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WILMETTE LIFE, FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1924 Kenilworth Gym Clauei Pa and Ma'll Go Show Off for Bic Follu to School Today The Annual Symnastic exhibition at th e Community House in Kenilin Johnny~· Stead worth last Saturday night was a great Father and mother will appreciate this evening just ~hat a tough job it i · to go to school. . ' They rna~ have thought. rlf{ht along that the. ch1ldren were enJoyang quite a lark an the classroom, but they're ab out to learn that the task of master· the three . "R's" is n o " c,h"ld' I ~ P1 ay." tnsr Referc:nce '1.s to Parents. Naght ·at New Tr1~r Htgh school wh1ch begms at 7 :15 o clock when the .p arents will be ~sked to occ~py tb.e pl~ces customanly ~sslgned to thetr chtldren, and to g~. nght tllrough .with. the "day's wor:k ~nder t)le dtrectton of .tne va nous mstructQrs. I,n place of the usual questions 'nd q~tzzes, ~owe.vex:, fathers and mothers wtll be· g1v~n br)ef tal~s on what the t e~che_rs are en~eavonng to accompllsh tn. . the vartous courses. As a c oncl~dttlg feature o~ the program, S ~permtendent Fre.d~nck Edson Clerk wtll addrc:s~ ·the, vts1tors in assembly. The best part pf the whole program. from the Children's point of view is the fact tha.t 'there will be no school today, except for pa and ma. s?ccess from every standpoint, the dtrectors report. The entire program f~r both boys and girls proceeded off w.tth the snap and precision of a vaude vtll e show, and was completed in less than three hours. The girls won the feature race be' tween the junior boys and junior girl,s by a hair-raising fin"sh 1 · The bo y s :~v e re victorious last year· , so this makes 1t even up and next year should see another real contest since the rivalry ' is very keen. ' This exhibition terminated the nigh t classes for the season at the gymnasium, although the day gym work will be continued indc:finitely. The baseball league is starting a reg ular schedule of games. "Red" Howe's Pirates defeated th e Tigers 17-7 last week, and now lead ·the ltague with a perfect percentage. 'The Spark Plugs are in second place ' while the Tigers have yet to win ~ igame. Phone Wilmette 588 1. · Four Deliveries Daily . Special Sale of . Ready-to- Wetir . ,. Girl Scout Leader Will Conduct Ceremony Here ' Beginn~ng Saturday, . . May 1Oth Troops 1 and 2 of Wilmette Girl cerMay will Automobiles will be housed : in Wil-j n;arch m troo,p f~rmatJon t? the st~ mette this/ear; · for th~ building per- t·on where. they wtll m~et Mtss Emeha mits i~sue rec;eptly indicate · a pre- ' Thorsel, d~rector of Ch1cago and Cook ponder~nce of activity in the building County G1rl Sc~uts, and ~onduct her of private garages. The followin~ per-j to the Meth~tst church lawns at nuts for garages were issued during Lake. and. Wtlme.tte avenues, where the past week: the mvesttture wtll be held. B. Hauen Sneary, 322 Oak Circle; Miss Thorsel will h!lve charge an~ .\. Abramson, 1618 Walnut avenue. award Tenderfoot pms and Ment John ] . Schmitz, 1634 Walnut ave: ' badlles. . . . After the mvesttture the g~rls of nue ; William Delanie, 1524 Forest avenue; P . ] . Delaney, 530 Linden ave- Patrol 3! Troop 1, have a surpnse for nue; D. Pag liarnlo, :20 Eleventh al_l, it ts announced. Refreshments street; R. A . . Smith, t3J4 Elmwo od wtll be served . to t_he parents o~ the a \·e nue, and George H. Weaver, 1020 scouts a_nd the·r. fr!ends. All fnen~s .\ shland avenue. . ?f sco.utmg are mvtted to attend thts Permits were also issued to: mvestJture. -------George W. Mayheny, to erect a two, tory dwelling at 108 Third street, Joseph Sean Graduates Ya lue $7,000; and t? Catherine Crable, Contribute to Library a two-story dwellm~ at 10)4 Greenleaf avenue, value $8,000. The graduating class of the Joseph Sears school at Kenilworth has made valuable contributions to the library Troubles Come Aplenty of the school this year, for each memin Schaefer Household ber of the class has given at least Have you any really serious one book to the library, while the troubles? If so-or if not-read this class as a whole gave more than $30, a nd you may have reasons to be very fl!presenting a fund derived from a candy 'Sale ·conducted shortly before thankfulMrs. George Schaefer, wife of the Christmas. The class has received its pins and \\e ll known former Wilmette motorcycle policeman , is in the St. Francis rings , and is making plans for the hospital where she recently underwent closing exercises. a serious operation. A small son in the family has been at the Evanston Congregational Leaders hospital suffering a s\ege of pneuAttend Decatur Seasion monia. Schaefer returned ftoril " St. Dr. Stephen A. Lloyd, pastor of the Francis hospital recently, where he First Con~r'egational church, was in underwent an operation for appendicitis which later developed serious Decatur, Ill., this week, supervising the annual Conference of Congregacomplications. Schaefer remains in the employ of tional Churches of Illinois as modthe village and expects to resume his erator for this district of the denomposition on the police force when he ination. Warren Darst was also a delegate regain s his full strength. The Schaefer home is at 215-15th to the conference from the Wilmette · church. street. Homes for the family Scout s will hold an Investiture . . emony Wednesday a_fternoon, ~ l,ead Permit List 1' 14, at . 