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Aithough tbe season was shorte'i- cd by tbree weeks, the swimming program conducted -by the Play- ground and Recreation board at the Wilmette beach, reported a total participation of 6,780 for -the seven- weeks' season as, comparable with a total- of 8,135 for ýlàst year W'ith a ten-week. season.. Swiîmming lessons wereconducted three' days each week free' of charge tohoiders of beach tickets 'and two days each. week were devoted to playground children ýwho were taken down frôwm their playgr.ounds in cars and admitted tà the beach fre.e of charge. Every child 'who attendcd the piaygrounds and, Who did-not know how to swim was -given the priviiege:of taking lessonsduring the suummer. Two hours eac h week were de- voted ,to swimnming -tests and ýem- bicins were 'given to children wlio succeeded in passing the tests.1 For swimming,,sixty yards a fish emblemi was awarded and a W. B. emblein was awârded for swlmming' 150 yards. 1Those '-who won fish during the summer were. Virginia ýBis er., Xir- ginia Summers, Marian Summers, Marian Biser, Helen Olsuai, Rodmnan Joyce, Germaine Hoffman,. Corrine Richards, John Sauvage, Lucille Grahamn, Telse 'Hosaeus, Lucille Howe, Ted 'Riley, John Reckett, Charles Reckett, Betty'Peterbans, Donald Garnis. Bobby Heinrièhs, After dropping the final two gaines- of the season, Hoffman Florist second team managed to finish first ini the Playgrotznd and Recreation Boards playground bail league. The winning team had been leading the league al- most:the entire season and the final four weeks of play had. seen themn with a fair margin of games ahead. However, the Hawks teain and the Hoffman Florist first teamn were con- stantly threatening the league and ended the season ticd for second place. with aà percentage of.gamnes perilous- !,y close to that of the winning teain. Both- of the second place teams won ail their games during the last week of the season and the Hoffman first team defeated the Hoffman sec- ond team on the. last n ight of the schedule; by a. score of 2 to 1. That -final gaine was everything the score indicated, being more, of à pitching duel -than a regular bail game. Earl Miller pitched for the winners and. Milton Guy for the Hoffinan second teai. . Lineiups for the garne were: Hoffman 1 2 Hoffmnan Il (1) D. Hiek 'Vic Deinlein A. Hoffman M. O-uy E. Hartman P. Bohnen R. Evans H-. Johnson P. .Schwall J. Hoffman G. Huck P. Bleser 9. Miller B. T'halmann B. Huck G. Braunl E. Huck >W. -Phill.ips' E. B3rammer E.Bleser Marga riosaeus, rertuck -Keicne, Bill Harvey, Bob. Lawrence, Eugene Ste Iner Plumber Puessle, jack Stein, Howard. Balil,J.' Rifenburg Eric Samnuelson', Mary Jane. Kemip,. J. L. Steiner Charles Kemp, Letitia Green, Mar.- K.- Steffens Ed SnderRichrd GLidiger garet Green, >dSye,, ihr T. Bra~dy' ,Kemp, Theodore Field, Betty Schae- (U. Prochnow fer, Hel 'n Schwall, Ted Boughton, R. Castie Elmer Stone,, Elizabeth Carîsoni Gien B. May' Samuelson, ý Bill Seifert, Bob John-P coe son, Clark Chiselan, Bob MacMorran, Arlene Lipsch,.. Elsie Jane Edge,. Steiner Plumbers Lois J-ane Roberts Betty Chapelle. x (4 played last week were: Hlawks (4) W! Rogers V. Wyle E. Berol J. Lawton C. Nordberg J. Langdon H. Sieren G. Cole J. Kaufinan G. Stone (5) Village Cleaners (6) H. Nachels B. Wolff J. Schaoefgen B. Thalmfann R. Nord B. Herbon Gk. Mclntyre K. Wagner W. Schinle'r R. Steffens3 Hoffma Florist Il shoe pitcher for annual Playgroui board's singles contest show. cnampïon . hors - 31, results of the and Recreatio'i irseshot pitching& He made a total of 6&7 points out of a -possible, 700> points in the coun- test which was conducted on the basis of ceach contestant pitching two. 50-point. games against every otherý contestant. Fred Prochnow' finished, in- second place in the col!