Illinois News Index

Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 6 Oct 1938, p. 16

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persons. have neyer been .valied up- on to. report a ' ire,. or to accept re- sponsih4lty In seemng that it is- prop- erly deait with.- As a cooperative measure during National Fire Preveéntion Week, Oc- tober .9-15, every .man,'woman and young. person is urg9ed to familiar- ize thernselves with the exact pro- cedure to be followed in case it be- comes. necessary to report a fir.e., Given :belôw are. some of the rules suggested by him: I., Plan what you mtend -ta do 4i ltire cornel. theni do it calmnly and sensiblyý.. 2. Make up your mind beforehand that you are nt gong to become excited. 3. Learn the location of. your nearest lire alarm box. Make -sure, that you know how ta operate it. 4, Write the telephone nuffmber of your ire department where it can be found quickly by any member of the farnily. 5., Use the most convenient of these mnethod t*a alte -fire idpartment. 6. Léarn the correct operation of hand fire extinguishers. 7. When uisng a hand extinguisher the fire should be attacked at is base. 8. If the clothing catches fire tear off burning portions if possible. Attempt to srnother the flames by wrapping victîm ini a woolen cloth. 9. Do flot allow the victim ta run or move about. 10. When sleeping in a strange build- ing, learn the location of the nearest exit before retirlng. Il. If caught li a burning building, re- member that smoke is thinnest near the floor. Make vour way ta safety by crawl.. Passes Examauon One of Wînnetka.s :aviation e.nthtisiàsts is Edward' Martin, 630 Rosewood avenue, who keepa hisship at Sky Harbor, air-port. He learned to fly three years ago under William Turgeoni, and last week passeci his comnme'rcial pilot'8 examinati.on before return- î,ng to the Un~iver.sity. of Michi- gan where he- is studying aero- nautical engineering. Mr. Martin f lew in the inter-colle giate f lyfng meet early this summier at Akron. 0., and just recently made a cross- country/ flight to Dat,. O CENTRAL-LAURELI P. T. A. ber of years' experience inie us iness world as well as at the univer- sity, wil conduct the 15 sessions. A small fee is to be charged. Those who intend to take the course were aisked to register at the library with Miss.Ann Whitmnack 'on' or 'before next Tuesday. ev ening. RepublicanWomenHoId Precinct.Group Sessions -Several of the. precincts ini Wil- mette are having organization mneetings, this. weeký under the aus- Pices of the Women's ,Republica n Club of New Trier. 'in the member-- ship. drive from October- 1 to',10, the members are coniducting a door- ito-door canvass of their blocks to I interest IRepublican womren. in the work &f the club. Mrs.'Frederick Schroeder, '1000, Lake avenue, and Miss Frances Cut- 1er, 1001 Lake avenue, entertamned th~e worlçers, in Precinet 31 Septem-' ber 28.' On the same day Mrs. Frank G,. Karsiake, 900 Elmwood avenue, entertained her workers inî Precinct 35. On October 3, Mrs. John A. Snook, 1226 Maple avenue, had the wo rkers of Precinct 34 atý her home. Mrs. Joseph Royal is instructing her workers of the luth Pecinct, in Winnetka. And on Oc-, tober 7, the workers of Precinet 37 wxrll be guests of Mrs. Ndle C. Smith, 725 Sheridan road, Wilmette. their work in past seasons. AduJt,,ý classes under Frank Dillon are Mon- day and. Wednesday affer.noOns, -and ..Tuesday and Wednesday, mrornings from 9 to, 12 the. studio is occupied by students of Allen Philbrick. wh<, -sohas classes Monday and Tues- day evenings from ,7:30 to, 9:30. Frid.ay "1OpenHouse A change has been made regard- ing "open house."ý Thursdlay, Octo'- ber 6, Francis Chapin opens, a class, from 9 10 12 o'clock. Trhis mearis that hereafier F.ridays will be "open house" days, when.a.ny mtemnber of. the league may corne to work' in the* studio. Mr. Chapin is widely known amnong Chicago artists; has received. the Frank' Logan prize, the Bryan Lathrop scholarship, and the Wil-' liam Tuttie prize at various ex- hibitions in the Chicago Art insti- tute. Crities of his work ýare uni- formly admirers, and the press ha-s repoirted of him, "In Francis Chap-, in we in Chicago have, a painter. who in promise and in accomplish- ment is without equal in any other. cit in the United States so far as exhlbited art gives evidence." H-is, color is noted as -rich and fult and almost primary." "He proves, even in as light a medium as water coloî'. that such use of color can g-ive a character and a quality to. paint- ing that ive conmmnnlv ssci s out, while you are in give the alarm quietly so as not ta create a ;e ta shout "Fire!" ting by means af an inear the box until Uic Sas to direct thern to ýast possible delay. mnen arrive, remiember Sway. Give thern the ce ta work. bat life always cornes of Stolp school. Harry B. Johnston of the Wilniette Board of Education will discuss. with the members of the board the pr oblems and inter- ests of the Board of Educatioi. Mrs. ,Albert Tucker, chairx»an of thée seheool cafeteria. has hler cal- The Pre-School circle of the Lo- gan-floward Parent-Teacher associ- ation will meet Tuesday evening, October 11, at 8 o'clock in the home of Mrs. Stanley Smith, 327 Four- teenth street. Miss Marion Bru-. baker of the National College of Education will speak on the topié, "Play Life of the Child." '- Mothers of children of nre-qtchoolai ar was selected as "a gem- among two hundred. The league is pleased toc give its members the opportunity of studying Linder such a master. Wednesday evening, October 19. is, the, annual., meeting mnight. At this time, 'Charles Fabens Kelley, will be the guest speaker and critie of the pictures onl exhibit. Further notice of this meeting will be given next week. three or four years in Honolulu. A number of years ago she was a resident of Wlmette. 1w11 '*.- ~&~u~uIeir, WI1. I nityhouses on the iIan. WIl. campus following hirs. Birgé, rushing. Jarvis L to the Wisconsin . Altmann, Phi Delta Theta. W", 'i.122,; becamie apledge Mrs. W. C. <Juinlm 14872; B.. R. R. nnick,1 a crowdeÈ and uuobt panic. Ih 15. Whe alarm box firemen.a the fire wi 16i Whet tu stay 01 best possi an active Anrgel' was Beta chi Charles of Sigma

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