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December 31, 1926 WILMETTE LIFE JANUARY BUSY MONTH \ FOR SCOUT COUNCIL Training Course for Leaders and Courts of Honor Scheduled; Receive Chapter .·\ training course for Scoi1tmasters a 11d others interested in hoy lcader:-hip. has been annot1nccd by the Leadt·r~hip Training committee of the !\orth Short Boy Scout council. The l.'·lttr~c will begin \Vcdnc sday c\·cning, January 19. and will continue through the sc\'C'n following \Vednc sda,· eyenings. Anyone desiring furtl;er infr.rmation is invited to ·ret in touch with the area ofticP, 16 x;rth Shcridall road. Highland Park. The Scout leader~ of the north shore tlt\\"lts \\'ill hold their first monthly gcttoget her me tinp: Tucsda~· e\·en ing, January 4. Fullowinl.!· art the dates of the l .(i tlr\" ()j 1-lon(Jl. i11 the Yarioth towns: Hi.t.d lland Park. ~ron day. J anuan· 3; Crlt·nroe. \\\·dnesrla,·. JanuarY 5: Lake Hluff. Sat urclay,· ] a ;1 u~ry R: \ \' ilmette. \\ 't· d!ll· .., cla~·. Januar~ · 12: Lake Forest, '\l()nd;1y. January 17. J-'t,ur hunrlrccl men from the mid(lle \\' t·-..tc rn state-, " ·ill gather at the Edgcw;ltt'l" lh·ar h h(ltel. Chicago. January 1.? :1tlfl 13. in a traininn· cour.;;e for -:-;,·,~ ut ro11nril tllL'tlll>rr:'. :-.One of the ivat mc ~ 11i 1h~ prn~ram ,,·ill he the l'~'t" t 'lltatill!l (lf a charter ior thl' ne\\' \'"rt l1 ~hort· :\ rt·a cnnncil. · ' RESUME RECREATION ACTIVITY NEXT WEEI All Divisions . of Recreation Lea(nle Ready for Opening of Midwinter Schedules 'Santa's First Lieutenan:ts Ridge Avenue Area Soon to Be Scene ~~ Building Boo1n 1 :11 11tl\\ in1! clc"-t·h· tht· undt·r .. round imprn\'clllt··nt... wltic.h ar<' 110\\. hl'ill~ in ' :dkd i11 that part r.f \\'ilmctlt' !~· in ~ 'v-..t < ·i Hid gt· an·mtt'. building im ··rn ,·t·Jnvnt--. ·C' \'t'l1 tiH>Up:lt it i:- mid,. "itl1 plans \\illtt·r. art· \H·II undt·n,a _ ,,·ing· i<lrlltltbkd f<,r m:tn,- more ltuildinL:- \\ ith tltt· c'pt:nin~· r,·j "p rin ~ ,,·cat lll'r. .\t Ri.; Hid !..!t' an· nu~·. ;1(\j clill ill . !. !. the '""t oflict' h11ildin ~ on till· tH trth. i~ he ;,,..: ncrtt·rl a ntlC--..ton· brick huild ;n:...: . .?.? 1 . !1,. f> .; ft·t·t. ,,:hi,·h Ita . . J,rt·n k:h·rl h~· ihc \::1tional T va t'OI11pany ic ,,. a pni.CJ cl ni fi,·c ~ ·ear' . Thv ln1 i l(h1:..~· i-.. lwinQ· ncrtl'd 1,,. the t --t :ttt· (li tl;l. late .John S,·h:.tcin. "·hi d1 :d:-:n fl\\'1h thl' po:'t onire buildi1 1.1. ! anrl whirh c·1111plcte-., the deu:· lop mvttt ,, f1he 7o feet O\\'ned In· the t· . . tatc at the north,,·c~t corn~'r oi T~idc;e a H·nue and Schilln ::;tn·et. ( I I I. Local Banks to Close at 9 P. M. Saturdays :\ 11 a (J\·nt j SL'll 1(' 11 t j II l:t . -. t \\'l'l' k \ i:'~ t1 e ,.. ' -; i I I I ,,i \\'IT.:\IETTE LrPE stated tha~ the \\'illllt'ltl ~1:\tl' bank and the Fir:;t Xa1i1111:d Bank of \Yilmcttc will he open irt tlll i ]>.Ill. Until 9:30 p. lll . e\'l.'ry s · a t-· urclay ni~· ht . Thi:; i-; incorrect. The rlo-..ing time 011 Satnrcla~·· night at each l1: 111 k ',.iII he. a:-; us 11 a l, at 9 p. 111. 1~_,. ~perial agreement the two local !tank.; haH made cffcctin·. January 8, 1 1 1~7. the continuance oi banking hours until 12:30 p. .111. e\'ery Saturdav. 