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WILMETTE LIFE December 18, 1Q23 WILMETTE LIFE ISSUED FRIDAY OF EACH WEEK by Chicago office: 6 N. Michigan Ave. Tel. State 6326 Tele-phene ..................·....... Wilmette 1920 LLOYD HOLLISTER., INC. 1222 Central Ave., Wilmette. 111 preponderantly Prot~sta_nt should , ha ~-~ ~ branch of this organtzatH>n as a t:l·l.ttLt -~>. cotirsc. The fonnation (Jf a Counctl 11~ \~ tln1ette \viii doubtle ss he follo\\'cd hy ~1!ntlar action 111 other lltlrth ~hun· comnntnttte"'. , SUBSCB.U·TION PRICE ..·...·.·...·2.00 A YEAR 117 Carrtt"r .........·..·..·.... ... .. 2Se . a month What Books? oreLffieS SONNET I shttlf rt'Jil!'JIIII,'r .'\'O il i11 .\"t'ars !tl /11·. . ll'h cH do<l'n l.i fc ' y nois:.· str,·!'t 1 !IO Ill _ \ ' cl'a.r; Tlrt' t'oh/JI.·stollt'S of t' il/'1' 7l·il/ fad~· £n,·a_\' T~· [111<.-t'rS that l·r~~·ath~· of _\'Ol t: und I shall sec 1 /\,:nt 1"1Jillcrill,ll /wil' you s 111il.·d today to me) . 1 sk.\ of blu e bcyrmd t/z, , 111ist of_ grC)' That f.lurs HZ\' C\'t'S; tht' thou!th l oj you 1'1lc lz dtzy If ·ill f,,, a su~·l(f - of s<,'l'l'ft·st lrannony. 1/\ _,ilk~·~~ basi of lltemor_ \ I jill f(itlt Jll llll\' ic<l't'ls: thl'y tri.-~·lt' li. l /htly tlrru . \/ \ tiu. 11 ·r_;., ;·uc h /111 hour .,,,hu.,·~· /'f.·asttrt 'S thnll \{,· iu .,·t tl\' .< .·h.·n th.·ir hctf'flill t'S.I' ,,·us n,·,,·, !~ 11 t . · ,,h. I hurry thru th, ·ll l u/1 1111tt! f .' ·u I · !1 . 1 i, ·h o s I 11 ' It r I 'I i 11! 1 ,. 1'tl I· . 1 · 11 t .' 1 All communications mus~ ".>c accompanied by th,e name and address of the writer. Articles for publication must reach the editor by Wednesday noon to insure app ea rance 1n current issue. ' ~· Resolutions of condolence, cards of thanks, obituarv notices of f'ntertainments or other affairs where an admittance charge is publish ed, will be charged at regular advertising rates. Entered at the post ·office at Wilmette, Illlnols, as mail matter of the second class, under the act of March 3, 1879. I ~ no part of Chri:-:.tma~ buying: i:-; the1:e likclv to he a:-: little thought g1,·cn as til ~he pur c has c o i h u 1 ,J~ :-; i u r c h i 1d r c n . , . \ d ul_ t s Christmas o nh· a \\·t-e k a\, . a,-~ · .\1 r cad '· there i " t h a t i <. · t·l i11 ~- ' 1f 111 ' ·' n 1..; anticipation " ·hich gTu\\· . . -..tt·a.dily ;.1:-'. the daY~ gob, · hring:ing nearer an d nt·arer the h o 1ida" w l 1ic h i ~ . . o ~ i t!·n i Ii c a 11 t h · i11 h a r 111 on Y "·ith the sen~e of kin.:' hip that - h()ld ' fa mil .~· 1n em her~ rl o :' e tog e ~ h c r a t t h i :-- :-:.l.' a so n o f the :ear. ' C h r i ~ t m as i s 1i k e 11 u 1 't h e r t i m l' . l h· a r t--. are k i11 d I ie r. Io "e · i ~ :' t r o 11 ~·e r. t h n u g h t :-:. o f ~elf ha,·e receded into the harl·grnund. .