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WlllLMIE'lrll.lE CCJHH!JJRCCIHI NJEW§ AflfCD JI» A~ll§IHI ANN<OHUNCCI&MJ&Noij W , . The services 0'11- Sunda)', '· December 28, Holy Innocents' Day, will be Holy Communion at 8 A. M., Children's Manger l!ervlce at 11 A. 1\{., !oltGwed by Holy Communion at 11:45 o'clock. Saturday, December 27, being St. John the Evangelist's Da>·. there will be Holy Communion at 8 A. M; Adding to the unusual))· large congregations during the last month, a 1_. · WILMETTE LIFE, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1924 . St· .ne~S Augustl Pan'sh . 1:;{ s~~!:Y ~~~~rrf;t~~enw~. 'tJ:!.es~ ~~~~r~~~ ~~ ~~: ~:r~!!t: ~~~ c~~~~ flrmed In St. Au-gustine's with the ex- M. Griswold, D.D., Suffragan Bishop of Chicago, conftrmed a large class of ~l~~:~n! ~~~i~~::T:~:~~~:~~~::i~~~:~~ had been conftrmed. On account of next Su-nday being Holy Innocents' Day, the day specially devoted to childhood, the Children's Manger service will be held on that day at 11 o'clock In the church. They will asst>mble In the Club House and Parish House at 10:45 and march Into the churhch led by the Church School choir. Although the regular congregation will be present, the ftrst 45 minutes will be devoted to the children who will sing their carols, present their savings and their gilts at the Cross and at the Manger. After the Children's recessional the service of Holy Communion will conclude the morning service for the regular congregation.. An ' Invitation Is extended to all to attend prompt!>· at 11 o'clock. servic s ancJ i:s work all who are 1 th slrous ot identifying themse ves wa the Christian church. The pastor 0 I stands ready to serve In any capacity he may In the interests of the KingOuilmette Country cluh pres~nts a dom of Christ. gala night these days. what wt.th elaborate festoonings for the Chnstmas and New Year holiday season. Vestibules, corridors, lounging and adjoining rooms and the huge ball Village Collector Edmund _Kerr an- room bear eloquent evidence of tht: nounces this week that the closmg of the decorator's artistic touch. and every old year marks the time for renewal of thing is in readiness for the ser'es ash and refuse contracts by the house- of parties and dances to be stage 1 holders and business people of the vil- there during the season. lage. These renewals are to be effected The ball room holiday attire is parThe Holy Communion !Jervice will be at the Village offices. ticularly attractive and there is prom11 held January · The new year also signalizes the time ise of a gay time when the 300 or Bible School at 9 :45. The teachers and officers will meet after the study t hour. All members should plan o spend the last Sunday of the year in the Bible School. The Missionary soclet>· will meet In the church Thursday, .January 8. The members will please note the change !rom th tl first to the second Thursday. The second An~ersary · service of the dedication o! our present building will be held January 4. Rev. A. H. Homrlghaus. D.D., pastor for many years In Washington, D. C. and De~~~be;;'~ f eli!e~ec~!ed~ermon. New ~e- Country Club Gay Sight F or H l"day Festl"Vl"tl"es 1 P.arties, of the season Ch Jd ~ t ren s party on Dece_...__ .,.,_ h M "oua' 41 unc eon on onday, with Wen' ' activities in the evening., th·' New Year's festivity on W... night, and the "At Home" Year's Day, when a special is arranged. --------- ::--)uA- Time Has Arrived for R al Ash Contract enew · 11 Congregational Church Every memher of the Church school <hould 11lan to be present promptly at 9 :30 o'clock next Sunday morning. It Is ··Home Coming" day In the school .tnd many former mt>mbf'rs, home !rom college for the holidays. will be visiting the various departments. Jlh·. Lloyd will address the Junior con"regatlon at 10:30 o'clock Sunday morning on "New Year Smiles." Let's make the last Sunday of 11124 a 100 percent day. feo:.o~k~~~ta~~o~':c~:.l assessments, Col- ~~~londi~h;:e a~~ t~~c'Y:!r·~a'Evi.os- ~~~k. during Rev: Stephen A. ~ Lloyd, pastor the Ftrst CongregatiOnal church is moderator of the (nno. ~lla'tion,~· Conference of Illinois, will Convocation of Congregational ters at Knox college, Galesburg the early part of' nut ATTENDS CONVENTI~Ur vn trt · ligh tab~ and A ~lr > The Junior choir will not meet for 1 1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I!!!!! rehearsal tomorrow evening. 