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Newspaper
Wilmette Life
Location
Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1939
Page
1
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Van Horne of Raleigh road Kenilworth returned from Lincoln Nebraska where they visited Mrs. J R Bennett sister of Mr Van Horne. Mrs Bennett accompanied them to visit here before proceeding to the D A R convention in Washington DC.
Dr. Felix Borowski of Northwestern notes Bach’s St Matthew Passion was performed twice in his life and then faded from view for nearly a century. The work, written 1728-29, culminates a long church music tradition and features choir orchestra and congregational chorales. A completed section was used for Prince Leopold’s funeral music after his 1728 death.
Mrs. W. O. Belt of 202 Abingdon Avenue Kenilworth and her daughter Virginia arrived home Sunday from a three month cruise to South America. They stopped in Washington DC on the return trip to visit Mrs. Belt's sister-in-law, Mrs. J. G. Shibley.
Dr Lundquist a national platform speaker on theology works on youth issues. He prepares the widely circulated Sunday School Lessons carried in thousands of newspapers nationwide. He has appeared in hundreds of area churches and speaks often on radio WMBI.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry E. Cutler and son Tommy of 407 Central avenue return to Wilmette from a western trip. Mrs. Cutler and Tommy stayed three weeks at Jokake Inn in Phoenix where Mr. Cutler joined them. Jeanne Cutler, student at Leland Stanford, joined the family for spring vacation and they toured to Los Angeles and San Francisco visiting the Golden Gate exposition.
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