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July· 26, 1929 WILMETTE I LIFE 15 TO SPEND $4~ '>SOJ000· Miss Dorothy Rose, daughter of Mr. Mr. and Mrs. Alan McConnell and and Mrs. G. W. Rose, 753 Twelfth ·their children, 1525 Highland avenue, st:eet, ent.ertained la~t Friday eveni~g returned Monday night from a two ON UNDERGROUND LINES ·wtth a bndge . party m honor of Mtss , Helen Henrekson, daughter of Mr. and weeks ~our of the East. They br.oug_ht Public Service Places Conduits Under Streets to Care for Future Growth Installation of the new underground network system of conduits to serve downtown Evanston with electric light and power has been responsible for the removing and replacing of the pavements in the business district for the last few weeks. The Public Service Co., is installing the network to take care of rapid expansion of the busine ss district at present and in anticipation of future demands . This installation is being matle at a cost of almost a million dollars and is a part of the underground system wh.u:h is being built this year and for which $4,250,000 has b~_en appropriated by the comparJY for the entire district. The network starts at the Public Service substation No. 2 at Clark and Maple and runs east under Clark street to Sherman avenue, south on Sherman to Church street and west on Church to the alley west of the Public Service store and north under the alley to the substation. From Clark street the conduits run south on Benson a venue to Davis street, west on Davis to Elmwood, south on Elm,,·ood to Grove a neT- east on Grove to Hinman a yenue A line runs north from GroYe street under the alley west of the Gro\'C street fire station to serYe the stores on the south side of Davis street and the east side of Sherman avenue in that block. Another line runs north from Grove to Davis under Sherman avenue and east on Davis to the alley west of Hinman annue where it connects with a duct line running from Grove to Church street. From the corner of Grove street and Chicago avenue another branch of the network runs north under Chicago avenue to Church street and east on Church street to Orrington avenue. T_ he sections of this great network are made up of £_onduit lines having nine, sixteen and twenty-four ducts through ·w hich cable will be run. The system has capacity enough to furnish the entire present business district with light and power with provision for the new buildings now going up. and enough surplus capacity to serve downtown Evanston for many years to come. This network. forming a complete circuit of the business district. will be completed about August 1 and service on the new system will begin about August 31 or shortly after. Jack ·Booth, son of Mr. and Mrs. John P. Booth, 521 Sixth street, J,"eturned Monday night from the Nay~l R. 0. T. C. cruise. He left June I1P Mrs. Alfred R. Henrekson, who is leav- back wtth them Mrs. McConnells sts- and cruised to the B~rmudas. On hi~ mg in August for a trip to Lake Louise. ter, Miss DeBoer, and her daughter, return. he spent some time visiting in New York and Canton, 0. Banff. and \Vashington. Virginia McConnell. · OUR ENDEAVOR WILL BE TO SATISFY THE MOST EXACTING DEMANDS OF OUR CUSTOMERS FOR DISTINCTIVE -========-=-=====··! I l I~ OPENING ·' AlJGlJST· 15th :I I --- I CHILDREN'S AND JUNIORS' WEARING APPAREL LA JELJNESSE, INC. 1168 WILMETTE AVE., WILMETTE i. ... FINAL WEEK OF OUR EXPANSION SALE ·. ALL. MERCHANDISE GREATLY REDUCED To Make Way for Alterations Which Start Immediately 1 75 75 DRESSES Formerly Priced to $35.00 DRESSES Formerly Priced to $45.00 Thornbury Village Has Ideal Sites for Homes Tl1ornbury Village is situated on the hanks of the Des Plaines river near Libertvville and offers ideal homesite s in a ,~·ooded landscape. It is onlY one hour from Chicago on the Skokie V ~11lev line of the North Shore railwa' Thornbury is a modern village of small estates, and offers the advantages of countrv life and clear air co~1hinecl " ·ith . C!'ood transportation. The Hopkins-Tanner Rcalt ' Co., is the broker ~Ir. and ~fr:-;. Tames L. Palmer, l0:1 Dupee place. hav·e a s guests this \H·e k ~fr. ancl ~1rs. LO\\·e ll Gildner, Mr Palmer's nephew and his \Yifc. The Gildners arc from Detroit and arrived in \\' ilmcttc Monday. 45 ALL 1 GOWNS and ENSEMBLES . Formerly Priced to $55.00 $2475 HATS Formerly Priced to $18.50 All Sales Final-No Credits-No Exchanges · Eva Karon Schur, Inc. North Shore Hotel Bldg. and Mrs. C. ]. K yland , 1634 Forest annne, have as their gnest !\[rs. Kvlat1d's sister, Mrs. ~I. W::tchter. }.,{ rs. \Vachter is from Tuc':on Ariz .. and will make an extended Yisit in \Vilmette. :;vrr. -0- Chicago .and Davis EVANSTON