Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 16 Jul 1926, p. 14

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14 W I.L M E T T E L IF E July 16, 19.26 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 cultural honors than any other Chinese, is to lecture at Northwestern university, Evanston campus, the night of Julv 16 in Harris Hall. He is Dr. ·P. -W. Kuo and in his Northwestern university address he will deal with educational progress in China. Or. Kuo received the degrees of M.A., and Ph.D. from Columbia university; L.L.D. from St. John's university, 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 Advancement of Education in China: vice president of the World Federation of Educati.on.al a~s?~iations, in chargt of the Astattc drvrston. He is a truste-e of the Chil~a Foun dation for Education and Culture, established with the Boxer indemnity fund returned bv the C'nited States and which has se;1t hundreds of young Chinese to America for an education. Dr. Kuo is a director of the Commercial Press of Shanghai, the largest puhlishii1g house in the far East and is the author of various educational works. ·1-Je will bring a special mes sage to the middle wcs.t in .his add~es s Northwestern umverstt\- · Fndav I at night, July 16. . ~1 r. and Mrs R. \\'. Jordan of the Linden Crest apartments. are lca\·ing :-;]:ortly to lllOtor to Michigan \rhere they " ·ill ~pend a week or ten da~-~· -· ).! r~ . I farn· (~ri:m·old oi the Linden · r·r~ ~ t ap~rttl~rnts is in ~ladi sotl. \Vi~ .. · for the remainder of July. Red Cross Women Make. Gifts for U. S. Soldiers For United States soldiers and sailors in far away lands of the Orient, many Chicago and north shore women are forfeiting their vacations and spending these warm days in the Chicago chapter Red Cross volunteer workroom sewing little cretonne bags made of bright yueltide colors and filling them with gifts that are dear to the hearts of all real Americans. Tq 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 available. This Christmas cheer from the homeland means a real and only Christmas received by many of the service men. and the interest and sacrifice of the women in preparing the bags is heartily expressed by the men who receive them . Sending these Christmas gifts to men ali over the world has been a custom of the American Red Cross since the close of tl1e \Vorld war. ~[ r. ct nd Mrs. Georg. e ~1 urcloch Jncl . their daughter-in-law, Mrs·. Don M urdoch, spent a day in \Vilmette recentl~· after motoring here from Davenport, Iowa. The George ~1 urdochs were en route to Chautauqua, 1\. y · ., wher ~ they will remain for several week s. out ~Irs. Don ~[urdoch · remained for ..t ,·is it with her sister iti Evanston. -o~rr ~. John \Yelton Fi~l1cr. Jr .. enter; taint·d the metnhcr ~ of her Reading , cluJ> at lun c!Jcon \Y ed tJr s<lay at l1cr home, 826 Grcen\Yood avenue. 1 Style .Comfort Low,_Priced in This Sale A RCH P RESE RVE R TilE .IJ~TT. SHOES "·,o uld be an economy at any price. Little wonder then that so tnany North Shore \\·omen are availing themselves of the opportunity of selecting two. three and even four pair at thi:-' J uty Sales Event. Blal'k Kid, Brown Kid I ur .t-'atent. /1/o llced to sacrifi.ct style for comfort-o r comfort for st_vle. The A rclt Prcscr··cr Shot' has both in almnda11cc. fiRCH ~n~ERVE~ SHOP INC. THE 630 Church St. Evanston ·~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1 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 Will,s-Knight Sales and Service Ot~erland 917 Linden Ave. Hubbard Woods Phone Winnetka 2430

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