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szl WILM.ETTE. 'L IFE June 22, 1928 News .of Interest to the Church-Goers ·of Our 'Village entertained the sixth grade girls from St. Augustine's Church school at her Dr. George D. Allison will preach his home, 4!9 Ninth street at a party. Introductory sermon next Sunday, June Wednesday the rector conducted, In !4, at 11 o'clock. The subject will be Chicago, examinations for the ministry "'A Minister's Hlgh Ambition." for fq_u.r youJ&g men seeking admittance. Wilmette Baptist The Sunday school meets · at 9 :30. There· are completely graded less~ms for all ages. Cla,sses for men and women meet at 9 :45 In the church auditorium. The Senior B. Y. P. u. have disbanded for the summer. Last Sunday was their last meeting. The regu~ar mid-week meeting of the church wjll be held \Vednesday evening at 8 o'clo~k In the Guild room. The following babies were dedicated on Children's Day: Francis Elston Guthridge, Carol Jean Johnson, Willard Buckle, Edward Herbet·t Reid, Mary Louise Kerr and David Warren Dusham. The Boy Scouts will meet Thursday e vening. · at 7:30 A me-eting ot the Woman's society will be held July 12. The day is to be spent at a picn~c at the Old Folks' Home. A request is made for as many cars as possible. This is a chance to do real missionary work. There will be no meeting of the Woman's society in August. June 22 a Garden Tea is being given in honor of Mrs. G. D. Allison at the home of Mrs. Lamb, 115 Woodbine ave.: nue. In case of rain the meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. W. M. Burns, 727 Laurel avenue. The WUmette Baptist church is lo<'ated at the corners of Wilmette and Forest avenues. Congregational Church This Is one of the fine churches in WUmette. During the summer months it extends an especial Invitation to visitors and strangers in Wilmette to attend Its services of worship at l1 o'clock on Sunday morning. It offers a cordial and friendly hospitality and inspiring antl refrt>shing service to all who come. Ne-xt Sunday morning at 10 o'clock the Church school will convene In three departments: The Primary department will bP. directed in its summer program by MisR Bertha C. Wheelock. The Junior department, under the direction of A. J. Coburn, will study "Stories of the Strong." The Intermediate department, under the- direction of Miss Georgia Watson, will study the Republic of Mexico. At 11 o'clock the Rev. William E. McCormack, associate minister, will preach on "Some Household Foes." Ethel McCulloch, contralto, will sing two numbers. Annie May Hayes Bivona, o1ganist, will play. On Monday aftt-rnoon the Wekeacafila Camp Fire Girls will meet at 3 :30 o'clock for a swi~ and beach supper. Hope Carroll, presldent of the group, Lois Hanawalt, vice-prt'sident, and Elizabeth Potter, secretary ~nd treasurer, are In charge of the arrangements tor the supper. Wednesday evening the Quarterly meeting of the church will be held at 8 o'clock in the church parlor. The nature of the meeting Is rather important. It Is expected that a large number of members · of the church will be present. E. H. Burge is moderator. Tbursdar evening the committee on Rel!Jious Education wlll have Its monthly meeting at 8 o'clock In the church. the Women's Society wlll meet Tuesday, June 26th, as follow~: Spoke 1-with Mrs. Emma Balch, 1228 Lake avenue. SPoke 4-wlth Mrs. Frank ;a Eager, 1312 Elmwood avenue. . SPoke 6---with Mrs. Tucker Hardy, ·104 Woodbine avenue. sPoke 7-with Mrs. T. E. Lannen, 1021 Greenleaf avenue. Siioke 12-wlth Mrs. Don F. Wiley, 2761 'Vllmette and Park avenues. Wilmette Woodbine avenue, Evanston. Rebecca Spoke had a Beach party Herman W. Meyer, M. A., pastor 406 Prairie avenue Telephone 1396 Tuesday evening, June 19. Churcb telephone 3111 Our Annual Church and Sunday School Services picnic was held in Glenview Forest PreThird Sunday after Trinity serve Friday, June 15, afternoon and eve9:30A.M. Sunday school and Bible ning. A large crowd attended. Games classes. and sports were enjoyed by everyone and 9 =45 A. M. ·First service and sermon. a fine picnic supper was served at 6 :30. 