Christmas Eve Living Tree Carol Service in Wilmette
Several hundred villagers will gather around the living Christmas tree on the lawn north of the Village hall at 7 30 PM for the eighth annual Christmas Carol service led by R D Burtner. J C Schumacher directs a children's band with a chorus from local schools, and Village President Earl F E Orner will speak.
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R. D. Burtner
J. C. Schumacher
Earl FE. Orner
Herald
Orient
Wilmette Playground and Recreation Board
Daniel M. Davis
Lincoln C. Torrey
Wilmette Schools Create Christmas Tree Posters of Top Books
Fourth through grade pupils, with Miss Winifred Bright, children's librarian, decorate Christmas tree posters showing the ten most popular books read at school or village library. Noted favorites include We by Lindbergh, Royal Road to Romance by Halliburton, Smoky by James, and Count Luckner the Sea Devil by Thomas.
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Wilmette
Halliburton
James
Count Luckner
Thomas
Kenilworth Scouts Earn Merit Badge Certificates
Eight Kenilworth boys received certificates Tuesday night for completing Scout merit badge requirements. The Court of Honor at Joseph Sears school awarded honors to Roger Barrett, Jack Sinding, Tom Sinding, George Manlove, Jim McArthur, Ben Matthews, Harry Weese, and Paul Gilbert, with Donald Vail receiving a second class Scout certificate.
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Kenilworth
Joseph Sears
Roger Barrett
Jack Sinding
Tom Sinding
George Manlove
Jim McArthur
Ben Matthews
Harry Weese
Paul Gilbert
Donald Vail
Night School Holiday Party At Woman's Club
The evening school for foreigners hosted a Christmas party for seventy teachers and students last Monday evening at the Woman's club. Carols were sung in German, Swedish and English under the supervision of Mrs. Wataza Pearson and Miss Elizabeth Groks. The school will close for holidays and resume January 7.
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Woman's Club
Wataza Pearson
Elizabeth Groks
Vant Elected President of North Shore Realty Board
Harold R Vant of Deerfield headed the slate elected president of the North Shore Real Estate board at the annual meeting held at Ye Old Style Inn with 33 members attending. Lewis T Dodds retired as president to serve three more years as a director. The officers include Harold R Wamut as president Isabella Harkness as vice president Ernest M Kimball as treasurer and A R Eddington as secretary. Budinger of Wilmette State Bank received a championship golf cup as he prepares to leave for a New York bank job. The group plans an annual banquet next month before the January meeting.
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Harold R. Vant
Deerfield
North Shore Real Estate Board
Ye Old Style Inn
Lewis T. Dodds
Harold R. Wamut
Isabella Harkness
Highland Park
Ernest M. Kimball
Glencoe
A. R Eddington
Wilmette
J. M. Budinger
Wilmette State Bank
Budinger
New York
Village Board Meeting Ends Quickly with Water Dispute
Wilmette trustees met briefly in open session on Tuesday night. One item concerned a water connection dispute between Pennsylvania Oil and Krauss Cleaning and Dyeing. The sewer and water committee said the settlement lay outside village jurisdiction. A private session lasted over an hour.
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Wilmette
Pennsylvania Oil Company
Krauss Cleaning and Dyeing Company
Sewer and Water Committee
Kenilworth Club Dance Postponed Until After Holidays
The Kenilworth club young people dance scheduled for the evening of December 28 has been postponed until after the holidays. David and Philip Burnham of 536 Roslyn Road Kenilworth returned from Princeton University Thursday to spend Christmas.
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Kenilworth Club
David and
Philip Burnham
Roslyn Road
Kenilworth
Princeton University
Christmas Address by Dr Herbert Willett at Wilmette Club
Dr Herbert L Willett minister of Kenilworth Union Church and University of Chicago faculty member will deliver a Christmas message at the Wilmette Sunday Evening club on December 23. He is regarded as a leading divine of the country.
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Herbert L. Willett
Kenilworth Union Church
University of Chicago
Wilmette Sunday Evening Club
Willett
Librarian and Registrar Plan Holiday Eastward Visit
Miss Anne L. Whitmack of Wilmette Public Library and Miss Lillian Doing of New Trier High School will travel December 21 to Washington Baltimore and Winchester Virginia to visit relatives and friends. They expect to return January 2.
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Anne L. Whitmack
Wilmette Public Library
Lillian Doing
New Trier High School
Washington, D. C
Baltimore
Winchester
Miss Doing
Milwaukee visit by Miss Marion Ortseifen
Miss Marion Ortseifen of Kenilworth will travel to Milwaukee next Wednesday for a reception hosted by Miss Jane Cannon the Wisconsin women's tennis champion. She will also attend the annual debutante ball and a dinner dance hosted by Miss Helen Phelan a Northwestern University student.
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Marion Ortseifen
Essex Road
Kenilworth
Milwaukee
Jane Cannon
Wisconsin Club
Cannon
Wisconsin
Miss Ortseifen
Helen Phelan
Northwestern University
Horowitz to dazzle Winnetka in December recital
Vladimir Horowitz, renowned Russian pianist, appears at Leslie F. Gates Memorial gymnasium New Trier High School Winnetka Wednesday night December 26. Demand for tickets is high as critics hail his masterful technique and transfiguring personality.
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New Trier
Vladimir Horowitz
Leslie F. Gates
New Trier High School
Winnetka Music Club
Horowitz
North Shore
Orchestral Hall
Edward Moore
The
Chicago Tribune
Chicago Sunda
Orchestra Hall
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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H.R. Vant
North Shore Realty Board
Harry Guler
Gregory Avenue
Guler
Max Guler
Evanston
Shore Lines
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Great Horowitz
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