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; -f^^^sfi^ii^W^i THE LAKE SHORE NEWS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1917 WR 'Pfe PB PB. INDIAN HILL GOLFER WINS WESTERN TITLE Mrs. Fred C. Letts Retains Her Hon- ors in Golf Meet By Defeat- ing Miss Rosenthal. EQUALS FORMER RECORDS Second Win of the W. A. Alexander Trophy Equals Past Records. Red Cross News By Mrs. B, F. Brown Urs. Fred C. Letts, 174 Linden ave- nue, a member of the Indian Hill club, retained the western galf cham- pionship by defeating Miss Elaine Rosenthal of the Ravisloe Country club, 5 and 4, in the finals at Floss- more last week. Equals Record. It was Mrs. Letts" second win of the W. A. Alexander trophy, equal- ing the performances of Mrs. C. L. Dering, who won in 190S and 1906, and Miss Caroline Painter, who won in 1911 and 1912. Miss Bessie An- thony was the original winner in 1903, when the Women's Western Golf association was formed, and was victor in tournaments at On- wentsia the two preceding years, which generally were considered equivalent to championship events. Mrs. Letts, through perfect ap- proach shots and good putting, was able to win. At the turn the cham- pion held an advantage of 3 up, gained by registering a medal score of 40, two strokes under par. While Miss Rosenthal was about equal to her opponent off the tee, she was unable to cope with the excel- lent short game work of her rival. Of the fourteen holes played the Rav- isloe player took only three and halved a like number. The lead was taken by Mrs. Letts on the first hole, where she reached the green on her third and took two putts. Miss Rosenthal topped her drive into a bunker, her third being in a trap. She overran the hole on her approach and required twb putts for a six. A perfect approach by Miss Rosenthal on the second gave her that hole in 3--4. Mrs. Letts was short on her pitch and second shots and overplayed the cup on her third. Miss Rosenthal was eleven feet over the flag on her second and sank the putt. Leads at Third. A six-foot putt on the third gave Mrs. Letts the lead once more. She reached the green on her third, but was over the hole by thirty feet from where she required two more. After a good drive and brassie Miss Rosen- thal was over the trap on the right of the green on her third. Her ap- proach was very short and she needed two putts. The fourth was halved in fours and Mrs. Letts earned a half on the fifth, where she approached dead to the flag from twenty yards after a poor third. The champion displayed some more excellent approaching on the sixth hole. She was short of the green on her second by forty feet, but she* chipped ■ to within a few inches of the cup, getting a par four. Miss Rosenthal outdrove her op- ponent, but she was short on her sec- ond ahd third strokes, reaching the green in four. She missed her putt and took six. After Miss Rosenthal had hooked and sliced to all parts of the tenth fairway, Mrs. Letts won that hole in 5--7. The latter was on the edge of green in three and took two putts. The South Side played needed five to the edge of the green and two putts. A misplaced tee shot cost Mrs. Letts the eleventh hole. She topped her midiron pitch on the side of a trap, but made a good recovery. Her third was short, while Miss Rosen- thal overran the cup on her second and sank the putt for a tttree. Miss- ing a seven-foot putt on the next hole cost the Ravisloe player that hole. She made a good approach on her fourth, but went by the cup on her putts. Mrs. Letts was on the terrace in four and sank a six-footer for win in 5--6. '8 Islencoe Woman Loses. " Three puts on the thirteenth by Miss Rosenthal gave her a half. Her opponent over-drove the green and approached short of the flag, taking two putts. The fourttfeftth and de- ciding hole went to the champion, who played in perfect style, getting a "birdie" three. She outdrove her 1 rival and jfcfefted her approach to within five feet and holed the putt. Miss R©#e»thal was in a trap on the right of %"he green in two and over ran lift cup on her recovery, taking "\ five. ' .>/■" .'^i:\Mi"j'-i **%Mr|^ David Caut of Memphis won He championship consolation from THROUGH the co-opera- tion of French, British and Italian governments, the United States Shipping board has created a trans- portation service to handle the vast quantities of medical and relief sup- plies being sent almost daily to stricken peoples. All cargo space needed practically has been placed at the disposal of the Red Cross. The board has notified the war council that Red Cross shipments are exempt from embargoes and take right of way over all freight except that of the government. + + + Those who saw the Wool Parade last Saturday and tried1 to appreciate the import of the placards on the wool in its various stages of grow- ing and use, have a better realization this week of what it means to make fancy sweaters to match every color scheme of the "family circle," while wool for uniforms and soldiers' sup- plies becomes more difficult to pro- cure, and mounts to an almost pro- hibitive price. Whose sweater are you knitting? ' + + +.. Word comes authoritatively that the government is authorizing the surgeon general of the army to in- crease the number of base hospitals to fifty. If you need the list of men from Wilmette, now in France, and know that others are going from day to day, you will go regularity to the Red Cross Shop and help make sur- gical dressings, and you will also establish your daily routine so as to give some time to the sewing on surgical shirts, pajamas and robes at the sewing rooms at the Wilmette Woman's club building. Also, you will keep your knitting close by and knit in the