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November 13, 1925 WILMETT E Victor F Lawson, a member of the association almost from its _inception. State Organization's Aims The aims and purpose s of the a ssociation supported by voluntary subscriptions, are given as follows: "To insure a more perfect admin istration in our municipal affairs; to promote the general we lfarc and prosperity of the City; to protect citizens 1 so far as possihl<:, against the evil of ca rclc ss or corrupt legi slation; to . ~ffcct . the prompt enio rcement and ex~ct_ttiOn of the law: to correct :xtsttag-abusc~. a.t.Hl to pre,·cnt their tuturc recurren ce. North shor e men " ho arc actin: in LI FE 25 REFORM BODY REVIEWS YEAR'S ACI HIEVEMENTS North Shore Leaders Assist in Bringing About Numerous Civic · Improvements A note of optilllhttt pen·ade s tht fi ity-first annual report of the Citizens' A ssociation of Chicago. the oldest civic reform organization in AmC'rica, with \vhich se veral north :- . hore men arc affiliatl'<l in an o fficial rapa ity and which ,,·as made public thi~ \\·ce k. fn addition to lending' it s inAm:tH.: c to the prevention oi l<:gi ~ lative mea sure s d es igned to place public pensions. in,·i>l\'ing the expenditure of million s of dollars of pub lic fund~. under controt of groups of public employes, the association wa s abo in strumental in I-· SC'c uring imp o rtant imprc,,·cmenh in I ci,·ic matters relating to the City of Chicago. ln thl' matter of public 1 pen !-linn. th <' as!-loriat ion employl'd it:> I infl'lt' JH't· in sec urin g th<' (·~tahli~hmC'nt 11 of a Cit,. Pen ~ i(Jn conm1 is.;; ion. a ppoin t t·d h~· ~f a~·or \ \ .i lliam F. D en·r of ,,·hirh one llH'Iltht't' i ~ thl' pr e..;i drnt oi the Citizen...,' ;\ ..;...,or iati on of Chi- I cago. Tl~t· a..., . . r1ciation · al . . 11 ohtainecl the disbarment oi }1d111 P. h.et·cl. al- 1 leg(·cl un . . cntpt1)11th. JH'll'i()n attorne~· who. it ,,-a . . '-aid. had Ht·iraudvd \\·i d n\\·.. , oi polir<'lllt'll in tht · 111;t1.1J,·r ()i tlH'ir j u . . t pcn~iot1 claim c:.. i W in Sanitary Case TlH" a"sociat ion. arrording tn t llC' n·p()rt. ~ain('d a fayorahk de ri...,i<~n in the .-\p pt·l lah· rt·ttrt in a taxJ~a~·c r...,' -..uit. in-.,tittttcd thr't·t" ~.·ar-.. :tl!(). at- 1 tarkint.; thv lt-galit _\ oi tlw paymen t of mo~,<· than a 1n.il lir_ )JJ d? ll;t: --. .;t' "extra-]l,tlw ~atlttan· Dt . . trtrt I t n t ... t 1 T ... t () . t 1t (' l 11 i 1111 i ... ln-1 pro n ·mv 11t ;tt:d Halla-.,t rnntp:lll _ , .. in rontwrt~on wtth th e rontr;trt tor the construrtt<ltl l 11J tht · \'nrth Shore Int ercept ing I -.('\\VI". Tl}(' .\J lJlt·lhtc Clltlrt clt-clared lw ~ - ~~ntract 1111ll and y(Jjd :llld ()rdt·n:d :t 11 :tt'("( 11111 t i lll! . 1~~ -~~Ltrt·lllt 1 1 11 t 1 111Hlrt·rJ, ()t t·krt ril' l.tmp J'l"t:-- ;11 t'l tit-o~l.!n . rlt·rlarv d t11 ll:t\·1· llt't 11. io~11l':h in ! ,, Jl~ r1 l1, . r()n 1 tr:tt"l·~r . . . \\ 1 '1" (' 1'r"11~·111 .tlH~ttt h ··· 11E.'1 1 :Itt' itl . . tr\111 1t'11t:tli 'i_\ .. i· th,· ;, ....... ()l "i,lt· .. ·, 111' J' l"l'"rt ' 1.11t · ... Gus Wise. 1525 Greenwood aven1..1e· EYanston, wa s slightly bruised and shaken up last Sunday morning when the Lincoln sedan in which he wa:riding wa s struck bv a North S h ore line e lcctric train at rourth street and 1 \[r ·. Ida R. Birr of 504 Maple ave- Greenleaf a\·enue. The accident wa ~ nue. asks the \Vrr,~fET'I'E LIFE to ex- ca used hy the ice and ~now which press her thanks to the north shore co Ycred the streets, it was said . memh~rs of the Daughters of the :Nile i(Jr making h er Chop Suey dinner such Frank Sherritt. 