Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 20 Jan 1928, p. 19

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selec~ing an engineer and permanent Definite action on the matter of headquarters for the North Shore Mosquito Abatement district was deferred by the district trustees at their meeting on at Thursday night of last week, held ·the Wilmette Village hall, until the next regular meeting which will be held on Wednesday. January 26. Stringer of Evanston, chairArthur man of the committee appointed to select the engineer to be employed by the district, reported that he had had an interview with H. A. La Prince, United States Government engineer with headquarters at Memphis, Tenn., considered as the best authority on such work, and that Mr. La Prince had advised the immediate procuration of an engineer and the starting of survey i~ the district for the reduction of breeding places. Paul Hoffman of Wilmette, chairman of the · committee on headquarters, reported that the recent bad wea.ther had rendered it impossible to get out on the road in search of suitable quarters bqt that he had conferred with Oscar W. Schmidt, county commissioner, who had promised to secure a farm house located in the forest preserve· near the scene of operations with barns suitable for storing machinery and equipment. About 50 residents of the north shore and others interested in mosquito abatement attended the meeting, several of them addressing the board on subjects pertaining to the work to be undertaken. Outstanding among these speaking was Major Edward M. Skinner, nationally known for his work in mosquito abatement and who conducted the survey in the Chicago area in association with the Gorgas Memorial association recently. Major Skinner requested that he be considered as an applicant for the position of district engineer and outlined his plan of work which follows the Gorgas plan. Others speaking were A. B. Farwell of Glencoe, H. W. Butler of Glencoe, 'fhomas A. Lynch of Winnetka, and Swain Nelson of Glenview. tt1w~e~e~n~fi~v~e;;h~u~n~d~re~d~a~n~d~a~th~o~u~sa~n~d~"~Y~o~ugth~a~n~d~th~e~N~e~w~T~i~m~e~s,~"~J~a~n~u;-~~~~~~=~!!l~~~r Last wedneaday large and representative gathering of sons and daugh· t~s of Illinois held a reception for Congressman Henry R. Rathbone and Mrs. Rathbone at the New Willard hotel in Washington, n_, C. Congressman Rathbone ·was recently 1 d ·dent 0 f t he 111· · S ADDRESSES FORUM e ecte presl mo1s tate society for the District of Columbia, Prof. M. V. O'Shea, of the departand was inducted into office ·following ment of education at· the University the reception. of Wisconsin, addressed the WednesThe society has a membership of be- day Evening Forum on the subject of a mea , ·---. been residents and mott of· whom are still citizens of our ·state. The laraer states have their societies also in Washington,. but the Illinois State society is recognized as one of the best and most ftourishing of them all and it is considered a high honor to be chosen head of this ·orcanization. THE BEI*l'ER APPAREL at LOW PRICES Smart Things Which Appeal to Discriminating Women Arrit~ing Continually With our Annual Clearance Sale now in progress, we prestnt unusual opportunities to select DRESSES, COATS and MILLINERY of distinction extremely underpriced. We offer a number of attractive bargains at half original prices to make way for Spring lines. Our selections are advanced and representative of styles not usually shown at prices now offered. Women of N. IC. E. C. Sew for Mary Cnne Nursery Sewing for the Mary Crane nursery, a responsibili~_ of an energetic group of National Kindetgarten and Elementary College alumnae, students and friends, occupied these women Monday when they held a luncheon meeti!lg at the home of Mrs. George M. Groves, 415 Davis street, Evanston Once a month these busy women meet to sew for the nursery in which students at the collelfe have teaching and observation experience. They also extend their help into the homes of the Hull house district where the nurserv is situated. Other Chicago and North Shore JO"ouos work with this local groupthe Wells CoHeRe club of Evanston, the West Elm Street circle and the Fuller Lane circles of Winnetka, and the south side alumnae of the Kindergarten college. Mrs. Harry G. Phillips, " national president of the kinderRBrten coll~e alumnae, Mrs. Alfred Bates, president of the local group, and Mrs. Percy W. Bradstreet are among those active in the Evanston group. PLAN CARD PARTY The Junior membershio of the Catholic Woman's club of W·ilmette has decided that the members wi11 hold a card partv for the women of the St. Francis Xavier parish in the school hall on Saturday afternoon, February 11, at 2 o'clock. A committee has been appointed to make preoarations for the affair. Prizes will be donated bv the junior members DRESSES, now priced as low as ..... .$9.75 COATS, as low as ..................... $29.50 HATS, as low as ........................ $2.95 1606 CHICAGO AVENUE-AT DAVIS STREET EVANSTON urged to friends attend. of the members . are I · and aJI ~~~=============::::;::======================:::;:::::::.J . ··. .~

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