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J ulv 26. 192<) WILMETTE LIFE 11 Variety of Topics Boat Races Part of Summer Program at Sheridan Shore Offer Mat erial lor Boat races are held from the Sheri"Sample Sentences" dan Shore Yacht club on Saturday In preparing a few sample sentences from · books to be found in the \Vilmctte Public library 11iss Anne L. \Vhitmack, librarian, ha s touched on a \'a rietv of subiccts. This week she s ubmits the following .to \Vilmctte readers : Co.smopolitanism is a " ·capon with \rhich civilization is apt to defend It~elf \\"hen nati ona li sm become . menacing. For nati o nali sm is a tcrri~>le e11em \· to civilitY, a di sease which undermined at la~t th e constitution of Athens and threatened m o re than once the ercnc health of the eighteenth cent t1n·. It mav be doub ted whether rclil!ion ha s been so fruitful a moth ::r of barbarous woe. as this m oder n manifc~tatil)JJ pf the h erd -i n . tinct. l·rom "Ci\·ilization." by Cli\·e Bell. aitcrnoons thro ugh o ut the season_ , and un thos e days the women of the club · ~a ther und e r the big colored sun shades Dn th e club's breakwater for a few ha nd s of bridge and a cup of tea. The race s will he held every two week s until ~cptemher 1-t. The games b egin at ~ :30 o'clock. and tea is optional. On Friday evenings throughout the ~: ummcr the Y acht club \\·ill ha,·e in: ·ornLa l dances o n its fl oor at th e \Yat e r 's ecigc. Th r ha\·e h(·en two or three 1lr ea(h · this season and th e \· '"ill continue . as \\·eek ly ieaturcs - tmtil the \\'Cather prohibit s. HARRY DAVIES·CO. SILK AND DRAPERY SHOPS Silks Velvets Dreaa Goods Wash Good:1 1709-11 Sherman Ave. EVANSTON · Greenleaf 7542 Draperies Curtains Domestics Linens RETURNS FROM WISCONSIN :.:ancy Durgin. <laughter ni ~f r. and jf r s. \ \'illiam A. Durgin. 627 Forest 1\·enue. returned home ThursdaY of last week from Trnut la ke, \Vis .. '\'here she hac\ been the g·u est of Hcien ~tiles, daul-!hter of thl: Dan G. Stiles. 1019 Sixth st r ee t. ~Tr s. Durgin and her cla11ghter. Laura. clron' to Trout ·1.ak la st \\·rck, and returned ,,·ith \:an cy. J U L Y CLEARANCE 0 F WARM WEATHER DRESS FABRICS 10,000 yds. of choice patte~ned Voiles, Batiste, Dimities, English Prints, Broadcloths, and_ Rayons. Designed In light, cheerful color combinations. All ·tub-fast fabrics. Usually retails at $1.28 a yard. Special at 28c-48c-60c a Yard H c a nd . h i s 'r i i c \ r ere un de r no i Uus ions about each o ther. I-Je was a realist, no t a rnmantic;i ·t, in hi s affe --- ti HIS, flnd loved her non e the les s hecause he occasionally quarreled with her as he did with c\·en·hoch· else. Tt was not an infatuated man - \\·ho t o ld hn,,· he u :'e d to grumble at his wiie about hi s m('al s till at la st one da,- she lo . t patience and sa id, as he \\·as ab o ut to sa~· grace: "\"a\·, hold. ~fr. J o hns on, and do not make a farce oi thankin sr \rod for a dinner \Yhich in a few min:-utcs YOU will nrotcst is uncatabk." Clea rlr. Johnso;1 and ~f r s. John son \\·ere two human beings whn spoke their mind _ to each other and lm·ed o ne another in th e full knowl edge oi th e ir _e\·eral faults. From "Dr. Toh nson and Compam·." hy R o b e rt Lntd. The