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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 27 Oct 1932, p. 1

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,TO Kenilwortb Opens Cainpaign to -Provide Assistance for Des- titute Householderç \Vitli it% Iast-year's fu-nds ýexlîausted,, anid cOld vather comning .()ilapace, the Kenilwortl Relief cnmteof, which Mrs..*JQ 1 hn C., Carpenter is chairmau, is again i l)pealing t() warm-hearted residents of the village, for- further funds witlî which to. ti(lC K.eliwrtbs needyý fainilies, over the Nviniter. *An effort is being inade especially to ind jobs for the heads- of faniilies and others who have been thrown out of emiploiniet and arc victinîsý of '.C07 nomic .conditions. Approxirnately thirty artisans and unskilled workers have registered at' the Village office, and, whuleworkl, ias beet f ouind for- sonie of themi througli this agency, the supply, Mrs. Carpen- terPoints out, is stil,;ifr .Ill excess 4)1 the deniand. They Want Jobs -The Iecd of finding work for thesc men, Ms Carpenter. said thlis week .is. urgent. The%'- arc îiot of the type that hahitually seeks charity,, nor do they. ask, charity now. >AIl they, wat is regular or tempo)irary cmplloy.incnt., Event an odd job will help theni to provide food for tiimd lthacliir dupendents. -tis truc that inlaîy lhouseliolders have seen tlîeir iiiconies slirink, and have heen forced to inake economnie, buf, thev are far rcnit 've< froîn actualI watît. and ltliosc whose pp..itî-nîs are- 'ecuretigli their salarie, imax' have heeiî reduce<I. are, acýtuAlly \walthyiVin eosipa n s < wjtlii 'ewhrohave no %\v(rk at -aIl. "It sh<id 1lié lpossible for lotal <i. theni tî< ind sonie kind of a job' about thiilhoes o (r grotunds which mee(N; attending' to. and they will be doing a service to tlîc commnunity if tliey ill :-et ini touch w~ith the coni- tInittec. or1. , \îtliF. 1L..Streed. village Active Caimpaigns Through Schoolç, Parent-Teacher Groups, Boy mnd Girl Scouts Mark Observance Health w'eck ini Wilmette Ibeginis ,ncxt, Monday and the Wilmctte Healthi de-* partinent, which 1s sponsoring the event, is -conducting an active campaign- through the schools, theparent-teacher organizationsý and vartous civic groups to nikake the cutire community fet more f.otciblythe ýimiportanice of safe- guarding the health of Younig and ol<l alike. Coliimuîîications have' been sent to the various. Boy and Girl .ýscout. groutps in 'the village asking theni to stress the health work w hili fis ýa part of their regular prograns- for the proper, d..evelopmneut-6f the ho v anîd girl. There has alsîo been' considerable actîvity on the part *of teathedp partnient 'In thli inatter of proper care of the teeth' as a health protecti on ineasure. 'The departient is iirging parents whose children arc ini need of dental attention not to ovNerlojok the. importance of miaintaining l.îalthy. teeth. Dental examiliatigns. are mhade iii the - schools, but uls dental atten- tion' 'is given. at once in cases ivhere it is needed the value of the examnina- tions is lost, it is poitîted out. Health talks will be. given ini the schools next week as a f cat tire of Health -week, and proper care of the *for Fund Drive Preparations are moving forward rapidly for Wlet' annual Com-. munit Chest cainpaign, whicfi will.e conducted this year :during the week of November 13 to 19. CQlonels, cap- tains and workers wlîo W-11-ttake up the cainpaign personnel are l)eing chosen. Announcenient wvas miade this xveek by Mrs. Leslie F., Gatcs, president of the Communiity Cliest association, that a meeting. of the caînpaigii wmrrkers will be'held Thursday night, Noveni- ber-10, at 8'o'clock in the Village hall. AIl wvorkers are being urgcd to keep this date in, mid. Instructions as to . how the village- wide unificd drive to raise funds' for charity and welfare purposes is. to be coîduCted will, be given at this meëeting. Legion to Have No Part in Harmony Convention'l In a statement issued this week David. C. Leachi, commiander of Wil- mette Post 46, Amnerican Legion '-de- çlared: that the Legion is prohib)itedl by its constitution frorn participating iin the Perpetual Harmnony conveni- tion plan suggested for the selectio,î of candidates for Village offices. MNr. Leach's statement reads: *lnasmuchi as the national consti- tution o f the Anie.rican LT ion rr BARRELS AWAIT GIETS 0F FOOD Chamber of C *ommeirce Charity Project in Progregs.;, Many Stores Cooperate Brightly colored barrels to be fil led wit fod fr the many nedyfmiliés of ;the village have been placed in' fif- teen Wilmette stores by. the Wilmette Chamber of Commerce. This organ- ization, of .wýhich the leading business men of the village àare niemibers,: bas requested residents to di-op articles of f ood in the barr els wben they visit thie stores to make pi irchases. The :barrels will. be emptied regu- larly and the. contents. turned over to the Wilmette Board of Local Charities for, distribution among the needy f ar- ilies living within* the village limnits, B. T. Clark, secretary of the Chamber of Comm~erce, said this week. Painted Bright Orange Ini order that villagers will flot over- look the food barrels, the Chamber of, Commerce decided to,. paint them a bright orange color and put, theni in conspicuous places in the various stores. For the convenience. of shoppers the f ollowing list of stores* wlîere the f ood [barrels have. been placed is printed:- teeth will be one of the points stiesed. hibits ny post, as an organization Weet id'i On Tuesday night, N ovember 1, Dr. participating ini anything whicl i nay Central business district--A, S. Van- Martin H. Seifert, inîette Health be ternied politics, Wilnîetté Post No. Deusen grocery, 1154 Central avenue; conimissioner, who is active ini pro- 46, Department -of Illinois, caniot WVilmette grocery, 1146 Central avenue; ...t...g. Health week, tvill address ýthe take any part ini the Perpetual' 1-ar-1 National Tea company, 1107 Central Logan-Howard Parent-Teaclîer a n- ony C-oinventioni plan. -Davidl . avenue; National Tea ,company, 1189 cnation. Leach, commander." .- Wilniette avenue; Atlantic and Pacific Tàconîpany, 1109 Centralaeu. WimeteC es'T aSEW FOR CHARITY Consuniers store, 1149 Wilmette ave- 'V1 eeC esTem M-N rs. H. C. Toeppen, 1200 Elmwoo-d nue; Loblaw's. groceteria, 11Il15 Central to Meet Highland Park' avenue, wvas hostess to twenty-ti.ve avenue;- Rapp Brothers. grocery, 621 rhée Wilinette Chess, club wilî nie et, guests of tlie. North; End* circle at MansreadNtoa e o- thîe Highland Park team i i a retuýru unhonMnd-ate jihthyPany, 619 Main street. nmatchî in Wilnîette Mo nday evening. eeo ntdClaiis-----Ridge avenue business district October 31, at 8 o'clock at the Play*- o-~or=b : '=O= George White grocery, 821 Ridge road, ground and Recreation lieadquarters,anAtnicadPif T omny 918 Cenîtral avenue. Although High-0 ()05. , RadgAlae radPcfcTacma tu the appe*l for tuntis, but if needy famuiliés .of 'the- village ai be kept f romi absolute privation, pointed out, the response, botl money and in jobs, milst be mmcli gerteral. .w ...20-4 Section ..35-. . . . . .14-. Nortbwestern g a m 1e awat those who win. give, the fo ie, address, le, number pation.. tion or and

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