The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

WILMEJ"TE . LifE. January ·11, 1929 Eighth Graders Plan to See "Merchant of Venice" ACOMPLETE FUEL I'ERVICE Mrs. Lucy Stalling, eighth grade teacher at the Howard schoo~, is planning ·to take the . t\~o etght)'l grades of the Howard bmldmg to Chtcago soon to witness a p_er~?rmance of "The Merchant of Vemce at the Studebaker theater, with Geor~e Arliss playing the leading_ role. Fnday evening, January 25, ts ~he date tentatively set for the tnp. . The eighth graders have been makmg a study of Shakespeare's famous play. Red Cross Reviews Great Service to Nation During 1928 An increase in all departments, excepting in its work for the disabled World \Nar veterans,. was shown by the Chicago Chapter of the American Red Cross during 1928, according to a summary made this week. The decrease in veteran work is due to the natural consequence of the lessening problems incidental to war relief work as tim<.' passes. Record has been kept throughout th e year of money coming from the governinent to disabled soldiers and their families in Chicago as a result of Red Cross efforts here, and it has been found that the total amount is in excess of $300,000 a year. This money is government compensation; insurance, awl other benefits to which disabled men or families of deceased men are entitled. In Volunteer service work 5,000 women, from 130 women's clubs and 310 church societies, have contributed to the comfort of families of disabled ex-service men and to disaster victims in many parts of the country. The number of garments turned out wa~ 20,890 for ·di·3abled veterans and their families and for the Red Cross disaster emergency c!oset, 4,000 Christmas bags were made and filled for service men at home and abroad, 1,900 knitted caps made for tubercular soldier·3 and sent to Veterans Bureau hospitals, 30 lay· ettes were sent to the di saster area in the South, besides 280 garments for women and children. In Home Hygiene and Care of th\! Sick departments there wa·3 a marked increase in the number of women ancl girls who completed this course, which teaches them how to render efficient care in case of illness in their own homes. The total number of certificate; is·3ued in 1928 were 10,328. First Aid and Life Saving also showed a marked increase. First Aid having its added numbers through the work of Dr. H. W. Gentles of the Chapter, who for several years has been organizing the indu_;;trirs. The number of First Aid certiftcates issued in the year 1928 was 6,842, which was an increase over 1927 of 1.583. There is also an increasl' .in the Lif':.' Saving Work, whic h is co nducted among swimmer,;. The number of certificates issued to men in 1928 was 392, \\'ith an increast> of 127 over 1927 ; to women 495 in 192R, with an increase o f 78; to juniors in 1928 1,986, \\'ith an in crease of 837. The Lockvvond cnp i " an annual trophy awarded to an o r ganizatio n having the largest junior membership enrollment during the year. Thi·,; award has h~en won by the Chicago Council of the Bov Scout s of America for the past thr~e years. The Junior Reel Cross likewi se hac; added to its service for children ancl also has shown an in crea·,;e in memberships so that now more than one-half a million children within the jurisdiction of Chicago Chapter are enrolled in this organization. The Juniors thic; year have initiated a movement for Braille writing of children's storie·;; which are acceptable to the blind school children. · Finances of the chapter are in good condition and the Roll Call which has iust bee n completed has been a success, so that the work for 1929 can be carrie-d' on without curtailing any activity. Bobby Berge r, 306 Kenilworth avenue, Kenilworth, entertained twentyfive of his friend s at a toboggan and sleighing party last Friday afternoon at Indian Hill club. -oMrs. John P. Booth, 511 Sixth street, entertained eight friends at luncheon Tuesday at her home. Invite Disabled Veterans to Session Next Wednesday All di sabled veteran;; of the world " ·ar, includin g men who wc:e w<;>undecl, injured, gassed, or otherwtse dtsabled, arc cordially tnvitcd to attend the reorganization meeting of Disabled Veterans, which " ·ill be held at 8 o'clock Wednesdav evening, January 16 at the Evanston ·Y. M. C. A. . Thi s meeting is for the purpo. e of organizing all di sabled Yctcran·.:; in th ~ north shore communities and the purposes will be explained by the State Commander of the organization who will be the principle speaker. * There are any number of desirable times to begin sending your printing work to usB.ut the best time of all is right now! r I i * LLOYD .HOLLISTER 1232-36 Central A venue Wilmette 4300 Greenleaf 4300 Inc. Wilmette Winnetka 2000 Sheldrake 5687