founder of t~1e Spencer dn1asty, and ongmator ol the "~. peneeria:1 St\·le and System of Penmanship," \Ya s Platt Rogers Spencer. a school teacher in :\" ew York state and A stabula count\·. Ohio. \Yho , in the language of his hiogranher and relative. "made the sublime re ~o lution to re :c ue from its uncieserved ohscurit\' the practical Art of \\'riting. " the appeal Spencer's "gracefu l cun-es" made to a people then rather stan·cd for onnortunit ,. for artistic ex .. prrssion in the ordinarv sense. it re.l ulted that "Snenceriat; Anufish" hecame the model of handwriting for three Peneration . of Americans. To nromotin~~ the fan1r his S\'. tem met, Spencer gaye exuberant ent hu siasm. Alas for the Spencerian system. Just as Snenrcr had plarcd Henrv Ford to the nuill pen. so in clue course rame . another. \,·ho p]a,·ed Henrv Ford to Sp1' ncer. The invention o( the typewriter doomed the Spencerian glorv. From "Our Times: the L·. S. 10001925 v. 2," hy ~f ark Sullivan. \I. :\. ] lllll' s. a u n t o i \ Y. T. ,·isiting- t:1e _h\lle' iamih· at 1232 F.lm\,·ood avenue. \[r s. Jones. \\·h o has Cl)lllC here f rnm Glen l rl1in. \". D., \\"ill remain for an extended Yi sit. \ f r_ . 1\)lle:-.. i~ I I I $50 IN GOLD OFFERED · -0- \1 r s. :\ . J. Linn, 1805 Elm\\'OOd avenue. ha:' as g-uc:-ts her consin ~frs. Larn· Roland. ancl ~f rs. Roland's son. Cene. oi L n:'i .-\n g-cles. Cal. They will :na ke a Yi~it of about ten clays with thl: l.inn s. -0- fo.r a Slogan of 5 words or less adopted by out· Evanston Shop. Competition Closes July 31 I .Judg-es : E. \V. Peterson, 1 Philip Eichling, B. R. L1.1<ld. : \Yinn e!·'s nam e will be announced tn th t· A ug·ust !) bsue. Fricnds of th e Fred H. Deacons of 351 Cumberland road. Kenilworth, ,,·ill be sorry to learn that Mrs. Deacon's mother ·passed a\\"ay Saturday, l11h· 21) Only 6 Days more to participate in our $50.00 Slogan Contest n,· Once in a lifetime, probably.Gorighd On the "dream· abip,. Empreu ol AumaliG, Dec. 2. Special event1, lovelielt teUODI. 'Ibil year, · 3 new HOSTESS AT LUNCHEON Mrs. Charles Sanford Clarke of 52() V\' ashington a\·enue entertained at a luncheon \ .Yedncsclav at her home in honor of Mis s Dorothv Ann Rice ~, f Birmingham. Ala., \\·ho ~s ~f rs. Clarke's house gu( ·st for sev<.:ral \\"eeks. Dr. and 1f r s. L. E. Penberthy, 1524 \\'ilm ette avenue, will leave next week for a trip through Michigan and \VJ scnnsin. They will be gone for two or three weeks. and :Nl rs. ] . G. ~f cKihban spent la st \Yeek -encl at \\' eiga ncley, \Vi s. plata - Athau, Sumatra, Formoa. New"includeda," low..priad opdooala. AU espenaea, &om $2000; fo~ 137 days. Mediterranean Two cruiJes. New and unamal porta- Majorca the magnificent, and Corfu in the Ionian Sea. All 17 fm.. portao.t porta, with time to browse, shop, play. 73 idvlnc dave, aa low aa $900. Double sailing·. ; · Empr~ of Scotland Feb. 3, Empress of France Feb. 13. Phone or write vour local agent, or R. S. ELWORTHY, Steam- ,.... ir r. -0- W!~~~~~~J Director of · ranaa·1a :;~:~' World'a ship General Agent, 71 E. · Jackson Bh·d., Telephone IL,. · .,. For EVANSTON TRAVEL BUREAU 600 Davis St. Greenleaf 248-t OUR SERVICE IS FREE TO YOU 0.. 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