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Publial,ed weekly b!l Llo11d Holliater Inc., 1Ut-1U6 Central Ave., Wilmethr, Imnofa. Bntered u aecoad claaa -'atter Marcl· 13, 19!.f, at the 'p oat o//ice at WUmette, Illinoia.. "" der the Act of March 3, 18'.19. Bubaoriptkm price lt.OO a year. LIFE PRICE FIVE CENTS VOL. XVII. NO. 35 WILMETtE, ILLINOIS, MAY 25, 1928 HUERTER LEGION POST IN MEMORIAL !Garden Club Holds Here's Parade Route on Memorial Day Moming SERVICE Annual Mart Here All Day Tomorrow The Wilmette Community Mem- PARADE AND SERVICES . TO HONOR HERO DEAD 1 ! orial Day procession, which begins The \Vilmette Garden club is conWilmett~'s Community Memorial · ducting its annual garden market to- at 10 o'clock from Central and Day Program in Charge of morrow on the grounds of the North Wilmette avenues, will be over the American Legion Post Shore line station at Wilmette avenue. following route : Ceatnd ua Wilmette avenue inAny<;>ne having plants to donate for Memorial Day in· Wihnette will Peter J. Huerter Post of the Amer- the sale is requested to phone Mrs. tersection to Park avenue, north on Park avenue to Lake aven·, east ican Legion will have charge of ob- Edward Moore, Wilmette 415, so they on Lake avenue to Twelfth street, again be fittingly abserved this year can be called for early Saturday mornin a community observance held under servances at St. Joseph's cemetery on ing. aorth on Twelfth strelet to Elmdirection of Wilmette Post, No. 46, of the morning of Memorial Day. The the American Legion. Stanton Van "Come and buy all that you need wood aveaue, east on Elmwood Inwagen, Post Commander, . is general day's program begins with the cus- for your garden," the committee aveaue to Eipth street, south oa tomary street procession which has urges. Th.e mark~t will last all day Eichth street to Central avenue, chairman of · arrangements for the east on Central avenue to Sixth ceremonies which will be inaugurated been in vogue for many years. The long. . Plants, shrubs, gard!n trellises, street, south on Si:x'th street to Lin· at 10 A. M. with Memorial procession, fertilizer, tools, bird baths, bird houses, parade will form at 9 A. M. at For-. and other garden accessories are to be della avenue, east on Linden avenue forming on the streets flanking the Village hall and proceeding to Washester Hall and terminate at the ceme- on sale. · to Fourth street, aorth on Fourth ington Park on the Lake Front where tery where the observances will begin Lemonade and cake will be sold at street to Central avenue, and east services will be held .on the site of the on Central avenue to Washington at 10 o'clock. the refreshment · stand. The profits Park. Memorial ehns that commemorate J. Kent .G reen. welt known Chicago from the market are to be used =======::::~=====~ Wilmette's Gold Star heroes. attorney will be the principal speaker to purc~ase sh~ubbery for public ~:.~..:. ':. · . ·,· The Legion begins its Memorial at the c~metery services. grounds m the vtllage. Local Girls Most Populir Day ob~ervanc~s shortly after d!lybreak wtth servtces and the decoration The order of march in the proces-1 . A group of girls in the seventh and and Beautiful of Seniors of veterans' graves in Memorial Park sion has been announced as fo1tows : eighth grades of the Central school have volunteered tl make posters anSenior chapel at Northwestern uni- cemetery at. 7. o'clock. This solemn Order of March nouncing the market. Th( c;e who have . I ceremony wtll mclude the presence of Police Escort Feehenvilte band Boy designed these colorful placards are verstty was held last .W ednesday morn- a color guard, firing of a salute and Scout Troop N~. 9, St. Joseph's s'chool Georgia r:"lice \;?s~u~g, Mary Lauer, ing, at which time the class statistician the decoration of the graves. Witchildren, Public school children, Dis- ~etty \\ tlson, \ t~gmra Hawley, Har- read the report on the ballot which is mette Boy Scouts will assist the Legtrict 39, P. J. Huerter Post, American net Loesch, Eltzabeth Balhatchet, t kIt th · ionnaires in these commemorative a ~n . annua .Y among e semors on rites. Leiil>n. Peter J. Huerter Legion Aux- Ellen Cozzens, . Helen Bauer, Mary vanous questrons, such as the most illarv citizen3. . Jane Th?ms, Elsie Wade, Helen Jones, James Barber Marshal popular girl or man in the senior clas s. -· . and Lu('ta Haller. James Barber is to be marshal of The parade route wrJl be north on · In the report it was announced that the Memorial procession which forms Rid ge road to Lake av.enue, east on Miss Nellie Gibbs of 1424 Forest ave- at the intersection of Wilmette and Lake avenue to Parts. avenue, south on I uerter Post ~uxdtary nue, Wilmette, · had been voted the Central avenues and will terminate in Park avenue .to WashingtoJ1 ave~u~, to Be