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Plans for the activities of the Wil- mette Civic league for, the approacli- ing seas on were made last week wben the board of directors of the organization held its first meeting of the new year in the directors' rooin of the Wilmette State bank.Aog ohrthings the board announced tht- following: Change in the date of round-table lunch eons f rom the last Friday nooin to the third Friday nôoni of eacli month', in order ýto -avoid holidays. Change' in the meeting place for the luncheans to the Wedgewood room of. Marshall Field's, resultiing in a reduction in price- ta85, cents. Appointment of chairmen of. corn- mittees for the year. First :league meeting :this flu tà be an evening dinner and reception in Wilm'ette in honor of, Prof. Matthewv P. Gaffney, newly installed superintendent of New, Trier High, school. Want Larger Attendance The changes in respect to luncheons were worked out, it is explained. iM the hope of securing larger at'.t'end- ance.. Heretof'ore it bias been neces- sary to setý special dates ini order flot to -conflict, with frequent .holida ' s. The saving cf about 3 0 per Cent in price of luncheons is expectedto be 'flotunwvelconîe. It lias alwavs l)eeà the désire of the league thiat any W ]lmette .residents, lwvhether ' metm- bers or not, attend the se mieetiiïg'a andthe n.ew arrangemients will malze itf more ýeasv to take 'care of any 'overflow. *Plans for the reception of Profes-' sor Gaffney are' not quite complet.. but if' is boped the date will be the eveni.ng of October 16. At this meet- i ng it is hioped that neot only a large niumber of league members and their wives will be present to %velcome '%r. afe.but that >parents of Wil- miette childrenl attending Newv Trier' will also take advantage of. the occa- Sion to meet him. Name Committee Hleads Particular interest attaches to the appoinitment of committees this year.- .in view ai -the plans to have .brief reports at the regular meetings of the< league on matters.of civic interest ÂWARD CERTIFICATES, Reading Club certificates. will be awarded Friday evening, September 25,' at 7:30 in the Cbildren's'depart- ment of the Wilmette Public,"library. Anne, L. Wbitmack, librarian, Will' present thë certificates. I*EconomnySbop is openî every afternoon from 12:30 to S ý30 and ail day on Thursday-Mrs. Henry Cutler, chairman, Economv Sbop, 1133 Greenleaf avenue, Wi1mette. Note. Econormy Shop is coYauCted by the-Monian's club of Wilmette. AI] proceeds go« to chairity. Perfect Plans, for Musical ,Production; The committee in.charge of plan.- for the musia play, "The Rainbow of the Rio Grande,» expresses enthu- siasm over. the progress being m'ade> on this project to be given. at. thc Woman's club ôf Wilmette MondaN, and Tuesday ev~enings, October 1 and 13. Mrs.-Von derLippen, chairnian of the comniittee, lias charge of secur- îng the talent for the show 'and ai- ready bas met withl great success, nt is annotrnceçl by the' Wilnette Lergiou Auxiliarv, Post 46, which is sponsoi - ing the production. Mrs. E. W. Richmond is mrnaging ticket sales; 'Mrs. B. F. McNau.gtoti, music; M.rs. T. L. D. Hall, programis; and Nlrs. S. Van Inwvagen, publicity. The >cast number onie hundred, wvhile fifty ebjîldren will take part' in ah added attraction, "The Tiny Tots' Wedding Day." St. Francis Xavier 1 .Enrolis .340 Pupils Three hundred and forty pupils are enrolled this year at St. Francis Xavier Catholic school, Nintb street and Lin- den avenue. The school opened for the new term Tuesday of last week. Regis- tration took place that day, and the first classes of the new terM Were héld on' Wednesday. Sister Mariaon Bernice, again is principalof the scbool. There are two n ew teachers,- Sister Marie Vir- ginia an d Sister Mariella, both of wbom. corne f rom Indiania. Tbey replace Sis- ter Alice Therese and Sister joseph Marian. This year's enrolîment of 340 1*AfL lt lcgu 'u444lb' L " with tbe Illinois Commerce commis- sion' a petition for the right to ope- rate trucks on Sheridan road in Wil-- mette. A' communication ta this ef- fect was read at the regular meet- ing ai. tht .board Tuesday. night andj referred ta Village Attorney, Willis D. Nance. District