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40 The wedding of Miss Virginia Kendall, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Kendall of Los Angeles, formerly of Wilmette, and John Bentley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Eldred G. Bentley of Wilmette took place in the gardetis of the Kendall home in California, at 4 o'clock, Friday afternoon, October 9, Dr. William C. Isett, officiating. The bride's gown was of white chiffon embroidered with crystals and rhinestones, and orange blossoms fastened her tulle veil to her head. She carried a bouquet of white roses, valley lilies, and orchids. Her cousin, Miss Mary Wisehart of Fort Thomas, Ky., as maid of honor, was attired in a gown of lavender taffeta. She wore a small poke hat of silver lace, and carried a shower bouquet of lavender sweet peas. He.r sister, Mrs. T. B. Hoffman, formerly Miss Jane Kendall, as matron of honor, was gowned in pale green taffeta and wore a poke hat of silver lace and caried a showc.r bouquet of sweet peas in pastel shades. The little flower girl, Katherine Wisehart, was in a frock of rose-colored organdie. Lee Good of San Francisco was best man, and Thomas De\\'ev of Los Angeles, was usher. A \vedding supper and rl'ception followed the ccremonv at th<' home of the hridc's parents.After their wedding trip 111otoring through the northern part of California, Mr. and l\1rs. Bentley will be at home at 124 Camden drive, Beverly Hills, Cal. Both the bride and bride&room have many friends along the north shore for, with her family, Mrs. Bentley formerly made her home in Wilmette. Mr. Bentley is a graduate of Northwestern university, and a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. Lone Bandit Robs California Wedding Give Order of March Result of a Romance . At the -Woman's Club Piggly Wiggly at For Masonic Parade . One of the most impressive street of Wilmette Origi11 · Point of Revolve.,· processions ever staged in the vilThe second program of the Woman's Club of Wilmette was one of varied interest and delight. J. R. Harper gave a most worthwhile talk in the. morning on "The Adaptation of the School to the Individual Pupil." More than 90 women were served with luncheon .at noon, and the aud ~orium was filled with an audience that listened with rapt attention to the splendid rendition of three piano numbers by :Bartha A. Perry Scott as the opening of the afternoon's program. Mrs. Scott is a gifted pianist whose fa~ile technique is the finished medium for smooth execution of difficult passages and for her brilliantly beautiful and clear tone production. The numbers she played were unusual and dis played her versatility, necessitating as they did, a variance of tone quality and technique. In response to the applause, Mrs. Scott graciously played a charming encore, "The Shadow Dance-," by MacDowell. The speaker of the afternoon \'V·as Dr. Franklyn Bliss Snyder, who has had signal success not only as ·a lecturer but as a popular and experienced teacher. He took as the subject for his entertaining and timely talk, What Is a Good Novel." The theme of his talk concerned itself with the three qualities essential to a good novel, namely--its interest for its reader, its truth to the fundementals of human life, and whether it is well written, its distinction of style and its touch of genius. 1\s illustration he talked briefly on some of the most discussed novels of the period. 41 I WILMETTE I LIFE October 23, 1925 Large - A d u ience Hears Address on Education Boy Injured in Rail Accident May Recover Joseph Flynn, 968 Spruce street, Winnetka, who was injured early Sunday morning, October 11, when a mo!or car in whi.ch he was a passrnger m company wtth several other yO'tmg people was struck by a baggage car oi the North Shore line at Eighth street and Greenleaf avenue, is still unconscious at the Evanston hospital. Fynn w_as thrown from the car, lighting on hts head, and ha.s not regained consciousness since the accident. Mrs. T~eodore Flynn, his mother, said late WATER HEARING TUESDAY thts week that his condition is thought A hearing before the Illinois Comto have improved. :Miss Mayme merce Commission on the petition of franco of \Yinnetka, also a passenger the l\1unicipal Water company for a !11. th~ machme~ died as a result of her certificate of convenience and neceslllJUrtes. sity to install a v.