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finite part n taAcmg care of excess water falling during heavy rains and in preventing washing away of thei soil, is the contention of H. N. Wheeler, chief lecturer of the UJnited tates Forest service, whowill presentî his illustrated lecture, "The Lure lof the Forest,", in Wilmette Monday1 night, October 5, under the auspices1 of ýthe Wilnette Chamber of Comý- merce. The. entire evening will be given over to Mr'. heeler's tallk, and no business wiIl be tranisacted as at other monthly meetings of the Cham- ber of Commerce, it was announiced this eek. Invite Waltonians The >meeting is called for 8 o'elocK.ý It- il1 be. held at &thé., Wilmette >Ma- sonic tempfle, 1010' Central avenue. There will be no admission charge and the p)ublic is invîtè-d. invitations have, been extended îîot only to .Wil- mette, re si dents, l)ut to mieibers of the Winetka chapter of the lzaak- WNaltQnii eagtue and to other ,nortli shore organizations. Mr., Wbecler cones to Wilmiette through -a spécial arrangemient made bythe D ivision of. Forestry at Springfield anldtie -United Statesi Forest service. >Lewis B. Springer of Wilmette, superintendent'of for- estrv, and Stanlev S. Locke, assis- tant -forester, w Il accompany Mr. Xheeler, this being his sçcond lecs- turc tour ini thîs state. Prevent FIooda *"Scientists have proved beyond any doubt," says Mr. Wheeler, *thiat a frest cover retards run-off of hea- vy rains andI preý-ents soul erosion. the slting up of ponds and reservoirs and the wasting aw,%ay of soil fer- tility." Hie does iîot contend that forestry will supplant levees and other engineering works, but thiat forest planting .and poecinaie necessary to suppleément the work of the engineer. The value- of f ederal, state and county forests for watershed protec-ý tion also is stressed by Mr. Wheeler.: His talk ivili be illustrated. by Iantern slides colored by experts in that Iine. The slides show vividly' the condi- and Orr building at r r iive li Green Bay road. The new postofice will be at 509 Park drive on the west side of the McGuire and Orr build- ing., The ostoffice department has had under conisderaion sî'nce lastspring the possibilities of Ob taining a larger and better postoffice for Kenilworthi. Increased business *in the past few years ha.s made, the presenit quarters inadequate. The new postoffice will be equipped with new furnshings and tbe latest type Of equipmnent for a metropolitani postofficç, Postmaster Crooks states. The lobby Of the new office wilI, be conside rably larger, as wvell as, the work roonis. The new office -will- be more than, half. again. as large as the present one. Not only will it be much largeri. but ,the arrangement. ill ,be .mnuch more convenient for the' postal :eni- jloyes. The present postoffice lihas no loading platformn at, the rear and mail s acks have to he hauled out to the street., The new office ivill have a, loadixîg platform directly off the alley. The change into thenew quarters will, be nmade as soon as the p)ost- office department lias comÛpleted the installation of new eq uipment. This, it is thought, will hi abou.t them Cd of November or sooner. The Kenilworth postoffice lias been in its present location since Febru- ary .1, 1923. Iefore that it iv-as,. b- cated in the present Village office; Rev. L. H. Danforth Receives Fine Gift The Rev. Leland H. Dan forth, rec- torlof the Church of the Hoiv (Coin- forter, iiil Kenilworth, lias been left a: gift whiich .he prizes very highly. asmall sterling silver Chalice and Patten %which belomîged to-the Rev. Eý'dwiin G.. HIunter of X lîetwho J)a sed away tliis last. vea r. t was Ni. -Iuter's wishi that the- gift, . %-ich hiad becn passed froni. on.e bish- op to another, be given to Mr. Dan- forth. t lhad. been presented, to, Bishop Knickerbocker of the Diocese of Indiaria. who, in turn passed it on W JLMWE J4Fun. The trio who wilI attend the season's opener as guests oft WiLmz~Te Lirrare: Mis& Charlotte Langhifl, 615 Gregory avenue. John Low, 1706. Forest avenue. jack AlIworth, 427, Eighth Street. Congratulations! But harken'to this! Three 1 readers of WiLm1ËTTe LiIpEizvii at-.