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12 WILMETTE LIFE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 22 1924 sirable keepsake, as the~ have left the north shore for Califorma. The book was published by Ralph Fletcher Seymour, Chicago. -Jac Tulman Jeannette Grace Watson ha record- Senator Cummina Pays ed in book form under .the title, "Our Visit to North Shore Go." "the .story of the world as Senator Albert B. Cummins,. of North Shore to Have l..arle Sentry we have known it in France during Iowa who is president of the Umte.i Crowd at Convention the years of war; heard it from the lowly and the great; heard it from State's Senate, visited his brot~er, Benpeople of many lands; heard it in a jamin F. Cummins, ?f 286 R1d.ge ave· Iitt le house near to the heart of it alL" nue Winnetka, wh1le attendmg the With practically all the delegates Mrs. Watson is the wife of Dr. offi~ial notification this week (J{ elected by their respective posts there Samuel ~ewell Watson, who was rec- Charles G. Dawes, candidate for Viceis every indication that a record crowd tor of the St. Elisabeth's Episcopal President of the United States. Senator Cummins motored to Winwill represent Cook county and the church of Glencoe for a number of north shore at the sixth annual con- years. who celebrated the fortieth an- netka from his home in Iowa early vention of the American Legion, De - niversary of his ordination to the min - last week. He attended a private dinpartment of Illinois, September I, 2 istry on June 15 last, and who was for ner with Mr. Dawes, Sunday, at which and 3. at Champaign -L'rbana. several years rector of the American a personal conference was held beComing as it does for the first time church in Paris. While with the Am- tween the Iowa senator and the Reon Labor Day the hig contingents will erican church in Paris Dr. Watson publican vice presidential nominee. leave Chicago, Saturday, Augu st 30, was made chairman of the executive On Tuesday noon Senator Cummins in order to take advantage of a couple board of the ambulance committee dined with the Republican national of extra days, making it a five -day which gave relief to the sick and committee. He attended the notifigathering in place of three. The ad- wounded. While in this position, Mrs. cation ceremonies with his brother and ditional feature of the reunions of the Watson jotted down notes and receiv- family. He left for his home Thurs3Jrd, 86th and Rainbow divi sion s only ed letter from European royalty and day. add to the attractive features of this prominent Americans which she here year's gathering. As much copper as would be used in compiles. These make interesting Labor Day will witness the opening reading if one is hent on viewing the the mint in coining 15,350,000,000 penof the convention, a huge parade, box- early conditions of the world's war nies is transformed annually into fining bout~. auto races, ma ssed song from a different angle. ished telephone apparatus and equipment festival, in which twenty-five soldier Here and there in the hook is found by a single manufacturing company. bands and ).1i~s Kathryn Browne, of narration of the hardships and cruelthe Chicago Civic Grand Opera CO'!}- ties attendant upon war conditions, The first aerial lighthouse, the forepany, will participate. The con\·e ntion but it is not of the blood curdling runner o£ hundreds now dotting aerial committee is expecting 25,000 visitors type that was so common in most of mail routes and landing fields, was that on this day. the books concerned with the war. at College Point, Long Jstand, which The election of the new state com- Mrs. Watson softens her tragic events mander will be one of the big events with feminine touches. Here she re- was equipped with a 14-inch navy of the convention: Several candidates lates the sordidness of the home of searchlight. are in the field with Howard P. Savroyalty. then -~he follows it with Fi~t age, present senior vice commander of the a description of the gown so-and-so 1 the state department and member of wore. The effect produced by this the Chicago Elevated post , gaining in method holds the reader to the book favor throughout the tate. ~Jr . Sav- longer than the average war book of age has received the endorsement of such a nature. the posts of the seventh district which The style employed by Mrs. Watson includes \Vinnetka, \Vilmette and the is just a little different than that of Peter ]. Huerter posts. Other can- the average book. The insertion of didates are ol. John V. Clinnin of letters she received and wrote, from Glencoe and member of the North and to well-known people in Europe 2-Pass. Utility Coupe Shore post of Chicago; Harry A. ~ew and America, attracts attention. Her by of Chicago; Claude Faubre, Chicau e of the diary form relieves go, and Gen. George Bell, Jr., former frequ~t the perusal of the more explanatory commander of the 3Jrd division. chapters. A number of orders and commands issued by the Kaiser in German and French are reprinted with English translations. These help make the volume cosmopolitan. All in all, "Our Sentry Go" is the As a special honor to the school chil- sort of hook one likes to posses ~ if he interested in a brief and intert ~t ing is dren of Cook county, the management has set aside Thursday, August 28. as account of the work of Americans durthe day upon which the Junior Cook ing the early days of the war in bringCounty fair will be featured. On that ing relief to 'the wounded, sick and day all the school children in the coun- hungry. One comes in contact with WELLS-WESCOT CO., INC. ty will be admitted free of charge. Ed- men and women whose names filled ward J. Tobin, superintendent of schools, the press during and after the waT 1113 Cltka·· A,.. assisted by all the country life directors for their activities in bringing aid to will supcr'vise the contest and exhibit~ the needy-it is a compressed recorct or synopsis of the work they accomp-1 of the schools. A track meet at 1 :30 o'clock in which lished. If one is acquainted with Dr. E·...toa Peoria all the boys and girls under 14 years and Mrs. Watson, this book is a de- STATE LEGION !sooKREviEwsj MEETING NEAR "OUR SENTRY GO" smTON IS FAVORFJ) IN CIIAIIPIONSHIP Sill Edgewater b~ach _will be th.e sc~ne of national swtmmmg champiOnShips Sunday, with Robert D. Skelton, of Wilmette, hational and international winner of the 2CX>-meter breast stroke: and one of the star performers in the swimming events at the Olympic games in France this year, a contender in the 440-yard breast stroke at this meet. In addition to the breast stroke event which Skelton won in the meet held in Minneapolis in March, tgza, two· other national A. A. U. cha· pionships will be decided. Oliver Horn, indoor title holder, will swim in the 220-yard outdoor back stroke. Both of these men are swimming un· der the Illinois Athletic club co The 880-yard relay is the other national event. A number of star swimmers from different sections of the country have entered the meet with the hope of taking the laurels away from Skelton. With his record at the Olympic games, competitors look forth to a desirable title should they be able to cop the breast stroke swim from Skelton. 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