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AWA.Mav& J6. à NoY-mber,1 A-1934 Officiai !Publication Report of teC niinof The WZimette State Bla n k located at Wiiniette, State of Illinois, at the close of business on the 29th day of September, 1934 , as made to the Attditor of P>ublic Accounts of the State of Ilinois. pursuant to iaw. RESOURCES Cashi, Due Fromn Baniks and Other Cashi Resource: U. S. Government hivestmnents .... finvestrnents Guaranteed bv U. S. Govertîiienit Other Bond,, anid Securities Loanis on Collateral1 Securitv Other Loans [.oans on Real li.,state Overdrafts........ Other Real Fstate... Banking Flouse, Furniture and, Fixtiires Customers' Liability under Letters of Credit Customers' Liability accouint of Acceptances Otlher Resources .. TVotai Resources.................... LIABiLiTIES Capital Stock. . .. . . . . . . Income Debentures and'lor Capital Notes. Surplus............... Liîdivided Profits (Net) Reserve Accoutîts .. Demand Deposits..;. Time Deposits .... . Due to Batiks .. .... .. Total of Deposits Secured by pledge of boans and/or investments ... Not secure(l l>3 pledge of oanls atid or investments Total deposits........ Bills payaàble Re-Discounits .. Dividends Unpaid Letters of Credit Bank Acceptances' Other Liabilities Total Liabilities.............. $ 785,859.08 169,352.87 13,350.00 726,049-81 140,936.26 10,029.70 139,609.69 276.94 77,80S.77 150,001.00 None None 9,446.33 ..$2,222,717.45 7510,000.00 75,000.00 1,864.87 10,173.16 1,198,418.31 787,170.41 None $2,773.99 $1$985,588.72 None None Nonie None Noue 90.70 ......$22229717.45 Memnorandum 1MLai15 an(l Iivestments Pledged to Secure Uiabilities: Loans and Iinvestments Pledged: U. S. Government Securities........ Noue Other Bonds, Stocks and Securities ... $5,880.00 Loans and Discounts ................Noue Total Pledged. (Excluding Rediscounts). Pledged:. Against U. S. Gov't and Postal Savings Deposits .......*............... $5,880.00 Against Public Funds of States, Counties, Scbool. Districts and other Subdivisions or Municipalities ..................... Noue Against Deposits of Trust Departments (Federal Reserve Member Baniks only) Noue Against other Deposits................. Noue Against Borrowings.......... ....... ... Noue With Auditor of Public Accounts to qualify for the exercise of Fiduciary Powers.,. Noue For other Purposes .................. Noue' Total Pledged .................... 5,880.00 5,880.00 State of, Illinois County of Cook S. 1,ý W. D. Learv, Cashier 'of the Wilmette State Bank, do solem;nly swear that-the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and.belief. and that the items and amounts shown above correspond with the items and amounts shown in .the report made to the Auditor of Public Accounts, State of Illinois,I)ursuant to law. W. D. LEARY, Casçier. Subscribed and'swvorn to before methis l3th day of Nov., 1934. VERA PRIEBE, (SEAL) Notwry Public, (M.y commission expires Feb. 9, 1937) Stress Reading Hobby in Annual Book Week "Ride the Book Trail to Know- ledge and Adventure" is the slogan chosen for the sixteenth annual Book Week being observed November Il- 17. Reading as a hobby and a guide to other hobbies children may wish to pursue is the theme of the week. In many localities there is an oppor- tunity for Girl Scouts to act as hostesses at the Book Week hobby shows. Troops wishing to take part in such a plan should get in toucli with their local booksellers. or librar- ians. A leaflet of suggestions for Book Week exhibits and programs 's be- ing distributed free by the National Invest Three Girls as Scouts at Unit 4 Meet The récent me eting of Troop 4 was held for Girl Scouts who wîshed to pass tests. AIl around the roomn were placed little cards with tlhe Morse code on theni. If a card had a line above or below the code, it was for girl- who lla( passe( liteir second class test. If it wvas a blank card except for the code. it was for girls whio had tiot passed their second class* re- quiremient. The vouniger girls were to go to the grocerv store. On eachi of their teti car(ls as a vegetable or grocerv item. l'ie older girls hiad fifteen thinigs to find. After that three girls were in- vested as Girl Scouts with a solemn Association of Book Publishers, 347 procedfure. l'le Girl Scouts were very Fifth avenue, New York.