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44 W I L M E T T E _l,.. I F E May 27, 1927 BOY SCOUTS REVEL IN GIVE SENIOR PLAY Solicit Funds to REV. F. C. STIFLER Cover Expense of BIG RALLY IN FOREST Thia Ia London" Ia Production of TO TOUR HOLY LAND ..So New Trier Dramatic Club in AuPatriotic Events ditorium, May 28 Wilmette Baptist Church Pastor to Join Group of Ministers and Laymen This Summer Rev. Francis Carr Stiflcr, 1028 Forest avenue, pastor of thr \Yilmette Baptist church, has joined a larg-e party composed of both·· cle.r gymcn and laymen who will make a tour of the Holv Land this summer under the auspict.:s of the Church Touring Guild. The president of the guild is Dr. S. Parkes Cadman of Bruoklyn, presidrnt of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ, and the vice-presidents arc Bishops James Cant. lOn, ] ames E. Freeman, and \Villiam La,Yr<.:ncc. The guild is associated \vith the Free Chu!'ch Touring .Guild of London, founded by Sir Henry Lttnn in 1906 to provide opportunities for tra vc:l at lo\\' cost for clergymen and their families. The Guild Tours, ho\\'cn·r. an· also open to laymen . Thr party will sail from ~cw York on the steamship Homeric on July 2 and visit, in addition to the Holy Land, London, Paris, Egypt. Constantinople, Grcccl', and Ttaly. Arriving at Southampton, the travelers will spend four days in England. making an automobile tour of London. the ~hake spcarc country. and other place:-; within easy reach of the capital. ThrL' e days ·will ht· spent in Pari~ and tlH' departure for Pak:-;tinc " ·ill h(' m:tcle from Marseilles on July F>. Visit King Tut's Tomb After a Yoyagc through thl' ~I l'diterranean, arriving in Alexandria on July 24, the party will Yisit Cairn. ancl the tomb of Tttt-Ankh-Aillen , ancl spend one aftemoon gazing at t'he P:namids and the Sphinx. J Nusalem will he reached on Tulv 2(i and tl1e iol lowing wcrk " ·ill h~ siH:nt in tht· lin:\' Land. Augu~t 3 ancl -l ,,-ill ht· 111act'c hy sea t0 Piraett~ and Athen:-. and through the Straits of !v[es"ina to Naplc:-;, and thence hack to ?-.far-..eilks and Paris. :\nnotmrcmt·nt \Yas made at the annual meeting of the \YilmcttL· Ha!>ti -; t church on \V cdnesday t'\'en ing, \f :t~· 25. relative to ?\I r. Stifler\; plan~ for the summer. Fer ling k<'enl~· the neccl and value oi broadening his religions understanding and experience. ~fr. Stifler has' asked for an extra lllOnth so that his vacation mav affnrd a ,-i,it tn Europe and the Holy. Land. Realizes Life Ambition Tn his remark!' before th(' church ~fr. Stifter said: "This has been a liil' amhitiDn \\'ith me. I gain far more from tra\-cl than hooks and have been looking forward to the time when ttl\" stmlr of the Book or Books might he sup61emcnted hy a visit tn the land that prodncccl the book." Plans havt' hl'l'll perfected by which ?\f r. Stifler \\·ill join in the proposrd tour. ByM. L. C. "1.'