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WILMETTE VOL. XVII., NO. 64 WILMETTE, ILJ!INOIS, DECEMBER 6, 1929 LIFE PRICE FIVE CENTS PubJf3hed toeeklll bll Lloyd Hollister Inc., JZJZ-1ZJ6 Central Ave., W1lmette, Illinois. Entered as second class matter Jlarch IJ, 1924, at the post office at Wilmette, IUin<Hs, under the Act of March J, 1179. 8ubscrfJ)t10n price JZ.OO a 11ear. XMAS SEAL CAMPAIGN IN FULL SWING HERE Conclude Sales in Schools This Week; New Collection Scheme Is Popular For this week only the -annual Christma s seal drive is being conducted in the \Vilmette Public schools. Encou~· aging reports are coming in, with some surprisingly large purchases being made by the children for their parents and friends. Maintaining the Christmas seal quota for \Vilmet'te this year is a community project depending on an entirely different program for collection. There is no house-to-house nor store-to-store cam·ass this year. Merchants who in the past have gratified numerou s youi1g salespeople with many necessarily small purchases of seals are now buying them with one large contribution. "Can Hardly Wait" That all youngsters are not going to be reconciled with this quiet campaigning is indicated by the fact that one small lad ran up to the local Christmas Seal nurse saying, "When I se~ the sign on your car (meaning the emblem of the Chicago Tuberculosis iastitute) I think of the fun we'll have going around selling seals. Gee, I can hardly wait." Generous publicity has been given the Christmas seal campaign on the screen of the Teatro del Lago and the sponsors of the drive have expressed their thCl)lks for this publicity. Health Center Busy Officials of the Grosse Point Health Center and others who are devoti,lg their time and energy to the drive include: Mrs. L. M.. Cozzens, chairman; Mrs. A. \V. Boylston, vice chairman: Mrs. D. H. Max well, secretary, and Mrs. A. L. Grinnell, treasurer. Those in charge at the schools are: Mrs. William Balhatchet, Central school; Mrs. C. 0. Walliser, Laurel school ; Mrs. E. J. Hoffman and Mrs. A. L. Grinnell, Howard school; Mrs. D. H. Maxwell, Logan school: Mrs. P. H. Hein. St. Francis school, and Mrs. J. J. Huerter, St. Joseph school. Mrs. Freeland G. Stecker is publicity chairman for the drive. Helps Tuberculosis Battle Mrs. Theodore B. Sachs, superintendent of the Chicago Tuberculosis Institute said in a recent statement concerning Christmas seals: "To wipe out tuberculosis, two methods are necessary: prevention and cure. Prevention is the more important. "'Get the health habit' is our word to the children; and this is reinforced b:v evervthing we can do to make care of the health attractive. "'Have a health examination on yo11r birthday' is our advice to adults. The annual checking-up is the most effective \\'av of warding off disease before it gets a real grip. "Unfortunatelv tuherculosis often hrcomes advanced before the symptoms are noticed, and an ex~mination while one is apparently well ts the only wav to discover the earlv case. And the earlv case is curable." "Your Christmas seals help us promote health., Brautigam Stripped . "T" oI H 1s 1n" St ar; Gets Gold One Instead \.___T_ell_s _of_A_fr_ic_a---..~I SPEAKS AT SUNDAY CLUB J. W. Vandercook, Brilliant Young Writer and Critic, on Program December 8 John W. Vandercook, writer, critic and traveler probably best known as the author of "Black Majesty" will speak at the Wilmette Sunday Evening club December 8, his subject being "The Grass Fields of Central Africa:' The lecture will be illustrated with stereopticon views. Not yet thirty years of age, sheer genius is almost the only explanation of Mr. Vandercook's brilliance as a writer. Though he has traveled far and wide for his material, it has taken more than mere technical excellence to plumb the depths as he has done. He is gifted with the ability to understand to dip into the souls of his char~cter~. Always deeply interested in the psychology of the negro, he went into Dutch Guiana to study the Bush Negroes, a strange colony of pu.re African stock the only group of tts kind in all S~uth America. His book "Tom Tom" resulted from this expedition. Writes As Humanitarian His search for material has also taken Mr. Vandercook into the wild west coast of Africa and through the great grass fields of the French Ca!11eroons. He speaks of all these va~ted folk not as an explorer, but as a wrtter and humanitarian. a keen student, a~ld his stories are the more worth-whtle for that reason. Mr Vandercook is a constant contributor to the better-class periodic~ts. He has also acquired a rea~ standmg as a critic of art, his extenstve observations having made him a strong .advocate of the modern school of pamtings. Eminent Joumalist 1 Mr. Vandercook is the son of literary i parents for his mother is Margaret W. Vander~ook, a novel_ist \~ell-known for her girl's stories, whtle hts father, John F. Vande.rcook, was the founder and first president of the United Press association. Mr. Vandercook was educated at St. Paul's school, _Lon~ Island, N. Y., and at Yale umverstty. He tried the stage, but discarded the role of actor to follow in his father'.s footsteps as a journalist,. He .was m turn reporter and editortal wnter _for the Columbus Citizen, feature wr!ter ~~r the Washington News, dramatlc _cnt1c and literarv editor of the Balttmore Post and finally assistant edit~r of the MacFadden publications in New York. "BLACK MAJESTY" AUTHOR .