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WILMETTE VOL. XVI, I\0. 8 WILMETTE, ILLINOIS, NOVEMBER 19, 1926 LIFE PRICE FIVE CENTS A U1eekly News-Magazine for Wilmette and Kenilworth NEED $2,000 TO GET I TRAINED SCOUT HEAD Wilmette Co- operates With Other North Shore Towns ~ in Forming Scout Council Wqaukngtutng By EDGAR A. GUEST I.BANKS PAY $131,000 IN . CHRISTMAS CHEC'KS Five .Banks in New Trier Township to Distribute Christ- · mas Savings Soon ... \Vi1mettc is co-operating with other By E. T. SELBY north shore commun itics in the e:tah· With five Christmas Savings clubs li shment of the :\orth Shore Suburban Once more, with grateful hearts and reverent prayer, on the north shore distributing $131,000 Boy Scout council \\·hich \\'ill bring to I Our gratitude we offer for Thy care. among- the hundreds of men, women thi s territory a trained Boy Scout ex- ! and children who ,in 1926, have broken ccutive. In the acco111panying state- : For fruit of field and vine and orchard tree, all past records for "Christmas savmcnt made hy the Finance ·c ommittee i ~f he sunshine a.nd the rain. ings," Jolly Old Kris Kringle is fairly 'Chuckling with glee over the pleasure of the \\'ilm ette Scout commission are explained the· purposes of the ne\\' en- I 'The tempests weathered on the land and sea, which he sees in store for his favored terpri . c. 1 Acccot our thanks again. north shore citizens. "For snnle \Tars t IH· kadcrs oi the t There are now s'even banks in Wil· k· 111 · \\"! A 1m i? God. from whom all blessings come. mette, Winnetka and Glencoe. Two of nov .Scout wor 1 mette 1 1an~ fr.1t ~ ~ ht v 1 .· J·t~· for a stro tl . ( ..!er or,!.!··,ttll.Zc'lLT 1 1' dumb·. these, -the State Glentile- IJcce s . " , nc:u now o'Jr prayers, t h oug 1 1 ong our 1ps were d Citizens h H bb d bank w oo dof T tion for trained leadership and for : ·c oe an t e u ar s rust and Savings bank, have been estabcloscr co-operation with the other : For f recciom and our country, clean of hate. tronps of the north shore. , 1ished within the past year and there1 ... 1.1 . f Our children at their play: fore have not conducted Christmas 1 1 w \\';t-'· IS at ast opcll 1 'r t 1c or Savings clubs during 1926, hut are enganizing- of a Xort h Shore Suburban Our homes. where peace and love and JOY await. rolling club members for the 1927 savcouncil for the proper carrying on of I P.cccpt our . thanks to -day. ing-s campaign. the Boy Scout work in a \\·ay that will I Plan 1927 Campaigns strengthen the hand s of the ScoutOh GJd. in all \\.'e do and yet may dare. The fiye hanks whose 1926 dub memma:-tcrs hy the aid of a lead er spcci!lll~· I i\1:1ke us. we pny. more worthy of Thy care. hers will receive checks for the 1926 t ra inrr1 in . cout \\'Ork, enabling them I ' sa,·ing. , \Yithin the next few days, and to do better work \\·ith the h(l\ ' S than I 11 'I·J·:···iglHt r1 l!· · J,rint~ · d J,y :·'Jit'('ial p c· rmi~ :-i<1n ot' :\lr. c;u~ · ~t · s nulJ!bher~.> 1 " ·hich are also preparing for a still is at present pos,ihle. I larger enrollment and savings cam"Inrludcd in tht· :\nrth Shore Suhur· · h S L l h" HAPGQQ TO SPEAK paign for 1927, are the \Nilr1_.1ette State han l' tl \lnril ;trt·: Lake Bluff. l.akt F<Jr- WinS Hu! r,po ars lp D i bank, the First National bank of Wile. t. Deerfield. Highland Park. G!rncor, Award at N. Academy I mctte, the vVinnetka State Trust and Hnhbarcl \\'o ::Hls. Kenih\·orth and \Vii r.' B Co · ,, . _ of F H CoriJell Internationally Famous Journalist and Sa\'ings hank and the Glencoe State 1 11 11 mctte. · " · · " · · 011 · · Diplomat to Address Sunday Eve- bank. 1110 Need $2,000 Here oi :\:-hbnd ;l'.'(' llttC' · .