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Lake Shore News (Wilmette, Illinois), 17 Feb 1922, p. 5

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IlllillSirHE LAICE"' SHORE NEWS, FRIDAY. FEBRUARY if^Saa Public Library News ^^cmd~Review*PM&- BY SUE OSMOTHERLY. LIBRARIAN Library hours:â€"Monday, Wednes- day, Saturday, 10 A. M. to 9 P. M. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday* 2 P. M. to 5 P. M. Branch Library 2 P. M. to 5 P. M. every day but Saturday. Both libraries will be closed Wednes- day, Feb. 22, 1922, being Washing- ton's birthday, the Arctic is not so cold as gener- ally supposed, not so lifeless, dreary and silent, in fact, It Is rather pleas- ant place where green prairies support able birds of hundred species fill the air with their brisk chatter, and where seals by the thousand bask on the ice in the summer sun or come up to breathe even in midwinter and can be caught by the wise hunter.â€"Is Stefansson right in thus piling up reasons for hisfaith that the Arctic is a land" of promise, almost a land of plenty? Will the friendly far ---.- - - ^ j i^^ ,^ ^ aojta^Qine day contain a contented, Story hour 4s "(dfbndticted every Sat- active, progressive population?â€"Stef- «i*« mm.niT.<r fâ„¢ an tnaA* a«i»««i ansson almost persuades us, or he urday morning for all grade school children. One section is suited to little folks, the other to older children. Both are held at XX A. M. so that older children may bring the little ones and thr~be dismissed-alrthe same time. Weaverâ€"Herman Melville, Mariner ~land Mystic â-  â- ^â- â- :"J7^7:^~':^Si The author has succeeded in draw ing a graphic picture, interesting and alive, of an old time American author, a contemporary of Hawthorne, and one of the first to write of the fascin- ation of life in the South Seas. As a boy of seventeen he went to~sea as a common sailor in the 40s ahd after- _VJS^J[JiWi.__w«w------ ____^ ward told of his amazing-experiencer reveals himself as Christ, in the stories Type's and Moby Dick." Many people have read the O'Brien books about the Souths seas^a%d this book about Melville and the ones men- tioned by him will give the 'readierthe impressions of a traveller of many years ago, Beerbohmâ€"And Even Now "One turns the pages, wjth a smile here, 'a^"'chlicWe1'thereT?lpQd_"an occa- sional touch of gravity. ""This is Miv Beerbohm late collection of twenty ^ Bellamy, one of our own actors, will essays, bright ^with delicate^wWmsies^ ta'ke the role of Sanson, the Indian Butler, he will also accompany the and very well written. ^ ;• The author seems to have at his*ii»mmand the one expression which best suits his meaning in every phrase, and his sub- jects, though the most common place, are for that very reason the more en- joyable: Babsonâ€"Fundamentals of Prpsperity Mr. Babsbh,~P^esident^ of-the Bab- son Statistical Organization, will he recognized in Wilmette, having ad- dressed the. Sunday Evening club a few weeks ago. G. Wi Coleman says of the author Mr. Babson sees clearer and farther than any business man I know and has the courage and de- votion to say what he sees. The library will soon have his "Making Good in Business," which contains sug- gestions to young men on how to suc- ceed, with a discussion of the essen- tials qualities that make for success â€"industry integrity, intelligence, in- tensity, inspiration. ';> FORBESâ€"The Secret of the Sahara ~ to ^ufara. and Paj, the sacred city of the senussi, a fanatical Mohammedan tribe, "where i- one heard Time pause to catch the shadows of thoughts-that wavered be- tween the light and the dark, so mys- tic was the Silence:'* There are few ^thools loTircttonthat"^^ ^Jnterest-jidth^ thisâ€"descrfption^ot ^ trip fraught with dangers that Mrs. ^Forbes and her party accomplished. "As one reads of it, one seems to be transported to a different world. A tance traveled each day, four appen dixes containing historical notes