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WILMETTE LIFE April 16, 1926 WILMETTE . LIFE .I ISSTJED FRIDAY OF EACH WEEK Community Chests by 1222 Central Ave., Wilmette . Ill Cbtca.go office: 6 N. Michigan Ave. Tel. State IIZI Tele-pheae .. , ..·· , .·.····.····...··· Wlt..ette 1~ !IUBSCRIPTION PRICE 111 ·········· · · 2.no A YEAR 8)" Carrier .·..·..···.······.··...... 2Se a moatll All. communications must ")e accompanied by the name and arlrlress of th~ writer. Articles tor pubtteatton must reach the editor by Wedneeday n.o on .tu Insure appearance 1n current. Issue. LI.OYD HOLLISTER. INC. Resolutlons of condolence, cards ot thanks, ·obituary, notices ot entertainments or other affairs where an admittance charge Is publlehed, wilt be charged at regular advertising rates. EntPred at the post omce at Wilmette, Illinois, a.s mall mattPr of the second class, under the act or March I, 1171. C. M. T. C.youth of today. ha~ not suffered thv l11.t111illati(l11 th11.t \\· a ~ the lot of those " ·ho. ni11 e year:-; :1go. submitted themsel\'cs t o t h c e :\ a 111 i 11 i 11 ~· h o a r d ~ o f t h e a r m " a n d fotu)d tlwm:-:cln·~ ttnf]t for militan· service. The a~tonnding report of those ·ex11.mina ·· tions is tiot read hy the pre. cnt gei1er:1tion. and i t., I e :-- ~ on :-; con :-; <' q lll' n t 1 y a n: u·n 1l' a r n e d. One of the purp()~c~ of ~hr Citizen s lVTil itary Training Camp ~ i~ tn keep youn .~· mrn fit f< > r mili1an· ~e n· ire. ~houlcl that C'\'Cr he re(}nired. 1\t;t chiefly it is important as a means of 1-en·aling t() mrn of milit11.ry ag-e ~nch we a ktH·s~(· ~ i 11 t lH·i r ph y:-; ir:1l 111:1 ke -up as would render them incligihle for (lutv should the service of tiH· 11ation \ 111anhnn~l ag·~in he demanded. . T HE- O self respecting community can get away from its obligation to the poor who help to compose it. There i a responsibility to the unfortunate that must be recognized. It only remains to determine how it shall be met, how best to provide the aid that conditions requi'rc. The growing popularity of the Community Chest seems to demonstrate the fact that thi s method of caring for the dependent mem. hers of the c.o t1ununity is a sat is factory one. Business principle s govern the di sposit ion o f funds that are sub scribed to a Community Chest. Business men and wotnen determine where contributions shall go. There i~ the minimum of sentimentalit y in such an institution and the maxinnun of efficiency 111 performance cf the purpose served. N l. ~ Sore'lffieS SUMMER TIME I sillff th e so11g of S'11 1111ll l'r Tim£', Thf rml of T ¥i11tcr's ·r eign! Of si11gi11g birds and daffodils A nd ·uiolcts come agai11! .. X n lnngcr 1101\' thr somber day lVith [t'aturrs cold all(/ ·wall Glidts early to thf arms of 11ight And li11gers tJzcrc at dawn! B11f spri11gi11g uf>, all hrir;ht 7.(·ith dc1e. diY~dual ~han .his health. \Vithout that, nothi ~g is perfect. And nothing is so ge.n er~lly . neg-lected. A yearly submission to th~ tests of the army would establish heYOt.lcl qnes tion one's physical soundne~s. Participation in the activities of the military training~ camp will go far towards maintaining it. Young n1cn of this district should 111a~k e their plans .to include the 1nonth's ~ojpurn in the training camp to be held at Ft."Sheridan, from August :3, to September 1, and make early application for enrollment. ~ .othing- is more important to the i~l - .. "W Walk! l-IY walk?" says the street car auto mobile advr.rtiscr. 