Celebration of the Holy Communion Wednesday (St. Mark's Day) at the same hour. Antiques 808 Oak Street Upholstering Cabinet Shop Drapery and Upholstery Fabrics We specialize in Antique Furniture Repairing and Refinishing Hair Mattresses and Springs Made to Order H. G. LINDWALL Highest Grade Upholstering Established 1895 Ph. Winnetka 145