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= WILMETTE LIFE, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1924 21 WED OPERA · AND CHURCH SUNDAY North Shore Putor Places Opera on Program (;rand Opera and the Church will he for ma lly unite<\, in marriage next Our Boy Scouts Wilmette Troup Activitiu Troop II Starting this year with practically all the scouts enrolled from last year, Troop II, ha~ every reason to expect a very successful year. · Spec_ial clas.ses, ~aving for their purpose mstructton m Scout work have been started with the Patrol leaders and ot~er "non corns" in charge. The classes wtll take up work more advanced than offered in the Scout manual and include ~lasse~ in n~ture study, first aid, signallmg, pwneenng, etc. It is hoped that as a result of these classes the troop will be able to make a better showing at future rallies. . Last Tuesday the · troop took a night htke through the fields west of the village and discovered that all the water in the vicinity of Wilmetet is not con taine din Lake Michigan. A very interesting evening is in store for the troop next Tuesday, the nature of which remains a hecret. However all Scouts are advised to ·ake a ·chanc~ and attend the meeting. rrx SHORE SALES t Us ur ore ~ar · E llaia Street Inc. ' u·l<la,· evening at the Rogers Park ·, ;, 1 \'t 1 ,i church, Greenleaf and Hilldale a ,· 11 ue. t he Rev. Herschel R Griffin, 1';' -'"r. offici ating. Crand Ope ra selections will be sung \' a member of the congregation, Miss t·lt.'n Fre und, a young American who til make her debut . this season with hica~o Civ ic Opera. There will be ommuni t\· singing" and the Rev. HIROPRACTIC haa gained preeUge by tiin wiit ta lk a few minutes on leaps and bounds behe Heart o f Melody." cause of lta wonderful reFor Yoar Drag Store Needa Czll The church will be packed-this IIUltll on dl·-ea11e11 of all kinds. It haa proven a Yo ung c lergyman, who served as a boon to rna ny hlther-tochap lai n in the army always has a for "hopele1111" chronic aufpacked church at his Sunday evening terera and ~· eapeclal\y conce rt -devotionals. The Rev. Gri£benel\clal In acute caaea of all klndll. Chiropractic Ia tin wi ll only talk a few minutes. not 11urgery, medicin e or " \\"hen my congregation is full of . osteopathy. the inspiration of good music, I don't Conaultation Free talk it all out of them." Add Facilitiea to Aid .\n cl why this wedding of Grand Supply of Gas Service Ope r a and the Church, this union that At the Public Service company gas thl' pas tor will celebrate not one but \Cry Sunday evening? Simple-be- station at Niles, west of Evanston, a lbC good mu s ic is harmony relig- new condensor and a n~e~w:__:sl~la~v~i~n!;:g~~==============================!l_ __:._ _ _ _ _ _ ion i~ harmony and things equal to the ,a me thing are equal to each other. T he background of fact leading up to thi, new concept that grand opera and de,·otions have much in common much t hat should be emphasized i~ a ,ati,fying tale. It goes back se~en yt' ar" to th e first few weeks of war t inw . to a time when the Rev. Griffin not then ordained, decided that hi~ con ,·irt io ns were with the service and off he went to the recruiting office. ~ oon he had a commision a s a chapli e wa ~ on the we st coa st, in l.o- .-\ ngt· k·~ . and th e night s were nowded with temptation s for voong men ju·.t getting their fir st feel of khaki. Chaplain Griffin wished to ket·p hi ~ boys somewhere in line he \\· i, l ~cd to build moral s and he tho~ght m u ~ 1 c potent. ~o he went to sec 1I me. Nellie ~d t· lh a .that g rand old campaigner in opera then in Southern California. He to ld her of hi s problem. what he hoped to accomplish. He saw great a.sse mhl ies of soldi ers listening atten tive ly to g.reat arti st s in e Yening con cert s, crav mg good mu sic in stead of a se at s ome Barbarv coast. rom the depths of a -iull life and rich experience, Melba remarked, ~·ou konw ~he ~n s wer to all rclig. mterpretatton ·s music?" Griffin did not-then-but . he had vaguely sensed some such 1~ea . . Anyway, it grew and unfo lded 111 h1s con sciousness . H e hcga n to de ,·elop it wh e n he went se a s. \\ hich wa s soon afterward s. d wh l· n h e worked with the army F ya 1 1Ct'. J:!e began to think, "To 111 H ell 1 s to he a moral failure. 1e o f th e fir st steps a moral failure tak e~ is to lose a desire for the finer th ing, of life, for the beauty of the art· .. fo r th e ins piration and ennoblin~ < 1ua ht1e s of music." scrubber are in operation, contril)uting their part to the plans of provid ing for the increased demands on the plant. These additional machines will materially help 'th e operating prob lem s . created by the demand, it is explamed. Niles station, one of the most important gas manufacturing· plants in the company's system, supplies a large terr itory extending to Evanston and Wilmette and to the towns north of Park Ridge to Wauconda. Here are many towns, practically all of them growing rapidly a s more and more people go from Chicago to suburban hom es. _ Gas starts from Nile s, through