1fl'ilrdorth Saturda~· banking hours \\ill Ill· as folto,,·s: ~ a. 111. to 12:30 p. 111. 7 p. 111. to () p. 111. I ' I ELECT NEW OFFICERS The following officers have been ekcted In· the North Shore Real E~tate ho~rd for 127: Robert L. \Vyatt, BOARD MEETS TUESDAY pre:;ident; Louis T. Dodds, vice-presiThe \Vilmette Yillag-t ho<lrcl will dent· F. Coleman Burroughs, secre- meet in regular '>es.;;ion Tuesda,· evetary. ' and Mrs. Dorothy E. \Vink, ning. January -l, in thL' \ . iJJag-e COl111CiJ chambers. treasurer. All recreation indoor activities, under the auspices of the Wilmette Recreation hoard, will get under way beginning the week of January 3, following the rest during the holidays. The Volle\· Ball leaguP will sta rt Monda,· at R. o'clock. 1 hour later than previou.sly. Tuesday is \Vomen 's night at the Howard gymnasium and open to all women of \Vilmette. Wednesday. starting at 7 :30 o'clock, will find hasketbatl in operation at both gymnasiums and Thursday night, starting at '7 :.30 o'clock. indoor baseball witt be on the calendar. A change, too, has been made in regard to the Quoits league at the Stolp gymnasium held on Friday night. The games here scheduled at 7 o'clock '"·i ll start at 7 :30 and those scheduled previously for 8 o'clock will start at 8 :30. The schedule for the next week's program follows: Monda~·. January 3. Volley ball. R p. m .. Howard gymnasium. Ho·w ard P. T. A. vs. Terminal A. C. and American Legion 2 vs. American Legion 1. At 9 p. m., St. Joseph 2 v~. St. Joseph 1 and Baptist vs. Congregational. The boxing and wre stling classes will also meet on ~Iondav at 7 o'clock at the Hm,·ar{i gymnasium. Tuesday. January 4. Women's night at thr Howard gymnasium. \Yednesda,-, January 5. Basketball. 7 o'clock. H·m ,·ard gymnasium. Terminal A. C. 2 Y:'. St. Tohn's 2. 8 o'clock, State Bank \·s. Terminal A. C. 1. 9 o'clock. St. Joseph 1 vs. St John's 1. Life Photos by Lehle At tbr ~tolp gymnasium. 7 o'clock, \\'ilmette 's po~t office force, under the experienced direction of Post- Congregational vs. ·Met hodist 2. 8 ma~tcr Joseph E. Shantz, this Christmas season handled without serious o'clock, Bapti:;t \'S. St. Joseph 2. <lit'ticulty the largest volume of mail ever to pass through the local :t ffice. Thursday. January 6. Indoor haseTn the upper Yic,,· \\'l' ha\'e a glimpse of some holiday parcel post of which there wa.; an enormous amount this year. In the lower picture we note the hall. Howard school gymnasium. 7:30 clerks "sticking" the lir st cia:-;~ matter . Xn empty pigeon hole~ in n:idt·nrc. o'clock. Ho\\'ard P. T. A. vs. St. Joseph 9 o'-clock. Terminal A. C. vs. K. of The temporarily un oc cupied group kft off \\·or king . 011 the other side of the ? l'. .\t thl' Stolp gymnasium. · 7 :30· rack for thL· nlCillll' llt tn get into the pictur~·. o'clock. -:\1 e1hodist vs. Y. P. C. 9 , . n'rlork. St. Jo:'eph 1 vs. Baptist. ' Vandals Strip Evergreens Friday, Janu_:try 7. Quoits. Stolp of Holiday Illumination gyntnasiunl. 