1 wh her delil Hi! isb~ Sail Miss Dorothy AndE-rson, known to '\VIImette people tha·ough her very succesdu l KindergartE-n, will take excellent care of all the little children while their parents attend the morning The next Bhowlng o! the Children's ehut·ch service. l:Jrlng your children. movies will be next Thursday, Janu-- They will enjoy lt. ary 8, when the picture to be shown will be "The Call o! the Wild" given "Family Day" is an Institution In by Mr11. !:;. B. ROberts, 629 Gregory ave- the Wilmette Congregational church. nue. [t iB always ohserved on the Sunday between Christmas and New Year's St. Augustine's Boy Scout troop wlll and thE' mot·ning service of wor·shlp Is meet in the Parish House Monday eve- attended by the families of the parish ning, December 29, Instead of Wednes- who, after the custom of other years, day evening, December 31. occupy "the family pew." On Sunda.v morning the music, under the direction On Wednesday next, New Year's Day, <>f Noble Cain, will be festive In charthere will be a Celebration of the 'lCtet· and Dr. Lloyd will preach on Holy Communion at 8 A M. 'Courageous Thinking." The service Is 1.t 11 o'clock. There will be a baptismal service Sunday morning, December 28, after Welcome the New Yeaa·: residuary th e morning service, at 12:45 o'clocK, legatee of all worth while accomplishfor a number who could not be pres- ments of all the past. Mistakes and ent at the public baptism on Sunday, failures and disappointments and evils December 14. The rector would like ,;ass and are gontl; only the truth lives to have the names of any yho wish to .lnd passes Into New Year's. The l'l"ltld be baptized then-chllden or adults. moves and, If It S<'ems to us to go forward slowly, It Is only because we measure Its speed In terms of our own short years. For all of you, this church, pastor and people, wish a most "The young people will celebrate happy and blessed New Year. their Christmas season by a dinner gl\·pn by the Senior Christian Endeavor, Monday, December 29. Arrangements for the fete will be ·in charge of Miss Helen Ellis. But that Is not Wilmette and Park avenues, Wilmeth: Herman W . Meyer, M. A. pastor all. From all appearances the "weather man" Is making preparations for 406 Prairie Avenue. Telephone l 39fi Church Telephone 3111 this event a.nd the "white Christmas" season will make It possible for the sleigh -ride which has been planned to A NEW YEAR'S 'W ISH follow the dinner. All are anxiously That the Lord may bless us and keep looking forard to this oppot·tunlty to us; that He may make His face shine meet one another before they return to upon us and be graclou,. unto ue; thai school. Reservations should ue 11ent He may life up His countenance upon to Frances Brown, 1125 Forest avonue us, and give us peacE>; this benedicby December 26. tion In the form of a wish Is tlw> New Year's greeting of St. John's to you. There Is another opportunity that the young people do not want to miss. SERVICES That Is the candle-light service Sun- Sunday, December 28: day, December 28, at 5:30 o'clock. Miss 9:30 A. M. Sunday School and Bible Julia Ricketts will have charge of the Classes. service and Miss Katherine Duffield 9:46 A. M. First service and sermon. will be the speaker. 11 A. M. Second service and sermon. Wednesday eve, December 31: New The Cht"iBtmas spirit has been eviYear's Eve: denced by the way In which the 7:45. Holy Communion Service and church, Sunday School and V~llller Address. aervlct-s on Sunday, as well as th .. play Thursday, JanuaaT l. at 9 : 4a. New Year's Day. Holy Communion · · fnnd ttfear;:~~·deV:t;le r~~~e:~~~l; n:~tl c:!~~ service and address. to the appeal to help bring Christmas to the families of the less fortuna\e. MEETINGS No meetings except by special anThe services of the Church, Sunday nouncement. School and Christian Endeavor next Sunday will be appropriate for the Following the cu·stom o! former New Year. There Is no better way to years, St .John's will have services start the New Year aright than to on both the last evenings or the year, form the church-going habit. St.ut and the flt·st day of the new year. the habit now and when the New YPat· Roth of tht' se ~:.et·vict·s will be Comcomes It will be easy, munion services. All those desiring to receive the Sacrament on elthPr of The Presbyterian church Joca ~ t>.l r,n these clays wiJJ kindly notify the pasGreenleaf avenue and Ninth strPet tor on Saturda~·. Dcember 27. welcomes you to attend Its services. Sunday school . . . . . . . . 