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PA Y DIVIDEND Sponsr Tradit.ionat Conimnity, Service on Hall Lawn Villagers are invited to participate. in the annual Christmas, Carol Sing which will be held Christmas Eve (Monday) at 7:30 o'clock around the living Christmas -tree on the. Village hall lawn. In issuing the invitation the Play- ground, and Recreation board, which sponsors the programn, ernphasizes the traditional aspect of, the service, this being the fourteenth year the villagers have gathered round the public tree to sing carols. Harry C. Kinne, 1324 Elmwood ave- nue, speaker of the occasion and Mrs. Herbert J. Leachi, 630 Washington * avenue, chairmari of the Recreation. board, wvill, preside. Accompanijnent for the. caroling wiil be provided by a band' under thé leadership of George Joues, 737 Park 'avenue. TraditionalÇghristmas carols w.ill fea- ture the prograin,- includîng 0 OCorne, Al VYe Faithiful," "Hark! The HeralId Angels Sing," "W\ýe Three Kings of 6 Orient Are," '*The 1Pirst Noel the Angel Did Say," "Sulent Night," "Away in a Manger." Director of Recreation. Daniel M. Davis, who 'is in charge of the pro- gram, has announced that the service *will consume exactly one-haîf hour,. following a twelve years' precedent, * closing at 8 o'clock in order not to interfere with the Christmas celebra- * tions in the home and churches. Çandie.Light Service Beckons to Villagers The Wilmette Paris h Methodist churéh is inviting ail residents of the * ~ i,- ,-.a.tîiciat.ein the rannual The FWst ederal Sainigs and Loakt associatio, of Wilmtette, of which Harry B. Johnston (above), 1511 Greenzcood aven ie, is president, declared a 2 per cent dividend atitis meeting in the offices of the Wil- mette Chamiber of Commerce Tuesday night. Tite. association is -a member of the Federal Home L oan Bank of Chicago, and thzus par ticipates in honte joait financ- ing b~y the federal goverrnent. A more libcral loan Policy is an- »ounced L'y A. R. Gardner, presi- dent of t. he Chicago institution, for the bene fit of sharcholders in local building and loan associations. Recover Stolen Bicycle; 15-Year-Old BoyAccused On Noveniber 24 a bicycle belong- ing to a son of Mrs. Sara Clark, 427 lim for a U wsa na sgver- tiihg matter for the Decem- ber 27 issue Of Wilmette LUfe Win leb. t 6 'clock Mondmy, night, Deoember 24. Cooper- ation Of readers aud ,adverti*s- ors un this connection wiII b. greatlyappreciated. Village is Ordered to ay 7.950&' in Kerwin Litigation In the court of Circuit Judge Fardy on Tuesday,, a jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the case of Mrs. Hope Kerwini vs. the Village of Wilmette, awardIng 1Mrs. Kerwin damages to the amount of $7,500, plus '$1,00ê ab ne-dule ler on lier con- tract with the Village. The case grew out of a contract between. Mrs. Kerwin and the Vil- iage covering the use by the latter of a dlay hole south of Wilmette avenue and west of Ridge. avenue, as a Vil- lage dump. The contract called for the use of lot No. 19, but the excava- tion also took in lot No. 20. When the first lot had been filled in, the Vil- lage continued to. use the dump, it is claimed, filling ini lot No. 20. To this Mrs. Kerwin dlaims she made protest. Negotiations over a considerable pe- riod to arrive at a settiement of the. matter failed, andi Mrs. Kerwin fin- ally entered a suit for damages. Attorneys for the Village will argue a motion for a new trial, and should' this be 'denied, wilI file an appeal. The case was1. stubbornfly contested, the. hearing beginning on Monday of last week and continuing until the verdict was reached Tuesday afternoon. INJURED IN CRASH Sunday afternoon as John Chris- tianson, 1159 Wilmette avenue, was driving -a taxicab sôuth on -Sheridan Public Meeting Called by Har- mony Convention Indicates Widespead Inàterest The public meeting of the Wilmette Harmpony. convention, held Monday evening ini the, Village hall, attracted. a, large number of in terested citizens bent upon recommending men and. women of, outstanding- qualifications for varions Village. Park and Library board, positions, to be filled at the Village election next April. C. E. Drayer. 1034 Elmwood ave- nue, chairman o f the convention, pre- sided, and the secretary, Paul'H. Gathercoal, 2411 Thornwood avenue, made an accurate' record of events. Chairman Drayer explained that the purpose of the meeting was to re- ceive naines of potential candidates,ý without regard to any political or par- tisan affiliations, which suggestion$ would receive the full and free con- sideration of both the candidates' committee and the convention itself. Upward of forty names wýere .3ug- gested, indicating a keen interest ini maintaining the high quality of muni- cipal government. Chairman Drayer, before adiourn- ment, stated that this meeting did not offer the only opportunity for citizens to bring to the convention's attention the. names of neighbors or acquaint- gnces whom they consider especially .fitted for public service. He poirited out that the committee on candidates. of wbich josephi W. Lecliner,* 1445 Minmette avenue, is chairman, will be pleased to receive such suggestions from now until the, nominationis are actually made. Candidates' Committn The committee consiste of one member from each 'voting precinct. the complete personnel being as fol- lows: Prechwet 1-Hervig C. Toeppen, 1200 Elnwoo4 avenue. Precinct 2-Charles R: Bix~by, 1104 AsIland avenue. Precinet 3-Dwlght Chapman, 9)00 ail the daughters of St. Frarnc 8 :30 'clock e Xavier. 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