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2U WILMETTE LIFF January 15, 1926, WILMETTE LIFE I SSUED F R I D AY OF EACH WEEK What to Do? T has l)een suggested to the executive con11nittee of the \Viltnctte Sunday club that it . n1eetings he held in the hall of the New Trier high school. This . uggestion con1es ·f rotn those " . ho have >bserved the overcro\\·ded condition of many of the meet-ings of the club. Anoth r motive for the ~· nggestion \\·as that for the entire north shore the high school \\'as more accessihk than the present location. The question is .o pen for discu~sion. The committee has formulated no plan. Tll<' idea of tnoving is ne\v. The tlH.'l'ting-s mu~t be held in a more capacious hall. ( )[ t1tat there is no doubt. The only \\·a\· tu get a hall ii1 \Yiltnette is to build c>n~. ,.l'hi~ larger hall ,,. uld probably be part u f a comm u nit\· center of some suitable sort. It uug-ht teJ he ~apahlc of accutnmodating 3.000 or -l-,00() people, perhaps tnot-c. If ~uch a meeting place is not provided in \ VilnH't te. t h<' r 1u h . \\·ill han~ to go els~,, · herc . ( )yertlo\\. meetings are nut an unmixed blessing. It often hapJH:'th that 1H.'r:--un s ne't coming rarly to hear noted speakers ha\-c been fttrn ·cl away. This unpleasant exJ ~ l·ri enrc does not lire then1 \\'ith a de . ire to at tend the next tneeting. The result has hcl'l l that less notrd speakers call uut a sma11 audience. If the club i~ to gr<n\· in intluencr and ~en·ice it 11 CST ha Ye a larger n1ecti:1 gplace. l )erhap~ our reader s ha YC sugge-.. tions tu ollcr. Shall the dub 111()\"C to :\e,, T r i c r h a 11 ? ~ h a 11 \\ · i lm ct t c h n il d a la r g l' enough hall? by 1222 Central Ave., Wilmette. Ill Chicago office: 6 N. Michigan A've . Tel. State 6326 T e l e p laea e ··········.·..·..····.···· Wilmette 1920 LLOYD HOLLISTER, INC. I SUBSCRIPTION PRICE ..··..·..·.. f2.00 A. YEAR · ·l! name and address of the writer. Articles for publlcation must reach the editor by We'dnesday noon to insure appearance ln current issue. Resolutions of condolence, cards of thanks, obituary, notices of entertainments or other affairs where an admittance \!barge ls published, wUl be charged at regular advertising rates. Entered at the post omce at Wilmette, Illlnols, as mail matter of the second class, under the act of March 3, 1879. THE ELF AND THE DORMOUSE . Under a toadstool crept a wee Elf, Out of the rain to shelter himself. Under the toadstool, sound asleep. Sat a big Dormouse all in a heap. Trembled the wee Elf. frightened and yet Fearing to fly away lest h~ get wet. To the next shelter--maybe a mile! Suddenly the wee Elf smiled a wee smile. Tugged till the toadstool toppled in two. Holding it over him, gaily he flew. Soon he was safe home, dry as could be. Soon woke the Dormouse-"Good gracious me! "Where is my toadstool?" loud he lamented. -Artd that's how umbrellas first were invented. -Oli.·or Herford. All communications must 'Jc accompanied by the WHAT YOUR T HOUGH TS M AY DO }·on 1/l"< 'tr cal/ tell m.v frirHd H'hat your thou.qlzts may do In hriHtJiiUf ww Izatt nr /( ··r; F or ilz o ;t!filts an· thi11y s , .·111(/ tlze ·ir airy light ·wilzgs Fh· s·;,·ift as a carrier d ovr. Tlu'\· (o/lo,,· thl' lm~.· af thr uni<·e rsc: n;r.-ir thin!/ (l'('(tt cs its /,:illd. Thc '\' .rl\. n ·~ .,. t/r,· tra c l~ .·(nt!' ihe'.\' brill!/ y nu ba ck Tr " lwte ·~·.