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22 WILMETTE LIFE July 15, 1927 .W ILME'ITE LIFE ISSUED FRIDAY OF EACH WEEK . by LLOYD HOLLISTER, INC. 1222 Central Ave., Wilmette, Ill. Chicago ofllce: 6 N. Michigan Ave. Tel. State 6326 Teleplloae ··.··.··.·...··. ·, ....·......··· Wilmette lt~u 8UB8CBIPTION PRICE .............. St.OO A YXAJt has ever depicted heaven as a place where there is lots of . noise and ·a trctnendous amount .o f danger. That may be because no .\merican Fourth of July celebrator of the old 'fa shioned sort ever undertook to put into words hi s conception of paradise. · -·-·-·-·-·-·----·-·-·- -·J?Zf· ·.. SHORE LINES O·r·c .. . .., .. ~-~-·-··- ~-Cl-D_D_a_tl All communications must be accompanied by the name and address o! the writer. Articles for publication must reach the editor by Wednesday noon to Insure appearance In current Issue. Resolutions o! condolence, cards of thanks, obituary, notices of entertainments or other atralrs where an admittance charge fs published, will be charged at regular advertising rates. "Jnasm uth as Ye have done it unto the Jeast of these mv~ brethren, ye have done it unto me." The ~words of Christ uttered in the First Century apply . "/ · h"equa11y \\·ell in the 'l\Yennasmuc tieth. "The poor "·e ha,·e always with us," and we can only hope that the number will decrease as time goes .on. But the causes of poverty still persist. Sicknes~ will come in spite of all we can do. Defects in character causing destitution will continue to crop out. Natural catastrophes will . keep recurring, wiping out the earnings of years. V\Tars ,yjll break out, destroying the means of keeping well and happy. It is sure that poverty will not be abolished within the present century. It is therefore necessary not only that we should aid those who appeal to us personally but should contribute generously to the 5upport of those agencies organized f.or the relief of the poor and otherwise needy. In every north shore community there are societies whose published object is the helping of those who are unable to help themselves. One of the most worthy of these organizd.t ions is what is known in some places as the ~l_'hrift Shop; in others as the Economy ~hop. Their mode .of operation is simple and just as efficient as it is simple. To these ag-encies clothing and other things are given and these materials are then sold at Yery lo\\· price~ to the deserving needy. 1f you have women's or children's garment:-; or other useful things that you desire to give away, call up the relief socie ty in y.our community and those in charge will be only too g-lad to call for the donation. " :\ wonderful day and no casualtie~." A :Jrief, pleasing. and accurate description of the Fourth of July in one of our north shore communities. What a contrast to the des·:ription of the g I or i l ou s ·Fourth in the largest city in \Visconsin. "~an'~ thumb blown off by explosion of gt~nt firecracker. Child loses sight playing wtth Roman candle. Biggest list of accidents in vears." Is the;e anv doubt as to which was the be~ter Fourth.? Does anyb.ody in \Vilmette, \Vmnetka and Glencoe really envy the ·fun had in Milwaukee? Who was the happier on the fifth of July. the child with the lost eyesight or the child who perhaps did not have so much excitement as tl .e child blind on the fifth, but did have unimpaired eyesight? · "' Too many people loYe to pia y with danger, to get as dose to death as possible and then escape. It is deplorable that our . American people like their work so little that they must take their fun in almost poisonous doses. It is encouraging to recall that no one :\' o more mosquitoes! It so unds now as visionary as the prophecy that e \'ery day will he Sunda ,. 1)\·-andhv. that ~-;o me da'" "No More there will he no poY-Mosquitoes" ertv, or that there's a good time coming. Hut when men set themseh·es seriou . ly to work. and systematically to work, to sta mp out an evil or a nui sance they altnost always succeed. And that is exactly ,,·hat the name. Gorgas Institute , implies. That name means that sixty-tv\_ ·o m.o squito fighting organizations have banded them selve s together to stamp out the mosquito; to do away with that pest so thor.o ughly that in no long time a mosquito will he as rare as a buffalo or a dodo. Tf you know anything about the almost uncanny care with which scientists work to discover the causes of such a disease as cancer you .will be sanguine as to the ultimate success of the mosquito fighters. Difficulties are bound to disappear before such well organized, persistent attacks. Every resident of our villages should be actively interested in the splendid campaign of the leaders in this war against the mosquito. Attending school in the summer time