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, \VIL~IETTE everv week. we still have some room left. · Every girl ten years or over is eligible to jo'n and we want you. \\'e have something for neryonc and there is not one girl in \\'ilme.tte that hasn't something for us. So gtve yourself · to Scouts for a Christma~ present that we may gi\·e to you the whole year through. Ll FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5 1924 GLORIOUS MONTH FOR GIRL SCOUTS By SCOUT RUFUS Work and Play Intermingled Organize New Clubs at for Xmas Season Byron C,. Stolp School The month of December will be one long remembered in the lives of the Girl Scouts of Wilmette-such Christma ssy fun, and such worth while activitie . It all began with the first meeting last Tuesday. Mrs. Stecker of the Girls Work committee gave us a Christmas message. She used Phillip Brooks' well known poem as the basis of her talk : "Four things a man T\1ust learn to do, lf he would keep hi s record true , 'To think without confusion clearly, 'To act from hon es t motive s purely, To lov e hi ~ fellow men sincere ly, To trust in God and man sec urely~" Then we wrote lett ers to our Girl Scout sisters in Hawaii. This Hawaiian Troop of Scouts is composed Garden Club Holds Its of Portugese, Japanese, Korean , Porto Guest Meeting Tonight Rican. Chinese and one white girl The Wilmette Garden club will ob from Scotland. We wrote about the things we ha\·e done in Scouting and sen ·e "Guest day" thi s c,·ening when of the things we hope to do. We ).Irs. Charles H. Hurlbut, 715 Green want very much to get letter back leaf avenue, will be the hostess and t11at we may keep up the correspond - the memhcrs will hear a talk by Harry ence and learn what Scouts in an - \Veil s on "North Shore Gardens." The meeting will begin promptly at other part of thi s big world of ours arc doing to become hctter citizens 8 o'clock. . of their respecti\'C countries. There are so many good things to Plan to Install Street come this month in Scouts. First of Lights ·on Clover Road all we are going to pass our Cook's Badge with Mrs. Petersen of the The Village board Tue sday e\·ening People's Ga s comoany. About 20 authorized the installation of 20 gas girls arc going. And after the sus- street lights on Clover road west of pense is over ami we know that at Ridge avenue. th_e next !nvestiture the Cook's Badge Clover road is a residential thoroughwtll be pmned on our sleeves we will fare now absolutely devoid of street all go to a, good movie together, have lights, it was explained. lunch and then visit the First Aid course at headquarters. R ebea rae Carol · At our regular Scout meetin~ Dc<:,ember 9, our chorister, Adelaide Jones, will lead us in quaint old English. French and German carols. in preparation for Christmas Eve singing around the Community Chri~tmas tree. One of the best and most exciting ;meetings of the month wil lbe Decem , bcr 16 wl;len the prize stories of our . Story Writing contest will be read . I Any Scout is eligible to this contest. All the sto.ries wil lbc gone over by a comm,ttee and seve'!'a1 of the b~st electef ." to be read t othc Scouts. ' j'hete ..will be stories of all kinds, mys.!~r)", · .adventure, stories of other · t~ont:1es, h!Jt in all the splendid S"P}ri't. 'of Scouting will prevail. SecIn summ er the EYES frequent!~ ond ·tf:lss Scouts may send their become blood ~ shot fro m t he stories' 'in for the Scribes Merit badge. irritat ing effectS of wind an d d ust. The ' Scouts Christmas party will he MuTiJU relieves thia unattractive "December 23, and it will be a giving condition almost immediately, as · party. Santa Claus has promised to well as eye-strain caused by the drop in on us on his return to the glare of the sun. North Pole after his last trip gatherH used night and morning, MuTine ing up belated Christmas lists. The encou ra~es a clear, bright, healthy Scoub will this year make some famcondition of the EYES. ContaiN