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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 28 Jan 1932, p. 10

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Plans for Wilmette's participation in the George Washington bi-cen-1 tennial celebration were discussed at a meeting last week of the committee which wilI hiave charge of this N'il- lage's observance of the event. J. E. Worthen, president of the Wilmette Chamber of: Commerce, is chairman of. the George Washington bi-centen- niai céomniittee. He was appoinited by Village Président C. P. Duhbïs. v ing on the committee with Mr.. Mor- then. are representatives of every business, social, civic and chiurchi or- ganization in thie, Village. Celebrate on JuIy 4 It was. decided that. during the month of Februarv each organiza- tion in. the Village should carry. out its own' program, of 'ohser ving- the George ,Washington bi-centeninial, Thieni,.,tlie latter part of April. the comrittee:will meet to plan a vil- lage-wlde celebration to be held -the week of July 4.. T1his celebration, according to ten- tative plans, ill be a hoineconing- festival week. Stores will bc appro- priately decorated for the occasio. There wilI be a parade and otlier special events during th.e week. Nain. Large Committée Members of th e George Washinig ton bi-centeninial comrniittee for XiI- mette besides Mr. Worthen are: -Mrs. A, J. Dixon, presîdent of the \WonI-1 an's club of Wilmette, M.\rs. J.-D Kin- near, president of thie Northiridge Xoman's club~; Mrs. F. X. TIiîàlc. nresident of the Wonman'.s C;atIi4ie Georyc W. Rossetier, recetitly. elccteil president of the Chicago ,Association of Commnerce,. and a resident of Highland Park wilI be the guest of Isonor and speaiker of the eveniny at the fit/ animal 1Boy Scout bapiquet Tiwsday ev ening, Frbruar v 2, ut New trier High .chool. Jeserz'at ions for the dinner are to lu', kadc not laUer than 10 M dck londai, munIing, February 1, at Bo Scout hradquarters in, to be sent to ber by February 1. it is announced ini "The Voice of the Tenth District," whichi carnes this notice. "These are the rules of the coiitest: "Unpublished poeuis only iav be submitted. Poems should èontai at least ten and -flot more than fort y lines. AIl manuscripts S'hould be un- signed Place sa me in an .envelope with titie of'.nîanuscnip)t .01 envelopc. Enclose this ili another envelopeé containinig card with naine of author and naine of club; and sen d to M rs. Orr, 755 Grove street,. Gleneoe. Ilhe, three pniz.e w'înners %vill he entere(l in the state c«on-test." ]Birth Control League Is to Hrave MeetingFeb.à The Illinois Birth Control league i having a meeting at the home Io f Mrs. 1 James A. Burrill, 812 Greenwood ave-ý nue. Wilmnette,,Tuesday afternoon, 'Feb- ruary 2, f rom 3 until 5, aà meeting 'to wIhiih all interested persons oni the: north shore are invited. Speakiîig briefly on the prograin w~illi be four of the -officers of the league who lie oni the north shore, Mrs. James' F. Porter,, Mrs. Nathan Davis, 111, Mirs. WVililghby Xallinig, anid Mrs. Ar- thur \V. Culshmnan. Al of Winnietka. Mrs.' Porter is. to talk on "Birth Control iii Relationi to Child \Velfare." The prinicîple address of the after- nioon ti1ilbe given.by Mrs.,E. J. Los uxecutive secretarv .of the league. Dr. IBeatrice Hawkins, head of a recently Iopened clinic iii rEvanistotn. Will tell of members and frencis of 'the society throughout the state have been invited to attend. At this tinie directors wvil1 be elected for the ensuing year.. In addition to the general reports f rom officers and coiniittees, the society lias secured.as its main speaker, Henry Porter Chandler, the chairman of the 1Illinois Comrnittee on ChiId Xelfare Legisiation. The -society is especially' ini- terested in:a number of the bills whiclî ivill be. presentedf to the 1933- legisa- ture, particularly the bill creatinig the Counity Buieatis of Public Welfare, and the. one whicli provides for the. State Division of Child Guardiansliip. The so- ciety lias cooperated withý thecommittee in the l)reparatiuli of nuch of this' leg- ;slation. The, report- of tlhe superinteildent> shows that during the past year the suciety* serveil 4,138 different childrerf. 