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] une .24, 1927 WI . L METTE LIFE II · 1 · soon adopted · by all of the states, the ~ 1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ name being changed to Memorial Day . In manv localities this dav has become a commemoration for ·all of the dead, and the graves even of those Wilmette School Girl Wins Sec- who were not soldiers are decorated ond Award in Annual Optimist with flowers and wreaths. In the South the spring flowers ap· Club Essay Contest pear much earlier than they do here and their Memorial Dav is sometimes l·;tlit0r' s not e: 'I'hf' following Is a cop~ on April 26 and often on May 30. ,,r a.n essay on M:C> morial Day which wa:: . . l'ate<l s(·<'nnd plact· in tht' \Vilmdte Op-l In the cool ot the evenmg, after the timiRt club :.~n.nual :\I.t-morial D.ay Essay rush and hurry of the day, we ought t· ,~nt e:,;t, parti <' IPat('(l m by pupil~ of tlte to stop and thank God for all of tl1c \\ Ilmf·tte grad(;· ~chool::-:. Th<> first . . . ;L\\'ard e s~a y was puhlish ed In a recent soldters who ga\·e their hves for the issuP o f WILMETn~ LIFE. right. As for me, I echo with all of my heart, a verse from "The Spires of Oxford." h~· \ Vinifred :M. Lett s. MEMORIAL DAY "God rest you, happy gentlemen, by Laura Baughman Who laid your good lives down , Brave and honorahlt.· deeds are never . Who took the khaki Jnd the gufl inrgotten, for even in thi s day of jazz Instead of cap and gown. a nd hurry we set a~idc one dav to God bring you to fairer place honor our dead her oe~ . Than even Oxford Town." The house pictured above is 8 large rooms, 3 baths, 2 car Pt:rhajJs sometimes we do not realize garage, and all the refinements and .conveniences of the oc::=:::rOCIOJ:::=::I how much of a sacrifice the young lllCil of the united States made when most up to date nature-even to the extent of installing a call for volunteers went out and the features to suit buyer ... The lot measures 72x 185. government said, "Give me a year or t \\·o of your life." Some even gave all of their life for their country, and none of them said, "~o." \\'hat an impression it makes, or at . . . or the most modern lc..· ast it ought to make, on one whe1~ they gaze out acro~s a battlefield and home - without proper :.ce the cros se s, row on row. It brings the tears to my eyes when I think how ELECTRIC FIXTURES many young men "gave their merry yl>uth away for country and for God." loses its great charm! This beautiful custom of decorating (1ttr soldiers' graves origin a ted in the · South. Thou sands oi men had left their homes and their families to join 1420 Sheridan Road-Wilmette Entrance the "Blue or Grey." ~o matter what to "No Man's Land" ~ide they were on the soldiers fought ior what was right in their sight. Tht ~outhern women were left to manage the plantations and to keep the home li res burning. Many of the men never ;q.!a in heard the cry of "Daddy," nor ic..·lt soft little arm s around their necks. The women in the South began to go at different time:-. to strew flowers upon the graves of their loved ones. This custom gradually spread from 'tate to state into the ::\orth. Finally, ()IJ ~fay 5, 1868, General John A. Lo· ~an, commander-in-chief of the Grand :\rmy of the Republic. set aside May ~0 as Decoration Day for the graves 11f the Union soldiers who had died in the..· Civil \\Tar. This observance was RECALLS BEGINNINGS OF MEMORIAL CUSTOM One of the · Smartest Nortl1 Shore Homes I Just Built 1n · Glencoe DECORATE With . LIGHT· $31,500 Now Being Shown by Tighe Realty Co. Phone 2671 :\ g-roup of young \\'ilmet te g-irls kit Thur:\dav for a t\\·o week outing at Juniper Knoll ramp near Elkhorn. ! \\'i,_ : Ph\"lli-; Carkton. Ruth Solomon. \ ' irginia - Oaklc,·, YiYian Grigsl)\·. l; . - I . }.f artl111 Erickson. :\gne~. and H<.:len lj Jonl's. Luria Hollister. Janr Crawford. \l:1 rj(lric Houghton. and Ba rhara I j ~lunn. -0II Lovely Crystal Wrought Iron Old Ivory, etc. I ' \[r. and ~vlrs. F. H. ~fac'Kinnon of ' j Call Mr. Adams and let him 112.; Ashland avrnue. \\'ith their two :-.O ih, went to Lake r.e,H',·a \\'edne sday help you in your selection. \\'ith f1ve girls, ~I ary Clark \ Veher. Janr Hor:~ting. Eleanor \\'illiams. ~fary 1.;~~~.. ··l~~~·· Lila \\'aidner and Cerelia ~·lacKin tlOn. tn ..;pend the day \\:ith Jane and F11nicc ~fdntosh at their :-;ummer l1unu:. The ocrasinn \\·a..; in celebration I oi Eunice Mcintosh's birthday. c:aoc===::IOCIOC:===:=~o 1 I . We Launder Them You Play GoD Instead Things hard to clean shouldnt t bother you during golf or tennis weather ... We'll wash everything to a king' s taste, and all you have to worry about ts your game ... 1 ADAMS ELECTRIC SHOP ·-------------------------------···-···-------------~ Established 1854 A phone call-Wilmette 606-brings our driver! C. H. JORDAN & CO. Funeral. Directors for 72 Years Wilmette Office Phone Wilmette 3 354 HolDe 52 5 Main Street Laundry Phone Wilmette 606 A. F. DENZINt Prop. CHICAGO 200 E. Erie St. Phone Superior 7709-7710 L···················································~