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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 13 May 1937, p. 80

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Ml W I L M E T T E have righteous cause to commemorate the sacrifices of the defenders of the rights of h u m a n i t y i n the twentieth century by another symbol made sacred by blood shed for the peace of the world. "We commemorate this service in the little red poppy of the battle fronts . . . this modern H o l y G r a i l which caught the sacrificial blood of our men i n 19141918. "Wearing the poppy-symbol pnys tribute to those who gave a l l to brliiR peace to the w o r l d out of the terrible W o r l d W a r : wearing the poppy reminds our own hearts and the heart of the w o r m that we must keep faith with the pledge (they sealed by their snoiiticcs) that other generations might have it richer heritage of happiness. "So you dear people, " B u y a poppy . . . it w i l l help the disabled. " B u y a poppy . . . it w i l l help his dependents. " B u y a poppy . . . it w i l l help our rehabilitation work. " B u y a poppy . . . it w i l l help you. " W e a r a poppy . . . it takes its message of remembrance to those who suffer for you. " W e a r a poppy . . . it helps every person who sees you wear it. "If everyone buys and wears a poppy it w i l l vitalize our patriotism . . . for the poppy is the symbol of the price paid for the safety of our country and the honor of our flag." LIFE May 13, 1937 LEGION AUXILIARY POPPY D A Y A t the r e g u l a r m e e t i n g o f the W i l mette unit N o . 46, A m e r i c a n L e g i o n auxiliary, on M o n d a y evening, M a y 10, a P o p p y d a y p r o g r a m w a s c a r r i e d out. An i n t e r e s t i n g feature was the r e a d i n g o f a message f r o m " T h e Poppy Lady," Miss Moina Michael, of A t h e n s , G a . , w h i c h she sent to Mrs. C l a r k E . N o l a n , P o p p y dayc h a i r m a n . M r s . N o l a n is f r o m G e o r g i a and knows M i s s M i c h a e l . T h e idea of the p o p p y as the m e m o r i a l flower for the W o r l d war dead s p r a n g f r o m C o l . J o h n M c C r e a ' s p o e m , " F l a n d e r ' s F i e l d , " w r i t t e n at the battle front s h o r t l y before his death. I t w a s first b r o u g h t f o r w a r d i n the U n i t e d States by M i s s M i c h a e l who was s e r v i n g on the staff of the Y . M . C . A . overseas h e a d q u a r t e r s in N e w Y o r k C i t y . O n N o v e m b e r 9, 1918, after r e a d i n g C o l o n e l M c C r e a ' s poem, M i s s M i c h a e l b o u g h t a n d distributedsilk poppies to the m e n a t t e n d i n g a Y . M . C . A . conference. A f t e r the a r m i s t i c e , the p o p p y idea spread r a p i d l y . P o p p i e s were dist r i b u t e d on the streets of M i l w a u k e e d u r i n g the h o m e c o m i n g of the 32nd d i v i s i o n i n J u n e , 1919, a n d a g a i n o n M e m o r i a l d a y of 1920. I n A u g u s t , 1920, the G e o r g i a d e p a r t m e n t of the A m e r i c a n L e g i o n a d o p t e d the p o p p y as a m e m o r i a l flower a n d the n a t i o n a l c o n v e n t i o n of the L e g i o n i n C l e v e l a n d the f o l l o w i n g m o n t h made the poppy the Legion's national memorial flower. The American L e g i o n a u x i l i a r y officially a d o p t e d the p o p p y as its m e m o r i a l flower at its first n a t i o n a l c o n v e n t i o n in K a n s a s C i t y i n 1921. T h e poppy is also the m e m o r i a l flower of the B r i t i s h L e g i o n . Midway Tennis Team Name Hosts, Hostesses Will Enter