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THE LAKE SHORE NEWS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1920 AUDITORS LAUD WORK AT VILLAGE OFFICES Declare Present Favorable Financial ..Status Dub To Efficiency and Accuracy in Business Offices EARLIER RECORDS HAZY Claim Deficiency Existing at Present Time Caused Through "Lack of Detail in Earlier Records" The management and corps of workers in the offices of the Village of Wilmette were highly commended this week for efficiency and accuracy in the handling of the finances of the village, by Arthur Yottng and Company, certified public account- ants, who have just completed a thorough audit of the books in the village hall offices. The auditors declared the financial status of the village to be good. The result of accurately and completely ikept records. Deficiency existing at the present time is due, it is stated, "to the fact, that the "earlier records are so lacking in detail as to render it practically impossible to enforce a supplementary assessment in any individual case," "It has been the -'practice for the village," the auditors' ^report adds, "to meet deficiencies or absorb surplus when an assessment is closed." The following extract from the auditors' report is of interest to ♦very taxpayer in Wilmette. Auditors' Report Chicago, Sept. 28, 1920. To the President and Board of Trustees, ' Village of Wilmette, 111. Dear Sirs:â€" Pursuant to your request we have made an audit of the books of the Village of Wilmette for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1920, and present herewith our report. We made a thorough-going check of cash receipts and disbursements and satisfied ourselves that proper accounting had been made for all revenue collected. » Special Assessment Funds of the Village are handled separately. While the Village is theoretically free from liability in case of deficiency on these Special Assessments the earlier rec- ords are so lacking in detail as to raider it practically impossible to enforce a supplementary assessment in any individual case, and it has ac- cordingly been the practice for the "Village to meet deficiencies or ab- sorb surplus when an assessment is closed. It is, of course, impossible to do more than estimate this deficiency roughly until the individual assess- ments are closed out. It is fair to assume also that with records kept iccurately and completely1, as at present, it will be unnecessary for the Village to assume responsibility for recent assessments if deficiencies occur. We examined the Special Assess- ment record for the current year with care, checked alt bonds and in- terest coupons cancelled, verified the amount of the cash fund at the clos- ing date. We made a cursory exam- ination of the Library Fund as detail- ed in the Treasurer's records, veri- fying the amount of revenue received and the opening and closing cash balances. Every courtesy was shown our rep- resentatives during the audit by your officials and we take pleasure in ex- pressing our appreciation of their co- operation and assistance. Youfs faithfully, (Signed) Arthur Young & Co., Certified Public Accountants. A LECTURE ON CHRISTIAN SCIENCE By DR. WALTON HUBBARD, C. S. B. Dr. Walter Hubbard of Los Angel- es, Calif., member of the Board of Lectureship of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ. Scien- tists, in Boston, Mass., deHvered a lecture on Christian Science Satxirday evening, October 2nd, under the auspices of First Church of Christ Scientist, Wilmette, 111., in the Church edifice, Central Avenue and Tenth street. The Lecturer was introduced by Mrs. Eloise H. Schmidt, who said: It is my privilege, in behalf of the members of this church, to extend to you, as our friends and interested listeners, a most loving welcome. We read in Jamesâ€"Draw nigh to God and he will draw nigh to you. And in Mathewâ€"For where two or three are gathered toget.her in my name, there am I in the midst of them. I feel sure that we are assembled with op in minds and con- trite hearts, sincerely desiring to hear the word of God and the ex- planation of the healing Christ. As a member of the Board of Lecture- ship of the Mother Church, the First Church of Christ Scientist in Boston, Mass., the speaker of the evening comes to us well prepared to give this explanation through much experience in the practice of Christian Science. I take pleasure in introducing to you Dr. Walton Hubbard, C. S. B.. of Los Angeles, Calif. Friends:â€" Dr. Hubbard. THE