\t Chri~tma~ \\·e really feel th:1.t "gn()d will ttlwards man" of \\·hirh . the herald (tngel:' sang-. Peace on earth ~cem:' to he comingnearer. with the realization on the part nf n1ore and tnore people that ,,·a r has t1othin . !2. in it to hannonize with the so ng .~ which have prorlaitned its glory ano honor. \Ve have cc~me to see its waste and hide('tl:-'ne~ .;; and art: beginning t11 :'tt~pert it:' tl'l'k~' nes~. C ll RT~Tl\L\S .' Peace on earth. good will tu man~ \\'hat a sloQ·an for a generation to adopt. not only · for the Christtnas season hut f, 11· the "·hok · three hundred.and si~.:tv dav~ ~> I the vear. \\·e 8a,· a "l\Ierrv ·chri~tma~" :ti}(l \\ e n1ean that " ·e realh- do \\· i~h that each home into which our pa-per con1cs may l,a ,-e on that daY a fulfiln1ent of even· desire . \\·e read t lie Ch ri sttnas s tntT a tid we n~a IiZt' that in that first great nift til mankind tht'l'l' "·as nothing· of the sort ,,f ~pirit that \\·e. t "· '- tho tt san d v e a r s a f t r r t h r e n .· 11 t . a " sociate "·ith the Dav of thr Xati,-ih-. Let us on this <.:otning- Chri~tma~ D ;l\· he tnerry. hut let th too. take thoug-ht nf ho\v \\·e. todav and here. can forward that ideal of Christtnas \\'hich ,,.a:' nruclaimed at the titnc of the hirth of tht· nahe llf nl·th 1ehen1. g-o to the huok -shop {Jr t() the book-dcpa.1 tment in the cit,· :-.t()re hl1 1lt upon check111g" oti the nanH"-' ui the ht)\ ..... and girl~ \\·ho ap pear on their Chri-..tm;~:- li . . t:-.. Tlwy lw.vc little arquaintanrl·. [.,r the lllll:-.t part. ,,·1tl 1 the jtn'enile lit'cr atur~..· and <1t. 1ly ,·agttcly n:tnen.lher \vhat surt oi a lH1<1k it \\a-.. that deli<rhted their O\\·n childh<HHI. /'-.. Time s ha ,.l.' rhangTd and \\·i th them children's hooks. Choicl' j ... 1111 lcmger limitl·d to nur~er,· rh,·nH'"" c1r tht,....c.: tlllet' apprc,,·e d t a 1c :-; () f Lo" :-; - a 11 d !..!. i r I . . . . ( , .~-~ " 1d a :-; t () he nau~ea t ing·.- Toda:-' \\ c· ha ,.(. an vndk:-:-.. va ri l't ,. (, f book" \' r itt e 11 c" p n· . . ~I y f < 1 r c 11 i I clrcn. -hooks which h·nd t11 train in th~· y () un g· rca d e r a t a . . t t' t h a t " · i II I ,l' a j () y in later Years. Xot e,:en·h<>th· can l>v "up" 1111 childrvn\ literature. ft i..; ·a ~ul>ject that requir('~ mnre llr lc~s ~tea( h· attenti1111 t11 tlw ()tltput c1i the publishing h;nt-..l'" . ~I()ther ..... 1nan,· (ji tlwn1. ·re e I that t h c 111 a tt ~_, r i.... () i ~ u n1r i ~ ·11 t i 111 portancc to \\·arrant the expenclit ttn: ()i the time necr :--san· to lwr()llll' pruperly in formrd. Hut 11H're aunt-.. and unde~ and rottsin~ and old iatnih· iril'lld' are ll<1t likeh· to qualify as ~uitahlt.-jud.~T-.. ()i \\·hat tu lm~· n r not to b u \' at t l11..· IH 't , k c 11 un t e r. .\t the pttf1lir library ad,·in· may IH' had fur the asking. Tn the htH)k-~hop. ,tnd ](...;..; Jikc]y in the departllll'llt -..t()rl'. thl' atl ·:n dant tnay help in the cktlTillinatit,n <,f the pur e h a s c . .