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club,Wimette Business anda r- fessional Women's club and Wiltnette Chamber of, Commerce, held in Weeks' dining room, last Friday noon. The object of the meeting was to inaugurate the annual Christmas seal campaign in the interest of Wil-1. mette Health Center. The attend- ance was gratifying to the sponsors, forty-seven r epresentatives being present. Music was "provided by Charlés and Hazel Beck,, Wilmette youing people, who are students at: New Trier High school. B. Li Keeler was chairman, and, following luncheon, initroduced the guest speaker, Homner J. Buckley of Chicago, chairman of the 1933 Christ- mas .seal conimittee of the Chicago Tuberculosis Institute, with which Wilmette Health Center is affiliated. in an, impressive address Mr. Buck- ley told of the increasing ravages of. the dreaded whiteplague, graphically describing -the inroads on the public health due to uindernourishment, mal- nutrition, unbalanced rations, expos- ure to weatber and a generai let- down in attention to personal health. In this connection he told of the tre- miendous increase in demand upon the facilities and funds of the insti- tute, and paid high compliment to the physicians and dentists who are giv- î ng ýso inuch of their time to the ale- viation of suffering aniong tuberculo- sis victims, both aduit and juvenile. The danger period, he said, is be- * tween leaving the grade schopls andç the first year in college. During this period of adolescence, ie' added, the disease is frequently contracted. Quotes Nurses, Report Perhaps the most impressive, and * certainly'the most startling portion of Mr. Buckîey's address was ,that in which. he quotedfrom the annualre- port of Mrs. Inez:B. Bliss, the resi- * dent nurse who. heads Wilmette Health Center, for 1932. Epitomized, important sections of the report are here given; "Due to our great increase in tu- "It is notable that 2,902 people. sought health information at. Wil- mette Health Center, indicating that the people of this community are be- coming health niinded. ]Local physi- cians- and dentists assisting. in this work, have.rendered an outstanding* service to the commuinity". "Examinations reveal that malnu- trition and undernourish'ment. among chfidren from' homes -wbere the par- ents have been well-to-do have in-, creased vastly over those where.char- ity has been extended, due to the dif- ficulty of locating and treating.them. In making home caîls the enurse bas found, conditions actually appalling, so bad as to have affected the Mental balance of somne unfortunates. In De- cember, withina period of ten days, (Continued on Page 6) Counity Officiai Offers to Widen Wilmette Avenue A letter from Major George A. Quinlan, Cook county highway com- missioner, addressed to the president and board of trustees of Wilmette was read at the meeting of the board Tuesday niglht, in which the commis- sîiner stated that he would be glad to present to the state bighway com- mission a proposition to construct a 40-foot pavement on Wilmette ave- nue from Park avenue to RidÈe road, at county expense. It suggested that the Village board pass a resolution requesting this im- provement. Should this be done, and the pavement constructed, the state would retain control of the street as a state highway, and assume resp on- sibility for maintenance. ýReçogni:ning that Wimette ave- nu ould eventually have to be wid- en*d, previous Village admniteistra- tions provided for the improvement as far as possible by setting wate r hydrants and light poles back a suf- ficient distance to allow for 'a 40- foot roadway. No definite action who captured thie coveted ducats awarded in the Football contest appearing in last week's issue. The lucky trio: Franct X. Maguire, 530 Linden avenue. Don Mellraati4, 1127 Chetnut Ed ]B. RkauL, Jr.,500 Gregoiry And now: for the grand finale!, The Football contest appearing, in this issue of WJLMZTTE Livie will provide free tickets to the gaine between the Wildcats, and the potential Conference champions, none othier, Ladies and ,Gentle- men, than the ýWolverinies of Ann Arbor. Read:the rules and get busy! Dubbs Tells Trustees. .How Bis Are'Slashed President C. P. Dubbs reported to the Village board at its meeting Tue sday -night that on November 1 the Village hiad unpaid buis amount- ing to $26,774. By November 9, hée said,. this, had been reduced by $8,- 735, and on November 14 it had been still further reduced by $3,722.75, the latter figure being the monthly Ev- anston water bill. Mr. Dubbs also reported that aIl tax anticipation, warrants up to and including the year 1930 had been retired. sumed Saturday morning of this week at 'Il 'clock, Miss Mary Winner Hughes, children's librarian, has an- nounced. The story hour will be held every Saturday morning throughout, the winter. Children o f alil ages and grades are invited to attend, Miss Hughes said. Blue Emperor is owned by William Crawford of the Crawford kennels on Waukegan road. Blu*blood Cata, t». Not, only. dogs, but cats, birds and fish as weil,,will be on.dis lay-at the pet show. One of the features of the cat exhibit will, be Siamese cats owned by. Mrs. Peggy .Wolf of Peg's kennels on ýWinnetka' avenue near Waukegan road. Zebra finches ;and the Australian finch or hand-painted. bird, whicb were included in the World's Fair ex- hibit of the Arman Pet. shop ýof Ev- anston, will be on display at the pet show. A silver canary from the Ar- ,man sho p also will be on.,view.. Show "Goldberg» Reicas Visitors to the pet show *also wîll have an opportunity to sec pict.ures of 'Goldberg," the famous dog veter- an of the World war, as well as' the decorations he won, the coat he wore in France and his discharge papera. "Goldberg," who died on Noveniber' 3, at the North Shore Animal hos- pital, Evanston, was one of very few animal pets to go overseas with the A. E. F. and to serve in ail the en- gagements of his regiment, including the battîes of the Toul sector, St. Mihiel, the-Argonne-Verdun and the Meuse, Verdon. The pet show is open to the en- Hear Expert onu Pets Capt. Will Judy, editor of Dog World and author of the book, "Training, the Dog " will open the pet show with a brief ialk ati'7:30 .o'clock. He will be i ntroduced by Mns. A. E. Klunder, president of the Woman's club. Captain Judy also will judge the dogs and cats exhibiteci at the show. Charles Andrews and Frank Pitts of the Arman Pet shop will -I t1 4t our four scnouîs. noted exceededt Many more case trition, heart an( were discoveredt 'Fret imutunizi îLnd inwairments> Note: Eg£onopiy Sh.op Is conducted t in 1931. by the Woman's Club of -Wllmette. iw as given :to .i Cai Ad-Taker Now Wilmette 4300 I .. ..,. - to' Amïei1canism."-