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M a y 13, 1937 W I L M E T T E L I F E chased i n 1915, a n d t h e 9 cornerstone church, a frame structure, was dediSt. Johns Church Central-Laurel cated. Develops Apace With E a r l y in 1910 the R e v . F . W . G . P. T.A. Started M i l l e r of Chicago became the pastor of Fast - Growing Town St. John's. D u r i n g his ministry the parsonage was built at 406 P r a i r i e aveActivity in 7 5 St. John's Lutheran church was 9 nue. By M r s . C. G . Shearon T h e P a r e n t - T e a c h e r a s s o c i a t i o n of the C e n t r a l ( S t o l p ) s c h o o l became T h e first L u t h e r a n services were held active i n 1915. It w a s a n o u t g r o w t h in W i l m e t t e i n 1893 b y the R e v . J . D of the C h i l d a n d H o m e c o m m i t t e e of Matthius of Evanston, but it was not the W i l m e t t e W o m a n ' s c l u b , w h i c h until November 8, 1903, that St. John's sponsored the o r g a n i z a t i o n i n its L u t h e r a n congregation was f o r m a l l y o r earliest years. M r s . M o r t o n Patterson w a s the first president, M r s . T h o m a s C o p e l a n d the first t r e a s u r e r , a n d w i t h the help of M r s . L a u r a K e l l o g g D u r g i n w o r k e d v e r y h a r d to m a k e the o r g a n i z a t i o n f u n c t i o n . years old when the first issue of W n . m e t t e L i f e ivas published. laid i n 1920. T h e s a n c t u a r y was c o m pleted a n d dedicated by P a s t o r F r a n c i s C. S t i f l e r i n 1924. A s y e t t e m p o r a r y w o o d e n s t r u c t u r e s constitute the C h i l dren's h a l l . T h e first speaker w a s M r s . H e f f e r a n , w h o t o l d about P . T . A . w o r k in other schools. Meetings were held once a m o n t h a n d o c c a s i o n a l l y r freshments followed. M r s . Harper spoke at s e v e r a l meetings d u r i n g the e a r l y y e a r s a n d t o l d of the needs of the s c h o o l . T h e teachers d i d not take a n a c t i v e p a r t at first. M r s . David Davis and M r s . Copeland visited schools i n E v a n s t o n a n d C h i cago t o get ideas f o r the o r g a n i z a tion. I n 1919 b a l l r o o m dancing classes w e r e o r g a n i z e d b y the P . T . A . , a n d the profits d e r i v e d f r o m these classes w e r e used for c u r r e n t e x penses a n d t o send the delegates to the c o n v e n t i o n . T h e d a n c i n g classes Rev. Herman W. Meyer are still b e i n g sponsored b y the o r g a n i z a t i o n a n d p r o v i d e it w i t h the ganized. O f the fourteen charter memnecessary funds t o t a k e care of a l l its bers H e r m a n H e r b o n and Ernest W h i t e needs. are still active. A f t e r being served for a year by a W A N T E D C O M M U N I T Y H O U S E theological student, the congregation B e l i e v e i t o r not, W i l m e t t e o r g a n i - called the R e v . V i c t o r R i c h t e r as its zations w e r e h o l d i n g meetings i n 1912 first resident pastor. In 1906 t w o lots l o o k i n g t o w a r d the e s t a b l i s h i n g of a were bought at P r a i r i e and L i n d e n aveC o m m u n i t y house. ( I n 1937 W i l m e t t e nues (then K l i n e and James streets) for $1,200, and on November 11 the first still has no C o m m u n i t y house.) A building and equipment costing In A p r i l . 1913, the R e v . H e r m a n W . $130,000 have been p a i d f o r w i t h the M e y e r was installed as the t h i r d pase x c e p t i o n o f $12,000 w h i c h the trustees tor of St, John's, a position that he was plan to c a n c e l b y the 25th a n n i v e r s a r y , destined to fill for more than twenty M a y , 1938. years. D u r i n g this period the congreT h e efficient W o m a n ' s society w i t h gation grew from 75 to 360 communicant members. U n d e r his leadership the n e w its " L i n k s i n a C h a i n o f F r i e n d s h i p " church was built in 1923 at W i l m e t t e is a b o u t t o t r a n s f e r l e a d e r s h i p f r o m and P a r k avenues. A cerebral hemor- M r s . H . J , D e r n e h l , president for thej I rhaee brought his m i n i s t r y to an u n - past t w o years, to M r s J o h n M . D a v i s ! T h e c h u r c h s c h o o l is c o n d u c t e d b y timely end on November 6. 1913. a b o a r d of religious education, of C o m m u n i c a n t s N u m b e r 554 T h e present pastor, the R e v . J . H . w h i c h E a r l C . C a r l s o n is c h a i r m a n . C o c k c l , who had assisted the R e v . M r .J o h n C . B l a y l o c k i s c h a i r m a n o f M e y e r for a year and a half d u r i n g the deacons, a n d F r a n k G . G u t h r i d g e is litter's illness, was installed on January c h a i r m a n of trustees. H a r v e y A . B u s h 2S 19'4, coming from the International is m o d e r a t o r o f t h e c o n g r e g a t i o n . office of the W a l t h e r league in Chicago. T h e latest parish report shows that St. Tolm's now serves 748 souls, of w h o m 554 are communicant members. T h e building of a parish h a l l is being contemplated to provide more room for the g r o w i n g Sunday school and to give the church greater seating capacity. T h e I w o r k of a very active Ladies' A i d society and of the young people's W a l t h e r league societies also require greater facilities. D u r i n g the c u r r e n t year, a unified m o r n i n g service has been c o n d u c t e d w i t h a large g r o u p o f c h i l d r e n p a r ticipating in church worship. Miss L y d i a K o c h is the a c c o m p l i s h e d o r ganist a n d choir director. Active resident m e m b e r s h i p is about 325 a n d i n a d d i t i o n a b o u t 175 n o n - r e s i d e n t or i n a c t i v e n a m e s a r e c a r r i e d o n a separate r o l l . T h e present m i n i s t e r , the R e \ ; G e o r g e D . A l l i s o n , completes h i s n i n t h y e a r of service o n J u n e 6. T h e c h u r c h is i n f l u e n t i a l i n d e n o m i n a t i o n a l affairs, t h r o u g h able representatives, and c o n t r i b u t e s about $2,750 a n n u a l l y to p u r e l y benevolent causes outside the l o c a l p a r i s h . Baptist Church One Year Younger Than This News-magazine T h e W i l m e t t e B a p t i s t c h u r c h is one year younger than W i l m e t t e L i f e , STAGE LADIES' NIGHT h a v i n g been o r g a n i z e d b y a g r o u p of It was o n the e v e n i n g of M a y 11, l o c a l B a p t i s t s in 1913. 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