is like saving- money when others are spendmg. \Vhat one saves ,yj]J come in handy some day. \Vhat one learn s vacation school maY he ·Summer in useful to one later 0 11. If he School is forced to drop a study or .two during the regular year he can do so without being prevented from entering rollege. because he ha~ gained the necessary credits in summer school. ~Iany "'t hink that continuing in school after the regular year is a hardship. It may be sometimes, but more often it is quite as pleasant as the work from September to June. The summer stud-ent ha s the use· of whatever facilitie s the school providesgymnasium, swimming pool, t enn is courts, etc. If you have never gone t.o ~c hool in the summer, try it next year. Our old and highly valued friend. the telephone directory, is coming out rejuvenated and entirely made over. How glad we all shall be to welcome it! \Ve know of few books that have been used so much by us. vVhen weddings were in the offing we thumbed the pages pf this good book over and over again. The most we can say for the telephone directory is that it means as n1uch to us as mail order catalogues 1nean to the farmer. And that's much! Almost anybody can do the regular thing in the regular way, but it takes a resourceful person to do the right thing under unusual conditions. \-\Then things are going along smoothly even an ordinary individual cari do what is expected of hin1.. The organist of the Wilmette Village theater rose to an unusual occasion when, the lights going out suddenly and confusion being imminent, he kept .the congregation amused by playing popular airs. · C SIC the sweetest we have heard in many a dav wafted through the editorial casements this· ~·eek from across the alley where a steam shove l of elephantine proportions began delving in to mother earth to prepare the way for a sotind fo~mdation for our new sanct nn~ sanctorum. Tt rna\' have been annoyi ng- to the nc1ghhors, hut, oh m;·. he,· pleasing to us! M ++++++++++++ To a Cloud Say, raincloud there, what can you mean , You've hung almost an hour Above us. now you're movin' on, Why don't you rain a shower? You look so gray and cool and wet , Our eanh's a fiuy gratt, And fields are fairly burnin' up . Why do you hesitate? I wish my arm was long enough I'd rtach up there and, say! I'd squeeze that water out of you Brfore you'd get away. LITI.LE WUN. ++++++++++ Slightly Superfluoua Culled from the Chi-American Pink E.ds: "It is difficult to speak of MessaUna, w1fe of thE' Roman Emperor Claudius, as one always should !'pt'ak of a lady, especially when she Is dead.. But; really, 1\lessa.Jina didn't seem to care what am bod) ~aid about her, llvlng or dead. Her conduct w~s absolutely such as cannot possibly be described ~n a new spa pH printed primarily for distribution 1n quif't, moral American homes." ++++++++++++ Pity the Poor Scot l.ate!'lt from the ~t rcet HaYc YOU heard oi the Scotchman who was born in the 'tnited States to save transportation? Or of the one who took his children out of the schools because they were compelled to pay attention? RAMBLER. ++++++++++++ And We Have a Type Setter Our ~oc. Ed. yoluntcers the start ling iniormat ion that an airplane dog is CJIH' that ~~ mo~tly airedalt. \\'ith a <la:-;h of just plain dng. ·++++++++++++ Jua' a Little Boy Oh . sakes alive! I wish I'd grow . I'd like to get quite big you know . ' Cause I don't count now I is small. I don't amount to much at all. It's, "Yes. when you get big you may , You're much too small-now run an' play" ' At's how they talk to me, an' so I'm tryin' awful hard to grow. "N 0 casualties" They say 'at small boys should be seen. An' never. never beard, An' so when company comes why I's Expected not to say a word. I want to play football, I do, But mother says, "Oh no, not you! " "When you get big like brother James It's time enough for such rough games." But still they're lots o' things I like 'Bout be in' jus' a little tyke; I couldn't sit on mother's knee If I were big like James you see; She wouldn't carry mt upstairs, An' wait to bur me say my prayers: So afttr all there's lots o' joy, 'Bout bein' jus' a little boy. ·-OLIVIA KINGSLEY. ·++++++++++++ Who Doea? Dear ~Iiquc: l see by the poipers that a "lady" in golf knickers is out to smack our game for a hla-ck eye by caddying for a couple of stick-up boys who are doing their stuff at Chicago groceries. Something ought to be done about this. \\'hat's golf coming to? Guess she has it figured out our game is "putt and take," hut she don't kno\\' nothing about putting. -THE OLD PLUG. ~++++++++++++ I I Littul Wun came out of retirement long enoug·h this wee){ to spoil our vacation plans by graphically describing a skeeter -convention in the Wiscon" · sin ~orthwoods. J --MIQUE.