\ n 1 on g· t~lll.' · -.. f r i c 11 d . . t h v n· 111 a ' · h e ~omeone who. ki1ll\\ · , children'.· l)(l()k~ ·and c a 11 g- i '· e \\' i !'-- c.: c 1 n 111 . . t·l. I t 111 a t t e r "' Ii tt k \\·here informati()n i . . ill\111<1. The p11i11t j .... t() know what h{)ok~ ~t're \\'Orth hu: ing f()r t h e r h i Id r e 11 w h 1 ,.;: c.· " h < ,J L' f u t u r e a tt i t tt de t D- 1 \\· arcl~ lHH1k" and rl'adin.~· llla\- he al'fvcted 1)\· the \·cdume~ r~..·rei,· ~..·d at Cl~ri:-.t1na~. · 1 · ; , ·, ·/., 1· t ~\"\II\' And After That They All Went Out to Watch the Kitchen Sink, We Suppose Thl' l'l'lll·il ha'i made quite ;~ numl~t ·r 11i pointed l"t 1n; 1 rk-.. al~nut till' '- Jl .Jilgl· l1l·Jt1~ -..o.t ked all d<t~·. ;11 ·tl tllv \\ a . . l\..' -p: qwr ha..,kl't l1vi11~ iull. 'l~ltl' -.~:~""~'"an· cutt;ng up :tnd tlt1· J':tpvr \\l'l'·.d1.t h ~ry~n~ It() 1 d t 1t i 11 L:..., d I I\\ II. \\' i k I I H. I'; I" t l'. h. tId: Ill~ ;1r 11 u rHI tu "l'l' thl· :- t:tllll' " ~·~· a 1..:1111d !1,·~111~ .. Tl :t· : 11 \....'.., \n·li. 1Hll · :tJIJ'l';tr . . 1 11 i·1· lolut·. \\'!~tit· H1l1 ,.., ·lur k t·ll till· tdt· :tnd tilt· c:tll'IHI:tr 1·- ltloklng _irl· . . ~tt·r attn h, 1 ,·in~ !J ,t( l a lllllllth 1df. Tilt · !d ot n. h h111~ : I I .tl'll\ll'd .tki1,:_: it all 11 1. \1.-l.,: · T . \l.t :..:. tlll lt· . Ham, Old Egg, No Name Would Fit Us Better Than "Slave" ~l.n 1· : i11 n'rl' l.t ... · i . . lntt· (li :\o\ . 27. ltl' l.t~· .l in.<' . 1 .., ., 111 .·tlting al)(>ttt ·· . . 11 :tr din ~.tll,l.t man. . :f ~l ( ' · l' 1 , lliiTl l-.. \\ tt i tlt ink it d.>/, ~ ll l1t'!l'l' J..:,·t-p. It~! 111, l·. 1 na~i l11· kallin~ tllt'll ll:ttlll'" l~t·ltiiHl :t llrt.l . . ill1' !1:t11dllikt· \tl g11t. iii nc\\· \Oil \\t·:· :1 1111"". Illh '>t t .... 1111', n:- llt:l~tur. j ('()ttld jlid~ ll\11 :t ll.tllll" ;·,· .. rn Ill\' \t·k:tl·tilt·:\· that \':'""111'1 "<·lllld "" ~~~·HI t11 ~on, 11d 111ai r. \\llud t'lt , . 111 J,, ttt·r thv11 ... J:t,l·. ,, ,.,.:py l[\\!. NAPOLI ( /\. Snn~) · s.·c (1. lad 11 f'nn a stair iIi(' d.nr/;<'. · .\',· 1no. standin!l lt,'l · 11 :"11,· _,·fair. it ·c·ind.'i far rlot.'H sf,, ·, ·: The Blind Tn ~.,·/zrrc tlzc fislzrrs rnf t/r,,ir t'!.·.·' [ ft,'ar 111 "\' fntht·r's linht rn tif t P ', TI E report ·1i the !Iadley Corn"JI!l!1d.·11/(1 "l.a · l ;tS lli. 't' ' it bnknn .i fd' ence ~rho()] tur tlw !~lind. reccnth- rcPnpiit'd and presl'lrterl ],, .\lir<.>d .\lie-n. the 1!1· lift/,· .'illif n( 7·,+·etinc. enl.'rgct ic and dl' \·· 1tt·d ~t'<.T<: t a rY u i the !las ,,·aist nf ,·.;,,id. lot'cly .nrNn ~ r h o o 1. i s full c1 i i 1t l.' r t · -.. t i 11 g fa-ct ~ . ' I'lw fllack rurls Hoddinr1 'rnund a fa,·,· ti~ures \\·i ll surpri--l' .,nc.: unacquainted \\itJ, . 1/l /<7}/)ll'd (lltd lat~ .o hin!J ill t/~,rt f' ' r ., the amount and \·aril'ty 11i the . . ch()ol\ :u..-ti\· : til'~. \[\' Hr nt lt,·r rolls tlzr ma crart>llt'. ReliJ!iou~ Education .\t the date oi tiH· n·p,,rt. ( >rtoher. 