Busy on Poppy Day most popular girl in the c·lass and that Washington · park . when the Memorial west on Washmgton avenue to Prarne , · Miss . Dorothy Leggett, daughter of ~ervices are scheduled to begin at avenue, south on Prairie avenue to . fhe Pete: J. Huerter Legion Auxil\Vilmette avenue, · west on Wilmette rary, org~mzed a few weeks ago, at- Chid .of Police and Mrs. Charles \V. 11 :15 o'clock with Lawrence J. Fenpast commander of Logan avenue to Ridge road. north on Ridge :eady enJO;YS a membership approach- Leggett, 227 Ninth street, \Vilmette, lon, Square Post of the American Legion, had been selected as the mo3t beau. road to St. Joseph's cemetery. mg the. thrrty mar~, at~d is busily engiving the princiral address. ~[ 1 _ f p J H t p · t , ·n gaged 111 formulatmg tts program of tiful girl in the class. The order of march in the proces. en~ )ers o . . . , uer er o.s '"t activity. decorate the soldrers graves 111 St. sion will be as follows: Joseph's cemetery early in the morn~!embe:s of the Auxili~ry fire e;;WINS HONOR Police escort, New Trier High ing of Memorial Day. Soldiers of the pecta~ly mtereste~ at this. time . m Charles D. Roth, son of Mr. and school band, G. A. R., Spanish War Civil, Spanish American and \Vorld swelhng the Servtce fund mto whtch Mrs. ]. D. Roth of 1124 Forest ave- Veterans, Wilmette Post Drum and wars tie at rest in St. Joseph's. go the p:oce~ds from Poppy Day sales. nue was recently chosen as one of ten Bugle corps, \Wilmette Legion Po3t A T A · t1 The umt wtll be out in full force sophomores at the University of members, Wilmette Legion Post shrh uxaaary ···· ~fonday, May 28, purveying the little Michigan at Ann Arbor, to be a mem- members, Wilmette American Legion The Huerter Legion Auxiliary, or- ~femorial flowers. ber of the Junior Honorary society .. Auxiliary, Reserve Militia, Girl Scoutc;~ ganized only a few week i ag~ is co- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Camp Fire Girls, Howard School band, operating with the Leg:ionnaires in Boy Scouts, Civic officials, Fire decarrying through the 1-l emorial Day partment, Police and citizens cars. program. Members of the AuxiliC.'Iry Order of Services will also participate in the sale of The order of services in Washingpoppies Monday, May 28, taking their ton park has been announced as folplaces in variou.:; points of vantage lows: Selection ....... Drum and Bugle Corps throug-hout the village. Invocation ....... Ralph Rice, Chaplain, Merchants in the Ride:e avenue \Vilmette Legion Post Schedule of publication for WIL-) bu siness district are lending their coAmerica ................. The Assembly ' \ METTE LIFE set one day ahead. operation to the Memorial Day proAward of Prizes ... l\Iemorial Day Essay Contest Sponsored by Wilmette Opgram. Procession and Services at St. Joseph's Cemetery on Memorial Day Morning · H .. Memorial Day next week t(' Board Recommends Mor~ Alley . Pa~ing Projects The Wilmette Village board of local improvements has adopted resoluti.on., recommendin~ the following improvements: Paving of the first alley south of Laurel avenue between Fifth and Seventh streets, co3t estimate $7,178; paving of the first alley west of Eighth street between Lake and Central avenues, cost estimate, $5,336; paving of the first alleY. south . of Lake avenue between 15th and 16th streets, cost estimate, $3,194; paving of the first alley south of Walnut avenue, be~ween 15th and 16th streets, cost esttmate, $2 954 · paving of the first alley north of' Fo~est avenue, between Sixth and Seventh street·s, cost estimate, $3,205. Because next Wednesday, May 30, is Memorial · Day, the "deadline" for WILMETTE LIFE will necessarily be on Tuesday, May 29, at 5 p. m. instead of Wednesday noon. Plea~e note this advancement of schedule for the issue of June 1, and co~perate with us by having all news items, display advertising and want ads ready for us a day earlier. WILMETTE LIFE thanks you! timist club. Reading of Essays. Essay Award Winners Address ...... Lawrence J. Fenlon, First Commander, l.ogan Square Post, American I.egion. Selection ........ Drum and Bugle Corps Tribute to the Dead .. Placing of Memorial Wreath by 1\Irs. Arthur Johnson, president, Wilmette Legion Auxiliary. Ritual ................ American Legion Taps ................. · Stanley Peterson and Bert O'Connell One Minute of Silence ............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assembly Facing East Raising of Colors ................... . To the Colors (Drum and Bugle Corp~) Benedkt ion. ESSAY CONTEST AWARDS WILMETIE LIFE Awards will be given to three Wilmette school children at the Memorial Day services in Washington park who contribute the three best essays on the si,gnificance of Memorial Day. The awards are made each year by the Wilmette Optimist club.