\ ever! :0;ever Never!" says papa to his young son, "will you ever marry an English girl, who may have a title but no heart. who probably wants you only for your money. and not because she loves you:· "But father," says Junior, the son, "E linor reallY doe~ lon mr-a nd-weiJ -if \'Ott onl~· knew her." Bu't papa ·is adamant. In · another home a similar sc<,ne is taking place. \\·here Oitce again on~ sees an irate father. raYing at - his daughter. EHnor. the girl whom Junior loYC S. ··~fy word. Elinur, YOU don't mean-you couldn't think . oi-oh. it's too impossible! One of those vulgar Americans who exists for the pleasure of c h t' " . in g gum and _making money. \\"In·, -it's lt()rrihle to think of ~uch a thin-g!" \\'hereupon Elinor's reply i:-. si111ilar to that of Junior. She and hl'r fiance arc deeply in · Jm·c. \\ 7 hat el:-;e matters? But this Engli~h papa. like the American papa, docs not sec it that wa,·. Such a d ilcmm a "·ill be f oun~i the evening of ~[ ay 2H. \\'hen the 1'\ ew Trier Dramatic club \rill pn:sl'nt its annual seninr play. this year to he "So This Ts London." 1)\· Arthur Good rich. ·The uifficult~e~ ~xhihitcd 1)\· an American iamily yisiting in En~lan : l \\·hen the,· realize that their one anti nnlv son ·has inconsickrateh· fallen in J oy~ with the daughtL·r of o;tt· of those " tea hounds." tho~e conceited EnglshnH.·ti. takes up the g-rl'atl'r part of the ~tor~· . Front the point oi Yit;\\" of the English family, the situatinn is just as trying. Howe,·er. all oi the characters, it is found, reckoned '"ithout the hL'lp oi Ladv Ducbworth, an American hY hirth. J;ut the " ·ifto nf an English rari. She. a s~·mpathizcr \\'ith the ca{Ist· of the hero and 'heroint, prnn·s t o he the cnnntcting link. and it is ht..' r clcn·rllt·~s that brings the play to a happy l'IHI. Just ho\\· :-.he accPmplishes IH'r end:-.. many 11ltlllnroth :--ituation:--. and a rathn suhtlr charackrization on the part nf tht· author. make "So '!'hi:-; Ts London." a conted.v th;tt ft..·\\· can afford to miss. 'l'hl' l'l' is a cas l n i l' kn·n s t udcn t "· chosen fro111 t ht· ~l'nior cla~s. f. \'t· iarulty directors of ,-arion:-. <kpart ment:-;, each nne helping as in en~ ry production, tn lllak~.: the play more worth-\vhile. the stage ere"·· propertits committee. publicity cotnmittrc, ticket sales committee. and art committee, the l~st fiye organization:' numbering twenty-nine. In other words. ·'So This Ts London" is to' be a really big production. mack possible h~· an able cast and the help nf the a forl'mentioned \\"Orkers. The \Vilmettc Communitv Patriotic celebration committee is ~sking- for contdhutions at this season to defray the expense of Memorial day observance and the approaching Fourth 0f ] uly celebration. It is the object of thl' Ct)mmittce It) win, if possible. the much coveted Daily Kews flag. an av;ard going to the commuitity in Cook county putting on the best TndependencC' Day ct.:lchration. Checb for thi~ purp05l' should be made payable to Dan Stiles .x Harry ] . Flentye, Jr .. it i~ l'Xplained. The Communit,· Pat rint ic l'ekhra tion committee ,;.a:\ organiZL·d thrl'e years ago. It i:; made: t1P oi reprc~cnt ative citizens oi the villag-e 'rho arc interested in promoting fitting- obsen·ances of the~c two national lwliday~. At its meeting Sunday. Ralph C. \\"essel "·as elected chainnan; Lea T. Orr. secretary, and Harry J. Flrnty~. Jr .. finance officer. The· nther members of the comtnittee arc. Albert K. Page. Frederick Lippen. :\rthur ~ei hol<l. Paul A. HotTman. Dan C . ~till-s and Dr. \\ ·. \\·. 1-la\\'kin .