- test, with a total of 648 'points and Bob. -Blasdell in third place' with .642 points. Eight. contestants participated- in the tournament which was in charge of Dudley C. Stone, of the recreation staff. Play Leadlers TaeTmOf for.:Vacations It's vacation time With the Recrea- tion board staff now. Since adtiit athletic leagues at the Village Green and the summer playground program *fill the time of ail recreation tin- ployes, Director of Recreatiôn Daniel M. Davis and his staff have to wi until tht latter weeks of August for their own play turne. Mr. Davis, with Mrs.ý Davis and their daughiter, Dorothy, Witt take several short motor trips after Sep- tember 1, returning to Wilmette about September 12. They. have not Itompleted their' itinerary. After Dudley, C. Stone returns froin acting as counselor for the Piayground boys' 'camp at Lake Hastings this week, he and Mrs. Stone plan to drive to Aurora wýhere they will join Mrs. Stone's parents,, Mr. and Mrs. Charles -C. Gourley, a .,i then proceed for a two wéeks', mnotor ti ip a round Lake Michigan. Mr. and Mrs. Glen W. G-athercoal plan to start occupancy of their newv home at 1536 Maple avenue next week and Mr. Gathercoal expects to spend his. vacation engrossed in landscaping the lawn. Attendance at the three summner playgrounds conducted by the Play- ground and Recreation board was 37,050 for the' nine-week season, Daniel1 M. Davis, director of recrea- tion reports. Thé' total .attendance for the. season. just closed exceedé'd that of last year by more than 2,0(xn), Vattmnan park rèported the larg 1est inc rease in attendance of any of the playg rounds, with ,a. total of 14,260 for the season, while last year the total attendance at that park was 10,388. children. Central playground ais o showed an increased attendance. reporting 4,155 children for the sea- ;on.' The- total attendance at the Village Green playground was 5,990. The beach playground report, includ-. ing aduits and children using the .>ails, bats, horseshoes and oth2r. recreation equipinent is estimated at 12,645.- The s pecial closing progra ms at the three playgrounds were wit- nessed by large audiences. Exhibits of handicraft projects made by the. children during the summer were shown and each playgroundplanned for, entertaining. programs to mark .he coig village Gr,-en's program was held Thursday of last week, and. -both Central's..and Vattman park's were held Friday. Vattman's. prograti coniprised the entire day, beginning at 10 o'clock in the' morning when "Eatrite" Eddy, clown and ventrjla- quist, gave a performance under the auspices of the Cook County Tuber- culosis sôciety. At Il o'clock Mi.;s Mary W. Hughes, Cbildren's hi- brarian of' the Wiimette Public hi- brary, conducted her final' story hour of the season and at 12 o'édock a picnic lunch wvas, spread. 'In. the afternoon, 'Rolhin SimonIds gave ,a magical performance, 1entertaining the audience with sleight-of-hand.and' other magician's tricks, and follow- ing his entertainment, the girls of. Vattian park staged a style 'showv displaying the 'dresses they had made during the season. and Hioward Davis. John Schaefgen Wins Territorial Contest John. Schaefgen of Vattinan park' won. the terrhioryr contest conducted athé, park throughout the summer playground season just. close'.ý The - ----*- . --.-- ....... week.» Mrs. Fanckboner is -going to-take a rest cure at home. Miss 'Bierer is finals in.the contest were conducted going ta a ranch in Wyoming. Miss Friday morning. as a part of the Skidnore will spend a vacation in Mon- closing entertaininent staged by the tana. Dudley C. Stone will spend a park and the territory champion only week 'in the boys 'camp in Lake Villa. succeeded in gaining his crown after "Hap" Gathercoal will spend his va- taking two closely contested games cation in his new residence on Maple f rom Copeland Davis, who. finished avenue. Mr. Davis is undecided about in second! place.. Howard Hoffinan his vacation.-Geraldine Peifer, Cen- finished in third place. '> tral. playground. On Friday morning John Schaefgen won fiotn Coplin Davis, four gaines to fiant and f rom Howard Hoffian,,three gaines to.two. Howard Hoffinan and Coplinl Davis fought it Out for second place, with 'Davis winning týwo gaines to none.-John Schaefgtn, Vattmna Paran