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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 19 Mar 1926, p. 41

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~f,rch 19, 1926 WILMETTE LIFE 41 JOIN VOTE CAMPAIGN Chamber of Commerce Adopts Resolution Calling Upon All Citizens to Use Ballot Box ·I ~ 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -----~--------------------------, J. · .. . .. ) \Yilmettc's busine!'ls and proie~ s ional people, as represented in the \\'ilmt._.t te l'hamber of Commerce, haH· pledged themseh-es to put iorth every elTon to :")ccure 100 per ccn t ,·oti ng in the vi II agt.: at the approaching April primarit.: " and at all other elections 111 the rommunitv. :\ n offi cia! s ta tem c n t of the po-, i ti c~n oi the Chamhrr of Cr;mmcrcc ,,·as pre::;cnted 111 a resolution at the Ynt · Forum meeting held Tue sday of thi s werk at the Central Cafett.:ria. 1)\· he Ci,·ir l·ommittee of the Chamber-. The re solution, \\-hirh . . tron .Ld~· ttrg(·' all voters m the village to unite m annulling the influence ot the organiztd and undesirable voting t.:kment 111 . tate and county election-;. a-, ,,·ell a t o vnte iull stren~th in all :ocal elt-ctinJh. rl·ad-, a" iollo~n : The Resolution "'Yhr·rt>as W(' arE> fa('inL:· tit·· dut\· "f :-··lecting-, on April 13, t ht· lilt' II \\·ho. tf nominated and elf'd··d, \\'ill havt· dtargt~ for four y an; 11f itnpot·tant ·tdministrati\'t' and law-··nforl'ing l·fIi<'es and, " ' Yht=>reas, by 1 ea~1111 of th· · failUri' l)f ei tizens to partlcipa t, . in primat·i···· and ell·ctions. our puhli .. otti<"ial~. g-o01l and bad, have comf' to rt>cognize their d~·JWIHlencf' for re- . J,.ction upnn th·· politically active wot·kers, and of this :- mall group those who s····k t,~t·o tt'(' ti on in unlawful punmits hold th<· balance of JH,wt·t· and, " \\"hf-rf'a~. a liKht \·o t e t.:i\·t·~ th E' Lt wlf·ss t·lt·m··nt th<· halanct · nf JWW· ·r , ··nablt·s n · pt·att>t'!" and ballot box stuff·· t·s to <·ontr·ol ... let"tions by slight shift!" li \'oft·~. and lt·a \·es t-h·<:tt-~1 111licials .J ·. p .. ncl+'nt for n ·-tlt'<·tion upon ami,,,H·it\' that knows what it want s and h .t t ·will L'Ondt·mn to d ·f··at th, :-;t· not ""··di··nt to its wisht ·!", arHl. " \\.ht>rt·as, \\' ·· ht·li<·Vt · that .t a ltHIC( ,.,,t·· will t> liminat·· th,~ la\\'1· ·~!" !·lt·m ... nt from control and w i ll a:-;sur·· ··l··ett>ll " tth'ials of public appro\·al r'or ~ood r·t·eo rds, now ther· fore. ' 'Be it n ·~o lv d, that Wt' d . f'm it our dut,· antl tht· dut\· ,,r all l'itiz n s to .ti t!. in th St·l··cti.,n of fit men for public ~~·rviv··. I·~· \' ·ltinL:" at all pril't:t rit·s and ··lt·Ctions and, " B·· it rurt h· ·r n ·s(, J\···d that th,.. al.,ttr · ··· ht·t\\'t- ··11 Jl··lttw:-; an d crintt· . ~l!.,\\ 11 {to t·:\1:-<t t'illl h· · ··nd.·d onh b\· . l · prott· :--t r·:co rt ··d in \'ot;·s. and · th :tt t lu · n· is 11 o s u us t i t u tt · 111 · · t h o d f · , 1· · · tr d In~ it and, "Be it furth ·r rt·so l\'t·(l that w. · sug~ st that f·Y ry chur('h, civic org-anization, and club in tlw Yillagt' of \Yilmetto join in the work of th·· \Vil mettc Forum for 100 % votingin bringing- th ffects and conditions to li~ht in such a manner as to imprt·!"!" upon every re~·dden t of the Yi llag-t· tht· ~rav nCC('SSity of exer ·ising his frandtise right of voting- antl, "Be it further rc·solYPd that th P r· ·=--i<J,·nts and busint·ss lnt·n of tht- YillaL:t.' ,,j_' \\"ilrl'ldtt; be n : questl· d t· · pt·o millt·ntly display tlw flag on all t·lt·ctinn .ulfl vrimary 1lays as a mark of th , da~ ··s importall<:t' and as a r.