ily very 'happy by not only giving 110 belladonna or other harmful · them a · splendid Christmas, but by ingredient~. · h elping them· right through the year. T h e climax of this wonderful month f:j',.,.!ifu'!f::c!d'~'i.ec O:ie wil be an all-day winter frolic. The girls will be taken in busses or sleighs The Murine Company to some part of the Des Plaines river Dept. 19, Cbicaao where they will make camp and enjoy a winter day j.n the open, with skating and coasting and tracking games to keep_ us moving and warm and plenty of ·piping hot food at noon to fill up those voids that running and f.OR '(OUR skating in the spicy air have given us. Now, 'fess up, wouldn't you like to be a Scbut with such good times in store? Although Scouts grow Four interesting clubs ha\·e been organized at the Byron C. Stolp school recently. They are the Art club. the Dramatic club .. the General Science and Camp Cook tn g clubs. The Art club is planning to db leather work and bookbinding under the direction of 1Iiss Caswell and Miss \Vyman. The Dramatic cl?b will give pla\'S and hold debates, Mtss Grosenbacher and Mrs. Vernon directing the work. Th e _Genera l Scie~ce club will st udY btology. phystcs, astronomv and chemistry. ::-.!iss Perring in charge. Camp Cooking club. for boys only, will en.ablc t.he boys to win M erit Badges 111 thetr Scout work . The children are enthusiastic about the \·ariou clubs and consider them a \·er.r pleasurable aid to study. Every Year it seems that Christmas creeps up very quietly and pounces upon us just when, financially. we are the hardest pressed. The additional expense of holiday buying 1s often a- burden when it should be a pleasure: you know, it's fun to give freely. ·The Christmas Savings Club is a solution for this problem of added expendittlres. Regular weekly deposits of small amounts makes sure tRat you'll get a welcome check in time for Christmas next year . Our club is now forming; _join . to-day. I ··vouJ· Home Bdnh·· Ill I After Sun , Wind and Dust- Murine Ill I I ob:: . 1ft lJRINL ' EYES ~hrist1nas Sboppiq! · Cbriatmu day ia drawing near. Come in and aee what we are ahowina in our wonderful holiday atore : Beautiful framed pictures Wallace Nutting calendars Candlesticks Decorated baskets Trays in bras , wicker and wood Incense burners and incense Boxed bulb bowls, boxed novelties Decorated and plain candles Holiday boxed stationery Leather goods, smokers' articles Beads, hand made jewelry novelties Fountain pens and pencils Brasses and ppttery Desk sets, desk accessories Beautiful quill pens Easel swing frames for holiday photos After the Christmas Tree, What? Why the distr ibution of the gifts, to be sure. And how much more attractive is eacA package if gayly wrapped, tied and addressed with tags, cards, seals, gummed ribbons, Christmas papers. We have them a ll. ~ Gift Dressings GIFTS You may have some friends for whom you plan less pretentious gifts. We suggest one of our many small bottles of perfumes or compacts. We have a large variety of dome tic and imported goods ranging from a $1.00 and up. GIFTS A MAN WELCOMES Toys, books and other "presents" to delight the chi ldren ·' Christmas cards, bells and wreaths SeaL, wrappings, table decorations, favors and tallie Gifts such as these that appeal to his comfort and convenience or add pleasure to his hours of leisure will make the day memorab:e indeed. P laying cards, games, cigars so good they will delight the most particular smoker. If he smokes a pipe why not a package of his favorite tobacco and a new pipe. We have them from SOc to $5.00. Wilmette tadoaer~ Cc Gilt Shop 1181 Ceatral A·e. Open Every Evening Phone Wil. THE WRITE GIFT Fashionable stationery, gift boxes of fashionable writing papers in all the newest stvles to suit the most particular tastes of both ladies and men. A delightful impersonal gi'ft that bespeaks friendship and respect. Beautiful gift packages SOc up to $5.00 31St RENNECKAR DRUG CO. Phones 28-29