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1uly '0, 1928. WILMETT ·E . .LIFE 3 WILL ROGERS TO BE. · NEW TRIER .SPEAKER Will Rogers Coming ~----------------------~ TO EXHIBIT OLD FORD Two-Seater of 1·3, No~ at Skokie Motor Company, Coat aa Much aa Modern Automobile ELABORATE PLANS MADE .FOR CHILDREN'S PARADE oa Eshibit Event WiD Be Held at Village Green; Parade Course to Be Roped Off I American Humorist to Appear November · 14 Under Aus~icea of Tri-Ship Club Will Rogers, famous American humorist, is coming tb · the north shore next fall. He speak at New Trier High school's new gymnasium under the auspices of the Tri-Ship club on November 14. will Rogers' visit to · the north shore will · be especially timely, since it is scheduled for a few days after the presidential election. · The humorist is well informed on current politics. In fact, he occupies a unique place in America's political life and his title of "Unofficial Ambassador" is not without solid foundation. Through his writings and · personal appearances he is one of the most widely known me·n in the United States and underneath the ·humor of his speeches there lies a ~een judgment which makes his opinIons respected. More than one hundred speaking engagements are on Mr. Rogers' itinerary between September 1 and December 1, and his appearance at New Trier _on Novem~er 14 will be the only one m the Chicago area until the spring of 1929. Mr. Potter, from New York, personal representative of \Vill Rogers ":~s. here last week to inspect the fa~ cihties of the New Trier gymna,sium for Mr. Rogers' appearance and to make a~rangements for his coming. He had. JUSt returned from a trip over the entire western part of the United States. making speaking dates for the humonst. After visiting e\·ery state west of the Mississippi Mr. Potter's con:ment was that New Trier's gymnasiUm was one of the finest he had seen. T~e Tri-Ship club, under \\"hose direction M~. Rogers will make his ap·pearancc, IS an organization sponsoring fellowship among boys at the :t\ew Trier High school. Funds derived from tl~e entertainment will be used to furmsh the boys' club room in the new gym':asium and for various other chantable purposes. Donald Frisbie, faculty advisor of the club, announced this week that an intensive campaign and ticket sale will be started by the opening of school in September. There will be both reserved and general admission tickets. The boys heading various committees for the entertainment are: George Bro\y~, general chairman; John Betak, pubhci~y; Alan McNaughton, house a.rrangements·, and Robert Marcus, ti·kets. Announcement i~ made that Will Rogers., famous American humorist, is coming to the north shore next fall. He will speak at New Trier High school"s new gymnasium, under the auspices · of the Tri-Ship club, on November 14. Tennis Tourney at New Trier Courts Begins Next Week . Tennis players of the north shore towns will have an opportunity to show their ability at a tournament to be held on the New Trier High school courts beginning next week. The tournament will be open to anyone from this vicinity who wishes to enter, and will be divided into two classesthe junior division for those under 18 and the senior division for those 18 years and over. for the preliminary Drawings matches will be made next Monday, according to present plans, and the tournament will start imme9iately. There will be competition in both singles and doubles. Junior and senior division players may enter the doubles which will be open to all. After the play is started it is planned to run off one round per week. Dean Vail, Carl Carlson, and John Iliff are in charge of the tournament this year. Entries have been coming in this week and the tournament promises some keen competition. A similar tournament was held at New Trier last year. There will be a small entrance fee, it was announcoo. A quarter of a century ago someone who had $975, plus the old freight on board money, which in itself was some item, climbed into a Ford two-seater, stepped on the gas and sped away at the terrific speed of eighteen miles per hour. The writer of this story doesn't know the name of the "millionaire" who bought that · horseless vehicle which was turned out by Henry Ford in 1903, the first year he started manufacturing cars, but the "buggy" which prompts this story is in Wilmette today. It can be seen any day in the show window of the Skokie Motor company at 435 Main street. This old relic of motordom is interesting for many reasons, and strangely enough, one of these is that two of the latest model Ford road.sters can be purchased today for the price paid by the original purchaser of the 1903 model. . In that respect if differs from nearly everything elsetry to buy something today for what it cost twenty-five years ago and be convinced. "The Daddy of them all" (that's what a sign calls the oldtimer, which has been loaned to the local motor company by the owner who lives in Chicago) is still capable of running, we are informed. A view of the old car gives evidence aplenty of the great advances made in the motor industry in the last quarter century. "Thanks for the buggy ride" is a modern expression, but after looking at this first year Ford, it seems