\Vilmette, i:; ning Club November 21 The general plan of saving in the t iL·d f()r second place in the . cho.l.ast:c (1 · t S · 11 t t d b Hl_hLIIl<} J .nJ... ha ~ 1;u-..ul th quota --tanding at the \' nrtll\\'l'Stern }.[tlltan· 1ns mas avmgs c u )S cone uc e y of S2.SOO. 1 he Clther to\rn..; are at " ·ork -..- ... 11 ~ .. 1, 11 . . t Tal· 0 c le ·a· 'Korman Hapgood, noted as journal- : the several banks .. is practic~lly the 1 . . .r - q uo t as \ \ .. 'I I , p e a k same of ltltere t \·· 11 1ch each ra h Ill !.t t I1e 1 d111 et t e ." s h a r c ,lJ]( .. · ' cl\ . · .·\CclC ( 1\ · ,\ 8 ,, '\C \.J I \ ' t.s t. d't p Iom at a 11 cl 1e c t.u r e r. '\' 1 - · ' · . T11e r"'te u of the ~,· ork for 1927 n·quirl'" the r:-ti s- I \\} > \\'Jtl_1 , · · · 1 before the \Yilmettc Suncla\' E\·rning pa~· s IS three. per rent. Pro~ision is _ a ,grad,e ~.f 88 1 hl· l_.,rJl t l.a\ 11 ~g in g cJf $2.000. Thi..; means 3-~100 sub~1 lC 1 ~tgllcs~ club. Xon·mher 21. on tl~c s uhject · made for Yano_ tts plans of savmg, but 1 scription'. 10- $SO suh;;criltlion..;, 30- !'-~·h () br-. . lli) .ar\ r :l.gL' tm t JC' pcr.10 c, 0 I "\\"hat is Progre. s Tod;w?" ).[adam~ th<: one obJect is to save . ~ave, save. $25 suh'-.criJ)tion-.. 4.~-~10 ·".tthscrill· "'" " lTk·, t:' a" arclcd the Clllde:--ter Fdith Hicleau Xormclli wiil he the c;oh The savmgs clubs, whtch start the . -. · ' r:.11· t · k · · D t1nlls. Ltr!.,:-cr nr :-.tnaller' amount-- can Cfl1d \[ . ed;tl \rhirh i;; .retained for the i. · . t at the .<ernces. ~ :-. "ce. tn ecem 1 )er are con d uc t e d J,c ..,u],;;crilwcl. m·xt :-.t:: ' ' cl'k~ " h~1.1 tt must hr rn111tM a prnod of fifty weeks. One may ,, . .. . . I pl'tcd tor ;wa111. J he hn1clcr nf th e I\orman Hap~·ood has been promi- pa~· 1 cent the first week, 2 cents the Tf ~ 01 ~."·tnt .'Olll ' r ' 11 t<t he a hC'1 - Chi<k--tl·r m dal ancl the next four nently connected "·ith public issues :ccond week. increasi ng one cent each t er hoy. 11 ~·nu.wan1_)·n11r ..;on t() h:ln.' 111 e 11 i1 -.cl 11 1br - hip arL· ;nyarcled The si nce he became editor of Collier's \\·eek for fifty \H'eks when the saver 11 :tt,~r :~~mpa 1_11 ~ 1 ~ 1 -'·. 11 , _you .':·ant .·~·ou.r Hn~· er . . 1 ~tar . Thi:-- is a sih·cr star and \Y~l.'kl~: in 190 5. Leaving th~~. puh 1i- will recl'i\·e $l2._7S. \Yith 3 per cent inrl.ttt .... ~ltc 1 ~o lJ.t\ L _ h~ tilt l_) n ~ .t-..:-.OCJt~te:-., it hccnnw:-. the proJwrtY of the "·innrr. catiOn 111 1?12, he became ~han man of terest added if all payments arc made h~l_P 1n tlu..; \\'(Irk ot maktng· Ll'ttn 110~· TilL' next fiH' men in ·rank arc placed the comm1ttee t)1at n~m1n.atccl , and , rcgnlar ly in advance.cttlzcns! tl 11: "Tl T.t~ ' · t" , a1 l(l ""' rr,·,-e 11 --1w - H elected ).faY0r ork. 1 H av e Va r1ous . PI ans "T II l l . n11 r on nr f · l ~[1tchell m d' ~e\\. f \ H .d tl:'.a "~~r\: tng:rt1cr tor hetter r ;,t l pri,·iki-.fl'"· · e was.or tuee Y.ea~s e 1tor o ~r(lr. ow 111 a,· rc·nr._ 1, the order of hoyhnod 1n \\ J!mct~e. \fake . checks _ ____ ____ per's \\' eekly-unttl 1ts merger \\'lth 1 payment ancl ·start with SO cents the pa _ , ;tJJ] ,. til lll'l.lr_ ,. 1·~)\\' IL_'r. mat! them T~xis M'Jst Be Bonded, the Independent. . fir~t week following with 49 cents the to .. :\ . .T. C'(Jb11111. 91:1 L1ndcn etH'Iltll'. ~ 1Ir. Hapgood was prestclcnt of the I !'-CCO!Hl week. and so on. \\ dn~~·t t l'. . v· illage Board Rules League of Free :\at ion s' associa t i n I Or, one ma\' start with anv other 1 .-:-hnancl' comn;J~tce :- !!enr.'· Fo\\'- : Action to require c\·ery taxicab op- early in. 1919. ~:· hl'n he \\'as sclc.ct.ed lamount. increa.sin~- or decreasing. J_ . Leach, h.