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26 WILMETTE LIFE March 5, 1926 WILMETTE .LIFE Cb1cago office: 6 N. Michigan Ave. Tel. State 1121 Telepheae ..·..·.·......···.··.·.··· WU..ette 1120 ISSI; ED FRIDAY OP JDAVD WBBK by LLOYD HOLLISTER, INC. 1222 Central Ave., Wilmette. lll. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE ············ p.oo A YBAR 87 Carrter .......·.·..···.······.··· 2Ge a aoatla All communications must ~e accompanied by the name and address of the writer. Articles for publication must reach the editor by Wectneaday noon to insure 11ppearance 1n current lseue. Resolutions of condolence, cards of thanks, obituary, notices of entertainments or other affairs where an admittance charce ls pulallahed, w.Ul be cha.rg~d at regular advertising rates, Entered at the post omce at Wilmette, Illlnols, mail matter of the second clue. under the act ot March 3. 1879. a~ MARCH The month of equal days and nights has · arrived. When the sun rises at six and sets at six; When Winter says. "So long!" and Spring says. "How de do I" The month of inaugurations and St. Patrick's Day. It's good to know that the season of greenness and warmth is a£ hand , And that the season of snow and chilliness is passing away. The meadow lark and the robin and the bluebird are coming back: The crocus and violet and daffodil are awakening. The tired householder sees an end to his coal bills And a beginning to his ice bills. Mother begins to think up summer plans. And daughter talks about new dresses and hats. March is really the first month of the new year. And so we really wish you a H.Jppy New Year! activity. He had the tnany years been an ardent amateur ball player but had J"ecently given it up. Hence .the extra "·eight. Middle aged tnen are in danger of exchanging fat for tnuscle. Carried about in thickly padded cars their one-time walk becomes a toddle. Their 'only tnuscles ever stretched are those of the digestive and vocal n1achinery. Labor saving ()Ontrivances of nutnberless kinds-furnace t.enders, chauffeurs, apartment hotels, elevator , nurses-n1inin1ize a tniddle aged father's physical duties and . privileges. Father tnay work \vith his tongue and head, but other\vise he is a bump on a log. It is well, therefore, that our north shore to\vns a.ce attaching the problen1 of how . to reduce the weights of their prominent citizen . Gyn1 classes are being arranged and suitable out-door, and not too violent, sports are being provided. Recreation for elders is being discussed in afternoon circles. ~ ore lllleS DAISIES .\! wiad daisies in a fit'ldEaclt. rocked its cradle sli_qht ly . For C't!CY)' cradle !tcld a smi/,· Aud it was sf,·cpiH!I li[!htly. Each cradled smile. all 'i~·hilt' a11d !!old. Lay nappiug i11 tilt' su11. _ . .\.1 J' hrart lauyhed out fnr o;.·cry ;oy- (II({ 7.(·akcd t/zem. c'<'t'r_\' one.' -GERTRt'IH·: DAXFORTH \VRif.HT . And Still the Controversy Rages Dear Slave: .'-\t last they havf been heard from ~nd, I trust vou will permit me to answer \Volvenne s P?em =·nachelors," for she kno\\· s not of what she wntc · . \Ve will pass the per:-;onal egoism as. displayed in the poem and cndL"aYor to show the std_e of the real bachelor. and not the temporary arttcl.e th_at sometimes uses this noble word not knowmg tt s real significance . . . . Sometime, perhaps, I may marrv. hut if I do it will he a woman who at lca:-.t · knows how to cook and not one of these imaginary home-maker. \Yho are to he fot1nd float ing about in the dance halls, the parks, cabarets and so on . . . . . Y ott kno,,·. scicn ti s ts t e II u-; we arl' descendl'd from apes. \Ve arc not so cle sce nded, bitt a great mam· of us arc apes, as anyone can sec by looking arot1~1d in the cars, the parks or ,...-hereYer humanit,· congregates. .\ real bachelor is beyond all the"' t1~tpperi.;;h · m odl's ior lll' i.:; llL'\"l'r to he found in thi" kind oi company . . . . Tn fiye vears of ob. ervation I can truthfully say that T ha~·(' not fot1nd a woman of character, or rather. I should sav as Heine expres. eel it, sh~ has a new character e\'ery day," and, "He who takes an eel In- the tail ancl a woman at her v-;or I finch he hold.:;- nothing." ~fen ,,·ant to believe in woman for "'hr is all ,,-e han·, hut "he \\"ill not let us. Therefore. if \Yoln·rinc think. it i-. simple. a laugh, a rt1rl. a dimple and '-O 0n. -.he i-. sure to !.!.