Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 1 Jul 1927, p. 17

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] uly I, 1927 · WILMETTE LIFE 17 1 . ' -~ ~~-----S_k_o_k_ie_,_an __ A_l_l_Y_e_ar __ R_o_u_nd __ C_l_ub ____~ (Continued from Page 15) Guests talk about the warmth of welcome. One afternoon a week the women folks hold their bridge parties, and . on Saturday night dinner dances are frequently held on an outdoor floor. Discussing dancing and other social affairs ~~ r. Chace volunteered the inionitation that despite the reputation oi the cluh for hospitality it sometimes hecomes necessary to deal out punk treatment when unwekome guests appear. He was referring to the mosquitoes, which at times make annoying attacks. many of the greatest net stars in the world have played at Skokie. including Big Bill Tilden, II, Little Bill Johnston, Vinny Richards and many others. Championship play always. attracts a packed stand. Morris S. Miller is the impressario. who makes the sport the big thing it is. The women's bridge parties are a hig "institution" and attract many players. Mrs. A. C. Allen and Mrs. L. H. Frank are active in bridge affairs. JP.. ·Dl8daetlve L·r··· P···· !lataral l\a1'e8, ........,.··· Pare lteaa Pneeu l'·maaeat·WaYial I Low as All Year Round Club Last. hut not least, we call attention to the fact that Skokie is an all year round cluh. For · four ,·ears winter sports have .b een a big feature. Skating, tobogganing, skiing. with an occasional ice carniYal make the colder weather a .season of enjoyment for the men. the ·women and the children. The officers of the club are: Thomas. Drever, president: 'rV. G" Lerch. vicepresident: Paul G. Chace. secretary: C. R. \Vhitworth, treasurer. Dr. ]. A . Burrell is chairman of the Sports and Pastimes committee. (:t\ext \Yeek-Indian Hill) eftlclen~ · ' . A Scientific Course " ·· + \Vhen you play Skokie you go in for eighteen holes of scientific golf. Par for the course of 6,508 yards is ~eventy, thirty-four out and thirty-six in. Number three is labeled the toughest hole. It is 440 yards and a par four. To par meatis a perfect s traight dri\'e with plenty of carry. Then after that a perfect brassie shot to the green. From tee to hole there are plenty of traps, and they are traps. Skokie has been the scene of notable golf events oi international magnitude. '!'he ~ational open, won by Gene Sarazen in a field of 329, was held there in 1922. Last Year the Skokie team won the .\"orth Shore Inter-club championship. Stanley Hopkins is the club champion. · He also was the title holder in 1925. ~fiss Eva Johnson is the woman's champion. ~Irs. Edgar Stevens held the title ior several years until supplanted by ~I iss Johnson last year. The club boasts many good players, among the e being Stanley Hopkins, \\.illiam K. Child, W. S. Preston. Alleti G. ~I ilk Thomas G. ~lc~fahon. George J. ~[ urch and J. C. Cormack. Tile eleraaee and beauty of a Permanent WaYe Ia dependent on the artlatlc of the waver and not on an7 of the chemical prooeues or machines. Blrlll:r advertised machines, low prtcu and mlalea41ac promises are no &Ullr&nce tor a aucceeatul wave, neither are they any protection acalnlt b~lll&', brlttUq and dlacolorlq the b&lr. _ Dlterlalaatlac people choo·e our bouse and are auured by the SO y~ · experience of Mr. John Ne&Teacou, of recetvlnc a wave that expreuea elecanoe. youth and beauty without the ·llchtest Injury to yourself or to rour Mlr. ·air &oeCI-Tran·tormatlona Bob Wlp with natural parta u low u 111M. Expert Beauty Parlor Service and Artl8tlo Hair CUttlnc S·lte lilt 8te1'ea· Bl4r., t7 K. State Street, Clll...o KBQBB8COU'8 DBAPB W A.VBI, B&e. I TBB WIGGBRY Tel. Baa4elt· 1111 A Record Month W have never sold better values in Feminine Apparel than exemplified through our Fifth Anniversary Sale this June-with results beyond all expectations. We are happy to realize that an ever increasing number of discriminating Women and Misses approve our exclusive s.elections and moderate prices. E Women Enjoy Sport At perhaps no golf club in the count n· dn the women take more interest in. the game than at Skokie. The sea~on schedule is always a hig one. There i~ a duh team of which 1Irs. Edgar ~te,·cns i:; the captain. Miss E\'a John~on. ~1 r:;. Edgar Stevens and Mrs. Paul G. Cha~e are rated the stars. Mrs. Ernest T . Bartlett is chairman of the \\·oman ·!'I golf committee. Friday afternoon is women's day on the course. Sunday is also a big day, for in the afternoon friend husband rre ts the opportunity to show the 11 rs. his fancv shots. Phil Gauden is the club pro. He is an excellent golfer, hut not a tournament player. He has heen with · the cluh nine years. .... Our Fall Lines Are Ordered We therefore announce a store-wide Clearance of Summer Apparel, starting immediately, to make way for early Fall Arriyals. Tennis Given Play \ Vhen one writes about Skokie, there arc other things besides golf to tell about. Tennis is given a big play. The Illinois state tournament for several Years has been held on the Skokie cnurts oi which there are six, with a :-izeable grandstand overlooking the championship courts. Champions and ~[ r. and ~Irs. Albert :t\. Page and daughter:;, ~farian and Sarah. of 901 :\.shlancJ avenue. are lea\'ing today on an extended trip through the \Vest. They will visit Yellowstone National park, Portland, Seattle, Vancouver, and the west coast. The~· ,,·ill he the guests oi ~lr. Page's b(other, L. H. Page, in Salt Lake City. Included in present sales are some of our smartest Silk Tub Frocks at $14.50 JLJEl\VJlS INCO~·O~ATa· CS!8-'<en~. ~ 1606 CHICAGO AVENUE -DOWNTOWN EVANSTON -cG. E. Lindquist and daughter, Clara. of Lawrence, Kans., were the guests thi~ \veek of Dr. and Mrs. M. 1{. Barker of ·730 Central avenue. Mrs. Lindquist is the niece of Mrs. Barker. 1\[ rs. Barker's nephew, Robert Hanna, of ~fadison, \Vis., wili be their guest this week-end. ~[ rs.

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