No. 40 and takes the place of, the old Gross Point or Standard school on Wilmette avenue just west of Ridge road. Tbe new building was. completed thssummer. It is ai l)rick conistruc- tion and is modern in everv.r espect. There are four classrooms on the main floor and ont on, the grouild floor, with. space for adidtional class- rooms as. tht enrolîmneit increases., L. ýRaymus Murphy, who taugbt in the West Northfield school on: Mil-ý waukee avenue last year, is princi- pal af the High, Crest scbool. M~'iss Narine G. Green is tht intermediate, teacber and Miss Alice O'Connell the kindergartien teacher. There are six- teen childreil in the kindergarten, which is new this vear. Although' ex- act enrolîment figures are not, yet available, Mr. Murphy, expects that, tht enrolîmenit will be a bout 95. At tht m.ear, of the inew schoo>l building is ample playgrouind space, and Mr. Murphy plans to %womk out a progrm-n of athlet'ic activities for the year. Mm. Murphv also %viIl bave charge of the music work in the 'school and hopes to organize anl orchestra later. A voca Scç'hool Opens; Enroliment Increase The Avoca 'Public school on Ash- land avenue in the' nothwest section of Wilmette opened Wednesda, September 9, for the new term. Tbe enroîlment this' vear is soniewhiat larger than last yeam, nunibering about sixty pupils. Mrs. Edithi Cotnami, principal of the school,' is iîl with typhoid fever. and Mms. Glen Clinebeil, who taught tht prinamy grades last year, is sub- stituting for ber. Until Mrs. Cotnamn returns Miss' Mildred Grant is tak-' in- over ýMms. .Clinebell's. duties as primary teacher. Mrs. 'Cotnam bas been iii, for m ore than a montb, and is' not expected back befome Novem- ber 1. Accounts of the activities at Avoca school, will appear in WILMzE'rsLIFe throughout the school year. FOR RENT LARGE NICELY furnlshed room, also smaller room, near trans. East side in home of refinement, Board if desired,', gentleman, Ref. Ph. Willmette Operating on the theory that it is better business to give a man an hour of wark thax, a dollar of dole,» the Wi'lmette Village board is con- templating definite steps to relieve the unemployment situation .locally. Register-ed, with the board as of' September '5 are 184 jobless Wilmette residents, the' majority of -wbom are associatéd with the building trades eitheras skilled artisans or.laborers. The initial step. in considering t he unernployxnent situation -as it affects Wilmette is found in a. report sub- mitted* at the regular board meeting. Tuesday of this week by Trustte Ar- thur Lee, chairnian of the special. un- employment committee, as well as of the street and alîtys committee. The report, wbich needs no. furtber elab-ý aration, follows: Pavementsat LOW Cost "The Wilmette Village board is studying ways and, means of relieving the uniemployment situation locally, as. well as doing its sbare to aid the national situation. Presiclent Carbo-1 P. Dttbbs bas been 'drafted as a mem- ber of Governor Emmerson's State Commission on Unemployment Re- lief. Relief must cornetither through providing work or cbarity. More works means less charity. As A. W. Mýacauley, president -of tbe. Packard Motor Car company,* bas pointed out' in a recent ad in Time: "'It is more blessed, aad better bu- siness to give a man an hour af work than a dollar of dole. The former enriches the ont wbo gives and tht one who takes. The latter niay impaverish both giver and taker for wbile one gets nothing for bis money, tht other may lose bis self'- respect.', Would Pave 0Wd Street& "In an effort to stimulate needed work of tht kind that will pay dlvi- dends .later, tbe. Streets, and .Alleys cammittet has directed, tbougbt ta the possibility of making improve- ments to some of Wilmette's old brick ýstreets. Due to the cantrac- tor's eagerness ' for work, and the low prices of material, these streets could be repaved at very low cost. It is estimated that the cost to the esuracng F"orest avenue and. other streets, which amounted ta $8.00 or more per front foot, or more thai 50 percent in excess af the cost ai an entime new pavement today. Should the' Village proceed. along. the above line, the contractor could' be feé (Continued ýon Page 5)