Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 7 May 1936, p. 62

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W. Coli Dia! 1717 -SHERMAN, AV..' ivas sent west' on business. Mrs. Lwellyn E. James returned Monday from a two months' trip to Kansas City and St. Louis, Mo.. Mrs. M. E. O'Brien returned, with Mrs. James to spend May with her nephew and. niece,, Mr,. and ýMrs. John P. Harris 'of 944.1 Sheridan% road, Wil- mette. Mrs. James, makes ber home with- Mr. and Mrs.. Harris, ber son-m - law and, daughter. ôo- Mr. and Mrs. Peter Krier and.their family have moVed from WilIlow road, Winnetka, aed are n owliving at 1023 Main streiet, Wilmnette., YES-SIR-REE! we 're waiting now to nvike your,,stfy^ at FRENCH LICK,,enjoyble! T -jNOE T. B. TAOOART. ESUDEIT ment of the Amercan Legion auxili- ary, lie won a, medal and the rigbt tc> compete ini the Cook County finals Ield last Friday at the Hotel La Salle. Conipeting against four boys and three girls, w inn ers in the district elimination contests ini the county,. bis oration was judged the best and" he received the $5. prize and the right to c ompete in the sttefinals at the [Légion Convention, at ~Danville in the fail.. Admirable Poise His admirable poise,- bis sincer e manner, bis intelligent, convincing thought, andbis flawless Engli.sh and diction brought the bonors of the afternoon. to Min, 'and credit to the able direction, of bis. coa ch,, Miss .Mabel Payton of-the English départ- ment. The young orator is this week at Okiahoma:City, competing in the nia- tional contest sponsored by the. Foren- sic league, having placed in the st ate contest, two weeks ago. Hie has won two meçials, tisi year, in the Prince of Peace essay contest conducted in the high schools. This year he bas been president of tbe German club at New Trier and was elected to the honor societyr. Mastery of IEnglis . .. His mastery of the English Ian- guage seems the miore remarkable when we know be is not: of English buit of Dutch ancestry;ý in th's an- cestry, however, is an unusual back- ground.' His grandfather Von Hem- i5 the son of Mr. and Mrs.. Jufius, .Pecz of Wilmette. Marcell is 18 years of age, having come to Amnerica wben he was five years old. He bas majored in bis- tory antd,,,nglish and exèipects to enter, college in, the fail., He is arn- bitious toý enter thé foreign dipIoô- matic service. Members of the WilmefttePost and auxiliary anticipate hearing bis oration of. "America-My Heritage" at their joint meeting next Monday evening. Mis.s Payton wilI also. be a 1- -AUL-4111.t 'r *&icy came inrtug Kentucky, stopping at Manimoth cave. Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Langdon have moved froni 715 Laurel avenue to 10<> DuPee place.

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