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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 3 Sep 1926, p. 33

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September 3,. 1926 WILMETTE LIFE or B~rtlett added, and should be preserved as such. The speaker also urged the Rotarians to attend Village board meetings to lend encouragement to their municipal servants whose duty it is to properly conduct the municipal corporation. These men he pointed out, are for the most part giving unselfishly of cheir time and energy in the best incerests of the community and need the ,;upport of all the citizens. Mayor Bartlett congratulated Wilmette upon having established its Board of Recreation and expressed the opinion that the venture was a ~ reat forward step in the best development of the children physically, socially and in the direction of good citizenship. \Vilmette and \Vinnetka have been represented thi s week in the opening rounds of the \~'omen's \\'estern Golf association junior tournament played at \Vestmorcland club August 30 to Septemhcr 3. Janet B)'rnes and Helen Bode of \Yilmette, members of the Korth Shore Golf club, and Helen ~fac1forran , daughter of Joe Mac~Ior ran, golf professional at Indian Hill club, qualified in the opening round. As we go to press Miss Mac~1 or ran and ~fiss Enne s were paired in th e semi-finals. · 33 Warns Against Move to Annex Suburbs to City of Chicago Wilro'ette must constantly f'o ster a -ci\·ic consciousness to avoid the possibility of losing its identity, with other suburban communities, by being brought itito the City of Chicago, ·M ayor Charles H. Bartlett of Evanston told members of the Wilmette Rotary club at its luncheon Wednesday of thi s week. \ iVe have reason to know that there i~ a movement on foot to make the City of Chicago co-extensive with Cook County. Mayor Bartlett asserteel. and it behooves the suburban communities, especially of the north shore, to acquaint the new residents who are constantly coming in with the great advantages of living . under a separate municipal government. Chief among these advantages, he enumerated, is the fact that the municipal authorities are more responsive to their constituency when the money dcri,·ed from taxes is spent in the loca lit,· from which it comes; as well as the ·fact that separate municipal gov- . ernmcnt avoids the danger of a community losing its idetitity and becoming- merely a dot in a big ward. \Yilmette is a beautiful village, ~fay- mitt of Evanston will give a talk on ON VACATION Miss Ruth Forberg, 960 Linden ave- "Our Templed Hil!s." A reception of nue, Winnetka, secretary of the Wil- the new guild officers will be held, and mette Chamber of Commerce, has left refreshments will be served. for Madison, Wis., where she expects to remain until after Labor Day. While she is away, her sister, Miss Mabel Teleplaoae Wilmette iu'f Forberg is taking her place in the Chamber of Commerce office. DR. FRANK. B. ERWIN ~peclallslq The \Vomall"s Guild of the Congregational church will hold opening meeting of the season Friday, September 10, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon in the church rooms. Mrs. D. S. Brum- In t·e treatmeat of }'our be·t frlead· tile "Dog aBd Cat" All call· receive DIY penoaal atteatlea 1000 Bldge .~Te. Wilmette, ~ VETERINARIAN Here Is A Houshold Probletn -And It~s Solution What Home Laundering Costs Wages of Laundress ... . Meals .............. . Fuel, Gas and Electricity Soap, Starch, etc. Carfare ...... . . $4.00 .50 .50 .25 Unseen Sources of Long Life The basic sources of automobile value are not always apparent to the eye. A motor car, like a house, may LOOK a great deal more substantial than it really is. Because of this difficulty, more and more thousands are turning to Dodge Brothers product for insurance against disappointment. The years have proved, and each year proves anew, that Dodge Brothers are as deeply concerned with the UNSEEN goodness oftheir motor car, as with the seen. The mile'ajge it will deliver, the safety it will provide, the expense and trouble it will save the owner over a period of years, are quite as important to Dodge Brothers as the more obvious details of equipment and style. · Touring Car Coupe Sedan .14 $5.39 Plus an upset household, strained nerves and a whole lot of trouble and annoyance. The Solution Just think! For $5.39 you could have 10 lbs. of wearing apparel and 16 lbs. laundered, finished ready to wear and use; and less the trouble, worry and annoyance of washday. o· CALL IN BILL TODAy·_ HE'S IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD TODAY-AND EVERY DAY $855·50 go6.5o g6o.oo Delivered C. M. McDONALD 1019 Davis St., Univ . .224 EVANSTON 20% Discount on work brought in and called for DCDEiE- BROTHE-RS MDTDR C:ARS undty

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