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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 20 Jan 1928, p. 18

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au..~. ~ SocietJ O'St Church of Christ, Scientist WJLME'M'E, ILLINOIS , Announce· · Free Public Lecture on CHRISTIAN SCIENCE TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY at 8 :oo o'clock 24, 1928 Bfl W. STUART BOOTH, C. S. B. of Denvrr, Colorado The annual meetinc of ~~ ~oil Children's Home and Aid soaety will be held Tuesday afternoon, January 24 at 2:30 o'clock, at The Casino, 167 East Delaware plac~, Chicago. There will be, a short busa· ness session followed b.f an address by A. H. Stoneman, presadent o~ The Child Welfare Leape of Ameraca and superintendent of The Michigan Chitdren's society. This meeting is open to all friends of the society, and directors for the ensuing year will be elected. Reports to be presented at this meet.: ing show the society closed the year "th 1854 cht"ldren under its care·, that Wl service was given to more than 5000 different children in the twelve months "ld and that 569 new cht reo were received as wards of the Society. "ln point of service it was the biggest year in the history of the organization," said John H. Winterbotham. president, in discussing the annual reports, "and we are grateful to the friends whose interest and co-operation have made this possible." ·· · B .illll·· L..., . ADaouactil Aaaal S··iaa A11odiJtiOtU Sst ,,.J ·NefiJ Rscortlla '21 Building and loan associations of the United States continued their record of showing increased business in 1927, both In the saving ancl loaning field. The total number of associations in the various states is 12,710, with a membership roll of eleven million three hundred and five thousand members. From the preliminary reports received from building and loan associations, the estimated aggregate assets of these associations is now $7,062,525,000, an increase of seven hundred and · h "11" f h d d twenty-etg t mafor ton, our year, un bere thousand dollars the past f 1 d h If ing at the rate 0 e even an one- a per cent. The total mortgage loans made by these associations in 1927 is estimated at $2,110,600,000, which provided the funds for the buying or building of six hundred thousand homes, or about sixteen hundred homes, per day. Mtmbtr of tbt Board of Lrcturesbip of tht Mothu Church. Tbt Fint Church of Christ, Scientist. in Boston, Mass. In the Church Edifice Ctntral Avenue and "Ienth Street, Wilmette, Ill. EVEII.YTHING .&-· MOMOIILE CARS WASHED DAY and NIGHT Except Sunday Open Cars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2.· All Fords ..... .·. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Z.. Closed Cars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.51 Polish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1M Polish Nickle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5I Wash, polish nickle and high h~ster finish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.51 Was~, polish nickle_and SimonIze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . · · . · II.M NIVER. CLOSED The total mortgage loan investment of the building associations in the several states aggregates $6,525,700,000. Average amount of savings held per member is $624.72. Labor Ia Debate Topic Residential building has been . we 11 at Forum Next Sunday maintained during the past year, being A debate upon the question "Is the only about four per cent less than in American Federation of Labor Too Conservative?" will feature the pro- 1926. The rapid growth of building and gram of the Uptown Forum Sunday afternoon, January 22. Norman loan associations in the last five years Thomas, formerly socialist candidate is shown by the following comparative for governor of New York and mayor figures: Total No. of Asso- Total of New York City, now secretary for A88ets elations 1\rembf>rshlp the League for Industrial Democracy. Y~>~r $3,94!,939,888 19!3 ···· 10,744. : · . 7.~02,880 will answer the question in the af- 1924 4,765,937,197 ·.·· 11,844 .··. 8,554,352 5,509,176,154 firmative. Victor Olander, secretary- 1925 ···· 12,403 .·.· 9,886,997 6,334,103,80'7 treasurer of the Illinois Federation of 1926 ·.·· 12,626 .·· 10,665,705 7,062,525,000 ···· 12,710 ··· 11,305,000 Labor and of the International Sea- *1927 ·Estimated. · men's Union, will reply in the negaThe increase in assets for the la~t tive The point of discussion witl be the present policies of the Ameriran five years has been nearly eighty per Federation of Labor in co-operation cent, while the increase in membership with capital and management and its has been a little over fifty-six per alleged failure to serve aggressively cent. workers on the lower · levels of industry. The Uptown Forum meets in the Boys Will Have "Girl" People's Church. 941 Lawrence aveRoles in Tri-Sbip Play nue, just east of Sheridan · road, ChiThe Tri-Ship club of New Trier cago, at 8 p. m. High school will give ·its annual entertainment January 28, for the purATTENDS CONVENTION pose of raising money for the club"s F. L. Bateman, 735 Michigan avenue. scholarship fund. The enterta·i nment Wilmette, is attending the annual meet- will be given in two sections. aalf of ing of the National Warehousemen's the program will be turned over to the schoot band in lieu of its annual conassociation in Florida this week. expects to return to the village late in cert. The other half will be devoted to a one-act play written for the the week. · occasion by C. R. Small, head of the The Rev. ·Father Rianelty, who re- foreign language department at the cently came to the United States from school. The title of the olay is "The Germany, is visiting in Wilmette dur- Dress Rehearsal of the King's Frecing the absence of Rev. Father Bc>r- kle." Gordon Van Kirk, assistant nard. Brady, pastor of St. Francis coarh of dramatics, will suoervise the Xavter church. who has gone to Flori- production. The cast includes only da: Father Rianelty expects to flO those boys who will take both mascuabroad shortly where he will teach line and feminine roles. several languages. He TO MAKE HISTORY POSTERS RBD· TAG SALB HAT BOXES HAND BAGS FfiTED The students of St. Francis Xavier High school who are to make history · oosters for exhibition in the class room have been chosen. Those selected are William Mooney, Jack Broad Vincent ~en'!. ~u., F.lias. Dolores Chatard "'"" C.;~thc>r;nP 'Pc>arson. · I ·············-------------~ I SUIT CASES SUIT CASES · that ha·e beta 1llftl for display as well as aoilal aacl cliscoatiaaal aamben 'J11 MAIN STREET WI...,.., . M. Porteohauser : Painter aftd Decorator I as RBDUCBD to~ Estimates Without Obligation 1131Greellleaf ft.e27M ~-------············------

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