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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 1 Nov 1929, p. 56

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WILMETTE LIFE I November 1, 1929 Foster and Robert Crane won jointly the dozen golf balls for th·e lowest number of putts, each with 32. Daniel Boone of the Evanston office won th <.: leather zipper bag for blind boge\· prize. After the golf during the day, dinn er was served at the club and the pnzes awarded. RUMMAGE SALE NOV. 7-8 November 7 and 8 are the dates for the rummage sale which the East End circle of the First Congregational church, \Vilmette, will hold at the . Economy shop. Anyone having rum mage to donate to the sale is rcque s t~d to telephone \Vilmette 4319. North Shore Music Guild to Hold Four · Meetings This Year The Korth Shore Music Guild, compo!'rct oi public school music superYi~or~ and private teachers, met at the home oi \\'inifred Town se nd Cree. in \\'innetl.;a .:Monday night . Mrs. Gertru(h I.e<.:~ Roberts " ·as appointed chairman of a committee which is to arrange tltc club's program for tlre rcm<lindt' r oi tl1e year. Other members of this committee arc Katherine Granquist \\'agner and \\' inifred Townsend Crre. · The (~uild has arranged to hold four meetings during .the year, at which some · recent text on modern i.d eas in private teaching will be discussed. The next meeting will be on the first Mon'day in December at Mrs. Roberts' home in Wilmette. Any private teacher who desires to join this music study group and to get acquainted with supervisors of music in public schools on the north shore, as weU as to make contrib1,1tions along the lines of methods and material for teaching music, has been advised to get in touch with Mrs. Marian Cotton, president of the Guild. Mrs. Cotton can be reached at New Trier High sc hool or at h~r Indian Hill apartment. Quinlan and Tyson Staffs Hold Annual Golf Tourney Quinlan and Tyson, Inc., holds its annual golf tournament at the Wilmette Golf club on Oct. 4. Men from the Chicago, Evanston, Wilmette and Winnetka offices Played in the morning and afternoon. The Howell N. Tyson trophy which has to be won hvice for permanent possession was won this year by Lewis T. Dodds, of the Winnetka office, with a low net score of 65. The second low net prize, a leather jacket, was won by Raymond Carey of the Chicago office. Third low net prize, a golfer's raincoat, was won by Joseph Corcoran of the Evanston office. Clyde One OJ Jhe e/f«tJ oj goM tightmg ·1T home Jighting constitutes a conatant distraction, an annoyance to the youngster, which not only militates against good brain work, and thereby serves u a contributing cause to poor scholarship and alow mental development, but< also, I have no doubt, ia the cause of a lamentably large percentage of the eyestrain found in children and adults today, with its attendant miseries of body and mind., . R. "BAD Poor light, surt to caust tyeJt.rain is not possible for people ~ho have children to protect them from every kind ot trouble; but there is one danger that can be prevented. Children · need good light tor the protection of their eyes. Bad light causes eyestrain, the effects of which are oft~n permanently harmfuL J?uring the first seven or eight years a child's eyes are in a state of development. If they are oversrrained during this period an impairment of vision is likely (O result . .It is important to notice how children hold their books when they read. Bringing the print close to the eyes is a sign of poor light or faulty vision. If you have children, are you giving them the advantage of the good light their immature eves require~ Good Jight is so inexpensive that you cannot afford to endanger your eyes and injure your health by getting along with fewer or smaller lamps than are required for adequate illumination. Straining the eyes causes frowning, squint . ing, and nervousness. The woman who values her youthful appearance and her beauty cannot afford to ignore the importance of keeping her home properly lighted. , This service zs free to you · It you are using :amps that are not o~ correct wattage for securing the best jighting results, our home ;ighting specialists can give you directions for making bUch change:i aJ may be desirable. It wi.L cost you nothing to have the benefit of this advice. Just phone us when a cal! ~ill suit you.· convenience. J. JONES, Superintendent of &hoo11, Cleveland Good light costs little Electric light costs you less today than ever before~ and it is better, This a~vtrtismzent is published. in tht interest of a more beneftctai us1 of electrmty, and to mform you how to ohtam the iest lighttng service for the current consumed. PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS · JOSEPH W. KEHOE, District Manager 1 Aa improved methods have been introduced, in the manufacture of lamps and the produc· tion of electricity, the benefits have been paaaed along to th~ public. 141 Ctntral Ave., Wilmette Phone Wilmette 28 9 9

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