~. Kenilworth Troop Comes Out on Top in Array of Events at "Cabin-in-the-Woods" \\"ith beautiful \\'Cather after the fine Spring ~bower of the evening hefore. the Annual Scout Fun Rally fCJr · the Korth Shore Scout troop!' startt·d off la st Saturda\' with the call "A"scmhh·" hY one .of the Scout bugler~ . The fir~t .ennt. inspection, was \\'0'1 by Troop 13 oi Kenilworth after much discu!->~ion anwng tlll' judges whirlt was caused In· the close cumpetition frotn trtlops SS (~lell\·ie,.,·, 21 GlenCOL·. and 2 \ \' ihnet t c which werl' awarded second. third. and fnurth place~. n· spectin~1y. .,. I I C. F. Lauer Wins . Lofty Honors tn Sports at Iowa C. F. Lauer. son oi ~f r. and ~f r:;. M. \\'. Lauer of 111-t Forl'st a\·cnue, \\'ilmettc·. \\'hn is a freshman at the University oi Iowa, has heen making a spendid rl'curd in freshman baskethall. as well a:; in football. _.\-; a member of the freshti1an ~quad. he ha:; been named in "The Daih- To,yan" as a pos~ihle ·ranclidatl' fnr the varsit,· team as guard next year. rn addi-tion to playing "pre-,·ars i ty ·· baskethall. Lauer. received hi.; freshman football numeral, and \viii continue his football acti"itics in the fall. \Vhile in K cw Trier high school Lauer was captain of the hca\'Y\Yeight team which won the suburban champion:-.hip. He i:-. taking a liberal arts course tl'nlp(Jrarily until he decidl's the linr oi \\"flrk ht· ,,·ill take llp. Robert T ansi II Heads Hunt for Kodiak Bear Two Wilmette Boys Will ·Be in Chicago Parade Tom and Jack Riley, sons of ~fr. and ~f rs. H. F. Rilev of 730 Lake avenue, will be inclucle.d in the group nf St. ] ohn's }.filitan· academy boYs who will p.arade in C'h.icago, M~nda~·. 1f a v 30, as a part of t 1H' Decoration celebration. Both Tom and Jack are mcmhers of the senior class at St. Johns. The:,· are planning to spend Sunday. May 29, with their parents in \Vilmett('. Tom is the captain of the St. ] ohns crew, which · is scheduled to race the Lincoln Park ere\\· Saturday. J unc -l. at Lincoln Park. TO TOUR YELLOWSTONE ?\Irs. Orville G. Daih- of 01R Tenth street, and her two ·chilrlren, ).fan· Ellen and On-illc . .T r., " ·ill lea n· \Viimettc June 1. f::>r Manhatten. Kas .. where they will visit 11 rs. Dailv's mother, Mrs. George Schultz. Later~ in the month, Mr. Daily will join hi:; family and together with ~.frs. Daih·. travel through Yellowstone Park. · Mr. and Mrs. Ed"·in Richmond of 1002 Greenleaf avenue will also leave Wilmette June 1. They will visit in Mrs. A. J. Mouat, 016 Lakt.· avenue, Colorado Springs, Col., for seve.ral weeks, and then join Mr. and Mrs. was hostess for the spring luncheon. Daily and accompany them to Yetlow- of Chapter A. P. E. 0. of Chicago. at her home on Tuesday, May 17. stont Park. na;· Five men han' been authorized h,· the Field nwseum to furnish the tntlscum \\'ith specimen of thl' Kodiak hear. natin of Alaska, and ,,·ith speci111CJ.1S of rare arctic bird~. These ft\'C men ha,·e set out from Seattle, \VasiL. in a ti fty- foot motor boat. The exped ition is called the "Alexander Re\'ell Field ~(useum Expedition t() _ ·\Iaska." and is in charge of Hobert vV. Tansilt of 602 Lake a\'enue, \Vilmette. The expeditio11 left Seattle about May 1. and is taking the inside passage in a motor boat equipped with a 1:: Kt·nilwot·th. 47 points:~ Wiunt'll-;.t . ii2 Tlt·l'dil·lcl 10 sturdy gasoline engine, and named the 1 22: \Yinrwtka, -101:! 