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December 28, 1928 WILMBTTB LIFE HOLD STATE CONVENTION OF TEACHERS THIS WEEK Lowell F. Todd, Howard School Principal, Ia Representing Wi ette Low~ll F. Todd, principal at the· Howard school, is representing tlhe Wilmette Public schools at the seventyfifth annual convention of the Illinois State Teachers' association in Springfield this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, December 27, 28, and 29. The convention opened Thursday evening with association singing and an address of welcome by Fannie Spaits Merwin, of Manito, president of the association. The principal address of the evening was given by Hon. Samuel W. Grafflin, who since the beginning of the World war, has been religious and industrial director of the west side New York Y. M. C. A., the largest "Y" in the world. Mr. Graflin spoke on "Teaching as a Great Adventure." A reception was held in the lounge room of the Abraham Lincoln hotel, association headquarters, following the program. Rep9rts by the teachers' association officers and committee chairmen and an address by Nellie Tayloe Ross, first woman governor in the United States, were scheduled for the Friday morning session. M.rs. Ross was governor of Wyoming in 1925 and 1926. She was to speak on "Woman's Work, Old and New." Four other addresses were on the Friday pro_gram, includin\{ two by Tom Skeyhitl, a young Australian soldier and poet, who is a student of literature, political economy and world affairs. The addresses scheduled were : "Keeping America Strong" by Hon. Samuel W. Grafflin at 2 p. m.; "The CQrning Leader of Youth" by Tom Skeyhill at 3 :30; "Experienc_es of a Woman Governor" by Nellie Tayloe Ross at 7:45, and "With Mussotini and the Black Shirts" by Tom Skeyhitl at 8 :40. The convention was scheduled to close 011 Saturday morning, with the final reports of committees and the transa.ction of unfinished business. All general 'sessions of the convention except that of Friday evening, are being held in the new Centennial building in Springfield. A number of social functions were arranged for the delegates. ..__ ooy-, Wiater apparel for iafaat·· 'irl·· ~· · d ····es .· · ~ ....te mu-. aa u aow drtutictilly reilu.ced to allow a eomplete asHaaLI~ of ·mart aew clotlaa. ror in-rants, I to tl A wide aa·ortmeat of winter coat. ia tlaree price peoup·a $7.5o. $1.0.11. $1.1.71 ··· draatically reduced. OotL.Ilat. aad aa aa·ortaaeat of frock. are al·o marked down for immediate clearance. ror girls, II to I tl A ·mart variety of winter coat. greatly reduced Lecau.e of over·upply. $tJ.71 up. Silk aad wool dreaae· aLo draatically reduced. $4. $7.5o and up. Edmund M. Keil Summoned by Death; Ill 3 Months Edmund M. Keil, 1201 Ridge avenue, Wilmette, died Friday, December 21, at the Evanston hospital. Mr. Keil was a Public Service company employe and was 30 years of age. He had been ill for three ·months, and went to the hospital three weeks before he died. Surviving him are his mGther, Mrs. Mary Keil of \Vilmette; three sister3, Mrs. Pauline Falkenberg and Mrs. Marie Steinhoff, both of \Vilmette, and Mrs. Elizabeth Stradford of Highland Park ; and four brothers, Matl:!, Peter, Charles, and Anthony, all of Wilmette. Funeral services were held Monday morning, December 24, from the residence . . Burial was at St. Joseph's. Joseph L. Gillson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis K. Gillson, 706 Forest avenue, has returned for the Christmas holidays from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he is a professor of geology. --o-- ror boys, 4 to I tl A Lrokea aaaortmeat of correct youq coau aad aait.. draatically reduced for clearance Lefore tL.e aew year. ror tile petite miss and miss Sport.wear coat.. atreet coat.. qort and frock· attractively reduced. Esceptioaal values. dre·· MarsLall Field & Company THE EVANSTON STORE 620 CHURCH STREET Mrs. Bentley McCloud, 338 Kenilworth avenue, has as her guests, her father and mother, !.fr. and Mrs. R. L. Olmstead of Omaha, and her brother and his wife and family, from Milwaukee.