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·~ J,~-~&~~~~~~t~· I He stepped into the editorial oftice of WILIII'I'TC Lift yesterday. His hair of silver gUstened in the suniUtht, but his step was brisk and he smiled cheerfully. Z' Hoan a Dar, 7 Dapa ."I'm the Rev. W. W. Anderson," he said, as his eyes wandered around the 'W ? big room. "I've been liVing in WilMr. and Mrs. George P ·. Fackt, 1115 Thomas Antrim, 1136 Ashland ave- mette for twenty-one years and this MEYER CLOSED Ashland avenue, returned last week nue, entertained twelve friends at din- new building, a mark of the wonderful from a six weeks' trip to 'Piorida and ner last Friday evening in celebration progress of Wilmette, deserves praise. New York. of his twelfth birthday. I came in to congratulate you." The Rev. Mr. Anderson, is the father - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - of Mrs. J. R. Harper, wife of our superintendent of schools. In the twenty-one years he has lived in Wilmette, he has watched our village grow in leaps and bounds and what he has to say about it is interesting because Mr. Anderson is an intensely hu- · man and interesting person himself. "I'm only 88," he remarked in a casual way and next November I'm going to cast my eighteenth presidential vote. I was born on a presidential election day and I celebrated my twenty-first birthday by voting for Abraham Lincoln. That day was Nov. 6, 1860. Since that time I have voted at every election, although only one since that time has been on my birthday. When Benjamin Harrison was elected it was on my birthday." "Going to vote for Herbert Hoover in November?" we asked. Afr. Anderson smiled a knowing smile but he did not commit himself on that proposition. His keenly alert mind turned to another thought and he reached into an inside pocket, and produced a letter. "I thought maybe you'd like to see a letter that's ninety-seven years old, so I brought it along," be said. He showed it to us. It was written by his father, also a minister, and was mailed in Zanesville, 0., on February 23, 1831. its destination being Youngstown, 0., and the hands of the younf!' woman who later was to become Mr. Anderson's mother. It is an interesting letter judged by the standards of modern postage. There is no envelope. The sheets were folded and sealed by a dab of sealing wax. The cost of postage from Zanesville to Youngstown then was twelve and onehalf cents and the cost is written in ink in the upper right hand corner. Stamps were not used in those days. "Well, I'll be going," he said and turned on spry heels. "I'm going to vote again in November." There were eitbt tables at whieh bridge and five hundred were plaYc:d. The sum realized from the sale of tickets, and cakes as weU as donations from friends who could ~ot attend was sufficient to greatly assast the qrder. o-Jer o:, social success. piT I , IQCCIU · party belcl -'a t the home of Kn George E. Ludwig, 2758 Sroad·f the benefit 0 f the Wilmett Martha was a financial and The c:ard . . interestibg aDd eaajo,W,le party was given recently by the altar boys of the St. Francis Xa.vier church in the school hall . The tables were decorated in ~ and. gold, the colors of St Franc1s XaVIer school. There · were ~re than fifty boys {»resent. Sandwaches, pop, peanuts, ICe ~ and cake were sem:d. After eat!ftg. several games wer~ played and pnzes w~re awarded the Winners. An PAitTY FOR-AL'tAil JIOYS Y til~tlff)r B i,_ ft*Coln ·. ~ ~ ~ . .L ~ o·· 21st irlnuay; . · k Li es 0 ·r N BfiJ H orne the rea nes "9 gla lng the evil bell se11 pUJ hOI tto1 sat ter: to thCl pn apJ COil wh ch1 stll scl wo 'l 1\111 Yo ani tla to rna to hol fOI ~ p~ ho1 Oli All A~ 011 . . . So Or . . su lh ! Sc Wl ··ll Rl acl kr Li in m co Good Lighting adds to your reputation as hostess SCl t SJ C· ' 1 T':JE sparkle of silver and glistening glass ··· the hum · of. happy conversation ··· the heartening cheer of good food ··. all these are enhanced by the charm of proper lighting in the dining room. For successful entertaining, as well as for every~ay com-fort, your home ·should have plenty of well- shaded light. It is inexpensive. Five 6ChVatt lamps in your dining room fixtu~e, for example cost only 2~ cents an hour. 0~ m is Young People Give Large Charity Ball February 18 Tomorrow evening is the occasion of the big masked charity ball to be held at Matz hall, Community House, at 9 o'clock. One of the features of the evening is Jack Russel's orchestra of famous Kentuckians. Costumes or formal attire may be worn, and masks may be purchased at a small sum at the door. James Fleming, Bill Hughes, Kenneth Lovgren, Bill Larkin, John Milton, Ted Shultz, Harold Tarrent, Bill Bennett, George Campbell, Bill Kurtz, John Parker, Marvin Castle, Bob Pease, Willets Burnham, John Burdette~ Park Chamberlin, Bob Olsen, Jerome Huddle, Bob Meyers and AI Plumley are in charge of tickets. The affair is given under the auspices of the Young People's club of the Winnetka Congregational ~hurch. t ~~ E II Lighting Information Serrice Without obligation, one of our ~erienced home.lightinf men will be glad to call and suggest the right type o fixtures and lamps to fit your p·ular needs. Write or phone us today. · c PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OP NORTHERN ILLINOI. 1141 Ceatral A..., Wil., Wil. 2811 JNO. S. REESMAN, Diatrid M....,. The Young Peoples' club of St. Joseph's chtll'cll gave three perform~ ances of "Oh Kay" on Friday evening, Sunday afternoon, and Stmday evening at the school hall. The perfol'llllllCel were well attended. . ll·iss Vi.,enne Morin of 635 --o- avenue entertained her bridge dub at 1ler home last week. lla'*