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Published weekly by LZoyd Hollister Inc., IZJZ-12,36 Central Ave., Wilmette, Illinois. Entered · as second class matter March JJ, 19Z4, at tiLe post office at Wilmette, Illinois, undet· the Act of March J. 1879. Subscription price sz.oo .a year. LIFE PRICE FIVE CENTS VOL. XVII., No. 59 WILMJ;:TTE, ILLINOIS, NOVEMBER 1, 1929· RUTH H. M'CORMIC'KTO . ADORESS. ·sUNDAY CLUB Congresswoman, Farmer and Newspaper Publisher to Feature Second Meeting Dr. A. w. Palmer t 0 Sp k B f . Mee~'/ng ofew:~en I '----------' . 4ddresses Guild I THEATRE GUILD T~ SE .. STAGE AT WOMAN~S. CLUB u_ ·The · \Voman's Guild of the · First Congregational church will hold its next meeting Friday, November 8, with Or. Albert \V. Palmer as the speaker. Dr. Palmer has been pastor of the l~uth Hanna \fcCormick, picturesque it1 ·her rnk as a st1ccessful farmer. Fin.;t · Congregational church of Oak newspaper JHih.lisher and politician,. w.ill Park during the past six years and has addres s the \Yilt\1Cttc Sunday E,·ening just resigned his position .to accept the club in its . second me<·ting of the presidency of the Chicago Theological se minary. Pr.i or · to his \York in Oak :-.<'a~n. to be held this -Sunday cn·ning at" tiH' \\"ilmeth.' Congregational church, Park he was the minister of the Cenit \ras annonncrd this· \\·te k h\· \\'. tral 'Union church of Honolulu, the Frank \lcCfure . . presidcnt o_ f the. club. leading Protestant church in the Ha -· waiian Islands. · Daughter of Mark Hanna · D p 1 · · 11 · 1 1 ' . 'I C' · k · . ·1 r. a mer IS genera y const< ere< · .\1 r~. .\ c ormlc · at prcs?nt. cun- the ablest minister of the Congregagre~sw~mlan at larg~.?. fro~n Ilhnol~ ~nd tiona! denomination in the Chicago ;~ can<hda~c ·f0r .nommatton as l 'n1tcd area. li e is in Ycry great demand as S!atcs scnatnr. h.as· had perhaps one a 1\peakcr throug-hout the l\ficlclle \Vest. ot the nwst colorful care;r.s recyrded Jle recentlY returned from a trio to hy wonH: 11 leaders nf the L: nJted !States.j Europe and the Holy Land which Th~ daught <: r ~f the late ~fark Hanna, inrmed the ~uhjcct l)f a lecture giv..-n Oh1oan ·w ho <l1rc·ctcd the tamous cam- h\·u week~ ago ·hcfore the Evanston paign nf H~% in which \\'illiam ·Me· Sundav Aitcr.nnnn dub. He also ·will Kinley _dcf.eatccl \\'_illiam Jennings speak on m·xt Friday before a cit~· Bryan tor the prestdency. she ac- \ride ralh· ni the ,·otfng people of t'1e ,·omied ht·r iather on ca mpaign trip s in · ClHlgreg-ational chttrch~-;- which will IJe \·ari<JUS !'-tat<:s cluri11g that memoriah)t; l1eld in the First Congregational chu:· ·: h driY (' fur nHes. :\s the campaign ptL)- l)f Evanston. · gressed :-h<: became sn inten sely . interDr. Palmcr is the · author ni two csted that when ber. iathcr was elected hooks. The one entitled "The Human a c ·nit ed ~tates ~cnator from Ohio Side ui Hawaii" · reflects his cxtensi\'C !11 190()' ~he became hi s scc retarv and expnicncc in these ititercsting islands . \\·orkcd daily in the gallery o.f the He has recent~\- published · a hnok oi ~cnate, watching the progress of legisla- sermons en tit led "The Christian tinn and rep.orting her father. Epoch." The title se rmon of this YnlHcr lat er ass ociati o n \\"ith her hus- ltliH' was dcliYercd a-; the Xational hand. \1 cdill .\1 cCn mick, ·in his work counril sermon at a recent meeting oi as member nf the Illi 1 iois state legisla- ~he Cll.lg-rcgational C.hurches of Ame!· -· turc. the hnttse of representatives at 1ca wh1ch . was held 111 Omaha. \\'ashington and as rnited States sena- 1 All c~f t~le \\"Omen of the church h.a··."(.' tor added still further to her knowledge been 111\:lted to at.tend th~ meettng. and experience i.n the political field. Re se n ·attons arc h.etng rec.etv~<l a~ the This career was climaxed in 1928 by church ?ffice. and 111 the ctrclrs ol ~he her personal appearance in the rol~ \\~oman s Ctuld fnr tl~c lukcheon \d1H:h oi a ·candidate and her strenious cam- \\"Ill be ser\'ed at 1 o cloc · })aign \Yhlcl1 took her into each of tl1e --------~ 102 counties in Illinois and resul~ed in Superintendent of Mails her election. . Inspecting Local Routes Owns Fine Dairy }.Irs. :Jfc.Cormick's 2.400 acre farm Donald]. Hartnett, superintencll'nt ncar Byron, Ill., and · her _ h erd of . of mails in \Vilmette, has been i-nspectthoroughbred Hol tcin-Frisians are of ing the· seventeen mail routc.s 1n the the finest in the count·ry. Her dairy village to determine what is needed i.n produces approximately 1,000 quarts the way of carrier service. 1n th1s . of ccrti"ticd milk dailY for the Rockford connect ron J o~eph E. Shantz. vVilm et te and Chicago markets, it is .· . s_ aid. He:- postmaster, stau·s· that the nnmher 1·i carriers and clerks allo\\·cd by the gm·12personat" interest in this . farm and dairy crnmcnt for the local post office ·1 led her to make a special study of the pcnds entire!