Tourney for Olde Towne Folkes Dinner Tuesday Evening on Skokie's Courts Undefeated in B i g T e n competiN a m e s of hosts a n d hostesses at the tion, the U n i v e r s i t y o f C h i c a g o tena n n u a l d i n n e r of Y e O l d e T o w n e nis team has entered the I l l i n o i s state F o l k e s , o r g a n i z a t i o n o f those w h o t o u r n a m e n t to be held at the S k o k i e have l i v e d i n W i l m e t t e for a q u a r t e r C o u n t r y club f r o m J u n e 28 to J u l y century or more, were a n n o u n c e d 4. N o r m a n B i c k e l . B i g : T e n singles y e s t e r d a y by H o y t K i n g , 711 F o r e s t c h a m p i o n , a n d N o r b e r t B u r g e s s , w h o avenue, president. shares w i t h h i m the B i g T e n doubles T h e d i n n e r is to be held next T u e s - title, t o g e t h e r w i t h W i l l i a m and C h e s day e v e n i n g at the W i l m e t t e M a s o n i c ter M u r p h y , s o p h o m o r e aces, are temple, 1010 C e n t r a l avenue, a n d w i l l l e a d i n g lights of the C h i c a g o squad. begin at 6 o ' c l o c k . T h e s e entries were g i v e n to L o r i n g T h e d i n n e r w i l l f o l l o w an i n f o r m a l r e c e p t i o n , a n d a n e n t e r t a i n m e n t p r o - F i s k e , S k o k i e p r o f e s s i o n a l , last w e e k g r a m a n d short business m e e t i n g w i l l w h e n he a p p e a r e d to u m p i r e the E l l s also be o n the p r o g r a m . A t the b u s i - w o r t h V i n e s - W i l l i a m M u r p h y e x h i b i ness m e e t i n g , M r s . E s t h e r D u n s h e e t i o n at the C h i c a g o c o u r t s . RunnerB o w e r , 1216 A s h l a n d avenue, n e w uo i n the Illinois state last y e a r . h i s t o r i a n of the club, w h o r e c e n t l y M u r p h v s h o w e d in his d u e l w i t h succeeded M r s . F . L . J o y , 812 C e n t r a l V i n e s w h i c h was h a l t e d at 7-all that avenue. his game promises a serious threat H o s t s a n d hostesses w i l l b e : M r . to out of t o w n contenders. and M r s . W a l l a c e W . K e r r , M r . and If C o l l e g i a n M u r p h y comes t h r o u g h M r s . Elmer Becker, M r . and M r s . E a r l E . O r n e r , M r . a n d M r s . F . H . to the finals a g a i n , he w i l l be f o l l o w Gathercoal, M r . and M r s . J . R. H a r - ing a track h e w n b y other M i d d l e per, M r s . J o h n L i n g a n d her son, W e s t players. E v e n i n the o l d days M a r s h a l l , M r . a n d M r s . H e n r y P o p e , of the I l l i n o i s state at S k o k i e w h e n Easterners M r . and M r s . E . H . Burge, M r . and m a n y Californians and Midwesterner John F. M r s . A l o n z o J . C o b u r n , and M r . and competed. H e n n e s s e y c l i m b e d to the finals as Mrs. Louis K . Gillson. did W r a y B r o w n o f I o w a a year later A n d this at a time w h e n w o r l d C l a r k e L . H a y e s of 911 L a k e avec h a m p i o n B i l l T i l d e n d o m i n a t e d the nue p l a n s to leave the e n d of the t o u r n a m e n t a n d m a d e the p o s i t i o n week o n a business t r i p to Minof r u n n e r - u p seem the highest p o s s i neapolis. H e r e c e n t l y r e t u r n e d home ble ladder r u n g . f r o m the east, w h e r e he spent about a week. D i v i d e Sets themselves of t h a t o p p o r t u n i t y . T h e G r a d u a t e T e a c h e r s college of W i n n e t k a was founded five years ago in c o n j u n c t i o n w i t h the F r a n c i s W . P a r k e r school, the N o r t h S h o r e C o u n t r y D a y school and the W i n n e t k a P u b l i c schools, w i t h