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February 8, 1929 WILMETTE LIFE 3 GREAT HEALTH LEADER COMES TO SUNDAY CLUB Dr. Alexius Forster Speaks Here Sunday; St~ Olaf's Quintet in Music Program The speaker at the ·Wilmette Sunday Evening club February 10, be Dr. Alexius M. Forster, head of Cragmor Sanatorium, Colorado Springs, Colo. He will speak on "Health-Our Greatest Asset and . How to Keep It." A fo rum will be conducted at the close of the address. This is the evening in the Sunday Evening club year especially devoted to the Parent-Teacher associations. Dr. 'B'orster was recently first vicepresident of the National Tuberculosis association and has long served on the various boards of that organization. He was assistant in m e d i c i n e at Johns Hopkins 1906-09. During the World war he was first lieutenant in the :Medical Relief Corps in June, 1917, captain in August, 1917, major in ] anuary, 1918, and colonel in May, 1918. During the war he gave medical examinations to 30,000 men of our Expeditionary Forces. He has spoken and written widely on medical topic!!. The musical program next Sunday evening will be rendered by the St. Olaf Quintet ·of St. Olaf coltege, Northfield, Minn. This group witJ sing at least four or five . numbers. The chorus of St. Olaf college recently appeared in Orchestra hall and has appeared many time previously in Chicago. It is considered one of the ~reatest musical organizations of its kind in the world. The quintet from this chorus should be a real attraction this Sunday pight. Boy Scouts in Appeal ·for Camp Donations "Every Scout in camp" is the slogan of the North Shore Area council. Last year one hundred and sixty north shore Scouts had to be accommodated in camps belonging to other councils. This · year the North Shore Area council wants to '3end twice that number to their own camp Ma-Ka-Ja·Wa~ at Spring Lake, Wis. Plans are going forward rapidly for the erection of the camp buildings, and funds will be needed .to pay for them. Send your check for donations of acres at $25 each to Dan G. Stiles, treasurer of the First National Bank of Wilmette. "If you do not want to give an acre, a smaller amount will pay for a piece of equipment," announces Frank A. Wilson, chairman of the Wilmettt council. will Churches to Join in 'Day of Prayer' Service on Friday A special service will be held in .St. Augustine's Episcopal church Friday afternoon, February 15, in connection with the World Day of Prayer for Missions. This service is one of many· which will be held in all parts of the world on that day by various community groups which are interested in the world-wide missionary enterprise. Seven churches in Wilmette and one in Kenilworth will co-operate in this special service which is held under the auspices of the Woman's. Department of the Chicago Church Federation. Thomas H. West will preside at the meeting, which has been called for 2 o'clock. Mrs. F. A. Grambling will be the special organist. Mrs. Thomas I. Stacey of Evanston is to address the meeting on a theme pertinent to the occasion. She is an experienced teacher and interpreter of the study book which is being used by the various missionary groups in the churches of .the two viJiages. Every woman is invited to attend, whether or not she is affiliated with a missionary organization. Andres Segovia, the Spanish guitarist, will give the fourth program of the Artist Recital '3eries sponsored by the Winnetka Music club, Monday evening, February 11, at the New Trier High school auditorium. · ·The fame of Andres Segovia, whose name has been prominent in recent years in the capitals of Europe, has preceded him, but the appearance of Mr~ Segovia is not that of the trumpeted virtuoso. He is rather the dreamer or scholar in bearing, with long hair, eyeglasses, a black frock coat, and with the neck-wear of an earlier generation. The program has been announced as follows: - i Sigurd Nilssen, Basso, Soloist With Symphony Sigurd Nilssen, basso, wi11 be the soloist with the Little Symphony orchestra of Chicago in its concert at New Trier High school auditorium Monday evening. February 18. The program is given under auspices of the New Trier Orchestral association. Mr. Nilssen made his debut at Monte Carlo in the SaJle de Musique in 1922. He is American born of Norwegian parents and displayed a marked musical talent at an early age. He was also gifted as a painter but chose music as his career. He is a graduate of the Whitman Conservatorv of Music where he specialized in ~ piano. He later went to Paris to study, realizing that his real expression lay in his voice. In recent years he has been an outstanding star of the National Opera <;.ompany of Washington, D. C. I. Sarabande . . . . . . . . ........... Handel a. b. Theme Varie ... .. ..... Ferdinand Sor (1778-1839) c. Serenade . . . . . . . ..... Joaquin Malats ..... Francisco Tarrega d. Etude II. Prelude Courante .. Johann Sebastian Bach c. Gavotte (Originally written for the Lute) d. Menuet ..................... .. Haydn III. a. b. Fandaguillo .. .. .... . . Joaquin Turina (Dedicated · to Andres Segovia) Members of the Ma-3onic fraternity b. Dance ........... . . Enrique