0f this. group it 1rovided care in its institutions, its private families. mand' its boarding homes for 2,237 childrel. The <.thcr 1,901 ,c hildren, were cared for without removal f romf their owtf homes. An. average of 1,750 children constituited, the nunher of children under daily care. 1 'his entire work vas carried on at a .cOst Of $348,922.98. The society wNas.organized in 1883 as astate-%,ide chiI.dren's' service organ- ization. Since that Iti me it has becomie the legal:guardian of over. 12,000 chul- dren. wvho have.corne f rom every county nii tlhe state. It bas served thousands ôf others without removal f rom their. own f amilies. Its receiving homes, main-, tained at Evahston and at Duquoin, pro- vide telTporary care and study for chîldrcïi prior. to )placemnft ini family the Business and Professional. Woni-I ?j-hqin ak lewr hr.addsuso'wl t-IUf en's club;1 Mrs. Ray Warren, rep)re- sueafter the talks are over. N rhSoeA ts senting the ýCentral-Laurel Parent- Neighbors' Group Hears Teacher association ; Miss Viola The Mui.r.orfrtoEhbtPitn marepresenting teI .oga-Howard ITheremin M scPlayed A tGallery T u o txii anig man te IM lI.k George Lusk, 810 Mcîa ave-m Parent-Teacher associat lon (Ccs.~~itrlltt(1 omafls ,ILJC lubnue, W'ilnîete, bs adlîý îcu1 XViim Pagnter, riderasocita- a'1'loswhiùh fdUredtile il( l slîneksl. Meinhers of the Wonfali's club> ot "Vertical Developnient". chosti by, Highcrest Prn-ece soi-adgoai hc conadtea-Wilinette, under thie-autsîices and ar- the jr o h nulchliino tion ; Bruce Ryod.peîeto erneo h ai notîswnd rangement (-f thé art' departmnent. Chicago Artists, which will opent - h orhvstMe'scu: ar ~iiaprcat I fu 1r h set] whose chair-man is. Mfrs. Ralph Huif, the Chicago. Art institute 'on Januarv Kinne, 'president of the Wilimette cclh-like toiles of that renal-kable. n - - c the îpaý0 Y 1t- Federation of Churches ; 1-Hector strumnent. ,the therenin w-hd1 1vas l ui:IPtrtunlitN to iiiak- a 28, and. will coiiltne until Feihruar-v Dospresidenit of the Wilnîettc denionstrated h1w'Miss l*.etia NMouieaik le oro h hcg r nt-j2 CiiDogddEs.,ndsn rei ote nscdpatun f h eu tute on Feb)ruar\y 11, to view the an- The Jury wvas op do George' Civic lague; ., B. Kudtson presi to theiiitiscopepatingentmidie a w. EChicago, heaidl ofpthcngart (lepa e c- dent 2of the Wilmiette Rot.r.. lub;worth Neiglhbors hast week. W. E rs *Chiac(igtheexthibitt Nicjc Schwall, presideut of the Vil- The theremin is 'prohably the newest rce.ption thiis,,afternioonthurdax. ent of the College of the Citv of - -.- --n-.- u. 1i al.1and lL.st 1 iiipertngvIdfof 1nn I inIncrcaseRobilnsoni, a inodern painterj Çýc' York ;Williaim IL. -Millikeni, who live5 in W\ilniette hiad asked to be Suinday aiternoon, Jantiary 31. at iiext week for Brooklyn, N. Y. to study exempt f rom paying his Wilnxtte -3 30o*oclock. msn at the Brooklyni hosOital. .Village vehiicle li1cense -iee lecause 0 of the inability of the CIicg.scoos rs. John 'C. Carpenter, 239 Es- 'Mrs. Howvard Williamis. 1729 Lake to pav their teachers. AlthQugh it wasex road. Keniilwvorth was liostess to avenue, wvas hostess to members of the the feeling. of the Villgetrstes togop ffind tlnho olege H-il bridge club last>,Tuesday that the request should be denied, no and bridge at usdav and. last afternoon .a t lier home. -TIlieewr action was taken on the -niatter. Sturda. two tables in , play. -A. Jiotfl boys m-ilJigraduate ironi St: John's ini June. after speîîding four vears at the academiv. M rs. R. Lee M Negowen. 197 Oxford road, Kenilworth. entertained, at a dinner'and bridge for twel-ve guests on M'ednesday of.-last week.

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