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April 16, 1926 ~ WILMETTE LIFE 47 At the Library ' . By Anne L Whitmack · I ---- )" · ' i · .t , · (Wilmette Librarian) Monumental Biorraphiea Anything monumental strikes one as nec~s~arily huge in size an'd dull in interest. The labor and bulk in monumental biographies in theory seems peculiarly stupid. Yet the following ones h~ve always been interesting and _ many times fascinating. The Autol;»ography of Mark Twain captured a great many people, all of them enjoyed it, but a few confessed that it was not as racy as they expected it to be. 'l.overs of poetry and poets were thrilled at the thought of Amy Lowell , the Modern poet, writing of John Keats, the Romantic poet. Miss Lowell's enthusiasm was boundless and the reader is as much intrigued by that a s the subject itself. The first volume is fascinating. lfarvey Cushing's Life of Sir \Vil liam Osler, was another loving tribute to a physician and teacher who has doubtlessly influenced more peoplr than any other recent man. Abroham Lincoln, by William Barton, is a scholar's epitome of that much written of man. The Prairie Years, by Carl Sandburg, is an extraordinarily vivid account of the fir :-. t 51 years of Lincoln's life. Barton's work strik es one as being the result of an intellect, and Sandburg's as the result of love. Aaron Burr has suffered a great deal of contumely, and Wandell and Min nigerode have introduced a grea t n1any hitherto unpublished sources in their most entertaining biography. Lord Grey of Fallodon captured public fancy with his Twenty-Five Y car s. This is a beautifully written record of his years as a statesman. It is interesting to compare this with the Intimate Paper s of Colonel Hou se, another record o f contemporary years. i I The Spirit Of the . Church welcomes you Many regard thei ~ · church as a beautiful building, and feel that to donate liberally is indeed almost the who~e of Christian duty. Yet, do they really support their church? Suppose a great calamity some Saturday night were to \Vipe away Wilmette churches. Sunday morning would find the members meeting somewhere, somehow. Yes, .the church would go on. In time, other suitable church buildings would be erected. A church is nbt a thing of pe\vs. organ lnd beautiful windows. Those things merely symbolize the real church. A church is the expression of the Christian spirit of its members-their desire for fellowship, hospitality to the stranger, Christian instruction, uplifting work. Only when you actively put the sp1rit of yourself into the church can you know its meaning. Then you realize the joy of spiritual expression and service which return fruits in abundant rewards. Next Sunday the - churche;; of W il- Vote for New Officers at Woman's Club Tuesday At the annual meeting and election of the Woman's Club of Wilmette · oi1 Wednesday, April 21, the following nominees selected by .t he nominating committee will be voted upon : Mrs . L. Willis Strong, for second vice president; Mrs. Irvin R. Adkin s, for third vice president; · Mrs. Frederic 0. Ebeling, for . corresponding · secretary; chairman of department: Mrs . John C. Mannerud, for literature; Mrs. Gordon Wilson, art; Mrs. Robert B. Tay lor, civics and legislation; chairman of standing committee; Mrs . Ralph F. Potter, for program; Mrs. 0 . E. Thaleg, for social; Mrs. H. R. Hitchcock, for house. ILLINOIS DEATH RATE LOW Records show that the adjusted death rate in Illinois, in 1923 was only 11.9 per 1,000 population as compared with 13.1 in California and 13.9 in Florida, says a bulletin of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce. The death rate in Illinois is lower than in Maine, Massachusetts, Col0rado, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia and a number of other States. NEW TRIER TEACHER ILL Gordon Van Kirk, assistant dramatic coach at New Trier high school and a member of the English department has been seriously ill at the Evanston hospital this week. His illness resulted from infection which set in when a tooth was putted last week. He was reported on the road to recovery late this week. mette welcome you to join with theni in expressing the spirit of Christianity ------------- - --- - --- ------. - - -- - - - -------- -- --~ ---------------------; DIRECTORY OF CHURCHES: St. Augustine's Episcopal Church 1140 Wilmette Ave. .. , j First -Congregatianal Church · Lake and Wilmette Aves. I' Rev. Hubert Carleton Rev. Stephen A. Lloyd St. John's Lutheran Church Wilmette and Park Aves. The First Presbyterian Church Ninth and Greenleaf Rev. Herman W. Meyer Rev. George P. }.{agill The Wilmette Baptist Church Forest and Wilmette Aves. Wilmette English Lutheran Church 730 Greenleaf Ave. Rev. William Guise Rev. Francis Stiller The FU"st Methodist Church Lake and Wilmette Aves .. · · Rev. Gilbert Stansell ---- ----------------------------------------------~~ · -oMr. and Mrs. George W. Soringer of 724 Forest avenue and . Mr. and Mrs. Horace H. Jarvis of 623 Lake avenue are leaving today for Excelsior Springs to fie gone two weeks. Pt~blishtd by tht Interchurch Advertising Committtt, Wilmette Church Federatio11