~.rl D._ y,lnQ". Gco. R. crated in \\'ilnwttc to he honclrd was hy Prt' :-tdent \\ tl :>o n to go as ).JtnJs- 1 Or, one may pa~' a fixed amount each lt.' ~<~rb.ttH.!:IJ~ :\.CJ._ ,~ olnll n. ~tacr _,. C. "n hv the Village board Tue~da,· trr to Denmark I ,,·eck for fifty weeks, as again, for inll'llllCtt. .en ox. night will'n it authorized the JucliciHe spent th<: " ·inter oi 1921 · in !itance. 25 cents, 50 ·cents, $1, $5, $10,. - ---E-- d ; ar·~· committee of the hoard to co-oper- \ya shington, D~ ~., writing .special ar- 1or m~re. . . TWO H omes ntere by 1 ate with Village :\ttornc\· Charles H. t1cles for the l nJYeral Servtce, and as A stmple ltttle clepostt of $2 weekly Thieves Last Saturday Jacbon in pr~paring an ·ordinance to ~clitor of H~arst\ Internati01:at until ' in a Christmas Savings club for fifty ~, . . . _ It ha 1 efT ret. weeks, prepares · one to meet Santa 1 tt::; merger \\'tth the Cosmopolttan. G 1.1 :e hn)l;lC':- . <.ll ~ · . A.! T'ftl~er. _.at_ R20 i \Yilmrtte follows Chica_go and .Ev- .He is autl~or ~f book. on the ~ives of 1~Ia us with. an even $100, and a little Jrttn\\<l<l <l\lllll(, cllH nclettck \f. l a11stnn in this step \\'hich IS authonzcct jLmcoln, \\aslungton, and \\ehster, Interest best_9es. Bn\\'~'~. at_ 71~, ~-~hl~nd .~ "e~u~e: ':·e;c h~· state law and is designed primarily I and his latest hook, ~uhli hed it;, 1921. All the. bat~ks in the !lorth shore vitentrted h~ h.lllgLl.r~ l.tst S.ttuld,t~ tllg ,lt for the protection of taxi cab passen- called "The !\ch·ancmg Hour, and lagcs mamtam at no little expense to and a qu:ulttty nt J<.'\Hln·, cln~hr-;, and g·cr:-;, it is stated. deals with current problems. themselves, the Christmas Savings deother artJClcs taken. Tn both t.nstancrs partments. It is a method of saving entrance \\-_a. made by forc1!1g thr . C. of C. Renews Appeal Son of Former Pastor ""hich. is. gr~wing in. popular!ty every locks .o n \\' IIHim'·" hy means ol a pr_1,·- 1 · · · · year, tt 1s sa td, and, m man ymstances,. har or other snch instrument. and the for Tenth Street Paving to Preach In Wtlmette the system is being nsccl not only to 'h ouses rfln;"~cke~l in the . search for The Village hoard Tuesday evening Rev. \V. H. \:Valker, Jr., son of insure Christ~1as fm.1ds fo.r spending at valuable..;. I hr ttme rtt \\'htch the Kel- received a communication from the I \Y. H. \Valker, pastor of the Ftrst tl1c approachtng hol!(lay ttmes, btrt alsolcr hon1c \\'as entered i" not definite!~· \\.ilmctte Chamber of Commerce re- Congregational church about twenty- as a means of permanent saving. By kno\\·n, as members of the fami ly "·ere questing that negotiations he renewed fiyc years ago, will preach at that using only a part of the receipts from out of town over the week-end, but with property owners to secure the chur·ch Sunday morning, November 21, the Christmas Saving club, there may it is thought that the marauders were paving of Tr~1th street from Chestnut at the 11 o'clock services. be a nice little balance to again re-desurpri. eel at the Bowes home in the avenue t o Sheridan road. The trusMr. \N'alker was a small child when posit in one's permanent savings acact of making thf' attempt as, \\'hen tees pla·ceu the letter on file since it his father had charge of the Wilmettt> count. memb ers of the family returned at was suggested at the meeting that no parsih and is now a post graduate stuFit Every Pocketbook about 10 o'clock, evidences of a hasty progress on the contemplated improve· dent at the University of Chicago. His Your banker will explain the many departure were noted. ·ment can be made before next spring. sermon subejct will be, "Memories." (Continued on page 6) 1 I F01 :.i:::cng th which has sustained us through the day, Dear Lord, our thanks we give~ Fer every smile that lights life's friendly way, And makes it good to live. I I 1 1 1 I · I 1 w. " . ( ,. · ). · · _ · · · · ·1 1 · I 11 & I f-!. 1 1 1 J · ' · . 1 1 pr.