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· WILMETTE L· I FE / VOL. XV, NO. 40 A Weekly News-Magazine for Wilmette and Kenilworth WILMETTE, ILLINOIS, July 2, 1926 PRICE FIVE CENTS LEGION INVITES ALL TO HELP CElEBRATE Stage What Is Expected to Be Best Community Celebration on Monday, July 5 All \Vilmette i-; expected to turn out for the higgc·st a.nd best Fourth of July celebration eH~r held here, which will he staged ~fonday, July 5. under the auspices of \\.ihnettc Post :\o. 4(), American Legion. The celc!Hation will open at 10 o'clock in the · morning, with a baseball game hc h,·cen teams of \Vilmrtte and \Vinnctka, at the Village Green, near the Howard school. The afternoon program will begin \\'ith a parade, starting at 1 o'clock, and a concert h\' Daman te's Concert band. At two o'clock there will bC' a program at the Villag-e Green, as follows: "America., sung hy the assembly, led b~· ~fiss A<lelaide Jones: reading of the Declaration of Tndependencr. T)y \Jajor neorgc R. Harbaugh: address hy Brigadier General Samuel C. Stanton: singing of tlH~ "Star Spangled Banner," h\' the assemhh·. Jed !J _ \ ~~is s Jones: ·mthic hy Dan·,_ ante's hand. The chairman of the Economy Shop wishes to remind the residents of \Vilmette that the stock of the shop is low. and customers are waiting for household articles, dishes, cooking utensils, stockings, underwear, women's and children's clothing, and men's suits. Please notify Wilmette 1544, or bring articles to the shop at the· corncr of Greenleaf and East Railroad avenues. Tn addition to the general list of wants mentioned above, the following articles have been the demands of this week typewriter, refrigerator, underwear for men and children, dishes, raincoat, chest of drawers, men's shirts with collar attached, kitchen chairs, stockings and socks. Take Stock Household -for Declare Objectors Benefit of Economy Shop Delay West Water KENILWORTH TO STAGE FOURTH OF JULY FETE Parade in Morning and Races, Athletic Events in After· noon Are on Program Following its annual cus'tom, Kenilworth will hold huge community Fourth of July celebration this year. The celebration will be held Monday, July 5, and will occupy most of the day. The morning will be taken up with a parade, and the afternoon with athletic events, which will be held on the New Trier high school field. The various events will be as follows: Mains Improvement A small percentage of property owners in the territory west of Ridge avenue annexed to the village a few years ago, have filed objection in the County court to the a ss essment for the laying of water mains and installation of fire hydrants in that area, it \\'as stated this week by village officials: The objectors were announced in court as follows : Lena Lace, (Chicago). John Lace, (Chicago), Neil C. Hallock, K K. Knapp, (Chicago) Nick Schwind, Katherine Alles, A. Zeutschel, Cecilia Zeutschel, Hoffman Brothers; V. Bezdek, H. A. Korth, J. B. ~1cLean, F. P. Schuster, Mrs. Lillie Greenberg, (Chicago) Stewart C. Brown, E. Geissler, S. Schwall, W. Schwall, Charles Schnell, M. C. Mason, H. E. Peck. L. R. Plemmons. R Huber. Village officials haYe instructed Attorney Charles H. Jackson to proceed to bring each of these cases to trial without delav, it was stated. The. village, it was ·further explained, regards the assessment as fair and \\'ill not in any case make settlement. The objections have delayed the impro,·ement appreciably, officials explained, since everything was in readiness to a\\'ard the contract. a. Lulias Brothers Sell Fruit. Business Here Papatony and Sons of Chicago this week purchased the Lulias Brothers fruit store at 1135 Central avenue. and took charge of the business immediately. Sam and Frank Lulias, co-proprietors of the busine ss for nine years, haH' retained the Ke\\· Trier ConfecBeginning at 2 :30 o'rlock tllere will tionery, another of their interests, lobe the usu;JI contests for children ami. cated at \Jain street at Central aveadults, residents of \Vilmettf' . nue and will continue to conduct that In the first phce, there " ·ill hr t)rizes enterprise. for tl1e best decorated hin·cle cir ,, . . c;;cootcr. Thi s is open to all hon and I he Lultas B:others at_ one tnn~ opgirls under 14 )'Cars old. Th . . 