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CheR&st Officiai Declare Village Only 50 Per Cent Subscribed. to Date 'l'be Wilmette Community Cbest as-ý sotiat ion, throuügh. its president and campaign, manager, bas repeatedly placed before ô the citizens of the village the urgent need for raising the' fuli butd- get as adopted by its board of directors and apportioned tô the nine participat- ing charities. Thesýe appealc have, say the, officers. been largel1y ignored, with the humpiliat- ing result that not -more than haîf of the familles and individuals who might reasonably be ýexpected to donate to this cause have made pledges. This con- dition is, they assert, becoming more serious every day, and some way must he found to arouse 1amore charitable spirit among the citizens,.' Block work- ers have, they assert, been lamentably dilatory -in completing the. %vork as- signed te themn,* and which, they.agreei to undertake. The canvass miust go f orward to a successful finish witbout further delay, they emphasize, to 'the end that Wilmette may creditably ac- qluit itself in the humane undertaking of ca ring for the needy of the village. .Show Re.alta Eiswhere That the Comniunnity Chest associa- tion is nt asking. the impossible i-; attested by the results secured by Chest, organizations in other m.unicipalities, near. and f ar. Here is a sample,à a% supplied by the local office, of. the manne in wvhich budgets have been, secured: Cleveland, Ohio, 102 peu cent. Minneapolis, 93 per. cent.' Albany, 100 per, cent. Ciwauke, 19per cent. Mi1wak, 10 per cent. lFvanston. 85% per cent. -winnetka, 102 Der cent. Wllmeýtte, 50 Der cent. It is nothing less than a shamie that a body of more than seventy-five' citizens, representing an accurate cross-section of the citizenship of Wilmette? bas worked for weeks. and months to secure candidates for Village offices, ivithout factional or political. affiliations, and just as it appeared that its labors were tobe grate- f ully accepted., a small group should inject. itself into the picture and put up'an opposition ticket, thus 'plunging -thevillage.into another campaign that cannot resûlt in any good. The Harmony convention, which announced its candidates a f ew wceks ago, is a non-partisan -and ýnon-polIitical body, created to fiiudmen and women to serve the Village., As one-half its me m-t lership is replaced each election year by an impartial committee of citizens, -there are no, inside cliqties., It is composed of fourî delegates f rom each of the thirteen voting precincts. The con- vention ivas origi nally, fornîed by a committee.of two from each of tený outstanding civic organizat.ions, including the. Catholic Womants club; Wilmette Woman'club;M North Ridge Woman's Club; Chamb er of Commerce,; Wilmette 'Business, and Profes- sional Women's club; Civic league; Rotary club; Optimist club; Wilniette League of -Women Voters and the Noîthwest Men's club. Until Monday 'the ticket nominated by the Harmony con- vention seemed to be generally acceptable. Then, within, the space of a couple of days, a small group entered the picture with an oppo- sition ticket in an attempt to undo ail the work of hundreds of. citizens over a period of years, to bring about unified action and hiarmOîny. The Independent candidate for Village treasurer bas publicly stated that he does not believe in this method of selecting . candidates, regardless of benieficial opération in Winnetka for many years. WILMETTE LIFE has long been an exponent of the harmony idea in Village affairs, especiallyi the selection of candidates for the Village board and other governing bodies. It believes, and bas so stated many tinies, that in sniall comnuinities such as ours there is absolutely no need f or f actional strif e i Village managé- nment, nor in choosing themen and women wvho eau serve only at a sacrifice of tinie and personal conifort. WIMETELIFE thus plainly states its position because it be- ieyes that thé interests of the village can be best promoted by the non-factional and>noni-political method. Tfiis is the question -which voters iuust decide at the Village élection on. April 16, and they are reininded thiat it is their duty to give it the Most careful consider-. ation befoie arriving at a decision. Group SprÎnts Up, ,toOppose' Slate Selected by 'Wilmette Ha rmony Convention. Announcement was made Monday that a second ticket would be placed in.nomhination for Village offices~ to be filled at the election of April 16 next. A harmony ticket had alreadyr been filed by the Minette Harmoény convention. The, new, party eminated froin a caucus held in -the Village7 hall lait Friday attended by about 30 people. This second ticket will appear on the ballot uder the title, "Independ- ént Party Ticket." It names no can-. 4144. tp oppo8s. 1rny C. Kinne for president of the Village board, nor for Village clerk tooppose Nicholas P, Miller. Its candidates are: 1For Village treasurer-Bernard S. Black, 2112 Beechwood. avenue. For Village trustees-Charles W. Allen, 1926 Greenwood avenue;. Wil- liam C. Connor, 1815 Walnut avenue; 0. G. Corns, 1121 Chestnut avenue; Paul A. Hoffman, 1638 Washington avenue, Alder R;ý Tighe, 521 Fourth street, and Harry C.. Watts, 1140 Michigan avenue. The platform upon which these candidates will appeal for -suppor't is given as follows: 1. Preservation of liette a.% a vil- lage of iOMef3. 2. The. adoption of the Civil Service act removing the police and lire de- partment from politie. 3. That the cam ilgn shall be car- rled onIn adgnfied manner, free from personal atta.cks or an y procedure tha.t might tend to lower the standard 'of our ligh gra4e oommunity. 4. The exteion of recreation facll- tics for thi. éblîdren of the. village. 5. Pledge of am economilcal Village administration. orders ............. . k ready foi spring occupane Scases .. .... 2 spital) .............. l Cali Wilmette 4300 repaired (pairs) ... nployment ......47 in homes .... 1 The Ad-Taker wiil help youi. Welfa.re Woôrker. Strict, complie these instructioi ous consequenct -Wilmette eviencs f rkie..Tideman and Village Cle iance by citizens with' H. Clark-bave been r 'ns nay prevent seri- for reelection by the *es. ýCitizen s' Advisory comn Health Department. posed of representatives - -..ousorganiizations. in the,