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May ~5, 1928 WILMETTE LIF.E form of patriotic programs, poster and essay contests-and one speaker classed the Poppy sale as an Am~ricanization work in which V·Je all participate. An essay written on nation~} defense by a fifth grader in Northtown in such a contest and read by the president of that unit was received 'w ith rounds of applause. This youngster captured the prize in competition with students up to the ninth grade, and the ideas expres·3ed were worthy of a much old~r head. Other speakers were Mrs. Florence Kellogg, Americanization chairman for the Department, who stres.sed the need. of ·a department budget for Americanism .as well as rehabilitation and child welfare, and talked very earnestly against the abolition of the R 0. T. C. at the University of Illinois; Mrs. Foubare, president of the Central council; Mrs . . Pearl Duncan, fir.st vice president and Poppy chairman, and (Continued on Page 10) ' ~t4tth! · Legion: \;1 Auxiliary POPPY DAY, MONDAY, MAY 28 I never see a poppy red But 'minds me of our ·soldier dead Each waiting in his tent of clav ' T~1e dawn. of r·e surrection day, Wh1le drmvs1ly above his bed The "s leep flower" hangs it s crimso n head. A sign to those ·who wait and weep " He giveth hi s beloved sleep." ~Ir~. Be s~ie Smith has said, "I hope the ttme will come when we can give to every man, woman and child a poppy to wear on Poppy Day." This IS . a beautiful ideal, but as long as th1s poppy fund remains the chief ource of revenue for the disabled veterans' welfare and happines3 so lonrr mu st this dav remain a te st of Amer~ ica's sense of gratitude and patriotism. \\ e know \Vilmette will not fail \Yhen it is put to the test on ~fonday . fru.at II. 1314 Q!n. 710-J · C6rnrral iutU.rrs ISABELLA ST.-WILMET.TE-Phone Estimates Furnished for Carpentry Masonry PltlStering Plumbing Heating Electric Sheet Metal Iron Work Painting Tile Work Glass Work Porch Work 4 5 Years, Experience Get the Best This is a good time ·to ponder on the full significanc e of th e Legion logan, which was displayed through out tl} e country on lar~ e posters in F~bruary: "In peace and war, we serve." The Auxiliary is honored in havin~ its national president. llrs. Irene \Valbridge, pre 3en t as both a guest and speaker at the Famous vVomen's Breakfast on ""hursda,·. an annual feature of the \\'oman's. \Yodel' s Fair. lf rs. F.nnis. the department president, will also g i,·e an address at the fair. ~f r.. Ennis. heard on Monday at the lun cheo n in Evanston, is a compelling .;;pea ker with ideas, a wide knowledge of Auxilian· " ·ork over the state and a deci siYe ·ma nner of delivery. ' On several occa sion s the local unit has received special mention from th~?. state for the ·well-made lavette s the member s have furnished to the . department. Success in this branch of the \\·ork is due to the . endeavor of ~[rs . A. Rodenkirk, who has charge of the 5ewing. ~fuch praise is also due :Mrs. George Bass ler. Mrs. Arthur Johnson and her mother and the Mesdames Vanln\Yagcn. Von der Lippen and Dailey for the time they spent completing the hed spread contributed at the party \V cdnesday evening. The Spring floral de<;:orations and the lovely ladies about the · tables, made a very gay scene of the orange and white room at the North Shore hotel Monday, when delcgate3 from the Seventh district unit held their luncheon to ·fete their department president. 1vf rs. Ennis. The meeting was presided over by Mrs. Garwood, district committeewoman. Wilmette was worthily represented by its president, Mrs. Arthur Johnson, Mrs. S. Van InWagen, wife of the local Legion commander, and the Mesdames Klebba, Stone, Hall, Hopp, and Cochran. Several unit3 from the district were represented and their presidents called upon to give annual reports. Mrs. Johnson's report was given first and it was a propitious beginning to the account of work in the district. The activities disclosed in these reports included carpet rag ·:;ewing bees, card parties, picnics, fashion shows-and what not! And their channels of expenditure and means of "going about doing good" were as varied. 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