and translations of Arabic documents, a ^glossary of Arabic phrasesand"words, I an index and fifty-four photograph illustrations add to ifche, mterestA=^#= i^tef ansson-^The Friendly Arctic ~ The Literary review of the New York Pnat nnntqined **» fnUmglng review of Friendly Aretie and-we -takeâ€"theâ€"Hberty of flttottogr^gfe friendly Arctic, that is what Stefans son calls his latest book. From be- has ajLfasciie pen, A-ieen_j«nse_of^h©lp humor, a splendid devotion to truth <and a wonderful tale to tell." ^Widespread interest is being dis- played in regard to the appearance of •Servant in the House' at the New Trier auditorium.â€" It seems there has been some con- fusion as to the idea of the play. The plot does not concern, as might be believed, the present day servant prob- lem. It has to do with a spiritual theme, concerning an Indian butler in" a clergyman's home, who awakensthe^_^ ciejegyjnm_andâ€"bAsâ€"fatn^ wh Mr. William Owen, who brings the company to us, will take the play on the road this spring andUsummer sea- sonwith the- same company. -They will have a repertoire of some jtwenty plays at the time they finish the con- tract next fall. Among the plays in the reportoire will be represented Ibsen, Shaw, Shakespeare and MaeteX: linck. ----------------- . As was mentionad last week, Ralph troupe on the road for the duration of the spring and summer season. Mr. Bellamy's^work with the North Shore Players and his-prominence^or some time in local dramatics has gaineoViiim a popularity ^hic^ grows with, each ^ot his perloaimni!e& .Mn 11 his professional work now warrants our interest. The performance will take place af the New Trier auditorium on the tenth of March, Friday*- ^Tickets will be on sale at the leading stores and shops the first part of next week. Establish High Estimate Indianapolis, Ind.â€"What percentage of ex-soldiers will choibse "cash in the eventr^ompensation-passes-rCongress? That question is troubling legislators at Washington. Results of referen- dum votes conducted by the American Legion in widely separated localities transported to » uulBreuv ww«* xx indicate that the choice of the five depend on the varying geographical and economic conditions existing in the different sections of the country. =="M©fe^thanSrpercenlrof^OOO Penn* sylvania veterans chose paid-up in- ^ura^fm^in^aj^cenfcjtolk^JQn^the^o^^ hand,^two-thirds or the ^106 Iowa ex- soldiers that voted chose to receive ct has boon attributed to the hardships aeeruing^ from agri ^1-depression-there,â€"The refers endum was conducted by. the Iowa 0w« *,»«« «.»___________ _____- Legionnaire, an officiar Legion PUbli- ginning*lo"end"1ne tries to show that cation, and showed the state to be Desire Gifts of Clothing > For Destitute Ex-Soldiers Here's your chance to help unem- ^Tfie~3^erTcai^ Department ofN Illinois, has opened a hotel at 171 North La Salle street, Chicago, for unemployed ex-service men. During the month of January 1,100 ex-service men were given lodging, and $00 men were provided with meals at this hostelry. The management of the hotel has issued- an appeal for contributions of underwear, socks, and other wearing apparel, as well as blankets, towels, comforters and pillows. Residents of Wilmette desiring to _ jlnâ€"in-tbie regard are requested to communicate with Joseph E. Shantz, 930 Oakwood avenue, Phone Wilmette 603. strong for compensation, only two negative votes having been cast. If Kansas balloting were to be taken as a criterion, less than one half of all ex-service men would ask for ready cash. At Wjichita 36 per cent of Legion members'signified they wished cash, and at Atchison 35 per cent. The latter_p_ostjEaÂ¥Jored-paid-up Insurance, while Wichita cast a majority for the home and farm aid feature of the bill. In. preparing an estimate --Torthe House Ways and Means committee, fiscal officers%f the Army, Navy, and Marine. 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