the mam to Park Ridge and north und er 35- pound pressure, the neces ~ ary redu_ction being made by friction m the hne and by withdrawals of ~he flu id a s it goes into use. Pre ssure m the E van ston line being much ~ horter is, of course , much below that m the northwestern line. Major Harbaugh Auumea Charge of Scout Troop Dr. F . Arthur Karst, scoutmaster of Troop I, Wilmette Boy Scouts, has gone abroad to take up post graduate work, and during his absence Maj . George R. Harbaugh, 0 . R C., former scoutmaster, w 1 1l be acting scoutmaster of the First troop. At the regular meeting last Saturday evening the assembled troop bade Scoutmaster Karst, God,speed, and an early and safe return. They also promised him a large and flourishing troop when he comes back next spring. The troop has had its second regular meeting of the season and will continue to meet every Saturday evening at the Byron C. Stolp school at 7 :30 o'clock sharp. There will be interesting programs every meeting night and every minute will be occupied, it is explained . C Snider-Cazel Drug Co. Phones Wilmette 400-401 Wilmette and Central Aves. ·----=- Let's win this s15,000 Home to be Given FREE! How would you like to win a $15,000 home? Here's your chance! All school boys and school girls over ten years of age are invited to enter this contest and to try and win this wonderful home. Another Class Added to New Ridge School T he o\·erA o w of fir st grad e chil a t the Log an school has made ·t n cce!.s ary to mov e a class of fourth g rade children to the new Ridge ~c h o ol . to the only remaining vacant r9om in that building. Mrs. Ella R. llcgg ha s been added to the Wilmette tea cl1ing staff to take care of th,. newly or g anized fir st grade at the Lo'gan >c hool. . This change relie,·es the congestion 1 11 th e fi rst grade in the west section of th e ,·illage. At the present time all th e rooms in the Logan and Ridge schools are occupied. nother change in the system as loye ' last year, is the installation a manual training room at the tral school. The new manual training quarters will he used by the youn g er boys who find it difficult to \\a lk from the Central school to the .L ogan school, where the manual trainmg workshop has been in the past. -r:hc boys in the schools on the west : ·de and those of the upper grades 111 the Byron C. Stolp school will continue their woodwork at the Logan school. according to Superintendent ]. R. Harper. ~lre n If you have not received a copy of the Home Lighting Primer call at the office of the Electric League, or the electric company serving you, and register for the Contest. The home and ten scholarships to universities or colleges will be given FREE as prizes to school boys and girls of the United States and Canada in this Home Lighting Contest; see local prizes. To conserve the eyesight of the nation's children is the purpose of this contest which is sponsored by the Lighting EL~J--ational Committee of the National Electric Ligh.: Association. Prizes for which any schof ', boy or girl may compete: First Prize- Radio Set, S-tu be rec-iver . Second Prize- Radio Set, 3·tube receiver · Read this list of International Prizes First Prize $15,000 Model Electrical Home t to be built on lot provided by winner.) Second Prize - Two-1 Boy; 1 Girl$1,200 Scholarship to American or Canadian University or College of accepted standard. Third Prize-Two --1 Boy, 1 Girl-$600 Scholarship in American or Canadian U niversity or Coll~ge of accepted standard. FourthPrize Two 1 Boy.1Girl-$600 Scholarship in American or Canadian University or College of accepted standard. Fifth Prize-Two-1 Boy, I Girl - $300 Scholarship in American or Canadian University or College of accepted standard. Sixth Prize-Two- I Boy, 1 Girl-$300 Scholarship in American or Canadian University or College of accepted standard. Va'ue, $140.00 " 95.00 $30.00 30.00 6.50 - And these local prizes in your district First Prize - Boy's Watch. Elgin make. White gold case Girl's Watch (wrist) white gold 14 kt. 16 jewel. Rectangular shape Second Prize- Boy's Eastman vest pocket kodak Girl's Eastman vest pocket kodak ENOUGH TO CACE THE WORLD There is enough telephone wire in the United States to make a net that would hold the world like an egg in an egg-cup. Besides putting one span arou~d the equator, this net would cons1st of 6,584 strands, joined at the North and South Poles and spreading gradually until they were slightly less than four miles apart at the equator. 6.50 Also local school prizes where five or more contestenta from one school register to participate in contest First Prize- Boy's Fountain Pen-red, with clip . Girl's Fountain Pen-red, ring on end. ( School 'llrith enrollment of 400 or more.) $5.00 5.00 3.00 3.00 JOINS MUSIC FACULTY Miss Winnifred Mickey, daughter f Magistrate D. M. Mickey, of Wilte, has been added to the ,New Trier high school music departt teaching staff, according to Mrs. ·. E. C?tton, .head of the department. Mt s Mtckey ts a New Trier ~raduate. Second Prize- Boy's Gold Pencil Girl's Gold Pencil North Shore Electric League