Granados in Wilmette and Kenilworth are prom- c. Sevilla ..... . ........... . Isaac Albeniz .... Isaac Albeniz ised a treat on the evening before d. Legenda Masons to· Hear Program by Swedish Glee Singers a. New Trier Glee Clubs Sing for Rotary Club Sections of the Boys' and Girls' Glee clubs at New Trier High school provided the program at the Wilmette Rotary club luncheon Wednesday noon of this week. The groups appeared under the direction of Mrs. Marian E. Cotton, supervisor of music at the high school. Mrs. Cotton, Miss Elizabeth ' Packer, acting principal · at New Trier, and Miss Winifred Mickey, who is associated with the music work at the high school and accompanist for the Glee clubs, wer~ special guests. Washington's birthday, Thursday, February 21, when the Chicago Swed.ish Glee club is to appear in the Wilmette Masonic temple auditorium. A program consisting of three groups of songs by the complete club with patriotic reading3 during the intermissions will he given under the aus.pices of Wilmette lodge, No. · 931, A. F. and A. M. Admission wilJ be by card. DOLLAR DAYS SOON Mondav and Tuesday, February 18 and 19, will be Dollar Days in Wilmette, v..·hen bargains will be offered by business men of the village. Plans for the bargain days were discussed recently at a meeting of the retail committee 0f the Chamber of Commerce headed by E. E. Griffis. MORE (MONEY Turn that old model radio . into cash with a want ad Players from New · Trier High ·3chool will go to the Auditorium theater, Chicago, Tuesday morning, February 12, to present the cabinet scene of Drinkwater's "Abraham Lincoln" at the citywide high school observance of Lin·coln's birthday under auspices of the Union League club. M. E. Duckles, New Trier faculty member, will impersonate Lincoln, and se-ven New Trier boys-John Atwood, Kingsley Karnopp, Dorrance Nygaard, Carl Hall, Martin Cassell( William Gibson, and John Betak will have the roles of the cabinet members. All high school students are invited. The meeting will be at 10 o'clock. 380-Voice Chorus A military drill and flag-raising, a 300-voice chorus, a county-wide oratorical contest, and an orche3tra and band concert are other features of the celebration. Five hundred students. from twelve high schools will participate in the two-hour program honoring Illinois' immortal son. The musical program will feature the 300-voice choral society of Schurz High school. Band music- will be supplied by the R. 0. T. C. band of Tilden High '3chool, the Girls' band from Austin school, a~d the Lane Technical High School orchestra. Speakina Conteat The speaking contest will decide the county championship among district winners in the Lincoln oration competition. Three boys and a girl comprise this list of winners, who have not only captured individual medals, but have each won a painting for his school's art collection. They are : North side winner: Bernard Cooper, Roosevelt High school, subject "Lincoln's Service to His Country." South side: Dorothy Fechtman, Commercial Continuation '3chool, "Lincoln's Service to Humanity." West side : Domini<;k Stabilo, Crane High school, "Lincoln's Respect for Law." County: Robert Dearborn, Proviso High school, "Lincoln's Early Life." The winner of the ode-writing contest to the United States flag will also be pres en ted and will read hh ode. Seventy-five odes have been entered in the contest, the winner of which will n.ot onlv get a medal, but a handsome American flag for his school. Preaent Awarc:la ] ohn Benham of Kenilworth, chairmar. of the Union League club's Lincoln's birthday committee, will present the awards to speakers and ode-writer, and also to the three winner3 of the contest for posters to announce the birthday celebration. These were John S. Gehrmann of Lake View High school, first place; Arthur Swift, Hoyne Continuation school, second; and Ralph Johnstone, Morton High school, third, among ·seventy-five contestants. Will Tell Stories at . Children's Story Hour Mrs. Lucile Pannell, of the Herzl Junior High school library, Chicago, will tell stories at the children's story hour beginning at 10 :30 o'clock Saturday morning, February 9, in the. Wilmette P\lblic library. A treat is in store for the children, according to Miss Winifred Bright, cllil<.lren's librarian, who made the announcement of Mrs. Pannell's visit here. Mrs. Pannell was well received when she spoke before a conference of children's librarians at the meeting of the Illinois Library association in Danville last October. FATHER-SON DINNER A Father and Son dinner is to be held at the Wilmette Parish Methodist church Tuesday evening, February 12. MASQUERADE DANCE TONIGHT Wilmette Scout Troop No. 3, under Tonight is the · occasion of the Mas- the direction of Lester Ball, is sponquerade ball to be given in the Wil- soring the affair. mette Masonic Temple auditorium Fire caused by the backfiring of a under auspices of the Woman's auxiliary of Wilmette Post, American stove destroyed a garaQ"e at the Ralph Legion. Joe Schneider's orchestra is Harrington residence. 811 Ridge avenue. to provide the music for this event. Monday mornin~. 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