330 Oxford road left a succe ss Saturday evening. October \ \' l'dnesda v to driv e to Miami, Fla. I 31. on bu sine s . the association's work include George E. Cole, honorary president and director; Leslie F. Gates, first vicepresident; Shelby 1f. Singleton , secr etary and attorney; Wilford C. Shurtleff, director-all residents of Wilmette; and Roy C. Osgood, director, oi Kenihrorth . Augustu s S. Peabody i~ president of the organization. Escapes Serious Injury in Crash of Auto, Train I I 1 I 1 II Its Character B ears O ttt Its Nante- !wl"l' ', 1 .tr ' t'd \'. itl 1 ],,,; n · I u!"fitt. :t ' tlt·· 1 kt·ti1111 \1 1·i l i. I ]!)_?~. \\t'l't' !.!_l\ t'l j;tiJ 'l'lti\'1Vt-.. :1· tht · r1· ult ~.i : ht · ·:··"'t'(ll:i~~~1 111. ~ · lt·~ · ti(ln .!·r:·tld c:t -(" ' h, tl ,. ·t, '·l:·i:tti(ltJ, it ;, 1 'Phint·tl. Till (' 1 :~·;,"l' l~ :tr ;, ....... t,ri;t til\11 :ti rlt-d in tht· ttl'tht·t'lititlll . Tl tt' ·'"'l't'iation i:l\nn ·cl :t hill in tht· j ' t ; tl t ' It- ' · l . . J:t 1 11 I" t' :I I 1 t 111 11" j /' j Ill' :I 1.! t' 11 (' r; tJ n .· l!i-.tr;ttitlll inr vkrt i1\lb t>nh nnce in! i11 ttr n·:tr--. in-..tl';tcl oi 1\\n \l·ar-..: tlw , ;tnnual inl\'nnt ·cliall 1"1'\.!; . . trattPil in till' · Jlrt·rinrt . . tn h· · h:lll,lkrl 1)\· tilth· t\\tl t krtit>ll oftit·i:tk in-..te ;t rl oi h\ ti\"t' ;1-. al prc . . t'llt: n·l.'i , tr:ttinn 1111 :tn\· ;l u . . i IH'"'S cl a,· at tlw oftin· 11f tlH" t'krtion c·<,mmi . . ~i~~nn" in tht · Cit,· h:tll. Thi . . Jlill, it j .._ llililltt· cl C 1ll, \\()\tJd h:t\'(' meant ;1 '-:"·in~ t11 tilt · t;txP:t\t'r' c1i : 1hn11t ~?Sil0 1 )0 ann11·1lh·. \\"i\~ na---.~ <' cl hY i · hoth hranrhC' . . c f th(' l('C!i~bturC' hut Yct nC' cl hy r.n,·, ·rnnr ~111;1 11 Want Inde p e nde nt Vot i n~ ·\ rran p· in o-' W'llH"- ni c:tndirl;ttt'..., h,· ()ffirC'. r;tth,...r th;tn ln· narf\·. has h rP n . . ltC!I!C'strcl ln· thl' association. a mm·C' I dc"'iC!'nC'd to C'ncour<H,., indf' ll~"tHlC'nt n"'f;tH:r in th,... in..,t;111r~ of :dl candid;tt~"'. Tlie a ..;<;oria tion ht ttd" \fa v0r Dr, ·,... r'" ~,lministration. dcrlaritu:r that "th<' Cit\· g-ovC'rtJment ;.., f!radtwlh· h11t st('adih- h<'ino- rC'rla im,..,l from t 11(' al moc:;t itwr~rl ihl(' .;;tat<' of clf'1110r·di7;1ti0n to wh;rl1 it h':lcl hf'"ll n·d11r"d rh1r;not ht> PiP."ht Y~"~ rs of m i~ rule ttndC'r ~ f ;t~·or I ! ' 'I'll - Conv ic t Ballot- Stuff"rs 1 Tl1e Rockwood Roonl. rr'HE VERY NAME of the Rookwood Room a\\'akens eager cxpect.ltion that becomes realitv from the first moment of your visit here. To our guests the Rockwood Room means not merely a new room, but a new and deligh tful expene nce of di ning. Five thouslnd squ.1rc feet of added splcc In the Carlson Building to provide ample accomodations to all \\·ho come to dine. The sparkle of clusters of gl owing lights . . . . t he purl of a fountain . . . . the greencry of palms. soft-toned. rugged ·walls, colu m ns and arches 1.. 1 1 I Since t h e R ookwood R oom is part of the Library Plaz a Cafeteria, its excellerce o f cutstne requtres no commen t of assurance. 11 A. M. to 7:45 P. M. I Ll BRARY PLAZA CAFETERIA Orrington Ave., Just South of Church Street Thomn~on." in the Library Plaza Hotel Where your Appetite Can Always "Find Its Way" to Happiness T r; lmt" ;, 11a;rl t() thf' ll1C'tl10r'· of Frt>rlC'rirk \\.,._ "R nr l ;nrrh::~ m . 0f \ \.inn(' tk::~ . fortnf' r vir~-nrt>c:;ident of t he ac:;socia tion a nd a memher of itc:; hoard of di r,.r torc:; for ?~ Y"arc::. who n::l c:;c:;pci ::~w::~v du dno- th P fi~c::~ l vPar iust cloc::eci. Sim il a r trih ut e is paid t o the late I