Art League Exhibit Opens With Dinner in North Shore
The North Shore Art League opened its exhibit Thursday, April 21, with a Community House dinner. The show runs two weeks with daily artist-led viewings. Notable works include Frank Peyraud’s October on the Desplaines and October Sunlight, and Ruth Gibson's Portrait of a Russian Lady.
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North Shore Art League
Community House
Frank Peyraud
Ravinia
Desplaines
Allen Philbrick
W. I. Jones
William
Cora Gould Davies
Carolyn Cave
Barr
Elizabeth Boldenweck
C. H. Clark
Close Club Season With UW President Dr Glenn Frank Speaker
Wilmette Sunday Evening club will hear Dr Glenn Frank president of the University of Wisconsin speak at the April 24 meeting ending the 1926 27 season. Frank former Century Magazine editor and regular Chicago Daily News contributor. He authored The Politics of Industry 1919 and An American Looks at His World 1923. A Taft led group drafted a League of Nations covenant presented to the Paris Peace Conference in 1918. Porter Warring ton Heaps organist First Congregational Wilmette will give a special musical program.
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Glenn Frank
University of Wisconsin
Wilmette Sunday Evening Club
Frank
The
Century Magazine
Chicago Daily News
Dr. Frank
William Howard Taft
League of Nations
Paris
Porter Warrington Heaps
First Congregational Church
Wilmette
Postmaster Warns Moving Residents to Give New Address
Wilmette residents moving to new homes are urged to notify the post office of their change of address. Postmaster Joseph E. Shantz stresses obtaining a change of address card, notifying publishers for mail magazine updates, and including all family names. He warns mail forwarding requires stamps and proper authorization if someone other than the husband signs the card.
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Joseph E. Shantz
Wilmette
Mr. Shantz
Employment Agency Moves Offices to 523 Fourth St
Mrs. Ethel Bohannon of the Bohan non Employment Agency leased space at 523 Fourth Street one block north of the L terminal and moved from 1154 Central Avenue. She will operate the agency from Wilmette roots, offer a flower stock for sale, and maintain a branch for cleaning and pressing services.
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Ethel Bohannon
The
Bohannon Employment Agency
Fourth Street
L” Terminal
Central Avenue
Bohannon
Wilmette
Wilmette Village President pushes spring improvement plan
Remains at Helm Village President Earl E. Orner focuses on expediting major improvements despite a heated election. Citizens show strong support after last Tuesday’s vote. Planned projects include widening and repaving Main Street, street improvements, alley paving, and completion of sewer and water work west of Ridge Avenue.
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Earl E. Orner
Wilmette
Orner
Main Street
Ridge Avenue
Chicagoan to Speak at St. Augustine's Church
Chicago businessman F. A. Garlick will speak at St. Augustine Episcopal Church Sunday morning April 24 at the 11 o'clock service in support of the Gideons the national organization of Christian commercial travelers.
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F. A. Garlick
Chicago
St. Augustine Episcopal Church
The
Gideons
National Organization of Christian Commercial Travelers
Daylight Saving Time To Begin This Weekend
Turn your clocks ahead one hour before bed Saturday night. Sunday at 2 A M DST goes into effect. Churches in the community will hold services on DST. Milwaukee division trains on the Chicago and North Western railway will be advanced an hour except for through trains.
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Milwaukee Division
Chicago and North Western Railway
North Shore
Voters crush Home party in bitter village election
In a landmark village vote, the People's party swept the contest led by President Orner who received 3092 votes to Home candidate Andrew Mouat's 1558. Nearly 4700 ballots were cast, with west side precincts heavy turnout and women voters active.
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Orner
Wilmette
People’s Party
Home Party
Andrew J. Mouat
Paul A. Hoffman
Ridge Avenue
Nicholas J. Miller
West Side
North Western
People’s
H. W. Miller
Harry W. Miller
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Entire People’s Ticket
ART League
R. W. Bartholomew
M. Veronese Beatty
Howard H. Bede
E. G. Bentley
Grace P. Brion
Caroline Louise Burnham
Ruth Hart Calef
Zada Walker Clarke
Edna Rogerson Cook
Nina la Barge Davis
B. L. Davis
Pauline Graff Davis
Frank Dillon
Parcy Eckhart
Elizabeth Engelhard
Hazel Crow Ewell
Marie K. Gallagher
William M. Gour
Sam Otis
Fairfield Porter
Irma Reisner
Lionel Robertson
Alan Scott Robinson
John A. Servas
Uintah Knight Shippen
Clara Byron Simpson
Toque Stoddard
Helen J. Taylor
Marguerite Calkins Taylor
Henry F. Tenney
Harry Timmins
Billy Timmins
Sybell L. Vennema
Hugo Olaf von Hofsten
F. M. Wheeler
I. M. Wilder
Winifred Wilson
Employment Agency
Fourth St
St. Augustine’s Church
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