1<J23. , "~"he 7.,·/ulc she sill!!-' tn lilt' /t,'J s ·u ,:. PPORTl... NITY for rclig·i~nh edurat ;,n1 ' 59R pupil. arc Ji.;:tvd a . . taking <J35 ·uurq"· ~hould certainlY ahot"Hl fur the llll'lll f'111 nltlo· no<c', Ill\' curls art' O·'llt' .\ lm~st oOO ind i ,-idua I hi i nd people t akin ~ 2· l11 "these United ,)'tales" is ltLIJIIt'. bers of anv con1n1unit\·. For a com1nunit ,. 11 <> t tar fro 111 1000 "l' par ate co u r :'e...; ~ 'I' h ~..· of hon1es . ., a viJJag-e i1i " ·hich hom e life is youngest pupil i~ 15 year:' c1f age. The old! lo<·c this la11d nf libc"h' stressed as the tnost signitlcant charactl'rest is R3. The a\·lT:tt!.t..' i-.. appt·<,ximatch· 3.:;. !<ut /zm.,l I IM'C 1H_\1 sa,., ,fi: istic of the people. it is particular]~· ncct>~ \nd tl~<mgh mo:-.t ()i tiJc· cqrre~p(mdenb sary that there he not only opportunity hut li\'e in the l .. nited State ..... \\·ill thr re are encouragement especially of the young pe()~ edicated to the Poor Little Bugs which were some in Canada. the· Philippine ]..,Jand-... ple. to avail thetnselves of it. Killed by an Overdose of Chlorine in the China. India, an,d .\tt:-tralia. Local Drinking Water It is not so nntch alarming that church The growth of the school s:nce Tanuan·. ".\ltlw the hugs 110 longer li\t', attendance is not regarded l)\· the ,.()ttth fttl 1925, is not tnerely remarkable; it ~-s alanilTheir corpses rome to tt-.. . generation as an e. sential -and dt'sirahle ing! The tnemb<..:r~hip has aln1ost doubled The sparkling liquid rarril'" tltem thing-, as that they are so disposed to g-ive in size in less than a Year . . \t this rate the Down each e:-.nphagus !" no thought at all to religious tnatters. Conlprf'sent offices on Li ;1coln avenue ·in \ VinThe ahon· touching little quatrain wa's complete, even profound, ignorance of the Rihle. !l(hCd IJy P. H. Carpenter. a-.-.,istant footkdl coach n et ka \vill very soon he outgro\\'n. Probhoth of its history and its literatur~. is no and instructor in English at 1\n\' Trier high .;;chooi. ably they "·ill be, because additions and l t appeared in the New Trier "t\ t·ws and we forthhandicap at all to the tnoden1 at!·c. \\.here inquiries are cotning in every day. with made away ,,·ith :t as the most priceles~ everybody is ignorant. the individual is not If one \vill try tv imagine 'vhat this gem of the week. conspicuous. studying tneans to these 600 blind adults. To combat this tendency to complete in\vhat their gro\vth in kno,vledge and ability Another gem from the same sourer: "This b difference to religious matters the Council the house that jack built," remarked the man as tneans to then1, he will begin to appreciate of Religious Education has been or. z-anizecl he paid the contractor another $500 on account. justly the valuable tabors of l\1 r. Had ley in 'Viln1ette. Every con1tnunity which ts and his associates. T O THE SLAVE.