> tend the 'Northwesi ërn-Notre Dame game Saturday, October, 10, as our guests. Note, the. announce- m ent elsewhere .in this.issue. And get busy right now!> St. John's Players Pre Pare for Seasonj Encouraged byv the success of their productions in, the- lastL two- seasons, thosc members of the St.. John's Young Peopleis society, who -are interested in draina, have formed a dramatic society under the name of the St. John's Play- ers. 'Ple society is planning several pro- ductions for the coming seas on and hope that their friends on the north shore, will give the players the. saine excellent support the Young People's .society, received at their past produc- ilo5s. * . : 1The St. John's Players take pride in the f act that their first production this seasoln will be entirely a homne product. The two plays cofstituting the program have been written by merrbers 'of. the societýi, Paul E. Gamron and Rex H. Ashdown, while other members are désigning the costumes and scenery, and stili. an- other is installing the stage lighiting. One of the plays, "Death's Vaca-- tion Ends," isa dr -matic absurclity and promises to be quite; a novelty.» t The, other play, "Vindicated,". also contains an element of surprise., Both the plays are noW- in rehearsal and it is expected to have themn ready in the crirse of the.,next four or five 1931, according to the report ofthei treasurer, C. C. Schultz. This included $1,674 for groceries and meat, $848.45 for coal, $536.90 for hospitai: anddoctor bills, $666.00 for salary, $477.42 for miscellaneous itets and W62.30 for mrilk.' The tot.al of $4,894.07 is approxi- mately twro hundred dollars more than was spent during the entire year .0f.1930, according ta Williamn H. Ellis, chairman of the Board of Local, Charities., The, board _had a balance on hand. of $2.304.81 'on January 1, 1931. With a contribution of $3,000 f rom the WilmnýOtt- Cotnmunity Chest :and other contributions amounting to. $974.24, the total receipts at the be- ginnin of this year were $6,279.05. Stbtracting from this the $4,894.07* spent during the fir st eight months of the year left a balance on.h.and'Sep- tember 1 of $1,384.98. Comrnentiig. on the present situa-. tion with regard to charity work in the village, William H. Ellis, presi- dent of the Board of Local Chari- ties, says: Ask, For Tai Day "At the present time we are aiding fifteen families per mônth, and at least eiglîty percent of this is caused b)y the unenîployment situation; and as niear as 1 can see it we are going to require a lot more nxoney to tide us until March 1 than is in sight at the present tme.. It is for this resnthat we have asked the Vil- lage trustees to grant us the privi- leg-e of holding a tag day sonietime the latter part of this month, or early ini November. We shaîl also have to depend upon our good friends in W%ýilmnettec and, the civic organizations to corne to the.f ront as tliey did last yea-r. 1930, Tax BuIls May Be Mailed by Dec. ý15 Cook county tax officiais are . quoted as saying that the first 1930 real està1:e tax. bills v11l be sent to taxpavers about The Wilmette Chapter of the Order of the Eastern. Star held a banquet at Shawnee . Country club last Tuesday. The guests of hionor were the worthy grand matron, Alice E. Williams, and ber grand officers. The dinner W'as followed by an_ offi- ciaI visit and a mcee-ting at the Mlasciiic temple.. naniging i your cos mt ~1 you îvould like to give to us. -Mrs. Henry Cutler, Chairmn avenue~, Tel. Wilniette 1544 Note :- Economy Shop proteeds go to cfriritv., CallWilmette4300 Ask for Ad. Taker Cnarles rN. rurlbut's home, il. Greenleaf avenue. Their son, James,, will continue with his' studies at Northwestern. Mr. and Mrs. Baker plan to, spend the winter, motoring through California. They will spend several weeks ivarioms.cities. ý; 4 : cin