4 o'clock T~e scouts Radical reductions thruOtJt our Ready-to-wear section start on this day. Every garment in our stock-some of them have just arrived-will show prices much less than their original cost. Here will be values you cannot afford to overlook. Come in .· Saturday. ., . I ., Coats in this lot have been marked at a price that will quickly sell them. In most instances this price is less than half their former mark. There are dress coats as well as utility coats in- ~!~d~ . ~~. ~~~~s·. f.~~~· ·1.~ .~~ -~·.. . ~~~~~~ . ~~- ~~- ... $14.95 -Dresses A variety of odd dresses have been grouped in this lot and price'd so ' tow it is almost unbelievable. Some of these were made to sell for as much as $30. Only one of a kind, and a somewhat limited number will be on sale, Saturday, at .. . . . ............ . ..... . ·...........·..·... · · · · $}3.50 10% Discount on Others Of course the above lots of coats and dresses are made up of the odd garments selected from our large stock. A great many other garments show reduced prices on their tickets. And all garments in our Ready-to-wear section, that do not have a reduced price marked, will be discounted 10% on Satflrday and during next week. This is your opportunity. Come in Saturday, if possible. -------- Children s Gannents Also Reduced Children's and Junior coats, sizes from 6 to 14, will all be marked at reduced prices during this selling event. · JANE POLSON SPEARIN Teacher of Sinrinr "Mrs. Specwin has trait~cd these singers In a remarkably good style of singi"[["-Music News, Chicago. 1159 Wilmette Ave., Glover-Brown Bldg. Wilmette For appointments telephone Wilmette 2922 Junior Coats The e coats represent the season's best selling style~ and materials. They are excellent values in every respect. They ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, .... .............,........... ~~:~ b:: n. ~~~~~~: .~~~~. ~~-~ . ~~~1..f ~~~. ~~~:~~. . . . . . . . ~ $8.95 :.'11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111:11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111.:0 ~ ~111 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 1 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111~ ~ Washable Dresses for the little Miss, made from ginghams and linens. The styles are unusually attractive, many of them being made with hand Rem·o val Notice Cairins Fine Arts ·formerly located at 1613 Orrington Avenue, Evanston, are now in their new home, 1640 Orrington A venue, under the name of The F. I. B: Art Shop, where they are prepared to serve customers with the late!'t designs t.l Picture Frames; Frame~ and Unframed Etchings; Mirrors, Novelties and Greetmg Cards. ~ I IIIIIIIIHIIIIIUUIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIII'IIIIIIIIIIIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll " =~b.r~.i~~~~. ~.e.s:~~· ~.~~~ ~~~ . ~~i·a·l~~. ~~:~~... · . .. . $1.75 Specials for Saturday and Monday, May lOantJ 12 01:10 I 0 D 0 oao Oc:IO 01:10 oa 0 0 0 The prices on these items are good only on Saturday and Monday. They are timely and useful articles that you need particularly at this time. Ladies' Wrist Watches THE NEW RECTANGULAR wrist watch makes and ideal birthday, graduation, or anniversary gift. \Ve carry the se only in grades we can recommend. Rectangular Watches without diamonds from $25 up Rectangular Watches with diamonds from $200 up D 0 I D 0 0 Moth Bags These moth bags are standard weight, with metal hanger, and are sized 24 inches by SO inches-large enough for a large coat. They sell re~larly for much more than the special pnce of . . . ................... .. .. .. .. . Rubber Aprons 69C 79C Rubber Aprons for household use, fresh stock and fully guaranteed. Some are natural color, others are green, red, blue, etc., with white trim. Priced in two lots at 59c and .......... . .. .. . . ...... . .......···.. 39c ~a 0 Charles E. Graves & Company DIAMONDS }.{adison Street and Wabas h Avenue, Chicago Established 1857 ~ 0 0 Oil Mops Full ize oil mops, made from selected yam, and ready oiled. Sells regularly at $1. For Saturday and Monday at ........... . . . Table Oilcloth This oilcloth is first quality, plain white, and come 1 ~ yard wide. Very smooth even finish that lis r gularly at SOc yard. Saturday and Monday only at, a yard ....·...... JSc D 0 ~s. en I 0 ~ - --=::10 .... ~ Oil Polish 0-SO-EASY oil polish, suitable for furn iture and floors. This comes in a full-sized metal container that holds one quart. Special .... , . . . . ......·..·.···. . . . . . . .. Dusting Cloth 45c ery sQH ~te gauze, u. c:f ul around th · h~)me and garage for dusting and polishing. Wi ll not cratch. Specially priced at, 5 yards for .. ... .....·.··.· , .·.... .. .. . . . . . . . . . J8c oal