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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 6 Jun 1924, p. 5

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DEAD NOT FORGO'ITEN ~ ilmette Pays Fine Tribute to Heroea Under the able leadership of Ralph C. Wessel, general chairman of the day, Lea ] . Orr, Commander of Wilmette Post of. th~ American Legion, nd other leaders m the Wilmette and Peter ]. Huerter Posts of the Legion Wilmette last Friday witnessed what was probably the most impressive Memorial Day observances in the history of the community. With perfect w~ather fayoring the program, t~e LegJOn, vanous civic groups, chtldren's organizations and other units assembled on the Village Green e?rlr in t_he morning, and, to the patnotlc urgmg of three bandsthe Chicajlo Rapid Transit company the New Trier High school and th~ Wilmette Grammar school-proceeded to. St. Joseph's cemetery at Lake and Rtdge avenues where military mass was observed under auspices of Peter ]. Huerter Post. Later the procession wended its way back through the village and into Lake Front park where, at the ~cene of ~he Memorial grove, appropnate exerctses were conducted and Col. Phillip Fox gave the Memoria! address. . All along the route of the processton were gathered hundreds of citizens who were unanimous in declar!ng the parade the finest ever staged 111 the. vtllagc:. Behmd pohce and fire escorts itJ the march were grouped representatives of the G. A. R., ex-service men and women, Boy Scouts, Camp Fire Girls 1 o late a_nd various other children's organizations_. and. of various civic groups includmg v11lage officials, Chamber of Comm~rce and the Optimist club. . Credtt for the splendid observance 1s due largHy to the untiring efforts of the legion men who also enjoyed ~e complete cooperation of President Ztpf and other village authorities, in formulating the arrangements. The legion, in turn, has requested Wilmette Life to express its appreciation of the cooperation of the various groups represented in the procession and of the merchants and resinents who contributed to the impres~iveness of the day's observances by displaying the American Flag and appropriately decorating their places of business and homes. Wilmette LID A1ten.tiaa Project Blocked by Board Recently owners of Wilmette Inn made application to the board of trustee s for permission to make additions and alterations to the Inn property which would approximately cost $30,000. The matter was submitted to a committee, which made an investigat ;on of the proposition. The committee's report, filed at the trustees' meeting, Tuesday night, rejected the application. The report set forth that the Wilmette Inn is practically an apartment building where the occupants do their own cooking, etc. This-, together with the fact that the Wilmette Inn is located in the residential zone was the basis of the adverse report. ·Twenty Miaatea b:r r.iob. frOID the North -8hore Buaineu Diatrict Sttalt 6- Chiclttn Dinners I.UNC:fiiON sa-.vaD #IT NOON tdwiches, Ice Corn and Quality Automobile Accident ia Evanston to Eatimate Fatal to Charles Leis Garbage Diapogl Coat Business Men's Lunch Seventy-five Centa Funeral services for Charles B. Leis, A communication from the Evans60 years of age, 805 15th street, were ton reduction plant to the village held Saturday mornin~ at 10 o'clock trustees was read, Tuesday evening, and contained the information thfl.t from the St. Francis Xavier church. Mr. Leis, who was killed in an auto- the Evanston authorities will be unGet away from business by taking time off at noon mobile accident at North Paulina able to quote the cost of disposing of treet in Chicago, last Wednesday, Wilmette's garbage until the Evarsfor a run out into the country. was a resident of Wilmette for 23 ton plant will have been in operation years. He was connected with Mont- awhile . The letter was fi.led without, ..:0=========================;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;!1 · o-omery Ward and company up to the action being taken. time of his death. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mr. Leis leaves a widow and four I I rl·lildren, Harry, Clarence, Elmer and Helen. Back From Europe Where He Fm·da Buam·eaa Good F. L. Millington, formerly of 715 Linden avenue, but now residing at 126 Oxford road, Kenilworth, has just returned from a buying trip in Eurooe. 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Can be worn girdle that is guaranteed to im- all day instead of a stiff corset prove your appearance at once and gives you wjth c om for t ~tnd to reduce your waist and F a s h i o n ' s bips "almost while you wait!" straight boyish No wonder it is being hailed 1 i n e s! At la,!lt with delight by the thousands . you ean wear all 1 of women who want to look the stylish clothes youthfully slender again. For . you· want with· with the Mada1De X Reducing out w or r Y in I Girdle you don't have to walt about your figure. till the fat is gone ' to appeh 1 · PrOducee Same· -..u1u M · slim and youthful. SAFEGUARD YOUR FURS in our roomy FUR STORAGE VAULTS vVe will Renovate, Repair and Store your Furs for the Summer in our Big Vaults and Insure them against Loss by Fire, Moth and Theft. Reasonable Rates Prompt Attention Excellent Care ~ -~ I I HARRY A. ROPINSKI FURRIER Eatabliabed in EYanaton ltol fll CHICAGO AVE. 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