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mwmmmm St wm SHORE RBWS, 5SW Aw4k*(«»»w'*^ ?§i i.,^"?^," . ..wi-';' '"■$&$ il&ea©' inercbftnts invite^ou* make It worth your whllO., Jo- y& What People Are Doing is building on near Eighth Mr. J. Glenn Wray, 618 Washington ■ avenue, Is quite 111. Mr. John D. Grieg ; Greenwood avenue, \ street. Senator W. H. MacLean, 1318 Forest • avenue, left Monday night for Spring- field, 111. Miss Margaret Thompson of Lin- den avenue has been quite ill the past Week. Mrs. Holy, mother of Mrs. John D. A. Cross, 924 Linden avenue, is very ill with pneumonia. Mrs. Jenkins of Washington ave- nue leaves Wilmette soon to spend the rest of the winter in Elgin. Mr. and Mrs. George A. Van Dyke, 610 Washington avenue, entertained the H. and W. Card club last Monday evening. Mrs. Roy Thompson la enjoying a visit from her mother, Mrs. Lapp; from Butte, Mont. She will be here during the month of January. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Decker hope to leave for Florida-Thursday of this week. Mr. Decker has been in poor health for some time, and it is hoped the change will do him good. Edwin Wolf of the First Wilmette troop of Boy Scouts has found and brought in twenty-two different kinds of leaves from the trees at this time of the year. Can anyone beat this ■ record?' --*- ■■*•' - ■■*■■' • Petitions, asking the board of edu- cation to call an election to get the voice of the people on the proposition of buying a site for a new school building, are being circulated. The corner at Seventh and Laurel is the location in view. There are 213 front feet, with a depth of 16? feet, and the price asked is $40 a foot. Recently some land in that vicinity sold for $100 per fool. It is only a question jot time when a school building win he needed in Llewellyn Park owing to Its rapid growth. It might be a wise plan to buy this at $40, rather than wait till it is necessary, and then pay |60 or |70 per foot* ' ^-*^-; . The news of the sudden death of ' Miss Mary Virginia Pritchard came as % great shock to the community, and especially; to the, young people of New Trier, with whom she has been a companion and a great favor- ite. She was the only child of Mr. and. Mrs. Joseph F. Pritchard of 128 Lau- rel avenue. She was taken ill Tues- day evening, with appendicitis and taken to the Evanston hospital, where she was bperated upon Wednesday morning. . She died Thursday morn- ing. The funeral was conducted at the home Sunday afternoon by Rev. Roy EL Bowers, pastor of the Congre- gational church, of which she was a member. The pallbearers were her young friends, Mr. Andrew Taylor and" George Traver of Kenil worth, Mr. Cla- rence Brown of Glencoe, Mr. Stanley Clague and Mr. Tom Brown of IVlav netks and Mr. Walter Barrow of Wil- mette. She was a member of the Kappa Sigma Psi sorority, and tho fol- lowing young ladies of this chanter, carrying flowers, formed from the house to the street as Ope remains were carried ont: Cnnosn, Aura Whitley, Jane Dorothy Websterroer- trade Weaker, MeRle Ayteswvrth. Lynn* Smith, Janet MeCae, Margaret Attn* Dorothy ABea. Dorothy ■the! Barrow. The fcstssy Mrs. Peter Rathbone of Kenilworth has closed her home for the winter and is visiting her son, Mr. B. B. Rathbone, 710 Central avenue. Later on she expects to take an extended trip. Last Monday evening, at the Ouil- mette Country club, Mr. Bournique gave his first lesson in teaching the Tango, one of the popular new dances. The next lesson will be given on Jan. 16. Dr. and Mrs. G. W. Haskin, 423 Cen- tral avenue, gave a very pleasant party for their daughter, Miss Elisa- beth, and her friend and room-mate, Miss Mildred Devine of Elgin, 111. Both girls are sophomores at Wells college, Aurora, N. Y. The guests represent* ed the different towns along the north shore. ->* Word has been received of the death on Jan. * of Mrs/ Margaret Ellen Sangston, beloved wife of James A. Sangston, mother of Mrs. .Herman Heppler, Mrs. Harvey G. HaseaH, Mrs. Edwin B. Merritt, Mrs. J. Louis Phil- lips, Mrs. William F. Babe. The fu- neral was held at Graceland chapel last Wednesday. x ■ ' v\j:% %■ ' I' On inquiring of D. E. Allen bow the subscription list was growing for the purchase of the pulmotor, he said they were not coming in very rapidly. It may be a little soon after Christ- mas/ but the project cannot fail to interest the parents of this commu- nity. The pulmotor will cost $186, and two tanks each at $17.50. If each householder as he passes by D. E. Alien's real estate office will step in and pay $1 it will not take long to raise the amount necessary. A treat is in store for all those who can attend the four lectures to be given by Miss Julia S. Henry on the "Brides of Ancient Song." The first one, "Judith of Bethulia," will he given at the home of Mrs. W. S. Bartholo- mew, 607 Forest avenue. The second, "Francesca da Rimini," will be on