-r ' "t' llt nut f r o m \'rnt r 111 ind. Tl 'h ,·n tlr t' sands in th e lz~u tl:t tla ss (e t!l t'r .·lnd Ihe' (' 1/d nf it all is niy li . . Tf.he 'J/ the· Sl! fllaf is made for th r Cllrlaill A11d the' f oo tli,t Jlzfs hr!1i11 to die·. Tt i s n ood Ill rJflln c' e ' ha c/,· at /h ,· duti, ·s lf .t' /r(l ~~~· d on t i;1 th ,· dcr . \'S 1/ 0 ilc ' hy. 1I \ RRY I. cr. B l'J.:t ', f> ' . THIRTY YEARS AGO 1\t-vr "a -. fn t · n·nh ;t gJa-....., ;111d th e lunch wa , i r n ·. F ~ g -. w n t · t h n T rl o z t ' ll i o r a q u a r tt- r. m i I k \\·a -. f't\ v n ·nt-. a quart. TIH· hut r hcr ga,·e li\'(' r to th(' rat and tn·a1t·d the kid~ tn h n logna. ThP hir<:rl gi;-1 \\·as ~at i-. tivd with .~2 . 00 JH ·r Wt'ek an d did tlw \\·a-.hing. \\'nn~t·n did not ;"J wd r r or paint, ~moke. pia~· pok<'r nr '-hake th e .:; hitnmy. Th e lllen \Yore hoots and whi ~ kvrs. rht·\\'l'd tobacco. -.pat on th <>ide\\·alk. \\e1rked t ' k\<'11 h()urs a da,· and twn·r wrnt on a -.trike. :\ kno -. cne lan1p and -.tnenptiron in th ,. . parlor \\TI't' luxuric-.. Xo onr \\':1 ·· np<·ratcd on for appt'ndiriti · or bought !.!l:lnd . .:; . Folk-. lin 'd to a ~ ( l Od old aL!t' iu-. t th<' -- amc :111d \\" itlk('d mik:-- tn \\:j..,h their iri\·T n·].., A Merry Christ- mas! TODAY Fn·ryi, ,Hiy ri<1 cs in :ttlllllllnl~ik -. nr air -. hip-- . ohy -: pokn. -.hnob cr;q>. pby-. th1 · pi a no \\'ith tlwir feet , .~· ot ' '- to the moYie s. -. mnkt·'- ci~ ; trt'ttc s , drink ~ \"1tht·tir gin :tnd 1>1:-tmt·s tlw Tf. C. L. on thr Rrptthliran'- . Tht·\· nt'n'r l'(l to ],vd tllv -. anw r);t,· thl'\" get up. and. think thn· :tr(' lla,· in~ a wor1d<'rr ,;J tim< ·. Tlti-. i-. thr a~t : c,f sufiral.!et tt"o, profitrrr-. . t'"Xrt'"' l:t"Xt':' and prnhihiti n. and if ,·ou think liic> \\'Orth li\ing-, \\'l' wi~h :- ·nu A Happy New Year! -~f.\1' . Lest We Be Swallowed T is prophesied that in 1950 Chicago wili stretch along the shore of Lake l\I ichigan fron1 "'aukegan to :\Iichig-an City. a hundred tniles of territon· all to he under one municipal control. It.is a prospect that !s not pleasing to such cotntnunitie. as our~ which is beloved by us just because it is different frotn Chicago. But the fact that \Ve do not like the prospect does not change the conditions that ha v~ brought it forth. \ Ve sha 11 have to do more than that. The future of the north shore towns and villages rests "·ith the people who live there . Unless there is a constant and thoughtful consideration of the trend of events and a consistent progran1 of individual n1unicipal developtnent that will tneet and overcotne the natural tendency of the great city to spread and absorb, the chances are that those who foretell the tnighty Chicago of the next quarter century are true prophets. Each of our comn1unities has its own ~n1all group of tho e who can see the vision of what thi di trict n1ight be in the future. They can forecast what will be the condi. tions and pre cribe a 111 thod of control. \Ve have our planner_ and our plans, but " ·e do not give to the~ e plans the attention and the support that "'e should to put then1 to \vork to bring the north shore into such a state that there "·ill be such a stronQ' sense of comnntnity intere t anti so intelligent a plan of serving it that absorption into Chicago cannot take place. If the towns of the north shore are to tnaintain their several individualities as municipalities it rests "·ith the people to build to that end. \Vhat "'e of this generation devi e and do \vill detern1ine what the peop!e of the next \vill have ro build upon. S('nd suggestion:-- to \ \ ' Ir. \t ETTE LIFE. I HI Hereby Resolve!" F the tnarried ladie~ - Cod bless thetn !didn't re~olvc on :\e\\. Years to keep buttons .se\\·ed on their husbands' clothes. when would thev have the time and de. ire to so resoh·e? Ken:r! ~o it's a g-ood thing that the vear is no long-er than 365 dav~. and that "january 1st conH.