Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 14 Dec 1928, p. 47

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December 14, 1928 WILMETTE LIFE is the beautiful fireplace, the mantel of Tudor design, surmounted by the club's crest in high relief. The dining room, w~th curtains of colorful cretonne, looks out over the lake. The furniture in both rooms is modern in style." "Luncheon, afternoon tea and dinner will be served daily except Sunday, when a special supper will be available. In addition, card rooms, committee rooms, a lecture room and a rest room are provided for the comfort and entertainment of the members and their guests." The club was founded in May, 1926, in response to the demand for a club home for college women in the loop. The first president was Mrs. Annie Peaks Kenny of Wellesley, who resigned in 1927. In September, 1927, Mrs. May Wood-Simons of Evanston became president, and under her leadership the club has become firmly established in the life of the city. Mrs. Simons is a member of the faculty of Northwestern university, in the department of. economics, and a recognized leader in civic and club life, active in the Woman's City club and the Evanston Woman's club, and a former member of the Chicago College club. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SERVICE "God the Preserver of Man" will be the subject of the services at the First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Wilmette, Sunday morning, December 16, at 11 o'clock. Sunday school convenes at 9 :45 o'clock. McLean county, with 24,250 head valued at $2,012,800, leads Illinois counties in the number and value of horses on farms. Iroquois ·county is secpnd and LaSalle third. Woman's University Club to Move Into Its New Home Soon With the dream and plans for which they have, a_ s they themselves express it, "fought, bled and died so many times" at last come true in the delight and beauty of their new club home, Evanston workers with the Woman's University Club of Chicago are rejoicing in the prospect of its installation early in the new year in its new permanent quarters in the Medical and Dental Arts building, 185 North \Vabash avenue. Miss Eleanor L. Hall is one of the well known north shore wome·n who have devoted zealous and patient e{\9rt in the club's interests since its formation a number of month ago. She is a member of the house committee which has been busy for many weeks supervising the choice and placing of the furnishings and decoration. Mrs. L. A. Corboy has served as chairman of the house committee, assisted by Miss Marion E. Clark, a member of the home economics department of the University of Chicago, an expert in the art of interior decorating, and · the other members of the committee are Mrs. ] ohn T. Wheeler, Mrs. Merle B. Snyder, Mrs. Henry Holsman, Mrs. Merle B. Waltz, anr:l the Misses Mildred Whitcomb and R. Louise Hanna. Miss Hall describes the appearance of the club rooms, which occupy the whole seventeenth floor of the building, as follows : "The spacious lounge, commanding a view of the river to the west, has walls of ivory tint; the windows hung with curtains of ·rich, ·· rust colored b rocade blending with the rose taupe of the rugs. The keynote of the room ·· I JEWELS COMPLETE THE COSTUME ~ I You Mast Get Here Earl., The values are so self-evident that the . " choicest suits ~ill be mapped up quick. You know what ROYAL has to oiler in its line of Su~ Fine Clothes-come in early and get them less the 12!1 per cent. It·a Your Big Cbanee lor Ileal Saving. We MUST elean up our We MUST lleep our tailors Thts new short .brooch, hand wrought and finest platinum set with carved emeralds, round and baguette diamonds. It is a most versatile piece of jewelry, being worn on the shoulder, at the girdle, on the hat or as a pendant. stoe· llus~~weWON'T Ia' tJaena off This means sacrifice-but not to you ·. To you it means decided advantage. At the regular price, $36.50, ROYAL'S Super Fine Tailoring is remarkably low-at the Smashing Sale Cut of $31.94 it's literally the chance of a lifetime. ' ----- Hipp & Coburn Co. Jewelers and Silt trsmiths 1 Look at ou aeplal' sas ····s:so U.· e1 nae uti Batra.._ l'allrl· WRIGLEY BUILDING Chicago TELEPHONE SuPERIOR 'DIE RoYAL TAILORS INC. 1641 Orrington ~venue Open T~, TJ&undca, aad ~ Ewninp ·' o673

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