the purpose of p r o v i d i n g an o p p o r t u n i t y for c a r e fully selected college graduates to secure t r a i n i n g for t e a c h i n g based o n a g e n u i n e u n d e r s t a n d i n g of e d u c a tional philosophy, psychology and science as a p p l i e d in the best m o d e r n schools. It was f o u n d e d w i t h the purpose of filling the need of schools for adequately t r a i n e d teachers possesing vision, b r o a d c u l t u r a l b a c k ground and thorough professional training. T h e M i d d l e W e s t w i l l not lack for s t a u n c h representatives in doubles B i c k e l a n d B u r g e s s , w h o divided t w o sets w i t h B r u c e B a r n e s a n d G e o r g e L o t t i n the V i n e s t r o u p e e x h i b i t i o n last week, are the N o . 1 t a n d e m in the w e s t e r n listings a n d h o l d a n a t i o n a l r a n k i n g o f N o . 9. B y v i r t u e of t h e i r team p l a y last season, the M u r p h y t w i n s w e r e elevated to N o . 2 in W e s t e r n doubles. A n u m b e r of r a c k e t s w i n g e r s p r a c ticed at the S k o k i e courts last w e e k end i n p r e p a r a t i o n for the men's c l u b team t r y o u t s w h i c h w i l l be h e l d in t w o o r three w e e k s . R a y B a r t e l m a n J a c k M e e , George Shields, and B i l l C l o v e r of last year's squad p l a y e d as did F r a n c i s H o l b r o o k , J o h n H o l l o way, a n d H . L . W o o l h i s e r . Teachers' College to Bring Notable Men to North Shore N e x t fall G e o r g e E . S o k o l s k y , A l e c Templeton, Bishop G. Bromley O x n a m , a n d L o u i s U n t e r m e y e r w i l l be b r o u g h t to the n o r t h shore by the S c h o l a r s h i p F u n d c o m m i t t e e of the G r a d u a t e T e a c h e r s college o f W i n n e t k a . O n T u e s d a y , O c t o b e r 19, the committee w i l l present M r . S o k o l s k y w o r l d j o u r n a l i s t ; on T u e s d a y , N o vember 9. Mr Templeton, wellk n o w n blind pianist; on Tuesday N o v e m b e r 30, B i s h o p O x n a m , b r i l l i ant speaker a n d c o m m e n t a t o r , r e s i dent b i s h o p of the O m a h a A r e a of the M e t h o d i s t E p i s c o p a l c h u r c h , f o r mer president of D e P a u w u n i v e r s i t y a n d on T u e s d a y . J a n u a r y 11, M r U n t e r m e y e r , poet and a n t h o l o g i s t . F o l l o w i n g is the message f r o m M i s s M i c h a e l to M r s . N o l a n : " N e a r l y 2,000 years ago The Soldier of the Cross established the necessity for memorials when H e instituted the T h e S c h o l a r s h i p F u n d series is e x Great Memorial by breaking the bread and pouring the wine in commemora- pected to raise m o n e y to enable a tion of H i s sacrifices for the salvation few e x c e p t i o n a l l y w e l l - q u a l i f i e d y o u n g of the world. men and w o m e n to take the course "In this twentieth century we are foll o w i n g still i n H i s train in this com- in teacher t r a i n i n g w h o w i t h o u t finmemoration ; and we believe that we ancial help w o u l d be unable to avail HE H A S N ' T B U D G E D A L L W I N T E R / SAYS T H E HOUSE IS T O O C O M F O R T A B L E T O L E A V E NOW T H A T W E H A V E DRILL FOR LEGIONNAIRES BRAUN BROS. CAREFREE SERVICE V THE BOSS SPOKE A MOUTHFUL The drill squad from Senn High school (Chicago) R. O. T. C, under command of Cadet Major Charles Hobbs, gave a splendid exhibition at the father and son meeting of Wilmette Post No. 46 American Legion Monday night in the Masonic temple auditorium.

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