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WILMETTE LIFE . March 8, 1929 are but a few of the enterprhes of this truly remarkable· agen AMERICAN RE CROSS (Chicago pter) The American Red Cross has .been a , Community Chest beneficiary sine~ ~he local charitv and welfare fund-ratsm~ enterpri~e \~as '3tarted ahout four ye~rs ag-o. Thr. immeasu:ahly gr e~t ~erne~ of this national reltef orgamzat10n ot which. the President ~f the United States is hnnorary president i·.; familiar to every man. woman and child 111 America. \\.hether in time of war or peace-time stress of disas ter the RPd Cros·.· is always prepared to render prompt anrl effici~nt aid. In r~ccnt years the organizatt::m ~~·, h.een dom~ a great work in rehabt~ttatton se rvt~ c amon g disabled ex-servtce m~n a_nd aHI to their dependents. It mamtams an extensive nursing service. About 2.000 nurse s are registered in th e. Chicago area and prepared for immediat e senire in the event of war or some di:aster. The Junior R ed Cross. made up of children in the 3chool<::. ha ac CJ111Pli shed much in the past few year'. one item heinP.' a contribution of $1,50'.1 to ~fis s i ssipp i Flood relief. A Depart ment of Volunteers is comomed nf th nusands of women. who aid materi· ally · ui t h e annua 1 f un d campatllns an< I in sewing on arments for rti~able<l men. Chest Aids Eight Charities , Wilmette J700 RAG OPERA Harlan Ware James Prindle "Whontr first uJied a dum.uic tent show a 'Rag Optu' knew a good n.Jmt. lc sugguts color, shabby spltndor. an unusual piano, · a squuky cnruin. rht babble of excited and interested spectators" ·. , and from the story of a Rag Opua Company tbtH tw·o young Evanstonians havt made an excellent book t BobbJ-Merrill . . . . . . . . . . . $2 .00 Near Eut Saves Children From Starvation (Continued from page 12) Y. W. C. A. The \\·ork of the Young Women's a-; an immerliate tffort to avert star- Ch·rt· tt'an as.:oct'att. C>n t's ·.;o ., , t'amt'lt'ar to vatinn for hundrecis of thousands of most \Yilmctte re~idents as to require The China Ven tore Dorothy Graham A novel of thrtt generation ~ of Americans in China. Stokts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2.50 The Bishop Mu.rder Case The best. in our opinion . of tht Philo Vance m··sreries. S. S. Van Dine Scribner's . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sz .oo This Strange Adventure Doobled.1y, Doran ~ Co. . . $2 .5 0 Mary Robert· Rinehart pcr-on~. the work developed until n<:arly 100 orphanages in all parts of the ~ear East were c. tablished and orphan:-., m:-Jstly under ten years of age, we re taken in and cared for tn the extent of 132,000. !\ear I~ast Reli ef. J?aint~i~1 s fortyfive hospttals and cltntc s. gwmg 1,963246 treatment s annually, so that during · 1927, for in o;;tancc, alt ogether 76.138 children were aided and aho 35,063 adults. making a grand total r>i I 11,201. In addition, .150.000 persons received clothing in 1927 in exchange for work Greece. Palestine and Persia. Starting or by fr ee di stributi on. no detailed c~mment in these column.;. The Slower Judas G. B. Stern Alfred A. Knopf ........ $1.50 .1 Arturo Toscanini Tobia Nicotra The story of the man who is probably the most famous orchestral conductor an the world today. ~lfrtd A. Knopf ........ SJ.so Franz Schubert and His Times Ka~l Kobald Alfred A. Knopf ........ Ss .oo Eves that have The Chest allotment to thi·.~ enter- I SA VATION ARMY r:ise go::; t~ th..e Chica~o o:ganizati~n I The Sa ation Army. work 111 tl~e ot the } . \\ . C. A. whtch mclu 'le s 111 i Cnited States wa·.; officta lly opened m 1 the scope of its :tctiviti t:-. the north the vear 1880. The beginn ing was shore as well a. th e rest of the sub - small and the ~elf-sacrificing ~en and . .· \\'O men \\·ho blazed the tratl were urban are~ ...1t 1_ s unt.versally concec~ed greatly misunder3tood. but their zeal that the \ . \\ · C A. h the out sta ncbng and sinceri t v soon commanded re3pect. ente rpri se that . eek- to as i. t girls and The work in this country has grown yo ung women of the city and suburb s rapidly during th e last forty-nin e ~ 11 · ecuring enlarged opportunities that year;; and today numerous depa rtmen t=will redound to their benefit as · well of activit,· are wetl e3tahlished through a.; broaden their sphe re of activity in nut the e~1tire country and are accept ed the communit\·. It conduct 3 training ln· the Americ an peop le from the presicourses coveri~g a wide range of sub~ dent down as indispensable to the life jccts. conduct. summ er camps, provide of the nation. facilities for recreational actiYit\', and There are now more than two thou=-aicb the young woman alone 1n th e and es tablished centers of activity and city to secure satisfactory living quar- 4,465 trained commis· 3ioned officers at ter . in homelike and otherwise thor- work. The departments of work inoughly \\·hole:-. ;) me surroundings. The e elude aorps centers for evange li stic work. re sc ue hom es and maternity hospitals. ge neral ha3pitals and di spensarie s. industrial homes for homel ess FOR GIRLS un employed men, slum p0'3ts and nurSt' ries. hotels for men and women. yo ung women's boarding homt; s. na,:at hl~>ally sltuat~>ll nn J,a ke )fa<'t>day and military clulJs, children's homes. m·a r Watf'rhml, )Jichhmn, otfns pri·,;on work. anti-suicide bureaus anr'l !>Jlh·JHJIII summ..r C"1lmp faf'flities for mi ssing friends bureaus. a llmih·d number of girls. ages BRAE MAR CAMP Heart of Alsace ~lfred A. Knopf . . . . . . . . . S'} .oo Rene Schickele "IT" "IT" . . . that subtle something which attracts others . . . usually lies in the eyes. Don't be discouraged if your own eyes arr dull . . lifeless and unattractive. A few drops of harmless Murine will brighten them up and cause them to radiate "IT. " Thousands upon thousands of clever women use Murine daily and thus keep their eyes always clear. bright and alluring. A month's supply of this longtrusted lotion costs aut 6oc. Try it! k tn 12. For term s wrltt' rf'!\t>rrations and MRS. J. D. SPITZER Waterford , M ichigan or Telephone Winnetka 1766 The Colvrns and Their Friends E. V. Luca· Mr. Luns has brought tht larger public into a warm in timacy with some of the most attractive of the great fi~urts who have adorned the world of letters an the past sixty y'urs. Scribnu's . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ss.oo Mr. and ~[ rs. Harry L. Street. 592 Sheridan road. Winnetka, left Friday for \Vashington to attend the inauguration of President Hoover. After the inauguration. ~fr. and Mrs. Street ·are going to \Vinter Park, Fla., for two or three weeks. ;· ART AUCTION at 23 W. Monroe Street · CHICAGO today at 2 P. M. and following days The True Heart Sylvia Town~end Warner Viking Prus ··......... $1.50 In Those Days Harvev Fergu.,on Alfred A. Knopf ····.··· S1.50 LORD'S- BOOKS RARE FRENCH-ITALIAN-SPANISH and ENGLISH FURNITURE Magnificent tapestries in Aubuason Gobelin, Beauvais, etc. Savonnerie and Aubusson Rugs Juat lnaiJe tbr ·Wtat Davi· Street Door lJRIN£ f.ORYOUR Unusual Event Willianis, Barker & Severn Co. Auctioneers EYEs