9:30 A.. M. On thP first Sunday of tht> new year Church service ......... , 11 A. M. the pastor will react his report on all Intermediate C. E . ........ 4 P· .M parochial matters and activities durSenior C. E ........... 5:30 P .·U. Ing the year 192~. All thE> member!! of the congregation will find It to their benefit to hear this report, and should make it a point to be present. lts9 :J~P!·rt~~fs~e Sunday School 1n all All . aetl\·itl'11 amongst the various Sunday, 11 a . m -The Chua·ch 'Vor- organazatlons In the church will be ship service. Dr. Stansell wiJJ give his . resumed during the week of January New Yeat·'s message. 4: at thlta time the first meetings of 3 p. m.-The Home Guat·ds will meet the year will be held, and the new!~· at the church. · elected omcers will begin their service. 5 p. m.-The Intermediate league On Sunday morning, January 4. the will meet In the parish house. "A New newly elected members of the Church Year and a New Life." council will be Inducted Into omce; 6 p. n\.-The Epworth league. the pastor will deliver a special sermon on this occal!lon, on the lmnorMonday-Lunch club at the c.,ntr :tl tance of the offices within a Christian congregation. Y. 7 ~ 30cb.~._:~:Y ~~::H!~ street. Tuuday-The Girl Scouts will hold Jln all day Winter Frolic :-tt Oam No. 2 of the Des Plaines River. liE>·'t :\t ~be ~hurch at 9 o'clock shat(J as the Tile pastor's theme for Sunc'la,· u~ll e;~~~s ~:~:r~:ly~! the L-t 11 · All morning will be "The Acceptable Yt>l\r In the church. The Jo'lfth rllvi:-;!~~1 "' 11\ o! the L~rd." The .choir will render Sl'l'\'e lut~cheon. New Years music._ . Tht> I31ble school met>ts In all de · Wedne~,da~-Watch Night se~vlc ... partments at 9:30 o'clock. Ga·aded InCantata, The Story of Bethlehem, :will structlon Is otrered throughout. be given by the choir, followed J.,y the apeaker of the evening and a set·vl.::e Charter and High School B. Y. of prayer and praise under the direc- P . The U. will m et at 5:30 o'clock, the tion of the Committee on E\·augellsm. Chapter in Children's hall and the School In the Southwest room. Konday, December 29, 8 p. m.- High This church cooperates with the "Chrlstmas Eve Fantaale" given oy the Wilmette Sunday Evening clu·b In Its "P!pea of Pan" and QIOIUIOred by the prolfram on Sunday evening at 7:10 Home Guards. Everyone welcome. o'clock. at which Dr. George Craig Stewart of St. Luke's, Evanston, will speak and Milan Lusk will play. Just a word to let you know that we appreciate your patronage and to wish you a ·JL\PPY First Presbyterian Church NEW YEAR St. Jobtt's Lutheran Snider-Cazel Drug Co. Phonea 400-401 Auto Delivery 8 a. m. to 7 p. m. Daily Wilmette and Central Avenue I LULIAS BROTHERS I I I I I I I I I ~ 635 MAIN STREET 1135 CENTRAL AVE. t" HAPPY NEW YEAR We appreciate the patronage of our enstomers. It has made 1924 a very successful year. We trust that we may continue to merit your confidence and that 1925 may be for all of us. Methodist Church Baptist Church I 635 Mlia Street 1135 Ceatral Ave. English Lutheran Greenlea.f and Seventh WIJJiam Golae, paator 8ervlcea for ~c41mber 28. "Modern WIM lofen" 'will be the aermon aubject tor next Sunda>·· The m . . aace will be appropriate for the Cllrl·tmaa festival and alao the Eplpltany aeaeon wblell we ahall aoon enter. Let ua carry the Joyful ChrlatIIUUI ·plrlt Into the New Year. A ~r ·tal inYitatlon Ia extended to trlell41 aDCI mea'lbent to parttcl.,.te (n tfte a6r~ Yice o1 wOI'Aip. B cause New Year's Eve falls on Wednuday nlgat,. th' regular Mldweek meethlC of the church will be omitted on Dt!cember 31. Thl1 evening the Bible achool workers will meet for conference at tbe home of Mr. J. C. Blaylock, 12U Lake avenue. The Wilmette Baptist church Is located at the ·corner of Wilmette and P'oreat aYenuea. It welcome& to Ita Phones~::: ll·l Phone·t::. r 15-4 A PROSPEROUS YEAR .·'