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Branson LDe Cou lias presenrted twice titis year at the Wilmette Sunday Evening club, bas prompted that organization to secure Mr. I)e Cou for another programn this ev'ening ThursdayI) at 8:15 o'cock in tbe First Congregational church. "Venice and thte Dolomites". will be the theme 4)f the lecture. A nominal 'admission fée wilI, be * charged, it is annouinced, Mr. De Cou having volunteered to turn ov'er otie- lialf of bis receipts. to the Sùnday *Evenling club. The sui tus realized Nvil1 bc utilized to meet the club',S, deficit. -France". and "Mexico" were the respcCtive titles of bis two previotis' lectures this season. ýHighlIights of -Veniice and the Dolomites,." the (Ireani licture tbis Thursday. ÏolIow~s: .% ltisure1v vi.-,it to the wuld. iiimot Unique ity. Distant vlewvs froin the Lagoon. Ieflectlons for ;foundatioli.. ile.II*and i-iazzetta.. The, Bridge ni' ýighs. St. Théodore- and St. a. Works of Sansovinlo. The great Piazza.' Ve.sfironi the ýnew Campanile. The >aotred pigeons and the great ftaigs ;of thë 'imuart'. A tragedy of the Merceria. l'h- iuuel traveled Venetian horses. The tiiarvt-lu>us PalIace of the Doges. Poitnta dlella &arta. Ali inspirlng crtad I*he stairway of the (.ianits-. Fm's"e'-ýj hy v t Ve'*flse and Tintoretto. %n ex-1 THE PALACE 0F THE 1 M.E MIusic-After a Dream (0asais> A gnla trip throiigh the ipkgturt-.îtu.* -ide ni. A ieaflifg tower of Venice. 4 'ilorI'ui hrn.Waiking lhi ¶JeIIici. Antique stores and gla-ss-hi<>wlng worký. -1 -lioanni é Paolo and th4 4 'oleoiii 1110o111unlit... The Falto district Ith ialo d'Oro. The Byzantin teaur m itth ius 6,000 preclous stones. 'l'H WONDERS WITIIIN SAN MARCO .~lsu-rioin G IIajo--2ii(j Move- nent-(Haydn) A journey on the 'Grand canatl. Soule #if the mnore famous palaces.'%Iêtiioi" of Byron, Browning,. Ruýkin, Howeiis, :tud -Richarid Wner. The beautiful Ca d' Oro. Te.Acaema Sno(f i t,; imst -famous masterpieces. A great Tlitiami. TPhe Bellini Madonnas. Churvh i1IFrari. Ellery ffalter, noted travele'. zo n'as characterized by, Preinier llitssolii as the "sipreme advoi- turer," will address,:t/te ilmpette Stindas. Eve in club at the First C«on gregatioital ,churých Pebruary IL. His subjeet itill be: - The Par ist Sittuîaiki.** Ifr. Walter ,recett- Iyrcîrd front a tour in uwhich lwierriwe olstandisig Chillese and Itipati;tse leaders.,*,. 1932 Tax Bis to Be ini Mails Late This Month Çý-,nhorn Ha.Tau New Trier tax col-1 "The bis. for New T rier are pr~iiLCU alnd will be made out," lie said, -"as soon as the tax rate bas been estab-' lished.» M.\r. Hale anticipates it ivili be late ini February bef-ore he, reccives thte buils. -We may look for. an increase in, tbe rate," he explained, "as the state rate bas been increased f rom 39 to 50 cents, but," be continued, "there appears to be a general 25 per cent réduction in the total valuation of This gratifying announceffient was made at the monthly meeting of the board of auditors Iast Monday eve- ning, but 'final 'action on matters of titis nature are taken at the annual Town meeting beld. in the spring. It was explained-that .tbere is suf- ficient ýmoney left on band from thée receip f eulrtxes and tbe net f rom tbe surplus funds collected, to suffice -the township, for another year without making the- usual levy titis spring, it is tbougbt. H. S. Marshall, wbo was appointed township assessor by tlie board last- September to 611i a vacancy cauÙsed by th «e resignation of George R. Hlar- baugit, was re-appointed by tbe board Monday evenilg for a four year term. The board also passed a resolution fixing the amounit of township re- muneration for collections over $80,000O, as provided, by law. the township té receive one-half of one per cent of sucb excess collections. Last year, on a foutr-tetiths of one per cent basis, tbe township received aipproxitntely $6,400 from this source. Scouts to Colleci, Paper for Charity The various 'ilmette troops of the Boy Scouts of America are pre- paring to do titeir part to alleviate the distress of needy citizens tbrough magazines througliout the village, the proceeds f rom the sale -of wbicb will be presented to the Welfare board for charity purposes. The Boy Scouts request t 'hat .al citizens assist in this effort'to, relieve suffering. With,.their usual courtesy. the boys will tie the papersinto bundles. vil Ridge avenue to insure an adequate supply of water to résidents of the western part of the village. The main is- to be laid ini the alley be- tween Lake avenue and Forest ave- nue instead of in the parlçway on the north side of. Lake avenue, the. route originally considered. In, a recommendation to Joshua D'Esposito, State Enigineer, Public, Works Administration, for the proj- ect wvas dated February 5, 1934. Explmui»Route. President, C.' P. Dubbs explained the three routes considered, tbe park- wvay, thée alley' route' straigbt west,. crossing one, tract of private> propeir ty- andl the twvo railroads at the alley, ini wbich case easements would bave tc, be secured. tbe third route being the alley to Tbirteenth street, thence soutb to Lake avenue, crossing under the: railroad tracks. to M ain street, tbence nortb to the alley and: west. This is the route recaimnended, it being unnecessary to secure ease- ments and there being no bouse serv- ice lines ta contend with. Also, theL route decided upon elimiliates al danger to trees and the cost of> supervision by tree experts. The difference in cost between the parkway route and the alley route, whicb was at first thought to present a formidable obstacle, turned out to not, be very considérable. The con- routes. I he pipe to ne used us yen- trifugally cast iron, with leadite joints. RFC Tai.. Boatk Arrangements have .already been completed whereby. the ýRFC takes the water bonds already voted at a referendum, as. soon as the recom- mendation of the Village board is approved by tbe Public Works Ad- ministration. The Village board will meet i an adjourned session Tues- MY finquent bils, flowever, are not ta De] sent out for suit for some time jus- tice Sinsiteimer explained., 'tfl *i tilt u furniture. Ec ce ta see th 'ili you help i -Mrs. A. L e crovvded. 1 l, c bia ir m a i , 1 CLASSIFIED WiImette 4300, I l . 1 - 1 1, . 1 ý . 1. . <ý .0 1