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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 10 Oct 1924, p. 8

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8 WILMETTE LIFE FRIDAY OCTOBER 1924 STAY-AT-HOME VOTER Trustee· Favor Smaller Ridge Buainess District The village board will survey ar~d i_ nvestigate the Ridge avenue dtstrr.ct which is soon to be zoned by the Wrlmette Zoning commiss ion. The . trustees have decided to get first hand mformation with reference to the commission's proposed plan to zone as commercial ~II the territory on West Ridge, from Wrlmette avenue to the district just south of the convent. Two public hearings September 22 and October 6, were held on the proposed zoning plan. At the meeting Monday, October 6 one of the speakers presented data sho~ing that the Ridge avenue commercial district would be larger on the one street than the entire centre.! busine ss area of the village. According to the opinion expressed by the trustees at the board meeting Tuesday night, October 7, the zoning of ~uch a large district as commercial on Rtdge avenue would be inadvisable. About five blocks, near Wilmette and Ridge avenues and Lake and Ridge avenues, would be sufficient, it was stated. SCORED BY SPEAKER (Continued from page 1) d~te.' If 10 percent of the stay-at homes in 'rock -ribbed' states were colonized in 'doubtful' s tates, they would decide any close national contest. Upon the ability and ~fficien~y of national and state commtttee5 tn mobilizing the stay-at- homes and con·crting them into actiYe electors hangs many an t!tction. Maturaliaatioa a Problem "Second in importance to waking up the stay-at-home s is the .naturalization of 6,200,000 foretgn -born citizen s of voting age . Patriotic effort s are being made to this end , but the movement should become national and have a broader and more earnest support. If dangerou s p~opag3:nd3: is fom ented against Am encan mstttution s, it s principal cr~dle w!l~ be t~e alien and unnaturahzed ctttzenshtp. But stay-at -home s would do well to ask them selves: 'How much more patriotic am I. who l10lrl a ba llot and Bishop Kelley Goes to do not use it, than the alie n who doe s Southland Next Tuesday not vote because he is not y et quali fied?' Bishop Francis C. Kelley will leave "The stay-at -home vote has becopte for Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Tuesin its immensity a national problem. da y, October 14. It is a puzzle to all political parties. Bishop Kelley, who was formerly It is a subje ct which is everybody's pa stor of St. Francis Xavier church, bu sine ss in ge nera l. and most vital was guest of honor at a banquet given and national in it s con sequences, but by the Ouilmette Council of the nobody 's bu sine ss in particular. Po- Knights of Columbus at the Orrington litical parties and candidates do more hotel Thursday night, of this week. or less to g-e t out the stay-at-home Members of the Ouilmette council vote. But there i ~ a limit to their expressed their appreciation of having activitie s na mely, th e enactment of in - Bishop Kelley in the local parish for crea singly stringent 'corrupt practices' seven years. The council was pleased acts limiting the expenditures involved with the appointment of their former in locating and transporting the 'stay- pastor as Bishop of Oklahoma, but at-homes' to the polls. It would seem expressed regret upon his departure that Federal and State action of a from the north shore. more general charact er and a thorough -goin g national campaign is required to convert thi s dormant army COMMUNITY DANCE TUESDAY The second Tuesday community into a live and patriotic citizenship." dance wiiJ be held October 14, at the Woman's club, Tenth street and Dr. Lester E. Mee Named Greenleaf avenue. The first dance, Mid-City Club President which was held Tuesday night, October 7, was attended by a large numDr. Lester E . .Mce, well known Wil mette physician and surgeon, has been ber of residents, it was said. elected pre sident of the Mid-City Golf club. The popularity of the club, as indicated J)y the incn:ased attendante · caused the officers, at the annual meeting this week, to decide on the con struction of an indoor course in the clubhouse. The winter club will be limited to 100 members. A large putting course is to be built in front of the clubhouse and exten sive landscaping is planned for this season. ZS 000 000 can elect or defea·t any c;andi- LULIAS BROTH-ERS 635 MAIN STREET 1135 CENTRAL AVE. F OL"K L"nil Come in and Select Your Own Fruits and Vegetables We carry such a large stock of fresh fruits and vegetables that you will find it easy to pick out just exactly what you want. We guarantee that both quality ·and price will please you. 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