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December 30, 1927 WilMETTE LIFE ~lr.s. home with e,·erv letter and package ..fhree Cars Fea . ture .iri CHRISTMAS "MAIL EARLY dcnt dcli,-crc<i. And. contrary to the precec..·stuhlislH.~d in past seasons. it was Crash on Christmas single dclin~ ry automohilc..·s featurtd CHORUS" BRINGS RESULTS nn itlr offices were mornint! on not lll'Cl'Ssary Ll make a John D. Pahlman of 2655 As- StlrHia\·, both Postal Employes Observe Clwistmas at Home Through· Puhlic Co-~peration l. . . . -~-. _ _ ' . . Phone Wilmette . 487 the . . \J Jlt·.lcl .1. _. \ln ams ot llt. I htrcl ~trnt 637 Main Street "rh(lr\1 .... ,,a..., nnt :-n tnthu~iasticalh- ~~ k:t\' lll.t! ,, ,r ~t'\\' Yt )rk the tir..;t tlf . l.!·irl'll 111~\\'t.:\'L'r. thtrl' :-till ht·ing- thlll; - ~year "II a 1)\r~inn.., trip. · ancl:-; PI kttn:-; and t:ards that rcquirt·rl "din·rtory ~cn·irt" IJdurl' thl'\· I ruu1d he d~·li,·ered to their proper act'.lrt·~:--o. \en·rtltcks~. in \·ic\\' of till' ._Jll'Cc~~ oi this st·ason. anticipation for a Vl'ry "~ferry Christmas" for · the po~tal tmployl's ior }<J2H i~ rttnnin"· " rampant" in this -district at lea st. . . . Renders New ·service 'Pleasant Relationships To Postmaster ] oe Shantz g-<.:w~ the lll)fh)rs of the sea~on for stea ling a Friendliness and Generosity march on both his hrothcrs and the Confidence and Loyalty pul!lic. Hememhcring the 'g rief of ""· ·~ll'_-open" packages cxpericncc< l dttrmg past seasons, ~f r. Shantz hied ' 3 65 Days in Which to Be him. to points unknown and purchased at h1s o\\'n c..·xpt·nsc the follo\\'illg items, Happy and Prosperous to wit : One . lar~e roll of wrapping paper. one pair of shrars and several Our Appreciation and Best halls of good wrapping twine. ~f r. LEAVING A SURPLUS Wishes for Shantz then mounted these in the lobby of the postoffice and im·ited th e puhli(' to "\Hap a package on him." The idea achieved excellent re s ults. :\s to the se rvice rendered by both the Kenilworth and \Vilmette depart ments. considcrahJe favorable comment has been heard from residents of hoth villages because of the splendid dt"liverv service achieved. Desnite the fact ti1at in both offices the - 1.:lrgest quantity of first class mail anJ p:.tckPhone Wilmette I I 85-7 Wilmette Avenue ages evt·r handled was receivc·d anti dispatched, night of each day found the augmentPd forces on their way n ·pprl c111 \\.hl.·n .\ 1r. \ ' n<li wwtc the rtm\· famtlll" " .\ll\·il Clwru s" of his also fariaml'd upna. "[I Tro\·atorc," it is en 1 t ir ·ly \\'ithin tht limits oi probabilitY CELEBRATION AND I t l~a t _ h e lit t k rt·a 1izt·d t ht.· ·lH ~:-s ibilit ic :~ ut tht.., "drumin ;. ( icll'a. I That it ha:-> 1h·en adapt~- d tu ad n :rti-,- Conduct Services for HIHII '.IY i i i~ and ha:-- lwcr 1 ~urcn~iul IS an Mrs. Rebecca· Gehrett ,,,~:- lllJllll'<.~-----,_. . tabli~hL· d iact . 1 Funn;d :-t:n ·ico ior :\1 r:- . 1\ l'ht(ra GUESTS 0 But that ib applicatit'll t() tltt· affair~ J. CL·hrt'lt. 121 l.incll'n annm·. \\'il VER CHRISTMAS tli.. the din: r~t.· J Hh tma ~ tcr~ and po:->t- JilL' t t e. , r h 0 .p a:-~ L' d a, r a \. a t lin 1h 111 l . :\1 r. and ~I r :-. h: l' d L' r irk F. l.l· \" i:-- . This Cc:.