11 :00 A. M. Second service and sermon. NOTICE: The Church office is open )leetlngs daily, except Saturday, from 9:30 to Friday, June 22, at 7 :45 : Entertainment 11 :30 A. M. Calls for service of any kind may be registered there. by the Junior Walther League. Wednesday and Friday at 7 :30: Classes A sincere and friendly invitation is at pastor's study. Wed11esday at 7 :30: Boy Scouts, Troop 6. extended by this church to all those intqested to join in its program of work The pastor will attend the sessions of and worship. the Northern Illinois District of the The Wilmette Presbyterian church is Synod of Missouri, Ohio and other state~ from June 20 to 26, · inclusive. This con- located at the corner of Ninth street and vention is being held at the gymnasium Greenleaf avenue. of River Forest college, Augusta Boulevard near Harlem avenue. Tfte morning sessions will be devoted to the presentation and discussion of matters of The summer schedule is in effect. The Christian doctrine and practice. The af- morning service begins at 11 o'clock and ternoon sessions will be given over to the is limited to one hour. The quartet will missionary and educational work of the sing at all of the services. The pastor's church. Each congregation within the theme for next Sunday is "Some Subtle district will be repre§ented by a Jay .Seductions of the Spirit." The church delegate and Its pastor. About 350 of- was more than filled last Sunday mornficial delegates a~~ expected to attend. ing and part of the congregation had A special communion service will be held to sit in t~e side room. ' on ~onday evening next. The church ~ ·· hool, which begins its The Junior Walther league of St. sessions at 9 :30, has reorganized its proJohn's is giving an entertainment this gram in keepin_g with the summer deevening at 7:45 at which it will present mands. Something of unique interest is the play "He Will Do." This play deals planned for each- department. with a problem which practically every young people's society ha,s to face at The Fourth Division will hold an ailsome time or other. The metnbers of day meeting at the home of Mrs. Holmes the church and their friends are very on Central avenue Thursday, at 10 :30 cordially invited to attend. There will o'clock. These ladies will sew for Wesley be no char~e fo_r a~mission ; an offering hospital during the summer months. however will be taken up instead among all those present. The newly-appointed Director of Religious Education, Emmett Johnson · of At its last monthly m~eting the con- Ch:J,ttanoog!l, spent Sunday at the church, gregation grant~d leave to its pastor to CQnsulting with officers and ·others confill two lecture engagements, one in July cerning tl;le work for another year. He at the Lutheran Summer Camp at will be in Wilmette beginning SeptemArcadia, Mich., and the other at the ber 1. Summer Conference of the Wisconsin district of the Walther league which will be The music committee of the church is held at Chain-of-Lakes, Waupaca, Wis. laying plans for an enlarged program of music for the coming year. The quartet and choir will be reorganized. I I 32 North Shore · Students Among Grads at N. U. '. St. John, s Lutheran Methodist Cburch At the commencement of Northwestern university last Monday morning, thirty-two north shore students were graduated with different degrees from the school. Wilmette led a11 the other viJlages with its nineteen graduates. Th,o;;e receiving the highest degrees were Albert T. Belshe who was graduated as juris doctor and Lucian W. Strong, Jr:, who was graduated as doctor of dental surgery He received his reserve · commission in the United States army at this time. The candidates for . the degree of bachelor of arts from Wilmette were Virginia Bixby, Mary L. Harris, Alma. V. Jones, Alice King, Margaret Osg-ood and Mildred Tideman. The candidates for bachelor of science were RutJi Bower, Dorothy Campbett, Marion Crumlish, Nellie Gibbs, Marjorie Nicholson, Marjorie Smith, Alice Tip lady, and Ruth Truska. James P. Reinhold received the degree of bachelor of sqience in commerce and a reserve commission in the United States army, and Ralph D. Manchinell! received a degree of bachelor of sctence in engineeri!lg. . Mary Gillett is the only Kenilworth student. She was graduated with highest distinction with the degree of bachelor of arts. From Wi.npetka, Marcia Converse. Wilma Dillon, Dorothy Englehard and Eunice Heinsen were graduated with a bachelor of arts degree, and Virginia Ingram with that of bachelor . of science. Marjorie Fiskins was graduated as bachelor of science in journalism, Harry Porter as bachelor of science in engineering, and Mary Harding as bachelor of science in speech. The four Glencoe students who were graduated are Genevieve Emrich as bachelor of arts, Agnes Cornell and Louis Jeffrey as bachelor of scien<;e. and Irma Otten as bachelor of science in education.. Presbyteriti· Church On Sunday morning, June 24. at 11 o'clock, at the regular Church service the Rev. Clyde R. Wheeland will use as his text "~hat I Believe and Why." Organ Prelude: "Largo" {from the "New World" Symphony) ....... . .... Dvorak Solo, "Come Ye Blessed" ....... . .. Scott John B. Miller Organ Otfertory, "Intermezzo" {Miniature Suite) . . . . . . .... . ..... Rogers Organ Postlude, "Largo" {Xerxes) ...... . .. .. . . .. . . .. . . . . . . ........ . ... . . . Handel Erma E. Rounds, organist and director Sunday school 9 :30 A. M. Ralph H. Rice, superintendent. On Sunday morning the Sunday school convenes at 9 :30 with its various departments of work. There is a place for every boy and girl who has no other Church Home. The work is thoroughly graded and designed to meet the needs of each age from Beginners to Seniors and Young Peopl~. Adult Classes: The Women's Bible cla~s. under the leadership of Mrs. E. L. Schulz, meets each Sunday morning at 9 :30 for the adult worship service. followed by the class period at 10 o'clock. All the women of the church and congregation are cordially Invited to become members ot this organization. The Men's Bible class meets at 9 :30 The church, which was used for the Henry R. Rathbone, of Kenilworth, weddin_g of Orville Borchers Wednesday night of this week, will become the setting congressman-at-large for Illinois, is to for the wedding of Miss Luella Bur- make a series of radio talks from staroughs and her fiancee, Mr. Folger, on tion WCFL, Chicago, beginning June Thursday night. next. Rathbone to Give Radio Talk Over WCFL Monday 25. at 6:30 P. M., standard time. These The Building Committee hopes to send talks will be given regularly on every out the plans of the new building to Monday evening at the same hour and secure bids not later than the first of wilt continue indefinitelv. probably July. English Lutheran Third Sunday After Trinity 9 :45 A. M. . .. . ...... . .. Sunday school M. ;J:_oseph John~on, superintendent throughout the summ~r. They will not take more than ten min\1tes and will deal with matters of public interest. 11 :00 A. M. . . . . ... . . . .. Morning worship "Finding the Lost" St. Augustine,s Church Sunday, June 24, will be St. John the Baptll't's Day, one of the Holy Days of the Church. There will be Holy Communion at 8 A. M. and Holy Communion with an address at 11 A. M. Next Friday, June 29, Is the day set The Sunday Sthool Pienlc is an event of the near future. As yet it ts uncleclded where to hold this festival. Watch this paper for further annout;)cement concer11lng the picnic. ALL-DAY PARTY FOR SPOKE Mrs. R. H. Durham, 713 Greenwood avenue. will entertain the members ')f Spoke Three of the Wilmette Presbyterian church at an att-day partv :1t her cottage at Lake Geneva Friday, .Tune 22. The husbands of the members have been invited, and twenty-two guests are expected. The L·ther Jea~ue will hold its regular Mrs. Harrison T. McClung-, 1386 Asmeetine- In th" church parlors Frhtay. .Tune 29. Pastor and Mrs. Empson will bury avenue, Hubbard Woorls. has imt be hosts to the league. A complete at- returned from her homE" after a visit tendance is desired. with her mother in St. Paul, Minn. apart by the Universal Church to honor every Sunday morning for the worship tbe memQry of St. Peter. There will service of the adult department, followed be Holy Communion at 8 A. M. in St. by the class meeting at 10 o'clock. A. Aucustlne's. L. Killer Is the leader of the class. A cordial welcome Is extended to a~l to join. Monday night, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Lake entertained the Boys· Choir of the Christian Endeavor: Members are Church with a picnic on the lake front. asked to meet at the home of Miss Vera The boys enJol"- J a sumptuous meal, Johnson, 120 Fifth street. to attend In a played games, and had a ftne time. This body a C. E. meeting at the Pllgrlm ConIa an annual custom with Mr. and Mrs. gregational church, Ridge avenue, EvLake, which the boys deeply appreciate. anston. Tuellda7 att.naooa, Klu Lqra Davy Spoke lleetlnp: The· aeveral Spokea of The ~hureh atteRdanee is very gratifying, considering the season of the year. Tlle!fR'es have been paid." "Moved and The .Sunday ~hool attendance Is hol~lng carried that Mr. E. I\. Knudtson be made up well, too, In spite of the vacation treasurer of the Building Fund." season. We extt.nd a llearty wel~ome. to all The Building Fund has been placed on Lutherans of Wilmette and vicinity who a sound basis. The following action was have no re~la.r church home. We also taken by the church council at Its last welcome all those who have no church meetin~: "Moved and carried to start home of an_y kind, renrdless of denoma Building Fund CampaJgn and to have ination. We belleve the Bible to be Ute pledge cards made to canvass members Word of God, and we preach It Instead and friends for said funds covering pay- of the topics of the day. Tbls church ments over a period of two years. The Is a constituent part of the United Luthactual · construction fs to begin 'When eran Church In AJDerlca. Come next Sun$16,000 has been pledged and 50%· of day.