Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 3 Jun 1927, p. 34

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WILMETTE LIFE June 3, 1927 MEET THE WIFE! Have your wife, mother or sweetheart meet you at our Fourth Floor City Sales. A woman· s judgment on quality is unerrin-g. As a rule, she knows fabrics, and appreciates ·workmanship. Our prices reflect real economy, and you will find a full measure of value in any purchase made here. Westmoreland Holds Many Big Events (Continued from Page 29) I OUR FEATURE SUIT Cut, Fitted and Tailored to Your Order $50 A price range as low as $35, and up to $65. no member is allmved to stand around cooling his heels waiting for someone to ask him to play. They'll ask him or he'll ask someone, and the result is that everybody plays. Westmoreland is a club for father, mother and the children and the socia 1 side is not forgotten by ·the desire of the members to bat the elusive pill around the course. Dinner-dances are held frequently and the season's opening always is a formal affair, a gala day for members and their families. Weekly bridge parties for the women are held Saturday afternoons. Friday is ladies' day on the links, and they have the "right of way," so it behooYes mere man to keep his distance. Westmoreland has been the scene of many notable golf events. The club staged the Western Open nine years ago, in 1921 the· \Ve5tern Amateur and in 1922 the \Voma11's \\"~:.;tern. The club championships always develop keen competition. The present club 'Champion is Frank -:\I. Swirles. 'Mr. Swirles also was the champion of 1924. Mr. S\Yirles is a close to par player of whom there are se\'eral. ·, .A Fair Young Champion ~li:.;s : M ercedes Bush is the \\'oman's champion, which is something unique in golf champion:.;l1ip:-. ).[iss Bn:-h is a daughter of one of the llll'lllhcrs Frank M. Swirles. club champion . and scored her notable triumph O\'er wives of members. She \\'On the Tunior longer playing under the club hannt·r. girls' championship last y\'ar an.cl is a Mrs. Dougla~. having moved to Dar very promising player. She ha;-; bern rington, is now a member of the Bar club champion in other years too. It rington Hills Country club. shou ld also he mentioned hcrt· that When asked if am· of the nlt·mhcr -golfing skill seems to run in the family compete in the big g·olf flxtun.· -, I \\·a, for her father, Che:.;ter :\. r.u ~ h. was informed that the menlhers prt fer tht· club champion in 1920. , precincts of their own club and "t·l(lnm There seems to he <tile..' regret at compete in outc;;ide C\·enh. \Vrstmorcland and that i:- that ~frs. Many Good F/'lljCr.'i J. \V. Douglas, one ni tht· tint·:-t of · "The\· women player in this di::,trict, is no - haHn't the timL·, " ith hu.--i ness and tl1eir own club to orcup,· 1ht ir attention," I \Yas told. I ;tsked ii tlwrt \\'ere many players who could hL· r:dt· d as really good performer~. "\' e"." said .\s:.;ista nt Stcrd a rY ( - ~ dlett, "There's Frank Swirle-,. .\ . ( ·. Perry and-" As he appeared ready to rt·ad t h~· club ro~ter I horned in and :-t c qq~t·d him. . Par for the cc,urse of 6.481 Yard ... i-71 ~tnd ~evcral players arc honncin~ around it all the time. Ther·e is no 0111. hole which stands out as more di!'tirult to negotiate than the others. "TIH' _ \·· rt all tough," is the way onr 1nL'ildlc ·· virws it. But neverthrless there is one huk. 1'\o. 8, a 150 ~·arcl shot which appl'ar-to be the favorite. No less than thrt:t' members have . hot this hole in <JilL' . which qualifies them for mcmher:-hiu in the "Hole in one club." C. H. Burt achi~ved the trick in a spring "(Irk out this year. CITY SALES- FOURTH FLOOR 319 WEST VAN· BUREN STREET I PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS ' , SPAULDING SILVERWARE Lesperance, Club "Pro" Alfre<l Lesperance is the rluJ, Jlt'll frssional. It is his second \-ear at \Vestmoreland. Lesperance is not a tournament player. He finds ph.'nt\· tn keep him busy in the golf shop an~l in instructing. The officers of the club are: pre~i dent, · H. C. Lutkin; vice-president. Arthur Croxson; treasurer, Hurd Comstock; secretarv, John A. ManleY: ac;;sistant secretary and treasurer, A. B. Collett. The club's year book g-ives the name !' of these women who take an important nart in women's activities at the club: Mrs. H. I. Allen, general chairman : \frs. Fred Burnaby, vice chairman: · Mrs. W. H. Muschlet, golf; Mrs. F. 1\[. Roughton, cards; Mrs. J. D. \V. Ar<'hrr. junior girls. I (Next Week Illinois Golf Club) for Wedding Gifts ALWAYS A ·WIDE CHOICE AT THE PRICE YOU WISH TO PAY SPAULDING & Co. MICHIGAN A VENUE at VAN BUREN STREET 1636 Orrington Avenue, EVANSTON 23 Rue de Ia Paix, PARIS

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