Feb. 3 at the home of Mrs. M. B. Skinner, 726 Tenth street. The third, "Beatrice Portinarl," will be Feb. 17 at the home of Mrs. Melville Brown, 738 Eleventh street. The fourth, "Beatrice D*E»te," will be at the home of Mrs. Lyman M. Drake, 933 Lake avenue. Course tickets are $3. Sin- gle tickets $1. Those who wish to at- tend wttl please send checks to Mrs. OT. S. Bartholomew. ■ ^ ; V<';;jf||^' ' r- Among: the young people who are leaving town to take up their school work are: Herman -Pomper, Louis Broch and Harold Smith, who go to Ann Arbor. Miss Ruth Gates returned to Birmingham, la* to resume bar teaching. Miss Helen Shurtleff, who is teaching In Hermersvflle, MielL, returned last Wednesday; also bar slater. Miss Alice, to her school in Henderson, Ky. Mfss Dorothy Web- ster goes back to Miaitleafld at Godfrey, IH. Parotby r CoByer turns to Daaa hall, '"' Mr. James •Braithwaite, to the sittV maa Sykes returned last Thursday to the military school at linden, Ky. special car to San Gallic, FUl, wilt fj^wtf^mf" tbefr rTri,f^i4 the winter. The garet and AMee Aadersoa, 1047 Ltn- retnra to OUlwaakee- at Milwaukee. Mms Baato re- turned to St Mary's of tba Woods, Terre Haute, Jhrni. Haskias returns to Welte eoUege, Aa- ron!. H» w/» ...,||liss Kfla Bnis ajses) to "' ' la WbofuffEan. Wbv to ..... i v Mrs. Charles H. Bretho^llWI^ tral avenue, who bBM,^h9W..^Ai^g^ her home, is very much \mtp^6T0^:||v WILMETTE WOMAN'S Wednesday morning, jJan^_^^ study class in 'Woman'sParTnTlie* eminent" met with Mrs, Gallagher as leader. The subject of the lesson was public health. Now that the holidays are passed, it Is hoped that^ginoif women can attend these meetings, for fhey are full of vital interest whether or not one is actively interested in public affairs.': '.';•' . '^M0i-M The first lecture of the course on the drama was given by Miss Hunt Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 8. Miss Hunt is a speaker of great ability, and all wbo can should try to toko advan- tage of this course of lectures. There are throe in the course for 60 cents. Mrs. A. Starr Best, president of the Drama Leagne of America, says: "Having heard Miss Hunt lecture, I was so much interested as to desire further study with bar, and b*yo en- joyed four of her courses in drama study. Her guidance is a distinct pleasure. . . . * Her own thorough understanding of technique is passed on in a pleasant, easy fashion until one gains almost unawares a serious and well-grounded knowledge of play- structure." Mrs. H. B. Riley, presi- dent of the Drama club of Evanston, says that she "considers Miss Hunt the most scholarly, broad-minded and thorough teacher of the drama as an art that it has been her good fortune to meet" Tuesday afternoon the Drama Study class met at the Woman's club. Mr. Chancellor Jenks of Evanston will give his well-known lecture on "Java, the Land of Paradise,'* In the Woman's dub house, corner Green- leaf and Tenth street, Thursday even- ing, Jan. 28, at 8 o'clock. Those who hare heard this lecture speak very highly of it It will be illustrated and free to everyone. Children, if accom- panied by their parents or some re- sponsible person, will be welcome, but it is hoped that the older clsss of young people will take advantage of this evening's good entertainment The Music Study class of the Wil- mette Woman's club will resume Its [ work on Tuesday, Jan. 14, and it is hoped that many more musicians of Wilmette will now join this class. The following program will be ren- dered: .....'•'"■"" .'■!"*V'^ *OJfe and Compositions of Ethelbert Nevin"--Mrs. Bird. Current Events--Mrs. Tlehenor. Piano Solo, "Perpetual Motion" (MacDowell)--Mrs. Rogers. Vocal--Mrs. Hopp. -4:Kr' piano (selected)--Miss Gates. Vocal, "Nightingale gong* Otovinl --Mrs, King. -'" .J,V*K" £• ;■ - Piano Duet--Miss Lewis, Miss Gates. :'*' Vocal, llama.'" 5";-"\- -t*?A"?*"'*"'"'.- ' "■ ':, Piano Solo--Mm. Mltchen. ' Piano (selected)--Mrs. ton. r-,;v"i^.j- "-'• .Sttint'Trlafr-^;^'--.- "Kevin Songa"--Mrs. WD- lianev Mrs. Snow. in A Flat (Usst)-- WltMETTS: fts. E. CHURCH. Thomaa Keene Qele, Strangers are cordially afl oar services. Seata free. ttse a. *«* Orchestra playa l*:4fi a. at--PabBe w& mi mm ill ■'is- m MUTBORIZKDTODOABANJ NESS UNDER STATR SW ^APii^L:^d;sOilil|i ;?fei'f km m;' T^HB Bank is *? with one of the monT VaultfNe*»tXe/vicm- ity ef CWcajfc. The boxes p, etc., ngaingt fire r gpq PusppsWr besides the cotivemi. ence of having this fight here at home. - The e^ttipttieiit contains three hundred boxes st|d ' they are ht&ia^'vi&m the' reasonable rentals ashed. ^ ':M^^^^^S officers of ttot-1to%iiit^ ****'* tion of this new safety d^psit box system. msnmsmi l:^ M CENTRAL AVE. Wilmette, HHnoU. .Mi^^^n^ Lette Hijfr Clots Btsuti Resideace 10a« ll^yj Goods % JAMES A. SHANE^ REAL ESTATE, 1BNT3nA, Le^AWS^lflfD 1128 CM^/AfitiW WeaiseiMnvseM Wssr. ajaarly CHICAGOS HEADQUAn.Ttn.3 ANNOUNCEMENT