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WILMETTE LIFE October 25, 1934 WIM ETTE LFEý WIT1I WHICH 15 COMBINED WlLbqvTTa AINO1 Nov«NcEEtt aâd TssrKNiLWOkTH TiMES PUBLISMED TliURSPAYS BT LLOYD HOLLISTER INC. 122126CENTrRAL AVENUE, WILMErrE, ILLINOIS Te phokeWILMFTTE 4300 MEMBER 0F CHICAGO SUBURBAN QUALJTY GROUP Chicago Offices - ios6-ioi8 WiLLouçHBY TowERti Telephone CENTRAI, 335 5 SUBsCRIPTION:$z PERYEAR SINCLE COPIES 5 CïFN-rs AIl1 comimunications and contributions intended for publi- cation niust bear the namne and address of the author, flot necrssarily fo r publication, but for our fies. Sucb niaterial must reach the editor by Tuesday noon to bé in tinie for the current issue. THE ELECTION On November 6 the voters of New Trier town- ship will participate in choosing important officiais for the county and state. It, is well that this duty be performed only with full information on the qualifications and fitness of candidates for the offices te which they aspire. Unfortunately, it sometimes happens tiiat meni and women win in ý1.ý the primaries places on the ballot for offices for , 71b whic they are not in the Ieast qualified, and their success at the polis ig onîy a contribution to poor goverfiment. NaturalIly, in a government such as ours, the smalier units loorn large in the estimation of the electorate, because tbey are the ones of closest contact. Therefore, the offices of sherifi, assessor. board of tax appeais, president and mneinhers of the board of county commissioners have a peculiar significance for the averake voter. He frequently bas business with -such offices, or is directly affected by their administration, and is for this reason vitaliy interested in the quaiity of candi- I dates aspiring te them. There is scant excuse for any voter being unin- formed as to the fitness of candidates for thesc offices now ask ing for support. More than one agency, with the public welfare at heart, makes a business of collecting.and disseminating the quali- fications of candidates, together with their public records, if any, andthis information is available to all who seek it. In ýthese days,, when honesty, economy and sound judgment are so sorely needcd in the ad- ministration of governmental affairs, it is espe- ciaily imperative that officiais be c4osen with dis- crimination. A couinty candidate said recently tha be found, upon assuming the office to wich h e seeks reelection, that be was expected to bc a 46good f ellow," but soon discovered that it is impossible to be both a *'good fellow" and a goôd Officiai. FThere is stili time for every voter to become acquainted with the fitness of each candidate in the coming clection. To do so is a duty he owes, net alone to the county, state and nation, but te himseif and bis neighbors. SUNDAY Ev-FNiNcCLUB, Sunday evening, November 4,- will. mark the opening of the 2th consecutive season- of the WilmtteSundy Eenig club, an institution which long since broke over the boundaries of Minmette anid spread its influence, over the etitire north shore. In spite. of the handicap of sbrunken income, the officers of the club, with fine courage, have em- barked upon an ambitious program to markthis 20th anniversary, booking major attractions that will appeal to and satisfy the tastes of 'ail manner of people. To thus forge abead, ignoring -the difficulties, mostly financial, that bave caused tbem deep worry in recent seasons, speaks volumes for their civic spirit as well >as of their pride in past achievements and confidence ini the future. With full justification, these officers point to so far as known, has, maintained a similar institu- tion, per so long a period, and that it bas beeni the inspiration for the -formation of like clubs in other parts of tbe country. These facts should have, the effect of arousinig in the hearts of. nlortb shore people a sentiment in connection, witb this .20tb anniversary year that will- bring to the club's support many wbo have not taken advantage of or appreciated the, opportunities it bas 'afforded for pleasure and intellectual profit. That the Sunday Evening club bas been an im- portant factor in bringing .to this 'community programs that bave contributed in great measure to those spiritual and cultural values that have given it deserved distinction cannot be questioned. In music, art, science, education and religion, its offerings have been such as to cover a widc field of entertainment and instruction, the programns being so diversified and weil balanced that every- one will find something of speciai interest that wiil add to bis store of knowiedge or permit him to enjoy another evening of rare pleasure. The splendid spirit in which the club enters upon the activities of this 2th \ car is ail the more remarkablc whcn it is recalled that the usual experience is to end the season witb a deficit. The hope is that conxmunity pride in the achievements of the club wiil spur our people to a more generous support, to the end that the anniversary season may flot only be a success, financially and othcrwise, but that it will presage other and greater scasons to corne. One bas onlv to scan the programn outlined to be con- vinccd that, in sorne way,. the financial troub>les of the club management nay be overcome, and