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April 1 .·. 1927 WlLMETTE ry, but, due to · his removal from Des Moines in 1908, did not attain the highest honor in the gift of the Masonic fraternity. He was also a mem ber of the Hyperian Field and Motor club of Des Moines. In 1908, Mr. 'fucke.r went to Los Angeles, Cal.. where he became manager of the Sierra Paper c~mpany, a branch house of the Butler Paper company. The following year he returned to Chicago and aided in the establishmctlt of fh e Parker, Thomas. Tucker Paper company of that city, in w hich organization he maintained a full partnership until his death. . ~rr. Tucker cflme to \\' ilmettc in 1911 and during his residence here won for himself a p~sition of lofty est e em . He demitted to the Blue Lodge and Royal Arch chapte; of \.Yilmette and 111 ai n tai n eel a.n a cti ,.c nH: m hers hip in the local units of the ~I asonir frater nitv until his death . He was a lso a member of the \Ve st moreland Countn· club of \Yilmettc. Pi the Hamilton cl~h of Chicago and of the First Congrc~atbnal church oi \Vilmette. In all of these organiza · tions and in each of the citie s where he had resided. ~~ r. Tucker leaves a host of friends. many of " ·hom werf· present at the sen·ices Tuesday. He was noted a:-. a true sporbman and in business a " ·orthy competitor and as:-.ociate. Surviving ~1 r. Tucker arc the wt dow, ~~ rs. Stella ~~ ay Tucker. his daughter. Mrs. Verna Blodgett uf ~f adison, \Vis .. and his s~n Alhert, residing in \Vilmette and also associated with the compar.y in which ~fr. Tucker wa s a partner. LIFE 7 PNEUMONIA FATAL TO WILUAM A. TUCKER Widely Known Resident of Wilmette and Leader in Masonic Fratemity Succumbs \:Villiam Albert Tucker, for sixteen years a resident of YVilmette and actively associated with local community activitic~. succumbed to an attack of pnut:monia folbwing- a hrief illne:;s at his home, 1214 Lake avenue Friday. March 25. ~.1asonic services' were hc:ld from the First Congregational church Tuesday afternoon. ~{arch 29, with burial at ~h·morial park. ~~ r. Tucker, \Vho was one of a famil.\· oi six children, was horn on a farm about five mile:; from Logansp::>rt, Ind. At the age oi :il:V<.:nteen he obtained his first po~itic.n and began the study of telegraphy \\'ith the Pcnnwlvania railroad. holding a place: in this ·branch of srrvicc· until he reached the age u f 1\H'JJty. At that time he .resigned and came to Chicago where he entered the (·mploy oi the]. \V. Butler Paper company as a hilling clerk On October 1, 1896, he was married to Stella ~ray Belman at I Iammond, Ind .. and to this union were horn two children, Verna and Albert, the former now ?\1 r~. Blodgett of ~~ adison, \Vis., and tht latter residing in \ Vilmctte. Goes to Des Moines On February 1, 1897. Mr. Tucker was sent to Des ~{ ::>incs, I a ., to take <·hargc of the western terri ton· for the Butler Paper company, wher.e he re..,jcl~d for eleven years. During hi :; restclence in Des ~f oines, he joined the CONDUCT FLOWER SHOW \_f a ~ onic fraternity, becoming succesA fruit and flower sh~\nr was gi\·en sn·t:ly a member in the Blue lodge, last ~fonday afternoon by pupils of l~o): al Arch ~! as01.1s, K1~ight Templa:-s, the se\·enth and eighth grade's of the Shnn~. and ScottJsh R1te. He was Byron Stolp school for ~Irs. Clark. also cited for a 33rd degree in ~fason- ! one of the teachers of the school. iiiilii!ii!i!i!!i ii!iiiliiil!lllli!ii!ill I I !iii! ANDREW J. MOUAT Nominee of Home Party for Village President To the Voters of Wilmette: I am not politician and have never sought office. I was drafted from the ranks by the Wilmette Home Pany by the appeal to civic duty made so strong that I allowed my name to be used. I ani , therefore, an active candidate for the office of village President. My associates on the ticket are keen, alert business men who are all interested in retaining for Wilmette the high standing it now holds among Chicago's suburbs. VILLAGE PLANNING I believe in a comprehensive, scientific plan that will keep Wilmette a viiJage of homes. · We ue face to face with a great development in our village today. A noted English statesman once said: "Be ready for your opportunity when it presents itself." Wilmette has before it NOW the great opportunity to shape its future. . Too few people give thought to the developments going on around them, with the resplt that they are often overwhelmed without having realized what was happening. . Success is seldom attained through accident, but is generally the result of carefully thought out plans. BE READY Let Wilmene plan now and pbn right for its future. The investment will be worth while in increased property values alone. · We are a part of t~e great . Chicgo area, destined to be some day the greatest city in the . world. It is developing faster than one person in a hundred has any idea of. The periphery is being pushed so far out that the enlargement and encroachment of its center worries us. It need not if we are wise and act soon and with vision. Chicago is surrounded by a cluster of suburbs, all started by hom.e lovers. Some are beautiful, some mediocre, some commonplace. Wilmette has been considered one of the buutiful. It has been a half blown bud up to now. and is just getting ready to blossom out. It rec'endy annexed quite a garden spot- a lot of it truck gardens. to b-? sure. but a garden spot nevertheless. Let us see that it is developed along lines in keeping with Wilmette ideals, so that we shall have, from the lake to Glen View and from Evanston to Indian Hill, an outst.Jndlng)y beautiful flower in Chicago's bouquet of suburbs. We can keep the Home character of Wilmette. HOMES FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE It has been said that Wilmette is driving its young People away because they cannot afford to own homes there. Not so. Can you not visualize this great new section of over two square miles, properly zoned. planned and developed into beautiful homesites, where our young people can acquire homes to be proud of and at reasonable prices? Can you not see that section rivaling a number of our western suburbs for beauty? Why not? It can be done. Proper zoning. planning and cooperation with rea) estate men wiU work wonders. It is at least worth · VILLAGE MANAGEMENT the effort. I beline that with the problems confronting our village today, together with the others that are in the offing. a technically trained man should be in charge and coordinate village . administration. The ployment of a manager would not displace any department head. A man of executive ability, with technical knowledge, with initiative, and ability to visualize the future needs of a growing community will save more than the expense occasioned by his employment. This idea is not new. .-I( is not an experiment. It has been tried out with great success in hundreiJs of communities. Wilmette is large enough, ambitious enough. and should be sensible enough to employ the most-upto-date methods of administration in the management of its affairs. I propose, if elected, to give to Wilmette the besr service I am capable of, and ask }'bur support for the entire Home Party ticket on April 1 ~· Respectfully. ANDREW J. MOUAT. a i!i!ii """"' """"""""' """" """,~ COCOAN.UT CREAM. 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