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July 15, 1927 W I L M E T T E. L I F E 11 ' forgH Garden , Talks I By M.A. E. -·--------------~ , ·· ~~~-dear :n ~ tte .:\Irs. Ewd, Chairmanc:l~~f~ ( 'ommittee of Plant, Fruit and Flower <:uild: · This IS the season of the year '"hen , "A promise had been made t>arly in the all nature lovers of the north shore spring· to spend a morning at Gate 16, have the opportunity to reach out and Xorth ·w estern. station, in receiving · 1 b · fhJ\\'ers brought m from suburban gardens enJOY · t 1e eaut1es <;>f woods and and in sorting and packing them for dismeadows. What a thnll we get when tribution in parts of the big city w·'!lere we run across a little stream of water bri<'ks and mortar are more in e\'idence trickling down between rocks and ferns than blossoms. in one f d f 1 · I O "One of the duties connected with the . o our w~>n er U ravme~ r promise was the gathering together from d1scover some h1dden treasure m the nne's own garden and those of friends and way of a tiny flower which we have a<"quaintances such flowers as could be long sought! If this privilege were spared from the scattering bloom of n~i~. , , f h . summer. The peonies were gone, the 1r1s t a k en a\\ a~ rom us. w at a gap It had passed the tulips were only a would leave in our lives. memory; but from here and there a large tl A armful was collected in readiness for the Such a ·oy does not 0 1 t 1 c 1.1e . o 1t: t·arly morning departure. P.e~ple of the congested d1stncts of "It must be ·c onfessed that B 1e adChicago. There are many shut-ins who n--nturt-> was started reluctantl:r btcaus~:: would feel really happy could they but of a cro,~·ded week and the pressure of have a few flowers or a glass of jelly h_ome duties, but on ~rriving at the des·1 · J · t k t f ' tmation the only feehng left was one of " uc 1 we a e as a ma ter o course. Jlltasure. Already the ben<")l was full of 'V\Te of the north shore have an op- hJYt-IY blooms that had been brought in portunity which we should grasp eager- J:>Y early <'o~m.uters, e~<'h bunch car~::111 0 ly,, th~t is, to gather these bits of sun- ~~~ly pf~=~~~t a~!rst~ ~~ta·~he:· ~~t'w~,~~~ bi~ s hm·e m our arms and take them to the always on thf' job. For a time buth of North \Vestern depot in Chicago- us wf'rt-> kept bu~-;y receiving the flo~,·~ r~. G~te 16-so that the.y may be dis- ~·:;~:~ps~~~.n<~~~!s ~ndcoJ~lp~~~~~~.' da·s· es, ~nbu ' ·d among those who are less "Aft~:>r th ~:> morning rush tlwr~:> was a lortt111atc tha11 we, and who would long; time when one c·ould wateh thl:' never know the joy of possessing a real always int~resting coming ~nd g·oing· of bouquet unless we see to it that th y t-he crowd m the ~~:e~t statiOn . Then at . e 111 :30 ('atnf' tlW d!ndmg Of tht· blo!:'SOJl1:-; ]1~ve the henefi~ of our surplus stock and pa<"king them in the thn-e largt· ot flowers. It ts very little effort on boxt·s for dt-olinry to the pla<"~:>s appointed onr· part and a great joy to them. r(,r that <'lay- Hull housE>, .Assodation .,, l· f II w·l house, t'l<'. At 11 o'clock eaeh daY t'0ll1t· l' ue~c a~·s a:e. s~t apa~~ or a 1 mette til£: taxi man who distributes th"' ·ftmnr~. to add the1r b1t. \\· 111 \' OU try to do nn <l ont· takt-os th~:> 11 :05 homt--. your part, be it ever so iittle? "!f on~:> follows in ima~· in~tion that Followitw arC' two lett,.r · t 11· r 1 otl 1 1 tax1 man to t!1f' <"rowded distrl<'ts w~t-rt. . ,..., . . . s e lllg > an' dt-'h\·ertd and t~wn a httl ~:> t ht·\' :O. I(lr s nt the :-,tory. They s peak for ' farthtr to th., gwmg of them to thtth<" m.seh·es: '"' HJ.!·t- r h~IHls awaiting· them and to tht-homl:'s that art> brig·htened by their deli··~~~- dt·<-11' ~Ir s. :\lartin. \·hainnan of th e ca tt" beauty . o1w must feel that tlw onl~ J·: x.--< ·ut in:· 1 ·ummittt't': thing to <lo is to go home and beg e\·"'ry "J r·annot Jwgin to tPll VOU how loYelv friend who has a garden to gh·t of tht>ir t ht· ti~nn·rs an· . 'l'ht·r <"Oiiw so r~>g-ularl~ surplus not on<'L' in a season but at lea!;t II ;r!Hl 1 n :-;u.·h p1·ofusion t·~la t tht> nurses r.nct- a WtTk. F'rom t·ht r t port of the ··a nnot lw lie\·f' their pyes wlwn th<·y Sf·P att<--ndant, th e response to tlw l't"quest t lH · IH·xt·s appt--al·ing. \\'e thought that fpJ' flowers is not always RO Ia \'ish a~ it t ll· · t"lll husiasm of th·· gi\'en; might fall w a!" this day, and one doi:'R not likt' to · ·f'f <luring tlw st·<·otHI _ Wt·t· k, but tht· supl·r- think r1f disappointment in tl w quartt-rs ,·isor!-' sHy that, if anything, thf' flowers \\'IH· I·,. t ht: Y art· _t'X )WC"tt>d. Wt ·rt> lon·ljpr tlw St"("ond W{'t>k than t ·~lC - )Trs . .lohn F. \\'L·~:>don firs!. 'Yilnwttt-, Ill. "Only pt>oph· who l1<n·1· not had the j"Y of going· on a ·llot; stuffy IHHlll , t · · ~I r. and Mrs. Emil Nord and the;r llr·nH·s wht·rt> flowt'rK are an undrea·mell of luxur~· . know how much pleasure it gin. ·!; iamily oi 82Y Park avenue are ltaYing both nurses and patients to han: thest- romorrow to spend a month at their l>t·autiful thing·:-- on<'t' a week. A long lift' to your guild and may its nkmb"'rs nt"\·l·r .;ummer home at Ephraim, \Yis. the patit-nts of the Visiting ~urses association!" Edna L. Foley, Supt. of the Visiting Nurses Assn., I Don't cheat your family. Give thetn the best bread you can buy. USE WILSON'S BREA 'D · fo-r tts extra food values. I I The Wilson Bakery 1162 Wilmette · Ave. Phone 414 Ice Cream . . Motor Checked Have'{ o. ur . '{our Valves Reground ~ 0ved Carbo~ ~~t··· ,. . n and Our Fountain When ever you stop at :>ur fountain for a Soda, Sunoae or just plain dish of Ice Cream you will always receive a fine cold glass of ice water, that is just a part of our service. Of course the Soda Water is cold as ice can make at summer '{outing ~ it. Photographer To the North Shore 7 4 3 Elm Street Winnetka Phone Winnetka 21 0 Ridge Avenue Pharmacy Stanton Wilhite c. c. RE~NECKAR Opposite St. Joaeph,· Church Trl. \Yil. 3 16