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April 16, 1926 WILMETTE LIFE 45 BOOTH AT FAIR General and State Federation of Wom· an'· Cluba Will Exhibit at Woman'· World' a Fair I ' ... The General Federation of Women's dubs and the Illinois Federation of \Vomen's clubs will occupy a booth, 20 hy 22 feet, at the Woman's World's Fair to be held at the Furniture Mart, Erie and Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, April 17-24. The line drawn between the exhibit of the mother organization and that of Illinois is like a state line, purely imaginary. The Illinois Federation going in with the General as one of her childr~n is typical of the exhibit itself, which is to show through material things the spirit of the hon:te. The booth wlll be furnished as an A mcrican home should be, practical, t-( ·nomical and beautiful. It will show t ht' Hpirlt of what a home should be through beauty of color in fabric, furtdturc ChQsen for artistic lines ns well <·H for use, a fireplace for material and :-;piritual warmth and a dining room with linen and silver tastefullY disPlayed. This home I~ to symbolize th e teaching of the General Federation president. MrR. John D. Sherman, that the home must draw ·into its arms, in fireside groups, the youngJ, Pople of toda:'lr to offset pres e nt rlay t t>mptattons. Mr!'!. Martin Kent !\'ortham, of EvanRton, and her committee, .:\lrH. A. Starr Bf'Rt, Evanston and Mrs. Katherine Knowle~ Rohbin~. Chicago, lw YC charge of the furnishings. Over ihf' fireplace will be hung a f"i<'neral Federation banner an<l undcrt.eath that an Illinois banner. Alon~ th(' three sides of the railing will hf' n. hox enclosure for Ferlf'ration litera1Ur<'. Then' wilt be a tahlc with Lwo hooks for the registr~· of cluh memh ·rH: one to flnd a permanent hom e ;qnong other valuahl r e cords at Ge nt··al Fedl·ratinn Hcarlquart ' rs in V\ashington and th<' oth e r in "Illinois F P<lt·ratiou Hr·arlquarters, 127 N. DParh o rn ~treN, Chicago. Th e Illinoi~ Federation will be h'·stess E>ach rlay and evening at the Fec!Nation hooth. Districts ar(' sche(luled as follows under chalrmanHhip of r.lrs. Albion L . Head burg, Chi cago. Opening day, First district, presi d e nt, :\lt·s ..T. .J. Worker: Momlay, April 1!1, Third di s trict, president, 1\fr~. \Val lac!" n. Combs and Fourth district. pr(·si rlent, · :\Jrs. H. R. Quinn: Tu '. rla~·. ~PcntHl distPict. president, Mrs. David .:\fad-t' an: \V edn(·scla:o-·, Federation dn.v. TPnth district. pr esident, Mrs. \Villinm Franl<lin Farr ell: Thursday. l-:leventh district, presirlrnt. l\lt·s. G. W. Gambrill an(l Eleventh di~trict, president. :\lrR. Georg·e B. "ratts, Elgin: Friday, J~ighth district, president, Mrs. Georg,~ M. Hartwell ancl Ninth district. Prt' si<lE>nt. ~frs. Samuel D. Snow; clo s ingday :;:;ixth district, president, l\lrR. \V . \V. H. .::>ehwedler. The presiden ls of these districtR will sen·e tea ft· n t~l 3 to ii, assisted by members of th ~ Tr respectiYe eli strict organizations , f r. federated club memb~rs in fltnin).: room of booth. · The president of the Illinois Fed e ration of ·women's clubs, Mrs. Georg(' Thomas Palmer, Springfield, ls social chairman for the General Federatinn a.lHl will he at the booth l\Ionda\·. Tuesday a.nrl ·wednesday of the Fai·r. She will he one of the speakers on Federation day, Aprll 21. State Department chairmen will giv e short ta.ll<s in little theater eac'h day at 4 o'clock, and during evening sessions at 9 o'clock. There will be music preceding these talks under dtrectlon of Mrs. E. J. 1\furray, state chairman of music . ,. ecord ade a erdict P"endered Here is a record to make you ·pause: .. . .. 70,599 Dodge Brothers Motor Cars and Graham Brothers Trucks sold i.n the United States from January 2nd toApril3rd, 19261 The greatest quarter in the company's history. per cent greater than the same period last year, when 51,318 units were sold. 37 This record was a foregone conclusion. Since the first of the year demand increased week by week. Each period showed greater sales than the one preceding and greater than the same period of 1925. During the last week recorded, ending April 3rd, 9104 units were sold, against 6530 for the best week last year-a gain of 39 per cent. Sales figures are an index to the buyer's preference. Buyer's preference, these days, springs from clean-cut convictions on quality and comparative worth, penny for penny. Although the peak of the selling season has not yet been reached, !he verdict has already been rendered. Touring Car .. $855.50 Roadster . . . . 854.50 Coupe .... $906.50 · · } r ' ... -Dr. M. H. Bickham Will Speak Before Methodists Dr. Martin H. Bickham, 429 Ninth street, will preach the sermon at the regular morning senice of the Wilmette Parish :\1ethodist Episcopal church, Sunday, April 18, at 11 o'clock Hi~ ~uhject \\·ill be, "A Christian Ba~is f0r Chicago's Future Development." Dr. Bickham is a leader in the work of the United Charities of Chicago and ha" hcen heard recently in radio talks oYer :-tation \VLS regarding the field of t 1 ~at organization in the nwtropolis. He i'i r~lc;o a leader in the "·ork of the loc~l 11 ethodist church. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Moulding of 1004 Greenwood avenue have returned to Wilmette after spending s1x Sedan . . . . . . . 960.00 c. M. See the Dodge Steel Body on Display in Our Showroom MeDONALD UNIVERSITY 1:&4 ' ' . 1019 DAVIS STREET DOD6E- BROTHERS MOTOR CARS weeks in Pin~~urst, N. .C. .