1Ic implies that it' foolish to \ralk when you ran ride in an auto at o little expense. And on the same da y that we read thi s que tiun on the street car ·arcl we read an acticlc in the \VGN by 1)r. Evans on "The llabit of \Valking," wherein the Doctor shO\YS that walking is guocl for people of all ages, especially for tho~e well on in years. He says in the article that the superintendent of the southern Illinois hospital \\·alkecl 2,700 mile s "t hi :-; Yl'a r ." 0 f cou rsc he meant last year. Tha-t\ 11.11 averag-e of 70 mile:-; a day. 11 e !',ay:-; that this .man, although more than 70. is "hearty, hale. . vtgorou .. " _ \Yalking is good for e v<:ryhody, cxcqJl the very few \\·lvJ really cannot ,,·alk. In winter, more than in summer, walking is fine exercise. It is a natural exercise, re quiring· no apparatus alld no victrola or radio. It's an exercise that a man, woman, or . child can engage in altno ~ t every day in the year. It'. not a violent exercise and can scarcely be overdone. rt is done usually in the open air. "Why walk?" A fool que·s tion! ad\'antage oy ·r city people. ;fhc latt er may have tnore immediate access to places of culture and entertainment, but town dwellers ran ext.Tcise a more direct interest in the· detail~ of their own government. Thl'y can inspect the worki~1,~·s of their own legislators and executives at closer rang-c. The town meeting is a notable example of this opportunity of villagers to part icipate in the administration of tL ci r own civic affairs. City pcuplc arc theoretically self governing·. hut how in a rit \' of mill ion~. · 1ike Ch,i cag-o, can the i ndi~iclual gc t close enough to really sec the part s of the big machine? Hut in a to wn like those on the north shore the population and area arc small enough to allo,,· this intimate acquaintance. Even· res iclen t in \Vi 111~ ct ka was in \'ited to he J;rcscnt at the village caucus 1\Iarch 15. The nominating committee -presented to the a~scmhlv the name · of candidates. ( )ppurtnnit)· w;~s g-i,·eH for any one- present to take part in the discussion:-; . [t was a people's mectin.~· in the true :--ClbC of the word, the onlv limitation to discussion and criticism being· the well kno\\'11 parliamentary rules. Simi l11.r meeting-s arc held in other 1\cw Trier town:-;. Simi lar freedom is enjoyed in these meetings. ~o long a~ the . c village caucuses arc h ld, our variou. village governmcn,ts can he kept healthy and cfficicn'... D The Toum Meeting WELLERS in a town have one distinct It shouts with ,r1lad acclaim Thr comi11g of the Su111mtr Time', Tf' ltr11 ··io lC'ts bloo111 a,r7ain! .)'in.lJ all )'C hirds yo11r tllllt'ful lays / lnd so f I l_v blMi.' )'C wi11d! Cod's brralh is -warmill [J all tltc cartl1 To hrin.r; S<C'Cft Sllllllllt'r Ti111r! - H . :\ . M rr.r.~ .. Being firmly ronYincer! that wr \\'Cl'l' lar~cly responsible for till' arriYalt>f Sj1rin .~· (till't!\1~11 nur constant printing- of --prin:._: podryl \\T :trl· llll\\. going to start plug-gin;.: ior ~utnnJt·r. \! r. \I iii . . must han~ guessed our intention a:- lw . l'l1t tlw above poem bcfor<' we had cn·n liinkd ;11 l)llf" plan..;. You·re Wrong About Us, Laurel; We Hope W e've Passed the Age When We'd Take Seriously Anything Any Woman Said. \ · .. n · t't.!.' ·tistit·;l] ,.fill :tr(·~ !