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ill! sat-- :â- '.â- Â«#»;»*=..:.'.'«,'.:;'>':",Mi THE mKrgaSfe JEWS/ FRIDAY, MAY 26/IWJJBBWteW ' â- -i TEN-I1NG FRAY SHerkiah A. ^/s Cop tast Overtime Session - In the opening battle of the 1922 baseball season Wilmette came forth on the lower jend of a 2 to 1 score, but It required ten innings of bang- up baseball toflecl^itt^-vapdlcJi-*^.. Bach team scored in the first frame on clean hitting. Prom then on until the tenth the platter remained un- dented. Schmidt an* Norman divided twirling honors tor the home crowd «nd, but for several miscues in Wii- mette's inner .wall of defense, the locals would probably have triumphed, over the fleet Sheridan A. C.'s. A rangy right hander with lots of stuff opposed the locals and held the town pill-wallopers at his mer9y throughout the pastime. His team- mates accorded him stellar support- Earl .Estes, playing the short field £or- Wilmette* hadâ€"au-off-day^ whieh- Is unusual for him. But that happens to the best o|Mem. At the initial sack Saunders played a beautiful game, stabbing numerous bad 'throws for put-outs. Lee Rosberg was the boy in the cage and he held his pitchers well in hand throughout the session. He was in the game,«very minute and started one of Wilmette>_fouiLdoubiekiUings by a pretty~catch of an opponent's at- tempted bunt. Jack "Brewer, speedy second sacker, â- was the fehce-bustef of the matinee, and little Art Herold Held down the hot corner in major league style. Grass Needs Cutting. ^ Thll outposts were a bit shaky at times but promise to round into form with a little more of the-going. They were bothered by the bumper crop of cloYer in the gardens, which is-to be harvested before another engagement. About five, hundred mooters turned out for the initial "game of the season and witnessed a real pastime." Just before game time the new flag as hoiste on the equally new flag- jle amidst the plaudits^Tat ffi6 ^8" iembled guests. 3^>nv^ ^ ^ By virtue of the kindness and good sportsmanship of some twenty-eight Wilmette merchants the team has been enabled to purchase attractive uniforms. The club ^management de^ sires to take this ^opportunity to ex- press thanks for this assistance. Next Sunday Wilmette meets the Sileii£^_C/s (expected last week),. * team of deaf mutes who play classy baseball. May Play Wiwrtetka. At this writing no «ame had been booked for Decoration Cay, but it w the hope of the/management to se- vemvilv cure an argument with *£e loca* * ^J}* ^he village, ored "friendly Enemies," the Wmnet- ka diamond stars. , The Wilmette ball field, is located at Seventeenth street and Wilmette avenue^Memberships in the Athletic club are open to all residents^of^the village. ---' - , ....... •â-  â-  â- â- : -â€"; 'â- â- __; IMPROVEMENT BODY is IWOULD EXTEND WORK v ,; (Continued from page 1) â- a _______ courage these men and women." ~^~ President Hoffman 1n his.Report enumerated the following, "problems" which, he emphasized, "wih require the co-operation of our association in the near future. Would Push Lighting-Program. "Village boardâ€"The electric light- ing of Wilmette; establishment of a Community House, and equipping of the Wilmette Recreation field; Re- moval di Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee Electric railway from Greenleaf avenue; Relaying and re- surfacingof a number of our main â- thoroughfares. '^School boardâ€"Bond issues for new West Side school and extensions to femedv crowded conditions at other schools. "Wilmette Plan Commissionâ€"Arous- ing public interest in the work of this commission and carrying out of their plans for making Wilmette perpetually beautiful. * "~- "Wilmette Cbln^umfty Service as-^ sociation^-Establishment of year- round recreation system for Wilmette in keeping with its growth and com- munity standing." In reviewing the accomplishments of the association, President Hoff- man recalled to the minds of the members that much good had already