'points, 2~ (;lt·lH'OI', ti "Ethyl." According to their :--checlule ~ 1 (: lt>n<·nt·. :c! points : :n Hubha :·d the men should 110\Y be in I-.::ing Cove,· "·uocls, 20 headed for Pavlos Bay, where they ex- ii;) CIPtwi··w, 21il/, llointH : :n Hi~· hland Park, 1 R : li 1 :Xorthhrook, fi pect to find their prey. ~f r. Tan sill ~:: C:lt'l1<'0t·, 2:1 points: 2 \Vilnll'tt· ·. 17: an experienced hunter. i~ planning- on 7 "·ilnwtt P, 2 four months as the time set for the :12 Hig·hJancl Park, 11 trip. GRADUATE FROM BRIARCLIFF£ ~1 iss Betty Alder, daughter of the lames \\'. Alder~ of 931 Greenwood avenue, will graduate SaturdaY ~fav 2H, from Briarcliffc at HriardiffL" ~~at{ nr, K. Y. Mrs. Alder has gone to Hriarcliffe to attend the commenceIll en t. Miss Eloise Smith, daughter oi ~lr . and 'Mrs. Julian C. Smith of 1170 Michigan avenue, will al~o graduate frc_m1 Br.iarcliffe ~his next Saturday. .M tss Smtth and Mtss Alder are expected to return home Sunday, May 29. ~ The nine en· nt~ which followed CliY creel many ph a "L':' of ScLntting and iur nished lllttCh <tliiUSellll'llt t:1 spt·CL\ttlr-.. and contestants alikl'. The "\\.Otll I Ittnt" L'~pt·cially \\"t:very atnttsmg . ~mall bits of \\'Onl \\'ere scattered through tht: wood:- a-. if shel'p had been roamin~ tht·n· ancl the 11 \\'hen the time for the It un t c a 111 ··, o\·er t \\·n hundred Scouts ru...;hcd ft~ :- \\'ant with a shout to see which group of eight could gather the most \\'nol. Ater ten mintttt':' oi exciting St'arch recall was sounded and it was di -;('()Hfl'd that Troop J of \Yinndka ha rl the best w'ool hunters with patrol~ ir(llll Troop~ 23 (~ll'ncoe, 13 Kenil \Yorth. an<l .11 llighbnd Park ranki11~ ~ :-. t'l't)lt<l. third, and fourth in order. . List Event Winners Tht· other l'YC'nts went as follow s: Bugling-- llunt, 23 Clt·ncot·. fir:-t: Cttthrit.', 1 \\"innetka. sl'rnnd; Lothrup. 21 C k n cn l'. t h i rd ; D. IIi c k <;, 21 CIt· 11 r(Jt', iuurth . \\'atn Boiling- First, 55 Clem-it·": ..;econd. 3 \\"innctka: third, 32 1Iig: . land Park: iourth. 2 \\' ilmettt·. ~i~n ; t!ling-\\'ig \\" ag- Fir~t. 1 \\'in IH'tka; ~l'Cnnd, 2 \Vilmdte: third. 21 Clt-ncoe: 110 it>ttrth. Fir~ t. :-;ign a 11ing- Scmap hon· \\"innl'tka; !->econd. ' 2-l Huhktrd \\.()od~; thi:d, 2 \Yilntcttc; fourth. 3.? Tfi!!hland Park. Fire-lH·-Friction (Bnw and Drill First, 13. Kcnihmrth: second, 13 Kcnil \rorth: third. 13 Kenilworth; fomtl 1. ~t·a Scouts. troop 7. \Vilmctt e. Srn11t Richardson "·on fir:-t. Fire h~· Flint and Steel-Fir::: I. Reschke, troop 1, \Vinnetka · second 3 \\'innetka: third. J \\'innetka: fnttr;h . I Kenilworth. Scout Parl' - Fi!·s t. M. Traub. Jl I fi~hland Park: Sl'rond. 21 Gl<'nCOt': third . .11 Highland Park: fourth . .)1 II ig-hland Park. Knot Tying - Fir:-.!, tie between \\'innctka an<l 55 Clenview; third. 13 Kenilworth; 21 Glencoe. fourth. Final Standing of Contest Navy Department Lauds School in Picture Order A letter has been received from the United States Naval department by ~he Joseph ~ears school congratulating tt upon havmg sent in the largest order for pictures of "Old Ironsides" of the schools in Lake and Cook counties. A total of $j3.50 has been collected through the sale of pictures in the school and has been turned over to the authorities as the school's contribution toward repairing the famous old ship.