-1ur. ·J , · ·'· 'Ill tl~ink t'lwt I \\' ql'J\t ·d· for almost :tit h··ll l. ··II lh· pht·asing· nf 111~ · bst Ctllltrihutic,n, and th.1t I w a llu· d t " o II 1o c·I\ s to a JH · i ~ h 1JO r · :-: 111, 1111' r o 11" r ""' :1 t.\. JH writl·r tn rt·ly [or tllt· plf':tsurf' ,,f !<n owin~· ~· uur t~YP~ l't ·:tcl it' f ll:t\'t· ltf'Vt·r m:tdt· n C'0]1!1111! ill my lift·, antl noting- th0 ha<'h<'l(/r trr· nd of ~ t~UI c·olnmn. I 'n·:Jt to gT··at pai11s to sr·l··Ct .L -:11h.i·TI suitab lP fr)]' SJH, f' LinPs. If thl' flippant pt·rslll!al ]':tragT:lJ'h is tit.· r··sult r·f my labors, 1 :n.t ,. as Wf'll :-:tn,· hom f' ancl C'ontinu svwing on my . hoed\ rug. I 'cannot bf·lif'n· it i~ JH,ssihl£> ~· ou w· ·J· · :..:uilildt· Pnough to tnk~' 111.,. t·r,ntrihution ~··ri· t1~l~: 1:· ·:-: idt ·:-., I :1111 ttt · \···r ill \\'ilmt te. :-;ir : liD\\. ··id ll'J! I' . :-; . !'ardon. jI t l!t· I: )t·llt'<tt· l~· · liP\' (· :--:, \\ ~ - L\l 'HEL l lll:lllt· T . 1~. (' .'s coltllnn "lit'·· Dl'rC . Ia \'C' · : .. ..\I ~igu CJi :--prin~ ~ l' t1 t Je 11 0\\'LT ~ Ltrl -,nine ka i ;td v all a I> c'\' l' r \\CJrtll .\ timid I ·, ,kt'd tiJI lti-, dnlllt · ()It tltl' pil, oi it all ~omv tr H ,rt· -.JJ<l\\'()tlll'! - 1 ·: 1.1: R I 1·:11:\ . No, Lydia, We Didn't; Are You · Spoofing Us? Did \'Oll r~·;1d tIt a t \I i . , I 'ill . , hun· n ·nckrt·d ; t piann J;ier t' ;tt \'( '\\' 'l'rin tlH· t1thn. 11 i·~ lit: \\'a-, she t hl' ll()ur ni t l~t· Lttllih·. i.., lin -, i-,tvr' " nanlt' Crr~· ~c,ta nr j.., it t'\Ttltuall)· why not Jlel\\. ~ ],YilT.\ . Be Thoughtful lig·l1t~ in \\ .i nlJCtka are l>roi~cn 1)\· hO\':-i who regard them as line t;trg-cts. It is reported that most of the breaking .~ takc ·piacc ncar the ~c ho o l s. \\'hat docs the breaking l)f one of thc~c lntlh s mean? It mean s the l os~ of the illumination usuallv giYen by this light. and this darknc:-;s ma)· mea n an accident or a theft. It m ea n ~ a lo ss of dollar ~ and ccn ts, money partly contributed by the fathers of these boys. It means the forming in the se hoy:-; of the habit of c!Jsrespcct fo r public property. It means time and labor spent in rcpJacing t hc~e lights. \Ve urge parents to impress upon their sons early in life the lesson of civic pride and responsibility; to emphasize the difference between destruct~on and construction; to show them that thoughtfulness for others brings the only true and lasting happiness. Dl'a n·-.. t Sl:t n· · E e~·idcntly VER Y da \' ~cvcral of the electric street FLOWERS P!Mi't'rs ., ,.t'rt' hlO'lt'll h· th,· f.itt/1· (/Od ]O\' . T>o,,·n .In the ·rarth to f>la .\': To Tn Hlmcll dm~·n In the rar!II an i117 ·ttl id /)() ,. f, ri,rJII/1'11 an ·irl.·sn mt' da_r The .fittll' hov lo:·ol th1' · FIM,'<'rs so. · .·lnd cart·d fnr Sn qav lfrt'lll <l'ilh a htcrrl T/r~t 'tire flm c·rrs .wr<(' to l.m·c hi111 too. .lnd ca nr t do,,·n to the· t'artlr to sta,·. -Gl!oRC I~ Cr. A Y~rn1n:. Now that ('V<:ry man ha s done his · duty hy going to the poll s and votin.~· can't you notice the great improvement in our fair land? \Veil, if every one of you votrcl, it won't be long before you can. TJH: ~LAVE.