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WILMETTE LIFE December 10, 1926 WILMETTE . LIFE · ISSTTED FRIDAY OP EACH WBBK by J,LOYD HOLLISTER, IN". . U22 Central Ave., Wilmette, Ill. Chicago office: G N. Michigan Ave. Tel. State 6326 ~URSCRIPTION PRICE . .... . ..·.·.. . S!.GO A YEAR Telephone ............... ·· ............... Wilmette 19!0 All communications must be accompanied by the name and address of the writer. Articles for publication must reach the editor by Wednesday noon to !mmre at·pearance In current Issue. Resolutions of condolence, cards of thanks, obituary, nntl<-t>s of entertainments or other a.tratrs where an ~dmlttance charge Is published, will be charged at regula:- advertising rates. Entert>d at the post office at Wilmette, lllfnols, as maH mllttt>r of the second class, under the act Varch 3. 1879. or A ladin Trhrn I 7(·as a bl'ggarl)' bo).', And li'l·cd in a cellar damp. I had not a friend 11or a to ·v. But I had Aladdin's lmnp; Tf rhen I could not sleep for cold, I lrad fire enouqlz in ·my brain. And bui!ded. ·with roofs of qold. .:l . 1 y beautiful castles in S pai· n. Since then I fra .vc toiled day and night. I lra·ve 1noncy and pm.t.·er good store. But I'd giz·c all my lamps of silver bright. For th e one that is mine no mO're; Take, Fortzine, 7t.·hatever you chooseYou gave, a11d may sna.tch again; I have nothing 't1.£'ou.ld paiH me to lose , For I m~·n no more castles in Spain! - J. R . .LowELL Conservation of public health is conservation of private health. Let disease get a strangle hold on the neighborhoods where the poor live, and it vvill in no long time reach out Christmas int,o more fortunate circles. Seals History is crowded with instances of the spreading of plagues frotn alley to boulevard. Therefore even on such low ground as prudence and intelligent selfishness, public health activities are to be enthusiastically desired and generously supported. ~ The great white plague n1ust not be allowed to spread. Every measure that seems likely to prevent its inroads must be taken. But these measures cannot be applied adequately unless more money than is now in public treasuries is provided. To meet this crying need in part Christmas Seals are sold. To promote this sale, to get n1ore people to buy thetn , various advertising methods are employed. The ·tnost common is the placing of then1 on the backs of letters and on parcels at Christmas time. Buy Christmas Seals and save health and life! · The formation of the North Shore Council of the Boy Scouts of America and the selection of a North Shore executive are n1oves )f great importance in the North Shore activities of this organization. They mark a Council transition from the local individual stage to the district stage. Whatever advantages are gained in unions of this sort, and there are tnany, will come to the Boy Scout movement. Business in America has learned the actual profit in dollars that accrues from pool- · ing of interests and efforts. · The energy lost in friction between different individual business concerns is saved when these concern s combine and work for common end s. The same wi11 hold true of social groups like the Bov Scouts. The· w.o rk of the \Vilmett e grot;p \\'ill fit into and harm onize with that of the Glencoe and Highland Park g roup s. .\nd not only will the component organi zation s of the Council ,~~ork together more effici ently and harmoniou sly but the individual Scout s them selve s wi11 be strengthened by the feeling of being in such a large and -well knit organization. There will develop a justifiable pride that will be productive of a growth that could not otherwise be attained. We believe that the new ~.orth Shore Council is but the beginning of an even bigger and more beneficial life for our Boy Scouts. The people that keep the store m your comtnunity are your neighbor s. It's a s true that you need them as that they need y,ou. Why, many a " ·oman doe s all her shopping only Your 1 fe"' blocks from her Neighbors home. We don 't mean simply that she orders all her groceries and other table and kitchen supplies of the neighboring grocer and marketman. More than . that, she buys all · her books at the community bookstore; all her drygoods at that fine store not far fron1 the depot ; all her household hardware nece ssities at the local emporium. Moreover, we know a wi se woman , and there must be many others, who saved herself strength, time, yes, and tn,oney, too, by purchasing every single one of her Christmas gifts at stores within a radi~s of only a few blocks from her hotne. The result was that she had then1 all wrapped up and ready to send two \veek s ahead of the ultin1ate day. And the money she spent in her home town will help to impr,o ve