1i there eratcd two f~u1t stores 111 the vtltage "·ill he ract'S ior ages. sexe.; and sizes. I and ha\"C CllJOyed a remarkable sueThere will he an ohstaclo race, a no- ce ss. tato race. a three-legged r:-~cr. a hall thro"·ing conte~t. for ladie-; ~nd a tus- Observe Fourth of July of-war. Tn adchtton there w·ll he some -.pe ci;Jt cnnts that ba,·e not hcen an-j at Churches on Sunday nounced. and . which . are exnected to lndcpendcnce Day will haYe special lw the 1 most tnterestmg and amusing s1gn1 · 'fi canre m · \\"] · · nf tl 1 mettc c1 1urc1 1es t 1 11s le cay. Sunday, since Fourth of July falls on Give Many Prizes Sunday and. this year, represents t11C· Following the races and rontc..,ts sesquicentennial of the signing of the there \Yill he a Punch and JtHh- show Declaration of Independence. and an exhibition of magic. This is Tn even· church the sermon theme ior all the chil<lrrn, young and old 1,·ill touc11 upon the subject of Amerialike it is annonnced. The t)rt'·zc . s ,,.J,t'cll ,,. 1 . can liberty and all that it sigtiifies. 11 ))" " gwen to ~f u~ical program \Yill also hear the the lucky "·inner~ of racrs ancl con- not of patriotism. Programs for these trst:; arc · more generous tt:han ever sen·ices will hr found in the church this year, their Yalue totaling nea rlv SSOO. Ever~·thing from a half ton of announcements in the issue of \Vn.cokc or a 1000 pound iu hook to a ME'!"l'C LrFE. rake or a l1air cut ma,· h" \\'On hv ---those who arc nimhlc. There ar-e LEGION AUXILIARY ;1hout 175 separate priZ<'s so that The members of the American Lee\·rr~·onc will ha,·r a fl'oocl chancr of gion Auxiliary are planning a Legion winning snmcthinrr. Ther<' ,yj]J he a family picnic to he held at \Vashinglot of sport in tn·ing, a lsn. That those who. at.tend ma,· nnt lack ton park on the lake front on the all the usual acccssorie~ to a proper ;ifternoon and cwning of Friday, July Fourth of July celebration. especially 16. It is intended to include in the if it i.;; a hot clav. the American Lr!!ion gathering all present n1emhers of the will. furnish ice- cream and pop at 'rmt Legion and Auxiliary with their famifrom a stand on the grounds. The lies, and also all who are eligible but ·Legion members have been husy for "·ho do ll<Jt at prescr1t belong to either werks planning this hig relrhration organjzation. It is bored that all such will hold under the leadership of Dr. \V. \\'. Hawkins, commander of the post. and that date upen so as to be able to they invite all residents of the Yillagc attend. Details well he given in \Vil. to attend the celebration and make it mctte Life of next \\·cek. a real commtmity picnic. Opens Fur Shop With Most Modern Equipment ~!adam A. C. Korinek announces the opcnit1g of the Superior Fur shop, formerly located at 428 Linden avenue, in ne\\· quarters at 1122 Central avenue. The new shop is equipped with the most modern machinery for making, remodelling and cleaning furs. 1Ime. Korinek has had extensive experience in the fur business, having been connected with such firms as Bishop, ~farshall Field, and others. She also served an appr~nticeship in the shops of Flusty and Knoepfelmacher furnishers to the roYaltv and aristocracv of Vienna. The· ma-king of fur garments to suit the personality of the individual will receive special attention at · the new shop, it was said. Boys and girls age 6 or under ; judge, Louis D. Jones-standing broad jump; hop, skip and jump ; high jump ; 50yard race ; backward race. Boys age 7 and S ; judge, Will D. Glennon-standing broad jump; bop, skip and jump; high jump; 50-yard race; three-legged race. Boys age 9 and 10 ; judge, Walter Knoop-standing broad jump; hop, skip and jump; high jump; . 