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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 2 Nov 1939, p. 22

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J News trilmstral editor by Tuesday non Contributionssoidd bear dut hor's Rame, requtri for relerence %ad,' not necessaril orpblicatiu NOVEMBER"2, 1939 T bot Red Cross Flag The-Red Cross flag which flew in: front1 the .clubhouse of the Womn' s Club - Wilmette on Monday,-and which will 1 there. each succeedi ng Monday for an i definite time,,is to.inform the public thi the club bas tendered its rooms to the wor en of Wflmnette for carrying on war ýreli work under the direction of the Chicag chapter of the Arnerican Red Cross. Wom( of the village, individuals and groups, ai being called un ttv gather there ea Monday and participate in this laudatb work. Ini the spirit of ils fînest traditions,. tl Red Cross, imrnediately upon the outbreE t of the European war, sprung into action4 behalf of sufferers. In its turn the Chicai chapter issued an appeal for public su, port.. The district federatioti of Womar clubs responded by an appeal to its affi knit will be directed in the making of h« Jpital garments, convalescent robes, dlot] ing and blankets for boys, girls and won en, and baby layettes. The rooms of the clubhouse should t i crowdedwith women engaged in this hi manitarianenrpi. Savings dïR Q1Utne iULKILV.e Engaged in the event were children from on. tiny tots of five or six to those of high ed sehool age.. ring of the door bell. An- "~swered by Mr. oir Mrs. The ominous an- -no uncenient, "«Treat or tricks! " Invitation, "Corne in!" Passing to the,group of ex- -cited,. happy, laughing, boys: and girls many goodies . candy, nuts, eider, doughniuts,. ofcake'and the like. Another household safe of from Hallowe'en attacks. Some surprises were sprung, upon the in vaders., At one home, they found a great- La1boiifire in the yard, and on the door a sign, "Beggars Welcome!", That place.:was good. Sfor rich pickings. ef Older folks received surprises, too. For go instance when, upon opening.the door, they enwere greeted with: "We are :nti-beggars. that was evidently. "tiï?xn about ig fair le play.$) lie "Beggar's Night" is a recent develop- ak mnt n th ceebraionof Hallowe'en. If on its mission is to replace "Pieket Night,". go when bands of rovers "spot" victime of. go- depredations the following night, it can be VS- set down as a mark of progress toward a-better things. For dour indeed rnust ,be hethat man or woman who cannot enter eh ewlholeheartedly into the spirit of it, or turn chfrom the d.oor empty. handed these young- sters. bent upQfl innocent f un, without or tbought aof misehief. :)S "Backward, turn backward, 0 Time in b-thy flight! Make me a child a gain, just for be "War in thé« ,Headlines" Comnrnenting on the flood of propaganda with which this country is being flooded by both Germany and the allied nations, the Institute for Propaganda Analysis Ime., New Intense indignation. was expressed- by a North* Shore lady when she heard that the City, of Flint had been. ca .ptured -by the Germans., "Why,"' she exclaimed, "thats right .over here in Michigan, isn't it?" Intuition is a quality supposedly exclusive with the female;s'of the species, and of, which mere man is èompletely'barren. Just the same, there. is no- great difference betwëen. intuition and a hunch, of which man. has not been de- prived. And we had a hunch that wîheh women were admitted. to: jury service things i the musty and dusty old courtrooms would liven up a bit. Seems it was a good hunch. The senate voted to lift- the arms embargo. Now If, the -house of rep 1resentatives will vote to retain it, we will be happily satisfied. That's the way we feel about it. Helen Wills, famous tennis star, is marriez! agafin. Hope she wins a ehamrpienship this time. It is charged that ýCIO strikers are. interfer- ing with airplane building for'the ýnavy.- Wait until the Federal Bureau of Investigation boys get hold of' those fellows. The determination of Congressman Martin Dies to expose àll Communists holding govern- ment jobs wiIl be applauded. by every loyal: American. It is high time that "boring fromn with.in" the government bé ended. *In response to an appeal from the Presi- dent, politics was adjourned for the period of the "war crisis." Now it is charged that the administration is offerlng drought relief cash and federal jobs for votes of congressmen for lifting of the embargo. What constitutes, 'pol- itics," anyway? *k Blessed is he who hath nothing. 'He can Xc on' relief and become the petted darling of the ad-ý ministratioZi and its army of professionial mis- ery relievers. The Hartford (Connecticut) Courant. the old-' est "continuously published newspaper in Amer- ica," has just celebrated its 175th birthday. Congratulations! reqwiremnefts of legitimate, andi sounl, en- tepriseu. On tbe- whole, the banks have doue tiieir job pretty well.. wofl 1 wnen * want to >ud "Who ever heard of a politician being on re- 9ible lief," queries a Vox Popper. Our idea has been ked that aHl politicians who are "in" are on relief. ling leve. At, thi§ point we calit a day.. Tiff.cPiiTm" REPoRT 'I it pf

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