7:30 p . m .. Court 1, Pres. . , hvtcrian Y:' . Terminal A. C. Court 2, I. n. ~ ;t lhllll. l <,O I Spl'nrn aHnut·. c"ongrrgationat vs. Bapti. t. Court 3, . .. ~ t!icl a fitlt' j.,J ) \Jl j,·,\(Hllling t lt l' t'\'L'l'- St. Jo~eph 1 \'S. 1. o. ·o. F. 3. Court 4, lll<lL!;t' col w;t" · · ltou:-.L' \\'ttlt · ·\ mcncan · J.eg1on ·· · · '1 f (' ? Cour t .. O;t ·l -. l'X1t'lll . . . ::-:t.OOO _ .· _ . · ~. rv~·~~~ at the tron t nt· ,tth :. ' ~- . o . . -· · . !11 thl' tdlhtt 1l\ t\\tl.htt · ~ ot unkn""n mtgn~ . .. .. . . ." . . . . . . ,.,, St. To"eph 2 Y:'. Termmal A. C. 1. l a~t \\' l'~·k. \\'lllk tllrt'(' otltn fire:' o t ! tht lh ,lt~tltttl '.01 l:rtd lt~In~ Jtht ol ll\\ .\t s::~o o'clock. Court 1, English mtn··r lll lport anct· ralkd. tlw ckpart -j cl:1~·, bt' I"re lhn~t111:1~. ott!~· t .1 han Lutheran ' \':'. T. 0. 0. F. 1. Court 2, 111\'11 [ Ct\1 ~ ··11 <lll ;[\'t·ra!.!'t' cd ;lilll CI ,[ O!ll'l' 11ti-.. \\·nrk dt·-..t !' t)\'l'd ll\' \ "(lll (l;tl;-; the K. of C'. 1 Y~. St. John's. Court 3, ·t d;ly clw·it!g that pni,Hl. I idt·nt it,· ni \Yitctl;l had -Jwt hl't'll d.c ter- f. 0. 0. F." ~ St. Joseph 3. Court 4, (, n n :1_'u p ;-;rl ;~~-- ;. t.call n<,t~.rl·.c t> iY·t·~l . irnm l 111 incd ·early this \Ycek. The ~Hrgreens Methodist vs Chamber of Commerce. .11 "\ 1111 . tt.Lll~ \\h t tt ·1 h.t~Lment l ,n·rl· rompleteh· ~tripped oi tltl' illttlll · ftrl' rt·-11ltcrl 111 ~~ . O()(l d:tJnagt· to th'c 1 ·· t' ') 1tnnH·. () 11 '1'1 111:·~c Ia,· :t ' cal I " ·a" 1 11\ll lUll. I'l'rg - -- - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - ren:iH·d iru111 Third ~trc.l't and Cre- 1 gory an·nue " ·l 1nv a11 au·nmol>ile h:1d cauQht firt· . Thi.- \\·.a=- L' xtingui~hcd I \Yithnut 111atniat' datll;t\.!.'l' . ('Jq·istmas , Arthur B t' r g man n. organist and d;, ". t l1 t· d c 11 art me 11 t r L' . . p Clll d l' d t n a I choirmaster at the S 11 erma n Park ra il frnm Tlihh ard !·o;1cl and Locu st Lutheran church. \Vilmette, Sunday -.,trcet. ,,.hl're. hl'C:Itht' oi a lack of \\'aeYening. January 9. ter. a barn. ht·lo.nging to T. A. Fox. was Participating in the dedicatory proromplett' l~· de str~~~ · rcl. The iollmYing !!ranl '"ith -:\f r. Bergmann will be Rolclay a backfire in tht' mnt 1r cau;-;ed lin Pease, well known baritone, of Evanother car tn ignitt· at l<idgc and ;:~no.;ton, ancl tl1e Ladies' Aid chorus and J-lil!hlancl :1.\'<:'lltll"· Tlli~ also " ·as exGirls' choir of the church. tingui~ hrd hd ore great d:uuage was The dedicatory address ,vill be given incurred. b,- the Rev. Paul Klunder. pastor of Tbe 1a:-;t alarm callrcl tl1e department St. Paul's Lutheran chnrch at Melrose to the Laurel school late ~[onclaY New-laicl eggs direct from the Park. where a perwn oa,sing the scho~l farm are one of the inexpensive mistook thr glare from an open boiler luxuries enjoyed by readers of the $800 FOR ORPHANAGE for the reflection of a real fire. Classified Columns: A contribution of $800 was made to Holidays Prove . Busy Season for Local Jlire1nan I 1 1 Dedicate Organ at St. John's Sunday,Jan.9 FOR SALE - :\'EW LAID EG(;S will be dLlin·red to you weekly, if you will write to Paul Bt-em's . Poultr~· Farm, Zion. Ill. the Lake Bluff orphanage during the Christmas season bv the various departments of the \Vilmette Methodist church. This contribution is made annually at the holiday season.