strange that some one didn't think of it, long ago. "The Daddy" was built on the style of the old buggies we used to have before the motor age arri\·ed. It has a buggy body which is made of wood and covered with tin. It has a buggy step on each side and there are also two buggy lamps. Today there are fenders, but not so with this old Fordit has mudguards. As it stands in its proud antiqueness it has a wheel bas_ e of 89 inches. It is a chain driver. The engine is under the scat and the gas tank is under the hood. It is a right drive. There is no top or windshield. Summer· School Closes After 6 Weeks' Session Economy Shop Wants . Your Contributions P~ease send us anything you don t want. We take everything but ashes. We are in great need of things just now as our stock is ve~~ low. We have many calls for ·rerngerators during this warm weather. Plea~~ look around in rour closet~, pantries, attics, and b'\semeJlts. Maybe you hav_e something there we could sell and you have no further use for, such as dishes furniture, clothes, etc. ' We will send for them if it is not convenient for you to bring them. Mrs. J. B. Denman, chairman Summer .school in the Wilmette Public schools closes today after a six weeks' session. About 200 pupils attended the classes this year at the Central, Howard, Logan, and Laurel school5. The summer school classes met from 9 to 12 o'clock each morning from Monday to Friday. Games and outdoor activities were a part of the summer program in addition to the regular school work. All Wilmette schools will be closed until September 10 when tile 1928-1929 term opens. Laurel Branch Open Again The Laurel branch of the Wilmette public library will be open again next Monday, July 30. The library was closeg during the last week for remodeling and redecorating. Elaborate plans are being made for the annual children's parade to be held on the afternoon of Wilmette Day, Wednesday, August 8. At least 500 children are expected to participate in this year's parade, according to F. A. Wilson, chairman · of the children's parade committee. Those in charge of arrangements hope to have a much better parade this year since all of the Wilmette Day activities will take place at the Village Green. Last year tpe paiade was held at the American Legion park at Lake avenue and Ridge road. It is planned to hold the event at the athletic field on the Green immediately following the races. The parade course will . be roped off, giving spectators a much better chance to see than in former years. As a special feature of this year's parade each child taking part in the event is to receive an entry prize. Members of the committee are not divulging what the prize will be, but promise that it will be very worth while. The grouping for the children's parade will be slightly different this year, and the committee has asked that the various groups entering the parade do so in the order announced on the program. The first section of the parade will be for playground groups of 25 or more. A loving cup, presented st year by Paul Davey, jeweler, will go to the first prize winners in this division. The cup must be won three successive times for permanent possession. The first prize winners will also be entertained at a matinee at the Teatro del Lago. A theater party at the Teatro del Lago and ice cream cones will be the second and third prizes respectively for winners in this section of the parade. The second division of the parade will be for groups of less than 25, with the following prizes: 1. Theater party at Teatro del Lago. 2. Ice cream party. 3. Ice cream cones. Individual entries will make up the third section of the ch.ildren's parade, The annual meeting of the Illinois and prizes will be given for the most Press association will be held in Cham- original and attractive costumes. Prizes are as follows: paign October 11, 12, and 13. 1. $10.00 merchandise certificate. 2. $7.50 merchandise certificate. 3. $5.00 merchandise certificate. There will also be nine other prizes of $3.00 merchandise certificates. These certificates, which will also be given as prizes for the races, will be redeemable at any store in Wilmette which. is a member of the Chamber of Commerce. All of the purchase must bemade at one store, however. The judges for the children's parade are: Mrs. Margaret Taylor, Mrs. ]. A. Burrill, and Mrs. Theodore 0. Deland. Members of the committee in charge of arrangements for the parade are : F. A. Wilson, chairman, Daniel M. Davis, Leo Mickels, .H. B. Gates, Dominic Pagliarulo, Mrs. ]. B. Boddie, and Mrs. E. M. Simonds. You go on a vacation ~ to get away from the cares-but not Office of Dr. Stolp Is the news--of the world. The Raided by Sneak Thief news from home ·W:ill always A p~rtable typewriter and a microbe welcome. Let ·s'ind scope disappeared from the office of WILMETTE LIFE while you're Dr. Rufus Stolp sometime betwe~n away. Saturday night and Monday morning. When Dr. Stolp returned to his office ~ust call our Circula-t Monday morning he found that the tton Department-say door had been opened with a case w h e n and w h e r e. knife, apparently by a sneak thief or They'll do the rest. thiev~s. Nothin~ else was taken from the office, according to the po,lice report. ··us · t