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l'le 28th annual convention of the Baha'is of the United States and Canada wilI be beld this week-end in Foundation ball, Baha'i Universal House of Worship, at Linden avenue, and Sheridan road, Wilmette. The convention .opened Tbursday and will continue through Friday and Sàturday, with morning sessions- which will open with a brief devo-, tinlservice in the main auditorium, followed by business -sessions to coin- vene in the Foundatioïn hall each.'day, .from 9 :30 to 1 o'clock, and ini the' atternoons from 2 to 5. Many Cites Represented Some-forty cities Will be represent- cdby delegates, as well as by many other muembers of the -faitb wbo cx- 'pect to attend. Carl Hannen will be the. delegate for. Wilmiette, Mrs. Howard Ives will stand for Winnetka, wvhile Carl -Scheffler will represent Fvanston. .On Saturday evening the Feast of Ridvan. ("Garden of Paradise'e) will be given by the north shore friends to the Assemblies, whicb festivity com- meinorate s the day on which Baha'u'l- lah, the founder of the Baha'i Faitb in 1863 in the Garden or Ridvan near Baghdad, declared bis mission te, bis followers, nearly 30,000 of whom dur- ing -his lifetime and that of the Bab, gave their lives in martyrdom to their cause., Open Congress Sunday On OSu nday, afternoon, May 3, at Pr. George D. Allisoit, initer, of the W'ilnette Baptist church, devoting much tile to the Preseutcs- lion of, lectures on "Roger, WiI- liamns, Pioneer of Libert y" in con - ilect ion with the current celebra- .tion of thse-3001h omiversayir o<f the fou»i4ing of the State of Rhode Is- land and Providence. Plantationls. A new postage stamp bearing tbe like- ness of the great exponent of freedoni of conscience is issued on May 4. Dr. Allison has specialized in the political and religious teachings of Roger Wil- liamis for years, having begun when a student at Brown university. Provi- vps.r uciore nim at. the Winnetka Village hall on the date specified in the summons. These cases will be heard on Wednesday evenings from 7 to 9 o'clock, and on Saturday, after- noons from'2 to 4 o'clock. Mr. Sinsheimer directs. the. atten- tion of those wvbo are receiviing the "wbite" notices from the State's At- torney's office pertaining. to the 1934 delinquent taxes, to the faict that ýhe, is not handling thèse tax es a t this time. The 1934 tax bill suits will not be started for about six montbs, he' eaid, so, it is useless to calon bini at this time relative to any 1934 bills. That M1r. Sinsheimer is doing a most efficient job in the collection of delinqu ent personal1 property' tax bills, wbich have been. turned - over to him, is c. videnced by.,the following letter' whicbh le received this week from L. A. Wittenberg, cashier of the personal property tax division in the county office: "J arm very happy to inform you that youi- work on behaif of tax collection lu byv far the best in ail Cook county. '*The manner In which you have han- dled these collections, as well as the fine inethod of maklng your returns has given this office every reason to comn- plimient you very highiy and to assure you that your fine work is greatly ap- w- Dr. Martin H. Seifert, Wilmettt healtb commissioner, this week di- rects thé following important state- ment to parents. of Wihnette chli- dren: "'Dipbtheria stili remains more of a menace than it should. be in- view of its cas ily preventable nature. Cook: county during the past year has agini seen' a risc in, the incidence of, diph- theria- and deaths from .diphthria, athough, we have locally been verr.ý fortunate in e9caping it ahnost en- tirelY. * Every child above the.age of one year should be immuniied: against diphtheria. We wil be glad to do a 'Schick test on any child, and this will give you information as té whetber your child isimmune, or on the other band whether, by being, exposed, would be likely to contract the, disease. With this knowledge wvýe feel that there is no excuse for flot. being made immune. "We ask you to consilt your family physician and make arrange- ments with him for having your children immunized. For those who are unable to pay, the Health de- partment is off ering free immuniza- tion. This will be done on May 4 and May 25. The Schick test pre- ceeding this will be donc at the Health Center, 1901 Schiller street, on May 1. The test can then be rcad and the first treatment given, if treat- mient is necessary;- on May 4. tWo speakers. Mrs. Dorothy Baker of Lima, Obio, who will speak onPln "~Assurance for the Afflicted Heart, Lvegion IMa1kesPln while tbe subject of .tbe address byDa Montfort Milîs, an' international law- f or Memorial a yer of New York, is to be, "Order for , Plans for a patriotic observance of a TrQubled World."' Memorial day, May 30 under the di- eeginning on Monday, May 4, the rection of tbe Wilmctte post of the- temple Will be op en for those wishing American Legion, are now bcing to visit it, daily from 10 a. m. to 5~ made by the patriotic celebrations p. in. 'Guides will be present to take cornmittee of the post, of wbich visitors through the building. James McCue is chairmn, Post Two groups of about one hundred i---.ThA__1 113Ui-eenleai avenue, presenteci it with an ambulance. Several months ago tbe municipal ambulance was dis- carded as obsolete, since whicb time Mr. Scott bas supplied ambulance service when ne eded. Now be, bas given the Village a bill of sale, for the conveyance, which will be kept at the fire station and driven by, a Inember of the fire dePartment when required. tfom ei school nurse, the Health Crente r, or th ý Wilmette. Health .de- partment office, and you are asked. to sign a separate permit for each cbild to insure keeping proper files at tbe departnient. Your help wili, be greatly appreciated." Kari 'Il. Haugan WilI Address Townsenders Karl H. Haugan. former president L.ivnteig stuUCIIU5, wnIV[IICF.* UIC plani to take the examinations or flot, will be given an opportunity to visit the school, Saturday afternoon at5 1:30 ,o'clock, for an entertainnient to be given by the sophomores, and at which the freshmen will act as host- esses. -w. ret,ary. ,treasurer. nmond, financial Robert Gordon, sergeant-at-arms. Aram K. Mestjian,, assistant ser- j geant-at-arms. . l satisfaction make fromn among those Wilm..ette,4300 their rturn stopped a aay in i.*n- tralia, Ill., Dr. Grisamore's former home. Dr. Grisainore, Jr., is leaving today for- "thecast, to visit college frindsinseveral cities. Re expeer to be gone a. couple. of weeks.