these stores. In succeeding years this thoughtful housewife will find that the stock in these stores has become larger and more varied. The owners will be in a position (since it is probable that there are other prudent people in town) to give l~rger bonuses to their sales people at Christn1as time. So everybody concerned will be benefited. Remetnber your neighbors! Before more boys are injured or killed sotnething ought to be done to control th e use of bicycles on motor highways. Little boys put thetnselves in seriou s danger by cycling al,ong a busy concrete thoroughfare, wobbling in a way to alarm the steadiest of drivers. Were a gigantic truck shooting along at 30 n1iles an hour to strike one of these little chaps the inevitable result would be a distressing accident if not fatal. We see no way out of this bad situation except t.o forbid the use of bicvcles on these main auto thoroughfares. · Kn,o w how the English decide which of two debating teams has won? They get the verdict of the audience before and after the debate; and the decision is given .to the teatn which has won the most converts. We call it a pretty fair way. Shouldn't the team that convinces the n1ost people be adjudged the winning teatn? Results count! ~ SOrelm Thi s is the se a so n of the year when most oi us a re delighted to become enmeshed in th e millin rr throngs that converge at the market places every shoppin g day with the common purpose in vi ew of purcha sin g somethin g suitable for him or her, th et11 or the y, a s the case may be . Christmas shopping, if compulsory, would con· atitute a tremendous burden, indeed; but aince it is an entirely voluntary venture we engage in it with the glorious determination of a well aehooled football squad. And a Good Kicker At that. it would be fine if each of us could h an a~:; n ict> interfe re nce as those Northweste rn backfie ld nw n ha w enjo yed in the pa s t few months, and w er t> t quippt>d with tht· ho('k ey g·oal t e nde r's garu. ~[ 0 :;t of us take alon g a few yards of gi ft Ji . tings and ar e surpri sed to discover that, with the my ri ad of articl es on the store counters and shelve s, th ey n ever seem to contain ju st what \\' e \Hrc looki_ti g fo r. That, perhaps, ia the reason ao many mere men must be content with loud speaking neckwear. A tie ia always a safe recourse when father haa been inadvertently overlooked until the last dragging momenta of a hectic buyinr expedition. \Vh en c'aug ht in the ma els trom o f h oliday shoppers th e oth er day while engaged . on a bu sincs::. err a nd in th e Loor vc w ere convmced that an y foo tb all coach mi ght tinct a we alth of plun g in g material witho ut going to the outl ying prep sc hools. Xo squad of mere men , be they ev er so cl etermin ed and rude, could ever hope to pierce th e wall o f femininit y that stret che s . it s impervi ou:; cordon about th e store counters at thi s sea on of th e year. Many of the atorea and ahopa are said to have in contemplation the installation of "atop and ro" signals at the aisle intersections. EvE-r yo nE' S(·e m s t o bf' doing th (' (:hri s tm as ping t"a rl y. "\Ye y (· nturf' the guess th(·y 'll al so b(· it la t· ·· sh ~ p d o m~: Then We Can Exchange On th e fir st trip one merely get s on th e fring e of' the crO\"~;d, when one approaches timidly. lik(: a fair maiden venturing upon her initial plunge ot the sea son in the surf. The next time those a bit braver than their fellows may manage, without great bodily harm, to get near enough to do some window shopping. About th e mirldl ~ o f January mos t of us have an opportunity to . ee just wha t we would like to have purchased had we possess ed the courage and determination to penetrate the very heart of the teeming centers nf trad e. . "Gin ," the type -eating terrier, also familiarl y chara-cterized the "editorial canine," entered into the spirit of the holiday season last week and engaged upon a tour of inspection of the St. Augustine's church bazaar. He pronounced the affair a complete succes s,- finding the appointments of the cuisine quite up to the standard to which he is accustomed in his casual inspection of the culinary art as practiced in our be st regulated households. A Glencoe woman is said to be on the verge of instituting auit, charging slander, against the Glencoe Bowling league for repeatedly placing her husband's name on the players' liat entitled the "Hall of lllfame." Being a golf f'nthusiast she ('OUldn't understand why one should regard with scorn a season's average of 88. ~ne Dear lady, be not dismayed, most bo\ders are golfers, at the game of bowling. 'Tis the time o' year when we kids begin counting tht> days 'gainst · "the night before Christmas, when-" -MIQUE