WILMETTE LIFE J.~nuary 28, 1927 O·-n-~.....,._.._..,._.~~-~~-n-o.i.o-a·.O I WILMETTE LIFE ISSUED FBIDAY OF EA.CB WBBK by LLOYD HOLLISTER, INC). 1%22 Central Ave., Wilmette, Ill. Chlcaco oftlce: 6 N. MlchJgan Ave. Tel. State ti32ti 1111B8CRIPTION PBlCE .·..··....·.·. Q.OO A YEAB . J'ele·llone ··.·.··......·...·.···...···.·. Wilmette 11_ !0 AU communications must be accompanied by the name and address of the writer. Articles for puhUcatlon must reach the editor by Wednesday noon to tnsure a11pearance In current Issue. Resolutions of condolence, cards of thanks, obituary, notices of entertainments or other affairs where an admittance charge Is published, will be charged at regular advertising rates. Entered at the post offlce at Wilmette, IJllnols, as man matter uf the second class, under the act or ~arC'h 3. 1879. Even·boch· is talking ahout service the~e daYs, h~tt th.e real arti<.:le is not easilY found. . H~useholrl servants have disappeared afon~ with the spread o£ democracy Real a.nd the term. public servants. has been discontinued until Service further notice. Even in ads th~ word does not play it~ former prominent role. Rut examples of real service may still be found. Organizations and individuals are still giving real service. Perhaps the churches are more active in this field than any other organization. There is one organization. limiting its field of service to no partirula r sect, which . \ person may rxist without mreting and has given to the entire north shore for · talking with other people. hut he cannot many years a weekly opportunity to hear really live. If c must be with his fellows. and see the best. We refer to the Sunday exchange ideas with them. Evening Cluh, presided over by \\'. Frank share his joy and sorrows Social ~f cClure. Almost every :\merican ~pcaker ,,·ith them. if he is to he mort' of note has at some time addressed the Life than a mere breathing animal. meetings of this club. _ \nd musicians and In our papers, therefore. we other artists ha\·c presented programs of dc,·ot e a great de a I of space to the socia 1 unusual interest. doing-s in O\tr various communities. \\'e This organization has hcen . o i real ~crnn· tell you all about the teas at which neighto the north shore. bors meet, the dinners where friends eat togdher and dispense kindly g-ossip. the We know a man who tried to board a sleigh rides where the girls and boys ex train just after it had started. I-Jis foot pand their knowledge of one another. \Vedslipped. He fell under the train. Both feet were cut off. lIe 1s dings, ,,·ith all their im,portant details, also Jlnd frequent mention in our columns. sorry now. Be Safe, \\' c hold the mirror o{ the north shore l\lany people, most of Not Sorry them young, take chances in :-:.oriety and reflect the news to you. preference to less hazardous opportunities. Seeing a slim chance of beating a train to a crossing they wekonw the opportunity to do something exciting. Sometimes they make it safely. Often thev think it over in the hospital. · If a reckless driver never endangered the lives of others, it would not be ·s o necessan· to emphasize the ·need of careful driving. But often in the car with this adventurous young man or woman arc babies and old people. Why should they or innocent pedestrians be injured and killed? Think of the possible consequences to others before you take the chance. Aside from the good old Jake which virtuA community band is a comnumity asset. Tt docs two things. It provides su itable music for public occasions. It is a source of pleasure and profit to its tnembers. A Fourth of July celebration without a brass hand is like a wedding without a bride. With a brass band, such a celebration is pretty nearly the real thing. With a community brass hand it is 100 per cent perfect. At a mass ·meeting a village band can make· a mere meeting a demonstration even before the ~peeches begin. \i\/hat a benefit such a band could be to its members! They will not only have a lot of fun but they will learn a tremendous amount about playing in tune and playing together. If we can't l1ave a village band, let's have a north shore band. No other organizations in our north shore communities Lan take the place of our respective chambers of commerce. They do a needed w.ork that simply would not be done were these bodies to disappear. As promoters of friendly co-operation between the citizens and the business men and of rivic pride they ·are qistinctly unique. The extending of Crawford avenue frotn SHORE LINES Devon avenue to Ridge avenue _ in Wilmette will provide a long-needed link between the LINES WRITTEN TO A TREE north shore and the enHow poised and unafraid . In the morning sunlight there it stands, 'tire West Side and subWest Side to urbs. An . eighty foot tifting its arms for~. the last time Upward unto the sky. North Shore highway covering this Every leaf gleaming and twinkling five-mile stretch will be With each billowy wind .... murmuring Soft music, like the sleepy purring a most acceptable means of driving directly Of a thousand infant violins. from all north shore towns to that imniense U nwillinq to leave thl/ quest. 