·~ at le'l~: t Ot1cc every year. The ladies- and the men a . \\·ell-resolve ~oon after Christmas to do better than they have been doing-. tu begin all over again. to turn O\Tr a ne\\. leaf. :\nd "·hat. we a:k. i~ a better time to tnake a fresh beginning than the very tirst day of :he new year? .\11 lnttnan progress that goes against the ~· o-callcd natural tendencies, all grO\\·th against the grain, ha . to be started by a ·'I hcrchv resoh·e ," a detcrm ina tion to i nl!lrtJ\'C. 'i'his resolution is the tnceting point ()i f won't and I '"ill. On this day the ship ( 1i 1 if e ronH.. 'S up in to the wi ncl and slo\v h· \·~ers around onto the other track. The vessel heads for another port. Th<' man \\·ho has been evading his responsi hi lit ics then faces thetn squarely, ~tnd decides. God helping hitn, that he will do differently. X e\\' Year's Day . is tlH~ occasion that brings the n1atter to a head, the factor, ·small in itself, that finally forces the tnaking of the g- od re. olution. It'. a tnost valuable clay and one that every calendar nwker must take into account, retnetnbering that there nlttst be at least one day every year which, because it is the FIRST D1\ Y, \vill induce our hesitating hero to sign on the dotted line. I · t · nntril~ut<'d I"· thv \:t·l-.on ' . lhn· :tnd \\"altt·r - may their trihr incrra r . \Ye {eel lost this week. TIH:re' no i w· of the Xc\\' Trier Xrws from which to cuiJ a gem or two. · \\'hat's \\ or-.;e, thrre \Yon't he :lilY issue out next week in time for us to bendit 1>~·~ it . l pon due retiertion, hO\\'t'\·er. \\'(' rcrall one gt·m which once parkled on one of thl' pae,l'..., oi the ~nod old 1'\ews, and which \\T nn·cr print<"d. for ~ome rra,on which escapes our mind at the pre cnt 11 ~n ment. It was something like this: Nurse: \Villie, don't vou \vant to come and see the new ·hahy brother the stork brought you? \Villic: 1\aw, I wanna see the stork! Thank you. J. :\1. B., for the nirc hrading for our column that you sent us. \Ve hope to have it madr into a cut one of the . r days and then you will be able to sec how it looks in print. There i unly one thing which we arc doubtful a~lOUt- is that sun rising or setting? PERSONAL - - -- - - \\'("re going to go to \:t·w 1 rier high school Saturday r,·ening and hear Capt. Donald 1\fac:\'lil· Jan tell all :1hout the northlancl, and exhibit his 9.000 fert of film taken \\·ithin 11 clcg-rces, or some such distance, of the north pole. \Ve want to see the E~kimo girls dancing to j:1zz mu . ic. received over the radio, on thr decks of th<' Bowdoin, Mac~~ illan\ schooner. We want to sec the charge of a muskox hull. who nearly cost the captain a mO\'ing picture ramrra and his life. We want to see the pictures of the polar hear cuh c:1ptured by the party. But most of all wr want to hear 1IacMil·· Ian te 11 the story of his exploits. 11 ac is the man who should know all about the north; he has snent most of the past 10 years within the shadow of the pole. THE SLAVK