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WILMETTE LIFE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1924 BALMY DAYS IN -ST. PETERSBURG Wilmette Colony Basking in Midaummer Temperature of Florida Resort BATHING IS IDEAL in Washington before being compelled goi ng administration i.s likely to take again to be a candidate. . up any new and. pressr~g problems and "I might be permitted to illustrate thrs a pohcy of 'dnft' unttl the next adfrom my own case. I was elected in · ministration comes in is followed in November 1922. The first session of ;dmost every instance." the 68th Congress began on December The A~erican Bar associa~ion, ~hich J, 1923. I have been in Washington tw<J ' supportmg the Rathbone btU, beheves months and am now in the midst of a ihat government efficiency would be procampaign for re-nomination and wi11 go motcd if new Presidents and new membefore the primary voters of Illinois for 1 ht.:rs of .Congress took .up their dutie· that purpose April 8, 1924. more qUickly after electwns. " In the case of a President it would , · · · seem obvious that the sooner the change W 1lmette Man m IndieS from one administration to another can W"t' U S M · C be made the better it would be for the I ·1 · · ar1ne orps entire c~untry. An out-going adminisTaking part in the greatest peacetime tration is practically always and well- maneuvers ever held by the land, sea nigh necessarily a weak one. No out- and air forces of the 'United States, I Michael Lawrence Heinrichs, son of Max W . Heinrichs, 1725 Highland avenue, Wilmette, is now on duty with a detachment of U. S. Marines in the \Vest Ind:e:;. His name appears on the official lists of Marines with the maneuver forces in the Caribbean. The maneuvers began early in J anuary and will not be completed until the last battleship returns to its home port in May or June. Certain problems in connection with the defense of the Panama Canal and regular battle practice by the ships of the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets are being held. Many of tlte operations are taking place in the vicinity of Cutebra, one of a small group of islands in the Caribbean. The U. S. Marines will remain in tbe West Indies for periods varying frota five weeks to several months, tertaia uni~s of the <;orps being assignt4 to a varrety of dut1es ashore or on ships of the navy during the operations. ~einrichs joi~ed the Marine Corps at Mrlwaukee, Was., last June, and he is now with the 9th Company, lOth Regiment on the island of Culebra. He will return to his regular station, Quantico, Va., when the maneuvers are over. ] G. E. Leslie, 1414 Hill street, attended the recent Founder's Week conference at The Moody Bible Institute of Ch.cago. ATTENDS CONFERENCE Scores of Villagers Spending Month in South Florida's warm sun hine, its recreations and ~f~ia l activities arc attracting many addrtroual thousands of winter visitors to St. Petersburg, frequently termed t/H. "Sunshine City," this season with tire result that Chamber of Commerce officials have been forced to establish a housing and hotel information bureau to meet with the demands for accommodations. Every state in the union is rcprc~cntcd by tourists and tvery Canadian province is sending m ore visitors here e\"Cry week according to t!1e jd111 Ludwick NeV.:s bureau of that city . .IIlin?is has more than 4,000 residents wmtcrmg here while indications twice that numl:>er will have arrived in St. Pctl·~sburg hcfo.re the height of the season ts reached 111 late February. During tht: last week 16 tourists reached there from Wilmette while reservations were made for 50 others due on or before February 15. ~a.nd concerts given twice daily in .W_alhams park by the Royal Scotch ~aghlanders arc attracting capacity audter:tccs. The famous musical organizat!oll lead by Roy D. Smith will remam until May. Bathinl" Ia Popular Thousands of hathcrs arc daily taking advantage of the warm gulf waters the beaches being lined with hundreds of others attractl·d to tht widt.: shore expanst!