·ater supply system for various north and west suburbs, GET DISPOSAL BIDS including Wilmette and Kenilworth, Village Man ager C. C. Schultz pre- has been set for Tuesday, October 27. sented bid~ from several persons for Villag-e Attorney Charles H. Jackson garba~e dtsposal, at the meeting of and Trustee W. W. DeBerard will the _Vtllage board thi.s week. The board ~ttend the hearing in the interest of dectded to withold action on the the village. matter pending a report from the city coun.ci.J of. Evanston as to whether that INVITED TO CEREMONY muntctpaltty can handle the matter of At the meeting of the Vitlage board garbage disposal for the village. The this week. a communication was rep~esent .garbage di posal contract ex- ceived from the Wilmette Masonic ptres With the calendar year. Temple association inviting all members of the board to be present at the PROTECT LIGHT CONDUITS corner stone laying in their official caAn ordinance prohibiting persons pacity. The corner stone laying cerefrom digging underneath or around monies will be ohserved Saturday any electric light conduits in parkways afternoon, Octoher 31. preceded by a or. el~ewhere in the village without per- parade through the village st:-eets. m·sston from the· ·village authorities was adopted by the Vftlage board a't its HOLD HARVEST DINNER meeting Tuesday -evening. The ordiThe annual Harvest Home dinner nance provides a maximum fine of $200 of the Wilmette Parish Methodist for each viot.atian "Of the measure. church wilt be held Thursday evening, October 29. at the church, it is anMr. and Mrs. ;ohn Welton Fisher, nounced. Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes Jr., 826 Greenwood avenue, left Thurs- will be the principal speaker of the day for a several weeks' trip to Ber- evening and the dinner will be in muda. charge of the Ladies' Aid society. 11ore than 200 persons attended the joint Parent-Teacher association meeting held at the Byron Stolp school Tuesday evening of this week. This was the first of a number of meetings scheduled for this fall and winter at which speakers on educational topics will be heard. Dr. W. S. Gray of the University of Chicago was the speaker Tuesday evening at1d his ad, dress was received enthusiastically by the large audience. He spoke on new educational methods and the need for reorganizing the curriculum to meet the present day needs. The next meeting will be held early in December, it was announced. lage is scheduled for Saturday, October 31, when local citizens wi_ll join with a large number of Masomc bodies in the parade that is to precede the corner stone laying ceremonies at the site of the new Masonic temple at 1010 Central avenue. Following is the parade order as issued by Charles D. Heller, marshal; George R. Harbaugh, and Samuel H. Vowell, aids: All organizations and individuals participating in the Wilme_tte Masonic temple corner stone laymg parade, October 31, 1925, will :'lssemble according to the followmg parade order: 1. Music-St. Bernard Commandery No. 35 K. T. band- outh side of Central avenue. Right resting ot1 Wilmette avcnuQ facing east. 2. Army-Navy- wfarine-same as (1) directly west of (one). 3. Civic organizations and citizens....,.... west side of \Vilmette avenue. Right resting on Central avenue. 4. American Legion-Boy ScoutsCampfire Girls-same as (3) directly south we t of (three). 5. 1vfusic-lllinois Commandery Xo. 72, K. T. band-cast side of Wilmette avenue. Rig .t resting on Central avenue·. 6. Knights Templar-St. Bernard Commandcry No . .15 K. T .. 1-:\';.uls ton Commanden· ~o. 5R .h:. T. anrl Illinois Conunan'"dcry No. 72 K. T. -Same as (5) . directly sot~thwe~t of (five). 7. Royal Arch 1\tlasons-north side of Central avenue. Right rl'sting on Wilmette avenue. 8. 1\tfaster Masons-Same as (7) directly cast of (seven). · 9. Music-Apollo Commandery No. 1 K. T. hand-same as (8) dirc-ctly east of (eight). 10. Knights Tcmplar-Apollo Commandery No. 1 K. T. (Escort to Grand lodge)-same as (9) directly east of (nine). 11. Village president and Village officers-same as ( 10) directly cast of (ten). 