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20 ~I LM E TT E -~ ·1-FJ! July 16, 1926 .................................................~....................... WILMETTE LIFE ISSt ED I'RIDAY OF EACH WEEK bv LLOYD UOLLISTF.R, INC. 1222 Central Aw., W"ilmette, Ill. Chicago office: G !\. Michigan Ave. 'l'el. State 6326 Tf'lephone ............................... ·w umette 1920 NlJB~CRJPTION PRICE .............. $!.ot A YEAR ·All communications must be accompanied by the n:tnw and addrt'SS of thC' writC'I'. Articles for ·publication must rl'ach thl' t·ditor by '\'\'t' dJwsday noon to :nl'Url' :l}tJ)C':ll'ilOC'(' in CUITl'l1l iSSU('. Resolutions of condolC'nce, cards of thanks, obituary, PntC'rta innwnt!' or othC'r a ffairs where an ndmittan< 'l' charge i::; published, will bl' charged at reg-ular :tdn' rtising rat es. noti<'t'~ of EntC'rt·d at t hC' !)OSt oft'ic'P at '\Vilrn c ttl', Illinois, as mail mattPr of tlw !'t·cond 1\la rch 3. 1879. clas~. undt:r the. a~t ot Bill \Yilmet tc join~ Chicago thi~ "·cek in extendin(r " ·elrCJllH.' and a heart,. handcla~t) to h . Elk~ from cities and villages t h ruughott t the lan-d. ·This \\'hole seething- Yortex of three million ~ouls 1s ~et to boiling ane,,·, pepp~d up and joyed up. because the boy'- in purple are here with jaunty step, flashing stnile a_n? " ·hole-souled shout of greeting . These cttte~ on the lake have much to gin~ the pilg-rims \Yho havr come herr from near and far to dedicate their marble shrine to the Elks who served in the ,,·ar, and yet \\'e are the richer by far in spirit, in hope and in the vitality thal comes f ro.m f re:-'h human contacts, hccau~e Brother Hill has called on us. Hello, . On Tuesday evening, June · 29, .Ravinia ·. Park celebrated its fifteenth birthday. We being the husband of a lady who sell s Ravinia t it ke t accompanied Years Ago her to the said park to occupy a very good reser\'ed ·seat; donated by that generous gen. tleman. 1\Ir. Louis Eck~tein. It is his much appreciated custom. and has been for some time past. to invite his Ravinia co-operators tc) share \\·ith hin1 the pleasure of attending this anni \'ersary presenta t inn n f one of the greate~t of the grand operas. The opera chosen for this important occasion \\·a:-; Gounod's "Rome.o · and Ju1iet. " The artists playing the title r.oles \vere Ed'"·a rcl Tohnson and Lucrezia Bori. These two outsta1.1 ding singing actors were assisted hy eight or ten no ·less able individualsDefrere, 1fojica, Rothier 1 etc. And in addition. pruvidi ng an ad.e qua te musical back ground. \\·as a well-trained. enthusiastic chorus. \\' e arri vecl on the scene fi {teen minutes before the curtain rose, and so had plenty ,o f time to see who were in our immediate circle. \Ye saw many of our neighbors. \\' e don't knO\\' certainly, but we hazard the conjecture that quite a few husbands were indebted to the satne gentleman for their seats. Way off in the distance stood a little group of authorized musical critics. V\' e say "authorized." to di~tingui~h them from ot;rselves. '- ......................................................................... Fifteen s. BACK YARD BALLADS The New Bee Hive Out in our yard-by a :VI ttl berry tree Pa put a hiYe-with a or queen ~~C(' ~ En a lot of others-workers he satd En some ol' (lroncs- loafcr:-. instead! \'llt l'a :-.ays he'll haH' f1ne honey to se llrig-ht away, hut aiter a SjH.·ll !. En ma\·be a sv,·arm-if all ke eps al~,·c He'll ri1ise en put in another bee h1,·r! Pa s<1ys that bee s is gentle and ~inc! . 1 1f \'Olt treat em g-ood-keep that m mand · 1-:tJ . tend ,·our own bu~iness sure e\'Cr): day, En ke ep )·r r eyr pealed - en out o f th e1r wa y! Honey bee :-. Once quite a \\'hen Pa\ a . En - tuug· hi111 pa sa>·s. oft~ n gets marl -few ht o n 1~1 ~ own Dad s mall hO\· htg s 1 am· · t "\\'1 ,.. a lot-en Cran1 1pa s~uc l ~lln. En his nose swell.cd up en. hi lip got bi.~~ H e had to take gmger-qmte a large s'" 1g. En put on some mud-je s' yellow clayBee stings is cured quicke st that way l Pa said his pa sa id it ke eps . a ma11 youn.~· i To alwavs be busy en so metime get stun g. l t kreps his eves open en out of the " ·ctSo Grandpa's fiviu· and pretty sp r~· yrt! - H . A. ~[IT,I.S \ \' e ha ,.e been recei\'i ng quite a f c w letters n.'rhal comments · prai sing ).