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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 20 Jun 1924, p. 8

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8 WIL WINS HIGHEST SCOUT HONOR Bradford Hutson Advances to Eagle Rank Bradford Hutson, son of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Hutson, of 1112 Elmwood avenue, received the rank of Eagle Scout at the banquet held Tuesday evening at the First Congregational church for members of Troop 2 and their parents. He has been as· sistant scoutmaster during the year Decide Linden Crest Ia 3-Story Building The village trustees officially decided, Tuesday night, that the Linden Crest apartment building, in course of construction at Linden avenue and Fifth street, will be a three-story structure with a basement. This action followed a report from John C. Blaylock telling that be found .lhe floor of the "basement" to be three-quarters of an inch lower than the depth prescribed in the ordinance for the basement of a building. The point had been raised at a previous meeting by Trustee Baker, who hinted that if the building's basement was not a "basement" the edifice might come un- der the description of a four-stQrY building, which would require tire· proof construction. The present building is not of that type. In connection with the Blaylock re- I port, the board approved a bill o~ $11lq, . that gentlemen's charge for makmg the inspection. ISSUES MUZZLE EDICT James C. Murray, president of the village of Kenilworth. has issued a dog muzzling proclamation. <;>wners of dogs are ordered to have thetr dogs securely muzzled until September 15. The dog license must also be attachc;d to a substantial collar. Any dogs m the streets of Kenilworth , which are not muzzled, will be killed, in accordance with the village ordinance. ------ ~ We cllarge a very simple fu T 0 cure defects )'011 can 1JOt see N OJ Sl SAFEGUARD YOUR FURS in oar roomy FUR STORAGE VAULTS We will Renovate, Repair and Store your Furs _for the Summer in our Big Vaults and Insure them agamst Loss by Fire, Moth and Theft. Reasonable Rates Prompt Attention Excellent Care HIS idea of tinkering with your car is all wrong from the start, Mr. Man. Our responsible repair service is satisfactory. We know a car from its heart' to its overcoat. If your auto baa some slight simple ailment let us attend to it at once before it develops into a serious illnesa. We're the doctors. T devoted Creat in and th~ having in the 1 duled fc will ope one of at Wester~ en's We HARRY A. ROPINSKI FURRIER Eatabli·hed ia E·aa·toa · · til CHICAGO AVE. WILMETTE MACHINE AND AUTO WOW at 1225 Central Avenue, Wilmette Phoae Wilmette 115 EVANSTON N-r Mala Street CALL EVANSTON J1ZZ some, , on the Mrs. the wo Mrs. J throug D'Arcy August Sept em Abo mate he of 18 h Mrs. E prize f Cullen In tH the 18 B-dforcl Hataoa which was closed with this banquet. Carl Yost was awarded the 1000 point medal. During the evening there were a number of speeches made by Frederick E. Clerk, superintend~nt of New Trier Township High school; Scoutmaster Cook of Troop 2, and a number of other people who are in~t~"ffo1 ~cot:\~. work C':l rriPti nn lw I!I!For Popularizing the General Use of Electrical Energy" I N AWARDING the Charles A. Coffin Medal for 1923 to the Public Service Company of ~ mjpojs, one of the paiDcipd factors determining the decision of the prize award committee was this Company's policy of extending electric service of a metropolitan character to suburban and rural communities. At· c Tuesda at the 585 Lo the qu and se A sati! upon. The follow of the the su decisio memb and th1 bema two en in Jul A Troop 2, which is known as the Roosevelt troop, of which Bradford and Carl are members, was recently the recipient of the Scoutmasters' trophy shield. This is the first troop which has received this trophy three times in succession. has co club the n will from tary. SEARS SCHOOL HOLDS PAGEANT "Our land," a poem by