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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 5 Sep 1924, p. 5

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Betty Bton100, a 17 year okl HOU,· wood girl, has been selected by Sir James Barrie to play the name part in the screen version of "Peter Pan." Miss Bronson was favored over a number of well·known movie stars. Her experience in the silent drama is limited to a small part in a recent picture. Now she is the most talked of l(irl around the studios. ' Ridge Ave. Pharmacy · f to any r is and NOW OPE CARL C. RENNECKAR RIDGE AND LAKE AVENUES Oppo.ite St. Joaeph'· Church We Don't let your child be the last one to get his or her School Supplies ; · and ~ools av.oid erm, make Mra. A. N. Gilbert of Salem, Ore., ..,.. that she finds tourin~ in a modena Reo Sedaa with balloon tiret conaiderabiJ' more allurin· than her &rat trip acrou the country, made in an ox cart. We know what they need Mrs. A. N. Gilbert of Salem, Ore:, who made her first trip across the American continent behind an ox . . team when her father JOtned the rush of the Forty-niners, is just completing a second long trip, one of 11,000 miles. This time however Mrs. Gilbert . ' ' ' who ts 75 years of age, finds travelling conditions vastly changed. In the company of her daughter, Mrs. B. 0. Schucking, also of Salem, she is t<;~uring i~ a Reo Seda~, 1924 model, equtpped Wtth balloon ttres. The two women are unescorted, and in spite of the fact that they have driven all hours of day and night, they have never had. the slightcs.t ca~se for alarm. Nothmg but th.e fnendltest courtesy from fellow tounsts and the residents of cities and towns in which they have stopped has been reported by the mother and daughter. Mrs. Gilbert was met by newspapermen in squads at the time of her arrival in New York after 8,000 miles of the journey had been completed, and to them she stated that she had not been the least bit fatigued by her six weeks of riding. In Lansing, where they visited the shop5 of the Reo Motor Car Company, Mrs. C\lb ..rt anrl Mrs. Schucking consented to have the picture made, which is reproduced here. Phone~ 316 Wilmette Complete Line of Dru1 Store Needa rade selec· e the each lists See this Traveling Exhibit of Crane fixtures The""'tnobile"':J1Chibit Of Crane plumbing and beating materials can be seen Friday, September 5 Wihaette and Central A·eaaa Wahaette, llliaoia The public is cordially invited to inspect these new Crane fixtures for bathroom and kitchen, and the Crane Automatic Water ·System which makes city comfort and convenienre easy and economical for the farm home. For one day only. Don't miss this exhibit. CRANE CRANE CO. 838 8. MICHIGAN A VI! ·. CHICAGO PLUMBING AND HEATING MATERIALS Engineering for Service ITH the twang ofa clockUnknown and adapt the known W spring, carried over a short in Science. They bring the stretch of wire one June day in 18 75, came a discovery that was to be of incalculable value to mankind. On that day the telephone wa born, and a new vocatioo came into being, the profe&Bion of telephone engineering. To-day, 49 yean later, a host of men, IUCCesson of Bell and his single assistant, are applying their trained abilities to the complex problema of meeting the nation's demand for telephone service. They explore the pes, Frona cyl.l'nders witho14t a doubt The carbon shoMltl be t~Jken o-'. LET us remove the carbon that. is interfering with the. power-punch of your cylinders. While we are about it we might find a nut or a bolt that should be tightened. thoroughness of specialiata to the tasks of construction, operation, ma.'lagement. Their commoo objective is an improved aenice whereby man may substitute his voice for his physical presence in distant places. Engtneered and not haphazard effort h· bcoucht the triumphs that mark advances in theconvenienceofthe telephone. Because of this dfort there is a communion of communities without which America, 11 we know it, could not exiet. The best car ever made won't behave itself unless it is treated right. Have your auto examined occasionally by our expert. WILHITE MACIIINE AND AUTO WOW at lZZS Ceotral Anaue, Wilmette ............ liS ILLINOIS BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY 81ELL SYSTIIM One Policy

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