the way cleared for unimpcded progress of the club along the path of its higb service to the community. If each citizen will hieven in a smali way, success is assured. AN INNOVATION EFncouraged by the unqualified success of it's piayground program, Glencoe bas initiated anotlî- er community actîvity that is likeiy to be taken up by neighboring villages. Foiiowing the example of a bright mind in one of the tclegraph compan- ies, who discovered that the wires.wcrc practicaliy idle from midnight until morning, and conceived the idea of nig.ht letters at reduced prices, thus turning profitless hours. into profitable hours, someone in Glencoe, realizing that the facilities of the local school plants were not utilized during the evening hours, fell upon the happy thought of utiiizing them for the benefit of grownups. The idea caught the popular fancy, and "going to school at night", is rapidly assuming the propor- tions of a fad. Whiie not yet fully organized, the plan as prac- ticed provides that a citizen may go to the school and enter the group whose work is along the line in which he is interested. There is a generai dis- cussion group, in which questions of local and na- tional import are considered. Those of a mechani- cal bent will find a congenial group in the work shop, wbere a competent instructor wiil guide tbem in the art, of making tbings of metai or wood.- Likewise in the art division, where instruc- tion is to be had in dlay modeling andpainting in oil or water colors. Then there, is the book re- view, wbere lovers of literature may freely discuss the merits of modern autbors or revel in the mas- terpieces of the days ýof yore. The gymnasium is proving to be a popular gatb- ering place. Here tap dancing is taught to both Men and womnen, and volley baIl and other games .May be indulged in. Gym classes are becomingso0 crowded that. plans are being considered for allot- ment of time for the various activities'. The idea is a. splendid one, and is commended to the citizens of other 'communities. Newspapers, of course, will do as tbey pleàse, but why must they show pictures of movie couples, photographed in loving poses on their wedding day, to illustrate the story of an action for divo'rce?' . INEWS-..COMMENTI Each week, tfiere is some special item of news that gives us an unusual thrill 'of pleasure. This week it is the news of the sudden demise,.with tbe aid of federal men, of "Pretty 13oy" Floyd. We are happy because, first, he had killed so many other people, and secônd because of the, monumental lie that he was "pretty." If Floyd. was pretty, we are going to enter a female rhinoéeros ini the next beauty contest. Those Chicago policemen who met an affable stranger on the train while enroute to the Legion convention at Miami and lost their shirts at cards and dice, have no one but t.hemselves to blame. Inn ocent and unsopbisticated, they have been warned time and time again not to stray too far f rom home, where such things as cards and dice are unknown. An eagle nieasuring seven f eet. f rom tip to, tip of its wings was killed in Chicago Sunday. It was not blue. Blue cagles now measure only about seven inches. The political campaign, whichi has been lum- bering along without much excitement, is be- coming botter and hotter ail the time, and hids fair to wind up, two weeks hence, in one of those knock ___ down' and drag out aiffairs that were the rule during the gay nineties, and even later. * Torch light processions are again becoming, vogue, and charges and countercharges arebeing bandied about with reckiess abandon. Some one has said, and with much truth, that there are two kinds of voters, the intelligent, edu- . cated, high-mindecl, patriotic ones who vote your ticket and see eye to eye with. you on ail public, questions, and the ignorant, low-browed, treasonable, dis- reputable rascals wbo persist in voting the other ticket. 0f course they-tbink that you are wrong, and you know that they are. In any event, the right to vote belongs to both, and whatever .hap- pens willt have to be accepted. We have done our full duty thie past few weeks in iistening to cam- paign orators, and endured them aIl with forti- tude-ali except, the one who screcc.hes like Ed XVYnn. IHe got our goat. There cornes that stream-lined train from Los Angeles! There goes that stream-iined train on its way to New York. That is just how fast -it is traveling. A veteran of the Spanish war, whose wife left him thirty-two years ago for a career on the stage, is now being sued for non-support by the lady, who recently made her appearance. The career was evid ently a flop. Just goes to show that, once you marry one of,'em, you are neyer safe. It looks as though both wild ducks and their hunters will soon be extermingted. If eitber sur- vives, it will likely be the ducks, if the present. rate of killing hunters k eeps Up. The press has dusted off one of the oldtimers, and announces that sotnebody has bet $7P000 to $5,000 that Sinclair will not be elected goero of California. And Sinclair says that if he 'is elected he will take the money away from both of themn. So wbat's the use? Good old October. She is splendidly maintaining ber reputation as the finest month of the year. October 25, 193 4 WILMETTE LIFE