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Febru~ry 15, 1929· . WILMETTE Llf~ iS · woman Mrs. Garwood, who presided at th,~ b\1jSinest3 session. The most important piece of .wo~k was the ado_Ption of the constttubon for the dtstrict. Delegates from five of the. nine Last Monday night at its regular units in the district will comprtse a February meeting the Legion Auxiliary quorum. Post No. 46 held an important busine;,s The Wilmette unit will be hostess session, ·stre'ssing rehabilitation work and membership activity. Mrs. King, at the next di·strict meeting in May. the rehabilitation chairman for the department at Great Lakes, spoke on On Wednesday afternoon Mrs. Hopp, service work at that hospital, commend- rehabilitation chairman, and two meming the unit for the work it has al- bers of her committee, Mrs. W. R. 'vay5 done there and offering helpful Blunt and Mrs. Randolph McCandlish, suggestions. carried Victrola records and the "makTo increase interest in the member- ings" of a Valentine party to the ward ship drive, which is always a Febru- at Great Lakes. The committee plans ary project, Mrs. Betty Pamberlin, dis- to visit the ward twice each month. trict membership chairman, was se ... cured as speaker by Mrs. A. Froehde, Tonight the cast of "Lombardi, Ltd.," unit membership chairman. She ex- goe·s to Great Lakes to present this plained the various prizes offered for delightful play bef<;>r~ so~e _ 200 of. the membership gain,s, and presented some patients there. Thts ts Wtlmette ntf?ht plan·3 for increasing the unit roll. Mrs. at the hospital and a large delegah~m Froehde's committee, consi·3ting of Mrs. of Legionnaires and Auxiliary members Charles Dahncke, Mrs. A. Rodenkirk, is expected to accompany the cast. Mrs. H. R. Reiling, Mrs. E. H. Myrland, and Mrs. George Stone, will be The unit is pleased to announce the especially active through February 22. appointment of Mrs. H. R. Reiling a·3 Poppy Day chairman. This early apOn February 25 and 26 delegates fro;n pointment of such a capable chatrman thirteen states will hold a child welfare assures the success of the annual poppy congress at the Hotel Congress, Chi- sale. cago. The local unit will be represented bY Mrs. Stanley Peterson, Wilme-tte will be offered a treat chairman .· of the child welfare com- sometime during March in the form of mittee. a cortcert by the eminent violi'!ist, Milan Lur5k. This concert, to be gtven On February 11 a district meet~ng under the auspices of the Legion and was called at 11 o'clock at the Legwn Auxiliary, holds a double sign!ficance hut in Evan.;ton. Wilmette's fine dele- because of the fame of the arttst, and gation consisted of the Mesdames because Wilmette claims him for her Arthur Johnson, . Bassler, Cochran, own through his residence here. Daily Ru3sel Johnson, Halt, Hopp, Ston~, and Vanlnwagen. Mrs. King Pirates pierrots, pierrettes, policewas the guest of the delegates at men, Sc~tchman, Spaniards, . colonial luncheon. dames, lovely Valentine ladtes, and Important instructi?n .was giv~n to dozens of other characters formed a the delegates by the dtstnct commtttec- colorful and attractive assembly at the Legion Auxiliary ., ' 1 Masonic temple last Friday when the members of Legion Auxiliary Po3t No. 46 and their friends danced to splendid 0 music and enjoyed the conviviality always present at Legion and AuxHThe Wilmette League . of Women: iary affairs. During the grand prome- Voters entertained seyenty-five meninade the judges chose among all the hers and guests Monday afternoon at beautiful ladies Mrs. Valentini as the a · beautifully appointed tea at the lovlie3t. Harry Flentye was selected home of Mrs. Emmett D. Varian, 1Q21! as the best rl· ..:ssed man. Mrs. Valen- Central avenue. The progra~, whtch tini was in silver, literally from head to was announced fo'r 2:30 o'clock, was foot, for a silver wig was the final opened by two piano solos by Mrs. touch to a beautiful costume. Mr. Frank Guthridge. Mrs. W. Norman Flentye paraded as a Scotchman. Mrs. Graham, state chairman of living costs Paul Kier, ridiculous in a costume such in the league, was the speaker of. the as was never seen on land or sea, well afternoon and chose as her su~J~Ct, deserved the prize for humorous cos- "Relation of Government to Ltvmg turning among the ladiet3. · Lea Orr, Costs and It~s Importance to Women." looking every inch the gangster, wa·3 Her talk was most informative. She awarded this prize among the men. pointed out the. respon~ibili~~ of the C. W. Edmondson and Mrs. J. C. An- voter in controltmg pubhc utthty , rates, derson, wearing red and black costumes, prices of foodstuffs, and aU other comcarried away the prizes offered for modities and indicated the vast power the best dressed couple. of the illinois Commerce commissio~, For the unique- ·success of the affair especially as it affects the smaller the unit is indebted to Margaret Hall communities. Mrs. Charles Evans of Wilmette and Mrs. Von der Lippen and their able committees; L,' the president, Mrs. closed the program with a delightful Arthur Johnson; to the judges, Presi- group of songs. · dent Orner, Mr. Coxon, and Mr. Cazel; Mrs. Shelbv M. Singleton and Mrs. to various professional and business men Hayes McKinney presided. over the and firms in the village who made do- tea table which was beautifully de~ nations or bought tickets; and to those orated with spring flowers and Amen-· who by their attendance added to the can flags. , fine spirit of the evening and aided Mrs. Ira L. Reynolds was chairman. the cause for which the Legion Aux- of the day and was assisted by Mrs.' Frank France. iliary works. A special note of thank·3 goes to . Lea J. Orr, the Legionnaire who aided Mrs. D. L. Taylor, 849 Michigan Mrs. Hall in making this the delight- avenue, will entertain her Reading .dub ful party it was. circle Monday afternoon at her home. Voters Leagiie ·Tea H A d f as tten ance Seventy-Five Guests. SWEATERS CLEANED Dollar Days Feb. 18-19 Pollat Days Feb. 18~19 Special Offer of FURS DOLLAR DAY ·ONLY Desiring to cooperate with Chamber of · Commerce on Dollar Day and to add to its spirit, we offer the following for Dollar Day only. Of course no one ever heard of a fur coat being offered for one dotlar, so we aim to do the next best thing. From our choice stock of fur garments we will offer nine coats at a special price. These garments are of the same high quality such as is always found in Okean's Furs. Absolutely priced far below cost, and giving the best bargains of the day. Either of these nine coats placed on sale at ................. . Gather together all of the sweaters that need cleaning al!d give us a ring Monday or .Tuesd~y~ Feb. 18- 19. We wdl give them an ·expert deantng, bnghten the. colors. and put . new life into the materials. This offer includes any style or stze, silk or wool, for Men, Ladies or Children. Send one or a dozen. We want to demonstr~te during Dollar Days what excellent cleaning work we are doing in our new plant. $} 0} Fur Neckpieces Cleaned $1.00 We u'ill also offer to clean Fut Scarfs, for which the charge ordinarily is' $1.50 and $2. SCHULTZ & NORD The Village ·Cleaners 1152 Central Ave., Wilmette Phone Wilmette 320-321 Plant Phone: Wilmette 781 Evanston Phone: Greenleaf 6660 M~ B. OKEAN CO. M anufactuting Furrier 567 LINCOLN AVE. PH. WINNETKA 2752