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Newspaper

Wilmette Life

Location

Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1936

Page

4

Summer fellowship teas and church events announced

Tomorrow Friday the last of our summer fellowship teas will be held at Mrs Paul Keller’s home at 613 Illinois road with large attendance of Baptist women expected Regular meetings of the Woman's Society begin September 11 on the second Friday each month The program is at the printer and will be attractive On Friday September 18 ladies will sew at the Wilmette Woman's club for Baptist Old People's Home at Maywood On Sunday morning at First Congregational church Dr Allison continues summer meditations on The Unimpeached Bible God's Message to the Human Soul Services begin at 11 o'clock Labor Sunday topic Work a Blessing or a Curse Pastor Allison's theme All men and women invited to attend the Couples' class outing at Washington Park Saturday September 12 Church school reopens Sunday September 13 Melbye will host Magazine Quiz and Mrs Jaehne and Mrs Frimand will be hostesses An hour in the House of the Lord on Sunday will brighten the week

Paul Keller Illinois Road Woman’s Society Wilmette Woman’s Club Baptist Old People’s Home Maywood First Congregational Church Allison Washington Park

First Congregational Church Sermon Series and Fall School Plan

The Rev John G Hindley continues the summer series with a message Reinforced for Our Faith Unimpeached Bible God s Message to the Human Soul at the 11 o clock service Mary Turner Salter and Emily Roberts provide music The fall program for the church school opens September 13 with plans for a busy year and calls for more teachers Call the director of Religious Education Wilmette 1204 to assist.

Mary Turner Salter Christ Hageman Tombelle Emily Roberts Church School Wilmette 1204

English Lutheran Church Service Notes on September 3

English Lutheran on Seventh Street at Greenleaf posts Sunday schedule with early service and Sunday school. Music includes Mendelssohn pieces and organ preludes. The Life of Christ films are shown during church school hour. Pastor absent, substitute preacher Bertel S. Larsen from Chicago Lutheran Seminary. For pastoral care contact A. F. Stark. Woman’s Society meets Thursday at 2 pm. topic by Mrs. William Stants.

Greenleaf David R. Kabele Bertel S. Larsen Chicago Lutheran Theological Seminary A. F. Stark University

St John Lutheran Wilmette August Services and Guild meeting

St John Lutheran Wilmette at Park Avenues led by Pastor J H Gockel announces services at 9 15 a m and 11 a m for August with no Sunday school. Sermon titled God Doeth All Things Well based on Mark 7 31 37. Pastor returns from vacation. Martha Guild meets today with 3 60 acquaint hour 4 Bible study 4 30 business 5 social 6 supper. Children's confirmation class starts September 9 from 4 to 5 p m with Saturdays 9 30 a m, a two year course for seventh and eighth graders.

Martha Guild North Shore

Ninth Street church hosts guest preacher and musical program

First Presbyterian on Ninth Street at Greenleaf welcomes Rev. Howard Congdon of Corning Iowa as guest preacher on Sunday August 30. The program includes Liszt and Kretschmer works with a Prelude and Postlude, and Sunday school opens for all departments at 10 o clock with visiting scholars invited.

First Presbyterian Ninth Street Greenleaf Avenue James T. Veneklasen Wilmette William Tell Liszt Howard Congdon The Federated Church of

Methodist Guest Preacher to Speak on August 30

Dr. R. D. Hollington of Garrett Biblical Institute will be our guest preacher Sunday morning August 30. His sermon theme is One Increasing Purpose. Music includes Adagio Cantabile organ piece and offertory The Ransomed of the Lord, with postlude Caprice Heroique.

R. D. Hollington Garrett Biblical Institute Hollington Tartini-Barnes Ruth Tegtmeyer Schuster the Lord MacDermid

St Augustine’s To Observe Twelfth Sunday After Trinity

St Augustine’s Sunday August 30 marks the twelfth Sunday after Trinity with Holy Communion at 8 am and Morning Prayer with sermon at 11 am. Church school sessions resume the Sunday after the public grade schools open. West Side circle hosts a Dessert Bridge August 28 at Mrs H B Johnston 1320 Greenwood Ave. other circles invited.

St. Augustine's Associated Guilds H. B. Johnston Greenwood Avenue

Popular Price Concert Series Brings Five Pianists to Chicago

The Adult Education Council of Chicago unveils its Musical Arts series at Orchestra Hall featuring five famed pianists Arthur Schnabel Josef Shevinne Ignaz Friedman Guiomar Novaes and Albert Hirsh Subscriptions are available at Orchestra Hall or by mail The program opens with Josef Shevinne performing Chopin November 17 followed by Hirsh Novaes Friedman and Schnabel in future dates The council partners with universities art clubs and libraries and holds group seating blocks through September 1 for organizations benefiting from this cultural initiative.

Chicagoland Adult Education Council Orchestra Hall Council Arthur Schnabel Josef Shevinne Ignaz Friedman Guiomar Novaes Albert Hirsh Adult Education Council of Chicago South Michigan Avenue Joseph Shevinne Brahms Schuman Schubert Beethoven Carl F. Huth University of Chicago Ralph McCallister Manoah Leide-Tedesco Northwestern University de Paul University Lewis Institute Loyola University The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago Forum Hull House Chicago Woman’s Aid YMCA YWCA Chicago Public Library Chicago

Hope for Uniformity in Motoring Laws

The American Automobile Association reports a Washington bill proposing $75000 for Bureau of Public Roads traffic study and uniform motor laws work. Experts warn the nation’s highway rules are fragmented and emphasize federal incentives to harmonize licensing and safety laws across states.

Uncle Sam Congress Chicago Motor Club American Automobile Association Washington Bureau of Public Roads Charles M. Hayes Motor Club No-Man’s-Land Bureau

Mrs Gladys A Schlueter Heads West on Trip

Mrs Gladys A Schlueter of 305 Eighteenth street left Saturday for six weeks on a combined business and pleasure trip to the west coast. She travels by train and will stop in Denver Salt Lake City Los Angeles San Francisco Vancouver Seattle and Portland where Lincoln Schlueter Floor Machinery Co. has branch offices.

Gladys A. Schlueter Eighteenth Street West Coast Denver Salt Lake City Los Angeles San Francisco Vancouver Seattle Portland Lincoln Schlueter Schlueter

Illinois Republicans accompany Landon on special train

Congressman Ralph E. Church of the 10th district joined a party of Illinois Republicans as Governor Alf M. Landon toured Illinois aboard a special train on Friday.

Ralph E. Church 10Th Illinois Alf M. Landon

Henderson Daughters Return From Wisconsin Visit

Dorothy and Barbara Henderson daughters of Mr and Mrs M Gardner Henderson 249 Cumnor road Kenilworth have returned from Land o Lakes Wisconsin where they were guests of the Frank Ketchams of Kenilworth for several weeks.

Dorothy Barbara Henderson

Also Mentioned on This Page

Wilmette and Forest Avenues George D. Allison Melbye Jaehne Frimand House of the Lord John G. Hindley Guilmant Ee Mendelssohn Publican van de Water Frank Dorband Victoria G. McLeod Ministry of Music Woman's Society William Stants William St. John’s Lutheran Park Avenues J. H. Gockel H. ‘Rohrman Solo Pflueger Mr. Otis Solo Lord Is Mr. Otis Lake and Wilmette Avenues Amos Thornburg A. Strong Ogan Caprice Heroique” Bonnet St. Augustine's Shevinne Landon
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