Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 22 Jun 1928, p. 8

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8 " ....... WILMETTE LIFE June 22, 1928 To Direct Dancing . ' It's Dear Madam Nowadays at Our Kenilworth P. 0. ).f rs. Harriet Savage is the new acting postmaster, (pardon u s-pos tm~ s tre ss) at Kenilworth. She tonk over he r ne\Y duties Saturday, June 16. Mrs. Savage succeeds Vv. S. Blanch ard wh o has been postmaster at Kenil wo~th for two years and a resident of the 110rth shore for nine years. · Mr. Blanchard expects to leave about July 1 for Morris. Ill., where he will enter bu sine ss. The Kenilworth postoffice has grown considerahlv during the time that Mr. Blanchard ·has been postmaster. City deliYerv l1as been estab li shed and there are now more outgoing and incoming mail.. The postoffice fixtur es ha,· e been remodeled and re-arranged. Service to the public has been the aim c) f the K enilworth postoffice in th e past and will continue to be the aim 1 nring :\[rs. Sayage's term of offic e. J. SHORTRIDGE Mason Contractor Porches General Repair Cement, Stone Walks and 421 Richmond Phone Kenilworth 2735 --·----·---- Plastering Contractor Plain and Ornamental Plastering - Exterior Stucco Work a Specialty I will direct the program of dancing and ~Iiss Marguerite St~kes of Evanston will be in charge of a book stall, features of the \\' omen's University club·s summer fete to be held on the grounds of the home of :\frs. Minna Schmidt on Sheridan road, Thursday, June 28. Chas. E. Welter 115 Fifteenth St. Phone Wil. 2151 :\f r. and :\'lr;;. David ~rison, 821 Elmwood aYCtJue. motored to :Nlinneapoli .~ earl~· thi s week to att~nd tl~e convention uf Rotan· In ternatwnal 111 session in that citY. ·:.rr. Kelson is the retiring president of the \\"ilm ette Rotary club. As a Rui('-"H('alth Is ·w t·nlth" . For t.hnt f('Stt'ul ft·t>lin~ tQ· Battle Creek Baths Swedish Jrn ~sn~t' n ntl Jryd rnthHat·Y J>hont· '\'llmtottt· !H 1 Jl:i9 Wllmt·ttt· .\ n· .. Wilnu·th·, Ill. Travelers Checks and '-:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::-::::::::::::::::::::~ PENCIL BRIDGE Tn the day s of music boxe s and spelling bee~. the woman's wail wa s: "He broke my heart!" This radio and bridge game age find s the same sex ,,·ailing (with venom): "'He trumped my ace!" Both charges were serious.' l\fanr happy homes have beco~ne happy hunting grounds through the mclination of hosts to place husband and wife as partners in a bridge game. A slight error at the bridge table has been known to cause stony silences in a hou se hold for weeks. But all thi :-~ busines s is in the past through the arrencv of Geoffrey Mott-Smith who h~s itivented a combination of bridge playing and perfect J)eace! He ha .~ extracted the sting from the former and the monotonv f rum the latter. The result is called ;.Pencil Bridge" and i;; puhli ~hed by Putnam' s. -:\ot onlv can this game he playt·d with as riHtch ardor and science a:'i ordinary bridge- hut it. can he played alom· . lt i~ arranged in hoo k form. needing on ly a n.encil as extra equiplllt' nt. (Specially designed to br car ried under arms of commuters and Ig1 o 1> t' - t rot t e r s) . Illinoi:; public utility generating- ~ta · tion s produced 534,482,000 kilowatthours of electricity during April, 1928 -an increase of 4 per cent over April. 1927-the U. S. Geologir.al Survey re ports. t Rats · I rid your Jllare oi rats and mice, usin~ t>xclu~inly tht> iamous Rntln p r t> p n rat l on, Xon-Polsonous- . Hurmlt>ss to Human, Animal, Game and Bird Life. Peter Uedelhofen Northhrook 22»-J Tel. Winn. 76 Letters of Credit are issued by us fo·r your Business As UsuaI During Alterations During the period of at'tering the old theatre building, we will conduct business as usual, strtvtng to give perfect service and our same 1 ooo/o quality. Until further notice we will continue to serve your wants along the lines of ice cream sandwiches, ice cream and candy. Vacation Needs ·THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK of Wilmette' ·· VILLAGE CHOCOLATE SHOP 1150 Wilmette Ave. Phone Wil. 436

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