-ming Sa~urday, Dec. 31 n!IICL':- thrt lUgiJ,,ut the l'-nitl'd State-, last :-;aturday, \\·vn· ron 1iuctl'<l iron! tht· 112-f <. ·L·ntral an·r Jut·. had as t heir gutst J il;t., Jll)t bn:n :--o L 'a :-, il\· l' ~ tablished <~ract· \1 vtlH,di :-t Epi:-c opal rlltlrrll in ( 'hri:-tma:; <Ia~ the ir claughtn and her 11 .\\C ' E r _ "\Til. 2:!W A. 1 \l. j, abo amnng till' artir1~·.., <1f truth. ( 1Jira~(J la:- t Tttt· :; da,·. ltlttnnent \\:t" l:u-l_>an~l. \1r. and \lr> \ '. D. Call qj I AT ~e_YL·ral year :- agel all t~i tht· postal ,11 Cr;trelatt d n ·nJt'lL:rv. ~lr~ . Cchr~·tt :--pnt: gi ield. Ill.. and 1· ..\ . De Put oi , cdlrrJal.., and L'lltplc,yn ir,, 1n th e Po~t - i-, :-- un·i H·d by Olll' d;tughter. \I r . . . ]( l 'hit·:q.!' '· .\1 r. lk l'ttc i~ \1 r:- . l.n,·i:-' 1 :rJa-,tn Cu1nal ir1 \\ · a~hi 1 t .,.., utun <) 0 ,,-11 r. t 1 ~L\ l'I.F: AVE ~G'E . 1I' 1ll · an 1 1\\cl 'llll~. 11 r ll1lJt·r I I. :titrl ·hr(ltht·r. 1 suullt oi .J hnls St., }~lanston, Ill. !11 the: lnunblc: ..,t rink and carrier in l Ltrb 11 1 :. Gchrt"tt. LIBRARY TO BE CLOSED tltt· hlllnhk~t ,-illa).!t' ir1 the rollilll'\' - · - - - - - - - __ .\lu~it· h~· an }~ntirely l~t · gan :-il_lging t!J:lt ()tht:r "all\·il chllrU:--~' 1 h .. Thv \\': llltt·tte , .. l'l'l' 1\Jblir libr;t r \' X<'\\ Orcl.u ·st ra \\ l_HI:o-l'. dJII ~laS lll'l'll !It·arci ~lt Chri~t -1 ars ustaJn t . \\ill d(l~l' ~atunlay l'H.' llillg, Dn·t·m bt:r H anC'i u g l·: Hry Satur(lay ~lght n;.'l ~ · t-JJ ~ t~· ~~-tllll t!l t: .\ tlant IC tc! t_ht· Damage In Accident 31. and J'l'lllaill c)(,..,t·d tltlt il Tth·:-cla \ " \)· ;) ,.- . .1,- '.f \ tl I till' 111 ,,-hlL·h l\\'O car:- :--u:- - morn111g. ,lanu~try 3. I ·.tllfiL .Lil<l lrcllll tel \ 11 art·tdcnt ·. · I . 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I hen arn\·ed the m·ust I'l'l't'llt Yuk· tidt· <_ktuw· wi!h hy iar thc. grcate~t ! \fr. and ~fr:-;. J larry ~- Kkin t~i i3tl ·pra11t1ty ut 111atl cn:r t P hl' di. ·p·ttched 1 · 1 . 1 1 · d q·a rt men t. I: u I won dl'f o i \\'t :11 cler-; I ·'.11 ( t'lll a t' Jlt'ule I a \tl' as t1 H~11r gull'S t :-:, . We Have Tick~ts for the FREE PONY Contest 1 ;1-. the pOStaJ · cl<.-rk::; rttSht·c} hit!Jl't' ;itlti ~~;.<.:,·Jr ·t, )l; }ll\IJc'a) ~:=-· k:\ ~- a H (.\ rS ..·' ._1. 01 · 1 \\all C't. an1 1 apta111 P. till' ctrrin:-. t' tJ-,lll'<l t! 11'tl 1l· ..... 1 tJ I<.: I. ,.. ·fiLII · . . "IJ( ~1 . t ~r t:.J · F .. iJ "'tlll:t"llT:-> ru~hed buth hither. thithn I ..1· · .. H·~. aJ.l<. . . r' . . 4ea c)\ ' tlr: ~til. PHONE 3691 ' 119 3 WILr-.1 ETTE AV E. 'tt td ,.,, 11 thl'\' ·til .1r 1·1 ·. · 't 1 ( ).,l.t. l .tpt,trn ~ht · a and :\Irs. () Bncn 1 p r n : lJ · . · _ · · \ l' c >1 a 1t' 1 \' · . . ; 1t lltt· Frid -1 \ . hdm. l'hr· t . . . - 1,.ut· t 1 ll' 1 >rPI 1 ItT an< 1 sr--tcr 11f :\lr:- . . ' : . l r:- 1ll.t~ .ttH !..: kiri 11 1 1111!1 11!1 h t 111 tlll'Ir \\., ,rk d, II! c. Thl'l1. ~ · · - - ---- - - - -- - - a_ 11 d tltl'n (1111~- . did tht·,· n· ali~e that -o-tltt·ir "t·ltclru .-, " had t; 1k 1· 1; t·li'l'rt . TIH· !kiLt /.ct:t :--Cirnrit~· ga\·c a clanrL· · j, \11\\ that "chPrtb" \\; 1 , , 1111 g in thn·L· 1 at tht· lklmunt lwtt-1 in Chicago n11 : ·mt': .. .