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OPTIMIST SECTION. WILMETTE LIFE. FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 1924 success of others as you are about your own. To foraet the mistakes of the pa. t and press on to the greater achievements ot the future. To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give every living creature you meet a smile. Local Banker Finda Happi- To give so much time to the im(lrovement of yourself that you have no ·imc ness In Work to criticise others. To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouBy NICHOLAS A. SCHWALL (As istant Cashier. First National ble. Bank, Wilmette.) Being optimist and banker, I have been a~ked to say a word in this issue about the banking business in Wilmette. Barring the days of service in the world war. I have served continuously in the banking business in this community for eight years. It has been an interesting experience and I can ay truthfully that I am fond of the busines , and wunt mnelf an optimist in it. ·A community, quite generally, is judged or rated by the strength of its hanks and the volume of their depositll. In other words, the bank is an index to the husiness standing and pro perity. of the community. It follow that, in looking up a town or small city, invariably, you refer to the bank directory for an intelligent estimate of its importance \\"hen a bank becomes established in a community, what is its position therein. and its relation thereto? It becomes a R. M. Bums dearing house for business. a ~crvice OptimiSt 1-,.i·ttion for financial transactionc;, :1 cle. J>O~itory for savings and a place of ltafc· ty and protection for valuahlcs . The importance of the hank's relation to the community cannot be O\'er-c;.timated. It is interested in, and assists in the building of homes: it extends financial aid to the desen·ing young hu~in rss man : it preaches the gospel of thri it and intelligent economy, and co-operates alwa~ s in worthy and philanthropic entcrpri,es. Meanwhile, the communitv deliberately entrusts to this organizatio;1 of persons the care, custody and admini.tration oi the saving of the thrifty, the inheritance of the widow and orphan, the working balances of its husinc·'s men. Here, let me make the statcnwnt, and I am sure you will agree with me. that no set of men shou ld be permitted tn mar.age a banking institution who do not, deep dowu in their hearts and souls, feel and realize the responsibility and scaredness of such a trust. Banking needs of \Vilmettc are well ca.rcd. for. \\'c have two flourishing institutiOns, one organized under the state, and the other under the national law. B~t~ are s~r.ving the puhlic well. In my officral posttton I am warranted in the OPTIMISM HAS PLACE IN BANK d ets Op. day casts hd u. >_help illtSts." ~t - Be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own. Think only of the best, work only for the best and expect only the best--Dptimist Creed. Burns' Toggery Wolff-Griffis, QUAIJTY INc. HARDWARE SERVICE # J 631 Main Street Wilmette Phone Wil. 2435 THE NEW AND UP-TO-DATE HARDWARE STORE Lawn Mowera Sharpened by M~hean "Wider StreetsKeep lOth Street Open" Houae 1185-87 Wilmette Avenue TIN SHOP Fumiahin·· Oppoaite Village Hall Sto·.. -Fumac" Painta Repairia· . Telephone Wilmette Sportin· Goode Slate and Tile Buildera' Roo6n· Hardware 158 .Furnace Overhauling, Cleaning and Repairing "Wider Streeta-Keep Tenth Street Open" !he khowlcdgc '\hnt r~, serving a gtf.w1111-f and prosp~rous coinmunity in an in.;tJtutron that IS clean, well-managed ·1nd worthy of all confidences that arc rc. posed in it. pruco '.fc: of tloc creed of the optimist,. tn I GET A TRANSFER I PAINT STERNERS STORE Carl Sterner, Optimist We arc 111 Are you on the gloomy line? Gt·t a tran,fer. Do not sit th('re and rerine, Crt a tramfer. Get off tin.' track of doubt and gloom, Get on the' Optimiq trac-k there's room. Cct a tran-;fcr. SAFETY or SORROW .......... \\ 'iden the bu ine favor of the \Viltnette Avenue ·, Street widening and to of also .\n· you nn the worry train? Cl'l a tra)Jsfer. Do not worry and complain. Gl't a transfer. Tht· happy cars arc pas ing through .\nd there's always room enough for \0\l, Central keep treets tn the zone. +++++++++ Tenth Ct·t ·a Iran fer. \rt· you on the grouchy track? (;l'l open. a trans fer. · Increa e parking streets. pace and 11 Takr the Optimist special back, Get a transfer. J urnp on the car and pull the rope That brini{s you to the station-Hope. Get a transfer.-Contributed e 1 i n1 i n a t e c nge ti of ............ Facilitate busine s by unlocking the door ·which blocks continued p1·0 perity. OPTIMIST CLUB DEFINED A luncheon club plus. A non-secret organization without political or sectarian bias. It gives you: Highest development of your best self. Big friendship with big men. Cleaner, better business. Good fellowship, social contact widened. Community loyalty, increased patrioti m. Friendship for the delinquent CALL .......... A well rounded and · su tained gro\vth f r \\.ihuette. boy. Lloyd Hollister, Inc. Lee Rosberg, Optimist for that Optimists' Creed . Voices Sole Hope For Life's Joys The optimist creed ! Promise yourselfTo be so strong that nothing can di · turb your peace of mind. To talk health, happiness and prosperity to every person you meet. To make all your friends feel that there is something in them. To look at the sunny side of evrrything and make your optimism cometrue. To think only of the best, to work only for the be t and to expect only the ~st. ········· La t but not least-let u· PRINTING SERVICE PRICE QUALITY T hi~ have n1ore light. Ad\·ertiscby the Doctor' and Denti-.ts of the Phonea: Wilmette 1920-1921 1222 Central Avenue ment contributed OptimL t Club To be ju t as enthus~a tic about the