_ where the d;tily average temperature 1 s 80. Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Carter, of 1227 Greenwood avenue, Wilmette, have retu~ncd to the "Sunshine City" for their thrrd ~cason and are stopping at Hotel Hoya l Palm. Mrs. S. M . Dingee. and Miss Dingee arc enjoying their first winter here at the Park House. Mr. and M~s. J. D. Greig have returned to thetr wmter residence 660 Ingtestde a venue. ·Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Haflcnger are · located at 618 Central avenue ' Ph!llip Hoffman, of 512 Ridge ave~~~t~s among the guests at Hotel DeerCia_re C. Hosmer, of 1232 Forest avenue, 15 at 224-llth avenue, north. Mrs. Es!her McCoy, of 730 Ashland avenue, wrll occupy an apartment at 341-4th street, south. Mrs, _ Claude S. Moore, of 203-Sth street, IS a guest at Hotel Butler Arms Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Wheelock hav~ returned for their sixth winter' here at the Park House. · Medr. and Mrs. E. C. Willison, are regaster at Hotel Brevard. '· Public Service Stores 00 Open daily 8:00 a. m. to 5:30 p.m. down sate! $100 DO'Wn .:... CJJakmce iMontlr/7 So ~any customers took advantage of our January $1 Do~ Sale that we have decided to continue it through the month of February. $100 Do-um- 'ilalonce 1Monthl1 u H de Q m Electric Percolators Here's the sure way to have a good cup of coffee. Quick, satisfactory. llW c:n..- '&'-ce IMontiJ, As a special offer. 1ng to customers we will, during February, sell all merchandise for $1 Down and balance monthly with . serv1ce statement. Electric Grills w U] S1 00 DO'Wft-9Jd/4nce 1Montf1ly ·· A !~r'!~4~~~~ bread, 14 stylesaome tum bread au. tomatically. tU low liS 1675 Waffle Irons Just the kind you want Electric Heaters Select the ODe you want. Beet kiiOWil Dlaket- a S1~ - ·7~ to 'Balance iMonthl1 ·1100 ill uua-. up Q\U y. Cloice of Sunbeam, Peerleu. Univenal 01' Simplex Irona. ~..~cldiF-IDOI'e cooftllient and you can MAY ADVANCE INAUGURAL DAY Firat Monday in January Called Beat Time .The ina~guration of President and VJce President. would be set for the first Monday m January instead of March 4 and the meeting of a new Cong~ess would be thirteen months earlier t . n . at present under the terms of a ball mtroduced here today by Congress~n-~t-Large Henry R Rathbone of IIJanoas. ln support of his measure Congressman Rat~bone states times have so c~n~ed su1ee the adoption of the Constatutlon, when stage coaches were the fast~st mode. of trave~ that 1011&' deJa, 111 ma1;1guratang a new President and convenmg a new Congress is out ot place. ~ new Congress would meet on the thard Monday in January following a ~ovember ~lection by the Rathbone bill mst~d of an December of the year followmg the election, thirteen months later, as at present. Althoug_h similar bills have been intr~uc~ m the past the Rathbone bill whach as sponsored in the Senate by Senator Ashurst of Arizona, a Democrat, seems to _have an excellent chance of pas ace durmg t~e present Congress. It 11 one meas~re m support of which IIUUIY conservatave and radiQ! members of ~ Houses of Congress ue united aad 11 co~sequ~tly expected to receiv~ con ideratJon. ~ i baridiculou that Represent4tives ~e to wait thirteen months be.. !A:i~~g ~pon_ the discharge of their bone · . '"· said Concres man Rath· lJl llllr~ucinc the bill. "In states ~~~~W~ ~~e ~ primary eJec.11 · ..., JM'IIII', a Concressman wa barely hue taken up his work FEDERAL Electrl4' Cle8aer with full $9.00aet of housecleaning attachments free. ·:t£-: a..- sl~ Din For sickroom comforts-heating pads SlOO - dowt~ FEDERAL Eleetrte ·· Down-Balance Mon.thly Why wear out your strength Federal- only $1.00 Down. on a zinc washboard? 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