~· OIJ the receipts oi tlw farm i~sue ·in the 1928 campaign and office. When · \\'ilmette residents httY she later extended ·her speaking itiner- their stamps in Evanston nr Chicugo ary to include \\'isconsin, Indiana and the\' arc cutting dmn 1 thr rcceipb c.i .Jlinncsota, deh·ing into the individual the \\'ilmettc post office, le:;sening the prob-lems of these states as well as the chanct's for increasrd post offlC'e l1e!i) general needs of the industry through- and indirecth· rncouraging deJa~· in t:t c out the Cnitcd States.cldiverv of mail. As owner and publisher nf the Rock- ___:_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ iord Daily 1\rpublican, :\[rs. ~fcCor mick maintains · a keen interest in the Pages publication and through this conlleCAutomobiles ........... 51-52 · tion also a ven· clo. c contact with Boy Scout Affairs ......... 28 public interests ·and opinions as reflected in it. Book Comment ........... 42 Church New~ ............. 58 Officers of \vi&;;t"te Club to Be Guests ·a t Performance of "The Devil's Disciple" 'The North Shore Theatre Guild antiounces that it h4s chosen as the home ·of its activities in W-il~e t.he newly completed auditorium of the \Vilmette · \Voman's club. "The Devil's Disciple" will be presented there Saturday,. ~ o\·ember 9, at 8:20 o'clock. The guild managers con_ sider ~heir first performance on this completely adequate stage an event of considerable . importance which is worthy of celebration, and to that e_ nd · have invited the officers and directors of the \Voman's club, and the architects and · et~gineers of the new building _as well, to .attend the performance as the gu. ~sts of the North Shore Theatre guild. An apportunity will he afforded all who are interested to go back-stage immediately after the performance to inspe·c t the new stage, and to sre. it when actually in usc for a guild pro-· d.ttct ion. Campaign in Progress to Dr. Albert \\". Palmer. reccnth· elected president ni tJ1c . Chicago · The,)logical seminarr. ,rill address tl1e \\'oman's Guild L)f the First Congr·~ gat inn a! church ni \ \'ilmetk Frid<1 ,.. :\m·cmher 8. Desicles hcing a preacher ·of national di stinction. Dr. Palmer is the author ni ~cr<,>ral hnoks on n ·:. ligi ous subject'. Health Department Reports 2 New Cases of Pneumonia T\\'o new cases oi pneun1nnia \n't"c reported hr the \\"ilmettc Health department t.his week. There art· lh.l Ill'\\" case:-. of an,· other cli~ease. the clepa:·tment announc~s. One case .o f scar1et fenr and ano.th~· r tlf chicken pox ai·l.· expected to go out oi quarantine thi~ \\·eck. ·· Another · Football Conte. st Next Week The f o o ·t b a II contest scheduled to appear tn next week's issue of W IL:\.tETTE LIFE offers an opportunity to win free tickets to the Indiana· Northwestern game to he played at Dyche Stadium, Saturday, November 16. .' Mrs. Robert Stoddard, who as \\"il._ mctte chairman, is in charge of all Guild activities in the village, is now engaged in . her annual campaign . for sul5scribcrs to the . guild's season productions. . In this respect, the Guild emphasizes · that its subscription lists and ~ttendance at its plays are open to everybody. The better form of affiliation is by subscription and the attendant holding of season tickets, since therebv one-third the cost of ~. dmission is '" savcrl and notices of all activities arc mailed as well, but those whn do not care to make this affilla· tion are invited to attend the plays hy purchasing tickets at the door on the evenings ·of performance. It is impossible to reach ,all those who are in~ . terc·sted in the guilq_, hut s·ince it is not neccssar\' to \\·a it for an invita- · tion to affiliate \vith the organizat ion, all those interested are asked to call Mrs. 'Stoddard at \Vilmette 721- ], whether their interest be in subscription and attendance, or in acting with the guild companies, or · in assisting in one of the sc\·eral phases of stageprodt"tction . .Predict Brilliant Season · It is the COl! fi<l<·nt ~~pii1ion of the guild ' n1anagers that · "The Devil's Discij>le" will be much enjoyed hy the guild aurliences. and that the production \\"ill he a most fitting entrance into a season whose four production's will be interesting and enjoyable in e\·ery respect . · William Reinhold Elected Head of Co. D. Association \Villiam Reinhold was elected preSident of Company D. association last ~r m1dav evening ""·hen that group held its eleventh annual camp fire reunion at the Shawnee Country club. Joseph Kutten "·as named secretary and treasurer. Fortv members of the association were present at the meeting -and dinncr, during which highlights in the historv of Company D. were reviewed by H. Hamill. George R. Harbaugh, vVilliam Reinhold, Herbert Mackie and George Harper. A musical prog-ram was presented by a trio composed of Evangeline Hall. nianist; Betty Biesemeier, violinist, and Estelle Locke, cellist. Boy Scout Association to Classified Ads . . . . ...... 60-62 · Elect Officers November 4 Club Activities ............ 38 The annual meeting of the \Vilmettc Bor Scout association \\'ill be held at the Village hall on Monday evening, Xovemher 4, at which· time officers for the coming year will he elected and the retiring officers \vill make reports. 1t has been requested that each troop he represented at the meeting, which is considered one of the most important on . the calendar for the year. Editorials-Shore Lines ... 34 Junior Life ............... 46 Music Page .............. 40 Recreation Page .......... 48 Society News ............. 36 Theater News ............ 63 .Travel Comer ............ 44