<.'t a "'hock that eYcn F.di sn n couldn't control. unll's . "he 1-; satisfied ( \\"h ich :-.he m u-;t h~) ,,·ith th e ape" . " Our Western Neighbors H AT is to becotne of the territory lying to the \Yest . of the several municipalities fronting on Lake ~1ichigau is a n1atter that must be met and determined, and that at no distant .elate. Each year sees increased rig-idity in the plan of development under which that territory has grown. Each year it will becotne harder to turn it into a trend to hannonize \\·ith that of the neighbor on the ea~t. If the high character of the north shore district is to he carried into the future it is titne nu\\· to take thought of \\"hat shall be the plan to be follo\\·cd in the g-ro\\·t h of the district in1mediatelv west of us. fn \\"ilmette the. question of annexation has already been taken up and i~ being discn~~ed hy the people and by their municipal authoritie~. It is a plan to he followed else\\·hcre. not particularly from the point of view of the advantage that would accrw: to the outlying- territory. but of " ·hat will rc~nlt frotn failure to establish a detinitc plan of de\'elopmcnt in a comnntnity "·hich i:-; hound to affect the future of all north shore comtnnnities. W ~~Get Out and Vote!" AREY ORR. noted political cartoonist of the Chicag-o Daily Tribune \\' ed-nesday of thi~ week gaYe a retnarkably graphic depiction of .one of the contributing cause~ of the alignment of politics \Yith the di sreputable or "tough" clement in Chicago and Cook county. 1\Ir. Orr tnak es the point that the apathy of the "decent citizen:-;" toward political matters, ha s caused "politics"-depicted a-; an utnvantcd boy-to turn to the undcsirahle eletnent V\'hich ;,·as anxiou:-; enoug-h to adopt him. Several Years latet- the "decent citizens" read of littie ·'Politics'" association ,,·ith the uncle irables and \Yere duly shocked. Last week A.nthony Czarnecki, Chicago election comtnissioncr and arch enen1v of the tough cletnent in politics. told \Viln;ettc Rotarians that recent citizen. , f Chicago and environs were largely responsible for the <>xisting depl.orablc collusion of politics and crin1e. Laz\· citizens who are in the front ranks whe;1 there is any flag-\vaving to he done. hut who just can't see tn to appreciate the necessity f.or voting-except perhaps when a particular friend is on the tickct-ha ve, by their apathy. placed the governtnent of the city of Chicago and its environs very largely in the control of those who are 100 per cent opposed to good governtnent, law and order. The ren1edy itnplied in 1\Ir. Orr's cartoon is 100 per cent voting. The one promulgated by l\1r. Czarnecki is the very same. And the Wihnette Forun1 for 100 per cen: voting is preaching identically the same doctrine. "Get out and vote, you decent citizens, and reclaitn the public offices from the toughs, the rulers of. gangland!" C - II .\ PI'Y PE .\CEFn. B .-\C'In:I.oR . THE ELF . 1 'tl'ann. ,·/fin Rrrc:;c snftl_\' rartsscd my cheek, . 1Hd llfl'll' 7~·ith Ill\' curls trit·d In pia\' hidc-aHdsec ll. . Pray ..tft'll/1,· RrN:=,·. ttl/ til,· mtS.W[IC _ \ 'Oil f,ringTT,· ~~~)qrt~·ll!'l! 'roruul lilt'. thc11 iust 7.drishrrcd · Spn11.o!' Show Appreciation! H lLDRE~. like older people. need appreciation. Beh1g frail, again like their elders, young people thriYe on diserect praise. l Tigh school and college members of . ocieties are pleased to haYe their facnl ty n1ctn hers attend orclina ry ancl special meetings. It is ahvays a pleasure and encouragetnent to young people to have their older friends attend school entcrtaintnents and hear school concerts. The New Trier band recently gave a concert. It is rutnored that there " rere tnorc pe,o ple on the stage in the band than there \\'e re in the audience. In other 'vords the audience \vas stnall, so small as not to be encouraging to the band members. We v;ere also told that many of the boys when soliciting the sale of tickets \vere not very \varn1ly received. This is too bad. Our boys and girls deserve to be encouraged. especially \vhen engaged in such beneficial business as learning to play musical instruments. Almost every one in N e\v Trier to,vnship can afford, easily afford, to buy one 35-cent ticket to a band concert. The reasons for buying tickets to a.ffairs participated in by our children and .our neighbors' children are stronger reasons than for buying theater tickets. C .l!y htart 7l·ith llt'll' rapture a11d trcmrilnlls iov Hade him serious "" allll r.rf'/aill tlris dl'cov·; · fTc smiled a11d he da11ccd 7.clzilr thr l)riqht srin abO"t'e Ca·<'t: llim courage, i11 passill.fJ, In si{llr s.nftly ((Love!" -1frss A xox y~rot·s. CONTENTMENT S11ow am pi/in ill de do'wa)'S, Wi11d am 'whist/in' through de trees; Winders shakin', rafters quakin'N ow de ole man's gwiue fer sneeze! Coffee pot's a :bilin' over, Bacmz, sizzlin' 01' de hook, M ot.tlh's a waterin', buckwheats totterin' On de Platter-can she cook! ! Inspired by the glorious sunshine on display last Sunday, we are dedicating this issue of the column to spring We have trotted out most of the spring poetry which we now have at hand and we refuse to allow the wintry winds to discourage us. We are gambling on the fickle nature of March. It has been cold all week so it should be warm and springlike over the week-end. A sop t~ the gods-if this. ~unday is like last Sunday we wtll absolutely, posJttvely, write a verse about spring-we'd hesttate to say 'poem'. Now if that doesn't bring out the sunshine and gentle winds we don't know what could! THE SLAVE. ---------------- -H.APPY SAMBO. .. Recreation for Adults .. ~ L AST week a friend of ours, just turned 50, said that his mid\vay plaisance was getting a bit too convex. When questioned as to the cause he ~upposed that it \vas in-