50-yard race; :oaek rae ·. Boys age 11 and 12 ; judge, Frank Kttcham-standing broad jump; hop, skip and jump ; high jump ; 100-yard race; wheelbarrow race. Boys age 13 and 14; judge, Alex Joslin -standing broad jump; hop, skip and jump; high jump; 100-yard race; jockey race. High S('hool boys; judge, Leon B. Allen, assisted by Bruce Hurlburt and Herbert Jarrett-standing broad jump; hop, skip and jump ; high jump ; 100-yard raee ; jockey race. Girls age 7 and S ; judge, Herbert Taylor; standing broad jump; hop, skip and jump; high jump; 50-yard race ; threell-gged race. Girls age 9 and 10: judge, Ralph Starr -standing broad jump : hop, skip and jump ; high jump; 50-yard race ; sack race. Girls age 11 and 12; judge, Harold Tideman-standing broad jump; hop, skip and jump; high jump; 75-yard race ; ~voon-and-egg race. Girls age 13 and 14; judge, Harold Barnes-standing broad jump; hop, skip nnd jump; high jump; 75-yard race; spoon-and-egg race. Field Eventa HAVE SIMPLE WEDDING ~~ r. and 1Irs. Elias 1farkens of 120 Dupee place, announce the marriage of their daughter, J uliaette Rose, to Harry J. Brandwein of Chicago, Tuesday, ] une 29. The ceremony was performed at 3 o'clock at the Hotel Shermal}. Dr. Louis J. :Mann officiating in the presence of relatives and a few intimate friends. The bride and groom left immeaiately after the ccremonv on a cruise to Mackinac Island. Cpoi1 their return, they will make their home in Chicago. Plan Special Events In addition to these there will be a number of special events. One will be a tug-of-war between a team of men, captained by Charles D. Howe, and a team of high school boys and others captained by Charles Howe, Jr. There will also be a tug-of-war for the ladies. the te;1ms being captained by Mrs. George Richards and Mrs. John Hicks. A relay race, fathers against sons, a water relay, mothers against daughters, and some surprise events will complete the program. The judge of these events will be Leslie McArthur. A gold medal will be presented to the contestant having the greatest number of points in his or her class and other medals will go to those taking second and third· place in eacl1 class. There will also be individual prizes for those taking first, second and third in the stunt events. The program will be under the direction of Robert Townley, director of community athletics . STEAL AUTO PARTS Thieves took twn tires and a battery from the automobile of H. A. Hooker, 109 Woodbine avenue, last Saturdav night or earlv Sunday morning. Th-e rar was parked in the vard of the Hooker residence. Police are investigating the theft. OPENS CHICAGO STORE AT GIRLS' CAMP Jane Helen Norman, daughter· of Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Norman, of 618 Greenleaf avenue, Wilmette, is with the Girl Scouts, at Pleasant Lake, near Elkhorn. \Vis., in Junior Knoll camp where she will remain several weeks. RETURN FROM CAMP St. Augustine's choir boys, who have been camping at Crystal Lake, Wis., for a few weeks, will return to their homes this Saturday. Dr. Hubert Carleton, rector of St. Augustine's, who has been directing the camp. will conduct the services at the church Sunday, July 4. M. B. Coplan, proprietor of the lJnique Style shop, ll26 Central avenue, has opl!ncd another shop at 2316 Lake· street, Chicago. The new store is in charge of his son, Eli, and carries a complete line of ladies' \Yearing apparel similar to the . Wilmette store.