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6 WILM.ETTE LIFE FIRE IN CLOTHES CHUTE December 28. 1928· D = .NELSON LAUNDRY and Dr~ Cleaning S~stem . We use soft water and Ivory soap. It's so gentle to clothes Llbe·al Diseount on B·iag and CaD CENTRAL AT MAIN ST., WILMETTE ----- Phone 1800 Fire in the clothes chute of th~.! ~ Legion Frederick C. White residence at 1334 Ashland avenue, Wilmette, . Sunday night about 7 o'clock caused only slight damage before it was checked by the Wilmette Fire department. The The Legion Auxili~ry of P?st No. 46, fire is believed to have been caused by spontaneous combustion, according tc American Legion, takes tht~ opp~r tunity of thankin~ the p~bhc for tts Fire Chief Walter Zibble. support of the vanous proJects under~ taken ·by the unit during th~ past year ; Mr. and Mrs. C. · W. Culbertson of this interest has made posstble the sale Stanley, Wis. are spending the Christ- of 1 000 more poppies on last Poppy mas holidays with Mr. Culbertson's Day 'than ever bef.ore in the hi~tory of mother, Mrs. T. V\'. Culbertson, 919 the unit; the pubhc has patrontzed afElmwood avenue. fairs arranged by the Ways and Means committee; merchants . have made donations and allowed dtscounts. It is only through the ~o:operation of the public that the untt 1s at;>le ·to give back such a. report of untt . activities as is pubhshed below. The Auxiliary 'looks f<?rw~r<I. to t~e most active year of servtce m 1ts htstory. It ex~resses the s~\ason's greetings and wtshes all a Happy New Year." ~Auxiliary ~ Finger Waving Under Emile's skillful fin~ gers, the hair will fall in deep, beautiful waves, fram~ ing the face most becomingly. The price is $ 1.25. Skilled Beauticians Offer A Highly Individualized Service Facials Scientific facials that erase lines of fatigue and give the skin the smooth, firm tex~ ture of youth. The Mar~ velous Rest Facial is 1$2.00. At the Vanity Box Madame may be assured of unusually competent service at The Vanity Box. Every opera tor in this smart new shop has received thorough training in the · newest Parisian methods of beauty. culture and has had long ~xperience in serving an exclusive clientele. , T ypes are carefully studied in order that .the service rendered may be correct for each individual. Manicuring A manicure by Mme. Agnes makes the nails look like glistening rose petals. The price is 75c. Christmas work of the Auxiliary in~ eluded a check for $20 to t~e state. department for their state:wtde hohday gifts; · presents to the chtldren ~t Orphans' Home at Normal; a Chrtstmas basket to the family being cared for. by the unit; decorating. the tree and giving gifts to the men 1_11. the. ward. at 'Great Lakes; and parttctpatmg wtth ti1e Legion in the bi-monthly party held Wednesday evening at Great Lakes. The names of four children at Nor~ mal were secured by the child welfare committee, and they were each gtven whatever ·toy they requested. Fortunately their requests were modest er.ough so that the committee could stay within the limit of the funds allowed for this work-$25. Mrs. Stanley Peterson, "'.- rs. H. R. Reiling, and Mrs. Wm. Morrison are the members of the committee; they also had charge of the Christmas basket. The tree decorating and distribution of gifts in the ward occurred last Friday afternoon, when Mrs. Arthur Johnson and Mrs. Randolph McCandii sh, two of the active workers on .the Rehabilitation committee, took ttme out of a busy week to give an afternoon to this piece of work. They l~ft the ward looking very cheerful~ .wtth the tree brave with the tradtttOnal crlimmer and 31 stockings filled with ~ome 17 pounds of candy donat~? by members and friends of the Auxtltary; and each man was the richer by these gifts. The members of the committee announce that the men in the ward are needing later victrola records .than t~ey have; and in these days of mcreasmg popularity of the radio this should not be a difficult request to fill. Anyo~e having such records to donate to th1s cause may notify Mrs. Harry Hopp, Mrs. Johnson, or Mrs. McCandlish. The following classified record of the unit's activities and expenditures for the first three fall months shows the variety of interests of the unit. 1 Telephone University 9 7 0 0 to arrange for an appointment Permanent Waving The most studied car~ is ex~ ercised in the giving of permanent waves. Our own Permo-Paris Permanent Wave and the European Realistic are available. ··· ~ Entrance-Carlson Building Marcelling, $1.2 5 Hair Cutting, $1.00 Powder ·blended to suit the individual coloring, $2.00 Suite 222 Carlson Bldg. Received in treasury from card party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $22 Expenditures: AmericanizationFor flag presented to Howard school $10 Rehabilitation, · For flood relief .. .. .. . . . ...... . ... $100 Two boxes of clothing donated . .. . . . Christmas checks ........ . . ·........ $20 Needy ex-service man ... . .... . . . . . . $10 Forward printing press · for N. Chicago . . . . . . .' ...... . ........... $25 Visits to the ward at Great Lakes $10.70 Child WelfareToys to Normal . .. ... .. .. . ........ $25 Shoes to children of local family .. $6.70 Thanksgiving basket, donated .... . Three layettes given out, value .. .. $30 .Furthering unit's progressDishes . . . . . . $33', 50 Scrap book for publicity clippings $2 Unit flag and standard . . . . . . . . . . . $78 Exnenses of delegates to convention about ...... .. .. . .......... . .... . $30 Total expenditures ..... . .. . . $380.90 (This is exclusive of small items like stamps) }