LECTURE Had some great material legacy been given to you and you had learn- ed under what conditions you might appropriate it, I am sure that you would feel a great sense of happi- ness and expectancy. And you would be willing and eager to do all that is necessary in order that you might quickly receive that which you be- lieved would prove to great a bless- ing. There is a gift divine Love has given you. It is greater by far than all the treasure in the storehouses of the world. It gives to you what money cannot buy, for not only does it feed and clothe you, but it brings (Continued on Page Nine) METHODISTS TO OBSERVE RALLY DAY SUNDAY, OCT. It Sunday School Holds Annual Election of Officers at Meeting at Church Wednesday HEARS FROM HARDING ON INTERNATIONAL ISSUES At the morning services of the Wilmette Baptist church on Sunday, October 10, Rev. Francis C. Stifler, the pastor, will read some corre- spondence he has recently had with Senator Harding with regard to Am- erica's responsibility in the present international situation. Mr. Harding has been for many years a trustee and faithful attendant of the Baptist church and has a sister who for some time was a foreign missionary under the Baptist Foreign Mission society. Rev. Stifler's sermon on Sunday will be on "Mosesâ€"The Liberator of His People", being the second in the series for the month on the Great Men of the Bible and what they teach for our times. SCHOOL REPAIRS The work oi repairing the floors at St. Joseph's school was completed this week. â-  . XOTTCK Beginning Saturday, October lfi, at 3 p. m. May* t>. Boettcher, teacher of voice. I?00 Central avenue. State Bank Building, Wilmette, will besrin a series of vocal instructions in class formation for the benefit of the women of Wil- mette who desire to become acquainted throug-h the natural physical and men- tal expression of control of the voice. Phone Wilmette 984-M. â€"Adv. L.4S-ltc Sunday, October 10, will be Rally Day in the Wilmette Methodist church and Sunday school and the members are expecting all the friends of the church to enjoy the services. At the annual meeting of the teachers and officers of the Wilmette Methodist Sunday school Wednesday evening, the following officers were elected for the year beginning Oc- tober 3: Superintendent, D. A. Stoker. First assistant superintendent, F. H. Mason. Second assistant superintendent, E. M. Stafford. Third assistant superintendent, Miss Laura Fisher. Fourth assistant superintendent, Mrs. Raymond E. Crane. Fifth assistant superintendent, Miss Pearl Couffer. Secretary and treasurer. F. A. Buck. Librarian, C. A. Wheeler. Attendance sevretary, L. H. Hana- walt. Cradle Roll superintendent, Mrs. W. W. Baldwin. Chorister, W. H. Thayer. Pianist, Miss Margaret Gloria Stafford. Assistant pianist, Miss Marguerite Lundberg. AT METHODIST CONFERENCE F. A. Troy, 828 Ashland avenue, spent several days last week at the Methodist Conference at Rockford in connection with the interests of the Wilmette Methodist church. Mrs. Troy and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mows went to Rockford last Saturday af- ternoon, and remained over until Monday morning. During their stay in Rockford Mr. Mons and Mr. Troy pursuaded Bishop Bristol, the pre- siding officer of the conference, to visit Wilmette. Methodist Church Activities Benerolencet Rev. C. A. Kelley, who is corre- sponding secretary of the Super- anuated Ministers Relief association of the Methodist Episcopal Church, preached in the Wilmette Methodist church Sunday morning, October 3. Rev. Kelley, in the absence of a regular pastor, made out the con- ference reports of the church for the year, and he mentioned that the Wilmette church had given for out- side work more than had been spent for local support notwithstanding the fact that the salary of the Rev. Dr. J. L. Walker had been paid in full to his widow up to October and that the church had been painted and decorated and that considerable ex- pense for repairs had been made ne- cessary by the tornado. This church gave this year for missions both home and foreign, for temperance work, LakeBlufforphanage, for work among the negroes and other such interests, jn excess of $8,000. Epworth League Party The Wilmette Methodist church Epworth league entertained the Lakeside Sub - district Epworth league, which consists of ten or a dozen leagues from other Methodist churches in this vicinity, at a beach party last Saturday evening. 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