Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 22 Jun 1933, p. 1

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0OV .JUB B LI V'" Businéass Ares, Association Perfects Plans for Comnmu- nity, Frolic lune 30 AIl theéa colors :and carnival spirit of the New Orleans mardi gras will be brought -to Minmette next week when the 'L" Terminal Busi- ness association. hôlds its jubileFni- day, June 30. The carnival will take place in ýthe "LI' terinal business district at Lin- den avenue and: Fourth street, and will mark the close of a three-day' sale the "V' terminal merchants-are. planning. Detailed arrangements for the even t were being cOmpleted this week. Doll Para&e Fetines The dol buggy parade, first- event of the celebration, will start at 7:30 o'clock, it was announced this week by Mrs. E. R. Stone, chairanan of the committee in charge of arrangements for theý carnival. Girls up to and includîing 8 years of age wij1 be ei-, gible to take p art in. -this parade. The first 'place inner will receive aà large -doîl dressed by Rose Ober- meier, interior -decorator, and the second place winner will be given a set of dishes. Beauty and ciriginality of displaY will be the factors considered in judging the doll parade competition. The judges will be Mrs. Thomas L. Grisamore, Mrs. Arthur J. Dixon, Mrs. Ernest H. Freeman, Mrs. John D. Kinnear and Mrs. C. D.. Ewer. Primes in Pet Parade jimediately following the doli- buggy- parade will be the pet parade. Both boys and girls will coinpete for the bicycle which i s to be given as first. prize. Thesecond prize will be a pair of, roller skates. The age limit for the entrants iii the pet parade is 12 years, Mrs. Stone announced. Judges for the pet parade will be George Lusk, A. S. Van Deusen, Jr., joseph E. Shantz' and W. B. Robin- Receive Gift From Teachers of N. T. Forty New Trier High school teachers, who, through the efforts of Mir. and Mrs. Elmer D. -Becker of Wilmette, were able>to cônvert part of their salaries, which theyreceived in tax anticipation warrants ýinto cash, durinig the past school year, haver pres ente d a brochure bearing theiir signatures to Mr., and, Mrs. Becker. The teachers expressed the ir ap- preciation of the help given them by Mr. and Mrs. Becker in these words:- Elmer D. 'Becker and Gladys Mars Becker: "Real friends you have been in time of stress; and often, we know, ,When the doing was not easy. "dIn appreciation of .aIl your. inter- est and kindness, we the undersigned faculty of New Trier Township, Highi sho,,end you tis littie' brochure, trusting that many good and happy days are in store for you." Through the cooperation of New Trier township residents Mvr and Mrs..Becker were able to dispose of, a large number of coupon books issued by gasoline and oil companies and by a well-known meat packing1 concern in exchange for tax antici- pation warrants~ given to the New Trier teachers in part payment of their salaries. The cash obtained by the sale of the coupon books was turned o ver to the teachers. Amplifying System Givon by 2 New Trier Classes At the annual commencenment ex- ercises of New Trier High school last Thursday, when 417 students were graduated, the 1933 graduating classj and the class of 1934 ;ointly presentedi to the' school an amplifying system for the-Leslie F. -Gates gymnasium. The ,presentation speeches were made by Robert Stiller, president of this year's graduating class, and by Dor- elle Moulton, president of the class of 1934. J. R. Gathercoal of Wil- mette, a member of the New Trier Police Order Merohantsi Stocks; Village Board Definite Action Reorganized WeIf are Bourd Calis Upon, Citizen$ to 1HoIp Provide for. Nccdy Funds uùsed bythe Wilmette Wel- fare board té take care of needy families in the Village arte exhausteëd, and rnoney must- be obtained immedi- ately if ýthe work of the organization is to continue and ifthe necessities of life are to7 be provided for those ,Wilinette families, who havre no means of supporting, themselves. Faced with this situation the Wel- fare board, recently reorganized to take the place of the Wilmette Board of'-Local Charities, decided té hold a ta day on Monday, june 26. The Villiage board gav.e its. approval to the plan. Exelusi .Ve Wâlmmtte Chanit7 The entire sum raised on tag day will be- devoted exclusively to Wil- mette charities, C. C. Schultz, chair- man of the Welf are board, pointed out in calling upon villagers té corne to the assistance of their less fortu- nate neighbors. Cooperation of al organizations and individuals is being urgently requested. The drive for funds is to take care of immediate needs, it is emphasized, and the Wel- fare board' is hopeful that a large sun -can be raised on tag day next Monday. *Tagging will start at 6 'o'clock in the morning, it ia announced. Every section of the Village will be covered. )3etween 300 and 400 workers will as- sist in the tagging. Organization of these workers was being completed this week, Devise Work Pl=u Under -a new plan instituted by the Welfare board- everyý, able-bodied man applying to the board for help will be required to give to the Village a certain amount of work in return. Pavutent for this work wil be in oeof the nnet cc er~Aun~~a paoi tiVs Jlçiàl in the Chicago district will be an val, was organizi added entertaiflment feature. . with Harry D J3alloons are ready for distribution The association to children visiing stores iD tbe2" LYP .on meetings. 0, Copi.es oi the proposecl uagetuan 4- tax levy wili be mailed to each faut- 17 ily. ii the village.. it is animounçed. piimary grades. She as a ûrst g~raut teacher at the Joseph Sears schooL. Merchants, who have, been selling beer over the counter in Wilmette have beený advised by the Willmette Police départ- ment that the, Village board. is contemp- lating action in the'near. future to stop the, sale of the beverageý in this mîan- ner. Members of the Police departnient' c alled ýon the merchants in question and advised themn not tô purchase mnore of the beer 'af ter their present stock- is exbausted. The calîs were made at the suggestion of. Village President, C. P. Dubbs, it was explained., Up to the present time the. Village board bas tak- en rio officiaI action on the matter. Customers Demad Deer, Several Winmette merchants, notably eatinig places, have been hanidling, the beverage in recent weeks to meet the demands of. their customers. Inquiry among the se merchants brought the ex- planation tiat they were proceeding on the basis that to retain many of tbeir customers it was necessary to make the beverage available or lose valuable business to eating places in neighboring conimunities where sale of beer is un- restricted. .Meanwhile, though state law provides that no state license to seli beer can be issued to a dealer who cannot first produce a similar municipal license, the Village board bas failed to take any action, either .tô provide for such mnticipal licen se or to raie that the sale of beer is illegal ini the village. Poll Favors S.Iling The Wilmette Chamber of Comi- mierce, in a postcard poil taken among the nierchants several weeks ago, re- ported to the board th at .the, merchants were overwhelmingly. in favor ofý the sale of beer in the village. Merchants- generally., it w a s po inted out, f avor the sale of the beverage on the grounds that prohibition of the sale of beer would tend to drive other busi- ness out of Wîlmette.

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