[r. ~fills' poetry centlv and have meant to mention the fact fore ·this . \Y r hrartil~· agrt'e with those who his poetry. and ~c hkc rc - TAKE A SWIM \\.hen thr world is glum and sad :\nd you haven't any pep. F\·er~:thing you do is had, Europe Having sailed from New York 011 the last day of Tnne, ~ymon Bo\\'e and Walter · Schroeder, "Lloyd Hollister, Inc tourists," are already in Europe. seeing the strange sights in England. France, Holland, and Belgium. \Yhat an experience it will be for these two boys! What they see and smell and hear and taste over there will last them all thei~ lives. They will see pe~ple_ an~ buil~ ings and hist.o ric spots that wtll hve m thetr memories to their last days on earth. Tl~e smell~ that they encounter on board sh!P and on their various sight-seeing tours wtll return to them when they come back to the :1orth shore. The boys will hear sounds the like of which they never heard here-the di stant tnusic of chitnes, a variety of language~, perhaps the song of the sky l~rk. And they will doubtless satnple the lme, rather long in Europe, of b~verages,. more or less alcoholic. i\ 11 of whtch expenences \Yill linger in memory through long years to cotne. \\'hy don't some of you older people go t,o Europe? -It isn't extravagant. 'l'eache~s find it possible to go, and teachers aren t rich. Co on a second-class boat. The food and rooms are good. Go this summer. lt srems from all appearances that our summer \\'eathrr has come to stay for a while at least. In \\'CCn we tnay We Must Have bet ha vc sprmg and Weather autmnn and an assortment of natneles s, and unmentiot~able seasons. :\ few weeks back we traveled fr01n pole to tropic and back again. V\ e grumble but we shouldn't. The only thing climatically to expect on the north shore is the unexpected. Variety is preferable to monotony. Our climate is temperamental and hence charming. Into the Yillage hall occasionally drift complaint:-' of tax payers at the expense of providing playground facilities for Playgrounds the children of rich for All .o r well-to-do fami lies. Playgrounds for the chi1dren of less pri,·ilcgcd familie~ are a good investlnent, they argue, but wln· should " ·e pay for the entertainment oi children ,,·ho arc amply ~upplied \\'ith nursemaid:-; and goyerncsscs? \\'e hl' lieve t-hi s complaint arises frotn a mistaken idea of the purpo ~e of the play grouncb. The villages are not trying- to pruvide nursl·maids for rich and J><Jl'r. They arc seeking to prc)\·ide directed and supervised play and cflort for children from all types of homes, an advantage which th e poor little rich need as much as the poo r . little poor. Our playgrounds srrn:· as a common democratic meeting ground fur all and they will fully justify themseh·es if they implant ~om e sort of e,ommun it\· con sc iou sn c~ s i 11 young north shore rich~ poor and in-be tweens. Vacation Bible Schools \Yhich haYe opened on the north shorr h~~YC much to be said in their favor. They help prevent Bible Schools children's vacations and Youth fron1 being idle and , wasted. They give instruction in morals, in ethics, in religion which tnanv will obtain nowhere else. Thev are non-se~tarian. But most important, w~ believe. is the fact that this undertakingsees the north shore as a whole communitv and n.ot as a collection of independent villages. ;I'he Bible Schools are an integral part of the youth's training for bigger things in life as ·are the Boy Scouts, Campfire Girls and Girl Scouts. All you want to do is fret-\\'hen you grumble. g rouch an d g r ·an t ·ur-.(' t.h c door- bell. kid s and pi1011CTakc a swim! lu..;t to fn·l thost· cltar. rold wan·-. Lapping 'round you in t ill breeze, · \Take" you forget the " ·orld .\11<1 vour sc·lf- that\ what \'Otl need . Ylltl ~omc out mor e fre sh ·and frcr, ~t' just t:d~l· a tip from meTab· a swim! T!Jn' vour courage ~crms tn fail And ·'~goo:-.e-pimplt..·:-." appear: Tl1o' nntr fig·un·\ likt· a r ail You don't like \\'atn itJ ,·our car Plungt' ri . !.!.llt in and plough awa~· : Forgd ,·our:;elf. fnrgc·t tht d ay :\nd take a :; wim ~ _::\ . \\ '111 ,\' l-:111 '1·: main.~cl in ·~. :-. tak oi . . ingk J,lt"'"ecln r.,.., 111ore h~· He <>ardin" c'ur :-.tatcment la:-.t \\·t·ek that \H~ rt· - guud lu ck than gnncl sense Lydia \nitt" t o wi:'l l th better lu ck. '\'o\\' we wondn \rhl'liH'r "he 111 \'a tb better or worse. NATURE ALWAYS SURPASSES ART T\\'o tnaiden~ gay. nie t a hoy one day. Hi-. lr Q..; wert' hri :1r scratc h ed. Hi-. rlntht·-. \\' t' re c.f hltll·. lntt a nut -IJr(J\\'11 hue 1farkt'd the place \\'here hi-. pant:- \\'t' rt· . patched. TIH·,· laughed with jo,·. at the hlue -clacl hny. · And hi s patch of nut -brown hur. · "\\.!\\· don't you patch with a rr,lnr tn · match?" Thev asked. "\\'11\· nnt \\ith blue ? "Do~J't lw cov. mv hlur-rlad hm·. Sne<lk un" :uid th.ev laughrrl with ~lee. Tlwn he httnQ his head. as hr ha hfully sai(l: "That ain't 110 patch, that's me." The above wao.; cn11trihuted hv F. L. H. wl10. however. docs not claim autl1oriship. \Ve are in some doubt, ourselves. as to the origin of thi:tourhing little masterpiece. Perhaps some of th<" r<"aders or contrihs k11nw somethin~· ahottt it. to get in training for Vlilmcttr held toward the:- middle of Autrust. On tlHtt day we have determined to wir. one of the r<lccs and the five pounds of hacoli, or whatever the prize is. Then we'll frame it a~ a testimonial to our prowess. \\'e ;1re ~tarting eta,., which is to hr THE SLAVE.