in-between times. The war i-s no far-away effort--it has in- vaded Wilmette homes. Wilmette boys have already needed and others will need every product of Red Cross activities. In proportion to our pop- ulation, and the expressed patriotism of our men, the women of Wilmette are slow to rise. The Red Cross Shop wants workers. The sewing room has plenty of material now, waiting willing hands. + + + The Red Cross Shop will be opened hereafter on Tuesday evenings from 7:30 to 9:30 o'clock, for both knitting and surgical dressing work. Mem- bers of each committee, will be in attendance to answer questions or give instructions. A few days ago a Daily News article said, "They also serve who sit at home and knit." Last week, a Wilmette boy, leaving at once for France, was equipped with the knitted outfit and made cus- todian of other outfits to be taken Ut MOU SXoq UAVO Xj3A JllO OJ X|JD3Jip France. He was supplied with six pairs of socks, three scarfs, four sweaters and one pair wristlets. An- other home boy was equipped with scarf, jacket, socks and wristlets. Be- sides these specific supplies, two pairs of wristlets, two pairs of socks and two sweaters were placed in use. During July, 2,767 surgical dress- ings were made at the shop. Owing to the smergency drive in August, 3,658 were made. Last week re- ported 687. This week will need ex- tra effort to cover the holiday loss. Clinic for North Shore. A clinic for Cook county, outside of Chicago, has been arranged to be conducted at the municipal tubercu- losis sanitarium, Crawford and Bryn Mawr avenues, every Tuesday from 2 to 4 o'clock. The place is easy of access for the north shore and local residents have been especially invited to take advantage of the opportunity. Sunday Sermons. Rev. J. M. Wilson of the Presby- terian church, Ninth, street and Greenwood avenue, will speak Sun- day morning at 11 o'clock on "Our Debt to the Ministers of the World, How Paid?" The subject for the evening services at 7:45 o'clock will be "The Gateway to Every Temporal and Spiritual Blessing," NORTH SHORE GOLFERS CELEBRATE LABOR DAY Miss Ernestine Pearce of Skokie by getting an extra hole, 4--5, two under par. Mrs. Gaut was one down at the seventeenth hole. At the eighteenth she sliced her third woefully, leaving her an approach of over forty yards to the sloping green. She ran up to five feet and holed for a win, 5--6, Miss Pearce rimming a three foot putt for a half. The extra hole is 512 yards and three perfect shots and a long putt gave the southern player a credit- able win. She has been playing only three yW$^^^^^-%^ Heller Won Tournament at the North Shore Club, Defeating Gould. Golfers were kept busy with at- tractive programs arranged at the North Shore clubs for Labor Day. H. G. Phillips returned the low net card for the afternoon, and JD. C. Orcutt returned the low net card for the morning at Skokie. C. D. Heller won the class A final in the tournament at the North Shore club, defeating H. A. Gould, 3 and 2. W. C. Braun won the eighteen hole putting event, with a card of 30. Re- sults of the matches scheduled were: Skokie. Match play in the various divisions featured the schedule. All the win- ners emerged by narrow margins. Summaries: Class A--John Ling defeated G. W. Ristine, 2 and 1. Class B--R. L. Davis defeated G. H. Leslie, 1 up. Class C--J. Witherspoon defeated J. L. Lane, 1 up. Class D--C. W. Allison defeated W. McGuire, 1 up. Low gross, morning round--A. D. Edwards, 80. Orcutt, 96--86--70. Low gross, afternoon round--S. C. Haskell, 80. Low net, afternoon round--H. C. Phillips. North Shore. C. D. Heller won the class A final in the Labor Day tournament, de- feating H. A. Gould 3 and 2. In the semi-finals Gould defeated G. E. Haas, 2 and 1, and Heller defeated H. Zaremba, 1 up, 10 holes. Other class results were: Class B--W. Betheridge defeated G. Osborn, 1 up, 10 holes; J. D. Roth defeated C. E. Hastings, 2 up. Final --Betheridge defeated Roth, 3 and 2. Class C--A. L. McDougall defeated O. T. Reeves, 1 up; C. E. Lord de- feated O. C. Owen, 3 and 2. Final-- McDougall defeated Lord, 3 and 2. W. C. Braun won the eighteen hole putting event, with a card of 30. S. Holden, who tied with H. Zaremba at 31, took second prize by matching, cards. Lieut. Thayer Reports. ■ "'JSfil Lieut. B. W. Thayer, 514 Washing- ton avenue, left Wilmette Saturday evening for "somewhere In the east." Thayer holds his commission in the engineers' reserve corps. You Ought to Just Snap Your Fingers And Say to Yourself ,ll will not deprive myself and family of the benefits, pleasures and advantages to be derived from the possession of an automobile, for another season, but will arrange for a car at once. Then come and take a ride with us in an Overland car, and learn of its many good points. Wm.TWEHRSTEDT proprietor WINNETKA WINNETKA MOTOR CO. 362 LINCOLN AVE i \[mmmmmmmuiiiu^ummjmmmmmw^ GRAND JUBILEE Commemorating the 400th Anniversary of the Reformation 1917 marks the 400th Anniversary of the Reformation. This momentous event, which has brought incalculably great blessings to all mankind, will be fittingly cele- brated at Patten Gymnasium p. M. Northwestern University, Evanston Sunday, Sept. 16, 7:45 A festival long to be remembered by all who attend it. Good music and a powerful and interesting speaker-- Prof. O. Boeder, of Springfield, 111. Music by Hand's Band ARMIN F. HAND, Director Let every one who has praise in his heart to God for this great gift--the Reformation--celebrate with us. No admission, and seats for all. Take either surface line or "V to Noye» St., Evanston, and walk east to Sheridan Rd. .>" . The Lutheran Churches of the North Sho*e ^:;:fi;^^f^M '^^^^^^^ft^^ P^^^^^^||||^^^f^pil«l