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WILMETTE LIFE Building in Chicago suburbs staged a come-back in April, having an increase of 33 percent over April 19~. The total in forty-two comparattve suburbs was $11,202,336 for April this year compared with $8,417,097 for the same month last year and $6,579,326 in March of this year, based on permits issued, according to a survey just completed by S. W. Straus and company. In the April-April comparison twentv-three suburbs indicated gains. The nwst important of these were as follows: Dolton 3125 percent, North Chicago 1700 percent, Elmwood Park 737 percent Arlington Heights 391 percent, Blue Isiand 240 percent, Calumet City 208 percent, Cicero 190 perc~nt, Home-' wood 183 percent, Park Ridge 162 percent. Chicago Heights 142 percent, La Grange 104 percent, Villa Park 90 percent, Mount Prospect 89 percent. Glen Ellvn 84 percent and Wilmette 76 per cent. Smaller gains were made in Des Plaines. Elmhurst, Evanston, Flossn~oor, Forest Park, Niles Center. West ChicaP"o and Hammond. Kenilworth, Winnetka and Glencoe showed a decrease in April building ac tivitv from the corresponding period in 1928. GOES TO PILGRIMAGE ABROAD Mrs. C. D. Flood. who is att~nding the annual Garden Club of America convention in Philarlelphia. will go on to Washington. D. C.. for several rlavs' visit with her sister. 1frs. A. B vVickes, at Mt. Vernon. before ~ailinv on Mav 25. on the S. S. Homeric. for Englan-d. There she will attenrl the Pilgrimage of the Garden Club of America. of which she is one of th" directors. During her six wee'<s' tour c.·f En'!land she will make her headquarters with relatives in London. WUmette Shows Increase Kenilworth Grads in April Building Record i n Shakespeare's ~Merchant of V enice· Eighth grade pupils of the Joseph Sears school, Kenilworth, under the direction of Supt. E. L. Nygaard, will present "The Merchant of Venice" as their annual class play Saturday, May 25, in the new Kenilworth Memorial gymnasium. The cast for the play was announced this week by Mr. Nygaard. Alexander Newton will have the role of Shylock, Harry Weese will play Antonio. and Catherine Hepburn will be Portia. Followinv is the remainder of the cast: Duke- of Venice, Jack Stebbins; Prince of Morocco, Murray McCteod; Prince of Aragon, Andrew \Vetterer; Bassanio, George Woodland; Salario, Howard J orrlan; Salanio. Robert Mathiesen: Safari no, Clinton Demmon; Gratiano, Roger Barrett : Lorenzo, Tohn Be(:kman; Tubal, · Robert Dowse: Launcelot Gobo, Edson Mclldownev: Old Coho, Herman Hintzpeter; ·teonardo, Benjamin Matthews: servant. Grover Herman; bailiffs, Earl Moss, Grant Ehrlich and Howard Carlson; magnificoes, Charles .Franklin and Perry Shortridge ; sold1ers, Robert Sample, \Villiam Holmes and Woodrow \Vilson: Venetian citizen, James Wellington; .Merissa, Betty Byrne; Jessica, Jeanette Post; maidservants, Barbara Conley, Beverley Bouchard. Mordine Mumert, Cynthia Holmes, Vinnie Grondal, Carolyn Wilson, Lucille Gudbrandsen and Sarah Laing : court ladies, Jane Chilcotte, Teallie Wilson, Priscilla Wheelock and Sue Carpenter. Swallows Win Prize in Hikers' Club Contest The buffalo head skeleton offered by Robert W. Townley, athletic director of the Joseph Sears school in Kenilworth, as a prize for the best stunt staged by one of the Junior Hii-.ers' clubs was won h:r the Swallows with ;t three-act playlet. The stunt night was held in . the gymnasium of the Toseph Sears school last Fridav night Paul Cornell is leader of the SwaPows 1nd John Springer is assistant learler The Vultures took second. De \\ritt rones is their leafier and Jack ~feni " is assistant leader. Mr. and Mrs. George Benson of 210 \f elrose avenue. Kenilworth, have gone 'n French Lick Springs for a week or ·en days. 'Jhe Mot/em Waq.- Underp-ouad Gar·age Reeelver The housewife who believes in efficient household management sees at a glance the merit of the Adams method of taking care of garbage. The container is underground, out of sight, yet it is easier to use than the common, unsightly garbage pail. No fly nuisance, no odors, no raiding by dogs. lt1odern refrigeration /or the home is done by electricity · adt'ertisements in WILMETTE LIFE Pay· fer Itself in uviog of time. in incrused cleanliness, in greater efficiency. Every household nuds it. and can readily afford it. Simply and substantially constructrd. with copptr nerl shell and cast iron top and lid. A1· your dttlltr for it will direct you to a dealer in Electric Refrigerators. WOLFF-GRims HARDWARE 1119-21 Ceatral AYeDue WILIIETI'E :; :. DJ..INOIS P'-: .,-.-.,. 113