·mincl ·r t·J <'itizt·ll!" of a patriotiv duty to Jlt· rf ·> 1'111 .. · An Editorial from Collier's \Veekly-Read it! Go to Church T TIF argument-.. again s t gnmg- are many and of tand this modern daY generation and it~ needs. Go an\l But th\· arguments for going are ()f greater number and u f grca ter furce. \\"ithin the church \\·alls. ( - \\·orldh- thrntgh \\'e tnay be. :--omething "'tir..; "·ithin u . . -..ume wee :'mall vuicc =--peaks, a"' nu\\·hr.·e el~e. \Vithin that dntrch \\'l' karn much of the ~ermon un the :..Iuunt. ancl Wt.' i~...·e l < to church and demand ther~ shall be preached and sho\vn to us ho"· to be tnore charitable, more kindly, more considerate, more upright, more t o lerant of all oth er religion~ and creed:' and t lnt:' more Christ- like. It'~ quite ea:;y tu :o;tay outside the church and cheaplyoh. so cheaply-- criticize its ministers and priests and thei r earnest effo r ts. S li nging tn ud is far frotn being a praise,,·orthy a vocation. :..rORE. rrntr~c ·I ! YOl.- recogntze l'hri-..t'.;. ~ermun on the :\Iount a-.. the l>e"t of all guides thruug-h thi-.. liic uf our---that point-.. the une right path. :et back o f that tnin is ter by being a worker with hin1 Irom inside the \\·all . Help hitn through your knowledge · ~f tlw '1tt hide wurld to .·nder< >r· Get inside the 7.'-'alls and help 011 tlze Mount a ·vital factor in our life. make that S crmo11 In no other wa" \viii this cuun try of you r5 heconH' a ~ t i11 ti n e r _ \ 111 eric a . · . .. · Be there next Sunday! Morning W ·o rship at 11 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- , · · DIRECTORY OF CHURCHES: St. ·Augustine's Episcopal Church 1140 \Vilmette Ave. March 25 Is Final Day for Tax Paying First Congregational Church Lake and Wilmette Av r:.5. Rev. Hubert C.arletott. Rev. Stephen .A. Lloyd ' . ·.' .. I .. , .. . , .," . ) o il ector Sanborn Hale's ottices 111 the \ \'innetka State Bank will he open unti l Thursday, ~larch 2~. tor the payment of taxes by restdents of New Trier. Delay 111 ~ecur mg- tax books from the county hcadq uarte r s h as necessitate d postponement of the tax-paying deadline 111 the tow n ship, it t · explai n ed. Pos t ers di r ec t in g a t tent ion of the taxpaye r s to t h e advan tage" of paying taxes "at ha m e," r at he r th a n m the co un ty b uildin g h a v e been placed at poi n ts of vantage tn a ll th e vi ll ages of t he tow ns h ip. O n th ese Coll ect o r Hale e mph as izes t h a t pay m e n t of t axes at the \Vinne tk a h e ad q uarter s in su res din·ct be n e fit fo r the sc ho ol s, t he v il lage and th e town s hip a s a whol e. T axes pa id after March 25, mus t b e p aid a t the County offices m Chi cago. Arthur E. Thurnau of ' 710 Greenleaf ave nue le ft \1s t week on a shor:t bus iness t rip to California. 1 owns hip ·St. John's Lutheran Church \\"ilmette and Park Aves. Rev. H erma a W. Afeyer The F~rst Presbyterian Church Ni nth and Gre e nleaf Rev. Geo rge P . Magill The Wilmette Baptist Church Forest and Wilm ette A v e s. Wilmette English Lutheran Chufch 730 Gree nl ea f Ave. Rev. Francis S tif fer R ev. W illiam Guise The F~rst Methodist Church Lake and Wilmette Aves. R ev. Gilbert Stansell Published by lht Interchurch Adf1n1ising Committee, Wil~Mftt Church Federatio,. _j·

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