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Wilmette Life

Location

Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1928

Page

2

Teressa Backus Heads West With Kansas City Friends

Miss Teresa Backus daughter of Mr and Mrs Trumbull Backus of Cumnor Road travels to California with Kansas City friends to visit her sister Mrs Hamilton Howe and stay in Long Beach until September. The Howes may be sent to China this fall and Teresa hopes to join them. Mr and Mrs Backus plan to move to Hamilton Ohio where Mr Backus already conducts business.

California Teresa Backus Trumbull Backus Cumnor Road West Coast Hamilton Howe Kansas City Long Beach Howes China Teresa Backus Hamilton Ohio

Northwestern Theta Alumni Luncheon Set for Kenilworth Home

Mrs W M Branch will entertain the Alumni chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta next Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs Frank Cherry on Abbottsford road in Kenilworth Evanston. The guests of honor are Northwestern University senior class members who belong to Theta.

W. M. Branch Jeannette Cherry Evanston Kappa Alpha Theta Frank Cherry Abbottsford Road Kenilworth Cherry Northwestern University Theta Sorority

Mission Hills Club Opens With Dinner Dance Under McDougal

The new Mission Hills Country Club holds an opening dinner dance this Saturday with Alfred McDougal of Kenilworth, entertainment committee chair, directing arrangements. The club reports a large younger membership along the north shore. There was a Kenilworth Study class meeting Tuesday at Mrs. Edwin Hedrick’s home to plan the coming year. Mrs. William McClintock Jr. returns as leader, Berenice Bulley of Sheridan road arrives next week after winter abroad, and Allan Bulley sails to New York this weekend to meet her.

Mission Hills Country Club Alfred McDougal Kenilworth North Shore Edwin Hedrick William McClintock Jr Berenice Bulley Sheridan Road Allan Bulley New York Patty Foresman Europe Hugh Foresman Richmond Kenyon Emily Foresman Arden Shore A. W. Wakeley Albert Webster Oxford Road

Kenilworth Social Roundup Includes Musicale and Anniversaries

Kenilworth residents hosted a candlelight musicale with Mr. and Mrs. St. Clair Carver of Evanston. Performers included Mrs. E. W. Jackson Worth Jackson Mrs Frank P. Whitmore and Mr Carver. The Whitmores recently moved to 644 Abbottsford road. A tea celebrated the twenty fifth anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Eckhart’s wedding with guests including Mrs. Donald McLaughlin of Boston.

Kenilworth St. Clair Carver Evanston E. W. Jackson Worth Jackson Frank P. Whitmore Carver Percy Eckhart Marion Charlotte Eckhart Donald McLaughlin Boston Eleanor Eckhart

Kenilworth Seeks $60,000 Gym Drive Support

Leaders in Kenilworth vow the village must fund a new $60,000 gymnasium. Walter Botthof chairs the drive with 30 influential residents, including school board and village trustees. A full canvass aims to involve every resident as over $15,000 is pledged.

Kenilworth Joseph Sears Walter Botthof Botthof

Princeton Junior Chosen for English Speaking Union Travel

Gilbert H. Osgood of 423 Essex Road Kenilworth has been selected as a English Speaking Union traveling scholar and will sail to England on Friday June 22. Each year six undergraduates are chosen to study abroad. Osgood is one of two Princeton selections. He is a junior at Princeton and has edited the Daily Princetonian for three years.

England English Speaking Union Gilbert H. Osgood Essex Road Kenilworth English-Speaking Union Gilbert Osgood Princeton Princetonian

Daughters of the American Revolution Wreaths Memorial Day

Mil waukee hosts attendees including Mrs. Bentley McCloud and four others. They lunched with Mrs. Olmsted and her mother from Omaha and visited antique sites. The Skokie Valley DAR placed wreaths on Wilmette Kenilworth Winnetka graves. The Kenilworth Garden club meets this afternoon for a flower arrangement contest and breakfast tray setup. Mrs. Fannie Cope leads the wreath effort.

Bentley McCloud Alfred McDougal Sanford Holden Edwin Hedrick Milwaukee Robert Olmsted, Jr Tyler Omaha Skokie Valley Daughters of the American Revolution Wilmette Kenilworth Winnetka Fannie Cope

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