bean done by reason of its civic ac- tivities. Mrs. Charles N. Reese was hostess to the Thursday Luncheon and Bridge club yesterday at her home, 727 For- est avenue. Cites Accomplishments. _, Among these he mentioned the pre- vention of moving of an unsightly dwelling from Evanston into Wil- mette; solicitation in favor of the es: tablishment of a municipal play- grounds and modern school-* struc- ture on the west side, resulting in a successful special election; accom- plished through its determined ac- tivity the curtainment of the proposed industrial and commercial areas rec- ommended by the Village Zoning com- mission; brought about establishment of fire limits in commercial areas re- auiring thatvall bulldlngsTnthoJe >dis- tricta, be„ of fire-p^o* construction; Co-opera{ed in observance of Fire Pre- vention week; recommendationr-^ror placing of signs at street stub-«nds as a warning to motorists, and in the interest of protecting life and proper- ty waged a successful fight against insects which threatened to destroy beautiful shade trees; brought about certain readjustments in the^Zoning ordinance with reference to building lines and extension of lot^areas; con- ducted a "clean-up," and weed-mow- ing campaign to improve appearance irf vacant property. , -.„':: . IC^^ President Hoffman thanked J»e Village^JBoard of trusteea aaiT Wil- mette civic organizations for their co- operation in effecting the general int: provement of the physical aspect of Miss Pearl Conifer, was hostess to the Comanci club on Tuesday of this week at her home, 903 Lake avenue. MrT Charles A- Barton, 1216 Chest- |jjjjjj^^ "*f$$&f* f0^ ' S >ectionJMK THE KHAKI,iiimmmM BLUE and GmY ('Mbno*!? â-  Da4 ):. W:%If'Iff' In little earth mounds, slowly green- ing,..........:;:":|if^3'r"u>/;;:^......~Wk. ; That lie 'neath the bright suns of May, Still forms in the khaki are sleeping, At home or in lands far away. And near are the mounds deeply sodded, ; That speak of the long years passetl o'er, Far here are the lads of the "sixties," In the Blue, or the Gray they wore. The sleepers at rest 'neath the fresh mounds Were sired by the ones 'neath the old. The khakj in which they are shrouded Blends Blue with the dray in the mold. The Blue and^the Gray have been plighted, Their glory we'll ever enhance. The khaki has stood as their sponsor By bloody baptisms in France.,. / The work of the sleepers is over, ! The khaki boys' task has been done, And this we will add to their story: The Blue and the Gray they made one. * , Our Nation neglects not our earth r7lDiounds7~;;"'-: â- â- -â- â€¢-â-  â- â- ~?râ- ;â- â€¢â- â- ; â- â- â€¢" >•'â- â€¢â- '. •^..w^- As bright suns bHhng flowers-of-May7 â- ^â- r,\ .v-r. «HORT;;cmcuiTi^^p:VvK. The Wilmette Fire department was called to extinguish a blaze in a mo- tor track which caught fire at Prairie and Central avenues, Monday noon of this week. A. short circuit in the motor wiring caused the fire. The damage was fitfjt .. to haye bctan OBeEBVg/FATH€R0» DAY ^thers^ Day-ia to ^'/^M^^;,'!^';.; the Wilmette Methodist Episcopal church Sunday; June 4. Special ser- vices in connection with the regular, church program will commemorate the Wreaths that we strew for the khaki, Well strew for thej Blue and the Gray. - > "A payf roi, yourpiome Under the Metropolitian plan ydtft ' payments>re distributed over a p^ic^mmi^^&^m of 15 yearlf?:-;:irhe' interest and a. smaU^^illiiii^i ____..i_4fe^:_:___:_.____;..___.â€":___^__lr„.-_ __ â- â€¢â-  km•;vy::-:.-,gte/gi#j^l amount on:..the-principal.is,paid .every^^|||i|^. "six mxmth&.^i^^ â€"If y^u-epnt«m^^i%be i>uiW(m§ a. home you should learn all about this convenient arid populai1 plan. lM$M We handle the fund in Wilmette. 'y^Ws90^Wm 2J§£%5^ Meinbef of the t^ederal Reserve B^hk â- â- >;-.- ':-"â-  $$% I "andâ- :^^^^^y^'i^tr^i^^^ ^^3^r?l^ll 1 to the tegular care thus beatowed, will chminate â„¢nTTBJ-^^ 1 from your experience. 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