Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 20 Dec 1934, p. 38

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of Day's Work at. WeIf are Station O'A ,Day Spont gt the Station,', is deserizbcd by Mrs., W. A. Ken.- dricc, pblicity chairman ofthe Wilmette ceniter of the Infant WeIf are Society of Chicago, who ýwrites of a recent visit: 44at was a. terrible day to have. tc leave the, fireside,. toc, slippery to drive-must go on the "L." change ai Wilson, talçe a local, and 50 on. .But, the t1wo of us metý t'h Terminai and: off we put-'of course there wouidn't bc many babies out- Most of the wo k wouid be clerical'- at leastý that's what we thought.. Tov shorten the' story somewhat, there were babies out-fortynine of them - who ha4 te be weighed, dressed, un- dressed, and ineasured-their records *ept on their ehrts-4h.a 4liey were sent ini to the nurses (three busily couuciiing, advising) and as neces-. sary, sent on in- le ihs-directors. The nurse in charge of the station and ourseives were in the receiving room where the weighing took place- aiso the screaming, the crying, the pushing of chairs, the 'Johnny, you behave yen.' So by the time we had the room cleared of the forty-nine, babies, the mothers and a few fathers, our heads were not too keen for the clérical part of it. Then's where we learned what réal hardships and whgt tea) people were being helped by this çspeciai institution, one ef a hundred or se. Such a percentage living in two or three roins; father iniJail for miner offenses and mother *making an effort te carry on, having bomu taken in by some kind relative ini some few cases- history of casesý on chants showing how littie obtained from Reief-what numbers without any support in the family, yet those siothers anxieus about their babies' *gain, their colds, their behavior. Could vou rise above it? SurelIy a * ivitatioiis for the annual Christ- mas day at honte of Mr. and Mrs. Ayres Boa!, 701 Sheridan road, are, beù;g sent out this year in hopior of Miss Henrietta Boal. Thse tea uwi be front 4 to 7 oclock. Miss Boal upiIl be homte Saturdkty front. ber sophomore yrar at Vassar. Directs N. £. Tiç.kf Sales for Sorority Danc. *Mrs. Sherman D. Clough isi charge of the north shore ticket salc for the Christmas dance te be give by Theta alumnae 'of Sigma Kapp of the- University of Illinois. Th 'dance is. te be at thé JBroadway arm mrand tickets can be procure by caliîng Rogers, Park 624 ýMrs. Clough is the former Flonenc 'Jackson, daughter ef Mr. and Mru J.' J. Jackson ef 185 Franklin reac In addition to the Assenbly bail at the Evanston Country club to- night <Thursday), there wiii be num- -erous activities a t the country club throughout the hoiidays, entertain-. ment suited te ail ages. . riday after- noon of this week, the very young children of mnembers wili froiic at a party t which aclown and a ma-' gician -wdliamuse the. littie tots. s upper wil be served, and each child ,wili receive a gift fromn Santa Claus. "Stepping up» tbe ages, the club announces, the. young people of. high school and first -year college will ejya Xmatinee dance on..Saturday, December 22, from 4 until 7 o'ciock, wihrefreshments served. Parents of these boys and girls who âre acting as .sponsojrs for this .party include Mr. and Mrs: R.,Y. Sanders, Mr. and Mrs. B. W. French, Mr., and Mrs. C. Marshall Rogers, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Merrick, Mr. and Mtrs. Aub- aey L Whitmore, Mr. and Mrs.., tO John A. IManiey. The young people's b~ail on Decem- ber 24, will weicome back the col- lege crowd returning home for the hoiidays. Senior members of the Country club wili hôid the spotiight on New Year's eve at the club at the annual New Year's Eve bail, an event which is aiways eageriy anticipated. Fol- iowing this on Tuesday, january 1, it is the custom of the Evanston Country club to bold a New Year's day reception for ail of its members. Prom 5 until 8, the club doors wilil be open wide to menmbers and frienda.S in The. members of the board of direct-h [es ors and - their. wives wiii bc in theo enreceiving lhue. a Pa, Fie n. rs. Gerard 1Taylor Weds Hubbarci Wo ods Girl Mr. and Mrs. August T. Peistorg Hubbard Woods, announce the ma: eof Lr- Miss Elizeabethi Thayer lias corne from hler home ips Colorado Sprinags to becomte the bride of Austin M. Zimmermoan of Wilmpette on Decern-. ber 26, ù& thse homte of her Uncle and aunt, the Jose ph Woolle.tts of Winnet k. Service Council Girls Aqain 1o Hav, Yul. Party The Anrnual Christmias party of the Service Councii for Girls wiii be hed>ths Thursday, December 20, ontethird floor, 203- N. Wabash avenue, Chicago, the Council head- quarters. Thirty of the girls wil attend the theater in the afternoon and then go to the party whith is scheduled from 5 until 9:30. Mrs. EFred H. Law of Fiôssmoor is general chairman of the program and Mrs-; Erederick Hipp of Wilmétté, and Mfrs. Wilfred S. Reynolds are serving mn her committee. This vear there heads kowimg only he kn.w tht prob- a personal' contact, such as going te cach _prese'rit oo, thIe Station, talc. it. Yeur apprecia- tamaîl, or som'e tien of things hereabouts wili grow disent. one-hundred per cent and do that e peopie-kindly and which only, bseeiflg i8.beieving' eau arrives te give yen do.py ber M0, for memb and their escorta. ke hotel on )rs of Muý 4 Egcjnog Parfy Sunday e Miss Gene Boyd and Miss Mary eLouise Johbnson of 681 Garland ave- nue, Winnetka, are entertaining their 1 friend1s at an eggnog party Sunday evening, Decenîber 23, from 7 te 10.

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