0 State! I./ and Proud portion of Chicago lying west of \Vestern Fear not ·the cruel woodsmen t.vho would /aq thee lou..· : aYenue. Although thtJ head a. <; t'anquisher is bowed, · So even as dust to dust the beautiful shall go . .- \t present if one \vants to drive to Oak The earth shall take thee back I )ark from \Vilmrtt c he has the choice of From whence thoct first did come: The stars, the sun, the moon and all th£' element s going- through the congested traffic in the Of the great universe Loop or of going south on Ridge avenue. Combine in thw recessional. Evanston, and thence \\'arming his way via But when thf' tvinds blou..· warm aqain , And would wress with qf'ntle fond,;f'ss \\estern, Irving Park, etc., to his desired Each. new tende~ leaf and bud. end. Neither way is pleasant .o r devoid of There will be no return of welcome: Vacancy and potent f'mptincss instf'ad . numerous hazards. But a route like the The o~her trees upon the green proposed one .o n Crawford will make such Will be Iess gal/. Remembering of the other .~prings a drive comparatively free from traffic and Rcfore it went away. tmttst.tally direct. -REBECCA A \!TIIO:---:Y . \Vc are glad that behind this prosperti\T .lunkman- ".Any rag-s, pa]wr, old iron ._. .. :.\fan of tiH' houst· - ":-.Jn, ~o away, my wif, .',.. in impro,·emcnt ·are tlw l'{orth Crawford _ \ycFlorida for tlw wintt·r." nue Development associatiotl and all the .Tunlouan- ".Any ·~·mpty hottiC's'?" ,.###############· ·a! estate firms along th e contemplated Here's My Dime thorough fare. Special to Mique: ·-----------·--·--·:· While my presence here has been rather mysti fying from the very outset, I am rather enjoying my compulsory confinement. I was · truly sur prised to find this place so modern and sanitary. The people are moat kind and solicitous and promise I'll be like a new fellow when you call to take me back to the sanctum sanctorum. I marvel at the efficiency of those about me and the entire absence of circumstances and surroundings which made places of this type a veritable chamber of horrors for our · ancestors. I have the assurance that I shall be quite all right within a few days. Please omit flowers. Any contributions to that end can readily be applied to my bill. . -"GIN," the editorial canine. (Temporary address, the animal hospital) For tlw information of those who may not unrlo ·r stand tlw why and wlwrcforc of th e aho\'(', may it h f' sai<l that "C1in," in ronst·quencc of a slight nPn· ou ~ aff(·ction hr11ug·ht on by too great dilig<·nce in d··cipht'ring tht~ hierog-lyphics on type metal, iR t·njoyin~ a <·ompl.·tt· r-Pst in a W··ll known Evanston dogsHnitarium. ~o. nothing- s('rious. ###############~ Fitting It In llt·nry Edward \Varn1 ·r tPIIs thi!'l on<·: "Say," said tlw new!-; c·ditor, "this ~tory about th· hirth of CJltaclrupl ct!-; won't stay in pag-e 1." "A'-rig-ht," said the managing- E>ditor. "Break it ow·r int(J \\'antt·d." c la s~ifiNl and run it down :-dong- H ·IJ· -FOl'RTH ESTATE ......... # .........................~ Among Our Readers , , I Dear Miquc: Unde r separate cove r I am mailin g the re quested samples of the Dailv Princctonian. The ~.:dito r told me to tell you that you arc free to appropriate any improvements which the copies may s uggest'~ ally nobody sees in the winter and few in the summer, our greatest natural assets are our .splendid trees. Should they die or be uprooted by a cyclone our north shore towns would lose most of their value as residence neighborhoods. With no tree~ our towns would look tnuch like other northern Illinois towns. Every ctttzen should therefore do all he can at any time tD p~otect them fron1 their numerous enemtes. My \Vrun:TTE Ln'I-: came a clay eai:Jier la :-,t week, arriving on Wednesday instead of on Tbur:-'day. The efforts of your circulation department arc appreciated-or should I thank the mail sen-icc? No, really, Lrn: is a yery good little paper. have only one suggestion for it-segregation . oi crime news, which is being advocated today by the best type ·of journalism. Am eagerly waiting my next LIFE, especially the ~oc icty page and the weekly item about the firt department. ,, P. S. hlizzarcl. -]. F. R.-PRINCETO~. Oh yes, we got the tail end <i>f your Dear Mique: Heard of "Gin's" indisposition. May I suggest a bouquet of dog-tooth !ioleta? FIL THE FILOSOPHER. ....# . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Old dobbin has come into his own for the sleighing season. But somehow the old kick of thl' thing is gone. -~fiQUE.