· Police Chief Henry Brautigam, who has weathered many years of stern constabulary duty, received a visit from Old Man Santa Claus a bit early this season and, as a consequence, is now sporting an honest-to-goodness gold star set with precious stones. · It all happened last Monday afternoon just as the keys were being turned to close the Village offices for the day. The chief, it appears, ·had been notified early Monday to rally his entire force of bluecoats for a solemn conference scheduled for 5 o'clock that frigid afternoon. No smiles accompanied the order, so there was a deal of speculation among the coppers, none of which may it be said, had to do with stock market conditions. Rumors were rife that "hard times" had arrived at last and that dire things were in store. Superintendent of Public Works Schultz opened the discussion in the foyer of the Vil1age business office. All the Village employes were in attendance and the entire proceedin~s had assumed a decidedly funereal a snect. Needless to say, the most ·s olemn individual in the assemblage was none other than Chief Henry "Hank" Brautigam. Superintendent Schultz' opening remarks merely served to emphasize the gloom that fairly draped the surrouaQings. Village Collector Kerr augmented the doleful proceedings with a heart-rending chant that faintly resembled "Ase's Death," which any policeman will tell you is a v~luable adjunct of the Peer Gynt smte hy Grieg. Members of the fair sex,. comprising Collector Kerr's collection of pulchritudinous femininity contrib~tcd an appropriate chorus of lugubnous sobs. Strong men were observed to. IJe weeping ever so softly, but weepmg nevertheless. Then came the great climax to t!1e depressing drama. · Superintendent Schultz' countenance beamed as hr stripped the "tin" star from the chief's manly chest and supplanted it with the glittering gold~n emblem of stewardship. Needless :o say appropriate remarks acc.ompani~d the skillful transfer. Immedtatcly the clouds of despair parted, the sun shone brightly through the rift and everybody concerned was gloriouslv happr. Vve shall be merciful enough not to describe Chief Brautigam's countenance as the "gang" took him int.o custody amid shouts of congratulatiOn. The gold star was the gift of the police, force and Village hall office workers. Job.o W. Vandercook, writer, critic and traveler, probably best known as the author of "Black Majesty," will give the program at the \Vilmette Sunday Evening club December 8 at the First Congregational church. Mr. Vandercook's subject will be, "The r.rass Fields of Central Africa." A SPECIAL SERVICE Application blanks for Illinois State Vehicle License plates and free services of a notary public arc available to motor car owners of the north shore without charge at the business office of Lloyd Hollister Inc., 1232 Central avenue, \Vilmette. Just another of the many ways in which Wn,l'.H~TT~ LrF~ serves i. ts readers. Health Department Records Nine Cases of Chicken Pox Nine new cases of chicken pox were reported to the Wilmette Health denartment for the week ending Monday, December 2. There is also one other case of this disease holding over. One new case of mumps was reported and one of whooping cough. There are now three active cases of the latter disease in the village. The health department has received no reports of influenza or pneumonia. School Xmas Vacation Will Begin December 20 Because of the fact that many inquiries come to the school office each year regarding the dates for Christmas vacation in the Wilmette Public schools, WILM~TT~ LIF~ has been asked to announce again that the dates for the vacation this year are December 20 to January 6. M:ost Wilmette children are rejoicing that only two more weeks remain before the annual holiday vacation starts. ·christmas Shopping Made Easier When you do your Christmas Shopping, you'll find it much easier to buy if you'll use the advertisements in this issue as your guide to the best selections and the best values. HOME FROM HOSPITAL Mrs. W. S. Moore has returned to her home at 531 Washington avenue after an extended stay at the Evanston hospital. · ------------------ GUESTS AT LUNCHEON. Mrs. M. Le Roy Minor, 929 Shertdan road. gave a luncheon and bridge party on Thursdav of this weP.k.