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4 WILMETTE LIFE March 29, 1929 i ..lm;~:::lllll~~=::~~~~~~:;llllll~~:~:~::""';:~:::~:~:~~~~~~~~~~~~ Na~~cf.:f!l~=~~;osts Tenth Street and Central Avenue Wilmette, Ill. ·: WOMAN DOES FINE JOB AS TOWNSHIP'S "BOSS" Mrs. Gertrude M. Thurston, Supervisor 15 Years., Candidate for Re-election Mrs. Gertrude M. Thur· 3ton this sp ring is completing her fifteenth st~c cessive year in the office of New Tner township supervisor and treas~~er, and is a candidate. without oppos1t10n, for reelection. The fact that Mrs. Thurston has re peatedly been return~d to this o~ce, in most instances wahout oppostt1D.n, speaks well for the efficient manner .m ""hich :;he ha s conducted the ~~;:urs so long entrusted to her by the ctttzen.:; of the township. 1fr". Thursto n declares it i ~ intere stinn· to h er to look back over those '"~~rs. She was perhap s the fi: st ~\·o man to old an office 'in the town:;htp, if not in Cook county. She rcca tls vi\·irlly that fifteen year-; aao. when she annonr.ced that she ""a" to he a candidate. then~ was plenty ::>f oppositioq. 1t \\·as based '3olely 01~ the ground that a woman has no husmes~ hold ina a pub lie office . The total funds , hanclled annually hy th e New Trier supen·isor and trt>asurer fifteen years ago was only $7,0~. a very large amount as it appeared 111 tho·.:;e days, and one of her strongest opponents ·made the campaign against her largel y on the . grounds that "n_o woman can he trusted with $7,000." SUNDAY SERVICES 1 I A. M. WEDNESDAY-TESTIMONIAL MEETING- S P. M. SUNDAY SCHOOL EXERCISES- 9 : 4 5 A. M. 31, 1929 Subject: REALITY MARCH READING ROOM- 1t63 WILMETTE AVENUE Open Daily (except Wednesday and Saturday) 9 A. M. to 6 P. M. Wednesday 9 A.M. to 7:45P.M.; Saturday 9 A. M. to 9 P.M. The ~ible and Works of Mary Baker Eddy and all other authorized Christian Science Literature may be read. borrowed or purchased at the Reading Room. THE PUBLIC IS CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND THE CHURCH SERVICES · AND VISIT THE READING ROOM - _ ~n·muuuuuuuuuiUI1tllllllllllluHuluuullluuuluuul'lllllllliluuullllllllllllllllllllllll"lluuuuuuuuuHuluuu·luluu'u""ll'"uuuuuluuu"uuHu 11111111 ~ PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS \\'alter ' H. Anderson. 127 Robs~rt road and De vVitt S. Stillman, 707 Vtr~ini; avenue have been nominated to ~ucceed ] ule~ P eterson and Homer H John so n on the board of the Josepl' Sears sc hool, Kenilworth. Mr. Johnson died of a heart attack in his Chi cago office March 21. Ur. Peterson's terin expires next month. Six members and the president compose the Kenilworth school board, two of the members being elected each vear for a tl1rer-vear ter111. Tl1e presiclcnt of the board also is elected for three year s. The annual Kenilworth sc h ool election this year is to be held Saturday, April 13. Arthur T. 1Iclntosh is president of the board. The holdover .members ar~: Harry E. 'Veese, Mrs. John L. \Vilds. John Marshall Roberts, and Miss Barbara Erwin. Supt. E. L. Nygaard is an ex-officio member. Tlte committee which named candidates for the two school board officts was composed of George I. Bell, chairHarry \\. Mons, and William I man, Lodwick. QUALITY FOODS Now Handles $75,000 We have gathered together for your approval the choicest of quality foods. Plan any of the delicacies you will for your family-unusuaL out of the ordinary deHcaciesand you may be assured of finding them at this store. It is our aim t'o supply the most exacting demands .and with the great variety of meats, groceries, fruits, nuts, and beverages we offer, it is a simple matter 'to plan your m-:al. For Easter we offer-" Delicious Sugar Cured Hams - Hickory Smoked Bacon - Strictly Fresh Eggs - Luscious Fruits - Fancy Milk Chocolate Easter Eggs and Bunnies and a complete selection of Choice Beverages." We welrome customers who are in search of new and better foods. We know you will be delighted with our varieties and service. Wiltnette Grocery and Market 1146 Central Avenue REDKE BROS., Phones 420-423-425 ProP.S· Today Mrs. Thurston handles $75.000 annually, each of the past fi~teen yea:s having witnes· secl a gradual. mcrcase 111 tmvnship business. . She maugurated the custom of keeping thC'3e funds on deposit in various banks. in the tow~1shin, rather than keepmg them tn Chirago and Evanston banks, a·.:; once was the practice. She is als::> overseer of the poor, coonerating with various charity hoards within the villages in the township. There is also a well organized health board cooperating with 'Dr. H. A. On·is, as town· 3hip health officer, all of which. Mrs. Thurston hopes. \Yill ultimately he deyeloped into a township unit in health work. Office In Winnetka Mrs. Thurston's office is at the Village hall in Winnetka, where she has convenient, modern equipment for handling the township's bnsine'3S . It is also heaclf]uarters for the township clerk, Mrs. Margaret S. Pierson, and these offices are in conjunction v;ith that of the township health officer. Complete t::>wnship files. maintained up-to-date, tov.:n'3 hip maps, which Mrs. Thurston has kept revised to the minute, enahle her to give instantly any information pertaining to township matters, and constitute the last word in efficiency. It is here the township auditing board, comprising five justices of the peace, the supervi·:;or and clerk, meet on the first Monday of each month to conduct the business of that body. Here. also, will be held the annual Town meeting Tuesday afternoon, April 2, at 2 o'clock, the day of the annual township ·election. Two Factions Battle for Glenview Village Posts Glenview will again have two tickets in the field at its annual Village election, Tuesday, April 16. The Progressive ticket candidates are H. M. McCullen for president, and David Danielson, Arthur Palmgren and Owen Barber, for trustees. Lester Coons will head the Citizens' ticket for president, and the candidates for trustees are Richard Gould, Benjamin Kirk and Henry Mueller.