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WILMETTE LIFE December. 'J,~ ~ 1928 GIFT Bug gestio ns Electric Ranges Vacuum Cleaners Washing Machi~es Electric Ironers E~ectric Clocks ., . ·"a~aaaaa"~aa~a~~~~~1r'~~a"~~~~~~ GORDON QUARm GIYD .» » SUNDAY.CLUB PROGRAM · Famous String Quartet to 2P Reacae u E. H. Sotbern » Postpones Engagement »· ~ ~ea ~ The Gordon String quartet, one of From our complete stock of electrical appliances - most of them nationally advertised - every one. may choose Christmas gifts for the entire family. Listed for your convenience are items which are sure to please any one receiving them. Cigarette Lighters Cigar. Lighters Table Lamps Desk Lamps Boudoir Lamps Electric ·T oys " Toy Stoves . Toy Vacuum ·cleaners Toy . Motors ... = 2W ~ Ill the finest musical organizations of its A;r ~ ~ ~ » » ~ ., ~ ~ /Iii ~ 1111 ~ ~ AlP ~ ~ ~ .· PercolatcJr. . and . Urn Sets· , ·Coffee Tea Pou waftiel lrons ,...::··. ·· ·&~fad Toasters \. . . ;. . . Sandwich Toasters and » 1111 ~ ~ t · ·· · · · · . ,. ' ' . Table Stoves and Grills Heating Pads Curling Irons Heaters · Flat Irons. and : . . Pop Corn Poppers ~ ' Toy Aa:oplattes To,; ~obiles T oi'· l'~~ins Toy · Tr~-nsfqrmers :::_ . _ J!v.~i~~y flashlights , ~r .. ·--~·~ l · . .; ·. · J. : ': ·· , · » ~ » AW » ~ ~ ., ~ 1111 ~ Egg · c ookers Drink Mixers Hair Drye(s · Vibrators ' j . ", . ' ..;;:_. · , f . .. AI .·. ·: · .·'. AI·. ~ ' 11!11 11/!11 Preito/Jr. Vacuum Cleaners " Xmas. Tree Outfits ·~ ·:· Xmas Tree La.mps . ·· · -·. .. ~ · 11!11 ·A~ » ., ,. ~ CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHT OU1'1'1T . Seven lights with special wiring which prevents one defective lamp from darkening the entire series. You'll pay more elsewhere for this same set. \. » IIIII ~ ~ '3'5 2P :i :i ~ l/lil ~ lliil ft fit A 1· · h0 Jd app1· · 1St 0 f OUr StOCk 0 f h.ouse lances an d ]arger accessories reads like the roll-call of nationally advertised and accepted mer.se. We sell and serv1 ·ce: Chandl HOOVER CLEANERS WALKER DISHWASHERS RCA RADIOLAS BALKITE RADIOS SIMPLEX IRONERS lliil I I C C · .. I !~/~l!~i::':n,':sa~di!;.~~~:r i~JOOc:~ ~ » 1 11!11 be unique in the history of a chamber ~ ~ kind in America, will present the program at the Wilmette Sunday Evenmg ·cJub Sunday, December 9, taking the place of E. H. Sothern, well known actor and tragedian, who has changed his date to Sunday, March 10. The Gordon String quartet, originally scheduled for that date, was able to change its date to this Sunday. Dr. Jacques Gordo!) is director of the quartet, which was founded in 1921. He is rec~nized as a notable musical leader. He is concertmaster both of the Chicago . Symphony orchestra and of the Ravinia Opera or·chestra. Born ~n Odessa, Ru~sia, he was graduated from · the lmper1al consei"Vatory under ProfessQi' Stupka. At the age of 15, he came to the United States where he further perfected his art under the late Franz Kneisel. He has been a member of the Berkshir~ StrinK" quartet and later formed his own organization whic~ bears his name. He has played in . co~.certs with Harold Bauer a·nd other artists. Net.~ Y.oliDiat Walter Hancotk, another mem&er of the quartet, is ·oht of the important violinists of the Chicago Symphony orchestra. Born in England, he came to this country at an early age and studied under various masters. He . was a pupil oi Hugo Hermann. Clarence Evans, principal viola of the Chicago Symphony orchestra. ·and conductor of the Chicago ~usmess Men's' orchestra, is the third member of the quartet. He studied the viola w.ith Hugo Kor.tschak·· He h~s been a member of "the Berksh1re Strmg quartet and~ the San Francisco · Chamber Music .. society and has given many viola recitals with great success. The fourth member of ~he group is 'Richard Wagner, who is one of the leaders in the 'cello 'section of the Chicago Symphony orchestra. Born in Canada, he studied 'cello with his father and later was principal 'celloist of the St. Paul Symphony orchestra under the late Henry Rotwell. . Praised by Critics The Gordon String quartet, now in seventh season, has won recognition from the concert public as ·well as the press for its artistic perfor~ances. During the last two years it has had the honor to play 12 concerts under the auspices of the Library of Congress. It holds the record for 24 pub- 1,4oo at each concert, which is said to .music organization. :i ~ 2P ~ Mrs. C. A. Keller Loses Mother by Death Dec. I ----- ft · 'lUI ft · ~ MAYTAG-A. B. C. ~PRIMA WASHING MACHINES UNIVERSITY EXERCISER 8 REDUCER / · = ~ ft ~ D . BLBCT IC 1 151 Wilmette Avenue Phone Wdmette 214 . » » 2P Mrs. C. A. Keller, of 820 Greenwood ~ avenue, returned to Wilmette last 11111 Wednesday from Wisconsin, where ~ she had been called by the illness and ~ death of her aged mother, Mrs. Charles 1111 Schwalbe. Mrs. Schwalbe died SaturAf day, December 1, at Appleton, Wis., ~ at the home of her daughter, Mrs. 1111 Alex Mielke. She was 81 years of age and had spent the greater part of her ~ life on a farm near Niles, Wis. Burial 1111 took place at Chilton, Wis., where Mrs. Schwalbe lived for a few years. AlP died about five years ago. Mrs. George , Jones, ~~~~~~~~lJ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\f~ ~~~~tsK;:;liuo:~~e~ne~~dtb~i~~~ \~d~~~ 318 Oxford