-The Girl'hpyt eev terssesit Scout eader.the îroop. \Ve rel)eated our laws and sail,- a tew scout songs. .NewGirl Welcomed 0 Unit il1Membership The meeting of Troop Il vas held November 6. We played "steps" out of doors. Then we came ini and elected the scribe. We learned a soflg called *Bells." Our lieutenant helped the second class scouts with, their knots. The captaiti helped the second class scouts with their signal- ing. A new girl joined cour troop Nov- ember 6.' We. closed the meeting with the song, Softly Falls the Light of Day" and 'Taps."-Mary L. Walsh, scribe. Leader Teaches Troop Folk Dances, Law Gaine When most of Troop 2 had ar-. rived at the meeting, Mrs'. Denoyer taught two folk dances and an ex- citing lawv game. Afterward we went to our patrol corners to check our points. Two new patrol flags were presented, which makes three aIl to- Mrs. Melissa Buckman Is Claimed by Death jFuneral services for MIrs. Melissa IJ. Buckman, widow of Royal M., Buck- man and a pioneer resident of Illinois,t who died on Monday at lier home, 10341 1U nden avenue, were held 'ruesday1 afternoon at Scott's funeral home, 1118 Greenleaf. avenue. The services werc conducted by the Rev. Amnos Thorn- hurg of the Wilmette Parish Methodist church. Burialtook place at Rosehill1 cemetery. t Mrs. Buckman was 89 years old. Heir parents were of, Scottish birth. 'rheyS came to, Illinois by, ox train in~ 1845 and .while enroute Mrs. Buckman wass born, on January 15 of that year near Portland, Whiteside county, 11limois. Mrs. Buckman's father was a Mth- odist minister, and the family lived in a log bouse near Wyanet, 111. There were five boys in the family. Mrs.*1« Buckman often told how the Indiails in those early days frequently came to their farmi home to barter. An aunt of Mrs. Buckman, Rhoda a Moore, wvas the flrst wbite child bornis in Illinois and was a gister of Gen. m U. S. Grant's mother. Mrs. Buckman tg our happy meeting w~as closed with Taps."-MNary janle McCuie, scribe. -' m es of Troop 3 S...udy Fire Prevention Troop 3 opened its meeting last Thursdav' with a new song. After the song we- played a fewv games m-hich wvere very exciting. Then some of thie girls xvent into one of the otlier rooms and practiced on- hieight and weight. Meanwhile, Mrs. Heerenis read us some very import- ant things about fire prevention. The other girls were then calIled in and wc formied a circle and sang "Taps-." -Dorothea Hartwig. scribe. gether-the IMoonbeanî. the Rainbow and the Shooting Star patrol flags. Then we had classes. after wvhich we joine(l a circle, rel)orted our points andl sang "Oh, Mister Moon," "Happy Birthday," "Run A long Home" and '"Taps." Then Postmaster Vivi.an Smith distributed the Girl Scout Sister letters. - MNarilyn Prussing, s crible. herself met "1,incolni at Freeport, 111., during the Lincoln- Douglas (lehate. Lt wvas at Freeport that Mrs. Buck- man was married in 1866. She and her husband moved to Chicago in 1874 and to Wilmetté in 1898. -Mrs. Buckman was a member of the Wilmette Parish Methodist church and a former mnem- ber of the Woman's Club of Wilmette. She is survived by three daughters. M4rs. Charles, H. Jackson of Wilmette, M4rs. V. H. Arnold of Evanston and .M1rs. johin Layng of Coffeyville, Kans., :hree sons, Royal A. Buckman of Wil- mette, Barton E. Buckman of Madi- son, Wis., and Fred D. Buckman of vVausau, Wis., fine.grandchildren and six ýgreat grandchildren. Mrs. James W. Aider and' their laughter, Betty Aider, of 931 Green- wood avenue, lef t on, Tuesday for )anville to, spend several days with M'rs. R. G. Read. 0o .Mrs. Edwin Hedrick, 304 Melrose avenue Kenilworth, entertained her ewing club at iuncheon Friday, and will be luncheon hostess again, today, to her bridge club. WILMETTE..GIR.L.SCOUTS ----Newsof the Troops- No vernber 15, 1934 WILMETTE LIFE