12. Grand Lodge-at entrance of present lodge building, 1145 \Vilmctte avenue. Charles D. Heller, Marshal. George R. Harbaugh, Aid. Samuel H. Vowell. Aid. A. J. Kuelzow, Aid. ~- A lone bandit, flourishing a revolver entered the Piggly Wiggly store in the Boulevard building on Central avepue shortly before closing time Monday evening of this week an<r forced the manager and the cashier to stand with faces to the wall while he rifled the cash drawer of $97.18. He then escaped, leaving quite a sum in small change untouched. The manager is F. A. Hunt, 510 P~rk avenue, and his wife is the c<~;shter. They told the police that the s-tore was deserted, except for themselves, and that they were just about to check up the day's receipts when the robber entered. He stood . behind a post and covered the two, ordering them to put up their hands and leave the cashier's cage. Thl'\' complied with his orders and he took the money and fled. Although the police arrived promptly, . no trace of the bandit was found. He was described as being roughly dressed, short and stockv. Police believe he was from Chicago, as he did not seem to fear recognition and made no attempt to Lidc his face. I I j I t Simplicity the Keynote of Hanson-Rothe Wedding A gown of i\'ory satin_ trimmed w!tll rose point lace and a vctl of tull<' wtth orange blossoms and the sa111r larr was worn bv 11iss Edna Marie llan"n" on the occasion of h r marriage to Paul Ncergaard Ruthe of Chicago which was solemnized Friday, Octohet 16 at the home of the bride's sister. M'rs. F. A. Cushing Smith of 431 Central avenue. About 50 relative and fr"ttflds gathered at the Smith home at 4 o'clock to witness the ceremony which was performed by the RcY. Stephen A. Lloyd. Upon returning from their wedding trip to Bermuda. ~f r. and Mrs. Rothe will make their home in Chicago. ). ' RETURNING TO KENILWORT~-1 Mrs. V. K. Spicer of Kenilworth and her mother, Mrs. c.· M. Higginson. ~,·ho have been making an extende(l stay at Westport Point, Mass., left October 19, to motor home by way of Baltimore. Md., where they wilt visit old friend., Dr. and Mrs. \Van·en Lewis. Dr. Lewis is a distinguished memher of the biological faculty and an old Chicagoan. Mr. Spicer, whose health does not pert'lit the long trip, will arrive by train about the same time his family does. about November l. Ex-President Zipf Goes on Tour of W eat Coast Former Village President Edward Zip£ and Mrs. Zip£ left early last week for a trip to the West' Coast. They went to Arizona first and then to California. They are at San Diego at the present time, visiting relatives and friends. The date of their return has not been definitely announced as yet, but they expect to come back by way of New Orleans. CIRCLE RUMMAGE SALE The Cozy Corner circle of the Con-.. gregational church will hold a rum~ mage sale at the Economy Shop ailday Thursday and Friday, October 29 and 30. The doors will open at 7 :30 o'clock on each of these two mornings. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Simmons and their daughter, Miss Elizabeth, of 1040 Ashland avenue, left Sunday to motor to Florida. At the time of their departure, Mrs. Simmons and her daugh ter had not decided whether they would return with Mr. Simmons in a few weeks or remain in the South during the winter season. -oMrs. M. C. Miller returned to her home in Los Angeles last week after a visit of several months' duration at the home of her sister, Mrs. H. S. Gemmil of 829 Greenleaf avenue. .. POLICE AID STRICKEN MAN George Lewellyn, of Chicago, helper on a delivery truck Lelonging to the Sawyer Biscuit company, suffered an epileptic fit on Wilmette avenue near the Village halt last Wednesday. He was taken to the police station where he was given treatment by Health Commissioner E. E. Moore. He was later able to go to his home. Rhythmics cJasses for children, launched at the Howard school last week, are to be held on Wednesdays it is announced. Both the children and their mothers have expressed great enthusiasm over the classes and they are expected to become extremely popular as the season progresses. -oMrs. D. H. Bell, ·203 Third street, gave a luncheon and card party Wednesday, October 14. -o- The Drama league will meet Monday afternoon, October 26. at 4 o'clock, at Fullertpn hall.