\I ;til 1-::tr.l_ ,. :.. "\ , . r:q 1 ~crurel\' ~·· 1'11 nr:--da .' ne11i r1g. Till' :\nrt h\\'L'~t t'1'11 < ll td ":\dclrc·:--:-. l'nrrl'rtl .\· , .. and it tni .~ht I :tnd l_l_li~Joi:-. ,· h:q1kr~ unitt·d to n t: tkt· I :J atur:_ tll.'· ht· :-IIJIJI~l:-t·d tlt; 1t tht· pllhli..- ! ~ltl' :tfLm :1.. --~rcn· '" · ~ru~ir \\'a ~ iurn JII't 'illlply rt1t1ldn t !t-arn all tl1rcc ~n: -; :-,1H'cl h~· \\ tlktnl lh·l1 t)hul'\ orrltotra . The business men in the ,·iHage h -1\'e found our busine-ss luncheons "just l!tlll'- at tllll't'. J',ut t!t;tl "'"" ,,.hLTt' ---nthe rhing" to prep..1re them for a bu'iy afternoon. Ler us serve your tltv _} 1l 1't;tl <kJ>;Lrlllll'llt :t ," \! .._,,'ll. ll l'l'l'l'l.\' l'<i . r. a111 I \1 . r' . I' \,(1 1 H.T t I) ' · L' rt'llt I t:tlll ,,!· nrxt luncheon. :t Jcdt. . \c rPrditl~ t11 PP :-Imaster 121 Third "trl'l't l'!liLTtaitll'd at dinnn After the how drop in .1nd trv one of our famous sandwiches: it will 11 1 1 " : ]dl 1·: . ~!Jantz ui \\ ' ilml'ttc anti in hc111c1r c·i ~1r. and ~!r:'. f; 1rn 1 ·:-: ('puk pro\·c to be a " ni ght -c.1p" so nccessarv for undi st urbed sleep. l~,,;trn;l-,tn \\ ·. :--;,. l~lanch ard oi Kcnil- ,,i Chi\·a gt) Ja.._t Tut· !'<b\·. ·\ Jr-., . (' 1 1nk \ \ tlrt h this \\·as tht.: "111nst :--l"'ttr'·),· · \J · " " t~ · r-.. . r. r't\Jit 1 l;tlll ·s Ct1ll~in. ckarcd by 3 :30 on ' the a itcrnnon o.f iT I)~l~lc~nbcrl 24 ·. . . . Jrs sp <.:rl< 1 H1 scn· 1c c IS attn 1 JU~ab 1<: princit,ally tu tht fact that Postmaster:; ~hantz an<l Blanchard, profiting b\' tile cxpt:rit·ncL·s t'f P<·~t seasom. org?;lizctl their i(lrCl'~ to the highe:->t pn~ s ihlc degn.·<.· Pi cffici<.·nc\· and also t c the fact I hat ;t t I a~ t t h l' 1 > u hI i c is a tt u n t: d t n tiH· ~in gin g t he " an ,.i I c h n r 11 s." Thn:c 111 ~111 accident Christmas Shni1 roa< 1 at \\' oo<1stoc k · avenu'~ 111 1 <an j l..:l·nilwNth which resulted · in material d;mdge to all t hrec lllarhinl'S. Tht· al'ci<lent occ urred wht·n t\\'(1 ni th~ rars , drin·n hy .-\rthur .-\1 :-.chukr. J07 \'dn · Duren sl t l'L'l. ChiLago. anc! :\1 ar~hall Uudl<:y o i -ll-l \\'ar,rick q 1ad. Kenil·1 \Uirt 1. rolli<kd. Thl· it,rcL: oi the illJ: par t ca u:-,ed l>n c!lc\··:-. \.·;.r t(l ~ \\'L'r\'L' · · ll_ltll th e third machine c , ~y n e d hy J_ . I.. ( c10kt. 110 Broad\\'<l\', \\ JlnH:ttL·. );(,IlL' 0~ th_e _cw_curanb ni ih c three machin, ·-, Day bury avenue. E"anston, en~ertained at luncheon and bridge in honor of ~Irs. .-\stc..·ll of Enwston, last Wednesday. '1 rs. p a 11 · ·' 1 man and ~f rs. As-tell formerI~ were rcsid~nts of vVilmcttc. New Year's. Eve Prize Masquerade I LUCKY SEVEN Odd Fellows Temple c s . sr·g. 0 (,tJlt~II : 0 ;~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Wilmette Variety Store The Store That Will Supply Your Wants l 1 HAVE YOU TRIED OUR FAMOUS LUNCHEONS? ~~ 1 ra~;:~t'dhi~~l<\~i;~tr::t·~fit\ 1\~\.r ~~-~~~:.~~·ict;~~;-~ , til· third st·cl illtl uf L. B. CONFECTIONERY I We Submit With Pleasuret This Balance ·Sheet Drawn Up For You CREDITING YOU: DEBITING Yo·u ·1\ lj.appy Nrnt lrltr WOLFF--GRIFFIS, Hdw.