Florence Earle Coates, was adapted for the pageant siven by the puvib of the Joseph Sears school, last Friday, at the school building. The adaptation gave an outline of the history of the United States up-todate. At first the poem was read in the original by Miss Green. Then each s~za was acted by the pupils of the dtflerent grades under the direction of their teachers. . With each portrayal there w~s mustc played by Miss Winifred Mtckey, under the direction of Miss Mary Louise Robinson. . Sta~za 1 was interpreted under the directton of Mrs. Foreman. The Vision ot an Idealist, "The Goddess of Liberty," was foJJowed by the appearance of the Indians and the Seekers of Free-dom, under the supervision of Miss Mayer and Miss Kilburn. Miss Barnes directed the scenes of the Makers of Freedom, which started with the Minute Men and showed the states- admitted to the Union after the Civil war. The scenes were then shifted to the immigrants of all nations, who pve folk dane~ of their respective countries. This was arranged by Miss "rhi9 consistent program of making electric service more useful to a coostantly increasing number of homes and industries is all important in popularizing the general use of electrical energy. The Charles A. Coffin Foundation In 19" Chari- A. Coll1n, £ounc~er and CI'Wetor a£ the General EJectrio Company, retired from ective JeadereAip or tbet C06DI»SST· Ae en mcpreee/on a£ eppt'eCiatloa olllr. Collla'eJi£ewrorJr tbe Char lee A. C... Poaadetioa w- created. 'J"JH Powafatltm ooaa/ate of' a land ,.. . . . _ . . . . . . , . , i· to be ·tili6edbJ ~and re-wardial ....noa m tbe electriceJ lieJ.d.. A ICJid medel.tacnm ·· the Claer.lee A. Codln Jlfldal ie ewerded anna· .Ur to the electric utility operating oornpenr in the United State-. wbioiJ drn'ia4 the 7Nr baa made the ooatribution towlll'de io«MIIiq tbe edvant.p. of the o1 electric light end power for , . ooe,...;...oa of U.. pa6Jio ..J Prior' to the extension of thB Company's transmission lines to the smaller communities, the residents were given only four or five how:a' daily service and that frequently uncertain. With the coming of this Company, electric ~ WM made promptly available any hour of the day or night. CWe Folk Daace· This progressive policy bringing modem efficient electric service to an ever widening circle of com,munit:ies is of especial interest to the more than 21 400 stockholder-owners of this Company, for it ~ the manner in which their Company is growing side by side with the territory it serves. · Ruiden'· ofNorth Share Commanitia 111iU IN tlou6ly interuteJ in tlai. aUHJrtl 6eca.... a « ,_.teet Wilcox. llua Crane. Rewards of Labor, showing a panorama of work and happiness, which was acted , under the charge of Miss Norton; was folJowed by scenes of the pnited States, a world helper. In this iakrpretation. there was an assembly of war workers, military corps and Red Crpss aids, which were arranged by LepJt,o to FJa, - 'rbe ,. -..11...., ne ol u. iDduetry. Compea;, reoei·i·l tlee CMrfM A. c.llla IIedel ,_.;_. .,_ 11,000 'or it. emploree '---.1k or etimiJwlwnd. .U.Ular laonor-Ciaarlu A. Collin MetlalaUHDtW annaaUy in tlae electric trtnUportation licJJ. u no111 /add 6y tit. Cltica·o Nortlt Sltore tutti Milwaulwc Railroatl ~. At tt. cbe of the ......-. Prank Watt, ~ of tbe 19M clue, pre. . . . · ... to the ICbooJ ff'OIIl the ..... ICIIool ,... of 1923-24. ..... pvap 8lar S..U.W BaaDer IUDC b7 the entire -eadid the interpretation of the The 6aaJe lhowed the Melting Pot of ~ ia the public school. A reMinc wu made from ~lo Patri's war-b. then two tchool ICel'les followed A plecfp to the A.erican Sag and ~ p· u suc S. I ·V SERVICE COMPANY .,_,re JNO. S. llEESIIAN, D1etnct u ...,_ OJI NORTHERN ILLINOIS 6.000 milu-202 citia tlllll fGIDIU -U1itla G:u or El.ctriciq Ill a.-c~a EVANSTON .... .Alae w-. ....... · I Of r g ,....._.,.._~ 1 ...._ a..._.._.. ...... ...... Wn..tte za ~- ··

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