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Newspaper
Wilmette Life
Location
Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1933
Page
2
Vincent Weis will entertain twenty four guests at a dancing party in the recreation room of his home 112 Sixteenth Street on Friday January 20.
Highcrest School gains reference books for all grades from the Wilmette Public School library after district consolidation. Principal L Raymus Murphy notes the intermediate and upper grades receiving especially ample supplies.
Mr and Mrs R A Kiken of 1341 Ashland Avenue left Monday for Indianapolis on business and will continue to Cincinnati to visit friends. They plan the trip to see associates and enjoy a short sightseeing visit.
The Higherest Parent Teacher Association opened its year with nurse Emma Stopka urging a fund to cover dental eye and tensorial care for Highcrest students. Des Plaines Croatian Home superintendent Harry McNeal discussed athletics while Rasmus Murphy and Herbert Kusmertz performed a duet. A social hour followed and a February 1 card and dance party was planned to raise funds in the school auditorium with prizes and refreshments supervised by Mrs. Catherine Schwall Mrs. Loretta Engels and Mrs. Anna Epp. tickets to be sold at modest prices.
Walter M. Miller of 521 Sixth Street will be away two weeks with stops in Portland Oregon Oakland and Los Angeles California George E Wallis of 1612 Forest Avenue has been in New York the past two weeks and expects to be away about a month
The Wilmette Better Film Group heard a talk by Chicago resident Mrs. Richard McClure, national motion pictures chair for the General Federation of Women's Clubs, on guiding mothers to pick appropriate films. Her Hollywood tour illustrated how sets depict distant regions, and the group discussed current pictures. Meetings are held monthly at the president’s home.
Avoca school pupils saved 5.48 from a recent candy sale, adding to Achievement club dues to reach thirteen dollars. They plan to buy a new radio for educational programs under Principal Mrs Glen Clinbell and may hold a cake sale and a hot dog sale to boost funds.
The Avoca school board voted ten dollars for each room to purchase new library books for upper and lower grade students. Materials include historical novels fiction and other volumes to support school work. The purchases are to be made for use in classroom study at Ashland Avenue West of Locust Road.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cherry and their daughter’s family, the W. M. Branches of 704 Roger Avenue, Kenilworth, returned Thursday of last week from six weeks in Biloxi Mississippi and visited their son and daughter in law at Red Bud plantation in Arkansas. Mrs. F. B. MacKinnon of Kenilworth and Mrs. David F. Hall Wilmette hosted a luncheon bridge club at dinner last Saturday for members and husbands with sixteen tables.
Ruth Sutherland entertained twelve girls at a bridge dinner on Wednesday at 1621 Forest Avenue to celebrate her fourteenth birthday.
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